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Celebration 13 (1608) July 13 (approx. 2: 00 pm) -

The Toyotomi army, which was traveling along the streets a little further from Yodogawa, was also able to confirm the imminent arrival of troops from the front.

"No, no, no! What!? What the hell!?

I heard the Duke's hurried voice from inside the cage, but Souyoshi Ishida, who was on his side, said in a calm tone without even allowing him to go outside.

"I am a thief who hates heaven. Heavenly Child will protect you and our army will kick your ass, so please be patient for a while."

"Let's get out of here! Let's get out of here and get help from Lord Tokugawa!" and you're making a scene in the cage, Duke.

But Zongying did not listen to his words, but turned his gaze to Yukimura Maida, who had flown his horse from the formation, and to Hiroshi Gui, who had come from the hall.

"Now Yuanjiro. I'll leave the rest to the Lord. What are we gonna do now?

Once "Sansei Ishida" would not give way to his anger and command of the army himself, but he gave it to Yukimura lightly.

Sometimes that means he has full confidence in a man named Yukimura Maida as a 'military', but even more so because of the change that he has come to accept 'honesty' in everything.

In other words, he was honest in accepting that he had a better chance of winning than leaving it to Yukimura and Yoshiji.

Yukimura also responded forcefully by changing his expression to something more rugged in an attempt to meet his expectations like that.

"Dear Angel and Zongyang, please wait in the form of a dorsal river with the Guiguang Palace"

"Um, okay. Then let's leave it to Lord Gui."

Zong Yong nodded back as he bowed his head to Gui Guang Feng, who was lining up next to Happy Village.

Off the road, along the Yodo River is covered in tall grass, which is also an easy place for people to hide.

When the first unit led by Yukimura and the second unit of Yoshiji separated, they lay down in the grass and waited for the imminent army.

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The way the Toyotomi army moved to flee along the Yodo River did also reach Honta Genuine.

With his own mouth, he directed the formation of an attack called 'the formation of sharp arrows' and issued a decree of assault.

Furthermore, we are in a position to freely move the 1,000 soldiers we share at our own discretion.

He was in an exciting mood in a sight he had never seen before.

It may be that he cannot help but see that the Toyotomi army is beginning to retreat without fear.

"Ha ha! Go after him! Go after him!! Leave no one behind to perish!

Had there been Tokugawa Jiayang next to him, would he have raised such a voice?

It was as if people were different. He had a tall voice.

A glimpse down the mountain and straight to the banks of the Yodo River.

There was no tactic there, just like a pig thrusting without any vigilance.

And it was about the moment I walked into the tall grass.

There was no voice or sound, and a glimmer of arrows passed beside the leading soldier.

"What?

Yes, it was the moment he snapped.

- Baaaaaaaaaan!!

And when he made an awesome noise, and thought that the arrows flew, countless sharp and pointed pieces of iron struck the soldiers.

"Around!"

"What!? What's up!?

The foot of the assault dulled only for a moment at the unexpected, but the purity of going backwards scolded him out loud.

"Don't stop!! Not enough to take a soldier's yang move or anything! Go all at once!!

A group whose ordinance begins to accelerate again as a whip.

But the next moment, they fell into a surprising state of affairs.

- Baaaan! Baaaan! Baaaaaan!

What an explosion sounding from all directions.

Rain of iron pieces that aim brilliantly at your feet, to the sound of your ears crunching.

Sure, there aren't many arrows flying in, but still they've floated in attacks coming from all directions.

Purity stares at the soldiers wandering with their teeth clenched.

Few casualties. No. Rather, there is a situation where almost everyone can fight.

Yet their propulsion was dull, and when the entire legion was softly covered in grass, there was beginning to be confusion of front and rear unconsciousness.

"Before! Anyway, forward!!

A bunch of pure shouts, but hard to go on.

There. Now.

- Doddle, doddle, doddle!

And the cannon was being showered.

This is also a small number. But as I can see from the training, I blur around my knees and thighs, which are neatly equipped holes.

The formation, specialized in assault, completely stopped functioning where the feet of the leading soldiers were dull, and they just wandered into invisible enemies.

And...

"Control complete! First unit will be in the assault now! No!!

and the Great Decree rocking heaven out of the grass stuck.

- Waaaaaa!

And when the cry began to rise from all around them, a lightly dressed soldier suddenly appeared before them.

Guns in that hand. But the muzzle was fitted with a sharp blade like the tip of a spear.

- Dossssssssss!! Doss!

The Toyotomi army thrust through the bellies of the soldiers they faced with the dull noise.

That number was only a few dozen, but the floating momentum lay low in the grass and made a bloodbath.

"What are you doing!! Few enemies! Siege them and crush them!!

Yes, purity shouts out loud, but even to siege, the Toyotomi army is coming from a diverse direction. The thugs were confused as to which direction the attack should be directed.

"Anyway, surround the enemy in front of you with a few! Destroy them all!

When a genuine decree sounds, it finally begins to strike back at the enemies coming at them with the spears they have in their hands.

But by then, the soldiers of the Toyotomi army had disappeared into the grass like scattering spider sons.

I'm not responding to a counterattack as if I were pushing a willow branch.

The teething purity skips the next directive.

"Grunt! You fast runners! Enough!! Rebuild the formation..."

But before he could say so.

- Baaaan! Baaaan! Baaaan!

And the burst sounded again.

Plus when that's over, the cannon sounds.

I couldn't afford to rebuild the formation, and I heard a shout again against a wave of forces that I had to shrink.

"Control complete! Second unit, assault begins!! Hey!"

Toyotomi army showing up in front of you again.

He punches his belly precisely and walks away again soon.

In order to chase him, he is blunt in his efforts to chase the Toyotomi army, which flees as a result of his defection by attacking them in pairs of platoons.

Explosive bombs and artillery fire striking again while doing so.

Those hitting rates are low, but the outing stops completely due to loud noises and the fear blurred by the murderous bullets.

Another unit will storm the gap simultaneously...

This was a way of fighting called 'bulwark tactics'.

In future generations of Japan, it is also known for the tactics employed by the Changzhou army in the Nagashu crusade at the end of the shogunate, which must have been unimaginable from the old tactics of forming a line to fight.

The soldiers scattered on all sides stop their enemies by means of artillery and bowguns, or 'domination'.

And I just packed my time, stormed all at once, and immediately dispersed.

Return to 'domination' again and add more 'assault'.

How to fight off enemy morale and break the line by an attack from the Quartet that can continue uninterrupted.

But repeating the attack without a warrant requires training to seep blood, and there must be a corresponding firearm.

The Toyotomi Army thoroughly beat this tactic around joint exercises with the Asano Army.

Firearms were further developed through the development of bowguns and gun improvements.

In this way, the basement from which new tactics could be established was prepared.

And they were lighter than the Tokugawa Army because they were the perfect equipment to repeat these assaults and escapes.

In other words, a bunch of untrained miscellaneous soldiers couldn't have beaten their opponents with new tactics, thoroughly trained soldiers, and even better firearms.

But for an immediate understanding of the current situation, Honta purely had too little experience in action.

Unfortunately, he decided that it was still possible to rewind only because of the "number".

"Previous! Just move on!!

That is a situation too similar to the assault once shown by Sansei Ishida at the Battle of Sekigahara.

He was completely stopped and remembered laughing spirally next to Tokugawa Jiayang about Mitsune's attempts to move forward muddy, even though he made a lot of sacrifices.

But now the position is completely switched.

He couldn't seem like the invisible Souyoshi Ishida was laughing at his desperate condition somewhere.

"Damn it! Damn it!"

Tears overflow unexpectedly, but his exploded emotions and other things have no effect on the war situation.

One after another, the escapees are beginning to emerge in the midst of a downward morale.

There are few casualties, and the battle power difference is still apparent.

Still, there was no other choice than to push for defeat.

People's signs disappear from their surroundings as they look around.

Still, purity kept moving forward.

"At least...... at least until I let Souyoshi Ishida shower me with a knife!

It was just that one heart.

And...

It was finally before his eyes that the end of the grass could be seen.

The view is completely blocked by the grass, which has grown taller, and the state of Souyoshi Ishida, which would be right around the corner, is out of sight.

Still, the light shooting from among the grass trees showed that his last 'dream' was imminent.

"Zong Ying!! Die!!

- Ba!!

There are still 100 around pure. There should be less opponents.

That's how he stepped on it. He popped out of the grass with exasperation.

But...

What a 'fortress' you've been waiting for.