July 11, the fourth year of natural selection (the twenty-fifth year of Qianlong reign)
China and Japan have been at loggerheads for nearly half a month. Tokugawa Ieharu looked at the accounts of the mountains of food and grass consumed every day and frowned.
You must know that the current finances of the shogunate are stretched thin. If they continue to consume like this, even if they can drive away the Yi army, the shogunate will be weak, and the rule of the shogunate may even be overturned.
The most hateful thing is that the Japanese are constantly joining the Yijun position. Not only do they want to deal with the shogunate army who are also Japanese, they also continue to sneak into the shogunate's position and continue to spread the word that as long as the Yijun can defeat the shogunate, they will give them Everyone divides the land, and each household can be allocated at least five acres, and if it is higher, it can be allocated to eleven acres, or even more. As a result, the military morale on the shogunate's side was as scattered as sand, and they lost their original determination to defend the country.
But these are not the most hateful things. The most hateful thing is the group of profit-seeking businessmen in Osaka. They were originally responsible for transporting and selling military rations to the shogunate's army. As a result, because the Yijun offered a higher price, they sold most of the food to the Yijun without hesitation, leaving only a small portion of the food for the shogunate to deal with, causing the shogunate's military food supply to drop sharply.
Thinking of the current situation, Tokugawa Ieharu knew that he could not drag it out no matter what. If this continued, there would be no need for the Yijun army to attack, and the shogunate's troops would surrender to them in large numbers.
"Now, we can only take advantage of our own side and attack immediately to see if we can win. If this situation continues, the shogunate will be defeated." After sighing, Tokugawa Ieharu I thought to myself.
July 16, the fourth year of natural selection (the twenty-fifth year of Qianlong's reign)
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The Japanese Gao family has calculated that Japan will definitely win if it goes to war today.
The war between China and Japan officially began on the plain fifty miles outside Tsurumaru Castle.
Plain battlefield, the world of cavalry.
The shogunate was very satisfied with this battlefield. Even though the shogunate didn't have many cavalry, there were still more than five thousand cavalry, which could put a lot of pressure on the Yi army.
At this time, there were many troops on the side of the shogunate. Nearly 60,000 troops dispersed and adopted a crescent formation, forming a three-sided formation. In the middle are fifteen cannons in front, shield bearers behind, followed by shields, then iron cannon (musketry) soldiers, archers, cavalry, and sword and spear soldiers.
The Yi Army adopted a regular triangle formation. The central army was all Yi Army. In front were fifty mortars, followed by heavy and light machine gun positions and rifle positions. On the left and right sides are the Yijun machine gun companies and the coalition forces of the seven countries. On the periphery are the samurai and soldiers of the Satsuma clan who chose to join the Yi army. Behind the Chinese army are thirty medium-caliber artillery pieces that were recently shipped directly from Taiwan to Satsuma Domain. Finally, a cavalry battalion composed of 500 cavalry served as a surprise army and also provided support and care.
It can be said that both sides fought this battle with their true strength, without any slack.
"Dong dong dong..."
The first tom on the Japanese side was loud, the battle lines moved forward, and the war between the two sides officially started!
"jump jump jump..."
On the battlefield, artillery fire from both sides continued, and the sound of artillery boomed, and a large amount of gunpowder smoke instantly rose up, filling most of the sky.
Finally, after a gust of sea breeze blew away most of the smoke, the shelling from both sides could be vaguely seen!
Japanese bronze cannons are heavy, use traditional gunpowder, and are cumbersome to operate and slow to fire. Except for the first three rounds, which can be faster, the latter can only be filled and fired by constantly wiping water to cool down.
And due to the backward technology of the shogunate, they can only fire solid bullets at present! If this technology was only used to deal with the daimyo under the shogunate, it would definitely be advanced. But compared to Yijun, it is completely inadequate.
The Yi army used the latest rifled guns, which also used base-type needle-fired explosive shells. The mortar even uses smokeless gunpowder as a filling. Not to mention its fast firing speed, the explosion power is not small.
After a battle, the shogunate's fifteen artillery pieces were defeated by the Yi army's artillery after only firing the third round. Even the artillery fired by the artillery was only rarely able to escape.
On the Yijun side, five mortars were hit and four people were taken away.
, eight people were injured, and the strength was basically intact.
"Dong. Dongdong...Dong..."
At this time, the drums of the shogunate began to beat rapidly. This was the drum beat that required the soldiers to charge quickly. The messengers were also constantly shouting the orders issued by Tokugawa Ieharu, asking the supervising team to quickly supervise the forwards to start charging.
Since they don't have their own artillery to cover up the firepower, now they can only rely on their large numbers and use human sea tactics.
This land is a plain, and it is not a fool's errand to carry out human sea tactics. What's more, the two sides can close to a distance of less than two miles and charge forward quickly to engage in hand-to-hand combat, which can greatly reduce their own casualties!
"jump jump jump.."
The artillery of the Yijun was still bombarding continuously, and the casualties caused by each explosion were also considerable. However, under the human sea tactics of the shogunate army, many Japanese soldiers were driven forward by the supervising team before they had time to be afraid.
No matter how many people died in front of them, or how many limbs and broken bodies were scattered everywhere, they could not stop. Because if you stop, you will be ruthlessly chopped down by the supervising team behind you. The only way out is the dead end that you cannot see in front of you.
Looking at the troops who were constantly being bombed, Tokugawa Ieharu was not sad at all, and even felt a little happy.
Because the distance finally began to close with the addition of human lives, and besides, the main ones who died were those who looked like daimyo. The loss of the real people of the shogunate was not too great. Being able to further weaken the military strength of those foreign daimyo through this war is also a good means for the shogunate.
Although the shogunate has also introduced many policies to reduce the financial and material resources of those outside daimyo, the strength of those outside daimyo cannot be underestimated. After such a battle, the shogunate's rule will become more and more stable.
"jump jump jump..."
After the third round of Yijun mortar bombardment, the shogunate's army finally entered a range of nearly a mile at the cost of hundreds of lives.
At this time, the Yijun mortars could only retreat. If they did not move away, they might be hit by arrows from the shogunate army.
Immediately, the mortar troops quickly moved to the second line position in an orderly manner, and the heavy and light machine gun positions also entered a full defensive state. The last section of Zamartin, horse blocking, and sandbags were scattered along the route of the mortar troops' transfer. Also code it one by one and make the final preparations for the station.
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"Everyone in front should make a way for the cavalry to charge through."
Following the shouts from the rear, the shogunate infantry charging in front were all driven by the supervising team to make way for a large road.
