The melodious sound of conchs came and went, and the sound of drums drove the army forward, with heads of people surging, and spears like a forest, approaching the stream.
Behind the formation on the left flank of the Echigo army, watching the vanguard under his command slowly enter the battlefield, Sanada Nobushige couldn't help but ask Umino Riichi next to him.
"You really convinced them to be the vanguard. Today, tens of thousands of armies are fighting, and the vanguard group is the first group to enter the flesh-and-blood millstone."
Sanada Nobunaga had two reserve troops, one from the Higashi-Agatsuma clan and one from the Nishi-Agatsuma clan. She led the Shino clan of Nishi-Agatsuma to annex the Higashi-Azuma clan, and the Shino families were so full that they burped.
Nowadays, the three Shino clans feel that there is no need to continue their efforts, and the Higashiagatsuma clan has been frightened by the Sui Ni reviewers and has no intention of fighting.
Under such circumstances, Umino Riichi was able to make the two reserve teams compete to serve as the starting team and be the first to go into battle, which she admired greatly.
Umino Riichi said calmly.
"Of course they will, because the Suppression Council will be canceled after the war, and you will reassess the extent of the spread of the Suppression.
If you have any grievances, you can appeal directly to you and have your innocence and territory returned."
Sanada Nobushige shook his head, feeling that Umino Riichi's behavior was extremely sinister.
At the beginning, she pushed the mother and daughter of Hanao Yukiyo to the front of the stage and asked them to control the overall situation of the Higashi-Azuma clan and bring Higashi-Azuma to death.
Now she can appeal with just one word, and it is like a thunderbolt from the blue in the ears of the ladies in Azuma County.
Although the Higashiagatsumas were severely punished, Saito Nori and Ikeda Shigeyasu, who were the first to surrender, were not seriously affected and still had considerable strength in their hands.
Among the three Shino clans of Nishi Agatsuma, the Habio family took the lion's share, and the Kamahara family, which was jointly named the female, had long been dissatisfied.
Now, Umino Roshi has changed the rules again and again, and the hearts of all parties are suddenly ups and downs, and they are thinking about countermeasures.
Not to mention the Higashi Azuma samurai family who have been tortured to death, but those who can persist until now are the old samurai families who have been operating in Higashi Azuma for many years and have intricate roots.
If these people take revenge on the grounds of complaint, the Shiye clan will also be panicked.
Yukio Hao wants to keep his harvest, Yukishige Kamahara wants to bring down the Hao family, and Nori Saito and Shigeyasu Ikeda want to protect themselves and their family business, but also hope to fight back and regain the damaged interests.
The samurai warriors of Azuma and Azuma were defeated one by one by Umino Ri, and the appeals began to turn around. They became impatient and began to circle around her baton.
In this battle, no one dares to slack off and must fight with full vigor. The heavy losses in this battle are a minor matter, but the liquidation of Azuma County after the war is a major matter.
As for defeat, no one thought about it.
Seeing the hundreds of wooden boxes filled with plate armor behind the formation, who could think that the Echigo army would be defeated? The battlefield was prepared by the Imperial Guard, and the equipment was piled up with the Shiba family's financial resources. They were sure to win.
Yukiyo Yukiyo grabbed the starting spot and took the reserve team of the Shino clan as the starting point, which was considered to be what he wanted.
Sanada Nobushige pointed forward and said.
"Hatsuo Yukiyo led the team into battle, and with Kamara Yukishige watching, she did not dare to passively avoid the battle.
They were the first batch to go into battle, and their losses were considerable. How should we reward their military exploits after the war?"
Umino Riichi said coldly.
"Hawei Yukiyo and the eldest daughter Yukiquan controlled the members of the Sui Ni review committee, expanded Sui Ni without authorization, and wantonly created unjust cases, which turned Nishi Azuma upside down.
The second daughter of the Hao family, Yukimitsu, and the third daughter, Teruyuki, as Iwakakujoshiro and Songshanjoshidai, abused their power and failed to live up to your ardent expectations, the Lord.
The Feathertails are incompetent and shameless, and their achievements in this battle cannot offset their crimes, so they must be dealt with severely."
Sanada Nobushige curled his lips.
It was Umino Riichi who gave them the opportunity to give a lot of power to the Yuwei family of four, making them unable to restrain their greed.
Now he has become ruthless and just waits for each family to beat the loser after the war and take advantage of the situation to kill Yuwei's whole family. It's really bad.
Sanada Nobushige asked in a low voice.
"It seems that Yukiyo Yukiyo won't survive this winter?"
Umino Riichi smiled coldly and said.
"Except for the eldest daughter of the Yuwei family, who was expelled from the country, all the other Ji warriors were ordered to commit seppuku, their territory was confiscated, and their husbands and children were demoted as slaves.
These land and population will belong to you. Of course, the officials who have made meritorious service in this battle should also be allocated some as a reward.
Lord, what do you think?"
Sanada Nobushige looked at Umino Riichi's expressionless expression, and a chill ran down his spine. He felt cold!
Feathertail fell down, Sanada was full, and Umino Riichi's move was really vicious.
Not only has the hidden danger in Azuma County been eradicated, but the Sanada people's hard work this time will be rewarded with generous rewards. Everyone will be satisfied except Yukio Yukiyo and her clan members.
Except for the eldest daughter Sachi, the Habio family were all the eighth daughters-in-law of Nagano Yamasa. They were expelled from Azuma County in order to save their lives, and no other clan members were spared. From then on, there was no place for the Habio family to establish itself in Azuma County.
Sanada Nobushige's face was a little stiff. After she acted so arrogantly in front of Shiba Yoshigan that day, Umino Riichi was so angry that she cried.
After coming back, Umino Riichi's temperament became colder and his methods became more and more fierce. It was as if he was telling Sanada Nobushige with facts that we don't have time and we must do it quickly and hard.
Sanada Nobushige shook his head, not thinking about whether or not these things were happening. As a woman, you can do whatever you want, and there is nothing to regret.
She patted the wooden box beside her and pointed to the plate armor inside.
"When do we go into battle?"
Umino Riichi looked at the battlefield in the distance where the battle had begun and said.
"Not urgent.
Although it is the dry season, heavy armor is not suitable for wading, so we still need to wait for the opportunity. Wait until the front line cannot support the retreat and the opponent's main formation moves across the river."
Sanada Nobushige frowned.
"We only have two reserve teams, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on until then."
"Borrow troops from the second formation and mobilize Yukimori's reserve troops in the mountains to go forward first."
"Can she agree?"
"Odai is at the observation front of the main formation. He will definitely not let us show up early and alert the Hojo family.
All we need to do is inform Yamanaka Yukimori, and she will definitely ask for instructions from our formation and seek instructions from the Imperial Palace to do things."
Hearing Umino Riichi say this, Sanada Nobushige couldn't help but snorted.
Yamanaka Yukimori is just a mediocre person who goes by the rules and doesn't know what the imperial office values in her. She is a wooden person who moves every move.
Sanada Nobushige looked at the sun in the sky. There were nearly 30,000 troops in the two armies, and their formations were slow. Half of the morning had passed, and the fighting began.
She shouted to the Sanada Otai who was waiting behind her.
"It's still early when it's our turn. Let's sit down and rest to maintain our strength!"
Sanada Nobushige took the lead and sat on the wooden box holding the plate armor, feeling very bored. This place was several miles away from the front line and was obscured by the slopes of the northern line of mountains. The Hojo family could not see clearly what was going on after a while.
Sanada Nobushige and one hundred of his cronies gathered here, wearing cotton armor made of wet cotton cloth that was overlapping, beaten, and stitched in multiple layers.
There were boxes of plate armor beside them, and there were a group of peasant soldiers waiting behind the formation, ready to help them put on armor and go into battle.
Sanada Nobushige looked at the front line, his eyes full of fighting spirit, eager for a battle.