"How decisive." Fukushima Yasunari, Charlie and Omaezaki Nakahide, who were on the front line of command, all realized that they did not give the iron gunners another chance to fire, and they all ordered the iron gunners to retreat in a tacit understanding. The iron gunners moved neatly
She put away her gun, slung the iron cannon behind her back, then retreated to the back of the formation through the gap left by the pikemen, drew her short sword, and prepared to assist the pikemen in the battle.
"What's the use of buying this iron cannon, Your Highness?" Long Zi, who was following Yu Qiuping, saw the iron gunner retreat after firing one round, and asked in confusion: "It cost so much money.
, but it turns out I can only shoot one round.”
"Haha, they are so useful!" Yu Qiuping smiled and patted Long Zi on the head, "These iron cannons are very useful in defending the fortress, and they can also force the opponent to attack in the field. Because of the long-distance consumption, they must
You can't beat us. This way my Tokiwa Bei can always be in a defensive position."
"Look, isn't Sanhao Changyi charging at you now?" Yu Qiuping pointed at Sanhao Changyi's troops who were charging up, "Defense is our specialty."
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Kanematsu Masakichi, who was still a new recruit back then, is now an experienced captain and platoon leader, that is, General Ashigaru. However, he still retains the habit he had as a soldier, always standing with his partners.
The first row meets the enemy.
The ashigaru of the Miyoshi family were roaring towards the front, and Kanematsu Masakichi could feel that several pikemen around him were a little scared. The proportion of new pikemen among the pikemen was quite high now, and this was their first time as combat soldiers.
On the battlefield, tension and fear are inevitable. But veterans like Kanematsu Masakichi and others are different. They understand the power of Tokiwa's spear formation. And their calmness and calmness unknowingly give confidence and comfort to the new recruits.
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"Prepare -" After watching the Miyoshi Army getting closer and closer, Kanematsu Masakichi also lengthened his tone and shouted the command to prepare. The spearmen in the first row immediately squatted down, and the ashigaru in the second row raised their spears from
Their shoulders were poked out. Several platoons of friendly troops around them also made the same tactical moves.
Kanematsu Masakichi stared at the face of the Miyoshi family ashigaru in front of him. It could be seen that he seemed to be a young soldier. Like the slightly trembling recruits around him, he was afraid of the life-and-death battle in front of him. Once upon a time, he was also like this.
An ashigaru would tremble when going into battle. However, the battlefield is cruel. He has no time to feel compassion for others. He just silently calculates the distance between the two sides and shouts at the most appropriate time: "Assassin!"
As soon as the command was given, those ashigaru who were nervously sweating profusely just now, with their arms frozen and their legs trembling, suddenly thrust out the spears in their hands like a reflex - this was what they had done on the training ground.
As a result of repeated training, this reaction has become muscle memory and will not be deformed due to tension on the battlefield.
Masakichi Kanematsu understood that when these new recruits realize how powerful Tsukiwabei is as a collective, they will gradually become more confident and familiar with the battlefield. When they set foot on the battlefield next time, they will be qualified veterans.
Two rows of spears sprang out like venomous snakes spitting messages, and instantly pierced the bodies of dozens of Miyoshi ashigaru who rushed at the front, and blood spattered out at that moment.
The stabbing gave the charging Miyoshi army a blow in the head, and the rapid momentum just now came to an abrupt end as if it had hit an indestructible stone wall. As the first row of Tokiwabi ashigaru stood up quickly, Tokiwabi's continuous thrusts were towards the enemy.
When the team came, the Miyoshi army were all veterans who had been on the battlefield for a long time, and their marksmanship was not weak. However, Tokiwabei's formation was much denser than theirs - it was simply unimaginable for them to send such a formation without being in disarray, so a Miyoshi family
The Ashigaru may have to deal with two or three Tokiwabi Ashigaru's thrusts, causing them to focus on one thing but not the other, and attack multiple times in a row without success.
Whenever one of Tokiwabei's ashigaru fell under their attack, someone from the back row would immediately take over. There was no wavering in the line, and there was no chance of a breakthrough.
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At this time, Nakamura Yoshinobu, who was fighting on the front line, was facing the most difficult battle he had ever encountered in his life. His sword skills were also somewhat accomplished, and he always dealt with the opponent neatly and neatly when facing spears. But what was in front of him was that
Tokiwabi, the formation was densely packed, but it was beyond his imagination. Every time he tried to approach with a sword, he would be attacked by several spears. Even if he barely dodged these spears, the Tokiwabi ashigaru in the second row would immediately stab him out again.
Several shots were fired to block his path forward.
"Is this really a war?" Such thoughts kept popping up in Nakamura Yoshinobu's mind. He had been fighting for so long, and every time he entered a hand-to-hand battle, the two armies basically maintained a loose front.
They caught each other and fought each other, but the ashigaru behind them couldn't help, so the bold ones tried their best to squeeze in, while the timid ones shrank back.
However, the Tokiwabi in front of him was like a piece of iron, standing side by side. He had no intention of fighting against each other. Instead, he used a collective strength to fight against every Ashigaru of the Miyoshi family who rushed towards him.
Some people fell under the gun, but the damage they caused to Tsukiwabei was not great.
"This can't go on like this." Nakamura Yoshinobu found several samurai around him, "We can't go on like this. Let's rush in together with our swords drawn and try to find a way to cut into their line. As long as we get close, the spear will be a stick! Open the gap.
, everything is promising!”
"As you command, Your Highness." Several samurai around responded, slowly gathering around Nakamura Yoshinobu, and began to look for flaws. After a while, Nakamura Yoshinobu discovered that several of Tokiwabei's spearmen did not seem to be very skilled in marksmanship.
, so after he exchanged glances with several samurai, he suddenly rushed forward in a group. These samurai were all veterans who had been in the battlefield for many years. Tokiwabei's recruits did not react in a hurry. Although they stabbed one of them to death.
There were three people, but there were still five or six people who rushed into the formation. In close combat, the spear was not even as effective as a wooden stick. It could only be slapped back and forth, so it was naturally no match for these warriors. Several people raised their swords and dropped them.
Nearly ten Tokiwa Bei Shiqing were chopped down to the ground.
However, before they could make a further breakthrough, nearly ten people with short swords came forward. These people were obviously stronger than the spearmen just now, and they blocked the five or six warriors for a while.
Let them further expand the gap. Nakamura Yoshinobu raised his eyes and found that the ashigaru holding short swords all carried iron cannons on their backs - it seemed to be iron cannon ashigaru.
Immediately afterwards, several more iron gunners
They arrived. They picked up the spears left by their fallen comrades on the ground, and stabbed them with great proficiency. This marksmanship was even more skillful than the spear ashigaru just now. The spears and short knives covered each other, and the five men were quickly killed.
Six samurai were forced out.
"What's going on?" Nakamura Yoshinobu was completely confused, "Why are these iron gunners so good at using spears?"
On the front line of the battle, many Miyoshi samurai led several charges against the spear formation, but they were all repelled by the tenacious Tokiwa Bei. After the iron gunners picked up their spears and joined the battle, the strength of the spear formation changed.
further increase.
"Start counterattack!" After Yu Qiuping saw that the defensive end had defeated Miyoshi Changyi's attack, he immediately ordered the flag to be waved and ordered the troops to switch from defense to attack - because he saw that his right wing was in a bad situation.
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Only more than 100 of Kinoshita Hideyoshi's 500 soldiers were the old team who came with Owari, and the rest were recruited after arriving in Kyoto. As for Akechi Mitsuhide's 500 soldiers, almost all of them were new recruits recruited in Kyoto. They
They were also facing the dilemma of food shortage, and they had basically no training. They were all on the battlefield for the first time. The spearmen of Tokiwabei had been training for at least two months, and they were all auxiliary soldiers who had seen blood on the battlefield. Kinoshita Hideyoshi
It was different from Akechi Mitsuhide's soldiers. They were all farmers recruited from the territory during the expedition.
These people have never even held a bamboo spear, let alone went into battle to kill the enemy. They are all people born and raised in Kyoto. In the past few decades, Kyoto has been in constant war. Every time there is an attack by rebels, these people always react instinctively.
They fled everywhere, and their timid character has been deeply ingrained in their bones. This time they saw the familiar flag of Miyoshi Yoshihide, these people did not dare to fight, and were timid before fighting. When Miyoshi Yixian's troops pounced,
, someone was already slowly backing away without even starting to fight.
Naturally, Kinoshita Hideyoshi and Akechi Mitsuhide could not let the situation develop like this and just sit back and watch. Both of them brought the Hatamoto samurai to the front line to supervise the battle in person, and finally stabilized the situation. However, when the troops of the Miyoshi family rushed forward with bows and arrows and began to fight in hand-to-hand combat,
These new recruits still find it difficult to adapt to the fear and pressure brought about by the front line of life and death on the battlefield. They crowd together and try to hide behind their companions; or they keep waving their weapons to block, trying to ensure their own safety. Their level is naturally not good.
Veterans such as Masayasu and Miyoshi Yoshiken were comparable, and they were being driven back step by step. The land beside the Neiya River was slippery, and there were a lot of tidal flats and silt, which caused a lot of trouble for the Miyoshi army's attack, leaving Akechi Mitsuhide
Hideyoshi and Hashiba can safely fight and retreat without collapsing.
During this period, Miyoshi Masayasu once tried to ask his subordinates to wade through the water in the shallower part of the Neyagawa River, but he had to give up because the Neyagawa River was too cold in winter. If he had to wade all the way around, his feet would not even reach the shore.
It was about to freeze. Even so, the battle line was still advancing rapidly to the north. Before long, the right wing of the Oda family had been deeply dented.
As for the left wing of the Oda Army, which is also the defense line of the right wing of the Miyoshi Army, the Kitakogenchi wealthy family and Iwanari Tomomichi are entangled in the complex hilly terrain. In this kind of terrain, no one can make big progress, and they can only grind away.
Instead, focus on the central battlefield.
Chapter completed!