On the afternoon of June 28, the 14th year of Astronomy (1546), north of Nishio Castle, at the Yahachi River Ferry.
Yamada Ketaka and others who were ambushing behind the hills became more and more frightened as they looked at it - this was not a special force. The number of the Oda Army crossing the river was probably eight or nine thousand. This was the main force of the Oda Army.
.Except for the Matsudaira family that supports the Nishimatsudaira clan, almost all the rest of the Oda military flags have expired.
"We don't know if we have enough people..." Yamada Ketaka turned around and looked at his ambushing troops: 3,400 people from the Imagawa family, nearly a thousand people from the Higashi Mikawa country, 300 people from the Tojo Matsudaira family and Kira
Of the 900 people in the family, there were only over 5,500 in total. If it were not for a chance to cross the border and attack, Yamada Ketaka would never dare to use these troops, mainly foreigners and Japanese, to fight the main force of the Oda army in the field.
What is now in front of Yamada Ketaka is to choose an appropriate time to send troops. Since the terrain along the Yahagawa River is relatively flat, the suitable ambush location can only be a hilly place two miles away. From the time when the Imagawa army appears to the time they rush to the river to launch the attack
Attack, the Oda Army will also have corresponding reaction time. If the Imagawa Army appears too early, the main force of the Oda Army may simply give up crossing the river and let the vanguard withdraw to the west of the river. Although it will inevitably be bitten by the Imagawa Army.
, but such results are not enough to change the gap in military strength.
But if the Imagawa army appears too late, it will give the Oda army time to form its formation calmly, and there may even be too many Oda troops after crossing the river, so that they cannot be eaten. Moreover, the Oda army like Oda Nobuhide
Shoya is by no means an easy person. When the vanguard crossed the river, he had already sent out ninjas and scouts to search the nearby area. Although the Kira family's ninjas and scouts were also trying hard to compete with him, they could not hold on for long. If they were really added
The number of scouts and ninjas to hinder the Oda family's reconnaissance - this action itself will arouse Oda Nobuhide's vigilance.
"3,000 people..." Yamada Keitaka silently set a number for himself in his mind. When the number of Oda troops crossing the river reached 3,000, he planned to attack. He hoped that the detective horses of the Kira family could persist until that time.
However, the Kira family's scouting horses were naturally no match for the Oda family's warriors. When the 2,000 people guarding the mountain completed crossing the river, the Oda family's scouting horses rushed to the hillside where the Imagawa army was ambushing. Yamada Ketaka knew that he had dragged
Unable to go down any more, we had to raise the general's flag and order all the troops to leave the ambush point immediately and surround them towards the river bank.
When he saw the Uyangyang flag rising behind the hills, the first reaction of the lord of Moriyama Castle, Oda Nobumitsu, who was known as the most powerful general in the Oda family, was that this was a false suspicion. He was suspicious of his brother Oda.
Nobuhide had always been convinced of his judgment, so naturally he would not believe that the main force of the Imagawa army could arrive here in time.
"You want to scare us away?" Oda Nobumitsu glanced at the flags raised with disdain, "The little kid from the Kira family can imagine that he has the nerve to raise so many flags? If you raise some flags of the people of Higashi Mikawa Country, I can still
I believe they are here to assist in defense. You have brought out the banners of the Imagawa family, the main town of Xibei, and the banners of the Yuanjiang people, who are you trying to fool?"
"Attack. No matter what, someone has to fight with so many flags. There are at least hundreds of people here. The Kira family has a total of 900 people, including 300 soldiers. Killing one of them will make it easier to attack the city later." Oda Nobumitsu was confident.
Manman ordered the attack, but under the horse marks on the other side of the river, Oda Nobuhide fell into deep thought.
"It is true that the flags of Osawa Bei, Ii Ii Bei, Iio Bei, Udono Bei, and Horikoshi Bei from Jinxi Bei and Nishi Enjie are correct...it is very similar to the old mystery formation." Oda Nobuhide kept touching it.
Rubbing the mustache on his chin, "The question is, if we really want to raise suspicions, why not use Imagawa Harubu's Red Bird Horse Seal? Or use the more elite reserve teams of Guns, Spears, and Shields."
Flags? Are these the troops most likely to rush to the battlefield? Moreover, there is no reason why the Kira family would prepare the flags of the wealthy families of the Western Yuanjiang River in advance, right? If you want to prepare, prepare those famous ones. I have not seen some of the flags here.
But, I’m afraid it’s not those small wealthy families in Xiyuanjiang who only have a few thousand shi of territory?”
It's so detailed...it doesn't look fake.
"Hurry up and cross the river." Oda Nobuhide made a sudden decision and directly ordered Shibata Bei and Sakuma Bei who were waiting at the ferry: "Don't wait for the Anxiang people on the crossing bridge, look for the shoal, and directly wade across the river! It's possible!
There is an ambush! Don't wait any longer, form your formation immediately after crossing the river!"
"Yes!" Shibata Katsuie and Sakuma Norishige took the order and left. After returning to their homes to prepare the team, they immediately asked everyone to roll up their trousers, carry straw sandals, and stride into the water.
"So decisive."
On the other side, Yamada Ketaka was surprised when he discovered that the Oda army had actually begun to cross the river in full force - he began to regret why he didn't attack when only 1,000 of the defenders had crossed the river. What if they couldn't eat it?
All your work is in vain.
Fortunately, because Oda Nobumitsu misjudged the ambush as a suspected soldier at the first time, he did not choose to form a defensive formation, but rushed up in a loose formation, hoping to capture these suspected soldiers with false flags. Waiting for the Oda army in front
When the detective horse went back to warn, it was already too late - thousands of Imagawa troops were crossing the hills to launch a fierce attack.
"Damn it." Oda Nobumitsu was shocked, "Is this really an ambush? How is it possible? Why are the entire Imagawa Army here? Aren't they going to Okazaki Castle? Has our plan been discovered long ago?"
"Retreat! Retreat! Hurry back and form a formation!" Oda Nobumitsu personally led the knights to chase after him, shouting and commanding his subordinates who did not look back at the horse seal immediately to retreat, but the vanguard of the Imagawa Army
They had already rushed forward at this moment. The leader was none other than the most elite Zhenxi Bei.
On the northwest bank of the Yahagi River, Oda Nobuhide was faced with a difficult decision - should he sell part of the defenders and order the entire army to stop crossing the river, or should he simply do nothing and directly press the entire army to cross the river? The former might be
Inflicting more than 30% casualties on the elite mountain guards may even arouse the resentment of his younger brother. The latter can still stop losses if he succeeds, but if something goes wrong, half of the Oda army may collapse.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Next to Oda Nobuhide, Lin Xiuzhen's eyes were more complicated - the Imagawa Army could have appeared here, if they had not divinely predicted the Oda Army
plan, and even more like a god, actually chose to implement this hugely risky plan - then there is only one possibility - there is a traitor in the Oda family army, who leaked the movements of the Oda army to the Imagawa army.
He then turned around and glanced at the faces of Yamaguchi Nobutsugi, Naito Keiharu and Mizuno Nobuyoshi, the Owari and Mikawa wealthy families. Everyone was trembling and did not dare to speak for fear of incurring any consequences.
Suspect.
On the frontal battlefield, the defenders who had no time to gather in formation had already encountered the first round of attacks from Jinsei Bei. Although the defenders were Owari elites, Jinsei Bei was also the leader of the Imagawa family's army. One side was at a loss, and the other was well prepared.
Come, the balance of victory will naturally tilt quickly. In just a few rounds, the defenders have already retreated and retreated in embarrassment towards Oda Nobumitsu's horse seal, while the pursuing Jinxi Bei directly forced them to the shore where it was not suitable to mobilize.
Beach.
At the same time, behind Zhen Xibei, the people from Nishihara River and the people from Higashi Mikawa Province also attacked from the left and right. They wanted to guard the mountain people and make dumplings on the shore. At the same time, Shibata Bei and Saku
Mabei finally crossed the Yahagi River, but the critical battle situation did not leave them the opportunity to form a formation. They had to be led by various samurai families, and they rushed forward in twos and threes to start a melee to cover the two wings of Mabei.
Facing the Higashi Mikawa people was Shibata Bei. If they met in a dignified formation, a strong team like Shibata Bei could have easily defeated a ragtag group like the Higashi Mikawa people. But right now, Shibata Bei couldn't even maintain a basic formation.
No matter how brave the samurai are, they can't defeat the people of the Eastern Mikawa Kingdom. On the left-wing battlefield, it is even more unfavorable for Sakuma Bei of the Western Enji clan - Sakuma Bei is not as good at fighting as Shibata Bei, and the Western Enji clan is far better than the Mikawa people.
The crowd was well-trained and there were many more people.
Just to keep the front line from collapsing, the Oda army had already paid a considerable price - the samurai, who were the core of the army, had to fight on the front line themselves, unable to command their own ashigaru after crossing the river in a chaotic manner, and casualties were also rapid.
Ascending. Oda Nobuhide saw it and was anxious in his heart, but could not make any adjustments - the troops on the other side had fallen into uncontrollable chaos.
At the moment, he could only continue to urge the reserves to cross the river. Although Oda Nobumitsu's Anxiang soldiers maintained their organic formation and crossed the river from the crossing bridge, they were blocked by friendly forces on the tidal flats and were unable to participate in the battle. Mizuno Bei, Yamaguchi Bei and Kondo
Bei was trying to wade across the river at a further ford to outflank the Imagawa Army's flanks - but he would not be able to reach the battlefield in a short time. And under Yamada Ketaka's horse marks, Kira Bei and Tojo Matsudaira still remained.
Be prepared to put out fires at any time and resist the outflanking Oda troops.
The most depressing thing is that Oda Nobuhide's own flag team, which obviously has the most powerful combat effectiveness, can't find a way to enter the battlefield and can only wait on the other side of the river to worry.
Perhaps the troops should have been withdrawn from the beginning... Oda Nobuhide couldn't help but regret his decision. If he ordered the retreat directly, the defenders would probably lose only a few samurai at the rear and a bunch of ashigaru who were too late to evacuate. But now they are in chaos.
In the end, it was the more valuable warriors who continued to bleed. But now it is useless to think about this, and we can only do everything possible to reduce losses.
"Can you reach it?" Oda Nobuhide asked General Yum next to him, "The wind is favorable now. If you run to the hills on the river bank and launch, can you cover Shibata Bei?"
"Hmm... Your Majesty, it's quite tough, and it probably won't have much power if shot over it." General Gong squinted his eyes to estimate the distance, "It's a little too far."
"Then go, it's better than watching here," Oda Nobuhide waved his hand and directed all the archers in the flagbook to move to a hillside on the northwest bank of the Yahagi River to face the Mikawa people who were fighting fiercely with Shibata.
