"Pay attention to your tactical movements! Don't panic!"

"Launch an orderly attack!"

Miura shouted, but the battlefield was already in chaos, with soldiers carrying matchlock guns and fleeing in panic.

Lead bullets were flying everywhere from the other side. In fact, they encountered fierce artillery fire at the very beginning of the battle, and the fighting had already deviated from Miura's plan from the start.

Seeing the soldiers in disarray, Miura, his face contorted with rage, shouted:

"Fear not! Be brave enough to sacrifice yourself and fight for His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Shoot it back! Shoot it back!"

Upon hearing the roar, the panicked soldiers gritted their teeth, grabbed their matchlock guns, and fired forward without thinking twice!

Meanwhile, on the other side, Fukuyama was already drenched in sweat. Looking at the fierce battle, especially the enemy's firepower, he gritted his teeth and said:

"Close the distance quickly! Charge into their position from the flank!"

"Disrupt their offensive!"

Immediately, amidst his roar, the soldiers wielding halberds and katanas charged forward from the side like madmen.

On the opposite side, the chariot battalion of Qi Jiguang's army was firing cannons continuously!

Those were crouching cannons, firing a dense barrage of lead bullets. Although these bullets weren't particularly large and their power at long range wasn't especially strong, there were enough of them.

Under the fire of multiple Tiger Cannons, it was a barrage of attacks, like a storm!

At this very moment, in just over half an hour, they had already effectively killed or wounded a significant number of the Fusang army.

However, these Japanese troops are now advancing like they don't care about their lives. They also understand that in this situation, only close combat will give them a chance to turn the tide of the battle. If they keep retreating, they will only have their forces gradually eroded.

However, the Qi Family Army had more than just the Tiger Crouching Cannon; a considerable number of soldiers also used individual weapons that were equally powerful!

As the Japanese pirates charged through the cannon fire and drew ever closer, the soldiers aimed their weapons at their bodies!

Among these, besides the muskets used previously, there were also weapons consisting of three barrels.

This weapon is called a three-barreled gun. Unlike a bird gun, which can only fire one lead bullet at a time, it has three barrels and can fire three bullets at once!

"Bang bang bang!"

With a series of loud bangs, the soldiers fired lead bullets!

On the opposite side, the Japanese pirates were also firing.

However, they all used matchlock guns, which also fired lead bullets, but compared to muskets and three-barreled guns, they were much slower in terms of accuracy, range, and loading speed.

Amidst the whistling bullets flying in, the Japanese pirates, despite overcoming their fear and firing forward as well, undoubtedly suffered more casualties!

"ah!"

A scream rang out from a Japanese pirate who was pressing the fuse to put medicine into the chamber. A horrific bloody hole appeared on his left cheek. The moment he screamed, he fell backward.

The matchlock gun, which he hadn't even had a chance to fire, fell to the ground.

The firing of a matchlock gun involves a complicated procedure, and before he could even fire a lead bullet, he had already been hit by the enemy!

Beside him, several Japanese pirates were also hit by lead bullets, some in the chest, some in the head, face, or hands and feet.

Although the wound caused by a lead bullet entering the body is not particularly large, the pain it causes is extremely noticeable!

If you are hit by a lead bullet, you will not die immediately unless it hits a vital organ. However, on the battlefield, there are often more than one lead bullets. It is common for a person to be hit by multiple lead bullets!

In this situation, some people immediately changed their shooting posture and lay down on the ground.

Meanwhile, seeing Miura's musketeers being completely suppressed, Fukuyama grew increasingly anxious. He led his men in a rapid charge from the flank towards the opposite position.

In fact, in the current battle, they also know that they cannot rely solely on firearms.

While these firearms are convenient and relatively easy to use in some situations, they can often lead to various unexpected events on a chaotic battlefield.

Fukuyama had previously seen several soldiers fiddling with their matchlock guns while trying to fire, sweating profusely but unable to do so.

This is the most common unexpected situation that can occur with firearms on the battlefield.

Unlike bows and arrows, where you only need to draw the bowstring to shoot after aiming at the enemy, firearms require precise control at every step. A single mistake can prevent the weapon from firing.

Furthermore, even without any errors, some matchlock guns still malfunction, such as gunpowder leaks in the powder chamber causing explosions, which are things that have happened in regular drills.

Fukuyama was covered in sweat, and his eyelids were twitching uncontrollably.

Smoke filled the air, and screams and cries echoed across the battlefield. Many people had already been killed or wounded, but what unsettled him most was a fleeting thought that crossed his mind.

As someone who has fought on the battlefield for many years, although the war has not been going on for long, he has already keenly sensed that there is a big problem with today's battle!

The enemy's combat strength far exceeded expectations!

They have the same weapons, no... they have better weapons than we do!

Under these circumstances, fighting them would be an extremely wrong decision, and thinking of what Huang Tianwei had said earlier, Fukuyama felt a chill run down his spine.

As someone who experienced it firsthand, Huang Tianwei should have already had a full understanding of the enemy's combat strength.

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