The projectile was leaning against the striker in the barrel. The musketeer pulled the trigger and the gunpowder on the surface of the projectile exploded instantly! The gas in the barrel expanded rapidly, pushing the projectile forward! Accompanied by the harsh musket, the musketeer felt the gun body tremble slightly, and smoke came out of the barrel!

The smoke of gunpowder was filled with smoke from the Xiaoshan position, which made the shogunate army opposite the deep ditch unable to see the current deployment of Lu Xiangsheng's troops for a while.

The shogunate army attacking Shinoyama quickly died more than 200 people under the intensive musket shooting. The morale of the army was collapsed, regardless of the command knife of the samurai in the rear, and refused to take a step forward. The archers' volleys seemed weak and powerless to the musketeers hiding behind the earth wall, and did not cause much casualties to Lu Xiangsheng and the others. In contrast, the archers who were shooting at the edge of the deep groove were like shooting targets.

"A skilled craftsman can make more than 30 lead bullets for a skilled craftsman. A musketeer can go to the battlefield after training for one month, and an archer can take at least three years to be expected. Now the power and range of a musketeer have exceeded that of a bow and arrow." Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the retreating shogunate archers.

Tadashi Tachibana, who also witnessed the battle between musketeers and archers, did not think so much like Lu Xiangsheng.

Most Japanese soldiers are still in the era of cold weapons, and the performance of the flintlock gun cannot completely eliminate bows and arrows. However, the flintlock guns used by the soldiers of the Jiuzhou Army, especially the rear-mounted flintlock guns, have completely eliminated bows and arrows. The Jiuzhou Army no longer has set up the archer, a glorious army of archers.

"There is no need to ignite, and it can also be loaded from the back of the barrel. Why can they have such an advanced firearm?" Tadashi Tadashi thought in surprise when he saw the Deleiser rifle.

When Katsunari Mizuno led the Iron Artillery Team and the Forou Machine Cannon Team to arrive at Shinoyama from Kinomura, the vanguard had completely given up on his plan to attack Shinoyama and came back to Katsunari Mizuno to report to Katsunari Mizuno's attack on Shinoyama's position.

"The opponent's firearm is powerful, and our troops will suffer nearly 10% of the casualties. After the morale of the army collapses. No matter how I drive it, all the soldiers dare not organize a second strong attack. I want to apologize to you!" Pioneer General Tadazuzo pulled out the samurai sword on his waist with a serious look on his face.

"There are clouds in Chinese, so you can stay in the green mountains, and you are not afraid of burning fire. I urge you to attack Shinoyama to test the firepower of defending the enemy. You are the son of Masatozo Masato of the One-Eyed Dragon, and you should have learned a lot from your father. However, your troops lost their courage under the enemy's fortress. It seems that the other party was indeed a small team sent by the Kyushu Army to assist the rebels, but I don't know how many people the other party has." Katsunari Mizuno turned over from the war horse, and you can see the position built by the Overlord Alliance in Shinoyama. In addition to the flag of the Tachikawa family, there is also the Huanglong Banner of the Kyushu Army Army.

"Your Excellency is right, the opponent's muskets are very dense, and it should be reinforcements sent from the Celestial Kingdom. The defenders of Shinoyama also have the flag of the Tachibana family. The current head of the Tachibana family, Takahara Soshishi, was originally a companion of the Shogunate general, and the general trusted him very much. Unexpectedly, after the Shimazu family on Kyushu Island rebelled, he returned to Yanagawa and led the Tachibana family to join the rebels. I don't know if there was Tachibana Soshishi himself in the opposite defenders." Tada Tadazozo said.

"Titani Soshima is about the same age as me. They are all people lying half of their bodies in the soil. They may not be able to guard the city alone. Most of them, one of the juniors of the Tachibana family, is trapped in Shinoyama with the Kyushu Army's team." Katsunari Mizuno did not think that Shinoyama, who was nearly 70 years old, could take the risk of Shinoyama outside Osaka Castle.

In Osaka Castle, Tadaoyi Yamauchi, the commander of the Overthrow Alliance, is counting the troops led by Daming who have retreated into the city.

The shogunate not long ago, under the leadership of Tadaokasa Sakai, Nobutsu Matsuhira, Tada Abe Tada Akira, and Yukizuna Akita, the Kansai area controlled by the Shogun coalition forces still led their retainers to fight. The daimyos in the Western Kingdom did not want their tribes to suffer too much losses. The defenders of Tennoji and Okayama faced the offensive of Tokugawa Iemitsu because they were afraid that their tribes would lose too much and were easily defeated by the shogunate army.

"How is Tadaeyoshi Nakasuka's injury?" Tadaeyoshi Yamauchi originally wanted to ask Tadaeyoshi, who was in charge of Tennoji defense line, to apologize to the daimyos in Osaka Castle, but Tadaeyoshi Nakasuka was shot by a shogunate musket and had a high fever due to the wound infection, and his life was at risk.

He doesn't have a life-saving system like Chu Yun. Being infected with lead bullets can easily cause bacterial infection and lead poisoning, and he will basically die for a lifetime.

"He can't do it anymore, maybe he can't stand this night." The doctor who treated Tadaeyoshi Hinasuka shook his head.

The general Tadaeyoshi Bee Suga was not only defeated, but also died himself. Such losses made people panic among the Daemon who planned to defend Osaka Castle. They were afraid that Osaka Castle would be conquered by the shogunate army, and they might be cleansed by Tokugawa Iemitsu.

"Damn it, when will the main force of the Kyushu Army arrive in Osaka Castle?! The shogunate has come out this time, and their offensive is stronger than before. In just a few days of the winter offensive, we lost the position outside Osaka Castle. I don't think we can stick to the beginning of spring next year, and we can't get through this cold winter!"

"I suggest that we evacuate Osaka Castle by sea and return to Shikoku Island to defend. Shikoku Island is independent of Honshu Island and is our great rear. As long as the shogunate army cannot block the sea surface, they will not be able to enter Shikoku Island."

The daimyos in Osaka Castle retreated. Not only did they not want to stick to the positions outside Osaka Castle, but they didn't even want to defend Osaka Castle, but they simply wanted to retreat to Kyushu Island and Shikoku Island.

"Don't forget that Kyoto has 70,000 friendly troops, Shimazu family, Maori family, Hinaga family and other Daming are fighting against the shogunate forces near Kyoto. If we evacuate Osaka Castle, Kyoto's friendly troops will be trapped in the siege of the shogunate. Once the shogunate unites Honshu Island, Shikoku Island and Kyushu Island will not be the opponents of the shogunate."

General Yamauchi Tadaoyi prevented the Daming people from continuing to retreat.

"In addition, not all positions outside our Osaka Castle have been lost. There is another position that is still standing, that is, Shinoyama's position has about 1,000 defenders blocking the shogunate army, forming a horn with our Osaka Castle, and sharing the pressure of our Osaka Castle. The officers of the Kyushu Army can hold their positions with such a small number of troops. There are 100,000 strong men and 100,000 lightweight men in our Osaka Castle. Such a strong force will flee in panic. How can we raise our heads in front of the Kyushu Army in the future?" Tadaoyi Yamauchi said with a stern face, and he was ashamed of the timidity of the Daemons.
Chapter completed!