Satomi Yoshihiro's heart was pounding, and he was so anxious that he kept cheering himself up.
But in fact, her camp was not that easy to break. Yiyin, who was attacking, kept cursing her mother in her heart.
Yoshihiro also saw a ghost. It was obviously just a temporary base, but Satomi Yoshihiro's main formation was built as a standard field camp. How afraid of death is this grandson?
Surrounded by Bosou's coalition forces, Satomi Yoshihiro did not forget to make the temporary station so impregnable. Who was she guarding against?
The internal vigilance of Boso's coalition forces made Satomi Yoshihiro cautious at all times, but this time it was a blessing in disguise, and he lost a lot of money.
Not to mention the layout of the outer ashigaru camps, just the layout of the Satomi main formation, it cannot be broken in a short time.
A trench was dug on the outside. Although it was less than one meter deep, it was connected to the water source and turned into a river protection. The towering fence was two and a half meters long, leaving only the front and rear hanging rails to connect the inside and outside.
There are watchtowers at the four corners, and a circle of houses where Hatamoto lives completely surrounds the main formation. From a distance, you can't even see the curtain in the center. How can anyone fight against it?
In the first wave of attacks at dawn, the Hojo soldiers quickly broke through the camp and came to Satomi Yoshihiro's main formation. However, they were helpless against the strong camp in front of them and were forced back by the bowmen on the watchtower.
Yiyin pointed at the chaotic outer camp behind him and shouted.
"Go back! Find bows, arrows and equipment!"
"Hi!"
The Satomi army celebrated all night, but at this moment they were thrown into chaos by the Hojo soldiers. The ashigaru who bombed the camp were running around. Occasionally, the Satomi warriors appeared to organize, but they were also besieged and killed by the tight formation of the Hojo soldiers.
It was not difficult to find the ordnance, but at this moment, the sound of marching conchs sounded from the outside.
Yiyin looked into the distance through the slope of the mountain. The camps were not far apart, all within one kilometer.
To the south, Mount Shinma, which had just been broken through by Yoshigan, reacted the fastest. Generals Masaki Toki and other Satomi had already gathered their troops and came towards the main formation for reinforcements.
Yoshigan gritted his teeth and saw that Yoshihiro's dream of attacking Satomi Yoshihiro's main formation in one fell swoop was shattered, and he was already in a situation where he was attacked from both sides.
He ordered decisively.
"Arima Hime Samurai will follow me out into the battle! The rest will continue to search for ordnance and suppress the enemy forces in the camp!"
"Hi!"
There was great chaos in the camp, the war horses were scattered, and more than thirty of them were robbed by Yiyin's men.
Yoshigan took the lead and rushed towards the reinforcements' formation flag. Behind him, Ii Naomasa and Tachibana Kanade followed closely. The horse-riding Hime Samurai galloped and followed.
Hojo Yasunari glanced at Hojo Yasunari and shouted.
"I'm leading people to search for ordnance. You continue to disrupt the military camp and don't let them organize themselves!"
"Saint! What should the saint do?"
"Believe in the saint! We must believe in the saint!"
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The first reinforcement of the enemy army opposite Yiyin was led by Masaki Tokishige who passed through his camp.
When the camp was penetrated, Satomi Yoshihiro sent an envoy to rebuke Masaki Tokishige. Masaki Tokishige was so angry that he took his daughter Masaki Nobushige with him and immediately gathered more than a hundred people to rush to reinforce the main formation as soon as possible.
Seeing more than thirty cavalry rushing towards him, Masaki Tokimo gave the order calmly.
"Array array! Come forward with rifles!"
How could Yiyin give them a chance to form an array, he shouted.
"Shoot! Don't let them form a formation!"
A dozen Ji warriors behind him straightened up and shot with the bows and arrows they had just snatched.
The bows and arrows from different sources have different materials and can shoot at different distances, but they are enough to interrupt the enemy's formation and buy time for Yiyin to break into the enemy's formation.
In order to avoid the bows and arrows, the spearmen of the Masaki Army were in chaos, and were instantly rushed out of the way by the knights on horseback.
Yoshigage's eyes flashed, he opened his killing mode, and with a sweep of his gun, the tip of the gun hit five enemy ashigaru, and three of them fell instantly.
Masaki Nobushige, who was holding the battle, was furious and tried to make gestures with Yoshigan before he hit his horse.
"Who is here? Masaki Nobushige is asking you for advice!"
Yoshigan whipped the horse's buttocks, spurring the horse's speed, and passed Masaki Nobushige. His spear swept across her hands, arms, and waist, and then he tapped her back with his carbine.
I don’t know which moment triggered the fatal effect. Masaki Nobushige’s vision went dark instantly and he fell off his horse.
Naomasa Ii jumped off his horse, cut off Nobushige Masaki's head, and threw it to Yoshigan on the horse.
Yoshigan held Masaki Nobushige's head high with one hand and pulled up the reins with the other hand. The horse roared and leaped high with its front hooves, attracting the attention of the surrounding people.
"Masaki Nobushige has been begged by Shiba Yiyin!"
When the Ashigaru people saw that the leading general had died in battle, they dispersed in a panic. Masaki Tokishige had no time to feel the pain of losing his daughter, and was frightened by Yoshigan's declaration.
Sibo Yiyin? Saint!
Naomasa Ii jumped on his horse and Yoshigan shouted.
"Raise the flag! Charge again!"
Naomasa Ii took down two flags from behind his horse, placed one behind his horse, and threw the other to Tachibana. The two flags were spread out and fluttering in the sunshine.
When Masaki Tokimo saw the Imperial White Flag and the Yanxin Flag, his body couldn't help but tremble.
"What a saint!"
Seeing that Yoshigan had captured the opponent's general holding the battle in one fell swoop, the morale of the Hojo troops was greatly boosted. They followed up and killed more than a hundred of Masaki Tokimo's men until they ran away with their heads covered.
Yoshigan rushed straight towards Masaki Tokishige's formation flag, frightening Masaki Tokishiro and turned around and ran away.
Just when she was about to escape, Yi Gin heard the familiar roar again. Masaki Tokimo was shot in the back, hugging the horse's head and vomiting blood while running away without letting go.
Yoshigan looked to his side in anger, and it turned out to be Tachibana Kanade and her three-eyed gun.
Yiyin shouted, his ears still ringing.
"How did you cross the river with a firearm!"
Tachibana Kanade, whose ears were also hurt by the roar, shouted in reply.
"Wrap it in oil paper! The gunpowder is not wet!"
Yiyin was speechless at this guy who was obsessed with firearms and could only shake his head.
"Grass! Cow b!"
Just as the two were shouting, Ii Naomasa had dismounted again and pushed down Masaki Tokishige's formation flag. Seeing the general's formation flag fall, Masaki's army lost the will to fight and scattered in all directions.
But before Yiyin could take a breath, a new sound of conch came from the camp in the south, and two groups of men and horses who had just gathered were walking out of the camp.
Yiyin cursed.
"It's not over yet! Princesses, you still have the strength to kill the enemy with me!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The thirty or so Hojo cavalrymen, regardless of the dispersed troops, regrouped around Yoshigan, and continued their efforts to follow the Yubai Banner to the south.
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Those who had just come down from Mount Shinma were the subordinates of Masaki Tokitada and Toki Noriharu. Both of them were veteran generals of the Satomi family and had outstanding achievements.
After a night of carnival, the men and horses in each camp were woken up just after falling asleep, their hands and feet were weak and drowsy.
The two of them beat and scolded each other, and finally managed to gather a few hundred people to go out into the formation. They saw Masaki Tokishige's formation flag fall down.
Masaki Tokimo was hit with a three-eyed musket in the back and suffered severe pain. She hugged the horse's head tightly, gritted her teeth and refused to fall. She finally managed to hold on until she was in front of the friendly forces, and then she let go and fell to the ground.
Masaki Tokitada stepped forward and hugged Masaki Tokio. Seeing that her face was pale and her breath was weak, she shouted.
"Doctor! Get the doctor quickly!"
Masaki Tokimo held her arm tightly, spitting out a mouthful of blood, choking and coughing.
"Holy..holy..little..heart!"
After holding back the last word, Masaki Tokio fainted.
Masaki Tokitada didn't know why, but Toki Noriharu was already shouting reminders.
"In formation! In formation! The enemy is coming!"
Masaki Tokitada looked up and saw that more than thirty enemy cavalry who were scattered in the distance to pursue the defeated troops had gathered again and resolutely charged towards his own army formation of several hundred people.
He picked up the unconscious Masaki Tokishige and handed him to Hatamoto to take care of him. The others quickly ran back to the formation to prepare for the battle.
Masaki Tokitada, who was walking towards Toki Noriharu, suddenly noticed a confused, puzzled, and then frightening look on the other person's face.
Masaki Tokitada, who was confused, turned around and saw a giant man in white clothes leading the way, with two flags behind him fluttering in the wind.
Masaki Tokitada lost his voice.
"Royal white flag? Saint!"
Masaki Tokitada and Toki Noriharu looked at each other and saw the deep fear in each other's eyes, and shouted at the same time.
"Hurry up and form a formation! All Ji warriors are approaching me! Get to the front and press forward with your spears! Hurry up!"
Looking down from the sky, Yi Yin led more than thirty cavalry to charge, the horses' hooves kicked up billowing dust, and they moved forward inexorably.
Opposite him, an enemy force ten times his size looked like a formidable enemy, trembling and huddled together, like poor prey being hunted.
The power of Hess means conquering without fighting! ()
