Kakizaki Keijia, the chief general of the Echigo Army, did adopt the tactics of a central breakthrough as Li Xiao expected. Although this strategy is a bit risky, in Li Xiao's estimation, with the thickness of the dense defense of the central gun array, it can allow the Takeda army to support for a while.

After all, the Echigo Army's superiority in numbers and numbers is indeed incomparable to the Takeda Army.

Just as the front gun formations of the Echigo Army and the Takeda Army were fighting, the iron artillery team in the rear of the Echigo Army also entered the firing position. They were aiming at the rear of the Takeda gungunships on the hill.

With the terrifying salvo of nearly 100 iron cannons, the guns in the rear of the Takeda army were shot one after another. But the helpless terrain in front and back is narrow, and they can't avoid it.

Rumble!

The second volley of the Echigo Army's iron artillery team was launched, and the Takeda Army was again hit by more than 20 guns.

Not to be outdone, the Takeda Army's iron artillery team on the mountain fired at the Echigo iron artillery team, but the breeches were already hot, and after firing one or two shots, the iron cannons exploded.

And the bow-foot lights had done their best at the moment, and after firing a few more arrows, they could no longer pull the bowstring.

The Echigo army took the opportunity to turn the situation back and continued to compress the defensive line of the Takeda army's gun array.

The small hillside was now a scene of flesh and blood, and a Takeda spear ashigaru had just stabbed his gun into the ribs of the Echigo army, and then another Echigo military spear pierced through the body. And the samurai of the Takeda family also shouted, and rushed down the mountain to fight with the samurai of the Echigo army.

Some of the samurai who still retained the customs of the Northern and Southern Dynasties would report their names to each other before looking for opponents to fight, and then engage in a 'one-ride discussion' that was related to the honor and life and death of the samurai.

However, at this time, their respective formations had been staggered and dispersed, and the samurai of the Takeda family and the Uesugi family were killed together, and it was difficult to separate.

As the Takeda Army's defense line was repelled step by step, the advancing Echigo troops were all red-eyed, kicking aside the corpses of the Takeda Army that were blocking their advance, and the corpses that had been stabbed through the stomach by spears continued to roll down the hillside.

As the battle progressed, the Takeda army was on the verge of rout several times, but with the support of the veteran general Hoshina Masatoshi, the battle line was still maintained, and at this time, one or two Echigo troops penetrated the weak flanks of the Takeda army, bypassed the front of the Takeda army, and directly entered the main formation of Takeda Katsuyori.

At present, the three of Hoshina Masatoshi, Hoshina Masatsuki, and the three fathers and sons, as well as the brothers Suwa Yoritashi and Suwa Yoritomi, all led the samurai in their respective families to fight on the front line to resist the offensive of the Echigo army.

In this formation, only Sanada Masayuki, Yamamoto Kansuke, and more than a dozen Ashigaru who supported the flag seal, as well as a few people close to Takeda Katsuyori.

At this time, a group of more than 30 samurai and ashigaru of the Uesugi family, who broke through Takeda's flank, entered Takeda Katsuyori's main camp. And Takeda Katsuyori, who wore a deer antler helmet and a striking bright armor and a buma weaving, suddenly became the target of the other party.

The soldiers of the Uesugi family came to kill Takeda Katsuyori one after another, and fought with the ashigaru who was guarding him.

Yamamoto Kansuke and Sanada Masayuki also drew their swords out of their sheaths at this moment to fight, and even Takeda Katsuyori picked up his spear and prepared to fight.

Although Kansuke Yamamoto is one-eyed and lame, he is very sharp in the swordsmanship he learned from Kashima's new current, and I saw him swing his sword and fall down, slashing three opponents in a row. It was so frightened that the Uesugi soldiers did not dare to approach his side. And as the general Takeda Katsuyori, although he was protected by the attendants, he had no chance to make a move, but he also killed an Uesugi soldier who wanted to sneak attack him.

Under the desperate defense of everyone, this group of Echigo troops, who were eager to make meritorious contributions, were killed by more than ten people, and then fled in all directions in embarrassment and were driven out of the main formation.

Sanada Masayuki was slightly injured in a fight with a soldier of the Echigo Army, and now he is bandaging his wounds, and he still says, "Damn, if my martial arts were a little better, I wouldn't have been injured by the Uesugi army." ”

In fact, after killing this group of enemy troops, the Takeda Army's main unit also suffered four casualties.

The shouts of killing were deafening, and it was getting closer and closer to the main formation, and it was obvious that the battle situation was gradually deteriorating for the Takeda family's side.

"If this continues, our army will not be able to support it." After bandaging the wound, Sanada Masayuki stood up and regained his grip on the sword.

Hearing what Sanada Masayuki said, Takeda Katsuyori raised the big gun horizontally and said loudly: "If I can't support it, I must support it, I must fight with Uesugi Kenshin until the last moment." ”

As soon as Takeda Katsuyori finished speaking, another group of Echigo troops attacked the Takeda army's main formation again.

"Damn, why did the former army leak people again."

Takeda Katsuyori scolded, and then yelled, this time ignoring the guards' obstruction, he personally stepped forward with a gun to fight. Takeda Katsuyori's current spearmanship is praised even by the Rehmannia Hachiman, whose strength has long been among the ranks of the Takeda family's fierce generals.

Takeda Katsuyori was unstoppable and took down five attacking Echigo soldiers in a row. The Echigo army was terrified when he saw it. And the Takeda army fought desperately, and every soldier of the Takeda family killed at least one Echigo soldier on his back before he fell.

However, the number of Echigo troops who attacked this time was quite large, and these Takeda Katsuyori's side and Ashigaru were still killed one by one.

At this moment, Kansuke Yamamoto was suddenly slashed with a knife by a skilled Echigo samurai, and then one of his right arms was cut off alive by the opponent.

Kansuke Yamamoto fell to the ground, his vision blurred.

"Yamamoto-sama." Sanada Masayuki shouted, then rushed forward and desperately killed the Echigo samurai, and at this moment Yamamoto Kansuke was already dying, and his right shoulder was bleeding at the moment.

Takeda Katsuyori killed another famous Echigo samurai, and retreated to the side of Sanada Masayuki and Yamamoto Kansuke, and now there were only four Takeda soldiers left around him, and all four of them were wounded, and the blood on their bodies and swords slipped to the ground.

Now behind everyone is the flag seal of the main camp, the 'Suwa Law Surname Sanskrit Flag' and the 'Kajiba Flag', and they can't retreat a single step.

Seven or eight more Echigo soldiers attacked, trying to completely solve the last defensive force of the enemy's main formation. And at this moment, a person suddenly passed through the curtain to kill, only to see that this person was incredibly fast, and after pulling the sword out of the sheath in an instant, the snow-like sword light shuttled past the Echigo soldiers like flowing water.

"His Royal Highness Shiro, his subordinate Shigang Kazuha is one step late, please forgive me." Shioka Kazuha bowed and saluted, and behind him were the corpses of several Echigo soldiers.

Seeing that Shigang Kazuha had killed the Echigo soldiers by himself, Takeda Katsuyori breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, sat down stiffly and fell to the ground, and asked, "Li Xiao, where is he?" ”

And at the moment on the side of the hillside. Li Xiao was wearing a big pocket that stood three months ago, wearing a heavy armor, and was turning over and jumping on his chestnut horse.

Li Xiao inserted a flag finger with Takeda Ling painted on it into the back of his back, then took the two-long riding spear and held it with his right hand.

"Drive!"

Li Xiao shouted, kicked the horse's belly with his legs, and between the drive of the war horse, the headwind attacked head-on, Li Xiao felt the flag behind him, and there was a chaotic sound at this moment,

And more than 60 cavalrymen of the Takeda family, who also had the fingers of the Four Cutting Banners on their backs, also saddled and jumped on their horses, following behind Li Xiao, the four hooves of the war horses flipped over, making a muffled sound like thunder, and they were slaughtering down the mountain with the momentum of overwhelming the mountains and seas.