A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Ashigaru, even if it is a regular ashigaru, the equipment is actually nothing more than that. He can barely wear armor, have a formation, and carry a cage hand. Even if this is very good, of course it is only good.

What would happen if faced with a salvo of iron cannon fire from thirty meters away? Of course, if you touch it, you will die, if you touch it, you will die.

It's not like he's a general who can wear the attire of a Southern Barbarian, so he can withstand the wind and waves for ten miles. They Ashigaru encounter iron cannons and have no cover, so they are basically facing death.

Under normal circumstances, bundles of bamboo are brought in and placed in front of the formation. You can also send your own longbowmen and iron cannon ashigaru to shoot at each other to deal with the opponent's attack.

But firstly, Murakami's army was in a hurry and did not bundle so many bamboo bundles. Secondly, there were not so many iron cannons.

Then Murakami Yoshikatsu thought that his soldiers could not be beaten in vain. After a few rounds of iron cannon fire, the soldiers would collapse. By then, all of my capital will be lost, and not even a feather will be left.

So he looked at the stalemate friendly forces on both sides and thought that it would be enough to advance thirty or forty meters, defeat the Chisaka team and then retreat.

These long-handled ashigaru actually have the same idea, and it is impossible to escape reflexively. Murakami Yoshikiyo was staring at him from behind, and he turned around and stabbed him. But the iron cannon only fires one shot per minute, so it can reach 30 meters in one minute.

Compared to Murakami Yoshikiyo's sharp sword, they were more willing to try the Uesugi army's iron cannon.

After all, if the iron cannon does not fire in volley, it will not show its power at all. Hundreds of people rushed forward, killing and injuring dozens of people. Who knows who died? In short, the probability is not high.

When Murakami Yoshikatsu gave an order, the soldiers did not hesitate, and the huffing pigs rushed forward. Sure enough, as soon as the charge started, the opponent's iron cannon fired a round, killing about twenty of them immediately, but that was all.

The remaining people were thankful that the Tiepao Ashigaru, who was weak in close combat, only had to go up and harvest. The point is that although the iron cannon will not become your own trophy, it is still very satisfying to give it to the lord and get some rice as a reward.

Just when Murakami Ashikaru was thinking about the beauty, the second and third rounds of Chisaka's team rained down bullets.

They did not finish one salvo, but fired separately, continuing to weaken the Murakami army.

Although only sixty or seventy people were killed in total, when the Murakami army attacked the team in front of Chisaka Keichika, everyone was in danger and full of fear.

Not to mention that the originally dense phalanx of spear quilts of Murakami Yoshikatsu's team also had huge gaps, and the spear points that should be densely intertwined became full of holes.

"Idiot!" This is Murakami Yoshikiyo.

"Good opportunity!" This is Uesugi Teruhora.

"I'm going to help the young master right now." Leyansi Yafang, the elder of the family, took the initiative to ask for orders.

"Don't worry about that idiot, just replenish the first formation position." Murakami Yoshikiyo did not prevent Rakuganji Masakata from entering the formation.

The Rakuyanji team of five to six hundred people then quickly moved to the front of the formation to fill the gap of several hundred people left by Murakami Yoshikatsu.

"Yamato, immediately mobilize two teams capable of fighting the flag, insert the Murakami army's front line from the left and right sides, try to eat the Murakami Jirobei of the front army, and open a gap." Uesugi Teruhora pointed at the gap exposed by Murakami Yoshikatsu. .

Naoe Keizuna immediately sent an order to the envoy, and the two teams of Uesugi Hatamoto, who were already ready to go, roared out.

Compared to the situation where the Murakami Army's Rakuganji team is almost all infantry, Uesugi Teruatora's Hatamoto is naturally much higher level. One step at a time, there were forty or fifty cavalry and two hundred infantry. They were all elite soldiers armed with bright armor and using Echigo's green rhizome in exchange for gold.

In terms of judgment and reaction to the battle situation, Murakami Yoshikiyo is not much inferior to Uesugi Terutora. But in terms of the quality of soldiers, the Shinano Chosen were ultimately inferior to the Echigo Chosen.

The Echigo cavalry arrived first!

Is fifty cavalry a small number? Quite a few! Nothing less!

He started running and immediately isolated the protruding Murakami Yoshikatsu team from the Murakami formation. Yum ashigaru, Kohatamochi, and Jinfu, who were originally just following the three hundred long-handled ashigaru, immediately panicked.

The Echigo cavalry was galloping behind them, and they would panic if they were alone, let alone a miscellaneous soldier who had no ability to fight at close range.

Murakami Yoshikatsu also knew at this time that he was playing too big a game. He would rather be shot there than attack suddenly. If he was shot, no matter how many people died, it would only be the loss of his father's ashigaru.

Of course, there are also his own personal reasons for this. His eldest brother Murakami Yoshitoshi will inherit the family business in the future. Although he is also a legitimate son, the common practice in this era is to give him away or become a monk.

His father finally gave him this few talents and let him show off. If he loses too badly and is embarrassed in front of his father, it will be difficult to deal with his future situation.

In this way, Murakami Yoshikatsu is impatient!

Now that the whole team is surrounded, the outcome is not difficult to predict. It is even possible to lose your life here and rush to the street on the spot.

Leyan Temple Yafang hurriedly hurriedly and slowly, but there was still one step left and the success fell short. He had to fill the gap exposed by Murakami Yoshikatsu first, and then ask for help from Murakami Yoshikiyo of his own team.

At this moment, the Uesugi cavalry were still running around Murakami Yoshikatsu, inviting attacks, waiting for the soldiers of Murakami's team to completely lose their ability to hold on, collapse, and then go up to chop melons and vegetables.

At this time, Yamamotoji Sadenaga and Chisaka Keichika mobilized the army to suppress Murakami Yoshikatsu, and Kojima Sadaki, who commanded Uesugi Hatamoto's infantry, had also arrived. Kojima Sadaki did not join them, but rushed into Leyan Temple Yafang's reserve team.

The last link between Murakami Yoshikatsu and the Murakami Grand Formation may be abruptly severed. He is surrounded by more than twice the number of cavalry and infantry. Defeat is imminent!

"His Majesty Juro seems to be out of battle?" Naoe Keizuna said calmly.

Juroden is Uesugi Juroden Kagenobu, the lord of Fushikichi Castle, and a member of the Uesugi family. He had as many as eighty-one samurai and horsemen under his command, making him one of the most powerful Echigo-Uesugi clan.

"Over there!" Teru Uesugi pointed. Uesugi Keishin, who commanded more than 80 cavalry, had already interspersed near the Uchiyama team on Murakami's right wing on the battlefield. It seemed that he was trying to take advantage of Murakami Yoshikatsu's encirclement and the two wings were alarmed to strengthen Uesugi's side. Offensive from the left.

"Your Highness, I'm afraid you don't mean this." Saito Asanobu and Naoe Keizuna blurted out at the same time.

"Hahahaha, wait for the opportunity!" Uesugi Teruhu only smiled, but did not reveal his words.

At the same time, Murakami Yoshikiyo is trying hard to weigh the pros and cons, whether to directly abandon the 500 Murakami Yoshikatsu team, including the standing 300, or to try to rescue them.

At this time, it didn't matter whether Murakami Yoshikatsu was his son or not. What he cared about was the direction of the entire battle.

But his eldest son Murakami Yoshitoshi is not as determined as he is. After all, he is his biological brother from the same father and mother. It's just that it's about forty meters away from our main formation, so there's obviously a chance to save it.

"Father, father, father!" Murakami Yoshitoshi was a little anxious.

"That idiot doesn't care what he does!" Murakami Yoshikiyo angrily rebuked.

"Your Highness, the young master also cares about brotherhood." Yashiro Masakuni advised.

Murakami Yoshikiyo turned his head and stared at the battle situation. He no longer opposed the rescue of Murakami Yoshikatsu. Murakami Yoshikiyo thanked Yashiro Masakuni with his eyes. Once again, he commanded more than a hundred Murakami cavalry and went into battle.