Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Battle of Musashi Ends

In fact, just near Isanuma, before Asadaku was about to completely defeat the Hojo Army, Kenji Namba was already a little unable to sit still. He was already depressed when he returned from Namba Castle, and even if a large number of Echigo soldiers arrived, he was not happy at all. Probably because Namba Tian Kenji thought that Namba Tajo, who he led his troops to defend desperately, gave up in the end without even a little 'use', and Miyagi Masayi and Namba Tian Hiroyoshi were even injured and went to Ueno Stable Bridge Leader and Dahu to adopt and recuperate.

"Mamoru Shinano, I want to discuss something with you." When Kenji Namba went to Ninomaru to find Ogasawara Naga, he invited him to go to an arrow turret inside Ninomaru.

"Hayato-sama, let's say, you are the elder of your own family (now the Uesugi family of Echigo is the steward, and the Uesugi family of the Ogiya of the dynasty has also become the steward, but Uesugi Masato is still counted as the head of the Uesugi family), although the lower official is a guard, but I still have to listen to your advice." Ogasawara has lost his previous 'official tone' in the past few years, but he has a little more sleekness, probably because he has more experience in dealing with people after letting go of the figure that Shinano once guarded.

"The Lord is fighting a bloody battle with the main force of the Hojo Army, and we are watching from inside the city! Thinking about the people who died in the battle in Namba Castle, I don't want to fight in one place. "Namba Tian Kenji is a little dissatisfied, obviously he can continue to garrison Namba Tian Castle, who knows that the reinforcements sent by the court are only here to meet their evacuation! This made Namba Kenji think that it was meaningless for them to hold on for so many days. It is better to concentrate the army and fight a decisive battle with the Hojo Army, and a decisive battle earlier can save a lot of trouble, including the loss of troops.

"What does Hayato-sama mean is that he wants to go out of the castle to defeat the Hojo Army camp in the sand depression south of Kawagoe Castle and respond to the lord-sama?" Ogasawara first looked at the Hojo Army camp outside the castle, and then leaned into Namba Kenji's ear and whispered.

"Yes, can Mamoru Shinano help with that?" Kenji Namba did not have the right to directly mobilize the remaining 1,100 defenders of Kawagoe Castle at present, and only the defender Ogasawara could mobilize it when he was long. Although there are also lieutenant generals Toshimitsu Anazawa and Ogasawara Sada, as long as Ogasawara nods his head for a long time, his younger brother Ogasawara Sadazu will naturally agree. Because of this, Namba Tian Kenji could only negotiate directly with Ogasawara for a long time.

"The heart is more than enough, but the strength is insufficient." Ogasawara didn't agree or refuse for a long time, and directly gave Namba Tian Kenji this ambiguous answer, which made him foggy.

"What does Shinano-sama mean?" Namba Kenji can only admit that he has more than enough to lead his troops to fight, and he is a little lacking in playing this set.

"I don't mean anything, it's just that Xiaguan can't easily go out of the city to fight as a guard, so I can only let Hayato-sama replace him." Ogasawara's words for a long time gave Namba Kenji hope.

"Is that true?!" Namba Kenji thought that if he could really do this, he would be able to lead his army to defeat the old, weak, sick and disabled army of the Hojo Army stationed in the Shawa Camp.

"Well, I'll immediately say to Lord Anazawa and let him go out with you." Ogasawara knew in his heart for a long time that he would never leave his post without permission, so he could only let Kenji Namba, who was the elder of the Kanto Governor's family, go to fight. Even if the court is convicted, Kenji Namba will exonerate himself, so why not? Moreover, their ninjas also found out that there were only 400 troops in the camp, and their morale was already very low, and deserters appeared from time to time.

"Shinano Mamoru is kind to me, Hayato Nabada, and Sakenji will never forget!" Namba Tian Kenji may have been fighting with Asada, and whenever it comes to a big war, if he doesn't fight, he will be a little idle, and he will soon become a 'warmonger'.

"Why did Lord-sama Hayato say that? You are an old man, and whether or not the Ogasawara family in Shinano's house can return to Shinano will depend on the power of the lord-sama, and you are still a major minister under the lord-sama, so it is also appropriate to help you with affection and reason. Ogasawara said this from the bottom of his heart, and he really wanted to return to Shinano. Whenever I think of Murakami Yoshikiyo after he obtained the old collar after the peace at Zenko Temple, he has a trace of unwillingness, and he knew that he would join the battle with his retainers and samurai, and maybe he could return to his skills. After all, this is all in the past, Musashi Province is well connected in all directions, as long as Asadachi can completely occupy Musashi One Country, he may be able to cross the mountains and enter Shinano from Musashi, provided that the Takeda family and the Uesugi family tear their faces and start a war.

At the same time, the houses in the Shawa camp are even more like pins and needles at this moment. Not to mention the report that one after another envoys came to inform Hojo Tsusunari that the battle situation was unfavorable, he himself already had doubts about whether he could hold the camp, there were still 1,100 Uesugi troops in Kogoe Castle, and he only had 400 troops with low morale on hand!

At this moment, Fang Cheng of the house had already retreated, and if he didn't evacuate, it was very likely that his army would be wiped out. Even he may show his head to the public.

"My lord, it's not good! The army of the Jihuang Hachimanden has been completely surrounded by the Uesugi army! At this moment, another samurai staggered in and reported to the house that could no longer sit still.

"What?!" The cost of the house is thinking about how to evacuate, but now it's good, Hojo Tsusunari himself is surrounded! What to do?

"My lord, if we continue to stay here, it is already impossible, let alone go to the rescue of the Jihuang Hachimanden, we have already learned that the samurai of the Uesugi family and the fierce gods of the Ashigaru family. It's important to preserve your strength! A samurai sitting on the right hand side of the house directly advised him not to die.

"You can't die without help, right? If we just leave, if the clan Kang Gong blames him, he will ask us to apologize for the seppuku! "The house is very clear about Hojo Tsunari's status in the Hojo family, and he is a member of the family and has inherited the retainers of the lineage, which is always better than him, the general of the Ashigaru who has been mixed up for a long time, I don't know how many times.

Just when the house was still hesitating, Namba Tian Kenji and Toshimitsu Anazawa had already killed them from the castle with four hundred spears and one hundred saber samurai. If it weren't for the fact that the samurai on horseback had been transferred, they would still have some military horses to call on.

"Report! The Uesugi army has come out of the castle! "This time, it was the peasant soldiers who came to report. Compared to the samurai, the peasants were more afraid of the Uesugi army. After all, the original 1,200 troops were brutally defeated, and now there are only 400 troops left! Most of them were still peasant soldiers.

"My lord! Make a decision! The three samurai on the side couldn't wait, they were also very aware of the terrible fighting power of the Uesugi army, and many of their colleagues died under the butcher's knife of the Uesugi army.

"Let's fight first! Most of the troops are withdrawn, who will serve as the palace army! "The house is clear, if there is no palace, it will be difficult for him to get out.

"E惻惻惻惻惻惻 "The only three remaining samurai, you look at me, I'll look at yours, no one wants to fight against the Uesugi army like the Tiger and Wolf Division, let alone the palace army with the highest death rate."

"Well, what is the approximate number of enemy troops?" Mansion Fang Cheng felt that as long as the Uesugi army did not exceed 700, he would definitely be able to run away with the people in the system, provided that he brought Ashigaru instead of peasant soldiers.

"About five hundred!" This peasant soldier is also fast on his legs, and after a slight glance, he estimated that it was probably the number and ran back.

"Even if it's three hundred, we're no match! The Ogiya Uesugi family has been at odds with them since the early cloud prince entered the Kanto region, and even if the clan Yasushi took over as the family governor for so many years, they have not been able to get any favors. Mansion Fang Cheng shook his head, he himself didn't know the combat effectiveness of the people under his hands? Even the previous Akabei and Kurobei were not able to take advantage of the Uesugi army, let alone their own peasant soldiers!

"Save your strength and retreat!" The house can only retreat in a muffled voice, after all, the most important thing is to preserve the strength. If you don't even fight for people, will you still have a place in the Hojo family?

In fact, at the same time that the house gave the order to retreat, Namba Tian Kenji and Anazawa Toshimitsu had already driven their horses to arrive. Just as the Uesugi army was led by saber warriors, the spears followed closely behind and rushed into the Hojo Army's Shawa Camp as if no one was there. The 400 troops under the command of Fang Cheng collapsed in an instant, and he himself was fleeing from this place with the support of the peasant soldiers who had come to report.

"Your Excellency go first! I'll wait until I stop! Three samurai in large armor spontaneously rushed towards the Uesugi army, and Takuma Bosei could only sigh and quickly evacuate (flee) with five ashigaru and the peasant soldier Kanshiro who was supporting him.

Just after Namba Tian Kenji led his troops to rush left and right, most of the troops in the house were scattered, and he didn't continue to pursue.

"Hayato Saden, why don't you chase it?" Toshimitsu Anazawa asked suspiciously as he took the head of a Hojo Army samurai handed over from Ashigaru.

"Can't you see it? Most of them are peasant soldiers, so what's the use of killing more? It's better to go with them, we just need to sweep away the enemy forces near Heyue City, and we can't make everyone thankless. How much is the head of a peasant soldier worth? With a series of rhetorical questions from Kenji Nambata, Toshimitsu Anazawa could only stop asking.

Namba Tian Kenji and the others did not intend to chase them, they can be said to have defeated the 400 Hojo Army without breaking one person, and the Hojo Army also paid dozens of casualties and then scattered and fled. And Fang Cheng and others in the house were even more noisy on the way to escape, and they immediately continued to flee for their lives as soon as there was a disturbance.

Even if there was no Uesugi family's standing army to pursue, the house and the others would not be able to escape from Musashi Ichikoku. Due to the famine, some of the starving people did not have time to flee to Kitamusashi and stayed in Minami Musashi, and even if there were living people, they would do whatever it took to kill them. Of course, the premise is that the people who harm them can't survive, and the people of the Hojo family are also counted in it.