At less than five o'clock, the second company of Tokiwa was evacuated from the hillside. Unable to carry the remains, the water atom had to hastily remove the paper leaves on the top of everyone's helmets and ordered a retreat.

At this time, Yu Qiuping came on a rapid march and led Hosoyanagi to cross the Nishikanda River. In order to take the nearest road, they marched in a straight line against Lake Hamana. Therefore, when crossing the Nishi-Kanda River, the three-pronged estuary where the Kakida River and the Nishi-Kanda River meet, was divided into two forces. On the west bank of the Kakida River is the headquarters of Akihei and the 1st Company of Hosoyanagi Bei, and on the east bank of the Kakida River is the banner of the 2nd and 3rd companies of Hosoyanagi Bei and Nakahide Gozensaki.

It was also at this time that Takasaka Masanobu and Naito Masatyo crossed the mountains to the south, one left and one right, and both armies each had about 1,000 soldiers. After crossing the mountains, they immediately followed the retreating 2nd Company of Tokibanbei. After perceiving the movements of Takasaka Masanobu and Naito Masatoyo, Yu Qiuhei rejected Mizenzaki Nakahide's request to combine Hosoyanagi Bei's troops and go south again, but immediately ordered Hosoyanagi Bei to divide into two parts and go straight south to meet the Water Atom Sutra.

Hosoyanagi's second and third companies went south along the east bank of the Kakida River. The first company of Hosoyanagi Bei went south along the west bank of the Kakida River. Akihei himself temporarily set up his headquarters on the west bank of the Kakida River, on the high ground between two woods southeast of Kamio Na in Mikamachi, which is also the most important high ground in the entire Mikamachi Plain. It has the best view while blocking the intersection that enters Mikamachi Kamio Na from the gap between two woods on the southeast side, and overlooking the Kakida River and the Nishi-Kanda River.

Hosoyanagi's first company was deployed by Yu Qiupei on this high ground, and after letting go of Tokiwabei's second company, he prepared to meet Takasaka Masanobu's headquarters. The second and third companies of Hosoyanagi Bei, commanded by Nakahide Mimaezaki, confronted Naito's forces on the east bank of the Kakida River.

On the west bank, Yu Qiuping had to rely on 400 soldiers to resist Takasaka Masanobu's 1,000 soldiers, and the pressure was very high. On the east coast, Nakahide Mimasaki used 800 soldiers to resist Naito Masatoyo's 1,000 soldiers. However, due to the dense water network in the Kakida River basin, many tidal flats and marshes, and the surrounding woods and mountains, the cavalry of the Takeda Army could not be used.

Yu Qiuping ordered Hosoyanagi's iron gunners to cross the river bank for fire support. Due to the cannon's straight arc, it cannot pass its own soldiers to attack the enemy. However, since Hosoyanagi is now divided into two branches, one to the west of the Kakida River and one to the east of the Kakida River. Therefore, the iron gunners behind the soldiers on the east side could strike a diagonal line and aim at the Takasaka Masanobu headquarters on the west bank across the Kakida River. The iron artillery on the west bank could return the favor by firing at the flank of Naito Masato's department across the Kakida River. The two forces formed a crossfire, covering each other - this is why Yu Qiuping asked the troops to divide their troops.

"It's tricky." Naito Masatoyo was annoyed by the continuous firing of the iron cannon. In fact, at such a distance, it was still a diagonal shot, and the angle was very small, and a salvo could kill even less than five people, but this made the subordinates on the front line always distracted, so that the battle line could not make a breakthrough for a long time.

"That flag team is really in the way!" The more Naito Masatoshi thought about it, the more angry he became, and he couldn't help but scold fiercely, "Blocked our army for an hour, and had to fight in this narrow terrain like." If you start fighting on the plains for three days, it will not take an hour to beat the autumn and autumn leaves into Tokugawa Ieyasu. ”

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Within seven minutes, 500 men each of the two divisions of Anayama Nobujun and Oyamada Nobushige also crossed the mountain range and entered the Mikamachi Basin. And Takeda Shingen himself also led the horses to climb the mountain range and began to command. Under the order of Takeda Shingen, both divisions headed northwest, directly into the gap between the Huaiyama River and the forest south of the village of Kamio Na in Mikamachi, intending to enter Kamio Na in Mikamachi through that gap. If Mikamachi Ueo Na is occupied, the entire flank of Hosoyanagi will be exposed. And in the village of Kamio Nai in Mikachi, only the second company of Tokiwabi, which had lost its combat effectiveness, was left at this moment, and it was powerless to resist at all.

Fortunately, almost at the same time, the remaining two companies of Tokiwabi and the cavalry company also arrived in time under the leadership of Fukushima Yasunari and Anayama Nobuyomi. They had already chosen a blocking position on the official road east of the third day and were ready to meet the arrival of Takeda Akabei, but they were suddenly informed that the main force of the Takeda army was on the southern front, so they hurried back. Under the command of Yu Qiuping, three companies quickly crossed the river from the bridge over the Nishi-Kanda River and rushed to Kamio Na, Mikamachi.

Due to the shelter of the woods and rivers, and the commanding heights of the field of vision, which was controlled by Yu Qiuping, the Takeda army did not find the arriving Jobanbei and the cavalry company in time. All they wanted was to hurry up and take down Mikamachi Ueona.

"Hurry up, hurry up!" Nobuyoru Anayama, who was in the lead, urged his subordinates to kill towards the gap between the woods and the Huaishan River, and he couldn't even wait for his subordinates, wanting to personally lead the cavalry into the village first. Because Takeda Shingen repeatedly instructed that the village of Kamio Nai in Mikachicho was very important, and it was the key point of this campaign, just like the highlands to its southeast. If you choose one of the two, the Yuqiu army will be defeated. Now that the highlands have been contained by Yuakihei, then Mikamachi Ageo Na is a must fight.

The road between the woods and the Huaishan River was not wide enough for 1000 Takeda troops to pass at the same time. Anayama Nobujun then asked Koyamada Nobushige to wait behind him first, and let him lead his troops to seize the advanced army. He led his guards to take the lead, and was the first to go around the woods, and a peaceful village came into view. The streets were littered with overturned things, and it seemed that the inhabitants were clever enough to hide when they saw that there was going to be a war.

However, before Nobuyoshi could take a breath, nearly 800 soldiers arrived from the other side of the village. Look at the flag is the mountain flag - the same flag as the 400 soldiers who fought to the death just now.

Anayama Nobuyojun is also a strong general, and he has always been indomitable in the battles with Takeda Shingen in the past, but this time he suddenly felt a chill in his heart. Because his troops were certainly not as elite as Takeda Katsuyori's direct troops, and their numbers were still smaller than those of the other side. Moreover, the opposite side had already formed a formation in the open field, and half of his people were still crowded between the woods and the Huaishan River. If these 800 people were the same elite as the 400 people just now, he would definitely be defeated here.

As it turned out, he was right. As soon as the two armies faced each other, his troops were stunned by the array of guns. Anayama Nobukito immediately led the cavalry out of the infantry position, tried to quickly detour from the tidal flats into the open area, and attacked the flank and rear of Tokiwabi. However, the cavalry company of the Yuqiu Army also arrived in time under the leadership of Anayama Noshimi.

"Yo, the banner of the Cave Mountain family!" Keiji Maeda laughed when he saw the banner of the Takeda Army, patted Anayama Nobuyoshi on the shoulder and said, "My lord, it's your family!" ”

"What home?" Anayama Noburi glanced at the other side, and found that the cavalry of the Takeda family was less than 200, and then looked at his own 400 cavalry, and smiled contemptuously, "I am the main family!" Those who can't beat me are separated! ”

"Brothers, come on!" As soon as Xueshan Nobuyoshi waved his hand, the cavalry of the Yuqiu Army rushed towards the cavalry of Xueshan Nobuyoshi. Although Nobuyoshi Anayama was also known for his cavalry, it was obviously not a good choice to fight twice as many cavalry as him on the mudflats and near the enemy's iron gunners. In desperation, Anayama Nobuyan was forced to retreat. Before the second foot of the Anayama Army Company stepped into the Mikamachi Ueo Na, he was driven out by Tokibanbei.

"Fight back on the spot! Let's chase it out! Keiji Maeda shouted with high morale as he turned his gaze in the direction of Tokiwabi. Fukushima Yasunari commanded his troops to pursue Nobuyoshi Anayama in an orderly manner, and at the same time signaled the cavalry company to stick to the Anayama army and prevent the latter from retreating easily.

However, before Tokibanbei could start the pursuit, Anayama Nobushi suddenly discovered something - not far to the south, a large number of Takeda troops were crowding on the side of the Huaishan River, trying to wade across the river from a place where the water was not deep!

After the offensive was blocked, the troops of Koyamada Nobushige, who had been following Anyama Nobujun, were asked by Takeda Shingen to make a bold move - to cross the Huaishan River, from the east bank of the Huaishan River to the west bank.

"Quick! Golden opportunity! Cave Mountain Nominee's eyes suddenly lit up. At this moment, half of Nobushige Oyamada's soldiers were crossing the river in the water, completely ineffective, and the back half was also scattered. If you can rush over at this moment and hit Koyamada Nobushige with a half-crossing, you can defeat this army directly by the river! However, Anayama Nobuyojun was also well aware of the stakes, and transferred his cavalry over, constantly harassing and influencing the actions of the cavalry of the Yuqiu Army. The horses on the tidal flats could not run fast, and the quality of the cavalry of the Yuqiu Army was indeed inferior to that of the cavalry of the Takeda Army, so it was difficult to form a breakthrough. Under the cover of Nobuyojun Anayama, Nobushige Oyamada still successfully crossed the river.

"It's broken." Chasing all the way to the shore, but only watching Koyamada Nobushige leave, Anayama Nobushi was annoyed. With the crossing of the Huaishan River by Koyamada Nobushige, the entire west bank of the Huaishan River was under the control of the Takeda Army. If the Yuqiu army wanted to follow the example of the Takeda army, it would be immediately attacked by the Bandu from the west bank of Koyamada Nobushige's army. In other words, the Yuqiu Army has lost the opportunity to attack Nobushige Koyamada. If Nobushige Oyamada went north along the west bank of the Huaishan River, crossing the Nishi-Kanda River and the Kitayama River, it would threaten the rear path of the Yuqiu Army.

"Katsumasa, please cross the Nishikanda River north immediately, and you must complete it before the Koyamada Nobushige Department crosses the Nishikanda River in the north!" Seeing this, Fukushima Yasunari immediately reacted and asked Yoshioka Katsumasa to take his rendu river to the land between the Nishi-Kanda River and the Kitayama River in order to stop Koyamada Nobushige's plan to make a detour.

As the Yuqiu Army was also forced to divide its troops, the battle line on the Kamio Naisi Line in Mikamachi temporarily calmed down. Nobukun Anayama retreated for a while and regrouped, and fought with Tokiwa Bee Suga Koroku's company in the narrow aisle between the Huaiyama River and the woods. Yoshioka Katsumasa, on the other hand, successfully crossed north in time and took control of an important crossing on the Nishikanda River before Koyamada Nobushige crossed the river. Afraid of the 150 iron cannons of Yoshioka Katsumasa's department, Oyamada Nobushige did not dare to forcibly cross the river, and the two sides confronted each other in the area of Yudong Temple. In order to ensure that he had a reserve that could maneuver in time, Yu Qiuping transferred the cavalry company back to his hands.