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The banner of Yamamoto Temple swayed in the crowd, and its owner was killed by waves of attacks by the enemy generals.

Seeing that Yamamoto Temple was about to lose, I was in a good mood.

But it's a pity that I can't convey my good feelings to others.

For example, Mori Nagake.

I was just lucky enough to pick up a soft persimmon and pinch it, but Mori Naga is different.

Hojo Jinghiro's martial prowess is not inferior to his father Hojo Takahiro, plus he has lived in Ueno for a long time, and has fought many battles with the Hojo Army and the Takeda Army, and has quite rich military experience, so Mori Nagako's "one horse" is not worth mentioning in front of him at all.

Although they attacked the core area of the enemy formation, the situation was getting worse and worse, and there were fewer and fewer guard flags around Mori Changke, and there were less than six or seven left.

At this time, a clear voice came into his ears: "Okay, little ghost, how about Ikeda's son-in-law, Morinaga?" Okay, I'm going to take on you! ”

Since it was a tailwind, Hojo Keihiro's voice came clearly from behind.

Taken aback, Mori Changke hurriedly turned over his horse's head, and saw his men and horses yelling to get out of the way. Hojo's group of men rushed over.

"The enemy has gone around our backs!"

"Be careful, sir!"

"Protect the lord!"

At this time, through the gap, Mori Changke's men rushed in.

"Surround them and destroy them all!" Mori had no choice but to turn the horse's head again.

At this moment, he suddenly realized that the men and horses seemed to have been divided into several sections by the enemy's troops.

"Don't mess around, everybody! All retreat to the left for me, everyone wants to mess up, keep in formation! Help Saemon! ”

His general, Norosuke Saemon, came to his master's side in a panic.

"Go and integrate the team, don't let the formation mess up!"

Norosuke Saemon was about to reply.

At this time, a thunderous shout sounded again on the bank of the Tetori River.

"Up, up!" "Up, up!"

A team flew in.

This is the battle-hardened Nobuyuki Ikeda.

He also received information that his son-in-law was unfavorable for the battle, and hurried to help.

In this way, the form is reversed.

Originally, Hojo Keihiro went around to the back of Mori Nagake, just to implement the tactic of "front and back", so that Mori Nagake couldn't take care of each other.

But now, the arrival of Nobuki Ikeda has made his calculations unbearable.

Surrounded by counter-surrounding.

"Your Excellency!" Hojo's general, Ishikawa Isemori, was knocked down by the enemy.

But he didn't care about this, ignored the enemy's further attacks, and ran to Hojo Keihiro's front with a rolling belt.

"My lord, we are already surrounded. In front is the enemy, and in the back is also ...... Please withdraw to White Mountain City as soon as possible! ”

"Besieged? No, I will not withdraw, never! "With such a sloppy defeat, Hojo Keihiro couldn't bear it.

Just when the battle situation was chaotic, the news of Hojo's attack was immediately carried by the spider herald on a fast horse, and it quickly spread to the ears of Honjo Shiro in Nomi Castle.

"Oh, I see." Honjo's long face after receiving the battle report did not change at all.

All this was expected by him, because this battle plan was arranged by him.

"You go back and tell His Highness Hojo and His Highness Yamamoto Temple that since the battle is unfavorable, don't fight any more, withdraw to Hakusan Castle, and save your strength."

"Father!" Honjo said eagerly, "Please give me a chance, and I will immediately go to the bank of the Tetori River to help the two highnesses, and deal a severe blow to the enemy, so that the two of them can withdraw safely." ”

As he spoke, Honjo looked at his father as the main general with anticipation.

"You've got a good idea, but there's no need for it!" Ignoring his son's disappointed expression, Honjo said to himself, "Even without your help, the two of them can safely retreat to the city, and we can't attack at the moment." ”

"Can't attack?"

"Of course not! I've asked Takagi Senbei to investigate, and the centaurs who came out were only Akechi Nobumitsu, Mori Nagake, and Ikeda Nobuyuki, but Takigawa Kazuki across the river had not yet been dispatched. He and Sakuma Morimasa had all the elite troops of the Oda Army, and they might have already crossed the river to attack the castle when we were ready to go into battle. ”

That's why I said it was best to go and help. Once the two adults are defeated, the morale will plummet. Honjo said eagerly, "And His Royal Highness is not easy to explain." ”

"My lord?" When I thought of Uesugi Kenshin's serious, non-angry and arrogant face, even if the "old fritter" Honjo was prosperous, I couldn't help but shudder.

He raised the anti-flag against Uesugi Kenshin more than once, and was suppressed by Uesugi Kenshin "relaxed and happy" after being ensnared once, to be honest, although Uesugi Kenshin has always been very good to him, he has always had a shadow in his heart.

However, even so, he still disagreed with his son's opinion: "The main force of our army has left Nomi Castle, what if the back road is cut off by the people and horses of Takigawa or Sakuma who cross the river?" By that time we were out of the city, and there was no place to stay, and there were pursuers behind us, and we would be in a desperate situation at once. ”

Hearing his father say this, Honjo Honjo couldn't help but get nervous, Sakuma Morimasa's martial arts are no less than his uncle Shibata Katsuya, this point, they have long heard the Shibata Katsuya "bullied" by the Shibata Katsuya all year round said that Takigawa Kazuki is among the five elders of the Oda family, how can this not make them fearful?

Now that I think about it, maybe it's really like what my father said, Takigawa and Sakuma are waiting for their father and son to send troops?

"Well, we will order the guards of Baishan City to hold the city, open the gates of the city, and wait for the two lords to withdraw." Eventually, Honjo also gave up the idea of sending troops to support.

There are two reasons: at this time, they received the latest battle report, one is that the wise troops have achieved a central breakthrough against the forces of Yamamoto Temple Dingcho, Yamamoto Temple has been defeated, and is retreating in a hurry, and the other is that Hojo Keihiro, who was caught between Ikeda and Mori, can no longer bear it, even if it is rescue, there is no point in it.

Let's talk about my situation.

"Yamamoto Temple Dingchang, you old guy don't run away, I, Taro Matsuda Saemonmasa, have recently taken your dog's life!"

"No, the head of Yamamoto Temple, it's me Ke'er who hides Jichang!"

"What are you all arguring about! I've already begged the young master, and the head of Yamamoto Temple has long been booked by me! ”

"Wow! Brother Keijiro! You're so shameless! ”

Hearing the shouts of the wise army generals, Yamamoto Tera was so angry that he gritted his teeth, his head was still strong on his neck, but he was like fish on a plate, and he was fighting over it by these damned guys.

He couldn't wait to rush forward immediately and fight hard. The reins of his horse were grabbed by a guard banner beside him.

"My lord, get back into the city! Fast! Failure to do so will only increase casualties...... Alas, why are adults so stubborn! ”

After saying that, the loyal flag slashed the butt of Yamamoto Temple's Dingchang mount with the knife in his hand.

And the war horse, which was in pain, let out a long neigh, galloped in the direction of Baishan.

So, seeing that the master had fled, the subordinates of the head of Yamamoto Temple, who were in turmoil, rushed to retreat......

In all fairness, Yamamoto Temple was not a famous general, and it was difficult to say that he was excellent in both literature and martial arts, and he was able to gain the trust of Uesugi Kenshin and be able to lead the army purely because he was of the same clan, plus he had never rebelled against Uesugi Kenshin.

Once the enemy really clashed, the veteran's mood completely changed.

At first, he was able to plan carefully and attack flexibly, but when he saw his own horses rout like a tide, he couldn't help but be angry.

After retreating less than three miles, the head of Yamamoto Temple took his horse back again and shouted like crazy.

"Stop! Stop it all for me, turn around and fight back! Honjo-sama's reinforcements have left the city, and we will drive the enemy back in one go! ”

Blindly writing empty checks that don't actually exist.

Hearing the shouts of the chief of Yamamoto Temple, some of the soldiers stopped, while others ignored it and slipped away quietly......

At some point, the moon hung in the sky. At the foot of the mountain, the flames of bonfires lit by soldiers from both sides jumped around.

The head of Yamamoto Temple was still there shouting, "Don't retreat!" Who dares to retreat ...... again?"

At this moment, a young flag came in a hurry with a bloody knife in his hand, and knelt down on one leg in front of the head of Yamamoto Temple.

"Your Highness Yamamotoji, please don't fight anymore, it won't make any sense to fight again."

"Nonsense!" Yamamoto Temple roared loudly: "I can still fight, who are you?!" How dare you bewitch the army in front of me!! ”

"The little one isn't your subordinate," the young man shuddered when he saw the murderous aura emanating from Yamamotoji Tencho's body, "The little one is Hojo-sama's flagbook." ”

"Hojo?" Yamamoto Temple was stunned for a moment, and then nervously asked, "How is he?" How did you end up here? ”

"Hojo-sama has been attacked by Mori Naga and Ikeda Nobuyuki and has been defeated, and the Lord has been attacked by Mori Naga and Ikeda Nobuyuke's son Motosuke, those two people seem to be young, but they are extraordinary in martial arts, Lord Hojo has been seriously injured and is now retreating, and he saw that Your Highness you are still here, so he made me ......"

"Okay, I see," said Yamamoto Temple Commander, raising his voice, "the whole army retreats!! ”

The veteran, who was loyal to the Uesugi family, screamed in the face of irretrievable defeat and said to the young man next to him: "How do you say I should go back?" Where do I have the face to go back? ”

"Why don't you have the face to go back? Please retreat quickly, or the wise men will chase after you immediately. Please turn the horse's head around! ”

God always seemed to like to joke with people, and the young man's words were fulfilled at once—and at this moment, a group of horsemen appeared beside the bamboo grove around the corner.

The moonlight gradually brightened, and the enemy samurai, whose helmets and chest armor shone with silver light, gradually approached Yamamotoji Dingna.

I gritted my teeth and said, "Old dog of Yamamoto Temple, where to go?!" ”

"Humph!" Yamamoto Temple turned around, didn't fight me, and left straight away.

At this point, the sub-hour has passed.

I chased the old fellow all the way to the foot of Baishan City, when the defenders were ready to attack, and the iron cannons and bows and arrows were aimed at me, so I had to leave in a huff.

"Humph! The general of the defeated army, how can he be brave! "I gave a middle finger to the tower.