Chapter 625 Heavy losses
The Japanese pirates are in the main position, facing the ever-changing battlefield situation in front of them, their faces are like unpredictable weather, and they are constantly changing...
The powerful power of the heavy artillery and musket of the Tiger and Leopard Army was truly displayed in front of the main general, and a smile of glory from the heart appeared on the main general's face.
If it weren't for the slightest caution before the war, the soldiers under their command would prepare a large number of shield cars and shields overnight.
The Japanese pirates' chief general can say with certainty that with the counterattack of powerful artillery and muskets of the Tiger and Leopard Army, the soldiers under their command will definitely suffer heavy losses. Even so, it will be difficult for the soldiers under their command to attack the foot of the city wall.
As the soldiers under their command attacked within a hundred steps from the city wall under the cover of shield chariots and shields, the musketeers and gunners in the attacking troops began to fire lead bullets and solid iron balls at the city.
The smile of gladness on the Lord's face was directly covered by unprecedented confidence.
In his eyes, as long as this kind of strike lasts for a while, the defenders arranged by the Tiger and Leopard Army at the top of the city will suffer heavy losses.
In this case, the melee infantry in the attacking troops could rush up to the top of the city and grab a breakthrough from the Tiger and Leopard Army.
However, things went against my wishes, and this confidence did not last long and was covered by a hint of worry.
Faced with the sharp attacks of the soldiers under his command, although the defenders at the city were suffering heavy losses, they did not fall into chaos because of this. Instead, they became more and more braver in the battle. At the first time, they adjusted their defense strategies based on the attack methods of the soldiers under their command.
Soon, the sharp attack momentum of the soldiers under his command was blocked by the Tiger and Leopard Army.
At this moment, after the grenades that kept flying out of the city exploded outside the city, the worries on the head general's face were quickly covered by solemnity.
Because the crisis of the explosion of grenades together is really too big...
In the blink of an eye, thousands of warriors with strong melee capabilities were blown up completely...
Not only that, with the addition of grenades, the musketeers, archers, and even gunners... who were responsible for suppressing and covering the war, began to be devastatingly hit by the Tiger and Leopard Army.
Faced with the battle situation that was a big reversal in front of him, the solemn expression on the face of the Japanese pirate general turned into heavy weight.
He had a gloomy face and cursed loudly regardless of his identity: "Baga, the cunning Tiger and Leopard Army actually hides so many powerful firearms..."
After a sentence was finished, the main general suddenly thought of something and continued to roar: "No, the warriors attacking Pyongyang are all warriors who are very good at melee combat. They must not be killed by the Tiger and Leopard Army like this... Their destination is not good, but they are still outside the city, but should be on the battlefield of close combat."
"Retreat the troops and order the warriors to retreat immediately and withdraw from the battlefield..."
On any battlefield, it is easy to attack and difficult to retreat.
Because, in many cases, the soldiers who were holding their last breath to launch an attack will be defeated because of a long sigh of relief.
Although the Japanese pirates who are attacking are famous for their stubborn and fearless spirit of the Bushido spirit. However, this stubborn and fearless are only now on the offensive. Once they receive the order to retreat, the first thing they think of is to survive.
After all, as long as you are a human, you will be afraid of death.
Therefore, the retreat order had just spread among the attacking troops, and many Japanese pirates had a look of surviving the disaster on their faces.
Then, he ignored everything and turned around and began to retreat to the rear.
However, what they did not expect was that the moment they turned around, their backs hidden behind the shield were directly exposed to the muzzle of the Tiger and Leopard Army Musket.
The expression of the surviving disaster had not lasted for long, and the whistling lead bullet shot into their hearts.
In a blink of an eye, hundreds of Japanese pirates fell to the moment they turned around and retreated.
Even so, the other Japanese pirates gave up their shields without hesitation and retreated.
After all, it is impossible to carry hundreds of kilograms of shields during the retreat.
When the Japanese pirates attacking troops left behind a large number of corpses and siege equipment, they retreated from the battlefield in a panic.
The sound of gunfire that had been roaring for half an hour finally stopped...
Facing the tragic battlefield outside the city, Zhao Yun breathed a sigh of relief and ordered decisively: "Cleaning the battlefield immediately and unifying the losses... If nothing unexpected happens, our losses will definitely be very large in this battle."
The Japanese pirates' main position, and you can see that half of the attacking troops were missing at first glance. The main general also had a gloomy face and ordered his subordinates to count the losses.
Soon, the commander of the 7th Division, who had been busy for half an hour, rushed to the city and found Zhao Yun, who had been standing on the city tower and observing the Japanese pirate camp outside the city without moving.
Facing his subordinates with a serious expression in front of him, Zhao Yun immediately realized something.
However, as the supreme commander of more than 10,000 Tiger and Leopard Army, the expression on Zhao Yun's face did not change at all.
After taking a deep breath, he asked his subordinates: "How many soldiers have been lost in detail..."
The division commander did not dare to neglect and quickly replied: "Captain, in less than half an hour of battle, we killed 1,156 people directly... Among these people, almost half were caused by Japanese artillerymen... The rest were caused by Japanese musketeers and archers..."
"In addition, there are three hundred and fifty-five people who have lost their combat effectiveness due to serious injuries..."
At this moment, Zhao Yun directly interrupted: "In other words, in this attack by the Japanese pirates, we directly lost three musket battalions..."
After receiving repeated affirmation from his subordinates, Zhao Yun's expression finally changed a little.
He sighed with a solemn look on his face: "We can't continue to fight like this. If we continue to fight like this, even if we defend Pyongyang, our limited troops will be lost. At that time, there will be only one advantage, and that is North Korea, which reaps the benefits of the fisherman..."
Zhao Yun had a gloomy face and was thinking about solutions.
The Japanese pirates' chief general also furious in the military tent.
Because the heavy losses in the first attack on Pyongyang City were far beyond his expectations...
Ten thousand attacking troops, and the last retreat was less than 4,000 people.
More importantly, one hundred bronze cannons were lost, two thousand musketeers were almost lost, and all kinds of siege equipment that tens of thousands of soldiers worked hard to build in one night were also lost...
Such a result is absolutely unimaginable for the main general.
Because if such losses continue like this, at most five rounds of attacks, all the tens of thousands of soldiers brought from the country will be lost on the battlefield.
And such a huge loss may not necessarily capture Pyongyang from the Tiger and Leopard Army.
Chapter completed!