Under the cover of the shieldmen of the cyan flag team in front, Matsuda Kenhide directed the two flag teams to keep moving forward, stepping across the farmland at their feet, and heading towards the Ming army formation in an orderly manner. He did not know who gave the order to launch the attack in advance.
The order was issued either as a military order from General Ujitaka, or as a last-minute response from Ashigaru General Kuninori Inomata, but this order was undoubtedly correct.
The Kamikawa River of Odawara Castle could not completely block the fulu artillery, and the same was true of the Guanzhong jungle summoned by the priests in front of the military formation. In just a moment, the cannonballs made holes one after another, and more and more vines and branches were broken.
, interrupt, the holes exposed are getting bigger and bigger, and more and more shells are passing through. Sitting in formation and waiting is waiting for death. Attacking them is the best strategy.
The queue has reached under the vines, and the procession is a little scattered. Including Matsuda Kenhide himself, several battle-experienced Hatamoto stopped the team here and made some adjustments.
Several huge vines were smashed down by the Ming army's artillery shells, and they swept through the air, instantly carrying several ashigaru away. When those ashigaru screamed in the air, they were hit by a few on the vine wall.
The petals of an exotic flower were wrapped in it, and there was a clicking sound. The petals did not open, and a series of blood dripped from the gaps between the leaves.
This is because the demon vines were stimulated by the cannonballs and began to go crazy. Even the priest who summoned them could not control them.
The eight banner teams finished reorganizing and continued to move forward. They passed through the gates that had just been opened under the vine wall. Matsuda Kenhide's helmet was caught by a tree branch. Seeing that he was about to be swept away by the branch that came over, he hurriedly
Holding on to his helmet, he cut off the two branches that rolled over with his knife, and then he passed safely.
After the flag army formation crossed the vine wall, there was a hell-like scene in front of them. The huge mountain ghost emerged from the ground again, waving its mace and roaring in front. Countless wild boars emerged out of thin air and charged forward wildly.
After being destroyed by various magic weapons and talismans of the Ming army, he fell down and turned into carrion and soil.
Sections of sudden walls of fire, whistling cannonballs, long arrows from French crossbows, ice edges shooting out in all directions, long grass specially designed to wrap around people's ankles...
Matsuda Kenhide was transferred to the South Island for two years to fight, and he was well-informed, but he had never seen such a huge Taoist battle scene before him. Not only did the Yingzhou priests try their best, but the opposite Ming Ming
The army's response also made him feel cold in his heart.
We have nearly 70,000 troops and 1,500 priests. The opponent's total military strength seems to be less than 10,000. How many monks can there be? How do they do this?
Suddenly, there was a loud sound that shook the heart and lungs from behind. All the ashigaru could not help but shrink their necks and dwarf their bodies. When they looked back, a violent explosion of flames was burning in the center of the thickest vine wall.
, in the burning flames, streaks of electric light danced wildly on the vine wall like snakes. All the vines crawled by the electric light withered and fell down, and one-third of the huge vine wall was destroyed.
There was a burst of cheers in the Ming army formation. This was the result of monks using the Five Thunder God Talisman.
The two small cannons on the high base lowered their muzzles and aimed them at the approaching Hojo army formation. Matsuda Kenhide could not hear the sound of the cannons, but could clearly see a cloud of smoke ejected from the muzzles. He immediately prayed in his heart, hoping
Good luck to you.
Two artillery shells flew over, one passed over Matsuda Kenhide's military formation, fell and smashed a wild boar into pieces, and then took away the two legs of another wild boar; the other artillery shell just crashed in, from
The fourth flag's main team passed through and found a bloody alley, taking away six lives in an instant.
There were sword lights circling back and forth in the air again. This was the sword cultivator in the Ming army using his flying sword. During the battle with the Qingqiu Army, Matsuda Kenhide had seen too many sword cultivators, but he didn't take it seriously.
There are priests and warriors who catch the flying sword, and it has nothing to do with the trivial matters of his subordinates.
But... his head suddenly felt cold, and he subconsciously dodged to the side. A flying sword passed by his neck, leaving a bloodstain next to his ear. Then a human head flew over, but it was hit by this flying sword.
The sword cut off the samurai.
In Matsuda Kenhide's field of vision, the Hojo family warriors who were roving soldiers in front had already taken the lead in fighting the Ming army. The Ming army's main formation was motionless, and those who came out to fight were monks who knew Taoism, but these monks were different from the Qingqiu army.
Working in a group of five people, advancing and retreating together, with tacit cooperation, they can often rush forward and sweep away one or two of the Hojo family samurai, kill them quickly, and then move on to sweep away the next one.
After just a few glances, Matsuda Kenhide felt that it was difficult to deal with it - indeed, as Mr. Quan Gongji said, the main army of the Ming Dynasty was not comparable to the Qingqiu Army.
The front line began to run faster, which was a signal that contact with the Ming army was imminent. Matsuda Kenhide looked past the ashigaru of the front line and saw the Ming army array more than ten feet away. From this distance, he could see it very clearly. Ming
The soldiers were motionless, and everyone was tightly covered by red heavy armor. Even the bronze shields were equipped for every sergeant. They were like cold iron men, indifferent to the fierce assault of their own side.
For a moment, Matsuda Kenhide felt the chill rising, but he had already rushed in front of him and there was no way he could retreat!
The tachi in his hand was raised high. Under his command, the ashigaru of the second and third flags lowered their spears from their shoulders, raised them straight forward, and accelerated their sprint.
The blue-colored flag-bearing unit covering the front stopped, and Matsuda Kenhide shouted: "Assault!"
The spearmen of the two bannermen raised their spears lightly and rushed forward. The tip of Rulin's spear passed over the shield hand and stabbed out from above their shoulders!
Rays of brilliance rose from the armor of the Ming army on the opposite side. In Matsuda Kenhide's stunned eyes, the spears of the Ashigaru were blocked by the brilliance and could not penetrate anyway.
The Qingqiu Army did not have rune heavy armor. This was the standard equipment owned by the elites of the Ming Dynasty. Matsuda Kenhide had never seen it before, so he didn’t know what to do. This scene made his mouth dry, and his only thought was to pray to the priests.
Cast spells quickly to break the Ming army's sorcery.
But how could the "witchcraft" be cracked so easily? All the Yingzhou army could do was to hope that the warriors would kill the Ming army monks who blocked them as soon as possible, and let the warriors take action against these cursed armors.
Or, pray to the priests to find a way to make the Ming army's armor malfunction.
The priests are indeed thinking of a way, but unfortunately before they can think of a way, the Ashigaru Legion must endure the heavy losses that follow.
The Ming army's rear troops surrounded them from both sides. Groups of red men in armor stabbed their spears in row after row, knocking the ashigaru to the ground row by row.
The Fulu artillery on the high base fired non-stop, sending shells one after another across the battlefield at high speed, twice repelling the opponent's follow-up force. After being defeated, it extended again, jumping in and out of the array behind the Yingzhou Army.