Naomasa Ii did not expect that Mori Hidemoto did not send all his forces to the main battlefield, but ambushed 1,500 people on the way he had to retreat. Although this 1,500 men was not much, it was definitely enough to slow down the progress of the Tokugawa army, so that the Toyotomi pursuers in the rear had enough time to rush to fight together.

Facts have proved that Mori Hidemoto's "sacrificing his life for righteousness" style of battle plan has become the key to defeating Ii Chibei. He had just defeated the Kyogoku main camp and subdued Kyogoku Takaji and his thousand troops, which made Ii Naomasa's nerves that had been tense relax a little. Riding at the front of the team, feeling the enthusiasm and excitement of the generals when they talked about this surprise attack, Ii Naomasa smiled heartily, turned his head to Kyogoku Takaji on the side and said: "Don't worry about it, my lord, they are all country warriors, and they are not strictly controlled, and they will definitely be punished after the war." ”

"You're welcome." Kyogoku sneered, "Even those Ashigaru know that they are already fish and meat below, and it is understandable to laugh at them, but your lord, why should you be so hypocritical in exchange for your gratitude?" ”

Hearing Kyogoku Takaji say this, Ii Naomasa's expression suddenly stiffened, and he no longer took care of Kyogoku Takaji, but turned sideways to the leading samurai beside him and asked, "How many distances can I get out of Hinobara?" The path traveled by Naomasa Ii was located on the southernmost side of Hibara, near Mt. Kohibara, and he expected that the Mori army defending Mt. Kohibara would be engaged in a fierce battle with Naito Masanari east of Hibara, so it would not be too dangerous to take this mountain road out of Hibara. Not only that, but the fierce battle between Tadamasa Torii and the Kyogoku Army was exactly two miles east of the exit of this mountain road, so that the breakthrough could absorb the Kyogoku Army as quickly as possible, and then rewrite the situation on the battlefield on the southern flank. It was for these two reasons that Naomasa Ii abandoned the main road that was favorable to the cavalry and chose this more rugged path.

The samurai who led the way pointed to a mountain not far away and said, "That is the main peak of Mt. Kohino, and after passing it, you will be considered to have walked out of Hinohara." ”

"The main peak of Konohiki Mountain? Will Prime Minister An Yi be stationed there soon? Sensing the slightest danger, Naomasa immediately ordered the envoy to go and investigate to see how many troops the Maori army had placed in the foothills.

It won't take half an hour. The horse returned and reported excitedly: "Lord Qiqi, according to the villain's investigation, the camp at the foot of the mountain is indeed the main camp of the Maori army, but the garrison is by no means more than five hundred!" ”

"Five hundred?!" Ii Naomasa was a little startled, and turned to smile at Kyogoku Takaji: "It seems that Prime Minister An Yi has also pressed all the troops, so my lord should feel better." The meaning of Naomasa I's words is very clear. It's just that the fool is not only Kyogoku Gaoji, but Mori Hidemoto is also a brainless person.

Although Kyogoku Gaoji was angry, he still replied with a look of disdain: "Relying on a sneak attack to win the rear, this kind of stealing is only tried and tested by adults and your troops, and when I think of this, Gaoji is indeed better." ”

"You!" Naomasa Ii wanted to get angry. But in the end, he just snorted coldly, he knew that Kyogoku Takaji was deliberately provoking himself, but what reason did he have to fight with a defeated general? Thinking of this, he chose to ignore Kyogoku Gaoji, adjust his mentality and continue to move forward.

At a narrow mountain pass less than a mile from the main Maori army, Naomasa Ii stopped.

"Xing Bingwei. My family is really helped. Naomasa Ii looked at the Yamaguchi in front of him, which could only accommodate four horses walking side by side, and smiled with relief.

"What did the lord say?" The leading warrior asked curiously.

Naomasa Ii pointed at the mountain pass in front of him with a horsewhip and said with emotion: "This place is definitely the key point of one man and ten thousand people, if the Maori army sets up an ambush here, it only takes 300 people to block the family." But as a result, they ignored this vital point, sat in the military tent, and waited for the surprise attack of their own family. Tell me, is God interested in helping my family? ”

"With all due respect. It's not that the Maori army didn't notice it, but it didn't expect a force to emerge from behind it and gave up defending here, and you can see the rolling stones and logs on the slopes on both sides of the road, which must have been left by the forces that defended this place before. It may be that the battle at the front is tight, and he feels that there will be no danger in the rear, so Prime Minister An Yi withdrew the troops here, giving the family an opportunity. ”

After listening to the answer of the criminal guard. Ii Naomasa nodded seriously: "That's true, the rolling logs on this mountain really make me a little ......"

As he was talking, Naomasa Ii suddenly heard a "squeak" sound, and a rolling log slipped a little. A foot is revealed behind it!

"Oops, counted!" Ii Naomasa was shocked, and hurriedly whispered to the samurai behind him: "Order the rear army to change to the front army and retreat immediately!" ”

The samurai received the order and immediately rode to the rear of the ranks, ordering the troops to turn around and retreat. But at this moment, perhaps because of the discovery of the Tokugawa army's abnormal movement, the Maori army ambushed on both sides decided to move in advance, and with the sound of iron cannons, the ambushes on both sides of the mountain pass immediately pushed the rolling stones and rolling logs down the mountain to hinder the advance of the Tokugawa army; Along the way, the Maori army used iron cannons and longbows to attack the Tokugawa army at the foot of the mountain. For a moment, the mountains shook, and projectiles and feathered arrows flew like meteors from both sides of the mountain road towards the Tokugawa army, who was completely unaware of the situation, and many of the Tokugawa soldiers, who were still in high spirits, were shot into sieves and hedgehogs in a few moments.

The sudden ambush overwhelmed the Tokugawa army, and it was not until Naomasa Ii yelled and ordered the entire army to retreat that they had a direction. Seeing this, Watanabe Naga, the general of the Maori army in charge of the ambush, immediately ordered the army to descend the mountain in pursuit, delaying the retreat of the Tokugawa army in order to buy time for Nasukichi's support.

Ii Naomasa did not expect to be ambushed by the Maori army, and when he fled, he lost his armor and was embarrassed, Kyogoku Takaji saw the opportunity to leave the battlefield in chaos, and under the escort of the two Maori samurai he met later, he went to the Mori Hidemoto main camp, took a short break and immediately set off to gather troops, preparing to take advantage of the chaos to defeat Torii Tadamasa and arrive at the southern flank in one fell swoop.

Perhaps discovering that the Maori army was only 1,500 men, Ii Naomasa gradually regained his senses, and he ordered the samurai accompanying him to go to the rear to gather troops, preparing to turn around and eat this Maori army, and then attack the Hidemoto main camp, and turn defeat into victory.

However, the defeat was like a mountain, and a large army that was ambushed and scattered could not be gathered in such a short time, and the mountain roads were narrow, and there were many red preparations, so they could only abandon their horses and flee, which made the soldiers lose the confidence to counterattack; Not only that, in the ambush of Fang Cai, Kimata Morikatsu, the second of the "Ii Three God Generals", was killed by iron artillery, and Kawate Yoshinori was surrounded and killed by dozens of Maori pursuers, and the three generals lost the second, and Ii Naomasa had to face the reality and withdraw from the battle to find another way.

"Big... My lord, something is wrong! As Ii Naomasa was desperately trying to escape, a samurai envoy suddenly rushed in front of him.

"Why are you so alarmed?!" In Ii Naomasa's opinion, there was nothing more nervous than this fiasco, and he looked at the somewhat unfamiliar envoy in front of him and scolded sharply.

"The forces of Nasu Awaji Mamoru are coming!" The spear that clenched Fan's hand replied loudly.

"What are you doing so loudly?!" Jing Yi Naomasa complained, "The battle situation has been eroded to this point, do you still want more soldiers to be afraid of nervousness, not to make a noise, to pass on the order, just break through!" ”

"It's best to be nervous." Makefan said coldly.

"What did you say?!" Ii Naomasa raised his foot and was about to kick him off the horse, but at this moment, he slammed his right hand and stabbed the spear into Ii Naomasa's chest.

PS: I'm sorry everyone, this chapter is three, two, three, the title can't be changed, please forgive me!