A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Heta Koheita and Uncle Tsuna's guess was correct, Meigoro was quite reliable in fighting.

The Kanai team that invaded Honjoji Monzen Town, one of the largest towns in Nishi Mikawa, was restrained by Meigoro and did not disband at all to plunder wantonly.

Aji and Qigui, who were waiting to be escorted, led the holders to arrive, and the three of them worked together to change the bridgehead position into an advance fortification. All the iron cannon, bow and arrow ashigaru in the team were left in place, and only the elite ashigaru who were armored and capable of fighting were divided into three groups to prepare to enter the town and kill the scattered people.

"If another hundred or so people are sent into the town, it seems that Yaraku's side will be able to break through and flank the defensive group."

Uncle Tsuna Liang and one of his samurai ordered that it is only reasonable to break through at multiple points so that the defenders are overwhelmed.

Koheita approved Uncle Tsuna's arrangement, and at the same time asked the Nagasaki who were kneeling in front of the shogunate to stand up and prepare to notify the entire battalion of all teams to enter the town. They guard bridges, street intersections, ditches, and the main road facing Honjoji Temple.

Kanai Meigoro at the entrance of the town was followed by a taiko drummer carrying a small taiko drum, and everyone slowly entered the town to the beat of the drum. Of course, there are still some Yikui people who suddenly come out, this is all expected.

Originally it was his responsibility to clean up the remnants and kill the masses. It is impossible for a group of people who are unwilling to fail to have no one, and they all just jump out and kill one by one.

No problem!

But Xiao Pingtai always felt a little embarrassed. He saw the fight with his own eyes, and there couldn't be any ambushes on the flat and vast plains. There were 21,000 people in Benzheng Temple. We had already predicted this, and there was nothing wrong with it.

"Heita-chan, do you think the fight went too smoothly?" Seeing Heita-chan's thoughtful look on his face, Uncle Tsunliang asked.

He has been in the army for thirty years, and his keen intuition on the battlefield has always been accurate. You can't explain this kind of intuition with science. "The Battle of Alamein" also mentioned that the people of Alamein always have the intuition of being lucky three times, and then they just leave it to fate.

During the Warring States Period, the intuition of a veteran who had been a grassroots squad leader for a long time definitely had some incredible power in it. Sometimes he can even sense changes in the battle situation and the fate of the two armies.

"It's indeed a little too smooth, but there's nothing wrong with it at all."

Xiao Pingtai is also a veteran who has been carrying a gun for ten years. He has worked from a low-level infantryman to the commander-in-chief of the first army, and he also has some battlefield intuition.

"I think they walked carefully, so there shouldn't be any problems."

"I hope, Aji and Qigui are both people who obey orders, and Minggoro is also calm and measured."

"Even if there is an ambush in the town, it's normal. There are at least five to six thousand people in this town. It's just a matter of ambushing two to three thousand soldiers. But even if there is a sudden outbreak, it is impossible to kill our first mover immediately."

"Uncle, do you think they can attack with fire?"

"You mean, you let us in on purpose and then set the machiya on fire?"

Uncle Tsuna Liang stood up, feeling that this was somewhat possible, and would rather talk to remind him than make any mistakes.

"Heita-chan, do you think they are willing to set fire to Menqian Town?"

"As long as Honjoji Temple is still there, what does it mean to be a mere gate town?"

"Then why don't you hurry up and inform Meigoro!" Uncle Tsunada stamped his feet anxiously when he heard Heita Xiao's words.

If the 300 armored soldiers and the genzu ashigaru died in this kind of battle, not to mention the fact that Koheta was unable to escape as a single combatant, Uncle Tsunaliang's lifelong reputation would definitely come to an end.

"Three hundred people are not worthy of setting fire to Benzheng Temple, but thirteen hundred people are not worth it."

Xiao Pingtai's mind was running wildly, thinking about various possible sudden situations. Burning down a large town where tens of thousands of people lived just to kill three hundred soldiers of Koheita was not a cost-effective deal, and Honjoji Temple would not do it.

Uncle Tsuna was confused because he was concerned, and he almost rushed out personally to remind Meigoro who had taken the lead in the front team. After hearing Xiao Pingtai's words, he turned to nervously staring at the battle ahead.

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Not to mention that Koheta was upset, Kanai Meigoro was also upset, and the large army that should have been densely packed in the town was not seen at all. Only scattered teams came out of houses or alleys to attack them.

Seeing that his team was almost fifty meters into the town, Aji's team also followed, keeping a distance between the two teams that allowed them to respond quickly.

There was no one around him with whom he could discuss. If he talked about wielding a knife to kill people, the family servants and soldiers around him could still say a few words. But this kind of strategic thing doesn't work. Three sticks can't beat a dull fart.

After advancing for more than ten meters, there was finally an obstacle. Several soldiers overturned an ox cart to block the road and shot a few arrows at it.

This is right! This is how it should be! If you don’t fight to the death against the Yamauchi Army’s attack, what do you call a person who has always been a fool?

Someone came out to fight, which made Kanai Meigoro feel reassured. Several soldiers with wooden poles squeezed to the front. Regardless of whether it was useful or not, it was their responsibility to block Kanai Meigoro's arrows.

Tell the soldiers to stop for a moment and not to advance. You can also take a breather after waiting for the enemy on the opposite side to finish firing arrows before charging forward.

A bow ashigaru can't fire many arrows in a battle. An ordinary malnourished levy bow ashigaru can fire ten times. Ten arrows is considered good. If he releases it again, his arm will lose its strength and may even become disabled.

The soldiers of the Jinjing team hunkered down and allowed the crowd to rain down arrows on them. Later, Aji and Qigui saw that the street was blocked and were attacked first, so they also came with troops.

After a while, Ichikui stopped shooting arrows. The three of them figured that they should step forward to take a look, and then selected about thirty capable ashigaru to launch a test attack.

The resistance from the crowd was more intense than at the bridge, and two or three iron cannons even exploded. Five members of the Yamauchi army were killed, and the first wave of offensive was repelled by them.

Now Kanai Meigoro knew what was going on, and he guessed that the Ichikui people were preparing to fight in the street by relying on the strength of their numbers. During street fighting, their numerical advantage can be strengthened. The Yamauchi Army, which is good at fighting openly and honestly, has a small number of people, so it will suffer a loss if it competes with them along the streets.

In this case, we cannot allow one group of people to successfully block the way forward.

Withdrawing the defensive wooden and bamboo bundles, the brave ashigaru of the three teams took the lead and rushed towards the crowd at the street entrance.

Unexpectedly, the two large barrels hidden under the cloth bags had already lit the match ropes. As soon as the Yamauchi army launched a group charge, their opportunity came.

The black muzzle of the gun faced directly at the soldiers of the Jinjing team, revealing a biting cold light.

"Bang! Bang!" Two sounds.

Thick smoke obscured the streets, and dozens of lead bullets were fired straight at the soldiers of the Yamauchi Army in the narrow streets.

Puff-puff-puff was the dull sound of lead bullets entering the flesh. The Yamauchi army, which had originally attacked with great momentum, retreated with no count of casualties, howling like ghosts and wolves.