Chapter Eighty-Three: The Armored Car, the Hundred Cracked Cannons and the Collapse of the Country (Part II)
Nobushige Oyamada fell so quickly that the Hirate side only knew that a tall Takeda general had been killed, and they did not know who it was.
So no one thought of snatching the head and demoralizing the enemy.
Even many of the soldiers and junior officers of the Tie family were unprepared for the loud popping noise, and were stunned and blank.
Time on the battlefield seemed to stand still for a moment.
By the time Tieshou Xiuyi and Baixiang Jiajia shouted loudly and asked their soldiers to hurry back to combat status, the Takeda army over there gradually got rid of the short-term panic.
"I am the pioneer lieutenant general Koyamada Yumako! The general is killed in battle, and all the kings listen to my command! The Zhongjin people recaptured the body of the general, the Gucun people temporarily stuck to the same place, and the Neishan people and the Cangjian people retreated in an orderly manner! Alternately cover back to the division! ”
"Order!"
As the order was issued, hundreds of Takeda troops, who poured up like a tidal wave, quickly turned back like a low tide, and the body of Nobushige Oyamada was carried away by two strong soldiers on their shoulders.
More than thirty large-caliber firearms fired in a volley, making a burst of fire, killing at least 200 elite fighters, including their masters. But the reaction of this unit was only an "orderly retreat", and there was basically no much panic.
Accustomed to seeing big scenes, Hisho Xiuyi and Bai Xiang Jiajia didn't talk about this, and they stayed for a while before they thought of implementing the arrangement that had been ordered in advance: half of the people went out to pursue, and the other half drove the car formation forward.
It's a pity that after a slight delay, he failed to seize the critical moment when the enemy army was shaken for a moment.
By the time the horn of the counterattack sounded, Nobushige Oyamada's body had already moved far away.
Tie Xiuyi and Bai Xiangjia enthusiastically killed, facing hundreds of "Gu Village People" behind the enemy's palace.
After a fierce battle, it was difficult to kill it back, and it ran into the "inner mountain people". took advantage of the high morale to win for a while, and met "Cangjianzhong" again. The Takeda Army alternately covered each other and returned to the division in an orderly manner, never revealing the weakness of the formation.
At this time, the soldiers of Tieshou Xiuyi and Baixiang Jiajia were already lacking, and they saw the flags fluttering in the distance and the smoke and dust rising.
The convoy was ordered to stop advancing, set up a defensive formation, and at the same time the troops immediately retreated.
Looking back, during this time, the car formation only advanced a distance of less than three hundred paces.
When the soldiers saw this, they were both excited and regretful.
Everyone praised this thick and short black-barreled iron cannon for its infinite power, which could fire thousands of projectile fragments within one or twenty steps, and there was no way to avoid it.
The Koyamada clan on the border between Kai and Musashi should be the top five strong troops in the Takeda family, and today's bloodless defeat shows the benefits of firearms.
It's a pity that the enemy responded properly and forbade it, and his own side underestimated the follow-up development and lacked preparation, and even the head of Nobushige Oyamada was snatched back, and there was no chance for the Hirate family to expand the results of the battle.
This can't help but make people sigh.
After all, this thing has only been used once in Shikoku before, and it is still unknown. But after today's power, I am afraid that it will be famous immediately, and it may not be able to have a surprise effect in the future.
Hirate Xiuyi himself was far more depressed than happy, he frowned and said to his colleagues: "Defeat the Takeda family's Koyama Tabe, kill the enemy's chief general, kill hundreds of enemies, and I also won two levels with my own hands, but I can't be happy at all, but I feel sorry for my uncle's old man's plan." ”
Ke'er Caizang next to him was dumbfounded, and his mouth was long enough to stuff an eggplant: "This is the thing made by the 'Spring Field House' after learning the skills of the Southern Barbarians?" How powerful are firearms? So what's the point of us working hard and practicing gunnery for more than ten years......
Bai Xiang Jiajia was more calm and cautious, and only echoed the nonsense of "That's true, yes, yes", and reminded: "Hurry up and load these big iron cannons!" I heard that a skilled craftsman also needs more than half an hour, and the two hours that are not skilled may not be able to pretend well...... By the way, there were two dumb fires just now, and an iron cannon exploded on the spot, so we have to deal with it quickly......"
Ke'er only hid after hearing this: "It's pretty much the same!" Firearms are so restricted, so the art of swords, guns, bows and horses is still the way for a martial artist to establish himself......"
Tieshou Xiuyi and Baixiang Jiajia ignored him and quickly returned to work, leaving him chattering.
Suddenly, more troops on the opposite side gradually approached, and the banner was like a forest covering the sky and the sun, and it was Takeda Katsuyori, who had dealt with Cheongju Castle.
Suddenly, Bai Xiangjiajia became nervous, thinking that the big iron cannon could not be used in a short period of time, and he had to show his real skills and fight with the so-called "strong soldiers of Jiaxin" in front of him!
Unexpectedly, Pingshou Xiuyi walked over and patted him on the shoulder, comforting: "Don't be so panicked, I just specially ordered that the five big iron cannons of the three groups were left without firing, just to prevent the enemy from going and returning." ”
Bai Xiangjia breathed a sigh of relief and was deeply admired.
Looking back, the heavy troops of Takeda Katsuri slowly advanced, waving the flag and shouting, and the momentum was huge, but he did not send people out to fight for a while, probably because he knew that he was powerful, but he lacked confidence.
People don't know how long it takes for your infinitely powerful iron cannon to be reloaded.
After a while, many archers and iron gunners stood up from the opposite Takeda Katsuyori's headquarters, and they advanced to a distance of one hundred and fifty paces, bent their bows and arrows, lit the arquebus, and shot with a crackle.
Seeing this, Hitomo Hideyi laughed unconsciously and ordered the soldiers to rely on the guard on the side of the chariot as cover, and also responded with fire.
In terms of the advantage of bows and arrows, Koshinda may have the upper hand, but the quality and quantity of iron artillery, including the level of shooting, are definitely better than the troops, so the quality of the soldiers can be roughly considered a tie.
Then when one side has cover and the other side stands on flat ground, the situation can be imagined.
There are only a handful of strong archery experts in the Takeda family, who can throw over obstacles and deal certain blows, and ordinary arrows are completely unable to penetrate the chariot's guards. There is a certain possibility that the iron cannon projectile will break through the obstacle and hit the weak area of the shield plate and cause damage, but the chance is also extremely low.
In front of the corresponding tie is a bunch of live targets.
The sound of breaking the sky was endless, the smoke was flying, the smell of gundust was overflowing, and they shot several rounds repeatedly, but Hisho Xiuyi and Baixiang Jiajia only kept hearing muffled sounds, and it was estimated that there were less than ten unlucky people killed in the battle on their side, and at least one hundred and eighty people were hit by the Takeda family on the opposite side.
Of course, it is happy that the battle situation is developing like this, and the tie Xiuyi even has the leisure to throw away the cross gun, untie the kettle on his waist and sip comfortably.
Then Takeda changed tactics again.
All the iron cannons were withdrawn, all the bows and arrows were turned into projectiles, and at the same time, a group of soldiers in armor with bamboo bundles in their hands struck a line, rushed to a distance of thirty or fifty paces against the fire, and then threw a slingling to attack—after throwing it, they did not continue to charge, but immediately turned back.
Seeing this worshipper Jiajia was a little worried, it turned out that this strange "stone throwing" was really difficult to guard, and it could cause a lot of damage to the soldiers behind the car formation.
But on second thought, these slingers were obviously elite soldiers who had undergone special training, and they would suffer a lot of losses when they braved the charge of arrows and projectiles, even if they exchanged casualties.
The slinger came and went like the wind, and in a moment another team came out, and continued to try the tactic of "one blow and retreat".
This time, he took a closer look at the village, and estimated that the damage ratio was his own advantage, and he was completely free of worries.
However, Hiseki immediately reminded him: "Be careful! The enemy's repeated practice of 'striking a blow and retreating' may have been deliberate. If we are paralyzed by negligence, and they suddenly change to stone throwing and then charge, they may be taken advantage of by the enemy. ”
Hearing this, the villager Jia was shocked, and he didn't dare to be careless, so he personally went to tell the soldiers in front not to be careless.
Sure enough, after the Takeda army played three guerrilla tricks, the fourth time they threw stones turned into a full-army charge.
Not only are there hundreds of heavily armed slingers, but there are also more soldiers who are suddenly killed in red flags and red armor, standard equipment, and difficult to deal with at a glance.
However, Hisho Xiuyi had already prepared and gave the order in advance, and waited until the enemy rushed within thirty steps before ordering the fire.
Only one was left for spare, and the four large iron cannons were fired almost against the faces of the Takeda soldiers.
In the midst of the ferocious wave, four holes appeared in an instant.
This time there was no time for the Takeda Army to regroup, and Hisho Xiuyi seized the moment, shouted, jumped out with his gun, and stabbed the target who had been staring at it for a long time with a wave of his hand.
Those soldiers of the Takeda family set off with some doubts, and they saw the terrible firearms with their own eyes, but they were no longer as fierce and unscrupulous as they used to be, and they saw that the "ghost boy Keiji" was brave, how could they still deal with it?
Seeing that the enemy was slightly shaken somewhere, he immediately worked with Honda Masashige and Matsuyama Shigeji to fight out.
Seeing that the Takeda army was about to collapse, a few fierce samurai who defended their homes stood up and counterattacked.
There is a person called "Takagi Xiuzong", who just called out the order, and was beheaded by Tieshou Xiuyi, and there is another "Katachiri Jiuxin", who is in battle with Keercai, and his skills are poor, and he shouts and is punished.
However, there is also a black-armored samurai known as "Gun Bullet Shohoko Masatoshi", whose long handle in his hand is like a spirit snake, and it is heavy on Honda's waist on the tiger's back, and it actually pierces the connection part of his lower abdominal armor with skillful breaking force.
Honda was screaming "wow" and fell to the ground, not knowing whether he was alive or dead.
Matsuyama Shigeji came to help, but as soon as he was closed, he was scratched on his right arm and his blade was taken off. Fortunately, he has a brother-in-law, Nakamura Takasu, who is also known as "Gun Village", who has good martial arts skills and quick eyes and hands, so he hurriedly protects him.
Another villager Jia heard the news and brought his own soldiers to arrive.
Nabaoke Zhengjun was a few enemies, but he was still not afraid, and he fought and retreated, his pace was not chaotic, covering the retreat of many friendly troops, and he also calmly returned.
On the other side, Xiuyi and Ke'er were hiding and killing, and after listening to the movement, they wanted to come for a while, but it was too late.
Takeda Katsuyori's main formation was not chaotic at all, contained the rout, and slowly retreated in an orderly manner.
On the side of the Tie Army, of course, they did not give up the idea of chasing after the car formation.
Obviously, such a thick and thick thing cannot be used for active attack, and can only be gradually advanced in the plain area, with defense as attack.
When the cart moves forward, it is bound to destroy the formation, and then Takeda will see the flaws and counterattack and kill, but how is it good?
The formation of vehicles can only march on the premise of ensuring safety and determining that it is impossible for the other side to attack.
So Hishote Xiuyi ordered to stop and rectify, and not to rush forward.
But then, the captain of the guard, Mori Ryotsu, sent a password: "After the cannon fires, the camera moves." ”
Seeing the draw, Xiuyi was puzzled - what does the cannon sound mean?
Then, before he could ask, he suddenly felt the ground shake beneath his feet.
At the same time, several loud and deafening noises were transmitted from behind.
Subconsciously cover your ears and turn your head to look.
I saw a few large black dots, swept overhead, and smashed towards the formation of Takeda Katsuyori's army.
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