"superior!"
"Slaughter them! Kill them all!"
Amidst shouts, the cavalrymen filed in from outside!
As the most mobile unit, their mission is to quickly carve a path through the city so that the troops behind can follow.
This cavalry force was no ordinary cavalry; they were the Guan Ning Iron Cavalry, and possessing firearms, they undoubtedly had a significant advantage over traditional cavalry.
Just like now!
The cavalrymen, armed with muskets or three-barreled guns, opened fire directly on the Japanese soldiers who had retreated into the city!
The bombardment from the cannons had already overwhelmed the Japanese soldiers, and although these individual firearms were not as powerful as heavy artillery, they were extremely effective at this distance in urban warfare.
At that moment, lead bullets whistled as they were fired at the Japanese soldiers!
On the other side.
Among the Japanese soldiers, Chai Qi, the commander, had a ferocious expression as he shouted and led his troops to charge towards the Yan soldiers.
They were facing lead bullets, and under normal circumstances, this would be considered foolish. But this was no ordinary battle; it was the defense of Kyoto.
Behind them lay the inner city. Chai Qi knew the importance of this place. If even this place was lost, the Yan soldiers would probably storm into the inner city today and then head straight for the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
His Majesty the Emperor is there, and he absolutely cannot afford to lose him. If His Majesty the Emperor dies at the hands of the Yan people, then Japan will be completely finished!
Therefore, even if it costs us our lives, we must fight to the death to stop the enemy!
"To die for His Majesty the Emperor is the highest honor!!!"
"Join me and kill them! We swear to serve His Majesty the Emperor to the death!"
Chai Qi raised her samurai sword high, now completely insane. The Japanese soldiers beside her were the same, all with crazed expressions, roaring as they charged towards the opposite side.
On the side, Japanese soldiers holding bows and arrows were constantly pulling the bowstrings.
Even so, the densely packed lead bullets seemed to be hitting a target, like the fangs of a wild beast, viciously biting into the bodies of the Japanese soldiers!
Amidst a series of crackling explosions, a cloud of blood rose from among the Japanese soldiers!
Those were many people shot, their blood gushing from their chests, hands, and feet. In stark contrast to the Japanese soldiers, the Yan army was surrounded by a large amount of white mist, which was the smoke rising from burning gunpowder.
The battlefield was now marked by such distinct colors: crimson blood mist on one side and white smoke billowing on the other, representing the vast chasm between life and death.
As more and more people entered the city, more and more people were firing muskets, and the Japanese soldiers at the forefront began to fall in large numbers!
Although the blood mist was getting thicker and thicker, it was being gradually eroded by the drifting gunpowder smoke.
In the context of traditional Chinese ink painting, it would be like a stroke of darker color gradually engulfing the lighter color!
On the city wall of the inner city, as more and more Yan soldiers rushed in, Yamanaka Takuma's face grew paler and paler. He could see that in addition to cavalry, a large number of infantrymen with chariots had entered the city!
In this situation, relying solely on the troops below to fight them would undoubtedly result in their complete annihilation soon.
If they die in battle, the inner city will be directly destroyed.
Turning his head to look at the troops inside the city, Yamanaka Takuma knew that fighting from the city walls was not an option.
Although the enemy's forces are outnumbered, their long-range firepower is far too formidable. The only way forward is to open the inner city gates and bring the inner city's troops to support them so that we can fight the Yan army to the death!
Thinking of Akihito's orders, Yamanaka Takuma chose to disobey for the first time.
He chose to fight with everything he had, in a final, desperate battle!
He shouted in a loud voice:
"Open the door! Let's fight them to the death!"
Immediately, the inner city gate opened, and the Japanese soldiers rushed out of the gate and ran wildly toward the battlefield where they were fighting!
Among them were five thousand of Emperor Akihito's personal guards, all equipped with muskets. This was the only remaining musket unit in Japan at that time.
In the outer city, besides the troops led by Chang Yuchun and Xu Da who stormed into the city, the troops led by Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou also gradually entered the city.
The battle began just after noon, and by this time it was already afternoon, with the sky still overcast.
But things started to change from this moment on!
Yu Dayou led the Rocket Force into the city, and at that moment, amidst his roar, the rocket armor units lit their fuses!
"Boom boom boom!"
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
Two completely different voices rang out in the city!
Those were the ear-piercing noises of the fire dragon emerging from the water and the divine fire crow brought into the city. Originally powerful weapons of naval warfare, they could also be effective on land!
The dragon heads, wreathed in blazing flames, seemed to come alive, painting dazzling streaks of color against the dark sky as they roared and charged toward the Japanese soldiers.
The divine fire crows no longer represented the "auspiciousness" of Fusang, but rather the wrath of Yan Kingdom. Clusters of flames filled the sky, like a constellation of stars descending from the heavens.
In that instant, the air seemed to become scorching hot!
As the flames descended from the sky, many of the Japanese soldiers stared wide-eyed, clearly in a daze.
But the next moment—
"Bang bang bang!"
The fire dragons with two ranges exploded above the heads of the Japanese soldiers, and the divine fire crows did the same, bursting into countless rockets that rained down on the heads of the Japanese soldiers!
Edo was undoubtedly the largest city in Japan, and correspondingly, it is now home to the largest number of troops.
But now, when these countless flames fall into the dense crowd.
It is from points to lines, from lines to clusters, and from clusters to groups!
The raging flames swept across everything, engulfing countless Japanese soldiers in an instant.
The flames burned hair into frizz, charred flesh and tore it black, and seared armor to scorch flesh.
"Aaaaaah!"
A sharp, ghostly howl rang out, throwing the Japanese soldiers into chaos.
Even if it means sacrificing oneself for His Majesty the Emperor, even if it means dying for the Emperor, the pain of being burned by the flames is enough to make anyone lose their rationality and leave only their primal instincts!
That would be either running around screaming in agony, or rolling on the ground in agony.
At this moment, the Japanese soldiers, like an ant colony being scorched by flames, began to collapse completely.
On the night they captured Jinling, Qin Ze told Zhang Li and his daughter that he wanted to let Fusang feel the first fire set by the Yan Kingdom.
On the day the siege of Linbin was lifted, Qin Ze told the dying Song Ke that he wanted to burn Fusang to ashes.
Therefore, Qin Ze took a break last night and used the points he had accumulated to exchange for a large number of rockets today.
He has decided that today's battle will be fought by burning Edo to the ground.
At this moment, Qin Ze had already reached the top of the outer city tower.
Watching the raging flames rise in the distance, and the Japanese pirates howling and writhing like wild beasts, Qin Ze took a deep breath, then closed his eyes and silently said:
"All the heroic spirits who fought for the Yan Kingdom, can you see this?"
He opened his eyes and solemnly said:
"Let this fire be a tribute to your departed souls."
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