Civilization Guardian Front

"Today, Heshan is the place where you will die!"

The [-] and a half of Dao's army as an ambush had already been defeated, and nearly half of them were killed or injured.

Saito Yoshiryu, who was incorporated into the Zhuyao Daochen remnant team, now has an army of [-]. The gap in strength between the two sides is nearly five times, which cannot be restored by a few bold words of an old man...

With a sweep of the red spear, Yilong resolutely ordered:

"All attack!"

With an order, the morale of the [-] Yilong Army was greatly boosted, and they all stepped forward, holding long spears and pressing forward.

Under the command of the general, the army advanced steadily, encircling the three armies by virtue of their superiority in numbers, forcing the enemy to continuously shrink the defense line.

Meinong's Viper's commanding ability is really good. Under the siege of several times the enemy, he still personally went into battle to kill the enemy, maintained the morale, and made the soldiers fight to the death.

(However, that's all there is to it...)

Yilong looked coldly at the three armies of Qianyu Dao who were in trouble and thought.

Da da da...

A sound of horseshoes came from behind the team.

It's not a few horses here and there, but the sound of hundreds of horses galloping at the same time...

"This voice..." Yilong turned his head and looked back, only seeing the long queue of soldiers behind his team, and then turned his gaze to the cronies beside him.

"Go to the rear army to see what's going on?"

Just as the order was given, the sound of horseshoes came faster and more urgently.

After a few breaths, Saito Yoshiryu tried his best to look far away, and finally saw...

Black helmets and black armor, cavalry with yellow background and black stripes on their backs, and...

Dressed in silver and blue armor, a ponytail girl with a big gun led the crowd to the rear of the team.

"The traitor Saito Yoshiryu, I, Shibata Katsuie, have come to take your head!"

Chapter 90? Car attack tactics

After learning that Saito Yoshiryu had personally led the army across the river and fought against the Taoist army.

Chios immediately ordered Shibata Katsuie to lead [-] horses back to the crowd, charge westward along the gentle sandbar on the bank of the Nagara River, and quickly entered the rear of Yoshilong's team.

Naturally, the cavalry galloped on flat and open terrain to maximize their combat power. The silted sandbar on the river bank in front of Heshan was a good substitute for the plain ground, giving the horses room to accelerate in a straight line.

The distance of half a kilometer was crossed in less than a minute with the sound of horseshoes.

Yilong's team, who had never expected to be attacked from behind, was caught off guard by a black helmeted and black armored cavalry army. His hands and feet were cold immediately, and he didn't even have time to shoot three guns. He could only look at it stupidly. The enemy army is in front of you...

Katsuie Shibata, who galloped to the front of the team, smelled the blood and gunpowder in the air of the battlefield, and his blood boiled all over his body for a moment, and his body automatically adjusted to the best condition.

"The traitor Saito Yoshiryu, I, Shibata Katsuie, have come to take your head!"

With a loud shout, Singer swung the four-meter-long gun in his hand, and smashed it on the head of an ashigaru in front of him like a windmill.

puff!

The array hat failed to protect the poor creature's head. The ax blade on the side of the big gun smashed the whole head of the ashigaru like a watermelon, and the blood, brain and skull fragments were scattered in the air at the same time...

The tyrannical big gun continued to sweep, smashing three ashigaru into the air one after another before returning to its trajectory.

Seeing the cruel scene he created, Singer couldn't help but licked his lips, and then he swung the same violent shot...

"Katsuie Shibata...it's Owari Oni Shibata!"

"Why is Oda Jun here!?"

"It's over...we were attacked by Oda's reinforcements, everything is over..."

The unstoppable charging posture of the ponytail girl deeply shocked Yilong soldiers as soon as she appeared on the stage.

But this is just the beginning of the nightmare...

Well-equipped, proficient in riding, and superb in martial arts, Oda Mahui rushed into the formation wielding knives.

bump bump! ! !

Like a huge wave slapping past, the rear army of Saito Yoshiryu's team was washed away by the charge of the cavalry warriors...

In the eyes of the cavalry, the scattered soldiers were almost no threat, just prey waiting to be slaughtered.

Four hundred sharp blades swung out brazenly at the moment when Ma Huizhong passed by the enemy!

Puff puff...

Hundreds of blood flowers suddenly bloomed in Yilong's army, flying human heads and severed limbs, accompanied by wailing and howling, forming the bloodiest battle song...

They can be said to be the most elite army under Nobuna's command. With the equipment and salary of a Mahui warrior, at least ten ashigaru can be recruited, and the candidates are even more selective. Only members of the samurai family who have practiced martial arts since childhood can serve .

If it weren't for the tax revenue brought by the commerce and trade between Tsushima and Atsuta, it would have been difficult to cultivate such a cavalry team with Owari's 48 shi high.

Now, this elite army has entered Mino, pouring the warm blood of Mino soldiers on their cold blades.

The second half of the [-] Saito Yoshiryu team was ruthlessly torn apart by Shibata Katsuie and Ma Huizhong in the blink of an eye!

The chaotic situation was quickly discovered by the former army...

"The hateful foolish princess, actually sent troops to sneak deep into the hinterland of Mino..." Saito Yoshiryu's big hand holding the red gun barrel trembled violently, and his knuckles turned white with force.

Although his subordinates have several times the strength of the army, Yilong also knows that if he mishandles at this moment, he may be defeated by the smaller enemy forces on both sides...

Saito Dosan was the most important target, but he couldn't allow the cavalry to charge at will and continue to disrupt the morale of the whole army.

However, the leader of the Oda Cavalry Army is after all the well-known Oni Shibata, and those who are less skilled in martial arts may be cut off by one move...

And ordinary soldiers can never be the opponent of a group of mounted warriors.

Yilong himself is also quite good at martial arts, but he must stabilize the army's morale here, adjust the army's momentum, and keep an eye on Daozan at the same time. Naturally, it is impossible to take risks to stop Oni Shibata himself.

You can only send the generals with the best martial arts skills and your own personal guards...

"Genta Komaki, lead five hundred flags to block Shibata Katsuie, and let that woman die in the siege!"

"Yes!"

The person Yoshiryu Saito called was a middle-aged man with a resolute face and a long beard on his lips. He was known as the best gunman in Mino's first shot.

"The second preparation of the banner team, follow me!"

Xiao Muyuan drew the reins, raised his gun and yelled at the banner of Yilong's personal guard beside him, and quickly led five hundred elite warriors towards the rear army.

As he got closer to the rear army, a trace of tension could not help appearing on the man's tense face...

Although he has a good reputation in Mino and is even said to be Mino's first shot, he is still far behind Shibata Katsuya, who is famous in Mino, Owari, and even the people of Suruga. .

It was originally just a simple joint battle against the doomed hero Saito Dozo, but for some reason, it turned out to be full of twists and turns, and now I am not even sure whether my life can be saved...

perhaps...

That's the true meaning of...Impermanence, right?

......

Among the mountains and forests on the east side of Heshan Mountain Road...

The Iron Cannon Ashgaru and Gun Ashgaru with a total of [-] troops are approaching the front line of the battlefield step by step with cautious steps.

swoosh swish...

The silver-haired ninja girl jumping among the branches in the forest came to the top of the Oda army in a few breaths, and then landed in front of Chios, the general of the army.

"Master Shibata has successfully attracted the attention of Yoshilong's team..." Hachisuka Goemon stopped talking and continued to report:

"Yilong sent half of the banner team back to the rear, and is currently commanding the declining army two hundred paces in front of our army... woo."

It was still the girl who accidentally bit her tongue once, her cheeks puffed up slightly, and she got into an awkward fight with herself.

But her lord is not in the mood to comfort his subordinates for the time being...

"Very well, the strength of the guards around Yilong has weakened..." The plan achieved results as he imagined, and Chios finally let go of the hand on the handle of the knife at his waist, and quietly let go of the big stone in his heart.

War is not a child's play. The risk of a lone army going deep into the enemy's forces is far more terrifying than a border war between the two countries.Any mistake in his strategy may bring disaster to the entire army.

Especially... in this army, there are still a few people he cares about...

"Next, it's time for us to come on stage... 95 points." From the subtle actions of the young man, Niwa Chohide, who could see that the opponent was under pressure, unconsciously showed a gentle smile on his face.

"...For the blessing of Tochios, everything is fully prepared." Inuchiyo approached Chios, his amber eyes contained the meaning of the girl's firm support.

The invisible care of the two girls warmed Chios' heart.

"Saito Yoshiryu himself is already in front of him..." Turning his horse's head to face the Oda army behind him, Chios pointed like a knife and swung outward heavily.

"The two backup teams of spears are divided into the left and right wings of the iron artillery team, and the first to fifth iron artillery teams form a vehicle attack formation!"

The seven hundred iron cannons are divided into five reserve teams, each with 140 people, and lined up in five rows facing the direction of the battlefield.

The Ashgaru armed with three guns divided into two teams to protect the defenseless flanks of the Iron Cannons.

"Let Heshan resound through the uninterrupted roar of the Oda family's iron cannons, the whole army marches forward!"

Chapter 91? The Wheels Turn

The interval between each firing of the iron cannon is too long, the time to refill the ammunition is equivalent to letting others slaughter, and the shooting line is a straight line, once it is blocked by its own people, it cannot attack.

The current methods of using iron cannons are mostly walled defense battles or assassinations. They often have no chance to appear on the battlefield after a volley, so that most warriors think that they are not more practical than bows and arrows.

However, the penetrating power, shocking power, and lethality of the iron cannon are not comparable to the Marugi bow used by Kin Foot Lighter.

In Chios' view, the most famous formation in the musket era was the Spanish phalanx. Facing the ever-improving armor, only piercing could bring enough damage to the enemy.Through the close cooperation between pikemen and musketeers, the large square formation makes full use of the superior piercing ability of pikes in cold weapons, which can also ensure the safety of musketeers, and at the same time make full use of the huge power of musketeers.

However, it is very difficult to train the mixed formation of the two arms. Besides, the large square formation needs open and flat terrain to be deployed perfectly, and its mobility is poor...it is not suitable for use in mountainous areas like Japan.

He has heard of the "Oda three-stage strike" tactic. For this reason, Chios personally tested the reload speed of today's iron cannons. It usually takes more than 1 minute, and the limit can be shortened to more than 20 seconds. The price is that the body is very easy. fatigue...

With a reloading efficiency of more than 1 minute, there is no possibility that three rows of musketeers can take turns shooting without interruption.At the limit speed, after firing three times, the soldier may have difficulty breathing, collapse and fall to the ground.

In a short period of time, the soldiers can be trained to skillfully use the tactics, and the only thing Chios can think of is the chariot attack formation.

Divide the iron cannon team into five backups and arrange them in five rows.After the first column fired, it began to load ammunition. The fifth column ready to shoot moved out of the formation and came to the front of the line to become the first column, and so on.

After each shot of the iron cannon, the iron cannon Ashgaru has a reload time of four rounds of shooting.Because the last line will constantly move to the front of the team, roll forward like a wheel to attack, and can also retreat to fire when necessary, so it is called the car attack method.

Since the suppression of the Oda Nobukatsu rebellion, the Oda family Tetsupao Ashgaru began to receive training in the car attack tactics, and now is the moment to verify the results.

"Let Heshan resound through the uninterrupted roar of the iron cannons of the Oda family, and the whole army advances!" On the horseback, Chios drew out his sword and pointed straight ahead, resolutely ordered.

Oh oh oh! ! !

The [-] Oda Army, who no longer concealed their whereabouts, let out a passionate roar and strode forward.

...

On the hustle and bustle of the Heshan Mountain Road, the cruelty of the army fighting between Saito Dozo and Yoshiryu father and son intensified...

With the superiority of Yilong's team, the defense area of ​​the Dao army continued to shrink, and the casualties continued to rise, leaving less than 500 people.

At the moment of desperation, Saito Michizo, the Mino viper, went into battle in person, reawakening the courage of the soldiers with his peerless marksmanship.

at the same time...

The cavalry team of the Oda family who came from nowhere came from the rear of Yoshilong's team, adding another point of uncertainty to the battle situation.

The Yilong Army, who had the chance to win, began to feel a little uneasy in their hearts; the Dao Army, who had already given up hope, seemed to see a glimmer of hope...

Even though the situation is not as smooth as expected, Saito Yoshiryu himself still sits in front of the army and commands calmly.

"Nagai Michitoshi, you lead 500 people around to the left, don't let the enemy have a chance to breathe!"

"Yes!"

"Don't break Mitsuji, you lead 800 people to support Hineno Hiroyuki, and put more pressure on Dosan!"

"I understand!"

After giving a series of orders to his retainers, Yilong's frown finally eased a little.

The moment Shibata Katsuya and Ma Huizhong appeared, it really made Yilong feel extremely annoyed, and even had the urge to take all the banners and turn around to deal with each other.

But Yilong can't mess up his position because of this. Although it is dangerous to be attacked, his team has a greater advantage in numbers.

It is not too late to kill one of them first, and then go back and clean up the other...