Around five o'clock in the afternoon on August 5th, the sun was gradually setting in the west, and patches of burning clouds were hanging on the top of the mountain. After less than an hour of preparation, simple wooden fences and bundles of bamboo tied with canes were put together. Bamboo bundles were made. In order to contain the charge of the Miyoshi family to the maximum extent, Kira Yoshi chose to set up a fence at a sharp turn 300 meters up the mountain road to ensure that the angle formed outside the turn can be maximized. Strengthen the effect of long-range attacks to a certain extent.
After a short wait, you can see a string of dots of firelight gradually lighting up on the mountain. For medieval farmers who commonly suffer from night blindness, the last ray of light in the evening is no longer enough to clearly see the traces down the mountain road. The team formed a long snake formation and went down the mountain road repaired by the shogunate.
Observing the Long Snake Formation on the mountain carefully, it seems that there is still a part of the army left on the mountain to contain the defenders. A rough estimate can determine that the number of troops on the mountain is only 500 at most. The first wave of vanguards of the Sanhao Army are still inserted. The third-level Hoshigogo pins held the ashigaru who were leaning against the flag. They took advantage of the impact of the hillside to rush down the mountain, and engaged the Kira family's ashigaru behind the wooden fence.
In order to prevent our own ashigaru from being blocked in their retreat, there were not many ashigaru deployed in front of the wooden fence. A hundred or so fully armed red samurai were the best choice. Their responsibility was to slow down the speed of the Miyoshi army's march down the mountain. , buying time for the archery team behind them to retreat, they relied on the layers of simple wooden fences stretching down from the mountain to delay the attacks of the Mihaoshi family again and again.
As the Miyoshi Army launched a charge, more torches lit up the mountains, and the faint cry of killing seemed to be the Hosokawa Army in Nakao City starting to take action. Yamamoto Tokiyuki smiled and said: "Hosokawa Kyozoden" He is really impatient, Yamashita started to fight back before he even started fighting."
"It's good to be early, at least you can share the offensive pressure of our family." He can also understand Hosokawa Harumoto's impatience. The autumn harvest has just begun and there is still some time before the new year's military rations are collected. More than one person is trapped on this high mountain. It must have been a difficult month.
The Hosokawa Army was able to keenly detect the abnormal movements at the foot of the mountain, and immediately launched a counterattack after the Miyoshi Army withdrew. With this ability, Hosokawa Harumoto cannot be said to be a military incompetent. According to this rhythm, the mountain covered the mountain one after another, and blocked the siege at the foot of the mountain. It turned into a typical two-pronged blockade and annihilation battle.
The blocking force that fought and retreated on the mountain retreated one by one after holding on for two quarters of an hour. More than 200 of the Miyoshi family's ashigaru died in the delaying tactics, and they suffered almost no major losses. They frequently crossed fences and still had to fight. The Miyoshi Army faced the bow and arrow attacks and seemed very frustrated. Their long-range troops were pressed behind and unable to advance. The melee troops were angered by the red-armed samurai who were constantly attacking and retreating. The long-range point-killing of the archers also hurt their morale. The Sanhao Army became more restless.
"Master, look, the Sanhao Army has roared and rushed down." Ji Liangyi smiled. He prepared the wooden fence to delay the morale of the Sanhao Army. He could not give them a chance to calm down and think, otherwise he would have more than 3,000 tired soldiers. If we continue to fight against the 5,000-strong army on the opposite side, we will suffer even greater losses. If we don't make plans in advance, even if we win, we will still lose.
Kira's army set up a semicircular flying geese formation on the flat ground at the exit of the mountain road, which was perfect for covering all the enemies in their pockets and beating them up. When the first group of people rushed out of the mountain road, they were greeted by the ruthless shooting of the archery team. Killing, the corpses screaming and falling down one by one slowed down the troops that followed.
"Don't stop! Go down!"
I don't know who shouted, and the Miyoshi family organized another round of offensive. This time, no less than 300 people came down. Kira Yoshitoki immediately ordered the grenade squad to go out. Kato Kyouaki held back all his strength just for this one, and he ordered
The grenadier took out the baked jade and ignited it. He had secretly tested its power before. This was the first time that the new baked jade was used in actual combat. He was also looking forward to the actual effect.
When the flaming clay pots flew toward the crowd on the mountain road, thunder exploded, and violent explosions accompanied by pottery fragments flew everywhere, tearing several people at the center of the explosion into pieces on the spot. Then, unfortunately,
The high-temperature air waves and fragments of the gunpowder explosion killed those around them in an instant.
Of course, these people who were killed on the spot were not the worst. Even worse were those who were a little further away from the center of the explosion. Some of their ears were blown away, and some of their eyes were blinded by fragments. The high-temperature flames burned the bamboo and wood on their bodies.
The armor was burning because he had added materials to these gunpowder cans, and oils from various animals and plants were poured into them. The flames that popped out from the explosion were droplets of simple kerosene. Falling on these armors was simply the best combustion aid.
agent, and then one by one the firemen struggled and wailed and were burned to death.
Some of these people were lucky enough not to be blown to death or burned to death on the spot, but the fragments of clay pots that followed caused their flesh and blood to be blurred, and they were all wailing and rolling on the ground. The brutality of the scene was really indescribable, even as the sky was getting dark.
Yami can still feel how intense the pain they endured.
Such a tragic formation shocked all the Ashigaru of the Miyoshi Army. They had never seen such a powerful gunpowder weapon. They all retreated towards the mountain crying like crazy, shouting like crazy: "The evil ghost is coming! Yaksha"
It’s coming! Everyone, run away!”
This group of people didn't go very far when they were driven back by the continuous influx of troops from the mountain. Several warriors held up their bloody swords and shouted loudly to stop them. However, if they found anyone who had escaped from the battle, they immediately beheaded them in public. These warriors would not listen to them.
explanation, this group of people believe in one sentence, if you dare to retreat, I will kill you. They shout in obscure Shiguo dialect and forcefully drive the three good soldiers down the hillside. After that, there will be no more. These people are not flesh and blood that were bombed.
Flying horizontally is to be instantly turned into a corpse by bows, arrows and iron cannons.
"Bairaudama is the secret weapon of the Mishima navy. It seems that the Miyoshi family has not seen its power." Kira Yoshishi said with a smile.
"The Miyoshi family should have seen roasted jade." Yamamoto Tokiyuki said: "I have seen roasted fire arrows when I was wandering in the Western Kingdom."
"Oh? The Mishima Navy's Horo Fire Arrow? How powerful is it?" Yoshiki Kira asked with great interest.
"The baked jade that I have seen is not so powerful. It is just an exploding clay pot. It can blow up the opponent's ship at sea and set the ship on fire. It is not clear whether it can kill people, but
It's definitely not as strong as the one made by the owner of the museum. This new type of baked jade is so powerful that the Miyoshi family probably haven't realized that it is baked jade." Yamamoto Tokiyuki explained.
"Master Craftsman, you mean that my improved gunpowder formula is too powerful and scared them?" Kiragi nodded thoughtfully. The technological level of medieval Japan was limited, except for the introduction of culture from the Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties.
In addition, only the Nanman culture that entered Kyushu in the past few years was spread. The high-grade gunpowder formula was a secret in both the Ming Dynasty and the Nanman, and there was no way to grasp it.
Japan still uses crude black powder, so the power of baked jade is not good. The difficulty of storing gunpowder at sea will greatly reduce the power of baked jade. The granular gunpowder he made does not have this problem, and the existing propellants
The two ratios with explosives are the result of later experiments, and have unparalleled advantages over the most basic black powder.
This blocking battle only lasted for half an hour and came to an end. It was almost a one-sided siege without any injuries. Even a fool knew that there would be no result if the fight continued. When the Sanhao family tried their best to charge several times but were all wiped out, they hurriedly
They left nearly 1,500 corpses and fled up the mountain. However, this was a mountain road with no other access. The road to Kyoto was blocked by Kira Yoshitoki. Nakao Castle at the end of the mountain road captured 3,000 troops. Even if
Sanhao Changyi's eight thousand troops are all in full strength but they can't be attacked, let alone this group of remnants of defeated generals.
They were destined to die. When the army on the mountain came down, Kira Yoshi also attacked from the bottom of the mountain from the bottom up. This group of defeated soldiers had no way to escape, and Miyoshi Choitsu decisively announced his surrender.