"Young Master?" "Young Master!" "Young Master, what are you going to do?"
When Yu Qiu Shang appeared in the center of the first row of the team, everyone almost screamed in surprise.
Because the place where Yu Qiu Shang stood was the most dangerous place. Three people had fallen there, and basically every round of shooting would hit there.
"Young Master! Go back quickly!" An ashigaru standing next to Yu Qiu Shang ignored the danger and wanted to drag Yu Qiu Shang's arm to pull him back, but he grabbed it empty - it was his empty right hand.
.At this moment, Morita Exiang squeezed in behind Yu Qiu Shang, trying to drag Yu Qiu Shang back. Shui Zongjing's face turned pale with fright, and he almost rushed forward to pull Yu Qiu Shang back.
"Don't touch me!" Yu Qiu Shang suddenly let out a low roar, which immediately calmed the people around him. No one, including Morita Yaxiang, had ever seen their approachable and taciturn young master.
After such a big fire.
"Everyone is risking their lives to fight for the Yuqiu family. As the young master of the Yuqiu family, how can I stand by and watch?" Yu Qiu Shang said in a deep voice without wavering, "The lives of so many soldiers are like this.
No, is my life so precious? Aren’t I also a member of Tokiwa Bei!"
When everyone was still trying to persuade them, the sound of strings loosening and roaring sounded again from the Takeda family's position. Mizuhara was so frightened that he almost screamed and even forgot the order to the iron gunners of Tokiwabi to fight back. Fortunately, Tokiwabi's
The three iron artillery platoon leaders were also experienced in many battles and ordered the counterattack on their own.
Waiting for the smoke to dissipate, Shui Yuanjing felt that his heart was already in his throat. He stared at the position where Yu Qiu Shang was standing without blinking. When he saw the slightly thin figure at that position, was he still standing there?
When he fell down, Shui Yuanjing felt like his whole body was out of strength and he almost fell over.
"Thank God!" Shui Yuanjing touched his chest with his hand. His heart was beating so fast that it seemed as if it was about to jump out of his legs. Without saying a word, he immediately pushed forward, trying to drag Yu Qiu Shang back.
However, before he could reach the second row, Yu Qiu Shang suddenly cleared his throat and shouted in a deep voice: "Second row, make up for the first row!"
Shui Yuanjing was stunned when he heard this, and the hand he had stretched out froze in the air. He suddenly sensed some familiar power from Yu Qiu Shang's body.
Tokiwa Bei Ashgaru, who had been hesitant to step forward just now because he could not bear the casualties, was inspired by Yu Qiu Shang's heroic performance in taking risks. No one in the second row and the third row was shaken anymore.
Qing Qing responded to Yu Qiu Shang's call without saying a word and strode forward to make up for it.
The iron cannon roared again, and the sharp arrow left the string again. And Yu Qiu Shang, who was standing in the most dangerous place, even though his face was covered with cold sweat, was as relaxed as if he was bathing in the early morning sea breeze, without wavering or flinching at all. However, he seemed to have a god
Like a blessing, he survived the salvo again.
"Second row, make up for the first row!" Yu Qiu Shang did not hesitate at all, and shouted out this order again. This time, the entire Tokiwa Prei spearmen were boiling. Even if the battle line became thinner, even if the casualties became more and more serious,
Although the death was heavy, Tokiwa Bei's morale became even higher because Yu Qiu Shang took the lead. We are all strong-blooded men. The young master is so brave, how can anyone be willing to lag behind? The ashigaru in the second row and the third row,
They even competed with each other to fill in the front row.
At that moment, Shui Yuanjing's eyes suddenly became moist. The hand that he stretched out was slowly raised and clenched into a fist. Because he realized that his awareness
What is the familiar feeling? That kind of infectious power that is not afraid of life and death, unites people's hearts, and makes a group of dying desperate people burst out with high will again - he has only seen it in Yu Qiuping. That was more than ten years ago
In Zhilicheng in front of us, that high-spirited young man awakened a group of depressed slaves.
The voice "Arise, you who do not want to be slaves" seemed to be echoing in my ears again.
His vision was gradually blurred by tears, and the image of Yu Qiu Shang in front of him became a bit illusory. For a moment, Shui Zongjing felt that the figure standing in front of him was not Yu Qiu Shang, but Yu Qiuping.
"Your Highness... the young master is a genius. One day, he will definitely be no less than you!"
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"Damn it!" Takeda Katsuyori was furious at this moment and stomped his foot fiercely in anger. He watched helplessly as Tokiwa Bei on the hillside not far away, cheered up from the edge of collapse and now regained his high spirits.
Morale. It was obvious that more than 40% of the casualties had been suffered. He didn’t understand how this unit did it!
If this consumption continues, the first ones to collapse will be the archers and iron gunners of the Takeda family. Because they are constantly being consumed in the volleys, but the iron gunners of the Yuqiu family are protected behind them. And the iron gunners of the Yuqiu family are protected behind them.
Obviously very skilled, focusing on attacking the iron gunners of the Takeda family. As the number of iron gunners gradually decreases, it is difficult to cause any damage to the well-armored Tokiwa Bei with bows and arrows alone. With every salvo, the Takeda army will fall twenty
There were only a few people, but the casualties of Tsukiwabi were getting less and less. In the last salvo, less than ten Tsukiwabi Ashigaru fell.
"Second row! Make up for the first row!" Yu Qiu Shang, who miraculously withstood four volleys of fire without any injuries, shouted again, and the ashigaru behind him responded to the young master with a neat "yes"
Call. They came over, and their own casualties were getting less and less, but the casualties of the Takeda Army were increasing. As the casualties of the Takeda Army's archers gradually exceeded 20%, approaching 30%, some archers could no longer endure it.
, quietly retreated due to low morale.
"Young Master, His Highness Kosaka's troops have completed donning their armor, and I would like to ask for your next instructions." Just when Takeda Katsuyori was riding a tiger and unable to dismount, Kosaka Masanobu who was following him sent an envoy. Although the envoy's words were very tactful, Takeda
Katsuyori could still hear the urging and dissatisfaction in Kosaka Masanobu's words. He glanced at the demoralized long-range soldiers in front of him, angrily pulled out his riding whip, and whipped the archer general's neck hard.
A trace of blood was left. The general did not dare to talk back, so he knelt down to plead guilty. Takeda Katsuyori ignored him and directly ordered loudly: "You useless cowards, get to both sides of the official road! Others draw their swords and follow me.
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Takeda Katsuyori used a very violent method to directly retreat the long-range soldiers to both sides of the official road regardless of their organization, and let more than 400 foot soldiers, led by more than 100 horseback samurai, rush towards Tokiwa Bei on the hillside!
After seeing the Takeda family's long-range soldiers finally admit defeat and retreat, a burst of cheers erupted from Tokiwabei's position. After Mizuaki ordered the iron gunners to complete the last salvo, he immediately asked the iron gunners to replenish the infantry line. Some of them picked up and died.
The other group of people held daggers and followed the formation to cover their own pikemen.
Although there were still a few people trying to pull Yu Qiu Shang back from the front row, Yu Qiu Shang remained unmoved. Deeply inspired by Yu Qiu Shang, the ashigaru of Tokiwa Prep's Second Company no longer tried to dissuade him, but instead
He roared with high morale and prepared to face the oncoming Takeda army.
At this moment, he
They have been resisting for five quarters of an hour, and there are only three quarters of an hour left before the goal of one hour. At this moment, Yu Qiuping must be leading the main force to come quickly.
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"Isn't Shiro done yet?" Takeda Shingen looked at Beipo's unstoppable battle and asked in a low voice with a slightly surprised tone.
"The total number of the Joban reserve troops on the hillside is only 400, but they still managed to survive with 40% casualties." The messenger sent by Takeda Katsuyori whispered guiltily, "Young Master made a mistake in his decision and underestimated the force.
I have to prepare my troops, so that I am delayed, so I ask my lord to punish me."
"It doesn't matter, I underestimated them, it's not Shiro's problem." Takeda Shingen waved his hand nonchalantly, "Now that Shiro has faced them, let's defeat them quickly. Time is very tight."
"Yes, lord!" The ordering soldier saluted Takeda Shingen and immediately rushed back to report.
At the last moment, a fierce hand-to-hand battle broke out at the southern end of the Mikamachi Basin.
Atobe Morioka was Takeda Shingen's flag samurai, so he was sent to assist Takeda Katsuyori and held the position of general in the army. He is nearly 40 this year. He has followed Takeda Shingen in the north and south for decades, and has seen countless
A great scene and a powerful army in the world. However, he had to admire the red leaf soldiers in front of him. Because whether it was Hojo Ujiyasu, Imagawa Yoshimoto, Nagano Yoshimasa or Uesugi Kenshin's subordinates, he had never seen such tenacity.
's army.
It stands to reason that more than half of the 250 spearmen of this unit have been lost at this moment. Why is the power of the spear formation more powerful than when it first charged into the formation a few quarters of an hour ago? Atobe Morioka didn't know, those reinforcements
The iron gunners who came up to serve as temporary spearmen were all veterans with meritorious service. In the Yuqiu Army, only the spearmen who showed bravery would be selected to train iron cannons. On the contrary, there were many original spearmen in the formation.
They are all inexperienced recruits.
Looking at the dense forest of red leaves and spears in front of him, Atobe Morioka felt unconfident for the first time in his equestrian skills. As a mounted samurai who needed to lead the ashigaru charge, he had already rushed into the enemy formation on horseback more than once, killing an enemy.
The gap opened a way for the infantry. It was not that he had never encountered a spear formation - it was just that in Japan, spearmen had never been a powerful unit. Because spears were the cheapest, they were often recruited by poor and thin farmers who were recruited temporarily.
Samurai have always used swords, and those who have a little bit of courage often equip themselves with knives and machetes in order to achieve meritorious deeds. Because on the battlefield, once caught in a melee, clumsy spears can only be used as sticks.
It is not a match for swords at all. And because the ashigaru who use long spears are often improvised and poorly trained miscellaneous soldiers, it is impossible to form a dense formation of spears and rely on mutual cooperation to prevent the opponent from getting close.
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Therefore, when facing a spear formation, experienced warriors will subconsciously regard them as miscellaneous soldiers. Even if the spears can restrain the cavalry, when faced with a cavalry charge, the undisciplined miscellaneous soldiers will often dodge each other.
It was broken through by the cavalry in one fell swoop.
However, the Yuqiu Army is obviously an anomaly. The Red Leaf Soldiers are the most well-trained and disciplined troops that Atobe Morioka has ever seen, but they use long spears only used by miscellaneous soldiers, which really confuses the attackers. His
A few fellow samurai had just led the dozen or so cavalry to rush into the position, but they were directly smashed into dice by the dense spears. Even if their huge impact broke up Tokiwabei's formation, those red leaf soldiers would immediately
Fill in the original position.
Chapter completed!