It was at the moment when Kenshin Uesugi gave the order to attack.

The horses in the front row spewed white gas from their noses and whirred.

Driven by the samurai on horseback, the war horse began to run in small steps, and then a row of horseback teams followed in unison.

The samurai on horseback in the front row, his legs clamped the horse's belly hard, and the war horse slowly began to accelerate, and finally threw off its four hooves and ran.

The battlefield resounded with the sound of horses' hooves stomping on the ground, which was the charging formation of nearly a thousand cavalry.

The banner with white characters on the ink background behind the samurai gradually expanded to the maximum and straightened as the horse accelerated and galloped.

Countless banners and objects of the character 'Bi' were agitated in the air, mixed with the assault of the horseback warriors wearing black armor, and the offensive of the Echigo army was like a huge wave that overwhelmed the mountains and seas, covering the disciples of the sect from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain.

After the Echigo cavalry, the ashigaru team, wearing a hat and holding a small flag, also threw off their steps and strode behind the cavalry.

Each Echigo Ashigaru let out a cry of killing and began to charge.

Honganji reluctantly organized several lines of defense, even though the monks and officials kept shouting the slogan 'If you go further, you will be reborn in bliss, and if you take a step back, you will be infernal hell'. But when those disciples saw the elite Echigo cavalry, their faces were already pale at this moment.

In particular, the disciples in the first row, when he saw the Echigo cavalry approaching straight towards him, he knew that he was not fortunate at the moment.

Many people wanted to swallow their saliva, but they found that they had nothing in their mouths, and the simple spear in their hands had begun to be unable to hold it.

"Kill!"

After the Echigo samurai galloped their horses to the maximum, they immediately faced the disciples of the Tsuyo sect in front of them and killed them directly.

The moment the two armies approached, it was like a huge wave crashing head-on into a reef, and they shattered each other in an instant.

When the war horse neighed, the mournful howl of the dying was accompanied by the dull sound of a dull blunt object entering the flesh, and the sound of squeaking human bloodletting.

The stench of gore only filled the place in an instant.

In a flash, the disciples of the sect who couldn't hold the spear were given to the Echigo cavalry team who rushed into the formation, and they all took the first step to penetrate the spear into their bodies.

And as the momentum of the war horse continued, the spear often pierced through one or two disciples of the First Sect.

At the moment of the spear's piercing, the Echigo samurai discarded the spear, and immediately drew his sword from his waist, raised his arm lightly, raised his wrist high, and slashed down heavily.

All of a sudden, the knife was sharply cut, and there was a scene of stumps and broken arms flying sideways on the battlefield.

When the war horse swept by, he either saw that the human body was powerless by the force of the war horse, and kicked and threw it aside, or another disciple of the First Sect was cut down by the Taidao, and the horse warrior who followed immediately followed was mending the sword in the back.

The horses' hooves rolled, trampling the corpses or the people who had half breathed in the city.

Honda Masanobu, who was watching the battle, recited the Buddha name heavily, closed his eyes and couldn't bear to look at this scene again.

And the other generals, when they watched Uesugi Kenshin lead the banner army to charge into battle, they were all dumbfounded.

First of all, it was unbelievable that Uesugi Kenshin actually did not wait to meet the forces of the wealthy clan in Vietnam, and he only led 2,000 banners to charge into battle.

And seeing the Uesugi army rampage all the way and the blockers invincible, they were all shocked.

The 80,000 troops of Honganji Temple, which temporarily assembled disciples, were empty, and as soon as the elite of the hundred battles under Uesugi Huihu rushed into battle, they were defeated and defeated.

Yixiangzong resisted at first, but with the defeat of the disciples in front, the group of disciples, who were half composed of old and weak women and children, lost their courage and began to flee in all directions, instead attacking the army in the rear.

The Uesugi army took advantage of the situation to repeatedly rush and kill, and wherever the cavalry team went, the sect disciples had always fled from the wind, and trampled on each other, the young and strong were a little better, and the women and children, the old and weak, had simply become the targets of pushing and crowding each other.

The battlefield was filled with desperate cries and cries for help.

There were also people who hugged the corpses of their relatives, their expressions were numb, and then they were either covered by the crowd or died under the hooves of horses.

The generals originally hoped that Honganji would be taught a lesson, but when they saw the Uesugi family so powerful, they couldn't help but be shocked, and at this moment, they not only hoped that their Honganji Temple could turn the tide and expel the Uesugi army.

"Honganji was defeated, and under the impact of Uesugi Kenshin's 2,000 troops, the 80,000 Honganji army was simply a false appearance, and it was defeated on all sides." Kohata Xiaoxian said.

"No, Honganji hasn't been defeated yet," Usami Nami, who spoke up, looked at Uesugi Terutora himself, who was in front of the conflict in the Uesugi army, and said in her mouth, "There are still monks and soldiers in Honganji." ”

When everyone heard Usami Nami say this, they all looked at the main camp east of Masuyama Castle, and the 80,000 disciples of the Shoyama Sect were killed by the Uesugi army and fled in disarray.

And at the foot of the hill where the formation is located, under the eye-catching banner of 10,000 characters, there is an army standing still.

Usami Nami's pleasant voice analyzed: "This monk army is the real elite of Katsukoji Temple and Zuizumenji Temple, as long as they are not defeated in Honganji Temple, the surname of Shangsugi Huihu will definitely impact Honganji Temple's main formation, and then defeat it in one fell swoop and achieve this overwhelming victory." ”

In other words, if Uesugi Terutora could not break through the main camp of this Honganji, the 80,000 troops that he had defeated for a while would regroup and enter the battle again. In this way, the Uesugi family will not have the advantage in the early stage, and if the battle situation shifts from a surprise war to a war of attrition, the Uesugi family will definitely lose. ”

All the generals agreed when they heard this, and it turned out that whether the Uesugi family could defeat the Honganji main camp in a short period of time was the winner of this battle.

After listening to Usami Nami's analysis, he wondered when Li Xiao would find such an excellent staff member.

Usami felt this unkind gaze, but she didn't pay attention to her sister Koji Yoritsuna, but then she happened to meet a gaze looking at her, which was her lord Li Xiao.

Usami said secretly, after a few contacts, he knew that his lord was a thoughtful person, and he must not see any flaws.

Should I restrain myself a little bit?

No, if her talent is not appreciated by Li Xiao, then she will never have the opportunity to be reused by him, and see the collapse of the Uesugi family.

When Usami Nami saw Li Xiao's gaze turn to the battlefield again, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, the situation on the battlefield changed according to what Usami Nami said, and after a Ming Di arrow was shot into the air in the center of the battlefield, all the Uesugi clan troops who were scattered in pursuit began to give up the pursuit and defeat the scattered Issesuna sect disciples, and instead gathered their troops, regrouped, and went straight to the Honganji main camp.

Honganji Honjin, Honganji Xuanzong looked at the Uesugi family's army that was rushing in his direction, waved his monk's robe, and gave the monks an order to hold the main formation.

At this time, the main array of Honganji Temple sounded loudly, and there was no Amitabha Buddha in the south.

Dressed in high clogs, white robes, and holding a naginata, the monks and soldiers of the 1,000-1 sect recited the Buddha's name neatly.

The humming chanting brought a bit of silence to the noisy battlefield.

The Uesugi horseback team was still unscrupulous and rushed straight into the enemy's ranks, and in their eyes, the combat power of the monks was not remarkable.

However, when they approached, they were greeted by a dense fire of 300 iron cannons from the monks.

Bang! Bang!

A barrage filled the air above the Honganji military formation, and the Uesugi family's horseback team was suddenly hit by an iron cannon, and they were caught off guard for a moment, and they were beaten and turned on their backs.

Then the monks and soldiers were armed with naginatas, and one by one they were as brave as the protectors of the Buddha, and they fought with the Uesugi army.

The monks and soldiers stubbornly withstood the attack of the Uesugi family.

Even with the good fighting of the Shangshan army and the superiority in numbers, it was impossible to break through this defense line composed of the most fanatical monks for a while.

Just when the Honganji side was pinning their hopes on dragging the Uesugi family to attack head-on, and let the rest of the disciples reorganize and attack the flank of the Uesugi army.

There was a change in the battle situation that was not favorable to the side of Honganji, and it was in the direction of Masuyama Castle, which had been under siege.

After seeing Uesugi Kenshin's reinforcements, Jimbo Nagayoshi immediately threw all his reserve forces into the counterattack, and under the brave charge, all the Honganji disciples who had stormed Masuyama Castle were lost in the castle.

The chief of the Divine Protector also knows that this battle is related to the rise and fall of the Divine Protector family, and if he does not win, the name of the Divine Protector family will be cut off.

So Jimbo Nagashi immediately gathered all his forces and rushed out of the door together, assisting the Uesugi army in attacking the besieging army towards Honganji.

At the same time that the Jimboo family suddenly threw themselves into a full-scale counterattack, the Shiina family, the second largest force in Vietnam, was also ready to fall into the ground, and when they saw that the situation at Honganji Temple was disadvantaged, they quietly moved their 2,000 troops to the flank of the Honganji army and suddenly threw themselves into the attack.

Seeing this scene, the rest of the wealthy clans in Echichu will not miss the opportunity, so as not to be punished by the Jimbo family and the Uesugi family afterwards, and immediately use all their strength to launch an attack on Honganji Temple together.

In an instant, the situation on the battlefield changed upside down, and gradually evolved into a situation in which the forces of the wealthy clans in Vietnam were concentrated and launched a war against the Honganji family.

And the 80,000 troops of Honganji Temple, to be honest, have not yet exceeded half of them, how to resist the attack of the martial forces in the whole of Vietnam, the entire battle situation of Honganji Temple has shown signs of collapse.

"Pass the order, let the believers hold on, not take a step back, we have the support of the Dharma, persevere."

After giving these orders, a sense of powerlessness hit the Xuanzong of Honganji Temple, and now even he doesn't believe it, he is standing on top of the formation at the moment, looking at the scene of the battlefield toppling, and the whole person stands in place in a daze.

He watched the 80,000 disciples he had gathered so hard, and the disciples cried and begged him for help, and the army collapsed little by little in front of his eyes, and the wealthy clans of Yuezhong, who were originally not in his eyes, turned into jackals like sheep in an instant, showing their hideous fangs.

And the culprit of all this is Kenshin Sugi in front of him.

Now that his own camp was in jeopardy, the offensive of the Uesugi army was becoming more and more fierce, and the Echigo army had approached the hill where Honganji Genzong was located several times, but they were all forced back by the monks who fought for their lives.

However, Honganji Xuanzong also knew that even the battle line here in this formation could not be supported for long.

At this moment, he had the slightest intention of retreating, and as the abbot, he already had the intention of martyrdom.

The more he arrived at this moment, the more indifferent his heart became, and when the Xuanzong of Honganji Temple gradually lost hope for the battle situation, a series of iron cannon sounds suddenly came from the flank of the Uesugi army.

Someone is attacking the flank of the Uesugi army, helping us.

Thinking of this, Honganji Xuanzong hurriedly looked over, only to see a monk soldier with an iron cannon on his back and a nagina knife in his hand, launching an attack on the flank of the Uesugi army.

This sudden attack forced the Uesugi army to shrink its flanks and protect it, thus hindering the frontal attack on the Honganji main camp.

"The abbot, it's the support of Kaga's fellow disciples, who have blocked the attack of the Uesugi family for us." A monk suddenly said excitedly to the Honganji Xuanzong, and he almost cried with joy at the moment.

"Oh, is it Yorisho Shimoma?" Honganji Xuanzong nodded, it seems that at this moment of crisis, there are still fellow disciples on his side.

Honganji Xuanzong rekindled hope in his heart, climbed the mountain, looked in all directions, and instructed the monk on the side: "Give me a drum of energy, defeat the Buddha's enemy Uesugi Huihu, and break the evil ......."

Bang!

Just as the words of Xuanzong of Honganji Temple were talking about the general language, an iron cannon suddenly rang out out out of nowhere.

Honganji Xuanzong looked at the bleeding wound on his chest, and suddenly his body suddenly fell, and the whole person fell down from the hillside.

"Abbot!"

"Abbot!"

A bunch of Honganji monks and monks poured to Honganji's side, standing in a row around his outer circle, and using a human wall to defend him against the iron cannon bullets that continued to fire.

But there was no more cannon fire.

Honganji Genzong was looking at the sky with empty eyes at the moment, breathing rapidly.

He knew in his heart that there were all Honganji monks nearby, and it was impossible for the Uesugi family's iron gunners to take this opportunity to approach, and besides, the Uesugi family's men and horses did not use iron cannons.

What's more, the projectile that caused the wound in his chest was fired from behind.

So this shot was obviously done by his own Honganji fellow.

"Beware...... Shimoma...... Swallow...... Combine...... Me,"

After trying to say these words, Genzong of Honganji Temple died of his breath.

Several of the monks who were close to the Xuanzong of Honganji Temple were present and watched the abbot breathe, but before he died, he could hear the last few words clearly.

At this time, on the battlefield, the flag seal representing the Kaga Shimoma clan was raised high.

Shimoma Lai looked at the chaos on the hillside, but a sneer escaped from the corner of his mouth, and he whispered: If this distance is sniped by an iron cannon, Xuanzong of Honganji Temple will definitely die. As soon as this person dies, the forces of the Honganji Temple in Echichu will be leaderless, so the Venerable Master's grand wish to integrate the Echichu Kaga Tongmen will be fulfilled, and my Shimoma clan will be rewarded for this great achievement, and maybe my son will become the next abbot of Shengxing Temple.

Thinking of this, Shimoma Yori looked at his son Shimoma Nakataka who was engrossed in staring at the battle situation.

"If that's the case, Lieutenant General Kaga Echigo will all be in the hands of my lower gate, Nakataka, now you know that the purpose of my passing on the Counting Bead Pill to you is to hope that you can take on this important task. But before we do that, we must win over the hearts and minds of our fellow Vietnamese and Chinese people. ”

Thinking of this, Shimoma Lai Zhao climbed the hillside and shouted with great righteousness: "Abbot Xuanzong is injured, you don't need to panic, please gather our army, kill and retreat the Uesugi army together, reverse the tide of battle, and avenge the abbot." ”

After talking about the military momentum of the lower side, he moved forward bravely, fighting side by side with the monks and soldiers of Shengxing Temple, ready to turn the tide.

On the hillside, Li Xiao watched the battle situation under the city, and saw that Uesugi Huihu actually relied on the strength of 2,000 troops to fight Kaga and Echichu, and the monks and soldiers of the two roads were not divided between the upper and lower levels.

Li Xiao watched from the sidelines, and the retainers on the left and right were all apprehensive about the combat strength of the Uesugi army.

With 2,000 people, he was able to defeat 80,000 troops, which said that even the Asakura Zongdi back then was willing to bow down.

At this moment, his subordinates came down to report and said: "My lord, Xuanzong of Honganji Temple was killed by iron cannon sniper on the front line. ”

"Honganji Xuanzong died in battle."

Li Xiao repeated it in his mouth, but he was digesting this message in his heart, Xuanzong of Honganji Temple is the leader of the Yuezhong Sect, and he is a senior monk who can convince the public with both talent and prestige.

If he dies, the Yuezhong Yizong will fall into a situation where the dragons are leaderless, and it will be difficult to find the same person to replace him in a short period of time.

Thinking of this, Li Xiao looked at the disciples of the Yizong sect who were killed and fled in all directions at the foot of the mountain, and thought to himself that after the first battle, Xuanzong died, and the vitality of the Honganji Temple in Yuezhong was greatly damaged.

Just as Li Xiao was pondering, Honda Masanobu spoke: "My lord, Honganji Temple has been defeated, and we can't let Uesugi Huihu's offensive go now. If the Uesugi family wins this battle, Uesugi Kenshin can rely on the prestige of this battle to take advantage of the situation to integrate the large and small wealthy families in Vietnam, and from then on, there will be no one in Yuezhong, and the trend of Uesugi Huihu annexation can be contained. ”

Deeply in line with me.

Li Xiao glanced at Honda Masanobu, the chief military advisor under his command seemed to want to go with him.

Once Honganji is gone, if I can stop the momentum of the Uesugi family annexing Etsuchu, then it will be a good opportunity for my Li Xiao to rise here.

Thinking of this, Huo Ran stood up and looked at the retainers and asked, "What do you think?" ”

The retainers looked at Li Xiao with a hesitant look on their faces, if they said before, before they saw Uesugi Kenshin out of the battle, they had never questioned Li Xiao's words, but now that they have seen the elite of the Uesugi army, it is difficult for them to agree with the Uesugi family again.

The first to oppose was his sister Xiaolu Lai Gang, he said: "Lord Li Xiao, forgive me, you are simply taking your own people to commit suicide, and my sister Xiaolu Lai Gang will never accompany Your Excellency's reckless move." ”

Li Xiao glanced at his sister Lu Lai Gang, and saw that on his calm face, there was a hint of provocation in his eyes.

After the sister Koji Yoritsuna, the generals of the Uchijima family also stood up in support, and the two sides stood on the same side.

Li Xiao glanced sideways at his sister Xiaolu Lai Gang, and said indifferently: "It's okay, Your Excellency and the troops of the Uchijima family can stay in the place of the main formation." ”

After speaking, Li Xiao looked at Jiangma Huisheng, compared to Sister Xiaolu, the three hundred old and weak soldiers of the Inner Island family, his five hundred troops were what Li Xiao needed to borrow.

Facing Li Xiao's gaze, Jiangma Huisheng looked embarrassed and was silent.

Li Xiao sighed and said, "If Your Excellency supports my decision, I can be responsible for convincing Honganji to give up support for Brother Ling. ”

Jiangma Huisheng listened to Li Xiao's words, raised his head, and said: "If you can get the promise of the adult, you will hand over the five hundred troops to the adult." ”

Seeing that Li Xiao actually received the support of Jiangma Huisheng, a trace of coldness flashed in the eyes of his sister Lu Lai Gang on the side.

With the support of Jiangma Huisheng, Li Xiao was a little more confident.

"You are not me, Li Xiao, who is good at making claims, but in this battle, if you really let Uesugi Huihu defeat 80,000 troops with 2,000 people, then looking at the world, no one is his opponent. I, Li Xiao, shoulder the trust of the Imperial Pavilion, so I must not look at Uesugi Huihu taking this opportunity to unify Yuezhong. ”

Li Xiao raised the horsewhip in his hand and pointed at the military momentum of Uesugi Kenshin under the mountain, and said, "We want to stop Uesugi Huihu's attempt. ”

(To be continued)