Seeing Hojo Tsusunari speechless, Hojo Ushimasa felt happy in his heart.
These old guys know how to rely on their elders and betray their elders. They don't want to see the Kamakura Palace perform meritorious service, and they don't believe in my ability to govern the Hojo clan.
She said confidently.
"What kind of conspiracy could Terutora Uesugi have? It's nothing more than a lack of combat power, shrinking in advance, and using retreat to buy time to offset the disadvantage in numbers.
She must not be given a chance to breathe at this time, she must move up quickly and continue to put pressure on the Echigo army so that they have no time to repair."
Hojo Tsunari's eyes widened in anger, this is nonsense! She was about to refute, but was stopped by Shimizu Yasuhide beside her, who shook his head slightly at her.
Two highly respected veterans, Daidaiji Morimasa and Tame Gentada, were absent, and Hojo Ryuzan, the oldest member of the clan, was on the northern front, holding the line for the Ashikaga Yoshi clan.
Hojo Tsunari and Hojo Ushimasa had a quarrel in Kawagoe Castle and their relationship was tense. No matter what reason she said, Hojo Ushimasa would never listen.
During a war, it is extremely rude to question the general's decision-making. If a leader of the Hojo clan really gets angry, there are no elders or veterans who can stop her.
Hojo Tsunari also knew that her words and deeds were inappropriate, but she always felt that she could not let the Hojo clan suffer political chaos, so she whispered.
"Lord Qingshui, will you join me in persuading the family governor?"
Shimizu Yasuei quickly shook his head and refused, clearing the relationship.
The reason why Tsunari Hojo was pulled was because she didn't want the two sides to get into trouble too much. She was the leader of the Oizu clan, and she belonged to the subordinate samurai family directly under the governor of the Hojo family. She would only follow the current governor to contradict the current governor if she had a bad brain.
But seeing that Hojo Tsunari was about to speak again, she sighed and whispered.
"Our soldiers are numerous and powerful. Even if Terutora Uesugi has any conspiracy, as long as we are careful and fight bravely, the Echigo army will not be able to cause any trouble, and it will only suffer greater battle losses.
But this battle is a battle to establish the prestige of the family governor after he succeeds to the throne, and it is of vital importance. Thinking about His Highness Ujiyasu’s entrustment, Tsunaro-sama, you must calm down."
Hojo Tsunari was silent for a while and nodded slowly.
Hojo Ujiyasu had ordered her to do her best to consider the Hojo clan's political affairs and use this opportunity of the battle to establish the authority of the new family governor. Questioning the family governor's decision at this time would really damage the family governor's prestige.
Hojo Tsunari thought about it again and again, and finally decided to keep silent. She didn't believe that Uesugi Terutora had any way to make a comeback.
As Shimizu Yasuhide said, the loss is just a little bigger. For the smooth handover of power between the new and old governors, this loss can be tolerated.
As Hojo Tsunari fell silent, Hojo Umasa no longer had any constraints on his side and he was so excited that he ordered.
"The Chinese army is pursuing across the river. Our formation moves forward to boost morale!
Send someone to tell Kamakura-don that I am by her side, so that she can continue to break through the northern line with peace of mind. I am with you in everything, so move forward with confidence!
Then send someone to the southern front to inform Tominaga Yasuke that my main formation is preparing to cross the river and ask her to quickly break through the southern front and not hold back me and Kamakura-den!
I want to make this battle unforgettable for Uesugi Teruhu for the rest of his life, hahahaha."
Seeing all the concubines bowing their heads in greeting, Hojo Ushimasa was so excited that he waved his hand forward. He was so angry that he had the spirit of holding the world in his hands.
A big woman, this is how she should be!
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"Hold it! Hold it!"
Sanada's two reserve teams supported each other side by side.
In response to the Hojo army that kept crossing the river and besieging them, they slowly retreated to prevent being outflanked by the opponent.
Ashikaga Yoshiji was already fighting like crazy, and before noon, she mobilized three more reserve teams to cross the river. A gun formation of more than 1,200 people spread out to suppress the Sanada army of 500 people.
Yukiyo Yukiyo rushed to the front line, hacked to death two enemy Ashigaru who broke away from the formation, then dodged several spears thrust from the left and right, and quickly retreated back to his own formation.
After surviving the disaster, she took two deep breaths. Her ferocious performance frightened the enemy for a while, and temporarily stabilized the front line.
"Raise the gun! Don't shake! Hold the gun steady!"
She yelled a few curses, returned to the back of the formation, found Mochizuki Yukitada, who was sent by Sanada Nobunshige to supervise the battle, and said.
"There are too many enemy troops. In order to stop them, the reserve team's physical strength is too much, and the Ashigaru are already somewhat exhausted.
We can't hold on for long, when will the backup team come up?"
Mochizuki Yukitada stared ahead and said.
"Retreat, continue to retreat slowly. The reinforcements from the second formation will come up soon. We cannot collapse before they arrive."
Yuwei Yukiyo shook his head and said.
"It won't last long, the ashigaru are already exhausted and their morale cannot be sustained."
Mochizuki Yukitada glanced at her and shouted to Kamahara Yukishige on the side.
"Kamahara-sama, please bring your flag and join me behind the battle line to supervise the battle. Anyone who dares to escape the battle will be shot to death!"
"Hi!"
Yukiyo Hanao's face was ashen, she just made a suggestion, but she didn't expect Yukitada Mochizuki to be so disrespectful. She glanced at Yukishige Kamara who looked innocent, and she suppressed her words.
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On the other side, the Higashi Azuma clan who came up just now are not as strong as the Nishi Agatsuma clan who have been fighting for a long time. These people are mainly surrendered by the Saito family in Iwaki City. Their fighting power is not strong and their morale is even weaker.
Seeing the faint signs of collapse at the front, Nezu Sadamori scolded.
"Lord Norimi Saito, Lord Shigeyasu Ikeda, the spear formation must be maintained and retreat slowly. This battle is of great importance. If your reserve team collapses here, the Lord will never forgive you!
After the war, Azuma County will reconsider, and Hao Yukiyo has committed a crime of perverting the rule of law by manipulating the rebellious council members. You can get the land back through appeal and help your relatives rebuild their family business.
Now, Yukiyo Yu's backup team is right next to you. If you collapse, they hold on. Do you understand what this means?"
Saito Nori and Ikeda Shigeyasu looked at each other and said through gritted teeth.
"I'll go to the front line. Mr. Nezu, please take care of the overall situation here."
"I am coming too!"
The two men picked up their spears and rushed forward with their flags to stabilize the spear array at the front.
At this time, the enemy troops on the flanks had already surrounded them. Several incoming spears scared the ashigaru back and forth, causing chaos in the formation.
Nezu Sadamori's eyes were red, and he drew his sword to kill several Ashigaru who retreated the fastest.
At this time, a figure passed by her and ran to the flank. Miyoshi Izo, dressed in simple clothes, rushed forward with a sickle gun in hand.
He stabbed the ashigaru who was standing in the front to death with one shot, swept across the outside, and knocked down the ashigaru next to him. Finally, he ducked and dodged the spear thrust of the enemy's ten-man leader, the Hime Samurai.
Miyoshi Izo rolled backwards, dodged the stabbing attacks of several enemy soldiers, raised his sickle, cut off the calves of several people, and retreated.
Several enemy troops were lying in front of the formation, and the leg-broken men were wailing and crawling. They temporarily blocked the path forward of the gun formation, and the outflanking trend came to an instant halt.
"good!"
Nezu Sadamori couldn't help but cheer for her.
Stab to become a long spear, cut to become a razor, cut to become a hook and sickle. This Samyoshi family warrior who came to Japan in recent years was originally a student of Hohoin-ryu spear art.