Dawn and darkness are unknown.

Li Xiao habitually picked up the monocular thousand libi, and then put it down again.

Because in the dense fog and the obscuration of the trees in this mountainous area, there is no way to see it.

The combat strategy formulated in this battle can be described as his rather risky combat method.

In this battle, he deliberately put on an unbalanced array of light left and heavy right, trying to attract the enemy's attack with the weak left flank, but in fact used it as a cover for his last killing move.

But as the iron cannon on the left flank continued to roar, Li Xiao still felt a little worried.

He understood that his sister Koji Yoyori was really as planned, and chose the left flank of the Takeda Army as the focus of the main attack.

Li Xiao did not breathe a sigh of relief because his sister Xiaolu Lianglai acted according to his combat intentions, in his eyes, the key to the victory or defeat of today's battle, in addition to the fact that Sister Xiaolu Lianglai would mobilize the reserves on Tianshen Mountain, his left flank must also be able to hold the position, forcing Sister Xiaolu Lianglai to bet all the hole cards.

Left flank of the Takeda Army.

There was a faint shout of killing in the jungle, making people unable to figure out the direction of the sister's attack for a while.

Kohata Xiaoxian understood that the Takeda Army's iron artillery team was very limited in such a mountain battle because it was obscured by its field of vision.

Although there was an open field in front of the wooden fence, the sister army would never attack from the open area when they knew that the Takeda army had a large number of iron cannons.

However, as the main general of the other side, he still sent a force of 200 people, and led it as a feint here.

The main direction of attack of the sister road army was a densely wooded valley near the left flank position of the Takeda army, although it was difficult to climb, but the terrain was undulating, and there were trees everywhere, and it was not afraid of the iron cannon salvo of the Takeda army.

"Iron Artillery Preparation"

"Shooting"

Then there was a chorus of popping beans, and the sister army temporarily retreated from the power of the iron cannon, but soon made a comeback.

Kohata Xiaoxian organized an iron artillery team to fire several rows of guns in a three-stage firing situation, but except for the leaves and sawdust that fell on the ground, he did not hurt a few people at all.

On the contrary, the sister army was familiar with the tactics of the Takeda army's iron artillery, they were mostly Hida mountain people, and they were fighting locally, and the terrain was more familiar, using the woods to advance alternately and cover, anyway, the Takeda army did not dare to go deep into the jungle to fight them.

So the sister army began to fight back in the forest, with bows and feet and arrows.

The accuracy of the iron cannon shooting was far inferior to that of the bow and arrow, and under the counter-sniping of the bow and arrow of the sister Koji army, Kohata Xiaoxian's iron cannon Ashigaru began to suffer casualties.

There were even soldiers of the Sister Road Army who threw stones with their backhands, and for a while the iron cannons of the Takeda Army were full of bags.

Kohata has also been through many joint battles, and in several battles with the Saito family, the Jimbo family, and the Uesugi army, his iron artillery team has always been able to play a strong role, inflicting casualties on the enemy.

But he never thought that in the high mountains and dense forests of Hida, the iron artillery team trained by himself suffered a big loss.

Just when Kohata Xiaoxian was so angry and annoyed, Uchijima ordered Kohata Xiaoxian's iron artillery team to be withdrawn and rested, and he personally led his men to go up.

The sister army on the opposite side saw that the iron artillery team of the Takeda army was withdrawn, and immediately launched an attack.

Similarly, on the right flank of the Takeda Army on the other side, is the Qibenbei position where Li Xiaojun is located.

At the edge of the position, a mountain stream flowed through it, and the stream was not rapid, and the deepest part of the water was only beyond the knee bend.

At the moment, the bright spear tips were shining in a row, and the Endo army formed a dense formation and advanced towards the Takeda army.

It was a rocky beach, so it wasn't like the left flank where there were trees to cover, so the view in front of the Takeda Army position was open.

As General Endo Ashigaru lowered the sword downward, hundreds of Endo soldiers roared, lowered their guns and began to charge, countless small flags swaying high and low behind them.

When the front row of the Endo Army was already flowing with water and began to cross the river, there were still streams of Ashigaru constantly emerging from the jungle and joining the torrent of the charge.

"Raise the gun"

The Takeda Army's position was also ready, and with the shouting of the iron cannon general, the first row of forty iron cannon ashigaru erected the black hole iron cannon on the wooden fence, and the muzzle of the gun stretched out beyond the wooden fence.

"Aim"

At this time, the front row of the Endo army was light and had already begun to fire arrows first. …,

Due to the lack of range, the bows and arrows fired by the opponent's bow foot were sparse, and most of them had fallen before they reached the wooden fence.

However, two or three of them still penetrated the distance, and one of the Takeda soldiers' iron cannons was caught off guard, and was shot through the armor, and was hit by an arrow in the shoulder.

The iron cannon that the flag was equipped with was lightly pained, and he pulled the trigger in his hand in a hurry and anger.

bang

A crisp shot rang out, and the rest of the iron cannons opened fire without knowing what the opponent's bow and arrow would kill them.

The sound of sparse landed iron cannons lacked prestige.

Large and small splashes of water shot from the stream, and the Ashigaru of the Endo family, who were in the first row, pounced on a few, and the whole person fell into the water with a pop.

However, this round of shooting was very unsatisfactory, the opponent did not enter the best range of the iron cannon and opened fire, and the accuracy of the shooting was also very insufficient.

It has been less than half a month since the new establishment of the iron artillery team of Qibenbei, and it is quite hasty to be transferred to combat now.

With the shout of the iron cannon general, forty iron cannon ashigaru retreated, and the second round of thirty iron cannon ashigaru approached the wooden fence, and at this time, the Ashigaru team of the Endo family was already halfway across the river.

And the first round of iron cannon Ashigaru is still hastily reloading.

The roar of cannon fire rang out again.

The Ashigaru of the Endo family is still scrambling to cross the river.

Ashigaru Endo, who was swimming through the water, was crossing the river with the pebbles at the bottom of the river with the tail of his gun, and he felt a chill in his ears, and half of his ear felt like he had been bitten by some mosquito.

When he reacted, he stretched out his right hand and touched it, and the entire palm was covered with blood, and it turned out that half of his right ear was gone.

The ashigami was very young, and had not seen much blood, and was about to cry out loudly, when he turned his head to the side and saw his own uncle behind him, with his spear thrown aside, his eyes wide, and his left chest in both hands, and the chest was oozing blood.

The other party was obviously hit by this stray bullet, and it was obvious that he would not be able to live if he hit this position.

Immediately, his uncle swayed all over his body, and fell into the water with a pop, and the stream that emerged from under him was instantly dyed red.

At this time, the Takeda army on the opposite bank also shot a row of arrows.

Under the double blow of arrows and projectiles, the casualties of the Endo army suddenly increased.

On the top of Tianshen Mountain, the Jiangma army is in the main formation.

Efsa Eima has a clear view of the battle at the foot of the mountain, and now the Endo Army and the Sister Koji Army are launching a fierce attack on the Takeda Army on both sides of Tenjin Mountain.

The offensive of the Endo Army on the right flank, although it was frustrated, went well on the left flank.

Jiangma Huisheng pointed to the formation below with a horsewhip, and said to the old god of the family: "Li Xiao is nothing more than that."

Shen Dai Xingguang Lao Cheng said solemnly: "Lord, don't underestimate the enemy, Li Xiao is not an opponent that can be underestimated. ”

Jiangma Huisheng smiled and said: "I'll tell you the truth, I admit that Li Xiao is a brave general who can fight with Uesugi Kenshin, but in the land of Hida, he is obviously not suitable for his style." You see, the most terrifying iron cannon weapon of the Takeda Army has been greatly discounted in the mountains and forests, this is beyond doubt. ”

"And you see the left flank position of the Takeda Army, which is easy to attack and difficult to defend, but it is a critical place, but Li Xiao has put down the inner island, Hirose, Nabeyama and other wealthy clans here, and the army strength of less than 600 is less than 600 to meet the 1,200 army of the sister Xiaolu family, and after a long time, it will inevitably be lost."

Although there was hesitation in the eyes of the gods, they had to admit that Jiangma Huisheng was telling the truth.

Jiangma Huisheng snorted and said, "If I throw my headquarters into the left wing of the Takeda Army at this time, it won't take long to capture the left wing of the Takeda Army." So the big picture is decided. ”

Shen Dai Xingguang said: "Let's wait for the order of Lord Sister Xiaolu, Tianshen Mountain is the connecting department of the Endo Army and the Sister Xiaolu Army, and our army can control the overall situation when stationed here, which plays an important role in the battle situation." ”

Jiangma Huisheng nodded, and had no choice but to suppress the urge to send troops.

But in the bottom of his heart, he thought: It's a pity, if this battle is won, the iron cannon of the Takeda Army will be returned to Sister Xiaolu Lianglai, and he will be cheaper.

In response to Jiangma Huisheng's words, Li Xiao's left-wing army fell into a bitter battle under the onslaught of the sister road army from the beginning of the war, and was on the verge of collapse.

Li Xiao was pacing left and right in the formation, and now the old Kawajiri clan of the Uchijima family was kneeling in front of Li Xiao, covered in blood, and there were three heads beside him, all of which had just been cut off. …,

But Kawajiri Shin's bravery alone could not change the tide of battle.

Kawajiri Shinshin said in a deep voice: "But Lord Mamori, my lord, let me come to report that the strength of the sister army is more than twice that of our army, and the two armies have fought hard for two rounds, and now our army can no longer support it." ”

Li Xiao stopped and asked, "What?" Uchijima-sama, didn't you say that he was the best in the world? Why did you ask me for reinforcements after supporting for an hour? ”

Kawajiri Shinshin buried his head and said, "Lord Mamori, even though my Uchijima family has the determination to fight to the death, but the manpower is sometimes exhausted, and there are too many sister road troops. ”

Li Xiao took a deep breath and said: "If there are no reinforcements, you can reply to Lord Uchijima like this, if he dares to retreat, I will deprive him of all his fiefs after the war." ”

Kawajiri was stunned for a moment, and when he saw Li Xiao's resolute attitude, he could only retreat with a sigh.

After the Kawajiri clan left, Usami Nami came to Li Xiao to stop talking, and now the sound of the rustling of the ashigaru in armor was everywhere, revealing a smell of urgency of the war.

Usami saw that Li Xiao was still in a state of contemplation, and the corners of her mouth moved.

After a long time, Usami Nami said: "Lord, is the strategy of this battle a little too risky, and the victory or defeat is completely bet on the Uchijima family, which can support the attack of Sister Koji Yoshiyori?" and the Hippo Celestial will mobilize his army from the Tenjin Mountain. ”

Li Xiao turned his head when he heard this, smiled and said: "At present, the enemy army is stronger than our army, and this battle is different from that on the plain, and the Western Phalanx that I have painstakingly trained cannot be used. I had to take this risky thing. Don't worry, I won't take a meaningless risk, and if the Uchijima clan can't support it, I'll personally take the lead to support it. ”

Usami hesitated and said, "What if the Eima Army has been slow to move?" "Actually, in addition to getting closer, the lord can also mobilize Kamioka to support Uchijima Hyogo."

Li Xiao glanced at Usami Nami, thinking that although this Usami Katsuyuki is his staff and has outstanding resourcefulness, he lacks courage in decision-making, and suffers from gains and losses, and thinks like a woman at this point.

Li Xiao said categorically: "In short, preparations must not be used, otherwise this battle can only end in a draw." ”

"This time, I went against the will of Lord Gokan and used troops against Hida, and the draw didn't help me at all, so there are only two results in this battle, either win or lose"

Usami shook her head, still repeating, and said, "Lord, you are gambling. ”

Li Xiao smiled slightly, and said: "This is not gambling, but a calculated gambling At present, I will first let my sister Xiaolu attack, which seems to be passive, that is, in the game of dice, let my sister Xiaolu win first, and finally when I relax my vigilance, I will win it back again, so that he will lose and go bankrupt."

And at this time, an envoy came to report.

The second charge of the Endo army had already crossed the stream and captured the position of the flag motobei.

Li Xiao was surprised when he heard this, Shinano's Endo Army was really good at fighting.

This is the second time that the Sister Trail Army has broken into the position of the Uchijima clan's main formation.

Uchijima personally drew his sword and stepped forward to meet him.

The battlefield was a scene of flesh and blood, and Uchijima reluctantly slashed a sister Koji family samurai who was close to him, but he was also stabbed in the right arm.

Uchijima retreated to a rock, clutching his back and panting violently.

As Uchijima said before, although the Uchijima Army is not a strong Hida army, it is definitely a strong force in terms of resilience of support.

However, no matter how strong the resilience is, there will be times when it collapses, and at this moment in the battle, the Inner Island Army has suffered casualties of varying degrees, and if it continues to fight, it will be difficult for the Inner Island Army to continue to support.

The Hirose Army on the left flank, as the army of the small wealthy clan, had just been defeated once, and this time in the face of the opponent's more powerful offensive, it collapsed early, tilting all the pressure on the battlefield on the Uchijima Army.

Uchijima took a breath before he saw the general Kawajiri Shin, who was asking for help from the direction of the main camp, running back to the battlefield.

As soon as Uchijima saw the other party, he shouted, "Where are the reinforcements?" ”

Kawajiri lowered his head and said nothing.

"No reinforcements?".

Uchijima took a step back slightly, and cold sweat oozed from his forehead drop by drop.

"Could it be that my Uchijima clan is going to die here?"

Uchijima couldn't help but have this thought. …,

Sister Xiaolu Army on the main front.

Riding on a war horse, he watched the battle, and so far, he was very satisfied with the battle of his son Koji Yoritsuna.

"If you push harder, you can win."

Sister Xiaolu Liang said to the general Niu Maru in a very relaxed tone.

"The lord is wise," Ushimaru said, "but the left flank of the Takeda Army is indeed very resilient. ”

Sister Koji Lianglai said: "The Uchijima clan is not my opponent, it is only a matter of time before he is defeated, Ushimaru-sama, you can lead your troops to make the final blow to break through the left flank of the Takeda Army, and after this battle, you will be the lord of Kamioka Castle." ”

"Destroy Li Xiao in a battle, well, the war is not at the last moment, you must not underestimate the enemy, Lord Niumaru, please do your best."

"Oh" Ushimaru was overjoyed and was about to turn around, when he looked up and saw the flag waving on Mt. Tenjin.

Sister Xiaolu Lianglai also saw this scene, and was shocked, and asked to the head of the monomi, "Hurry up and find out what is going on?" ”

Soon, he saw the report and said: "Lord, Lord Jiangma is out of battle." ”

"Bastard, who told him to try to leave the camp." Sister Xiaolu Lianglai said with anger on her face.

Niu Maru also said: "Did the lord immediately order someone to stop it?" ”

Sister Xiaolu Lianglai took a deep breath, looked up again, and replied: "No, it's too late now, so let's just attack the left wing of the Takeda Army with Master Jiangma, you must be fast." ”

"This battle has been going too well, is this Li Xiao's intentional conspiracy?"

Sister Xiaolu Lianglai held the knife at his waist and said in a deep voice.

The battle had lasted for three hours since the attack of the Sisters' Army, and it was now early in the morning.

Li Xiao didn't need to use the monocular Qianli Tube in his hand, and he could also glimpse the appearance of Tianshen Mountain under the dissipation of the dense fog.

"Jiangma Fraser really evacuated Tianshen Mountain, is it the order of his sister Xiaolu Lianglai, it is impossible for him to make such a mistake"

Usami said in surprise, and then he looked at Li Xiao, secretly shocked in his heart, this gamble was actually right by him.

Li Xiaoshen said: "Jiangma Huisheng is not a lonely person after all, I just wanted to lead the people in this formation as reinforcements to support Lord Neijima, and he was immediately unwilling to be lonely." ”

Usami shook her head and said, "I have nothing to say about it. ”

Li Xiao said with a smile: "The will to fight is even more patient, Jiangma Huisheng's patience is not good, and it is also a mistake, so I immediately ordered Shengang Bei to capture Tianshen Mountain for me and cut off the connection between the two wings of the enemy army in one fell swoop." ”

The dense fog under Mt. Tenjin gradually dissipated, and if you look closely, you can see the faint weight between the jungles, and the figure of the Takeda army Kamioka Bei is light after lying in ambush all night.

Shima Katsu stood up and brushed the dew from his shoulders, he had been reported at this moment that the main force of the Jiangma Army had left the main formation of Tenjin Mountain and joined the array of the Sister Koji Army attacking the Takeda Army.

In other words, it was not in vain that he lurked all night, and the conditions were ripe for Li Xiao to let him attack.

At this time, an envoy shuttled into the forest and conveyed to him Li Xiao's order for him to capture Tianshen Mountain.

Shimakatsu laughed loudly, no longer hiding his figure, and stood up in the middle of the forest and drew his sword from its sheath.

At this moment, the Jiangma Army had joined up with the Sister Road Army and was preparing to launch a final offensive against the current Takeda Army's left flank position.

Jiangma Fraser also triumphantly came to the front of Sister Xiaolu Lianglai.

But what he saw was the angry face of his sister Xiaolu Lianglai.

Jiangma Fraser came to the meeting, and thought to himself, aren't you afraid that I will rob you of your martial arts?

Jiangma Huisheng sneered, and his eyes met his sister Xiaolu Lianglai without giving in.

And at this moment, a burst of shouts and killing erupted from the Heavenly God Mountain behind him.

Jiangma Fraser realized something, turned his head in horror, looked at Tianshen Mountain and asked, "What is this?" ”

"Because of your unauthorized departure, the Takeda army Kamioka Bei has captured Mt. Tenjin, Lord Eima." Sister Xiaolu Lianglai's cold voice floated in the ears of Jiangma Fraser ......,