Maitreyahara is located at the western end of the Miyazaki Castle area. It is located on a plain between the Oyodo River, Kobayashi, and Kirishima, which is very conducive to the garrison of large armies.

After all, the thirteen daimyo of Kyushu have assembled a total of 150,000 troops. Therefore, if you don't choose a good location, you can't place so many soldiers and horses at once.

In ancient times, when marching and fighting, sometimes this factor had to be taken into account.

Even in the modern or modern period, the army has to consider some geographical factors.

Maitreya was originally an uninhabited area, but since the thirteen daimyo of Kyushu gathered together, it has become lively.

As long as you walk into this area, you can see the dense flags at a glance, and the tents have been set up.

"Report! The enemy has landed in Kawaguchi and is stationed in Kawaguchi Town. ”

At this time, the daimyo of the thirteen families all gathered on the side of Maitreyahara.

When they learned that the enemy army had appeared, the Kyushu daimyo began to get nervous.

Everyone is very clear about this, with the arrival of these enemies, there will be no peace on the Kyushu continent again.

"What else will the enemy do after they enter Kawaguchi-cho?"

Fujita High School, who was elected as the commander of the 13 daimyo coalition forces in Kyushu, sat on the main seat and asked with a serious expression.

The Kyushu soldier who came in to report got down on one knee and replied with his head bowed, "According to Shinobu Urabu's report, the enemy army has not taken any action since it entered Kawaguchi Town, and it seems that the enemy army does not plan to make any moves in the short term. ”

Fujita Koji frowned and ordered: "Inform the Urabu ninjas, let them blend in with the enemy army, carefully investigate the enemy's information, and if necessary, assassinate the enemy's high-ranking generals." ”

"Oh!" After answering, the guy who reported retreated.

Fujita Gaoji glanced at the tent. Then he said to the twelve daimyo seriously and seriously: "The enemy really landed from Miyazaki's side, and it seems that our inference is not wrong at all. But now that the enemy is not attacking immediately, maybe we have to take the initiative. ”

After listening to Fujita's words in the second year of high school, the rest of the daimyo said that his proposal was very correct.

Now they have gathered all the forces of Kyushu in order to destroy these enemies.

If, these enemies had already landed in Miyazaki and were stationed in Kawaguchi-cho. Although the enemy did not make the next move, they could take the initiative to engage the enemy.

Moreover, the amount of materials that their 150,000 army needs to consume every day is very huge, so it is impossible to consume it with the enemy.

So, deal with these enemies as soon as possible. It's the most important thing for them.

Now these thirteen daimyos, one by one, are full of confidence.

For behind them there were 150,000 troops to rely on.

Such a large number of troops is the source of their self-confidence. And everyone believes that no matter how powerful these foreigners are, it is impossible to rely on the few people in their hands to fight against their 150,000 people.

That's just a brainless search for death.

But what they didn't expect was that their enemies had indeed made up their minds to fight them at this time, and had already begun to prepare.

If the daimyo in Kyushu knew about it. I guess I will be shocked by this news.

"Order the whole army to rest well, and we will go to Kawaguchi early tomorrow morning to fight the enemy in a decisive battle."

Fujita saw that everyone's morale was good now, so he immediately gave an order.

"Oh!"

The crowd shouted in response. Their fighting spirit was very high at this time.

It's just that none of them can imagine what kind of enemy they will encounter, and what kind of battlefield it will be-

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On the other side, Zhao Hongyu was unloading the cannon from the battleship. The wood from the Kawaguchi town house was then removed to create a base for moving the artillery.

For Zhao Hongyu, the number of enemies of 150,000 is certainly terrifying. But as long as he uses the artillery well, then he may not be able to defeat the opponent.

Regarding Zhao Hongyu's decision to fight with the Kyushu coalition army, although they didn't support Hattori Hidezo, when Zhao Hongyu made the final decision, they were helpless.

And Yuji Kawabe was very grateful because of Zhao Hongyu's support.

After all, Yuji Kawabe was originally a captive and had gained his trust since he took refuge with Zhao Hongyu.

He had never felt this way before.

For a while, Yuji River's heart immediately gave birth to the idea of dying as a confidant.

In fact, the Japanese are also human beings.

There are perverts among them, but there are also some hot-blooded guys.

Yuji Riverside, a fat man, although he is very good at judging the situation, he is not short of blood.

It's just that he didn't have such a stage before.

And when he was in Osaka Castle, he didn't meet a lord like Zhao Hongyu, who could trust and support him unconditionally.

At this time, Yuji Kawabe and Zhao Hongyu were standing on the dock in Kawaguchi Town, watching the soldiers of the gene people shouting and unloading heavy artillery from the battleship.

"Your Highness, thank you so much for your support, I really don't know how to thank Lu Dao." , Yuji Kawabe thanked Zhao Hongyu very sincerely at this time.

After Zhao Hongyu heard this, he just smiled faintly: "Xiongji, if you say that, you will be wrong." I'm not supporting you personally, it's your proposal, because that's what I think personally. After all, if we retreat like this, it will be a very big blow to morale. And as far as I'm concerned, I don't think we're really an opponent of the Kyushu Alliance. ”

Zhao Hongyu was sincere to Yuji Kawabe.

Although it is impossible for Yuji Kawabe to really understand, after all, he is a native of the seventeenth century, and it is impossible for him to know the lethality and power of the weapons that have been ahead of the road for more than a hundred years like Zhao Hongyu.

And Zhao Hongyu has such an idea, the main reason is that the weapons mastered by the soldiers under his command are very 'advanced'.

This is something that Yuji Kawabe does not have, and he does not know and understand.

"Your Highness, I'm actually quite optimistic about fighting against the Kyushu Alliance. Trust me on that. ”。 For Zhao Hongyu's words, Yuji Kawabe didn't mind, for him, Zhao Hongyu was a superior, and he was just a small shrimp.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not accept his words just now, which is also a very normal thing.

So, Yuji Kawabe changed his words and talked about other things.

Where did Yuji Kawabe get his confidence?

It is impossible for him to have such self-confidence in the perception of weapons that are more than a hundred years ahead of this era, like himself.

Therefore, these words of Yuji Kawabe. It really made Zhao Hongyu a lot of interest.

He was going to ask Yuji Kawabe.

In fact, since Yuji Kawabe took refuge in him, although this guy has behaved very low-key, what he sometimes says and does makes him very special.

Not to mention anything else, it is very accurate to say that he is sensitive and sure about the battlefield.

Strictly speaking, this guy isn't just smart.

In this era of cold weapons, Yuji Kawabe fully possesses some qualifications that can only be possessed by a famous general.

These are all things that Zhao Hongyu felt little by little.

If this chubby guy really has the kind of quality he guessed. Maybe...... It's not impossible to cultivate it.

At the very least, take him with you when you go to the Ming Dynasty, and you can let this guy deal with wild boar skin when the time comes, right?

Of course, this is just Zhao Hongyu's casual thoughts.

After all, if you stabilize Kyushu. It is also necessary to leave people here to create some checks and balances on Tokugawa Kayo. So people like Yuji Kawabe and Sozo Iguchi have to stay in Kyushu.

Suppressing his cranky thoughts, Zhao Hongyu turned his head and glanced at the chubby Yuji Riverside. Then he turned his head and continued to look at the genetic soldiers who were working hard to unload the artillery.

"Yuji, why do you have such thoughts for Lu. Although you and I experienced the war of Osaka Castle together, you still have some things to do about the military system of our Song Empire. You can't all know that way. Zhao Hongyu asked. And you know that we are about to face 150,000 enemies. After speaking, Zhao Hongyu turned his head and winked at Yuji Riverside.

In the face of Zhao Hongyu's doubts and inquiries, the chubby Yuji Kawabe's face did not fluctuate much, as if he had long expected that this Highness would have such an inquiry about him.

"Your Highness, you don't have to worry, you must have a strong confidence in the army under your command. So what do I have to worry about? The chubby Yuji Riverbe spread out his hands and shrugged his shoulders, making a small joke with Zhao Hongyu.

Through this period of contact, in fact, Yuji Kawabe found out that Zhao Hongyu is a person with a very good temper, so it doesn't matter if he makes such a harmless joke.

This highness is not like the other daimyo of the Wa Kingdom, who pretends to be serious all day long.

Then, Yuji Kawabe's expression immediately changed and became serious and serious.

"The tactics and weapons used by His Highness's army are like nothing I have ever seen or thought of. And I found that this tactic combined with that kind of flintlock pistol is simply an incomparable ......", Yuji Kawabe began to tell Zhao Hongyu in a serious manner.

"This tactic is somewhat similar to the three-stage shooting of the Warring States period, but it is much stronger than the three-stage shooting. And the flintlock pistols used by your soldiers are much more powerful than the iron cannons we bought from the Southern Barbarians. Whether it is the rate of fire, the ease of use, or the power and range, it is much more than that. Speaking of this, Yuji Kawabe paused for a moment before continuing: "Therefore, according to this tactic, if the Kyushu army charges head-on, I think we can completely inflict a lot of damage on them." ”

"At the same time, the most important thing is that the Kyushu people have definitely not been exposed to tactics like ours, so I think we can take advantage of that and give them a head-on blow."

Listening to Yuji Riverside's narration, Zhao Hongyu unconsciously began to nod.

Because what Yuji Kawabe said is very accurate.

The more than 9,000 soldiers under his command, in addition to the more than 600 Japanese Emperor Allied Army and the 300 European Baoyi Nu Cavalry, the remaining 8,000 or so army troops are lined up, and a one-time shot can definitely kill a lot of Kyushu soldiers.

If you calculate according to speculation and proportion, more than 8,000 people are divided into five queues.

Then there are at least 1,600 people in a queue.

Well, a one-time shot is a shot of 1,600 rounds of lead bullet.

Even if the accuracy of the flintlock pistol is not high, how can it shoot hundreds of people on the other side?

In other words, in the blink of an eye, hundreds of people in the Kyushu Army will be able to lose their combat effectiveness.

Then the five teams rotated and were able to kill and injure thousands of opponents.

And the team under Zhao Hongyu's command, as long as the ammunition is sufficient, then it can shoot endlessly, which is definitely a nightmare.

Therefore, a rough estimate can also cause more than 10,000 to 20,000 casualties on the other side.

At the same time, in such a situation of heavy losses and casualties, the Kyushu Army will definitely stop the charge.

So, this will give yourself time to restock.

Yuji Kawabe must have considered such a situation, so he made such a suggestion to himself.

"Your Highness, especially since we still have artillery in our hands, I don't think the people of Kyushu would have imagined it." , When Yuji Kawabe talked about artillery, Zhao Hongyu actually saw some kind of light flashing in his eyes.

"I can't imagine that after a salvo of two hundred guns, the Kyushu army will still be able to maintain their courage? Seriously, I can't help but know the answer right now. ”

Because he participated in the war in the Osaka area, Yuji Kawabe knew the power of artillery very well.

This kind of existence, which generally does not become a mainstream weapon in the Eastern countries, has been deeply imprinted in his mind by Yuji Kawabe, and is regarded as a weapon of war by Yuji Kawabe.

That is, Yuji Kawabe saw the advantages and points of artillery, as well as the role it could play in the war.

In fact, artillery has also been used in the army in the Ming Dynasty, and it can be said that the Ming Dynasty used artillery no later than the Europeans.

It's just that on the side of the Ming Dynasty, many times artillery is only used as a weapon to defend the city, and it cannot be used in field battles on a large scale, so it is a pity.

This is mainly due to the artillery-making techniques of this era.

After all, the cannons made in this era were very heavy and difficult to move.

Therefore, it becomes very difficult to use it in the field.

Only a person like Zhao Hongyu can use artillery as he pleases and put it into field battles.

You must know that the weight of the artillery in his hand is much lighter than that of his contemporaries. At the same time, it is not easy to blow up, and the quality is much better.

Although his artillery was made of scrap steel, it was a garbage knockoff in another time and space.

However, the level of technology is different, even if this thing is garbage, it is better than this era.

And after Zhao Hongyu heard Yuji Riverbe mention the artillery, he already knew that this guy was a talent worth cultivating. (To be continued......)