Chapter 56: Brave general Shibata Katsuie
Those archery-based infantry were naturally no match for the Gao Xianda cavalry, and they were torn apart by Gao Xianda in a single charge, and forcibly broke through. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
This is equivalent to completely sealing the retreat of those archers.
Gao Xianda's giant mace flew up and down, each blow carrying a mass of flesh and blood, like a meat grinder.
He was in the mood for a killing, when the Oda family's camp suddenly opened up and killed a team of men and horses from it.
It seems that the people in the fortress don't want to give up these archers, so they can only send troops to rescue, and want to besiege Gao Xianda by flanking them.
The previous ambush strategy had failed and suffered heavy losses. But if you can eat the cavalry team that is the main force of the Imagawa family, it can be regarded as moving back to a city.
Although this group of people are infantry, they are neatly formed and move quickly, and they look stronger than ordinary soldiers.
At the head was a middle-aged man with a crown of armor and a spear in his hand. The spear was made of fine steel, with a long blade and a gorgeous shape, making it a good gun at first glance.
The man shouted, "I'm Shibata Gonrokuro here, who dares to fight me!" ”
His voice was so loud that it could be heard all over the battlefield.
Everyone knew that he was the enemy's commander, so a cavalryman who wanted to make meritorious service rode his horse and raised his spear and stabbed him with a shot.
I saw that the man did not dodge or dodge, and stabbed him head-on. His spearmanship was much faster than that of the ordinary cavalryman, and he pierced the cavalryman's chest in one fell swoop. The cavalryman's hand suddenly softened, and the spear could not pierce.
The man stretched out his hand, picked the corpse of the cavalryman away, and then swept the spear away, dismounting the other cavalryman who was charging at him.
He shot repeatedly, and stabbed two cavalrymen to death in two moves, which was also a shock to the audience.
He shouted, "Hahaha, who else!?" ”
For a while, Gao Xianda's cavalry were shocked by his momentum and did not dare to step forward.
What a hero!
Gao Xianda secretly admired in his heart. Since that person claimed to be Shibata Gonroku, then Gao Xianda could probably deduce who he was.
When he was in the Imagawa family, he often heard that the chief warrior of the Oda family was called Shibata Katsuie. It is called "Oni Shibata" or "Attack Shibata". He has a high level of martial arts and a very brave fighting style. In a disadvantaged situation, it can also take actions to encourage morale and lead the army to counterattack.
In this operation, you can see his command style.
Ambushes were planted in advance, traps were set, and the superior cavalry forces were blocked in the narrow valleys, and then the arrows were fired from the mountains. If it weren't for Gao Xianda who saw through the enemy's ambush in advance, I am afraid that the entire army would have been wiped out by this time.
But after the ambush is discovered, if you change to another commander, you can defend with all your might. Even if all the archers outside were dead, there would be no need for him to go out to meet the enemy.
After all, cavalry is a valuable product, and they are not good at attacking cities, and it is actually difficult to capture in front of a fortress with sound defense facilities.
But he did not sit still, and in order to rescue his soldiers, he led his team to open the door to meet him. It is necessary to fight to the death with the cavalry of Goxianda in the field. I don't know whether to say that he is brave or reckless.
But the way to tell the difference between bravery and recklessness is who wins in the end. Shibata Katsuya is now standing in front of Gao Xianda with a big gun.
If Gao Xianda can't get over this hurdle, he will be considered a loser.
Gao Xianda also took a deep breath and shouted, "I'm Imagawa Higoro Shin, let me teach you your tricks!" ”
Gao Xianda raised his horse and rushed directly towards Shibata Katsuie.
"It's good to come!" Shibata Katsuya laughed, and the big gun in his hand was compared to a spear flower, which was regarded as a salute to Gao Xianda.
In the blink of an eye, Gao Xianda had already rushed over, and with the help of horsepower, he picked up the mace in his hand.
Shibata Katsuya felt a strong wind blowing in front of him, and he was cold. He hurriedly raised his gun and parried sideways.
The mace smashed into Shibata Katsuie's big gun at once. Although the spear is a famous product, it is limited to the fact that the head of the spear is very sharp, and the body of the spear is still made of ordinary wood after all. With a click, the spear was smashed in two.
However, Shibata Katsuya is not a mortal after all, after taking such a beating, although the spear was broken, the pace under his feet was not chaotic, and he took a few steps back, and he did not suffer any major damage.
This alone can prove that his strength is not small, and his attainments in martial arts are also very deep. If ordinary people were beaten by Gao Xianda like this, even if they didn't die, they would have to be beaten out.
Shibata Katsuya angrily threw the two spears in his hand to the ground, picked up a cavalryman's spear from the pile of corpses, and shouted to Gao Xianda: "Come again!" ”
Gao Xianda smiled slightly, and went immediately, and it was another stick.
Shibata Katsuya had gained experience this time, and he didn't dare to use the spear in his hand to take it hard, but hurriedly dodged, and then prepared to wait for the opportunity to counterattack.
Gao Xianda wielded a mace, although it has a large mass and kinetic energy, but the speed is actually not much, so if you want to dodge, there is actually no problem.
But the problem is that this is on the battlefield, not an arena with only two people. On the battlefield, there is simply no room to jump up and down. There are people around, front, back, left, right, and right.
Shibata Katsuya dodged Gao Xianda's stick, and a cavalryman next to him stabbed him from behind with a shot.
Shibata Katsuya couldn't dodge and was shot in the shoulder at once. He wanted to stab Gao Xianda again, but he couldn't make a move.
"Kill, kill, kill! The enemy's main general, Katsuya Shibata, has been injured! Get him! When the surrounding cavalry saw that Shibata Katsuya was injured, it was like seeing a fly with blood, and they rushed over in a swarm. The feat of capturing a commander is much greater than the merit of killing dozens of miscellaneous soldiers.
But these infantry around Shibata Katsuya are not easy to mess with. They were also all soldiers who had been born and died with the Shibata Katsuie, and many of them were professionally trained samurai.
When they saw that Shibata Katsuya was injured, they all stepped forward one after another to cover Shibata Katsuie's retreat.
So the cavalry and infantry were again in one place.
If these cavalry of Gao Xianda did not have the speed advantage of riding a horse assault, they would not have an advantage in attacking with infantry with spears in front of the lineup.
These infantrymen also knew that they were short and that it would be very difficult to stab the cavalry directly from below, so they targeted the horses very badly.
These horses had no armor on their bodies, and they were covered in blood after one or two shots, and they couldn't stand.
If the horse overturns, the cavalry will naturally not be able to stand, and if they fall off the horse, they will basically not survive.
During this period, even if they were able to exchange one for two and kill two infantrymen, it would actually be considered a loss.