Many years later, the Red Guards who had followed Iitomi Masakai to support the right flank recalled the scene that morning, and they were all embarrassed.

None of them expected that Iitomi Masaki, who had always built the city with bravery, would be defeated by his own bravery and fearlessness, and when he left that morning, what Takeda Harunobu said to Iitomi Masaki turned out to be a prophecy.

- "Come back alive!" ”

Of course, to express the meaning of "a prophecy" in a relatively simple vocabulary is "to stand on your own".

When Iitomi Masakai entered the right flank with the Red Reserve, he saw that the Uesugi family Ashigaru maintained the suppression of the Takeda army, and the offensive was in full swing.

Armed with three spears, the Uesugi army showed strict discipline and uniform movements, and maintained an advantage in the battle against the Takeda army, forcing the Takeda army's front back by three steps in just a few breaths.

The Uesugi army had already erected the family crest of the Hokuriku Sasa family - "white bellflower on a black background", but Changjing did not see the wolf head and horse mark of Sasa Narumasa.

This is both confusing and reasonable.

It is said that Sasa Seimasa once used the Toki family's bellflower pattern as his new family crest on the grounds that Mino's territory was in Toki Township, but the wolf head horse mark was fought when he personally led the horse riding team, so at this moment, he could not see Sasa Narimasa's horse riding team, and naturally he could not see his wolf head horse print.

But...... So, should it?

Sasa Naimasa, who was good at using cavalry, why did he abandon his expertise in cavalry warfare and instead command the peasants and soldiers of Echigo Province?

Standing in the saddle, Iitomi Masakai observed the battlefield on the right flank from a high vantage point, and found that the original Huyin reserve was already showing signs of defeat under the continuous attack of the Uesugi army.

- Yuan Huyin has always fought bravely, but unfortunately he is good at attacking but not good at defending, he is just a fighting general, and it is indeed difficult for him to command the 2,000 men on the right flank to defend the Uesugi army.

"Sataro, Kanbei, Denbei, each of you take 5 horsemen to find the cavalry under the command of Sasa Narumasa, return as soon as possible after getting the information, and be sure to avoid fighting!"

In an instant, Iitomi Changjing made a decision.

"Hay!"

More than a dozen red warriors rode around the battlefield and galloped to the side of the Uesugi army.

"Yasuke! Go and tell the original Mino Mamoru that you must stick to the formation, and the victory or defeat of the whole army is tied to one! ”

"Hay!"

Surprisingly, Fan Fu Changjing did not plan to directly rescue Yuan Huyin, he led the Red Reserve Team around to the right side of the Yuan Huyin Reserve, and ordered to stand by.

What is he waiting for?

Wait for your colleagues to fight with the Uesugi Army, and then pick up the bargain?

Or wait for the opportunity for the Uesugi army's attack to be frustrated and the formation to be scattered?

The horseback samurai of the Red Reserve Team don't know, and it's impossible for the Ashigaru of the Red Reserve Team and the Ashigaru of the Hara Tiger Yin Team to know, even if it is the Hara Torain who is acting as the right-wing general at the moment, it is difficult to figure out clearly.

"The Red Reserve of the Rice Rich Family is here...... Trouble. ”

One of the generals in the Uesugi army put down the monoculars in his hand and furrowed his eyebrows.

"Moe Da. Milk, Honjo-sama rest assured. ”

A young general on the side said casually.

This little old man is called "Lord Honjo", is it the first fierce general of Yang Beizhong, Honjo Fanchang?

No, no, no...... Honjo is still very young, and it is impossible to be so old, so the identity of this person can only be the old minister of Uesugi Terutora and the lord of Tozuo Castle.

For many years, Honjo was the lord of Tochio Castle, assisting Uesugi Terutora to control Nanechigo, monitoring Ueda and Yangbei, and under his command, there were one of the best elite ashigaru in Echigo - these ashigaru were all veterans who had fought most of Echigo with Nagao Keitora back then.

In this decisive battle between the two armies, the Uesugi army put on a strong attack in a fish-scale formation, although Sasa Narumasa is a general on the left flank, but there are not many troops under his hands, and what he really relies on is in addition to his own 300 standing reserves, as well as Tochio Ashigaru under the command of Honjo Minoru.

That's right, it was this group of Echigo farmers from Tochio who beat the original tiger yin of "Yaksha Mino" to defeat and retreat.

Not only Minoru Honjo, but even Sasa Narumasa, who is a stranger, is very confident in them.

But now...... Honjo doesn't have much faith anymore.

"It's still unknown whether Iitomi Masashi's talent can be compared with that 'Jiashan Tiger' Iitomi Huchang, but since this person has been valued by Takeda Harunobu, his ability must be not bad, and now they have come to rescue the right flank, I am afraid that it will be difficult for our army to win."

"Honjo-sama, doesn't you have faith in these brave Echigo soldiers?"

"No...... Not for this reason. ”

Honjo Minoru withdrew his gaze from a distance, and looked at the hundred iron cannons in front of Sasa Narumasa again.

He couldn't figure out why Sasa Narumasa gave up using a strong cavalry team, if he used a cavalry team to attack the enemy with Ashigaru from the beginning, he was afraid that the Takeda army would have been defeated at this time.

"Lady Sazo...... What do you mean by bringing these 100 iron cannons, but not letting them come forward to shoot? ”

Sasa Naimasa grinned, but did not answer immediately.

"In addition, the return of the cavalry team to the Chinese army is also confusing, shouldn't the cavalry team be put into the battlefield?"

Honjo felt that he had grown a little old in the past few years, but he still didn't expect that he would be so old that he couldn't keep up with the ideas of young people.

"Honjo-sama, don't be in a hurry...... You say, if there is no foreign aid on both sides, can you break through the Takeda army and win by relying on the ashigaru under the command of your lord? ”

Honjo raised his eyebrows:

"What do you mean, sir...... As long as our army fights steadily, it is a matter of time before the people on the opposite side are defeated, even if Iitomi Changjing throws the Red Reserve into the battlefield, our army can hold out for a long time, and even if it is defeated, it will not collapse the army. ”

"Then, even if the Red Reserve Army is thrown into the battlefield, it is impossible to achieve a big victory...... What would I do if Honjo-sama was Iitomi Shokei? ”

"If it were me, I would lead the most elite cavalry team to assault the Chinese army, even if I can't kill the opponent's main general, I can disrupt the opponent's formation and make the enemy scatter and flee."

Sasa Narumasa laughed, laughing happily, and he gave a thumbs up to Minori Honjo.

"What my lord said is very much in line with my wishes...... I think I'll think the same thing when I come to Fanfu Changjing, but it's just ...... As long as there is a cavalry in the vicinity, he will not act rashly. ”

"Masaka ......"

Honjo really understood Chengzheng's plan, and a pair of gray eyebrows couldn't help shaking, excited,

"The reason for this arrangement...... Is it to lure Iitomi Changjing to attack? ”

His gaze unconsciously fell on the group of ashigaru who were armed with strange iron cannons, which were strange, with no arquebuses and blades......

"Honjo-sama's words are good."

Sasa Naimasa smiled and stared ahead with a pair of eyes, where Takeda Akabi had already launched a charge under the leadership of Iitomi Toramasa, even if Echigo Ashigaru was brave and good at fighting, it could never withstand Takeda Akabei's surprise attack from the flank, not to mention, the flank has always been the weakness of the three guns.

"The target - the head of Sasa Narumasa!"

In an instant, Fan Fu Changjing had already led the team to a place that was only a few dozen steps away.

Sasa Chengzheng lowered his head slightly, pressed his left hand on the handle of the sword, and his arm trembled slightly......

Closer...... Closer......

Then he shouted:

"Attention units, that person is Fan Fu Changjing!"