"Most of the defenders of Shinoyama's generation fled to Osaka Castle, and only a small group of troops remained standing. Please tell me if Shinoyama should be attacked?" The scout in front came back to report to Katsura Mizuno.

"Tennoji Temple was destroyed by artillery, Okayama was captured in just two days, and there were still people who dared to stand firm in Shizuo. I guess this must be the team sent by the Kyushu Army to support the rebels." When Mizuo Katsunaga learned that there was an army in the Shizuoshan Highland blocking his way, he thought of the team sent by the Kyushu Army in advance as mentioned in the intelligence.

"God of General, the vanguard team is still waiting for instructions. Should Xiaoshan be attacked?" asked the scout.

"Let them organize the first offensive and see how powerful the opponent's military is." Before Katsunaga Mizuno reached the front line, he asked the vanguard general to organize the offensive.

In his eyes, the peasant militia who used cold weapons were just cannon fodder. After consuming this batch, another batch of cannon fodder could be pulled up at any time.

"Carry with me!" A shogunate samurai held up a samurai sword and led a spear team. The sabre team attacked Lu Xiangsheng's Xiaoshan position.

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

"Although we have ammunition, we have to fight for a long time this winter and face attacks from the shogunate army that is far better than ours, so we must also save on the use! The range of fire of muskets is limited, and the shooting effect is the best in medium and short distances. You can only shoot after hearing the shooting order. Don't panic because there are too many enemies!" Lu Xiangsheng ordered the translator to scold the garrison.

He believed that he had brought dozens of Chinese local soldiers who were well-trained, but he was not optimistic about the 500 garrison members temporarily allocated to him by the Inverted Coalition.

Fortunately, the garrison members were originally soldiers of the Iron Artillery Team and were proficient in using the combs, so they quickly got started with the suo-fired rifle brought by Lu Xiangsheng.

Lu Xiangsheng's dozens of personal soldiers used more advanced Dresses rifles. They originally planned to support a batch of Dresses rifles from the back-mounted Dresses rifles from the Inverted Coalition, but considering the possibility of being imitated, it was decided that only Lu Xiangsheng and dozens of soldiers brought to use the rear-mounted rifles.

The ordnance factories of the Jiuzhou Army did not like to produce backward front-mounted guns, but in order to support overseas wars and avoid technology outflows, ordinary security forces and firearms exported were still backward generations of front-mounted guns.

The members of the garrison were sweating all over the palms, and they watched nervously as the shogunate soldiers carrying flags and spears swept across the mountain with wooden ladders sweeping towards the Nishiyama position.

Even if most of the other party are still using cold weapons, the overwhelming formation is still chilling, just like a hunter with a musket who has to retreat when he sees the beast tide.

"Bang!" I don't know which garrison member was too nervous and actually fired before the shogunate army entered the range.

Bang, bang! When the guards heard the gunshots of their partners, they couldn't help but shoot, and the smoke from gunpowder filled the earthen walls.

"It's such a mess!" Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but feel a headache when he saw the garrison members not following the instructions.

He had already prompted these people in advance to wait for the enemy to enter the range before firing, but the other party still did not act as he asked.

"You can shoot when the enemy is close to the edge of the deep ditch below!" Tachiha Zhongmao knew that Lu Xiangsheng's language was not clear and could not adjust the garrison players in time, so he personally acted as Lu Xiangsheng's deputy to assist him in defending Xiaoshan's position.

After seeing the Jiuzhou Army headquarters so generously distributing gunpowder and new firearms, he also found a way to show his talents to the Jiuzhou Army. After all, the backer behind the anti-scenes coalition is the Jiuzhou Army. He may become an officer in the Japanese Province established by the Jiuzhou Army in the future. If he can make meritorious contributions now, it will be beneficial to seek a single and half position in the new government when he established the Japanese Province.

The garrison members calmed down a little under Tadashi Tadashi's scolding. They also realized that their group did not shoot according to the commander's order, and their faces turned pale.

"The enemy is ready to approach the deep ditch!" a Chinese soldier shouted.

"Prepare to shoot!"

Dozens of Chinese soldiers put their own muskets at the hole of the gun.

"Fire!" Lu Xiangsheng ordered and dozens of Dereser rifles fired at the same time.

"Ah!" The shogunate soldier who approached the edge of the deep ditch was shot and fell into the ditch deep. After making a scream, there was no movement, and most likely he fell to death.

More than a dozen shogunate soldiers were shot, causing the shogunate vanguard army that attacked Shinoyama's position to be killed.

"Keep going!" The warriors urged the farmers who acted as cannon fodder to set up wooden ladders to the trench.

"You can shoot, just follow the Chinese soldiers to shoot!" Tachihua Zhongmao thought of a simple method and directly asked the garrison members to follow Lu Xiangsheng's soldiers to shoot.

On the earth wall of Xiaoshan's position, muskets rang one after another. The rifles installed in the back and the guns fired at the shogunate soldiers who dared to approach the trench.

Many cannon fodder soldiers from the shogunate were shot and fell into the trench while putting the wooden ladder down the trench. Some of the fallen people had not died immediately, and they lay in pain at the bottom of the trench and wailed.

Some soldiers, under the urgent urge of the warrior, slid directly down the trench without using a wooden ladder, and at the same time attacked Xiaoshan's position with the danger of falling and being shot by muskets on the earth wall.

They successfully reached the bottom of the trench and had to attack the earth wall with two sharp fences. The protruding sharp fence made it more difficult to climb the earth wall. The inclined earth wall can throw stones, wooden blocks, fire muskets, or even throw explosives directly...

"Sir, do you want to mobilize two machine guns to strafuse the enemy entering the trench?" The machine gunner came over to ask Lu Xiangsheng for instructions.

"The mobile machine gun consumes too much ammunition, and it is a trump card to shock them. It is not necessary to hide it for the time being. You can use a musket to repel their charge." Lu Xiangsheng used a telescope to observe the fierce battlefield without any haste.

Although the garrison lost its chain in front, it quickly recovered under the command of Tadashi Tadashi Tateya and began to shoot the shogunate soldiers who entered the range with a new musket.
Chapter completed!