The sound of conchs echoed in the sky, and war drums rumbled against people's hearts.
The spear-wielding ashigaru advanced shoulder to shoulder under the scolding of the Hime Samurai.
A section of the spear was clamped under his arm, and he walked forward with both hands supporting it. The material of the gun shaft could not bear the weight of the long gun body, causing the tip of the gun to droop slightly and become erratic.
It is difficult to stab with such a long spear. Most of them use a method similar to smashing a mole, knocking the opponent, and then stabbing into the enemy's formation.
The spear formations of both sides gradually approached. Oda's ashigaru, holding a super long spear, seemed to have the advantage and was the first to smash the gun head against the Shiba spear formation.
Shiba Ashigaru swung the barrel of the gun and pushed away the head of the gun, blocking the opponent's first wave of attack.
At this moment, a row of dark iron pipes appeared in the gap of Oda's gun array. After the roar of gunpowder, the muzzles of the guns flashed in sequence.
Several strings of blood burst out from the Shiba spear formation, and there was a commotion in the queue. The Ashigaru retreated in fear, disrupting their formation.
The Oda gun formation on the opposite side perked up and took advantage of the situation and smashed the gun head over again.
This time, the chaotic Shiba spear array failed to deflect all the spear heads in an orderly manner, and several spear heads hit Ashigaru's head, causing severe head injuries and bleeding.
The fallen Shiba Ashigaru further confused the gun formation. At this time, another row of iron cannons appeared in the Oda gun formation and continued to bombard the Shiba gun formation.
After just two rounds of iron artillery bombardment, the Siwa reserve force seemed to be in a state of collapse. The anxious Ji Ji warrior who was in command was sweating profusely and yelled loudly.
"Hold still! Don't retreat!"
A Spocky warrior rushed out from the flank on horseback, brave enough to charge into the Oda spear formation. Oda Ashigaru subconsciously avoided the horse, and the formation became slightly disordered.
"Mio Sada is here to ask for advice!"
Samurai Sparky waved her spear and stabbed two Oda Ashigaru in succession. When she reached her goal, she was about to turn her horse back, but three iron cannons in the Oda formation were already aimed at her.
boom! boom! boom!
As soon as the warrior Hime's hand was loosened, her spear fell to the ground, and her body fell off the horse. She struggled to draw her sword and continue fighting. Oda Ashigaru, who rushed up, stabbed her with her spear continuously, causing holes.
The warrior Oda Hime in the back row ran over, cut off her head, and held it high.
"Mio Sada is begged!"
Taking advantage of the chaos in Oda's spear formation, the Spocky warrior on the opposite side had already used his sword to coerce the ashigaru into forming a formation again.
The formations of both sides were close again, and a group of miscellaneous soldiers suddenly rushed up from behind Shiba's team and fired continuously at the Oda gun formation with iron cannons.
If the Iron Cannon Warriors in the first row are good at shooting, go up to the second row. If the second row is good at shooting, go up to the third row.
After three rounds of strikes, they quickly left the battlefield, completely giving no opportunity for the opponent's iron cannons, bows, and arrows to counterattack.
Oda's spear formation was bombarded by three-wheeled iron cannons and was thrown into chaos. Shiba's spear formation had already been pressed over by the commanding Hime warrior.
In close combat, the Oda family's super-long spear ashigaru and iron gun bow and arrows lost their distance advantage and were forced into a chaotic battle.
Several Spocky warriors rode at the front, constantly disrupting Oda's formation and opening the way for the following troops.
The leader, Ji Warrior, raised his spear and shouted.
"For the Wu family's sake! Jinduo Hall is on board!"
Both sides fight together.
Although the quality of the Oda family's ashigaru was better and the reserve team's tactical configuration was more reasonable, the Shiba family's Hime Samurai was not afraid of death and barely managed to win the game, and the two sides were temporarily tied.
———
Maeda Yoshida looked at the melee ahead and cursed at the people around him.
"What the hell is this bastard Mitsuhide Akechi doing! Why hasn't there been any movement from Dokiyama!"
She was extremely anxious. The Oda reserve team was more organized than the traditional samurai reserve team. They used super long guns and iron cannons to attack skillfully in turn, overwhelming the Shiba reserve team.
That is to say, the Shiba family's Ji warriors are extremely fierce and continue to fight despite the pressure. If it were replaced by an ordinary samurai family's reserve team, it would have collapsed long ago.
In recent years, the Shiba family was the first to establish a Shiba organization in the Shiba Territory, and the Hime Samurai Group was able to enjoy hard-core crops.
All the samurai in the reserve team were well-established. These Hime warriors were loyal to Yoshigami Shiba and would repay him with their lives. Only then could they block Oda's reserve team with their passion and bravery.
Although the ashigaru of the Oda family are well-trained, they are not samurai who have received military training since childhood. The Hime Warriors really don't have to fight for their lives, Ashigaru can't suppress these killing machines.
Although the Shiba team was not at a disadvantage for the time being, Maeda's interests were hurt. These Shiba warriors had been the backbone of the Shiba army in recent times. She could not bear the loss.
The Oda family's ashigaru were worthless, and there were many village women in rural villages who had no food to eat. If a batch died, another batch would be recruited, and they would be trained for three and a half months. If they could lift a spear and strike an iron cannon, they could be used as cannon fodder in battle.
But the Shiba family's Ji warriors are different. Every Ji warrior has to receive martial arts education from an early age. Without ten years of hard work, he can't go into battle.
Even if the two sides were evenly matched on the battlefield, the Oda family could afford the death of Ashigaru, but the Shiba family could not afford the death of the Hime Samurai.
The Warrior Ji is the foundation of the Wu family group. If all the middle and lower class Ji warriors die, the Wu family group will become a rootless tree and will be finished sooner or later.
This is what the entire samurai class fears most about Oda Nobunaga. Oda Nobunaga raised his status in Ashigaru and broke the samurai's monopoly on the military. All knowledgeable people were heartbroken.
The Oda family used its own ashigaru to consume the Hime warriors of other families. In the end, even if Oda Nobunaga really won the world, this world may not be the world of the samurai family.
In the past, the shoguns fought for the world, just like Minamoto Yoritomo and Ashikaga Takauji, wooing the samurai family, giving benefits to the samurai family, and leading the samurai family to conquer the world.
But Oda Nobunaga took an evil path. She improved the status of civilians, gave Ashigaru opportunities to stimulate the population potential of her territory, and broke the military privileges of the samurai family.
The Ashigaru have become a vassal clan. They have salaries and channels for advancement. They may replace the samurai family and become an emerging political force in the future.
The current war is the greatest proof that the traditional samurai family can no longer suppress the Ashigaru.
Ji Samurai was superb in martial arts, but the appearance of iron cannons changed the battlefield. Swords, guns, bows and arrows can kill people, and iron cannons can also kill people, even more efficiently.
The iron cannon ashigaru, which has been trained for three months, can cooperate with the spear formation and easily destroy the Ji warrior who has been practicing martial arts for ten years.
Times have really changed.
Maeda looked at the battlefield in front of him and realized this deeply.
With the emergence of the iron cannon, the strong Hime Samurai and the weak Ashigaru were brought to the same starting line on the battlefield.
The iron cannon narrowed the strength of both sides, making the gap between the two sides no longer as huge as using cold weapons.
The situation where a Hime Samurai could run around chasing a group of Ashigaru in the past may never happen again in the future.
The value of iron cannons in war has received more and more attention. The number of ashigaru holding iron cannons in the Oda army has reached 30% of the total number.
Even traditional Hime Samurai warriors like Maeda Yoshiro are still trying to find ways to acquire iron cannons, accounting for about 10% of the reserve force.
The warriors found in despair that they were powerless to prevent this from happening.
In order not to lose the war, it is necessary to equip iron cannons. The more iron cannons that can be equipped, the gloomier the future of Ji Samurai will be.
Maeda looked at the battlefield, and the more he thought about it, the more frustrated he became, and he couldn't help shouting.
"Send someone to ask Akechi Mitsuhide what she is doing! Our people are bleeding, how long does she want us to wait!"
———
Tangmu Mountain.
Akechi Mitsuhide asked as he looked at the main battlefield where the fierce battle was taking place in the distance.
"How long do we have to wait? The general has sent two batches of envoys to urge me. I will be very embarrassed."
Christina asked calmly, pointing forward.
"How many enemies are there?"
Akechi Mitsuhide replied.
"Looking at the flags, there are about fifteen reserve teams, with three to four thousand people."
Christina said.
"I remember that the information given to me by the High Lord said that there were more than 10,000 enemy troops in that direction?"
Akechi Mitsuhide nodded.
"good."
Christina said calmly.
“So, we can’t fire now.
The sound of our cannons is the signal for His Majesty the Great Lord to lead his troops to charge.
If we fire now, we can only attack one-third of the opponent's military strength. They still have enough reserves to enter the battlefield and stabilize the front.
It is impossible for artillery to bombard continuously, the number of shells is limited, and the barrel needs to be cooled.
Therefore, in order for Your Majesty the Great Lord to successfully overwhelm the enemy formation, we must be patient now and wait until most of the enemies come down the mountain before launching an artillery attack. "
Akechi Mitsuhide nodded and said.
"The reason why I like you is all for Tsudoden.
I will reply to the general and ask her to continue to hold on until enough enemy troops are attracted down the mountain, and then the bombardment can be carried out.
For the sake of Tsudaden, I believe she will grit her teeth and persevere and will not rush us anymore. "
———
Higashinoyama.
Hirate Fanxiu looked forward with a cold face, she had miscalculated. I thought I was taking credit for going down the mountain first, but I didn't expect Spo's backup team to be so tenacious.
Ten reserve teams were invested in one breath, and then the subsequent five reserve teams were added to the battle line. Spo's reserve team still firmly held their position, while Ping Peng Fanxiu did not have many reserve teams in his hands.
Moreover, the people working hard on the front line are all the Owari people, but Ujie Naomoto and the Mino people are staying behind to watch the show.
If we continue to fight like this, when the Owari people wear out the enemy troops and the Mino people go down the mountain to pick peaches, wouldn't it mean that Tie Fengxiu will look like a fool and become the one who will be laughed to death?
Hirate Fanxiu ordered with a cold face.
"Inform Ujiie Naomoto-sama that Shiba's army is exhausted. They should go down the mountain to assist our army in the battle and not let the Owari people fight alone."
Hirate Hohide deliberately emphasized the Owari people, just to not give Ujiie Naomoto a reason to refuse.
The foundation of the Oda family was in Owari, and the Mino people continued to eat meat and drink soup, but it could not change that they were still subjugated second-class people.
If Ujie Naomoto dared to watch the Owari people bleed and sacrifice without doing anything, she would not be able to reap the benefits after the war.
Therefore, even if Ujie Naomoto knew that Hirate Hohide was talking nonsense, the Shiba family's reserve team was still high-spirited and full of energy, and Ujie Naomoto had to go down in advance to help in the battle.
Hirate Fanxiu looked at the battlefield ahead with pride. After Ujie Naomoto attacked, she would quickly join the reserve team to prevent those Mino people from taking the advantage.
Letting the Meinong people go down the mountain and tie Fanxiu is to let the Ujiie Naomoto gang share their pressure, not to give the Meinong people a chance to take credit.
The benefits should all belong to Owari people, and they should all belong to me, Hirate Fanhide.
———
Fox Tomb.
Shiba Yiyin stood on a high place and looked at the battlefield and said.
"After Higashinoyama, Nakanosato also moved. Something is wrong. They went down the mountain too fast."
Yiyin turned on the insight mode, and the strength formations of the soldiers on both sides were clearly visible.
In his opinion, the fighting time between the two sides was not long enough, the reserves on Spoelstra's flank defense were not tired yet, and their physical strength and morale were maintained above the level.
At this time, it was not the best time for the Oda army to launch its full force and try to overwhelm the flank defense line of Maeda's interests in one fell swoop.
Yiyin looked up at the sun. There was still a moment or two before noon, and he solemnly gave the order.
"Kamoji Township!"
"Hi!"
"We are all united in armor, inspecting our horses and weapons, and preparing to attack!"
"Hi!"
The main forces of Oda in Higashinoyama and Nakanosato are coming out in full force, and the artillery on Domuyama will roar soon, which is the signal for Yoshigan to attack.
Following Yiyin's order, the Tongxin Ji warriors who were resting in the forest quickly took action, wearing each other's robes and checking their equipment.
Behind Yoshigina, Tachibana Kanade was putting on a new white jinhaori for him.
"Tsuda-dono, are you sure you don't need to wear a haori?"
Yiyin said with a smile.
"I never wear those heavy armors. I have the protection of my ancestors."
Yiyin relied on the killing mode to go into battle, which resulted in a 50% fatal blow to the enemy, and the fact that he was not fatally injured in the killing mode.
Therefore, he does not need to use heavy armor to protect himself, as long as he is careful not to run out of kill points, causing the killing mode to stop and endangering himself.
For him, heavy armor is a burden that consumes physical strength. His physique is not as good as the Ji warriors in this world, so he can only reduce his consumption by losing weight.
As for the protection of ancestors, that is a rhetoric that deceives the Wu family, and it is not convincing at all to a southern barbarian like Tachibana Tsuou.
Tachibana Kanade looked at Yoshiyin and said calmly.
"I hope you will think about it again. After all, this is war, and a stray arrow on the battlefield can kill you."
Yiyin smiled and shook his head and asked.
"You want to go into battle with me?"
Tachibana Kanade nodded.
"I am Yukino Takada's Shadow Warrior. I promised her that no matter where she goes, I will be by your side."
Looking at Tachibana Kazuo, Yoshiyin sighed helplessly.
This silver-haired pretty girl who spoke coldly got into Yiyin's bed on time every week and warmed Yiyin's vagina with her lips. The contrast was huge.
Yiyin said.
"Swords have no eyes on the battlefield. You are just a swordsman and do not understand battle formations. There is really no need to follow."
Tachibana Kanade shook his head and said seriously.
"I owe you my life."
Yiyin smiled.
"I hope you stay. Maybe, I don't want you to repay this favor. In this case, you will stay with me forever."
Lihua said coldly.
"Don't worry, even if I repay your kindness, Yukino Takada will not let me go."
Yiyin asked in surprise.
"Do you still owe her one?"
Tachibana Kanade replied coldly.
"It's not clear yet."
Yoshigan looked at Kamaojigo and Ii Naomasa. They were also posing on each other's breasts. Yoshigan asked after making sure that they could not hear the whispers between him and Tachibana Kanade due to their distance.
"Is this why you are willing to get under the covers for Yukino?"
Lihua Zuo glanced at Yiyin.
"Although I don't understand how your island country's nobles became corrupt and corrupt, this is nothing in my hometown."
Yiyin nodded.
"England has the most tricks and knows everything. I have another question, why do you only use your mouth? Is it Yukino's request?"
Tachibana Kanade answered.
"yes."
Yiyin touched his head and could only use his mouth, "I'm sorry," he asked again.
"That time at Sakai Port, it seems like it wasn't just the mouth?"
Tachibana Kanade answered.
"It's okay when Takada Haruno is present."
Yiyin took a breath of air.
"Is this also what Yukino asked for?"
Tachibana Kanade nodded.
"yes."
Yoshigan looked back in the direction of Sakai Port and couldn't help but let out a deep breath.
(End of chapter)
