A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

As one of the Shinano sect members, the Aoki clan was generally in the first rank of the Takeda clan's cannon fodder. Especially for someone from a small country like him, who was from a wealthy family, he had no power to resist or parry.

According to Xiaoheita's theory, even if he eats shit, it's not his turn to be hot. Takeda Harunobu had to beat him ten times before giving him a sweet date, but they didn't have to live with it.

In order to save the family, don’t shudder!

Xiang Mubing shouted with great momentum, but when it came to fighting, it was really just "testing". Moreover, these five hundred people are not in the same team. They should be several teams mixed together. Their cooperation is very poor and they cannot coordinate.

They carried the bamboo bundles and wooden trusses to a distance of about thirty meters outside the ditch, and did not dare to go any further. The strings of the bows began to ring, and there were always more than a hundred bow ashigaru, and Maruki bows were quite powerful when calling them.

But everyone knows the difference between a bow and a bow. Sometimes the bow is taller than a person, but it can't shoot far at all. We Marshal Qi all say that Japanese soldiers use long bows and heavy arrows, and only shoot when they are close. Nowadays, the bow and arrows of the Takeda Army are not even willing to use heavy arrows, and they can kill as much as they can.

Xiao Pingtai looked at it for a while, and most of the arrows landed on the low wall. The low wall built by digging ditches was all one meter high, and some were less than that, but the defensive power it exerted was still good.

At least there wasn't even one hit by an arrow on Heita Xiao's side, just look at the Takeda Army's Soki team acting here.

Now Koheita regretted that he should not have ordered the ten iron cannon ashigaru to fire. It's a waste of money. Xiaoheita has to pay for his own supplies, but Yamauchi Yoshiharu won't pay for them.

Koheita spent nearly 2,000 kan a year to maintain this iron cannon ashigaru, which almost emptied half of his family fortune.

They fought like this "lively" for half an hour. After shouting that they were tired and having run out of arrows, Team Xiangmu retreated.

The fight was so easy that it didn't even feel like a war. It was as if I had made an appointment with two or three good friends to hunt pheasants and rabbits on the hillside outside the city. It was leisurely, tranquil and extremely relaxed.

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"How about being able to stay on guard?" Yamamoto Kansuke looked at Aiki Masaoka teasingly.

Although I didn't expect the miscellaneous soldiers of the Xiangmu Team to be able to produce flowers, it was still a bit ugly to be beaten like this. Yamamoto Kansuke couldn't save his face. He should at least use two ladders and rush towards the low wall to see through.

"This is really because the Yamauchi army on the opposite side is well-defended and has no loopholes. This is the second time this year that troops have been mobilized, and the military personnel are also dissatisfied." Xiangmu Changchao's team was all made up of the people under his command. It was only the end of May, and the people were definitely dissatisfied that military service was launched for the second time.

"Go down and rest." Yamamoto Kansuke didn't know that this was just an excuse for Aiki Masato. No one was willing to fight to the death, and the wealthy Chinese people were very slippery.

"Youemon, what do you think?" "Zikoji Danmasa opposite is indeed worthy of being called a wise general."

The person who spoke to him was Yamamoto Kansuke's deputy general this time, who was also considered the military supervisor, and was also a famous general, Tsuchiyaemon Wei Shoji, a trainee of Takeda Harunobu. It was a friendship he had slept with Takeda Harunobu, and he was loyal to the Takeda family.

Of course, the Miao character with the Miao character Tsuchiya is famous for Tsuchiya Masahiro. This dear friend is the younger brother of Tsuchiya Masaji, who left behind the deeds of "killing thousands of people with one hand on Tianmu Mountain". He is the most die-hard and loyal retainer of the Takeda clan.

Not to mention his younger brother, Tsuchiya Masaji is also a very capable general, otherwise he would not be with Muto Kihei and Leo Kinsei. He has considerable experience in attacking cities and is also a brave general in the field battles.

"The test of being able to climb and defend is not useless. The Yamauchi army behind Changyuan has at least a dozen iron cannons and a bow and foot of thirty or forty." Shoji Tsuchiya only listened with his ears and saw with his eyes, and gave Koheita permission to use it. The firepower situation is almost the same.

"The Zikoji Danzheng on the opposite side is not only outstanding in intelligence, but he also helped the Kasugayama governor to conquer Odawara. He is also a famous official in the government. The military funds he raises are no less than 50,000 guan every year, which is a first-class wealth. ”

"So?" Tsuchiya Shoji heard that Kansuke Yamamoto was saying that Xiaoping was too rich and old.

"He revealed more than ten iron cannons. There are at least thirty or forty iron cannons. Don't underestimate them."

Kansuke Yamamoto looked at the golden bamboo leaf horse sign that Koheita stood on a high place, and was very sure that Heita would not reveal all his strength from the beginning.

"Forty iron cannons? You really have to be careful." The Takeda family's samurai are still very concerned about iron cannons after suffering the loss of iron cannons. Tsuchiya Shoji knows the power of forty iron cannons. .

You can't blame the Takeda family for not being equipped with iron cannons. There are really no craftsmen who can make them, so they can only buy them. Takeda Harunobu's team of two to three hundred iron cannons cost him several thousand taels of gold, which was not cheap.

Therefore, the Takeda family has now relaxed and issued an order. Whoever can give Takeda Harunobu eighty iron cannons for free can become a samurai and be appointed by the Takeda family. 【Note 1】

Unfortunately, not long after this order started, Takeda Harunobu got some iron cannons and used them to arm his direct standing ashigaru and his cronies. For the time being, they had not yet taken the turn of the Shinano Kokumin motley crew commanded by Yamamoto Kansuke. .

"How about I go up and charge?" After listening to Yamamoto Kansuke's analysis, Tsuchiya Shoji felt that he still needed to find out the firepower layout of the Yamauchi army before he could find an opportunity to break through. The national heroes were unwilling to fight with all their strength, so he had to go in person.

"Okay, bring more bamboo bundles and wooden rafters, and be careful of stray bullets." Kansuke Yamamoto also agreed that with a front more than 100 meters wide, elite soldiers must break through a little, so that the cannon fodder can swarm forward to expand the victory.

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"At the right moment, another troop has been sent from the opposite side." "It seems to be the main unit of Army A, and the momentum is very different."

Xiaoheita saw that there were more than 200 people in Tsuchiya Masaji, who were majestic and majestic. Compared with the scattered Xiangmu team, they were completely different.

"Thirty people are allowed to shoot this time. If we break through to the trench, we are allowed to use thirty more people." Koheita ordered to Sakakibara Nagamasa. There is such a good ready-made ashigaru head that can be used. Koheta is not at all interested. waste.

"Try your best to restrain the firepower and don't expose too much." "Yes, I understand, let's go straight." Sakakibara Nagamasa's command of the front-line personnel is not a big problem. He has been in the army for a long time.

After entering the range of the iron cannon, the Takeda Army rushed to the ditch more than 20 meters carrying bamboo bundles and wooden pallets. The soldiers cooperated well and ran together. After the bamboo bundles were arranged, everyone leaned over and took a breath, waiting for the breath to be released evenly. There was a samurai armed with a gun who inspired twenty or thirty ashigaru to carry bamboo ladders and attack the ditch.

[Note 1]: This is a true story, but it happened at the time of Takeda Katsuyori. He suffered a loss in Changxiao and wanted to build a large-scale iron artillery team, so he issued this order.

Here, Kawanakajima let the Takeda family understand the use of iron cannons in advance, so this policy was implemented in advance.