Honjo Shigenaga looked back and was stunned when he saw this scene. He was about to give the order to turn around and respond.
Shinbada Shigeie galloped to her side and shouted.
"Why are you still standing there? Hurry and leave! The Takeda Army is about to surround us! If we delay any longer, we won't be able to leave!"
Honjo Shigenaga shouted.
"Oitaisuo! Oitaisuo hasn't come back yet!"
Shouted Shigeie Shinbada.
"What kind of person is Yu Taisuo? Why do you need to worry? He will naturally turn around!"
The image of Shiba Yoshiyin who is good at fighting was completely rooted in the hearts of the people in Yutai during this battle.
Honjo Shigenaga was still hesitating, but the Takeda army was approaching and encircling them. In desperation, she commanded the Yutai brigade to retreat westward.
On the way, they encountered Tongxin people coming to meet up. Yamazaka Yukimori was shocked when he couldn't see Shiba Yoshiyin and asked.
"Where is Your Highness?"
Honjo Nogecho hesitated and couldn't answer. You can't say that the people at the imperial court abandoned the imperial palace and ran back by themselves, right?
Next to him, Shinbada Shigeie pointed forward and rushed to answer.
"The Imperial Palace is right in front."
Yamazaka Yukimori felt at ease and simply turned around with the Yutai people and retreated to the west.
Honjo Shigenaga glared at Shinbada Shigeie who was talking nonsense, but he only got a wink from her and was helpless.
A hint of gloom suddenly arose in her heart. What would have happened if His Highness had not turned around? How does this end?
———
Terutora Uesugi commanded the troops to retreat. Murakami Yoshikiyo's troops, Kakizaki Keie's troops, Nakajo Fujisha's troops, and Saito Asanobu's troops all left the battlefield.
As the palace army, Maori Jingguang, who was guarding the formation, stayed put and retreated to the rear for the various ministries.
Yamazaka Yukimori led his fellow soldiers and retreated together with the Yutai people from Nobunaga. The further they went, the more frightened they became.
When she reached the palace of Maori Kagehiro, she couldn't help it anymore and questioned Honzo Nobunaga.
"Where is His Highness? Didn't you say that His Highness left first? Why haven't I seen anyone yet?"
Honjo Shigenaga didn't know how to explain it. Shinbada Shigeie had already lied, and it was hard to regret it at this time, so he said it bravely.
"Who knows! The battlefield is so chaotic. Maybe they ran far away. Let's walk around for a while and have a look."
Yamanaka Yukimori was furious and cursed.
"Go on! If we go on, we'll be out of the battlefield! If His Highness is still on the battlefield, wouldn't we make a big mistake?
Unless His Highness is found, the Tongxin people will not continue to retreat! "
The Tongxinzhong and the Yutai people were in a stalemate. Maori Jingguang rode over with Hatamoto and shouted.
"Why are you standing in front of the formation! Why don't you retreat quickly!
Our army was ordered to move to the rear to stop the enemy. If you refuse to leave, are you going to waste time and let many of my troops die? "
Yamazaka Yukimori knew that he was in the wrong. Withdrawing the army from the battlefield was extremely dangerous. If he delayed for a moment longer, there would be more danger.
But it was related to Shiba Yiyin's safety, and she couldn't give in even if she died, so she said.
"I'm very sorry, Maori-sama.
Our army is still waiting for the master to turn around and cannot retreat for the time being. "
Maori Jingguang was stunned for a moment, his mind wandering, didn't Shiba Yiyin withdraw?
The Shinbada Shige family had no way out at this time. They couldn't admit that they had abandoned their master and retreated first, right?
she retorted.
"Maori-sama, please judge. I said that the imperial office has been evacuated. This fool from the Shiba family just doesn't believe it and insists on carrying it here."
Yamanaka Yukimori glared at Shinbada Shigeie and was about to curse when Mouri Kagehiro said something neutral.
"The imperial office seems to have passed."
Yamanaka Yukimori was stunned and looked at Mouri Kagehiro. Just when she was about to open her mouth to confirm, Shinbada Shigeie seemed to have found a life-saving straw and began to curse first.
"Look! What I said is right! Let's catch up quickly!"
Yamanaka Yukimori was interrupted by her. He didn't think too much for a moment and nodded. Anxious, he retreated to the west, looking for his master.
Shinbada Shigeie thought that Shiba Yiyin had really retreated, and he felt relieved that he had finally fulfilled his lie.
The large group of people galloped westward. Honjo Nogicho glanced at the smiling Mouri Kagehiro, and felt a chill in his heart.
Has Shiba Yiyin really passed away? Logically speaking, he was taken to the east by the frightened horse, and there was no way he could come back faster than the Yutai people by taking a detour.
Mouri Kagehiro and Shiba Yoshigan had a grudge against their mother, and Shinbada Shigeie, this idiot, was afraid that someone would use him as a gun.
If Sibo Yiyin had not left the battlefield, the trouble would have been big!
The armies retreated in panic. Maori Jingguang could later say that he was blind and had made a mistake.
But Shinbada Shigeie spoke righteously when he saw Yoshihiro Shiba retreating.
If something really happened, Maori Jingguang could get himself out, but the Yutai people would not be able to escape the charge of abandoning their master!
Honjo Noganaga felt uneasy, but there was nothing she could do. Shigeie Shinbada, this fool, said what he said to death. If she wants to talk back now, things will become more serious.
We can only pray that Shiba Yiyin really takes a detour, otherwise Yamanaka Yukimori will not give up, and the Shiba family will never give up!
Maori Jinghiro looked at the retreating Spo cavalry with a sarcastic smile on her lips. Of course she did not see the man retreating.
Sibo Yiyin, I hope you die a worthy death.
———
Uesugi's army took advantage of the collapse of Takeda's right wing, rolled back the bead curtain, and quickly broke away from Takeda's army. Mouri Kagehiro protected the army and retreated slowly.
On the edge of the Saikawa River, Naoe Keizuna guarded the ferry, and Uesugi Teruhora ordered the army to cross the river quickly.
Naoe Keizuna led his troops and cooperated with Mouri Kehiro, and the two armies blocked Takeda's pursuit.
Seeing that there was no profit to be made, the Takeda army had no choice but to watch the Uesugi army cross the Saikawa River and return to Zenkoji Temple.
———
Both sides suffered heavy losses in this battle.
All units of the Uesugi army, except for the Kashiwazaki troops of the Imperial Army, suffered losses of more than 30%, and more than 3,470 people were lost in the battle.
Takeda's army suffered more than 4,630 casualties in the battle, with the Kaibi soldiers on the right suffering the worst losses. Several important members of the family were killed, and even the second-in-command of the Takeda family, Takeda Nobushige, was killed.
The casualties in the Battle of Kawanaka Island far exceeded the expectations of the two family governors. Several famous families that had been passed down for hundreds of years were lost, and dozens of ordinary samurai families were extinct. The retainers of both sides were unwilling to fight again.
Uesugi Teruhora returned to Zenkoji Temple, Takeda Harunobu returned to Yantian City, and the north and the south licked their wounds.
At this time, the disappearance of Shiba Yiyin triggered a new storm in the Uesugi army.
———
It is said that Uesugi Teruhora returned to the Zenkoji Temple and established the honjin shogunate, and the entire army was stationed for repairs.
Only after the palace troops of Maori Kagehiro and Naoe Ketsuna entered the station did they feel relieved.
This time the Kawanakajima battle was full of twists and turns, Uesugi Teruhu did not expect that Takeda Harunobu, who likes to play tricks, would be so strong and dare to fight.
I thought that after uniting Echigo, the top, middle and bottom Echigo would be able to be invincible as one. But on this small Kawanaka Island, they fought a bloody battle with the Takeda family that hurt both sides.
The battle damage list sent by each department after rough calculation was shocking.
The battle damage exceeded 30%. If it were not for the strength of the Echigo samurai family, the ordinary military strength would have collapsed long ago. But Takeda Harunobu's side also had a hard time, and neither party took advantage.
When Naoe Keetsuna and Mouri Kehiro returned, Uesugi Terutora summoned them to the main formation and gave them a few words of praise.
At this moment, Kakizaki Keike rushed into the main shogunate. Without waiting for Uesugi Teruhora to get angry, he bowed and said urgently.
"Your Highness, go and have a look! Sibo and his fellow soldiers are confronting the Yutai people with weapons, and a fight is about to begin!"
Teru Uesugi was shocked.
What happened to Sibo Yiyin? The two groups of warriors under his command are going to merge?
The Shiba family and the Uesugi family are allies, and Uesugi Teruhu doesn't want to interfere in the internal affairs of the Shiba army.
But then I thought about it, the army had turned around, each department was doing its own thing, and Sibo Yiyin had not sent anyone to report that it was safe.
Thinking of this, Uesugi Teruhu suddenly changed his expression and rushed out of the formation.
Behind him, Naoe Keizuna was so nervous that he followed him out. Maori Kehitsuna lowered his head and fell a few steps behind, his eyelids drooping, not knowing what he was thinking.
