After the ashigaru of the Rokkaku ascended, the archers of the Rokkaku family retreated to the high ground on the side and began to shoot under cover from a high position. And the archers of the Asai Army had to step into the river and struggle to draw their bows and shoot arrows in order to cover the friendly forces on the front line.

At two o'clock in the morning, the advance team of the Asai Army, which had just landed on the shore, under the leadership of Naokei Endo, braved the rain of arrows from the other side, held rattan cards and wooden boards, and worked in groups of several people to remove the obstacles left by the Rokkaku family on the tidal flats, so that the army behind them could land on the shore. The advance team had just crossed the river under the rain of arrows, and each of them had several feathered arrows stuck in their wooden planks and rattan plates, and they had to struggle forward on the rivers and tidal flats, removing obstacles. Many of them were so tired that they couldn't lift their shields, so they leaned their shields against the obstacles, hiding behind the obstacles, gasping for breath and moving their sore arms. Every time an obstacle is moved, it means that the cover of the rattan card is lost, and many people are shot and fall down and become part of the obstacle.

Thanks to the hard work of the advance team, the obstacles in the tidal flats were finally removed. Follow-up Ashigaru, who did not have the pressure of feather arrows, also quickly landed on the shore under the leadership of Yumori Kiyosada. At this time, the already exhausted advance team retreated. Only Naokei Endo pulled out the katana at his waist, holding a rattan card in his left hand and a sword in his right, eager to attack with the team.

The Ashigaru men of the Asai army rushed to the first trench, immediately picked up their spears, jumped down the trench, and stabbed the men behind the fence. There were also some ashigaru attempts to tear down the fence. The ashigaru of the Rokkaku family condescendingly attacked the ashigaru in the trench, and the physical superiority began to become apparent over time. After traveling for several miles, wading through a small river, it was difficult to move the soaked shoes and pants as if they were filled with lead, and the Asashi family, who was physically exhausted, could not break through the defense line of the Rokkaku family.

Seeing that there was no team that could not make progress, the advance team that had rested for a while stepped forward with their shields, covered the retreat of the troops under the fire of the archers, and rotated the troops in the next row to continue to attack the fence.

And this time, Yumori Qingzhen ignored his age, drew a knife in his hand, and went into battle in person. The two guards kept raising their shields to cover their master. The main general took the lead, which greatly encouraged the fighting spirit of the ashigaru, and four or five ashigaru jumped into the trench together in the face of the enemy's spurs, stretched the spear under the fence, and with the sound of the "three-two-one" trumpet, he slammed it hard, and four or five spears were like levers, and the wooden fence was picked up and flew up. Before the Rokkaku Army behind could react, Endo Naokyo ran a few steps in a row, jumped hard, jumped over the trench and jumped in front of the Rokkaku's position, threw the rattan card towards the Rokkaku family's ashigaru, and then picked up the katana and swung it widely. The spears of the Hexagonal Ashigaru were naturally no match for the katana when they fought at close range, and Naokori Endo slashed multiple ashigaru in succession, opening a gap, and Ashigaru of the Asai family immediately poured into the defense line along this gap.

The Rokkaku samurai on both sides hurriedly rushed over with their troops, forcing Endo Naokei's pace to move forward, and blocking the Asai family ashigaru here. Kiyosada Yumori immediately commanded the lateral movement of Ashigaru who jumped over the trench, flanked the other hexagonal armies on the defensive line, and demolished the fence together with the Asai army attacking frontally, and the entire defensive line fell into a scuffle.

At four o'clock, the Einsatzgruppen also crossed the Yakura River and arrived at the torii moto three miles to the south of the river. A mile or two to the west, across the Ono River, is Mt. Sawa. Beyond the top of the mountain, on the west side of the foothills, is the mountain castle of Sawa. It's just that because of the mountain peaks, you can't see it.

Ever since the troops crossed the Yakura River, there have been constant attacks by ninjas from the Rokkaku family with the people of the country. Every time the Asai family's team stopped and adjusted their formation to prepare for an attack, the people of the country would immediately retreat. But if they were left alone, the ninjas and the people of the country would attack, and the baggage team of the Akao family was attacked once, killing and wounding a dozen people. This seriously slowed down the speed of the Asai army, and in an hour, they actually walked out of three or four miles.

At this time, Yu Qiuhei was in the middle of the team, just like Asai Nagamasa.

"Here we go again!" Yu Qiuping glanced at the Hexagonal Army ninjas and the people of the country who sprang out of the hills on the west side, and this time the banner seemed to be the Yamaoka family. When the main Yamaoka Keitaka is the acting official of the Rokkaku family in Shiga County, the flag head of the southern part of the river.

However, just as the Asai family adjusted their ranks again to prepare for a field battle, the troops of the Yamaoka family also retreated to the southwest for a while and stopped, and instead, the troops of the Nagahara family and the Nagata family on the southeast side attacked again.

"It's really annoying!" Asai Nagamasa shook his head and said, "With endless attacks, can't you fight like a samurai in a dignified manner!" ”

"Lord Asai, you might as well try to bite the troops attacking the Yamaoka family." Matsushita suddenly proposed, "The troops of the Yamaoka family have retreated to the edge of the Ono River at this moment, and it is not easy to mobilize the battle against the water. ”

"Yes, if you bite this important wealthy family, you can force the Hexagon family to stop the endless attacks and let them come out to fight!" Akao Kiyotsuna agreed, "Please let me go down to stop the flank attack, and go down and attack!" ”

Panasonic's frivolous proposal was unanimously approved by everyone. The Asai family's team moved slowly, and the 1,500 members of the Akao family broke away from the group and moved towards the southeast side. And Asai Nagamasa, with the remaining 4,500 people, suddenly accelerated and rushed towards the Yamaoka family's troops. The 2,500 members of the Yamaoka family immediately became confused, and hurriedly sent heralds to the main camp across Mt. Sawa and Onogawa for help. Yamaoka Keitaka commanded the troops to retreat south along the Ono River, not daring to cross the river rashly, giving the Asai army a chance to attack halfway.

However, because the Yamaoka family's troops were close to the river, it was not easy to change formations, and the tidal flats along the river seriously hindered the speed of the march, and the Asai army, which was pursuing on the grass, was constantly shortening the distance between the two. In the end, Yamaoka Jingtaka had no way to retreat, and was forced to line up with his back, intending to make the last standout.

"This formation is five miles away! We're here to help! "Don't worry, Your Highness will be coming soon!" ”

"The Asai family's flag and team, the Akao family, the Anyoji family, the Asai family, the Imamura family, the Mita Village family, the hundred hundred families..."On the branch of a large tree at the southern foot of Mt. Sawa Mountain, a ninja dressed in exaggerated clothes was squinting, looking at the banner of the Asai Army not far away, and muttering the name of his family.

"Okay! See it all! He patted his head, stood on the trunk of the tree, and fell backwards at will, and after a few moves in the air, he fell to the ground with the help of other branches. As soon as his figure flashed, he ran towards the Rokkaku's main camp in Hikone. It didn't take long for him to appear in front of Rokkaku Yoshixian.

The Rokkaku family is in Hikone's main camp.

"And then count the Akao family, the Endo family, the Ashu family, and the Onoki family..."After listening to the ninja's report, Rokkaku Yoshiken thought with the mustache on his chin. After a moment, he asked, "Goemon, are you sure you see clearly?" ”

"The hall is reassured, the eyes of the villain have never missed it." Ishikawa Goemon said with a smile.

"That's good, the reserve team of the Asai family, except for the Haibei family, has appeared. Haibei Tsunade is estimated to be staying in this camp. Rokkaku Yoshiken chuckled, "Leave 4,000 people to surround Sawa Mountain Castle." The rest of the troops attacked and attacked Asai Nagamasa's main team on the east side! ”

"My lord, don't you leave more people to defend your own formation, the safety of your adults is the top priority." Gamo Dingxiu suggested uneasily.

"No need, the Asai family has no spare strength, and the information of our ninja has never gone wrong! Even if there are people, my 2,000 people are enough to handle it. Hexagonal Yoshixian raised his arm and pointed to the east side, "Dingxiu, you serve as the military commissioner, and assist the family governor to attack the Asai army with 10,000 people!" ”

Rokkaku Yoshiken had given way to his son, Rokkaku Yoshiharu some time ago, but in fact he still held the power of the family. In this battle, he planned to let Rokkaku Yoshiji personally recruit and establish his prestige.

"Yes!" Many wealthy families and important ministers saluted to the hexagonal Yixian, Yizhi father and son, and then left the big tent one after another to gather troops.

"You need to be careful of reinforcements from the Rokkaku family's main formation, and Asai-sama must not fall in love with war." Matsushita saw that Asai Nagamasa seemed to be extremely excited, so he persuaded him.

"It's okay! Hexagon Yixian didn't dare to come to the aid of the whole army, and he didn't know if we had any other ambush troops! If there are not many support troops, we will kill as many as we come! Asai Nagamasa saw that the two armies were already close at hand, and shouted excitedly: "Imamura Reserve, Hundred Hundred Reserves, attack the Hexagonal Army!" ”

Matsushita frowned lightly and worriedly, and asked Sanada Masayuki in a low voice, "Didn't Sanada-sama say that the Rokkaku family knows the banners of all our reserve teams?" If all the reserves of the Asai family have already appeared, why didn't Rokkaku Yoshiken dare to come with the whole army. ”

"It's better not to interfere more, after all, this is Asai-sama's own decision, and we are just outsiders." Sanada Masayuki shook his head, "Besides, Lord Yuqiu doesn't have any objections." ”

With Asai Nagamasa's horse seal and Mimori Kikko Ling's waving, the reserves of the Baibai family and the Imamura family immediately began to accelerate and rushed towards the reserves of the Yamaoka family. After the two armies began to fight, they were on par for a while, and the shouts of killing on the entire front came and went, and the ashigaru stabbed with spears, dodged, slapped each other's guns, and stabbed them with one shot at the right time. The samurai of the two armies will choose the opportunity to rush into the opponent's Ashigaru formation, slash and slash, and lead their own ashigaru to break through. Until another enemy samurai arrives and uses the advantage of numbers to fill the gap.

Seeing that the battle situation was scorched, Asai Nagamasa put more reserves into the battlefield.

"Anyangsa Prepare for the frontal battle!" After Asai Nagamasa gave another order, the Anyangji clan also joined the battle group with 500 people under his command, and the number of Asai troops on the front line reached 1,500 people, overwhelming the reserves of the Rokkaku family. Yamaoka Keitaka was forced to send his own forces to support him. Asai Nagamasa seized the opportunity to let the Mita Village reserve force stay, and he led the direct troops of the Asai family to launch a strong attack on the left flank of the Rokkaku family. Yamaoka Keitaka hurriedly wanted to mobilize troops from the right flank, which was under less pressure, to support, but because the troops were arrayed at their backs, the space was narrow and it was not easy to move, and the reinforcements on the right flank were blocked between the central force and the river bank, and it was impossible to advance or retreat, and there were not many troops to send out in this formation.

The left flank of the Yamaoka family, both in terms of strength and combat effectiveness, was far inferior to the troops directly under the Asai family, and was defeated and retreated, and the flanks of the central army were gradually exposed to the troops directly under the Asai family. The Yamaoka family, who commanded the center, tried to turn his men on the left to meet the battle, but the confusion caused by the confusion of orders and the lack of training of the ashigaru. Before the Asai family could flank it, their troops were about to lose their formation.

As long as you work harder, you can take down the Shan Gang family!