Chapter 155: Yu Si Wei Ji (Middle)

Nakagawa Kiyohide was the lord of Ibaraki Castle in Settsu, and he led the Shitama Prefecture of 50,000 stones, and was the first wealthy family under Katsumasa Ikeda; Takayama Shigetomo is currently the lord of Takatsuki Castle, and he is a retainer of Wada Yushimasa. In order to keep their own territory, they successively took refuge in the Miyoshi family, the Ashikaga family, and the Oda family, and were later transferred by Nobunaga to Araki Village for rematching; After that, Araki was defeated, and he surrendered to Nobunaga again, following Ikeda Tsuneko; When Ikeda Hengxing was transferred, he was returned to Yura Shuji...... But now their lives are not easy. Hideji's posterior service was Miyabe Jijun, who used to be his adoptive father, and was able to participate in housekeeping, either from Kita-Omi like Tanaka Yoshimasa and with Miyabe Jijun for many years, or like Kamei Zijun, he was born in Inaba Province and transferred to Settsu with Miyabe Jirun, and local tycoons like them have no room to speak at all, only to bow down and take on various labor and military service.

When they switched to Nobunaga from Ashikaga Yoshiaki, I went out from Awaji Province to conquer and then acted as their intermediary; Later, Araki Village reconspired against him, and it was persuaded by me and Akechi Mitsuhide to surrender separately. It can be said that compared to Hideyoshi, the relationship between them and me is much deeper, and the reason why they belong to Hideyoshi's camp is only because Settsu is controlled by the Yura family, so they have to go along with the general trend. However, now that the Yura family has been beaten as enemies, as the wealthy clan of Kinai, they know very well how serious this crime is, and their island and the territory of the two counties under the island have also fallen under our control, and the general trend obviously falls on our side. Faced with such a situation, they were naturally unwilling to follow the bō and be martyred for Yura Shuji, Miyabe Jijun and others.

Now that they are willing to fight back, it is tantamount to strengthening the general trend of their own family, which will have a great impact on the development of the battlefield situation, and the morale of Ikeda Hengxing's department and even the entire Yura family will be seriously damaged, and the morale of the army will also be greatly shaken. Compared with this change in the situation, their 4,000 people are still not so important. Considering that our side's combat strength and morale are already higher than that of the other side, it can be said that the winner of this decisive battle has actually been decided.

Shigeharu Takenaka and Masakatsu Wasuka were naturally able to think of this section as well. With a smile on their faces, they bowed their heads and congratulated me and Xinjing:

"Congratulations to the hall, congratulations to the lord!"

"Being able to end the battle earlier has avoided a lot of casualties," I smiled and quickly made up my mind, "Send someone to the left flank and order His Highness Jingzhao to use naval guns and fire at Ikeda Hengxing's main formation!" In addition, the Nabeshima family and the Ryuzoji clan of the Chinese army reserve were assigned to the command of Shimazu Iehisa, and the order was sent to him and the right flank, and after the naval guns were fired, they immediately took advantage of the chaos to attack the Ikeda Hengxing Department and quickly crush the opponent's vanguard! ”

The naval guns were originally used against Hideyoshi's main camp on Koyama. But now that there is such a bargain, it is obviously more effective to turn to Ikeda Hengxingbu. As for the use of the Nabeshima family and the Ryuzoji clan, he took a fancy to Nabeshima Naoshige's ability to attack (the head of the Ryuzoji clan, the Ryuzoji clan, was weak and could not go into battle), and at the same time gave him a step to advance. In the Battle of Imayama, he led 500 men to attack the 60,000 troops of Otomo's house, and killed the general Otomo and nearly 2,000 Ashigaru, which was not inferior to Nobunaga in the Battle of Barrel Sasa, and it would be a pity to bury it.

With the issuance of the order, our central army and the left and right flanks quickly made adjustments. The naval gun positions on the left flank quickly turned their guns slightly and fired at the Ikeda Tsuneko main camp northeast of Kozan. The first few shells all landed around Incheondae, and one of them landed at the foot of Mt. Jiasan, kicking up a large area of gray and black dirt and taking dozens of lives, causing a wave of movement in the enemy's vanguard. However, Otomo Yoshitomi was a man who was proficient in the big barrel, and after a few school shots, he quickly grasped the general angle and fired a shell into Incheondae, blowing up the main camp of Ikeda's Hengxing Division. Even from the Honjin Lookout more than a kilometer away, you can see through the mud curtain that is lifted from time to time, and you can see the other party's embarrassing situation.

Now is the time! I said in my heart.

As if hearing my words, the right wing of the side and the Shimazu family in the joint area moved in unison. Looking at the banner of the right flank, it is a waka and ueno that are assigned to Zhou Jing, and Zhou Jing personally leads the army, directing the gun array to press the other side like a sea of mountains. In the face of this well-equipped and disciplined army, the enemy's vanguard that had lost its dispatch was unable to cope with it, and soon turned into small waves, and two or three layers of defense were broken in a row. On Shimazu Iehisa's side, it was a different situation, he arranged the iron artillery team on the side of the battlefield, and launched a frontal attack with the spear array of Kazuki Shiroto, and the enemy sent a spear reserve to respond to the battle, but before the battle, he was hit by a large number of iron cannons from the side, and soon fled back without an army, and the spear array firmly followed the rout, driving them to break through their own defense lines, and then the 5,000 people led by Nabeshima Naoshige took advantage of the chaos to attack from the weak point of the opponent into the hinterland.

Thus, in this short moment, the situation on the battlefield on the right flank suddenly became clear, and the chaos in the main camp had not yet recovered, and even if Ikeda Hengxing and Yura Shuji were not killed, they must have been hidden by the close shì, and even the military flags and horse seals of the two were gone. Seeing this, Nakagawa Kiyohide and Takayama Shigetomo also took action, and they suddenly turned around and rushed towards the foot of Mt. Kasan on the left side of Incheondae.

I thought about it for a moment, and it quickly came to pass. Obviously, it was a place where Ikeda Tsuneko and Yura Hideji were hidden. They wanted to use the cover of Mt. Kosan to avoid the attack of our naval guns. I have to say that this can indeed have a good effect, but in this case, they will have no way to command the army!

"Father, look at the front of the battle!" Xinjing suddenly pointed to the front line on the right flank and shouted.

I turned the Nanban clairvoyant mirror around, and I was surprised to find that the flag of the commander was erected with the butterfly crest of the Ikeda family painted on it. In other words, only Hideji Yura hid at the foot of Mt. Kozan, and Ikeda Tsuneko not only did not retreat, but led his own camp to the front. Encouraged by him, the Mino people on the front line recovered some of their morale, and the two wealthy army units tried their best to lead their troops to move closer to him, and together they resisted the invasion of Nabeshima Naoshige.

"It's the Ichiyanagi family and the Kato family, and the heads of the family are Naosue Ichiyanagi and Kato Kotai." Wasuka Masakatsu smiled slightly, "There is still a relationship with the main hall and his subordinates!" ”

He was talking about what happened in Mino. At that time, Naohide Ichiyanagi of the Ichiyanagi family conspired with his son-in-law Kato Kotai to destroy the Kawanai people in one fell swoop, but the reinforcements led by Kato Mitsuyasu were copied by our side, and he himself was defeated by me with Haiyue...... However, Ichiyanagi Naohide was later transferred to Kita-Omi by Hideyoshi, and this Ichiyanagi Naosu, who was a branch of the Ichiyanagi family's Houjian County, was extremely brave, and entered Hideyoshi's yellow mother in history and became one of the elders of Hideji.

"His Royal Highness Hengxing is also a brave man!" I nodded slightly, not too worried in my words, "However, with the addition of Naosue Ichiyanagi and Kotai Kato, he can't reverse the current situation, just hold on for a moment longer." ”

Before the words fell, the situation in front of the battle changed again. This time it was Zhou Jing who moved, and when he found Ikeda Hengxing's military flag, he immediately led the shì to rush over. I looked at him and suddenly became a little worried. Although I know that he is good at martial arts and has made a lot of achievements, this is the first time I have seen him on the front line and invite the enemy's main general.

"Zhou Jing has no problem, right? His Royal Highness Hengxing and Yiliu Zhimo have always been quite famous. I couldn't help but say something.

"Please rest assured. With the martial arts of His Highness Jingo, there will be no problem. Wasuka Masakatsu replied calmly.

I was still staring at the battlefield closely, until I saw Zhou Jing slashing a willow under the horse, and heard faint cheers, that I finally put my mind at ease. Then I couldn't help but laugh to myself, maybe this is "care is chaos"! However, all of a sudden, I thought of Jing Zhong again, the younger brother who was the same mother as him.

If I hadn't sent Jingzhong to the battlefield so early, would he have been so heroic when he grew up?

I sighed slightly, put down the Nanban clairvoyant mirror in my hand, and felt a pang in my heart. Even this magnificent decisive battle seems to have been reduced a lot at once.

"The Great Hall! The enemy has moved! Shigeharu Takenaka said suddenly. He has been paying attention to Hideyoshi's main camp on Kozan: "Look at the banner is Oda Nobuo, it seems that he wants to join up with Yura Shuji at the foot of Kozan and counterattack our right flank together!" ”

"It's okay," I retracted my thoughts, thought for a moment, and said very calmly, "Even if you add the Nobuo Division, it is only about the same strength as our right flank. Moreover, Nobuo's abilities are not very good. ”

But then, Yura Keixiu, who was in the forefront, also made a move. Hidemasa Hori, the lord of Yamashiro Castle under his command, led the Minami-Omi Kuni, who was in reserve, and quickly moved northeast, seemingly intending to attack the rear of Shimazu Iekube. At the same time, the North Omi Kunizhong on the Central Front also retreated back and returned to their original starting positions.

Looking at this situation, Hideyoshi gave up the plan for a decisive battle in the middle. Presumably, he also understood that the situation of the Koyama Honjin was very safe, but the Ikeda Hengxing Department was defeated...... I thought about it, and I also dispatched the Omura family, the Arima family, and the Ryuzoji clan members to the right flank to cover the back of the Shimazu family.

Minami Omi and Higo fought and soon became a group. However, this was no longer helpful, and despite Ikeda's best efforts to maintain his position, and despite the support of Oda Nobuo's fresh forces, our right flank continued to make breakthroughs, and it was almost impossible to break through the battle formation and divide and encircle the other side. Even Ikeda's home camp has already suffered great losses.

Suddenly, a terrible conch sounded on Mt. Ko, and the North Omi people in the middle of the road led by Yura Keihide attacked again. At the same time, Hideyoshi's variants, the Gosanki Banner and the Mille-Feuille Ladyboard Horse Seal, appeared at the foot of the mountain, followed by Tanbō, Yamashiro and Tajima Kunizhong, and rushed towards our main formation with an extremely awe-inspiring momentum. Seeing this, Bee Suga Jingsheng hurriedly led a 500 spear formation to win, withstanding the impact of Yuliang Jingxiu. However, the opponent's vanguard spread out flat, and the battle line was rapidly extended to both sides, almost touching the Minami Omi group on the right flank.

"The enemy is trying to outflank the flanks of our Chinese army, or to stretch the battle line, and fight with us to attrition!" Shigeharu Takenaka shouted loudly, "The Hizen Nation went to support the right wing, and the Bunzen Nation with only one line in the middle of our side and the Chikuzen Nation in the rear are not as strong as the other party!" ”

Not only in terms of troops, but even in terms of combat power, there is a slight gap. Especially on the two sides, with Hideyoshi's personal guards and Huang Muyi as arrows, they quickly broke through the first two layers of defense of the Toyozen clan and the Akizuki family, almost forming a situation of encirclement on three sides. Wasuka Keikatsu moved forward bravely, but instead fell into the opponent's formation, Satake Nobuhide didn't think twice, led the headquarters to the right side, and connected with the Higo people, sealing the gap on the right side.

Seeing this situation, Maeda Toshicho was a little anxious, and hurriedly suggested: "Lord! In order to prevent the middle from being breached, how about turning the formation to the right flank? ”

"This camp must not move!" Wasuka Masakatsu shouted categorically.

"However, the lord and the head of the family must not fall into danger! The situation on the right flank is much better than in the middle! Maeda argued.

I sighed slightly. In the past few years, Tian Lichang followed me, and he was basically in comfort, and he didn't experience any more wars. Although he didn't waste his martial arts, he seemed to be a lot more desolate about things in the battle array.

"Li Chang, you lead me and the head of the family to go up and stabilize the right side of the Chinese army!" I quickly ordered.

"However, the safety of the lord and the head of the family ......"

"It's okay if you stand it! In addition, send someone to recall Jing Yi Xuanzhi and ask him to return to the middle lane to support! I waved my hand, "Hideyoshi is desperate, as long as you block it, you will win!" When our right flank draws its strength, it will be time for him to rout in the middle! ”

"Go ahead!" Xinjing also instructed Kenadi and others to say, but he showed a bit of the demeanor of a general, "Defeating Hideyoshi's main formation on the middle battlefield also saves the trouble of attacking the Kozan position!" ”

Tian Toshinaga, Honda Masamune, Tsubouchi Jingding and others took orders one after another, and led four or five hundred horses to rush down Mt. Okada.

As soon as this army arrived, it quickly stabilized the situation on the right side of the center. Especially Maeda Toshinaga, in order to make up for the recklessness just now, and to prove that he is not a cowardly person, he rushed to the forefront first, and Hideyoshi's yellow mother clothes were head-to-head. After a while, Ii Nobunao also came, he left Miyata Miyata's fifteen hundred pikemen behind, and the cavalry under his command came to the rescue.

"That's pretty much it," Shigeharu Takenaka's expression relaxed, "Seriously, just now I saw the enemy's main formation unexpectedly abandon its position and rush down, and my subordinates were also a little worried about the safety of the main hall and the head of the family...... As the main hall said, this is the other party's desperate bet, it should be seen that the two families of Zhongchuan and Gaoshan have defected, so they understand that they can't drag it out any longer and let their own military hearts collapse! ”

I nodded, agreeing with him. Hideyoshi really can't be delayed, not to mention that his left-wing Ikeda Hengxing is in danger, even if Nakagawa and Takayama defect, it is easy to cause a chain reaction. His inner foundation has fallen, and he is completely relying on the spirit of regaining the territory to maintain the morale of the army, which can be described as very fragile.

Suddenly there was a huge cheer from the right flank, and the sound shook most of the battlefield. The people behind me and I hurriedly looked at each other, and then they all breathed a sigh of relief and smiled with satisfaction.

Ikeda Hengxing's main flag is gone! There is no suspense in this decisive battle!