Samurai of the Takeda Family

The air above Wutanyuan was solemn, shrouded in an atmosphere of war approaching.

　　 Takeda Katsuyoshi, Li Xiao, Sanada Masayuki, Ouma Asahide watched the Saito army's main line. The opponent has a full two thousand military forces, and Takeda Katsuyoshi gathers the military power of various elites. Although the total military power reaches 1,300, it is still at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.

　　 However, the morale of the Saito army was relatively sluggish when he learned that his back was cut off. At the same time, Takeda Shenglai Jun is equipped with a large number of iron cannons. The day of the final battle was clear and without feathers, and the battle field was very empty, which was very suitable for the use of iron cannons.

　　Since the Battle of Shirane Mountain, Shingen Takeda, in order to reward Takeda Katsuyori, in addition to giving him his saber and Izumori Kansai sword, he also donated dozens of iron cannons to Takeda Katsuyori.

　　 In the battle of Shirane Mountain, Takeda Katsuyori also tasted the sweetness of iron cannons. He greatly expanded the foundation of the original iron cannon team and attacked Hano Castle and Iwasaki Castle before. Takeda Katsurai's current number of iron cannons has reached a staggering 150, which is more than the number of iron cannons of any retainer under Takeda Shingen's command.

However, the Saito family’s military strength also has elite troops. In the army, there are 100 cavalrymen borrowed from Echigo. They are superior to Takeda Katsurai in terms of the number of cavalry. Therefore, the five anti-bara wars can be called a united battle. In the last cold weapon era, a duel between the iron cannon and the cavalry was staged in advance.

Daxiong Chaoxiu pursued as a battlefield. After carefully observing the terrain of the battlefield, he analyzed to everyone: "The Saito family has an advantage in the number of cavalry. It is obvious that the opponent will put the cavalry into the battlefield as a strong force. From the enemy's main line to the front of our army. The position is about thirty towns away. Except for the open ground on the front, the two wings of our army’s position are muddy swamps, which is not conducive to the cavalry. Therefore, the opponent will definitely take the cavalry central breakthrough from the front, and the infantry will cover the way to our army. attack."

　　 Daxiong Chaoxiu’s analysis was very insightful, and his combat experience was extremely rich. Takeda Katsuyoshi, including Li Xiao, and Sanada Masaoyuki all nodded and agreed.

　　 After the very nostalgic Yamamoto Kansuke Children's Shoes, Katsuyori Takeda, among the retainers of the Young Guards, has the richest experience in battle. In contrast, although Li Xiao has many modern people’s whims and insights in reading YY novels, and Sanada has a lot of ghost plots, their combat experience is still far inferior to Da Xiong Chaoxiu and Bao Ke Zhengjun. veteran.

　　 really corresponds to the old Chinese saying that there is an old person in the family, like a treasure. Therefore, as a battlehorse, he is responsible for fully observing geographical conditions such as terrain and water sources when setting up battles and selecting favorable terrain for our side. This must be done by someone with rich combat experience.

　　 In Takeda's house, when the two generations of Takeda Nobuto and Takeda Shingen went out on the expedition, they must use Yuan Changjun, Yuan Changyin and his son as the horses, and survey the terrain before the war.

　　 Takeda Katsuyori talked to Li Xiao and said: "In this case, we will put the iron cannon on the front of the position to stop the Saito family cavalry."

　　 Li Xiao nodded. On the narrow front, he used to take advantage of the intensive shooting of iron cannons.

　　 Li Xiao arranged a 150-member iron artillery team on the front line of the position, with a hundred bow-foot light on the second line, and still followed the iron cannon flat shot and the light bow-footed projectile as a long-range strike. In the end, three hundred guns were light enough to guard.

In addition, Li Xiao also made a series of changes. Three anti-horse fences were placed in front of the iron artillery team. In accordance with the tactics of Shirane Mountain during the battle, two trenches were dug in the front of the position to hinder the enemy's infantry. go ahead.

　　 And Li Xiao’s plan, of course, is to use the Wutanyuan as a Shitakuhara, and use iron cannons to guard against the horse fences to stage a small-scale long-sino battle between the Takeda family and the Saito family.

　　 At the beginning of the decisive battle, with Saito Kenhiro's army fan waved, a hundred cavalry cavalry, as the vanguard of the battle.

The Echigo cavalry moved forward slowly with a flag on their back, and then approached the Takeda's position for a certain distance, and suddenly accelerated and started to gallop. The cavalry wielded their spears and swords, and shouted at the Takeda's. position. Behind them, there were three hundred samurai walking with spears, and together they charged Takeda Katsuyori's position from the front.

　　 In addition, the Saito army also divided up two military forces, and simultaneously launched flanking attacks from both wings to distract the attention of the Takeda army.

　　 "Shoot." The iron cannon of the Takeda army swung the sword and shouted.

Snapped! Snapped! Snapped!

　　 Suddenly, the sound of iron cannons from the sky above the Gotanhara and the sound of horseshoes stepping on the ground rang together, and the gunpowder from the shooting of the iron cannons on the Takeda army's position filled with smoke. Whenever the volley of iron cannons sounded, the neighing sound of war horses reverberated in the sky above Wutanyuan for a long time.

　　 a quarter of an hour later.

　　 Saito General Commander Kenhiro Saito reached out his hand to support his helmet, with a stunned expression on his face, his body sat slightly away from the horse, and his whole body froze in place. In front of his eyes were the dead war horse, the broken flag and fingers, and the soldiers struggling in a pool of blood. There were corpses all over the field, a messy battlefield.

As a result of the Saito family’s assault, one hundred Echigo cavalry and three hundred samurai and Ashikaru troops were bombarded by Takeda Katsura’s 150 iron artillery squadrons and 100 bow-foot light squads. The army was defeated.

Especially when breaking through the anti-horse fence in front of the position, the cavalry had to dismount and walk and move away from the anti-horse fence with bare hands. In the trench in front of the gate.

　　 And the Saito family's soldiers, who were lucky enough to break through the anti-horse fence, were also unable to break through the three spear arrays of the Takeda family.

　　 Saito’s cavalry was defeated in a frontal assault, and the attack on Takeda from both wings was also blocked.

When Takeda Katsuyoshi, Daxiong Asahide, and Sanada Masakyo saw the iron cannon shooting the cavalry, they were shocked, no less than Saito's side. Under the command and command of Li Xiao, the Takeda army actually achieved great results. Win!

　　 In Li Xiao's eyes, this miniature preview of the Naga Shino battle should be treated as a movie for Takeda Katsuyori to watch.

　　 After the desperate counterattack failed, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com Saito Army was disheartened, Saito Kenhiro was unable to prevent the improvised pieces of the wealthy family owners from leaving the battlefield, and most of his own footwork escaped. Saito Kenhiro and Saito Kenzong knew that they could no longer fight, and finally led a remnant army of less than five hundred, and was forced to retreat to the Jedi of Songshan in the pursuit of the Takeda army.

　　 Song Mountain is located in the center of the Nakanojo Basin. The altitude is not high, but it is the center of faith in the nearby mountains, and it is also one of the eight scenic spots in Azuma. Looking around from the "Great Tengu Rock" on the top of the mountain, you can see historical sites and strange rocks such as Uboni Rock, Tainai Rock, Male Rock, Yucheng Flat, Sutra Tomb, Bone Cavern, Yishengshui, and Female Rock.

　　 The next day, the final decisive battle began, and the Takeda army launched a total offensive against Saito's house.

　　 In the final battle, the samurai of the Saito family knew they were going to die, and they expressed their bravery. Takeda Katsuyoshi, Li Xiao, and Daxiong Chaoxiu each led an army to conduct several arduous assault battles before breaking through the Saito family's line, leading to the complete collapse of the Saito family.

　　 In the end, Norihiro Saito died by the knife, and Norihiro Saito took his wife and daughter to the cliff of "Great Tengu Rock" to his death. His retainers and subordinates also committed suicide.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Saito family originally belonged to the family of Agatsuma Goro Xingsen, the land of Agatsuma Prefecture, and occupied Iwasaki Castle. In the later Southern Dynasties, they captured Iwasaki Castle, and Agatsuma Kengyi escaped from Iwasaki Castle and became Saito in Anzhong. Shao Ji's adopted son changed his surname to Saito. Later, my wife Xianxing took the power of Uesugi in the Kanto region to take back Iwagaki Castle.

　　 After this battle, the Saito family, which had been in Agatsuma Prefecture for two hundred years, was destroyed, the family name was cut off, and the power of the Takeda family completely occupied the entire Agatsuma Prefecture.

　　 The next day, Takeda Katsuyoshi captured the victory of Agatsuma-gun, and the rescue letter sent by Takeda Yoshinobu to Tsugazakikan was sent to Takeda Shingen only one day later.