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Chapter 1029 Miyamoto Musashi's Raid Plan

There was news in Edo Castle that the shogunate army was victorious on the front line, but in fact, after the shogunate army broke through the outer positions of Osaka Castle, they encountered fierce resistance from the fallen coalition forces.

The strong walls of Osaka Castle and Sanada Maru contained Tokugawa Iemitsu's offensive, and the main force of the Eastern Route Army besieged the Xiaoshan position for several days, unable to move forward, which made the general of the Eastern Route Army Mizuno Katsunari look gloomy.

"The general has an order. If you, the general, cannot capture the Xiaoshan position within the next two days, Date Tadamune will continue to besiege Xiaoshan. Your Excellency, you will lead the main force to bypass Xiaoshan and attack Sanada Maru together with the general. The guard of Sanada Maru is Tachibana Michiyuki's adopted son Tachibana Munemo, and he is your old acquaintance, General." Tokugawa Iemitsu's scout informed Mizuno Katsunari again.

"Sure enough, the Tachibana family mingled with those daimyos from Shikoku Island and became the enemy of our shogunate. That old man Tachibana Muneshige... asked the general to give me two more days. If I still can't capture Xiaoshan, I will go to fight with him immediately. He meets." Mizuno Katsushige said.

After the scouts left, Mizuno Katsunari summoned the shogunate generals of the East Route Army to discuss how to conquer Xiaoshan's position.

Almost all the generals of the Eastern Route Army led people to attack Xiaoshan, but each attack made no additional progress except for leaving dozens of corpses.

"The enemy's gunpowder reserves in Xiaoshan seem to be sufficient, and every time they attack, they can hear their musket fire as densely as before." A general of the Eastern Route Army said.

"Their artillery has a longer range, and they can almost reach our command team."

"As expected of a reinforcement team from the Celestial Dynasty, they don't have to worry about the amount of gunpowder, but we have to use it as sparingly as possible."

The generals of the Eastern Route Army talked about the situation they had encountered in the past few days, almost all of them were terrified of the firearms on the Xiaoshan position.

"The general has given us the last two days to attack Xiaoshan. If we fail to capture Xiaoshan in the next two days, then our East Route Army will lose face, and I will give up the plan to attack Xiaoshan. Date Tadamune's troops surrounded but did not attack." Mizuno Katsunari said.

"Please let me lead the Iron Cannon Team and the Artillery Team to attack Xiaoshan again. If it fails this time, I would like to apologize to everyone!" Date Tadamune asked Mizuno Katsunari to fight.

"Date Tadamune, don't be impulsive, this is not the demeanor that a qualified samurai should have. You see, this is the terrain of Xiaoshan. After several days of observation, I have roughly figured out their deployment. Their positions are not There is a passage in and out of the position. There is a mountain road in the back mountain, which is convenient for them to escape to Osaka Castle when the battle situation is unfavorable." Mizuno Katsushige pointed to the simple sand table. There is a mountain road behind Xiaoshan, which is the rear of Lu Xiangsheng and the others. road.

"General, do you mean to carry out a surprise attack on them through this road?" Date Zhongzong asked.

"The opponent's firearms are powerful, and the strength of firearms lies in their long-range power. Once they get close to melee combat, they may not be able to go anywhere." Mizuno Katsunari said.

"I propose to carry out a night attack, and take advantage of the night to attack their backs through the back mountain road, and wipe them out in one fell swoop. If it is a hand-to-hand battle, they may not be our opponents!"

Under the guidance of Mizuno Katsunari, the thoughts of the shogunate generals present gradually became active, and they were all thinking about how to sneak attack Lu Xiangsheng through the back mountain path to deal with this difficult enemy.

"The other party dared to contain us with a small number of troops. It is very likely that they are extremely skilled fighters in the Kyushu Army. We have limited understanding of them, but there is no doubt that the other party can definitely predict the possibility of us having a sneak attack." Mizuno Katsushige said .

The other shoguns also nodded at the same time, but those who lead the battle will basically consider being attacked from behind by the enemy, and it is not easy to succeed in a surprise attack.

"If it is a night attack, there may be a chance. As long as a few dozen people attack at night, it may cause their camp to scream, and our sacrifices are minimal." Some generals of the shogunate still suggested a night attack.

"Night is not necessarily the time when people are least prepared. When the night is gradually fading and the day is approaching, perhaps that is the time when people's vigilance is the least."

Miyamoto Musashi, who followed Mizuno Katsunari, put forward his own opinion.

"You also agree to attack?" Mizuno Katsunari looked at the recognized swordsman, and Miyamoto Musashi followed him as a guest general during the Battle of Osaka 20 years ago. Twenty years later, although Miyamoto Musashi is not as young and strong as before, he is more composed.

"There is an old saying in China, soldiers are deceitful. You can send people to light fire to attack the enemy's main formation at night to exhaust the enemy. I lead an elite warrior army to lie in ambush at the back mountain overnight, and will not attack. Wait until the enemy thinks the night is over. Attack from the back mountain at dawn, and use the samurai sword to wash away the shame of our recent invincibility!" Miyamoto Musashi suggested.

"Maybe it's a good idea to make a night attack posture at night, but choose to launch a sneak attack before dawn?" Some generals nodded in agreement with Miyamoto Musashi's sneak attack plan.

"It's a pity that Miyamoto-kun doesn't have his own followers. I don't know if any of you would like to select elite men from your own followers to sneak behind Miyamoto-kun and carry out a surprise attack?" Mizuno Katsunari looked around at the crowd.

"I'm willing to go to war and use hand-to-hand combat to deal with them! I've been so aggrieved these days, and the firearms of so many of us can't suppress them!" Date Zhongzong volunteered.

"I am also willing to fight!"

The daimyos and generals of the shogunate pleaded for orders one after another. They were frustrated in attacking in front of the firearms positions deployed by Lu Xiangsheng one after another, and wanted to regain their dignity through cold weapons!
"Date Zhongzong is the first to ask for orders. You select 200 people from your people. At sunset, go to the back mountain to ambush with dry food, and wait for a surprise attack at dawn. If we can break through their positions through hand-to-hand combat, our main force will attack from the front. Take advantage of the chaos to break through their positions." Mizuno Katsunari said, "Don't let down your father's reputation of Cyclops!"

"Yes!" Date Zhongzong said.

"Miyamoto-kun, you didn't have a chance to show your skills in the Battle of Osaka 20 years ago. This time, you are given an opportunity. You must cherish it." Said.

Miyamoto Musashi is well-known and can play a role in motivating the raid team. It may not work in a frontal attack, but it is still very effective in boosting morale in a surprise attack.

"If there is a chance to get close, I will kill the enemy general and bring his head back to my lord." Miyamoto Musashi said confidently.

(End of this chapter)