19, out of the stone city battle (II)

I held up my binoculars to the south and adjusted my focus to take a closer look at each other. The ninja's report is basically accurate, this unit is about 3,000 people, and the armor on the soldiers' bodies and weapons in their hands seem to be well equipped, but they don't seem to be quite the same as the style of the Yamana family.

"Your Highness!" Gamo Fuxiu's anxious voice rang out around me. “…… The situation of this army is unknown, but it is certainly hostile! This place is dangerous, please leave immediately! ”

"Again...... Wait a minute! "My voice was almost moaning. I've never been a brave man, I've never denied that, but can I leave at this time? Yamana Yutaka in front of me is fighting the trapped beasts, and my army is almost all stuck there, and if I am shaken by my departure from the position, I will suffer heavy losses even if I am not flanked. Our army retreated; Takenaka's half-guards were trapped in the city; Keiji Maeda...... The thought of this chain reaction made my legs go limp.

I searched the unit with my binoculars, trying to find the slightest clue. To be able to appear on the battlefield with such ingenious strategies and timing, who could this person be? Suddenly, among the elite samurai gathered together, I found a military commander on a yellow horse.

The reason why I noticed this person was not that his armor was particularly gorgeous, but that it was just a feeling from the heart. Due to the distance and the concealment of the helmet, I could not make out his detailed appearance, but he seemed to be very thin and had two small mustaches. Dressed in a light brown woven carcass, a helmet standing in front of the twin flames, and a snow-white cloak, he was the only one who seemed calm in the agitated army. He was also looking this way with a telescope in his hand at the moment, and there were several people around him reporting something to him.

"Your Highness! It's too late! Gamo Fuxiu stomped his feet and urged anxiously.

"I ...... Can't go! I turned around and let out a long breath and uttered the words. Even though my legs were shaking, I said it. "As soon as I leave the whole army, it will collapse, and thousands of soldiers will fall into the situation of being attacked on their backs! Not only Danma, but even Tango is finished. "As I uttered the last few words, I felt all my strength leave my body at once.

"Your Highness, please leave quickly!" Gamo Fuxiu grabbed me and said firmly. "Please swap your armor with me, and let me hold them back!"

"You?" His words left me dumbfounded. As Oda Nobunaga's son-in-law, he doesn't actually have too much responsibility for me, and even Oda Nobunaga sent him to spy on me. Although I have never been suspicious of him, and he knows everything that Nagano Yemasa and Hanbei know, this does not constitute a reason for him to die for me!

"Your Highness!" may have seen my hesitation, and said anxiously: "Your Highness is tied to the world, and it is a blessing in this life that I can die on your behalf!" Although Lord Nobunaga is a hero who can put an end to troubled times, if you lose it, you will lose the opportunity for development! You're in the Oda family and you're different from other daimyos, so please leave quickly! ”

"Fuxiu!" I grabbed his hand tightly.

"Lord!" With a shout, Tsuda Kazusuan rushed back with his subordinates 200 iron, sweating profusely on his forehead.

"It's good if you're back!" I said this with a forced smile, but my heart did not become more grounded at all. Our army came to attack rather than prepare for a joint battle, so the formation was set up very simply, and there was not even a fence around it, but it was simply surrounded by vehicles. I looked around, 100 guards cavalry, 500 spear ashigaru, 200 iron ashigaru, and the enemy cavalry alone had thousands of men, this battle was not a balanced force at all.

"Lord, let's leave quickly!" Tsuda Kazusume obviously understood the situation at this time, and based on his own experience, he suggested, "As long as we retreat to the woods to the north, we will be sure to protect the lord!" The collapse of the Yamana family is imminent, as long as the whole army counterattacks these enemy forces! ”

"Nope! I can't go......" I stubbornly shook my head. It's not just me, as soon as my handsome flag falls, this battle will be lost! The Yamana army will come back from the dead, and this enemy army of unknown origin will not entangle with us, and will completely destroy the main force of our army by flanking the front and back. Where else can I run then?

"Look, Lord!" A flag book beside him reminded loudly.

Everyone looked to the south together, and the enemy army had already formed its formation. 2,000 infantry stood still, and 1,000 cavalry rolled toward my position.

"Ready to shoot!" Tsuda shouted loudly to order his subordinates, and after a moment of confusion, all the iron guns Ashigaru had already hidden behind the vehicles, aiming their black muzzles at the incoming cavalry.

I watched all this silently, praying in my heart. Anyone with a little military knowledge will find the gap here, and such resistance can be said to be no different from sending him to death! Due to the high-speed onslaught of the opposing cavalry, there is only enough time left from the time we enter the range of the cannon to the time we come in front of us, and the blocking effect of these vehicles is almost zero, and then we will face a massacre, a massacre against us!

Everyone here has experienced war, and no one can't see the situation clearly. Holding the barrel of a 5-meter-long Ueno cedar in his hand, Ashigaru stood behind the iron gun, ready to engage in the upcoming hand-to-hand combat.

500 m ...... 300 m ...... 150 m ...... 70 meters! The enemy is finally in range! Under Tsuda's order, 200 iron cannons roared together, and a thick smoke rose in front of him.

Probably having never suffered such a powerful blow, when the smoke cleared, I saw the enemy cavalry stop in place, and the horses neighed and circled. "Charge! Don't stop, rush over! "There were also good generals in the enemy army, and a tall general shouted to restrain the troops, leaving no chance for us to attack again, and the cavalry lined up and prepared for a new assault.

At this moment, a young general wearing a white armor ribbon tied his forehead rode out of the battle on a white horse, and with a wave of the long-handled naginata in his hand, he killed the enemy rider in front. "Ah Xue!" I screamed, dumbfounded.

"I'm the warrior of the Star Family, Ah Xue, and I will dare to be famous!" Ah Xue shouted as she rushed forward, aiming at the tall military general opposite. I really thank her for her Bing Xue Cleverness, and she didn't forget to investigate the identity of the other party for me at this time.

The other party's generals were not fools, and even gave the order to attack directly as if Ah Xue did not exist. Ah Xue's appearance will not be associated with "terrible" in any way, maybe he still thinks it is just a joke! Soon, though, he couldn't laugh anymore.

"Hey!" Xue came to the enemy general's horse and stood up with her feet tense in the pedal. The bumps caused by the galloping war horse did not affect her stability in the slightest, and the naginata knife in her hand slashed straight down with the top of her head.

The other general's equestrian skills were slightly surprised, but all the surprise was there. How many days can such a little girl practice martial arts even if she has been practicing martial arts since she was born? How much strength can a delicate appearance have? He raised the knife in his hand very contemptuously, and even wanted to see Ah Xue being knocked over. "It's a pity for such a beauty......" he pouted regretfully.

"Dangchang!" Something unexpected happened, the enemy general actually didn't block the naginata attacked by Ah Xue. The sharp blade slanted and left a cut in the enemy's left shoulder, making him shiver in pain.

"Yikes!" Ah Xue naturally wouldn't give him a chance to fight back, and when the second horse was pedaling wrongly, he took advantage of the enemy's panic and slashed at the enemy's neck with a backhand. "Poof!" With a muffled sound, Dou Da's head flew up with splattered blood, and was immediately caught in her hand. Because the distance was too close, the samurai who followed behind didn't have time to see clearly, and after she cut down four or five people, they actually rushed over.

The more than 1,000 enemy horsemen who had just started stopped again, turned to look at the enemy who suddenly appeared, and their eyes were full of incredulity.

"Enemy Listen!" Aschelma stopped and turned, and at the same time raised his head in the air. “…… I'm the warrior Ayuki of the Star Family who has asked for Naotaka with the real handle, and today I am the pioneer of the slashing Er! If you are not afraid of death, just come here! ”

Thousands of eyes are all focused on her, but what I see is a very "cool" look and shape, I really don't know if this is still that innocent and lively Xiaoxue? This sudden change shook the audience, and the enemy's spirit was setback.

"Cangchang!" Gamo Fuxiu suddenly jumped on the war horse and pulled out the sword at his waist, turned around and shouted at all the soldiers in the formation: "It's still a man, follow me!" So saying, he urged the horse and rushed out.

"Kill!" More than 100 guards cavalry followed behind with blood-red eyes, fearlessly slaughtering the enemy who was ten times their size on the opposite side. The distance of dozens of meters was almost instantaneous, and the cavalry on both sides mixed together and fought.

"Come on!" Seeing this, Tsuda also jumped out from behind the cover, and raised the iron cannon in his hand as he ran forward, and the iron cannon and spear ashigaru all swarmed out after him.

The cavalry standing still was the best target for spears and iron cannons, and many did not understand what was going on until they were stabbed off their horses. Not to mention the iron cannon, even a stupid person within 10 meters will not empty the gun! This simple but effective attack dealt great damage, and the number of enemy horsemen was rapidly decreasing as people continued to fall off their horses.

There are also enemy troops who understand that they are trying to counterattack under the leadership of the samurai, but there is a large line of spears waiting for them in the outer ring, and if they stop for a while, they will be attacked by iron cannons.

As time passed, the battle on the side of the Yamana army was finally completely over, and Ikeda Hengxing and others, who found that the situation was not right, were leading their troops to rush back to help, and now the initiative is back in my hands!

The enemy's 2,000 infantry, who were rushing to the battlefield, stopped, turned around and retreated like a tide with the determination of a strong man to break his wrist. The cavalry in front also retreated after suffering heavy losses, but there were fewer than 100 of them.

"Hussars...... If only there were 1,000 hussars......" I muttered to myself. The continuous conquest made it difficult for the troops to march at high intensity, and even if Maeda Keiji returned in this terrain, it would be difficult for him to resist. But now that the enemy army is gathering and mourning, it is a good time, and it is a pity to let it go! I raised my binoculars again, only to find that the enemy commander in the distance was also looking at me with a telescope.

"Returning to my lord...... "A herald came behind me and knelt down on one leg." Maeda-sama led the armored cavalry to defeat the 1,500 reinforcements of Inaba Sana, and chased into the territory of Inaba to capture Aragami Mountain Castle! ”

"Got it!" I didn't look back.

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Bear in Winter: Shingen Takeda is a prominent representative of the Daimyo who made good use of ninjas in the Warring States period, not only is Tobori, a subordinate of the Takeda family, powerful, but also in his Art of War, which has a subtle discussion of the use of ninja strategies and training methods. But such an expert, in the fourth battle of Kawanakajima, did not find the movement of the Uesugi army at a critical moment. That's a whole army of 15,000 people, and in the case of two armies facing each other, this kind of thing is inconceivable, and it stands to reason that if more peasants are arranged around, it will not be impossible to find it!

As a result of years of interpretation, the ninja's abilities have been greatly exaggerated and mystified! In this book, YY has a few strong ninjas, and a ridiculously powerful secret force is set up for the protagonist, but it does not mean that it is omniscient and omnipotent, and others also have "masters". The "privilege" of the protagonist is to have more advantages than the supporting characters, and others can also use clever tricks to get the protagonist into trouble (the protagonist will of course end up saving the day). If the ninja was really that clever, wouldn't any daimyo know if he moved his opponents? What's the point of such a war, everything is over for the Bibi ninja, and I'm afraid that the status of ninjas and samurai will also be reversed.

In fact, the ninja in reality, I think, may be similar to the three clown-like meticulous works in "Shadow Warrior".