At nine o'clock in the morning, the blue sky was like a wash of clouds and sails, and since it was already midsummer, although it was still very early, it was also starting to warm up. I was in the wilderness of a mountain and hills, standing on a hill with bright armor, surrounded by armor soldiers and a large army, all kinds of flags were lined up, and war drums and conch conch sounded together. On the opposite side, under the Izushi City, there is also an army, which is slightly larger. Today is a good day, with more than 7,000 troops, I will face the 10,000 men and horses of Yamana Yutoyo and the father and son of the clan!

But although the Mashan clan is defeated, after all, it is a famous family that has flourished for hundreds of years, and I don't dare to bluff in the slightest against them! Of course, I couldn't ignore the family, so I left Nagano Yoshimasa Zhenguo and sent him Yoshitsugu Otani, Kanosuke Yamanaka, and 3,000 troops, and I brought the rest out. My own 6000 plus Ikeda Hengxing's 3000 is my main force on the frontal battlefield!

The wealthy people of Tango also burst into unprecedented enthusiasm this time, and because it was the summer farming slack, they made almost all the able-bodied men between the ages of 16 and 60 in Tango's land take up arms! I could barely believe my eyes when I met at the Tajima border, but the wealthy clan led by Yoshiei Takaya actually brought 10,000 people! Enthusiasm can't be dampened, but a large part of it is my people, so what if there is a loss of production?

As a last resort, I had no choice but to divide the attacking force into two parts, and myself and Ikeda Hengxing led 9,000 regular troops to the left road, and went straight to the old nest of Yamana Yutoyo out of the stone castle; Takaya Yoshiei and his "peasant armies" took the right coast, capturing a number of small towns along the way. I've already figured out that there is no main force of the Yamana clan on this road, so the danger factor is not very great!

In fact, I still have an "ambush" all the way, and the Zhuxing Special Reserve has now joined a reserve team composed of Koga non-ninja personnel, so that the direct combat force exceeds 1,200 people! Under the leadership of Kusunoki Mitsunari, they followed, and I am ready to use it as a killer weapon at a critical moment!

The war went very smoothly, and the castles of Yagi, Sunan, Doe, Ashiya, and Hayashi Fu almost all went down without a fight, and we soon advanced to the castle of Izushi. Even the right side has achieved good results, and the family of Tian Yuzhuang is Yoshi, one of the four heavenly kings of Yamana, is besieged in his own city, and it seems that there will be results soon.

It wasn't until I came here that I realized a problem, it turned out that the father and son of Yamana were not stupid! The refusal to engage in the previous stage was to shrink the troops, and Izushi City, where all the main forces were concentrated, was the best battlefield in their favor!

Izushi Castle is built on a hillside, but it's not a mountain castle yet! Surrounded by low hills between mountains and wilderness, my heavy cavalry completely lost the power of their impact, and even the power of the iron cannon was greatly restricted.

Since it doesn't play a big role, I simply don't use it! Keiji Maeda rode elsewhere with 1500 armor, and I sent him another mission. These centaurs should be enough, and I believe in the combat effectiveness of my troops. It doesn't matter if it's a stalemate, because the Stars Special Reserve Team is about to officially debut!

"Re-rule!" I called out to the half-guards of Takenaka who were following me. “…… What kind of people do you say Yamana father and son are? What level of generals do you belong to? ”

"Yamana Yutaka is a man of courage but also caution, Yamana Clan is a little reckless because of his youth, but it is said that he does have extraordinary courage!" Takenaka Hanbei took two steps forward, but did not raise his voice. “…… However, neither father nor son has an insight into the world, at most, they can see the situation between several countries! Neither can put aside the glorious past of mountain masters, nor do they have an eclectic bearing, so they are at most 'excellent' and not 'outstanding'! ”

"Even that would be enough to give us some trouble!" I nodded, snorting through my nose. "I don't think it's possible for them to make a good arrangement since they're determined to fight me here! Guangcheng is only afraid that it will not go so smoothly, or ...... You're good to go over and command in person! ”

"My lord, then ...... here," Takenaka's half-guard was visibly taken aback.

"Don't you have faith in me?" I asked, turning my head. "I think I can still grasp the frontal battlefield! You know I'm not an impatient person, Hori Hidemasa, Caizo, and Katsu Takeshi, who are in the front, are all rare generals, and the second and third batches of responses have also been carefully deployed. The small difference in quantity can be made up by quality, and I'm not one of the tricks that trick the enemy, so there should be no problem here! ”

"But after all, there are more than 10,000 people in Yamana, in case ......" He was still extremely uneasy about the arrangement of this change.

"No problem!" I said with great confidence, "You must have noticed that the total number of cavalry of the Yamana clan is only 300, which is not enough to break through my guards, so you don't have to worry at all!" ”

"Yes, my subordinates have orders!" As a courtier, he chose to accept the order, but it was clear that he still had some concerns. "Please take care of the lord, his subordinates must rush back as soon as possible!"

"Well, you have to be careful yourself!" I nodded and admonished him. "There shouldn't be anything wrong...... I comforted myself by looking at his back, but I was always a little uneasy today.

"Toot, toot, toot ......" Suddenly a rapid sound of conch sounded from the opposite side, everyone turned their heads to look, and the forward of the Chinese army on the opposite side began to move forward. Unexpectedly, Yamana father and son, who had been passively avoiding the war, launched an attack this time.

About 1,500 spearmen pressed up on the front of our army in a neat pace, and the shouts could already be heard in the distance, and they were about to attack the 1,000 soldiers commanded by Keer Caizang. I'm not worried about this level of temptation, although the number is inferior, there are still 200 iron guns led by Kazuki Tsuda in the queue, and this is only the experimental stage of Philip's idea.

"Bang, bang, bang......" The iron cannon roared as soon as Yamana's army came within range, and this natural reaction did not require my orders. About thirty or so mountain soldiers fell down at once, while the forward soldiers of the Ke'er Reserve had already leveled their spears.

Perhaps not expecting such a powerful long-range weapon in the originally simple infantry formation, the attacking force of the Yamana army showed a clear fluctuation, and some even tripped over the spears thrown by their fallen comrades. But soon! The troops stabilized their positions and rushed forward at a faster pace, and the soldiers of the two units began to make close contact and assassinate, and the role of the iron cannon was greatly reduced, and they could only use the gap to release a few cold guns from time to time. Then, in order to supplement the melee ability in front of him, the iron cannon retreated, and the spear was handed in lightly.

"This enemy general is not bad!" I nodded in surprise. “…… Quickly approached to reduce the threat of the iron cannon, and the decision was made at the first time, and the reaction speed was indeed top-notch! I can't imagine that there will be such a military general in the mountain name family that is now in the waning mountains! ”

"Look at the banner, this person is one of the 'Four Heavenly Kings of Yamana', and the ...... is Gamo Fuhide, who answered my question, and he will take on the task of explaining when the half-guards are not there." This person's strategy and courage have a certain level, and he is known for his tenacity and unyielding in leading troops in battle! Moreover, he is a well-known hard-line militant, and according to some available information, he is the only one within the Yamana clan who supports the Yamana clan to kill Isshiki Yoshiki! ”

"Looks like he's trying to give me a kick so that he can prove 'stupid' to be 'wise'?" I laughed unconsciously. When I came to this era, I found an interesting phenomenon, many excellent generals can only be described as "idiots" in politics. “…… Summoned Katsu Takeshi and Hidemasa Hori: Tell them to cautiously move closer to the middle lane, and beware of the Yamana army taking advantage of the numerical advantage to intersperse! ”

"Yes!" My order was sent out by the herald, and it was carried out to the letter.

Yamana Yutaki may really have such intentions, at this time, I don't know if in order to prevent or engage in a flank breakthrough, the troops on both sides also attacked! Horihidemasa was in charge of 800 ashigaru, while Shimakatsu had only 500 men, and Yamana had 2,000 troops each. This kind of all-out attack without leaving a back hand has widened the gap in numbers between the two sides, and the first formation of the two wings is really entangled!

"Your Highness......" Fuhide Gamo said softly as he approached behind me, "This Yamana Yutoyo's patience is not as good as the legend says, and he is already a little out of breath!" ”

"Hmph, hum, hum...... "Since the opponent is in a hurry, I naturally relaxed, and Yamana seems to have only made all the preparations on the surface." I don't know what Yamana Yutomi will do, but at least all of his troops are in a position where we can see them at a glance! ”

"Your Highness Gao Jian, this mountain master alone has already lost!" Gamo Fuxiu also nodded excitedly. "Isn't it...... Ready to start? ”

"No hurry!" I pondered for a moment and said, "Now that the 'Star Armor Rider' has become famous all over the world, it is rare to have such an opportunity in their absence, and Yamana Yutoyo will definitely seize it." Besides, this is also the purpose of choosing the battlefield here, so they will definitely be anxious to end the battle as soon as possible! At this time, we don't need to be in a hurry, we should add more fire to them......"

Fuhide Gamo didn't answer, and Shinhachiro, Ayuki, and Yoshimori Nagano, who was a reserve, stared at me together.

"Order Hori Hidemasa and Katsu to stabilize their positions and not take a step back, and at the same time order Ikeda Tsuneko of the second team in the middle lane to fully support the front line of Ko'er Caizang!" I said in a deep voice with a murderous face. With an army of 1,500 troops, Ikeda Tsuneko was the most powerful reserve in our army, and his direct participation in the battle heralded the beginning of the decisive battle. “…… Order the two of them to rush with all their strength and target Yamana Yutoyo's main formation! With that, I swung the Tai Chi Tuan Fan in my hand forward.

The flags on the battlefield swayed violently, and after receiving assistance, the Ke'er Hidden Reserve Team burst out with amazing combat power! The original numerical advantage of the walled house was gone, and despite fierce resistance, it slowly retreated.