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Chapter 1047 Reinforcement arrives

Ikeda Mitsumasa was ordered by Tokugawa Iemitsu to support the West Route Army. When he arrived at the West Route Army's formation, the left wing of the West Route Army had been defeated by an unknown army that appeared.

"The phalanx on the left was broken by the enemy, and the general was hit by projectile fragments and died on the spot... The tactics they adopted far exceeded our imagination. As soon as they approached us, they organized an offensive, and the position was easily broken by them when they were caught off guard. .” Ikeda Mitsumasa received the statement from General Matsudaira Tadaaki of the West Route Army.

"How fast are they gathering troops?!" Ikeda Mitsumasa was surprised when he heard that the unknown army had appeared and quickly launched an offensive.

Whether it is the shogunate's long spear team or the iron artillery team, it takes time to assemble and form formation before the battle, otherwise the soldiers may not even be able to find their own generals.

"It is very likely that it is not the rebels, but the troops from the mainland. Their artillery is powerful and accurate, and their tactics are very different... I am gathering the left wing to reorganize the formation to face the enemy, and soon we will be able to see to their formation," Matsudaira said.

The West Route Army had 2 samurai and peasant soldiers, and the left wing was defeated. Ikeda Mitsumasa soon saw the incoming unknown army attacking the West Route Army's main formation.

From a distance, a thin dark gray line that almost blended with the battlefield appeared on the horizon.

"Grey shirt army!" Mitsumasa Ikeda shrank his pupils suddenly when he saw this unknown army that didn't look gorgeous.

The military uniforms worn by the Kyushu Army completely abandoned the armor that was weak in front of muskets, and adopted uniform dark gray military uniforms.Although it is not gorgeous, being able to unify the military uniform is something that all countries in this era cannot do!
"Only the Celestial Dynasty with a large population has the ability to produce standard military uniforms. Their reinforcements have arrived!"

Ikeda Mitsumasa hadn't finished speaking, the solid bullets roared and fell into the main formation of the West Route Army, and several shogunate soldiers were killed on the spot!

"They have more than a dozen cannons, and they entered the battlefield much faster than expected! But I have already prepared Francophone cannons and imitation cannons. It is not so easy for them to defeat our position!" Matsudaira Tadaaki confirmed The opponent is the Kyushu Army, who issued orders one after another, "The cavalry team rounded the opponent's right wing and harassed its right wing. The long spear team charged forward and covered the iron artillery team approaching the opponent. No matter how fierce the opponent's firepower was, we had to fight hand to hand. With our bravery, we must Can defeat the opponent!"

"Matsudaira-kun, I led the army to cross the position in a detour and attack the opponent's rear along the Kishu Street. The opponent's number does not seem to be large, and it is not invincible." Ikeda Mitsumasa asked General Nishiro for a sneak attack.

"Thank you Ikeda-san, I will send scouts to inform the general."

Matsudaira Tadaaki was a little desperate. Many daimyos and samurai in their shogunate had already made compromises and risked their lives to keep their privileged status.Many daimyos and samurai died in the battle of Osaka Castle, but the balance of the war seems to be gradually tilting towards the fallen coalition forces.

Most of the weak pikemen were peasants forced from the territory of the shogunate, and a few were ronin. They were driven to charge against the skirmish line of the Kyushu Army.

Facing the charge of the enemy's cold weapon army, the skirmish line of the Kyushu Army quickly gathered into a denser formation under the command of the drumbeat, shooting at the pikemen who rushed over.

The gunpowder smoke filled the air, making the commander in charge of the team somewhat unclear about the situation on the opposite battlefield.

For the officers who were not in the first row, gunshots were everywhere around them, and white gunpowder smoke gathered in the sky and in front of them, covering their sight. Even if they had binoculars in their hands, their vision was also limited.

Gunpowder smoke continued to erupt, and the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke made people both timid and excited.

"Don't be timid. When the two armies meet, the brave will win! Those who dare to retreat will be punished with batons after the battle!" The officers who had experienced the gun battle scolded the recruits who had just entered the battlefield.

Face-to-face queuing and shooting, or more avant-garde skirmish line tactics than queuing and shooting, are almost all face-to-face real swords and guns.Soldiers who have not experienced the real battlefield may flee.The usual strict training and the punishment of military sticks allow them to engrave the execution order into their bones, so that they can have the quality far surpassing that of the army in the cold weapon era.

The soldiers in the first row faced the most pressure. Although the artillery of the shogunate and the matchlock guns on both sides were not powerful enough, there were still soldiers in twos and threes who were hit by stray bullets and fell to the battlefield in a foreign land.

"Keep your eyes on the front and don't look back!"

Soldiers in the line were carried forward by their companions despite someone falling nearby.

On the artillery position, 15 Napoleon smoothbore guns roared, and solid bullets and grenades fell on the shogunate army.

The pikemen formed by peasants and ronin suffered heavy losses under the attack of skirmishers. Matsudaira Tadaaki did not realize the huge gap in morale between the two sides. The casualties of peasants and samurai holding long spears exceeded a certain level, which led to a big collapse.

There is a brigade on the left and right flanks and the rear, and the muskets make it difficult for the opposing cavalry to advance.

When the Shogunate West Route Army was fighting with the reinforcements of the Kyushu Army, the defenders of the fallen coalition forces in the city noticed the change in the situation here.The sound of muskets and cannons came from the direction of Xicheng, which attracted Yamauchi Tadyoshi, Tachibana Muneshige and others to Xicheng.

"The sound of artillery and guns like this should be our reinforcements." Lu Xiangsheng climbed onto the city wall of Osaka City, and he was able to identify the opponent's identity just by the sound of guns. no the same.Only the sound of the Kyushu Army's firearms is like this.

"We have been in Dongying for several months, and the reinforcements have finally arrived." Dozens of soldiers brought by Lu Xiangsheng fought in the Osaka area for a long time, and finally delayed until the end of the war.

"It's our reinforcements! Listening to the sound of artillery, the number is about ten. So the Beiyang Fleet has returned?" Tadyoshi Yamauchi and other daimyos of the defeated coalition army gathered on the wall and looked around. There was a river passing by in the west of the city. The two sides were exchanging fire fiercely. .The daimyo can tell the number of the artillery by the sound of the artillery.For the daimyos of the Dongying Kingdom, the Beiyang Fleet is one of the fleets of the Kyushu Army that they are most familiar with. Normally, only the Beiyang Fleet was stationed in Korea when Zheng Zhilong returned.

"Our reinforcements have finally arrived, and we can start to fight back!" Tadyoshi Yamauchi was gearing up, it was not so easy for them to be trapped in Osaka Castle.

"Give me an army, and I will go out to fight against the city at the right time." Lu Xiangsheng found General Tadyoshi Yamauchi, and he asked for an army from the very beginning.

(End of this chapter)