When Teruhora Uesugi prepared to use both soft and hard tactics to storm Hojo Castle, Yoshigan Shiba also set out on the journey after breakfast the next day.
Tobi Castle is the middle line of the Central Vietnam region, the northwest is the coastline, the southern mountainous area is an extension of the Kashiwazaki region, and the Shinano River flows to the coast.
In the Shinano River Basin, Saito Asanobu's Akata Castle is stuck on the edge of the Kashiwazaki area, and to the north is Sanjo Castle, the birthplace of the Fuchu Nagao family.
The Fuchu Nagao family was formerly known as the Sanjo Nagao family, and it started in the Sanjo Castle area.
The area between Akata Castle and Sanjo Castle is the area where Okuma Tohide and his former guardians rebelled.
And Kuroda Hidetada, whose head was beheaded by Yoshigan before, her Kurotaki Castle is also in this area. It seems that she was planning to be an internal agent of Daxiong's party, but she lost her life first.
The Daxiong family's hereditary position is in charge of taxation. Most of the old guardian ministers of Daxiong Chaoxiu's party follow their origin and are good at internal affairs.
This group of people is not strong in combat power. Our village does not give Yiyin much military strength, only three relatively reliable Chinese troops.
These Chinese people wanted to get close to Otai Soto, but Yoshiyin's status at this time no longer required him to deal with them, so he left it to Shima Shengmu with a few words of relief.
The samurai family claims to be able to draw swords and fight, but Ji Ji Ji, who focuses on collecting military supplies and taking care of the logistics line, will definitely not be able to defeat Ji Ji Ji Ji, who charges into battle and fights all year round.
Some miscellaneous soldiers were needed just to resist the front line, so that Yiyin, who had nearly two hundred elite horseback warriors in his hands, could find an opportunity to rush into the formation.
Yoshigan's army marched north along the east bank of the Shinano River for one day.
In the Shinano River Okawazu, the Sancha waterway that diverted water to the direction of Sanjo Castle ran into the military force of Ohuma Asahi who came to encircle Tobi Castle.
It was getting late, so the two sides cautiously distanced themselves and set up camp.
The main shogunate of Yoshigan.
He is located in the main seat, with Yamazaka Yukimori on the left, Shima Shengmeng, and Kamizumi Nobutsuna on the lower left, and Naoe Kanetsugu and the leaders of the three tribes on the right.
Yiyin said.
"After breakfast tomorrow, we will send out troops to fight the rebels.
Naoe Kanetsugu, you coordinate the reserve troops to entangle the enemy.
Dao Shengmeng was on standby behind the formation, waiting for an opportunity to lead a cavalry raid and strive to defeat the rebels in a single battle. "
Naoe Kanetsugu and Shimakatsu fiercely kowtowed to the ground and cheered.
Yiyin said again.
"We will only fight for half a day. If we don't succeed, we will withdraw our troops and return to camp in the afternoon and return to Tongwei City."
Yiyin is prepared to fight, and if things go wrong, it will be transferred directly. In his hands are mostly elite cavalry teams, and they are not afraid of following and chasing them.
The rebel Ashigaru peasants and soldiers have lost their formation and may be destroyed by his carbine.
Yiyin is confident, but the person opposite is worried.
In Daxiong Chaoxiu's main formation, she faced the uneasiness of many of her old subordinates and could only do her best to comfort them.
Unexpectedly, we would run into the troops sent by Tonglewei City to suppress the rebellion. What if our village, as promised, was actually trapped in the isolated city, unable to save the day?
Yangbei people are stupid! Nagao Masaki bastard!
Daxiong Chaohide knew that Hojo Takahiro blocked Joetsu's reinforcements, but the other two samurai families were too unscrupulous.
In particular, Yangbeizhong's procrastination led to him encountering the initiative of the Tokiwei defenders.
Da Xiong Chao Xiu knew that his side's combat power was weak, and Toruwei City was prepared to pinch the enemy and defeat them first.
Warrior Ichiki said worriedly.
"Why is there a royal flag sample in the formation opposite? Which master is favored by the shogunate?"
Da Xiong Chao Xiu was also puzzled.
In the past few years in Kanto, I have never heard of any family receiving the Ashikaga White Flag from Ashikaga Shogun, let alone the Fuchu Nagao family of Shimogami.
Both sides retreated to camp without contact, and indeed did not know their origins.
She had to say.
"Nagao Kagetora (Uesugi Terutora) has always been arrogant, and most of his subordinates are Meng Lang's generation. Maybe some of them pretended to be the leader and overstepped their authority."
Daxiong Chaohide himself didn't believe this. Who would take the Ashikaga family's imperial flag and seek death? It really doesn’t make sense.
But she had to offer words of comfort, otherwise people's hearts would be scattered before the battle even started.
This time Daxiong Chaoxiu decided to join the rebellion because he saw the strength of the people from all sides and wanted to follow the trend and get some benefits.
If each Echigo family succeeds in becoming independent, she can take the opportunity to separate one party from another, which would be great.
If the rebellion is suppressed by Terutora Uesugi, the worst he can do is surrender. Having been bullied like this, how could the outcome be any worse?
The Echigo samurai family has always regarded heroes as heroes, and the Okuma family is in charge of internal affairs, but they are always looked down upon by those vulgar samurai women.
She rebelled to let His Highness in Kasugayama Castle know that her faction would break even if they were suppressed too hard! Don't go too far!
Seeing Zhong Ji frustrated, she said.
“The matter has come to this, there is only one battle.
I believe everyone knows how much grievances we have suffered in recent years and how many looks we have received.
If you can't bear it any longer, it will be over. No matter what the opponent's background is, I will fight.
If you don't prove your bravery, even if you surrender, you will have no peace in the future. Only if we unite as one and fight with all our courage can we find a way out! "
Her tone of voice was sad, which resonated with all Ji Warriors. Their panic gradually dissipated, and their eyes became firm.
As the saying goes, the sad soldiers will win. Daxiong Chaoxiu was relieved and had a little confidence in going to battle tomorrow.
As the sun rises in the east, both sides are making pots of rice, silently preparing to eat and fight.
The two armies met at Okawazu where the Shinano River was diverted to the direction of Sanjo Castle. They met on the south bank. This place was a plain, and the east and west armies were in position.
Sibo Yiyin was in the west and Daxiong Chaoxiu was in the east. After the two sides had eaten, they formed military formations to confront each other.
There were not many people, and they could not form a second-hand or third-hand array. The army gradually gained momentum and finally stopped a hundred steps away.
Iron cannons were expensive and had not yet spread in the relatively poor Kanto region. This battle is a bit like Yoshigan's first formation in Owari, with a traditional style of play.
The two sides hid outside the shooting range of the bow and arrow crowd, arranged a spear formation with Ashikaru as the main force, and prepared to fight.
The samurai family who rebelled with Daxiong Chaohide had a mobilization force of about 50,000 koku, and they pulled out five reserve teams, with three hundred Ji warriors and thousands of ashigaru warriors.
Because it was the slack season after spring plowing, a large number of farmers and soldiers were deployed to transport heavy equipment to enrich the edges of the front. At this time, there seemed to be thousands of people, and their momentum was not weak.
Yiyin looked at the enemy formation from a distance, but his heart was not confused at all, they were just a mob.
Regardless of whether they are on the side of Ohkuma Asahide or the national people who temporarily join Yoshigan's command, they are all traditional peasant-soldier Ashigaru troops, with a small number of Hime samurai commanding them.
As long as this kind of reserve team sticks together, the Spo Tongxin people hidden behind the formation will attack from the flanks. After one impact, they will be immediately disintegrated without any threat.
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Yoshigami was observing in front of the formation, and beside him, Yukimori Yamazaki was holding the royal flag to serve, and Nobutsuna Kamizumi followed closely to protect him.
In addition, the Kamao clan has performed many meritorious services, and was valued by Yamanaka Yukimori and Shima Shengmu, and was given the opportunity to wait under the eyes of the lord.
Yiyin has no objection to their petty ideas. He comes from the Pu Sheng clan and is considered a close confidant, so he can be promoted first.
Behind him were Naoe Kanetsugu and several envoys, who were responsible for accepting orders from the Bank of Japan and coordinating the people of several countries.
Under the leadership of Dao Shengmeng, everyone in the same camp hid behind the formation, waiting for the opportunity to move.
They are the main force who have done their best in today's battle. The three reserve teams in front of them are just bait to drain the enemy's strength and morale.
On the opposite side, Warrior Ji under Daxiong Chaoxiu's command was excited to see that there were only three troops on Shiba Yiyin's side ready to form.
Although the royal flag was a bit scary, the Big Bear army had an advantage of nearly double the number of people, which also made them feel at ease.
Samurai Ichiki smiled.
"Lord Big Bear, I recognize the flags of the various units across the way. They are all Chinese people from China and Vietnam, and their combat strength is sparse."
All the martial artists were in a better mood, only Daxiong Chaoxiu looked solemn.
Something is wrong, so wrong.
She also recognizes those companies, but they are just a reserve team formed by Chinese villages, and they really have little combat power.
But that royal flag was too eye-catching, and the number of people on the other side was so small, so these Chinese people didn't panic, which was unreasonable.
The Chinese people are all experienced in observing the situation. If the situation is not right, they will save their strength and run away quickly. How can the enemy be strong and we are weak and still maintain emotional stability.
Big Bear scolded Chao Xiu.
"What fun are you having! We are rebelling, don't even think about it if we lose the battle!
Cheer up and be careful! It’s also embarrassing to say that their combat power is sparse! Don’t you know what kind of virtue you have? "
Yiyin felt proud when he saw that the other party was ready to make a move.
These civil servants lack actual combat experience, and a show of weakness can arouse their emotions. No wonder they are despised by the Echigo samurai family who value martial arts.
Thinking of further confusing the opponent's military morale, Yiyin stepped forward with the intention of shouting.
The number of Tongxin people was too small, and if there were too many casualties, he would be heartbroken. All he could think about was using propaganda to shake the rebels and reduce the losses of the direct lineage, but he didn't care about the danger of being exposed in front of the battle.
The plug-in is awesome, the system loves me, what should I be afraid of?
Behind him, Yukimori in the mountains was in a great hurry, and he followed closely behind him with the royal flag, and he couldn't help but complain in his heart.
The master doesn't like to wear clothes and clothes, and always likes to run around on the battlefield wearing a plain jacket and a haori.
Liu Ya has no eyes, and if anything happens, she doesn't want to live anymore.
