At three o'clock in the morning, Tokiwabei had already assembled and immediately headed east, following Asahina Yasuhiro's team to attack the Okabe family's rearguard. Ame Akiupei led nearly 600 soldiers and cavalry to the Okabe family's palace in Ebata.
At the time of the camp, Asahina Taihiro had already led 400 soldiers to fight with the Okabe family's rearguard force left in the camp. The Okabe family's rearguard force also seemed to have about 400 soldiers, which was a quarter of the Okabe family's rearguard force.
One of the strengths.
Looking into the distance, we can see that several bridges on the Aizuma River have been crowded by the Okabe family's troops crossing the river. It seems that a large number of troops have crossed the Aizuma River and are building simple defenses on the east bank.
Fortifications. In addition to bridges, the Okabe family seemed to have quietly built a lot of bamboo rafts yesterday by relying on the bamboo forest next to the camp. At this moment, they were also dragged to the Aizuma River, transporting troops back and forth. And the main force of the Okabe family
, at this time, we were waiting at the tidal flat on the west bank of Fengzuma River to the east of Daying, waiting to cross the river.
The so-called attack halfway across the river in the art of war refers to attacking the troops who have not completed crossing the river. Because when crossing the river, the formation and organization of the troops will be disrupted. Troops that have not been able to regain their formation and command are often vulnerable.
.In addition, the backwater formation is constantly mobilized and there is no way to retreat. Attacking halfway will often achieve excellent results.
"Join the battle immediately!" Yu Qiuping ordered, "Zijing, Ziping, Mi Qisuke, take your three platoons and immediately add them to Asahina-sama's army and accept his control!" Yu Qiuping found that Asahina Taiheng seemed to be
The troops were somewhat insufficient, so they immediately sent the troops of Mizu Atonsune, Mizu Atonpei and Kobayakawa Ya Nanisuke. He led the remaining people to move towards Hina Yasuhiro's left wing, intending to attack the Okabe family's rearguard from the side.
After the Okabe family noticed Yu Qiuping's intention, they immediately accelerated their speed of crossing the river. At the same time, the rearguard troops also began to shrink their defense line, gradually giving up their camp and retreating towards the river. This prevented them from being flanked by Yu Qiuping.
camp.
However, just as Yu Qiupei was striding forward, Asahina Taiheng, who was on the front battlefield, suddenly stopped. Immediately afterwards, the Asahina troops who had already invaded the Okabe family camp quickly retreated. Before Yu Qiupei could send anyone,
When I asked Asahina Taihiro why he suddenly retreated, the fire started burning quickly in the camp, and the smoke was billowing. It looked like a fire scene had been arranged long ago.
If Asahina Taehyung hadn't discovered it earlier, many members of the Asahina family would have been trapped in the fire.
Yu Qiuping was impressed by Okabe Motonobu's operation. It was obvious that the flammable materials in these camps had been arranged yesterday. With his burning, the progress made by Asahina Taiheng's hard-fought attack was wasted, and Okabe was
The family bought a lot of time. The official road for the frontal attack on the Okabe family was also blocked by fire, and the pursuing troops had to take a detour, which caused a lot of trouble for the attackers.
After the Asahina family temporarily retreated, Ame Qiupei, who was alone and went deep, did not dare to advance too aggressively, because there were still many troops of the Okabe family on the river bank. When Asahina Yasuhiro reorganized his team, he also launched an attack on the Okabe family from the right.
After that, Yu Qiuping resumed the offensive again - it was already the second quarter of the morning, and more than half of the Okabe family troops had withdrawn to the east bank. The Okabe army on the east bank was also trying to reorganize their formation.
However, there was not much room left for Yu Qiupei to attack. The passage between the fire scene and the Aizuma River was extremely narrow and densely hilly. The Okabe family only sent more than two hundred Ashigaru warriors to block the road.
Yes. Even if Yu Qiuping had twice the advantage in the number of soldiers, it would still be difficult to deploy his troops. Yu Qiuping wanted to test the opponent's combat effectiveness, so he sent two platoons of new soldiers to attack, but with little success.
The Okabe family defenders left behind were obviously the elite of the Okabe family. Judging from the flags, they seemed to be the troops directly under the Okabe family. They relied on the advantage of the terrain and the shooting of their own archers to block Tokiwa Bei's attack. In a complex situation
Under the influence of the terrain and the enemy's arrows, the recruits were unable to maintain a complete formation, and the sword thrust that Tsukiwabe was proud of could not be used. And these recruits who lacked combat effectiveness, because the training focused on discipline, were far behind in personal martial arts.
Far inferior to these elite soldiers of the Okabe family. In the chaotic battle, the Okabe family's ashigaru were beaten to a halt. If it weren't for the energy and spirit tempered by daily rigorous training, I'm afraid there would be no way to compete with the Okabe family's ashigaru.
Troops counterbalance.
"It's too late, we have to hurry up!" Yu Qiuping said anxiously: "Ancheng! Shengzheng! You go to the front and replace the two recruit platoons! Take the casualties and force a breakthrough! Penetrate the opponent's position for me!"
Fukushima Yasunari and Yoshioka Katsumasa, who had experienced many battles and had followed Yu Qiupei since Chili Castle, entered the battle and immediately made progress. Yu Qiupei, Charlie's archery team, was transferred to several nearby hills.
Go up and suppress the enemy's position with fire. Fukushima Yasunari and Yoshioka Katsumasa, one on the left and one on the right, led the red leaf soldiers to rush forward. Under the pressure of Charlie, the opponent's archers had to try to fight with Tokiwa
The prepared archers fired at each other, reducing the pressure on the frontal battlefield.
Tokiwa Bei endured the flying arrows. As long as the ashigaru in the middle was not hit in the vital part, he would silently break the arrow shaft and continue to march with the team without saying a word. Even if he was occasionally shot in the cheek or thigh,
If someone is forced to fall, the people behind them will immediately take their place. The well-dressed ashigaru march in neat steps, ignoring the hills and depressions in front of them, and press towards the Okabe family's front like a torrent of steel.
A moment later, the veterans of Tokiwabei had already marched in front of the Okabe family's formation. Without saying a word, they were all facing each other! The samurai of the Okabe family and the brave ashigaru stepped forward to fight back, although they also killed many Tokiwabei.
The ashigaru of the Okabe family were stabbed one after another. The ashigaru of the Okabe family was slightly shaken, but Tokiwa Bei was unequivocal and stabbed at the Okabe family's position with random spears. The morale of the Okabe family's troops was greatly affected.
There was a lag, but they quickly recovered and formed a dense formation to resist the advance of Tokiwa Bei's spear array.
Although Tokiwabei's bravery and skill in fighting suppressed the Okabe family's troops, the Okabe family's elite soldiers were no small feat, and the battle line once again fell into a stalemate.
"This situation may require a strong breakthrough point to open up the situation." Amano Keide suggested in a low voice when he saw Yu Qiuping's solemn expression.
"What I'm saying is that such a chaotic situation relies on samurai with outstanding personal martial arts." Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment and looked at Honda Tadakatsu who was already eager to try.
"Nanosuke, you haven't done anything since you took the Yuan Dynasty!" Yu Qiuping asked loudly.
"Report to Your Highness! Yes!" Honda Tadakatsu suddenly straightened his back, raised a majestic voice, and shouted in a low voice.
"Then, go and prove your bravery!" Yu Qiuping raised his hand and pointed to the position of the Okabe family on the opposite side, "Nanosuke, No. Honda Tadakatsu! Give you a quarter of an hour to break the opponent's position for me!"
"Yes!" Honda Tadakatsu was still a child after all, and he replied somewhat excitedly. This was his first battle to kill an enemy since his Yuan server! It can also be called the official first battle of his military career.
"Everyone, hold on, buy time for our lord!" General Hakio Jukuuchi, the Okabe family servant in charge of the rear, constantly encouraged his men and worked hard to maintain the defense line. And he knew that his colleagues on the other side must also be struggling to resist.
Now, the evacuation of the Okabe family has been completed, with only the last batch of auxiliary troops and baggage remaining. They just need to hold on for a while longer!
"These Red Leaf Soldiers are really strong! They collided with each other head-on, and they were so powerful that they were not afraid of the ground or the ground!" Hakuo Jukuuchi looked at Tsukiwabei's ferocious offensive and cursed in a low voice, "No wonder they have the confidence to betray the family governor's palace!"
Tsukiwabe's offensive just now caused them great trouble. They originally thought that such a narrow terrain and complex terrain would be enough for them to withstand it for a long time. Who would have thought that Tsukiwabei would completely suppress his troops in one fell swoop?
.Jiban Bei simply could not deploy his troops and put more people into the attack, so they could still survive.
"Anyway, the battle situation is quite stable." Kuroo Jukuuchi thought, "If we hold on for a while, we can start to retreat... Nani!"
The smile suddenly froze on his face, and his eyes widened suddenly.
I saw a young man riding a horse alone, relying on some incredible equestrian skills to prance through the hills. He clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and the horse jumped high. He also pulled the reins to the side, and the horse jumped up.
He landed on a small mound in the middle of the army. He then urged the horse again and rushed towards Okabe Bei. Several ashigaru in the front row of the Okabe family thrust their spears towards the horses, trying to stop him.
Tadakatsu's sudden advance. Who would have thought that Tadakatsu Honda would push hard on the horse, causing his body to soar, his legs to be retracted, and he squatted firmly on the horse's back.
The next moment, when the spear hit the horse, the horse roared in pain and stood up. When Honda Tadakatsu was about to be thrown off his horse, Honda Tadakatsu took advantage of his inertia and jumped hard.
The whole person jumped into the air from the horse and appeared above many Okabe Bei Ashgaru.
The Ashigaru raised their heads in bewilderment and saw Honda Tadakatsu leaping high, briefly blocking the sun's rays. They tried in vain to pull out the spear that had penetrated the horse's belly, but they were unable to do so in time.
After a moment, the black-armored body rushed down towards them, and the light of the sun appeared again from top to bottom, dazzling their eyes. Vaguely, they could only see that this military commander was not as tall as Tsukiwabei's hundreds of soldiers.
People wear red leaves.
Honda Tadakatsu took advantage of the inertia of his fall, drew his knife in his hand, and turned over with a spinning slash. The four people below him were instantly chopped down. He rolled forward on the spot to release the force of his fall, and used the inertia to
After running a few steps, he slashed and killed three Okabe Ashigaru who were caught off guard.
Honda Tadakatsu raised his head and glanced contemptuously, and found the flag of the commander of the Okabe family. He held a katana in his right hand, and casually snatched a spear from the hand of a dead ashigaru with his left hand.
With it in his hand, he straightened up and rushed straight towards the flag.
The Okabe family ashigaru on both sides rushed to besiege Honda Tadakatsu, but the Jobanbei ashigaru in front took the opportunity to break through, and the entire formation was messed up. However, no matter what ashigaru came to stop it, it was not Honda's.
Duo Zhongsheng's enemy. He was still just a young man, but he was as brave as the return of the gods, cutting a bloody path in the army. His footsteps never stopped, turning left and right, and all obstacles blocked his way.
All were cut to pieces at their feet.
He rushed all the way to the flag, and nearly ten samurai stood between him and Kurio Jukuuchi. Honda Tadakatsu's face was still full of disdain, and then he rushed forward with momentum, and slammed in front of the samurai.
Suddenly stopping, his left hand used the force to throw out the spear in his hand like a javelin. The spear stabbed out like a sharp arrow from the string. Kazuo Jukunai only felt a flash in front of his eyes, and then there was a sharp pain in his chest and a surge in his throat.
Hot liquid came out, and a fishy-sweet smell went straight into his nose. Before he could realize what happened, he vomited blood and fell unconscious.
"You! You!" After a moment of astonishment, the nearly ten samurai attacked Honda Tadakatsu like crazy. Honda Tadakatsu's face remained as calm as water, and he rushed forward without hesitation.
When the surrounding Okabe family ashigaru realized that Kakuo-juku had been killed by the formation, they hurriedly gathered around the flagpole. They saw that there were more than a dozen people surrounding the flag just now, but now there was only one person covered in blood.
A young man in black clothes stood there, surrounded by more than a dozen corpses.
The young man glanced disdainfully at the dozens of ashigaru who had gathered around him, and silently put the blood-stained katana into its sheath, without paying any attention to the dozens of ashigaru. He walked slowly to the flag,
Hold the flagpole with one hand and push it in half with a little force.
The battlefield suddenly became quiet.
Only then did they realize that the young man had just killed dozens of ashigaru and captured their general. With the power of one man, he had swept across the entire army. There were more than a dozen corpses still bleeding at his feet.
The corpses, not long ago, were their adults. Just a moment later, they all fell.
This is what is called a thousand horses riding a horse.
No one dared to take any action surrounding Honda Tadakatsu's Okabe army.
It was a kind of shock and silence among the mortals in heaven and earth when the gods came to the mortal world.
A moment later, the shouts of the Joban Bei Ashgaru's general attack rang out. The weapons in the hands of the Okabe Family Ashgaru fell to the ground one after another as if they were awakened from a dream. Their bodies were shaking constantly, and they were sweating.
Looking at the young man in black armor covered in blood. Looking at the warriors who fought dozens of people in just a quarter of an hour.
The ashigaru on the periphery fled in a hurry, but none of the dozens of ashigaru surrounding Honda Tadakatsu could move. They just looked at the black-armored boy blankly, shocked by the cold murderous aura.
The surrounding Tokiwa Bei ashigaru completely destroyed Okabe Bei's defense line, shouting slogans and killing them: "Whoever kneels down to ask for surrender will not be killed!"
The moment an ashigaru looked at Honda Tadakatsu, his legs suddenly softened and he suddenly knelt on the ground.
It was difficult for them to take their own steps, and they could not escape even a step. Their legs were trembling, and they couldn't help but want to kneel down and beg for mercy. This is not the awe of human beings for authority and strength, but the ancestral memory of human beings from the unarmed primitive people.
The innate fear inherited from here, the fear of unmatched beasts.
When Honda Tadakatsu looked around, those dozens of ashigaru were like dominoes, one after another, kneeling on their knees and lowering their heads.
Facing the center of the battlefield - where Honda Tadakatsu is.
Chapter completed!