"The Main God granted me an artifact; a hundred li are as if before my eyes!... One, two, three, four, five? The Wajin actually brought five great ships! What flag is that on the ships? Blue, white, green, red, yellow—a strange five-colored flag?... There are marching troops on shore too, roughly two or three hundred men, flying that 'crooked field' banner we saw last time!"
"Damn it! A new flag has appeared. Hard to say—maybe some new great tribe of Wagoku has sent troops! Sound the horns! Load the crouching tiger cannons, sailors fit the rockets! Heavy-armored vanguard, armor up and mount! Mountain Tribe hunters, loose formation with bows! Warriors, form ranks with spears! Then have the Ezo militia spread out, prepare to harass both wings, and don't block the center's charge route!..."
Aboard the Great Snow Wolf, Zuwaro held the "Divine Eye Artifact," observing the distant Wajin fleet while decisively issuing orders.
"Wuu! Wuu!"
Amid the low, deep blare of horns, one hundred eighty Kingdom Warriors, with their backs to the three Longships by the river, formed a dense spear array to the front with practiced discipline. These warriors wore Cloth-covered Armor and Leather Armor; the front ranks raised shields and Short Spears high, while the rear ranks lifted long spears, like rows of moose.
Forty Mountain Tribe hunters skilled at shooting each gripped a Composite Horn Bow and formed a nimble skirmish line before the spear array. They were the most agile shooting unit, harrying from afar and killing up close, like wolves on the snowy plains.
On the eastern side of the battle formation, among the broad hills and long grass, two hundred Buyo Tribe militia loomed in and out of sight, each holding Copper Spears or Iron Spears, crookedly gathering into circular formations. From afar, they