Chapter 571 There are millions of Tokugawa samurai, but no one is a man! 【5600】
Although he knew that Inamori was in a very bad mood, a close confidant still had the courage to say to Inamori:
"Sir, please move the position of this formation back as soon as possible!"
Daomori let out the roar just now, and after briefly venting, his mood became calmer.
There is no doubt that retreating with this formation is something that will be ridiculed by others.
But Daomori can't control so much now.
"...Retreat!" Daomori's words were almost squeezed out from clenched teeth, "Retreat in the direction of the first formation!"
Upon hearing Inamori's order, the rest of the formation felt as if they had received an amnesty, and prepared to move the formation as fast as they could.
In fact, there is no need to prepare much for the relocation of the main formation. All that is needed is to move the flag representing the main formation.
After giving the order to move the main formation, Inamori suddenly remembered something, turned around to take it, and said sternly to Matsudaira Sadanobu beside him:
"Sir Lao Zhong, swords and guns are blind on the battlefield. It would be too dangerous for you, Lao Zhong, to stay in this formation. Please evacuate this place for the time being and wait for the good news of our great victory!"
Perhaps out of anxiety, Inamori's words were not euphemistic and he told Matsudaira Sadanobu to run away quickly.
Matsudaira Sadanobu did not have the energy or time to investigate Inamori's extremely outspoken words.
He took a deep look at Daomori in front of him with a meaningful and tangled look, and then nodded: "I understand. I wish you good luck in martial arts."
Matsudaira Sadanobu couldn't understand the hidden meaning of Inamori's words and directly asked Matsudaira Sadanobu to leave the formation. This shows that Inamori himself is not sure whether he can stop Ogata's momentum...
After all, Matsudaira Sadanobu was also a samurai, and he was a samurai from the Tokugawa family with the blood of the shogun. The samurai education he received since childhood gave Matsudaira Sadanobu an almost instinctive aversion to the term "escape from the battlefield."
But after being a politician for many years, Matsudaira Sadanobu realized a truth: living is more important than anything else. As long as you are still alive, there is still a chance for everything.
This reason overcame instinct.
Inamori transferred one-third of his guards to Matsudaira Sadanobu and escorted Matsudaira Sadanobu away.
When Matsudaira Sadanobu left the formation with the support of these guards, he unconsciously turned his head and looked in the direction where Ogata was now. The tangled look on his face became even more complicated than before.
If possible, Matsudaira Sadanobu would actually like to stay here for a while longer.
He wanted to wait for Ogata Issei to get closer and take a closer look at his figure, his sword, his eyes...
He has not yet confirmed the similarities and differences between Ogata Issei and Majima Goro...
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The 4th and 5th formations are all generals of the Aizu Army. In terms of combat effectiveness, the Aizu Army's combat effectiveness is far superior to that of the 1st Army. However, the generals of the 4th and 5th formations were defeated at a faster rate than the 6th formation.
, above the 7th array.
Just because the panic has completely spread.
For an army, once panic spreads on a large scale, it will be a very scary thing.
It is not uncommon in history for a large army to collapse due to the spread of panic.
These generals were not blind. Many of them saw with their own eyes how the three thousand-man military formations at the rear were penetrated by just a few dozen cavalry and defeated.
What's even worse is that many of the defeated troops ran to the military formations in front that had not yet been attacked.
These broken troops are the "source of infection" of the operation.
Their feet spread out in an attempt to escape, their terrified screams... constantly causing panic to the people around them.
And Ogata and others, who were chasing and beating these defeated soldiers, allowed these defeated soldiers to help them destroy the military formation and further spread panic. At the same time, they also continued to create new and more defeated soldiers.
soldiers.
This created a virtuous cycle that was quite good for Ogata and others: the rout helped them disrupt the order of the military formation, creating more rout soldiers, and more rout soldiers further destroyed the order of the military formation.
order.
The armor on Ogata's body has been splashed red here and black there by the blood, and it is almost impossible to distinguish the original color.
There were a few more gaps in the saber in his hand, and Ogata didn't have the energy to count them.
Behind them, Skulucci and others, due to the non-stop bloody battles, the number of people continued to decrease unknowingly, from the original 64 people to more than 50 people now.
After defeating three enemy formations in a row, according to common sense, Ogata and the others should be tired, and in fact this is indeed the case.
Ogata didn't know what the situation of Skulchi and the others was. In short, since the "state of selflessness" would weaken the perception of fatigue, Ogata had clearly sensed the feeling of fatigue welling up in his body.
Fighting on horseback consumes much more physical energy than fighting on foot.
As a "sharp knife", he rushed to the front and faced the most enemies. As he rushed forward, he felt that the arm wielding the knife began to count, and his chest and lungs, which were constantly sucking and exhaling air quickly, began to hurt.
But Ogata's mood was still high.
He charged, struck, swung his sword, and stabbed. He used the sword skills of Sakakihara's Ito-ryu and Muga's Ni-to-ryu, and the moves he had learned all his life, one after another, dazzling the generals of the shogunate army.
Ogata's sword is as swift as thunder, as unpredictable as flowing water, and as brilliant as rays of light.
The handsome flag... moved back...
Ogata, who was always paying attention to the position of the handsome flag, naturally noticed it immediately when the big flag with the clover painted on it started to move.
The movement of the commander's flag and the change in the position of the main formation were all within Ogata's expectations.
In response to Shuai Hata's movement, Ogata silently tightened his grip on the reins and sword in his hands.
The Don hippo is worthy of being an excellent horse breed with both explosive power and endurance, bred for the purpose of "going to the battlefield".
Even though the carrot under Ogata's crotch now sheds a lot of sweat and the enemy's blood with every step he takes, he still has enough physical strength to carry his master and the battle begins uncontrollably.
Slowed down.
After leaving more corpses on the ground, the fourth formation met the same fate as the three formations behind it and was cut in half.
The 4th formation breaks through!
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"grown ups!"
Even though they were hastily moving the main formation to the direction of the first formation, some generals were still dutifully reporting to Inamori the current movements of Ogata and others.
Inamori and the others are currently in the middle between the 3rd and 2nd formations.
After hearing the general's report, Daomori twitched the corner of his mouth and turned to look at the battlefield behind him. After his eyes fell on the cavalry team that had begun to attack the 3rd formation, Daomori's pupils shrank slightly.
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He keenly sensed that Ogata and the others were slowing down.
"...Our opportunity has come." Daomori, who could not hide his excitement, murmured involuntarily, "Their speed has slowed down...their horses are starting to get tired..."
After muttering, Daomori loudly announced the great news to the generals:
"The thieves have slowed down!"
"Their horses probably can't run anymore!"
"Continue to advance to the first formation!"
"As long as we continue to delay like this until the rebel army is exhausted, it will be our army's victory!"
Daomori, who was born in a peaceful era, had only commanded battles to put down peasant uprisings and bandits. In terms of command experience, he did not have much richness.
He had never suffered a "rear attack by a powerful cavalry force". He lacked the experience to deal with such a thing.
In this dangerous situation, there may be better ways to deal with it.
But for Inamori now, who only has such varying levels of generals under his command, he no longer knows what else to do besides "ordering the generals in each formation to block them layer by layer until Ogata and the others are exhausted."
What means can be used.
Inamori turned back frequently and looked at Ogata who was pursuing them from behind with a nervous and somewhat frightened gaze. He prayed that Ogata and others could stop their advance due to exhaustion of physical strength.
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Ogata rushed forward.
Shuai Qi kept retreating.
In order to shorten the distance between them and to get under the handsome flag as soon as possible, Ogata had used all the means he could.
In order to break through the layers of enemy troops in front of him faster, Ogata even stole the spears of some generals of the shogunate army and used them for his own use.
For example, a general dressed as a general, huddled in an inconspicuous corner, attacked Ogata from behind on the left side, and stabbed Ogata in the left abdomen with his spear.
His idea was brilliant, he wanted to sneak attack Ogata, but his extremely poor spear skills made his attack invisible in Ogata's eyes.
Ogata raised his left hand and snatched the man's spear. When he grabbed the spear, the general shrieked loudly, probably because the skin on his palm was torn off.
After grabbing the spear, Ogata immediately turned the spear into his own weapon, clamped the spear under his left armpit, and pointed the gun head at an ashigaru in front of him.
The head of the gun hit the ashigaru, and a huge force instantly spread along the barrel of the gun to his arm.
The spear used by this general was no ordinary spear. The gun barrel had excellent toughness. The force generated by the impact caused the gun barrel to suddenly bend into an exaggerated bow shape, but it did not break.
Bearing the huge force generated by the impact of the spear, the soldier's feet were lifted off the ground. The moment his feet left the ground, the bowed spear suddenly bounced straight like a spring that was pressed up and released.
The power accumulated in the gun barrel was released instantly, knocking the ashigaru away from the gun head and falling heavily into the crowd behind.
As a swordsman known as "The Man-Slaying Issei" and "The Executioner Ittosai", it may be strange to say this, but Ogata still wants to say it loudly: On the battlefield, spears are really useful.
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Not only does the attack have a wide range, it is also extremely powerful.
Ogata used the stolen spear to kill several people, and then left the spear with a general who came to intercept him on a horse. Ogata shot through the horse's head, and then pierced the horse's head again.
The body of the general behind him connected the heads of the general and his horse.
Even though Ogata tried his best, he still couldn't see the distance between them and the enemy's main formation getting any closer.
Ogata, who had clearly felt that the speed of the horse under his crotch was beginning to slow down, felt anxious when he saw this situation.
At this time, Ogata thought of the method of provoking generals.
Use words to stimulate the generals of the formation to prevent or delay the retreat of the formation.
Although I don't know if it will be useful, Ogata feels that it is necessary to try it.
For some reason, when thinking of the strategy of provoking generals, Atachi's face appeared in Ogata's mind.
It wasn't because Ogata suddenly missed his wife whom he hadn't seen for nearly half a month.
Instead, he remembered the story that Atachi always told him in front of him: the story of Sanada Yukimura.
Amachi, who has a strong interest in listening to books, is extremely fond of Sanada Yukimura's stories, and has always treasured Sanada Yukimura's stories.
To be honest, Ogata was a little unhappy because of Amachi's fondness for Sanada Yukimura, and made Ogata feel a little hostile towards this man who has been dead for nearly 200 years.
Although he has some hostility towards Sanada Yukimura, Ogata has to admit that whether it is the Sanada Yukimura in historical facts or the Sanada Yukimura in storytellers, he is a legendary military commander.
Ogata still remembered what Yukimura Sanada said to the Tokugawa army when he led the Toyotomi army and the Tokugawa army in the final battle.
Ogata cleared his throat.
Take a deep breath.
Then, using the loudest volume he could achieve, he shouted loudly toward the handsome flag and in the direction of the formation:
"There are millions of Tokugawa samurai, but not one of them is a man!"
Ogata slightly modified the roar that Yukimura Sanada once made, and roared it again 200 years later.
He was also shouting at the Tokugawa army, which was holding the "Three-leaf Aoi" military flag.
But the difference is that when the two roared, Sanada Yukimura was retreating, while Ogata was attacking the shogunate army's main formation.
Ogata's words, shouted with all his strength, reached the main formation, like sharp needles pricking into the ears of Inamori and others.
Ogata's words were a naked mockery of them. The sharpest mockery of the samurai who valued honor.
The complexions of many generals turned into the color of pig liver.
The expression on Daomori's face also changed drastically, but he still bit his lip to hold back the anger and unwillingness in his heart, and shouted to the generals beside him:
"Ignore the thief's arrogance! No one is allowed to stop!"
Daomori has now completely turned into a gambler who has become red-eyed at gambling.
He was now betting on whether Ogata and the others would run out of energy or whether they would collapse first.
The bet is on this army and the victory or defeat of this Red Moon Fortress offensive and defensive battle.
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Ogata himself did not expect that his roar would not only reach the main formation of the shogunate army, but also reach the ears of Matsudaira Sadanobu who had not yet run away.
Although due to the distance, when this roar reached Matsudaira Sadanobu's ears, the sound was extremely low.
But Matsudaira Sadanobu still clearly heard...Ogata Isei's timbre was very similar to the timbre of someone in his memory...no, it should be said to be exactly the same.
Matsudaira Sadanobu's pupils shrank sharply the moment the roar reached his ears.
He was fleeing hastily on horseback and turned to look at the battlefield behind him.
The look on his face and the emotions in his eyes were quite complicated.
There is confusion, shock, regret, and...pain...
In the end, these various emotions blended into an extremely complex color that remained on Matsudaira Sadanobu's face.
Matsudaira Sadanobu smiled.
The corners of his slightly raised mouth revealed a wry smile.
He was smiling bitterly and let out a sigh of relief.
It was as if some obsession had been let go of in my heart.
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After seeing that the handsome flag did not slow down even a little bit because of his full-strength mocking roar, Ogata, who usually rarely uttered curse words, cursed "fuck" in his heart, which was very rare.
The battle is still a cat-and-mouse chase, nothing has changed.
The battlefield is now in chaos. Soldiers who are trying to resist and soldiers who are fleeing are squeezing each other, and it has become a mess.
There is still an orderly resistance on the side of the shogunate army, which prevents Ogata and the others from smoothly advancing.
But at this moment, Ogata suddenly discovered that the handsome flag marking the formation had slowed down!
Ogata blinked hard at first because he doubted whether he had seen it wrong, but found that he had not seen it wrong. The speed of the flag's retreat had really slowed down.
Ogata didn't know why the flag was slowing down, but he knew that this would be his best chance to break through the shogunate's main formation.
"Carrot, try harder...!"
Ogata raised his hand and stroked Radish's blood-stained mane.
As if he understood Ogata's words, Carrot snorted loudly, stepped on the ground alternately with his four hooves, and ran faster.
When Scrooge and others behind Ogata saw Ogata starting to speed up, they also gritted their teeth and squeezed the physical strength of the war horse under their crotches, which was also slowly starting to lose strength.
The commander's retreat speed has slowed down. The reason is actually very simple. Their way forward has been blocked by the chaotic own people.
"Don't make a mess! Don't make a mess!"
"Follow the command! Everyone listen to the command!"
The generals in this formation roared at the soldiers in front of them with a hysterical attitude, trying hard to maintain order.
At this moment, Daomori and the others were in the first formation closest to the Red Moon Fortress, but as soon as they entered the first formation, they immediately felt like they were in a quagmire.
The soldiers in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd formations are all direct line troops of the shogunate. In fact, the direct line troops of the shogunate are no more elite than the vassal armies of the First Army.
The rear area of the chaos, the rear area where wails and roars are constantly coming out, and the rear area where all kinds of bad news are constantly coming out have already made these direct members of the shogunate panic.
And Shuai Qi, who kept retreating and had already retreated to them, was like the last straw that broke the camel's back.
These soldiers were not idiots who didn't know how to think. Seeing the commander's flag retreating continuously, they could naturally guess the reason why they were trying to avoid the enemy's advance.
The fact that our formation was driven away by the rebel army caused the morale of many people to plummet.
Finally, the order of the first formation completely collapsed.
The originally tight military formation became chaotic, with some looking around blankly, some asking the generals how the battle was going, and some trying to fish in troubled waters after the rebels came... The order was completely out of control, making it difficult for the generals to unify and command.
The first formation turned into a quagmire, making it difficult for the commander to move back.
"Damn it..." Daomori looked anxiously at the mess ahead, "These guys who fail to achieve anything but fail..."
Inamori cursed at the direct troops of the shogunate who were now hindering him and the entire army's final victory.
After swearing, Inamori turned his head to check the current movements of Ogata and others.
After turning his head, Daomori's expression was stunned.
He saw that the soldiers who were still resisting and those who fled were all pushed to the left and right with brute force. The giant shadow with blood splashed everywhere on its body jumped in front of Inamori. Just looking at it
Seeing this dark shadow, half of the surrounding generals couldn't help but retreat, while the remaining half were stunned and couldn't even make a sound.
Looking at this giant shadow, Daomori was stunned at first, then came back to his senses and subconsciously opened his mouth:
"wait……"
As soon as Daomori uttered a few syllables, he saw a blade of light striking his head from top to bottom.
Sakakihara's sword flow·water falls.
This giant shadow was Ogata, and with one strike he split open Inamori and the Tenreigai of the commander-in-chief of the shogunate army.
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The original sentence that Sanada Yukimura yelled during the Osaka Summer Formation was "There are millions of Kanto soldiers, but there is not a single hero." Although it is very handsome, it was a rant when covering the retreat of the army. (It is said that this is the case)
PS: Regarding when and where Sanada Yukimura shouted this sentence, and whether this sentence exists or not, the author found many versions on the Internet. The author is not particularly interested in the history of Japan's Warring States Period, so
I haven't bought any relevant authoritative popular science books... so the author simply took the version "Sanada Yukimura shouted this sentence, but it was a verbal attack during the retreat" as the historical fact of this world view in this book.
Book friends who are interested in Sanada Yukimura's stories can take their time to investigate.