Receiving the rear under constant harassment by the Asahina cavalry, Okabe Motonobu couldn't sit still. If, as the commander, he allows the Hao troops in the rear to be invaded, while his main army enjoys the break of the Hao clan unharmed, he will definitely lose the hearts of the people. In the current situation where the Okabe family and the Asahina family are in opposition, if they don't do anything, maybe these wealthy families will fall to the side of Asahina.

In order to stabilize the morale of the army, he asked Okabe Masatsuna to personally lead dozens of horses and cavalry of his own camp to the rear, and happened to meet the oncoming Asahina Taiheng. Asahina Taehyung is taking dozens of Asahina cavalry to expel the Ii family's cavalry from the official road. The Ii family's cavalry was so weak that they were forced to give way to the official road and retreat towards a hill in the southwest, trying to take advantage of the difficult terrain to escape the pursuit.

And at this moment, facing each other on the official road is none other than Asahina Taihyung and Okabe Masatsuna, the dozens of cavalry that the two rivals each have. When they met on a narrow road, these two people immediately held their breath as soon as they saw the flag on the opposite side. Neither of them was willing to give way, no one was willing to stop, and each urged his subordinates, who were a little hesitant to make a formal move to the friendly army, to increase the speed of their horses, spread out the formation and made a gesture of charging, and rushed towards the other party in a daze.

The more than 40 cavalry on both sides were each lined up in two rows, spreading out a loose formation, and a row of more than 20 people was fully 100 meters wide, and the two rows were also separated by more than 20 meters. From the west side of the official road to the east side of the official road, it was like two big nets, pounced on each other. And Asahina Taehyung himself charged in the middle of the front row, even surpassing his companions by a few positions. And Okabe Masatsuna, obviously didn't have the courage, just shrank on the side of the second row, constantly urging his subordinates to accelerate.

Two hundred meters, one hundred meters, fifty meters, thirty meters.

In the case of the fastest horse, the distance of 200 meters is fleeting. Whether it is the Asahina family or the Okabe family, it is difficult to ride a tiger at this moment. When the cavalry is charging at high speed, it is extremely difficult to turn, and it is impossible to avoid the opponent's charge. And when the cavalry is hedging, the speed of the horse is everything. Whoever slows down at this time will become a live target for the opposing cavalry. The samurai of the two families, no matter how old and steady, how much they did not want to immediately escalate the conflict between the two families to an armed confrontation, there was no other way at this moment but to draw their swords in their hands, increase the speed of their horses, and wait for the moment when the two horses intersected.

Ten meters!

Asahina Taehyung could clearly see the wide open mouth of the cavalry opposite, the katana raised by the cavalry on the opposite side reflected the cold light, and the mane of the horse sitting down on the opposite cavalry. Even, with the wind, the roar of the cavalry on the opposite side was sent.

However, he had no time to hesitate or observe, and his life and death were determined by his own reaction in the next moment. This is not the first time he has experienced such a thrilling feeling of fighting. But every time, it was enough to make his blood boil.

The moment the horse jumped to the next hooves landing, he had already figured out his move.

"Kill ——!" With a roar of rage, the opposing cavalry had already jumped to his side. At the moment when the two horses staggered, an instinctive feeling told him that the other party's posture of swinging the knife showed that the other party was just a novice! In the blink of an eye, he caught a glimpse of the cavalryman's face, which was as young as his own.

He twisted his waist sharply, and the opposing cavalry pulled out his katana prematurely, and failed to cut anything. Then, with the force of twisting his waist back towards Hinay Taehyung, he pulled his arm at an exaggerated angle, like a chest expansion posture of almost 270 degrees, and stabbed forward violently. At high speed, the opposing cavalry lost the opportunity to adjust their bodies because of the swing in the air, and there was almost no time to react, and the blade slammed into the opponent's neck, and the bright sword was stained red with blood, penetrating through the back of the opponent's head. Asahina Taehyung's hand holding the hilt of the knife also hit the other man's chin hard. With such a strong momentum, Asahina Taehyung couldn't hold the katana in his hand, and was forced to let go of his hand and turn sideways, giving way to the horse and one person who crashed forward.

There was a belated scream behind him, followed by the sound of the rider falling to the ground and the neighing of the horse. However, Asahina Taehyung had no intention of turning back to watch his own record, because the riders in the second row of the Okabe family in the rear had already rushed to his unarmed self.

The distance of more than twenty meters was only a matter of moments, and Asahina Taehyung almost instinctively felt the rib from his waist, and then leaned back sharply, almost pressing his waist against the horse's back, dodging the opponent's powerful blow with the horse's speed. Then, lying flat on his horse, he struggled to stab the ribs in his hand towards the opponent's horse, and the sharp ribs pierced the horse's buttocks. The aching horse neighed and rose to its feet, and the unprepared rider lost his balance and was thrown off his horse and fell heavily to the ground. As soon as he struggled to his feet, another cavalryman of the Asahina family, who was closely followed by the Binai Dynasty, raised his sword and cut him to the ground like a scarecrow.

Straightening up, Asahina Taehyung slowly tightened his reins, and as he sat down, the horse slowly began to slow down. When the speed had almost dropped to normal speed, he pulled the reins at Binai Taehyung, and the horse neighed in a low voice and stopped. And the rest of the dozens of Asahina cavalry around them also followed their young sons to stop their horses. The cavalry of the Asahina family turned their horses and looked at the battlefield where they had fought to the death just now, and the cavalry of the Okabe family in the distance.

After just one round of hedging, the Okabe cavalry had already swapped places with the Asahina cavalry. Now the Asahina cavalry has fallen to the south side of the battlefield, while the Okabe cavalry has reached the north side. Not far behind the cavalry of the Asahina family was the troops of the Ii family. And a few hundred meters behind the Okabe family's cavalry, there was the Ashigaru of the Asahina family who was waiting for the battle.

Looking towards Bina Taehyung and the others, there were many corpses of horses and people lying on the battlefield. There were also a dozen ownerless horses, striding blankly in pools of blood, circling around their masters. There were also a few samurai who had fallen off their horses and were not mortally wounded, staggering towards their team. These people who escaped with their lives are the lucky ones. Because at high horse speed, even a slash that is usually not powerful is enough to kill with one blow.

In the confrontation just now, six people were hacked to death on the side of the Asahina family, and three more people were dismounted. On the Okabe side, thirteen people were hacked to death, and five others were injured after falling off their horses, nearly half of the number of people was reduced. Being able to play such an excellent exchange ratio, Asahina Taehyung's leadership and bravery can be said to be a great contribution.

Most of the horse battles of the ancient cavalry were carried out in this hedge. The cavalry spread out into loose formations, charging back and forth at high horse speeds, engaging in one-on-one combat. In Japan's Warring States, most of the people who could ride horses were samurai with heads and faces at home. And in the round of rushing just now, more than two dozen samurai fell on both sides.

"Childe, knife!" A samurai of the Asahina family who had run back from the battlefield was just on the left side of Asahina Taehyung. His horse was cut by the other man, and he fell off his horse. It just so happened that he landed next to the first enemy to be slashed by Asahina Taehyung. Knowing the knife at a glance, he picked it up and gave it back to Asahina Taehyung.

Askina Taehyung took his katana and waved his hand, signaling the few men who had no horses to retreat to the edge of the battlefield. Then, instead of retracting the knife from its scabbard, he pointed it at the sky and shouted, "Array! Rush again with me! ”

"Hey! Hey! Roar! The samurai of the Asahina family, who were in high spirits, responded loudly to their young son.

On the other hand, on the side of the Okabe family, morale is much lower. In the round of charge just now, almost all the ten people in the center were wiped out, and the casualties were twice as many as those of the Asahina family. And their coach, Masatsuna Okabe, didn't even dare to draw his knife in the confrontation just now, and hid far away from the side. Although Okabe Masatsuna and Asahina Taihyung are both sons, but Okabe Masatsuna has never been on the battlefield, and he is brave and ruthless, and he also fights with Asahina Taiheng in Sunfu Castle. The two armies faced each other just now, and for the sake of face and hatred for Asahina Taehyung, he did not hesitate to command his subordinates to hedge over. But when it really came to the moment when the white knives met, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to do it.

At this moment, he was hiding in the formation, his hands were constantly trembling, his face was pale, cold sweat was flowing, but his mouth was still holding on to what it didn't matter. He has just experienced the line of life and death, and he no longer has the courage to go to the sword and sword, and fight in the line of life and death. He knew now how terrible and bloody the battlefield that his brother, father, and grandfather were talking about. is not as he imagined, he can command thousands of troops and horses, and take the head of a general in a million armies. If you are not careful, the corpse that is cut to the ground by a katana will be your own!

Seeing the troops of the Asahina family lined up again, they rushed along the official road to kill. Okabe Masatsuna was so frightened that he ignored the requests of his subordinates to form a formation, and fled towards the side of the official road with his horse, shouting: "Don't fight hard!" Fast! Let's go and meet up with the Ii family! ”

As soon as Okabe Masatsuna left, the other Okabe samurai had no desire to fight, and gave up the official road and withdrew towards the southwest hills. The cavalry of the Asahina family did not pursue, but went to the battlefield just now with great bravado to cut off the enemy's head and show off in front of the main army. The Ashigaru of the Asahina family cheered and celebrated the young son's bravery.

Asahinai Taichao and Yu Qiuping, who hurriedly arrived from the rear army, wanted to prevent the outbreak of war, but it was too late. However, Asahina Taiheng's victory in the first battle made the morale of his army high, and Asahina Taiheng did not blame him, but praised his younger brother with a smile. In order to prevent Asahina Taehyung from committing another offense, he asked Yu Qiuping to take his 30 cavalry and carry out reconnaissance missions with Asahina Taehyung.

And this cavalry hedge also marked the official break between the Asahina family and the Okabe family. The Imagawa family's civil war broke out.