A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

I have never seen any of the samurai who took the lead in Tsuchiya's army. Yamauchi Takeda has been with me for many years, and all samurai with some reputation are known to both parties. The person who popped up now looks very handsome, probably an unknown person.

Tsuchiya Shoji sent an insignificant samurai to take the lead, and his intention to preserve his strength was obvious. After all, he was leading the Shin Ka Army. There were only more than 6,000 Kahi soldiers in total. Every time a Japanese soldier Takeda Harunobu died, he would feel distressed.

Therefore, although the soldiers shouted and rushed forward with the ladders, it was not a mindless charge. At least they knew how to keep their waists low and reduce the exposed area of ​​their bodies to reduce the probability of being hit by iron cannons.

Sakakihara Nagamasa saw that they were charging resolutely. With a wave of his hand, the ten iron cannon ashigaru fired a volley. Without looking at the result, he took the iron cannon from the soldiers loading behind and fired another volley.

This is not over yet. After all, even if he is wearing armor, has a slim waist, and is carrying a ladder, it doesn't take long to run for a distance of more than 20 meters. But after two rounds of iron cannons, no one was seen rushing forward, so Sakakihara Nagamasa simply fired another round at him.

When the wind blows and the smoke dissipates, it is still very easy for the iron cannon to hit someone at a distance of twenty or more meters. There were seven or eight people lying on the ground, and the rest had long since learned to crawl back to the bamboo bunker.

The seven or eight people lying down were probably dead. The wind on the battlefield blew past, and in addition to the smell of gunpowder and sulfur, there was also a trace of blood, which made Xiaoping sneeze too coldly.

However, Army A is Army A, the strongest soldiers in the world who dare to fight 20,000 head-on with 2,000. The corpses on the ground hadn't cooled down yet when another group of men and horses came out from behind the Tsuchiya Army's bamboo bundles.

This time I learned my lesson and rushed forward without bending my head and lowering my head. Several strong soldiers carried bamboo bundles and withstood the fire of iron cannons and bows and arrows, and slowly pushed forward.

The iron cannon crackled on the thick bamboo bundle, and for a moment there was really nothing he could do.

Koheita immediately gave the order for the iron cannon Ashigaru on both sides to fire, but he would not tolerate them. Another round of three-stage attack, and three or four of the Tsuchiya troops who were unprotected on the side immediately lay down.

When the others saw that the situation was not good, they did not cry or scream, and ran back dragging the body of their comrade, but they deliberately left the bamboo bundle in place to hinder the Yamauchi army's shooting range.

However, in an army of two to three hundred men, ten of the bravest ones died in a short period of time. Needless to say, today's battle cannot be fought. This casualty rate is already high enough. If more people die, Tsuchiya Masaji will be unable to suppress him.

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"There are at least fifty iron cannons in the three-stage attack. They are very fast. They should be the iron cannons under the command of Zikojibuzheng at Kawanakajima Island who have been fighting for many years."

The disgraced Tsuchiya Shoji returned to the main Takeda Army without any results and lost ten lives. This time I suffered a big secret loss and was a little angry.

"It doesn't matter. Zixiaolu's bullets are just sharp with iron cannons. If our army can have fifty or sixty iron cannons, there is no need to be afraid of him."

Yamamoto Kansuke was not anxious at all when he heard the news that ten soldiers had died. He commanded an army of more than 3,000 people, and he did not take these casualties seriously.

What he was proud of was that his prediction was indeed correct. Xiaoping had forty or fifty iron cannons, or even fifty or sixty.

This iron cannon is nothing to worry about. It takes at least a minute to fire an iron cannon. This is something everyone knows. Even if it hits three times, it only slightly increases the rate of fire.

Use bamboo bundles to push into the trench 30 meters away, and launch a charge in three or four places. It will be great if you can only take one or two rounds of iron cannons at most. If twenty or thirty people die in the sky, they can go to the low wall and fight hand-to-hand.

Didn't the fierce and brave Jia Army have the upper hand at that time?

According to Yamamoto Kansuke's understanding, Koheta has a knowledge and practice of 1,300 kuen and a salary of 350 kuen. Based on this rough calculation, Xiaoping Tai's own team must have at least 200 people.

At the same time, you can also see several flags of other samurai. These are all flags that cooperate with Xiaoheita. In the end, Yamamoto Kansuke estimated that Koheita's number was about 500, with a total of 50 iron cannons and nearly a hundred bows. The rest were foot ashigaru armed with strings and weapons, and no cavalry.

Kansuke Yamamoto, who thought he had succeeded, looked at the sun and saw that it was getting dark late at the end of May. In addition, it wasn't raining and the sky was still bright and open, so he still had time to give Xiao Pingtai a hard blow.

Soon, the conch began to blow, and the flags of the Takeda army were flying. Three teams of about 200 people each broke away from the large group of people. This time they were more prepared and made bamboo rafts with large bamboos. It seemed that he was preparing to break through in one fell swoop and camped outside Iida Castle that night.

As soon as Kodaira saw this posture, he knew that today's test was over, and Yamamoto Kansuke was going to do something hard.

"Meigoro, you go to the left wing, and Juma Suke, you go to the right wing. I will personally guard the center and divide the iron cannons into three groups. At this time, there is no need to save ammunition for me, and I will call the Takeda army with all my strength."

After finishing speaking, Koheita fastened the custom-made Nanban bag to his head, and the two of them followed the order and hurriedly separated the Tetsukazu and Yumushi, preparing to give the Takeda army a head-on blow.

"Qigui, you raise the flag and stay here. Don't move, so as not to disturb the morale of the army. Chen San, please help me light the match ropes of the two iron cannons and prepare them."

"And Aji, you bring twenty or thirty people, ready to move the fence at any time to deal with the Takeda Army's breakthrough."

Several people have followed Xiao Pingtai to fight in the north and south for many years, and they know their respective tasks well.

The Takeda Army on the opposite side changed their tactics this time and moved slowly to 50 or 60 meters in front of the ditch, and then formed a team. The warriors cheered loudly and assigned the soldiers behind each bamboo raft.

After giving the order, the Takeda army shouted out one after another. The bamboo rafts were tied with straw ropes and hung on the shoulders of the eight ashigaru. When they reached the ditch, they just had to move forward and it would become a strong bridge. It's easy to pass hundreds of soldiers without any problem, it can hold up.

Koheita leaned on the low wall, silently estimating the distance, and saw the facial expressions of the Takeda Army soldiers on the opposite side getting clearer and clearer. When the Takeda Army rushed to more than thirty meters, he shouted.

"shooting!"

The iron cannons on the left, center and right fired fiercely, and the violent explosions of gunpowder were deafening. But no one paid attention at all, and within a few seconds, the second round of roaring iron cannons continued to explode.

Then came the third and fourth rounds, a total of two hundred rounds of projectiles raining down on the Takeda army.

The Takeda army, who were still high-spirited and charging bravely, fell down one after another with volleys of guns. The majestic bodies disappeared one after another in the smoke of gunpowder!

Xiaopingtai's strategy of showing weakness to the enemy finally worked, and achieved huge results that far exceeded expectations.

"not good!"

"good!"

Two people hundreds of meters apart had a clear understanding of each other and blurted out the words at the same time, but they said completely different things.