After crossing the Nakahoku River, which was less than 20 paces wide, the flat army swam across the river, and in less than two hours, the opposite side reacted and met it in a big way.

Although the Takeda Army deliberately abandoned the most favorable riverbank terrain in order to attract a tie attack, they reacted quickly enough to still have the effect of "attacking halfway".

In just one or two hours, tens of thousands of troops in the flat hand army obviously could not cross the river all, and the vanguard department that crossed the river did not have time to arrange fences and trenches, etc., so it would be good to be able to form a good formation.

On the premise that there are no protective buildings for each other, a decisive battle in the plains with an equal posture is equivalent to Takeda having the upper hand in mentality.

Although the name of the Pingshou Punishment Department is in full swing in Kinai, it mainly comes from its personal wisdom and strategy and mediation methods, and in terms of the field quality of the troops, it is still far inferior to the Tiger of Kai.

Today, Takeda's formation resembles "fish scales", with the imposing Koyamada Nobushige at the front, and later Takeda Katsuyori's main force ready to make a final decision, with Takasaka Masanobu and Tsuchiya Masaji on both sides providing support and vigilance from the flanks.

This is a tactic that attaches importance to the breakthrough of the central authorities.

Then there is also Hara Changyin, who is well versed in military formation, as the art of war, and set off with Takeda Katsuyori, who can change the location and timing of the main force at any time according to the changes in the situation, and turn to a one-wing oblique attack, or even a two-way outflank.

Each of these units is the essence of Kashin, which has the ability to take charge of the main attack and the sacrificial spirit to serve as an assistant.

The corresponding tie army is a defensive position similar to the "crane wing".

Tokugawa Nobuyasu and Ikeda Tsuneko, who were highly motivated to fight, separated from each other, and after crossing the river, they each advanced a distance of 30 to 40 towns (3 to 4 km), and when they saw the smoke and dust of a large-scale march rising from the opposite side, they immediately stopped and prepared for battle.

On the west side, Tokugawa Nobuyasu had 3,000 Okazaki people, and Kawada Nagajin led a guest army of Shikoku and Awaji Kuni, a total of 3,800 people.

To the east, 5,000 people from Ikeda Tsuneko were in front, and then there were 3,000 Kii people under the command of Nakamura Kazuji.

The expectations of the allies on both flanks are not too high, and he just hopes that they will not collapse too quickly.

In case of a quick defeat, let them each retreat diagonally to the rear, and the own army behind them quickly topped up. Although Nakamura Kazushi and Kawada Nagaqin are external troops, their combat power has always been relatively reliable, and they should not be powerless to fight back.

The most important middle road, after crossing the river, only advanced 15 to 18 towns, and four teams ranging from 500 to 2,000 lined up, leaning on the river bank, vaguely forming a semicircular defensive line. Tie Hideyi and Bai Xiang Jiajia are in the center, and Kato Kyoaki and Kasai Naganobu are on the left and right.

This meant not only to resist the frontal enemy, but also to prevent the Takeda Army from coming to flank after the rapid collapse of the two wings.

Obviously, the flat hand has strong confidence in the troops directly under the middle lane, and is not optimistic about the external sample army in the left and right directions.

This obviously has a lot to do with the carts in the ranks of the Banner Army.

After several days of unloading and assembly, a total of 500 four-wheeled carts were available.

Due to the strange shape of the car, there is no suitable naming method for the time being. It was only called a "strange car" by the soldiers.

Cars equipped with one-sided carriages and large-caliber stubby firearms were issued to the first section and the flag headquarters in varying quantities.

Each car is used by a group of 10 people.

If you are not assigned to the group of the car, you will continue to maintain the status of the step group and alternate with the group.

There were also twenty relatively normal cars, which were used to carry ten oversized iron cannons with a length of more than eight feet. At this time, seven gates were successfully pulled across the river and placed on the only small slope with slightly higher terrain, and one gate was commanded by a sentient being, Jinzhen, who was in charge of the launch—he hoped that at least five of them would be successfully pulled.

Behind the car formation and artillery group, Pingshou Fanxiu resolutely led the guards to cross the river, holding high the horse seal and the banner to show his identity.

Changzong's relatives took the initiative to ask for orders to fight, so he crossed the river with the general general, but his men and horses were in one place with the main formation, and they did not put them on the front line to fight.

And Oda Nagayi and Matsukura Shigenobu were arranged to stay behind and dredge in the rear, and they were very ashamed but secretly happy to accept the arrangement.

It was already the beginning of the time when the two sides came into contact with each other.

The Hisho army quietly set out in the early morning under the cover of the surprise attack troops, and so far 23,000 people have crossed the river. There are still a few thousand people in the back who will not be dispatched for the time being, and there is no place to stay.

The Takeda Army, removing the rear guards, besieged Hamamatsu and the men and horses of the main formation, and the total number of people engaged in the attack was 19,000, which was almost the same number.

Experienced generals can only see the density of the flags and the amplitude of smoke and dust, and they can draw a judgment that they are "evenly matched."

One was broken in the center, and the other was a flank rush, so after Koyamada Nobushige had advanced for more than half an hour, he suddenly found that the enemy in front of him had not yet surrendered his troops, but the side seemed to pass by people hundreds of paces.

But he resolutely carried out the order, without any other thoughts, without hesitation, drew his saber and gave the order to continue the assault.

After a while, I probably saw that the Tie Army seemed to be connecting the cars end to end and placing them horizontally into an obstacle formation. However, the number of cars is obviously not enough, and there are always some gaps, which cannot be tightly covered.

At the same time, from behind the formation, projectiles and arrows began to be fired.

Nobushige Koyamada was unfazed.

At this distance, the general iron cannon does not have the right head, and the power of the arrow is not enough to penetrate the carcass.

The front row was filled with armored samurai and veterans, many of whom had small bamboo bundles in their hands, capable of withstanding several rounds of fire.

Of course, there were unlucky people who were hit in the gap in the armor by stray bullets and died, but someone immediately filled the gap and maintained the momentum of the onslaught.

Nobushige Oyamada vaguely felt that the density and frequency of the enemy's iron cannons and bows and arrows were much lower than he had imagined, but he didn't have time to think about it.

After two or three rounds of firing, they rushed to the front, and the soldiers of the Tieshou Army were already facing the enemy, but all of them stood behind the cross-carriage with their weapons in their hands, and none of them came out to meet the battle without authorization.

Seeing this, Nobushige Koyamada did not hesitate at all, and immediately issued an order: "Throw stones!" ”

Immediately, the Lang party abandoned the bamboo bundle, stretched their bodies, waved the rope in their hands sharply, and threw out the alternative weapons they were carrying.

The sound of "whooshing" breaking through the sky was everywhere, and many round stone bullets pierced the sky, took a wonderful parabola, crossed the horizontal car formation, and fell into the tie army.

"Wow!"

"Ouch!"

Screams and cries suddenly erupted.

The cobblestone is as big as a fist, and the small one is like a chicken, and it is really unavoidable to fall from mid-air. Once it hits a person, even through the armor, it can cause great damage, ranging from a blue nose and swollen face, to a cracked and broken bone, and a lot of people who immediately choke.

Nobushige Oyamada's troops were extremely disciplined, and when they were thirty or fifty paces away, they threw stones by inertia, and then drew their swords and spears and pounced.

This is really a tactic that has never been seen in Jinai, and for a while, the formation of the Tieshou Army was greatly shaken, forcing the Tieshou Xiuyi, Baixiang Jiajia and others to stand up and press the formation.

However, the fierce enemy army came to the front again.

Those who can throw heavy stones, naturally they are tall and strong, and they rush over shouting slogans, with the unique savage atmosphere of the monkeys of Jiafei Mountain, many people are hit by arrows and projectiles and do not slow down, and even hurt their eyes and rush forward indiscriminately, and their footsteps shake the ground with a loud bang, which is really scary.

Nobushige Koyamada took the lead and rushed forward, dressed in armor and demon masks, and was about to swing his sword into the enemy formation.

The car formation, which was originally a little worrying, took a closer look in front of it, and it was not only not tight enough, but also very short, and by speeding up, it was not necessarily possible to jump into it in one fell swoop.

There is only one side of the car with wooden planks, and it is covered with iron sheets, bamboo leaves, straw, rags, etc., I don't know why it was made like this.

It's not an obstacle at all! At best, it's just the simplest fence.

I just don't know what that stubby black tube is for......

At this moment, on each horizontal chariot, the stubby and large-caliber black iron pipe equipped with it chirped one after another, and sparks appeared.

If it is said that the movement of the Takeda Army's charge is "the earth shaking the mountains......

Then, the launch of the Tie Army can be called the level of "the sky is falling apart"!

The unimaginable roar shook the ears of the nearby soldiers.

Suddenly, the situation changed.

Nobushige Oyamada couldn't believe his eyes.

He saw hundreds, if not thousands, of tiny projectiles—perhaps not projectiles but fragments—fired from thick black iron pipes—nay, rather erupted.

Like a shower of stars.

One or twenty steps apart, there is no way to avoid it.

He watched as the tall and long subordinate beside him jumped in the air and was hit in at least twenty places, and the momentum of the charge stopped and fell straight down.

Then Nobushige Koyamada himself felt a sharp pain in his face.

It seems that splinters hit the head, penetrated the visor, and cut off the nose.

But it wasn't even too late to scream.

Because, another roar sounded.

The loud sound shook and made Koyamada Nobushige's head so stunned that he lost consciousness.

I felt hit in many places on my body, but there was no pain, just numbness.

The impact of the projectiles and fragments made it impossible to stand still, and in an instant, he fell backwards to the ground.

Then I didn't know anything, only a sense of relaxation and satisfaction in the hot bath.

In an instant, I saw the gentle light, the loving mother who died early in childbirth and couldn't be seen since she was seven years old, the green plum who was obviously beloved but married to a neighbor for political reasons, the bamboo horse who was killed by her own hands but was hostile, and the retainers who were deceived by themselves and said that "there will be reinforcements" and died in battle......

……

Most of the chariots were equipped with a simple one-sided plank and a stubby iron cannon.

However, the most important position on the front is not only the armor of the combat vehicles to strengthen the defense, but also the two guns on some vehicles.

It had to be filled with hundreds of bullets at a time, and the process was so cumbersome that it would take the most skilled craftsman more than half an hour to do it, and there was no chance of a second round of fire at the front.

But apparently enough.