The First Front Army was the pro-army of the Tokugawa Shogunate. It had the largest number of troops, with 20,000 people, and the highest firearms equipment rate, nearly 40%.
In other words, there are eight thousand matches in the first square.
From this point of view, the shogunate army is still a modern army.
Having said that, the shogunate army was a normal army, because at this time, the firearms equipment rate of the armies of the European powers was only less than 40%.
Only a bg like the Ming Army can achieve a 100% firearms equipment rate.
The head of the first division was Matsudaira Nobutsuna, the nickname of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third general of the Tokugawa shogunate. According to the Ming Dynasty, he was Tokugawa Iemitsu's companion and one of the ministers who followed the imperial edict.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna is undoubtedly a die-hard militant.
During the last peace negotiation, Matsudaira Nobutsuna firmly opposed it.
But Tokugawa Iemitsu finally listened to the opinions of Tokugawa Yoshinao and Inaba Masato and chose to tolerate it.
But this time, with the death of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the opinions of the main war faction finally gained the upper hand in the shogunate, and Matsudaira Nobutsuna even seized the throne of the First Ban Chief.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna also found himself an equally militant lieutenant, Tadayoshi Honda.
Honda Tadayoshi's grandfather was Honda Tadakatsu, one of the Five Tiger Generals of Ieyasu's era.
Honda Tadayoshi was as cruel and bloodthirsty as his grandfather Honda Tadayoshi, and he was considered a rare and powerful general in the Japanese country.
"Sir, the Ming army in Osaka only has 4,000 people, and our first force has 20,000 people, and is equipped with 8,000 iron cannons and 50 red cannons." A fierce look flashed across Honda Tadayoshi's eyes.
Color, "So, there is no need to wait for the follow-up army to arrive, our first force is enough to take Osaka."
Honda Tadayoshi's understanding of the Ming army still remains at the time of the Imjin Japanese Rebellion.
During the Imjin Japanese Rebellion, although the Ming army's combat effectiveness was stronger than that of the Japanese army, its strength was limited.
But now that the Japanese army was equipped with a large number of firearms, their combat effectiveness naturally surpassed that of the Ming army.
Originally, the Ming army could rely on Osaka Fort for defense, but unfortunately the Japanese army had Hongyi cannons.
In addition, the Japanese army also had an absolute advantage in military strength, so Honda Tadayoshi really felt that he could easily capture Osaka.
"That's exactly what I meant." Matsudaira Nobutsuna's views were completely consistent with Honda Tadayoshi's, and he immediately said with a ferocious smile, "The old dogs of Horita and Inaba-kun are afraid of the Ming army like tigers, but in my eyes, Matsudaira Nobutsuna, the Ming army is nothing more than a tiger."
A bunch of local chickens and dogs, Honda-kun, I leave this matter to you, let Akira see the majesty of the Japanese samurai."
"Hey, sir, don't worry, I will never let you down."
Honda Tadayoshi laughed ferociously and said, "However, I have one more request."
"Honda-kun, I know what you want to say." Matsudaira Nobutsuna's eyes showed the same ferocious look, "As long as you can lead your army to break Osaka Castle within two days, you can do whatever you want."
The smile on Honda Tadayoshi's face became even more ferocious.
This time, he wants to massacre all the Ming Dynasty people in Osaka City.
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At this time, Chongzhen had personally led the Army's 1st Division and 2nd Division ashore from Osaka, and the Navy's 36 Zhou Yu-class cruisers and more than 100 sail warships and armed merchant ships were all anchored in Osaka Port.
"Your Majesty, Mao Jukui, comes to see you." Mao Jukui led the officers of the Osaka Brigade to stand at attention and salute.
Chongzhen returned the standard military salute and shook hands with Mao Jukui and the officers behind him one by one.
Mao Jukui originally wanted to hold a small military parade for Chongzhen, but it never happened.
Because the officers and soldiers of the Osaka Brigade had just gathered in the square outside the city, scouts reported that a large group of Japanese troops were rushing towards Osaka from the direction of Kyoto, and their forward was already less than ten miles away from Osaka.
Chongzhen asked: "Are the invading Japanese troops cavalry or infantry? How many are there?"
"They are cavalry." The scout reported, "There are not many in number, about three to four thousand cavalry."
Mao Jukui immediately asked Chongzhen to fight: "Your Majesty, please hand over this Japanese army to our Osaka Brigade."
"Okay, I'll leave this group of Japanese cavalry to your Osaka Brigade." Chongzhen didn't take this mere three or four thousand Japanese cavalry seriously at all. Even the Jiannu and Mongolian cavalry were beaten to a pulp by the Ming army.
Not to mention the donkey cavalry of the Japanese country, no, they are praised by the donkey cavalry. After all, this is a dog cavalry.
Originally, Chongzhen could directly send the 1st or 2nd Division to fight.
Because the 1st Division and the 2nd Division have all been equipped with breech-loading rifles and breech-loading guns.
However, only the vanguard of the Tokugawa shogunate came, so there was no need for the Ming army to expose its strength prematurely.
Otherwise, if the courage of the shogunate army is frightened and they immediately stage a rout, the two divisions of the Ming army will have to spend a lot of time pushing all the way across.
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The leader of the shogunate's dog cavalry was Honda Tadayoshi.
Seeing that the Ming army did not retreat to Osaka Castle, but chose to form an array outside Osaka Castle, Tadayoshi Honda couldn't help but reveal a sinister smile, Amaterasu appeared, hahaha.
These stupid Ming Dynasty people actually went out of the city to fight.
This time, it saved them a lot of things.
However, there is still a clear-headed banner.
"Sir, it seems that Ming army reinforcements have arrived in Osaka." A bannerman pointed at the warships parked in Osaka port and said, "Look at the warships in the port, there are many big black ships."
"Black Ship?" Honda Tadayoshi's expression was slightly condensed.
But soon, Honda Tadayoshi said again: "What about the black ships? No matter how many black ships there are, they can't reach the shore. Our target is the Ming army infantry on the shore. No matter how strong their navy is, it is of no use."
"Sir, it seems that the Ming Dynasty Kurofune's naval guns can hit very far." Another flag book reminded Honda of Tadayoshi.
"Idiot, it doesn't matter how far we hit. There is still Ming infantry between the Ming Dynasty black ships and our cavalry. The Ming Dynasty black ships can't even kill their own infantry."
After a pause, Honda Tadayoshi said again: "Send the order, the whole army will attack!"
Seeing that the Ming army in formation only had muskets but not a single artillery piece, Tadayoshi Honda immediately ordered a general attack. He planned to crush the Ming army with thunderous force, force the Ming army to retreat back to Osaka, and then bite the Ming army again.
Defeat the troops and advance into Osaka Castle, so that they can easily capture Osaka Castle in one go.
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Seeing the shogunate army launching a direct charge, Mao Jukui was also happy.
Wearing a ghost mask on your face makes it swell? Ghost masks cannot scare Ming soldiers.
These Japanese pirates really didn't know how to live or die. The lesson they learned two years ago was not profound enough. They actually dared to charge directly against the Ming army's line formation? Even the Mongolian cavalry did not dare to commit suicide like this.
"You have everything, load it." Mao Jukui pulled out the blunderbuss.
More than 4,000 Ming Army soldiers lined up began to reload.
The Osaka Brigade still uses breech-loading guns with paper-cased fixed-loading ammunition.
However, after many improvements, the loading speed of paper-cased fixed-loading ammunition has been greatly improved. Well-trained veterans can shorten the loading time to less than three seconds.
In less than a moment, the loading of the Osaka Brigade was completed.
"First team, raise your guns and aim." Mao Jukui raised the blunderbuss.
The more than 4,000 people in the Osaka Brigade were divided into two teams, the front and rear. Mao Jukui gave an order, and the more than 2,000 infantrymen in the front team raised their Type 20 flintlock guns in unison, pointing the black muzzles at the wilderness ahead.
In the wilderness ahead, thousands of Japanese pirate cavalry were sprinting forward at full speed.
In the blink of an eye, the Japanese pirate cavalry was approaching within a hundred steps.
"Hit!" Mao Jukui pressed down the short gun and pulled the trigger, followed by a pop.
The next moment, a continuous "bang bang" sound was heard from the Ming army formation.
Looking ahead, the Japanese pirate cavalry sweeping in suddenly turned their backs on their backs.
After firing a shot, the Ming soldiers in the front row immediately stepped back and loaded paper shells again.
The Ming troops in the rear row quickly moved forward and raised their flintlock guns in accordance with the officer's command.
"Hit!" Following the officer's command, the Ming soldiers in the rear row pulled the triggers of their flintlock rifles one after another.
There was another dense banging sound, and the Japanese pirates who were charging forward once again fell on their backs.
However, the Japanese pirates' courage was still good, and they did not flinch even if they suffered heavy casualties.
After passing over the bodies of the fallen men and horses, the rear cavalry continued to sprint. In the blink of an eye, they were less than fifty steps away from the Ming army's line of formation.
A small number of Japanese pirates with extraordinary physical strength have already opened their riding bows.
Accompanied by the sound of crackling through the air, the first wave of arrows fell on the Ming army's infantry line formation.
Many Ming soldiers were shot by arrows, but most of them were fine. The cotton armor lined with wrought iron sheets easily blocked the arrows fired by the Japanese pirate cavalry. Only one unlucky guy was shot in the cheek and fell to the ground with a scream.
In a pool of blood.
However, the injured Ming infantryman was quickly carried off on a stretcher by medical soldiers.
The two rows of Ming troops were still firing in an orderly manner, pouring rows of lead bullets onto the heads of the Japanese pirate cavalry.
The number of Japanese cavalry engaged in the attack was decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye. When the charge was first launched, the entire cavalry formation appeared dense and thick. However, when the Japanese cavalry approached within thirty steps, the entire cavalry had become sparse.
At most there were three or four hundred riders left, and the rest had fallen into a pool of blood.
Finally, the remaining three or four hundred riders got scared and retreated.
Because the cruel reality has been set here, there are only three or four hundred cavalry left, and it is useless even if they rush to the Ming army's formation. Didn't they see that the Ming army infantry had put bayonets on their muskets and turned them into spears?
In the past, cavalry was most afraid of infantry with spears, and it still is.
As a result, the remaining three or four hundred riders turned their horses and tried to flee towards the left and right wings.
However, they had already reached this distance, and it was too late to escape. Mao Jukui gave an order, and the Ming army soldiers began to shoot freely.
Soon, the remaining three or four hundred cavalry were wiped out.
The "dogs and horses" of the Japanese pirates could not withstand the damage of the Ming army's 128 large-caliber rifle bullets, and the armor on Honda Tadayoshi and the Hatamoto family behind them could not stop them either.
After only a moment, the Sanqian banners led by Honda Tadayoshi, the first general of the Tokugawa shogunate, were completely dead and wounded. Even Honda Tadayoshi himself was shot several times and was killed on the spot.
Everyone has seen that in the later stages, it is a crushing game, and it is difficult to create suspenseful conflicts. The only way to enjoy it is to massacre and destroy the country. If it is written at a normal pace, it will be very procrastinating, so I can only write the key points directly in the form of extras.