A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Chapter 489 48. Counting the numbers

Oishi Teru also heard the rumbling sound of cannons, but he was more calm. When the Hojo family was rich, they had hundreds or even thousands of iron cannons, and there were many iron cannon craftsmen in the Izu style.

Of course, everything was divided up between Uesugi Teruhu and Yamauchi Yoshiharu, so including the Yamauchi family's instigation of the big tube, Oishi Shiteru knew everything about it, and he also knew that the thing was really powerful when it was brought close.

When Takeda Harunobu's envoy came over, he said that Fujiwara bombs were carrying twenty or thirty large barrels, and they were improved and could hit a distance of seventy rooms. Therefore, the Takeda army had to retreat slightly and wait for the Yamauchi army to cross the river before attacking.

After thinking about it, the Takeda Hojo coalition forces really had no countermeasures. It is most effective to wait for the Yamauchi army to cross the river and then go forward to kill them. This way of mixing them together is most effective.

But now that Takeda Harunobu has been notified, it means something. He definitely hopes that the Hojo family will send two people over, and not just kill people from the Takeda family. After all, Takeda has just helped Lien fight in several battles.

So Oishi took a look at all the generals in his tent, and most of them were eager to try. Now they were winning consecutive battles. Although the plundered soldiers in each team were less motivated to fight, the warriors were more eager to establish meritorious deeds. After all, only meritorious deeds can earn worldly wealth and knowledge.

"Naizōsuke, you take two thousand men to help defend the right wing of the A army." A stocky samurai in his thirties came out to receive the order with a face full of joy. He was Hashima Uchizo, the original general of the Hojo clan. Help (died in Mifuneyama in history).

These royal horses are the basic foundation left to the Hojo clan by the Hojo clan. The Oishi clan must always promote them and take care of the power of their nephews, so as not to make it difficult for their families to see each other in the future.

"Follow your orders!" Hashima Uchizōsuke immediately summoned several horseback samurai to mobilize troops.

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"Your Highness, there is a samurai under Fujiwara Danmasa who is very good at fighting in the wild. His name is Kanai Hideharu. Do you still remember?" Yamamoto Kansuke reminded Takeda Harunobu.

"It is said that he is a swordsman from the Bando Yin-ryu Seden, a swordsman with a ki combined slaying secret?"

"During the battle at Tsukinotakeguchi, I did see a samurai who was accustomed to wielding a long sword. His skill in warfare was impressive." At that time, Iitomi Toramasa led troops to attack Koheita's flank. He was very concerned about Kanai Meigoro, who was covering the rear. Impressive.

"This man, who has served as Fujiwara's deputy general for many times, may be the first general to attack this time."

"Then we should send a general who can stand up to the enemy!" Takeda Yoshinobu was also quite convinced of Yamamoto Kansuke's wisdom and agreed with him.

"Nianma, who do you think is more suitable to go?" Takeda Harunobu was ready to refer to his brother's opinion.

"How about letting Mino Mamoru go!"

Hara Huyin stood up before Takeda Harunobu agreed, and no one dared to be unconvinced. The immortal Oni Mino was directly subordinate to the Ashigaru generals of the Takeda family and had a great reputation. He was very easy to deal with a samurai who had only been out for a few years.

"Then let's go from Mino!" Takeda Harunobu agreed.

But it's still the old rule. Now that the Suruga people are not doing anything, let the Shinano people take the lead. Then there was Yuan Huyin's Jia Feizhong, and just in case, they also added a letter from Asari, and the two of them went there together, but they couldn't stop Xiao Ping Tai.

In addition, Takeda Nobushige's legitimate son Takeda Nobuntoyo took 200 iron cannons to the river bank to assist in guarding to increase the intensity of firepower.

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"This Folang machine cannon is really powerful..." Kanai Minggoro could see clearly next to Xiao Heita.

Not to mention that the Takeda Army was wiped out, the ranks of the Takanashi Army and the Nagano Army, which had never seen the power of the Folan Guns, were a little skewed. It was really shaking and heart-stopping.

"Meigoro, you take the people to build the pontoon bridge. I will cover you here."

Just as he was talking, the mercenaries operating the Folang gun immediately cleaned the barrel and warmed the oil to cool down. At the same time, reloading the gun costs hundreds of dollars per shot, and the base price just passed is dozens of dollars, which is not cheap.

"Okay, I will definitely live up to my mission!"

Looking at Kanai Meigoro who was going down to prepare, Koheita ordered the gunners to stop temporarily and wait for the Takeda Army on the other side to reorganize their formation.

But something miraculous happened. The Takeda army only retreated a few dozen meters and reorganized at a distance of about 1,670 meters. And judging from the flags fluttering, it was Mochizuki Nobumasa (Nobuta Nobugeko), Suda Nobumasa, Osuga Kyubei, Sanada Masaki (Sanada Yukitsuna's second son) and other Shinano generals.

Not long after, the banners of Hara Huyin, Asari Nobuine, and Takeda Nobuyo also appeared in clusters.

"Why is your thinking so fixed? If I hit a hundred meters, can I only hit a hundred meters?" Xiaoheita thought to himself that the Takeda generals on the opposite side have never seen it before, and they don't know that a thousand-jin Folan gun can hit Xiaowu. 100 meters, the effective range is about 200 meters.

That's just right. In the beginning, they were the rookies of the Suruga clan, but now they are the generals of the Shinano Kai clan. I have to teach them the power of technology.

"Father William, please ask the gunners to recalibrate and wait until the formation on the other side is completed before firing another round."

"It's really unimaginable that the generals on the other side have already been bombarded, but they only retreated slightly to form their formations."

The Europe that William was in was now in an era of almost constant fighting. Without understanding the firepower of artillery, he should try to test the range with a small force instead of retreating like this.

"They must guard this river. Behind the river, there is a castle where our army is surrounded, and there is only three days of food in the castle. As long as they hold me here for three days, they can win all the victories."

"Well, only those who are not familiar with military affairs will think that the battlefield is particularly romantic." William nodded and said this thoughtfully.

Looking at the Takeda army that was arranged step by step and in close formation, Kodaira was not in a hurry. He could wait a little longer. Maybe more people would come over? It would be best if Naito repairs Ryo Masayo, Iitomi Saburobei Masakei, etc., if two of them are included, then it will definitely be enough.

The cannon needs to cool down anyway, so it's not a big deal to wait a little longer, and there's no rush for it.

Xiaopingta, who was riding on the Hyundai, suddenly had a sight of 2.5 meters. Of course, he had to take the opportunity to take a closer look. Such opportunities were not many for Xiaopingtai.

Looking at the enemy troops that kept coming, even the Hojo family sent a team of people to intercept them. Xiaopingtai had a plan in his mind and was going to try it to see if it would work.

"Father, Father, stop a cannon from adjusting its angle and fire toward the other side!"

Along with the roar, Kanai Meigoro also began to forcefully cross the Tone River and prepare to build a pontoon bridge.

There was a commotion among the Takeda Army on the other side, but they found that Xiaoheita's so-called large barrel could only hit 100 meters as predicted by the generals. They all felt relieved.

"What are you counting?" Nanigai, who was holding a horse sign, looked up and asked Xiao Pingtai.

"Of course I'm counting heads!"

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