About ten meters away, I raised my sword and slashed it down.

Suddenly, two hundred iron cannons roared almost simultaneously, and the white smoke produced almost enveloped the entire valley. Startled, more than a dozen of the enemy's war horses raised their voices and neighed at the same time, and many of them screamed loudly. Through the white smoke, you can vaguely see that all the horses have raised their hooves, and several samurai on horseback have crooked and fallen heavily to the ground.

We are already very familiar with the effect of a musket salvo. Despite the noise at the scene, Yoshiyuki Sawaku's voice was still very loud: "Charge! Spike! ”

"Hey!" The crowd shouted in unison and rushed forward. Every step you take, no matter what you have, is directly a neat row of two long spears stabbing through, then returning the gun, moving on to the next and next stab. Those who stood in our way, both horses and men, were stabbed to the ground.

After about fifty meters of progress, we finally came out of the range of white smoke. At this time, there were no more people standing in front of them, and the rest were either hit by iron cannons or trampled on the ground. They groaned and cried, and crawled as hard as they could. Our men, especially the first two platoons, were also panting for breath from the fierce fighting.

Yoshiyuki Sawaki was very energetic, and even wanted to step forward to mend the knife, but I stopped him.

"So be it, as a lesson, it works better. You see, some of them are entirely peasants...... Anyway, we don't need first-level leaders, whether we can survive or not depends on their creation. ”

"Yes."

"They would never dare to come again. Let's retreat to the first fence and wait for His Highness Gamo to send someone to take over the position. ”

"Yes." Konatsu and Yoshiyuki Sawaki nodded.

Well-trained, well-equipped, and battle-hardened professional soldiers, with proper tactics, were beyond the reach of the peasant ashigaru. The battle situation in front of us is proof of this.

After a while, Kamo Kenhide hurried in with six hundred people from the Thousand Kinds of Takaki. Seeing the tragic situation within nearly 100 meters ahead, both of them showed shocked looks.

"I'm afraid there are more than 200 people, how old is this...... What a formidable power......" Senju Takaki almost shuddered.

If it weren't for the involvement of the Shogun's Ouchishu and the Goto family, he would have been the one who was fighting against me. Looking at his appearance, he probably thought of this possibility in his heart.

"No wonder the adjutant general specified that His Highness Kira should be held responsible!" Gamo Xianxiu sighed, "The Koo family can't attack anymore...... So how about asking His Royal Highness Kira to lead the army to stop the Takada family? ”

"The military situation is urgent, Your Highness Chikusa please take over the defense." I didn't say anything, "I don't know how many troops His Royal Highness Gamo is going to arrange to block?" ”

"The younger brother has already sorted out the 800 people of the Qingdi family, and now they are waiting by the Ghost Lake...... The military strength of the Takata family, as long as it is blocked, there is no need to fight hard, it will bother His Royal Highness Kira. Gamo Hyunshu said.

"Then I'll go to Xuanjing." I owe a debt and lead the front back to the camp.

Since it is inevitable to go to the field, it is necessary to enter the battlefield as soon as possible and familiarize yourself with the terrain in order to reduce the casualties of your own side.

By the time he returned to the camp, Shigeharu Takenaka had already gathered the iron cannon group and put the team in order. By the time we got back to it, it was almost a complete standing standby. In the first few battles, only more than 30 people on our side were wounded, and four of them were cut down at close range by the dying samurai, and the injuries were relatively serious. I left them in the camp to recuperate, and then joined up with Shigetsuna Aochi, and with Matsukura Katsunobu as a guide, I went to stop Takada's army.

According to the introduction of the terrain and the battlefield situation of Matsukura Katsunobu, we selected the blocking battlefield to be located in Oe Village, on the north bank of the Bodhi Sengawa River, two kilometers away. This is the place where the official road must pass, and the other party's 5,000 people have traveled a long distance to come, and they must have taken the official road. Moreover, this important point of communication is the closest, so we can reach it as soon as possible, and then arrange a defense, so as to meet the enemy army with our tongues sticking out.

With nothing to do, I asked Katsunobu Matsukura about the situation in Yamato Province with Shigeharu Takenaka. Katsunobu Matsukura was very cooperative and let us know a lot.

"It may be rude to say it, but if nothing happens, I'm afraid the Tsutsui family will lose to the Matsunaga family." Finally I concluded.

"His Highness Kira! Why? Katsunobu Matsukura looked at me angrily.

"It's obvious, although the last head of the Tsutsui family was quite eloquent, and he defeated the Hatakeyama family's bereak, Kawachi and Yamashiro Bankoku guardian Yogisawa Nagamasa, and controlled the entire Yamato country, but he died too early...... Now that the people who have joined the country have rebelled, the monks and believers in the Ichibana side have been co-opted by Matsunaga, so how can the Tsutsui family insist? ”

Katsunobu Matsukura was silent for a moment: "...... But, in any case, this battle must be pleased. ”

"Of course." I promised.

"The kindness and outspokenness of the Kira family are kept in mind," Matsukura Katsunobu bowed to himself, "To the east of this place is the territory of the main family's Oe Village, and I will try my best to help you gather some people to help." ”

"Then it's troublesome." I nodded and watched him leave.

"This Matsukura is a loyal man." Shigeharu Takenaka said with emotion.

"However, the Tsutsui family will not be able to avoid this catastrophe after all." I sighed too.

"Indeed, the foundation of the Tsutsui family has been lost, and even if this battle is won, it will be a lack of follow-up." Shigeharu Takenaka agreed, "If you don't care about Mamori, Matsunaga Danmasa is indeed an admirable figure. Although he was not directly involved in this war, his shadow was everywhere. ”

"There is also a big man, who is also like Matsunaga Danmasa, who has left shadows everywhere." I say.

"Gongfang Palace?" Shigeharu Takenaka was quick to react.

"Yes," I nodded, "the year before last, in the battle of Kyokoji Temple, the guardian of Kawachi was killed in the battle of Yukawa Minbu, and the guardian of Kawachi and Kii was exiled to Hatakeyama repair; After that, the hexagonal family scratched and could not provide support; Now the only thing that the Gongfang Hall can rely on is the Yamato guardian Tsutsui family...... If the Tsutsui family also falls, then the foundation of the Gongfang Hall will also be lost. So in this battle, the Gongfang Hall used almost all of its influence, but unfortunately, even the shadow of Matsunaga could not be overpowered. ”

"Matsunaga Dan pursued Kyoto, and later built two more castles, Tawen Mountain Castle to suppress Yamato, and Shingui Mountain Castle to suppress Hanoi; In addition, his younger brother Tanba guards Naito Beizen, and his strength is enough to control the main family. Moreover, like the Miyoshi repair doctor, he was given the 53 paulownia pattern and served as the shogunate's judge...... Now that the head of the family is too young to hold the power, I am afraid that the story of Miyoshi Repair Doctor as the leader of the department and replacing Dr. Hosokawa Ukyo will be repeated. Shigeharu Takenaka sighed.

"Shigeji, do you think so?" I couldn't help but smile.

Even a wise man may not be able to see through the fog of history. Who could have known that Matsunaga Hide's younger brother, the commander of the Miyoshi family's Tanba Legion, would die unexpectedly, and who would have known that General Yoshiki would suddenly be so fierce that he would rather die than give in? Who knew that Matsunaga Bomb in Zaikiki was suddenly turning into a street rat?

"But what does this have to do with Your Highness?" Xiao Xia asked puzzled.

"Originally, it didn't matter, but it's likely that there is already a relationship, or it will be related...... Actually, I'd rather it be okay, and the main hall definitely doesn't want me to have a relationship. However, it is not up to me to decide whether it relates or not. I spread my hands.

Hearing this tongue twister, Xiao Xia simply rolled her eyes.

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