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Chapter 1026 Timid daimyos

The projectile is close to the firing pin in the chamber, and the musketeer pulls the trigger, and the gunpowder on the surface of the projectile detonates instantly!The gas in the barrel expands rapidly, pushing the projectile forward!Accompanied by the ear-piercing sound of musket guns, the musketeer felt the body of the gun shake slightly, and gunpowder smoke came out of the barrel!

Gunpowder smoke filled Xiaoshan's position, making it impossible for the shogunate army on the other side of the ditch to see the current deployment of Lu Xiangsheng's troops.

The shogunate army attacking Xiaoshan quickly killed more than 200 people under the intensive musket fire. Their morale collapsed, and they refused to take a step forward regardless of the command swords of the samurai in the rear.The volley of the archers seemed weak to the musketeers hiding behind the earthen wall, and did not cause many casualties to Lu Xiangsheng and the others.In contrast, the archers lined up on the edge of the deep ditch are like shooting targets.

"A skilled craftsman can make more than 30 rounds of lead bullets for the cost of making a bow and arrow. A musketeer can go to the battlefield after a month of training, while an archer needs at least three years to be able to count on it. Now the power and range of muskets have exceeded Bow and arrow." Lu Xiangsheng looked at the retreating shogunate archers and couldn't help but feel emotional.

Tachibana Tadamo, who also witnessed the contest between musketeers and archers, didn't think like Lu Xiangsheng did.

Most of the soldiers in Japan are still in the era of cold weapons, and the performance of matchlock guns cannot completely eliminate bows and arrows, but the flintlock guns used by soldiers of the Kyushu Army, especially the rear-loading flintlock guns, have completely eliminated bows and arrows, and the Kyushu Army has no longer established Archers are a glorious unit.

"It doesn't need to be ignited, and it can be loaded from the back of the barrel. Why do they have such advanced firearms?" Tadashi Tachibana thought in surprise when he saw the Dreiser rifle.

When Mizuno Katsunari led the Iron Cannon Squad and the Furang Machine Gun Squad from Kino Village to Xiaoshan, the vanguard general had completely given up his plan to attack Xiaoshan, and came back disheartened to report to Mizuno Katsunari about the attack on the Xiaoshan position.

"The opponent's firearms are powerful, and the casualties of our troops are nearly [-]%. After that, the morale of the army will collapse. No matter what I do, all the soldiers dare not organize a second storm. I want to apologize to you, General!" The vanguard general Date Zhongzong said solemnly He drew the samurai sword from his waist.

"There is a saying in Chinese, if you keep the green hills, you are not afraid of no firewood. I urge you to attack Xiaoshan to test the firepower of the defensive enemy. You are the son of the one-eyed dragon Date Masamune, and you should have learned a lot from your father. And your The troops lost their courage under the enemy's fortress, and it seems that the opponent is indeed a team sent by the Kyushu Army to assist the rebels, but they don't know how many people there are." Mizuno Katsunari got off his horse and could see it from a distance In addition to the flag of Tachibana's family, the position built by the Fallen Allied Forces in Xiaoshan also has the Yellow Dragon Banner of the Army Department of the Kyushu Army.

"Your Excellency, your guess is correct. The opponent's muskets are very dense. They should be reinforcements sent from the kingdom of heaven. The defenders of Xiaoshan also have the flag of the Tachibana family. The current head of the Tachibana family, Tachibana Zongshige, was originally the companion of the shogun. The general trusted him a lot, but unexpectedly, after the Shimadzu family in Kyushu rebelled, he returned to Yanagawa and led the Tachibana family to join the rebel army. I don’t know if there is Tachibana Muneshige himself among the defenders on the opposite side.” Date Tadamune said.

"Tachibana Zongshige is about the same age as me. They are half-lying in the soil. They may not be alone outside the city. It is probably a junior from the Tachibana family who is guarding Xiaoshan with the Kyushu Army team." Mizuno Katsunari said. I don't think Tachibana Muneshige, who is nearly [-] years old, can take the risk of sitting in Xiaoshan outside Osaka City.

In Osaka City, Tadyoshi Yamauchi, commander of the Fallen Allied Forces, is counting the troops led by various daimyos who withdrew into the city.

Not long ago, the shogunate was changed to a provincial system under the leadership of Sakai Tadakatsu, Matsudaira Nobuzuna, Abe Tadaaki, and Aota Yukinari. However, in the Kansai area controlled by the fallen coalition forces, each daimyo led their own retainers to fight.The daimyos of the Western Kingdom didn’t want their troops to suffer heavy losses. Facing Tokugawa Iemitsu’s offensive, the defenders of Tennoji and Okayama feared that their troops would lose too much and be tied up and be easily defeated by the shogunate army.

"How is Hachisuka Tadaei's injury?" Yamauchi Tadayoshi originally wanted Hachisuka Tadaei, who was in charge of the defense line of Tennoji Temple, to apologize to the daimyos in Osaka Castle, but Hachisuka Tadaei was shot by the musket of the shogunate and died due to wound infection. High fever, life is at stake.

He doesn't have a system that can save lives like Chu Yun. Being hit by a lead bullet can easily cause bacterial infection and lead poisoning, and he is basically close to death.

"He's dying, maybe he won't be able to make it through the night." The doctor who saw Hachisuka Zhongying shook his head.

General Hachisuka Zhongying was not only defeated, but also died. Such a loss made the daimyo who planned to stick to Osaka Castle panic.They were afraid that Osaka Castle would be conquered by the shogunate, and they might be purged by Tokugawa Iemitsu.

"Damn it, when will the main force of the Kyushu Army arrive at Osaka Castle?! The shogunate is coming out in full force this time, and their offensive is stronger than ever. We lost the outer positions of Osaka Castle just a few days after the start of the winter offensive. I don't think we can stick to it until next year's spring, and we won't be able to survive this cold winter!"

"I propose that we evacuate Osaka Castle by sea and return to Shikoku Island to hold on. Shikoku Island is independent of Honshu Island and is our rear. As long as the shogunate army cannot block the sea, they will not be able to enter Shikoku Island."

The daimyos in Osaka Castle retreated. Not only did they not want to stick to the positions outside Osaka Castle, but they didn’t even want to defend Osaka Castle. They simply wanted to retreat to Kyushu Island and Shikoku Island.

"Everyone, don't forget that there are [-] of our allies in Kyoto. The Shimadzu family, the Mori family, the Hyuga family and other big names are all fighting the shogunate army near Kyoto. If we evacuate Osaka Castle, the friendly forces in Kyoto will fall into the shogunate The siege net. Once the shogunate unified Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu would not be opponents of the shogunate at all.”

General Yamauchi Tadyoshi stopped the daimyos from retreating.

"Besides, not all the positions around our Osaka Castle have been lost. There is still one position that is still standing, and that is the position of Xiaoshan, which has about 1000 defenders blocking the army of the shogunate. It forms a corner with our Osaka Castle. They are sharing the pressure of our Osaka Castle. The officers of the Kyushu Army can hold their ground with such a small force. There are [-] strong men and [-] light feet in our Osaka Castle. Such a strong force will flee. Raise your head in front of the Kyushu Army?" Yamauchi Tadyoshi said with a straight face, he himself was ashamed of the timidity of the daimyos.

Lu Xiangsheng traveled across the ocean and only brought a few dozen people to have the courage to face the shogunate army of more than [-].

(End of this chapter)