Yoshino Ryoshi was the first of the Tsugawa family's retainers to come into contact with the weapon of "artillery", and he was also one of the few retainers of the Tsugawa family who knew about the Tsugawa family's "secret weapon".

So when he saw that the ships that appeared on the Natori River were warships purchased by the Tsugawa family from the Nanbanians, Yoshino's first reaction was to let the people on board open fire.

These two warships, one is called Tsugawa Maru and the other is Togo Maru, and they are named after the Miao character of the Tsugawa family, the head of the Tsugawa family, and the Miao character of the Togo clan, from which the main lady of the main room, Yukihime, was born. Since its purchase, he has fired more than a dozen cannons during his usual training, and Yoshino Yoshino still remembers the power of the artillery.

I remember that during the first test firing, Soji Tsugawa kindly reminded these hillbilly retainers to stand far away. But instead of listening, Yoshino and Tadanobu Motoyama threatened to stand closer and observe the power of the artillery up close.....

Needless to say, Yoshino Yoshino stumbled for several days anyway.

Motoyama Tadanobu's mission was originally only to transport Takahashi Xingjia and others to land, and the sailors were treasures in the eyes of Tsugawa Soji, and they had been trained for several years to have this bit of a family background, so let's wait for the time to fight with the sailors of other forces in the future. With such an existence as the Date family, it is not enough to send a naval army to fight.

However, Motoyama Tadanobu is also a person who can't hold back his loneliness, and for this joint battle that determines the overlord of Okuba, Motoyama Tadanobu also wants to observe it with his own eyes. Anyway, he is his father in the river, and as long as he doesn't go ashore, the Date family will have nothing to do with him.

Swimming upstream, the river is relatively narrow, and there is no sea breeze, so the warship travels very slowly. He had just arrived in the middle and lower reaches of the Natori River, and Tadanobu Motoyama was standing on the deck to blow the wind, but suddenly he heard someone on the shore calling him again.

Immediately afterward, Tadanobu Motoyama noticed that there seemed to be a fight on the shore. If you look at it, isn't this your own strength? Looking at the person standing on the shore waving to him, so familiar, is it Yoshino Yoshino?

"Quick! Slow down the boat! Load your muskets and aim for the enemy on the shore! ”

"Wave the flag to Togo Maru and get ready to fight!"

Tadanobu Motoyama gave the order very calmly, and then set his eyes on the battlefield again. When he saw the flag seal of Date Minoru, Motoyama Tadanobu was also overjoyed, "That's Date Minoru, the father of Date Haruzong, and today we are going to have great luck!" ”

"Raise soldiers for a thousand days, use them for a while! Our sailors have been training for several years, and we haven't fought a decent battle! Today is our chance to make a name for ourselves and aim all the guns on the board for the Date flag! ”

"Reload!" Tadanobu Motoyama said loudly.

"Reload!"

As the order was issued, more than 20 sailors on the port side, who had already been ready, hurriedly pushed the shells on the deck to the side in accordance with the usual training steps. Several samurai standing by the artillery hurriedly cooperated to complete the ammunition loading, and then raised a small red flag in their right hands.

When the six samurai in charge of giving the order all raised their right hands, Motoyama Tadanobu immediately shouted, "Ignite!" Fire! ”

"Ignition!" With a wave of their hands, the six samurai hurriedly lit the fuse of the cannon with a torch standing beside the samurai, and a faint smell of gunpowder suddenly wafted out.

On the shore, Yoshino Yoshino understood something after seeing Motoyama's Tadanobu movements clearly, and ran towards the back of the team like crazy, shouting loudly as he ran, "Everyone retreat!" Retreat! ”

Seeing Yoshino Ryoshi running back like crazy, some of Ashigaru subconsciously followed, while more Ashigaru remained unmoved. Yukazu Yukihide was also a little confused, just now Yoshino Yoshino shouted a few words that he didn't understand at the main family warship on the Natori River, and then started to run.

What is the situation?

And before Hazu Yukihide could figure it out, a rapid and thunderous sound suddenly sounded, causing everyone on the battlefield to stop their movements and turn their eyes to the direction of the Natori River from which the voice came.

Yoshino Yoshino, who had already run out more than ten steps away, also heard the unique movement of the artillery, and after seeing that Yukihide Hazu and the others were still standing in place, he hurriedly continued to shout, "Get down!" Get down on your stomach, everybody! ”

Yukihide Hazu subconsciously chose to obey, but before he could make a move, Yukihide felt that something suddenly crossed in front of him like a meteor. Immediately afterwards, with the violent shaking of the ground under his feet, the Date family not far in front of him suddenly became a large area.

Dusty!

All faces are covered with B!

Yukihide's luck was good, as it was far away from the point where the shells landed, so it could only be slightly affected. The Ida family at the place where the shells landed were not so lucky, and at least forty or fifty people fell to the ground.

Many of the not yet dead Ashigaru moaned silently, stretching out their hands in the hope that the companions next to them could help them, but the Ashigaru of the Date family had already been frightened and looked completely overwhelmed.

Also in a state of confusion are Yoshinao Osaki and Haruhin Kasai, who rushed out from the flanks. One moment ago, the two of them were still dreaming together of the credit for winning Date Minoru and saving the Tsugawa family's military strength, and the next moment Kasai Harukin felt like he was flying.

Osaki Yoshinao saw Kasai Haruhin fly up with his own eyes in the back, and there were seven or eight samurai of the Kasai family who flew up with Kasai Harukin. Although I don't know how Kasai Qingyin flew, Osaki Yoshinao has subconsciously stopped.

"What's going on?"

"What is that thunderous sound?"

"Why did the friendly forces ahead fall?"

"Is this the wrath of the heavens?"

The Date family, the Kasai family, the Osaki family, the Tsugawa family, everyone on the battlefield was thinking about this issue, and only Yoshino Ryoshinari understood the reason.

"Hazu-sama, are you alright?" Yoshino Ryoshi took advantage of the gap to return to Yukihide Hazu's side and pulled Yukihide Yukihide Hazu, who fell to the ground, up.

Yukihide Hazu asked with a grim face, "Yoshino-sama, what's the matter with the arrival?" ”

"It's too late to say more, did you see the warship of the Natori Kawakami family? It's a new weapon on board, like a musket, but much more powerful! ”

"Not good! The second round of shelling is coming, come with me! While speaking, Yoshino Ryoshi inadvertently saw the small red flag raised for the second time on the battlefield, his face suddenly changed, and he pulled Hazu Yukihide and began to run outside.

"Bump! Touch! Touch! Touch! Touch! Touch! ”

"Bump! Touch! Touch! Touch! Touch! Touch! ”

A series of twelve loud bangs sounded again, and the second round of shelling of the sailors began. But this time it was Yoshino Yoshino who was too careful, and the round of shooting just now was just a test shot. With the previous landing point, it is obviously much more accurate after correcting the design angle for the second time.

Half of the twelve shells landed in the center of the Date family's forces, and the other half landed on the edge of the battlefield. Of course, there were a few unlucky people who were affected by the ashigaru of the Tsugawa family and the ashigaru of the Kasai family, while the people of the Osaki family escaped because they were far away.