Three months of smooth sailing made the entire Takeda family fall into unprecedented complacency and self-paralysis. They believed that the Kira Legion only gained an advantage through its well-equipped equipment, and that the Takeda family only needed to open the Dragon Gate Formation to stop the Kira family. It was difficult for the Kira family to move forward.
They have all kinds of tricks and powerful skills, but what can they do if they can't use them even half a cent?
But the cruel reality made the Takeda family realize that they were so wrong. Staying still for three months was not incompetence but the forbearance and dormancy of waiting for the opportunity. Countless times, Takeda Harunobu wondered what the Kira family had to do to deal with them.
, but as time passed, it proved that his suspicion was just overthinking, and now that he thought about it, he was still too careless.
Having been humiliated by the Kira family one after another, his face has been ruined. Now the only strategy he can be proud of has been completely disfigured by Kira Yoshihide. Takeda Harunobu gritted his teeth and said with hatred: "The Kira Town Palace is really cunning. This plan is linked to every link.
The ring is impeccable, this is to force our family to go out for rescue! If Kira's army is allowed to cross the river in large numbers and swallow up Nobushige's troops, not to mention the chance of a comeback, even this battle will collapse in an instant. No matter what, we will fight hard, our chance
There was only one time, and that was to attack him while he was halfway across the river!"
At the beginning of Haishi, the waning moon hung feebly in the night sky, with light clouds floating gently covering it. After a while, a gust of wind blew away the clouds in Hachimangahara, and the hazy moonlight
Only then did a ray of light and shadow come out from the gap in the clouds, and a faint halo of light shone through the thin clouds to reveal a piece of silvery white. But after a while, another large cloud covered the night sky, and only a little bit of white light leaked out from the edge of the clouds.
The hazy moonlight fell on the ground and was almost invisible. It was not much different from the situation yesterday. It was still a dark night, and it was so dark that it was not the middle of winter. It was difficult for people and horses standing a little further away to notice. Thousands of people were standing still.
The figure of Yu Dao was quietly lurking in the bushes outside the Chajiu Mountain camp. In the late autumn night, the dew-laden warriors lay on the ground and soon became cold all over.
Miyabe Tsurun led more than a thousand men who dared to die and lay in wait outside the stronghold. Not long after, the Takeda army completed its reorganization and quickly opened the city gate and walked out. Shi Shiran, a leader of more than a thousand people, came out and saw a group of warriors secretly
They gathered together densely and slowly walked out of the camp, surrounded by a group of generals. The flag seal was clearly the main flag of the Takeda family.
"The target has appeared, let's take action!" Ohuchi Tsunao was excitedly gearing up, but Miyabe Tsurugi held his arm firmly and couldn't move. The Mikawa samurai had a sense of recklessness. Seeing the Omi monk holding him down, he refused to move.
Not happy, he struggled hard but still couldn't get free. He was so angry that he was about to yell when a big hand covered his mouth.
Only a low voice came to my ears: "My lord said that Takeda Harunobu is used to cheating. We still don't know whether that person is Takeda Harunobu himself. We must not act too hastily on this opportunity. It is better to wait and see first."
Take a look and then talk!”
Seeing that he didn't fight or cry out, Miyabe Jijun let go of his hands with relief. Then he heard Ohuchi Tsunaka complaining in a low voice: "You are such a barbaric monk and you are so unreasonable. Just say what you have to say. That's why you are attacking me. If
It’s not me, Tsunaka, who knows you are not a villain. The samurai lying on the left and right are all using their swords. We don’t know what Takeda Harunobu looks like. You just let it go so easily. If you miss an opportunity and cause trouble, don’t blame me.
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Seeing that the thirty-year-old veteran was complaining, Miyabe Tsurujun patiently explained: "I can't explain it in one sentence or two. Our top priority is to attack the city at night, and the second is to expand the results. With a thousand of us, If the rest of the people go to fight against the 15,000-strong army, they will risk their lives. Even those who dare to die must not do this. You must know that it is not easy for the master to train these soldiers. Even if you die, you will have to fight off half of Takeda. Military talent is a good deal."
"Hmph! You say it lightly. In the final analysis, you still want to stay useful and work hard to achieve another feat! Not satisfied with winning three cities in one night, you took the initiative to take on the important task of commanding the death squad. It can be seen that your ambition is not small. Wow!" Ohuchi Tsunao looked at this monk with a smile. He was three years younger than him. He had just turned thirty this year and was in the prime of life. In the past few years, he had been a reserve general despite not showing off his skills. However, his achievements were not as good as his own. Prominence has always been thought to be achieved by Omi natives through their background and qualifications.
The Kira family is not a backwater. Small frictions have always existed between the Omi people and the Mikawa samurai, the meritorious faction and the followers. In recent years, Yamamoto Tokiyuki has retreated to the second line and gradually become less involved. Leaders from several parties have also surfaced. Miyamoto Even if Tsurugi Tsubube is a representative figure among the people of Omi country, this time he goes out of his way to gain achievements. It can't be said that he is trying to gain more wealth for the people of Omi country.
Miyabe Tsurun said modestly: "Tsunataka-don is joking. I, Tsurun, am a samurai of the Kira family. It is the samurai's bounden duty to go through fire and water for the master of the hall. As for those words of ambition, don't ever mention them. Our only hope is family." If your business is prosperous, you will be satisfied by eating meat and drinking soup with the owner. It is only appropriate to replace it with ambition."
While chatting, another dense group of samurai walked out of the camp. A samurai wearing Suwa armor walked out of the camp. Thousands of people followed him to protect the camp. Takeda could tell The army was very cautious and used shadow warriors every time they left the camp to test changes in the outside world.
Ohuchi Tsunaka was completely convinced, and regardless of whether Miyabe Tsurun could see clearly or not, he gave him a thumbs up: "Sure enough, you guessed it, tell me how you guessed it? I see Tsunaka I was stunned for a long time but couldn't see any flaw. Could it be that the Takeda Army has clairvoyance to see through our actions?"
"The master of the museum has specifically told Takeda Harunobu to be careful when using deceit. Just now he saw Takeda Harunobu's main formation coming out as soon as the door was opened. Does Tsunadaka-don think this is normal? I'm leading the troops in front of the general, but... Has a general ever led troops in the former? Ever since Takeda Harunobu raised troops to exile his father, there have been countless times in the past ten years that he personally led troops into battle."
After Miyabe Tsurugi's enlightenment, Ohuchi Tsunadaka suddenly felt enlightened: "That's right! I said that you can use tricks even if you don't see the flaws. It turns out that this is a trick! But speaking of which, isn't the Takeda family very transparent? Are you breaking the ninja? It's very dangerous for us to ambush outside the Takeda Army camp like this!"
"It is indeed dangerous. The owner of the museum has already expected this. The owner said that this is called darkness under the lamp. When a candlestick is placed on the map, the area under the shadow of the candlestick is always the easiest to ignore, and the Takeda Army is there. Last night we suffered a new defeat and our troops were shaken. They must have been too busy. Tonight, our Kira army was tricked out of the camp by moving tigers away from the mountains. There must be some omissions in the hasty arrangements. No matter how delicate Takeda Harunobu is, he would not have imagined that we could endure until they all come out. , we just have to wait for all the Takeda troops to leave, and then seal the camp gate and capture alive the remaining samurai in the camp!" Miyabe Tsurujun quickly explained clearly, and then fell into a long silence.
The news of the Takeda Army's appearance could not be hidden at all. The 15,000-strong army turned into a long dragon with torches and rushed towards Hachimanhara. This was the moment Kira Yoshitoki was waiting for. The army made a gesture of crossing the river to draw out the Takeda Army. This was it. At this time, the military situation that had been clamoring for a long time suddenly turned, and the rear team changed to the front team and went straight to the Takeda Army to kill.
However, the Takeda Army seemed to have expected that they would make this move, and quickly regrouped the Naga Snake Formation to form the Crane Wing Formation to meet the enemy. In the middle of the night, more than 13,000 of the Kira Army on Hachimanhara faced off against one of the Takeda Army. Fifteen thousand troops were engaged in a fight. Takeda Nobushige's troops on the other side of the river also made a posture to cross the river at this time. Putting aside the huge threat of the Kira Navy, they insisted on breaking into the Kira Army's main formation from Amamiya Ferry.
"Haha! Isn't this very similar to the formation of the Woodpecker? It's just that the main formation has 15,000 people, and the Rangers have 8,000 people... Interesting! It's so interesting!" There are several clusters of bonfires in the main formation of Ohorikan. The fire was so strong that Kira Yoshitoshi did not leave the city at all. He led a group of 500 horses to guard the city to suppress the formation. Thousands of cavalry troops galloping in the dark night shook the Hachimangahara like thunder, especially the Takeda army. He held his position tightly and did not dare to take any further steps.
The howling mountain wind blew bitingly. The ashigaru warriors were shivering in the cold night. The young recruits were pushed to the edge of the formation and suffered from the cold. The old soldiers huddled in the formation and cursed: "The wind is really strong at night. It's still warm during the day." It's incredible, just a few hours later, the wind turned northwest and it was going to snow! If it really snows, this battle will be even more difficult. I wonder how many of you younger generations can make it back alive. .”
The old soldier's unintentional words fell into the ears of the garrison general Nobuharu Baba, which was another story. The Takeda army he led were all authentic Kai samurai. Except for Shinano in the garrison, they were treated in the Takeda family on weekdays. Far superior to those of Shinano's surrendered troops, Takeda Harunobu has always been regarded as a confidant. Now even the Takeda family's own troops are complaining, so there is no need to think too much about what the people of Shinano are like.
As he was thinking about it, the conch blew and the deafening drums sounded at any time. The great blessing of the Suwa Taisha Shrine directed the four young children to beat the drums desperately in the cold night. The four little children were covered with hair in the cold wind. Trembling, the thin clothes were originally a symbol of the arrival of the gods, but in this cold winter season, they were like a broken tent leaking air everywhere, leaving them covered in bruises.
The soldiers of the Kira Army changed into thicker clothes early, and the samurai were treated even better. They wore thick burqas outside the barrel-shaped trousers. This white burqa with the family pattern on the bottom was very popular among the samurai. He loves and is as luxurious as Takigawa Shiyi, and even puts a thick robe on his horse Songfeng.
The family crest of the Takigawa family is the Marusan Hikiryo authorized by Kira Yoshitoshi. Anyway, it doesn't hurt that his family's pedigree is unknown. It's not a bad idea for him to say that he is a descendant of the Bando Taira clan. Not to mention that the direct descendants of Miura Sanbiryo are now unknown. , even if they knew that there was this pretender relative, they would most likely be happy to recognize him as a relative. The name of the Kira family’s top general, Takigawa Keijiro, was not just blown away.
Takigawa Shiyi is proud, he is invincible, he has never been defeated, and today he once again stood at the forefront of the cone-shaped assault formation, willing to be the sharp edge. Looking back, he saw the army with mountains of swords and guns and forests of flags, like a demon Yaksha. A thunderous roar came from the steel face: "I, Takigawa Keijiro, have been ordered by the Lord to attack the rebellious minister Takeda Harunobu, but anyone who interferes will not be killed. All gentlemen, please follow me closely and follow me to attack! Who is too slow? Just a few steps away is a bag that is not worthy of wearing this armor!"
"I will obey the general's order and I will die without mercy!" Thousands of warriors roared like tigers, and the sound of the mountains and forests shook for hundreds of miles. In an instant, thousands of cavalry rushed into the formation, making a clattering sound of steel armor. Each of Kira's cavalry put on their own weapons, and nearly half of the samurai gave up.
A large gun that is heavy and difficult to hold, a hammer in the left hand and a fan-shaped shield in the right hand, and a few long knives, battle axes and other fragmentary weapons hung on the saddle. This is the common equipment of elite knights. A war cannot be carried out without a few handy spare weapons.
There is no way to fight.
When the Takeda Army saw this, seven or eight samurai immediately jumped out and responded angrily. As the saying goes, a general is a courageous soldier. A general with a raging army is like this. The samurai of the Takeda Army have the heart of losing the battle rather than losing. Since a
If you can't be carried by one person, then seven or eight people will go up together. Even if it's a little embarrassing, it doesn't matter. At this stage of the war, do they still have a choice? Everyone loves a dignified teacher, but what if the conditions don't allow it?
Itomi Masakage led Takeda Akabi to the front, with his brother Itomi Homasa on his left, and Baba Nobharu on his right. Three thousand elite men under his command charged against Kira Akabi in his prime. The place where the two sides collided
It happened to be the flattest meadow in Yawatahara, and the withered yellow weeds that were originally waist high were forcibly carved out of a path.
The generals of both sides locked on the target at the same time. Not to mention that the tall and majestic target is very easy to find. The white robe covered with heavy armor is also very eye-catching. It is simply the best reference in the dark night. I only heard the sound of several generals.
, and immediately more than five hundred mounted warriors dismounted, drew out their spears, and formed a spear formation.
The remaining knights on horseback turned to the left and right, forming a flanking formation. In the blink of an eye, the Takeda Army completed a beautiful tactical encirclement. This improvised pocket formation, Takikawa Tokimasu's eyes were filled with enthusiasm.
, shouted: "Chibei listens to the order! Spread out and charge left and right!"
The Akabi Cavalry immediately split into two wings and crashed into the two wings of the Takeda army. When it came to contingency measures when facing the enemy, Takigawa Keijiro, who had been mentored by Yamamoto Tokiyuki and Kira Yoshitoki for many years, was not inferior to the veteran Takeda family general, Baba Nobuharu An.
Yelling "Oh!", now the force has been divided. In the short period of more than 20 meters, it is impossible to unite the force. The horse-riding samurai did not even have a chance to stop, and they bumped into Kira Chibe's forward.
The elite cavalry from both sides met again. The knight at the front roared excitedly when he saw that they were about to collide. The speed did not decrease but increased, driving the galloping horse to collide head-on with Takeda Chibi. The instant impact hit the sternum of the mount.
Smashed softly and fell down, the samurai on the seat was thrown away by the strong inertia, and collided with the five or six cavalrymen led by Takeda Akabi in the military formation.
On the frontal battlefield, four thousand elite Ashigaru members of the Kira Corps charged with large shields. The left-wing general Ogasawara Nagatoro led the Shinano people to block the Takeda Ashigaru who tried to rely on the cavalry to strangle the battlefield. The right-wing general Kakizaki Keie watched with excitement.
, yelled: "The son of Echigo rushed over with me and chopped off the heads of the Takeda family. The victory or defeat of Shinano will depend on this battle!" (To be continued.)
