Chapter 489 48. Bullets Are Counting Heads
Oishi Teru also heard the rumbling sound of cannons, but he was more calm. When the Hojo family was rich, they had hundreds or even thousands of iron cannons, and there were many iron cannon craftsmen in the Izu style.
Of course, everything was divided up between Uesugi Teruhu and Yamauchi Yoshiharu, so including the Yamauchi family's instigation of the big tube, Oishi Shiteru knew everything about it, and he also knew that the thing was really powerful when hit close to it.
When Takeda Harunobu's envoy came over, he said that Fujiwara bombs were carrying twenty or thirty large barrels, and they were improved and could hit a distance of seventy rooms. Therefore, the Takeda army had to retreat slightly and wait for the Yamauchi army to cross the river before attacking.
After thinking about it, the Takeda Hojo coalition forces really had no countermeasures. It is most effective to wait for the Yamauchi army to cross the river and then go forward to kill them. This way of mixing them together is most effective.
But now that Takeda Harunobu has been notified, it means something. He definitely hopes that the Hojo family will send two people over, and not just kill people from the Takeda family. After all, Takeda has just helped Lien fight in several battles.
So Oishi took a look at all the generals in his tent, and most of them were eager to try. Now they were winning consecutive battles. Although the plundered soldiers in each team were less motivated to fight, the warriors were more eager to establish meritorious deeds. After all, only meritorious deeds can earn worldly wealth and knowledge.
"Naizōsuke, you take two thousand men to help defend the right wing of the A army." A stocky samurai in his thirties came out to receive the order with a face full of joy. He was Hashima Uchizo, the original general of the Hojo clan. Help (died in Mifuneyama in history).
These royal horses are the basic foundation left to the Hojo clan by the Hojo clan. The Oishi clan must always promote them and take care of the power of their nephews, so as not to make it difficult for their families to see each other in the future.
"Follow your orders!" Hashima Uchizōsuke immediately summoned several horseback samurai to mobilize troops.
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"Your Highness, there is a samurai under Fujiwara Danmasa who is very good at fighting in the wild. His name is Kanai Hideharu. Do you still remember?" Yamamoto Kansuke reminded Takeda Harunobu.
"It is said that he is a swordsman from the Bando Yin-ryu Seden, a swordsman with a ki combined slaying secret?"
"During the battle at Tsukinotakeguchi, I did see a samurai who was accustomed to wielding a long sword. His skill in warfare was impressive." At that time, Iitotomi Komasa led troops to raid Koheita's flank, and he was very concerned about Kanai Meigoro, who was covering the rear. Impressive.
"This man has served as Fujiwara's deputy general for many times, and this time I am afraid he will be the first general to attack."
"Then we should send a general who can stand up to the enemy!" Takeda Yoshinobu was also quite convinced of Yamamoto Kansuke's wisdom and agreed with him.
"Nianma, who do you think is more suitable to go?" Takeda Harunobu was ready to refer to his brother's opinion.
"How about letting Mino Mamoru go!"
Hara Huyin stood up before Takeda Harunobu agreed, and no one dared to be unconvinced. The immortal Oni Mino was directly subordinate to the Ashigaru generals of the Takeda family and had a great reputation. He was very easy to deal with a samurai who had only been out for a few years.
"Then let's go from Mino!" Takeda Harunobu agreed.
But it's still the old rule. Now that the Suruga people are not doing anything, let the Shinano people take the lead. Then came the former Huyin's Kaifei clan, and just in case, they also added a letter from Asari, and the two of them went there together, but they couldn't stop Xiaopingta.
In addition, Takeda Nobushige's legitimate son Takeda Nobuntoyo took 200 iron cannons to the river bank to assist in guarding to increase the intensity of firepower.
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"This Folang machine cannon is really powerful..." Kanai Minggoro could see clearly next to Xiaoheita.
Not to mention that the Takeda Army was wiped out, the ranks of the Takanashi Army and the Nagano Army, who had never seen the power of the Folan Guns, were a little skewed. It was really shaking and heart-stopping.
"Meigoro, you take the people to build the pontoon bridge. I will cover you here."
Just as he was talking, the mercenaries operating the Folang gun immediately cleaned the barrel and warmed the oil to cool down. At the same time, reloading the gun costs hundreds of dollars per shot, and the base price just passed is dozens of dollars, which is not cheap.
"Okay, I will definitely live up to my mission!"
Looking at Kanai Meigoro who was going down to prepare, Koheita ordered the gunners to stop temporarily and wait for the Takeda Army on the other side to reorganize their formation.
But a miracle happened. The Takeda army only retreated a few dozen meters and reorganized at a distance of about 1,670 meters. And judging from the flags fluttering, it can be seen that they are Mochizuki Nobumasa (Nobuta Nobugeko), Suda Nobumasa, Osuga Kubei, Sanada Masaki (Sanada Yukitsuna's second son) and other Shinano generals.
Not long after, the flags of Hara Huayin, Asari Nobuine, and Takeda Nobuyo also appeared in clusters.
"Why is your thinking so fixed? If I hit a hundred meters, can I only hit a hundred meters?" Xiaoheita thought to himself that the Takeda generals opposite him had never seen it before, and they didn't know that a thousand-jin Folang machine gun could hit Xiaowu. 100 meters, the effective range is about 200 meters.
That's just right. In the beginning, they were the rookies of the Suruga clan, but now they are the generals of the Shinano Kai clan. I have to teach them the power of technology.
"Father William, please ask the gunners to recalibrate and wait until the formation on the other side is completed before firing another round."
"It's really unimaginable that the generals on the other side have already been bombarded, but they only retreated slightly to form their formations."
The Europe that William was in was now in an era of almost constant fighting. Without understanding the firepower of artillery, he should try to test the range with a small force instead of retreating like this.
"They must guard this river. Behind the river, there is a castle where our army is surrounded, and there is only three days of food in the castle. As long as they hold me here for three days, they can win all the victories."
"Well, only those who are not familiar with military affairs will think that the battlefield is particularly romantic." William nodded and said this thoughtfully.
Looking at the Takeda army that was marching in an orderly and tightly arrayed formation, Kobayata was not in a hurry. He could wait a little longer. Maybe more people would come? It would be best if two of them, such as Naito Shuri Ryo Masatoyo and Iitomi Saburobei Masakage, could come. That would definitely be enough.
Anyway, the cannons also need to cool down. Waiting a little longer is not a big deal. There is no need to rush for a while.
Riding on the Hundred Dan, Kobayata suddenly had a 2.5-meter vision. Of course, he had to take the opportunity to see more. This opportunity was not too much for Kobayata.
Looking at the enemy troops that kept coming, even the Hojo family sent a team to intercept them. Kobayata came up with a plan and was ready to try it out.
"Father, Father, let a cannon not adjust the angle and fire at the other side!"
Accompanied by the roar, Kanai Aigoro also began to forcefully cross the Tone River and prepare to build a floating bridge.
The Takeda army on the other side of the river was in a commotion, but they found that Kobayata's so-called big gun could only shoot a hundred meters as the generals predicted, and they were relieved.
"What are you counting?" Nanaki, holding the horse mark, looked up and asked Kobayata.
"Of course, he's counting the heads!"