At seven o'clock in the morning, the battle on the east bank of the Fengzuma River was about to break out.
The troops of the Southern Powerful Alliance formed the most common fish scale formation. The vanguard led by Naomori Ii pointed directly at the center of the Crane Wing Formation. The auxiliary soldiers of the Powerful Alliance stayed not far behind the formation.
"Archers, come out!" Ii Naomori ordered the archers in the team to go out and shoot. There was not much wind today, and the bow and arrow shooting could not rely on the wind. The rain of arrows poured towards Fukushima Yasunari's platoon, and Tokiwa Bei
The ashigaru lowered their heads slightly to avoid being hit in the face by the arrows. The ashigaru of Tokiwabei stood in the rain of arrows, motionless, as comfortable as if they were bathing in the sea breeze. Most of the thrown arrows had a strong impact on Tokiwabei.
It wasn't much of a threat, and the few ashigaru who were shot in the thighs just broke their arrow shafts without saying a word and retreated to the back of the formation.
"Tokiwabei is well-deserved." Naomori Ii admired silently. His archers had fired for ten consecutive rounds, but they failed to cause many casualties or confusion to the people on the opposite side. "Where are the other side's archers? Why don't they dare to come out and shoot at each other?
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During this time, Miura Yoshijo on Ii Naomori's right and the friendly troops on the left also started shooting with bows and arrows. The Tokiwa Bei Ashgaru on both wings still endured the rain of arrows silently, only defending but not attacking. If it were an ordinary army, if our own generals
If they refuse to let the archers shoot at each other and instead take the beating silently, the morale of the troops will fluctuate greatly. However, the ashigaru of Tokiwabei always trusted their commander and remained silent without saying a word, still maintaining a very high morale.
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"What a strong soldier." Miura Yoshi sighed with emotion. Although Tokiwabei was at a disadvantage in numbers, he occupied a condescending location and used the ups and downs of the hills to hide their archers well. I don't know where their archers are.
Miura Yoshi was a little irritable, and there was no way to waste time here, so he sent messengers to urge other wealthy families to start attacking.
"The left wing is close to the river bank. It is difficult to deploy the troops, so don't press heavily. Most of the archers on the opposite side are on the side far away from the river bank. Please pay more attention to it. The auxiliary soldiers should bring their shields and shields to follow the troops." Miura Yoshi.
He ordered, "The main attack direction is the center and right wing. Move 80% of the troops here to attack the enemy!"
With the waving of Miura Yoshiyuki's flag, the coalition of wealthy families began to slowly change their formation. The left wing was handed over to a team put together by several small wealthy families. They approached a tidal flat under the hill and stopped to monitor Omaezaki.
The movements of Nakahide's troops, as for the center and right wing, were left to Ii Naomori and Miura Yoshijo themselves to direct their men to rush towards the defense line.
After the wealthy coalition forces approached the defense line, Charlie's archery team immediately climbed up the hill and launched rapid fire at the attacking troops. The condescending shooting caused a lot of trouble to the attacking side, and many ashigaru were immediately shot to the ground. However,
, Miura Yoshi had already anticipated Yu Qiupei's deployment. The auxiliary soldiers in the team immediately raised their shields to protect the Ashigaru soldiers and continued to advance. The cover of the auxiliary soldiers protected most of the shooting angles. The wealthy family
Under the cover of the auxiliary troops, the coalition troops rushed towards the hill quickly.
The under-numbered Joban Bei Ashgaru were forced to form a semicircular formation for defense. The archers were also divided into two teams under the cover of the Ashgaru and retreated behind the soldiers. Fukushima Yasunari and Yoshioka Katsumasa due to lack of troops,
No longer trying to connect the battle lines together, but fighting independently. However, even so, the two platoons of Fukushima Yasunari and Yoshioka Katsumasa had to face attacks from enemies three times their number. In order to ensure
Each platoon's front line was complete and would not be detoured from the flanks. The Jobanbi Ashgaru were forced to spread the formation very thin. In most places, there were only two rows of ashigaru, and even only one row at the side and rear. This also meant that,
The Qi thorn that Tokiwabe is so proud of may not be able to exert its maximum effect.
"Prepare - thrust!" Even so, the commanders still tenaciously commanded their men to launch a thrust. The two rows of ashigaru's swift thrust were still powerful, taking away the lives of nearly ten people in front at once.
However, the numerically superior coalition of wealthy clans continued to charge towards the defense line under the urging of the samurai. The samurai rushed forward waving their swords, but the outnumbered Tokiwa Bei Ashigaru were unable to kill all the second-round breakers.
Killed and rushed forward, the battle began to evolve into a melee, and Tokiwa Bei's numerical disadvantage became more obvious.
Yu Qiuping saw this, but he did not dare to send his reserve team forward to support. Because after Fukushima Yasunari and Yoshioka Katsumasa reduced their troops, his own formation was no longer safe. If the powerful alliance is willing,
He can forcefully infiltrate and attack his horse mark from the hilly gap between the two platoons. He now has about thirty people from Ogawa Yufuyu, and about twenty ashigaru from the cavalry team without horses.
He sighed, and first looked to the northeast. Naoe Tadayei was commanding another part of Joban Bei to resist the Okabe family's attack. The Asahina family's troops on the east bank were working hard to regroup, and Asahina Taitomo and Okuhira on the west bank
Zhenji is also about to put out the fire in the camp.
As long as we hold on until the reinforcements arrive, the Okabe family's attack should stop. Yu Qiupei thought to himself. However, it is not easy to hold on until the reinforcements arrive. Both Fukushima Yasunari and Yoshioka Katsumasa have no energy left.
However, the wealthy alliance still had a reserve team of nearly 200 soldiers that had not been used. Once these people joined the battle group, Yu Qiuping did not know how to deal with it.
"Don't you think it's boring!" Nakahide Omaezaki said with a curse, "Big brother Ahnari and that brainless guy are fighting like a raging fire, and we're just standing here with those 200 people staring at each other, and we can't do anything to help!"
"Sir, it's not that we don't want to help." An ashigaru persuaded, "Next to our place is the Aizuma River. The terrain is narrow and it is not easy to deploy troops. The people over there are blocked at the edge of the tidal flat, and there are 50 of us.
How can I not get through?"
"Hey! What bad luck!" Omaezaki Nakahide spat and looked towards the other side of the river. He happened to notice that on the Moizuma River, there seemed to be more than a dozen uncontrolled bamboo rafts floating down the river.
At three o'clock on May 21st, what Yu Qiuping least expected to see happened.
After the frontline troops of the wealthy coalition suppressed the Yuqiu family, Miura Yoshisawa, as the commander-in-chief, ordered the remaining reserve teams to also reinforce the frontline. The pressure suddenly increased, and Fukushima Yasunari and Yoshioka Katsumasa were almost unable to resist.
Many powerful coalition forces have already tried to infiltrate from the gap to the rear to surround the two platoons.
In desperation, Yu Qiupei had no choice but to order a full retreat, giving up the condescending location on the hill. He planned to withdraw the three platoons of Fukushima Yasunari, Gomaezaki Nakahide and Yoshioka Katsumasa, shrink the defense line, and retreat in his own area.
A small circular formation was formed around the formation and they continued to resist. However, this also meant that Yu Qiuping gave up maneuvering and planning on the battlefield and could only be beaten passively. However, there was no way around it.
After the order to retreat was issued, Yu Qiupei sent Ogawa Yufuyu's reserve team to support the retreat of Fukushima Yasunari and Yoshioka Katsumasa. He himself also came to the forefront personally to direct the alternating cover between the various units. Wait until he is ready.
When Yi Yi commanded three platoons to fight and retreat, he was surprised to find.
Omaezaki Nakahide's platoon is missing!
He hurriedly asked around about Omaezaki Nakahide's movements, but everyone had just focused on the east side of the battlefield, and no one paid attention to Omaezaki Nakahide, who could easily retreat. The hill where Omaezaki Nakahide was just now has been occupied by wealthy families.
Dozens of people from the coalition forces came up first and occupied
"This guy won't run away by himself!" Yu Qiuping yelled angrily, "I'm here to report a message anyway! What are you doing! How can I organize a defense line without his platoon!"
Although Yu Qiuping was furious, he still had to cry and command his 50-man-less men to start building a defense system near the main formation. At this time, the two hills in the front and east were also occupied by the Ii family.
and the Miura family's troops occupied it.
However, before the powerful coalition forces could launch further attacks, there was a sudden commotion on the western hill next to the Aizuma River. Everyone looked over there and saw Omaezaki Nakahide leading his platoon.
Went out from behind a small patch of woods and shrubs on the west side of the hill that blocked the view, and launched a fierce attack on the coalition of wealthy tribes on the mountain. The wealthy tribe that had just walked up the hill were only about forty people, and they were not numerically superior. Naturally, they were not elite Tokiwabi troops.
The opponent. And because the west side is close to the Aizuma River, which is a tidal flat, and the terrain is narrow, the following powerful troops have not been able to catch up. The troops on the hill were killed after a few attempts, and more than a dozen people were killed. They were in embarrassment.
They fled down the mountain. The following powerful troops, as if facing a formidable enemy, hurriedly withdrew from the tidal flats and returned to their original position, ready to form defensive formations.
To everyone's surprise, Gomaezaki Nakahide did not pursue him, but withdrew down the hill again, surrendered the hill, and disappeared from everyone's sight. The wealthy coalition seemed very surprised by his actions, and stopped for a moment.
As the attack progressed, many messengers shuttled back and forth between the horse seals and seemed to be discussing countermeasures.
"This kid! The carbine is quite dirty!" Yu Qiuping laughed and scolded, "Hurry up and send someone to contact him and ask him to return to the formation to help!" However, since Yu Qiuping did not bring horses with him when he crossed the river, the messenger had no choice but to run over and inform him.
It will probably take some time. "Let him stop when he feels like it, otherwise he will be surrounded by a coalition of wealthy families and we won't be able to save him."
Before the dispatched messengers could return, the powerful coalition forces seemed to have ended their discussions, and the coalition forces on the hills began to take action again. On the central hills, more than a hundred people were assigned to occupy the west hills. The original west hills
Yu Qiuping was not very clear about the movements of the team to the south that had just been attacked by Nakahide Omaezaki. Since the three hills in front of him blocked his view, he could not figure out the actions of the enemy troops south of the hills.
However, Yu Qiuping guessed that that unit would most likely cooperate with the hundreds of soldiers to attack the mountain. Now, Nakahide Omaezaki would definitely not have the chance to attack again.
At the same time, the main force of nearly 700 soldiers of the wealthy coalition began to climb over the hills in a mighty manner, heading towards Yu Qiuping's main formation. Yu Qiuping now urgently needs Omaezaki Nakahide to return to the team immediately, so that a complete defense can be established
system.
Chapter completed!