Although Hojo Tsusunari arrived near Kawagoe Castle on June 18, he did not dare to attack at will. He has been shocked by the tenacious spirit of the Uesugi army to defend the city, and it is not only the Hojo family that is good at defending the city, but the Uesugi family is also good at it! Hojo Tsusunari then led the army back 300 paces before setting up camp. He was ready to launch an attack on the Uesugi family early tomorrow morning, but the balance of victory had begun to slowly tilt to the Uesugi family's side.

However, even now, Hojo Tsusunari still did not know that Uesugi Asadashi was in Kawagoe Castle not far away. Chao Ding temporarily withdrew the trained troops into the city, and he planned to wait until tomorrow before dawn to send tens of thousands of troops out of the city and start arranging the formation.

Although Hojo Tsusunari can still gradually and steadily move forward at present, Takeda Shingen will not give Hojo Shiyasu this opportunity. By the time Hojo Tsusunari arrived near Koshi Castle, Takeda Shingen had already captured Mishima Castle, a castle at the junction of Izu and Suruga. The Takeda clan took the bridgehead in a matter of days at the cost of the death of Kohata Nobutaka (the younger brother of Kohata Toranobu) and the loss of 300 troops. The Hojo family, on the other hand, was killed by the lord of Mishima Castle, Matsuda Yasada, and more than 500 soldiers of the castle, and they did not see the support of the Hojo clan until they died. The other retainers stationed in Izu could only wait and see, they did not have the courage and strength to fight against Takeda Shingen's tiger and wolf army, and preserving themselves was the king.

At that time, Hojo Shiyasu had already led his army to Hakone Mountain, but he still did not catch up. He was also not allowed to take Tamu Motoko as the vanguard, so he led the newly formed Black Reserve Army of 1000 (half of them were samurai on horseback) to raid the path and rush to the aid of Nirayama Castle.

After all, Takeda Shingen is a very realistic person, and since the Imagawa family is already in the twilight of the sunset, there is no need for him to continue to ally with the weak. However, since it is an alliance of the three families, Takeda Shingen is still ready to break with the Hojo family very early. He secretly ordered Nobushige Koyamada of Iwaden Castle to lead 1,500 troops to Musashi Province and go to Hachioji Castle and Tokura Castle. Takeda Shingen did this completely to distract Hojo Shiyasu, but he didn't dare to invest too many troops into Musashi, otherwise it would make Okushinano's Saito Asanobu, Murakami Yoshikiyo and others directly lead the army south to attack Minami Shinano. The bottom line of the court can only tolerate the 2,000 troops of the Takeda Army entering Musashi, and if this number is exceeded, what awaits Takeda Shingen is the Uesugi army of Echigo, Okushinano, and Ueno to enter Minami Shinano.

However, the Hojo Army in Izu is not a soft persimmon either. Although Yasuei Shimizu of Shimoda Castle did not receive an order from Hojo Shiyasu, he still led the 1,100 troops of his headquarters to the north to join Ryosei Ando and others. More of the Izu people fled into the mountains, some reporting the movements of the Takeda Army to the Hojo family, while others were trying to keep the family safe from the butcher's knives of the Takeda Army.

At this moment, Hojo Shiyasu can't seem to think of a way to defeat Takeda Shingen, so he can only defend in a vague way. He was very aware of the strength of the Takeda Army, and although it was strong in combat, as long as it was held back for more than three months, they would definitely retreat. Although the 3,000 troops of Abe Motoma and others marched from the water, they were still attacked and harassed by the Suruga naval army that had changed banners, which caused them to be unable to go to the distant river to rescue their lord Imagawa Shiman. However, they were invited by Hojo Shiyasu to land off the coast of Izu and rest at Tohi Castle. This Imagawa army temporarily assisted the Hojo family in defending Izu Province.

While the 'Kai Tiger' and the 'Sagami' Lion were still fighting in Izu, Asadaki watched everything that happened very calmly. He let the Echigo Army, the Shangshu soldiers, and the standing army under his command all rest and recuperate. The court appointed a lot of torches to the castle, which was used to confuse Hojo Tsunari. Anyway, how many of the exploration horses under his command can really go back?

The Uesugi family doesn't have to worry about the rear, while Hojo Tsunaru has to worry about it. Hojo Nagatsuna (Hojo Phantom An) of Hachioji Castle was already gathering troops, and although he was not informed of Oyamada Nobushige's invasion, he did so to prepare a reserve for Hojo Shiyasu. When the two armies are fighting, as long as the white-hot battle is over, it depends on which side has more reserves, and as long as there are fewer reserves available under its command, then that side will definitely be defeated.

For the Hojo family, the soldiers had reached the point of depletion. Not to mention the oppression of the people by the castle towns in various places, famine and war have pushed the people under the rule of the Hojo family to the brink of destitution and death. After all, the Hojo clan is not as good as his father's skill, and if the Hojo clan is still alive, he will definitely recuperate first, and wait until he has enough strength and national strength to start a war. However, Hojo Shiyasu started the war first, which led to the recruitment of ashigaru and the morale of the peasant army. Even if the morale of the samurai and the standing ashigaru can be maintained, after all, the Hojo family did not start with the standing reserves.

Contrary to the Hojo family, Asadachi started with a standing army. At the beginning of his reign, the court recruited and selected the 'Kawagoe Knights' composed of its own mounted samurai, and this army did participate in large and small joint battles, and some of them made great contributions. Even if more than half of the troops were lost in the Battle of Aizu, they did not lose their combat effectiveness, and this army was able to fight to the last man!

In the early morning of the 19th, before Hojo Tsusunari had gathered his generals, Asadachi had already led 14,500 Uesugi troops out of the city. Namba Tian Kenji, Ogasawara Nagasawara Nagasa, and other retainers who had retired from Namba Castle and 1,100 troops were all stationed in the castle. However, the general who defended the castle became Ogasawara Nagasawara Chotoki, while Kenji Namba looked out of the castle from the arrow turret.

It is not so much that Hojo Tsunari still claims to be a '10,000 army', but that his only 9,400 troops are already a little demoralized. In particular, the original 1,200 troops in the house were only 600 peasant soldiers after Saito Toshizo's 'special care'. The remaining 600 peasant soldiers escaped a lot in one night, and by the time they were counted early in the morning, there were only 400 men!

The shogun of the Asadachi clan was located near the Isanuma not far east of Kawagoe Castle, and the original swamp was covered with a large amount of straw and dry wood by the Uesugi ninja. If Hojo Tsusunari wanted to fight the Uesugi army, he would have to cross the Akama River, which was half a circle around the river. Kawagoe Castle is surrounded by the Akama River on all three sides, except for the plain to the south. Even the Asadachi East Gate crossed the Akama River, which was not very deep, and arrived in the northern plains of Isanuma to set up a formation. To the east of Isanuma is the Iruma River (which surrounds the north, west, and east sides of the Akama River), and the Iruma River has a steeper current, and its depth is deeper than that of the Akama River.

Because of the arrangement and training in advance, the Uesugi army quickly crossed the river and lined up in their respective areas of responsibility. Chao Ding was also waiting in the circle of the six-scale array for the high platform erected by the samurai of his team. Uesugi retainers such as Ota Shishimasa, Honjo Shienaga, Hirosawa Tadanobu, Saito Toshizo, etc., have long been gearing up. Even Namba and Kenji Tian, who were on standby in Kawagoe Castle, watched intently at the bamboo and bird flags raised on the side of Isaguma in the east of the city.

"Report! The Uesugi army has set up a formation to the east of Kawagoe Castle! ”

"Report! The Uesugi army is in an unprecedented formation, and it is impossible to see what formation it is! ”

As one samurai after another came to report, Hojo Tsusunari couldn't sit still. He wanted to fight the main force of the Uesugi army, but the troops he could mobilize no longer had a numerical advantage. Although the war is not decided by numbers, Hojo Tsusunari was still a little panicked against the 14,500 Uesugi army with 9,200 troops, and there were still 1,100 Uesugi troops on standby in the city, which made him feel resigned.

However, after a short military discussion, Hojo Tsusunari still decided to fight! Compared to the Uesugi army, the Takeda army of the Hojo clan there is more numerous! Even the governor was not afraid, how could he retreat? Immediately, Hojo Tsusunari led the headquarters and Kasahara Yasukatsu's Shiraki as the front team, and the house house formed a team of 200 peasant soldiers who were still stationed in the large camp of Shawa south of Kawagoe Castle.

Probably because he didn't want to be held back by the peasants, Hojo Tsunade gave up this army in a decisive way. Even if the camp was breached, he didn't have to worry. As long as this victory is achieved, the whole of Musashi and even the entire Kanto region will be subjugated to the feet of the Hojo family. The premise was that Hojo Tsusunari needed to defeat the Uesugi army, which had 5,300 more men than the Hojo army.

When Hojo Tsusunari and Kasahara Yasukatsu led Huang Bei and Bai Bei to take the lead in approaching the periphery of the six-scale array laid by the court, they had already noticed that the formation in front of them was not an ordinary formation, and if they entered rashly, they would either be killed or injured.

It wasn't until the follow-up Fukushima Katsuhiro (Hojo Tsunari's younger brother, who did not change his seedlings like Hojo Tsunari), Yuan Yinei, and Takajo Yinyoshi that Hojo Tsunashi had some confidence.

"Sun Jiurouden, Uesugi Dynasty is here・・・・・・" Kasahara Yasukatsu pointed to the bamboo and finch flags fluttering not far away, and the black and white bamboo and finch flags that were only used by the fans of the Asada. And only when the dynasty is fixed, will the formation raise a big banner.

"See..." Hojo Tsunashi could only sigh first, the important ministers of the Hojo family, Tame Mototada, Hojo Tsunade and others, all died at the hands of Uesugi Asada. After all, Uesugi Asadashi had already beaten the Hojo family to the cold, and even Hojo Tsunari, the first fierce general of the Hojo family, did not dare to fight with the Uesugi army easily.

"Throw a gun!" At this moment, an army of horseback warriors, all dressed in white robes, was killed from the southeast of Isanuma. Among them, 450 white-robed cavalrymen threw all the cavalry spears in their hands at the Hojo Army after giving an order.

Subsequently, Hojo Tsusunari and Kasawara Yasukatsu dodged instantly. But the samurai and ashigaru behind them were stabbed quite a bit. However, they just didn't have too many casualties.

"Uesugi repair doctor Chaoding is there!" At this time, someone recognized Chaoding! Originally, Asadachi temporarily handed over the command to Ota Shimasa and asked him to continue the formation, while he himself led 450 cavalry of the Kawagoe Knights from Isaguma to bypass and attack the Hojo Army, so as to buy some time. Although even Saito Michizo in the battle was against the Asada's actions, since as the commander-in-chief, he could not go out to fight and harass the enemy at will, after all, this was what the retainers should do, not the daimyo of the country! Since the court insisted, there was no opposition from the people, and when the lord had the authority to be the lord, the retainer could only obey the order and obey the command.

"Follow me!" When Kasahara Yasukatsu saw that the general of the enemy army was coming, how could he be worthy of many of his colleagues who died under Namba Castle if he didn't pursue it? Immediately, he did not wait for Hojo Tsusunari to speak, and led the 1,800 troops of his headquarters to pursue the Asadasho Department.

"No scheme!" Hojo Tsusunari could only scold, and then led Takajo Yinyoshi and others to hold on to the Uesugi army in front of the Six Scales Formation. He now has to wait for the good news from Yasukatsu Kasahara.

Asada knew that he had taken a great risk to lure the Hojo Army this time, and if it were someone else, it was estimated that no one in the Hojo Army would take the initiative to take the bait. Even Saito Toshizo on the side was trembling, for fear that something would happen to the Asagi, and he might really have to cut his stomach to thank the Uesugi family for his appreciation.

After Kasahara himself led three hundred samurai on horseback in pursuit, the remaining 1,500 ashigaru could only follow quickly. But, after all, two legs chase four legs. In this way, Kasahara Yasukatsu's Shirabi can basically be said to be in addition to the samurai riding a little bit of combat effectiveness, and if Ashigaru continues to run for another hour, he will almost run out of physical strength.

Asada was not prepared to take them on a long detour, and with the help of the ninjas, Asada led his team into the thick smoke, and Kasahara Yasukatsu followed.

It was only after Kasahara Yasukatsu led the team to enter that he found that he had stepped into a swamp! As the dozens of samurai on horseback who entered first were trapped in the swamp, the following samurai and ashigaru all stopped.

"Damn!" Yasukatsu Kasahara could only complain that he was a step slower, and if he really caught up, then the head of Uesugi Asadachi would belong to him.

"My lord! They're coming! "As one of the mounted samurai under the command of Yasukatsu Kasahara inadvertently looked behind, he found the cavalry of the Uesugi army!

"Defeat them, follow me!" Kasawara Yasukatsu finally found an opportunity, although he lost nearly thirty horseback warriors without fighting, but he also took this opportunity to make Uesugi Asadashi take the initiative to appear!

With the reflexive engagement of the Bai Bei army, the cavalry of the Kawagoe Knights led by Asadaki and Saito Rizo was suppressed for a time. He had to say that the Hojo family's five-color combat preparation was really not blown, especially Bai Bei, who had not been hit hard!

Although they are all standing armies, in terms of numbers and types of troops, it is completely the Hojo Army that has the advantage. Not to mention the large number of spears in Bai Beizhong, even the horse warriors in it can fight with the white-robed cavalry for a long time. Yasukatsu Kasahara is really not bad at training.

As the Bai Bei army joined the battle, Chaoding found himself quickly surrounded. Although he can still hold out for a while with the combat power of the white-robed knight, no one will come to the rescue, and he has already issued an order not to attack without authorization (although he himself led troops to lure him without authorization).

Just after the encirclement became closer and closer, Chao Ding decisively issued the order to break through. He knew that if it took a little longer, he might let Hojo Tsusunari send another team of troops to help! Then, they really can't go back.

Saito Rizo then led thirty white-robed cavalry to break away some of the white guards in the way, leaving a gap in the encirclement. Asada immediately rushed out with hundreds of cavalry, while Saito Rizo took thirty cavalry to take charge of the rear. Saito Toshizo led the team to join Asada's entry into the formation, and when they arrived at the circle surrounded by heavy infantry, they counted the number of people again and found that 452 people (the two were Uesugi Asadashi and Saito Toshizo) went out, and exactly 300 people returned.

At this moment, Kasahara Yasukatsu, who had not caught up with the court, did not have the heart to collect the heads of the hundreds of white-robed cavalry of the Uesugi Army that had been killed, and he thought that it was no longer necessary. In this battle, all the samurai of the Hojo Army knew that as long as they got the head of Uesugi Dynasty, they could win a big victory, and it was basically useless to take the heads of other retainers and samurai, and even Hojo Shiyasu would not find it useful.

Kasahara Yasukatsu then returned with the remaining 1,600 troops, and the white reserve army was also reduced by 200 men in this battle. If it's by value, the Hojo Army earned. The Uesugi army lost 150 cavalry, while the Hojo army lost all but 35 samurai on horseback who were trapped in the swamp! Kasahara Yasukatsu's wave is not a loss, at most it is a small victory in battle and a strategic defeat. You must know that the Hojo Army is less than the Uesugi Army, and the fact that he did not drag the Asadaki down became the defeat of the Hojo Army.