Chapter 287 21. Takeda's Left Wing Is Under Siege

"Who is the Sennari Takeba Horse Logo on the opposite side?" Although Takeda Nobushige seemed to be under siege, he still looked calm.

"It looks like it should be Fujiwara no Saemon or Fujiwara no Dan Masatada." At this moment, the deputy general of Takeda Nobushige was Kanai Imafukusai.

"Oh? Is it the uncle and nephew of Zikoji who fought for Itagaki Sunshu and Amari Bishu in Uedahara last time?"

"No mistake, these two are the only two people in the Yamanouchi clan who have the Sunlight and Moonlight family crest."

Takeda Nobushige nodded, but couldn't help laughing when he saw that Kobayata actually brought more than a hundred people to fight.

There are more than 4,000 people on the left wing of Takeda on his side. Now, in addition to the 2,500 people of the Yamanouchi cannon fodder team three, there are also 1,300 people of Uesugi Terutora who are participating in the siege. To be honest, the number of Takeda troops is still larger.

If he hadn't been attacked on a large scale by the Murakami fleeing soldiers, he would never have been attacked from all sides.

Before the fleeing soldiers dispersed, they ran into the fierce drive of more than a thousand people of Uesugi Terutora's main force, which stunned several teams. This led to the situation of 4,000 people besieging 4,000 people. It's a bit ridiculous to think about it. [Note 1]

However, the Takeda army has calmed down now. The left wing quickly organized a square formation with Takeda Nobuyuki as the center, and the soldiers recovered from the chaos.

He was not in a hurry for his elder brother Takeda Harunobu to rescue him, because he was not in danger. The A army was very fierce and brave, and there was a guarantee of unparalleled foot soldiers.

Their father Takeda Kyōjo often had 2,000 people to suppress the Hojo and Imagawa 4,500, 6,700 people. At the beginning, Takeda Harunobu's wife was the daughter of the Uesugi clan of Ogigayatsu, and Takeda Nobuyuki helped to severely suppress the prestige of the Hojo family.

Anyway, I can't say that I am invincible in the East. Takeda Nobuyuki is not afraid when it's one to two.

If you don't accept it, just fight! Don't compete!

On the battlefield, talking nonsense is useless. You have to fight with real swords and guns. It's up to you to speak with your ability.

Unlike Takeda Nobushige who was strolling leisurely, Kobayata was still nervous.

The man opposite was Nobushige, the stablemaster, who was in a sense the best soldier of the first generation in Japan.

If he hadn't died in battle at the age of 35, Takeda Harunobu would have at least had an incomparable and powerful assistant. It was possible to go to Kyoto two years earlier, which was a pity.

But now Takeda Nobushige is in the center of the square formation, surrounded by the troops of Yasuma Daisuke, Aburakawa Hikosaburo, Kanai Imafukusai and others. The commanding look is fascinating.

It would be nice if there was an Italian cannon.

Anyway, the troops besieging Takeda Nobushige are not working too hard now. The battle is very fierce, but unfortunately the results are not great. The tortoise shell composed of more than 4,000 elite soldiers can't be eaten by tigers.

Kobayata's front team is the team of Asahina Carpenters. It's not that they are unwilling to work hard. After all, Asahina Taromaru is now the son-in-law of Yamanouchi Yoshiharu, and his status is high enough, so the Yamanouchi family seems to have a future.

Unfortunately, their main elite team was cut in half by Oda Nobunaga in Okehazama, and half of the samurai retainers who served for generations died, and more than 200 foot soldiers were killed in the battle.

Today's Asahina team is short of grassroots officers and senior veterans. The team is newly recruited, and the combat effectiveness is far different from that of Takeda's Kaishu.

Asahina Carpenter breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Kobayata come up. Finally, he saw the reinforcements. He was besieging others there, but was beaten by others.

Another thing is that Asahina and Zikoji are natural allies in the Yamanouchi retainer group. After all, Asahina Taro's intended wife is Kobayata's sister. This relationship must be close.

"Tanzheng." Asahina Carpenter greeted.

"Mukkosuke, who are the enemies in front of us? Do they have cannons?" Kobayata also smiled and nodded.

"The enemy is Takeda's general, Aburakawa Hikosaburo Nobuyuki. We don't have cannons, but we have more than 30 strong bows."

Asahina was obviously at a disadvantage. Seeing that he didn't have cannons, he was hit by arrows. He should have died.

"It's good that there are no cannons." Others don't have cannons, but Kobayata has them.

"Tatsuzo, you go up and command the cannons for me now." "Okay, Tansho."

Tatsuzo is very familiar with cannons, so it won't be a problem for him to command. He also skillfully put on the domaru, carried a cannon himself, and trotted to shout at the cannon foot soldiers to come out.

The long-handled foot soldiers who were guarding also put down their long spears under Kobayata's instructions, and began to advance with wooden shields and bamboo bundles.

The cannons are powerful only when they are close to the volley. If you want to shoot in front of the formation, you must have cover.

Nanaki followed with a bamboo bundle. If the iron cannon could open a gap, he would lead the foot soldiers to rush forward, expand the gap, and occupy the position for the subsequent deployment of troops.

Of course, Asahina Carpenter's intelligence was very accurate. Nanaki led the foot soldiers to the shooting position, and the wooden shield and bamboo bundle were put down, and a round of arrows fell from the sky.

Two unlucky guys, one was hit in the arm and the other in the thigh, and they were dragged down from the front of the formation screaming. The frightened iron cannon foot soldiers all crouched down and pounced behind the bamboo bundle, fearing that they would be shot by bows and arrows.

Tatsuzo didn't wear a helmet, although the distance of 20 to 30 meters did not make much difference. He still cherished his life very much, crouching behind the bamboo bundle to load.

Soon, the sixty iron cannon soldiers finished loading. After all, Xiao Pingtai asked them to shoot in one minute. Those who couldn't do it were given a pointed spear and sent to be cannon fodder. He couldn't afford stupid people.

Chen San poked his head out. The Yuchuan team on the opposite side also had wooden pillars as cover. They were not just standing in the field waiting to be shot. In this world, who doesn’t go out with some bows, arrows and iron cannons? Bundles of wood and bamboo are always cheaper than armor, and may be more protective.

"Tiepao people! Raise your guns!" The Tiepao ashigaru placed their iron cannons on the bamboo bundles and took aim.

"Shoot!" As soon as he finished speaking, a sound like crackling fried beans exploded.

The sound of sixty iron cannons firing at once was still very intimidating. After firing, the iron cannon ashigaru immediately lowered its waist and said, "Continue loading!" Tatsumi's orders continued to be passed down.

When the smoke from the volley dispersed, Xiaoping put up a tent with his hands to take a look, then rushed to the street! No one was killed!

Not even a wailing sound was heard from the other side, but two wooden posts were smashed, and that was the result of the battle.

"Tanzheng, let me help you!"

Koheita looked back and saw that Kanai Meigoro, wearing a bright Nanban crotch, came to join him with thirty or fifty people.

"Meigoro will pioneer for me?" "Okay!"

[Note 1]: In fact, it is not impossible. King Charles XII of Sweden once surrounded the 15,000 Russian troops stationed in the Poltava Fortress with 13,000 people, and then used an army of more than 20,000 people to surround him. A head-on battle with 45,000 Russian troops.

I have to prepare for the exam in the last twenty days, so there may not be any more updates for the time being.