At the same time as the Gaoshan clan was arranged, Changjing of Yama Prefecture on the east bank of the Miyagawa River had also led the army to the battlefield, the reason why he chose the battlefield here was because he knew that the Gaoshan army was good at ambushing and sneak attacks, and now the army of the family was basically equal to the other party, once it encountered an ambush, then it would be defeated, and the decisive battle here, how the Gaoshan army would deploy the formation, how many troops were out of the battle at a glance, there was no need to worry at all, it was impossible to carry out a sneak attack here.

And the most important point is that the two armies are separated by Miyagawa, and with it, the battle can be delayed to the greatest extent, so that the Shinobi army of the Wind Demon can have enough time to come to the aid after capturing Masuda Castle, and at that time, the family can defeat the Takayama Army with absolute superiority in one fell swoop, capture the entire territory of Hida, and there will be no more difficulties in advancing west and attacking Gifu directly.

However, as soon as he appeared on the battlefield, he saw three wide pontoon bridges erected above the Miyagawa, and it was obvious that the clan did not want to drag on this battle for too long, which made Shan Shan Changjing feel a little difficult to handle.

The elite of the mountains is famous all over the world, although the 3,500 troops under his command are all Takeda family flags, and they are also considered elite, but in terms of combat power, they are worse than the other party.

Although Yama Prefecture Masakai felt a little tricky, he would not lose confidence because of this, he had carefully calculated many times before going out, the ninja army under the command of Wind Demon Kojiro set off from the Hida Shinano border in the early morning, and now at this time he should have launched an attack on Masuda Castle. There are only a few hundred defenders in Masuda Castle, and the two thousand ninja troops under the command of Wind Demon Kojiro are afraid that it will not take a meal to capture the city, and Masuda Castle is not too far from here, and it is enough to reach it in three hours.

In other words, as long as he can block the Gao Shan Army here for an hour, then after this war. The Gao Shan family's defense line would be completely crushed, and in this case, he would not have time to organize a second line of defense. Even if you want to retreat into Takayama Castle, it will be difficult.

And in doing so, the territory under his rule will become his own bag. Thinking of this, Shan County Changjing then relaxed, with the strength of 3,500 troops under his command, even if the other party has already erected a pontoon bridge over the Miyagawa, but if he wants to entangle with the other party for an hour, he can still do it.

Thinking of this, I only heard him ask: "How does the Gaoshan Army set up the formation, tell me about it!" ”

"Back to the lord, according to the investigation of his subordinates, a total of 1,000 columns of fine armor and scimitar ashigaru in the Gaoshan army and 200 meters on the west bank of the pontoon bridge were used as the right vanguard. After 300 meters, 1,000 ninja troops are in the center and right formation, and wooden fences are erected on the west bank of the two pontoon bridges in the middle and south, respectively, by 300 heavy wisteria bows and feet, and 200 ninja troops. With 500 iron cannons, 250 ninja soldiers are lined up with wooden fences, and the main formation of the Takayama clan is lined up thousands of kilometers away from the west side of Miyagawa, and the lord is also asked to decide. ”

After hearing the information about the deployment of the Gao Shan army, Shan County Changjing immediately understood the intention of the Gao Shan Clan, and it was obvious that the enemy wanted to break through from one point. Ordering the two roads to take a defensive position, it seems that this Gaoshan Clan Sect does have some skills, but it is not so easy to attack.

I heard him immediately give an order: "Zhongyuan Kanjiu listened to the order, you led a thousand troops to line up a hundred meters behind the pontoon bridge in the north, and after the enemy attacked, they launched an attack on it." ”

"Yes, my subordinates are commanded." Although he didn't know why the lord wanted to let the enemy cross the bridge before attacking, he didn't ask much, but immediately went straight without doubt.

I only heard Changjing of Shanxian County open his mouth and commanded: "In Songshan City, you lead a thousand troops to deploy on the south side of the east bank of the pontoon bridge in the north, and after the enemy crosses the bridge, you will form a momentum of attacking it together with Kanejiu of the Central Plains." Go ahead. ”…,

Although both armies on this side were deployed with 2,000 people, the Takeda army used to attack from the southeast and southeast directions, and it was only a hundred meters away from the pontoon bridge.

And it can also effectively block the Gao Mountain Army from attacking in the direction of the other two pontoon bridges in the south, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone.

As for the arrangement of the other two pontoon bridges, it is even simpler, in the first half of the battle, the army needs to take a defensive position, in order to drag the enemy to the greatest extent, so it is on the east bank of the other two pontoon bridges to send 500 troops each, and between them also sent a reserve of 300 people, no matter which side is in a bitter battle, these 300 troops can be supported as quickly as possible, so as to ensure that these two formations are foolproof.

As soon as he finished arranging, he heard the deputy general next to him, Daxiong Chaoxiu, say worriedly: "Lord Shan County, if you arrange it like this, there will only be 200 people left in this formation, which is too empty, and our army takes a defensive position, once there is a loss along the way, then the enemy can directly attack this formation, isn't it too risky?"

According to the opinion of his subordinates, this formation must have at least 500 ashigaru for defense, and only in this way, once a situation occurs, this formation can hold out until our army comes back, so please think twice? ”

I saw that Changjing shook his head and said: "No need, if the Gaoshan Army can attack this formation, then, even if the army can return to help in time, but the momentum has been lost, it is impossible to block the attack of the Gaoshan Army, our army will still be defeated, rather than so, but it is better to send more troops to the front line, so that the grasp of blocking the Gaoshan Army will be greater, as long as it can hold on for an hour, then our army will achieve a brilliant victory, okay, you don't need to persuade anymore, I have made up my mind." ”

Seeing that Yamayama Shojing was not used by his suggestion, the Great Bear Chaoxiu did not say any more, and immediately led the remaining 200 troops to form the main formation.

Thousands of kilometers away on the west bank of Miyagawa, I saw Maeda Keiji walk outside the formation, pull out the sword on his waist and hit the ground to judge the time, after seeing the long shadow, he knew that there was still a long time before noon, although this battle may not have anything to do with him, but he is more anxious than anyone else.

At the same time that the Takayama family and the Takeda family were making the most final preparations, the battle on the side of Masuda Castle had already begun, and as soon as the time arrived, the monks of Kokubunji Temple launched an attack on Masuda Castle, and the defender Yamauchi Kazutoyo was standing on top of the castle and directing the battle.

However, seeing the offensive launched by the monks outside the city, he was very puzzled, it was obvious that the three hundred monks in front of him were much stronger than the one hundred monks in the Lotus Temple, even if they were not as good as the monks of Honganji Temple, but they could definitely make the defenders under his command fall into a bitter battle, but this situation did not appear on the battlefield. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )