In retrospect, the battle that took place at the end of the 8th year of Motokame (1575) on both sides of the Tenryu River near Fumata Castle in the northern part of Enoe was probably the fiercest and most brutal battle ever fought between the Hirate clan and the Takeda clan.

Previously, most of them were afraid of each other, and after each of them had troops stationed in the fortified city, they could not find the enemy's flaws, and they would never rashly make a move.

Only this time, Takeda Katsuyori could not avoid it due to internal pressure, and it coincided with the snowy weather affecting the mobilization of troops and the use of firearms, so he had the confidence to take the initiative to attack.

It just so happens that the tie also feels that he is outnumbered by the crowd and has sufficient capital, so he might as well take some risks.

Both sides invested a lot of elite forces at the same time and place.

Originally, it was Takeda Katsuyori Masaki who combined to attack Tokugawa Ieyasu, but failed to do so due to the brave sacrifice of Torii Mototada, and then the reinforcements of the Heite family arrived, and the situation gradually reversed.

But Takeda Katsuyori's response was also reasonable, and he also had no shortage of retainers who had the courage to fight and die for the right.

The first move is fleeting, and finally it forms a fierce battle.

The troops sent by Hirate Honhide this time were carefully selected from the military forces of Kii, Yamato, and Hanoi, based on one of the four criteria, and 2,000 reliable banners.

There is support behind it, there are friendly troops in front, the supply is perfect, the food is sufficient, the main general is famous, the rewards are never stingy, the morale is high, and the fighting spirit is high, which can be called the army of tigers and wolves.

Brave men such as Hirate Hideyoshi and Keer Caizo were the forerunners, and strict and solemn officers such as Yamauchi Ichitoyo and Eguchi Masayoshi pressed the formation, and under them Kii Yukawa, Tsuda, Yamato Yagyu, Akiyama, Kawachi Shimizu, etc., were all fierce and daring warriors from all over the country.

With 3,500 men as a reserve and 12 units, they only give orders for the core tactical intentions, and do not make more requirements in details, so as to provide the greatest degree of freedom, so that the generals can stay with the soldiers they trust and rely on the most, and command on the spot according to the specific situation.

The overall formation is not a priority.

In fact, this is a field tactic that local tyrants and local servants are more familiar with.

In an era when the degree of professionalism of officers and men is limited, the composition of the contingent is relatively complicated, military science is underdeveloped, and command needs to be transmitted through manpower, being too obsessed with deploying troops and deploying troops on the march sometimes has a side effect and limits the maximum offensive power.

The "decisive charge" of abandoning the overall cover will always be an indispensable and most talked-about part of the cold weapon matchup.

The temporary assembly of the elites of the various units and their transportation to the front line by vehicles has had the effect of surprise, but it has also disrupted its own sequence. Next, instead of reluctantly forcing these people from different regions and families to accept a unified mixed command, it is better to simply point out the direction and make the overall charge effective.

Tie Xiuyi grabbed the position of "a gun", and in a moment he won the enemy general, leading his subordinates to break three formations in a row.

Takeda Katsuyori was also experienced, patiently waiting for the reserve forces to be assembled, and personally went to the front line to set off a counterattack.

Then Yamauchi Kazutoyo caught up, and behind him were Yukawa Naoharu, Yanagi Yan Katsu, Shimizu Motokata, etc., and quickly filled the upper limit of the width allowed by the terrain.

On the one hand, there is a connection to the loss of land, the accumulation of resentment, and the intention of breaking the jade of the ship, and on the other side, it is like the sky, rising day by day, and no one is eager for more honor and knowledge.

Of course, we can't forget about third parties.

From the turmoil of Mikawa Ichijo Sect ten years ago to the recent tragic execution of Mrs. Masamuro and her heir, the Tokugawa clan has gone through a very painful but necessary process, and all members who do not share the same aspirations and interests have been eliminated, and now the top and bottom are united, and only one voice can be heard.

The differences in diplomatic posture and the contradictions between the local and central centers have been reduced to almost none.

With Sakai Tadaji, the Okubo brothers, Hiraiwa, Naito, and Gao Li, the retainers of the spectrum who served by the side of the lord as the backbone, the team after the purity achieved stronger combat effectiveness.

It may not be as brave as the incomparable Jiaxin people, or the elite team that has been carefully screened and pieced together, but it is by no means a negligible existence.

Everyone had their own reasons for not wanting to retreat, and the battle gradually developed into a state of anxiety that all the commanders did not want to see, but the soldiers were most enthusiastic.

The forces of each army were concentrated within a radius of about 500 paces, in groups, charging side by side, and once the soldiers fell to the ground, someone immediately filled in and made up for it, and they went forward one after another, endlessly.

Takeda Katsuyori was to the north, Tokugawa Ieyasu was slightly west, and the Hirate Army was coming from the east.

Naito Masatsu on the other side of the Tenryu River immediately did his best to cross the river to this side for reinforcements, and Sakai Tadaji and others did not take long to see the situation and also used desperate strength to contain and stop it.

Attack and defense, surprise attack and counter-raid, encirclement and counter-encirclement, detour and counter-detour, by this time it is no longer clear who is the hunter and who is the prey.

It's really easy for people's minds to be swayed by their environment. If all the surrounding areas are crumbled and the armor is abandoned, no matter how tenacious the tough guy is, he will inevitably be shaken. On the contrary, when the friendly troops are not afraid of death and strive to be the first, people who are not very brave on weekdays may also be enthusiastic and unable to control their emotions.

At any given moment, countless people are killed by hits. The light of swords and swords, the flesh and blood flying, the terrible howl and the sound of the impact of the gold and stone echo back and forth.

With no time to examine their heads and no time to care for their own bodies, the bodies of the war dead were trampled under their feet, intentionally or unintentionally, mixed with snow, soil, and mud, twisted and deformed, stained with filth, and silently dissolved.

Whether it is an ally or an enemy in life, at this time, flesh and blood will only be intertwined and infiltrated, and there is no way to separate and analyze it.

It is cut down like a weed, and buried like a weed.

On such a battlefield, the distinction between status and status is meaningless, and the role of individual martial arts is limited. Even if there is a matchless strong man who can fight three or five people, how can he deal with eight or ten people at the same time?

Countless swords, guns and sticks wield desperately in a small space, and who knows when they are not careful.

Talented, brawlly, martial arts, and quick reactions, they may not be able to save their lives, and the only thing that can be trusted is probably luck.

There were constantly people who looked like well-known generals falling to the ground, but no one had the heart to notice.

Just immersed in the face-to-face fight.

Such a hellish Shura-like meat grinder scene lasted for about half an hour.

It wasn't until the river on the west side of the battlefield that the situation gradually changed.

After being shot down from his horse, Hidenari Sasa, who was thought to be only a "suspicious soldier", rested for a while, stood in the rear and observed the overall situation, and quickly judged that controlling the estuary of Futamataki Castle and cutting off the Takeda Army on both sides of the Tenryu River would be a means of victory.

If he succeeds, it will be an opportunity for him, as the son-in-law of the lieutenant general in the flat hand, to finally raise his eyebrows and prove his strength.

From the 7,000 tired and cold Owari and Ise soldiers, Sasa Hidenari also followed his father-in-law's example and temporarily ordered the officers to "draw one out of three" to obtain about 2,300 relatively reliable soldiers.

Then he made a detour, crossed the water a little upstream, turned back to the west, and swam across to attack.

Sasa Hidenari found that the Baba Nobunbo had mobilized all the defenders who were still in good health, went out of the city to help, and built a pontoon bridge at the narrowest part of the river, only thirty or forty paces.

Naito Masatoyo was dealing with the pressure of Sakai Tadaji on the one hand, and on the other hand, he sent people to cross the river to support and ensure that there were no problems in Takeda Katsuyori.

So Sasa Hidesei met one of the "Four Heavenly Kings of Takeda", who was both wise and brave, resolute and decisive, and was known as the "immortal ghost Mino".

It's a pity that this famous general only has six or seven hundred people left around him, and half of them are slightly injured.

Not to mention, the four months of the siege were all subsisted on old grain with worms, unripe rice harvested in advance, and all kinds of miscellaneous grains that lacked nutrients.

At that time, the Kohata clan of Ueno Kunizhong was about to cross the bridge, and suddenly realized that he was hit by Sasa Hidenari.

The department of the Racecourse Information Office, which has reached the end of the strong crossbow, was actually overwhelmed by this "often defeated uncle", and they were awarded heads one after another.

The soldiers under the command of Nobusada Kohata had always been quite famous, but when they saw the defeat of their own bosses, their morale and morale plummeted all of a sudden, and they were vaguely chaotic without a fight.

At this critical moment, it's a mess.

are all desperately supporting with a sigh of relief, and if a certain party collapses and flees first, then it must be a vicious circle of snowballing!

If the estuary is lost, the main general Takeda Katsuyori is alone on the other side, and the danger is greatly increased.

Then there was the soldiers under the command of Sasa Naimasa, who probably knew for the first time that they were so powerful, and they suddenly swelled up and dared to chase after the troops of the Ueno Kohata clan.

The scales are tipping.

The racecourse letter had the heart to recapture the riverbank bridge, but when he saw that almost no one around him was healthy, how could he have any strength?

The only final loyalty is—

"You can pass my last words to the lord, that is, 'return to Kai quickly, in order to rejuvenate again'!"

Then the baba Shinbo had come to his senses, and he swung his sword and personally rushed towards Sasa Hideseru's banner.