Back to Ming Dynasty with Industrial Revolution System

Chapter 1025
"Most of the defenders of Xiaoshan's generation fled to Osaka Castle, and only a small group of troops are still holding on. I ask whether we should attack Xiaoshan by force?" The scout at the front came back and reported Mizuno Katsunari.

"Tennoji Temple was destroyed by artillery, and Okayama was captured in just two days. There are still people who dare to stick to Xiaoshan. I guess this must be the team sent by the Kyushu Army to support the rebels." Mizuno Katsunari learned that there is still an army in Xiaoshan Highland When blocking his way, he thought of the squad sent by the Kyushu Army in advance according to the intelligence.

"Your Excellency, the vanguard team is still waiting for instructions, should we attack Xiaoshan?" asked the scout.

"Let them organize the first offensive and see how strong the opponent's army is." Mizuno Katsunari asked the vanguard general to organize the attack before he reached the front line.

In his eyes, those peasant soldiers who use cold weapons are just cannon fodder. After this batch is consumed, another batch of cannon fodder can be pulled up at any time.

"Follow me to charge!" A shogunate samurai raised his samurai sword and led a team of spears and swords to attack Lu Xiangsheng's Xiaoshan position.

Relying on the terrain, the Xiaoshan position was built with earthen walls, and a deep ditch was dug outside. Two layers of pointed fences were secured at the bottom of the ditch to prevent the shogunate soldiers from climbing along.There are many gun holes in the earth wall for musketeers to shoot.In addition, temporary forts were built in important places, and three smoothbore guns were arranged on the forts.In addition to musket holes and turrets, there are also machine gun positions where two hand-cranked machine guns are parked.

"Although our ammunition is still abundant, we have to fight for a long time this winter, and we have to face the attack of the shogunate army that is far larger than ours, so we should save it! The shooting effect is the best, and you can shoot only after hearing the shooting order, and don't panic because the enemy is crowded!" Lu Xiangsheng ordered the interpreter to scold the garrison.

He believed in the dozens of well-trained soldiers from China that he had brought over, but he was not optimistic about the 500 garrison troops temporarily allocated to him by the fallen coalition forces.

Fortunately, the garrison members were originally soldiers of the Iron Cannon Squad, and they were proficient in the use of matchlock guns, so they quickly got used to the sudden-fire rifles brought by Lu Xiangsheng.

Lu Xiangsheng's dozens of soldiers used more advanced Dreiser rifles.Originally, it was planned to support a batch of breech-loading Dreiser rifles of the fallen coalition forces, but considering the possibility of being copied, it was decided that only Lu Xiangsheng and dozens of soldiers brought with him would use breech-loading rifles.

The ordnance factories of the Kyushu Army don’t like to produce outdated front-loading firearms anymore, but in order to support overseas wars and avoid technology outflow, ordinary security forces and export firearms are still a generation behind front-loading muskets.

The members of the garrison were sweating in their palms, watching nervously the soldiers of the shogunate all over the mountains, carrying flags, holding spears and wooden ladders, sweeping towards the Lishan position.

Even though most of the opponents were still using cold weapons, the overwhelming formation still made people shudder, just like a hunter with a musket would retreat when he saw a beast horde.

"Boom!" I don't know which guard was too nervous to shoot before the shogunate army was within range.

Boom, boom!When the guards heard the gunshots from their partners, they fired involuntarily. The smoke produced by the gunpowder filled the earth wall.

"What a mess!" Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help feeling a headache when he saw that the defenders fired without following the instructions.

He had already reminded these people in advance to wait for the enemy to enter the range before shooting, but the other party still did not follow his request.

"You wait until the enemy is close to the edge of the deep ditch below before shooting!" Tachibana Tadamo knew that Lu Xiangsheng could not speak the language and could not adjust the defenders in time, so he personally acted as Lu Xiangsheng's deputy and assisted him in defending the Xiaoshan position.

After seeing the Kyushu Army's military department distributing gunpowder and new firearms so generously, he also tried to show his talents to the Kyushu Army. After all, the Kyushu Army is now the backer behind the fallen coalition army.He might become an officer in the Dongying Province established by the Kyushu Army in the future.If he can make meritorious service now, it will be beneficial for him to seek a position in the new government when the Dongying Province is established.

The defense team calmed down a little under Tachibana Tadashige's scolding. They also realized that their group did not shoot according to the commander's order just now, and their faces turned pale.

"The enemy is about to approach the deep ditch!" A Huaxia soldier shouted.

"Ready to shoot!"

Dozens of Huaxia soldiers set up their muskets at the gun holes.

"Fire!" Lu Xiangsheng gave an order, and dozens of Dreiser rifles fired at the same time.

"Ah!" The shogunate soldier who was close to the edge of the deep ditch was shot and fell into the zhang-deep ditch. After a scream, there was no movement, and he probably fell to his death.

More than a dozen shogunate soldiers were shot, which stopped the shogunate vanguard army that was attacking the Xiaoshan position.

"Go on!" The warriors urged the peasants who were acting as cannon fodder to build wooden ladders down to the trench.

"It's time to shoot, just follow the Huaxia soldiers!" Tachibana Tadamo thought of a simple method, directly let the guards follow Lu Xiangsheng's soldiers to shoot.

On the soil wall of the Xiaoshan position, the sound of muskets was heard one after another, and the breech-loading rifles and front-loading guns fired at the shogunate soldiers who dared to approach the trench.

Many cannon fodder soldiers of the shogunate were shot and fell into the ditch while lowering the wooden ladder. Some of those who fell did not die immediately, lying at the bottom of the ditch and wailing in pain.

Under the urgent urging of the samurai, some soldiers slid directly down the trench without wooden ladders, and at the same time attacked the Xiaoshan position at the risk of falling and being shot by muskets on the dirt wall.

They successfully reached the bottom of the trench, and they had to attack the earth wall with two layers of pointed fences.The protruding pointed fence makes it more difficult to climb the earthen wall. On the inclined earthen wall, stones and wooden blocks can be thrown down, muskets can be fired, and even explosives can be thrown directly...

"Sir, do you want to mobilize two machine guns to shoot at the enemies who have entered the trench?" The machine gunner came over and asked Lu Xiangsheng for instructions.

"The hand-cranked machine gun consumes too much ammunition, and it's the trump card to deter them. Let's not use it for now, and use the musket to repel their charge." Lu Xiangsheng used the binoculars to observe the fierce battlefield without haste.

Although the garrison team lost the chain in front, they quickly recovered under the command of Tadashi Tachibana, and began to shoot and kill the shogunate soldiers who entered the range with new muskets.

"Archers provide support!" The vanguard general of the shogunate called the long-range arms of the cold weapon era forward, and shot at Lu Xiangsheng's position through the deep ditch, and arrows flew all over the sky towards the earth wall.

(End of this chapter)