However, as the dojo army arrived, most of the iron cannons and archers on the opposite side who were firing in unison stopped.
Among them, due to long-term and high-frequency firing, most of the iron cannons misfired and exploded. One thousand, three to four hundred of them flew in one fell swoop. The remaining more than 700 were also seriously damaged and could not be used on the battlefield again in a short time. .
As for those archers, with the enemy already in front of them, how could they think about shooting leisurely into the river.
Do you really think they are not afraid? They are not afraid of death.
Who knows if someone will suddenly appear and chop him while they are shooting.
This kind of worry generally appears in the hearts of tens of thousands of archers.
They are not strictly trained regular troops who can calm down this kind of chaos and respond effectively.
These tens of thousands of people are just civilians who were dragged over by force and basically have no military qualities.
Even because of the long-term chaos in the island country, basically every civilian has been on the battlefield once or twice and is used to blood.
But there was still basic fear. Facing the dojo army that looked quite elite and uniformly dressed, they couldn't help but tremble in their hearts.
Therefore, the chaos was difficult to calm down at once. Seven to eight thousand people out of tens of thousands were affected. The remaining people did not feel much pressure because they were far away from the army crossing the river.
Although it can barely maintain the obstruction of shooting in the center of the river, compared with the arrows that were just sprayed, it is already quite sparse and basically of no great use.
"Retreat, this attack is of no use anymore."
Murakami Yoshikiyo looked at the increasingly chaotic own camp below, as well as the increasing number of dojo blue troops on the river bank, and ordered.
However, although he was said to be retreating, there was no sadness on his face. Instead, he looked very happy.
The reason why he set up a large army to block them here was not because he wanted to rely on the natural danger of Qianqu River to cause great damage to the army crossing the river.
Murakami Yoshikiyo originally expected that with the natural danger of this big river, Dingtian could cause 5,000 casualties to the army on the opposite side, so he would be secretly happy.
Even in the minds of many of them, although this river is wide enough (compared to the islanders) and quite dangerous, as long as the army on the opposite side is prepared, it will delay her for half a month.
When everything is ready and we cross the river again, there may not even be 3,000 casualties, but at most one or two thousand casualties.
But who would have thought that the commander-in-chief of the army on the opposite side was so eager for quick success that he launched a cross-river operation in just three days.
There was no preparation for this, except some bamboo rafts.
This gave Murakami Yoshikiyo a great surprise.
This is just to kill him. Without any protection, he dares to cross the river where he has set up many obstacles. He is simply seeking death.
Murakami Yoshikiyo couldn't help but silently thank the commander of the army on the other side.
At this point in the war, the blocking army has overfulfilled its mission.
If you continue to block the attack, not only will you not be prepared, but you will easily fall into a stalemate, which is quite disadvantageous.
Therefore, it is better to withdraw the army to its own camp, rest for a day or two, wait for all the armies on the opposite side to cross the river, and then set up their formation in an upright manner and fight him for a battle or two.
That's right, it's just a matter of setting up a battle in an upright manner.
Previously, the coalition forces were horrified that the dojo had suddenly destroyed the Three Kingdoms and formed a large-scale army with more than 200,000 people. They suddenly lost their minds and made mistakes in their judgment of the situation.
Coupled with the fact that they had just seen the dojo army appear, with their neat formations and uniform uniforms, they were even more shocked and unable to calm down.
Therefore, the morale of the entire coalition force suddenly dropped, and there was some fear of the enemy on the opposite side.
But now, after the cross-river battle just now, the morale of the entire coalition army suddenly increased.
After a morning of fighting, the coalition forces lost less than a hundred people, but the army crossing the river on the opposite side had already lost 7,000 people, a disparity of 1:70!
Such a huge disparity suddenly raised the morale of the coalition forces. Unknowingly, there was a kind of contempt for the dojo army on the opposite side.
Even high-ranking commanders such as Murakami Yoshikiyo inevitably looked arrogant, and the original tension in their hearts disappeared, and they even felt ashamed of their fear just now.
What's more, people like Murakami Yoshikiyo are quite confident about the combat effectiveness of their troops.
As mentioned before, Shinano Country is located in the center of several countries, connecting Echigo Country to the north, Hida Country to the northwest, Mino Country to the west, Ueno Country and Musashi Country to the east, Kai Country to the south, and Mikawa Country to the southeast. Far River Country, Suruga Country.
It can be said that the surroundings are surrounded by powerful enemies. Everyone is eyeing Shinano Country, treating it as a piece of fat meat, and they can't wait to rush up and take a bite.
In this extremely harsh environment, it can be said that the wealthy families in every place in Shinano Country have fought against the daimyo of other countries. There are many conflicts and wars in their own country.
In addition, Shinano Country is mountainous, and the people are mostly hunters and farmers. Their identities are not fixed and intersect with each other.
After a long period of fighting with wild beasts, coupled with occasional combat experience, it can be said that every adult man is quite tough, and there is no lack of courage in his heart.
In the many wars with foreign daimyo, as long as they are of the same scale and have the same elites, the side of Shinano Kingdom usually wins.
It can be said that the reputation of the local tycoons in Shinano Kingdom for being good at fighting is quite famous throughout the world.
Therefore, the coalition forces have no psychological pressure at all about the next large-scale battle, let alone any fear. They are even looking forward to it.
It was a shame for them to be so frightened by the dojo army before.
Coupled with the invasion of the dojo army, based on regional xenophobia, the coalition forces were quite disgusted with this foreign invader.
This kind of people who come to break their peaceful life, even if their lives are already quite chaotic, as long as they are outsiders, they cannot be tolerated to bully locals like them.
It is precisely this kind of xenophobia that has led to the occurrence of powerful foreign names defeating local tycoons and occupying a region.
But in the end, it was because the untouchables in the territory continued to rebel and resist the rule of these daimyo. No matter how these big names tried to appease them, these untouchables just refused to accept the good intentions and insisted on continuing the trouble.
Therefore, many famous names had no choice but to give up and quit because they could not bear the continuous harassment.
(End of chapter)