Chapter 1224: Fighting with open fire and three-stage attack with iron cannon
Tokugawa Ieyasu waved his hands with a ferocious smile and said:
"Master Xinxuan is said to have studied Sun Tzu's Art of War most thoroughly, but he did not know that Ieyasu also studied it tirelessly and gained other insights.
The art of war says: Encircle the enemy ten times. When we are ten times the enemy, we must use siege tactics to force the Takeda army to surrender.
Five means to attack: When the enemy is five times outnumbered, attack with all your strength and defeat the Takeda army in one battle.
If it is doubled, it can be divided into pieces: if it is doubled and the enemy is divided, it can be divided and destroyed, so that the head and tail cannot be considered, and the enemy can be defeated.
The enemy can be fought: if the numbers are equal, the brave one will win when they meet on a narrow road, and victory or defeat depends on courage.
If we are small, we can escape: If the number is much smaller than the enemy, we will be ready to run away, and conserving our strength is the last word.
If not, then avoid it: If from now on, when we are worse than anything else, we must try our best to avoid war, and the only way is to surrender."
Honda Tadakatsu looked at Ieyasu dumbly and said blankly:
"So in the end, to fight or not to fight?"
Tokugawa Ieyasu, unable to laugh or cry, cursed:
"I just said that if you are ten, you will be trapped! Therefore, I ordered the army not to advance rashly and slowly press towards the foot of Liangyuan Mountain.
Just encircle them and attack slowly. It would be better to force the new governor of Takeda to surrender and decide the outcome in one battle.
As for conspiracies and tricks, they are all a joke in front of ten times the number of soldiers..."
"ha!"
Honda Tadakatsu stared at Ieyasu for a few seconds in confusion, then shook his spear into the sky and said:
"Target the foot of Liangyuan Mountain, attack!"
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"They really couldn't stand the temptation of a huge gap of ten times in strength! They came to kill..."
On the hill behind Ryogoku, in the extremely hidden main formation of the Takeda family, Baba Nobuka shouted sharply at the family governor Liu Shiba.
Liu Shiba's half-closed eyes suddenly opened, and he ordered lightly:
"What's the point of victory?"
"Lord! Your Majesty is here."
Takeda Katsuyori, who was standing outside the main formation observing the Tokugawa troops, heard the sound and ran in.
"You give an order to the people lurking in the two abyss. Don't wait for the opportunity for the Tokugawa army to form a formation at the foot of the mountain. The first salvo can be launched from a distance of three hundred meters."
Liu Shiba waved his hand down with a ferocious look on his face.
"Ha! But, what does this mean?"
Takeda Katsuyori was a little confused.
"Strike first to gain advantage and strike later to suffer disaster, that's all."
Liu Shiba smiled coldly.
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The general commanding the attack of the Tokugawa Army was Sakai Tadatsuki, a highly respected general of the Tokugawa Army, while Honda Heihachiro Tadakatsu was just a general in charge of Hatamoto.
At that time, Honda Tadakatsu had not yet received the honor of God of War, at least before the Sekigahara War, he was not famous all over the world...
Sakai Tadashi looked solemnly at the two hills, which appeared to be not high in altitude. There was not much lightness in his eyes.
The Takeda Army had less than two thousand troops at full strength. What support did they have to be so bold as to use their bodies as bait and wait for reinforcements...
"Noda Castle! How it fell in half an hour is a mystery..."
Sakai Tadashi muttered to himself, then raised his head sharply and gave a loud order to Honda Tadakatsu, the red man in front of the lord beside him:
"Lord Zhongsheng, the banner you are leading is my lord's strongest combat force. I will lead the main force of 10,000 to besiege the two abyss and build a fence.
Zhongsheng will work harder. He will take two thousand banners and attack Dragon Abyss first. How about a trial?"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Honda Tadakatsu laughed loudly, looking at the mature and prudent Sakai Tadakatsu, he cupped his fists and thanked:
"Thank you, General, for giving me the opportunity to perform meritorious service. I will go first..."
"Twenty team flags, follow me to attack! Target Dragon Abyss!"
Honda Tadakatsu jumped off his horse, raised his spear and shouted.
"ha!"
There was a howl behind Zhongsheng, and twenty banner generals responded with their orders.
The number of ashigaru led by each banner general, including his own retainers, was about one hundred, and the approximate number was just over two thousand.
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Ryuzhiyuan, lurking at the foot of the mountain, has hundreds of Takeda Artillery Team Ashigaru. Seeing Honda Tadashi's army approaching, they couldn't help but commotion, and almost exposed themselves...
The veteran driver Tang Chen frowned slightly, turned his head and roared:
"Whoever speaks out again and shakes the morale of the army - beheaded! The flag is the same crime. In addition, the whole family involved, young and old, will die to apologize..."
Hundreds of artillery soldiers were stunned when they heard this...
"Nani?"
"this……"
"Shut up, are you going to kill our Hatamoto?"
They had never heard of such ridiculous orders and punishments. The biggest sin in Japan during the Warring States Period was simply eating noodles and having a caesarean section. There was no one to accompany the whole family...
Honda Tadakatsu was a famous military general under Tokugawa, who knows?
Nowadays, Tadakatsu, the God of Death, comes with two thousand swords and spears, fully equipped and nearly armed to the teeth of the Ashigaru infantry, and is heading towards the foot of Ryuzhiyuan Mountain. Who can not be afraid?
"Boom boom boom!"
The Tokugawa Army slowly approached, slowly spread out along the rugged mountain road at the foot of the mountain, and quickly climbed up the mountain.
A group of Takeda iron artillery soldiers became even more nervous...
One hundred...two thousand?
It’s so unfair…
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"Do as I trained you in the first half of the night, do you understand me?"
The old driver’s eyes were green and very penetrating.
The avatar of the dignified leader of Tongtian Cult actually came to Japan, and he was from the Warring States Period. There is nothing more deceptive than this.
The most important thing is to fight to the death for your belly and your life...
"ha!"
One hundred artillerymen responded tremblingly at the same time.
"Baga! Who told you to agree to labor so loudly?"
The old driver's eyes widened.
Immediately afterwards, the military order from the messenger arrived:
"General Katsuyori gave the order to start a volley from three hundred steps."
The old driver finally came to his senses and shouted:
"Exactly three hundred steps, reload..."
Before he finished speaking, the old driver cursed and added:
"Take it easy, idiot? The paper used to wrap the bullets is so precious. It's too soft, so don't crush it..."
Normally, loading ammunition takes at least half a minute per person, and two shots are fired per minute...
But this time, hundreds of iron cannon ashigaru, stimulated by the veteran driver and his whole family, completed the first reloading in five seconds.
The old driver was instantly satisfied and said cheerfully:
"Not bad! After the first row fired, they took one step to the left and stepped back three steps to load the ammunition. After the second row fired, they also took one step to the left and took three steps back to load the ammunition. The third row did the same!
But when shooting, you must listen to the order, and whoever shoots first will be killed..."
The old driver was full of murderous intent, the artillery soldiers were trembling with fear, and their faces were pale...
"First row, prepare to shoot!"
When the first command came out, the old driver raised his right hand and stared at the ashigaru soldiers shouting and rushing toward him in a black mass.
"put!"
Swinging his right hand downwards heavily, the old driver smiled grimly.
"Bang!"
A burst of amazingly neat artillery sounds sounded, and at the same time a burst of white smoke rose.
The white smoke is the open flame smoke caused by musket shooting. It is so thick that you can't see the state of the target on the opposite side at all!
