Chapter 386 45. Five Dragons Sail Across the Sea and Achieve Extraordinary Feats

The samurai who led the battle in the Tsuchiya army had never been seen before. Yamanouchi Takeda and Yamanouchi had been fighting for many years, and both sides knew each other as long as they had some reputation. The one who popped up now was unfamiliar, and he was probably an unknown person.

Tsuchiya Masatsugu sent an insignificant samurai to lead the way, and the meaning of retaining strength was obvious. After all, he led the real armor army, with a total of only more than 6,000 soldiers from the Kai headquarters, and every death of Takeda Harunobu would make him feel distressed.

So although the soldiers shouted and rushed forward with ladders, it was not a mindless charge. At least everyone knew to crouch down and reduce the exposed area of ​​the body to reduce the probability of being hit by the iron cannon.

Sakakibara Nagamasa saw that they were determined to charge, and with a wave of his hand, ten iron cannon foot soldiers fired a volley, without looking at the results, and took over the iron cannon from the soldiers who were loading at the back and fired another volley.

This is not over yet. After all, even if you are wearing armor, crouching, and carrying a ladder, you don’t have to run for long at a distance of more than 20 meters. But after two rounds of iron cannon, there was no figure rushing forward, so Sakakibara Nagamasa fired another round.

When the wind blew, the gunpowder smoke dissipated. At a distance of 20 meters or more, it was still easy for the iron cannon to hit a person. There were seven or eight people lying on the ground, and the rest had learned to be smart and crawled back to the bamboo bunker.

The seven or eight people lying on the ground were probably dead. The wind on the battlefield blew over, and in addition to the sulfur smell of gunpowder, there was also a hint of blood, which made Xiao Pingtai sneeze suddenly.

But the A army is the A army, the strongest army in the world that dares to fight 20,000 with 2,000 people. The corpses on the ground were not cold yet, and another group of people came out from behind the bamboo bun of the Tsuchiya army.

This time they learned their lesson and rushed forward without crouching and lowering their heads. Several strong soldiers carried bamboo bundles and slowly advanced forward against the cannons and bows.

The cannons hit the thick bamboo bundles with crackling sounds, and for a moment, they really couldn't do anything about it.

Kobayata immediately ordered the cannon foot soldiers on both sides to fire, but he would not let them off. Another round of three-stage fire, and three or four of the Tsuchiya army, which had no protection on the side, immediately lay down.

The others saw that the situation was not good, and they didn't cry or shout, but dragged the bodies of their comrades and ran back, but deliberately left the bamboo bundles there to block the shooting range of the Yamauchi army.

However, in an army of two or three hundred people, ten of the bravest died in a short period of time. Needless to say, this battle today can't be fought. The casualty rate is already high enough. If more people die, Tsuchiya Masatsugu will not be able to hold it down.

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“Three-stage attack, at least fifty iron cannons, very fast, it should be the iron cannons under Kawanakajima Toki and Zixiaoji Danzheng who have been fighting for many years.”

Tsuchiya Masatsugu, with a dusty face, retreated to the main force of the Takeda army, without any results, and lost ten lives. This time he suffered a big loss, and was a little angry.

“It doesn’t matter, Zixiaoji Danzheng just relies on the sharp iron cannons. If our army can also have fifty or sixty iron cannons, why should we be afraid of him.”

Yamamoto Kansuke was not anxious at all when he heard the news that ten soldiers had died. He commanded an army of more than 3,000 people, and he didn’t care about these casualties.

He was proud that his prediction was right. Xiaopingtai had forty, fifty, or even fifty or sixty iron cannons.

This iron cannon is completely unworthy of concern. It takes at least one minute for an iron cannon to fire once, which is something everyone knows. Even if it is a three-stage attack, it only slightly increases the firing rate.

They used bamboo bundles to push forward to 30 meters outside the trench, and launched a charge in three or four places. It would be great if they could take one or two rounds of iron cannon at most. At most, 20 to 30 people would die, and they could fight hand-to-hand at the low wall.

At that time, the fierce and brave armor army had the advantage?

According to Yamamoto Kansuke's understanding, Kobayata had 1,300 kan of knowledge and 350 kan of salary. With this rough calculation, Kobayata's main team must have at least 200 people.

At the same time, several flags of other samurai can be seen, which are all the flags that cooperate with Kobayata. In the end, Yamamoto Kansuke estimated that Kobayata's number was about 500, with a total of 50 iron cannons and nearly 100 bows. The rest were foot soldiers with poor weapons and equipment, and there were no cavalry.

Yamamoto Kansuke, who thought he had a good plan, looked at the sun. It was dark at the end of May. In addition, it was not raining, and the sky was still bright and open, so he still had time to give Kobayata a fierce blow.

Soon, the conch shells began to blow, and the flags of the Takeda army flew. Three teams of about 200 people each separated from the main group. This time they were more well prepared, and they used large bamboos to make bamboo rafts. It seemed that they were preparing to break through in one fell swoop and camp outside Iida Castle at night.

When Xiao Pingtai saw this posture, he knew that today's test was over and Yamamoto Kansuke was going to use force.

"Aigoro, you go to the left wing, Shumajie, you go to the right wing, I will guard the center formation myself and divide the iron cannons into three groups. At this time, there is no need to save ammunition for me, and you can greet the Takeda army as much as possible."

After Xiao Pingtai finished speaking, he tied the custom-made Nanman hood to his head, and the two of them also went as ordered, and hurriedly divided into iron cannon foot soldiers and bow foot soldiers, ready to give the Takeda army a head-on blow.

"Nanagi, hold your ground here after you raise the flag. Don't move, or you'll disrupt the morale of the army. Chen San, help me light the fuses of the two iron cannons and get them ready."

"And Aji, take 20 or 30 people with you and be ready to move the fence to deal with the Takeda army that breaks through."

Several people have also fought with Xiao Pingtai for many years, and they know their respective tasks.

The Takeda army on the opposite side changed their tactics this time, slowly moving to 50 or 60 meters in front of the ditch, and then forming a team. The samurai servants encouraged loudly and assigned the soldiers behind each bamboo raft.

At the command, the Takeda army shouted loudly. The bamboo raft was tied with straw ropes and hung on the shoulders of eight foot soldiers. When it reached the ditch, it was just a small bridge that couldn't be more solid. It could hold up without any problem for more than a hundred soldiers.

Xiao Pingtai leaned on the low wall, silently estimating the distance, watching the eyebrows and eyes of the Takeda soldiers on the opposite side become clearer and clearer. When the Takeda army rushed to more than 30 meters, he shouted.

"Shoot!"

The iron cannons on the left, middle and right sides fired fiercely, and the violent gunpowder explosion was deafening. But no one cared at all. After a few seconds, the second round of booming iron cannons continued to explode.

Then came the third round, the fourth round, a total of 200 bullets poured down on the Takeda army.

The Takeda soldiers who were originally righteous and brave fell down one after another with the volley. The majestic bodies disappeared one after another in the diffuse gunpowder smoke!

Xiao Pingtai's strategy of showing weakness to the enemy finally worked, and achieved a huge result far beyond expectations.

"Not good!"

"Good!"

The two people, hundreds of meters apart, had a tacit understanding and blurted out the same words at the same time, but they said completely different things.