Chapter 163 Battle of Kamiyagawa II
"It's from Sanada Yukimura..."
Itakura Shigemune stood up, threw the fan into the hands of his retainers, and then shouted angrily: "I attacked my camp twice at night. I really don't take my general seriously and prepare to go to war..."
Itakura Shigemune mounted his horse and went out with his troops. When he saw Miyoshi Masayasu leading a thousand cavalry towards his troops, he was immediately furious and murderous.
"Thief general, how dare you bully my Itakura Juzong? You must accept your fate..."
With Miyoshi Masayasu's mask on his face, Itakura Shigemune couldn't see clearly who his opponent was. However, at this moment, Miyoshi Masayasu followed the etiquette of the Warring States Period and loudly responded to Itakura Shigemune on top of the high-speed running horse: "Listen, enemy general. I am a retainer of General Sanada Yukimura under the command of General Toyotomi Hideyori, General Miyoshi Masayasu. I am a thief, and I am here to serve you..."
Both of them were shouting, and as soon as they fought, the spears in their hands were pulled away from their opponents, and Itakura Shigemune's soul was erupted, because his opponent's strength was really amazing.
"ha..."
Miyoshi Masayasu turned his horse around and stabbed with his spear again. Itakura Shigemune was shocked and had no choice but to block it with his spear. However, once he used this method, he realized that his choice was too bad.
Masayasu Miyoshi exerted great force, and his spear thrust was blocked, but the pressure on Shigemune Itakura was still very high.
"Rebellion, why do you want to help the tiger..."
Miyoshi Masayasu laughed and said, "How dare you and the following offenders have the dignity to act wantonly in front of this general."
Miyoshi Masayasu closed his gun and swept across again, beating Itakura Shigemune to retreat.
Upon seeing this, Asai Tadakatsu did not dare to be careless at all, and immediately rode his horse and led a team to support Itakura Shigemune, who could no longer resist. With the addition of Asai Tadakatsu, Itakura Shigemune suddenly felt that the pressure was greatly reduced.
Sanada Yukimura waved his fan, and a team of 5,000 men rushed forward under the leadership of their respective captains. At that time, the soldiers under the command of his opponents Itakura Shigemune and Asai Tadakatsu immediately rushed up, and the two sides quickly strangled each other.
'clang...'
Tadakatsu Asai replaced Itakura Shigeumune and blocked Miyoshi Masayasu's fatal shot. Itakura Shigemune was about to use his strength to kill Miyoshi Masayasu. At this moment, Miyoshi Masayasu immediately pulled out the tachi from his waist, and the sword was struck with fierce speed. Then he swung it towards Itakura Shigemune.
Wow...
Itakura Shigemune was slashed in the collarbone and chest by Miyoshi Masayasu with a knife. The blood flowed violently. Itakura Shigemune fell down. Asai Tadakatsu cursed: "How dare you, a traitor?"
Miyoshi Masayasu returned his sword and slashed towards Asai Tadakatsu. Asai Tadakatsu also felt that he was no match for Miyoshi Masayasu, so he quickly retracted his gun and blocked Miyoshi Masayasu's fatal sword attack. The retainer samurai behind him immediately Come to support.
Miyoshi Masayasu didn't dare to fight, so he gave up the idea of finishing Itakura Shigemune, and immediately shouted and asked his cavalry to increase their horse speed and break through the two men's team first.
With the support of 5,000 reinforcements, the cavalry of Miyoshi Masayasu, who was almost trapped in place, finally found an opportunity to increase his horse speed. The final reason was that Miyoshi Masayasu single-handedly severely wounded Itakura Shigemune, causing The reason for the chaos in the Itakura team.
Miyoshi Masayasu charged back and forth between the two armies with a spear in hand, it was so lively.
Upon seeing this, Tokugawa Yorifu immediately waved the fan in his hand. According to the previously formulated plan, the Takeda team and the Uesugi team quickly rushed towards the Itakura team that had begun to retreat. Their mission was to support each other. A team of people.
The shouts of killing were loud on the battlefield. It was not until Masayasu Miyoshi rushed out of Asai's team for the fifth time that Asai Tadakatsu could no longer withstand such interludes of cavalry and was completely defeated.
It is very common for more than 17,000 people to be defeated after more than 1,000 casualties. The main reason is that the opponent's cavalry has completely penetrated their own formation. Even if they resist, it is just meat under the hooves of the war horses.
Woo...
The sound of the horn was accompanied by the waving of the flag. Miyoshi Masayasu reined in his horse. This first confrontation ended with their victory. The opponent's support troops had arrived. If the fight continued, the horse he stepped on might not be able to support it, so Miyoshi Masayasu quickly issued the order to retreat according to the order.
The new forces Takeda Team and Uesugi Team passed by the retreating Itakura and Asai teams and headed directly towards the Toyotomi Army at Taniguchi.
Sanada Yukimura immediately waved his fan, and the herald beside him waved the flag. With the sound of the order, groups of well-prepared iron artillery teams came forward one after another, preparing to use sixteen rounds of guns to attack the enemy rushing towards them. The opponent delivers a fatal blow.
"The iron artillery team is ready..."
"put..."
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
After a wave of firing, the gunners who withdrew immediately tidied up the gun chambers with the help of assistants, and then loaded gunpowder and lead bullets, preparing to replenish them after the 16th team finished firing the muskets.
Under this charge, after the casualties of the Takeda team at the front reached 500, the forwards immediately began to turn around and escape, and the Uesugi team following them immediately arranged for the iron artillery team to engage in musketry exchanges with the Toyotomi army.
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
With casualties on both sides, the Uesugi team, coerced by the Takeda team's defeat, also chose to retreat. The opponent's continuous musketry caused their casualties to reach more than a thousand people.
Wails continued on the battlefield, and both sides sent their servants forward to pull back the bodies of injured or dead vassal soldiers. In this process, everyone tacitly chose not to attack the other side's servants.
Because the more wounded soldiers are on the battlefield, the more they will wail, and if this continues, it will cause great mental distress to both parties.
Ukita Hideie nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Toyotomi Hideyori and said: "My lord has such a fierce general, it is really Amaterasu who protects my Toyotomi clan."
Hideyori also looked happy. Even though Sanada Yukimura had not fought in a war for twenty years, his combat command skills had not diminished at all.
"They are temporarily retreating now, and they should choose to attack again in the afternoon. Lord, we must be fully prepared." Shimazu Tadahashi quickly reminded.
Yukimura made a simple arrangement, then quickly walked down the high platform, ate some rice balls below, and then went to inspect the soldiers. In the morning battle, he lost more than a hundred cavalry and nearly a thousand infantry, but the opponent's The casualties are estimated to be three times or more than theirs. If this continues, this battle will still be fought.
In the big tent, Yukimura's arrival made Hideyori quickly pour a glass of sake: "Yukimura-sama, I'd like to toast you."
Yukimura quickly took the glass and drank it, then said: "I don't know when the Ming army will arrive. If my prediction is correct, Tokugawa Hidetada's main force will arrive tomorrow at most. At that time, our army will face It will no longer be a coward like Tokugawa Yorifou."
Ukita Hideie said in a deep voice: "In the Battle of Sekigahara, Hidetada led the 30,000 main army of the Tokugawa family and got lost in the mountains. This man is an ordinary leader. He just looks down on the lord..."
Everyone knows Tokugawa Hidetada's temper. Apart from his arrogance, he also felt that he had greater knowledge than anyone else.
"He was not the one who single-handedly created the prosperity of the Tokugawa family. It was all the descendants of the feudal lords," Shimazu Tadahashi interjected.
Seeing this, Sanada Yukimura put down his wine glass and said, "What arrangements do you have for tomorrow's Hide family?"
"We must not lose in the first battle tomorrow," Hideya said sternly, "Otherwise Hidetada will definitely not be fooled."
Sanada Yukimura frowned: "Tomorrow I will be personally commanded by Hideie-sama, and I will personally go into battle to meet with Tokugawa Hidetada."
Hideie nodded and looked at Hideyori: "Tomorrow's battle is very important. My lord needs to personally plunder the formation, otherwise it will not be enough to improve the morale of the army."
Hideyori nodded. He did not dare to interfere in the military affairs, so he could only let a few veterans who had experienced the battlefield make arrangements: "Everything will be done according to the arrangements of your lords."
Woo...
The horn sounded in the distance again, this time it was the signal to advance the troops.
Sanada Yukimura quickly leaned over to apologize, then immediately mounted his horse and went down the mountain. He wanted to quickly return to the command position.
After visiting the seriously injured Itakura Shigemune, Tokugawa Yorifusa decided to order the 14 daimyo groups under his command to attack together, using their numerical superiority to defeat the Toyotomi army in Kamiya River.
Sanada Yukimura looked at the troops gathering in the distance, and his heart was beating wildly for some reason. It was just after noon, and the sun was even a little fierce.
Attacking under the scorching sun, the opponent no longer cares.
"Fireguns can only resist for a short time." Ukita Hideie looked at the landscape on the top of the mountain, then turned to Shimazu Tadahashi: "Tadahe-sama, take good care of your lord. I need to command together with Yukimura."
Sanada Yukimura was urgently arranging the areas that each team would be responsible for, and Ukita Hideie rode his horse to his former army's main formation: "Sir Yukimura."
"What's the matter, Mr. Xiujia?"
"Muskets can only withstand for a while. If you want to completely defeat Tokugawa Yorifu, you have to use all your strength today," Ukita Hideie said coldly: "After the war started, I personally led 20,000 people to kill from the right side. , go straight to Tokugawa Yorifusa's main formation, and ask Mr. Yukimura to help me on the frontal battlefield."
Seeing this, Sanada Yukimura immediately opposed Ukita Hideie's suggestion: "Your Excellency is not physically as good as mine, how about you give me the task of attacking the Tokugawa Main Formation, and let Your Excellency directly command the front?"
Seeing Yukimura's look, Hideie knew that he couldn't defeat him, so he nodded helplessly: "Then I have to thank you, Yukimura-sama, so be careful."
Sanada Yukimura nodded: "Don't worry, Hideie-sama, just lead the army forward. I don't know when to retreat?"
Hideie thought deeply: "If we cannot break through the Tokugawa main formation, I will ask the reserve team to come forward to support. When the horn sounds, no matter where you are, you must fall back."
Sanada Yukimura leaned over and saluted Hideie: "Sir, please take care..."
"Take care of yourself..."
