"An order came from this formation. There is a high probability that Uesugi Kenshin is not in the army, so let us attack with confidence!" Hachisuka Koroku reported to Fukushima Yasunari with the intelligence just passed on.
"I think so. Don't look at the fact that these people have several 'bi' flags alone, but there is a high probability that they are all suspects. Uesugi Kenshin's 2,000 cavalry have not shown up yet." Fukushima Yasunari moved his body slightly. He strode forward and ordered at the same time, "The whole army is pressing forward! Besiege the Uesugi Army!"
At the same time, Ming Dybei, Liao Yuan Bei and Wan Jun Bei also issued the same order, and the Hongye Army, which surrounded the Uesugi Army from all sides, officially launched a general attack. However, just as the attack began, they suddenly realized that something was wrong.
The Uesugi army in front of him that was originally facing him did not line up facing him, but slowly moved in the counterclockwise direction. The other Uesugi army on the left also moved towards him in the counterclockwise direction. Fukushima Yasumoto originally attacked the moving Uesugi army in front of him, but the Uesugi army attacking his flank gave him no chance to do so, and he was forced to turn to meet the enemy.
The huge formation of the Uesugi Army surrounded by them in the center began to adjust like an ancient behemoth, and its movements became faster and faster. It was like a huge python was slowly withdrawing, and its entire body was spinning. It was originally in the Surrounded, they actually turned from defense to offense at this moment, using an exquisite spin to force the red leaf army's reserve units to face the enemy on the spot.
"Is this a car suspension..." Yasunari Fukushima couldn't believe his eyes, "Such a tacit cooperation... How could it be possible that Kenshin Uesugi is not in the army? Go and inform this formation, have you made a mistake?"
"Your Highness, look over there!" A guard next to Fukushima Yasunari suddenly pointed his hand in the north direction. I saw an Uesugi military force coming out from the outside of the car formation, rotating towards Tokiwabei's flank and outflanking him. Come. In this way, Tsukiwabei will have to face twice the number of troops.
"They have more people than us, so we can allocate manpower to continue the side attack..." Fukushima Yasunari sighed helplessly, "Every department will turn to defense and wait for instructions from our formation!"
However, the development of the situation surprised Fukushima Yasunari even more. A cavalry team of hundreds of Uesugi troops also circled out of the chariot formation at this moment, spinning around in a wider arc, trying to get behind Tokiwa Bei Attack. It was obviously to besiege the Uesugi Army again, but Tsukiban Bei was now faced with the dilemma of being surrounded and attacked - this was how Junling Bei was besieged before.
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When Yu Qiuping and the staff of the formation received the information about the changes on the front line, everyone except Takenaka Shigeharu was in disbelief.
"Is this also the Chexuan Formation? Did they deliberately get compressed together by us and then change the formation to fight back?" Yu Qiuping clicked his tongue in disbelief, "Uesugi Kenshin had already anticipated this change? So he arranged it in advance. Is this a way to fight back?”
"If that's the case, it's really terrible." Fukuzawa Yunan has arranged for the nearby Ming Dybei and Wan Junbei to rescue Tokiwa Bei, but if this continues, the Hongye Army will face being divided and surrounded again. "Chexuan Formation How many changes are there? Or is Uesugi Kenshin actually hiding in the formation and directing it himself?"
"No, Uesugi Kenshin is not here. To be precise, this change of formation was not expected in advance." Takenaka Shigeharu looked at the sand table, and there were a lot of "" flags placed on the props next to them. Those were the previous encounters. Uesugi's army had made improvised arrangements to attack several troops with flags with the word "壹" in them. He slowly picked up the flags and planted one next to each chess piece.
"Is this Hanbei's agreement? Aren't they all suspicious soldiers?" Yu Qiuping glanced at Takenaka Shigeharu in confusion, fearing that he might be confused.
"It's true that they are suspected soldiers, but it would be a big mistake to regard them as suspected soldiers." Takenaka Shigeharu coughed twice, paused, and then said solemnly, "I think I understand... Che Xuan Zhen Strength does not lie in the formation, but in the people. In the Uesugi Army, everyone is Uesugi Kenshin, so the Chexuan Formation is invincible."
"What does this mean?" Yu Qiuping seemed to vaguely understand what Takenaka Shigeharu wanted to say.
"The reason why this battle was at a disadvantage was because the visibility was extremely low in the blizzard, making it difficult for both armies to communicate through flags, and the general's command scope was limited to a very small area."
"Although our Hongye Army units are highly capable, our officers are accustomed to listening to orders from His Highness and the General Staff. They are only the executors of orders rather than the initiators of orders. Once they lose command, they are all at a loss and tend to choose to passively take action. The ground defense waited for orders, which gave Uesugi's army the opportunity to encircle and encircle them."
"But the Uesugi Army is different. Each of their generals are skilled in battle formations and are flexible. The Chexuan formation is strong because each chess piece has countless changes and countless rotation attack methods, making it difficult to guard against. And this It relies heavily on the commanding ability of the general, and it is impossible to let Uesugi Kenshin, who is far away from the battlefield, personally give orders. I am afraid that on ordinary days, Uesugi Kenshin would have let these Echigo samurai command alone."
"This time the Uesugi army faced the danger of breaking the formation. The entire army was surrounded, and Uesugi Kenshin was not in the formation yet. But under such circumstances, the Echigo samurai did not show fear, but immediately came up with a way to break the formation. The method is to rely on cooperation to counterattack... If our Red Leaf Army encounters such a situation, I am afraid that the choice of each department is to switch to defense and wait for instructions."
Takenaka Shigeharu's words caused everyone present to fall into silence, and Yu Qiuping was also sighing. The introduction of the modern staff system has turned officers into simple executors without having to think too much, which resulted in them losing command. He no longer has the ability to come up with countermeasures on his own. On the contrary, the kind of officer who will find a way to fight back in a crisis situation may be punished for violating the military law under the staff system - Naoe Nobuhei is the best example.
"If it's a sunny day and the command is unobstructed, the Uesugi Army is no match for us." Takenaka Shigeharu pursed his lips and shook his head, his expression becoming even more ugly, "But in this snowy day...each unit needs to fight independently, which is simply giving up. The battlefield prepared by the Uesugi Army."
"Implementing the staff system without radio...is it really too hasty?" Yu Qiuping muttered to himself.
"Then what should we do now?" Fukuzawa Yunan asked urgently, "If the snow doesn't stop, won't we never be able to win?"
"No, we also have advantages." Although Takenaka Shigeharu's expression was poor, his eyes were always shining, "Although we are not that flexible, every one of our soldiers from top to bottom has sacrificed for the red leaves. courage and determination.”
"Delegate the command power to the captain, let them do whatever they want, and let's not interfere too much." Takenaka Shigeharu looked at Yu Qiuping and vowed, "Believe in them, believe in those trustworthy people."
"This is a soldier's fight."
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"His Highness's order is for us to decide for ourselves?" Fukushima Yasunari still had some doubts at the moment he received the order. After receiving confirmation from the orderer, he immediately fell into silence. However, he did not remain silent for long.
Li's murderous aura gradually emerged from the face of this good old man who always kept his emotions and anger a secret.
"Everyone goes to attack and counterattack." Fukushima Yasunari gave the order in a deep voice.
"Sir, the enemy in front of us is twice as many as us, and there is also a cavalry that is making a detour." Several reserve staff officers were worried and advised them one after another.
"Fight, avenge Jun Ling Bei, avenge Zijing, avenge Tokiwa Bei Laoerlian!" However, Fukushima Yasunari seemed to have no scruples and shouted with relief, "His Highness lets us act easily because he trusts us!
Your Highness trusts us, I trust my subordinates, and even more so my brothers! Let’s attack with the whole army, and see where they can get a chance to outflank us?”
At the same time, the soldiers were ready to sing, the prairie fire was set ablaze, and all the weapons were in preparation.
"Act on the cheap." Charlie also hesitated after receiving the order, but his blue eyes soon became determined, "Attack! Archers will always hold up their chests to get arrows, and they will never let arrows hit their backs!"
"Those who beat him, what do these Echigo country bumpkins think we are? They can surround us if they want. If His Highness asks me to beat him, I'll beat him to my heart's content!" Yoshioka Katsumasa, who had been feeling aggrieved before, felt relieved now.
Cursing, he personally drew his sword and stepped forward to supervise the formation, "The whole army is coming! Attack!"
"Jiban Bei has moved, and Joba Bei has begun a general attack. We can't be left behind!" Kitahata Kageie, who was still a little entangled at first, noticed that both Joba Bei and Naruhabi Bei in the south were launching fierce attacks, and he loudly said, "
Cover them! General attack! Avenge Zijing and Junlingbei’s brothers! Let’s go!”
In an instant, the Uesugi Army realized that the situation in front of them had become wrong. The Red Leaf Army, which had been timid and hesitant at first, suddenly launched a general attack.
"Are you crazy?" Kakizaki Keie looked disdainfully at Tokiwa Bei, who was charging towards him, "We are twice as big as you, and we have cavalry on the flanks, but you still dare to attack?"
"Shoot!" Kakizaki Kage was naturally unwilling to be at a disadvantage. He called on the archers to greet the approaching Tokiwa Bei with a hail of arrows. However, the Tokiwa Bei No. 1 company opposite him was more fierce than him.
"All troops, hold up your guns, don't block! Don't block! Just charge forward!" Takashi Mouri personally charged at the front line, shouting and leading his men to attack the Echigo army with arrows as dense as locusts.
The lineup rushed forward. The ashigaru in the front row were already covered with arrows. From time to time, someone would be hit by an arrow and fall down, but the ashigaru in the back row would immediately make up for it, crushing the entire front line as if it were indestructible.
Come.
"Thrust!" Mouri Takashi roared, and the spearmen stabbed at the Echigo army in front without hesitation. The Echigo army was also extremely fierce, and both sides suffered similar casualties in the first round of fighting.
"Stab again!" Mouri Takashi strode forward, not caring about the attacks from both sides around him, but focused on stabbing forward. The ashigaru beside him rushed forward one by one, even blocking.
Without making any move, the Echigo army was defeated in succession with such a desperate attitude. Tokiwabei, who had high combat power, actually suppressed the Echigo army, which seemed to be twice their number, in an instant.
At this time, Wan Junbei from the north also arrived on the battlefield. The Kitahata Kage family did not choose to attack head-on. Instead, they divided two companies to attack Hojo Takahiro's troops that flanked Tokiwabei in the south. Onikojima Yataro's cavalry
Rushed back to cover Hojo Takahiro's back. Saito Asanobu opposite Wan Junbei was about to counterattack, but Akasha Keikimochi behind him asked for help. He had already sent part of the Uesugi Kagekatsu Division in order to support the Uesugi Kagekatsu Division who was attacked by Narubei.
The reinforcements were blocked by Rakihara Bei. The frustration of the reinforcements also affected his horse seal. In desperation, Saito Asanobu had to stop spinning and instead provided reinforcements to Amakasu Kagemochi.
"It's like a changed army. It's back to the same bold attitude as before when the car was broken and the formation was suspended..." Saito Asanobu was surprised by the huge changes before and after the Hongye Army. "Why are you so restrained one moment and like this again the next?"
Chapter completed!