According to the Western classification method, the Sauron cavalry under Obai is the so-called dragoon, which is not a cavalry riding a dragon, but a type of mounted infantry who can fight on horseback or dismount. The weapon they used when dismounting to fight was a three-handed Satsuma-made six-cylinder barrel.
This kind of iron cannon was very common in the Oriyo era. As the Shimadzu family was famous for their skill in using iron cannons, of course they had a lot of inventory. They were kept until the middle of the 17th century and were bought by Spanish merchants. Because it was exported, the Shimadzu family did not expect that there would be a time when it would be "converted to domestic sales", so they did not remove the Shimadzu family crest "Maru no Cross" on the iron cannon.
The Spaniards also looked at the "Cross of the Maru" quite well. The cross is a common symbol in Catholic countries, and it can be used to pass off as original Spanish goods.
When these iron cannons arrived in the Qing Dynasty, no one would even think of removing the markings. Who would have the spare time? So Maruhashi Chuya grabbed a third-hand Satsuma six-cylinder.
Masaki Kusunoki took the six-cup tube from Tadashi Maruhashi and looked at it carefully. Sure enough, it was a product of Satsuma Country, and the "Maruno Cross" on it looked original.
However, a single iron cannon alone does not explain the problem - the Shimadzu family participated in the Korean War and worked very hard, resulting in considerable losses. It is normal for many iron cannons to be lost in Korea. Some of these iron cannons fell into the hands of the Qing army and are still in use... It is not unreasonable.
Nanmu put away the iron cannon and looked back at the battlefield in front of him.
The warriors who were in sight of victory just now are now trapped in a bitter battle!
The Qing army's cavalry circled behind the warriors and continued to attack. Some Qing cavalry simply dismounted and fired at the surrounded warriors with muskets, causing heavy casualties.
However, the warriors who were attacked from both sides also fought tenaciously, assuming a posture of fighting to the end. Although due to the chaotic formation, they were attacked by the Qing cavalry and shot with matchlock guns by the dismounted Qing cavalry, but for the time being there was no Signs of collapse.
At this time, some people gathered around Kusunoki Masaki. The remnants of the group of warriors who were the first to charge and were repulsed by the Qing army's cannons and muskets, there were about two to three hundred people, and they all gathered around Nanmu. Together with the remaining dozen or so mounted warriors, they formed another group. A small army was formed.
Nanmu wanted to lead them to continue the attack to rescue the trapped main force. But the Qing army also discovered them, and sent two more groups of Sauron cavalry and the group of cavalry that had just collided with Nanmu and the others, with a total of more than 140 cavalry, to monitor nearby.
Kusunoki Masaki already knew how powerful these cavalry were and did not dare to be careless, so he had to let the two to three hundred people following him form a square formation to confront the Qing cavalry.
The two sides had been confronting each other for an unknown amount of time. The Qing army's encirclement over there suddenly made a huge noise. It turned out that the already very loose encirclement was "rushed" away by the warriors who were trying to break out!
The warriors who had just vowed to fight to the death immediately began to scramble to escape. The Japanese samurai army at this time was not the later imperial army. Although their personal martial arts were very strong, they were not that stubborn.
Moreover, the people under Kusunoki's command are just "rogues". Although they are brave when fighting alone, their ability to fight in groups can only be said to be average.
Now seeing that there is a "way to survive", of course some people are the first to waver and want to break out and run away. When they run away, the formation is completely chaotic!
"Baga! This is the Qing invaders' plan!" Kusunoki Masaki shouted immediately, "You are not allowed to retreat, you must fight to the end!"
Obai deliberately let go of the encirclement and gave the Japanese a "way to survive". He had already seen the fighting power of the Japanese aggressors. If they had to fight head-on to the end, the outcome was still uncertain!
The Sauron cavalry and Sakhalin natives under his command looked tall and powerful, but they were not strong in hand-to-hand combat, and their armor coverage rate was too low, making them unable to win in close combat. Now they just relied on the attack of Sauron's cavalry to gain the upper hand and suppress the Japanese invaders. But after fighting for a long time, these Japanese invaders were still screaming and looking very energetic. Moreover, the Japanese invaders were compressed into a group, and it was difficult for the Sauron cavalry to rush forward. The battle was developing into a hand-to-hand fight, and it was not feasible to continue the fight like this.
So Oboi ordered the Sauron cavalry and the Manchu cavalry to retreat slightly to make way for a seemingly attractive way out.
Under the temptation of a way out, the soldiers under Kusumu's command immediately thought of escaping, completely forgetting where they were.
This is the inaccessible Sakhalin Island!
If you don’t have enough food rations, and you’re not a skilled hunter or fisherman, you won’t be able to survive here for long!
Moreover, when they went north from Akasaka Castle, they were led by someone from the Matsumae family. Now that they were running around in chaos, where could they find the guide from the Matsumae family?
"General, it's no longer possible...run away!" Maruhashi Chuya saw his rogues retreating in confusion, and knew that the situation was over. He quickly grabbed his teacher Masaki Kusunoki's horse and was about to join the fleeing team.
"Baga!" Kusunoki didn't know what to do, so he hit Maruhashi's arm with the back of his knife. "My whole family, Kusunoki, are all loyal ministers for the country, and there has never been a rat who escaped from battle! Now is the time for me, Kusunoki Masaki, to be loyal to my life." !”
Then he got off the horse and handed the reins and the iron cannon made by Shimadzu to Maruhashi, "Maruhashi-kun, you have to live! Leave here with the evidence of the Shimadzu family's traitorous crimes and go to the public." Let’s expose the traitors of the country and the enemies!”
After saying that, he handed the ancestral treasure island to Maruhashi, and said again: "Please, you must live!"
Then he raised his lance and shouted: "Masaki Kusunoki is here. Those who are willing to be loyal to the country are here!"
He wanted to gather some loyal people to fight against the Qing invaders!
Not to mention, Kusunoki Masaki's appeal was still strong, and hundreds of rogues who were not afraid of death gathered around him.
However, Obai did not attack them. He just personally led three to four hundred Sauron cavalry to watch them. The remaining troops were dispersed into small groups of dozens of cavalry or dozens of people to chase and kill the Japanese invaders who escaped.
Oboi didn't care how many he killed, his purpose was just to drive them away as much as possible and let them abandon the rations, armor, spears and bows and arrows they carried with them on the way to escape. These things can be used to reward the natives of Sakhalin Island, and on the uninhabited Sakhalin Island, without rations and bows and arrows for hunting, these Japanese are no different from dead people.
As for Kusunoki's team, let's put it aside first, since they can't run away anyway...
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For the 78-year-old Hideie Ukita, who lives on a small island called Hachijo Island more than 300 miles off the coast of the Izu Peninsula, the "Nissin Fur War" that took place on Sakhalin Island was almost like it happened in another world. The world's affairs.
There is only one thing he cares about now, white rice! "If I can eat a meal of white rice, I will feel at ease even if I die." This is the mantra of the former arrogant Ukita boss.
However, as Ukita Hideie got older and older, his contemporaries withered away one after another, and he himself almost became a forgotten figure. His former enemies and friends are no longer alive, so no one cares whether he has rice to eat. Therefore, such a small thing as "eating a meal of white rice" gradually became his luxury wish. If he really wanted to eat it, he had to rely on his own labor income.
So early this morning, he got up early as usual, ate some food that could be put in his mouth, and then started the day's work - weaving straw mats!
This was a craft he learned to survive after he gradually became destitute on Hachijo Island. Not only did he make it up himself, but he also took his children and grandchildren to make it up together. In the original history, the people of the Uki family had to live on Hachijo Island until the Meiji period. reform......
But the history of his life changed today. As soon as he sat down next to a pile of straw and was about to start work, he seemed to have an auditory hallucination in his ears: "Old Yuxi, come with us!"
