A deep linear array was formed in front of the hillside, and the cavalry was placed on the left and right sides of the musketeers. A square formation of two hundred sword and shield soldiers was also arranged on each side to protect the two wings of the musketeers. At the same time, on the hillside

Two phalanxes of pikemen were arranged in the rear. Each phalanx consisted of 300 pikemen to protect the rear of the entire army. The remaining pikemen and archers were arranged on both sides of the hillside and could be dispatched at any time according to the situation on the battlefield.

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After the Tiger Guards had set up their array, the Japanese troops also came and killed them. The Japanese troops had about 2,500 troops, of which about 1,000 were cavalry.

When they were about two hundred steps away from the Tiger Guards, the Japanese army stopped and readjusted their formation. Takeda Tsubasa, on the other hand, stood on his horse and observed the formation of the Tiger Guards on the opposite side.

When Takeda Tsubasa saw that the Ming army had a neat lineup, they had undergone some rigorous training. However, when he took a closer look at the Ming army's formation, Takeda Tsubasa shook his head again and again. It was obvious that the Ming army's formation was too stretched in the front and center. It is more than 150 steps wide, with almost no wings. Although this can make it more difficult for the army to outflank, it also makes the Ming army's center line too thin, and even has no depth at all. As long as it breaks through a little, It would result in a total collapse.

It can be seen that although this Ming army may be well trained in peacetime, its leader must be a civilian with no strength experience. Otherwise, how could it put up such a formation that goes against common sense in warfare?

From this point of view, this Ming army may be really useless, and Takeda Tsubasa couldn't help but lament that it was so difficult to fight a happy battle.

However, I lamented that the battle still had to be fought, and Takeda Tsubasa was also full of confidence in victory. He felt that as long as his cavalry charged, he could overcome the thin formation of the Ming army.

So he immediately ordered all the cavalry to go out to fight, attacking the Ming army in a cone-shaped formation, trying to break up the Ming army in one go, and then sent the infantry to follow and charge, defeating the Ming army in one fell swoop.

The Japanese army, which totaled about 600 cavalry, formed a cone-shaped formation and rushed towards the center of the Tiger Guards.

Among the Japanese troops who went to battle, there were about sixty so-called Takeda clan's most elite "Takeda cavalry" soldiers. They formed the first echelon of the charge, serving as arrows. The cavalry in the front row galloped while galloping, As soon as they rushed within the range of the bow and arrow, they took the lead in launching the first attack on the Ming army.

The auxiliary soldiers followed closely behind the "Takeda Cavalry", holding onto their weapons, waiting for the "Takeda Cavalry" to tear apart the Ming army's formation, and then continued to widen the gap.

Although there were only more than 600 cavalry, when they ran together, the sound of hooves was still like thunder, and the momentum was quite huge. Cai Jiuzhou was not moved at all. Only after the cavalry gradually approached the formation of the Tiger Guards, did he give the order: "let's start."

"Fire!" Following Shi Weide's order, the first batch of one hundred and thirty-five muskets were fired together. The sound of gunfire was loud, and it immediately overwhelmed the dense sounds of rising and falling horses.

Because the Japanese army only used a small breakthrough, there were only a few musketeers facing the Japanese cavalry, but the other musketeers would slightly adjust their angles to attack the Japanese army from half the side!
Chapter completed!