107, Blood and Fire (4)
From the failure of the first attack until half past three in the afternoon, the Takeda army made four more attacks, each time throwing one or two thousand corpses, but the Takeda cavalry did not reappear. Oda's side was no better, the infantry attacked the fence relatively handy, and the total casualties of more than 5,000 were enough to make people's hearts pound!
I looked at the dense corpses on the river beach in front of me, as well as the blood and floating corpses floating downstream from time to time on the Lianzi River, and I couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
The world-famous Koshu Takeda clan is finished, even if they win this battle. Even though there are Koshu and Suruga's Jinshan, even though there are still many famous generals and capable ministers, such huge casualties are not something that Koshinyama can easily recover, not to mention that the Koshu army is no longer invincible!
Takeda Shingen died, not two years ago, but Shirakuhara at this very moment! Hundreds of generals who once conquered the world in the eastern country were killed, and tens of thousands of soldiers who fought on the battlefield for a long time were lost, which clearly showed a truth to the world: the Koshu army that lost Takeda Shingen was also a human being, and it could also be undoubtedly killed by the sword!
Takeda Shingen, Takeda Katsuyori, this cannot but say that history is written by heroes! It is true that the masses of the people are the decisive force that determines the development of history, but it is individual heroes who use this force. To borrow the Marxist point of view, the power of the masses of the people is as strong as the advanced means of production, but it is the productive forces of heroes who really create value. The Takeda family may be able to survive for a few more years, but the world's major events have little to do with them. And what about me, is it big to do with me?
"Lord, do you have any new plans?" After adjusting the details of the deployment, the half-guard of Takenaka returned to me.
"It's nothing, just thinking about the future!" I sat up straight and stretched my arms to the sides, which had been propped up on my knees.
"What will happen later? …… It's time for your lord to think about it! After a moment's pause, he nodded thoughtfully.
"You see it that way, too?" I beckoned him to sit down, but I didn't expect that a smooth word would have this effect. "Then tell me about it!"
"Returning to the lord, this battle is a turning point, and the Takeda family will inevitably decline! The strategic focus of the main hall in the next few years is to shift from and Western to Eastern ......," said Takenaka Hanbei, who clearly had great confidence in the future development. "Although the Takeda family is defeated, it is deeply rooted after all, and there are behemoths like Uesugi and Hojo watching and testing. If the main hall wants to make progress, it will have to go all out, and Tokugawa and Shibata will undoubtedly be the target of full support and the vanguard! In this case, the pillar force of the Western Kingdom is the Lord and His Royal Highness Yuchai, and the main hall has to 'let go' for many things! ”
"You're pretty confident! I ...... also thought that Oda Nobunaga might and should rely on me more, but I didn't think it would go that way.
"My lord, the Takeda Army is attacking again!" Just as I was about to take it easy, the shouts of the guards pulled me back to the brutal battlefield.
Sure enough, the Takeda Army began a new round of attacks, and column after column of troops slowly descended from the high slopes, and the banners in this were quite complicated, both those that had just been scattered and regrouped, as well as the new forces that had been engaged for the first time. Because the rear team has not yet completely finished, it is not clear how many people have been dispatched this time.
"What's that?" I noticed something unusual in a unit that had just entered the downhill. This unit was not dressed in the usual red armor of the Takeda Army, from dark to light, but a dark yellow that was almost brown, which had never been seen in the Takeda Army before. "Hmm!" I stretched out my hand to the side and snorted, and Goto Matabei immediately handed me my monoculars. After adjusting the focal length, the distant scene gradually became clear in front of my eyes.
It was some seemingly ordinary spears, and their stature seemed to be not as strong as the Takeda army, but they were more well-equipped, and they had almost caught up with the soldiers of the Oda family, but the spears in their hands were still of the heavy type of the eastern country. Each of these soldiers had a long, narrow, towering earthy yellow flag behind him, with three black triangles stacked on top of it.
"Hojo reinforcements have also been pulled up, it seems that Takeda Katsuyori is really trying to show up in poverty!" I said to the Takenaka Hanbei with a smile.
"Yes...... Desperate beasts tend to be even more ferocious! Instead, Takenaka's half-guard showed a hint of concern.
"Oh!" I turned my head and looked more closely. This time, I saw a horse seal in this Hojo army with the word "Hachiman" in pitch black. "Hojo Tsusunari was also sent over, and the 'kitten' really supported his brother-in-law!" I laughed inadvertently. In my opinion, although Hojo Tsusunari is also a generation of famous generals, it is still much inferior to the four ministers of Takeda.
"Maybe!" Takenaka's half-guards were still a little worried. "If you can repel this formation, the main hall should order a counterattack, but...... Please be more careful! ”
"I understand!" I nodded and ordered Nagano Yoshimori and Phillip on the front line to enter combat readiness, and Gamo Fuhide on the second line also finished trimming. Then began the artillery bombardment of the Takeda infantry formation, which was a routine matter under the orders of Oda Nobunaga, intending to disrupt the enemy's offensive level first.
The effect of the shelling is not as good as the first time, which is also a helpless thing, at the level of tens of thousands of people to deploy the two small cannons have a limited effect, not to mention that they must be separated by nearly five minutes! The Takeda Army soon came to the banks of the Renko River and began to cross the river, and all the soldiers on the front line of the Oda coalition army clenched their weapons.
Suddenly, a big chaos came from the rear team, and there was no magic conch and golden drum, but there was a faint sound of killing in the ears. There may be something changing in the back, but I can only deal with the enemy in front of me with all my might, and the rest of the matter will be left to the people behind to solve!
"Lord, urgent military situation!" A herald crawled up in front of me. "More than 5,000 people of the Takeda Army circled around the flank of our army from the upstream, and the rear team was suddenly attacked!"
"How's it going?!" I grabbed him by the collar.
"The Niwa reserve team has suffered heavy losses and has been defeated, and the Shibata and Hashiba reserve teams who went to the aid can't hold it anymore!"
"Victory! Immediately rush to the rear army with armored cavalry to help! I pushed him away and shouted. Caizang lined up in the back to open a defensive formation! "I kept giving orders.
"Lord, I'd better go and take a look!" The half-guard of Takenaka grabbed me and said anxiously.
"No, I have to go myself!" I pushed his hand away. "You are in charge of the overall command under my horse seal, don't think about blocking the enemy in front with all your strength behind your back!" After saying that, without waiting for him to agree, I ran backwards with a group of guard banners.
I had just gone around to the side of the gun array that had just been set up by Ke'er Caizang, and the Takeda army on the opposite side had already been killed, with about 2,000 red cavalry as the lead, followed by a large group of infantry. It seems that the forces of Hideyoshi Hashiba and Katsuya Shibata have been scattered, but there are still some of their samurai who are trying to intercept this Takeda army from the flank, and the Takeda army does not want to fight them, and keeps rushing forward to open the way for the frontal attack of the troops.
"Straight ahead, Ya!" Shima Sheng shouted loudly and rushed out first, and the 1000 armored cavalry followed, and the two "torrents" collided with each other to start a tragic fight.
"Nameless junior, don't get out of the way!" While a white-armored and gold-helmeted general shouted, he picked up the big knife in his hand and slashed at Shima Sheng. The silver-maned horse under his crotch roared, and the man stood up, and before the knife arrived, the strong wind was already blowing in his face.
"My island is here, don't wait to move forward!" Shimakatsu fiercely held up the Kikuchi spear in his hand and wrapped it in a sealed belt, shaking his hand, not only knocking away the opponent's knife, but also stabbing him in the left chest.
"Sure enough, there are two hits, worthy of being the opponent of Changjing in my county county!" The golden helmet and white-armored general laughed three times and slashed his knife to fight again, knowing his identity, Dao Shengmeng naturally couldn't let it go.
The two men fought with knives and spears in one place, and the offensive of the Takeda army was stopped, and the spearmen of the armor cavalry and Keer Caizang were in one place with the opponent. In less than 20 rounds, Yama Yama Changjing's knife skills began to scatter, on the contrary, the island won fiercely but became more and more courageous.
Speaking from the heart, the martial arts of Changjing in Shan County are by no means under the victory of the island, but at this moment, the quick victory is a little chaotic. In the face of the passing chance of victory and the increasing number of Oda troops surrounding him, he became more and more unable to hold his breath.
Suddenly, a young general stabbed down two armored horsemen and came closer, and the Kikuchi spear that held up the island Katsu Fierce turned around and shouted: "The Lord of Yama County is very important, and this son will be handed over to me Sanada Masaaki!" ”
"Good!" Yama County Changjing shouted and slapped his horse away, and Shimakatsu was about to chase but was entangled by Sanada Masaaki.
"Dangchang!" Changjing, Kankanshan County, was about to rush into my Chinese army camp, and suddenly accompanied by a whining wind, a huge black shadow slashed his head, he raised his knife to parry, but he was shocked to the point that his arms were in severe pain, and his chest was surging with qi and blood, and the war horse also had to retreat more than ten steps in a row.
"I, the star Shinhachiro Kiyohiko, is here, let's die, Changjing, Yama County!" Shinhachiro didn't give him any respite, and urged the "Nightmare" dancer to kill the "Shura's Fury" again.
Due to being shocked by Shinhachiro without preparation, Yama County Changjing had to take the horse to avoid. Shinhachiro swept with a spear unrelentingly, and Changjing of Shan County had no choice but to parry backwards with "Su Qin's back sword". But because the war horse in Shan County was also injured, he couldn't withstand the impact again, and a horse stumbled and knelt on the ground. Immediately, Yamayama Masakai was beheaded by Shinhachiro, and in a panic, Sanada Masaaki was also stabbed under the horse by Shimakatsu.
Watching the last "hope" of the Takeda Army gradually drowned in the Oda soldiers who swarmed up like a tide from all directions, I suddenly felt a sense of weakness after a period of nervousness.
"Report to the lord, Lord Takenaka reports: The frontal Takeda army has been repulsed!" A herald rushed back and forth.
"Take-sama is ready to attack at any time!" I waved my hand casually.