I saw a smoke signal rising from Imagawa Yoshima's main camp on the other side, and then there was a commotion in the Imagawa clan's camp. The Ii family, the Amano family and other wealthy families took the lead in defecting. The Yuiseki family, the Kuno family and other wealthy families immediately responded and gave way one after another.
Road, let Toda Bei go north, and then chased him away. There were still some wealthy people who may not have known about it, and they were stunned in the camp and looked at the other Yuanjiang people who were betrayed before the battle. Yuanjiang's
The rebelling people plus Toda Bei, a large army of 500 soldiers and 1,000 auxiliary soldiers, marched toward the north in a mighty manner. In an instant, they were behind Asahina Yasumasa's command.
"This is..." Asahina Taicho, who was injured earlier, still had a bandage on his left arm. He was originally commanding at the front line, but suddenly he heard shouts of killing behind him. He thought it was the people from the Toe country in the front and Toda.
He was preparing for a fight, but the shouts of killing were getting closer and closer. When he turned around, he only saw soldiers five times his size attacking his defenseless back.
"Turn around to meet the enemy! The enemy is coming from behind!" Asahina's first samurai shouted to organize the ashigaru to counterattack. However, not many people responded on the chaotic battlefield. They could only gather a few people around to follow them.
He faced the enemy by himself. However, how could these sporadic resistances hold back the Enji army, and the defense line was instantly destroyed. The Asahina soldiers who were fighting fiercely with Horikoshi were suddenly attacked from both sides, and were chopped down to the ground one after another. As "The people of Enji country
The wails of "Reverse!" gradually spread, and the morale of the entire reserve team collapsed.
"Ogasawara Bei, escort His Highness back to Kakegawa Castle. Asahina Second Bei, cover Sena Bei's retreat over the mountain. Asahina Third Bei immediately left the battle line and assisted the friendly forces to evacuate. As for Matsui Bei and Shinno Bei on the other side... let them decide for themselves.
, Either break out and escape, or surrender." Asahina Yasuno issued the order to retreat with a solemn face. The defeat was too sudden. The despair Imagawa Yoshima felt twenty days ago, Imagawa Ujimoto is also fighting today.
I felt it on the battlefield.
The situation that was still anxious at first became no longer suspense as the 1,500 fresh troops rebelled. Our own troops were attacked from the side and rear and cut into two sections.
"What about you, Bichu Mamoru?" Imagawa Ujimoto saw that Asahina Yasuno had no intention of retreating, but instead gathered the Hatamoto knights around him.
"The Asahina family has an ancestral motto: As long as the master Imagawa is still there, the samurai of the Asahina family will never surrender. This has been a habit of the Asahina family for hundreds of years, and my younger brother will definitely resist until the end." Asahina Yasuno pulled out his sword.
He came and pointed to Asahina Yasuchō's subordinates who were besieged from both sides at the foot of the mountain, "And the head of the Asahina family has never had the habit of abandoning his subordinates. He went down to rescue the subordinates, and then followed His Highness to Kakegawa Castle, asking His Highness to go first.
step."
"Is it just these twenty-three people?" Imagawa Ujimoto looked at the knights with Zuo Sanba standing next to Asahina Taino.
"Your Highness, please leave as soon as possible. There is no time. After you go back, please apologize to Master Niyudai and Xuesai on my behalf. Just say that I was careless, causing a big defeat, and I will bear the responsibility." Asahina Taino said simply and calmly.
After Imagawa Ujimoto said a few words, he rushed down the mountain with his horse under his belly. No matter how many enemies there were in front of him, he headed straight for the horse mark towards Hina. However, before he rushed into the enemy formation, he saw a man on the right.
The figure flashed by. He turned around and saw Imagawa Shimoto snapping his fingers coolly towards him, pretending to be relaxed and smiling: "Now there are twenty-four people."
"Your Highness, what should I do if something goes wrong for you? I'm asking you to leave. How can you..." Asahina Taino was suddenly shocked.
"Growing up, my teacher never taught me how to leave my companions and run away first." Imagawa Ujimoto crossed his hand and signaled Asahina Yasuno not to say any more, "And I won't make any mistakes, let alone risk my life.
Dangerous. Life is very precious. How can I sacrifice myself on the battlefield for the sake of samurai practice? I still have countless scrolls that I have not admired and poems that I have not recited. How could I die here? You should enjoy your life.
!”
"Coming into battle to save people is a matter of narrow escape..." Asahina Yasuno wanted to say more, but was directly interrupted by Imagawa Ujimoto.
"Charging the formation is a matter of preparation and defense. I am only responsible for making your 'charging formation' a little weaker." Imagawa Ujimoto said as he clamped his horse's belly and jumped out of line to strictly guard against the enemy's cavalry charging formation.
The former reined in the horse, and the war horse stood tall, while Imagawa Shimoto drew his sword in his hand and shouted: "I am the eleventh generation of the Imagawa clan, Imagawa Goro Clan Gen! Anyone who wants to take my head,
Tell me your name!"
"What?"
"Imagawa Ujimoto?"
"Governor House?"
"Is that the Fourth Young Master?"
Imagawa Ujimoto's roar immediately caused a commotion in the military formation, and the shiny golden scabbard of Ryuumaru on his waist and the blade engraved with a flying dragon pattern also proved his identity.
"The Ii family, Okayama, come here to ask for advice!" With such a great achievement in front of them, which of the vigorous warriors could bear it? The Ii family's general, Okayama, was the first to clap his horse and come out with his sword raised. Imagawa clan leader
Without saying much, he stepped forward to meet Gangshan Ruqi's chop with his horse rein, and then slashed his thigh with his backhand, knocking Gangshan Ruqi to the ground.
"If you still want my head, follow me!" Imagawa Shimoto rode his horse to the northeast before the opponent's archery team could react. The Yuanjiang rebel army's formation suddenly became chaotic, and many of them were eager to take advantage of it.
The samurai led his men in pursuit.
"Such courage and heroic spirit...not to mention my old master, even His Highness Yatsumejibu (Imagawa Yoshitaka) would be willing to be defeated." Asahina Yasuno took advantage of Imagawa Ujimoto's opportunity to distract the pursuers.
The army rushed into the formation and rescued Asahina Yasunaga, while sighing at the amazing courage of Imagawa Ujimoto, and then led the army to retreat. But when he looked up again, he found a small group of Horikoshi's cavalry in the slanting spear heading straight for Imagawa Ujimoto.
And left. Imagawa Ujimoto had been paying attention to the pursuers behind him just now, but did not pay attention to this group of cavalry that was detouring and blocking the way. The horse speed could no longer escape.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Oops!" Asahina Yasuno almost exclaimed, watching helplessly as Imagawa Ujimoto was overwhelmed by this group of cavalry.
A moment later, the young man on the white horse was seen galloping out of the blood flowers, like a butterfly flying through flowers, without even a leaf touching it. The five knights behind him rolled to the ground one after another.
"This bravery... could it be that Taro Hachiman (Minamoto Yoshie) is still alive? He is the best samurai in Tokaido." Asahina Yasunou is also well-informed, and he is usually calm about everything, but this time he was still surprised.
His mouth opened wide. He didn't expect that the seemingly idle and arty young master could be so proud of his bravery. No wonder Taiyuan Xuezhai always praised his understanding when he wrote back letters and wished he could teach him every step of the way.
When Asahina Yasuno led the defeated troops to withdraw past the place where Imagawa Ujimoto had just fought, he was so shocked that he could hardly speak - none of the five Horikoshi samurai who were knocked down by Imagawa Ujimoto suffered any injuries.
He was fatally injured. Either he was hit and the horse fell off the horse, or his arm and thigh were injured. In the midst of a life-and-death struggle, he still had such leeway and discretion in his attacks.
Such admirable martial arts... and such a cleansing habit of cherishing feathers, and a compassionate heart that is still unwilling to kill even in the battle array...
"Master Xue Zhai, you have taught a good student!"
When he was defeated, Asahina Taino felt endless hope in his heart. He seemed to have seen the day when the Imagawa family would become the world leader.
However, no matter how amazing Imagawa Ujimoto's martial prowess was, it could not conceal the fact that the Imagawa clan was defeated in the Battle of Tenryukawa. There were less than 1,500 troops who followed Imagawa Yoshimoto back to Kakegawa Castle, and a large number of troops collapsed and fled. Asahina Beiwa
Sena Bei suffered heavy losses, and was able to escape with the help of Ogasawara Bei. Matsui Bei and Shinno Bei were forced to surrender after being surrounded. All the wealthy families who had previously surrendered also defected to Imagawa Yoshima's side. The opponent's military strength reached
An astonishing number of more than 4,500 people. The situation in Yuanjiang can be described as bleak.
As expected by the Imagawa clan, Imagawa Yoshima's side did not pursue them. Instead, they sent an envoy, requesting that the wives of the captured Matsui Bei, Shinno Bei and Sena Ujisada be used as bargaining chips in exchange for the Imakawa family.
Imagawa Ujimoto took the hostage of the wealthy family of the Yuanjiang Kingdom in the hands of Ujimoto. In this way, he could completely win over the hearts of the wealthy Yuanjiang family. Imagawa Ujimoto had no choice but to agree. But just before he released them, Taiyuan Xuezhai took Ohara Jinshi with him.
Wait for a group of subordinates to rush to Kakegawa Castle in a hurry.
"Teacher, why are you here?" Imagawa Shimoto was shocked when he saw Taiyuan Xuezhai.
"You failed like this in Yuanjiang, why don't you come as a teacher?" Taiyuan Xuezhai scolded him half-jokingly.
"I'm all incompetent, please punish Master Yusei." Asahina Taino was the first to kneel down and excuse Imagawa Ujimoto.
"Commitment? How about not drinking alcohol for a month?" Taiyuan Xuezhai also joked with a smile.
When Asahina Taino heard this, his expression changed drastically. He waved his hands in fear and said, "Master, it would be better to kill me directly."
"Your Highness, where are the hostages?" Obara Zumi seemed to have no intention of joking and asked directly to Imagawa Ujimoto.
"They are all here, and we are going to send someone to bring them over to exchange for our captives." Imagawa Ujimoto pointed to the wealthy children in the hall who were being guarded by warriors.
"The hostages cannot be released!" Obara Zhenji took a step forward and remonstrated categorically, "The laws and rules cannot be broken! Since these people and wealthy people dare to rebel, we must execute all their hostages and hang their heads.
Go to Kakegawa City to serve as a warning! If the hostages are handed over, won't the Imagawa family's prestige be ruined? Which wealthy family will take the hostages seriously in the future? Isn't it just the opposite? Even if this execution will cause temporary turmoil in Yuanjiang,
The rules must be followed. If the rules are messed up, the family will perish."
Ohara Jinmai was not just a threat. In the original history, he actually killed all the hostages. After Imagawa Yoshimoto was defeated in Ozama, the wealthy families in Mikawa and other places betrayed and followed the Matsudaira family to become independent. They
The troops came to the Yoshida Castle where Ohara Town was guarding, and asked him to return all the hostages sent by the Mikawa wealthy family to the Imagawa family. Who would have thought that Ohara Town was not at all soft-hearted and killed all the hostages in the Mikawa area with bayonets.
There were many hangings. Later, Ohara Zhenmi also remained loyal to the Imagawa family until the last moment, and was tragically killed in the revenge of the angry Mikawa people.
As soon as these words came out, a chill suddenly filled the hall. The hostages looked at the murderous Ohara Jinmi and his blood-red eyes, and they all shuddered with fear.
"Your Excellency has done such an unconscionable thing, which is against human ethics and justice. It is really shameful!" A young hostage in the hall was not afraid at all. Instead, he stepped forward, pointed at Ohara Zhenmi and cursed, "There is no trace of human kindness.
If we don’t stay, if things fail one day, we will definitely be in a state of catastrophe and will not have a good death!”
"Who is this person?" Ohara Zhenma asked angrily.
"The second son of Amano Keitai, Amano Gonhei Keitoku." Hayasaka Nao, who was in charge of the hostage list, answered truthfully.
"Young man with a yellow mouth, what do you know?" Ohara Zhenmi took a few steps closer and looked down at Amano Keide and his clear eyes, "For the interests of the family and the lord he follows, someone has to do dirty things. We are even together.
If you are not afraid of going to hell, how can you be afraid of not being able to die well? You don’t understand now, but you will understand when you grow up. When you have a master you identify as, when you have a career that you would rather die than to complete - then you will
The dirty things he did and the people he killed might be several times, dozens or hundreds of times more than mine!"