In the early morning of the 16th, when the sun was shining all over the land, the two armies had quietly opened, and Akechi Kogoro personally led his men and horses from the wind to Aoi Tsuka, and he had already made up his mind that even if he fought for his life today, he would defeat the enemy.

At this time, the sky was bright, and Wise Kogoro had already vaguely seen the Hojo family's [Third Order Scales] banner hunting in the cold wind of the winter morning, and his expression was cold, so the Oda army, under the command and order of the generals of their respective reserves, scattered in formation and slowly approached this devastated village.

Obviously, the other party tossed all night, and although there were still many sentry agents outside the camp, most of the soldiers in Hojo were not resting. The movements of the Oda Army were soon noticed.

[The enemy is coming!] 】

Wise Kogoro originally wanted to send ninjas or more skilled samurai first, armed with bows and arrows or blow arrows, to remove the outer outposts of the Hojo Army one by one, but now the situation is that the closer he can touch again, the less time will be left for the enemy to react, and it will be more conducive to killing the enemy and winning.

But before the ninjas could make a move, they were spotted by sharp-eyed patrol sentries, and for a while, like the bloody battle of the past few days, the whole village suddenly began to liven up, and the whistles and drums sounded one after another.

Seeing this, Wise Kogoro gave the order to attack, so the officers and soldiers all shouted, clenched their swords, guns, bows, arrows, iron cannons and other weapons in their hands, and fought hard towards the village!

And the Hojo side, not to be outdone, set up a position in a short time!

The Hojo Army formed three lines of defense with its back to the village (it is worth mentioning that the village is now almost destroyed, and it can basically no longer provide protection for the Hojo Army, and its defensive value is not great, and its own obstruction function has almost been squeezed out by the Hojo Army).

At the front of each line of defense are the archers and iron gunners characteristic of the Hojo Army, and some people also hold iron shields (it should be noted here that the ancient Japanese military did not have shields, and the Okuchi should be classified as defensive fortifications in the strict sense, but after the iron cannon was introduced to Japan, in order to resist the projectiles, some daimyo began to wrap a layer of iron sheet on the wooden plaque for soldiers to use, you can go and see the movie "Heaven and Earth", there is a description).

After that, there was a row of pikemen, and the long guns were like a forest, which made people shudder.

In the rear of the pikemen is the cavalry, by the way, the Hojo army is a little different from the Oda army in the equipment of long-range weapons, if you look closely, you will find that their iron cannons are basically cut very short and are still in a state of ignition at any time, because they think that although it is a little unsafe, they can enter the battle at the first time, and they know that the Oda army is good at using iron cannons, so they dare not be careless.

These three lines of defense still look relatively formal, but some Hojo generals still feel a little pity, looking at the ruins in front of them, they only feel that if these things can still play a role, it will really help a lot.

On the three fronts of the Hojo Army, the battle flag of the Hojo Army's [Third Order Scales] fluttered, and in some places you can still see the traces of the five-color preparation from the color of the military armor, and the main force of the five-color preparation is still in Hitachi, and only a small number of them have been drawn out to follow the Musashi Army.

More than 10,000 Oda troops still use slash tactics, slowly moving towards the Hojo Army front, the pace of the army is very neat, after so many days of bloody battles, they have a clear understanding of the Hojo Army's combat strength, as the strongest army of the shogunate, they are eager for victory.

The faces of the soldiers of the Oda Army were cold, giving people a heavy feeling of pressure. The Hojo Army, on the other hand, was as imposing as a mountain.

When the officers and men of the two armies were still seventy or eighty zhang away from each other's lines, the generals of the Oda army waved their military apparatus.

【私は私のコマンド、緊急に耳を傾けます! (Everyone, obey the order, charge!) ）】

At the sound of the order, the samurai on both sides shouted violently, like a flash of thunder. The cavalry burst out, rolling up a cloud of smoke and dust, like a volcano advancing, and like a huge wave.

Looking at the oncoming enemy, no one in the Hojo Army, who was accustomed to this scene, frowned, but the archers and iron gunners on the first line couldn't help but tighten their weapons in their hands.

More than 10,000 Oda soldiers galloped to a distance of only 60 feet from the Hojo Army's line, and the hundreds of archers and iron gunners who were sitting in front of them fired a wave of arrows at each other, and at the same time, the Hojo Army's long-range attackers also opened fire on the Oda Army.

The rain of arrows and projectiles on both sides staggered in mid-air, nearly twenty or thirty Oda Army soldiers fell to the ground, and some knights fell from their horses suddenly, not only them, the moment the guns rang out, dozens of Hojo Army soldiers were shot to death.

The two sides fired three waves at each other, with nearly 100 casualties, and the Oda army was close at hand. Immediately afterwards, I saw that more than 1,000 Oda Army soldiers under the command of Sakuma Morimasa suddenly divided into two parts and galloped towards both sides of the line, while the archers and iron gunners behind them continued to shoot at the Hojo Army line, and they had taken cover.

Almost at the same time, the officers and men of the Oda Army in Sakuma's reserve slammed their spears and swords, and a terrifying momentum of murderous intent exploded, surging towards the Hojo Army line. At this time, another wave of arrow rain came to him, Sakuma Morimasa was caught off guard, and was hit in the shoulder by a bullet, he gritted his teeth and didn't say anything, but the dozen or so soldiers around him didn't have such good luck as him, and they fell down violently, and they were instantly drowned in the torrent of soldiers on their side.

The torrent of death composed of more than 1,000 soldiers slammed into the Hojo Army line, and the entire Hojo Army front shook violently, and many Hojo Army soldiers were killed by the huge impact of the cavalry, but there were also many Oda Army soldiers who did not avoid the enemy's guns because of the impact and fell off their horses.

The Oda soldiers slashed the Hojo Army with their swords, and the Hojo Army spearmen desperately attacked the Oda cavalry.

The officers and men of the Oda Army slammed into the Hojo Army line, which was good at positional and defensive warfare. The two sides engaged in a fierce battle, and the sound of killing shook the sky, one by one the soldiers of the Oda Army fell from the war horses, and one by one the soldiers of Hojo were slashed to the ground with horizontal knives, and the sky was covered with blood.

The first attack wave of the Oda Army attacked violently for almost a quarter of an hour, and although the Hojo line was crumbling, it was impossible for the Oda soldiers who had exhausted the impact to break through the Hojo spear line.

However, this was only the beginning, and the first attack of the Oda Army waved around the sides and retreated. At the same time, the Oda Army, led by the Ueno generals Naito Yamato Mamotsuki and Shirakura Sabusuke Shigeie, launched a second attack wave and set off a wave of attacks.

In the blink of an eye, the wave of cavalry attacks collided with Hojo's spear line, and the entire front visibly shook.

The Oda army repeatedly attacked Hojo's spear line, and the momentum became more and more vigorous, like a landslide, like a tsunami, and even the more timid did not dare to face the wave of Oda army's attack.

The generals of the Hojo family all looked solemn, it seems that over the years, Shibata Katsuya has trained a strong army.

[Lord Anbo, our front is about to collapse! There is no longer any need to act in front of the enemy, hurry up and retreat! 】

Seeing that his subordinates were fighting less and less, Ota Teruzi said urgently.

The Hojo clan smiled and said:

[Lord Bichu Mori, don't be in such a hurry, if you suddenly retreat as soon as you start fighting, the enemy will only be more suspicious。。。。。。 Wait! 】

Ota Teruzi was stunned for a moment, and exclaimed:

【Amamoru Anbo, what do you mean————】

The Hojo clan nodded,

[As the saying goes, if the enemy doesn't break through our defenses, will we just withdraw? That's too false, and when the enemy breaks through the defense, it's not too late for us to go]

Ota Teruzi hated his teeth in his heart, his own men and horses were arranged at the forefront, the bastard of the Hojo clan wanted to let himself watch his children die without a single soldier, if the conditions allowed, he really wanted to kick the latter's smiling face twice!

And the surrounding generals, including Nobusada Kohata, couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts, in order to realize the plan of the Hojo clan, their own people were completely used as cannon fodder!

On the battlefield, I saw that under the gloomy winter daylight, countless figures were rushing towards Aoi Mound from the north, south and west, and the defense line of the Hojo family was crumbling, but there was no rout.

At this time, the generals of the Oda army went into battle in person, brandishing their spears or swords, leading their respective reserves, and rushing to the front of the attack wave. The Hojo Army front has been shattered, and the soldiers have been killed, but even so, they have not shown any defeat, and they have to admit that the bravery of these soldiers is still unwavering under such circumstances, and their expressions are firm and high-spirited.

There is no shortage of warriors in the cavalry team, a gun in their hands immediately flew up and down in the enemy bushes, just like a demon snake that overturned the river and the sea, only to see one by one desperate, the Hojo Army soldiers who stepped forward to stop were assassinated on the spot, in front of the warriors, these people seem to be vulnerable, in fact, the cavalry team is not easy, while killing the enemy, the attrition speed on their side is also very fast, those Kanto warriors who don't want to die make him feel very heavy pressure, if people are not even afraid of death, it is really terrifying.

Just when the generals were attacking the Hojo Army's front, the two Oda cavalry armies in the north and south had already joined forces, and they successfully broke through the first line of defense of the Hojo Army!

The first line of defense finally began to crumble, and the remnants of the defeated army scattered in all directions, and the sight was like a torrent breaking through the embankment. The Oda soldiers shouted violently, and quickly swept the scattered Kwantung samurai into the boundless torrent of cavalry.

The Oda army took advantage of the victory to pursue, brandishing their weapons and rushing past the remnants of the defeated Hojo army, only to see a man's head rising into the sky.

The Hojo Army of the second line of defense was desperately facing the incoming enemy, their eyes were spitting fire, their spears were gripping, frowning, using the big sword as a cover, and using the spear to attack the Oda cavalry that galloped past their side, only to hear a sonorous sound, the horizontal knife in the hand of the Oda cavalry slashed heavily on the big one, but it had no effect, but was hit by the spear that the enemy took the opportunity to stab out of the gap, and suddenly saw a surge of blood, and one by one the cavalry fell from the horse.

[Don't be afraid! Spear team! Impact! 】

The pikemen of the Oda Army also began to move, and they swarmed up, like a huge wave that crashed into the embankment, and tossed a dozen stragglers who had not had time to flee to the ground, and then trampled past.

【Mamoru Anbo。。。。。。 I'm sorry, but my reserve is gone! 】

The Edo people of Ota Teruzi were completely destroyed, and the souls of hundreds of Edo soldiers were buried in this small village of Musashi.

Terushi Ota's eyes were almost spurting blood, and he stared at the Hojo clan with a dead eye. The latter, in addition to being embarrassed, also felt a chill, hurriedly laughed with him, and said apologetically:

[Edo Koro is really loyal to the Hojo family, we have received this heart, and when the war is over, the family will definitely reward you, and you will definitely be satisfied with Lord Ota! 】