The two bloodstained Ou war horses limped back to the shogunate army formation, let out a mournful cry in front of tens of thousands of troops, and fell to the ground dead.
The noisy people shouting and neighing in the Eight-Tail Field suddenly disappeared, and the air was filled with a faint smell of sulfur.
All the famous people under the banners of various horse seals in the Kanto vassals looked at each other, and the famous generals under the Tokugawa Shogunate all showed shocked expressions.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Ushiku-han's one hundred elite cavalry and five hundred Ashigaru troops were wiped out.
Even Lord Ushiku didn't escape.
What kind of opponent is on the other side?
"Idiot, if there was a shadow warrior to die for, this wouldn't be the case!"
Tokugawa Hidetada's nephew complained loudly.
There was silence.
This cold joke did not resonate with the Kanto feudal lord.
Everyone looked heavy.
Yamaguchi Shigemasa participated in the Battle of Komaki Nagakute and the Battle of Osaka Summer, although his fortunes have been bad in recent years and his family has declined. After all, he was a famous general in the Warring States Period, but now he is withering away silently!
"Ushikuhan is gone, who dares to challenge?!"
The daimyo had a faint intention of retreating. The Ming barbarians in front of him looked a little difficult to deal with. Perhaps the Ming elites were here.
"Who dares to challenge?"
Shogun's nephew shouted again.
Looking around, the daimyo who were so arrogant just now bowed their heads and remained silent.
Several wise masters have already begun to arrange for the family elders to prepare for the retreat.
"The barbarians have horse soldiers, and the elite cavalry in the Korean War are as strong as the wind. You can't escape!"
The shogun treated the feudal daimyo favorably, and this was the time to serve their country, but the feudal lords behaved like cowards.
When Osaka's acting official was disappointed and frustrated, a steady voice came to his ears:
"The Okabe clan is willing to fight for the general! Teach these barbarians a lesson!"
"good!"
Lord Matsudaira looked up at the feudal lord Nobumori Abe with eyes filled with relief.
The first generation lord of Okabe Domain in Musashi Province is only thirty-three years old this year. He was originally a retainer of the Tokugawa family, and his mother was the daughter of Mizuno Tadashige, who was born in Hamamatsu, Toe Province. He participated in the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, belonging to Honda Masanobu's regiment, and later participated in the Battle of Osaka. Because of his outstanding military exploits, he was known as the Eagle of Kanto.
The ashigaru and horse soldiers of the Okabe clan immediately began to form a formation, with the armored spear ashigaru in front, holding a bamboo spear pointed diagonally forward, and the musket ashigaru began to load ammunition into the matchlock gun.
"Okabe Domain is good at horse soldiers and lacks iron cannons. More matchlock guns are needed to deal with the barbarians! Toriyama Domain has sent 500 iron cannons to assist Ashgaru!"
Nagai Naomasa, the lord of the Toriyama Domain, loudly ordered his Ashigaru general to send iron artillery Ashigaru reinforcements, and the old Tsuchiya Masanao of the Tsuchiura domain also asked the Tsuchiura domain musketeers to join the battle group.
After the two lords expressed their stance, the other feudal lords also sent reinforcements, either sending elite cavalry or iron cannon ashigaru. The daimyo who lacked cavalry and iron cannon sent ashigaru with bamboo spears.
Although each clan belongs to the same camp, they usually go their own way. Their training is very different, and even their equipment such as spears and guns are different.
I originally thought that to deal with the barbarians of the Ming Dynasty, each vassal took turns to fight, and the battle could be resolved in a few rounds. Unexpectedly, the barbarians were so powerful that it was impossible to win in a wheel battle.
However, when these uneven teams are suddenly mixed together, various problems will inevitably arise.
Just like the Battle of Sekigahara, there was still a lack of coordination between the feudal clans. Their tactics were crude and the iron artillery ashigaru were in disarray and did not cooperate with each other.
The ashigaru generals of each domain waved their riding whips to beat those running ashigaru, and there was a lot of noisy yelling and cursing from all around.
At this moment, I heard bursts of exclamations coming from the front.
"The barbarian fire gun soldiers are coming!!"
Muto Kihei, the ashigaru general of the Okabe clan, exclaimed loudly. The ashigaru armed with bamboo spears and lined up in a sparse formation made room for the iron cannon ashigaru behind to shoot.
Abe Nobumori glared at Kihei:
"Don't make any noise, ashigaru array!! As a general, you must be as immovable as a mountain!"
Nobumori Abe, who was elegant and graceful, waved his pu fan forward.
The white-faced boy who was sitting cross-legged in silence, holding a samurai sword, covered his mouth with a smile, quickly got up and placed the waist hanging (mazar) under Lord Abe.
Abe glanced at Xiao (Note 1), smiled faintly, and shouted loudly:
"Onboard!"
Amidst the rapid sound of foot drums, the Kaiyuan Army Artillery Square has reached the 300-step position. The injured Ashigaru who were lying on the ground were killed one by one. The team did not appear messy at all. Advancing in an orderly manner, the fire gun soldiers wore double layers of iron armor. As they advanced, countless red tassels on their helmets jumped up and down like flames.
The ashigaru generals of each team waved their military supplies and ordered the iron cannon ashigaru to prepare for reloading.
Three thousand ashigaru iron cannons were laid out in six rows, two steps apart in front, back, left, and right, to prevent their own gunpowder bags from being ignited by their companions' match ropes when igniting.
The fire-gun ashigaru took off the passages one after another, the ashigaru generals held their riding whips and shouted loudly, and orders were heard one after another in the queue.
“Clean the medicine pool!
Pour the primer into the gunpowder pool!
Close the lid!
Pour in the gunpowder!
Add projectiles! Add spacers!
Pound the gunpowder!
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Some ashigaru who acted slowly or made mistakes were immediately whipped by the ashigaru generals.
"Fix the matchlock clamp!"
The only last step left is to pull the trigger.
When the match rope falls, the lid of the gunpowder tank pops open to ignite the propellant, and the projectile can be launched, causing fatal damage to the barbarians.
"Boom! Boom!"
After two cannon blasts, the roar of "on board" came from the front of the formation.
The Toriyama Domain's Monkokubō (Front Cannon) finally opened fire.
Two iron balls weighing about three kilograms passed over the Kaiyuan military formation and softly hit the open space behind the formation.
"Onboard!"
The friendly fire support gave the Okabe Domain Ashigaru great courage.
Abe-sama calmed down, nodded slightly, took the coconut ladle filled with sake from Xiao Xing's hand, took a sip, and when he returned the sake to Xiao Xing, he couldn't help but touch the beautiful boy's fair and delicate hands.
The beautiful girl smiled with infinite charm.
"Guoban is indeed a powerful weapon. Kihei, let Lord Toriyama shoot another cannon to boost the morale of our army!"
Ashigaru General Muto Kihei opened his eyes with excitement and hurriedly ran back with bowed legs.
Not long after, Kihei ran back dejectedly.
"Lord Abe, the Lord of Toriyama Domain said that cannonballs are precious, so wait until the barbarians get closer before firing!"
Although Mr. Abe is a little dissatisfied, he can also express his understanding. You must know that during the Battle of Sekigahara, the Tokugawa army would not use it easily. After all, this is an important weapon of the country.
"Let the Ashigaru take advantage of morale..."
Before Mr. Abe could finish speaking, he suddenly heard dense muffled thunder coming from the east.
"Will there be thunder and heavy rain in Osaka during the twelfth lunar month?"
"Probably not?"
Lord Abe shouted his name loudly.
"Kitamaru! Kitamaru!"
Kitamaru, whose surname is small, quickly handed over the telescope produced by the Dutch, and lovingly handed it to the charming young feudal lord.
Nobumori Abe did not touch Kitamaru's fat little hand, but grabbed the telescope and looked east.
As soon as he raised the telescope, a look of astonishment appeared on his face.
"Guoban! There are hundreds of Guoban! Why can their Guoban move so easily? Two people can push it!"
Mr. Abe was still confused, and dozens of iron balls whizzed past the Ma Yin flag.
Lord Abe and Kihei shrank their necks, thankful that they had not been hit.
The master and servant looked at each other, and Kihei exclaimed:
"They are destroying Lord Toriyama's country~!
Under the retaliatory strike of Kaihara artillery, Toriyama Domain's precious state collapsed, which had just fired two shells, and was immediately bombarded by more than ten times the field artillery shells.
The crude three-pound furlong machine gun was immediately smashed into scrap metal, and the gunner who was still cleaning the barrel next to him looked like a craftsman who was beaten to a pulp by an iron ball.
The remaining shells flew towards the iron cannon ashigaru that was loading ammunition, beating the three rows of iron gunners in front into chaos and plowing more than a dozen deep blood grooves in the dense crowd.
A flying broken leg soared from the battle formation in front, carrying a tragic battlefield aura, and hit the Asuka family emblem flag of the Abu clan, breaking the flagpole with a click.
Splashes of human blood fell like raindrops.
The raindrops fell on Abe Nobumori's face.
"Ahhh!"
The famous general of the Warring States Period fell to his knees and cried loudly.
Kihei helped the feudal lord up.
"The barbarian artillery fire is too powerful, retreat quickly! Retreat!"
"Lord Abe, horse soldiers! Horse soldiers!"
The thunderous sound of iron hooves sounded in front of the barbarians.
"Quickly retreat!"
Kihei grabbed the leader of the Abe domain and fled toward the rear, regardless of Ashigaru's heartbreaking howl.
Abe Nobumori was pulled by Kihei and was in a daze. As soon as he saw the enemy, his own samurai was on the verge of collapse.
Suddenly, Abe Nobumori stumbled to the ground, and the strength that pulled him suddenly disappeared.
A five-pound iron ball hit Kihei, breaking him into two pieces.
The katana worn by the Ashigaru general immediately shattered into pieces.
Abe Nobumori collapsed on the ground, warm urine mixed with the flying flesh and blood, flowing all over the floor along the gorgeous armor.
Kitamaru, who followed him to escape, screamed and passed out.
Note:
1. Xiao surname: the servant, who holds a sword to guard the daimyo when he meets visitors, and takes care of the daimyo's daily life, including pouring tea, serving meals, accompanying and entertaining guests. Daimyos have been on the battlefield almost all their lives, so the existence of "little surnames" is very necessary and common. Not all famous names can take their beauties to conquer all directions like Liu Zhaosun, but bringing along those beauties who are "as beautiful as flowers" is also one of the solutions. During the Warring States Period, almost all Japanese generals had more than one beautiful boy by their side. Such as Maeda Toshiie and Xiao Xing, Oda Nobunaga and Mori Ranmaru, Baba Mino and Takeda Harunobu, etc.
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