A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

"How many soldiers and horses does Takeda Daisen have?" Although Koheita had a rough idea, he still took the trouble to ask Hanaoka City Soldier Guards who rolled down from the mountain.

"Boundless and countless. If we join the Yamamoto team, there will probably be no less than 30,000 people."

Hanaoka Shibei is considered an old Suwa person, but this rainy season has made the hillside very messy. He stumbles every step of the way and is more like rolling down the mountain than walking down the mountain. With his head and face covered in mud, the image was extremely miserable.

"Thirty thousand people! After all, let's surrender Iida Castle." Imai Meigoro, as Koheita's deputy, gave the most appropriate advice. There are less than 500 people here, and even the sky can't stop them.

There was no one around anyway, just Heita Ko, Meigoro, Heiroku, Kurosawa, Aki, Nanuki and Tatsuzo. Even Sakakihara Nagamasa was standing by the wall in the rain staring at the Takeda Army opposite, with no one else waiting.

It was naturally easy for Xiaopingta to leave. With just a few people, abandoning their baggage, they could run into Iida Castle in a short time. But the Takeda Army's observation post is only a hundred meters away. Although the line of sight is blocked, the Takeda Army will definitely be able to detect the movement here.

Hanging sheep drumming? Let’s not talk about whether there are sheep or not. Takeda Harunobu will definitely bring people to beat them up within a short time. In the face of absolute power, any strategy is ridiculous.

"As soon as we left, not to mention the advance of Army A, tens of thousands of civilians suffered a military disaster. Even if we retreat into Iida Castle, how long can you and I defend against Takeda Daisen's 30,000 soldiers? One day? Half a day? Or even an hour? "

Of course Xiao Pingtai wants to live, but it also depends on whether he can survive. If he ran away, he would be dead, so it was better to die on the spot. Maybe he can gain a reputation and become famous in history.

"Retreat, I can't retreat! I can't fight! Oh!" Imai Meigoro, who had always been calm, suddenly became discouraged.

Most of the others were at a loss as to how much insight they could have as small foot soldiers. People say that three bad generals are better than Zhuge Liang. But in total, Koheita and Imai Meigoro are only two generals, so there is no good way.

"As long as the heavy rain continues, Takeda Daisen will not use troops. It depends on who God takes care of."

Xiaopingtai pointed at the unclear sky and spoke to everyone in a slightly comforting tone.

But God didn't help Xiao Pingtai this time. It just happened to rain non-stop. It turned from droplets to drops, from droplets to threads, and then the threads disappeared.

It seemed so late, but so quickly, it felt like in the blink of an eye, the endless plum rain actually stopped. Except for the small drops of water still dripping on Xiao Pingtai's raincoat, there was not even a trace of drizzle. .

"Tanzheng~~" Pingliu looked at Xiao Pingtai with a little bitterness. Mrs. Xiaoping was too venomous. Just when she said it was going to rain, it stopped raining.

"What the hell, get ready to fight!" What Xiaopingtai could do, who knew this would happen.

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Koheita stood up in a hurry to challenge, but Takeda Harunobu was not in a hurry. Takeda Harunobu would not drive the soldiers who had just arrived on the battlefield to fight. That would not be in line with his level as a famous general.

He was even more happy to see that the sky was getting brighter and the rainy season had stopped. Everyone also said that this was the Suwa Daimyojin standing on the side of the Takeda family, like a divine help, and wanted the Takeda family to win quickly.

The rain clouds in the sky were swept away, and a quick look at the sky revealed that it would not rain again in the short term. The weather suddenly favored Takeda Harunobu, who was outnumbered. Coupled with Renhe, a three-point victory was possible. Army A is sure of victory, and defeating Xiao Pingtai seems to be like catching a turtle in a urn.

Countless plumes of thick smoke soon arose in the Army A formation. Wearing wet clothes would definitely cause you to catch a cold or make you sick. Now that the rain has stopped, although the firewood collected is wet, it can barely make a fire. Even though the thick smoke choked their noses, the soldiers of Army A quickly lit a fire to keep warm and dry their clothes.

After all, in this day and age, catching a cold can kill you!

When Xiao Ping saw the thick smoke rising from Army A, he realized that he was wet. Takeda Harunobu allowed the soldiers to warm themselves up before attacking, but Koheita was too nervous to remember such a thing.

Between the two, it is undeniable that Koheita is a step ahead of Takeda Harunobu when it comes to emergency situations.

Since Army A did not attack immediately, Xiao Pingtai asked the soldiers to work in two shifts and also lit a fire to dry their clothes and warm their bodies. To avoid falling down with a cold and fever before the battle begins.

It was about three o'clock in the afternoon, when the day was about to end, the marching conch shells were finally blown in the A army, and the whining sound passed through the mouth of Suzhiyue, frightening Xiaopingta.

"Quick, quick, check the matchlock and gunpowder, everyone, get moving!" Xiao Pingtai jumped up from the carriage and became a little embarrassed.

"Heiroku, Kurosawa, you two are not even as good as me in martial arts, so you just stay under my horse mark and you are not allowed to take a step back, you know!"

At this time, every man has to take advantage of the situation. After all, Qi Gui is a veteran of many years and cannot guard the flag in vain. We can only let the two accountants guard the flag for the time being.

Everyone else is ready and there is no room for slacking off at this time.

The Takeda army's four-legged warriors rushed out first. Needless to say, the Kai Takeda clan's royal relatives, all the pen-headed family elders, and Takeda Norima Nobushige took the lead.

Accompanying them were nearly a thousand menacing Jia troops, genuine Jia Fei local soldiers.

Moreover, Nomashi Nobushige is not a stupid idiot. He is leading Takeda's standing Ashigaru, which is mainly composed of three hundred iron artillery teams. They are all heroes trained by Takeda Harunobu for many years of fighting.

There was no nonsense at all. They all screamed and rushed forward with the bamboo bundles. They rushed to the designated position more than 30 meters in front of the trench and began to wash the ground for Xiaopingtai.

The firepower intensity was much stronger than that of Xiao Pingtai, which fully demonstrated the arrogance of Army A. At this time, Koheita's iron artillery group couldn't play with the Five Dragons Overturning Sea Formation, and they exchanged fire with the Takeda iron artillery team.

Gradually, Xiao Pingtai's side showed signs of decline. They were also iron artillery teams, with more people fighting fewer people. One side had a low wall, the other had a bamboo bundle, and both sides had bunkers. The one with more guns must have pressed the one with fewer guns against the wall and rubbed it. Not long after, the first unlucky guy who got shot appeared in Xiao Ping Tai Fang.

He threw his neck back and fell to the ground. He didn't even say "ouch" and died completely.

At this moment, several iron cannons around were panicked, and their reloading slowed down as they watched people drag the bodies away, leaving blood mixed with mud and water all over the ground.

"Calm down, calm down, keep shooting! Don't stop!" Koheta held up Muramasa and shouted loudly.

Seeing that Xiao Heita was still around, the iron cannon was so light that it felt much more stable. Although he was panicking, he could still continue to fire.

The Takeda Army already had some clues about the suppressed fire. Without saying a word, they separated out several groups of troops, hung bamboo rafts, and prepared for a risky assault under the shouts of the samurai Feng Gong.