Chapter 20: The Battle of Itsukushima (4)

At six o'clock in the morning on October 1, 1555, Mori Yuan stood at the top of the game peak, looking out at the tower in the distance, where Tao Qingxian's front was in front of the main formation, under the command of Tao's general Miura Boqing.

"My lord! The troops have been assembled, please ask the lord to give orders. Behind him, there was a report from Ma Di.

"Well, order Shaosuke Jiro to assault the right back of the enemy formation in Tanooka and go straight to Tao Qingxian's main formation. Ordered the naval forces led by Tokushoumaru to make a detour from Miyajima Chong's Ono and Kuba, join forces with the defenders of Miyao Castle, and attack Tao Qingxian's main camp. Murakami-sama was asked to command all the Okijia naval forces to guard the sea as agreed, break the Dow naval forces that were trying to reinforce the battlefield from the sea, and cut off the enemy's retreat. "Mao Li Yuan has given a series of orders in his chest, since last night, taking advantage of the storm, skillfully crossed the sea, succeeded in hiding at the end of the game, and scuttled all the landing ships to prepare for a battle. He knew that this would be Tao Qingxian's final battle, and it would also be his Maori Yuan's victorious battle.

Boom! The drums sounded in unison, and Yoshikawa Motoharu led 2,000 troops straight to Tao Qingxian's main formation.

"What's going on? How did the Maori Army end up at the back of the house? Tao Qingxian asked angrily, but no one could answer his question. Due to the haste of the incident, it attacked the flank and rear of Tazhioka again, causing the Tao army to be embarrassed, and there were signs of collapse in the front.

Tao Qingxian hurriedly ordered: "Genyouemon!" I order you to immediately lead 2,000 troops and defeat the enemy on the back! ”

"Your Majesty takes orders! They will destroy the enemy who comes to them! After saying that, Gui Yuanzhen led the army back to attack the top of the mountain, but halfway through, he suddenly shouted: "Tao Qingxian is defeated!" Run! "Instead, it sparked even more chaos. At this time, the Kobayakawa army, which had landed in the middle of the enemy line, launched a charge from the front towards Tanooka, and the defenders of Miyao also opened the castle to kill, and the Tao army, which was attacked on the back of the enemy, quickly collapsed.

"Nima! Fallen for the trick of Maori Yuan! ”

The so-called defeat is like a mountain, not to mention that they are all peasant soldiers who have just put down their hoes. The narrow roads in the mountains made it impossible for the Tao army, which was originally superior in numbers, to escape, and it also made the Tao army, which was now running away, have no way to escape, so they trampled on each other.

In just one hour, the Tao family suffered nearly 5,000 casualties. "Lord, withdraw quickly, it will be too late if you don't leave." Tao Qingxian's general, Miura Fangqing, hurriedly persuaded him.

"But, but. It's just a little bit, it's just a little bit, we're victorious, how can this be. Tao Qingxian looked at the Miaocheng in the distance, which seemed to be close at hand.

"That's right, defender. Fast! Get the defenders to come up and help! And the water army! Sailors also went ashore to attack the Maori army's rear. Like a dying man grasping at the last straw of life, Tao Qingxian gave the order to fight back, "Go quickly!" "Yes."

"Ahh Yes!! "Fire! Help me! "Hurry up and put out the fire!" "Run for your life!" At this time, the navy army, which Tao Qingxian had high hopes for, was in dire straits.

It turned out that yesterday and night were unknown to each other. The second team of sailors led by Kobayakawa Takakei deceived the Dow navy and invaded the main camp of the navy. Early this morning, the sound of war drums of the general attack on the shore also woke up the Dow navy.

"What's going on? What happened on the shore? Send someone to take a look. "Dressed in armor, Shirai Kenyin walked out of the tent on the shore.

But he saw a group of ships sailing into the sea, and a group of people came down in an uproar, but they did not raise the flag.

"Huh? Who? Shirai Xianyin stepped forward to interrogate suspiciously, because the Tao military and police escorted the boat without warning, so he misjudged and thought that it was a wealthy family who came to support.

"The general of the Kobayakawa family's navy is the victory of the American military department! I'm here to take your head! ”

"Huh? Damn it! Enemy attack! "Shirai Kenyin hurriedly responded to the battle, but was taken by the enemy.

The Kobayakawa Navy took advantage of the situation to destroy the main formation of the Dow Navy, but because the command system was destroyed, the Dow Navy was leaderless and immediately fell into chaos. The Okishima Navy on the sea, with Takeyoshi Murakami of Noshima as the main commander, took the opportunity to attack the Dow Navy in three times.

The first one opened the way with random arrows, interspersed and divided the enemy formation; The second time he used rockets to drive the enemy, and there were countless people who were hit by arrows; The third time he burned down the enemy ship with secret roasting powder. Finally, they will board the ship and fight to destroy the remnants of the army. The chaos and misery of the Dow Navy is really worse than that of the land battlefield.

"Report~! The navy has been destroyed, and Lord Shirai has been taken by the enemy! ”

"What!" Tao Qingxian couldn't believe his ears, it was only a short hour, and his powerful water army of the Tao clan was wiped out.

"Report~! Because of the rout and retreat, the rear army was impacted, the army was unstable, and then collapsed. As a last resort, Lord Hongzhong only led the 500 troops of his headquarters to retreat into the mountains, and asked the lord to retreat immediately and go to Oura Yuan to board the ship and return to the interior. ”

The successive bad retributions made the originally high-spirited Tao Qingxian feel a little unrealistic. "Impossible, impossible!" Tao Qingxian, who was originally elegant, now roared hysterically: "Resist! Resist me! ”

The ashigaru ignored Tao Qingxian's loud scolding, rushed to the shore, and met the defeated navy, which caused even greater chaos.

"Nima! Maori children! Dare to pit me! Tao Qingxian pulled out the sword at his waist, intending to rush into the Maori army to die, but was hugged by Miura Fangqing on the side, and shouted sadly: "Lord! Lord, don't! The lord needs to be useful in order to avenge today's revenge! What are you doing in a daze? Don't take the lord away yet! ”

Seven or eight samurai beside him immediately stepped forward and shouted, "Offended, lord." He dragged Tao Qingxian and fled to Dapu Yuan, and Miura Fangqing, who had tears in his eyes, looked at the departing lord [Farewell, my lord, I wish to fight side by side with you again in the next life]

Slowly turned around and looked at the Maori army. Fiercely pulled out the knife on his waist and shouted: "I am the Tao family's general Miura Echichu Shoufang Qing!" Do you dare to fight! ”

The wind whistled through his ears, mixed with a miserable cry, and two lines of hot tears unconsciously slid down his cheeks. Tao Qingxian recalled all this with annoyance, from the very beginning he fell for Maori Yuan's tricks, mistakenly believed the rumors, and mistakenly killed Jiang Liang Fangrong's family. Later, he was deceived by Gui Yuancheng's bitter tricks and credulously believed his second son Gui Yuanzhen, which led to a fiasco. Now that Miura Fang has cleared the palace, I am afraid that his life is not guaranteed.

Tao Qingxian, who was in a state of confusion, had not gone far before he was chased by the army led by the roundabout Kobayakawa Takakei. It turned out that Kobayakawa Takakei had already expected that Tao Qingxian would take the waterway, so he searched for Tao Qingxian while cleaning up the remnants of the water army along the shore, and just caught him.

Seeing that the way back was blocked, Tao Qingxian, who was disheartened, cried out sadly: "The sky is going to kill me." After speaking, he pulled out the knife on his waist and was about to die by himself.