"Look! That's His Highness's horse seal!" Jisuke, who has sharp eyes, saw the flag flying high in the east at a glance, "There is also a blue flag!"
"Your Highness! It's really His Highness's horse seal!" The Ashigaru members of the Asai family looked to the east in the direction of Hieda Castle, and saw the flag that was gradually moving towards the west.
"Your Highness did not run away! Your Highness is coming with reinforcements!" There was a cheer in the Ashigaru formation. Both the combat soldiers and the auxiliary soldiers behind the combat soldiers were very excited! It had already reached the moment of last resort, and many auxiliary soldiers
They were all assigned bamboo spears and prepared to fight to the death. Now the situation took a turn for the worse, and the morale of the Asai Army Ashigaru was once again high.
"My sons, fight back! Don't let His Highness down! Delay the Hexagon Army!" Seeing that the plan was as usual, the important ministers of the Asai Army excitedly encouraged the troops! If Nagamasa Asai comes back a little later, the morale of the Asai Army will be low.
It was about to collapse. The Asai army, which had been cut off from the front, was now fighting on its own, fighting with the Rokkaku family's attacking team, without any formation at all. Before that, Asai Nagamasa had the advantage in the first half of the battle.
, caused a lot of casualties to Goto Bei, Kamao Bei and Rokkaku Yoshiji's troops, so that their counterattack was not violent enough to directly defeat the Asai Army.
At this time, inside the Rokkajia family's main formation.
"That boy Xianzheng! Didn't you run away?" Rokkaku Yixian was shocked, "Where did those troops come from? Whose flag does that belong to? Why have I never seen it before?"
Several senior family ministers around looked at each other in confusion, not knowing how to answer, and they themselves were completely confused about the current situation.
"Are all ninjas just for a living?" Yoshiken Rokkaku roared angrily at several Koga ninjas: "What the hell is that reserve team? How did they get into Hidden City! Why don't I know anything!
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"I'll settle the score with you when I go back!" Rokkaku Yoshiken cursed fiercely. He only had more than 300 soldiers on hand now, but Asai Nagamasa had a full 500 soldiers, heading straight for his main formation. The situation
But it's a bit of a crisis.
"The auxiliary troops retreat behind Wenluchuan, don't block here! The soldiers advance eastward to meet the enemy!" Rokkaku Yoshihide quickly ordered.
"Your Highness! We have few troops, so it is better to keep all 1,000 people in our formation and defend it!" a general advised.
"Idiot!" Yoshihide Rokkaku scolded, "We are in a formation with our backs against the water, and it is not easy to mobilize. If we stick to our formation, people on the left will be blocked if they want to come to support us, and the rear of the right is completely exposed to Kenmasa Asai! Our
The army is finished!"
"Pressure!" Yoshihide Rokkaku said firmly to the commander of the thousand men, "cover the rear of Goto Bei, Kondo Bei and the others! At the same time, order all reserve units to postpone the offensive against the Asai family and give them to me.
Send some soldiers back to encircle and suppress Kenmasa Asai!"
The distance from Hieda Castle to Rokkaku Yoshiken's main formation on the Noragada battlefield was only two miles. By the time Rokkaku Yoshiken's more than 300-flag troops were ready to set off, the Eagles were marching in neat steps and had already arrived.
One mile away.
"It's really fast!" the commanding general sighed in a low voice. And even in the fast march, the formation of the Asai Army on the opposite side was almost unbroken. He hurriedly led the troops to meet them and gain space for the formation.
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Just when he thought the battle was about to break out, the troops of the Asai family on the opposite side suddenly heard the command of "stand still" and then heard the order of "one, two, three, four". The whole army stood still for a few times and then stopped.
.Then, several more commands of "Look to the right - all together" were heard from the opposite side. All the ashigaru turned their heads to one side and took small steps under their feet. The originally scattered team immediately aligned horizontally and vertically.
In order. Then, there was another command to "look forward - look", and all the ashigaru immediately turned their heads back in unison, looking directly at the dumbfounded Hexagon Army in front of them.
"This is..." The more than three hundred Hatamoto warriors of the Rokkaku family were confused by the scene in front of them - how could there be such a neat army! What are those weird passwords and changes?
What brought them back from their daze was Asai Nagamasa's low roar: "Draw the sword!" The five hundred eagle warriors drew their swords neatly in their hands, and the hissing sound of the swords being unsheathed made the Ashigaru members of the Rokkaku family shudder.
"Attack!" Asai Nagamasa strode from between the two phalanxes in the formation to the front of the team! He raised his sword and rushed forward quickly. The Asai soldiers behind him roared in unison, and they all rushed forward.
"Such morale! Such spirit!" Rokkaku Jiabu shook his body violently, "It's terrible! It can't be stopped!"
"Ask for help from His Highness!" He roared angrily at a messenger, then drew his sword himself and directed his men to attack him.
The soldiers in the front row of the Asai family are basically elite warriors from Asai Nagamasa's original flag corps. Their own combat prowess is comparable to the flags of the Rokkaku family. This time, they are lined up extremely neatly.
The formation was overwhelming like a copper wall and the morale was like a rainbow!
"The fighting style of these people! Are they crazy?" The warriors of the Hexagon Army standing on the front line wailed and pushed back, eager to get the cover of their companions. The warriors of the Asai Army were holding back their breath, and the two armies
After the battle, he almost only attacked rather than defended. He completely ignored the katana stabbing him and instead swung his swords at the enemy's vital points. Every time a Hexagon Army fell, his companions on both sides had to retreat to prevent being killed by the Asai Army.
Entering the formation. But every time an Asai soldier falls, people from the back row will immediately rush to make up for it and go into battle to kill the enemy.
Among them, the Asai family samurai with the most fighting spirit is the Asai family governor, Asai Shinkuro Nagamasa! He is dressed in blue armor, wielding a samurai sword, opening and closing like a god descending from the earth, killing the hexagonal soldiers in front of him wantonly.
Lightly. He twisted around to let the samurai sword stab him from the opposite side. He caught the opponent's knife-holding hand with his left arm and stabbed directly into the opponent's abdomen with his right hand. The handle of the knife twisted in a circle clockwise, and blood immediately flowed everywhere.
Splash. As Asai Nagamasa pulled out his sword with all his strength, two more local samurai rushed up to attack Asai Nagamasa. Asai Nagamasa grabbed the clothes of the corpse caught by him with his left hand and suddenly raised his left arm.
, directly lifted up the bodies of the Hexagonal Army samurai, and smashed them on the bodies of the two Hexagonal Army soldiers who were rushing towards them. Asai Nagamasa did not hesitate, rushed forward and struck the two swordsmen in succession, killing these two people. Four people around him
Just as a samurai was about to attack, the Asai family samurai around Asai Nagamasa immediately roared and charged forward, following Asai Nagamasa's slashes with all their might, driving the Hexagon Army back step by step.
"They are not afraid of death! Damn it!" the general cursed in a low voice. The Hexagonal Army samurai on the front line had been seriously injured, nearly 20% of them were killed in the battle, and the army had begun to waver. The Asai Army on the opposite side had obviously suffered 100,000 casualties.
10%, but it didn't seem to be affected at all. The more he fought, the braver he became. Especially Asai Nagamasa's hard fighting was simply a flag for the eagle, inspiring everyone to fight.
"Lord Asai! I'm here to meet you!" The general couldn't let the morale of the army fall again and again. He squeezed to the front of the formation and shouted, trying to take advantage of his status as the governor of the family. He would not accept such a challenge on his own.
, thereby mocking the other side's cowardice and maintaining one's own morale.
"Your Excellency, please name me! Asai Nagamasa, I accept your single-horse chariot!" Asai Nagamasa ordered the entire army to suspend the attack in a samurai manner, leaving room for an arrow. He put his katana back into its scabbard and raised his hand to ask.
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"I... I am Yoshida Shigeyasu!" Yoshida Shigeyasu was stunned for a moment. Apparently, he did not expect that the other party's governor would actually challenge a subordinate to a duel. He didn't even take back the knife, so he hurriedly responded:
"Please...please enlighten me!"
"Quick, call the archers!" Several generals behind him hurriedly tried to organize archers to snipe Asai Nagamasa.
"Then please." Nagamasa Asai pulled out the blood-stained katana from the scabbard again, and blood splashed everywhere. He rushed forward with a sword step, blocked the waist and slashed with a horizontal blow. Yoshida Shigeyasu quickly
He stepped forward to meet him, and the two samurai swords collided in the air, making a sharp sound of blade collision. Both sides held their breath and exerted force, wrestling between the blades. Although Yoshida Shigeyasu was also a famous samurai of the Rokkaku family, so he was selected
As a general of the banner team, Asai Nagamasa's strength was superior, and he gradually suppressed Yoshida Shigeyasu's katana. Asai Nagamasa took advantage of the moment when the opponent gritted his teeth and wanted to use his final strength, and fiercely
He turned sideways and withdrew the sword. Yoshida Shigenasa's swing was empty. The katana slashed across Asai Nagamasa's cheek. The wind brought pain to Asai Nagamasa's cheek. He seized the opportunity, moved quickly, and turned around.
His left arm used the momentum to elbow Yoshida Shigeyasu's arm holding the knife. Yoshida Shigeyasu felt a sharp pain in his elbow, and hurriedly retracted the knife. Asai Nagamasa followed up with a thrust, and Yoshida Shigeyasu pressed down to block in embarrassment, but
Asai Nagamasa gave a strong force and the katana flew away. Then, Asai Nagamasa made a horizontal slash, and directly chopped off Yoshida Shigeyasu's head in front of the two army formations, and sprayed from his neck.
The blood splattered several feet high.
Asai Nagamasa roared excitedly, waved his katana again, and shouted: "I have captured the enemy general! Attack!"
Seeing that their young master didn't mind the danger of fighting and killed the opponent's general in two rounds, the Yingying soldiers cheered loudly and followed Asai Nagamasa towards the Rokkaku samurai.
They rushed over. In this short period of time, the Rokkaku family did not even mobilize their bows and arrows. The morale of the Rokkaku family flag team was extremely low. After a few hasty resistances, they retreated towards the rear.
"Are you really that strong? Stop them!" Aoi Chibei hurried over, but what they saw was just the last reserve team of the formation fleeing in panic. They immediately rushed forward, trying to flank Asai Nagamasa.
"Put away your swords! All the troops - turn to the right!" Asai Nagamasa had long been aware of the Aochi family coming from the flank, but still chose to forcibly defeat the Hexagonal Flag in front of him first, and then arranged for the entire army to turn around and deal with the Aochi family.
300 soldiers arrived.
Aoi Jibei watched helplessly at the Eagle Bei Ashigaru who was facing him from the side just now, looking straight ahead. They all put their knives back into their scabbards, then turned around in unison, leaned their legs,
Just stand facing yourself.
"Draw your sword!" Asai Nagamasa shouted again, "Attack!"
The unprepared Aoji Bei Ashgaru planned to attack the flank, but was immediately attacked by the Eagle Bei. The two rows of spearmen in the front stabbed more than a dozen Eagle Bei soldiers to death, but the soldiers behind did not do anything.
Without fear, they rushed into the forest of spears. Aoji Bei's ashigaru had never seen such a desperate fighting style. They were immediately approached by Eagle Bei holding a katana. As the katana was swung, it was useless.
The spears were as cumbersome as wooden sticks. Several mounted warriors and infantry warriors were also unable to support themselves, and were quickly besieged to death. Large numbers of Aochi Bei Shigaru were cut down to the ground, and they fled in less than a quarter of an hour.
"Do the people of the Aochi family have brains on their butts? Such a powerful Hatamoto team actually fights closely!" Ikeda Bei, who came next, cursed. They took advantage of Aochi Bei's fight and came to the official road,
Taking over the position of the Rokkaku family's flag, blocking the Eagle's path forward.
"Don't get close! Stab with a spear!" Commander Ikeda Bei shouted, "Samurai, be ready. Once one or two people rush in, stop them immediately! We hold on until the reinforcements of Lord Kondo and Lord Goto arrive.
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"Everyone - turn left!" The Eagles who had just finished the battle spun again in unison.
"Look to the right - look together!" "Forward - look!" After adjusting the formation, Asai Nagamasa once again urged Eagle Bei to rush forward. The self-righteous Ikeda Bei also persisted for less than a quarter of an hour before announcing
disintegrated and fled in embarrassment towards the direction of the flag.
However, the fierce fighting of these three teams bought time for the main formation. Shindo Kensei and Goto Kentoyo returned to the main formation with a total of 600 soldiers, including 200 archers. At this time, the Rokkaku family was everywhere
Due to the deployment of a large number of troops, the occupation no longer dominates and can only maintain the balance of power.
"Your Highness, that one is probably Asai Nagamasa's banner, he's quite powerful!" Shindo Kenmori cursed fiercely.
"Don't fight with them!" Yoshihide Rokkaku had just personally witnessed the defeat of the three reserve teams. The Asai family members ran into them like madmen, and then started killing them desperately. It seemed that morale, discipline and formation would not be affected at all due to casualties.
It was always impeccable. Even though the 500-man team had suffered more than 100 casualties, they still charged towards the formation with high morale.
"Archers! Get ready to fire arrows!" Seeing the urgency of the situation, Goto Kentoyo ignored the etiquette and took over the command for his lord. The 200 archers squatted in the first row, stood in the second row, and stood in the third and fourth rows.
Prepare to launch from behind.
"Let go!" Goto Kentoyo gave the order, and a dense rain of arrows immediately fell into Asai Nagamasa's formation. The first round of flat shots hit the thighs, throats, faces and other vital parts of more than a dozen Yoshio Bei. They had just
As soon as he fell down, more than a dozen people were immediately added to the back row. The rain of arrows thrown could not stop the advance of Yingying Bei. The team adjusted slightly and rushed forward quickly.
It was the second round of arrow rain. This time, nearly twenty people fell. However, Yingying Bei, urged by Asai Nagamasa, rushed forward regardless, as if no one suffered any casualties at all. All of them
The samurai ashigaru just subconsciously obeyed the orders to fill up their positions and move forward.
Goto Kentoyo and Shindo Kenmori hurriedly moved the archers back, but before they could finish, Eagle Bei had already come forward to kill them. Each of the ashigaru and samurai in the front row had blood stains on their bodies, and they were evil.
Roaring and waving his blood-stained katana, he rushed forward. The aura of a god who resisted the killing god and was not afraid of sacrifice really shocked the Ashigaru of the Hexagon Army. They resisted for a few times, and many of their companions in the front row
He was hacked to death with random knives and forced to retreat step by step. He took the defeated troops behind the Rokkaku family who were trying to regroup and fled to the bridge to the southwest.