117. The cost of both sides

The rest of the matter is simple! Seeing the approach of the armored cavalry, the Kii people were once again reduced to pieces, and most of them burrowed into the woods, so that the blow to them had no practical effect. The people, who had always been in the same vein, were riddled with corpses in the encirclement and suppression of the powerful professional army, and in the end I ordered the troops to subdue them, of course, when their remaining strength was already very weak.

"Your Highness the Stars...... "Mamoru Ando appeared in front of me in the same embarrassment as his men, and it was obvious that he had gone through a hard battle." Your life-saving grace will not be forgotten, even if it ......"

"His Royal Highness Ando doesn't have to be like this...... "I reached out and grabbed his body that wanted to bow down, and at the same time stopped him from making a confession." You are my senior, and you gave great help when you pacified Meinong, and I should be a little bit weak! ”

"Thank you!" He grabbed my hand excitedly and shook it, then let out a long sigh of loneliness. "Hey! …… It's too old, it's not good! Even this kind of mob can't deal with it, and it seems that our Mino trio really can't do it! ”

"You don't have to!" I found a big rock on the side, and I helped him to sit down. "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and a careless mistake will not damage the prestige of the three highnesses! Think about how many winds and waves you have experienced, you will not be broken because of such a small setback! ”

"Lord ......" was saying that all the generals under my command had come back one after another, and the battle was basically over. More than 1,600 enemies were annihilated, 300 were captured, and the rest fled! Keiji Maeda reported to me loudly.

"Is there any news about the two adults of Inaba and the clan?" I asked, turning around.

"Not yet!" Kusunoki Mitsunari walked up to me and said. β€œβ€¦β€¦ However, the ninja has already been sent out to the vicinity, and I believe that it will be rewarded soon, please rest assured! ”

"His Highness Ando!" I turned around and found Mamoru Ando again. "May I ask how the three highnesses were attacked? Do you know the whereabouts of the other two Highnesses? ”

"It's the first time I've fought a battle like this...... "Mamoru Ando said of their experience this time. In fact, what he said was similar to the ashigaru head just now, that is, the process of engagement, victory, pursuit, dispersal, and surroundment, but he naturally said it was much more comprehensive, and from the number of enemy troops and banners he talked about, I probably had a certain idea of the battle situation.

"It seems that Ji Yizhong's appetite is not small this time!" I heard from his account that this time Ji Yizhong dispatched all the main forces, plus the force that has always been temporarily gathered, the total army strength should have reached more than 30,000! Although I haven't seen the shadow of Suzuki Shigei yet, I believe it won't be far away!

"Lord!" At this time, a ninja was brought to me by Ishikawa Tadatsuna. "Your Highness Inaba has been found!"

"Where?" I immediately pressed on. It seems that Suzuki Shigei's ambition this time is not small, and I should hurry up and gather my troops to move closer to Oda Nobunaga's main force.

"Back to my lord, they are five miles to the south!"

"That's good!" I nodded and walked towards the warhorse, but I felt that something was wrong. "Your Highness Ando, you ...... Do you want to go and meet with the main guild first? ”

"How can this be!" He struggled to stand up, and his body couldn't stop shaking due to the excessive physical exertion before. "His Royal Highness Gao Yi came to the rescue, how can he stay out of the matter! Please rest assured, although you are a few years older, you will not become a burden to Your Highness! ”

"His Royal Highness Ando is laughing!" Since he said so, it is naturally inconvenient for me to object further.

We made our way south and didn't put up any decent resistance. Of course, the attack of cold guns and arrows is still indispensable, but in the end, it can be regarded as a smooth arrival at Inaba Itchitetsu's troops.

There were more enemy forces here than the besieging Ando, six or seven thousand men, and Inaba Itchitetsu's troops were a pitiful little less than 800. Fortunately, judging from the banner, there is not even a family here, and the mess is all the people who have always been in the same place.

Inaba Ittetsu is worthy of being the first of the three Mino people, and the strength of his troops is also the most powerful in Mino. In the face of the continuous onslaught of an enemy nearly ten times his size, he still maintained a neat and meticulous formation, and was able to inflict a lot of damage on each enemy attack.

The enemy in front of them is the Buddhist believers who are not afraid of death, and they rush up again and again with the persistence of the Buddha, and they seem to be unaware of the huge casualties, just trying to tear the "Buddha enemy" in front of them apart. Even if there are too many fleas, they can bite the elephant to death, and the Inaba army has already developed fatigue.

"Keiji, lead the cavalry to storm the enemy's rear!" I shouted a command to Keiji Maeda. Amateur is amateur! We had come to a distance of less than 500 meters, and they didn't even realize it, because the Inaba army and a group of people were together, we could only attack the enemy's rear area.

"Yes!" Keiji Maeda said yes and left, and a thousand armor horses followed behind him to bypass the battlefield in front of him.

"Caizang led the team to approach steadily, and commanded the iron artillery reserve to follow behind for close-range accurate shooting!" My orders were carried out with unmistakable accuracy, and a group of foot-to-foot marches began to move forward in full order, and at a distance of 50 meters from the battlefield, the spears in the front row were leveled, the iron cannons were raised, and another hand-to-hand combat was about to begin.

"Dut...... ...... "At this moment, a rapid sound of a conch sounded from the woods not far ahead. Hearing this, the crowd that was besieging the Inaba army retreated without warning, and ran towards the place where the conch sound was started without any formation. Ignoring the pursuit of the cavalry, and ignoring the diffuse fire of iron cannons and feathered arrows, he kept running without heeding.

"What's going on?" I glanced at Mamoru Ando beside me, and he was also surprised and dazed. It seems that the battle of the Ji Yizhong is by no means unruly, and there are still some unexpected killing moves, so I also issued an order to the cavalry to return. After gathering the people, we came to the Inaba Ichi Iron Reserve.

"You're here......" Seeing me and Mamoru Ando, he came to his side, and Inaba Kachitetsu, who was sitting on a large rock, raised his head and said in a hoarse voice.

"Is this still the same Inaba Ichitetsu who must be the first in all battles?" When I saw his image, I was stunned for a moment. Inaba Yitetsu's eyes were cloudy and his eyes were dull, and he sat there lifelessly, as if the whole person had been evacuated, and there was no longer the majesty of a famous general, and all that was left was a dying body.

"One Iron...... You...... What's wrong with you? Seeing that Inaba Ittetsu had become like this, Mamoru Ando asked uneasily.

"You come with me!" As soon as he said this, Inaba Ichitetsu stood up and turned to walk, and Mamoru Ando and I looked at each other and followed silently. "Check it out!" Coming to a leeward place, Inaba Ikchitetsu pointed to a piece of tarpaulin on the ground and said to us.

Mamoru Ando looked at Inaba Kachitetsu and then at me uneasily, squatted down and slowly stretched out his hand. "Ahh He screamed at once.

Covered under the tarpaulin was the family Buquan, but it had turned into a cold corpse. He stared at the sky with wide, lifeless eyes, and his face was as white as a piece of paper. His armor was covered with many copper-sized wounds, and the blood around him had turned dark black, and it seemed that he was under some kind of siege.

"When I found him, his horse was stuck in the mud......" Inaba Ichchitetsu's voice sounded again, filled with endless loneliness and desolation. There were more than 100 feather arrows stuck in his body at that time, and the blood on his body had already dried up! ”

"Bu Quan......" Ando Shou's face suddenly became as pale as the clan Bu Quan on the ground, and his lips began to tremble.

"I see......" I nodded. It seems that the clan was the first to be ambushed, although the Japanese bow and arrow are not very good, but hundreds of them at close range will not survive. But now is not the time to think about this, and it is better to leave this place of right and wrong quickly. "Your Highnesses! People can't be resurrected after death, so please mourn by the way! We should still ...... as soon as possible."

"Toot, toot, toot、......" Before I could finish my sentence, the rapid sound of the conch sounded again. I looked up and saw that from the east, south, and west, enemy troops were constantly emerging from the woods and behind the hillsides, and there were 20,000 horses!

"Okay!" Just when I was nervous, Inaba Kachitetsu suddenly regained his vitality. "Let's meet with these minions of the Sect!" As he spoke, he pulled out the knife at his waist with a "hurry".

"Talent is hidden, victory and fierce formation; Iron artillery garrison cover; The cavalry opened the way and prepared to break through to the north......" I said as I walked towards the "gold". Joke! I'm not going crazy with them here. Mamoru Ando hesitated for a moment and walked towards his warhorse, and Inaba Ittetsu probably calmed down and began to assemble his team.

Our troops slowly retreated north with the lead of cavalry, probably discovering our intentions, and the Kiyi people also accelerated the speed of pursuit, and the troops from the west and east ran closer to each other, apparently trying to encircle us!

"Whoosh!" I pulled the Taiji Regiment fan into my hand, stared nervously ahead, and waited for the opportunity for the enemy to meet but not set up a position before I ordered the cavalry to charge, and the infantry immediately accelerated to follow. But just then, something strange happened again!

Regardless of which direction, Ji Yizhong stopped at the same time, just watching us walk away from the small gap, as if we were in a queue to say goodbye.

"Shh......h

"Ikeda-sama is here!" Just as I was in doubt, Shinhachiro pulled me forward and pointed forward. I looked in that direction, and sure enough, it was Ikeda Tsuneko leading a cavalry of about 1,000 men galloping in.

"Your Highnesses are frightened, and the Lord has ordered me to come and answer you!" Ikeda Hengxing, who came to the front, greeted Mino politely and the others.

"How's the lord doing?" I asked quietly while no one was looking.

"Ji Yizhong has all withdrawn, and the lord asked me to take a look!" He replied in a whisper.

"Repay the Lord!" At this moment, the herald I had sent to deliver the message to the "monkey" suddenly ran back. "Hashiba-sama suddenly returned to attack the Saga team, won a complete victory and won the ...... of Suzuki Shigei, Shigekan father and son"

"This 'monkey' is amazing!" Ikeda Hengxing said in surprise. "I didn't see it for a few days, but I grew twice!"

"With the addition of Kuroda Kanbei, it looks more than 'two hits'!" I thought to myself.

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Winter Bear: The update will stop tomorrow, and I can't say when it will resume because I haven't got the official exam schedule! In accordance with previous practice, it was tentatively scheduled for 25 July.