Chapter 127: Eagle Strike (Part II)
With his men, Burning Sky charged at the weakest flank of the defenders of Imagata Castle. The defenders, who were weak in defense and battle, also began to rout towards Honmaru after being charged by the Burning Sky and others. Instead of chasing after the poor, the Burning Sky crossed the line of defense that had broken the defenders and rushed towards the other end of present-day Katata Castle.
While greeting his subordinates, the army did not maintain the formation, and at the same time used the advantage of height to watch the situation ahead. I didn't run far, and I saw that there were water-colored bellflower flags and military flags fluttering in the cold wind, and intertwined with water-colored bellflower were more chaotic flag fingers, among which there were many of the Asai family's Mimori tortoiseshell and the Ashikaga family's two draws.
Burning Sky looked at the stalemate in the battle, and said to his subordinates: "The enemy has not paid attention to our movements, everyone charges!" Support Wise Adults! After that, the burning sky took the lead in rushing out with the naginata in his hand, and Suzuki Heavy Industries was looking for a relatively high advantageous position for the iron cannon. Before the Ashikaga Shogunate Army, which was engaged with the forces of Akechi Mitsuhide, could react, the Burning Sky had already plunged into the crowd.
Standing on the gate of the castle that was captured by his troops, Akechi Mitsuhide keenly noticed that a black papaya pattern on a yellow background was mixed into the two banners of the shogunate army, and while the shogunate army was fighting fiercely with his own army, he had not yet figured out the situation, and shouted loudly to the army under his command and the shogunate army: "The shogunate army is attacked behind the back, everyone work harder to defeat the shogunate army!" After Akechi Mitsuhide shouted out, the attendant standing next to Akechi Mitsuhide also repeated Akechi Mitsuhide's words loudly.
The forces of the two sides that were in the midst of a fierce battle did not listen to these words, but the reserve echelon of the Wise Army, which had not launched an attack, heard the words of Wise Mitsuhide. So the general of the reserve echelon looked at the military flag waving in the direction of Akechi Mitsuhide, and listened to the low roar from the Fa Luo, and shouted an order to the reserve echelon under his command: "It won't be long before the shogunate army is attacked behind it, everyone will defeat the shogunate army and attack in one go!" ”
The roaring echelon of reserves bypassed the frontal battlefield, trying to encircle the fighting shogunate army from the flank. After slashing through the crowd a few times, it was difficult to perform more ingenious techniques due to the limitations of space, so Burning Sky stabbed the naginata into the chest of the enemy in front of him after slashing the slashing knife. Then he avoided the spear that stabbed him, and instantly pulled out the sword at his waist.
Ichisuke and others also cooperated with each other to kill behind the shogunate army. The other monks and ashigaru also used their long soldiers to constantly attack the shogunate army, which failed to react in time, and for a time the shogunate army fell into a state of being attacked on the back of the enemy.
Before the Shogunate Army, who noticed that the situation was different, could react in time, they heard the Oda Army rushing from the flank shouting: "The Shogunate Army has been attacked behind and has begun to disperse!" The shogunate army, who had already noticed that the situation behind him was different, suddenly hesitated in his heart when he heard the words of the Oda army. Later, the shogunate army, which finally reacted from the attack of the Burning Sky, resisted the flanking attack of the Burning Air Force and the Akechi Army, and at the same time mobilized the forces that could be mobilized, preparing to break out of the flanking attack of the Oda army.
However, someone in the shogunate army suddenly shouted; "There is a sneak attack on the back of our army!" As soon as this sentence came out, the shogunate army, which originally had the strength to fight, began to disperse, first of all, the back army that was attacked by the burning air, those samurai and ashigaru who were originally a little panicked because of the unknown enemy situation After hearing this sentence, the idea of fighting in their hearts was suddenly lost, and some ashigaru began to flee, and gradually the samurai who were still struggling to resist the sudden attack of the incendiary air force began to have the idea of retreating after fleeing under Ashigaru.
At this time, Akechi Mitsuhide's reserve echelon surrounded the flanks, and many samurai of the shogunate army, who saw that the situation had really deteriorated, also began to join the ranks of the fleeing.