Chapter 110 Instructor Lu Xiangsheng
At the port of Osaka Castle, several large sailboats docked, and a general wearing Kyushu army uniforms took dozens of soldiers off the ship.
The vassal lords of Shikoku Island were responsible for the defense line of Osaka Castle. The commanders were Tadaoyi of the Tosa vassal, as well as relatively small vassal lords such as the Iyu Matsuyama vassal, Takamatsu vassal, Shinya vassal, and Osu vassal vassal.
"Which general is this Kyushu Army? Can he really lead us to block the shogunate offensive? How can we use it if we only brought dozens of soldiers?" These vassal lords expressed doubts about the ability of the first Kyushu Army generals who came to support them.
In their opinion, unless the main force of the Jiuzhou Army arrives, dozens of people will be useless.
"Lu Xiangsheng, the general of the Kyushu Army, was ordered to come to support him. I will assist you as a teacher." The former Ming general, Lu Xiangsheng, is here in Osaka Castle in advance, and is now a senior officer of the Kyushu Army.
After formulating a combat strategy against Japan, Lu Xiangsheng arrived at the Osaka Castle front in advance to supervise the progress of the Japanese civil war, and at the same time assisted the reverse coalition forces to delay time as much as possible.
"General Lu, please give me some advice! The shogunate army is gathering at Ohashi. I wonder when the main force of the Kyushu Army will arrive?" Tadaoyi Yamauchi brought his retainers and translators to welcome Lu Xiangsheng.
"Ahem, our fleet and army had already assembled, but something happened in our country that needs to be dealt with. The military headquarters suspended the plan to send the main force. In terms of our cooperative relationship, we do not intend to deceive you. We may need to be able to dispatch the main force after next year. The cold winter is coming, and winter can delay the offensive of the Shogunate army. Our ships have brought muskets that are equipped with a thousand people and can form a new army to delay the offensive of the Shogunate." Lu Xiangsheng said truthfully.
"What happened in China? What happened? Is it a rebellion?" The vassal lords of Shikoku Island said in confusion.
Is it a serious incident that can delay the main force of the Jiuzhou Army?
At this critical moment, the main force of the Jiuzhou Army once again delayed the login time, which really makes people wonder if they did it on purpose.
"It's not a big deal. Please rest assured that our main force will land next spring, as long as we drag the war until the beginning of next spring." Lu Xiangsheng said indifferently.
"Looking up next spring? It's not easy to survive this cold winter. Not only to stop the shogunate offensive, but there is also the problem of tight food. Our years of war has caused huge food consumption in the various vassals, but there are not so much food support. There are still many peasant soldiers on Shikoku Island burning, killing, looting, otherwise why would we rush to let the main force of the Kyushu Army come to help us?"
"It's been too long, and our anti-scene coalition forces can't wait to end this endless war. If we have to wait, we will suffer even greater losses."
The vassal lords of Shikoku Island expressed their protests.
"This is the order of the military headquarters. Do you want to violate the order? If you trust us, I will leave now!" Lu Xiangsheng threatened.
"General Lu, please stay. I hope the Kyushu army will really arrive as scheduled next time. Otherwise, we will not be able to withstand the winter offensive from the shogunate. Once the defense line from Osaka to Kyoto is broken, our Shikoku Island and other vassal lords have to escape back to Shikoku Island to defend." said Yamauchi Tadaoyi, who represented Shikoku Island lords.
"With us here, it is not a problem to defend Osaka Castle to the death. I heard that Osaka Castle is extremely solid. In the past, Toyotomi forces had dragged the Tokugawa family's coalition forces in Osaka Castle for more than a year. Osaka Castle is definitely a suitable place for defense." Before Lu Xiangsheng came to the Japanese Governor, he learned about the history of Japan and found that Twenty years ago, the Toyotomi family and the Tokugawa Shogunate fought a long-term war in Osaka Castle.
"Your fleet has not blocked the sea route yet. The shogunate's troops can be deployed from Edo Bay to Ohashi Fan via sea route. There is a castle Nagoya in Ohashi Fan that has not been built for a long time. Let's go to Osaka Castle to discuss in detail." Tadaoyi of Yamauchi respects Lu Xiangsheng at least on the surface. Lu Xiangsheng is a instructor sent by the Kyushu Army, and may be able to help them block the shogunate's offensive.
It is because the Kyushu Army once helped the shogunate train a new army, but the shogunate battle became stronger and stronger, suppressing the anti-shogunate coalition forces in Osaka and Kyoto.
The Tensou Pavilion in Osaka Castle became the base camp of the Shikoku Island vassal lords. Yamauchi Tadaeyoshi and other vassal lords welcomed Lu Xiangsheng here, and introduced him to the current defense of Osaka Castle.
"The north of Osaka Castle is a river in the east, and the west is a sea, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Only the outer boreal in the south is the plain, and there is no river barrier. It is the focus of defense. Our Shikoku Island coalition forces have deployed two lines of defense. The first line of defense is Tennoji Temple, Chauyuyama, and Wanshan, and the second line of defense is Osaka Castle Main Body and Sanada Maru and Yoshiyama. We have repeatedly fought with the shogunate army on the first line of defense. The front-line command site is Tennoji Temple. Our Shikoku Island coalition forces, including 40,000 soldiers, were on the first line of defense. Sanada Maru was originally demolished by the shogunate, and after we raised our troops to resist the shogunate, we rebuilt Sanada Maru. Sanada Maru is a dermaru built on the outside of the south side of Osaka Castle. It can attack the shogunate army, and even if it is lost, it will not affect the main body of Osaka Castle." Tada Yoshihide Yamau introduced.
"Stop the shogunate army on the first line of defense as much as possible. Although the main force of our Kyushu army cannot be dispatched yet, the materials can be transported to Osaka Castle in a steady stream. There is no need to worry about insufficient gunpowder. Our China does not lack gunpowder. The gunpowder accumulated in the gunpowder depot is sufficient for several years of war." Lu Xiangsheng said confidently.
This is the power of industry. Even if the main force does not come, it can use a steady stream of materials to drag down the enemy!
Tadaoyi Yamauchi looked at each other. The backer of the Kyushu Army was really powerful, and there would be no problem with gunpowder for several years? You should know that when their anti-shog coalition forces were fighting with the shogunate army, black gunpowder had to be used without any use, so how dare they be so generous?
"What happened in China? With so many supplies, they were still constrained?" Yamauchi Tadaoyi knew that the strategic materials reserves of the Kyushu Army were so sufficient, and he couldn't help but wonder why the main force of the Kyushu Army had not yet come.
"To be honest, a considerable rebellion broke out in new territory such as the Western Regions and the South China Sea. Although the army leader had sent troops to suppress it, he was afraid that the scale of the rebellion would expand. The army leader planned to stabilize the domestic situation first and then intervene in the war in Japan." Lu Xiangsheng said.
Chapter completed!