Sanada Masayuki, who was in the shogunate of Yu Qiupei's main formation, had been paying close attention to the changes in the battlefield situation. When he noticed smoke and dust rising near the opponent's main formation, he immediately reported it to Yu Qiupei.
"Your Highness," Sanada Masayuki pointed to Oda Nobukiyo's main formation a few hundred meters away, "the enemy's cavalry is very likely to have moved!"
"Is that so?" Yu Qiuping frowned and looked along Sanada Masayuki's arm. Indeed, there seemed to be movement in the direction of the formation. "What are they going to do?" Yu Qiuping said to himself in confusion.
"Forget it! No matter what they are going to do! Preparation must be done!" Yu Qiuping immediately ordered, "The archer platoon on the central front immediately went into standby, and the infantry platoon retreated to the rear of the archer platoon! Send the iron gunners as well
Get to the archery platoon! The archers in the left and right groups stopped shooting, disengaged, returned to standby, and are waiting for my orders at any time!" After receiving the order, Honda Tadakatsu and Ryuko rode off in person to deliver the order.
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"The cavalry platoon, all troops must be mounted immediately and get ready!" Yu Qiuping ordered again to Aneshan Xianshi.
"Your Highness! Please allow me to lead my troops to the open space behind our formation to form an array!" Nobuyuki Anayama asked Yu Qiuping for orders, "The most important thing in a cavalry attack is speed! If the acceleration distance is not enough and the horse speed cannot be increased, it will be impossible to cope with it.
The opponent’s cavalry!”
"Okay! You can go now!" Yu Qiuping waved his hand, and the cavalry in the formation immediately left behind the formation.
Just after Yu Qiuping issued a series of preparation orders, nearly 80 cavalrymen rushed out of Oda Nobukiyo's main formation! They lined up in a relatively loose formation, and actually walked straight from the center of the battlefield, between the two wings.
On the plain, they were rushing straight towards Yu Qiuping's main formation!
"I'll go! It's so fierce!" Yu Qiuping was shocked and immediately began to deploy defenses. Because the distance of several hundred meters is only a matter of seconds for the cavalry!
"Send the order! The archers on the left turn to the right, and the archers on the right turn to the left! Face the center! Get ready to shoot the cavalry coming from the flanks!"
"The archery platoon and iron gunners in front of this formation! Prepare to shoot the enemy immediately! After one round of shooting, quickly retreat behind the infantry platoon behind them!" Yu Qiuping issued all the orders quickly and smoothly, and the flag bearer waved wildly and quickly.
Flag, in order to convey the order before the enemy cavalry arrives!
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Kuroda Kamasuke is a member of the Inuyama Oda family and the flag warrior of Oda Nobukiyo. He has been loyal to the Inuyama Oda family for generations and always takes the lead when charging on the battlefield - this time is no exception.
They understood the danger of the war situation and understood that if Yu Qiuping could not be completely defeated here, the master's family would be in danger of being destroyed. Therefore, he rode onto the battlefield with a resolute attitude, determined to swear his own life.
Loyalty to the master's family and gratitude to the master's family for their kindness to him from generation to generation - this is the honor of every warrior.
The current opportunity cannot be said to be good, because Yu Qiuping's formation still has hundreds of troops and a cavalry, but they have no choice. The leader, Commander Ma, made it very clear - rush over! In Yu
Before Qiuping's wings could react, they rushed into Yu Qiuping's main formation! Then bypassed the thin spearmen and rushed directly into Yu Qiuping's main formation, fighting him to the death!
Under the leadership of the commander, the horsemen all pressed their horses under the belly and rushed towards Yu Qiuping's main formation in the west. Everyone lined up in a loose formation, shouted and drew out the samurai swords around their waists, and beat the horses crazily with their scabbards. Butt, let the horse speed up.
As the sound of horse hooves continued to intensify like the sound of rain, and as the scenery in front of him flew faster and faster to both sides, Kuroda Kamasuke could feel that his speed was getting faster and faster, and the wind on his face almost made him uncomfortable. Dare to open your mouth.
100 feet, 80 feet, 50 feet, 40 feet...the distance is getting closer and closer! On the back of a galloping horse, it's just a blink of an eye!
However, just when their cavalry had begun to adjust their formation and prepare to split from both sides, a burst of smoke suddenly rose in front of them. Then, a violent roar sounded in front!
"That's the iron cannon shooting!" Kuroda Kamasuke immediately judged the opponent's weapons in the electric light and flint, and immediately had a countermeasure in his mind. "Charge! Rush over! Kill them before they retreat!"
However, the next moment, the screams of men and horses and the violent collisions sounded in his ears again! The projectiles fired from the iron cannon hit the unlucky riders or their seats. Dismounting. Kuroda Kamasuke turned his head and looked blankly, only to see his companions who were charging side by side with him, as well as several people and horses who fell down, and even tripped the two cavalrymen behind them.
Almost at the same moment, the horse he was sitting on was also frightened by the roar, and it jumped violently uneasily, almost throwing him off the horse. This change forced him to slow down his horse a little. The companions around him also slowed down a bit.
Just as the riders were adjusting, the sound of bows and arrows loosened followed by the roar of iron cannons! Arrows shot from the front, left and right at the same time were like locusts, pounced on the riders in the center. Although there were many The arrows fired from the side failed to hit the galloping cavalry, but some of the arrows that were predicted in advance hit the riders or horses. The arrows fired from the front even hit the galloping cavalry. Huge casualties. Many horsemen and cavalrymen fell to the ground on their backs, in a miserable state.
Kamasuke Kuroda almost had a brush with death just now - two arrows almost flew past his ears! However, after saving his life, he immediately returned to fighting state. The moment the smoke cleared, The sight in front of him made him realize a God-given opportunity! The archers and iron gunners were quickly retreating from the gap left by the pikemen's queue! Although their speed was indeed very fast and their formation was very neat! But those pikemen had absolutely no chance. When the cavalry rushed in front of them, they formed a dense queue again! After all, the distance of 30 feet was only a matter of seconds for the cavalry!
"As long as the commander shouts and rushes straight to the enemy's formation! This army will be defeated immediately!" He made this judgment in just one breath after the iron cannons and bows and arrows fired! And without hesitation he made another decision. Clamp the horse's belly and maintain the speed to the highest level!
However, as he ran away more than ten meters, almost a second passed, and the commander still did not make any sound. Kuroda Kamasuke looked back at the commander's position in surprise - only to find that he was no longer there. !
In panic, Kamasuke Kuroda tried his best to turn his head to the extreme angle, but he couldn't find the commander no matter what - could he have been killed in the volley just now?
However, in the few moments he hesitated, the opportunity to rush into the formation was missed. From the corner of his eye, he could see that all the horsemen were moving around the sides of the formation according to their original plan! Black Tian Kamasuke was heartbroken, but he had no choice but to follow the large army and ride around! When passing by both sides of the phalanx, he also tried to slash the spearmen on the sides with his sword, but he had to give up because the distance was too far.
However, just when he was about to turn back and look forward, there was also the sound of horse hooves coming from the front like raindrops!
Kuroda Kamasuke turned back in a hurry, his pupils shrank suddenly! Two Yuqiu family cavalrymen with red leaves on their helmets were riding towards their position from the rear of the main formation! They had planned to attack the main formation. , but it turned into a cavalry hedge! And their cavalry, due to the interference of the shooting just now, has changed its formation. At this moment, the formation is relatively loose, showing a long strip. The formation of the cavalry from the other side is far away. Much thicker than them! If they met now, a cavalryman from the Inuyama Oda family might have to face two or three cavalrymen from the Yuqiu family riding on horseback at the same time!
The bad situation caused many of the horsemen to waver. They slightly reduced their movement speed and adjusted their direction, trying to ride their horses forward to avoid the impact of the Yuqiu family's cavalry. However, at such a high horse speed, these adjustments could only be said to be a drop in the bucket. , their wavering made Kuroda Kamasuke and other determined riders have to face more dangerous situations. Although the Yuqiu family's cavalry has never been known for being good at fighting, and most of them are infantrymen who have no experience in horseback combat, but At this time, there were more people than others, and nearly ten of the Inuyama Oda family's cavalry were killed in one encounter - none of them escaped.
The remaining dozens of cavalry teams who followed up later saw that the battle ahead was unfavorable and their lineup was slender. They knew they were outmatched. Many of them rushed forward with the mentality of martyrdom. More people immediately turned their horses and fled to the side. Thanks to the sacrifice of friendly troops, more than thirty cavalrymen escaped from Shengtian and continued to ride their horses towards the distance.
Yu Qiuping did not pursue him. After defeating Oda Nobukiyo's last ditch effort with an ambush of bows, arrows and iron cannons, he immediately turned to counterattack after defending for the whole morning! The infantry platoon and cavalry in the center followed Oda Nobukiyo's cavalry to kill him. He took the original route and rushed straight towards his main formation! Oda Nobukiyo, who no longer had any reserves on hand, hurriedly mobilized the ashigaru platoon that had been prepared to ambush Yu Qiupei in an attempt to defend the main formation - this led to chaos on the two flanks. .
Oda Nobukiyo knew in his heart that there was no chance of victory in this battle, so he had to abandon his formation and ordered the entire army to evacuate. The cavalry who escaped back to the formation were re-sent by him to cover the retreat of the team. However, these severely injured cavalry were no longer in power at this moment. The opponents of Yu Qiu's cavalry, with the help of Tokiwa Bei Ashgaru, Oda Nobukiyo's horsemen were finally unable to resist after many people were killed one after another. Inuyama Castle was simply pursued by Yu Qiupei, and Oda Nobukiyo abandoned his helmet and armor along the way. , fled back to Inuyama Castle.
In this battle, Jobanbei lost 32 people and injured 77 people. Oda Nobukiyo suffered heavy losses, with 129 people killed in battle, nearly 200 people were captured during the retreat, and countless others were injured. The remaining troops He retreated into Inuyama Castle and stayed behind closed doors. He was surrounded by Uakihei and the reinforcements of the Oda family who arrived later.