Chapter 487 46. Cannons Tear Apart the Old Authority

Throughout the night, the Uesugi army was gathering up the defeated troops. The winding stretch stretched for more than a mile, and the north bank of the Tone River was full of defeated troops.

That night the rain belt moved to the north bank of the Tone River, with continuous drizzle. The troops who camped in the mountains at first were fine, but the Uesugi troops who fled behind were miserable. All their baggage and other items were abandoned in Ninja Castle. The men were hungry and the horses were trapped, and they were caught in the rain. They could not find dry firewood for a while.

Ten men and horses fell instantly and three men fell down.

There was no other way, so they made great efforts to reorganize the Uesugi army the next day. At the end of the count, more than 2,000 Uesugi troops were abandoned in Ninja Castle, and most of them died in battle or drowned, so there was no possibility of redemption. The people of Yue suffered an unprecedented heavy blow, and the foundation of Uesugi Teruhu's rule was greatly shaken.

The Uesugi army, which had barely packed up, re-established its camp with the help of other armies, but it did lose the courage to continue fighting.

Xiaoping knew that he could only rely on himself in the current situation, so he felt that it was really wise to borrow foreign soldiers.

This section of the Tone River is more than ten kilometers long, with a total length of 15,600 meters. Looking at the long distance, there are so many Takeda and Hojo coalition soldiers that it cannot stand. Two people per meter to defend him are not enough.

It's okay to take a roundabout way, but Hosokawa Zainu still has three days of rice, so why don't you take a roundabout way? After passing by, the whole army starved to death.

Only by quickly breaking through from the front, marching into the battlefield, and joining forces together can we have a chance of victory.

But the Tone River is naturally dangerous, with the widest point being one or two hundred meters (if the flood is more exaggerated), and the Kitamusashi section is also fifty or sixty meters wide. If it were a shallow ditch of ten to eight meters, Uesugi Teruhora would have beaten it. It is because the water flow is large and it is the spring flood. The water potential is large and it is difficult to get through easily.

In this way, Takeda and Hojo really have no flaws.

If it were a standard old-era samurai, there would be no way to deal with this situation. The river is here, if you can't cross it, you can't cross it. It is impossible for Moses to cross the Red Sea. There was a thunder in the sky. Heavenly Father split the Red Sea for you and sent Moses across.

But just because others can't get through it doesn't mean Xiaoping can't get over it.

Xiaopingtai has foreign soldiers and cannons. Due to the current predicament, Xiaopingtai has understood that winning the battle is no longer possible. But it is necessary to bring Hosokawa's 10,000 troops back to the mountain. The people in the mountain are still looking forward to it and dare not forget it.

The morning in Kanto is no different from the morning in Shinano. There is some thin fog along the Tone River, but it has no blocking effect. The reeds on both sides of the bank have been cut down long ago to clear the line of sight and also serve as fuel.

As usual, the Shanuchi Army camp remembered the bells for morning prayers. William dragged a small bell weighing several dozen kilograms and started ringing it with a clanging clang. Christian militiamen and mercenaries also got up, gathered in front of him, and prayed to the small cross.

What did William say? "I came to this world not to teach you peace, but to teach you how to use weapons."

“The iron chariots of Babylon, the armies of Rome, they will all collapse under the glory of the Holy Father.”

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Soldiers from other battalions have become familiar with Chechidan's ritual activities in the past few days. Some people are curious and will take a look, but apart from the novel appearance of the Nanman people, they are not more interested in listening to the sermon.

At this time, Xiao Pingtai did everything he could. He got up early in the morning, sat on the straw mat, and listened to William's sermon. To be honest, the "Old Testament" can indeed be read as a storybook, and some of the contents are quite interesting and interesting.

When William finished speaking, he personally led the singing, but Xiao Pingtai couldn't understand it at all. He was singing hymns in Spanish, and even the parishioners could only sing along.

This side of the army is over, and the other armies are not bothered to fight, including Nagano Yamori who took the initiative to fight. All the troops are asked to do is to set up camp on the north bank of the Tone River. This resulted in a powerful (troops) situation of more than 30,000 reinforcements, which attracted the attention of the South Bank.

There was neither a first move nor a forward choice, so William's Qie Zhi Dan soldiers were deployed for the time being.

The Takeda Hojo Army in the south naturally deployed along the river, ready to attack halfway across the river at any time. Takeda Harunobu and Oishi Teru knew that Fujiwara bomb orthodox troops were coming for reinforcements and would not retreat without a head-on fight.

As long as they can kill the first wave of anger, Little Pingtai will be gone.

However, the situation was completely different from what they thought. Xiaopingtai neither sent the first troops to swim across the river to grab the beach nor built a pontoon bridge, but quietly lined up on the north bank.

Then let’s confront!

Haruka looked at the camps of the Takeda Army and the Hojo Army, and Kohira asked William casually.

"How many yards away are the troops on the other side from us?"

"The nearest one is only a hundred yards away. How could it be arranged so close?"

William had never participated in a Japanese-style battle, so he would naturally wonder why the distance between the two armies was only ninety or one hundred meters, and even ignored why Koheita used yards to measure the distance.

How many meters can it be shot with a bow? The iron cannon couldn't even hit an elephant thirty-fifty meters away. A safe distance of one hundred meters is not enough.

If it weren't for the Tone River, it wouldn't be impossible for the two armies to face each other fifty meters apart.

"Please command the artillery to bombard the other side. You can get closer. The enemy doesn't have any artillery anyway."

Xiao Pingtai looked at the second mate on the Nanman ship. As an officer, he had to pay fifteen taels of gold a month. He didn't know if it was worth the price.

"Honorable Lord Fujiwara, the artillerymen of Hizbania will never let you down."

Xiao Pingtai nodded, pointed to his thousand-percent golden bamboo leaf horse badge, and announced loudly that as long as the victory was brilliant, the golden bamboo leaf on it would be rewarded to them according to their merit.

The mercenaries cheered and skillfully took out the angle plates to measure the distance and angle. The north bank of the Tone River is the continuation of the Ueno Hills, while the south bank is the beginning of the Kanto Plain, with a height difference.

Soon, six thousand-jin Portuguese cannons (including two of Yamanouchi's own) were pushed to the river bank. The soldiers used a large number of rice bags to raise the muddy ground on the river beach and build a simple artillery platform to at least ensure that the cannon would not sink into the mud.

After removing the gun cover, the brilliance of the bronze cannon was dazzling in the rising sun (in a dream).

Then, under the watchful eyes of Xiao Pingtai, the thirty sub-guns of the six cannons were loaded and checked one by one. The night before, the army also killed five cows to get butter. Now that it is heated, use hot oil to clean the barrel, just in case.

If you want to fight, don't just fire one or two shots for fun. Kobayata's intention is to give him a fierce round, thirty shots, and directly cut off the first move of the Takeda and Hojo coalition forces, and it would be best to kill two generals. Beat them thoroughly, then build a pontoon bridge and cross the river with the whole army.

William touched the head of the gunner kneeling on the ground, and talked to the cannon for a while. Kobayata knew that everything was ready and it was time to start.

Crossing the hundred sections, Kobayata raised his bamboo stick, and more than 16,000 Yamauchi troops from east to west were encouraged, cheering Kobayata's name loudly, and were extremely excited.

Amid the warm cheers, six Portuguese cannons were fired at the same time, and the violent roar would surely tear apart all the stale and dilapidated things.

Times have changed!