Pillars of the Wu family

On July [-]th, Katsuryuji Castle was breached, and the two thousand Hosokawa troops fought most of the battle. Before the Miyoshi army invaded the Honmaru castle tower, Hosokawa Harutsune had already burned down the castle tower one step earlier. Looking at the blazing main castle tower, I don’t know Miyoshi How did Changqing feel? This also brought new changes to the quiet Kyoto for many days.

The Kira army seized the adjustment time of a few days to adjust the treatment and supplies of the wounded. The victory of the Amaseura water battle gave the Kira family a rare respite. The Miyoshi family's vigorous attack was to prepare for the next battle. We all know that this joint battle cannot be dragged on, and there will inevitably be a head-on collision in the end.

At this moment, Yoshihide Rokkaku, who had been dawdling in dispatching troops, arrived late with [-] Omi troops. This time he was hiding on Fushimi Momoyama, separated by the Kamogawa River. The confluence of the Katsura River confronted the Miyoshi Army of Katsuryuji Castle on the west bank of the river. This happened to be the place where the Kira Army had stayed some time ago. Anyway, the addition of this new force brought new changes to the situation on the battlefield.

The scheming Miyoshi Changqing immediately ordered Miyoshi Changyi, who was staying at Settsu Akutagawa Mountain Castle, to lead an army of [-] troops to reinforce Shenglongsi City. The governor of the Liujiao family lacked the responsibility he deserved, so Miyoshi Changyi's [-] troops left behind in Shenglong Temple City were enough to restrain Liujiao Yixian from acting rashly, while he could personally lead an army of [-] to cross the river.

Two days later, on the morning of July [-]th, hundreds of boats and boats along the river arrived, and the grandiose crossing of the river gradually began. It was obvious that they would cross the river in front of the Kira family. Can hear noise in the distance.This is a display of power.It is also his extreme confidence in himself.

Experienced a torrential rain in early July.The sky has been clear for many days recently, and the visibility of the battlefield is also very high. It is a good day to die on the battlefield.

Kira's army left Fuokayama one step ahead of time and moved to the southwestern Katsuragawa source area. At this time, there were swords and guns in the front line, and flags were fluttering. Kira Yoshitoshi was wearing a smoked purple Weiwei pill, riding on a horse and staring at the Miyoshi army who landed one after another in the distance. On the other side of the river, the three-tiered water chestnut and five-nailed flag prints flutter in the wind, and the military appearance is as strict as the main formation of ten rivers.It is no wonder that such an elite army makes the people of Guinea terrified.

"I didn't expect Miyoshi Changqing to cross the river forcibly ignoring his family's navy at all!" Ben Duoshi came over and said with a sneer, "Is this conceit or ignorance?"

"Look! The Miyoshi family first landed with the bow and arrow team and the iron artillery team...how come there are so many iron artillery teams?" The samurai of the Kira family were in a commotion. The number of thousands, this is four times that of the Kira Army, and then there were as many as 500 horse-riding warriors who landed. Looking at the cavalry teams galloping wildly, the feeling of relaxation just now disappeared completely, and Ben Dashizheng also wrinkled He frowned and thought hard.

"What's the situation of Shigabi?" Yoshiki Kira ignored the small changes of the samurai, he needed to confirm the situation of the formation again, and asked again: "What about the Liujiao Sakyoden?"

"No problem! 700 people are more than the original. Although the combat power is slightly weaker, it should be no problem as a flank protection!" Yamamoto Tokiyuki said in a low voice: "Rokaku Sakyo has agreed to cross the Kamogawa today. Attack the Miyoshi Army from east to west."

"It seems that the Liujiao army is crossing the river over there!" A samurai had good eyes. He saw the boats and rivers gathered in the south of Kyoto. It was the Liujiao family who was landing. Well, their family's navy on the east bank of Lake Piwa is basically useless, and it would be safer to stay in Lake Piwa.

"En! It's almost ready!" Nodding softly, he immediately raised his military equipment and swung it violently, shouting: "Let's go out!"

The deep and melodious sound of the conch sounded again, Kira's army raised the vine shield in his hand, raised his spear and began to attack. The six thousand troops of Takashima, Shiga, Katada, and Otsu's four major reserve troops, half red and half black, shot at the landing troops. Miyoshi's army launched a surprise attack.

At this time, the Miyoshi Army also responded immediately. The Iron Artillery Team and the Cavalry Team moved forward to make room for the landing troops behind. The transfer force of the hundreds of fleets was very strong, but it took only a quarter of an hour to transfer [-] troops. , the first to land were all the most elite warriors of the Miyoshi family, and the general in front was Miyoshi Yoshiken, who immediately ordered the iron artillery team to prepare to shoot.

"Dong dong dong..." The powerful drum beats of the military taiko drum rumbled, and Kira's army advanced slowly with solid steps. The general in front suddenly shouted: "Archer team step forward! Advance at a uniform speed and throw three rounds!"

The four backup teams with a total of 100 archers walked briskly to the front of the queue, raised the Marugi bow and drew the bow to shoot the arrow. The arrows came out of their hands and turned into meteors and fell into the Miyoshi army formation more than [-] meters away. Throwing even the best Marugi bow doesn't have much lethality, the reason for doing this is to disturb the opponent.

An envoy came galloping on horseback. When he came to Kirayoshi, he got off his horse and reported: "My lord! It's not good! The Miyoshi army landed from the upper reaches of the Katsura River! The number of people is temporarily unknown, but the visual inspection of the ministers has exceeded 3000 people. , There are still many ships that are being moved one after another! The exact number is unknown!"

"Feint!" Almost at the same time, everyone thought of this word. When Ji Liangyi stepped down, his face was very ugly. The [-] troops led by Miyoshi Yoshiken on the opposite side were very powerful. If they were left alone, they would definitely pay a heavy price. But what about the [-] army led by Miyoshi Changqing?Allowing them to log in calmly is courting death, and it is even more painful to know that they have to escape.

"I wanted to double-team Miyoshi Changqing, but I was double-teamed instead!" Kirayoshi frowned and thought for a moment, and immediately ordered: "Immediately tell Liujiao Zuojingdian, no matter how many troops landed, lead the army here now, the family needs support!"

Leaving aside the series of actions in the rear, the third round of salvo by the Kira Army's four major reserve bow and arrow teams ended. After the first and second rounds of innocuous projectiles, the third round finally brought casualties. The iron artillery soldiers were thrown and shot in the head and died on the spot. At this time, Kira's army had advanced to 50 meters, and if they moved forward, they would definitely enter within the killing distance of the iron artillery troops.

Forward General Tokihide Nakajo turned around and saw the command flag waving in the formation, and immediately ordered: "The bow and arrow team will shoot another round. Then retreat!"

At this time, the team has entered within 50 meters.At least 50 iron artillery teams placed in front of the Miyoshi Army also started the first round of salvo at this time.The sound of roaring iron cannons sounded one after another, and some archers and arrows were unfortunately hit by stray bullets. The distance of [-] meters happened to be the maximum range of the old iron cannons.

Because shooting at this distance should have a very low hit rate, most of the bullets have no kinetic energy at this distance, and it is difficult to kill people when hit on the body, but no matter how small the hit rate is, it cannot withstand the 30 Kira Army archers. With the magnification of the stance, no less than [-] people will die in this battle.

"Don't stand still! Take the arrow!" The bow and arrow general raised his long bow and took the lead in bending the bow and buckling the arrow. The advantages of SiS training were reflected at this time.Without panic or fear, they drew out their bows one by one and bent their bows to aim. This distance is the best killing distance for Marugi bows. Compared with the old iron cannons, bows and arrows always have a longer range.

"Fire the arrow!" It was another round of bowstring tremors, this time it was not a projectile but a flat shot, and the accuracy was much higher than projectiles. It can be seen from the number of people who were killed by the falling arrows in the Iron Artillery Team of the Miyoshi Army. The flat shot has the strongest killing power and the effect is also very good.

See this situation.Immediately, another bow and arrow general found Nakajo Tokihide and asked: "General! We can shoot a few more salvos. As long as the cavalry team on the opposite side doesn't come over, we have a chance to press again!"

"Approved!" Nakajo Tokihide emphasized: "As soon as the enemy cavalry attack, you must retreat immediately!"

The Iron Artillery Team of the Miyoshi Army soon discovered that the opponent’s archery team was holding back and kept shooting at the maximum range of the Iron Cannon. This distance is very fatal and the archery team will be very hurt when shooting against each other. After a small loss, the iron artillery team of the Miyoshi Army moved forward decisively, but the archery team of the Kira Army did not need much preparation.

An average of five to six seconds for a round of salvo, the closer the advancing distance, the heavier the loss. More than 40 people were shot to death before reaching 400 meters. But there was another salvo of bows and arrows below, killing more than 100 people on the spot and seriously injuring dozens.

"I can't do it! Call the cavalry team to charge! We can't take it anymore!" The iron cannon of the Miyoshi army waved the sword while making the iron cannon team retreat slowly. It was Miyoshi Yoshiken who saw the problem and ordered the guns to be handled lightly The starter rushed forward to provide cover for the Iron Cannon team.

Shortly thereafter, the [-] cavalry team of the Miyoshi Army received an order to start operations, with the purpose of assaulting the archery team of the Kira family, but the archery team retreated one step ahead of time with their dead comrades in arms, and the cavalry team of the Miyoshi Army could only go around The two wings of the Gun and Shield team verified to the lineup, trying to attack the weak link here.

"Spread out! Use the gun quilt!" With a loud shout, all the gun shield ashigaru staggered from each other and stood by.

When the cavalry is in a dense position, it is easy to cause great damage to the enemy, and it is also easy to cause huge damage to itself. The gun quilts are staggered from each other to reveal enough gaps to stretch out the long guns in the back row. At the same time, the gun quilts can also effectively deal with The flanking assault is like a hedgehog extending its long spines.

Several cavalry generals of the Miyoshi Army saw that the situation was not good and led the cavalry team back. Their assault level was limited to assaulting the defenseless ashigaru team, just like Naito Zongkatsu's cavalry team. There is absolutely no chance of winning if you run into a well-prepared gun array. In contrast, jumping off the horse and using a knife and gun to assault is more powerful.

Miyoshi Yoshiken saw all this in his eyes, but he was helpless because the army he led was only a ranger to attract firepower. It was mainly responsible for holding back Kira's army. What they do is to hold back the enemy and wait for an opportunity to fight with the main force, forming a pincer attack and swallowing the hard-to-eat Kira army in one bite.

Based on this kind of strategic thinking, the battlefield presents an interesting Shizuka. Both sides are waiting for their reinforcements. The Iron Artillery team supported by Bulu basically suffered no losses.

Of course, at this extreme distance, the Iron Cannon team should not even think about hurting the bow and arrow team that is throwing in the back row. In this way, no one can do anything to anyone, and the battle will become stalemate.

The stalemate in the war is not a good thing for the Kira army. The Kira family is most afraid of fighting a war of attrition because they can't afford it, especially when their own forces are inferior. The elite went to exchange for the peasants and soldiers of the eating regiment wearing straw sandals, which is even worse for the Kira family. (To be continued..)