When he heard the lord say that he wanted to expand the iron cannon ashigaru team to five hundred people, Sugitani Zenjubo did not thank him, but opened his mouth to push it and said: "My lord, the iron cannon ashigaru under the command of my subordinates has the lowest combat power compared to the other armies of my family, and if the lord vigorously expands, it will have a certain impact on the overall combat power of my family, so my subordinates think that it is better to assign these four hundred people to other armies, this is a sincere move of my subordinates, and I ask the lord to decide." ”

Although as an iron cannon general, Sugitani Zenjubo is also very reluctant to become a military force under his command for these four hundred, but he is not only an iron cannon general, but also a member of the Takayama family, so he thinks more about not himself, but the Takayama family.

After listening to his words, he only heard the clan sect ask: "Since you heard you say that the head is the Tao, do you know why the combat power of the iron cannon is so low?" ”

As an iron cannon expert, it would be pure nonsense to say that Sugitani Zenjubo had not studied this problem, but the direction of his research was wrong, so he only heard him speak: "Back to the lord, my subordinates think that the reason why the combat power of the iron cannon is so low is because the range of the iron cannon is not only short, the speed of shooting is slow, but also affected by the weather, not only can it not be used on rainy days, but even in the case of humidity or heavy snow, the use will be limited, so the combat power of the iron cannon is not strong, Although the iron cannon is equipped with iron thorns, it is much stronger than the combat power of other powerful iron artillery ashigaru, but due to the above reasons, the combat power of the iron cannon ashigaru is still insufficient, so it still has a good performance to scare and scare the peasants, but once it encounters a strong enemy, then it will not be very effective. ”

"You're right, but you're only half right. Since the weapon of iron cannon exists, then there is a reason for its existence, and as far as I know, in Nanban, the use of iron cannon has basically replaced the use of broadsword and spear. ”

Speaking of this, the clan paused slightly. After letting the retainers digest it for a while, he continued: "If there are fewer iron cannons, then of course there will not be much combat power, but once it will form a scale. Then if a three-stage fire is adopted, then even if the firing range is short and the rate of fire is slow, it will be compensated for by the huge number, and if a wooden fence is erected in front of the iron artillery array, as long as the weather permits, the projectile is sufficient. Then there is no possibility for the enemy to rush at all.

It's like the iron cannon of the family, of course, a hundred will not do anything, but if there are a thousand, ten thousand? What is needed for this weapon is the quantity, as long as the number goes up, then the combat power will be increased, under the same training conditions, a hundred iron cannons are light against a hundred spears. Then the loser will definitely be ironclad and light.

And if a thousand people fight, I am afraid that it will be able to achieve a draw, and once the number of iron cannons is more than 3,000. So if it's a face-to-face battle, you can defeat at least 6,000 spears, and that's still too little, so now you should know why I'm going to greatly expand the number of iron cannons.

The family has an iron cannon production line, and the speed of producing iron cannons is several times faster than that of the iron cannon workshops in the world, and it would be too wasteful if the family did not recruit a large number of iron cannons.

So this expansion is just the beginning, and my ultimate goal is to expand the Iron Cannon Foot Light Team to at least 3,000 people, if you don't even have confidence now, how can I rest assured that the 3,000 army will be under your command in the future? ”

After the clan said. Listening to Sugitani Zenjubo's eyes lit up, and now from his expression, he could still see half of the gloomy look, and some were only full of confidence.

In every previous battle, looking at the strength of other troops in his family, but he couldn't get anything, he didn't feel good in his heart. Over time, he also accepted this reality, but now he suddenly figured it out, it's not that he can't do it, but that the time has not come, as the lord said, not to mention expanding the iron cannon under his command to three thousand, even if it is only half, he has enough confidence to take charge alone, as long as he can stand alone, then why worry that there is no chance of merit. …,

Thinking of this, Sugitani Zenzhufang no longer wanted to push the military out of the army, and now he, like other leading retainers, also hoped that the more troops under his command were, the better, only to hear him quickly say: "Before, his subordinates were not thoughtful, and his subordinates Xie Zhugong solved his doubts." ”

Now there are 1,500 troops, and they are divided into 300 fine light armor, 300 scimitar and 400 iron cannons, and there are also large palace Jinglian who can choose among them at will, and the number of people is about 100 people, and the rest is only about 400.

And at present, Katsusuke Tanaka, the general of the spear ashigaru, and Yamauchi Kazutoyo, who came from Hachiman Castle in the gun, Maeda Keiji feels very nervous, especially the two chief and deputy commanders of the new writing group, with the number of people left now, it has not been doubled, and there are still spear ashigaru who have not been distributed, and I am afraid that they can only get three hundred people at most.

Although even with the newly acquired territory, a thousand troops are enough, but as the commander of the army, of course, he hopes that the army under his command will be more and better, so at this moment, the three of them are staring intently at the lord, waiting for the lord to make the final decision.

After the clan said about the iron cannon ashigaru, he didn't immediately distribute the rest of the ashigaru, and that was because he was thinking about it.

Clan Zong thinks that although this spear ashigaru and the new group attack and defend, but the combat power is not much different, so there is no need for the spear ashigaru to exist for the time being, if you need it, you can transfer the new group to fight like this time, and it is not at all in the division of an army, so that the two armies can be merged, so that it will be more convenient in command.

And the new team still has the important task of guarding the territory, and it must not be canceled, so it can only be incorporated into the two hundred spears, and how to arrange the clan with Katsusuke Tanaka has already planned.

After the distribution of the military situation, he has to talk about the Hachimoto samurai, and Maeda Keiji is the best candidate for the command of the Hachimoto samurai, so the vacant position can be filled by Katsusuke Tanaka.

Thinking of this, I only heard the clan sect speak: "Yamauchi Kazutoyo, I have decided to integrate all the remaining troops into the new writing group. ”

When Yamauchi Kazutoyo heard this, he just wanted to thank him, but Katsusuke Tanaka was about to speak, only to see the clan wave his hand, and continued: "Not only that, in addition to these military forces, the two hundred spear ashigaru of the family have also been merged into the new writing group. ”

"Lord, that subordinate ......" Tanaka Katsusuke was already very dissatisfied with the fact that the lord had incorporated all the remaining troops into the new writing group, and now he even had to merge the army under his own command into it, how could he accept this, but although he wanted the lord to take back his life, he couldn't say anything when the words came to his mouth.

"Katsusuke, don't think about it, there is really no need for the spear to exist for the time being, so I will do this, of course, I will definitely not let you be idle at home, I now appoint you as the deputy leader of the new writing team, and take over the work of Keiji Maeda."

Keiji Maeda was still happy that the lord had assigned all the remaining troops to the new group, but when the clan finished speaking, he couldn't be happy anymore.

I haven't offended the lord recently, and since I became the commander of the new writing group, I haven't made any mistakes, so why don't I leave the lord idle when I speak.

Before he could speak, he heard Maeda Toshiya take the lead and said: "Lord, although Keiji is a little perverse in his daily work, and even sometimes inadvertently offends the lord, his subordinates promise to discipline him strictly in the future, so... So please give him another chance. ”

"Lord, although Qingji occasionally makes small mistakes on weekdays, his subordinates think that his merits still outweigh his faults, so his subordinates also ask the lord to give him another chance." As Maeda Keiji's boss, Yamauchi Ichitoyochi is a rare talent, and it would be a pity if he was buried like this, so after Maeda Toshiya finished speaking, he couldn't help but help. …,

After him, other retainers began to intercede for him. didn't wait for the retainers to finish speaking, only to hear the clan sect interrupt them: "Okay, you don't need to say more, the reason why I removed him from the position of deputy commander of the Keiji New Writing Group is not to hide him, but to reuse him in another way......"

Before the clan finished speaking, I saw that Maeda Keiji's face not only recovered, but his eyes were still shining, so he hurriedly said, "Thank you, your subordinates." ”

He has been doing this position of deputy commander of the new group for some years, and when others go out to fight, he can only hide in the territory, and he has long been tired of this kind of work, so when he heard that the lord is going to change places for himself, how can this make him dislike.

He thinks that no matter which army the lord transfers himself to, it is much stronger than his current position, even if he is just to be the deputy commander, at least there is a battle to fight, in his eyes, there is nothing more exciting than going into battle to kill the enemy.

Maeda Keiji's character is like this, although the clan was interrupted by him before he finished speaking, but for this little thing, the clan was too lazy to worry about him, so he just listened to him and continued: "If the elite armor cavalry only acts as a guard around me most of the time, then it will be a bit wasteful, so I decided to extract the best 100 people from the various armies of my family, including the ninja army, and promote them to the flag samurai, so that they can not only serve as my bodyguards, but also when the lower commanders of the family suffer serious losses, They can also be quickly replenished, so that not only can they liberate the elite armor cavalry and play a greater role, but even if the family encounters setbacks, they can also recover their combat strength in the shortest time. ”

Speaking of this, I saw that the clan clan looked at Maeda Keiji and said, "As for you...... I appoint you as the commander of the Samurai of the Banner, and my condition is that the 100-member Banner Samurai must become the elite of the elite, and I will make them the real samurai, and if one of them fails to meet the requirements, you will be removed from their posts along with you, you are willing. ”

Although he is following the lord's side, he can also go to the battlefield in the future, which is much stronger than the deputy commander of the new writing group, and he has taken a big step forward for himself, and he has nothing to be satisfied with.

Thinking of this, I only heard Keiji Maeda thank you again: "Thank you to the lord, my subordinates will live up to the trust of the lord." And after he finished speaking, Watanabe Moritsuna and Tanaka Katsusuke also said thank you. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )