"The Tennoji position was directly broken by the shogun General Tokugawa Iemitsu. Our general Tadaeyoshi Beesuka was shot by musket and was seriously injured!"

The Xiaoshan position defended by Lu Xiangsheng received news from the front line, and Tachibana Zhongmao brought the information sent back from the scout to inform Lu Xiangsheng.

"Okayama fell yesterday, why did Tennoji fall so quickly? With such a defensive determination, how did you block the attack of the shogunate in the past few years?" Lu Xiangsheng did not expect that the shogunate army had broken through the first line of defense of the Shogunate coalition shortly after entering the plains in the southern part of Osaka Castle.

"In the past, our front line was originally in Musashi Kingdom, but later we were driven to Ohashi Kingdom by the shogunate, and then retreated to Kyoto and Osaka. We basically retreated again and again. This time, the shogunate army was in full swing and they broke through the position within three days. "Tashiki Tadashi of Tadashi of Tadashi did not agree.

Lu Xiangsheng realized that the situation was more dangerous than he thought, and he did not expect that the morale of the reverse coalition was so low. It was not unreasonable for Tokugawa Iemitsu to choose to launch a war of unification at this time.

"The East Route Army Katsunari Mizuno is a veteran of the Shogunate. He participated in the Osaka Battle twenty years ago. The troops he led had advanced to Kinomura and would soon approach our Shinoyama. The various daimyos of Shinoyama are already discussing whether to give up Shinoyama's position and huddle into Osaka Castle and Sanada Maru." Tadashi Tadashi Tadashi said.

"On Tenno Temple, once Okayama is lost, Shinoyama will become the last highland in the southern part of Osaka Castle, occupying this place to attack or defend. As long as you are determined, Shinoyama will not be easily conquered. There is no need to retreat to Osaka Castle without resistance." Lu Xiangsheng frowned.

"But you should see that the defense line composed of 40,000 defenders in front was easily defeated by the shogunate army. Our Shinoyama position only has 3,000 defenders. How should we block the shogunate army? Twenty years ago, the Toyotomi family gave up Shinoyama and fled into Osaka Castle. No one has the courage to fight alone outside Osaka Castle." Tadashi Tadashi Tadashi saw that Lu Xiangsheng had made up his mind to defend Shinoyama at this time, and couldn't help but say in a hurry.

He never thought that he would really defend Xiaoshan with Lu Xiangsheng.

"I have received the military order to help you defend Osaka Castle before the beginning of next spring. I must try my best to delay the offensive of the Shogunate army. We can gather the remaining soldiers who have defeated the front line and support each other in Shinoyama and Osaka Castle." Lu Xiangsheng said.

"This strategy is not bad, but..." Tadashi Tadashi said a little hesitant in his tone.

The news of the defeat of the Tennoji guards reached the rear, and Shinoyama's 3,000 guards began to shake, and many samurai fled into Osaka Castle with their subordinates. In the plains of the southern Osaka Castle, all other defenders fled into Osaka Castle, except Shinoyama's isolated troops.

What Talaihua Zhongmao was worried about still happened. The anti-straight coalition seemed not so firm. The three thousand defenders of Xiaoshan were only more than 500 of Lu Xiangsheng and Talaihua Zhongmao, and more than 300 people led by several warriors stayed to follow Lu Xiangsheng. They did not want to break all the jades, but to have a chance to contact the Kyushu Army, or to take this opportunity to express their loyalty in front of the future backers.

"Most of the people entered Osaka Castle, including the defeated soldiers who escaped from Okayama. There were only more than 1,000 people left in Shinoyama, and the shogunate army had 100,000 people. Can we really defend Shinoyama?"

Tachiha Takamao wearing red armor, watching Lu Xiangsheng still checking Xiaoshan's position.

"Soldiers are expensive but not too expensive. I am more worried about the insufficient amount of gunpowder and ammunition." Lu Xiangsheng was not worried about the insufficient number of people, but took a list of supplies allocated to him by the military supplies department.

This list records in detail how many twelve black gunpowder, how many rounds of bullets, solid bullets, shotguns, and how many muskets there are. Lu Xiangsheng is already planning to stay with this batch of gunpowder until when. He is not a stubborn person, and as long as the gunpowder is consumed, he will naturally give up the Xiaoshan position.

"It's terrible. Just as dozens of soldiers arrived, they brought a large ship of gunpowder."

Tachiha Zhongmao followed Lu Xiangsheng to count the materials and prepare before the war, and couldn't help but be amazed at the wealth of the Jiuzhou Army. According to the current configuration of the Overturned Coalition, the amount of ammunition brought by Lu Xiangsheng was the number of tens of thousands of Overturned Coalition soldiers.

"Are all your domestic troops so luxurious? I mean that the army will bring so many firearms when going to war." Tachiha Takashi secretly wiped his cold sweat, wanting to know if the Jiuzhou Army generally has such a configuration.

"Of course, it is impossible for dozens of soldiers to use a large ship of artillery... But if a corps is dispatched, at least ten supply ships will follow. Our combat philosophy is to rather use more gunpowder than to lose fewer casualties in some soldiers, so many people are willing to join our army. Our corps are all standing troops leading military pay." Lu Xiangsheng explained to Tachiha Zhongmao while counting the supplies.

"A corporation has 10,000 soldiers, and every thousand people has at least one large supply ship to provide ammunition supply. Even so, it is terrible. One supply ship is enough for us to use 10,000 people. The gunpowder of a corporation is equivalent to the consumption of our 100,000 people. This is still under the premise that our 100,000 people are all iron artillery teams. In fact, we still have many soldiers who use long swords and spears." Tachihua Zhongmao was still envious of Lu Xiangsheng. Not to mention the treatment of officers of the Jiuzhou Army, just using gunpowder on a large scale made Tachihua Zhongmao feel very happy.

Most of the soldiers outside Osaka Castle have fled into Osaka Castle, and only Lu Xiangsheng from Shinoyama and Tadashi Tadashi and his group are left.

The arrival of the shogunate army made Shinoyama's war atmosphere even more tense. They were about to face the Eastern Route Army led by Katsunari Mizuno.

"The shogunate army has appeared!"

A soldier shouted on the temporary Xiaoshan position.

Lu Xiangsheng stood on the Xiaoshan Highlands. Through the telescope, he could see the shogunate flags appearing on the horizon, with hundreds of them swaying up and down as the flag bearer moved.

"Masato Mizuno was a famous general who came all the way in the late Warring States Period. He participated in wars of all sizes and had rich command experience." Tadashi Tadashi Tadakawa introduced the enemy generals to Lu Xiangsheng.

"The current war model has changed a lot with the Warring States Period you mentioned. His previous war experience may not necessarily apply." Lu Xiangsheng was still observing the formation of the shogunate army with a telescope. "Their vanguard troops were all spearmen, and they didn't look very good at armor and were all kinds of costumes."

"The spear is the cheapest cold weapon, and it is also the easiest to train spearmen. They must be cannon fodder used by the shogunate as the cannon fodder used by the shogunate as a test of the enemy." Tadashi Tateya held another telescope handed to him by Lu Xiangsheng, and could see the outline of the shogunate army more clearly.

After Tadashi Tachihara finished speaking, he couldn't put down his love for the monocular telescope used by the officers of the Kyushu Army: "It's really magical to do this telescope. I wonder if it can be given to me?"
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