When Tokugawa Nobuyasu rushed all the way to Kamiona, Mikamachi Town, the last batch of Takeda Army troops also left the hillside south of Kamiona, Mikamachi Town. What disappeared from sight along with it was the west sinking into the horizon.
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Tokugawa Nobuyasu was shocked when he heard that the main force of the Takeda Army was in the south and was already fighting against the Uakiu Army. He immediately commanded the troops to fight and retreat, and Okabe Motobu did not pursue them. It seemed that he had achieved his goal.
After attacking at will a few times, he retreated towards the direction of Nagashino Castle. Tokugawa Nobuyasu then entrusted the troops to Gaoli Kiyonaga, and he led the guards and cavalry all the way down the mountain road to go south.
On the battlefield, I want to help anyway.
However, Yu Qiupei completely destroyed the mountain road to Shitarahara in three days. Even though Tokugawa Nobuyasu arranged for manpower to clear the mountain road quickly, it still could not be completely cleared, so Tokugawa Nobuyasu had to choose another mountain road and detour for a long time.
When he arrived at Sankaichi and saw the burned baggage and the Yuqiu Army auxiliary troops scattered and fleeing in all directions, he thought everything was over. It wasn't until he arrived at Sankaichi Basin that he learned about the astonishing news
information.
The 4,000 Yuqiu Army repelled the attack of the 8,000 Takeda Army and gained a lot. In the confrontation with Chibei, the Red Leaf Cavalry outnumbered the many and directly destroyed Takeda Chibei, killing more than half of them, and also took the Shanxian Shojing.
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The news one by one made Tokugawa Nobuyasu so shocked that his jaw dropped. If he hadn't seen Takeda Chibi's body and Yamagata Masaki's armor there, he would never have believed in the world-famous Takeda.
Chibei was actually destroyed by the little-known Momiji Cavalry of the Uqiu family in an upright confrontation - not just defeated, but destroyed. It was something that even Uesugi Kenshin's Hatamoto Cavalry couldn't do! His Majesty Momiji really
Is there any courage beyond all measure?
The news that followed shocked Tokugawa Nobuyasu so much that it took him a long time to say anything.
"Maybe the artillery strike hit Takeda Shingen?" Tokugawa Nobuyasu exclaimed after learning the news.
"This is what happened." Naoe Seigenmaru, who was sitting aside, saw Tokugawa Nobuyasu's unbelievable expression and recounted the situation at that time.
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Time goes back not long ago.
"It's over, it's all over now." Nakahide Omaezaki, who was standing in the temporary headquarters of Shimoona in Mikamachi Town, stared blankly at the thick smoke burning to the north and the Akabe army that was already speeding along the way it came.
"With a total of 600 Chibei, the 400 cavalry in His Highness's hands are definitely no match..." Nakahide Omaezaki felt very cold in his heart, "As soon as Your Highness's cavalry is defeated, Chibei will come to sweep the defense line, and our troops will be the first to bear the brunt.
Liu Bei, there are so many cavalry from the Takeda family, we can't escape even if we want to."
"Sir, what should we do now?" Uji Hidetaka, the commander of Hosoragi Bei's third company, hurried to Omaezaki Nakahide's side, "Do you want to retreat?"
"You must not leave your post without permission before His Highness gives the order to retreat." Nakahide Omaezaki shook his head firmly, "We usually play and make trouble. On the battlefield, we can't leave our brothers behind."
"Then we are going to be finished soon! How about we mobilize some troops from the front and set up a gun formation behind to stop Chibei? Otherwise, Chibei will come from behind to cover us up. What will we do?" Uji Hidetaka didn't want to leave it like this.
Wait for death, he suggested again.
"It's useless. The front line is also tight. Even if we grit our teeth and mobilize 200 people, there will be no match for Chi Bei. What can we do? Is there any way that can reverse the situation of the battle!" Omaezaki Nakahide shook his head again and threw his butt.
He sat on the tree stump nearby, casually pulled off the helmet on his head, and twisted his head randomly with his fingers.
Hair. Suddenly, the movements of his fingers suddenly stopped, and they turned into fists, holding a handful of hair in the palm of his hand.
He suddenly let go of his hand and raised his head, his eyes suddenly flashed with the light that he would usually have when he was playing pranks on his brothers or teasing Yuqiu. Uji Hidetaka felt frightened in his heart as he didn't know what Omaezaki Nakahide was going to do.
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Omaezaki Nakahide didn't say a word to Uji Hidetaka. He immediately got up and ran to the corner of the temporary headquarters - that is where the artillerymen rested. As he ran, he shouted: "Oinari, are you there? Oinari, are you there?"
Are you there!"
"Sir?" Senju Oinari, Naoe Seigenmaru and others who were resting saw Omaezaki Nakahide running over in such a hurry, and immediately stood up and saluted, "What are your orders, sir?"
"Now that Chibei is attacking from the rear, the situation has become extremely critical. We must march dangerously to have a chance to turn the tide of the battle!" Nakahide Omaezaki said quickly like a barrage of fire, and at the same time pointed at the Takeda Army shogunate.
Where, "Did you see Takeda Shingen's horse seal?"
"I saw it, what's wrong? Sir, do you want our artillery to attack the horse seal to the death?" Upon hearing this, Senju Okinari looked at Omaezaki Nakahide at a loss.
"Do you think my mind is full of shit? Then I might as well pray for thunder to strike Takeda Shingen to death!" Nakahide Omaezaki spat angrily, and at the same time, he drew the arm pointed at Takeda Shingen straight to the left, and his fingers stayed there.
The place where Hosoragi Bei's position was earlier, "Our artillery is buried there, right?"
"Yes..." Senju Onari responded blankly not knowing why Omaezaki Nakahide suddenly asked this question.
"Sir, do you want us to bombard Takeda Shingen?" The smart Naoe Seigenmaru reacted immediately and interrupted Senju Ounari's reply.
"Yes, can you hit this distance?" Nakahide Omaezaki smiled with satisfaction, "You are still smart!"
"Wait a moment." After receiving the instruction, Naoe Seigenmaru immediately closed one eye, raised his left hand, and measured the distance between his position and Takeda Shingen's main formation, and the distance between his position and the artillery burial point. Then
Using the angle between these two distance lines, we can simply estimate the distance between the high ground and the burial point.
"It's about 280 meters, you can hit it." Naoe Seigenmaru's eyes lit up after he finished the calculation.
"But how are we going to get there?" Senju Onari immediately interrupted, wanting to put an end to this crazy plan, "In front of us are Naito Masayo's men, and we can't defeat them, so how can we get back to the artillery position!
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"Are you stupid? Although our people can't fight through, your artillery crew can!" Omaezaki Nakahide hit Senju Ounari hard on the shoulder. Naoe Seigenmaru seemed to understand.
In his mind, Omaezaki Nakahide once again asked: "Your Majesty, let our artillery team launch the water from the fishing village with projectiles and gunpowder, then swim across Lake Hamana and land on the hills over there to escape.
Will Naito Masatoyo’s army on land bypass the lake?”
"That's right!" Nakahide Omaezaki laughed twice with satisfaction, "You're such a smart kid!"
"But if we swim over like this, firstly, we may be discovered, and secondly, the gunpowder may get soaked in water and cannot be used." Senju Oshige still felt that something was wrong, "Sir, please think about it again."
"Senju-sama, we don't have time to think. If we don't try hard now, our whole army will be wiped out." Although he is still young, Naoe Seigenmaru has become unusually assertive at this moment, "Anyway, you will die, if you don't try, you will die."
Wouldn't it be a shame to try? Besides..."
"What are you talking about?" Senju Ouchi saw Naoe Chenggenwan wanting to
He stopped talking and asked in confusion.
"Besides, I've always been very lucky, so it won't be bad this time." Naoe Seigenmaru showed a playful smile on his face, "Sir, let's go!"
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So, Senju Onari selected a dozen people in good health from the members of the artillery crew. In the cold winter, he held the projectiles and gunpowder bags above his head, jumped into the cold water of Lake Hamana, and tried his best.
They swam towards the south. The biting ice water almost numbed them instantly. In addition, the shells and gunpowder had to be protected from water, and the swimming posture was also very difficult. The members of the artillery crew almost swam to death.
They swam to the hills in the south. In order to avoid being discovered by Naito Masayo, they did not dare to swim closer to the shore and only dared to go far away. In order to cover them, Omaezaki Nakahide launched a counterattack from the front.
The anxious battle situation in front of them and the duel between Akabi and Momiji Cavalry in the distance attracted the attention of all the troops under Naito Masayo, so that they did not notice that there were more than a dozen sneaky figures coming upstream from Hamana Lake.
go.
When the gun crew members finally landed ashore, their hands and feet were so cold that they could hardly walk. However, the crisis of the situation did not allow them to waste time. Everyone used strong willpower to drag the heavy
Their hands and feet ran towards the place where the artillery was buried. The Takeda Army simply did not notice the place where the artillery was buried, and did not leave anyone to investigate the area, allowing this small force to sneak around.
They used the shovels they brought to quickly dig out the two three-pound cannons, used brushes to clear away the dirt in the gun barrels, and then stuffed the gunpowder and shells that had finally been transported into the gun barrels. The gunner's door adjusted the artillery elements and put
It was aimed at the location of Takeda Shingen's horse seal. The excited Senju Oshige immediately lit the match. However, the first three-pounder failed to fire because it was unknown whether the gunpowder was damp or the barrel was damaged.
Senju Ounari suddenly became anxious and hurriedly turned his attention to the second three-pound cannon. This time, he did not dare to fire it himself, but handed the torch to Naoe Seigenmaru, who had always been the luckiest. Naoe
Chenggenmaru cautiously took the torch and pressed it towards the match rope. However, due to his cold hands and feet, his movements were a little stiff. His body slipped and his feet rubbed the sand under the gun mount, causing the cannon to tilt subtly.
One o'clock. However, before Naoe Seigenmaru had time to adjust, the torch had already rubbed against the match rope. He hurriedly got out of the way, and a moment later the cannon rang out violently, and a shell was fired in the light of the fire.
Everyone stood on tiptoes, eagerly anticipating the results of this artillery attack. Originally, according to the artillery regulations of the Yuqiu Army, artillerymen were not allowed to observe the results. They had to clear the barrel immediately after the shooting and start the next shooting. But at this moment.
, everyone didn’t care so much anymore. However, the shell was deflected and did not hit the horse mark, but hit the northern slope of the highland. Naoe Seigenmaru stomped his feet in regret, and the surrounding artillery crew members
They were all downcast.
However, with a loud "bang", the Takeda Army's shogunate main formation was in chaos, and everyone screamed and rushed towards the location where the shell landed - it seemed that it had hit some big shot! Although I don't know why, it seemed that
The effect is good!
However, the members of the artillery crew had no time to celebrate with their guns. After hurriedly burying the artillery again, they fled and hid in the mountains and forests of the northeast. As expected, after discovering the sound of the artillery, Naito Masatoyo immediately sent people to search for him, and he was arrested.
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The artillery crew waited in the mountains and forests for an unknown amount of time, and unexpectedly discovered that the Takeda Army had retreated. After they carefully confirmed that the Takeda Army had indeed left, they ran to the place where they were buried again, dug out the two cannons, and celebrated.
This is a stroke of genius.
Chapter completed!