"Why haven't Tanma and Ninja responded until now?"
As the general intelligence officer of the entire army, Sanada Masayuki has always maintained a high degree of vigilance, following Naru Kabuto as the vanguard at the front. After noticing that all the scouts sent had not returned, he had realized that there were many obstacles behind the snow in front of him.
There may be dangers involved.
"Let the soldiers stop, the auxiliary troops should be handed over, and the entire army should be armored." Sanada Masayuki gave advice to Charlie and the reserve staff.
"Now? Here?" the staff officer asked in surprise, "We have just entered Kaga Country now... we are still nearly 120 miles away from the Vietnam-Central Front Line. Wearing armor now will consume a lot of physical strength and waste a lot.
time."
"In the fog of war without intelligence support, there are front lines everywhere." Sanada Masayuki frowned, and the expression on his face also revealed the maturity of his age, "There is no news from the front line cities until now. Even if they have not been lost, it proves that
They have lost the ability to report information out of the city, so naturally they cannot hinder the movement of the Uesugi Army. We have no idea where the Uesugi Army is. It is not surprising that they may come out of any snow and fog."
"Execute the order." Charlie was persuaded by Masayuki Sanada and nodded affirmatively towards the staff. Now that the captain had spoken, the staff naturally immediately implemented the order. The order was passed down like a stream of water, and all the units stopped one after another.
They walked forward, waiting for the auxiliary soldiers following them to bring them supplies.
"But in this case, the marching speed will be much slower." After finishing the arrangements, a staff officer responded to Sanada Masayuki and Charlie again, "The heavy snow has already affected the speed, and coupled with the heavy equipment, the soldiers will not be able to move in the snow.
Movement on the ground will be more difficult. And we are the pioneers. Once we slow down, it will slow down the progress of the entire army."
"You are right, I will go back and ask all the troops east of Daishoji City to wear armor." Sanada Masayuki's words choked the staff officer. He took his military intelligence officers and rode away, heading west.
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Several staff officers looked at each other, seemingly a little dissatisfied. However, as soon as Sanada Masayuki stepped forward, the sound of horse hooves on the snow came from the snow and fog to the east.
"Enemy attack!"
Urgent commands immediately rang out from the easternmost troops, and all the soldiers on alert immediately went on alert.
"Line up three hollow square formations. Our troops will follow me into the square formation of the first company." Charlie immediately judged that the number of enemies was estimated to be quite large, and there were also a large number of cavalry, so he listed the standard anti-horse formation, "auxiliary
The troops retreat immediately. We don’t have enough cavalry, and the size of the hollow phalanx cannot protect them. At the same time, we immediately ask for help from His Highness!"
Even in the wind and snow, even in the snow that was one foot deep and one foot shallow, the Red Leaf Army still showed high tactical literacy and quickly changed formations under the command of Charlie. However, the Uesugi Army advanced much faster than the Red Leaf Army.
Imagine that as soon as Naru Gabei completed the battle formation change, the Uesugi army had already come out of the snow and fog to fight a group of thousands of black-armored cavalry. The formation was surrounded by the "" character that made the warriors of the Eastern Kingdom fearful.
Big flag.
As soon as the banner with the word "" was raised, there was an uproar in the Hongye army formation.
"Uesugi Kenshin's Horse Seal!"
"I'll go! Uesugi Kenshin himself?"
"Everyone, be careful, it's Uesugi Kenshin!"
"Kenshin Uesugi actually rushed here in person?"
Kume Gota is a sergeant in the Ming Dynasty Army and a cannon squad leader. He is also a veteran who has been on the battlefield several times. But when he saw the big flag with the word ""
At this moment, he was shaking in the cold wind and suddenly broke out in cold sweat. Even the hand holding the iron cannon began to shake and his breathing became rapid. He understood the meaning of the flag that was flapping in the wind.
It is the horse seal of Uesugi Kenshin, known as the "God of War".
Kume Gota joined the army three years ago and did not experience the Mikazuki Battle that made the Momiji Army famous all over the world, but veterans in the army often mentioned that battle. Every time they talk about that time,
In the eyes of Kumegoda, the majestic warriors who had great military exploits were all terrified. Takeda Shingen once used tactics and military strategies to push the Red Leaf Army to the edge of total annihilation. If not for God's favor, the Red Leaf Army would have been gone long ago.
Exist again. The name "Takeda Shingen" has always been a name that makes people take a breath of cold air when mentioned in the Red Leaf Army.
However, Uesugi Kenshin's reputation in the world is even higher than that of Takeda Shingen.
Compared to Takeda Shingen's watertight planning and layout, Uesugi Kenshin is more like a willful knight. He is not scheming, but he can sit on his horse with the sword in his hand, and he is invincible.
He has been galloping on the land of Eastern Kingdom for many years with few defeats. He once forced all the Kanto noble families to surrender and led an army of more than 100,000 to besiege Odawara Castle. On Kawanakajima, he defeated Takeda Shingen, who was playing Yu Qiupei all over the place, in a panic. Now he is even more powerful with one move.
Defeated the Oda family's Northern 6th Army.
Rumor has it that the reason why Takeda Shingen switched to the "Furinzan" military flag and the reason why he organized the Akabi and Koshu troops was because he was stimulated by Uesugi Kenshin's fierce Echigo cavalry that came and went like the wind.
Such a dragon of Echigo deserves the title of "God of War".
As early as when they received the task of supporting the North 6th Army, the recruits were quite resistant and no one wanted to confront Uesugi Kenshin on the battlefield. The thought of fighting the Echigo Army, which was not inferior to the Koshu Army, made the recruits feel anxious.
Pressure. As a veteran, Kumegoda comforted the new recruits while also beating his own drum in his heart. However, the Hongye Army’s illustrious military exploits over the years gave him some comfort in his heart. “If it is His Highness Hongye and the Hongye Army, it will definitely be possible.”
Bar."
However, the comfort in his heart was shattered by the "" flag the moment he encountered the enemy. He had imagined countless times what it would be like to confront that terrible enemy: perhaps when the two armies faced each other, that horse faced
The seal was flying high behind the formation; perhaps after attacking Gaogang City, the flag was already planted at the top of the city... However, the flag at the moment, like this, passed through the snow and fog at an unexpected time and in an unexpected place.
A sign appeared in front of them. Perhaps Takeda Shingen felt the same way after the heavy fog in Kawanakajima when he saw the "bug" he was waiting for heading straight for the woodpecker.
"This place just left Echizen! How could it be here!" Kumegoda looked at the horse print in disbelief, "It's too fast...how is it possible?"
"All troops load!"
The commander of the iron cannon platoon gave the order, and before his mind could calm down, Kumegota's hands unconsciously began to reload. When he reacted, he was already charging towards his own camp with the muzzle of his gun pointed at it.
The Echigo cavalry. They were flying in the heavy snow, splashing white snow all over the sky, as if they were fierce ghosts emerging from the ice. Kumegota's hands couldn't stop shaking, and the muzzle of his gun swayed greatly. He
I don’t know if it’s because the weather is too cold that my hands are shaking, or if it’s because of the pressure brought by the horse print.
"Fire!"
The platoon leader shouted the order again. Years of training made Kumegota pull the trigger reflexively. The roar of iron cannons suddenly sounded all around, and a burst of smoke rose from the heavy snow. However, Kumegoda suddenly felt something
Strange he didn't
He felt the recoil. In other words, he didn't fire just now.
"Damn it, the match rope didn't light up, the snow is too heavy." An iron gunner next to Kumegota complained.
Didn't he light the fire just now? Kumegota was also confused. He looked at his match rope and saw that it was indeed lit.
Are you too nervous? Did something go wrong during the loading process?
Another thought in his mind made Kumegoda want to extinguish the match rope and check the loading status. However, the platoon leader's order immediately sounded again: "All troops retreat."
After hearing the order, Kume Gota immediately followed the iron cannon platoon and retreated. Facing the cavalry charge at such a close distance, the iron cannon had no chance to fire a second time. His idea of ​​checking the iron cannon was temporarily put on hold.
. When he quickly retreated to the back of the formation and stood on tiptoes to look through the forest of spears of the spearmen in front of him, he realized that their volleys had not hit a few people at all. The large group of Echigo cavalry had iron cannons in front of the formation.
The position at the extreme range of the attack slowly divided into two torrents, which circled from the side toward the rear of the formation. The snowflakes raised by the horses' hooves suddenly raised a burst of white mist around Ming Dybei, as if they had encountered a blizzard.
"It's too fast. You can actually ride so fast on the snow." Charlie watched helplessly as the Echigo cavalry ignored their "pin" square formation and walked around the auxiliary troops behind them who had not had time to evacuate. "There is no way.
Now...if we change our formation and go for reinforcements, we will be directly overwhelmed by these cavalry."
"Let the auxiliary soldiers disperse where they are and escape quickly." At the critical moment, Charlie made the decision without hesitation.
"In this ice and snow... there are so many cavalry, how many can escape?" The staff officer reluctantly advised loudly, "Your Highness, go and rescue us!"
"These are nearly 1500 cavalry, take a look clearly." Charlie whispered with a livid face, and his blue eyes seemed to have lost their luster, "The result of the rescue will be the destruction of Mingdi Bei, and I have to be responsible for the safety of the reserve team.
"
"Excuting an order."
"Help...help!"
Takimaru Tachibana looked at the overwhelming Echigo cavalry crossing his own camp and attacking their unarmed auxiliaries. He shouted in panic. The surroundings were full of noisy shouts, which almost deafened his ears, but he still covered them up.
I couldn't stop the sound of horse hooves that was approaching like a threat.
Tachibana Takimaru pushed away everyone in front of him like crazy, elbowed and pushed away everyone who wanted to get past him. It seemed that every step he took towards the front of the crowd was a step away from death. Everyone was
Desperate to escape, countless people were overturned and trampled. However, the panicked crowd moved as fast as caterpillars in the eyes of the galloping cavalry.
Takimaru Tachibana looked back again and again, watching the Echigo cavalry rushing closer and closer, and his body movements were so numb that he could not control it. Many ashigaru had fallen into despair, wailing and kneeling on the ground, kneeling in the ice and snow.
. Some people are still running, and some can't run anymore, but this cannot avoid the fate of being drowned in the torrent of cavalry. One by one, groups of auxiliary soldiers were cut down row by row, and their blood was stained red.
In the snow, even those who knelt down to beg for surrender could not escape death. The Echigo cavalry rode into the auxiliary formation, their broken arms and limbs flying in the shadow of swords and swords.
Finally, it was Takimaru Tachibana's turn. He turned his head and looked behind him in despair, only to see a black-armored knight riding a yellow horse passing behind him on the left. The katana raised high reflected the light of the snow. His back was hit hard.
There was also severe pain when Takimaru Tachibana was cut down in the snow, and then his neck was broken by a war horse.
Chapter completed!