Zhu Yunwen naturally knew about firearms, but the firearms he knew and the firearms he saw before him seemed to be completely different concepts.

The old-fashioned firearms were called "fire cannons," but they weren't nearly as powerful or convenient as they are now.

To make a musket work, you first need to put gunpowder into the chamber, then compact the gunpowder, then put a steel ball inside, and then light a long fuse to ignite the gunpowder inside, causing it to explode and push the steel ball out.

But the muskets used by these Ming soldiers right now aren't nearly as complicated.

Even with the gun pointed at the ground, it can pull the trigger several times in a row, firing another bullet every few seconds.

This is unbelievable; it completely exceeds Zhu Yunwen's understanding of firearms.

As for the King of Goryeo, he was even more shocked.

He had never seen this thing before. He only knew that the Ming Dynasty had light artillery, and had no idea that the Ming Dynasty also had firearms.

As for the princess of Dongdao, she was relatively calm, because when she had a master try to kill Zhu Yunwen during a competition with the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunwen had used a musket.

So she knew that muskets were powerful, but she never expected that Zhu Yunwen's muskets had already been assigned to every soldier.

Isn't this just playing around?

If every soldier has such a powerful weapon that can fire in rapid succession, wouldn't that mean that one soldier can take on ten, or even dozens of soldiers?

How are we supposed to fight this? Of course, she didn't know how to fight this. The only thing she knew was that the 400,000-strong army that the two countries had formed through an alliance was in a very sorry state.

Previously, they had lost 10,000 to 20,000 men to light artillery, and now, under the repeated attacks of these muskets, they have lost another 40,000 to 50,000 men, and the number is still rising.

However, these soldiers hadn't even reached the Ming army yet, while the Ming army suffered no casualties.

The Ming army remained unchanged, with its shields resembling iron barrels, from which countless muskets emerged, relentlessly reaping the lives of its soldiers.

This scene filled Princess Dongdo and the King of Goryeo with immense panic.

Their strategy against light artillery was to disperse the soldiers, but what should they do now when faced with muskets?

There seemed to be no good way to hide, as the soldiers were all individually targeted.

Those who were at the very front were the first to die. This caused even the soldiers of the allied forces from both sides to hesitate to charge forward.

Whoever charged would die, so many soldiers began to have second thoughts and retreated helplessly.

This scene infuriated the princess of the Eastern Island. But the problem was, even if these soldiers retreated, they would still be used as targets after the soldiers in front of them were killed by bullets.

So whether they advance or retreat, as long as they are within firing range and are targeted, they will all die in the end.

Seeing the perilous situation, the King of Goryeo clenched his fists, unsure of what to do.

After all, they had already lost so many troops without losing a single enemy soldier. If this continued, wouldn't they just be letting the enemy harvest their lives?

Is this battle destined to end in a lose-lose situation for them?

Thinking this through, the King of Goryeo turned to the princess of Dongdao and said:

"Princess, what should we do? You didn't tell us that the Ming Dynasty had such powerful weapons besides light artillery."

The key issue is the number of soldiers using this weapon; it seems there are tens of thousands of them. We've suffered a huge loss this time.”

At this moment, Princess Dongdao was also flustered. She didn't know what to do, so she could only nervously say:

"Don't panic. You and I will give the order for the soldiers to pick up their shields and charge again."

The king of the Eastern Island Kingdom then remembered that they also had shields.

Although the firearms of the Ming Dynasty were incredibly powerful, their thick shields were no pushovers either.

So the King of Goryeo immediately ordered the soldiers with shields to go to the front to block the bullets.

So the soldiers quickly took out their shields, ran to the front, and lined up their shields to block bullets.

Surprisingly, it actually worked. The bullets clanged against the shields, causing some impact, but leaving the soldiers hiding behind them almost completely safe.

As a result, more shields were put into use, arranged in rows, while the soldiers behind them crouched down and hid behind the shields, following in groups as they quickly approached the Ming soldiers.

Upon seeing this, the King of Goryeo immediately revealed a smug smile and said:

"Hahaha, so the Ming Dynasty's firearms are powerful, but can't we easily crack them?"

This thing is useful at a distance, but once our soldiers hide behind their shields, its power is greatly reduced when they get close and want to use their muskets.

"Charge! Quickly advance and slaughter the Ming soldiers. With our current numbers, we still have the advantage."

She spoke these words, and the princess of Dongdao Island was also very excited, a hint of greed flashing in her eyes. She turned to a general beside her and whispered:

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