Next to the Natori River, the Tsugawa family's troops are busy.

Rafts were pushed down the river, and one by one, they quickly boarded the rafts, and when they had enough people, they immediately rowed across the river.

On the other side of the Natori River, the Date family used bows and arrows to delay the landing of the Tsugawa family, and hundreds of archers lined up beside the Natori River and poured arrows incessantly.

Wearing a yellow hood, Ghost Ting Ryoshi stood at the front of the line, followed by more than 300 Oniwa family's Ashigaru, and rushed forward for a bloody battle as soon as the Tsugawa family's Ashigaru came ashore.

"Lord Oniwa, there are thousands of enemy troops in the upper reaches of the Natori River who have begun to cross the river!" At this moment, Kurino Nagakuni, who was under the command of Oniwa Ryonao, strode to Oniwa Ryonao's side and reported with an anxious expression.

Oniwa Ronao is the "Natori River Defense Officer" appointed by Date Harumune, who is responsible for commanding all the troops deployed by the Date family on the banks of the Natori River, which can also be seen that Date Harumune's trust in Onita Ryonao.

After listening to Kurino Chokoku's words, Onita Ryoshi only thought for a moment before making an order, "Let the Akiho family attack and drag the Tsugawa family at all costs!" ”

"In addition, let Zhikura Kii Mamoru go to support the Akihoden!"

"Hah!"

The Akiho family and the Shikura family are both wealthy families near the Natori River, and they have always been the loyal younger brothers of the Date family, and they are also the few people in the vicinity of the Natori River who have not taken refuge in the Tsugawa family, except for the left-behind family.

The Tsugawa family's troops, who crossed the river from the upper reaches of the Natori River, were 1,500 men led by Hachiba Michiyu, and consisted of Shuichiro Yagyu, Hirohiro Tsumiki, and Date Keimune.

In this battle, the Tsugawa family basically did not mobilize peasant soldiers, and seven or eight out of ten troops were composed of standing ashigaru, so the combat effectiveness was exceptionally high.

"The Eight Kashiwa Yamato Guardian Palace, the Minato Castle Standing Reserve of Date Hall has crossed the Natori River, and the Ida family on the other side of the river has shown a decline in strength! Let's rush over in one go! "The Date family on the other side of the Natori River has only three or four hundred troops, which is the remnants of the left-behind family, and in the face of the five hundred people who are standing in the castle led by Date Keizune, they have no strength to fight at all, and in less than half an hour, they are already on the verge of rout.

Babai Daowei nodded, "Order, the whole army crosses the river!" ”

"Hah!"

With the order of Hachibai Michiwei, a thousand ashigaru on the bank of the river immediately boarded the raft that had been prepared for a long time and began to cross the river.

Date Keimune wiped the blood from his face, it had been a long time since he had felt the thrill of killing like today. All along, Date Keimune was appointed by Tsugawa Soji as the jo representative of Minato Castle and was in charge of managing Minato Castle. Over the years, he has been conscientious and has paid a lot for Minato.

It can be said that Minato Castle was able to become the first port in Tohoku today, and it also has half of the credit of Date Keimune. However, Date Keimune did not forget that he was a samurai, a samurai who could kill enemies on the battlefield, so this time Date Keimune personally led the team to participate in the battle.

"Date Temple, Yamato Moriden has begun to cross the river!" Gao Hu Zhengxin looked at the top boss in front of him who only played tricks in his impression with a complicated face, as if he knew Date Keizong on the first day.

Date Qingzong nodded, "Lord Gao Hu, you immediately take a group of people to go around the rear of the enemy army and annihilate this enemy army in one go!" ”

"Hah!"

Staying in the sect can be said to be bitter and unspeakable.

The castle of Iwakiri Castle was instantly captured by the Tsugawa family, and his father stayed behind to fight for death, and after leading a group of routs to escape, he was assigned by Date Harumune to garrison the upper reaches of the Natori River. A few days ago, it was good, the Tsugawa family did not cross the river from here, and the small life of staying in Hyunzong was quite nourishing.

But today I don't know what's going on, but everywhere there are troops crossing the river from the Tsugawa family.

And as soon as he first came into contact, the left-behind Xianzong was even more like a dog, because he found that his little strength was not the opponent of the Tsugawa family at all! Only half an hour after the battle began, and dozens of people were killed and wounded by the troops left behind under the command of Xianzong.

The left-behind family Ashigaru, whose morale is already low, still has any fighting spirit at this time, and it is already a miracle that he did not turn around and run away.

"Look, my lord! The Tsugawa family on the other side of the river has all begun to cross the river! The retainer who stayed behind, Yi Mitsu, suddenly pointed in the direction of Natori River, and said with a frightened expression.

The eyes of the remaining Xianzong followed the direction pointed by Yi Jianguang, and saw that hundreds of bamboo rafts had begun to cross the river, and they were already about to go ashore. Seeing this, the left-behind Xianzong was about to faint as soon as it was dark, "This is the sky that is going to kill me!" ”

At this time, another retainer who stayed behind, Yumu Isemoru, also pointed behind him and said, "Lord, look, it seems that reinforcements have arrived!" ”

Hearing Yume Isemoru's words, the remaining Hyunzong suddenly returned from hell to heaven, and shouted with tears in his eyes, "Reinforcements have arrived, reinforcements have arrived!" ”

Yes, reinforcements did arrive.

Hundreds of peasant soldiers from the Zhicang family and the Qiubao family came to the back of the remaining Xianzong out of breath, and after seeing the situation on the battlefield, they hurriedly waved their troops and rushed over.

At this time, Babai Daowei and others also landed ashore and began to join the battle. On one side are 1,500 elite standing ashigaru, and on the other side are about 1,000 low-fighting peasants, and there is no suspense at all.

Half an hour later, the remaining Hyeonjong was the first to withdraw from the battle.

And the Qiu Bao family is the main Qiu Bao Sheng Fang and the branch warehouse is the main branch warehouse Chang Zheng saw this situation, and there was no other way than to scold secretly. Seeing that he was about to be surrounded, Qiu Baoshengfang and Zhicang Chang Zhengyi combined, so let's run quickly.

With the withdrawal of the Akiho family and the Shikura family from the battle, there was no longer anyone on the banks of the Natori River who could resist the forces of the Tsugawa family. Hachibai Michiwei did not order the pursuit of the remaining Hyeonjong and the others, but immediately turned around and began to run towards the main battlefield in the middle reaches of the Natori River.

And in the direction of the main battlefield, the Date family is still in an advantage.

The first two river crossings of the Tsugawa family were desperately blocked back by the Date family. The Oniwa Ryonao team, Nakano Sotoki team, Date Minogen team, Koragawa Sohide team, Watari Motomune team and others took turns to fight, and the Tsugawa family's river-crossing troops were beaten without temper.

If it was a decisive battle on the plains, the Tsugawa family might only need one charge to fully use the numerical advantage to defeat the Date family. However, since ancient times, landing at sea has been extremely difficult, and even in modern times, it has been a problem.

The Tsugawa family has no foothold on the other side of the Natori River, which is the deadliest place. Often, the raft had just stopped, and before it could go down, the troops of the Date family rushed directly over. Coupled with the long-range output of the Date family and the archers, this is the reason why several landing operations in a row have failed.

"The third formation, cross the river!"

Next to the Natori River, Soji Tsugawa gave the order to cross the river again with a blank face.

The first and second rounds of the river were crossed by the forces of Harumasa Minohe and Oura Yuri, and the purpose of letting the two families play first was simple, that is, to attack tentatively. By the way, you can also kill the physical strength of the Date family, and lay the groundwork for the general attack of the most popular Tsugawa family.

That's the benefit of being outnumbered!