When Terutora Uesugi was preparing to use both soft and hard tactics to storm Hojo Castle, Yoshigan Shiba also set out on the journey after breakfast the next day.
Tobi Castle is the middle line of the Sino-Vietnam region, the northwest is the coastline, the southern mountainous area is an extension of the Kashiwazaki region, and the Shinano River flows to the coast.
In the Shinano River Basin, Saito Asanobu's Akata Castle is stuck on the edge of the Kashiwazaki area, and to the north is Sanjo Castle, the birthplace of the Fuchu Nagao family.
The Fuchu Nagao family was formerly known as the Sanjo Nagao family, and it started in the Sanjo Castle area.
The area between Akata Castle and Sanjo Castle is the area where Ohuma Tohide and his former guardians rebelled.
And Kuroda Hidetada, whose head was beheaded by Yoshigan before, her Kurotaki Castle is also in this area. It seems that she was planning to be an internal agent of Daxiong's party, but she lost her life first.
The Daxiong family's hereditary position is in charge of taxation. Most of the old guardian ministers of Daxiong Chaoxiu's party follow their family background and are good at internal affairs.
This group of people is not very strong in combat, and our village does not really have much military strength for Yiyin. It only has three relatively reliable Chinese troops.
These Chinese people wanted to get close to Otai Soto, but Yoshigan's identity at this time no longer required him to deal with them, so he left it to Shima Katsuo after a few words of relief.
The samurai family claims to be able to draw swords and fight, but the Ji warrior who focuses on collecting military supplies and taking care of the logistics line will definitely not be able to defeat the Ji warrior who charges into battle and fights all year round.
Some miscellaneous soldiers were needed just to resist the front line, so that Yoshiyin, who had nearly two hundred elite horseback warriors in his hands, could find an opportunity to rush into the formation.
Yoshigan's army marched north along the east bank of the Shinano River for one day.
At the Shinano River Okawazu, the Sancha waterway that diverted water to the direction of Sanjo Castle ran into the military force of Ohuma Asahide who came to encircle Tobi Castle.
It was getting late, so the two sides cautiously distanced themselves and set up camp.
The main shogunate of Yoshigan.
He is located in the main seat. On the lower left side are Yamazaka Yukimori, Daosheng Meng, Kamizumi Nobutsuna, and on the right side are Naoe Kanetsugu and the leaders of the three tribes.
Yiyin said.
"After breakfast tomorrow, we will send out troops to fight the rebels.
Naoe Kanetsugu, you coordinate the reserve troops to entangle the enemy.
Dao Shengmeng was on standby behind the formation, waiting for an opportunity to lead the cavalry in a surprise attack, hoping to defeat the rebels in a single battle."
Naoe Kanetsugu and Shimakatsu fiercely kowtowed to the ground and cheered.
Yiyin said again.
"We will only fight for half a day. If we don't succeed, we will withdraw our troops and return to camp in the afternoon to return to Tongwei City."
Yiyin is prepared to engage in a battle, and if things go wrong, he will directly switch in. He has mostly elite horse teams in his hands, and is not afraid of following and chasing them.
The rebel Ashigaru peasants and soldiers have separated from their formation and may be destroyed by him with a single carbine.
Yiyin is confident, but the person opposite is worried.
In Daxiong Chaoxiu's main formation, she faced the anxiety of many of her old subordinates and could only do her best to comfort them.
Unexpectedly, we would run into the troops sent by Tonglewei City to suppress the rebellion. What if our village, as promised, was actually trapped in an isolated city, unable to save the day?
Yangbei people are stupid! Nagao Masaki is a bastard!
Daxiong Chaohide knew that Hojo Takahiro blocked Joetsu's reinforcements, but the other two samurai families were too unscrupulous.
In particular, the Yangbei people were dilly-dallying, which led to them encountering an active attack by the Tokiwei defenders.
Da Xiong Chao Xiu knew that his side was weak, and Toruwei City was prepared to pinch the enemy and defeat them first.
Warrior Ichiki said worriedly.
"Why is there a royal flag sample in the formation on the opposite side? Which gentleman is favored by the shogunate?"
Daxiong Chaoxiu was also puzzled.
In the past few years in Kanto, I have never heard of any family receiving the Ashikaga White Flag from Ashikaga Shogun, let alone the Fuchu Nagao family of Shimogami.
Both sides retreated to camp without contact, so they really don't know the origin.
She could only say.
"Nagao Kagetora (Uesugi Terutora) has always been arrogant, and most of his subordinates are Meng Lang's generation. Perhaps some family has taken over the leadership."
Daxiong Chaohide himself didn't believe this. Who would take the Ashikaga family's imperial flag and seek death? It really doesn't make sense.
But she had to offer words of comfort, otherwise people's hearts would be scattered before the battle even started.
This time Daxiong Chaoxiu decided to join the rebellion because he saw the strength of the people on all sides and wanted to follow the trend and gain some benefits.
If each Echigo family succeeds in becoming independent, she can take the opportunity to separate one party from another, which would be great.
If the rebellion is suppressed by Terutora Uesugi, the worst he can do is surrender. Having been bullied like this, how much worse could the outcome be?
The Echigo samurai family has always regarded heroes as heroes, and the Okuma family is in charge of internal affairs, but they are always looked down upon by those vulgar samurai women.
She rebelled to let His Highness in Kasugayama Castle know that if her faction is suppressed too hard, it will break even if it is broken! Don't go too far!
Seeing that Zhong Ji was frustrated, she said.
"The matter has come to this, there is only one battle.
I believe everyone knows how much grievances we have suffered in recent years and how many looks we have received.
If I can't bear it any longer, it will be over. No matter who the other party is, I will fight.
If we don't prove our bravery, even if we surrender, we will have no peace in the future. Only if we unite as one and fight with all our courage can we find a way out!"
Her tone of voice was sad, which resonated with all the Ji warriors. Their panic gradually dissipated, and their eyes became firm.
As the saying goes, the sad soldiers will win. Daxiong Chaoxiu was relieved and had a little confidence in going to battle tomorrow.
As the sun rises in the east, both sides are making pots of rice, silently preparing to eat and fight.
The two armies met at Okawazu where the Shinano River was diverted towards Sanjo Castle. They met on the south bank. This area was a plain, and the east and west armies took up their positions.
Sibo Yiyin was in the west, and Daxiong Chaoxiu was in the east. After both sides had eaten, they formed military formations for a confrontation.
There were not many people, and they could not form a second-hand or third-hand array. The army gradually gained momentum and finally stopped a hundred paces away.
Iron cannons are expensive and have not yet spread in the relatively poor Kanto region. This battle is a bit like Yoshigan's first battle in Owari, with a traditional fighting style.
The two sides hid outside the shooting range of the bow and arrow crowd, arranged a spear formation with Ashikaru as the main force, and prepared to fight.
The samurai family who rebelled with Daxiong Chaohide had a mobilization force of about 50,000 koku, and they pulled out five reserve teams, with three hundred Ji warriors and thousands of ashigaru.
Because it was the slack season after spring plowing, a large number of farmers and soldiers were deployed to transport heavy equipment and enrich the edges of the front. At this time, there seemed to be thousands of people, and the momentum was not weak.
Yiyin looked at the enemy formation from a distance, but his heart was not confused at all, they were just a mob.
Regardless of whether they are on the side of Ohkuma Asahide or the national people who temporarily join Yoshigan's command, they are all traditional peasant-soldier Ashigaru troops, with a small number of Hime samurai under their command.
As long as this kind of reserve team sticks together, the Spo Tongxin soldiers hiding behind the formation will attack from the flanks, and with one impact, they will be immediately disintegrated without any threat.
Yoshigami was observing in front of the formation, surrounded by Yamazaki Yukimori holding the royal flag to serve, and Kamiizumi Nobutsuna following closely to protect him.
In addition, the Kamao clan has performed many meritorious services, and was valued by Yamanaka Yukimori and Shima Katsuo, and was given the opportunity to wait under the eyes of the lord.
Yiyin did not object to their petty ideas. He was from the Pu Sheng clan, and he was considered a close confidant, so he could be promoted first.
Behind him were Naoe Kanetsugu and several envoys, responsible for accepting orders from the Bank of Japan and coordinating the people of several countries.
All the people in the same camp, led by Dao Shengmeng, hid behind the formation, waiting for the opportunity to move.
They are the main force that will do their best in today's battle. The three reserve teams in front of them are just bait to drain the enemy's strength and morale.
On the opposite side, Warrior Ji under Daxiong Chaoxiu's command was excited to see that there were only three troops on Shiba Yiyin's side in formation.
Although the royal flag was a bit scary, the Big Bear army had an advantage of nearly double the number of people, which also made them feel at ease.
Samurai Yiji smiled.
"Lord Da Xiong, I recognize the flags of the troops on the opposite side. They are all Chinese people from China and Vietnam, and their combat strength is sparse."
All the martial artists were in a better mood, only Daxiong Chaoxiu looked solemn.
Something is wrong, so wrong.
She also recognizes those companies, but they are just a reserve team formed by Chinese villages, and they really have little combat power.
But that royal flag was too eye-catching, and the number of people on the other side was so small, so these Chinese people didn't panic, which was unreasonable.
The Chinese people are all experienced at observing the situation. If the situation is not right, they will save their strength and run away quickly. How can we maintain emotional stability when the enemy is strong and we are weak?
Big Bear scolded Chao Xiu.
"What fun are you having! We are rebelling, and we won't even think about it if we lose the battle!
Cheer up and be careful! It’s too embarrassing to say that their fighting power is sparse! Don’t you know your own virtues?”
Yiyin felt proud when he saw that the other party was ready to make a move.
These civil servants lacked actual combat experience, and any show of weakness to the enemy could arouse their emotions. No wonder they were despised by the Echigo samurai family who valued martial arts.
Thinking of further confusing the opponent's military morale, Yiyin stepped forward with the intention of shouting.
The number of Tongxin people is too small, and if there are too many casualties, he will be heartbroken. All he can think about is using propaganda to shake the rebels and reduce the losses of the direct line, but he does not care about the danger of being exposed in front of the battle.
Plug-in is awesome, the system loves me, what should I be afraid of?
Behind him, Xingsheng in the mountains was in a great hurry. He followed closely behind him with the royal flag, and he couldn't help complaining in his heart.
The Lord doesn't like to wear a hoodie, and always likes to run around on the battlefield wearing a commoner jacket and a haori.
Liu Ya has no eyes, and if anything happens, she doesn't want to live anymore.