Satomi Yoshiyao stretched out his hand, which had already become calloused from holding a knife for many years, and let the rain flow between his palms. Seeing that his father hadn't given an order for a long time, Yoshihiro Satomi, who was only 21 years old, reminded in a low voice: "Father, the main force of our army has crossed the river, and now the formation has been lined up, do you want to attack?" ”

Satomi Yoshiyao didn't speak, but silently looked at the rain and fog in front of him, due to the heavy rain, his vision was greatly obstructed, and in such weather, he should try to avoid fighting. And Tsukahara Molong is lining up by the river at this time, just because he wants to attack halfway?

"Taro, what kind of person do you think Tsukahara Ryū is?" Satomi Yoshiyao asked suddenly.

Satomi Yoshihiro couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this, when the two armies faced each other, his father was not busy with the deployment of troops, but asked about his opponent's situation? However, he didn't dare to disobey the meaning of Satomi Yiyao, and replied respectfully: "This person is extremely strong in martial arts, and his use of troops is even more eclectic and flexible, but he is very naïve in political strategy......"

"Childish?" Satomi Yoshiyao showed a terrible smile: "Perhaps, but this person must die here today, otherwise let him flee elsewhere, with his martial arts, no one can stop him." ”

"What does Father mean?"

"Pass the order, divide the troops into two groups, and take turns to attack the enemy, but remember not to fight too hard, to prevent Tsukahara Molong from retreating, and it will be difficult to kill him when the time comes. Taro, you lead the Samurai of Qimoto to wait for the fighters, and once the enemy army is exhausted and shows signs of defeat, immediately rush and kill, don't care about others, I just want the head of Tsukahara Moryu! Don't let him escape! Satomi Yoshiyao gave an order that made his son very confused, but Satomi Yoshiyao was also helpless, the rain was too strong, which had affected his command of the whole army, and if he still attacked with all his might, it was likely that there would be large-scale chaos, and at that time, it would be difficult to say who would win and who would lose. Therefore, it is better to play steady. Throughout his life, he used his troops in a dignified manner, seeking victory in stability, and rarely taking risks, and in this battle, he occupied an overwhelming advantage in troops, and there was no need to risk defeat for the sake of possible opportunities.

The fifteen-thousand-strong army began to slowly press towards the Tsukahara Ink Dragon army with Satomi Yoshiyao's order, although the heavy rain made the Ashigaru and the samurai under the command of Tsukahara Ink Dragon unable to see how many people there were on the other side, but how could it be a weak soldier who could be placed in the vanguard position by Satomi Yoshiyao? The left and right sides of the three roads are led by brave and warlike soldiers in the army, and then the army covers and kills.

Tsukahara Moryū has fewer troops under his command, so he can barely see the front line where the two armies are clashing, and when facing twice as many enemies, Tsukahara Moryū does not dare to hand over the command to the three Heiji as before, but directly takes over the overall command system. Although the proportion of samurai is very small, fortunately, most of the people in command at the grassroots level are dojo disciples, and the orders of Tsukahara Molong can still be resolutely implemented, so it is equivalent to Tsukahara Molong skipping this step of the command of the general under his command and putting 7,000 people under his direct command.

At the beginning, Heiji was still a little uneasy, worried that Tsukahara Molong might be too young, but as the war developed, Akita Ieji, Tsukahara Nagakei and others were all staggered: although the Satomi family's Ashigaru was like a tide under the leadership of the samurai, and the seven thousand troops under the command of Tsukahara Molong were also constantly retreating, but the casualties of the Satomi family far exceeded their own, and many of the reserves of the wealthy families of the Upper Shoji Kingdom only came up for a while, and they couldn't stand the huge losses and retreated.

It turned out that Tsukahara Moryū ordered the army to retreat continuously, but the formation was disorganized, and it looked full of loopholes, and many samurai of the Satomi family who believed in their bravery thought that this was an excellent fighter, and led their subordinates to rush in immediately, but then they were swarmed by the disciples of the dojo commanded by Tsukahara Moryū, and fell into a chaotic battle, and were slaughtered by the disciples of Katori Shinto. It's not that the samurai of the Satomi family don't practice martial arts, but they need to learn too many things, and the disciples of Katori Shinto-ryu have only studied how to kill people with swords for many years. The samurai, who were the backbone of the army during the Warring States period, were responsible for both commanding and leading the fight, and in the event of a mass death, the entire army would immediately collapse. By the time Tsukahara Moryu retreated, the entire river beach was stained red with the blood of the Satomi samurai.

Satomi Yoshiyao, who has been in battle for a long time, looked at everything in front of him, his face was pale, and his eyes were more like they were about to drip blood: those are all samurai who have been painstakingly cultivated by the Satomi family with a lot of resources! In this way, they died in batches...... In this battle, even if he killed Tsukahara Molong, the Satomi family was already greatly injured. Judging from the current situation, some of the wealthy families of the Shangzong Kingdom have been cut off from their names......

"The whole army stopped attacking !!!" Satomi yelled at the herald almost with a roar.

"Hah!"

Hearing Satomi Yoshiyao's order, the samurai in charge of the front-line command breathed a sigh of relief, the losses of the brave and combative samurai under their command were too serious, and those ashigaru were frightened, just to see the samurai rush in, and when the enemy retreated, they saw the samurai-sama being cut to an inhuman...... Who else dares to come forward and pursue? Until the 7,000 army under the command of Tsukahara Molong regained its footing, these ashigaru refused to come forward and rush to kill. The battle died down eerily.

The Satomi family has already lost a large number of samurai, and if they don't kill Tsukahara Moryu this time, they are afraid that they will have no chance in the future, so they are unwilling to retreat, and the two sides are in a stalemate.

Satomi Yoshiyao stared at Tsukahara Molong's military formation for a long time before ordering the whole army to attack as much as possible in a gun formation, although this would make the attack speed much slower, but the victory was safe, and it would not give Tsukahara Molong a chance. And seeing Satomi Yoshiyao change formation, Tsukahara Moryū once again showed a sinister smile and returned the command to Heiji and others, anyway, the attack power of the Satomi family was not as good as before, and he leisurely began to observe the movement of the battlefield. This is a big deal for Sasaki Nagahide, who has already given the Satomi family a major blow just now, if he takes the opportunity to lead the cavalry to charge and kill for a while, maybe he can make the Satomi family in chaos, and when the whole army covers up, maybe he can defeat Satomi Yoshiyao!

The progress of the battle was very slow, and six hours had passed since the first confrontation between the two armies, and both the Satomi army and the army under the command of Tsukahara Moryū were already quite tired. Overall, the Satomi family still had a certain advantage, and although the samurai suffered heavy losses, they did not lose their numerical superiority, so the balance of war gradually tilted in favor of the Satomi family.