Great Ming Dynasty Wen Chao Gong

Chapter 29 Kuai Bai and his son come to see you
  "Yes, Oda Nobunaga's army is indeed the army of jackals. Oda Nobunaga is also a ruthless man. Many of his deeds will be mentioned later, and you can see how cruel and surly he is. So Oda Nobunaga also has a The nickname is the Sixth Heavenly Demon King, and even Oda Nobunaga calls himself this nickname." Zhang Xiao made a warning.

"Then Toyotomi Hideyoshi has been working under Oda Nobunaga for so many years and has transformed from a servant to a successor. He must not be a kind person." Li Rusong said.

"Yes, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was very talented, but he was also very tolerant. When he worked as a servant for Oda Nobunaga, he was not good-looking, and Oda Nobunaga had a surly and irritable temper. He was often punched and kicked, but Toyotomi Hideyoshi was able to endure it, and he was still able to serve Oda Nobunaga well..." Zhang Xiao took the opportunity to introduce Toyotomi Hideyoshi's early experience.

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On the evening of the second day, there was another camp in the camp. Kuaibai father and son looked at each other.

"How about it? I told you a long time ago not to fool around with Tu Wenxiu and Liu Dongyang. Well, now they have been transferred to guard the border fortress. How about it? Our father and son were also taken away from Ningxia. Now we are really lost. The foundation is established." Kuai Bai looked at his son and said helplessly.

"Then what else can we do? The weapons of these Beijing troops are much stronger than ours, and their combat power can be considered elite. They are legitimate. Who dares to be dissatisfied? Besides, isn't Dang Xin much worse off than our father and son? They have all lost their official positions. "Kui Chengen said unconvinced.

"Dang Xin is humiliating herself. She dares to put on airs when she sees Zhang Shidu. She is corrupt and unclean," Kuai Bai said.

"We are clean now. You forgot what Zhang Shidu said, saying that our Ningxia Army's accounts are in a mess and all the money is missing. But now that the imperial court is employing people, let's forget about it and let us take care of ourselves." Eun retorted.

"Hey! Okay, what do you want to do? Everyone knows, but you still dare to fool around with Liu Dongyang, Xu Chao and the others." Kuaibai said, spreading his hands.

"That's not what they said about loyalty. It doesn't take much to win over. If Dang Xin goes too far, let them make a fuss. My father, since the court has not blamed us, it means that we are still useful. This is not counting on you. I can kill a few more Japanese soldiers. If you are thinking about something here, why not show our role to Zhang Shidu. When the time comes and we have achieved great success in fighting the Japanese pirates, we can become a general soldier. The court won't give it to you or me. To be honest, it's not because we are Mongolians and we are afraid of having an affair with the Mongolian army opposite. Then let us go to fight the Japanese and there will be no worries." Kuai Chengen analyzed.

"That's true. I heard that Zhang Shidu was talking about the history of the Japanese these days. He should be happy if we go." Kuaibai thought for a while and said.

"Just go. Zhang Shidu is waiting for us to come to the door even if it's not good. I just want to listen to Zhang Shidu's Japanese stories, and there's nothing taboo about it." Kuai Chengen said.

After deciding, the father and son walked towards Zhang Xiao's camp.

Entering Zhang Xiao's camp, Zhang Xiao was still telling the story of Oda Nobunaga. "After Oda Nobunaga killed Imagawa Yoshimoto and defeated Imagawa's army, the next step was to attack Mino Country. The Saito family in Mino Country is actually Oda Nobunaga's father-in-law's family. In the barrel A few years before the Battle of Hazama, Oda Nobunaga went to marry Saito Guiche, the daughter of Saito Dozo, a prince of the Mino Kingdom. At that time, Oda Nobunaga's power was still relatively weak, and his reputation was not very good. He often does some weird things. Therefore, Saito Douzan despises him very much. He even wants to see his true and false qualities first. If Oda Nobunaga is unprepared, he will simply detain this prospective son-in-law and annex him. Owari Country.”

"When Oda Nobunaga's wedding team came to the territory of Mino Country, Saito Douzan secretly observed and saw Oda Nobunaga walking in front, disheveled and dissolute. Saito Douzan was very unhappy. But observation The Oda army was in neat formation. Half of the thousand-man team were even equipped with fire guns. Japanese people also called fire guns iron cannons. Saito Michio could not help but be surprised. When Oda Nobunaga was about to pay a visit to him, Saito Michio San felt that Oda Nobunaga was dressed strangely, and he could see him wearing home clothes. But he never expected that when he arrived in the reception room, Oda Nobunaga had already put on the most appropriate dress, with graceful manners and Saito Dosan's imposing manner. He suddenly became weak. He sighed, my son is suitable to lead horses for my good son-in-law."

Zhang Xiao recited the story about how Oda Nobunaga met his father-in-law.

"Oh, old general, young general, are you here to listen to my story today?" Zhang Xiao saw these two uninvited guests.

"Yes, this time the imperial court recruited us from Ningxia to the capital. I heard it was also to deal with the Japanese country." Kuai Bai said.

"Yes, General Wei, you are proficient in riding and shooting, and you have a great advantage against the Japanese." Zhang Xiao explained.

"By the way, I just heard Zhang Shidu say that the Japanese call fire guns iron cannons, so what do they call their guns? How good are their fire guns? How do they compare with the guns and cannons of the Shenji Camp of the Ming Dynasty Jingying Camp?" Kuaibai asked curiously.

"The cannon is called a big tube or a big iron cannon in the Japanese country. This iron cannon is also an imported product in the Japanese country. It was brought in by the Toroji people, but the Japanese have already mastered the manufacturing technology of fire cannons. The Owari country where Oda Nobunaga is located, It is near the sea and has developed commerce, so Oda Nobunaga obtained a considerable number of firecrackers. The quality of the Japanese firecrackers is pretty good, but the Japanese have relatively few cavalry and cannons. After all, the Japanese country is small and lacks many firecrackers. They can't afford minerals and cannons, and it's hard to afford cavalry," Zhang Xiao explained.

"If the Japanese country has a lot of firecrackers, it will be difficult to fight. In fact, in a field battle, firecrackers have limited effect against cavalry. Our cavalry charges forward with a few rounds of mounted shooting or direct charge. After a few rounds of firecrackers, the cavalry cannot be stopped from swarming forward. Yes. I'm afraid that if the fire gun soldiers have fortifications and refuse to defend them, or even guard the fortified city, it will be difficult to take them down." Kuaibai said.

"Old General Yi's concerns are reasonable. Zhang Shidu, as you know, the most elite troops under my command are mainly cavalry. We usually fight against the Mongols and Jurchens, and they don't have many muskets. Yes. In this case, it seems that targeted drills are needed." Li Rusong also said.

"Indeed, although the overall combat power of the Japanese people is not as good as ours, their army also has advantages. Oda Nobunaga did use the fire gun troops to defeat the enemy's main cavalry force. I will talk about this example later. But the Japanese fire gun troops Although there are many troops, they have too few artillery, and there are no particularly big cannons. As long as we bring enough cannons, we can suppress the Japanese firecrackers. It is more difficult for them to defend a large city with firecrackers alone. "Zhang Xiao said.

(End of this chapter)