A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

"Yasuke, can you see clearly?" Nobunaga handed the telescope to a tall man accompanying him.

"Clear!" The man's reply sounded like a cow's cry.

Looking more closely, it is unbelievable. This man is dark-skinned, about 1.8 meters tall, with fluffy curly hair. He is a genuine Mozambican black man.

As one of the gifts given to Oda Nobunaga by the Jesuit missionaries, this black man named Yasuke was obviously skilled in operating the British-made Kofilin long-barreled cannon in front of him.

In addition to him, there were two men of mixed race, obviously white and Southeast Asian natives, who were also manning the cannon. Although Nobunaga had no concept of gun carriages, the three people in front of him were all veterans who had worked on merchant warships. They actually equipped two small gun mounts with small log wheels for the two long-barreled guns.

Otherwise, if you just place the cannon randomly on the rice bag, you might fire a shot, and the cannon will bounce up due to the extremely strong recoil, and even hit others.

Now that we have a small gun mount, it is much easier to handle, and the recoil problem has been solved. Naturally, they can fire unscrupulously at the Yamauchi Army artillery position on the other side. With the power of two 8-pound cannons, as long as they hit, it will be over.

"Aim at the cannons in the mountains and be sure to destroy their cannons!" Oda Nobunaga was full of confidence.

If he hadn't gone to Sakai Town and seen the cannons on Portuguese merchant ships with his own eyes, he would have never known that the cannons could really be so huge. They were so terrifyingly heavy that they weighed about 2,000 kilograms, and it took four oxen to hold them. Pull.

According to the shrewd southern barbarian businessman who received two hundred gold medals from him, this thing can travel half a mile, which is one thousand five hundred meters to two thousand meters.

Of course, this distance is the ultimate distance, and even if you hit it, it would be a joke. One shot has passed, and it has been destroyed for ten miles. Just listen to it. The effective range that can basically guarantee the lethality is about 350 meters, which is less than 500 meters.

After the test firing in Gifu, Oda Nobunaga felt deeply that his two hundred medals were not in vain.

He can really hit 500 meters!

Now, hitting Yamauchi is just like pinching a snail with ten fingers!

The black man Yasuke quickly adjusted the shooting angle and loaded all the elements. In Nobunaga's slightly expectant eyes, Yasuke lit the fuse.

There were two bangs, one slightly deflected and hitting the side of the Yamauchi Army's artillery position, and the other directly hit a bronze cannon. Due to the huge impact, the cannon weighing hundreds of kilograms was even lifted up to a height of more than two meters.

"It's done!" Seeing the results of the battle through the telescope, Nobunaga finally showed a smile.

However, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who was in Kiyoida's original formation, suddenly stood up. The cannon that the Yamauchi army relied on as a weapon of victory was actually blown up by the Oda army.

"Order Chiba to retreat quickly!"

"Presumably Gifu Danmasa has a bigger cannon!" Fujiwara Danmasa also looked a little shocked.

After all, he had never seen it before, so Yamauchi Honjin couldn't help but feel a little panicked. It was originally expected that there would be continuous counterattack artillery fire, but when Shiban ordered the artillery to retreat, the second round of firing from the Oda army arrived.

Obviously, the Oda Army's artillery has a slower rate of fire, which is probably one of the shortcomings of heavy artillery.

Although there was no artillery support, the soldiers of various formations in the mountain were still fiercely attacking the Oda army. But it was obvious that the impact was not small, and the rhythm was obviously not as orderly as before.

Everyone in this formation looked at Yuan Yinsheng who ran back in disgrace, and the bronze cannon that was damaged by iron bullets, with some unexplainable emotions.

"Have you noticed that Gifu's cannon is far away?" Fujiwara Homasa, who was always observing the two warring parties nervously, asked without looking at the damaged cannon.

"Eh? It seems so!" Isshiki recalled.

Now the artillery fire of the Oda Army has stopped, but the previous shots were fired at the depth of the Yamauchi Army. Uncle Tsunaliang was clearly trying to break through the second horse defense fence in the frontline firefighting zone, but he had such a powerful weapon but didn't use it.

You must know that once Uncle Tsuna breaks through the second horse defense fence, he can directly attack the third defensive formation of Oda's team. Once the breakthrough is made and the Yamauchi army rushes into the Oda main formation, the Oda armies will be greatly shaken.

"In this case, I order the troops not to be stingy, and to break through the enemy with a desperate spirit!"

If you're too far away, you'll get bombed, so stick up there. You'll see flesh with your sword, and you'll see blood with your gun. Who's to be afraid of? Increasing the offensive, the fire tests and artillery coverage on both sides were over, and there were no more bells and whistles.

"Okay! Send the order! All teams will advance!" Ashikaga Yoshiaki stood up.

There is no cowardly person in the Yamauchi family from generation to generation. In other words, if there were any cowardly person, the Yamauchi family would have been lost in the rolling tide of history. Now that we have made up our minds to fight decisively, there is no way out at this time. From the big name down, everyone will work together to just win the word!

"Zoma Yun, hold my imperial white flag, join Uncle Zai's main force, and inspire the three armies to be brave and courageous!" Ashikaga Yoshiaki pointed to the flying imperial white flag of our formation.

"Yes!" Murakami Yoshimitsu tied the imperial white flag tightly behind his back, mounted his horse, and Hatamoto's first team went out into battle.

The drums of the Yamaga-ryu formation suddenly became louder, and the Yamauchi banner divisions began to join the general attack on the Oda army.

If you are lucky enough to live, you will die; if you are destined to die, you will live!

Soon, Hideharu Kanai of the 5th Division, Nagamasa Ogasawara of the 9th Division, Iekichi Kawabe of the 11th Division and others all sent out more troops, shouting and cheering. They advanced to strengthen the troops of the central striker Hosokawa Saime.

Those defending the middle section were Hashiba Hideyoshi's Yokoyama troops, Mizuno Shingen's Kariya tribe, and Tokugawa's troops such as Osuga Yasutaka and Torii Motoadaka.

The pressure suddenly increased dramatically!

The Yamauchi clan has a constant banner and is the most powerful in the world, which is rare in the world. After decades of fighting, he had enough clothes and armor, and generous food and salary. In addition, all the generals in the divisions were loyal to the Yamauchi clan. They had been favored by the country and had the heart to serve, so they were naturally brave and capable.

Hosokawa Zaimei also wore a large spade-shaped soaring bag on her head and a scarlet feather fabric. She took the lead and commanded the troops to start the attack!

Encouraged by Yamauchi Hatamoto's participation in the battle, the front troops who were originally a little disturbed jumped into action. Kanai Meigoro, who is best at foot combat, leaps and bounds, constantly advancing, and no trench or fence can be considered a hindrance in front of him.

Relying on the quick steps of his armor, Kanai Meigoro once again held the Nagano sword as a soldier. He walked faster and faster on the dirt with his bare feet. When he was in front of the Oda formation, he jumped into the air.

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Loud shouts followed him like a shadow, and with one strike of the knife, the fence collapsed, and the Oda Iron Cannon Ashigaru behind the fence was divided into two parts. In just a short moment, Kanai Hideharu's team actually broke through the Oda Army's first formation.