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Mikawa Butterfly Chapter 426 Crossing the Tetori River

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    With the popularization of water-powered forging hammers, not only has the iron forging industry ushered in a new round of industrial innovation, but also the speed of ordnance manufacturing has increased at a geometric rate. The Kira family's armor craftsmen can create stronger and more durable barrels that are worthy of the world.  Many traditional process steps are eliminated, and the required parts can be forged in the mold at will. Different specifications of standardized noodles, throat chakras, and gauntlets can be realized. The manufacturing cycle has been reduced from half a month to an average of one day.  More than a dozen sets.  The cost of making armored weapons is much cheaper than before, and all it consumes is Izumo's iron ore. The contract signed between the Kira family and the Nizi family includes the provision of maintaining a sufficient supply of iron ore in Izumo. The Kira family can provide  The copper coins and rice grains are also very favorable, and this trade has become the only economic pillar of the Nizi family today.  Without the support of resources, the Kira Army would not be as powerful. Kaga has always been able to find it difficult to injure the Kira Army's cavalry even though the number of troops is astonishingly overwhelming.  Among the nine thousand vanguard army, there were only 3,000 cavalry teams running on four legs, and the rest were all Ashigaru teams running on two legs. The three generals received the general order before Tsukihana and asked Numata Yumitsu to lead the Ashigaru against them.  Everyone happily threw the slow-moving ashigaru to Numata Yumitsu. Everyone understood that this was the training Yamamoto Tokiyuki gave to his closed disciples. This was the training of Yamamoto Tokiyuki, who had semi-retired, to train his successor. No one would do it at this juncture.  I don¡¯t want to sell this face.  Numata Yumitsu ordered the ashigaru troops to form a square formation to bear the offensive pressure. Behind him, the 20,000 troops had all landed under the full transportation of the Kira navy. Uesugi Masatora left behind Castle Masazu, Kusaka Nagami, and Yoshie Munanobu.  They led 10,000 troops to stay in Ishikawa and Hebei counties. They led 20,000 troops of Kakizaki Keiie and Saito Asanobu to kill Tetori River.  The time left for Wakabayashi Nagato Shou was only half an hour.  But in just half an hour, it was impossible for him to use 10,000 troops to break open Numata Yumitsu's hard carapace. Even if the quality of the 6,000 Echichu ashigaru led by Numata Yumitsu was not as good as that of Echigo's battle-hardened troops,  There is a standing army, but it is not something that Kaga can easily defeat.  If you can¡¯t knock it open yourself, you have to borrow the power of friendly forces.  General Saikoji Shinkyo immediately mobilized 30,000 troops to attack Numata Yumitsu with all his strength, and 40,000 troops overwhelmingly attacked the Ashigaru team with only 6,000 people. Without the support of the city wall, it was almost impossible to withstand such a powerful attack.  It's impossible. Numata Yumitsu's army command level has made a huge breakthrough and is not enough to deal with such a large battle.  He could only use the gun quilt formation to divide the general's force into several closely related small groups, and then retreat while fighting to gain more space for pulling. Kaga has always been a military commander who has never seen the gun quilt tactics, and the uninformed ground leader  They rushed forward with their own peasants and soldiers, but they didn't hold out for long before they were overwhelmed by the tidal wave of attacks from the gun formation. The sudden change of tactics left them at a loss.  "Attack the flank! The mounted samurai attacks the flank! No, no! The mounted samurai is back! The black dragoons are attacking! Where did Echigo get so many black dragoons? Didn't he say there were only five thousand?" Saikoji Shinji jumped to his feet anxiously.  But these stupid ground attendants made mistakes many times.  If you let them advance, they will not advance. If you let them retreat, they will not retreat. They are like a group of old men who have been waiting for a long time to slowly carry out the general's order.  There is not a single soldier here who belongs to his own army.  And he was temporarily transferred to serve as temporary commander. If it weren't for the high number of people in Kaga Kingdom, there would have been no matter that he would be the general. He was originally full of confidence to take over as the general of this temporary army, but when he came here  Only then did I realize I was dead wrong.  The elites of Kaga's native land are divided into two parts, the Echigawa and Nomi counties in the southern part of the Tedori. They have been attacking the Asakura family on the front line of Echizen all year round. The elites of Ishikawa and Hebei counties have been ruined in Echichu. Now this 60,000-strong army  In fact, it was a combination of the defeated troops from the two northern counties who fled, and the remaining military forces in the two southern counties that were excluded from the main force.  The quality of these military forces is not very strong.  In addition, Xiguangji Zhenjiao is only a general with 5,000 troops. He has no idea how to fight a joint battle with an army of 60,000 troops. His command is in a hurry and he is stretched thin. It is a joke that a 40,000-strong army cannot do anything against a 6,000-strong army. There are hidden dangers.  The three thousand cavalry team kept harassing the flanks, and a piece was bitten off accidentally. Xiguangji Zhenjiao regretted taking over the power of the general.  On the surface, the 6,000 troops led by Numata Yumitsu held back an army of more than 40,000, and the war was fought vigorously and seemed to be very powerful. In fact, he knew very well that he was weak. If the general on the opposite side was ruthless enough to attack with his entire army, would his ruggedness be enough?  A few months of rifle quilt tactics will soon be exposed. These six thousand ashigaru are just bluffing people and are not really proficient in rifle quilts. Otherwise, they will not just repel the attack of the Yikui army, but should be relaxed.  Just kill.  He did not dare to stop and stalemate with the Kaga Ichiki army. Instead, he formed a neat formation and slowly retreated backwards. He did not dare to make an unreasonable posture and wanted to take advantage of Kaga Ichiki's army before he discovered himself.? He gradually distanced himself under a very weak situation. His approach was understandable. Even if he was not weak, he could not let six thousand attack forty thousand. This was not an escape force. There was no need for Numata Yumitsu to lead an army of six thousand.  Die.  The defense of the main formation where Saikoji Shinji is located is very complete. Honjo Nobunaga tried several times to attack but was blocked by numerous ashigaru. The three generals of the three cavalrymen scattered and looked for opportunities. When they encountered an opportunity to attack, they quickly gathered together.  This rogue tactic is really difficult to deal with, especially when the opponent's army is large and the elite are relatively sparse, it is particularly troublesome.  Kaga always dared not to adjust the military strength randomly, but he was unwilling to let Numata Yumitsu retreat all the way. He gritted his teeth and followed Numata Yumitsu's pace and continued to pursue for a while. The Saikoji Shinjiao realized that something was wrong and secretly wondered: "What does Kira Jun mean?"  ? Fighting like this is simply useless! No! It is said that the Kira army has a total of 30,000 troops entering Kaga, and the army here is only 10,000, so where are the remaining people?  The two counties in the north seem to be right! But why does the poor monk always feel that there is something wrong?" After chasing for a while, this ominous premonition made him unable to sit still, and immediately ordered the army to stop advancing.  The army turned around and retreated to Xinshengzhai to wait for orders. The reason was that the enemy's intentions were unknown and their movements were uncertain. They should withdraw first and wait for the opportunity to see. His idea was correct and his order was okay, but the officials were a little unhappy.  The officials who fled from Ishikawa and Hebei counties all treated the 6,000 Kira troops with vengeance. They wanted to eat this piece of fat immediately and then turn around to devour the annoying 3,000 horsemen. Enuma and Nomi counties  The local officials are gearing up and looking forward to making great achievements. If they don't take advantage of the scarcity of Kira's army, they may not be able to encounter such a good opportunity in the future.  All in all, from Wakabayashi Nagato to the ground attendants and believers below, they were not very happy to turn around. They were in a stalemate for a long time, neither advancing nor retreating, just arguing. Saikoji Shinjiao repeatedly ordered and took out the warrant of Chaoshengji Jiaofang.  After threatening them, these reluctant officials were persuaded, and the rear of the army turned into a slow retreat with a long way to go.  His withdrawal made Numata Yumitsu both relieved and a little disappointed. If he retreated for a while, he would have arrived at the Tetori River. At this time, the army had almost finished crossing the river. It was a good time to defeat him in one fell swoop. When he thought about it carefully, he smiled.  Said: "This is just right. Let them retreat slowly. The general will harass them behind and the speed may be even slower. This is also a good time." The six thousand troops immediately stopped retreating and reorganized the army for a while to wait for Numata Yumitsu to send an envoy.  Ban conveyed information to the shore of the Tetori River, and then regrouped and attacked the retreating Kaga Ichiki troops. Coincidentally, these officials were unwilling to retreat. When they saw that Numata Yumitsu did not escape but came back, they had reason to refuse.  Retreating, Wakabayashi Nagato Mamoru openly turned around with ten thousand troops to fight against Numata Yumitsu.  Honjo Shigenaga, Hojo Takahiro, and Kurokawa Kiyomiichi combined to kill the three thousand cavalry and the Tsukuba group again to join in the fun. The fight between the two sides, each having their own scruples, did not last long before a rumbling sound was heard.  The sound of iron hoofbeats sounded, and Kaga Yixiang immediately understood that all the actions of the opponent were just to buy time to wait for the arrival of the main force.  Only then did the officials remember the existence of such a general, so they ran to Saiguang Temple Shinjiao for help. He was so angry that he yelled: "You will not retreat even if I ask you to retreat! How can we retreat when the main force of the Kira Army comes?" "Then!  What should we do?" Xiguangji Zhenjiao's head was still very clear, and he immediately said: "Retreat! There is no way but to retreat! It's too late to turn around!" Then a set of strange phenomena appeared on the battlefield, and Kaga was always stunned.  Nearly 60,000 troops were driven away by 6,000 ashigaru and 3,000 horsemen. Wakabayashi Nagatomomo was honorably awarded the important task of breaking the rear because of his active offensive. The Saikoji Shinjiao didn't care whether he could block the iron hoof of Kira's army.  His purpose was to escape back to Xinsheng Village.  The local chief officer turned around and saw the black crowd of Echigo cavalry, so scared that his legs went weak. Some smart guys saw that the situation was not going well and ran faster and faster, even overtaking their own friendly troops and running desperately towards the Nisheng stronghold. Just now they were shouting that they would annihilate Kira.  At this moment, the army's achievement of merit has become faster than anyone else. Wakabayashi Nagato Mamoru, Hayaya Gozaemon, Takabi Ishimi Mamoru and other officials are still thinking about continuing to fight, because their residence is on the northern bank of the Tateri River.  At this time, if we withdraw and be trapped, there will be no place to go.  Just when the officials in Kaga, who had always been indifferent, felt entangled, the main force of the Kira Legion had quietly arrived.
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