At seven o'clock in the morning, while preparing for the formation on the steep mountain, the Water Atom Sutra shouted out in surprise.
"Uesugi Kenshin's flag has gone south?"
The Junling Bei, located at the forefront of the protrusion, are in a very dangerous situation at the moment. If the main force of the Uesugi Army moves south, it will separate them from the other four reserves.
"Yes, sir." The messenger from Wanjunbei answered the question of the Water Atom Sutra with a livid face.
"How long will it take to arrive? Will I have time to retreat and join the main army?" Shui Yuanjing asked anxiously while arranging the entire army to enter combat readiness mode and cover the auxiliary troops.
"Now." The messenger curled his lips with some difficulty, "They are all cavalry, and their speed is not as fast as my subordinates."
Before the messenger finished speaking, in the snowy fog in the northwest, the cavalry of about 500 people had already stepped out of the snow. And what they were surrounded by was the military flag with the word "壹". When they saw the word "闵" Behind the flag, Mizu Atonsune instantly gave up his plan to retreat. He had no confidence in completing battlefield maneuvers in front of Uesugi Kenshin.
"Stop the whole army! Stand firm on the spot! Request His Highness' support immediately!" Shui Atomjing took a breath and ordered in a deep voice, "No unauthorized maneuvers are allowed without my order!"
The cavalry of about 500 people did not attack immediately when they saw this. Instead, they circled around Junling Bei, going counterclockwise from the northwest to the southeast, observing Junling Bei's formation with interest. , just like a carnivore leisurely sizing up its prey before hunting, making the Ashigaru in the mountains feel like they are facing a formidable enemy.
At the same time, a large number of Uesugi Army infantry and cavalry appeared from the northwest of Zunglingbi and moved south, directly cutting off the connection between Zunglingbi and the main force of the Hongye Army. A group of reserve troops of about 1,500 people circled to the west of Zunglingbi The rear area made an attack posture.
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At eight o'clock, the northernmost Wanjun was preparing for battle.
"Back?" Kitahata Kageie stared at a cavalry squad slowly returning from the south. It attracted more attention than the nearly 1,500 infantry and cavalry mixed troops that appeared from the northeast. It was not because of anything else. Because that cavalry team was flying a big flag with the word "合" in it.
"Repeat it again! Don't act rashly!" Keiji Kitahata shouted loudly to the flag bearer, but his eyes never left the flag with the word "囧" for a moment, for fear that he would do something crazy - even if there were only a few people around him Just ten cavalrymen.
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At eight o'clock, Jobanbei, who was rapidly moving eastward in an attempt to cover Junlingbei, encountered a group of Uesugi troops. There were about 1,500 soldiers, which was comparable to the number of Jobanbei. However, compared with the Uesugi army surrounded by the group, Compared with the banner with the word "ne" in front of him, Fukushima Yasunari's horse seal looked extremely helpless.
"It's Uesugi Kenshin...so it's here!" Yasunari Fukushima looked extremely solemn and immediately ordered when he saw this, "Stop the whole army! Hold your position! The snow is too heavy and you can't see how many people are behind Uesugi Kenshin!" Report to friendly forces and His Highness! Request instructions!"
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At the beginning of noon, walking in front of Liao Yuan Preparation, which was covering the flanks in the south, Ma Yin with the character "Pi" led 1,500 mixed infantry and cavalry troops and drew an arc from the north, blocking Liao Yuan Preparation's path forward.
"Damn, Uesugi Kenshin is here! The target is me
Are they? How many people are coming!" Jigang Shengzheng, who has always been fearless, did not dare to attack the waves at this moment, and hurriedly ordered, "Stick to the position! Send a messenger! Ask for help nearby!"
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At 2:00 p.m., Yu Qiuping of the main camp was confused. He received a flurry of emergency messengers, and each messenger said that Uesugi Kenshin's horse seal with the word "囧" appeared in front of his army.
"What is going on? Uesugi Kenshin is leading a group of cavalry around?" Yu Qiuping was helpless about the battle situation in the snow and fog. The poor visibility made the atmosphere of fear even more intense.
"There was Uesugi Kenshin before the preparations for the high mountains, there was Uesugi Kenshin before the Wanjun preparations, there was Uesugi Kenshin before the Tokiwa preparations, and there was Uesugi Kenshin before the Ryouyuan preparations..." Takenaka Shigeharu coughed twice violently, and his expression changed. It is also getting more and more ugly.
"Why are there so many military flags with the word 'Pi'?" Yu Qiuping asked in a low voice with a furrowed brow.
"Because where Uesugi Kenshin is, things will go smoothly." Takenaka Shigeharu covered his mouth and whispered, "Uesugi Kenshin's attack in the past few days has put us all in danger. As soon as we see his horse mark, we will Turning to defense. So he used his horse seal to scare all the troops on the front line, so that they did not dare to maneuver and could only fight on their own."
"Is he going to concentrate his forces to attack one of them?" Yu Qiuping seemed to understand, "Oops!"
"Yes." Takenaka Shigeharu coughed twice again and pointed to the east with a trembling hand, "I think it will be a dangerous mountain. Let all the troops move closer to the direction of the mountain immediately."
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However, the Uesugi Army arrived faster than the Red Leaf Army's reinforcements.
At the beginning of noon a quarter of an hour ago, Junlingbei was facing an extremely difficult situation. Just to the west of them, the Uesugi Army of about 1,500 people who had circled from the northeast began to attack Junlingbei. And in the northwest In the direction, another group of about 1,500 Uesugi troops without a flag drew an arc towards the north of Junlingbei. Not far away, in the southeast, the cavalry group of about 500 people carrying the "" flag was still there. Continuously circling around the steep mountains.
"Sir, give up covering the auxiliary troops. With all the soldiers in formation, we still have the possibility to hold our position and wait for support." Upon seeing this, Ii Naomasa decisively made suggestions to Shui Atomjing, "I will speak out boldly. If you want to cover the auxiliary troops, If you're a soldier, it's no different than committing suicide."
"I understand." Shui Yuanjing looked at the situation on the battlefield, and then at the unarmed auxiliary soldiers behind the formation, who looked at the soldiers. "It's just that I don't want to be sorry to them... They put their lives in our hands." , they help us transport them day and night, and they have to work even if they don’t have enough to eat all day long. When we encounter danger, we abandon them, how can we be right?"
"Time is running out, sir..." Naomasa Ii didn't know how to persuade him, so he turned his attention to Yu Qiu Shang beside him. He felt that with Yu Qiu Shang's always calm temperament, he would definitely be able to make a rational judgment at this moment. However, Yu Qiu Shang Shang Que also stood there without saying a word, pursed his lips and didn't know what he was thinking.
"I know, there is no time." Shui Yuanjing took one last look at the helpless auxiliary soldiers, and then sighed sadly, "The three companies under my command formed a hollow square with the word 'pin'. Both my father and son are at home. , the son enters the battle; all the brothers are present, the younger brother enters the battle; the only son in the family enters the battle. The space is small and cannot protect everyone, so I hope everyone is honest and honest. The rest of the people hide in the gap between the characters 'pin', Just leave it to fate. Am I right?
Live them."
After Shui Yuanjing's order was issued, the originally noisy auxiliary soldiers queue fell into a dead silence. After about a long silence, the auxiliary soldiers began to move silently, and the crowd squirmed and sent some young disciples into the fighting party.
In the center of the formation. Halfway through the process, sporadic sobs finally sounded in the formation, and then turned into howls and farewells from the whole army. Those fathers and brothers understood that if they were afraid of death and squeezed into the formation,
On the contrary, it will put more pressure on the phalanx of soldiers, and eventually kill all their children. For the safety of their children, they have to stay silently outside the formation.
Amid cries, the army from the west met the attack of Uesugi's army. The troops from the west attacked Ikemoto Musashi's third company of the army, while the troops from the north attacked Naomasa Ii's second company of the army.
Atom Jing then led the artillery team and headquarters to the Junling Mountains of Yu Qiu Shang to command at the center of the phalanx of the 1st Company.
After noticing that there were many unarmed auxiliary soldiers in the gaps between the three square formations, the Echigo army immediately waved their butcher knives and killed them. The auxiliary soldiers were pushing and shoving to escape in the snow that was one foot deep and one foot shallow.
, but they were still overtaken and chopped down one by one by the Uesugi army. The pale snowfield was dyed red with blood. The gaps between the three square formations were as terrifying as purgatory, with corpses of auxiliary soldiers piled up and down. Many auxiliary soldiers were piled up.
The soldiers began to flee towards the south and east, but how could they run fast in the heavy snow? The cavalry cruising nearby scattered when they saw this, and wantonly chopped down the fleeing auxiliary soldiers in the snow. There was no one left in the snow.
Can escape from death.
Upon seeing this, the officers and soldiers of the Red Leaf Army were so angry that their faces turned red and their veins bulged. However, they also knew that they were outnumbered and must not disrupt their formation. Even if the massacre was happening at their feet, they could not go out and pull them out.
My poor brother.
"There is a chance." Amidst the fierce anger, Mizuhara tried hard to maintain his calmness. He found that both Uesugi military units had sent some troops deep into the center of the three square formations in order to massacre the auxiliary troops, and the formations were somewhat scattered.
The cavalry team in the distance also dispersed and massacred wantonly, unable to gather together in a short time. At this moment, if the Junling Bei First Company, which was not under attack, could be allowed to launch a counterattack...
"Young Master!" Shui Atomjing made a prompt decision and ordered to Yu Qiu Shang, "Take four platoons and spread out your troops in two columns and four horizontal formations to counterattack!"
"Follow your orders." Yu Qiu Shang looked stern, unsheathed his sword and walked towards the front line. The phalanx of Junling Bei's 1st Company spread out horizontally from the north and south, and moved towards the center of the phalanx to outflank and kill. Originally, they could kill
Zheng Huan's Uesugi army was caught off guard, but the quality of the Echigo army samurai and ashigaru was really high. After a brief shock, they immediately regrouped, fought and retreated from the "pin", and reorganized to block it.
The 1st company of Junlingbei counterattacked. Seeing this, the 2nd and 3rd companies of Junlingbei launched their forces at the same time and cooperated together, briefly suppressing the Uesugi army, which far exceeded their numbers.
At this time, the cavalry team cruising in the south also regrouped and headed towards the position where the water atom passes through the horse seal. Yu Qiu Shang saw that it was Uesugi Kenshin who was personally charging into the formation, so he did not dare to be careless and taught the troops who were counterattacking.
He gave the command to the deputy company commander, and he personally rushed back to the three companies that stayed behind Shui Atomjing to take charge. Shui Atomjing's headquarters had a cavalry platoon and the only iron artillery platoon in the full force.
There are three artillery pieces, which can be said to be the unit with the strongest firepower in the entire army. Coupled with the three platoons of pikemen in Yu Qiu Shang's hands, he asked himself that these 500 cavalry should not be a big problem.
The 500 cavalry were unequivocal and rushed over against the lofty mountain flags. In order to avoid the damage of iron cannons and artillery, they dispersed their formation and came through the snow from the east, southeast and south.