Fu Youde didn't want to waste any more words. It was indeed difficult and frustrating to talk to an idiot.

He knew that the only way to persuade them was to beat them into submission.

Only in this way will they realize how ridiculous and ignorant their current thoughts are, and how pathetic their strength is, and how powerful the Ming Dynasty is.

And so, Fu Youde began to speak:

"No need to waste words, let's just fight. You think you're so powerful? Then let me see just how strong your so-called alliance really is."

Zhu Yunwen sighed softly.

Clearly, persuading Fu Youde was no easy task, so Zhu Yunwen said to the King of the Gao Empire and the Princess of the Eastern Island Kingdom:

"In that case, you two should give the order and start the fight."

Princess Goryeo and King Yi Seong-gye of Dongdo exchanged a glance, then both raised their hands and waved them sharply:

"kill!"

Behind them, their respective armies of 200,000 men roared like tigers and wolves, charging forward with long swords, spears, and all sorts of weapons.

However, Fu Youde smiled confidently on the other side, and instead of ordering his soldiers to charge, he raised his hand and said:

"Artillerymen, prepare!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the light artillery pieces mounted on tricycles behind the soldiers all pointed their cannons at the Allied army opposite them.

Meanwhile, one gunner adjusted the muzzle angle, while another loaded the shell and gunpowder, then directly ignited the gunpowder pack.

With a bang, the gunpowder in the cannon barrel exploded, quickly propelling the fist-sized shell out. The shell flew through the air in a perfect parabolic arc before crashing down on the enemy troops.

The immense impact could injure or kill two or three people. At the same time, when the shell landed, the mercury fulminate inside the shell underwent a violent collision and instantly detonated with a loud bang. The force of the explosion sent all the soldiers within a range of one or two zhang flying backward, spitting out blood.

At the same time, when the bomb exploded, the fragments scattered in all directions, indiscriminately attacking the surrounding soldiers within a range of five or six zhang (approximately 10-15 meters).

This shows that a single shell is enough to kill or injure about ten enemy soldiers.

In an instant, hundreds of shells rained down, instantly claiming the lives of nearly a thousand Allied soldiers.

Upon witnessing this scene, King Yi Seong-gye of Goryeo was immediately terrified, and Princess Dongdo was also extremely nervous.

Zhu Yunwen was completely dumbfounded.

For the King of Goryeo and Zhu Yunwen, this was the first time they had ever witnessed the power of a light cannon.

They had only heard of her before, but they had already seen the princess of the Eastern Island. Even seeing her again, they were still shocked.

In the blink of an eye, after losing several thousand men, the princess of Dongdao Island reacted immediately, roaring:

"spread!"

Clearly, they had undergone such training before, so after he finished speaking, the generals of the allied army quickly issued orders, and the soldiers quickly dispersed after receiving the orders, no longer huddled together as before.

Instead, they tried to separate their troops and charge towards the army opposite Fu Youde and his men.

Once the soldiers disperse, the shells falling from the sky are unlikely to hit them directly.

Before, the shells were too concentrated, and any one of them could hit one or two people. Now that they are dispersed, the probability of being hit is much lower.

Even so, the shells would still explode after hitting the ground. So even though the soldiers were relatively far apart, the shells that landed near them would still cause some damage to one or two of them.

The shrapnel from the explosion will also injure at least two or three people.

In this way, a single shell could at least injure two to three or four people, even though these soldiers were extremely scattered.

Although the damage has decreased by two to three times compared to before, it is still not negligible.

However, in response to this situation, Fu Youde simply smiled and waved his hand, ordering the artillerymen at the rear of the army to cease fire.

In their view, it was not worthwhile if a shell could only carry two or three soldiers.

It would be more worthwhile to use bullets to eliminate the enemy.

The cost is also lower!

This alone demonstrates how confident Fu Youde was; he was extremely confident that using muskets against these enemies would yield the same result, even without artillery.

If that's the case, why not use bullets that are cheaper?

These shells are so expensive. If a shell only kills two or three people, then it's better not to use it at all.

That is self-confidence.

Then he waved his other hand again, and the tens of thousands of musketeers behind him immediately raised their muskets.

These musketeers were standing in the second rank of the army.

The first rank consisted of soldiers wielding shields and spears, who held their shields firmly in front of them to protect the main army behind them, and primarily to protect the musketeers.

To prevent the enemy soldiers from using arrows to harm them.

These muskets were extended through the gaps in the shields, and the musketeers simply hid behind the shields, holding their muskets and firing at the enemy through the gaps.

So with a wave of Fu Youde's hand, the tens of thousands of musketeers pulled the triggers directly from behind their shields.

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