Zhang Wuji and the others all retreated to a slightly farther place.
At this moment, Tokugawa Hideyoshi also received the report inside the Japanese camp.
When Tokugawa Hideyoshi heard the clanging sounds coming from the Edogawa River, he knew that the Ming army must be building a pontoon bridge.
Tokugawa Hideyoshi didn't have time to think about it. He gathered a team of soldiers in the camp and rushed towards the direction of the sound.
About two quarters of an hour later, Tokugawa Hideyoshi arrived at the bank of the Edogawa River.
"The sky is dark. The Ming army just arrived here yesterday. I didn't expect them to cross the river tonight. The speed is obviously beyond my imagination."
The staff general on the side, Takeda Nobuo said: "General, considering the time the scouts reported to us, the Ming army must have been in the Edogawa River for more than half an hour. We should find a way to stop the Ming army as soon as possible."
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Stop the Ming army quickly. If that's the case, there's no need for Takeda Nobuo to say anything.
"Pass the order down, have the soldiers use arrows to suppress the enemy across the river, and don't be stingy with the arrow reserves."
The Ming army was very fast. In just half an hour, they had nailed the wooden stakes into the middle of the Edogawa River.
And at this moment, arrows whizzed in like rain.
And it was at this moment that the ships sailing in the front, which Zhou Zhiruo called broken ships, played their role.
The shields in front of the so-called broken ships blocked some arrows, but they also blocked the sight of the Japanese archers. In addition, it was dark at the moment, and the accuracy was poor. Therefore, even when facing the rain of arrows, the casualties of the Ming army were very, very small.
After watching for a moment, Takeda Nobuo said, "General, we can't even hear the wailing. This is not good. Let the soldiers push the more than 20 artillery pieces in the camp over here."
Upon hearing this, Tokugawa Hideyoshi said, "That's good. Although we couldn't hear the Ming army's wailing from the arrows fired before, we could hear the sound of arrows hitting the wood. The Ming army who were building a pontoon bridge must have a lot of cover. Arrows are ineffective, so we can only use artillery."
However, it takes time to push the artillery out from the Japanese camp. The Ming army came prepared, and their artillery was always ready. But after the Japanese artillery was pushed over and the preparations were completed, it took nearly half an hour.
During this half hour, the Ming army had built the simple floating bridge to two-thirds of the Edogawa River.
Outside Mingjun's camp, Zhou Zhiruo said with some concern: "Will the Japanese attack with fire, set fire to the upper reaches of the Edogawa River, and directly burn down our pontoon bridge?"
After hearing this, Zhao Min gave Zhou Zhiruo a fierce look and said, "Do you think this is the burning of Red Cliffs that the storyteller talked about?"
"Our floating bridge was thrown directly onto the water. It's just a row of wood and has long been soaked by the water in the Edogawa River. Those Japanese can't even think about setting our floating bridge on fire."
At such a tense moment, Zhou Zhiruo did not retort to Zhao Min's sarcasm, but she continued: "What if the Japanese are upstream and also use wood to carry their soldiers downstream to cut off our pontoon bridge?"
Zhao Minyan said: "This is possible, but this possibility is only limited to the fact that Tokugawa Hideyoshi also has foresight. Unless he had prepared hundreds of rafts in advance, otherwise, how could he do it in an emergency?"
Zhang Wuji smiled and said, "Even if the Japanese have already prepared the rafts, it doesn't matter. The combat effectiveness of our soldiers is far superior to that of the Japanese. If the Japanese want to cut off our pontoon bridge, they must first be able to defeat us."
Zhao Min smiled and said, "That's right, that's the truth. If the Japanese really want to do this, let Zhou Zhiruo, the vixen, go up and fight."
After hearing this, Zhou Zhiruo did not retort to Zhao Min. Instead, she said seriously: "Okay, it's not like I haven't killed anyone before. I'll go."
Zhao Min rolled her eyes at Zhou Zhiruo and said, "You vixen, why are you so obedient? You should say no. Only if you say no can I continue to force you to go. You are so proactive that I don't know what to say."
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A moment later, the Japanese cannons on the other side of the river began to bombard the Ming army soldiers in the river.
Unlike the previous arrows, this time, the wailing sounds of many Ming army soldiers were heard on both sides of the river bank. King Yin Ye, who had already received the order, did not hesitate at all. The Ming army's artillery had a longer range. If an artillery battle broke out, the advantage would naturally be on his side.
"Soldiers, aim at the bright light from the Japanese artillery fire and bombard it to death. You must buy some time for the soldiers who are building the pontoon bridge."
The artillerymen of the Ming army were all strictly trained. They could estimate the position of the enemy's artillery fire and then fire the corresponding cannonballs in retaliation with almost no error.
In addition, the Ming army's artillery was more advanced, so this advantage was even greater. For a moment, Tokugawa Hideyoshi, who was smiling, heard a rumbling sound and knew that the sound coming from the other side was also the sound of artillery firing.
After hearing this voice, Tokugawa Hideyoshi grabbed Takeda Nobuo who was standing beside him. One was the general and the other was the chief of staff. If one of them was hit by a stray arrow, there would be no need to fight.
The two of them quickly retreated, but after taking only a few steps, they heard wailing sounds coming from all around them.
Tokugawa Hideyoshi felt something was wrong. He had made deep preparations for the combat effectiveness of the Ming army, but he still underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.
Their artillery fire was very accurate. Just one round of bombardment caused at least two artillery pieces on their side to lose their combat effectiveness. Remember, this was just one round of bombardment.
The Ming army had considerable experience in artillery battles, having fought against Zhao Min many years ago.
That is to improve accuracy. They usually use three or four cannons to bombard an enemy cannon together. In this way, the possibility of a blind cat catching a dead mouse will be greatly increased.
In addition, the Ming army's artillery officers and soldiers were all strictly trained, and their speed in loading artillery shells was far beyond that of the Japanese.
After one round of artillery shells, the second round of artillery shells followed in just a few breaths.
Hearing this and the whistling sound of artillery, Tokugawa Hideyoshi's heart became uneasy. He asked himself that his ability was far superior to that of other Japanese generals, but up to now, he had only been confronting the Ming army for one day. If he allowed the Ming army to suppress his camp within one day, then wouldn't he be laughed at by those gentlemen in Tokyo who only knew how to eat, drink, gamble and have sex?
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