Chapter 972: Otsuki ........ Sound?
Under the stunned gaze of Nikaido Teruyuki and Ito Yushige, the Tsugawa family troops on the opposite side suddenly launched a full-army charge.
"Green warriors, let the enemy see our heroic posture, kill!" Outside the main camp of the Tsugawa family, Kawakami Tadashi stood in front of the formation with a sword in his hand, and when all the troops under his command were ready for battle, Kawakami Tadashi immediately waved his hand and let the 500 green preparations under his command launch a charge.
After Midori Bei rushed out, Lan Bei was naturally not to be outdone, and followed in the footsteps of Midori Bei and rushed towards the forces of the Ito family and the Nikaido family on the opposite side.
At this time, the forces of the Ito family and the Nikaido family had just begun to be deployed.
The difference between a well-trained standing ashigaru and a temporarily conscripted peasant soldier is revealed. On the one hand, they took the initiative to attack, and on the other hand, they hurriedly met the battle. The side that hurriedly met the battle was ready to start a counterattack, and the side that took the initiative to attack began to deploy the formation, and this battle was basically no suspense.
Sure enough, when the wolf-like Midori and Blue Band rushed into the Date family's formation, the Date family took the lead in a rout.
The lord of Katahei Castle, Yutoki Ito of the Date family, was the front of the Ito family and the first to be attacked by the Tsugawa family.
The previous Ito Yutoki didn't have any reverence for the Tsugawa family, and Ito, who boasted of his outstanding martial arts, didn't take the Tsugawa family seriously at all. In Ito's opinion, the main force of the Tsugawa family has already attacked Tateyama Castle, and the strength of the troops left behind in this camp should be some of the countrymen, and the combat effectiveness will definitely not be too strong.
The Ito family's ashigaru combat effectiveness is quite acceptable, and it can also rank in the top three among the bunch of people in Nanjio, second only to the Soma family and the Ishibashi family.
However, this time the Ito family is facing the standing army of the Tsugawa family, and it is also the standing reserve of the standing - five-color preparation!
When Ito Yutoki saw that the ashigaru who was rushing towards him was all wearing green and blue, he was already a little panicked, and when a flag and flag mark with a face that was the same color as Gosho appeared in Ito's eyes, Ito Yutoki couldn't help but shudder.
"This ..... This is... Be.... It is the elite of the Tsugawa family, and it can be prepared with five colors of one enemy and ten??? "Ito Yutoki is not one of those peasant soldiers who has never seen the world, and the name of Goshibei is very famous in the entire Tohoku and Kanto regions.
The five-color preparation of the Tsugawa family and the five-color preparation of the Hojo family, although the composition is different, and the military equipment is also different, but it is always called the same name. The Hojo family Goshibi became famous because of the Kawagoe Battle that shocked the Kanto region, while the Tsugawa family Goshibi became famous because of the invincible and terrifying record over the years!
After seeing that the enemy he was about to fight was the five-color preparation, the first reaction that popped into Ito's mind was to flee! However, before Ito could open his legs, a rapid sound suddenly sounded.
"Smack! Smack! Bang Bang Bang! ”
A squadron of musket ashigaru stopped after rushing into range and began a round of fire. Since the Tsugawa family began to do a one-stop business of manufacturing and selling muskets, the Tsugawa family's army has been equipped with muskets on a large scale.
The Standing Musket Brigade has been upgraded to a Standing Musket Brigade, increasing its number to 1,000 men. The current composition of the Tsugawa family is also the same as the previous system, with the smallest formation being a squad with a total of ten people, consisting of a leader samurai and nine ashigaru.
Then came the squadron, consisting of five squads of fifty-one people, commanded by a head of the ashigaru.
Then there is the small reserve, which consists of four squadrons with a total number of 205 men and is commanded by a major ashigaru general.
The large reserve consists of 5 small reserves, with a total number of 1,100 people. In addition to the 1,025 combat personnel and a general in charge, there are also 25 scouts, 10 envoys, 5 ninjas, and 35 military officers.
Dabei is the prototype of the "legion" made by Tsugawa Soji, and at present, there is only one musket Dabei in the Tsugawa family, and the commander is still Gamo Jiuqing, but the musket Dabei belongs to the troops directly under Tsugawa Soji, unless there are special circumstances in wartime, Gamo Jiuqing does not have the command and transfer power of the army.
As the most elite of the Tsugawa family, the number of people increased to 500 at the same time, two squadrons of muskets were added, and the combat effectiveness skyrocketed.
People like the Ito family can't afford to use muskets, and although the price of muskets has dropped dramatically today, not everyone can afford them. The Ito family may have bought a few muskets to get a taste of high technology, but they could never have the financial resources to deploy troops on a large scale.
Under the two musket squadrons of Midoribei, the Ito peasant soldiers on the opposite side didn't have time to react at all, and they fell in an instant. When several Ito samurai Rokugami were about to retreat, they couldn't see Ito Yushi's figure around.
Suddenly, a samurai pointed to the ground with a frightened expression, "Oh no, Ito-sama was hit by the enemy's musket!" ”
Ito was lucky, as the projectile from the musket did not shoot directly into Ito's body, but stuck in the flesh of his chest after passing through the carcass. Unfortunately, there were three projectiles when they hit Ito, and it was really unlucky to be able to be hit by three muskets at the same time from a distance of dozens of paces.
Rao is like this, and Ito Yushi is not very comfortable, and he collapses on the ground and keeps wailing.
At the same time, Ito Yushige and Nikaido Teruyuki in the rear watched as the peasants in front of them fell one by one, followed by a group of howling enemy troops rushing into their formation, and then ...... The front, second, third, and fourth formations of their own side were broken by the Tsugawa family in the blink of an eye.
What the hell is this?
"My lord, it's not good! The family encountered the green and blue of the Tsugawa family's five-color preparations, and they were the main force of the enemy army! Ito-sama in the front battle was seriously injured, and Otsuki Hall in the second battle also fell to the ground after a gunshot, so the lord should hurry up! "It's the first time Ito has participated in a battle, and he doesn't know what to do in the face of such an unfavorable situation. Especially after the retainer Otsuki Takayuki was knocked down, Shigenobu Ito came back directly, ready to let Ito Yushige run away with him quickly.
After Shigenobu Ito finished speaking, Yushige Ito was still immersed in the shock he had seen before. And at this time, a detective who was holding the flag of the Nikaido family on his back also ran over quickly, and said loudly with a sad face, "My lord, the Tsugawa family Lan Bei is a surprise attack on the flank of the main family, and Yabe Echizen guards the temple to die." The second and third formations are already in chaos, and if this situation continues, in another quarter of an hour, the family will face a rout on all fronts! ”
"Bastard! How could it be possible to encounter the main force of the Tsugawa family here? What is the detective of the Ashina family doing, shouldn't the main force of the Tsugawa family go to attack the Kanyama Castle! "Originally, I thought that the rescue hall Yamashiro would be the most troublesome task, and the task of containing the Tsugawa family's main camp was relatively easy, but now it seems that the two have been reversed.......