Having already led the cavalry to attack Maeda Toshiie, Watanabe Moritsuna and Horihide Masato saw that the enemy was less than 50 meters away from the main camp, and they couldn't help but feel anxious, if they let the enemy run around the antlers, then it would be difficult for the cavalry under their command to play a role, and in this way, the lord and the main hall would be in danger.

And Watanabe Moritsuna, who had already rushed to the approach of the Kitabatake army, didn't have time to think about it at all, only to see him take the reins, change direction, and lead a hundred elite armored horsemen under his command to rush towards the gate of the main formation, he wanted to stay there and prevent the enemy from rushing into the main formation.

The speed of the cavalry must be much faster than that of the infantry, even if it was delayed for a little time because of the change of direction, but when he led the elite cavalry to the front of the formation, the enemy was still more than ten meters away from here.

At this time, a hundred scimitar riders led by Maeda Toshiie and Hori Hidemasa had already rushed into the enemy's scattered ranks, and cut the team of only more than 200 people into three sections.

However, they did not stay in the enemy line, and immediately after breaking through the enemy ranks, they turned their horses' heads and prepared for the next assault.

Kitabatake Gukyo didn't have time to care about the team behind him now, he only led the fifty or sixty elites who rushed to the front, and launched an attack on the elite armored cavalry led by Watanabe Moritsuna.

Seeing the enemy rushing towards him, Watanabe Shoutsuna ordered Ashigaru to dismount, and said in a loud voice: "The responsibility of our elite cavalry is to protect the lord from any harm, and now the time has come to test you. ”

I saw a hundred elite armored horsemen looking at the elite of the Kitabatake family who rushed over with cold eyes, and shouted loudly: "Lord Watanabe, please rest assured, as long as there are subordinates waiting for you, you will not let the enemy rush into this formation." ”

All the Ashigaru of the Takayama family knows that even if they die in battle, then the family will get a large amount of pension, and this money is enough for the family to live for a lifetime, and if they have offspring males, then when they grow up, they can also give priority to the power of the main flag, so no one is afraid of death, and there will be no worries.

Although this will cost the clan a lot of money, however, whenever the Takayama family fights, there is also no need to worry about the morale of the ashigaru under his command, and there are many ashigaru praying for death, if he exchanges his rotten life for the wealth of his family, in this crazy era, there are still many people who are willing to do it.

"Now that you and others are clear about your duties, it depends on your actions whether you can stop the enemy." After speaking, I saw Watanabe Moritsuna set up a posture and waited for the enemy to attack.

And the hundred elite armored horsemen replied in unison: "The subordinates swear to protect the safety of the lord to the death." ”

"Okay, kill me!" Watanabe Moritsuna, with a spear in his hand, went straight to Kitabatake.

As soon as the two armies engaged, Watanabe Mamotsuka couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, he always thought that the hundred elite armored cavalry under his command could already be called one of the strongest military forces in the world, but now he couldn't help but blush at his previous idea, but in this short battle, the elite armored cavalry Ashigaru was superior in numbers and much better equipped than the enemy, and there were still five people who failed to weigh the first round.

And their way of death is exactly the same, that is, the neck was directly cut off by the enemy's sword, in the face of the enemy's sword, the armor on the fine armor is not as strong as it was when facing the peasant soldiers, and there are several ashigaru in this first round of fighting, although they were not killed, but the armor on the body was pierced by the enemy and was seriously injured, just in the blink of an eye, the fine armor rode the ashigaru has more than ten casualties.

Watanabe Moritsuna can't care about this now, because it was Kitabatake Gukyo, who was known as a swordsman, who fought against him, and in the face of such a strong enemy, he didn't dare to be distracted at all, otherwise, there was only a dead end waiting for him. …,

I saw Watari Shougang constantly waving the spear in his hand to resist the attack of Kitabatake, Kitabatake's Sect saw that he had made three moves, and he had not been able to kill the samurai in front of him, so he couldn't help but be a little anxious, the move in his hand was not only much faster than just now, but also more vicious, as long as he seized the opportunity, then he only needed a knife to take the life of the samurai in front of him.

At the beginning, although Watanabe Shougang didn't have the strength to fight back, but he was able to parry calmly, but since three or four rounds ago, the opponent's moves suddenly became ruthless, which made Watanabe Shougang feel a little powerless, through this short fight, Watanabe Shougang can be sure that the opponent's strength is much smaller than his own, but the opponent's moves are too subtle, which completely makes up for the shortcomings in his strength.

And Watanabe Moritsuna only has one feeling now, that is, he is like a strong man with a wooden stick, wanting to use the wooden stick in his hand to whip the flies that are flying, with no strength, but nowhere to vent.

The Takayama clan in this formation couldn't help but be very anxious after seeing that Watanabe Shougang had fallen into the wind, and the clan thought that although Kitabatake Gujiao was known as a sword hero, but with Watanabe Shougang's martial arts, even if it was difficult to defeat the other party, but it would not be defeated, as long as it could be dragged to the Oda army to help, then even if it was a victory, but who knew that the swordsmanship taught by Kitabatake Gujiao had been so subtle to such an extent, is this still the head of the clubstick of the Kitabatake family in his impression.

Seeing that Watanabe Moritsuna could no longer hold on, and although the Oda family's army was still rushing towards the main formation, it was still a few hundred meters away, and Ikeda Hengxing, who was closest to here, was already injured and unable to fight again, and Niwa Nagahide and Hayashi Tongsheng's nearly 1,000 troops were blocked by the elite Ashigaru of Kitabatake, who only had more than a hundred people, and it was obviously impossible to come to the aid immediately.

Looking at the 200 scimitar riders led by Maeda Toshiya and Hori Hidemasa, it was just the opposite of Watanabe Moritsuna, who was in crisis, and I saw that the two of them kept launching assaults from both sides in a very rhythmic manner, and each round of assault could take away more than a dozen lives, and the elite of the Kitabatake family was like a lamb to be slaughtered at the moment, looking so helpless.

There were more than 100 elites of the Kitabatake family who were originally cut off by the scimitar horse, but after a few rounds of assaults, only a few dozen of the more than 100 people were still standing, and these dozens of people didn't want to escape, but they all knew that no matter how fast they ran, they would definitely not be able to outrun the four-legged horses, and if they escaped now, then as long as the enemy chased them, they would have no chance of surviving.

Besides, even if he was lucky enough to escape the pursuit of this terrible cavalry, then where should he run, in front of him is the enemy's main formation, there are a hundred iron cannons waiting for him, and behind and on both sides are tens of thousands of Oda troops covering and killing, no matter how advanced his martial arts are, but with his own strength, it is impossible to rush over.

In this case, it's better to hold on for a little longer, as long as the lord leads the remaining elites and can rush into the main formation, then, maybe he will survive, thinking of this, the elite of the Kitabatake family is on guard at the same time, and is also trying to get closer to the lord in front.

However, Maeda Toshiie and Hori Hidemasa couldn't let them get their wish, only to see that they kept passing between the two parts of the Kitabatake Army, and they didn't give each other a chance to merge into one.

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