Chapter 290 23. Army A Wins the Battle

Kanei Akigoro stumbled forward two steps, his body swayed, and he fell heavily to the ground.

"Quick, quick, quick." Xiao Pingtai didn't know how many times he said the word "quick".

"Hurry up and get Lord Kanai back! Go!"

The two soldiers of Kanai's team also crouched down to check on Kanai Akigoro's condition.

Losing a general before the battle, what a tragedy.

"Look!" Imagawa Yoshichika pointed to the battlefield.

Kanai Akigoro actually turned over and climbed up, holding his chest. He pushed away the foot soldiers who supported him, waved his sword, and asked the soldiers to continue charging.

The interval between the firing of the iron cannon is at least one minute. During this period of time, even the best iron cannon foot soldiers cannot complete the reloading and conduct the next round of shooting.

This great opportunity for the assault cannot be lost.

But after the roar of the iron cannon, it was accompanied by a rain of arrows covering the sky and the ground. Originally, the Aburakawa team had 20 to 30 archers, and now 200 more were added. The lethality of this weapon is really comparable to that of a cannon.

The foot soldier who just supported Kanai Aigoro was shot in the chest by an arrow. The crude domaru was really not worth mentioning. The arrow shot from more than ten meters away immediately pierced him.

"Go quickly and ask how Lord Kanai is doing." Xiao Pingtai saw the two foot soldiers holding wooden shields standing there in a daze.

The saying that you can only shoot three arrows at the enemy not only shows that the combat distance between the two armies in the era of cold weapons is very close, but also shows the lack of projectile firepower.

The Takeda army fired a round of cannons and a round of arrows, and the Yamauchi army had already crashed into the Takeda army's ranks.

At this time, cannons and bows and arrows are not very useful, and you need to fight with your life with swords and guns. General Qi said it well, thousands of people are lined up in a grand battle array, the brave cannot go forward, and the cowardly cannot go backward.

Are there any brave people? Yes. Samurai make a living by chopping people, so of course they are brave on the battlefield. Are there any cowards? More! The foot soldiers only served to cope with the lord's military service, and secondly, to have a meal of rice and to rob.

Foot soldiers were not good at fighting alone, and it was not uncommon for a samurai to beat a group of foot soldiers.

Now both sides were arranged in a horizontal formation, holding two-barreled spears, and entered the stage of close combat.

But it was different from the slapping combat method used by three-barreled spears or three-and-a-half-barreled spears, and it was also different from the stabbing of short-handled spears. The combat methods used by the foot soldiers of the Yamauchi Army and the Takeda Army were roughly the same, using fighting!

How to fight? Of course, two spears were swung at each other and hit together. A two-barreled spear is not half a pound or a pound in weight, and it is usually carried during marches.

How much strength can foot soldiers who may not be able to eat every meal have? How long can they use it? The strong soldiers who can swing such a two-barreled spear and go all out for more than ten minutes are strong soldiers. At this time, the people in the rear team should be replaced and continue to fight, and continue to fight each other with guns.

At this time, no matter which side is tired or which side's replacement speed is not keeping up. The other side is more powerful and fights more fiercely, it is easy for the soldiers who have no strength to drop their weapons and run away.

This kind of war looks ridiculous, but it is indeed common. Because fighting like this will not kill people!

So why did it say that poor mountains and bad waters produce "strong soldiers" in the past? Kai is surrounded by mountains and the land is barren. Echigo has heavy snow and severe cold. The people here are resilient, and the hard life has trained their perseverance and bravery.

They have a stronger desire for war than the people in the plains (they can rob), and have a relatively stronger physique tempered by nature (the weak ones have starved to death long ago).

At this moment, the battle between the Yamauchi Army and the Takeda Army is like this. The Takeda Army is obviously more good at fighting. Although dozens of people were killed and injured due to saturated firepower coverage, this does not prevent the Takeda Army from fighting in formation.

Hundreds of spears were fighting each other. At this time, the bravery of Iwase Motomasa and Kanai Meigoro was of little use. They were more of a stand in front of the battle, encouraging the soldiers and inspiring the morale of the army.

At this time, Nanaki, who was the least outstanding in martial arts, shined brightly. He also held a two-gun and gathered in the formation of foot soldiers. Together with the foot soldiers, he shouted slogans and attacked the Takeda army fiercely. Because the leading samurai personally participated in the battle, Nanaki's team fought the most fiercely.

This young samurai, who was not outstanding, but was good at playing the pipe, also caught the eye of Takeda Nobuyuki at this moment.

"He is a brave samurai!" Unfortunately, no one spoke to Takeda Nobuyuki, and Kanai Imafukusai had already gone to support Aburakawa Hikosaburo.

"What do you think, old man?" Kobayata was also very satisfied with Nanaki's performance.

"The dansho can be prepared for rotation." Iwase Mototaka did not directly answer Kobayata's question, but reminded Kobayata.

Kobayata looked at it and found that the strikes of the Takeda army's foot soldiers were still so powerful, while on the Yamauchi side, there were already foot soldiers who were exhausted and could not hold their guns. The difference in the strength of the two sides' shooting was immediately determined!

"What the old man said is right." "Your Highness Enshu has the strongest troops. Can you send another team up?" "Of course you can."

Imagawa Yoshichika waved his hand, and a samurai came over and rushed up with more than 50 foot soldiers.

Kobayata looked at Asahina Carpenter again, and before he could speak, he immediately took the initiative, "I will go to replace Lord Kanai." He also took dozens of people to make up for it.

"The Armor Army is really the strongest army in the world!" Kanai Aigoro finally retreated.

Everyone came up to look at his chest. There was a dent on the imported Milanese infantry breastplate armor, and the bullet was gone, but it must have been very painful to be hit in the chest.

Two foot soldiers helped Kanai Aigoro take off his armor and silk wrap, only to find that there was a small burn hole on it. Looking at the cotton cloth inside, there was indeed a small burn mark.

"It is really the young master's favor. If it were not for the Nanbando given by the young master, my life would have ended here this time." Kanai Aigoro was also scared when he saw it. If it was an ordinary domaru, he might have died here.

Iwase Motomasa saw the effect and his eyes lit up. Which samurai doesn't like such a treasured armor?

"Just don't know how much it costs?" Iwase Mototaka saw the little stars in his son's eyes and asked.

"If it is custom-made, without the bag, one set of complete set will cost 70 to 80 taels of gold." Xiao Pingtai knew that the price was a bit high.

Even if Iwase Motomasa, who served as the governor of Takatenjin Castle, had both knowledge and salary, he might not be able to afford such a Nanbando with two incomes.

Iwase Motomasa hesitated to speak, his face changing color. Kobayata estimated that he was short of money and might not be able to afford it.

So he took a general look at his body and weight and kept it in mind. Seventy kan of money was nothing to Kobayata, and it would be very cost-effective if he could be grateful to such a samurai.

"The Takeda army has also been replaced." Compared with armor, Imagawa Yoshichika, who was more eager to make achievements and cared more about the battle situation, reminded.

"Your Highness's main force has also arrived!" Yamauchi Nibiru entered the battlefield with the large horse flag flying.