The smoke of gunpowder under Sanada Castle was very conspicuous during the day, piercing the sky like a spear, and when they saw this smoke, many people showed a meaningful smile and ordered: "The time has come, the whole army marches!" ”

Although the Hojo clan was saddened by the loss of the former army, he still hurriedly sent troops up to respond, but the entire trench was like a huge crematorium at this time, and the amount of those fire oils was not much, and the fire that could be produced on the flat ground was even small to make people laugh, but in the case of so many people as fuel, the fire increased sharply, and the armor of the peasants and soldiers was mostly made of bamboo, and it was easier to catch fire by soaking it in tung oil. The Hojo Army who came to meet him didn't want to save people, even if he got a little closer, the bamboo armor on his body had the possibility of catching fire, and there was nothing he could do.

Hojo Phantom and Tominaga Naokatsu, who were in charge of covering on both wings, were also shocked by the scene in front of them, and sent troops to rescue, but they were also blocked by the fire and it was difficult to move forward, but fortunately, Shimizu Yasuei found out early and climbed up at the last moment, but the others were not so lucky, and the white preparation that Shimizu Yasuei had worked so hard to build was almost wiped out. The name "Flame Demon Sanada" was unknowingly placed on the head of the fledgling Sanada Nobuta.

Just when the morale of the Hojo Army, which had plummeted because of the fire attack by Sanada Nobutsuna, was in turmoil, a strict lineup and a large army suddenly appeared in the south, and the Hojo clan saw this scene, and his heart suddenly tightened, but he seemed to be relieved, Ota Senior Masashi transferred the main force of the army to Kurume Castle, so that he could capture Edo Castle in one fell swoop. If Senior Minister Ota did not come to save Sanada Castle, but crossed the sea to take Edo Castle, then the Hojo Army could only retreat immediately, otherwise the retreat route would be cut off, and the entire army could be annihilated at any time.

But after seeing the other party's horse seal clearly, the gloomy face of the Hojo clan could drip water: it was not Ota's military strength, it was Tsukahara Nagakei's command! As far as he knew, Tsukahara Nagakei led his army to be stationed in the Kashima area in the south of Hitachi Province this time, but he didn't expect to be here!

"My lord, Edo Castle is in a hurry!" A close attendant said quickly in front of the Hojo clan, but the Hojo clan had an unreal feeling, "Say, let's talk...... What happened to Edo Castle? ”

"Ota Shomasa led an army to attack Edo Castle, and now Edo Castle has fallen into the hands of Ota Shomasa."

The Hojo clan only felt that the world was spinning for a while, and he actually fainted, and he was so frightened that the servants rushed to rescue for a while, just kidding, this battle situation is already so bad, but the Supreme Commander fainted, so we still play with wool? Fortunately, the Hojo clan only suffered a huge blow, and he didn't get over in one breath, not to mention the extent of being angry on the spot. But the information from the Hojo Phantom Nunnery made the Hojo clan really have the urge to die: the main force of the Tsukahara army was found in the north!

It turned out that Tsukahara Molong had been in Ueno for a long time through the previous business layout, so that this expedition to Ueno showed a devastating trend, and the Ueno wealthy clans in various places fell into the wind, especially after the last fortress in the western Ueno fell into the hands of Tsukahara Molong, the Ueno wealthy clans in various places mobilized all their forces and rushed to the Tsukahara army camp to surrender to Tsukahara Molong and join the Tsukahara army. Although Tsukahara Molong had limited time to go south to deal with the Hojo Army, he still obtained a huge army of nearly 20,000 people from Ueno, and after converging the large army brought by Tsukahara Molong this time, he removed the small number of troops stationed in various fortresses, totaling about 40,000 troops, and surrounded Minowa Castle! That night, a sky-high fire broke out in Minowa Castle, and the city gate was opened, and the Tsukahara army took advantage of the situation to seize the city, and Uesugi Kenmasa tried to commit suicide, but he didn't have the courage, so he had to let his subordinates serve as intermediaries, but he didn't expect that his most trusted guards actually tied themselves into zongzi with their backhands and sent them directly to Tsukahara Molong, until this moment, Uesugi Kenmasa didn't understand what it meant that the general trend had gone...... Echigo strong reinforcements retreated, the whole country of Ueno rebelled, 40,000 troops came to the city, and the people in Minowa Castle were in turmoil.

What's more, in front of Uesugi Kenmasa and Ueno generals, Tsukahara Moryū invited out Kohata Kenshige and Nagano Yemasa, who were under house arrest by Uesugi Kenmasa, and then the two people who were responsible for their faces pushed the gold mountain and poured the jade pillar, bowed, and said, "The disciple rescue is late, so you will suffer." It made the two people who were suspicious of Uesugi Kenmasa burst into tears, and the generals of Ueno were all moved. Tsukahara Molong is affectionate, and he has always respected Kohata Kenshige and Nagano Yemasa, who once taught him the art of war, which everyone has heard, but at this time, Tsukahara Molong has already controlled the land of the Six Kingdoms, and can be called the lord of Kanto, looking at the world, how many people can compare with it? But in this case, Tsukahara Moryū still gave a gift to Kohata Kenshige and Nagano Yemasa, who had just been rescued from prison, and they worshipped when they met, on the other hand, the unrighteous Uesugi Kenmasa, the Ueno people will all be dead to Tsukahara Moryū, and they have sworn their allegiance to Tsukahara Molong again! At this point, the entire line of Ueno Province was pacified, and after Tsukahara Moryukyu Tani Masamura defended Minowa Castle, he ordered Tsukahara Heiji to lead 20,000 troops to garrison the line of Kunimine Castle and launch an attack on Musashi Province, and he led 15,000 troops south to Kunifutai to encircle the Hojo clan with Tsukahara Chokei Army and Ota Senmasa Army.

The Hojo Army, whose morale had plummeted, was even more panicked when they realized that they had been surrounded, and when they saw the countless armies emerging under the banner of Tsukahara Moryū's Heavenly Dao, the entire army completely collapsed, although it still maintained its formation, but it was only afraid that it would be easier to be besieged after escaping and had to huddle together for warmth.

Hojo Phantom looked at the scene in front of him silently, and sighed for a long time, not to mention that these young Hojo Army at the moment are the Hojo Army in the heyday of the former Hojo clan Yasu, after suffering such multiple blows, how much courage can be mustered to fight, it is unknown. "This battle ...... It's the family that has been defeated......" Hojo Phantom Ann said slowly, the attendants around him were suddenly shocked, as the head of the Hojo family, Hojo Phantom Ann personally said that the Hojo family was defeated, how did they deal with themselves? Some of the Hojo family's descendants struggled and said, "If you give it a go, the family still has the power to strike!" ”

Hojo Phantom Nunnery smiled bitterly when he heard this, although this is true, but how many people are willing to give it a go? In the case of extreme fear, how much power can this fight exert? However, he still spoke slowly: "What you said is very reasonable, but at the moment when the army's morale is turbulent, we must first ensure that the lord can evacuate safely." ”

"If this battle is defeated, where can the lord retreat?!" Seeing that Hojo Phantom Nunnery did not reprimand them, these descendants shouted excitedly.

"Even if we die, the Tsukahara army will definitely suffer heavy losses!"

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As if infected by their courage, Hojo Phantom shouted excitedly, "Good! It's worthy of being my Hojo disciple, and today we let go of the battle with Tsukahara Molong! Now listen to me! Soon, Hojo Phantom Ann assigned the combat mission, and everyone was ordered to go to their respective command posts. Seeing that the people had already left, Hojo Phantom called a close attendant and said in a serious tone: "Go to the Chinese army immediately and inform the lord that he wants to retreat immediately, and we will buy time for him!" ”

"This ......" The face of the servant suddenly changed, and his gaze at Hojo Phantom was also a little puzzled, just now he was still passionate about wanting this Tsukahara Molong to fight to the death, why did he want the Hojo clan to retreat in a blink of an eye?

"You don't understand, as the samurai of the Hojo family, it is our duty to defend the dignity of the main family with our own lives, but the premise of all this is the survival of the main family, if the lord also dies here, then our sacrifice will be meaningless! After all, the lord is ...... I haven't left any heirs yet......"

Hearing this, the attendant couldn't help but be silent, and after making one last bow to the Hojo Phantom Temple, he ran towards the main camp of the Hojo clan. He also sent guards and Tominaga Naokatsu who was in charge of the defense of the southern road, and he asked himself if he could still do it to block Tsukahara Nagakei, but how long Hojo Phantom could last under the attack of Tsukahara Molong was a question mark, so he also hoped that the Hojo clan would retreat immediately when both wings were still safe, and keep the last hope for the Hojo family.

After sending out the close attendants, Hojo Phantom An, he resolutely got up and came to the place he commanded, as far as the eye could see, the wolf-like Tsukahara army had been surging like a tide, and the Hojo Army, which was inferior in terms of troops, equipment, experience, skills, morale and even the command of the generals, was desperately resisting under the leadership of the Hojo Ichimen, but it could not play any role like a mantis arm as a car. This standing army, carefully built by Tsukahara Moryū, exerted terrifying combat effectiveness at this moment, almost running over the battle formation of the Hojo Army......

After giving the last order, Hojo Mirage couldn't help but look back at the Nakatsu, there was no longer the horse seal of the Hojo clan, so I could rest assured......

"We can't hold it anymore, please retreat immediately!" A Hojo Army general with only one arm left struggled to say to Hojo Phantom.

After Hojo Phantom looked at him and recognized that this was a young samurai he admired on weekdays, he let out a laugh: "The lord has been evacuated, and what we have to do now is to defend the glory of the Hojo samurai!" ”

"Hah!" Inspired by the Hojo Phantom Temple, the Hojo Army general shouted excitedly as if he had returned to the light, and with his only remaining arm, he brandished a sword and threw himself at the Tsukahara army, but before he could reach the Tsukahara army, he collapsed due to excessive blood loss......

Hojo Phantom looked at all this silently, he knew very well that what he did had nothing to do with glory, just because he held on for a little longer, the Hojo clan could withdraw farther, even if Edo Castle was captured, as long as the Hojo clan could withdraw to Musashi, he could get Hojo Tsunari's response.

Finally, there was no more Hojo samurai around Hojo Han, looking at the Tsukahara army that was still surging like a tide, Hojo Hanan seemed to have reversed time and space, the helplessness of Hojo Shiyasu's death, the surprise of the night battle of Ninja City, the glory of the night battle of Kawagoe, and the grief of the death of his brother...... The picture seems to be frozen on the day of his own Yuan Suit, his gentle and outstanding father, Hojo Sakumo, solemnly handed the katana into his hands, and earnestly advised: "Saburo, take good care of the Hojo family." ”

Slowly pulling out his saber, Hojo Phantom Nunnery shouted angrily and rushed into the endless Tsukahara army, "Although tens of millions of people go to ......"