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The Kitabatake family tried their best to stabilize the situation, but they were still steadily pressed back by our side. The ashigaru on the river couldn't help but move away from the river beach and squeeze into the formation to the north, and the whole front could no longer be aligned.

Suddenly, a horse jumped out of the formation, holding a vermilion spear, and rushed straight to the place where the riverside line was shaken, and the spears that pierced from the left and right stabbed down three of our ashigaru who rushed forward one after another. There was a burst of cheers nearby, so loud that it could be heard from a distance of two or three hundred meters. Inspired by him, the morale of the Kitabatake front was greatly boosted, and the position was stabilized.

"It's a good fighter." I nodded.

Unfortunately, that was the end of the matter. A minute later, the iron cannon rang out again, and the Kitabatake family fell sixty or seventy more, including this samurai on horseback.

A moment ago, he was still majestic, but in the blink of an eye, he was killed by an iron cannon, and he couldn't even reach the enemy. This strong contrast and powerlessness probably made the nearby Kitabatake family Ashigaru extremely frustrated. As far as the eye could see, the situation of the Kitabatake family was visibly shaken, and finally retreated weakly.

The reserve team that quickly replaced the one who came up, carrying the three-bus flag. This is the reserve of the Okochi family. The Okochi family is the most important branch of the Kitabatake family, and has always been in charge of the government affairs of the Kitabatake family, and is known as the three major generals of the family along with Tian Maru and Rinai. At present, the head of the Okochi family, Okochi Guliang, is appointed as the fourth major general of the lower left guard.

This reserve learned its lesson and moved away from the positions on the river beach, leaving about thirty or forty meters. I immediately sent my own troops and ordered Ii Naotora to lead a cavalry team along the shallows of the river, then cut into the river beach and attack the Okochi reserve from the flank. Naoto Ii executed orders well and played very smartly. She dispatched a small number of horseback teams, and successively lured two small groups of more than 180 people to Ashigaru, who chased them to the river, and were immediately beaten to pieces by iron cannons, and then were annihilated by the more than 300 horsemen who rushed up. Subsequently, Naotora Ii attacked from the flank with all his cavalry team, taking with him another forty or fifty men, forcing the Okochi family to retreat as well.

Xiujing didn't chase much, and took the opportunity to adjust the ranks and replace the new forces in the back rows.

The third formation is a wooden family with a flag on the back of Takeda Ling.

It is said that the family crest of the Kitabatake clan is really unreliable, and the family of the Zong family is Genji's Sasasa-gentian, the Okochi household Sanba, the wooden household Takeda Ling, and the Hoshiai household melon 16-petal chrysanthemum...... Unlike the Nagano family, the main family is divided into three and two, but there is a difference in the form of the flag.

According to the intelligence, during this invasion of Nakaise, the Kitabatake family dispatched two reserves of their own family, plus Okochi, Kizo, Sakauchi, Tamaru, Hoshiai, and Iwanouchi, a total of eight, and the number of each reserve team ranged from 600 to 1,200. The three teams that are now on display are all reserve teams with more than 1,000 people, and they have almost used their greatest strength except for this formation. The cannon fodder of the Nagano family, which should normally be sent, has not appeared at all now.

It didn't take long for the Wood Builders' army to retreat, and there was no reserve to replace them. Looking at the sky, it was almost evening, and the Kitabatake family had already retreated into the camp with their entire army, putting an end to today's attack.

I also restrained the army and ordered the whole army to take out the rice balls they were carrying to eat. The inspectors, although they were strong in combat and had always had an advantage, also lost more than 160 people, almost 10% of the total number of pikemen. Of course, the losses of the Kitabatake family were even greater, estimated at around six or seven hundred people.

Originally, I was going to have the navy launch a night attack, which is their specialty. However, the perimeter of the Kitabatake family's camp was brightly lit, and dozens of iron torch cages were blazing, and they were very well guarded. It seems that it was the sneak attack of Nimaura, which made them learn a great lesson.

Luckily, I have the rest of the tricks. After thinking about it for most of the day and discussing it with Shigeharu Takenaka, I already had the idea of defeating the Kitabatake family. Even if it doesn't work, it will at least attract them and give Yoshiyuki Sawaki a chance to capture Nagano Castle.

When the time was approaching, I called Yoshiyuki Sawaku: "I'll arrange a guide for you, and you can lead your team to attack Nagano Castle now!" After the hour, there will be someone in Nagano Castle to pick you up. ”

"What if the Kitabatake family returns in a big way?" Yoshiyuki Sawaki asked.

"Don't worry, I'll hold them back...... Moreover, as you can see today, the Kitabatake family is very determined to drive us away and capture Annongtsu Castle. Even if you get the news that Nagano Castle has been attacked, you will definitely not immediately withdraw for the sake of a thousand people. I explained.

"Then just wait for my good news!" Yoshiyuki Sawaki was relieved to lead the army away.

Then, I instructed Watanabe Shoji: "You should now cross the river, enter Anontsu Castle through the east gate by the sea, and give the order that Nagano and Kusuka set fire to the main castle tower, and assemble at the Otemon Gate on the west side, and then fire iron cannons from time to time!" ”

"Light the main castle tower! Shoot the Iron Cannon...... Where are you going to launch? Watanabe was taken aback.

"Whatever you want to launch, as long as you don't hit your own people! And shouting to kill...... In short, pretend to be infighting! I unsheathed my saber and handed it to him, "You two may have doubts about my orders, show them my saber, and tell His Highness Nagano that I will compensate him for all his losses!" ”

"Got it!" Watanabe took the saber and left quickly.

I immediately ordered Xiujing to hold his position, and I crossed the river with the whole army of the navy, iron artillery, and cavalry, and then pulled out the flag, lit torches, and slowly marched along the river bank towards the west gate of Anotsu Castle. The Kitabatake family noticed our movements, and the barracks immediately became agitated, and some troops left the barracks to closely monitor our movements.

About ten minutes later, the castle tower of Anontsu Castle suddenly burst into flames, like a huge torch, and the light shone hundreds of meters outside the castle. There were bursts of iron cannons near the Otemen Gate in the city, and there was a faint sound of shouting and killing. I immediately ordered the army to speed up, and at the same time released the horse team of Ii Naotora as if they were in a hurry to go to Otemon.

Seeing such a situation, the Kitabatake family really fell for it, thinking that I was trying to annex Nagano Fujitotsu, and then confront them according to Annotsu Castle, otherwise, who would set their own main castle tower on fire! How extravagant and crazy can it be?

From the point of view of our interests, this is indeed a very cost-effective thing, even if we can't save the Nagano family, at least we can get Anontsu Castle and the surrounding ports and territories. The motive of profit also made the Kitabatake family give up their guard.

Perhaps seeing that the formation of our large army was very scattered, only a few hundred men of the cavalry team and the iron artillery team were still in order, and they thought that they had a advantage to take advantage of, so they also moved, and groups of ashigaru poured out of the camp one after another, and then sorted out the army, formed an incomplete reserve, and crossed the Iwata River at the shoal upstream.

I rushed to the front with an iron artillery team ready to shoot, silently measuring the strength of the Kitabatake's crossing of the river and the distance between the two sides.

About fifty meters away, I yelled and gave the order: "Half squat!" Shoot! ”

"Boom!" There was a roar, and the people in front of the Kitabatake phalanx fell, and the scene was even more smoky, as if it was a heavy fog. According to the agreement, the naval army behind him immediately rushed into the chaotic Hokuhata army, armed with a sword, a childish knife or a wild sword. The horseback team, which was already approaching Otemon, also turned their horses and rushed towards the Kitabatake army. At the same time, the pikemen who remained on guard on the north shore also moved, and under the command of Xiujing, they pressed towards the camp of the Kitabatake family like a mountain and a forest. The fire cages inside and outside the camp are the most conspicuous signs.

The sudden powerful blow, as well as the huge psychological gap, immediately made the Kitabatake family beaten and couldn't come back to their senses. By the time the reserve team in the back found out that something was wrong, our side had already achieved great results and was in a mess with the front formation. Even so, Ii Naoto's cavalry continued to storm in all directions, adding to the chaos of the situation. I handed over the iron artillery team to Tsubouchi Riding, ordered everyone to load up their ammunition, and follow the sailors, and as soon as I found the enemy troops on either side huddled together, they immediately greeted them with a volley. And I led some of the attendants, keeping an eye on the situation on the battlefield at all times.

"Keep the pressure on! Don't get out of touch with the enemy! ”

"As long as it is with a banner and a spear, all of them will be cut down!"

"Bastard! Who wants you to cut off your head! As I said beforehand, the credit is calculated in one piece! ”

……，……

The forces of the Kitabatake family were driven down the river and then to the other side. Corpses were left behind. The river glowed with blood in the light of the fire.

On Xiujing's side, he also achieved good results, and several reluctantly gathered reserve teams were scattered by him one after another, and gradually controlled the exit in front of the camp. At this time, there were already many fires in the camp, probably caused by torches thrown by Ashigaru in a panic, or knocked over the fire cages. The flames gradually coalesced, and some of Ashigaru, who had flames on their bodies, fled from the camp gate and were immediately stabbed to the ground.

That's it! Looking at the battle on the other side of the river, I said in my heart. I didn't even expect to achieve such good results. The fact that the Kitabatake family was so eager to capture Anongtsu Castle was a great opportunity for victory in this battle. Thinking about it, Yunlin Yuan Yuki is dead, as long as you knock on the city gate, execute the Nagano Fujitsu brothers, and then execute Hosono (Kitagawa) Sanshiro in Nagano Castle, then all the close branches of the Nagano family will be extinct, and Nagano Guto's status in the Nagano family will be no problem. Kitabatake must have planned so!

"Oh, your saber."

Looking back, it was Atsushi Nagano.

"Why did you two get out of the city, don't you want the city?" I asked.

"Really...... If you fight like this and give Annongtsu Castle to the Kitabatake family, they don't dare to ask for it! Now it's their turn to defend the city of Okochi! Nagano Fujitsu said, looking very relieved, "For this burned my main castle tower, even if I don't pay compensation, it doesn't matter." ”

"It'......s a pity that I didn't get into the war," Wasuka Masakatsu looked unwilling.

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