The back of the mountain of Sawayama Castle is a bit far away from Norada, and there is no view across the mountain. No matter how fierce the fighting is over there, you can't see it from here.
Ever since Asai Nagamasa came out in the early morning, there was a clear sense of tit-for-tat in the formations of both sides.
The hexagonal soldiers are numerous and powerful, and the military force is divided into three layers, front and back.
The front formation is led by Kamao Kenhide, the second formation is led by Shindo Kenmori, and the main formation is led by Rokkaku Yoshihide. The entire army has a strength of 25,000.
In the past few days, with the efforts of Kamao and Shindo, the retainers have gradually brought in more troops, which now number up to 25,000.
Although they were filled with a large number of peasant soldiers with low combat effectiveness, there were still two thousand Ji warriors.
In addition, Minami Omi had strong financial resources and Rokkaku Yoshihide spent a lot of money in order to determine the outcome of the battle, and the number of mixed soldiers composed of wild samurai also numbered 2,000.
The total of these two and four thousand warriors was far beyond Asai Nagamasa's expectation. But at this time, he had to survive even if he had to hold on for dear life.
The number of Asai's troops was only eleven thousand, including more than a thousand Ji warriors, divided into front and back formations.
The first formation was led by the fierce generals Isono Umasagi and Momomouchi Zangsuke, while the rear formation was led by Asai Nagamasa and Akao Kiyozuna.
This is a posture of fighting to the death and fighting to the end.
"Jiji! Asai will rise and fall in this battle!"
The Asai family has been bullied by the Rokkaku family for so long, and the accumulated resentment suddenly burst out, and the vanguard collided with the vanguard, never falling behind.
Rokkaku Yoshihide, on the other hand, was calm and calm. Relying on his large number of people, this advance formation was used to drain the energy of Asai's army.
There are strong soldiers and horses here, and the difference in strength between the two families is too big. The Rokkaku family can kill the Asai family even with their lives, money, and food. How can they lose!
Compared to the big scene in Noragada, Yamago looks thin.
Yiyin Fangji has many warriors, more than three hundred in number, but no peasant soldiers.
Mekada Tsunayoshi's men are the reserve troops of his own territory, with more than 600 people, most of whom are peasant soldiers.
Therefore, as soon as the war started, she was suppressed and beaten.
"Thrust! Stab!"
Oda, six young and old, seven girls and their own ashigaru stood at the forefront of the Chinese army. This is the place where most people died in battle, the center of the meat grinder.
But isn't it true that those who play with guns are only as strong as they are taller? The Odas, who wanted to express themselves and win more battles, also worked hard.
The family of seven didn't want to go back alive, so the mother and daughter rushed in together. Using their spears, they gained an extra room and opened a gap in an instant.
Mekada Tsunayoshi wanted to defend to the end, but the formation in front was tight, and the sharpness of the clusters of spear points could not match the Oda people's determination to serve the public.
With this force of strength, the Chinese army was pulled open as soon as they made contact, making Todo Torako behind him couldn't help shouting.
"Come in! Don't let them block the opening!"
The situation of the Oda people was not good. Although they rushed into the opening with their spears, their advantage was gone after entering.
The spears were good at attacking but not at defending. The enemy spear formations in front and on the left and right came at him, and five or six people fell instantly.
At this time, Mitsuhide Akechi, who was following behind, gave decisive orders and was covered with light arrows.
The shooting range of the bamboo bow is eighty steps, and it takes fifty steps to aim stably.
The iron cannon had a range of fifty steps, but it was uncertain where it would hit. To hit the target accurately, three or five iron cannons would have to fire a salvo of twenty steps.
Akechi Mitsuhide continued to charge forward with the iron cannon, and his bow and arrows were not accurate. He ordered the accompanying Hime Samurai to watch the bow and arrows and shoot forward.
It was covering the front of the Oda crowd. There were so many people there that you could shoot it even with your eyes closed.
The ashigaru's armor can also block arrows from bamboo bows, but the protective area of these armor is small. Which samurai is willing to put on the full body armor of the ashigaru.
The shot hit the neck, arms, and lower body. It was painful, and the gun array became scattered.
Akechi Mitsuhide rushed forward with six more iron cannons, three on each side, and they would spray when they got close.
For a moment, the pressure on Oda's people suddenly decreased. The vanguard troops behind them rushed in, and the entire Chinese army became a mess.
There was not much room for a melee with less than a thousand people, and the chaos in the center quickly spread to both sides.
Mekadada Tsunayoshi secretly screamed, and pulled the flags on the left and right sides forward. He cut them with his hands seven or eight times before he stabilized the morale of the army.
At this time, the Yiyin side's rear formation heard the sound of a conch. The vanguard in front heard the sound and rushed to the left and right with all their strength, leaving as much space as possible in the middle.
The bows, arrows and iron cannons did not stop, and they poured forward without any effort, leaving Mekada Tsunayuki confused about the situation for a while.
Although the formation was a bit chaotic, it was still early to break up. At this time, she was preparing to lead her team to fight and retreat, and return to the camp behind to defend.
As long as we get through today, we will withdraw to the Noraga Main Formation tonight and report to the master. This is originally a mission to monitor the back gate of the mountain castle. This does not count as a defeat.
Mekada Tsunayoshi, who had long forgotten to put the crotch cloth on Yoshigan, now just wanted to get through it.
But Yiyin was not prepared to give her a chance. The two sides were already fighting fiercely, and the passage in front was also opened.
She nodded to Otani Yoshitsugi behind her, who raised his flag and pointed forward.
Yoshigan took the lead on his horse and rushed out. After running thirty or fifty steps, he quickly raised his horse and rushed towards Mekada Tsunayoshi's formation flag.
In order to supervise the battle, Mekada Tsunayoshi leaned forward a few points, and then directed the reserve team to retreat, and the entire formation retreated a few points.
Now, the men and flags were not far from the front line.
The eleven war horses are in front, and they are all controlled by Ji warriors who are the most skilled in martial arts. The twenty-three horses are behind, and they are also followed by good warriors.
Compared with war horses, these war horses are congenitally defective or old war horses, and were sold to farm animals for farming and carrying goods in the countryside.
After all the hard work today, I was afraid that not a few horses would survive. But when they rushed out, Mekadada Tsunayoshi was so frightened that he was heartbroken.
An ordinary reserve team only has fifty or sixty warriors, and more than two hundred ashigaru. I observed the battlefield before and calculated the number correctly.
Who knew that the Teng Tang people had brought hundreds of Ji warriors this time. Who knew that Yoshiyin was quietly waiting behind with thirty-three of the most elite men.
At this moment, the knights on horseback came out to charge into the formation. The scattered spear array could not stop them at all. They used the speed of their horses to rush into the Mukata army formation for more than ten steps.
The ashigaru who took the lead were completely destroyed, but the Mekada family was not without warriors. More than ten Hime samurai from the following formation led a small group of ashigaru to hold up their spears to stop the cavalry.
There were no such ants in Yoshiyin's eyes. He looked for Mekada's formation flag and rushed in that direction.
They were fighting with each other, and their character exploded. Four Ji warriors were killed with five spears, and the fatal blow from 50% was suddenly increased to 80%. This luck would make you buy a lottery ticket.
As soon as the four Ji warriors died, all the light peasant soldiers under their control fled instantly, taking the other teams with them as well. The cavalry following Yiyin took the opportunity to kill countless people.
Mekadada Tsunayoshi saw that it was not good and was about to retreat. As soon as her formation flag moved back, she heard Yoshigan shouting.
"Mekarada Tsunayoshi ran away!"
The Ji warriors on horseback understood and shouted along.
The Mekada army who was still fighting with the Todo people in front heard the shouts from behind and turned around to look.
His own formation flag was moving back, and suddenly the morale of the front line troops was in chaos. Within a moment, the Ashigaru peasants and soldiers turned around and fled in all directions.
Mekada Tsunayoshi also knew that it was over at this time. He tried to run away, but was blocked by the chaotic army and could not move.
"Mekada Tsunayoshi!"
After killing several peasant soldiers blocking the way, she heard a man yelling from behind.
Turning around to look, a spear was thrown at him, barely hitting her front armor.
I still wanted to laugh at what this silly man was doing, but my vision went dark, and I fell off my horse and died.
"Mekada Tsunayoshi was begged by me, Shiba Yoshiyin!"
Maeda Yoshitsugi and Otani Yoshitsugi rushed up and overthrew the flag guard, cut off the formation flag of Mokada's army, and the enemy army collapsed.
Yiyin looked up and saw that the sun was still far away from noon.