On the land of Kanto, there has never been such an army, covered in fine steel plate armor, like a steel doll. They stood close together, but uniformly, as if they were one person.
"Look to the right! Look forward!"
One hundred people spread out their queue and stood in two rows, looking at the warrior Ji at the head of the queue.
Sanada Nobushige grabbed his spear and shouted.
"Listen to my command! Everyone is here! Step together, let's go! One two one, one two one..."
The armored troops were like a wall, walking slowly from the northwest. Their steps were in unison, and the sound of their movements resonated, hitting the heart of Hojo's army.
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"Sanada Nobushige-sama is here! Everyone, work harder! Drive these bastards back!"
Mochizuki Yukitada, Nezu Sadamori, Kenjuzo, etc., each of the Sanada warriors shouted loudly, taking advantage of the other party's daze to regroup the army formation that was about to collapse.
Ashikaga Yoshiji in the distance was furious.
"What are you afraid of! It's just about a hundred soldiers! Even if they attack from the flank, what can they change! What can they change!
attack! Keep attacking! Send two reserve teams to the flanks and kill this strange group of soldiers! Get rid of it! "
Ashikaga Yoshiji had an ominous premonition in her heart. She was not stupid. The armored army that appeared at this time must have a reason for appearing.
Could it be that he fell into a trap?
She trembled all over, not daring to imagine the situation after failure. She had led the army too far.
Seeing her losing her composure, Beijiao Ryuyama next to her sighed and gave the order.
"The bows and arrows! Here are the bows and arrows! Order them to go up and shoot, five rounds of rapid fire!"
Shiban was stunned for a moment and looked at Ashikaga Yoshiji. Ashikaga Yoshiji was furious and kicked the envoy down.
"Hurry up and deliver the order! Didn't you hear what Master Longshan said!"
Shiba got up and rushed out. Ashikaga Yoshiji was panting and his face was red. Beijo Ryushan took a step forward and whispered comforting words.
"Kamakura-don, stay calm, we haven't lost yet. The opponent may have a back-up plan, but I'm still there, and the Goshiki's Chibei is still there."
Ashikaga Yoshiji looked at her calm eyes, gradually relaxed and nodded.
Yes, Hojo Ryuzan is a powerful warrior from the older generation of the Hojo family, and her red equipment are all elite warriors. We will not lose!
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The two sides on the northern front faced an east-west confrontation, because the appearance of the armored warrior brigade in the northwest caused a commotion in the Hojo army in the east.
Because they were already deep to the west, the armored army appeared on their flank.
The two armies were in formation with spears, most afraid of a flanking attack. Fortunately, Hojo's troops were numerous and they quickly separated into two reserve teams and deployed their defenses to the north, preparing to stop this sudden armored army.
Following Ashikaga Yoshiji's order, all the bowmen who were waiting behind the formation gathered and moved north to cooperate with the two reserve teams deployed in the north.
Sanada Nobushige shouted one-two-one and led the team forward. Although her pace was not fast, she descended from the high ground and the distance in a straight line was only one mile, and she quickly approached the enemy's flank.
The two Hojo reserve troops were waiting with bated breath. Not to mention that the warrior Hime under his command had never seen the world, even the leading general had never seen such an army.
The Sanada Hime warriors in full plate armor are like a group of moving iron cans. The closer they get to seeing their equipment, the more despair they feel for the enemy.
How can her father beat her?
The bowmen walked to the front of the formation, and the commanding Hime warrior carefully observed the distance. When the Sanada Hime warrior took eighty steps, he started shouting.
"Eighty steps ahead, cover and shoot!"
More than a hundred bamboo bows were pointed forward and upward at 60 degrees, and the bows and arrows were fired according to the command.
"Take the arrow and shoot!"
"Get another arrow and shoot!"
Three rounds of rapid-fire coverage drew the attention of the backup troops behind them to the front, hoping that these armored troops were just a show-off and would be severely damaged by the rain of arrows.
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Seeing the bowmen on the opposite side standing on the front line, raising their bows and shooting, Sanada Nobushige shouted an order.
"One, two, one, stand at attention! Take a break! Everyone, bow your head! Cover your eyes!"
The Sanada Hime warriors stopped at the same time, lowered their heads slightly, and covered their eyes with their left hands. Their full body armor only exposes their eyes, which is their biggest weakness.
The stainless steel plate armor with a thickness of one-third of a centimeter cannot be broken through by the bamboo bows of the opposing bowmen. As long as they protect their eyes, they have nothing to fear.
Sure enough, the bow arrow falling from the sky scratched through the plate armor, leaving a trail of pull marks.
This batch of plate armor is not only extremely defensive, but is also manufactured using European stamping technology. The radiant surface and arc created by the water pressure will subtly deflect physical attacks.
At this time, iron cannons had not yet spread in Kanto, and the traditional bows and arrows could not hurt the plate armor warriors at all, and the arrows skidded and bounced away.
After three rounds of coverage, Sanada Nobushige shouted again.
"Stand at attention! Look to the right! Look forward! Everyone, step forward! One, two, one..."
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The armored army moved forward again, and the enemy formation on the opposite side was in a commotion. The ashigaru looked at these Plate Armored Warriors armed to the teeth with fear.
They were wrapped in invulnerable iron armor, and their steps were almost exactly the same, like killing machines from another world.
The Hojo Princess warriors roared and beat the restless ashigaru, barely holding their ground. At this moment, the leader of the bow and arrow crowd in front was sweating profusely.
Where did these monsters come from? Arrows have no effect on them! She wanted to order a retreat, but remembered that the order from the rear was to fire five rounds, gritted her teeth and looked forward.
The armored army that started up again was not very fast and had already reached fifty steps. This distance was enough for her to direct two more rounds of covering shots.
After two rounds of shooting, they would retreat. The leader of the bows and arrows secretly made up his mind and shouted.
"Raise your bow and move forward! Prepare for two rounds of rapid fire!"
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Sanada Nobushige observed the enemy formation that was getting closer and closer, and seemed to be able to clearly see the fearful expression on the opponent's face and the turbulent formation.
After discovering that the opponent's archers raised their bows again, and having already tested how strong the protective power of their plate armor was, Sanada Nobushige was unwilling to defend defensively. She wanted to disrupt the opponent's rhythm first.
she shouted.
"Hold the gun in your right hand, prepare to break out! Everyone is here, run forward! One, two, three, four... One, two, three, four..."
One hundred Sanada Hime samurai raised their guns forward at the same time, with the head of the gun pressed forward at 45 degrees, the tail of the gun clamped under the armpit of the right arm, and the gun barrel in hand.
With a bang, his movements were neat and tidy after countless trainings, just like a person. Their bodies tilted forward slightly, ready to go.
Warrior Ji weighs fifty kilograms and carries fifteen kilograms of plate armor. They were less than fifty steps away from the enemy formation, like a group of steel behemoths thirsting for blood.
They rushed out.
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Boom boom. . Boom boom. . The sudden charge launched by the armored army caught Hojo's bowmen off guard.
They fired arrows in confusion, but it was of no use, but they saw men in iron masks coming towards them one after another.
Even the face armor of these armored soldiers was made of fine steel, revealing only a pair of murderous eyes.
