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Chapter 462 Fierce battle at Osaka Bay ([-])

At about noon, at the three-way intersection in Lixu outside Jiyi City, more than [-] warriors dressed in brightly colored armor and with several small flags on their backs lined up neatly. A strong man in his early fifties The general stood at the forefront of the team, looking at the mountain bay at the far end of the road from time to time, with a look of anxiety on his face. This person was the guardian of the Kii clan, Dai Tokugawa Meilan, the cousin of the current shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune.

Tokugawa Akira was very anxious because the reinforcements from Osaka, which should have arrived long ago, had not arrived for a long time. Not only that, but the reinforcements from Qiaomoto daimyo Seti Mito also never showed up. Lan Zi couldn't help being nervous. Did he intend to attack the Qing army on the fort, but he was worried that the troops would not be enough to accomplish the task. If the attack on the mountain failed, he might not even be able to keep Jiyi City, but he just sat and watched the Qing army It is obviously not a problem to be entrenched on the fort. Under the worry of gains and losses, Tokugawa Minglan's heart is already in a mess.

"Da da……"

Just when Tokugawa Minglan was restless, she heard a rush of horseshoes coming with the wind, and immediately saw a group of cavalry rushing out from the mountain bay. At the same time, there was a burst of smoke and dust on the east road. Suddenly, two reinforcements arrived at the same time!

"Yori (the title of middle-level samurai in the Japanese shogunate era) Matsudaira Maro led fifty concentric cavalry, and came to listen to Tokugawa-sama at the command of Master Watanabe."

The cavalry coming from the south was fast. Although they appeared almost at the same time as the Seti Mito Division from the east, they arrived at the army formation much earlier than the Seti Mito Division. More than ten riders galloped to the front of the army formation, Qi Qi reined in the galloping horses, and the lead warrior in dark armor and a hideous helmet jumped off his horse, bowed to Tokugawa Minglan, and reported loudly said a word.

"Okay, okay, the general has worked hard, just wait for a while, and when Sir Sei comes, we will discuss the matter of attacking the mountain together."

Although the number of reinforcements from Osaka was not large, they were all elites. Tokugawa Minglan was very satisfied, and greeted with a smile.

"Little obedience!"

Matsudaira Maro is the number one warrior in Osaka and has always been very conceited. However, in front of nobles like Tokugawa Minglan, he absolutely did not dare to have the slightest bit of Meng Lang, so he responded humbly and stepped aside.

"Master Sei, I didn't expect you to come in person, Minglan Sansheng is lucky."

Not long after Matsudaira Maro had retreated, the reinforcements from the east also arrived. They were all on foot and cavalry, and there were a total of four hundred people. The leader was a general in his early forties, and it was Qiao Ben Daimyo Seto. Imizuto arrived in person, Tokugawa Minglan saw this, she didn't dare to neglect her, rushed forward, and greeted him very politely.

"Master Tokugawa, there is no need to say polite words. My daimyo came here to wipe out the Chinese thieves. It is not too late to attack!"

Seti Mito is a daimyo, and his status is one level higher than that of Tokugawa Minglan's guardian, but, Tokugawa Minglan is a pro-vassal (direct line of the Tokugawa family), and Seti Mito is just a genealogy generation , really counting, the two sides are of equal status, Sei Mito didn't dare to accept Tokugawa Akiran's big gift for nothing, so he hurriedly turned his body, smiled and returned the gift, expressing his attitude with pride.

"Okay, Master Seti is refreshing, let's go, we will kill all the Chinese thieves today!"

Tokugawa Minglan is responsible for guarding the soil, so he can't wait to quickly recapture the important points of the fort. At this moment, when he heard Mito Sei's words, he was very happy, and he waved his hand proudly, and went away. He got on his horse and led the three-way coalition forces to kill the Wakayama Fort in a mighty way along the avenue...

"Report, General Li, more than [-] pirates have arrived one mile in front of the mountain, and it seems that they are planning to attack the mountain!"

At the Wakayama Fort, Li Shun was not at the back of the mountain, but stood on the side facing the sea, looking at the fierce battle on the sea in the distance. Although he couldn't see clearly, he could vaguely see the Daqing Fleet It seems that he has suffered a loss, the situation of the battle is not very favorable, and he is unavoidably anxious, but unfortunately he is in a hurry, but he is too energetic to help, and he was in a state of anxiety when he saw a soldier on duty in the back mountain rushing away. Come on, strode to get behind Li Shun, a standard strike, and hastened to report.

"Good time! The whole army gathers, enters the position, and beats the mother to me!"

Li Shunzheng was very annoyed because of the unfavorable situation of his decoy fleet. When he heard that the Japanese pirates dared to attack the mountain, he became even more furious. He raised his hand and shouted loudly, leading a group of soldiers who watched the battle to go forward to the mountain. rushed.

"Master Tokugawa, the last general asks you to be the vanguard!"

Matsudaira Maro's request to come here this time is for the purpose of making meritorious service. In his opinion, the Chinese people are not vulnerable at all, and they are purely for giving him military exploits. He couldn't wait to invite himself.

"There is no need to use a sledgehammer to kill a chicken. Just counting Chinese people like this, there is no need to use Osaka's elite to attack. Half of my daimyo's manpower is enough to wipe out the situation. Master Tokugawa and Matsudaira-kun are the sons of my daimyo to help out."

Sei Mito was also eager to make contributions, and he didn't want to give up the credit to Matsudaira Maro. Relying on his own advantage of having the highest official rank, he decided to grab the task of the first battle indisputably.

"Okay, then I'll watch the enemy's formation for Master Seti."

Tokugawa Minglan is cautious by nature, otherwise, she would not insist on waiting until the reinforcements arrive before she is willing to send troops to attack the mountain. So he supported Mizuto Sei's opinion. As soon as he said this, Mizuto Sei smiled proudly, but Maro Matsudaira was very indignant. It's a pity that he has the lowest official position, so he dared not complain. He could only look annoyed at Seti Mito's busy dispatching troops there.

"Attack the mountain, advance!"

Seti Mito wanted to grab the credit, so he spared no effort. Although only half of the troops were dispatched, they were all elites. Not only his eldest son, Seti Yuo, was personally in charge of commanding, but even Seti Mito's own personal guards. They were all sent out, and what they wanted was to make meritorious service in the first battle.

"Hey, just a few thieves dare to attack the mountain. I really don't know how the word 'death' is written. The order goes on, and the machine guns and rifles are not allowed to be used. Wang Kai is asked to deal with the enemy himself!"

Seti Mito thought he had already dispatched heavy troops, but from Li Shun's point of view, such a small number of Japanese pirates was not enough to get between his teeth. make.

"Machine guns are not allowed to fire, the rest are ready to fight!"

Wang Kai was also a bodyguard of Prince Cheng's residence. He had followed Hongqing for many years. When the new army was formed last year, he was transferred to the new army together with Li Shun. In short, he is in charge of commanding teams A and B, and there are only a hundred or so people under his command—the commando team is selected from the new army, and their ranks are one level higher than ordinary troops. I can only do the general work, this time is Wang Kai's first battle, he naturally hopes to win better, this time he heard the order brought by the messenger, he felt a little unhappy in his heart, nothing else, If you can't use machine guns and don't have infantry support, you obviously can't get too prominent results. However, Wang Kai, even if he is unwilling, dare not disobey Li Shun's order, he can only keep a dark face He took a sip and conveyed the order.

"I am Sei Yuo, the eldest son of Sei Mito, the daimyo of Jomoto. Who dares to fight me?"

Japanese people fight like romances. Before the battle, there are self-proclaimed warriors clamoring to fight each other. Yuo Sei is no exception. After leading the army to the foot of the mountain, he followed his own country's tactics He took the lead in launching the charge, about [-] steps ahead of his subordinates, and while charging, he was still yelling strangely.

"Call me!"

heads-up?This thing has not been very popular in the land of China since the late Spring and Autumn Period, and I have never heard of wars since the Yuan Dynasty. Not to mention that Wang Kai can't understand the bird language of the Japanese people, even if he understands it, he can't understand it. He wouldn't play such silly games with Yuo Sei, but when he saw Yuo Sei leading his troops to charge, Wang Kai couldn't be more polite. When a ditch was less than seventy paces away, seeing him sneer, he let out a sneer. At the same time, the finger hooked on the trigger lightly squeezed and fired first.

"Bah, bah, bah..."

The hill where the fort is located is not very high, only about 230 meters in total. The Qing army only dug two trenches on the hill, one on the hillside and the other on the top of the hill. The team consisted of 110 people, all of whom were deployed in the trenches. After receiving the order from General Wang Kai, except for the machine gunner, all the other officers and soldiers moved after hearing the order and pulled the triggers one after another. It spilled out like a locust.

Yuo Sei's troops all wear armor, which can be regarded as one of the elite troops of the Japanese country, but what they wear is just bamboo armor, even the dazzlingly gorgeous armor on Yuo Sei's body is also made of bamboo , It seems majestic, but when it comes to protection ability, it is just better than nothing. In the face of the bullets of the Qing army, it is no different from paper. It is just a volley and runs straight up. The soldiers of the Japanese country immediately felt as if they were straws cut by a sickle, and fell down by more than one-third in an instant. As for Sei Yuo who rushed to the front, there was no reason at all. God knows how many guns were aimed at them. It was him, as soon as the gunshot rang out, poor Sei Yuo was beaten into a sieve, and he was punished on the spot without even being able to say a word.

Chaos, chaos!The Japanese soldiers also had firecrackers, but they had a very short range, and they could only hit at a distance of about fifty paces. How could they have seen such fierce firepower covered by the Qing army? The face-to-face was over, and everything suddenly became a mess...

(End of this chapter)