Chapter 1691 Toqi Lai, who respects saints and eliminates traitors
Satomi Honbu Formation is a typical samurai field camp of an island nation.
A circle of ditches was dug to pass the water to protect the river, tall fences separated the inside and outside, the north and south suspension bridges were connected to the outside, four corner observation towers were used for observation and shooting, and the temporary house where Hatamoto lived protected the central honba.
Yoshihiro didn't expect that Yoshihiro Satomi would play this trick in the temporary station and live for two days among thousands of troops. How could you come up with such a turtle shell at the level of a grand battle?
The Hojo people, who abandoned their baggage and crossed the Edogawa River at night, simply couldn't bite off such a turtle shell. Even if they took advantage of the confusion of the Satomi army and found some siege weapons, it was still not enough.
Just when Yiyin was preparing to take a last chance as a living doctor, a turning point came.
The Hojo clan came from the south. Satomi Yoshihiro's sister Satomi Tadahiro personally led a group of warriors to guard the south gate suspension bridge, but the north did not slack off either.
Satomi Yoshihiro was determined to defend, not caring about the chaos in the outer camps, he just wanted to defend his own position.
The south gate faces the Hojo crowd led by the saint, and naturally the Yusato Ichimen defend the gate firmly, while the north gate is handed over to the close minister Anzai Shimoto, lest the saint attack the north gate.
Satomi Yoshihiro still thinks too highly of Yoshigan. How can he have the strength to attack the North Gate now?
Just creating chaos and preventing the enemy troops in the outer camp from reorganizing had already consumed most of the energy of the Hojo people.
Yiyin just wanted to try the south gate again, and couldn't even allocate troops to harass the north gate and distract the defenders.
Despite this, Anxi Shigen still felt like facing a formidable enemy and carefully nailed the north gate.
It was already past morning, and the sun was already halfway toward noon.
Anxi Shigen looked into the distance, wondering why the families in the north had not organized their troops to come to the rescue.
Little did she know that the men in blue had taken the first line of the battle in the early morning, and Mikami Momo and Kito Yua immediately organized the elite warriors of the Hundred Cavalry, and went south like crazy to help out and grab the credit.
Although the Boso coalition forces stationed in the north did not suffer much losses, the loss of a long front line brought them psychological pressure far greater than the actual offensive.
Satomi Yoshihiro stayed behind closed doors and did not inform everyone about the military situation of the loss of the Nagasaku front line.
The shortcomings of this approach have been exposed, and each family has secretly begun to retreat. They are just waiting to see how the situation will change, and are ready to run away at any time, and even some are like Toqi.
Anzai Shigen saw a group of troops approaching the Satomi camp from a distance. He fired arrows to warn and stopped the visitors from approaching the camp.
At this moment, the military camp was in chaos, and Anzai Shimomoto couldn't tell the difference between friend and foe. He just watched the opponent display the Toki family's family crest flag, and he was dubious.
Several knights rushed out from the opponent's queue, and the leader was Toki Nourii. She shouted towards the north gate.
"I am Toqi, and I have been ordered to come for reinforcements. Pull down the suspension bridge quickly!"
Anzai Shimoto saw that it was Toki who was doing the job, and he felt relieved and shouted.
"Back to Lord Toqi, His Highness has ordered the north gate to be closed tightly. Please also take a detour to the south."
Toki thought that Lai recognized Anzai Shigen, pointed at her and cursed.
"Anxi! The outer camp is in chaos now. Do you want my troops to be broken up by the rebels and give the enemy a chance to attack!"
Open the door immediately! I will explain to Her Highness on her side! It is not your turn to pretend to be powerful here!"
Anzai Shigen was very embarrassed and looked down at the furious Toki Noi.
Satomi Yoshiyao married Toki Norayi's son, so Satomi Yoshihiro was Toki Norayi's grandson. He treated Toki Norayi very politely every day, and Anzai Sanemoto really couldn't afford to offend him.
The other party is an in-law and one of our own allies. This time, she is the quickest to come to support. If Anzai Mimoto stops her, Toki will snitch on her in the future, and Satomi Yoshihiro will not be able to protect her.
Anxi Shiyuan thought for a while and shouted.
"Can I go to His Highness to inquire first?"
Toki Wei Lai sneered.
"You can hear the sounds of charging and killing in the south getting louder and louder. The enemy is organizing a new offensive. I don't know if the south gate can hold on.
Just go ahead and ask, I will settle the matter with you slowly after the war for delaying military intelligence!"
Anxi Shigen listened carefully, and the sound of fighting in the south was indeed noisy again. Could it be that the saint had started a new round of offensive?
She was so confused that she gritted her teeth and made up her mind, shouting quickly.
"Don't be upset, Toki-sama, I will get off the suspension bridge and open the door immediately!"
Toki Norayi looked at the castle leader Anzai Shigen giving orders with a gloomy face. He put his hands behind his back and made a few gestures. A group of Ji warriors held their weapons and waited with bated breath.
The suspension bridge slowly lowered, and the door opened. Looking at Toki Yuri who was gradually approaching in the distance, Anzai Shimomoto's uneasiness became more and more serious.
She looked carefully at the queue following Toki Norayi. Why was there someone drawing a sword and drawing a bow? The enemy was still in the south.
Anzai Shigen's heart felt alarming and he shouted loudly.
"Close the door! Close the door quickly!"
I don’t know where Anzai Mimoto saw the flaw, but Toki Nori would never give her a chance to close the door, so he drew his sword and shouted.
"Honor the saints and eliminate traitors! Heaven will punish the traitors! For the sake of the saints! Charge!"
The Hime Samurai beside her immediately revved up his horse to speed up, and forced the half-opened door open. A large number of ashigaru filed in behind him, and fought with the Satomi army beside the door.
Satomi saw that most of the troops of this formation were defending the saint on the south side, and there were only a few troops at the north gate.
At this moment, Anzai Shimomoto was filled with regrets. Seeing that he could no longer hold on, he gritted his teeth, called for people to come forward to stop him, and hurriedly ran to Uchimi Yoshihiro's place.
Satomi Yoshihiro was sitting in the curtain, feeling uneasy as she listened to the sounds of fighting at the south gate. Suddenly, the sound of fighting also sounded from the north gate, making her even more panicked.
Suddenly, Anzai Mimoto rushed into the curtain, knelt in front of Satomi Yoshihiro, and cried.
"Your Highness, leave quickly! Toqi tricked Lai into opening the north gate, but she rebelled!"
Satomi Yoshihiro stood up from his horse, feeling dizzy, and asked repeatedly.
"What's going on! What's going on!"
Anxi Shigen felt extremely regretful. She pulled Satomi Yoshihiro's hem and said anxiously.
"It's all my fault! I was easily deceived by Toki into opening the door for Lai! Your Highness, leave quickly! If you don't leave, it will be too late!"
Satomi Yoshihiro kicked her away and said angrily.
"The south gate is being attacked by saints, and the north gate has been tricked into opening. Where should I go?"
Anxi Shigen was kicked to the ground and immediately got up and shouted.
"Climb the wall! There must be a horse outside the wall! It can help you leave!"
Seeing that Yoshihiro looked uncertain, Satomoto Anzai shouted again.
"A strong woman can bend and stretch! Your Highness! If you don't leave, you really won't be able to leave!"
Satomi Yoshihiro let out a roar like a wounded beast in his throat, and growled.
"Let's go! Let's climb out from the east wall!"
"Hi!"
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South Gate.
Yiyin looked at the situation ahead, shook his head and sighed.
"You can't get in."
Although the Hojo Young Boys were not afraid of death and used rockets to burn down the suspension bridge and used ladders to climb up the fence, the Satomi Ichimen led by Satomi Tadahiro refused to retreat and refused to give up an inch of ground.
The Hojo troops were exhausted and charged three times, resulting in forty or fifty casualties. They could not get up the wall.
Yiyin saw that his morale was defeated in front of the city wall, and he knew that he could no longer show off his strength. Just as he was about to give the order to retreat, the sound of fighting within the enemy army was heard from within the south gate.
what happened?
Yiyin's heart moved, and he suddenly remembered something and ordered.
"Hojo Yasunari!"
"Hi!"
"You lead the charge yourself and charge again!
If I'm not wrong, there is someone who has defected in front of the formation to act righteously. You can go and observe.
If someone is really acting righteously, you will fully cooperate to kill them! If not, there is no violation in retreating immediately!"
"Hi!"
Yiyin held his breath for a moment, calmed down the excitement in his heart, and continued to give orders.
"Tachibana Kanou!"
"Hi!"
"Take a few people to go around the Western Wall, observe the situation inside the wall, and see if my guess about justice is true. Report back immediately!"
"Hi!"
"Naomasa Ii! Go to the east wall!"
"Hi!"
After sending out all his generals, Yiyin let out a deep breath.
At this moment, the Hojo people behind them suddenly made a way, and three Hojo envoys rushed to the front of Yoshigan and knelt down to salute.
These three people were obviously familiar with the Hojo people, so they were brought to Yoshigami immediately.
An idea popped into Yiyin's mind and he asked urgently.
"Where are you from?"
The leading envoy fell to the ground and kowtowed.
"Sage, Lord Daidoji has led the front troops across the Edogawa River and ordered us to go north to search for traces of you, sage."
Yiyin laughed loudly.
Mount Shinma in the south was sore from Yoshigan's beating that even Hojo's envoys did not dare to stop them. They were so cowardly. When Daidaiji Morimasa's troops arrived, they would be attacked from both sides and would not dare to resist.
Yiyin glanced at the sky. It was still early at noon, and the prosperity of Daodao Temple was at least two hours earlier than promised. She was also working hard enough.
At this moment, Yoshigan saw that the Hojo people had climbed over the fence of the south gate and opened the door. The situation in front of him was great.
He solemnly ordered.
"The three of you go back immediately and tell Lord Daidaiji that I have broken through Yoshihiro Satomi's main formation and the morale of the enemy troops at Shinma Mountain and Sawada has been taken away.