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Chapter 28 Xuanjin Battle
The Oda family sent troops very quickly. Although Oda Nobuto had arranged detailed work at Furuno Castle, they had to take a detour when they went back to report the news, which wasted time.

Nobutora and Akase Seiroku have already led the vanguard and are crossing the Shouchi River and heading straight for Xuanjin.

Just as they were marching into Xuanjin, Nobumo Oda of Qingzhou City received the news, and he ordered Shinsuke Sakai and others to lead troops to fight.

Xuanjin is located thirty kilometers east of the southern part of Qingzhou City, about three thousand meters.

At about 6:45 in the morning, Nobutora and Akase Seiroku arrived at Xuanjin, and then sent a message to Ban to report the discovery of the Qingzhou Army.

Nobuhu suggested: "The enemy army is coming fiercely. Our army is small and we cannot fight wastefully. It is better to reorganize the army first and wait for the master's army."

Akase Seiroku heard that what he said made sense and replied: "Tsuda-sama's words make sense, so I will do as you wish."

More than 600 people from both armies stopped at Xuanjin and began to rest.

Nobutora saw that the terrain of Xuanjin was flat, which was suitable for the iron artillery team. He immediately asked Maeda Inuchiyo to take the gun ashigaru team to lay out the artillery in front.

This stick is a thick wooden stick with a layer of paint on the surface to prevent arrows. There is a wooden stick behind the stick to support the stick without the need for ashigaru to support it, which is very labor-saving.

At seven o'clock, flying flags could be seen in the mist. The Qingzhou Army had arrived, and Nobuhu immediately put the iron artillery team on alert.

At this time, the sun was rising high and the mist gradually dissipated. Nobuho could see about 1,500 Qingzhou Army troops.

When Jinsuke Sakai led his troops to Xuanjin, he was not in a hurry to start a battle. He allowed the troops to arrange their formations to rest and regain their strength.

At 7:10, the troops of Oda Nobunaga, Oda Nobumitsu and Shibata Katsuie, totaling 2,000 people, crossed the Shouchi River and joined Nobutora and Akase Seiroku.

When Shinsuke Sakai saw the reinforcements of Nobunaga's army, he immediately said to his left and right: "There are more enemies than our army, but the subsequent reinforcements have consumed their energy in crossing the river, and we cannot give him time to rest. It is best to attack at this time.

Hikoemon, you and I have chosen each other's vanguard! "

Sakai Hikoemon took the order and immediately led more than 500 people to attack the Nobutora Army's position.

A row of cannons was arranged in front of Xinhu Formation, and behind the cannons was the iron artillery team that was waiting in full formation. However, he did not expect that the enemy would use him as a breakthrough point first.

He drove his horse to the side of the iron artillery team, held the horse's reins in one hand, raised his spear in the other, and shouted: "The first row is ready!"

The hundreds of ashigaru in front began to load ammunition under the reminder of military music. After loading the ammunition, they then raised their guns and waited for orders.

"aim…"

The iron cannon ashigaru lit the match and took aim with the gun.

The enemy has rushed to a distance of less than thirty meters.

"Fire!"

As Nobutora's spear fell, the hundreds of iron cannon ashigaru in the first row pulled the triggers. The thunderous sound of the iron cannons sounded, and there was a commotion in the teams behind.

The war horses in Shibata Katsuie and Oda Nobumitsu's team were shocked by the iron cannon, but the war horses in Oda Nobunaga's army were accustomed to the iron cannon and did not react much.

"What kind of weapon is this!"

Shibata Katsuie was shocked and angry, the sound was too terrifying.

But everyone was at a loss, and they didn't know what was going on. They could only stretch their heads to see what was ahead.

But the front of the battlefield has been obscured by the white smoke of the first round of iron cannon.

Nobuhu didn't care what happened to the enemy. He immediately ordered the first row to squat down and the second row to continue firing. Then the second row squatted down and the third row opened fire.

The three rounds of iron cannon salvos were completed in less than a minute. After more than ten seconds, the white mist was blown away, and everyone could see the battlefield ahead.

The attacking Qingzhou Army was in a mess. Many samurai and ashigaru fell to the ground, not knowing whether they were alive or dead. The injured samurai and ashigaru were screaming and crawling on the ground, shouting for help, but those who were still alive were frightened. They lost their courage, dropped their weapons and ran away. More than half of the more than 500 people were killed or injured in an instant, and the rest collapsed. Both the Kiyoshu Army led by Sakai Shinsuke and the coalition forces on Oda Nobunaga's side were frightened by this bloody scene.

However, Nobuhu shouted excitedly: "The enemy army has collapsed!"

Sakai Jinsuke knew that the defeat was certain, and the only way to defend Qingzhou Castle was to return to Qingzhou Castle for defense, so he immediately ordered the elite troops to retreat. When the soldiers saw that the samurai masters had escaped, they immediately turned around and ran away.

When Maeda Inuchiyo heard Nobutora's roar, he immediately howled and rushed towards the fleeing Qingzhou army.

Oda Nobunaga also drew his sword and shouted: "Kill them and go to Qingzhou City!"

The allied soldiers chased the defeated Qingzhou Army all the way to Qingzhou Castle Town. Sakai Jinsuke and others had retreated into the city, leaving only the castle town in chaos.

The allied soldiers rushed into the town and plundered the city, but the Qingzhou army was not seen leaving the city.

Nobuyuki Oda on the castle tower was heartbroken and bleeding. He gritted his teeth and asked, "Jinsuke, do you still have the nerve to come back? Look at the state of the castle town. It's all your fault!"

Shinsuke Sakai explained: "Sir, it's not that I'm incompetent, it's that the opponent's weapons are weird. I asked Hikoemon to lead more than 500 people to attack. In the blink of an eye, after three rounds of loud noises, our army of 500 If there are too many pioneers, more than half of them will be killed or injured."

Gensuke Kurobe, who had followed him back, also said, "Master, I witnessed it with my own eyes, and everything you say is true."

Oda Nobutomo saw that all the escaped retainers said this, and he was not easy to punish. Now he could only ask: "Then what should we do?"

Sakai Jinsuke lowered his head and said, "Master, we can only wait for help."

Oda Nobyou sighed and said: "That's all we can do. I don't know what kind of weapon Nobunaga made that is so powerful."

Shinsuke Sakai reminded: "That should be the iron cannon that Oda Nobunaga spent a lot of money to buy. The person commanding the iron cannon team today should be Tsuda Nobutora."

"It's him! Damn it, the iron cannon is so strong!" Oda Nobuyou was unwilling to watch as Nobunaga's team randomly took possession of the castle town.

When Oda Nobunaga saw this situation, he asked, "How about trying to attack the city?"

Although Shibata Katsuie did not get any military exploits this time, fortunately, he made a lot of money by seizing the castle town, so he said: "The walls of Qingzhou City are high and the trenches are deep, making it difficult to capture. It is better to withdraw the troops and support Fukada Castle and Matsuba." Just the city.”

Oda Nobumitsu said with some reluctance: "You can try to scare the bastard Oda Nobuyu."

Oda Nobunaga nodded and said, "Then give it a try."

Oda Nobunaga immediately gathered the soldiers who were still looting the castle town, and immediately asked Iio Sadamune to lead the troops to attack Qingzhou City. After a short attack on the city, more than ten people were killed or wounded before retreating.

Seeing that there was no chance, Oda Nobunaga ordered: "Burn the castle town and withdraw the troops."

Soon, the castle town of Qingzhou City was burned to the ground.

Later, Fukada Castle and Matsuba Castle were recaptured by Nobunaga's army. Oda Nobutomo killed hundreds of samurai and suffered heavy losses.

The victorious Oda Nobunaga listened to the report in Matsuba Castle.

He sat on the horse with a golden sword and laughed loudly: "In this battle, our army defeated the Qingzhou Army effortlessly, and the first achievement was undoubtedly Xinhu. Xinhu!"

Tsuda Nobutora came out of the queue, knelt down on one knee and said, "I'm here!"

Oda Nobunaga said loudly: "From today on, you are the head of the family's iron artillery, and the iron artillery team is under your command!"

"Thank you, Master, for your kindness!"

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