Asakura's army suddenly retreated, causing the remnants of Wakasa Takeda's army that were still resisting to lay down their weapons and hand over the proud Tsuruga County. This also forced the lord of Kanazaki Castle, Asakura Keitsune, to join forces with Danzaki Norimun, the third oldest member of the Genesaki family.
, coerced Tsuruga County Governor Asakura Kageki into suddenly defecting to Uesugi Kenshin. Asakura Kagehiro's actions were not premeditated, but just a forced act of self-protection.
As the heir to Tsuruga County, his father Asakura Kageki has long lost power in the Asakura family. In this battle for Tsuruga County, the Tsuruga people have always been at the forefront. When Asakura Yoshikage retreated, he left behind a verbal order to give way.
After he was cut off, it was a pity that there were still more than 3,000 people left who had fought hard, and each of them was injured and exhausted. To cut him off was to tell him to die immediately.
His elder brother Asakura Kage died inexplicably in order to fight for a breath, which made everyone in Tsuruga's Asakura family hate the clan very much. This time, they had already exhausted all their energy by fighting against the Uesugi army for many days to protect their hometown, and now they still have to fight for this abominable person.
Asakura Yoshikage was sent to die, Asakura Kageheng felt his head was going to explode just thinking about it, and a surge of hatred filled his chest. It is not surprising that he chose to betray.
There were many people from the Asakura Kingdom who took the opportunity to betray. Maeha Kage was pulled by his younger brother Maeha Kagesada to join them. Nian Jishou, Mikuni Minato followed Sakurai Mototada, the famous martial arts Nobu Inmu and Aoki Kageyasu
, Kobayashi Yoshitaka, the famous great traitor Tomita Nagashige, Dansei County Sasamushi Shrine Bessado Sasabuki Totoshi, and the brave Naota Maarata and Naokama Naomara all betrayed.
The Asakura army's retreat failed to save Asakura Yoshikage. Instead, the army led by Uesugi Kenshin bit the tail and chased them fiercely. They retreated all the way from Tsuruga County to Ika County and still couldn't get a foothold.
After forcing Asakura Yoshikage to abandon his uncle Asakura Kagetaka and his legitimate son Asakura Kageken's 2,000-strong army, they did not dare to escape towards the fallen Asai County, so they hurriedly led the army with more than 8,000 remaining troops.
Retreat toward Takashima County.
In Uesugi Kenshin's eyes, Asakura Keitaka's little military strength is not enough for a spoonful of stew. What's more, our own soldiers are well-fed and have high morale, while the enemy is tired from long battles, has low morale, and the soldiers are frightened and helpless. This time, only Asakura can feed him.
Yoshikage was defeated in less than two hours of breathing time. Asakura Kagetaka, Asakura Kageken and his son were killed in the battle, and more than a thousand soldiers died in the battle, leaving only more than 900 remnants who surrendered.
Asakura Yoshikage, who learned that the frontline army was in disarray, huddled in Qingmizuyama Castle and did not dare to come out. He listened to the main victory of the Eastern Army every day. Uesugi Kenshin swept Echizen and captured Wakasa. Nakajo Tokihide invaded Tango Kingdom.
Isshiki Yoshimichi and the Tango Isshiki clan were destroyed. At the end of the frenzied war in the north, Uesugi Kenshin's Northern Army Regiment already numbered 70,000 people.
Nakajo Tokihide's 15,000 men, the Wakasa Takeda clan, and the Echizen Asakura clan's relics participated in the formation. Even after several selections, they were still 70,000 elite, and the total strength of the Eastern Army exceeded 20 at this moment.
Eighty thousand people, this is a desperate number. More than half of the more than 200,000 people are Eastern warriors who are good at conquering and fighting. Even if the servant army occupies more than half of them, it is scary enough.
Sometimes having a large number of people is a skill, regardless of whether it is just a trick or not. At least it can intimidate most people. During the Jokyu Rebellion and during the Kenbu period, Ashikaga Takauji raised an army from Kyushu, both of which raised an army of more than 200,000 people.
According to folklore, Ashikaga Takauji had an army of half a million people. Various exaggerated descriptions of the Ashikaga army as gods and Buddhas also show the whole world's view of a strong army.
A large number of people must be a powerful force, thick arms and strong fists must be justified. It is not that the strong is respected and is more powerful. Since ancient times, the winner and the loser are nothing more than this. The folk praise of the loser has some secret thoughts.
This cannot change the eternal law that might makes right.
What's more, Minamoto no Yoshi was the mainstay of the Minamoto family, with two right-hand generals. This was the official position of Minamoto Yoritomo, the White Banner Daimyojin. The Minamoto family was the first general to conquer the barbarians, and his reputation has completely surpassed that of the "evil public" Ashikaga Yoshi.
Zhao Shang, simply by looking at the ratio of troops, we can tell that the messy mass of soldiers in the Western Army is not enough.
At least Asakura Yoshikage, who only has about 8,000 people now, is worried every day, so when Uesugi Kenshin went south, he abandoned Qingshui Mountain Castle without hesitation and fled to Sakamoto for refuge. However, he soon discovered that Sakamoto was not very good either.
If it was safe, he sent someone to contact Oda Nobunaga to find a way to save himself.
It happened that Oda Nobunaga had stayed in Otsu to besiege Usayama Castle for a long time, so he took advantage of the merger of the Eastern Army and ordered Asakura Yoshikage to retreat with him to garrison near Kyoto, so there was
As for the fact that Asakura Yoshikage withdrew to Shogunyama Castle and gave up on Sakamoto, in fact, Asakura Yoshikage had not been around Sakamoto for a long time. He had been huddled near Mount Hiei, preparing to retreat back to Kyoto if the situation went south.
Okouchi Kunizuna held on to Usayama Castle for nearly four months. The 3,000-strong army was beaten by more than 800 people. He just managed to carry it down without letting go. Of course, this was also due to the fact that Oda Nobunaga led the main force of the Western Army to the United States early.
Nong Guo's confrontation with the Eastern Army had a lot to do with it. The Western Army who stayed in Dajin was not very interested in attacking the city. At first, they would send some siege troops to deal with it. Later, they didn't even bother to send troops over, and just stood at the foot of the mountain and shouted.
After a while, they fired a few iron cannons and then withdrew.
Until Oda Nobunaga led his army to withdraw, this Western army no longer thought about attacking the city and making meritorious deeds. They only wanted to defend Otsu and avoid being attacked by night. Minamoto no Yoshitoki's reputation for being good at night attacks spread throughout the world, and everyone
The samurai who did not believe in evil became the dead souls of their swords, and they could not tolerate these samurai's half-hearted and perfunctory work. The Western Army who feared every day was actually more frightened than the remaining soldiers guarding the Usayama City.
On the other hand, it was much easier for Okouchi Kokutuna. For two full months from June to August, there were Western troops on all sides but there was not even a single battle. They easily survived the Cage City Battle that should have been fatal.
, if the Western Army persists for a few more days, they may be able to kill and injure all the last remaining troops in Usayama City. More than half of the more than 800 people are disabled, and they do not even have half of their original combat strength.
Now the Western Army has been reduced sharply to 140,000 troops, and its morale is low. Facing the menacing Eastern Army of 280,000 men, this troop strength alone is twice as much, not to mention how to win, Oda
Nobunaga rubbed his forehead in distress and thought to himself: "Is my ambition really coming to an end? No... I still want to capture Ryukyu and conquer the Seven Seas to rule this vast world. Frois said this is called
The world. I will rule the world. This is my lifelong ambition!
When that ignorant and conservative man talked about the origin of traditional order, he never understood the ambition of my Nobunaga! He is no longer my trusted confidant, but a fool who is stubbornly conservative and backward! Back then, I, Nobunaga, swore to unify for thirty years.
World, now my oath has been half successful, as long as I defeat that idiot Yuan Yi, my ambition will definitely succeed!"
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Oda Nobunaga's ambition may never be realized. Minamoto Yoshitoki did not give him time to breathe and think. Nakajo Tokihide's troops invaded Shiga County and announced that Sakamoto Castle was once again in the hands of the Eastern Army. Immediately afterwards
The non-stop violent attack on Nakao Castle forced the defender Shinohara Chofusa to abandon the city and flee. Half of the defensive barrier east of Kyoto was broken, and Kyoto was in danger.
The counterattack direction of the Western Army was in the area around Yamashiro Kokusho Ryūji Castle, which served as an important point guarding the west bank of the Yodo River to monitor entry and exit from Kyoto. It attracted an attack from the Eastern Army of up to 50,000 troops. The Western Army General Nagasogabe Motochika personally designed a trap.
Seizing the opportunity of the Eastern Army's rapid advance, he enlarged his army across the Yodo River, and took the opportunity to launch a half-crossing attack and almost defeated the tens of thousands of Eastern Army trapped on the river beach.
Fortunately, they realized something was wrong on the other side of the river, so they used the half-snake cannon, a big killer weapon. The bombardment of the Chosoga Division's Motochika Division was unable to stand, but Hojo Tsusadero launched a wave of attacks to seize many members, including Kira Chisada.
General. After this wave of fighting, the movements of the Eastern Army were completely exposed. The Western Army at Katsuryuji Castle launched a massive attack, forcing Hojo Tsunari and his army to retreat.
After a defeat, both sides were reflecting on the lessons learned. The generals of the Western Army did not dare to let the Eastern Army take action again, so they used the advantage of the inland water force on the Yodogawa River to blockade the Yodogawa River, hoping to take this opportunity to suppress the Eastern Army's actions. This move had the effect of
Very good effect. A Yodo River connects the Uji River, Kizugawa and Katsura River. If these rivers cannot be controlled, there is no such thing as controlling Kinai.
The blockage of waterways is a fatal shortcoming. This is like an elite army who dare not cross the river easily. They are afraid that the way back will be cut off as soon as they cross the river, and they will be attacked by the enemy behind them. The enemies hiding in the dark are always the most vulnerable.
What's difficult to deal with is that when Yuan Yi used these rivers to block the Mihaoshi family many times, the Mihaoshi family suffered a big loss. Now that the mountains and rivers are turning, it's time for him to have a headache again.
In desperation, Minamoto no Yoshitoki ordered the offshore navy to be mobilized to come to the rescue. The offshore navy of both sides fought fiercely on Osaka Bay for several days. In the end, the Eastern Army relied on the strong firepower of Galen's galleons to defeat the Western Army.
The Awaji Navy and the Kono Navy were defeated. Unfortunately, the Eastern Army's outer sea navy had few boats, and the power to enter the inland river for support was limited. It was difficult to win against hundreds of inland river warships. Everyone in the inland river navy knew that the outer sea was being destroyed by the Eastern Army.
There was no control, and the two sides were in a stalemate, with no one able to do anything to the other.
This stalemate did not last long. Minamoto no Yoshitoki soon found a way to solve the problem and ordered Honjo Shigenaga, the vanguard general of the Eastern Army, to lead more than 20,000 troops to capture Fushimiyama Castle in the east of Kyoto City. This castle had once
It was Minamoto no Yoshi's main position in many battles in Kyoto. Taking this mountain city overlooks the entire Kyoto and has a clear view of all the movements in the city. This triggered Oda Nobunaga's last cordon, and the war began.
It was still dark the next day, and there was still some time before the sun rose. Oda Nobunaga sang his "Atsori" and set off, just like the scene in the barrel room more than ten years ago, taking his five honbu
Thousands of troops marched out from Honnoji Temple, and then the generals from all branches in Kyoto gathered. When they left Kyoto, more than 40,000 people had gathered, and then the troops from Funaokayama Castle, Koizumi Castle, and Shoryuji Castle outside Kyoto
They also entered the formation at the same time, and a long dragon came out across it.
The army division strategy of the military conference was quite unique to the Warring States Period. The 140,000-strong army was divided into several formations to fight separately. More than 20,000 Mori Terumoto moved to the northeast. As the northern wing, he confronted Fushimi and Honjo Nobunaga on the mountain. Miyoshi
Yoshitsugu led more than 20,000 troops to move to the north bank of the Kizugawa River. As the southern wing, he confronted Hojo Tokisei. Oda Nobunaga led 60,000 troops as the main formation and crossed the Uji River to set up a formation on Mount Kuomi. The remaining Japanese troops were scattered across the Uji River.
On the vast plains on the east coast.
Akechi Mitsuhide looked at the continuous black military force in the distance, crossing the Uji River and the Kizugawa River from south to north. He stood there and looked around as if it stretched to the horizon. He could still see the black soldiers and the white flag, and he couldn't help but sigh.
: "An army of 280,000 is more than the army led by Tojiinso! Look at the momentum of this evil spirit that fills the sky and blocks out the sun. It makes those who see it feel thrilling. I think Emperor Go-Daigo must also have seen this situation.
You must be in despair!"
"Hush! Silence! Didn't you see that His Highness Kakata and the Lord's faces looked ugly?" Following the direction guided by Sasanagi Masa, we saw the ugly faces of Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Oda Nobunaga.
I never imagined how terrifying it would be to have an army of 280,000 people in battle. I felt that 140,000 troops were already a very terrifying force. It would be even harder to imagine if it was twice as many.
At this time, a burst of military drums suddenly sounded from the Eastern Army. The Western Army generals were so nervous that they almost ordered to shoot arrows. Fortunately, they remembered in time that the Eastern Army was still far away from the effective shooting range. They waited quietly for a while and saw the Eastern Army slowly advancing.
After the attack, Oda Nobunaga immediately ordered the Western Army to retaliate. If you take a step, I will also take a step. The momentum cannot be lost at the critical moment.
When the two sides stopped at the same time with a distance of three arrows, I saw a burly and powerful warrior riding an exceptionally tall and strong horse, wearing a large and bright armor of gold and silver, slowly walking out of the Eastern Army headquarters.
Formation. Behind him were flying four white flags, namely Hachiman Taro Minamoto no Yoshie, Namu Hachiman Daibodhisattva, Ashikaga Kamisaburo Yoshitoki and Genji Sasa Ryudan flag seals. Each large flag was several feet high, and the whole body was white and bright for everyone to see.
memorable.
The warriors of the Western Army exclaimed: "That's the Royal White Flag! That person is the two right generals of the Yuan Dynasty!"
Amidst the exclamations of the Western Army, Minamoto no Yoshitoki rode out of the main formation alone, walked slowly to the middle of the battlefield, stopped on horseback, shook his head arrogantly, looked around and spread his hands in a hug, and then shouted: "Kyoto
!I, Yuan Yishi, am back!"
"Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow quickly!" Ashikaga Yoshiaki was almost driven crazy by him, roaring hysterically, his face as hideous and terrifying as an evil ghost crawling out of hell. Maybe it was the soldiers of the Western Army who saw his terror
With an expression on his face, he hurriedly ordered the bow and arrow ashigaru to shoot immediately. Rows of arrows fell on the grass far away from Minamoto no Yoshiki's feet. Even the luckiest arrow was several meters away from him.
Yuan Yishi smiled disdainfully, raised his hands and suddenly clasped his hands together. When people thought he was worshiping Buddha, he suddenly separated and clasped his hands and clapped. The warriors of the Eastern Army burst out laughing and clapped along with the general's movements.
Oda Nobunaga couldn't bear it anymore and roared: "Enter the Iron Artillery Team! Shoot! We must kill him!"
The iron cannon ashigaru slowly loaded the gunpowder, lead bullets, tested the match, aimed, and shot. This process originally took forty or fifty seconds, but now it took a minute to complete due to stress. Fortunately, this round was finally completed.
Shooting, there was a loud bang from the iron cannon. When the smoke cleared, it was discovered that Yuanyi was still standing there calmly. The maximum range of the old matchlock iron cannon was less than half of that of the bow and arrow. He was standing there.
The location is beyond the reach of bows and arrows, so firing iron cannons is purely for self-comfort.
Minamoto Yoshihide sneered, slowly pulled out the Minamoto family's treasured moustache, and said loudly: "In the past, there was a general, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, who wandered in Jiangzhou and took refuge in Sakamoto. In order to avenge his father's rise in the shogunate, he raised troops to Luo to expel Miyoshi, and worked hard to rule the 20th century.
Yuzai was trying to revive the shogunate, but his brother Ashikaga Yoshiaki and the evil party Miyoshi clan destroyed him. Ashikaga Yoshiaki was extremely vicious. He killed his brother and mother in order to establish himself as a shogun, and then he collaborated with the murderer Oda Nobunaga to dethrone the shogunate.
The Emperor controlled the government and set fire to Mount Hiei, and occupied Kinai to cause harm to Kyoto. The damage he caused was several times that of Kusunoki Masashige, and he was the enemy of the Buddha, the enemy of the samurai family, and the common enemy of the court!"
"You... you bastard! You are so slanderous! You you..." Ashikaga Yoshiaki's face turned red and he couldn't even utter a complete sentence when he pointed at Minamoto Yoshi who was standing in the distance and talking at length. Most of the soldiers in the Western Army were from the countryside. Peasants and soldiers working in the fields have never seen the world and do not know the inside story of the shogunate's grudges. When they first heard that the general they were loyal to was actually such a person, they would not be willing to die for him. If it were not for the suppression by the generals, maybe they would This battle will end here.
"We, the martial arts family, support our family business with our backbone, open up the wilderness with our hands, cut through thorns and keep our feet on the ground, and have gone through thousands of dangers to pass on from generation to generation to achieve the respect we have today. We rely on the hard work and struggle of our hands, and more importantly, loyalty and filial piety. Benevolence and righteousness are the foundation of life through the ages! If you don’t know loyalty, you will kill your king; if you don’t know filial piety, you will destroy your relatives; if you don’t know benevolence, you will kill; if you don’t know righteousness, you will cause chaos!”
Minamoto Yoshiki suddenly pointed his halberd with one hand at the main formation of the Western Army under the flag of the Ashikaga family and the Oda family, and shouted: "And here is Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who kills kings and destroys relatives and loves to kill and cause chaos. Throughout the ages, it is rare to violate disloyalty, filial piety, and unkindness." The unjust man, Oda Nobunaga, burned Enryaku-ji Temple on Mount Hiei, the sacred mountain of Buddhism, killed Buddhist disciples, burned garlands, knocked down pagodas, and destroyed Buddhist statues, committing the five unjust crimes! He was denounced as the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven, How can you, gentlemen, call out these evil thieves?"
The sound echoed over and over again on the vast land. The generals of the Western Army stood still and didn't know what they were doing. They allowed the commotion of the corporals to become more and more violent. Oda Nobunaga's face was ashen and silent. He found that Ashikaga Yoshiaki was starting to hysterical again. Roaring. It was a foregone conclusion that the morale of the army would be ruined. He regretted a little bit whether he should have attacked with the whole army just now. Even if he rushed to the battle and was defeated, he would never be allowed to make such a statement that hurt the morale of the Western army.
But at this moment, it was too late to think about these things. I saw Minamoto no Yoshiki raising his mustache and shouting: "The ancestors of the Minamoto family are above me. I, Minamoto Yoshiki, will fight against the evil thieves and sweep away the evil spirits. I would like to raise the white flag of the Minamoto clan to fight out." Kamakura returns to Kyoto. Anyone who blocks my way will be killed without mercy, and anyone who is my enemy will be killed without mercy! Gods and Buddhas protect our ancestors and bless us. This is God’s will! Righteousness lies with the Eastern Army!"
"The great righteousness lies with the Eastern Army! The great righteousness lies with the Eastern Army!" The Eastern Army's shouts in unison were like a surging tsunami rushing towards them, and like the roar of wild beasts that shook hundreds of miles, as if the waves were sweeping across the sky and the earth was shattering. The morale of the Western Army was shattered. When he comes back, he inspires high spirits and high morale.
Yuanyoshi smiled contemptuously, looking down on the 140,000-strong Western Army as if it were nothing. He shook his head and beat his horse back. What greeted him was the cheers of the 200,000 Eastern Army soldiers. As the saying goes, a soldier's courage will make a soldier's soul. The Eastern Army's more than 280,000 troops are as majestic as mountains. The beacon-fire alliance has been fearing no one for dozens of miles. The general dared to issue a message in front of hundreds of thousands of eyes. He expressed his own righteousness and shouted out The slogan "Great justice lies in the Eastern Army" made the Eastern Army's morale grow exponentially.
Under the admiring eyes of the ministers, Minamoto Yoshitoki slowly walked back to the main formation and gestured to his legitimate son. Ashikaga Yoshiyasu shouted in a childish voice: "The three armies beat the drums and prepare to go out!"
Dozens of huge military drums were slowly pushed to the front of the formation on carriage frames. The rumbling sound of the drums was like a wind-up alarm clock, urging the warriors to line up and wait for the formation. When the drums were over, they heard Minamoto no Yoshiki shouting. : "Saito goes down to the field and obeys the order! Take you as the general of the vanguard, commanding 20,000 troops as the vanguard! Cut through the Western Army's main formation! I give you the white flag!"
Saito Chonobu respectfully took the white flag symbolizing glory and said excitedly: "Ha! I, Chonobu, will definitely live up to his mission!"
"Takigawa Keijiro, Shima Sakon, listen to the order! I order you two to lead an army of 10,000 each to follow Saito in the field, and you must ensure that the reinforcements on the left and right of the Western Army are defeated!"
"Yes!" The two of them flushed with excitement, clenched their fists and banged their armors hard, took the white flag and hurriedly got on their horses and galloped away.
As the generals' orders were conveyed one after another, dozens of white flags were scattered along with the generals. Within half an hour, each army started to move out. Tens of thousands of samurai, with the ashigaru behind them, charged towards the Western Army. The army of more than 200,000 was like a
The wild horses galloped at great speed, and at the front was the iron artillery team. They raised their flintlock iron cannons and launched the first round of attack.
"Put up the bamboo bundles to block it!" Oda Nobunaga gave the order. Thousands of bamboo bundles were placed in front of the formation to form a screen, blocking all threats posed by the iron cannons. This was the Oda army's attack on the iron cannons.
Today, as artillery tactics become more and more mature, a set of effective tactics have been developed to deal with iron artillery bombardment. Bamboo bundles tied into bamboo rows in front of the formation can be used as arrow shields and to cover the advancement of the Western Army.
Saito Asanobu led more than 10,000 cavalrymen and saw the Western Army carrying bamboo bundles as a wall from a distance. He immediately changed his tactics and detoured to the left and right. Takigawa Tokimasu and Shima Tokikatsu then changed directions and made an open space in the middle of the battlefield.
, the generals of the Western Army saw that the situation was not good, and quickly ordered their troops to tilt to the two wings. If the two wings were breached, it would be difficult to save the formation. They also knew that pulling left and right was falling into the trap of the Eastern Army, but the Western Army had no choice.
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At the moment when the main formations of both sides were pulling back and forth, the generals on the two wings had already collided together. More than 20,000 men from the Hojo Tokisei Division and more than 20,000 men from the Miyoshi Yoshitsugu Division were fighting fiercely. Hojo Tsunari and Ujishige's father and son worked together easily
Defeat the blocking attack from the early formations of the Miyoshi Army, seize the small gaps in the Miyoshi Army's improper cooperation to create space for several reserve units, pursue one of the reserve units, and successfully capture the enemy's reserve general, Shinohara.
Escape.
Chosoga's Motochin faced Koyama Hidetsuna and Yuki Haruto's troops. The strength and strength of the two sides seemed to be very different. In a short period of time, there was no winner. However, the combined offensive of Urakami Munekage and Akamatsu Yoshisuke went smoothly.
Mogami Yoshimitsu and Date Terumune were unable to lift their heads, but luckily Ashina Mori and Iwaki Tsunetaka led their troops to rescue and turned the situation back around.
The generals of the Western Army, Yusa Nobuji, Asakura Yoshikage, Hatano Hideharu, Kamao Kenhide, and Ikeda Katsumasa, led their troops into the battlefield, and came with Takeda Nobushige, Sasake Yoshige, Nagano Yamori, Nasu Shiin, and Utsunomiya Hiroh.
Tsuna engaged in battle, and the plains from the Kizugawa River to the Uji River were filled with scenes of continuous fighting.
Seeing that the war situation was urgent, Akamatsu Genealogy Chief Lao Kodera was very worried about his political position, so he summoned his chief minister Kuroda Takataka (then known as Takataka Koji) to discuss strategies. Kuroda Takataka, who had always been resourceful, thought for a while and suddenly said: "I have a plan.
I don’t know if it is feasible or not. You can collect some packhorses and oxen, pour firecrackers, oilcloths and other igniting materials on the reed leaves and oxtails, and light the firecrackers to form a surprise attack force. As long as the enemy does not defend properly, they will be violently beaten.
Even if the oxen and horses overwhelm the formation, our army can turn defeat into victory."
The political official of Xiaosi was overjoyed and said: "Okay! This is a very good plan! I wonder what this plan is called?"
"This plan is called the Fire Ox Formation." Kuroda Takaka looked into the distance with a slight smile, assuming a posture that held the pearls of wisdom in his hands.
While fighting was fierce on all sides, Mouri Terumoto and Honjo Shigenaga on the north wing were playing house, with the generals of both sides facing off in front of the formation. Both sides seemed to have concerns, and neither side was willing to take the lead in launching an attack. Honjo
Shinchang received an order not to take the lead in starting a battle. Seeing that there was no movement from the Mori family, he simply got off his horse, took off his clothes and armor, and sat in the battle screen to rest.
As expected, Maori Terumoto made the decision to stand still, but his mood was far less relaxed than he imagined. There were only 20,000 laxly guarded Eastern Army soldiers opposite him. As long as he couldn't help but lead his troops to attack, he would be 70% or 80% sure.
Winning a big victory, maybe this big victory could reverse the disadvantage of the Western Army, but he did not dare to gamble with the fate of his family and country, not to mention that he himself was not optimistic that the Western Army could win.
Sitting in the formation, patiently waiting for the information in front of the formation, letting time pass by minute by minute, until at noon, Gui Yuansheng, the confidant responsible for inquiring about the news, hurried back and bowed: "Battle report from the front, Chi Songyi
Yu's fire bull formation failed to launch a surprise attack. The furious fire bulls rushed around and shattered the Akamatsu family's main formation. The general of the Eastern Army, Onito Yoshinao, asked for the political post of Kodera, and Ujie Mamodou asked for Akamatsu Masahide, Akamatsu Yoshisuke, and others.
So Anji was defeated and captured, and the Urakami army was shaken."
Maori Huiyuan frowned and asked: "Fire Bull Formation? What is this?"
Kobayakawa Takakage thought about it for a while and said: "It is said to be an ancient method of warfare in ancient Ming Dynasty. During the Warring States Period about 1,700 years ago, Tian Dan, a general of Qi State, tied soldiers on the horns of oxen to defend against invaders.
The sword was tied with a reed on its tail and filled with oil. It was ignited with fire to drive a surprise attack, and five thousand warriors were sent to follow the fire bull to cover it up. This formation unexpectedly defeated the enemy and successfully killed the enemy general to achieve a complete victory. It is said that he even defeated the enemy in succession because of this.
More than seventy cities."
"Since this Fire Ox Formation is so magical..." Yoshikawa Motoharu said doubtfully: "Then how could it fail?"
Kobayakawa Takakage shook his head in confusion: "Maybe the legend is not trustworthy! Otherwise, "The Seven Books of Martial Arts" will definitely be a special book." (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
ps: The Fire Bull Formation was used in modern domestic civil wars, and its effect was very destructive. If you are interested, you can search for it.