"Samurai, stay safe and be prepared for the Kyushu Division's surprise attack!"
Xiaoxi Xingzongzongwang braved the rain of shells and led his family's samurai to inspect the position.
Not long after, the shogunate samurai who came from the rear entered the position and crowded together with the soldiers of Konishi Adept.
"General Konishiyuki, I am Ichiro Watanabe, and I have been ordered to come for support!"
"Xingxi, general, hide in the trench quickly!"
What Xiao Xixing Zongwang saw was a middle-aged general. Behind him were a group of blood-covered warriors. It was obvious that they had been baptized by artillery shells during the process of entering the position.
Just when Ichiro Watanabe was about to say something, he saw a group of cannonballs flying over, smashing several holes in the chests of him and several samurai.
Xiao Xixing Zongwang can even see the beating heart and wriggling intestines.
He couldn't stop shaking all over.
An hour later, the artillery brigade's artillery finally overheated and ceased fire.
Through the telescope, Nara Ichibei observed that the enemy's target area was in chaos, and several groups of deserters were retreating.
"It's time. After the appetizers, it's time to serve the main meal. Let the infantry begin the attack."
"Yes, Commander!"
The ordering soldier simply performed a military salute and carried Nara Ichibei's order to the front line.
Under the command of the officer, the infantry formation of the Kyushu Division began to press forward slowly.
On the battle line, the infantry launched waves of attacks in rows and rows, like layers of waves.
The shogunate's positions that had withstood the bombardment had become difficult to organize an effective defense.
Most of the Ashigaru were stunned by the dense shells, and they didn't recover for a long time.
However, there were some die-hard samurai who collected a batch of muskets from their positions and fired back at the Kyushu Division infantry in the trenches.
Scattered gunshots rang out in the trenches, and the shogunate's counterattack was not large-scale, so it was difficult to inflict damage to the Kyushu Normal University.
When the attack queue of the Kyushu Division entered the 30-meter firing range of the trench, the queues on both sides opened fire.
The queues on both sides fired alternately, forming a continuous barrage, firmly suppressing the shogunate samurai in the trenches.
Both sides suffered injuries to each other. The medical soldiers of the Kyushu Division dragged the soldiers who had been shot and fell to the ground from the queue all the way back to the rear.
His vacant position will be filled by soldiers from behind.
Within a distance of 30 meters, the casualties on both sides increased exponentially. In general, the Kyushu Division still suffered.
The officers carefully observed the situation in the shogunate's position, and finally seized the opportunity during the fourth round of shooting. Taking advantage of the lack of follow-up shots from the volley of volleys fired by the shogunate samurai, they commanded the queue to charge.
"Martial virtue black card, onboard!"
The soldiers threw away their flintlocks, drew their samurai swords, and roared loudly.
Then, the soldiers launched a dense group charge.
The 30-meter distance was rushed over in an instant. The shogunate samurai had no time to fire, so he could only draw his samurai sword and start a hand-to-hand fight with the soldiers of the Kyushu Division.
Melee combat in the cold weapon age was often very bloody.
The warriors on both sides competed in a chaotic battle, and countless arms could be seen being cut off and flying into the sky on the battlefield.
There were screams and roars everywhere.
When the time entered the afternoon and the sun was about to set, the winner was finally determined in the melee battle on the battlefield.
There were 3,000 soldiers of the Kyushu Division who entered the position. In half an afternoon of hand-to-hand fighting, more than 1,200 people were injured and more than 6,000 enemies were wiped out.
Thanks to the large amount of armored equipment, the Kyushu Division has an advantage in hand-to-hand combat, almost overwhelming enemies several times their size.
If it weren't for the soldiers' physical weakness, Nara Ichibei had no doubt that the first wave of attacks would be able to penetrate the shogunate's defense line.
The soldiers were resting on their positions, and the second wave of attacks prepared by the rear began.
They marched in neat steps across the battlefield filled with corpses and attacked the Saijo Maru of the Shogunate Army.
On Saijo Marujo, the samurai of the shogunate were in full array, and a large number of retreating samurai were received, making the fortress even more powerful.
A total of more than 10,000 samurai deployed a defensive line along the Saijo Maru, and Konishiyuki Sonomo withdrew the Chinese army's tent to the inside of the fortress.
The outer defense line has been breached by the Kyushu Division. Konishi Yuzuki Munemo can only place his hopes of victory on the fortress position, hoping that the tight castle defense can withstand the Kyushu Division's attack.
This was just hope. The Kyushu Division's attack was too incomprehensible, making Konishi Xingzongwang remain pessimistic about the situation.
In front of Saijo Maru, the Kyushu Division was forced to stop, and the order from the division headquarters was transmitted to the front line.
"The division headquarters asked us to send kamikaze teams to blast!"
"Xingxi, let your men prepare. We are going to have dinner in Xicheng Maru tonight!"
"Yes, battalion commander!"
The messenger ran quickly to deliver the order to the kamikaze team behind.
The kamikaze team is composed of personnel selected from the entire army by corresponding officers, and the number varies in different battles.
In order to invade Saijo Maru, the officers selected more than 100 people from the entire army to form a kamikaze team.
They took off their armor and wore single clothes in the biting cold wind to facilitate movement.
A piece of cloth with a golden dragon printed on it was tied tightly to his forehead.
The officer raised his glass to toast the soldiers.
"Fearless warriors, the glory of battle is calling you, the Supreme Lord is watching you in heaven!
Carrying a powder keg on his back, he blew up the fortress.
Wude black card, onboard! "
"Martial virtue black card, onboard!"
More than 100 soldiers shouted loudly, drank heavily, threw the wine glasses on the ground, and then took their own small powder barrels from the side and carried them on their backs.
"Bang bang bang~"
In order to cover the special attack team's successful blowing up of the fortress wall, the musketeers of the Kyushu Division fired at the city head.
The musketeers of the shogunate also began to fight back, and the exchanges between the two sides were very lively.
And in this smoky battlefield, the kamikaze team quickly approached the city wall.
By the time the shogunate samurai discovered them, it was too late. The powder barrel was pressed against the wall with a short stick and the fuse was lit.
After losing most of the kamikaze force, the remaining personnel successfully retreated to the rear.
"Boom~"
Dozens of huge explosions resounded across the battlefield, and huge firelight made the darkening sky bright as day.
The wall on the west side of Saijo Maru seemed to be rolled over by a giant dragon. One side of the wall began to collapse, forming slopes on the outside.
The shogunate warriors on the city wall had long been knocked to the ground by the huge vibration and shock wave.
Some warriors were blown away directly, and some warriors rolled down the slope.
Before these warriors could get up, they felt the ground shaking and a shadow covering their heads.
After the powder barrel exploded, the infantry of the Kyushu Division began to attack in formation.
They quickly rushed to the slope, and the samurai swords in their hands cleaned up the bombed shogunate samurai.
Then the crowd attacked Saijomaru from the slope.
The two sides fired passionately on the city wall. The soldiers of the Kyushu Division had high morale. With better armor and firearms, they gradually pushed the city wall front towards the shogunate army.
When the sun completely set, the Kyushu Division succeeded in completely clearing the Saijo Maru.
A bonfire is lit in Saijomaru and only the victors are entitled to a hot meal.
And in order to prevent the shogunate army from eating hot meals.
Nara Ichibei dispatched a regiment of soldiers to give warm greetings to the shogunate army at night.
