Both the Oda family and the Miyoshi family sent out cavalry to test each other's formation at a distance of one mile between the two armies, to detect the other's formation, and at the same time to cover their own army's formation.
"Hanbei, do you have any opinions on how to form the formation?" Yu Qiupei himself was not very sure about this kind of thing, so he turned to ask for help and followed Takenaka Shigeharu beside him.
"The left side of the plain is adjacent to the Kumgang Mountains. Although it is a plain, it is still undulating and has a large number of hills. It is not suitable for attack. The small wealthy tribes in Beihanei can be deployed here as the left wing." Shigeharu Takenaka rode his horse forward slightly.
Taking a step forward, he pointed at the terrain and explained to Yu Qiupei, "On the right side is the Neyagawa River and the open land around it. Although it is a bit inconvenient to walk because of the swamp, it is better than the road on the left. We can arrange for Kinoshita-sama and
His Highness Akechi’s troops are deployed here as the right wing.”
"The terrain of this battle is narrow and it is difficult to carry out large-scale tactical maneuvers. The victory or defeat on the frontal battlefield depends on the performance of the Chinese army. Once the Chinese army makes a breakthrough, it can capture the opponent's general's formation, causing the enemy's general to lose his command troops.
ability, and cut off the connection between the left and right wings, destroying the enemy in one fell swoop." After Takenaka Shigeharu finished speaking, he bowed his hands to Yu Qiuping and said: "So I also ask His Highness to lead Tokiwabei to personally be in the center. This is a perfect fit.
Policy."
At the same time, on the side of Mihaoshi's house.
"On the right is the Kumgang Mountains. It is not easy to travel. His Highness Iwamori led 1,000 troops to station here as the right wing of our army. The enemy must be suspicious of soldiers on this road, so there is no need to worry." Miyoshi Yixian looked at the terrain in front of him.
He made a judgment similar to that of Takenaka Shigeharu.
"Trouble with His Highness Nagaitsu and lead 1,000 soldiers to guard the middle road." However, Miyoshi Yoshihide then made a change, "His Royal Highness Masayasu and I led 2,000 soldiers as the left wing and attacked along the Neyagawa River."
"Do you really want to set up our formation on the left wing?" Miyoshi Changyi was a little surprised when he heard this. He touched the white beard on his chin and asked in confusion: "In this kind of terrain, it is natural for our formation to be set up.
In the middle, the main force should also attack from the middle, but why is this?"
"His Majesty Nagaitsu has never fought against Tokiwabi, so you may not know." Miyoshi Yoshiken explained very politely to Miyoshi Choitsu, who was his uncle, "Jiwabi is very powerful in combat, and may be no less than the fourth brother's Sanuki.
, if we face a head-on confrontation, no one of us can be our opponent, and we will lose this battle. However, Yuqiu Hongye is always cautious and should adopt a safe formation method. Tokiwa will be stationed in the center, and the left and right wings are friendly forces with weak combat capabilities.
And I am preparing to use my main force to make a surprise attack along the Neyagawa River, quickly defeat the enemy's right wing, and then sweep across the central battlefield."
"It's just that the number of Tokiwa Preparatory Soldiers is close to 2,000. With His Highness Chang Yi's 1,000 men, I'm afraid it will be difficult to make a difference." Miyoshi Masayasu also fought against Tokiwa Preparation, and his tenacity and hard work left him with lingering fears.
"What's so difficult about this? Since I followed the First Lord, I have been on the battlefield for more than thirty years, and I have seen countless fierce battles, large and small. How can I stop 2,000 people with 1,000 people for a while?" Miyoshi long anecdote.
Yan laughed heartily, "Zheng Kang, don't see me clearly!"
"If necessary, please ask His Highness Iwanari to send troops to assist." Miyoshi Yoshihide and Iwanari Tomomi looked at each other.
After a glance, the latter nodded knowingly and said, "Shixiu, don't worry. With me and Chang Yi here, the center will be as safe as Mount Tai."
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After both sides completed their formations, the cavalry who were harassing each other in front of the formation slowly withdrew their own troops. Yu Qiuping was surprised to find that Miyoshi Yoshiken's horse seal was actually inserted on a small hill near the Neyagawa side, instead of
In the Chinese Army.
"He wants to destroy my right wing before I capture the center." Yu Qiuping felt a little surprised for a moment. Because the right wing of the Oda Army faced the left wing of the Miyoshi Army as the main force, and its strength was doubled.
Disadvantage, "Hanbei, what should we do? Do we need to adjust our deployment?"
"Your Highness, there is no need to panic. If Your Highness follows him to adjust the deployment, it will play into the hands of Miyoshi Sankyu." Seeing this situation, Takenaka Shigeharu was calm and analyzed very confidently: "The terrain here is narrow, and the formation can only be changed horizontally.
It will lead to the disorganization of the organization and give the Miyoshi Army an opportunity to take advantage of. Rather than being led by the nose, it is better to directly break through the central front of the Miyoshi Army. In order to make a surprise attack, Miyoshi deployed the troops at the waterside that is not conducive to the deployment and movement of the troops. In the end,
It is opportunistic, as long as we attack step by step, the initiative is on our side."
"Understood, then order Tokiwa Bei to immediately launch an attack on Miyoshi Changyi's headquarters." Yu Qiuping waved his hand decisively, and the Maple Bird Horse Seal behind him immediately shook rapidly, "And then order Kinoshita-sama and His Highness Akechi, please ask them
Try to hold on to the right wing."
Due to the limited output of the Military Industry Department, it was unable to produce enough iron cannons to equip the entire army. So Yu Qiuping lined up three companies of 1,200 people equipped with 450 iron cannons and attacked Mihao Changyi's headquarters.
He kept two companies composed purely of spearmen of Yoshioka Katsumasa and Ogawa Yutō as reserves.
As Tokiwabi slowly began to advance, Miyoshi Yoshihide and Miyoshi Masayasu immediately led their troops to launch a fierce attack on the troops of Kinoshita Hideyoshi and Akechi Mitsuhide. The Battle of Shiki began.
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Nakamura Yoshinobu is an ashigaru general under Miyoshi Choitsu. He has been fighting with Miyoshi Choitsu for many years. He is one of the most trusted personnel by Miyoshi Choitsu. In this battle, he was also placed at the front of the formation.
, to resist Tokiwabe's attack. Miyoshi Choitsu just sent people repeatedly to tell them that they must hold them back until Miyoshi Yoshihide and Miyoshi Masayasu on the left broke through the opponent's right wing.
Nakamura Yoshinobu felt that this was not a difficult task. It was also 1,000 to defend 2,000. Could it be that these battle-hardened teams could not compare to the motley crew of Kinoshita Hideyoshi and Akechi Mitsuhide? Moreover, the commander-in-chief Yu Qiuping on the opposite side seemed to be quite cautious and only sent out
1,200 men attacked, leaving a full 800 men as reserves. Nakamura Yoshinobu even felt that they did not need to delay at all, but could directly defeat these 1,200 men.
Soon, he felt that this was not the case.
Because Tokiwa Bei walked towards them, the team was as neat as tofu cubes cut with a knife, and there was no unevenness. If he remembered correctly, more than half of them had just joined the army for two months.
How are the new recruits trained to march in such a formation? Those who don’t know may think that this is Miyoshi Changqing’s flagship team.
As Tokiwabei's troops gradually came to
When they were fifty feet away from the Miyoshi family's front line, the archers of the Miyoshi family bent their bows and nocked arrows, pointed the bows and arrows in a direction of 45 degrees upward, and then threw them. However, Tokiwabi turned a blind eye to the incoming bows and arrows, and still shouldered the arrows.
Walking side by side, they walked forward. Because the commander did not give a standing command, no one could stop. After a slight hesitation, they did 30 push-ups on the training ground. They held their bows and arrows unwaveringly and headed towards
Walking forward, they felt as comfortable as bathing in the spring breeze. Bows and arrows fired from 100 meters away posed almost no threat to them who were well-dressed and well-equipped. The few unlucky ones who were shot in the cheeks and calves fell down in pain, and behind them
Tsukiwa's ashigaru immediately stepped in with a sword step, and there was no confusion in the formation.
When the entire army reached a position thirty feet away from Miyoshi's front line, a Chinese voice called "all stand still" sounded, and a whole row of Tokiwabi ashigaru immediately stood still. Tokiwabi's training still maintained
Old tradition - always use Chinese as the password. Then, another "Look to the right" sounded. Every ashigaru turned to the right like a conditioned reflex against the rain of arrows, and quickly adjusted the battle line with small steps under their feet.
After the Chinese command of "Look forward", all the Ashigaru turned their heads in unison, staring at the Miyoshi Army opposite with emotionless and indifferent eyes, which made their hair stand on end.
"Such discipline...are these really new recruits?" Nakamura Yoshinobu was completely stunned by the formation change shown by Tokiwa Bei in front of him. This was a scene he had never seen before after so many years of fighting, and he felt confident in his heart.
They were also ruthlessly destroyed. Many archers in the front row stared at Tokiwabei's line and the sea of ​​red leaves swaying in the breeze, and even forgot to shoot. Of course they didn't know that the two rows in front were
They were all iron artillerymen in the army. Those selected by Yu Qiuping to serve as iron artillerymen were all veterans who had followed them all the way. Their formation changes were naturally the most exquisite.
As the "prepare" command sounded, the iron gunners with paper red leaves on their helmets began to load the work. After everything was ready, the ashigaru in the first row knelt down on one knee.
The ashigaru in the second row popped the iron cannon out of their heads. Nearly 450 iron gunners in the two rows lit the match almost at the same time under the rain of arrows.
"shooting!"
After the command was sounded, a huge cloud of gunpowder smoke immediately rose from Tokiwabei's front, and the command was immediately drowned out by the roar of the volley. Nakamura Yoshinobu only saw blood rising in front of his eyes, and many archers howling.
They fell down. Their archers fired several rounds of kills, which were not even as good as the iron gunners who walked closer and fired one round. In this round of volley alone, dozens of archers under Miyoshi Changyi fell.
personal.
If it continues like this, it won't take long before all of Sanhao Changyi's archers are finished.
"The iron cannon is so useful." Miyoshi Changyi looked at the battle situation and sighed angrily, "The archery team is so good that it has almost no effect, but no matter what equipment it is, it can't stop the iron cannon."
"Damn it, I should have listened to Dong Kang at that time and bought some iron cannons! That kid traveled on the sea and has much more knowledge than me." Mihao Changyi took a deep breath and had to order the entire army to pounce on him immediately to end this inevitable
Chapter completed!