Chapter 3534
The combat plan formulated by Haihan for the Kyushu Allied Forces was mainly strategic, while the specific tactics and execution were under the control of the Allied Forces themselves.
When Shi Chengxin arrived at the coalition headquarters, he saw that several daimyo were debating whether they should maintain the current tactics and continue to encircle the points for reinforcements, or whether they should decisively take the initiative and eliminate the trapped shogunate landing troops as soon as possible.
Shi Chengxin's arrival was regarded by several big names as bringing guidance from the Haihan Executive Committee. Even then they stopped arguing and asked him to express his opinion on the current war situation.
Shi Chengxin said: "My lords, no matter which tactics are used, the key is not to allow the opponent time to mobilize troops and deploy tactics. If you wait for the opponent to make a move before responding, you will only be passive!"
Shi Chengxin did not bring any instructions. The purpose of his coming was to urge the Kyushu Allied Forces to continue fighting and not allow the war to enter the stage of air confrontation so quickly.
As for the specific tactics adopted by the coalition forces, it does not matter to him, as long as they can take action as soon as possible. The inspection team's time is precious, and they need to see more performances from both warring parties. Even if the coalition wants to cease fighting and rest, it will have to wait until the inspection team leaves.
Of course, Shi Chengxin did not forget to remind them that only by defeating the offensive of the shogunate army could the coalition prove that it was strong enough to get rid of the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and establish a new country on its own. If the inspection team can confirm this, it will be easier for the coalition to gain recognition and support from the international community.
So under Haihan's deliberate urging, the Kyushu Allied Forces terminated the short ceasefire and took the initiative to attack the shogunate army near the hills.
The offensive strategy of the Kyushu Allied Forces was different from that of their opponents. They did not send infantry to take the lead. Instead, they used small-caliber artillery as the main offensive force to tear apart the opponent's temporary positions.
At this time, the advantage of having Haihan's full support behind him emerged. The coalition forces did not need to consider the consumption of ammunition, because Haihan promised to ensure that the coalition forces received sufficient ammunition supply during the battle.
In short, it’s enough.
Such treatment rarely appears in Haihan's arms exports.
Of course, such a supply is not provided free of charge, and the coalition forces still have to pay for the ammunition. However, in order to save time in the intermediate process, Haihan allowed the coalition forces to obtain ammunition supplies on a use-now-pay-later basis. Related transactions could be recorded first and then settled after the war was over.
For the daimyo, the top priority is to win this war. If something can be solved with artillery shells, it is certainly better than taking the lives of soldiers. The settlement fees will be settled a long time later. If you lose, there is a high probability that you won’t need to think about settlement anymore.
The shogunate troops who landed on the Kyushu side were unable to retreat. Seeing that the space for movement was getting smaller and smaller, they could only fight back desperately in an attempt to maintain this beachhead.
Although both sides invested limited troops in such a battle, the sound of gunfire continued and the fighting was quite fierce. The guests of the inspection team watched it with gusto.
Guns and artillery may not be unfamiliar to these countries, but in a war like this where both warring parties equip and use a large number of muskets and artillery, not many people have experienced such a scene. Many time-travelers have always believed that the civil war in Japan's Warring States Period was at the level of village-level fighting, but now it seems that this idea is still a bit biased. In terms of combat mode, the Kyushu Allied Forces that have received Haihan training are actually not much different from the associated armies of countries such as Annan and North Korea. There is only a big gap in combat experience.
However, some people hold objections, believing that it is precisely because the appearance of Haihan has improved the combat level of both warring parties that the current fierce battle situation has emerged. If all the Haihan factors in the war were removed, it would still be similar to the scene of village-level armed fighting.
At the end of the day's battle, although the Kyushu Allied Forces failed to eliminate the landing shogunate troops, they did cause heavy casualties to their opponents.
According to estimates from positions high in the hills, the number of casualties suffered by the shogunate's landing force in this day's battle was at least 2,000. This was a result that the coalition commanders did not even dare to think about before the war.
The shogunate army is still insisting on transporting troops and combat supplies to this beachhead, but due to environmental constraints, the artillery that can be transported ashore is generally of small caliber, which also makes it difficult for the shogunate army to use heavy firepower to tear apart the defender's defense line, and even It is impossible to fight against the coalition forces.
Because the intensity of the coalition's firepower output was so great, the artillery shells continued to hit the shogunate's positions as if they were free. Although the shogunate army also tried to set up artillery positions to launch a counterattack, the surveillance on the hilly heights could have a panoramic view of their movements, and then the artillery below was instructed to attack the unformed artillery positions on the shogunate army's position.
As a result, the artillery troops of the shogunate army have always been passive. They can only retreat to set up artillery positions outside the opponent's range, and then move the entire battle line back to allow their own artillery to participate in the battle.
Even so, due to limited ammunition, the shogunate army's artillery is unlikely to maintain an extremely high firing frequency like the Kyushu Allied Forces, and the firepower output intensity is far less than that of its opponents.
After the day's battle situation was reported to the Maori mansion on the other side of the strait, the senior officials of the shogunate finally realized that it would be difficult to successfully achieve the goal of this war against Kyushu.
The number of muskets, artillery and warships possessed by the opponent far exceeded the data previously possessed by the shogunate. The other party obviously hid it very well, allowing the shogunate to misjudge the strength of the two sides before the war.
After two days of fighting, it seems that the shogunate army has successfully opened a gap on the opposite bank, but so far no substantial progress has been made. The battle line is still near the coastline and has not been able to advance much inland. However, the opponent took full advantage of this situation and launched an attack on the landing shogunate troops. The current statistics of the battle loss ratio is almost one-sided.
Tokugawa Ietsuna was extremely dissatisfied with the passive situation caused by the lack of this part of the information. If it were not for the current need to continue to obtain information from the other side, he would probably order the relevant person in charge to commit hara-kiri on the spot.
The first to cross the sea for the shogunate was the Owari Tokugawa family, one of the three imperial families. More than half of its elite troops had been lost in the two days of fighting.
The shogunate originally planned to use the tactic of defeating the enemy and using elite troops to quickly consume the Kyushu Allied Forces. The weaker second-line troops were responsible for reaping the last blows. However, now the troops of the Owari Tokugawa family cannot attack and cannot retreat. They have paid a lot of lives but only just It just consumes the opponent's ammunition and cannot even switch defenses and withdraw. The situation is extremely embarrassing.
The Tokugawa Ietsuna could not blame the Owari Tokugawa family for their incompetence in fighting, because according to his report, the opponent deployed several times the number of artillery on the battlefield. During the battle, they were suppressed by firepower from beginning to end, and there was no advancement at all. Opportunities on the front.