Chapter 921: The Decisive Battle in Kanto (8)
But the problem is that the Takayama family's banner samurai team is not an ordinary military force, and the personnel in this team are the most elite ashigaru selected from the various armies of the Takayama family, and then trained before being given the status of samurai, it can be said that they not only have the ability to cooperate with the ashigaru, but also at least half of them have reached the level of third-rate samurai in terms of bravery, although the remaining half is still not in the stream, but even so, it is much stronger than Ashigaru.
Not to mention that the Narita army wasted too much physical strength in the battle with the Sakuma army and the raid on the Takayama army's main camp just now, even if they are in peak condition now, they still can't stop the Takayama family banner samurai.
Sure enough, as soon as the two sides collided, the flag samurai team under the leadership of Maeda Keiji and Wind Demon Kotaro, they easily tore apart the formation of the Narita army, and as soon as the two sides fell into a melee, the Narita army was even more powerless, with ashigaru against the samurai, how could it be possible to win, especially Maeda Keiji and Wind Demon Kojiro, who had fallen into madness at the moment, because the gap between the two armies was too big, so they didn't need to command at all, and the upper beam was not right and the lower beam was crooked, they did this, The generals under their command also learned well, and in the flag samurai team, such as Keer Caizang, Tomita Shigemasa and other fierce generals saw that even the main general had already taken care of himself to kill, so they still pretended to be what kind of strength, so they also began to look for the other party's samurai after issuing a free attack.
Without command, it does not mean that the combat power of the Banner Samurai will be reduced, if the situation allows, this is completely a tactic suitable for their combat, and this tactic is also allowed by the Takayama Clan, that is, when the enemy's combat power is insufficient, it will be easier to attack freely, and the opponent will be defeated more quickly, it can be said that the most suitable combat method for the Takayama Banner Samurai Team is melee, if it is a positional battle, especially when the opponent's formation cannot be broken, their combat power is not even comparable to the spear ashigaru team, But once the enemy's formation is broken, then there is only one result, that is, the opponent will be completely torn apart by this army.
The smoother their attack became, the weaker Narita became, especially after the opponent easily tore apart the defensive line he had arranged, he had realized that the collapse of his army was imminent, and the only thing he could do was to save his life first.
But unfortunately, after he just came up with such an idea, the general Tomita Shigemasa of the Takayama family banner samurai team has come to him, Tomita Shigemasa is lucky, he led the army to attack from the center of the enemy, and as soon as he broke through the enemy formation, a samurai wearing a luxurious armor appeared in front of him, and there were several samurai beside him, no need to ask to know, the samurai with good armor must be the enemy general, after distinguishing, Tomita Shigemasa did not hesitate, Wielding the small knife in his hand, he rushed over. And after he led more than a dozen samurai under his command to attack, the chief of the Narita clan also reacted immediately, ordering the three samurai under his command to intercept the other party.
Although the small knife is much shorter than the normal knife, especially in front of the spear, there is no comparison in length, but this score is who uses, if you let a person who is not proficient in this way use, I am afraid that before it comes to the front, it has been pierced into a hornet's nest by the enemy's spear, but once the small knife is handed over to Tomita Shigemasa, it will be different immediately, I saw that as soon as the other party's Sanming samurai stepped forward, he waved the small knife in his hand to bully forward, and the small knife needed him to fight in close quarters, and once he was close, The spear in the opponent's hand was completely useless, after all, the spear was too long, and there was no way to resist Tomita's attack.
If you want to practice the small knife, then you must first practice dodging, if you can't dodge the opponent's attack, then the small knife no matter how good the practice is, there is no room to play, it is obvious that Tomita Shigemasa has been practiced at home in terms of dodging, when the other three just came to the front, they directly subconsciously stabbed the spear in their hands, and Tomita Shigema, who had already been prepared, immediately flashed to the side, but at the same time of dodging, he did not stop, still running towards the other party, and the spear in the opponent's hand has been stabbed out, It is impossible to return the gun, and the other party has come to a samurai, he did not hesitate at all, and directly waved the small knife in his hand, wiping it towards the opponent's neck, the other party wanted to resist It was completely impossible, the knife flashed, only heard a poof, and put the samurai to the ground.
And the other two samurai didn't expect that in the case of three against one, in just one round, one person on their side would be killed, but if they could throw away the spear in their hands immediately at this time, draw out the sword at their waist, and make a few strokes, but they didn't think of this, then they had nothing to do but die, and sure enough, when they finished solving a samurai, Tomita Shigemasa immediately came to the other person's side, and did not hesitate to swing the knife to kill the other party.
As for the other person, the only thing that was better than these two was that he fired another shot, which was equivalent to two rounds under Tomita Shigemasa, which was enough for him to brag about the two unlucky ghosts just now in the Yellow Springs.
Dealing with these three samurai was just a blink of an eye, so that before the head of the Narita clan could make any reaction, Tomita Shigemasa had already rushed towards him, but because the other party was the main general, Tomita Shigemasa still gave him a lot of face, and when he rushed in front of the other party, he did not immediately attack, but stopped his body and said loudly: "I am Tomita Shigemasa, the general of the Takayama family, and I am here to take your head." ”
"Hmph, I'm not ashamed, today I, the head of the Narita clan, will use your head to revive the prestige of my family's army." Speaking, the Narita clan chief poked the spear in his hand to the ground, and then pulled out the sword on his waist, although the battle between the other party and the three samurai under his command just now was fast, but because of the close distance, he also saw a real one, if you want to resist the opponent's attack, then the long weapon is definitely not good, once the spear pierces the air, that side gives the other party a chance to get close, and because he can't collect it in time, he can't resist at all, and in the face of such an enemy, the best way is to use the same short weapon, only in this way can he be able to attack when the enemy attacks, React immediately.
Of course, his idea is good, but he still underestimated Tomita Shigemasa, as soon as the two sides fought, within three rounds, he felt the pressure brought to him by the other party, and the other party's sword skills were exquisite beyond his thoughts, plus he was fighting with a samurai with a small sword for the first time, and he was very unaccustomed to it, so he was completely pressed and beaten by Tomita Shigemasa for a while.
If he can put down his face at this time, immediately flash like a light under his command, or choose to surrender immediately, he can still save his life, but the Narita clan is still holding the idea that the Takayama family on the main battlefield is about to retreat, and the lord's army is coming, so at the beginning, it is doomed. After two more moves, Tomita Shigemasa finally found an opportunity, this time he didn't use the little too in his hand to resist, but when the opponent's knife was chopped down, he immediately dodged sideways, the edge of the knife fell down against his body, and a knife cut into the air, Narita Clan Chief immediately felt bad, but it was too late to recruit him, and he simply arrived, since he was not in a hurry, he simply threw away the knife and rolled in the opposite direction of the opponent, wanting to get out of the battle. But how could Tomita Shigemasa give him such an opportunity, because the other party already wanted to roll aside, it was too late to chase, once he stepped forward, he would inevitably suffer from the siege of the other party's flag incarnatal light, so he was also single, and directly threw the small knife in his hand towards the Narita clan, because the distance between the two sides was only about two meters away, after he threw the knife, it hit the back of the opponent's neck, obviously, the Narita clan chief will definitely not survive.
Seeing that the lord had no chance of survival, he immediately became chaotic, these ashigaru in the battle just now, morale and physical strength have dropped a lot, and at this moment the enemy easily broke through the big array, and he has long lost the heart to fight, and now he sees that the lord has been killed, which makes them find a reason to escape, the Narita clan does not retreat, it is because of the promise of the Hojo clan, but he has not promised these ashigaru, these ashigaru under his command can hold on for such a time, which is already rare, And now with the fall of the Narita clan, they have no reason to insist, first the ashigaru around Tomita Shigemasa began to collapse, and then more and more of the Narita family's army began to flee, and these ashigaru without exception chose to flee to the east, after all, the west is the home of the Takayama army, the south is the sea, and the north seems to have a fight, that is, fleeing east has the most hope of survival.
And Maeda Keiji put on a chaser posture, he didn't really want to chase and kill this rout, it didn't make any sense for him to kill a few more ashigaru, the reason why he did this was completely to use this rout army to cause an impact on the enemy's own formation, and they were in front of him, which undoubtedly increased the chance of breaking through the enemy's own defense.
However, his idea was good, but the result did not develop according to his idea, because the battlefield where the two armies fought was directly west of the main battlefield, so the rout of the Narita army, those ashigaru could not care whether the battle on the main battlefield was divided or not, they just rushed towards the back of the Takayama army according to their own instincts, and at this moment on the main battlefield, the Takayama army was inseparable from the Hojo army, and they did not expect that there would be an enemy army from behind them, in addition, The Takayama army on the main battlefield heard the sound of iron cannons from the direction of the main battlefield just now, and now there are enemy troops rushing from behind, what does this mean, this completely shows that the other party has broken through its own own formation, and then led the army to kill, wanting to encircle itself, not to mention the ashigaru of the Takayama army, even the leading general is thinking like this at the moment.
Therefore, when Narita's army rushed forward, the Takayama army on the main battlefield immediately fell into chaos, especially the rear of the various armies, if it wasn't for the samurai pressing, maybe it would have been defeated at this moment.
And the Hojo Tsunari and other leading generals of the Hojo Army, although they don't know why the other party suddenly fell into chaos, but for them, it is the best time to defeat the other party, especially at such a critical moment now, it is necessary to seize all opportunities, so Hojo Tsusunari can't care about anything else now, and personally led the guards to rush to the battlefield, Hojo Tsusunari is now over sixty years old, and now he rarely fights in person, and this time for the Hojo family he had to go back to the battlefield, with Hojo Tsusunari personally fighting, The morale of the Hojo Army was greatly boosted, and the situation on the main battlefield was completely tilted towards the Hojo Army, and if this continued, I am afraid that it would not take a moment for the Takayama Army to be defeated.
Although the rout of the Narita family immediately diverted to both sides of the battlefield after approaching the battlefield, and did not rush over directly, and then it was the flag samurai team under the command of Maeda Keiji and others who rushed over, which made the heart of the rear of the Takayama Army settle, but the middle and advance forces that were fighting with the Hojo Army did not know this, and when the Hojo Army suddenly broke out with a strong combat power, when they had to choose to retreat, the generals of the Takayama family commanding in front had no possibility of reversing the situation.
"Maeda-sama, I'...... We seem to be in trouble. Mad Kojiro said to Keiji Maeda, who was beside him, as he continued to run forward.
Although Maeda Keiji didn't stop, he was also a little dumbfounded, he was planning a very good thing, but there would be such a situation now, which really didn't surprise him, don't look at him as cynical on weekdays, but as soon as he fights, he will become much more serious, so when he heard the Wind Demon Kojiro finish speaking, he immediately asked solemnly: "Wind Demon, is there any way?" ”
"What else can be done, at this moment, we must adjust our strategy, we should give up the surprise attack on the enemy's main formation, and immediately join the battle on the main battlefield, only in this way can we recover the decline." Wind Demon Kojiro didn't even think about it, so he said this decent way.
However, when he finished speaking, he heard Keiji Maeda ask, "Lord Wind Demon, how long do you think the family's military strength can hold out without us?" ”
"I think it's the time of a meal at most." Wind Demon Kojiro thought about it seriously, and said cautiously.
"Okay, there's enough time for a meal!" After speaking, I heard him suddenly shout to his subordinates behind him: "Whether this battle is won or lost, it all depends on whether we can break through the enemy's main formation, in order to achieve the final victory, so you all remember to me, from this moment on, you are dead, so the enemy's swords and guns cannot cause any damage to you at all, for the final victory of the Gao Shan family, rush with me!" (To be continued.) )