After sending 10,000 ashigaru to serve as cannon fodder, the coalition's front line on the opposite side really started to riot.
Although the ashigaru sent were nothing more than cannon fodder that could not reach the first level, and their individual strength was extremely weak, most of the troops on the opposite side were even worse. In comparison, these cannon fodder could still be called elites.
Therefore, when the number of people was far less than that of the opponent, these forward cannon fodders were able to defeat the opponent step by step. The entire front line moved back two to three hundred meters, and the entire front line was completely in chaos.
However, although the cannon fodder fought bravely, everyone was mentally mobilized before going to the battlefield and had the consciousness of death.
But their number was still too small after all, and thousands of soldiers had been lost just to cross the death line.
Later, when fighting head-on, although many of the troops on the opposite side were too bad, there were still a large number of elite samurai legions.
After seeing that the peasant ashigaru they brought were unreliable, these samurai legions decisively concentrated part of their strength to attack this part of the cannon fodder ashigaru.
With the efforts of these warriors, they used them as arrows to attack, and the weak chickens behind them acted as wings to cover up the enemy. The thousands of cannon fodder ashigaru that quickly rushed to the enemy's line suffered a lot of losses. The number of people has dropped sharply to less than 5,000, and it is still declining at an even faster rate.
However, although the momentum of these ashigaru attacks was severely stalled, the originally unstoppable momentum was also stopped, and they were surrounded by a sea of enemies, like a small boat in the waves, about to capsize at any time. .
But at the same time, these cannon fodder ashigaru also completed their mission, which was to disrupt the enemy's front and buy time and opportunities for another group of main forces to advance.
When most of the 8,000 cannon fodder regiment was consumed, another elite regiment of about 5,000 men behind them had slowly pushed forward.
These are all composed of soldiers with first-level strength. They can be regarded as the backbone of every big name in the world, and they are used to suppress the bottom of the box.
There are not many soldiers and horses of this strength under the command of all the great names in the world, and the coalition forces opposite have only 8,000 people. This shows how elite and rare this kind of soldiers and horses are.
Now that 5,000 people were taken out at once, it has to be said to be a big deal, especially after the consumption of the previous river crossing battle.
Even though most of the more than 7,000 soldiers who were killed or injured crossing the river were cannon fodder, and the strength loss was not serious compared to the entire army, there were still nearly 2,000 first-order soldiers killed.
There were only 20,000 first-level soldiers in the entire army, and 1/10 of them were gone all of a sudden. It was definitely a big blow.
Now we have to send out another 5,000 first-order troops. Judging from the strength of the opposing coalition forces, it is estimated that most of these 5,000 people will be lost, plus the loss of those cannon fodder.
Judging from the current progress of this war, even if it ends now, the dojo army will lose 1/3 of its strength.
This kind of damage can be said to be a serious injury. Even if the war is won, the dojo army will probably not be able to attack again. It will take two or three months of rest to slowly restore morale before it can have enough energy to plot against other countries.
And with such heavy casualties, it is estimated that even if Tomita Yoshinari captured the entire Shinano Kingdom, most of his achievements would be offset.
"The only chance now is to take the lead in conquering a country before the others. Only in this way can we restore our reputation and position in the heart of the Tao Master, and maybe we can make some promotions."
Tomita Yoshinari couldn't help but secretly made up his mind.
This battle must be won no matter what, even if more than half is lost, Shinano Kingdom must be taken.
Now Tomita Yoshinari's attack is quite rapid. In less than ten days, he has invaded Shinano and has launched a decisive battle with all the powerful coalition forces in Shinano.
And as long as this decisive battle can be won, with the power of victory, the entire Shinano Kingdom can be pacified in a month.
And now other people from all walks of life, because they don't have the all-or-nothing determination and ambition of Tomita Yoshinari, many people are still wandering outside the country with the coalition forces from other countries, and have not made any breakthroughs in the development of the war situation. progress.
Compared with Tomita Yoshinari's current speed, it is far behind.
What's more, as long as the entire Shinano Kingdom can be captured, even if the army needs two or three months to recuperate due to too many losses.
But other people from all walks of life don't know whether they can break through a country for two or three months.
By then his troops have finished recuperating, and they should send a group of reinforcements to the rear to support them, and then recruit some cannon fodder from Shinano Country itself.
After such a search, 50,000, 60,000 or even more troops came out, and great events in the world can be expected.
This is the advantage of taking the first step and taking the first step.
It's just that the risks are too great. If one step goes wrong, it will be an irreversible fate.
Just like Shinano Country now, if this decisive battle cannot be won, then Tomita Yoshinari himself will naturally not be able to escape the outcome of defeat and suicide.
Even the layout of the dojo will suffer a huge setback, and the impact on the general trend of the entire world will be extremely serious.
This is also a risk that must be taken if you want to be the first person. The specific benefits depend on personal choice.
5,000 elite ashigaru pressed forward. The front line of the cannon fodder ashigaru, which had been in danger under the pressure of the coalition forces, continued to shrink, and its number dropped sharply to more than 2,000 people, suddenly stabilized, and there was a vague tendency to counterattack.
It can be seen from this that a sufficiently elite standing army is very important for the impact of a war and even for the solid foundation of a force.
Although other forces have attracted many cannon fodder ashigaru, they usually serve the people and can provide taxes for those wealthy families. They can be temporarily pulled out to serve as cannon fodder, and they can gather a group of powerful military forces in a short period of time.
At first glance, this approach seems to have many benefits, but it is not without its drawbacks.
Not to mention that the dispatch of these armies will be affected by the busy farming time, but the quality problem of these armies is an unavoidable hidden danger.
Their military discipline is undisciplined and there is no restraint in their actions. During the war, they can fight against the wind, but they are like tigers descending from the mountain, unstoppable.
If you encounter a slight setback, your morale will drop sharply. If you suffer a little more loss, you will easily be defeated locally, which will then affect the outcome of the entire battle, forming an irreversible trend.
This is the inevitable hidden danger of using this kind of peasant soldiers. It was precisely because he understood this hidden danger that Zhong Yu abandoned it and instead trained his own standing troops.
Because he deeply understands that if he wants to unify the world, he relies on these standing soldiers.
With the experience of unifying the world several times before, Zhong Yu already knew what the real foundation was.
(End of chapter)