Chapter 1019 The First Soldier of the Warring States Period
Yamazaka Yukimori's full-army assault was a helpless move.
Each reserve team was exhausted, so they could only rely on Ji Ji, who was eager for military rewards, to take the lead and give it a final try. Although this was effective, it also completely broke up the army's command system.
Hime Samurai is the main force in the reserve team, and he is also the grassroots commander who suppresses Ashigaru. Now the whole army is in chaos, the soldiers don't know the generals, and the generals don't know the soldiers. I don't know how much time it will take to reorganize and organize.
The fighter opportunity disappeared in an instant, and Yamanaka Yukimori had no choice but to mess around in order to seize the victory.
She allowed the generals of each reserve force to perform freely, and organized as many men as they could into battle, chasing them indiscriminately, and following them to cover up Hojo's defeated troops.
It was the strategic intention of the Echigo army to take advantage of the difficult-to-retreat terrain of the Sano Territory and try its best to annihilate the Hojo elite in the joint battle.
Yamanaka Yukimori must seize the time to counterattack now, and cannot allow Hojo's defeated army to recover and be organized again to stabilize the northern front.
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Sanada Nobushige looked at the chaos at the Kanto Imperial Palace and wanted to join in the pursuit, but he was powerless.
The Sanada Iron Armored Army fought for too long, and these Hime Samurai wearing plate armor could no longer fight. After killing Hojo Ryuzan, the Hojo army on the northern front battlefield had been completely defeated.
The defeated troops of Hojo were all running away to cross the Akiyama River. Amid the chaos, Ashikaga Yoshiji's family crest began to slowly retreat again. Only this time, her retreat was much slower.
A large number of defeated troops seized the road and fled. At this time, who cared about her as the Kanto General and the Hojo Right Wing General. The key to escape was not to run faster than the enemy, but to run faster than the friendly troops.
Sanada Nobunaga looked at the slowly retreating Ashikaga Yoshiji flag, a gleam of light bloomed in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
She staggered and stood up again, and there was no part of her body that was not in pain. Her skin was sticky and uncomfortable, her face was hot, and her throat was dry and felt like it was about to split.
Just as she was about to shout something, a violent cough broke out in her parched throat. The heavy plate armor and sultry cotton armor made her rapidly dehydrated, her heartbeat accelerated, and her physical condition was very bad.
Sanada Nobushige endured the discomfort. At this time, several Hime warriors rushed from the northwest, led by Umino Riichi.
I saw many water bags hanging on their bodies. They rushed to the Sanada Iron Armored Army who was sitting on the ground and handed them water bags one by one.
As soon as Umino Ri found an idiot still standing among the countless tin cans, he knew who she was.
She quickly walked over, knocked Nobushige Sanada's helmet with her hand, and held her up.
"You idiot, sit down and have a rest and drink some water. Don't take off your plate armor yet. No matter how heavy or tired you are, just hold on.
You can only take it off after your body temperature slowly drops. At this time, nail removal may cause nail polish wind, which can lead to sudden death."
She opened Sanada Nobushige's mask and put the opening of the water bag to her mouth.
Sanada Nobushige, whose throat had been smoking for a long time, swallowed hard, and the water flowed through her dry and cracked throat, which made her choke out in pain, and tears accompanied the pain.
Umino Riichi's always cold expression twitched and he cursed coldly.
"Drink slowly!"
Her movements were much gentler, and she slowly poured the water into Sanada Nobushige's mouth. Sanada Nobushige drank while choking, and finally let out a breath.
"Liu Niang came at the right time and saved her life."
Umino Riichi's Sanmu face relaxed slightly and whispered.
"It was my miscalculation. I didn't expect Hojo's right wing to be so resilient. If you hadn't bravely broken through the formation, this time would have been very troublesome."
Sanada Nobushige shook his head slightly and said.
"It's not your fault. The Hojo family is powerful in the Kanto Plain. How can the elites of her family be ordinary people that are easy to deal with?
Only by defeating such an opponent can we show our value, and now we are still a little short of it."
Umino Lee was stunned and said.
"You still want to attack? You really don't want your life!
These sisters have been wearing plate armor for a long time and are no longer able to fight. If you force them into battle again, they will die violently."
Sanada Nobushige bared his teeth and smiled.
"I didn't say I wanted them to go. Didn't you bring someone here? Just follow me to find Ashikaga Yoshiji and capture this Kanto general."
Umino Riichi and the newly arrived Hime warriors were forced to stay by the Sanada clan because they did not have enough for one hundred sets of plate armor.
She half-closed her eyes, raised her eyes to the east, looked at the flag of the Ashikaga Yoshi clan and said.
"I won't accompany you crazy. Sanada has done a great job in this battle, which is enough for you to lie down and rest for a while."
Sanada Nobushige laughed loudly and said.
"Liu Niang, when was your most glorious moment? When you were a child, you played a war game and led people to ambush you in the snow, beating me and my sisters and running away in panic?"
Umino glared at her and said coldly.
"Don't waste your breath, I won't be fooled by you."
Sanada Nobushige swallowed hard, looked at Umino Riichi seriously, and said.
"Liu Niang, my most glorious moment is now!
Help me take off my plate armor and let me take these energetic sisters up there. I will definitely be able to capture Ashikaga Yoshiji!
We have made a lot of achievements, but there is just something missing! The Kamakura Ashikaga family is second only to the Ashikaga Shogun, the best people in the world, in Kanto. Don’t you think so?"
Umino Ri glanced at the helpless Sanada Armored Army around him and said coldly.
"You can't even move now, but you still want to catch Ashikaga Yoshiji? Do you know how terrible the armor-removing wind is?
If I take off your plate armor now, you might really be blown to death by a gust of autumn wind!"
Sanada Nobunaga's face straightened and he said solemnly.
"Liu Niang, please let me beg you.
The island is fierce and the mountain is prosperous. They all understand my ambition and my love for Odaisho.
You said, I have no way out, I must win this battle to dazzle everyone with military glory!
I did it, Liu Niang, I finally have the determination that a strong man can do to cut off his wrist."
Umino Riichi looked into Sanada Nobunaga's burning eyes and Sanmu's cold face, and two traces of tears suddenly fell down.
"I believe you, but this time, I want to go with you."
She wiped away her tears, reached out and opened the lock of Sanada Nobunaga's plate armor, and said harshly.
"Promise me you won't die, absolutely, absolutely! If you die from the armor-removing wind, I will never forgive myself!"
Nobushige Sanada stretched out his arms tiredly, gave a thumbs up, and smiled casually.
"I won't die, I still want to marry Odaisho, I want to help you revive the Umino family, and I want to lead everyone to live a good life.
Liu Niang, I finally found the value of my life. I like it very much. This time it is my sincere words.
I saw everyone following me closely, charging into battle with me, getting injured and dying. My heart was roaring at me, it couldn't end like this!
I'm going to capture Ashikaga Yoshiji, and I'm going to get a military exploit that will stun everyone. I'm going to let everyone know that I, Sanada Nobushige, am the strongest, and my sisters are the strongest!
We are the first soldiers of the Warring States Period!"
With tears streaming down his face and trembling all over, Umino Toshiichi peeled off Sanada Nobushige's plate armor piece by piece.
On a crisp autumn day, a gust of cool wind blew up from the plains, hitting Nobushige Sanada's soaked cotton armor, making his body tremble uncontrollably.