My troops were equipped with iron cannons quite early, and it can be said that my earliest career was related to iron cannons, so I am quite affectionate and familiar with this kind of weapon, and if I feel wrong, then there is really something wrong.

But I just can't tell what's wrong or how it's wrong, and it seems a bit ridiculous. I turned my head to look, and everyone else was watching with serious faces. "Don't you think...... What's wrong? I finally couldn't help but ask.

Most of them shook their heads speechlessly, except for Tsuda Kazusu, who slowly opened his mouth. "This kind of scene seems to be a bit too bland!" He said in a tone that was also a little embarrassed himself.

Yes, that's why! After he reminded me like this, I also understood that the scene in front of me was not only bland, but simply too elegant. The round ball lead bullet of this era is not the same as the small pointed head of later generations, it is a big hole in the body, and a burst of flesh and blood flies. When I first came here, I felt sick for the first time when I saw the iron cannon fire in the battle of the large army, but then I gradually got used to it.

The Shimazu army in front of the attack is also constantly falling, but there are not many scenes that are too tragic, and occasionally a few unlucky guys may also be broken in the head, but it seems a bit contrived in the crowd that falls "for no reason". Seeing this scene in front of me, I can't help but think of some war movies that lack both money and art.

"The Shimazu army has added some kind of protection to our iron cannon shooting!" The half-guards of Takenaka also judged after some observation. "Judging from today's situation, the lethality of the iron cannon is obviously much lower than in the past, and the Shimazu family can be said to have prepared for today's battle. However, the strength of the two sides is here, and our army has an absolute advantage in defense, so there will be no problems! ”

"Hmm!" I took a look at the situation as a whole, and everything was exactly as he said, and although the Shimazu army was still attacking frantically, there was no possibility of a breakthrough. At this time, the troops transferred from the rear battalion had already arrived, and there was hardly much difference in numbers between the attacking and defending sides. "Then I'll leave it to all of you, and I'll go back and think about what I should do tomorrow morning!" Don't worry too much about things here.

"Please rest assured!" Several people around him replied in unison.

I walked back to my tent with a few dozen guards of samurai, and a short distance of time a group of soldiers passed by and walked forward, and a dozen cannons slowly moved forward with the sound of creaking, and it was not until they were ready to work in less than two hours.

Maybe it was because the road was so short that I didn't understand what the Shimazu army was going to do until I entered the tent. The several attacks tonight were indeed very cleverly done, and they really achieved the effect of attracting people with fiction and reality, but what was the purpose of the Shimazu family's actions, and the goal they were eager to achieve seemed to be either worthless or impossible to achieve. Not only could they not get benefits, but they even suffered serious losses, and more than 200 people were killed and injured just in the moment I watched.

I sat alone in the big tent and continued to think, but I still couldn't figure out what to think, so I simply went to the back and lay down. Maybe I was so focused that I ignored the noise outside, and fell asleep in a daze. When I opened my eyes again, the sky was already hazy, and the companion Changxin was waiting for me outside.

"Is something happening?" I just woke up and my mind wasn't quite clear, I asked while rubbing my eyes.

"Returning to the lord, there is one thing!" The companion placed a mess in front of the table, and I looked but didn't see it clearly.

"Just now, an Shimazu army attempted to sneak attack our army's camp from the left cliff, but was discovered by our army and most of them were annihilated!" The companion letter came closer and reported.

"Oh......" I didn't say anything, which was not at all surprising tonight.

"But although the number of this Shimazu army is only 300, they are very professional in their way of acting!" The companion continued, and lifted one from the pile. "The actions of the 300 Shimadzu troops are very secretive, and we didn't even notice the path under the cliff that is close to the big camp. And all of them are wearing the uniforms of our army, and you can't find them at all if you look at them casually! ”

After hearing this, I took a closer look, only to find that what the companion Changxin was carrying in his hand was actually a military uniform of our army, which was crumpled and stained with many blood stains and stains. Squatting down in front of the pile around the table, I reached out and flipped it a few times.

These are all equipment from my army, or at least they look very similar, with costumes ranging from ordinary ashigaru and ashigaru generals all the way up to my guard samurai, as well as a few swords decorated with the "Shotimaru" mark. I don't usually take part in the purchase of costumes, but I can conclude that these weapons are genuine. The Shimazu family had actually thought about gathering all of these supposed collections in advance, and it seemed that the real target of such a big move tonight was me.

"What about the quality of these people?" I straightened up, the smell on these clothes was not good.

"Quite remarkable! There are at least one-fifth of the ninjas, and the rest can be considered high-level ninja troops! The companion Changxin replied quickly, and the evaluation was quite high.

"How did you find out?" My heart trembled slightly, this plan of the Shimazu family can be described as ruthless.

In peacetime, there is nothing to worry about in such a situation, and all the personnel of the army are under strict checks on the import and export orders, and it is completely impossible for them to try to get into my camp by mere disguise, and the questioning of a few sentry posts and patrols is enough to expose their identities.

But today was different, the attention of the whole army was focused on the front gate, and the surrounding area was constantly attacked by small groups. At this time, if suddenly a group of "one's own men" appeared on the fringes and hurried away, the level of attention would certainly be much less than usual, and even if some sentry posts and patrols found out and clashed, the troops who rushed over to support elsewhere would be able to figure out who was right and who was wrong. Of course, their purpose is naturally not to fight hard, and it should not be a problem to take advantage of the chaos to scatter around, and it should not be a problem to touch a dozen or twenty people.

It seems that my ninja system is still working at high speed, and I should consider giving them a proper reward.

"Returning to the lord, although the minister ordered his subordinates to arrange a cordon along the perimeter of the camp, this team of Shimazu surprise attack troops was exposed before they arrived!" Ban Changxin did not take the heavenly merit for himself, but said an extremely strange thing. "When the Shimazu army was still more than twenty zhang away from the wall, the sentry and ninja on the sentry tower spotted the group at the same time, and did not get an answer to their first question, but the sentries thought that they were affected by the battle in front of them, and the other party did not hear it. Just as I was about to ask again, suddenly the back of this group of Shimazu troops was attacked by a fierce iron cannon, and dozens of people were put down in an instant, and the sentry thought that our men were attacked by the enemy! But later, when I heard these people reflexively respond to the battle and give loud orders, all in Kyushu accents, I realized that the situation was wrong and reported to the general in charge of the camp. After that, our troops sniped with bows and arrows from the camp, and were attacked from both sides, and the Shimazu army suffered more than 280 casualties, and only a dozen took advantage of the chaos to escape! ”

"Which unit was the first to discover and attack the Shimazu Army from behind!" I asked.

"It's not our troops, it's not the Otomo family's troops, and the other accompanying daimyo haven't had time to verify yet!"

"Hmm...... This matter needs to be investigated, but it is not very urgent! I nodded, the person who made such a great contribution must not be the development of the "Lei Feng spirit". "You hurry up now and interrogate the prisoners and learn as much as you can about the Shimazu family's operation tonight!" I commanded.

"Yes, go and do it immediately!" The companion Changxin took the order and left, and before leaving, he did not forget to take the pile of things on the ground.

Whether it goes well, whether it goes well, whether it is satisfied or dissatisfied, tonight's business is finally over. As the morning sun came, the front gate of the camp gradually quieted down, and soon the generals on duty also returned to my tent one after another. The Takenaka Hanbei also brought me something, but it was not a military item, but an extremely ordinary padded jacket.

That's the secret of the Shimazu family, adding some dirt to two layers of soaked padded jackets. This method does have some effect, and it is also because of the tragic scene that we didn't see just now! After finishing speaking, Takenaka Hanbei shook his head again and sighed: "The Shimazu family is indeed a lot of capable people!" ”

"I'm afraid the losses of the Shimazu army are not small!" I'm feeling better at the moment.

"The corpses thrown in front of the camp gate are only afraid of no less than two thousand!" Yoshitsugu Otani replied.

"Since the Shimazu Army has been tossing and turning so upside down for a night, then it's time to see us next!" I don't know if it's because everything went well or if I slept a little bit just now, and now my spirit is gone. "Order someone to clean up the front of the gate, and the troops will go out after two hours of rest!"

"Lord, Lord Nanmu sent someone to report the victory!" An attendant came in and reported: "Lord Nanmu won a complete victory with the cooperation of the reinforcements of the Second Road, and more than 800 enemies surrendered!" ”

"Surrender? The remaining 2,000 people all surrendered? "I was a little surprised.

"Yes, surrender at dawn!"

I waved him down, and several people in the tent looked at each other. The gap between the front and rear of the Shimazu Army is inevitably larger, and it is still going forward and following up just now, and it has changed cleanly and completely in a blink of an eye. Although it is impossible to win, more than 2,000 people should be able to escape most of them!

"First...... Let's eat first! "I don't have the words to say, there are some things that I have to think about again.

"Repay the Lord!" At this time, Sakurai Sakichi hurriedly ran in, with an irrepressible excitement on his face. "The Shimazu family has come to sue for peace, and now the messenger Kayama Hisataka has arrived outside the gate!"

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