Due to the huge power displayed by the iron gunners of Takatan, the troops of the Inuyama Oda family must be the first to collapse when they shoot. Mida Yoshitsushi had to change his policy. He ordered the archers to retreat, and all the infantry feet immediately launched a charge. The battle situation changed rapidly, and he didn't have time to ask Oda Nobuki whether he would do this - because the messenger would give the iron gunner a second shot.
He was also considered a person who had seen the world. He knew in his heart that even the most skilled iron gunners would take a long time to load them. They charged from their current position to the enemy's front line, and the enemy had no time to change bullets.
So, under his banner, various retainers and warriors led their subordinates to attack Chang Panbei's right wing. He thought that the opponent's archers might shoot one or two more times, and the iron gunner would retreat in a hurry. However, what surprised him was the subsequent actions of the iron gunners.
They seemed to have no idea that the enemy was charging forward, and continued their hands calmly. After completing the clearing, they skillfully took out a small paper bag from their chest pockets, tore them with their teeth, and led some things into the gun chamber. Then, there were another series of dazzling and extremely skillful actions.
"Can they really complete the loading in such a short time?" Mida Yoshitsuki looked at the small row of red leaf soldiers opposite him with incredible eyes, "How is that possible!"
However, things happened.
When the two armies were only about 20 meters away, the archers who had shot a round of flat fire had retreated from the gap between the three infantry platoons. Their team was still not distracted, and they relied on skillful three-sided forwarding and running marching without any formation breaking. The 20 iron gunners had almost completed the loading at the same time, and at the same time, they raised the iron cannon in their hands - that was the aiming posture.
"Oops!" Before Mida Yoshitsune finished shouting this sentence, the last word ended in the roar of the iron cannon, and a burst of smoke suddenly rose in front of Mida Yoshitsune's eyes. He could see the blurred figures through the smoke. After the 20 iron cannons finished shooting, they immediately took the center as the dividing line, and the left ones turned left together, and the right ones turned right together, running away from the front line, and leaving the gap between the infantry phalanx.
After the smoke of gunpowder dissipated, the scene in front of him made Yoshitsushi Mida feel disgusted. At this 20-meter distance, the iron cannon was almost shot, and 15 people fell on the wasteland and were bleeding all over the ground. The front line in the center seemed to collapse, and the surrounding feet surrounded the unlucky victims, looking at each other and not daring to move forward. They might have been frightened by the terrible roar and huge power. The troops on both sides, which were not directly attacked by the iron cannon, met with two reserve teams of Mimaezaki Nakashui and Uji Hidetaka, who were also a slave of Shirishima.
The infantry platoon in the center was led by Jigang Shengmao. He was always brave, and when he found that the local central front was slightly shaken by the volley of iron cannons, he immediately ordered the entire army to attack. His platoon was immediately embedded in the opponent's front line and formed a protruding part. Charlie, who had completed the reorganization behind him, immediately led his troops to follow up and use the projectile to cover Jigang Shengmao's platoon.
Yoshitsutsuki Mida was caught off guard and hurriedly tried to reorganize the light formations in the middle of the team. However, Yoshikazu Katsumasa's ruthlessness was beyond his imagination. He personally took the knife and charged forward, and he came to him with all his heart regardless of the danger of the flanks. His platoon under his command had been following him for so many years, and seemed to have developed a "bandit spirit". Everyone was brave enough to be afraid of death, and beat Yoshitsutsuki Mida to a very embarrassing situation.
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At the same time, the commanders of both armies also discovered the situation on the south side of the battlefield.
Oda Nobuki was also a little surprised when he saw someone using an iron cannon at Takatan, but he never expected that Yoshitsutsu Mida rushed up directly. Before the war started, he clearly agreed to harass him with a bow and arrow, and waited for him to issue orders before the two wings came out together, but the current situation deviated from the original track. Oda Nobuki had no choice but to order Bezotaro on the other side to immediately lead the army to attack Yu Qiupi's left wing.
Yu Qiuhei noticed the advantage of Takatani's right wing, but he was unable to make up his mind to launch a pincer attack. Even though Masayuki Sanada had repeatedly suggested that Yu Qiuhei send the platoon in the center to attack the enemy on the right wing - because Oda Nobuki's central troops did not come to attack, Yu Qiuhei's central troops were on standby at this moment. He actually had the opportunity to send the central troops to the central government and then transfer the reserve troops to the central government to maintain the front line - but he was always conservative, he hesitated and missed this good opportunity.
After Oda Nobuki's right wing troops also came up, Yu Qiuhei did not dare to do any small moves in the central battlefield where the space was further reduced, so he had to wait for the troops to make progress temporarily.
Yuqiuhei's left wing, that is, on the north side of the battlefield, there are Fukushima Ansei, Mizuao and Aoki Ichimo and three infantry platoons and one bow and arrow platoon. Although there are fewer people than Oda Nobuki's side, their combat effectiveness is not comparable to that of Oda Nobuki's troops. Although there are many new recruits among them, they are not at all inferior to those of the veterans who have followed Yuqiuhei from Chiri Castle and are under strict training in daily life.
At this time, Yu Qiuping's Takabashi's Takabashi's Takabashi's Takabashi's left wing was gradually suppressed, and he continued to fall in front of Takabashi's powerful gun formation.
"Nobuki Oda probably won't be able to calm down." Yu Qiuping looked at Nobuki Oda's horse seal hundreds of meters away, "The stalemate is not good news for him. I have sent someone to ask for help from the lord, and reinforcements can arrive around noon. But he has no reinforcements."
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As expected, Oda Nobuki, who could not tolerate the stalemate of the battle, began to try to adjust his formation. He sent all the 200 infantry soldiers in his hands to the southern battlefield to support the already stretched Yoshitsushi Mida.
"Your Highness! Good opportunity!" After seeing Oda Nobuki's dispatch, Shinji Mikazui shouted excitedly to Aiyu Qiuhei: "Oda Nobuki's main formation is empty! Only dozens of cavalry are left! Your Highness has 100 people on our central front, and you have 100 reserve teams and 50 cavalry in your hands. Now you rushed over and took Oda Nobuki's main formation in one go. Isn't this battle over?"
"Yes, Your Highness," Maeda Kyoji also sucked a cigarette, saying: "Oda Nobuki is obviously anxious to jump over the wall. He wants to restore the decline in the south, and he doesn't even want his life. Order to attack!"
However, Yu Qiuping looked at the huge gap, but she was a little confused. What should I do if there was danger? Why did Oda Nobuki reveal such a big flaw? It was obviously intentional!
"Let's be safer," Yu Qiuping shook his head and rejected the proposal of the two subordinates. "Anyway, as long as we are unbeaten, we will win, and there is no need to take too much risk."
"Send the order, let the two platoons of reserve teams go to support the right wing!" Yu Qiuhei sent the two platoons of reserve teams out, "One platoon fills the back of Katsumasa Yoshigang's platoon. The other platoon covers the wing of Nakahide Mimaezaki. By the way, the iron gunners are brought back, and they are no longer useful."
Yu Qiuping suddenly felt that the situation was a little trouble - there were too many troops he needed to command. There were 13 platoons on the battlefield, all of which were commanded by him, so he really couldn't get busy. Perhaps he needed to set up an intermediate command organization to share some of the pressure for him.
However, it is not the time to think about these things. After receiving support from 200 people, the left wing of Oda Nobuyuki's Qing army on the southern front battlefield already had a strong force of 500 people. They not only made up for the gap in the central front and curbed Yoshigang's Katsumasa's offensive, but also tried to detour Yuqiuhei's right wing from the right - the reserve team sent by Yuqiuhei arrived in time and blocked their attack with Omaezaki Nakahide's platoon.
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At the same time, Oda Nobuki's main formation.
"Damn it! Why is that Yu Qiuping still moving!" Oda Nobuki looked at the maple bird horse seal that was motionless in the distance, and stomped his feet in anger. He originally planned to lure Yu Qiuping to attack the formation, then abandon the front line of the two wings, and mobilize a large number of troops to attack his assault troops from both sides, thereby turning the situation around in one fell swoop. He had even sent a messenger to let about 100 troops out of the left and right wings pull out about 100 troops from each other and be ready to attack at any time. To be honest, this plan itself is also very dangerous. Drawing a large number of troops away from the two wings is very likely to cause the front line to collapse, and the adjustment of the formation will also give Changban a chance to take advantage of. If Yu Qiuping decides to attack, he can even win with 60% of the chance - Oda Nobuki was deliberately selling a flaw, hoping to win a desperate opportunity.
As a result, Yu Qiuping now has no countermeasures and honestly sent people to support the right wing and no longer takes any action.
"What a coward!" Oda Nobuki cursed angrily, "Is it still a bit of a warrior's blood?"
Just when Oda Nobuki was so angry, a messenger rushed towards him in a hurry.
"Report!" The messenger whispered in a low voice: "Your Highness! No! Our horses discovered that a large number of Oda family reinforcements had arrived from the south! It is estimated that it will take another half an hour to arrive at the battlefield!"
"Damn!" Oda Nobuki shouted in anger. At this moment, he had no other way.
"He has not much force in his own formation!" Oda Nobuki pointed straight at Yu Qiuping's horse seal with his hand. "All the reserve team members have been sent to the right wing, and only 50 infantry and 50 archers and dozens of cavalry are left in the formation!"
"What does your highness mean?" Oda Nobuki's commander Ma Li asked tentatively: "You should lead your army to attack his own formation?"
"That's right!" Oda Shinkiki waved his fist hard, "You just rushed over and took Yu Qiuping's neck head for me!"
"But Your Highness!" Commander Ma Chou said with some concern: "There are 50 Chang Panbei's spearmen there! Chang Panbei has always been strict in discipline and high in combat. If we use cavalry to rush, we will probably suffer heavy losses!"
"Then won't you go around?" Oda Nobuki said loudly with some angrily, "Our wings have pulled his front very open, and the people on his central front dare not spread them all. You go around through the gaps on both sides of him!"
Commander Ma Hui looked at Yu Qiuping's front line, and then realized that there was a large gap between the infantry formation in the center and the army on both wings, and it was indeed possible to go around. However, this would be a risk in the end, but they had no other way.
Chapter completed!