HLnovel Chapter 731
Chapter 731
"Not only can it move, but it also has two types of shells. The first type of shell can easily destroy our artillery and is extremely powerful."
"Just now, I sent people to carefully check the condition of the artillery and found that all the damaged barrels had traces of holes."
When Miike Koji said this, he became extremely excited and accidentally affected his own injuries.
Fortunately, he reacted in time and took a few deep breaths to calm down, otherwise he might have vomited blood again.
After finally suppressing the abnormality in his body, Miike Koji continued:
"Their second type of shells is even more terrifying. They can actually explode after hitting the artillery. I was injured by them."
"But they probably don't have many of these firearms, otherwise all our artillery would be destroyed by them."
"Sir, I suggest launching a surprise attack tonight to completely annihilate the Ming army in one fell swoop, otherwise there will be endless troubles!"
While Miike Koji was speaking, he kept his eyes on Miyagawa Tomohisa, hoping that he would agree with his plan.
However, to his disappointment, Miyagawa Tomohisa immediately shook his head and rejected his proposal without any hesitation.
"Miike Koji, don't you understand? Our greatest advantage is our artillery. We absolutely cannot engage the Ming army head-on."
"Didn't you see the firearms they were holding? They were called rifled flintlocks, and they were more powerful than hand cannons."
"In a head-on battle, as many people as we send will die. Do you want us Japanese warriors to die in vain?"
After hearing what Tomohisa Miyagawa said, Koji Miike immediately lowered his head and did not dare to refute his immediate superior.
In fact, he had also heard that the Ming army had a very powerful firearm, but he didn't know the name of this weapon.
When the navy massacred those villages and towns, there were many survivors, and we learned the situation from their mouths.
It was just because Lan Yu suffered a great loss as soon as he arrived at Hidaka Castle, so he called back his troops and did not fight the Japanese pirates again.
Therefore, Koji Miike had never seen the power of the rifled flintlock rifle, and he only knew its name now.
So after Miyagawa Tomohisa finished speaking, he didn't really believe that the rifled flintlock rifle was as powerful as Miyagawa Tomohisa said.
In his mind, artillery was the most powerful weapon because he had seen it with his own eyes and had defeated the Ming army with artillery.
It was just because I couldn't refute my boss that I forced myself to suppress what I wanted to say.
After all, Tomohisa Miyagawa was his superior. He saw what Koji Miike was thinking at a glance and slapped him in the face immediately.
Regardless of whether this slap would affect Miike Koji's injury, he said after the slap:
"Baga! Miike Koji, do you think you are smarter than me and the adults in the shogunate?"
Seeing Tomohisa Miyagawa getting angry, Koji Miike's face turned pale and he quickly wanted to get up and apologize.
Seeing that he had a good attitude of admitting his mistakes, Miyagawa Tomohisa calmed down his anger and pushed him back onto the bed.
After Miike Koji lay down again, he spoke:
"You don't know the power of a rifled flintlock, but I and the elders of the shogunate have seen it with our own eyes, and the general has one in his hands!"
Speaking of this, Tomohisa Miyagawa recalled the scene he saw and couldn't help but sigh.
"This weapon is not only accurate but also powerful and quick to reload. It can fire three times in the time it takes a musket to fire once!"
"The Ming army is now equipped with weapons like this. In a head-on battle, no matter how many people we send, they won't be able to kill us!"
After hearing what Tomohisa Miyagawa said, Koji Miike's eyes suddenly lit up and he quickly asked a question.
"We also have this kind of firearm in our hands? Then won't the soldiers be equipped with it soon?"
Looking at the excitement in Miike Koji's eyes, Miyagawa Tomohisa could only shake his head and sigh helplessly.
"That's impossible. The only one we have is in the general's hands. It was given to him by the merchant who sold him the cannon."
"The general asked craftsmen to try to imitate it, but the finished products either exploded or failed to fire the bullet. It was impossible to make it!"
After listening to Miyagawa Tomohisa's description, the light in Miike Koji's eyes suddenly dimmed.
"Why, why can the Ming Dynasty occupy such a large land and possess such excellent weapons? This is unfair!"
"These should all belong to our country, Japan. Sooner or later, we will take back these things that originally belonged to us!"
Looking at the fanatical face of Miike Koji, Miyagawa Tomohisa wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't say it.
If possible, he would certainly hope so, but unfortunately, he does not have the blind enthusiasm of Koji Miike.
Because he knew more about the Ming Dynasty, he knew very well that Japan was just dreaming if it wanted to destroy the Ming Dynasty.
If it weren't for the sea blocking their way, their country would have been destroyed by the Central Plains dynasty long ago due to their repeated provocative actions in the past.
Destroy the Ming Dynasty? This kind of thing can only be thought about in the mind, or at most talked about, but it is impossible to do it.
Just like now, the Ming Dynasty is coming across the sea. If they hadn’t obtained the technology of artillery, they wouldn’t even have the ability to resist.
But he couldn't undermine his subordinates' confidence, so after Miike Koji finished speaking, he patted the other person on the shoulder.
"Don't worry, that day will come. In the future, we will definitely set foot on that land and take back everything that belongs to us!"
After comforting Miike Koji, Miyagawa Tomohisa changed the subject and continued:
"Now the most important thing for us is to win this battle and bury all these Ming soldiers here."
Hearing this, Miike Koji nodded vigorously, but then a look of worry appeared on his face again.
"Sir, we lost thirteen cannons last night, leaving only twenty-seven. If the Ming army launches an attack tomorrow."
"We don't have enough artillery, I'm afraid we can't stop the Ming army's offensive!"
Hearing this, Miyagawa Tomohisa smiled slightly and said:
"Don't worry! The general is worried that we can't hold on, so he sent us another thirty cannons. We will definitely win!"