Chongwen carefully inspected the pirate wounds, most of them were arrow wounds, but also knife wounds and bamboo spear wounds. When the cannon commanded the many people to attack, there were also a small number of cavalry from the country on the flank of the pirate battle array, they dismounted to form a small formation, and then fired arrows at the pirates, this kind of harassment could not stop the boat division from attacking, but it could cause casualties to the boat division.

The wounded soldiers were well treated, the arrows had been raised, and the wounds were dressed in medicine. Let these filthy people be grateful, this is impossible in the national army, and those who are injured on the battlefield can only resign themselves to fate. Chongwen carefully inquired about the tactics of the shogunate army, and said a few words of comfort, and ordered the ox cart to send them to the Kishiwada camp to recuperate.

Chongwen didn't have much money, there were no extra soldiers for him to squander, and every wounded soldier was precious.

After passing through Gaoshi Village, Chongwen saw a large area of high hills from a distance, covered by forests. It has been the mausoleum of Emperor Nintoku and Emperor Shuchu for more than 1,000 years, and when you see this, Sakai Castle is not far away. The cannon in front of the cannon roared, shouting to kill the heavens, and the scouts of the cannon came to report, a large group of shogunate troops were stationed on the Hama Temple Ishizu Bridge, and the forward of the boat division was attacking.

Chongwen shouted: "Order the cannon to occupy this bridge for a cup of tea to cover the advance of the army, otherwise military law will be engaged." ”

He realized that the big battle was just around the corner, and the small river of Hamadera Ishizu was only 5 miles away from Tereraji Town, and it was the last barrier of the shogunate army, and perhaps the main force of the shogunate army was waiting for him in the north of Ishizu. As soon as Chongwen stretched out his hand, Laicai Niu handed him the Western clock, and he glanced at the dial, and the time was now 16:15 in the afternoon.

When Chongwen jumped onto the bridge with a retinue, Xu Hai and Wu Ping, two sentinels, were waiting for him on the bridge. He didn't care about the two of them, and looked north with his hands covered by the sun, and the enemy army was looming in the smoke and dust, about 2 miles away. The flag was too dense to see, there were always 7 or 8 thousand people, shouting and neighing, as if adjusting the array.

In front of the shogunate army, the forward of the boat division was fighting with a shogunate army, because the east side of the avenue was a large paddy field, which was not conducive to the cavalry galloping, and the cavalry on both sides were fighting dogs on the west side of the avenue. The artillery team of Ryuo Island stretched from the front of the battle to the side of the paddy field, and the two large guns continued to bombard the direction of the paddy field, preventing the front of the shogunate army from detouring from the right flank.

After the Liang brothers commanded two rounds of fire from the turtledove, hundreds of filthy people would rush forward with ox-slaughtering knives regardless of life or death, driving the forward of the shogunate army back and covering the gunners to reload the medicine. As soon as the shogunate retreated, the gunners would rush forward and fire two more volleys, alternating between advancing and crushing the enemy step by step.

The shogunate army did not support the fierce battle ahead, and Chongwen was not in a hurry to move forward, the main forces of both sides were in formation, and the outpost was only covering their own formation, and rash attacks would only disrupt their own positions and give the enemy an opportunity.

Chongwen observed the battlefield for a while, and then looked at this small river, the Shijin of Bangsi Temple was about 10 zhang wide, and the water flow was not fast, he turned his head and asked Xu Hai: "Can this river be waded in vain?"

Xu Hai said: "I have tried, the deepest water is chest deep, and you can wade in vain. ”

Chongwen pondered for a moment and said, "Order all the artillery carts, drum carts, and baggage vehicles to cross the river from the bridge, and the rest of the foot riders wade through and spread out around the cannons. His position is the position of our central military outpost, Wu Ping is on the left flank, and Ah Hai is on the right flank. They lined up according to the tactics we had practiced, with gunners in front and spearmen in the back.

Shen Huzi, you led my 300 firefighters from Longwang Island to cross the river first, disperse those guys who were entangled with Agan, and cover my artillery to build a position. When crossing the river, hold the fire gun high with both hands, and put the ** bag, lead bag, fire rope, etc. on the shoulder and neck with a leather belt, not soaked.

You can see clearly, the servants are trying to force us to fight against the water, and there is no way out for our boat division to retreat in this battle. During the battle, the artillery bombardment was the first time, and when the enemy withdrew from the firepower of our big guns, he listened to the sound of our military drums before attacking.

The first drum and firecracker moved forward, forming a large force, under the unified command of Shen Huzi, and the firearm formation was lined up in three columns, approaching the enemy 50 paces and taking turns to attack. The second drum infantry attacked, the third drum attacked on all fronts, and the artillery followed. The leaders of each artillery team chose their own suitable positions to cover the whole army to kill the enemy. The whole army will act with our strength and will not make mistakes. ”

"Whew!" the generals clasped their fists and saluted, and each commanded his men and horses to start crossing the river.

Chongwen jumped off the Shijin Bridge and arrived to observe the enemy's position. Hosokawa Yorimoto and the Rokupola Detective Army were in the center, Kyogoku Takakan was on the left flank, and Akamatsu Yoshinori was on the right flank. The formation of the servants is very strange, they put the armored cavalry samurai in front of the battle formation, it seems that Hosokawa Yoriyuki knows that the pirates are not strong enough, and they are not afraid of being outflanked on both wings, so they do not need to put the cavalry on both sides.

He secretly thought about it, this is probably also the way that Hosokawa Yorimoto came up with to deal with firearms, which is to concentrate the cavalry and attack quickly. The information obtained by the Hosokawa family was still not detailed enough, he knew that there were many guns in the boat, but he didn't know that the guns were extremely fast. Once a salvo of shotguns is formed, there is an iron curtain within a hundred paces in front of the formation, and it is impossible for a fast cavalry to break through the fire net.

The small number of troops also has the advantage of having fewer troops, that is, the action is much faster, although the pirates rushed to the battlefield, but almost at the same time as the shogunate army completed the array.

Shen Huzi's 3 Hundred Dragon King Island Gunners crossed the river first, drove away the front of the shogunate army in a rain of guns, and joined up with the artillery department. Subsequently, under the orders of the sentry commanders, captains and armor commanders, more than 2,000 black-clothed soldiers quickly crossed the river. A door bowl mouth gun, 1 catty of gun, 2 and a half catties of gun, quickly spread to the left and right, and the muzzle of the gun forward.

The pirate's gun carriage was divided into two parts, dragged by oxen and horses, the front half was a two-wheeled gun carriage, and the second half was a two-wheeled ammunition cart, which was connected by a live buckle in the middle, and the iron latch in the middle was pulled out to split into two parts. This also has the advantage that there is a live buckle in the middle, which can be flexibly steered, and if it is a dead four-wheeled vehicle, it cannot be steered.

The gunners quickly removed the cattle sheaths, pushed the big guns over the bridge, pushed them in front of the two armies, split the gun wagons, chained them on the ground, fixed them in the ground with big iron nails, pointed the muzzles at the enemy position, and the artillery forts were built. The ammunition cart is 20 paces behind him, and the ammunition hand moves a box of guns to the sides of the big guns, and the loader releases the latch loader and the shooting preparation is complete.

A group of muskets had good medicine in their hands, ignited the fire rope, clamped it to the dragon's head, and protected it on the left and right of the artillery position, ready to shoot the enemy near the fort. A group of sentry sentry spearmen also waded ashore on the water, holding swords in their hands, and stood wet behind the gunners, gradually forming a large formation.

Looking to the opposite side, the right flank of the shogunate army was at Ishizu Jingu, and the right flank was at Nenhiroji Temple, stretching for about 3 or 4 miles across both sides of the Primordial Road, and the cavalry of the brigade spread all the way to the coast, and behind the main formation was the town of Teraji.

From afar, you can see the military formation of the shogunate, about the back of the Hosokawa army, a large number of Taidao holders, Dama Yinji, Xiaoma Yinji, Qicha, praying monks, Yakushi, Ma Huizhong, Jinjizhong, Xiaopu Huizhong, Fengzhong, various commissioners and military officials surrounded by a bull helmet warrior under their banner, and the black feather ornament shielded the sun, even the sharp eyes of the sailor eagle Hayabusa could not see clearly.

But Chongwen knew that it was Hosokawa Yoriyuki's brother, Hosokawa Yorito's brother Hosokawa Yorimoto, the nominal general of this army.

The command tools of the shogunate army are somewhat different from those of the boat division, the war drums are the signal for the pirates to attack, and the shogunate army is to blow the conch shells. However, Chongwen believed in the heralds, the battlefield was full of smoke and dust, and it was difficult to control the advance and retreat of the army just by relying on the strength and drums.

The boat division array was much shorter than the shogunate army, and there were no points to rely on, so it was very weak. Behind it is a river that is not big or small, and a small bridge is like a sheep's intestine path, which is difficult for the army to pass through in a short time, and it is obviously not good to fight against the water.

However, Chongwen believed in his cannon, and he didn't think that Hosokawa Yorimoto would fight him to the death here. Once heavily wounded, the shogunate retreated eastward, moving closer to the Spoyosho. Chongwen also did not want to put the main attack on the right flank, cutting off the retreat of the shogunate army would only make the enemy fight with trapped beasts, and only increase casualties.

Now, not yet the time for a decisive battle, he wants to shock the shogunate and divide those half-hearted guys. But he didn't want to expose all his strength, what he wanted was to put General Spo and the gang in front of him, and the real battlefield was in the north, outside Takatsuki Castle.

At about 17 o'clock in the Western time, the forwards of the two armies retreated one after another, and the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, revealing the true faces of the two large arrays, with a distance of 300 paces, waving flags and neighing horses.

More than 10,000 soldiers of the two armies were murderous, and they stared at the enemy on the opposite side with rapid breathing.

As Hosokawa Yorimoto pointed forward and the muffled sound of the conch shell began, the shogunate army launched the attack first. More than 800 cavalrymen brandished iron spears and swords to urge their horses forward, and the horses marched from small steps to fast steps, from fast steps to big strides, and from big strides to gallop wildly. The horses' hooves were as fast as a raging storm, and these brave warriors spread their wide fronts, shouting, and rushing towards them like a tsunami.

In the face of this unstoppable force, the slender barrels were so fragile and weak, and they seemed to be trembling.

It's a pity that it's not a delicate flower branch, it's a cold bronze, and inside the bronze is a ** that is about to burst into flames, and hard and cold steel. Under the order of the leaders of the sentry commanders, the 2 and a half catties of cannons of the boat division fired first, the cannons roared, and the 2 and a half catties of iron bullets whistled out of the chamber, and the thick white smoke instantly filled the battlefield, and the battle suddenly broke out.

This is a majestic and agile war horse, and a confrontation with metal machinery.

The cavalry charge of the shogunate army was too dense, and eight fist-sized iron bullets wreaked havoc through the shogunate cavalry at a speed that was visible to the eye, shattering the horse's head, piercing the chest and abdomen, tearing off the arms and thighs, and severing the horse's legs. Broken pieces of flesh flew everywhere, and frenzied cries turned into hysterical cries and horrified curses.

Blood spurted from the Shogunate Army's cavalry array, mixed with terrifying broken bones and flesh, and splattered onto the fast-moving men and horses. The huge roar and pungent smoke of gunpowder, and the terrifying steel attack made the horses' horses bomb their nests in fright, scurrying around, colliding with each other and falling, and the first round of blows threw the cavalry charging formation into a big mess.

Subsequently, 1 catty of the mother and mother guns, and the dull sound of the bowl mouth all roared, and the shogunate army cavalry was torn apart and riddled with holes. Being killed on the spot by a direct hit by a cannon is considered a lucky one, I don't know how many people fell off their horses and were trampled into meat sauce, that is miserable, the charging road is full of pools of unknown red things, wriggling, and some even make a faint sound.

The gunner's swift loading of the gunner's guns caused countless casualties in just three or four rounds of strikes. The dead men and horses in one place blocked the progress of the survivors, and the horses jumped in horror, and finally a cavalry approached the 6 or 70 paces of the boat division's artillery fort. It was not so much the initiative of the horsemen as the poor fellows who could not control their horses and were taken to this death zone.

Looking at the horses crying and jumping around on the battlefield, the gunners of the boat division couldn't help but laugh wildly, this is really a terrifying and funny scene, this is not a war, this is a massacre.

An even greater catastrophe has finally struck.