With the popularization of hydraulic forging hammers, not only the iron forging industry ushered in a new round of industrial innovation, but also the speed of ordnance manufacturing increased at a geometric rate. The armor craftsmen of the Kira family were able to create stronger and more durable barrels that would be of great use in the world. Many traditional process steps are eliminated, and the required parts can be forged in the mold at will. Different specifications of standardized noodles, throat chakras, and gauntlets can be realized. The manufacturing cycle has been reduced from half a month to an average of one day. More than a dozen sets.
The cost of manufacturing armor weapons is much cheaper than before, and all it consumes is Izumo's iron ore. The contract signed between the Kira family and the Nizi family includes the provision of maintaining a sufficient supply of iron ore in Izumo. The Kira family can provide The copper coins and rice grains are also very favorable, and this trade has become the only economic pillar of the Nizi family today.
Without the support of resources, the Kira Army would not be as strong as it was. Kaga had always maintained that even though the number of troops was overwhelming, it was difficult to even injure the Kira Army's cavalry.
Among the nine thousand vanguard army, there were only 3,000 cavalry teams running on four legs, and the rest were all ashigaru teams running on two legs. The three generals received the general order before Tsukihana and asked Numata Yumitsu to lead the ashigaru against them. The three generals Everyone happily threw the slow-moving ashigaru to Numata Yumitsu. Everyone understood that this was the training Yamamoto Tokiyuki gave to his closed disciples. This was the training of Yamamoto Tokiyuki's successor who had semi-retired. No one would do it at this juncture. I don’t want to sell this face.
Numata Yumitsu ordered the ashigaru troops to form a square formation to bear the offensive pressure. Behind him, the 20,000 troops had all landed under the full force of the Kira navy. Uesugi Masatora stayed in the castle, Kanizaka Nagami, and Yoshie Mune. Nobu and others led an army of 10,000 people dispersed in Ishikawa County, while Hebei County stayed behind. He led an army of 20,000 people including Kakizaki Keiie and Saito Asanobu to kill Tetorikawa.
The time left for Wakabayashi Nagatomo was only half an hour. But in this short half hour, it was impossible for him to use ten thousand troops to break open Numata Yumitsu's hard carapace. Even if the six soldiers led by Numata Yumitsu were The quality of Senkoshi's ashigaru is not as good as the battle-tested standing army of Echigo, but it is not something that Kaga can easily defeat.
If you can't knock it open yourself, you have to borrow the power of friendly forces. General Saikoji Shinkyo immediately mobilized 30,000 troops to press against Numata Yumitsu, and 40,000 troops overwhelmingly attacked the Ashigaru team of only 6,000 people. Without the support of the city wall, Under the premise, it is almost impossible to withstand such a powerful attack, and Numata Yumitsu's breakthrough in army command is not enough to deal with such a large battle.
He could only use the gun quilt formation to divide the general's force into several closely related small groups, and then retreat while fighting to gain more space for pulling. Kaga has always been a military commander and has never seen the gun quilt tactic. The uninformed ground leader They rushed forward with their own peasants and soldiers, but they didn't hold out for long before they were overwhelmed by the tidal wave of attacks from the rifle formation. The sudden change of tactics left them at a loss.
"Attack the flank! The mounted samurai attacks the flank! No, no, no! The mounted samurai is back! The black dragoons are attacking! Where did Echigo get so many black dragoons? Didn't he say there were only five thousand?" Saikoji Shinji jumped to his feet anxiously. But these stupid people The waiters on the ground made many mistakes. They refused to advance when asked to advance, and refused to retreat when asked to retreat. They were like a group of old men who waited for a long time before slowly carrying out the general's orders.
There is not a single soldier here who is under his command. And he was temporarily transferred to serve as temporary commander. If it weren't for the high number of people in Kaga Kingdom, there would have been no matter that he would be appointed as a general. He originally took over with full confidence.
The commander-in-chief of the provisional army, only when he arrived here did he realize that he was completely wrong.
The elites of Kaga's native land are divided into two parts, Etima County in the southern part of the Tatetori River. The elites of Nomi County have been attacking the Asakura family and Ishikawa County on the front line of Echizen all year round. The elites of Hebei County have been ruined in Echichu. Now this 60,000-strong army
In fact, it was a combination of the defeated troops from the two northern counties who fled, and the remaining military forces in the two southern counties that were excluded from the main force.
The quality of these troops is not very strong. In addition, Xiguangji Zhenjiao is only a general with 5,000 troops. He has no idea how to fight a joint battle with an army of 60,000 people. The command is in a hurry and stretched. Forty thousand troops only have 6,000 troops.
It was a joke that there was no way around it. The three thousand cavalry team with hidden dangers kept harassing the flanks, and a piece was bitten off if they were not careful. Saiguangji Shinjiao regretted taking over the power of the general.
On the surface, the 6,000 troops led by Numata Yumitsu held back an army of more than 40,000, and the war was fought vigorously and seemed to be very powerful. In fact, he knew very well that he was weak. If the general on the opposite side was ruthless enough to attack with his entire army, would his ruggedness be enough?
A few months of rifle quilt tactics will soon be exposed. These six thousand ashigaru are just bluffing people and are not really proficient in rifle quilts. Otherwise, they will not just repel the attack of the Yikui army, but should be relaxed.
Just kill.
He did not dare to stop and stalemate with the Yixiang Yijun. Instead, he formed a neat formation and retreated slowly.
Under the circumstances, he gradually distanced himself. His approach was understandable. Even if it was true, he could not let 6,000 people attack 40,000 people. This was not a retreat army during an escape. There was no need for Numata Yumitsu to lead an army of 6,000 people to death.
The defense of the main formation where Saikoji Shinji is located is very complete. Honjo Shimonaga tried to attack several times but was blocked by numerous ashigaru. The three generals of the three-way cavalry scattered and looked for opportunities. When they encountered an opportunity to attack, they quickly gathered together.
This rogue tactic is really difficult to deal with, especially when the opponent's army is large and the elite are relatively sparse, it is particularly troublesome.
Kaga always dared not to adjust the military strength randomly, but he was unwilling to let Numata Yumitsu retreat all the way. He gritted his teeth and followed Numata Yumitsu's pace and continued to pursue for a while. The Saikoji Shinjiao realized that something was wrong and secretly wondered: "What does Kira Jun mean?"
?Continuing the fight like this is simply a useless effort! No! It is said that the Kira Army has a total of 30,000 troops entering Kaga. The army here is only 10,000 at most. So where did the rest go? Suppression
The two counties in the north are always in trouble? It seems to be true! But why do the poor monks always feel that there is something wrong?"
After chasing for a while, this ominous premonition made him unable to sit still. He immediately ordered the army to stop advancing, and the whole army turned around and retreated to Xianshengzhai to wait for orders. The reason was that the enemy's intentions were unknown and their movements were uncertain. They should withdraw first and wait for the opportunity to see.
Besides, there was nothing wrong with his idea and his order, but the officials were a little unhappy.
The officials who fled from Ishikawa and Hebei counties all treated the 6,000 Kira troops with vengeance. They wanted to eat this fat immediately and then turn around to devour the annoying 3,000 horsemen from Enuma and Nomi counties. The local officials are gearing up and looking forward to making great achievements. If they don't take advantage of the scarcity of Kira's army, they may not be able to encounter such a good opportunity in the future.
In short, from Wakabayashi Nagato to the ground attendants below, the believers were not very happy to turn back the entire army. They were in a stalemate for a long time without advancing or retreating, just arguing. Saikoji Shinjiao repeatedly ordered and took out the warrant of Chaoshengji Jiaofang. After threatening them, these reluctant officials were persuaded, and the rear of the army turned into a slow retreat.
His withdrawal made Numata Yumitsu both relieved and a little disappointed. If he retreated for a while, he would have arrived at the Tetori River. At this time, the army had almost finished crossing the river. It was a good time to defeat him in one fell swoop. When he thought about it carefully, he smiled. Said: "This is just right. Let them retreat slowly. The general will harass them behind and the speed may be even slower. This is also a good time."
The 6,000-strong army immediately stopped retreating, and waited for a while to reorganize the army and wait for Numata Yumitsu to send an envoy to pass the information to the shore of the Tetori River. Then they regrouped and attacked the retreating Kaga Ichiki army. Coincidentally, these officials were not willing to retreat. Seeing that Numata Yumitsu did not escape but fought back, he had reason to refuse to retreat, so Wakabayashi Nagato Mamoru openly turned around with ten thousand troops to fight against Numata Yumitsu.
Honjo Shigenaga, Hojo Takahiro, and Kurokawa Kiyomiichi combined to kill the 3,000-horse cavalry and the Tsukuru group again to join in the fun. The fight between the two sides, each having their own scruples, did not last long before a rumbling sound was heard. The sound of iron hoofbeats sounded, and Kaga Yixiang immediately understood that all the actions of the opponent were just to buy time to wait for the arrival of the main force.
Only then did the officials remember the existence of such a general, so they ran to Saiguang Temple Shinjiao for help. He was so angry that he yelled: "You will not retreat even if I ask you to retreat! How can we retreat when the main force of the Kira Army comes?"
"Then what should we do?"
The head of Xiguangji Zhenjiao was still very clear, and he immediately said: "Retreat! There is no other way but to retreat! It is too late to turn back and regroup!"
As a result, a set of strange phenomena appeared on the battlefield. Kaga's nearly 60,000 troops were driven away by 6,000 ashigaru and 3,000 horsemen. Wakabayashi Nagato Mamoru was honorably awarded the important task of cutting off the rear because of his active offensive. The Shinjiao of Xiguang Temple doesn't care whether he can block the iron hoof of Kira's army, his only goal is to escape back to Hansheng Village.
The local magistrates turned around and saw the black crowd of Echigo cavalry, so scared that their legs weakened. Some smart guys saw that the situation was not going well and ran faster and faster, even overtaking their own friendly troops and running desperately towards the Nisheng stronghold. Just now they were shouting that they would annihilate Kira. At this moment, the army's achievement of merit has become faster than anyone else. Wakabayashi Nagato Mamoru, Hayaya Gozaemon, Takabi Ishimi Mamoru and other officials are still thinking about continuing to fight, because their residence is on the northern bank of the Tateri River. At this time, if we withdraw and be trapped, there will be no place to go.
Just when Kaga's always timid officials were feeling confused, the main force of Kira's army had quietly arrived.