Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 749 The general attack begins

After being reminded by his subordinates, the Japanese officer reacted instantly.

They came to reinforce the Osaka Fort, and now it seems that the Fort has obviously fallen.

"My lord, retreat quickly, the fort has been lost, and the Ming army's firepower is so fierce, it is impossible for us to regain the fort..."

Hua Shanzhong, the chief general of the Japanese reinforcements, stared at him:
"The fort is lost, and Osaka is hard to keep. The shogunate may not exist, and it is absolutely impossible to retreat. There will be a lot of rewards for ordering the fort back..."

Seeing how loyal the shogunate of Huashan Second Team was, the deputy didn't dare to say a word, and directed the sword in his hand:
"Come on, take back the fort..."

The Japanese army rushed up the mountain again against the hail of bullets.

But how can flesh and blood compete with big firearms? A round of volleys of fifty big Mingshen guns only hit the Japanese army with flesh and blood flying all over the place.

Rifled guns and mortars also attacked non-stop, and grenades were also thrown from the mountains into the Japanese army crowd.

"Whizzing……"

Suddenly, the Maokang bullets of the Ming army started to fire, and the Japanese soldiers burst into flames instantly, and the burning Japanese soldiers howled like wolves...

The generals of the Ming army looked at the sea of ​​flames in front of them with interest, their faces and skins were flushed by the soaring flames.

The air was filled with the smell of burnt flesh, which was very pungent.

They took a few breaths greedily, and even had an urge to taste roasted human meat.

Zhu Cihong closed his eyes happily, smelling the smell of the enemy's charred corpse, and listening to the dying wail of the enemy.

"What a feast!"

Zhu Cihong had already thought of the night banquet celebrating victory in the Forbidden City, the smell of delicious food wafting in the air, and the elegant music of the zither in the court.

"Quickly withdraw..."

Huashan Zhonger was also shot. Knowing that the Japanese army and the Ming army were too different, he could only order the defeated soldiers to retreat.

When they fled to the river in embarrassment, they found that none of the boats they came had disappeared.

Without a boat, it was impossible to return to Osaka City, and Huashan Zhonger was desperate.

"Bang bang..."

Suddenly, fierce gunshots sounded behind him, and the Japanese army fell instantly.

It was only at this time that Huashan No. [-] realized that there were ambushes all around him, and hurriedly ordered to form a formation to meet the enemy.

But the firepower of the Ming army was very fierce. When they formed a counterattack, almost half of the soldiers fell in a pool of blood.

Many soldiers started to jump into the river to escape, but suddenly many Japanese soldiers came out of the river, and they shot and killed the Japanese soldiers in the water.

These Japanese troops were none other than the Ming Association Army led by Maori Qiushi. They and Huang Ming's subordinates had already made dumplings for the Japanese army.

Half a day passed, and a bloody battle ended by the river. Almost all the Japanese soldiers were killed, and Huashan Zhonger was also shot to death randomly.

In this battle, the Ming army came to destroy the country, and the opponent was the whole of Japan under the rule of the shogunate. How could such a small force stop the Ming army from attacking. !
In fact, the Tokugawa shogunate is also learning and making progress, and it is even deploying military forces against Ming Dynasty.

When a nation is in danger, it will explode with great strength, even if the equipment is not as good as the opponent, it will die to the end.

When the Yuan Dynasty crusade against Japan, the Japanese broke out amazing fighting power. The Yuan army rushed to the beach and landed on Shiga Island. In the beach battle with the Japanese army, the Yuan army suffered heavy losses and killed more than a thousand people.

Coach Hong Chaqiu was almost beheaded by the Japanese deputy commander Otomo Lai Tai's son Otomo Sadakin.

After a series of battles, the Yuan army, which was blown up to the sky, had more than [-] horses, all of which were unfavorable in the battle. Although they won many victories, they were unable to continue to advance, so they had to retreat to the sea and encountered a typhoon.

The Yuan Dynasty failed in the two expeditions to Japan, and blamed the typhoon. In fact, the landing battle was unfavorable. The Japanese army resisted tenaciously, and the commander's command was weak, so they had to retreat to the sea.

To put it bluntly, it is still the little Japan that the Yuan army can't beat the outbreak.

Japan in World War II was awesome. The army's combat effectiveness was quite strong. Regardless of the equipment or the quality of the soldiers, it could surpass the national army by a few blocks. Therefore, it issued the slogan of destroying China in three months.

The city of Osaka is surrounded by water on three sides, and only the south city is flat land, so the main attack direction of the Ming army chose the south city.

Qi Jiguang is full of confidence in capturing Osaka City. After all, in the history of Qi's army's conquests, at least a dozen cities like this have been captured.

Zheng Chenggong led the Ming Fleet to surround Osaka by water for three years. This time, the Tokugawa shogunate must not be allowed to escape.

Qi Jiguang then issued an ultimatum to Osaka Castle, asking the shogunate to surrender within a day.

Unsurprisingly, Tadaki Sakai ignored the Ming army's ultimatum.

And on the same day, he issued a jade broken order as a reply, trying to fight to the death with the excellent spirit of breaking the boat.

In view of the situation of the Japanese who don't want to face, Qi Jiguang directly ordered the army to advance by sea and land, and launch a general attack tomorrow morning!

According to the intelligence of the Ming army, the Tokugawa shogunate had dispatched [-] troops from Kyoto to the south to assist Osaka, and cooperated with the [-] Osaka defenders to defend the city.

For this reason, the Ming army was divided into three groups, with [-] soldiers blocking the north city, [-] attacking the south city, and the third group being the navy, which was responsible for bombarding the west city with warships in the middle reaches of the Yodo River.

The next day, the Ming army deployed artillery in the south of the city, and sixty warships also sailed along the Yodo River to the vicinity of Osaka in three directions, preparing to launch a full-scale attack.

In the south of Osaka City, the [-] Ming troops were deployed in strict order. They crossed the main road and launched an army formation.

It seemed that the entire wilderness outside Osaka City was covered by their flags and the red ocean.

The troops of all ministries are waiting in full battle, waiting for the order of the general attack. At this moment, time seems to stand still.

At this time, Sakai Zhongqing was supervising the battle on the city. As he expected, the main attack direction of the Ming army would be in the south.

Facing the large number of Ming troops under the city, Sakai Tadaki was also panicked.

He knew that the Ming army's training was excellent and its fighting power was so strong that it could be said to be unparalleled in the world.

When they marched their troops, they all fought according to the principles of tactical combat.

But it's useless to panic, the battle still has to be fought, Sakai Tadakiyo doesn't want to commit suicide early, or be caught and dismembered by the Ming army.

Without allowing him to think too much, the artillery of the Ming army was already lined up, and their muzzles were aimed at the city wall and gate of Osaka.

Not long after, the low-pitched horn blew, and the herald shouted loudly: "The command of the commander-in-chief, all ministries attack immediately!"

The first cannon blast exploded on Osaka Castle, and the order to attack was officially issued.

Immediately afterwards, hundreds of artillery from the artillery battalion of the Ming army launched a burst of indiscriminate bombardment on Osaka Castle.

The south of the city was immediately shrouded in choking gunpowder smoke, the city wall made of gray bricks and bluestone was blasted to be uneven, and stone chips flew around.

After this round of bombardment, the losses of the Japanese defenders were not much, but the momentum of the Ming army's artillery was very scary, which shocked the Japanese defenders and their morale dropped sharply.

Fortunately, the city wall of Osaka is not a shabby project, it is still very strong, and it does not look like it has been knocked down by shells.

However, at the head of the Nancheng city at this time, there were no large groups of Japanese troops in sight, or they were hiding behind the surrounding crenels to avoid shells, after all, the thing would be gone after a hit.

Almost at the same time, the Ming Navy fleet also bombarded Osaka Castle in three other directions.

For a time, dense smoke billowed around Osaka City, completely covered by the artillery fire of the Ming Dynasty.

Holding up the binoculars, Zhu Cihong could see the situation in Osaka clearly.

Seeing the Ming army launching a general attack, he waved his hand to send an order:
"Huang Ming, immediately lead your subordinates back to the camp of Qi's army, and the artillery fires at the city of Osaka!"

(End of this chapter)