At 3:30 on September 26, the fifth year of Tianwen (1536), on the frontal battlefield in the north of Kakegawa City.
"The biggest mistake Imagawa Yoshima made was not the careless ambush in this battle, but the capture of His Highness Matsui Sanjo in the previous battle, which caused great disgrace to our Lord Matsui."
Himura Yoha, who was accompanying Ma Huizhong on Zijiao Mountain, pointed at the Imagawa family's first flag in the distance, squinted his eyes as if he couldn't bear to look at it, and said, "Angry Matsui-sama...even the ghosts of hell can't bear to look at it." If you arrive, everyone will give way in fear."
At this time, on the front battlefield.
The Imagawa family's five reserve teams of 1,500 soldiers formed a standard cone formation. Matsui Munanobu's first reserve team took the lead, and the remaining four reserve teams were deployed on both sides. In the first preparation, Matsui Sonobu himself took the lead and charged forward, holding a huge tachi in one hand. His neat and clean face was now horribly white, and his clenched teeth and almost angular eye sockets revealed his murderous intent. Not to mention the enemy, even the subordinates following him were shaken by the murderous aura at this moment.
"Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow!"
At this time, Horikoshi Nobu was directing the archers of his family on the front line, throwing arrows at the charging Imagawa family Hamoto. However, at such a distance, the fletched arrows could not cause damage to the well-dressed Hatamoto troops. Only a few unlucky ones who were hit in the face and legs retreated, while more Imagawa troops still poured in like a tide. Come up - how can dozens of archers stop the charge of thousands of men?
"Shoot!" Horikoshi Nobu saw the distance getting closer, waved the katana in his hand again, and ordered in a deep voice. The archers adjusted the angle, fully stretched the string and shot the arrow horizontally. At a distance of tens of meters, these horizontally fired arrows are still very lethal. Five warriors were wounded in this salvo, and one was killed directly.
However, the performance of the archers could only end there. Looking at the speed at which Iakawa Iehata's forwards were advancing, they had no chance to shoot the next arrow. The infantry behind them made room for them, allowing the archery team to retreat behind the formation and continue the cover operation with projectiles - Horikoshi thought the battle would progress like this until something unexpected happened.
I saw a horse suddenly jump out of the front line of the Imagawa family. The samurai raised his sword high, crazily holding the horse's belly and urging the horse to charge. At a speed far exceeding the speed of the troops behind him, one person and one horse rushed straight through. Toward the Iio family's front. It was none other than First Reserve Captain Matsui Sonobu.
The archers who were retreating were frightened by the sudden attack of the knights. They instantly disrupted their formation and fled backwards in a hurry. The archers who were left at the end of the team were even more confused. Seeing the ferocious God of Death gradually approaching, listening to the sound of the horse's hooves that were urging them higher and higher, they all tried their best to squeeze into the team. , using their hands and feet to push away the companion in front of them, just so that they could squeeze one more position forward.
"Stop him! Don't let him break up the formation!" After all, he was a colleague in the past. Horikoshi Nobu recognized Matsui Sonobu at a glance and understood that his bravery was extraordinary. He hurriedly called on the samurai beside him to come forward with him, leading The infantrymen tried to stop Matsui Sonobu. However, Matsui Sonobu didn't even look at them. He jumped on his horse with an expressionless expression, almost leaping over the few samurai who were rushing at the front, and fell into the formation. Horse hooves flew down, and several archers who could not escape were trampled to the ground.
Matsui Sonobu didn't say much. He pursed his lips and swung the heavy sword wide and wide, causing blood to bloom under the whistling wind. Several samurai tried to step forward with their swords to fight, but the moment the weapons met, they were knocked away by Matsui Sonobu, who used the momentum of his horse, and fell into the crowd as if they were rolling in the air. Matsui Munanobu rode his horse in the formation, running wild and unbridled, and for a while no one could stop him.
When Horikoshi's army was in chaos, the soldiers of the first army also came to cover them up. Led by powerful horse-riding warriors, they shouted slogans and rushed into the formation one by one. In the flash of swords and shadows, Horikoshi's defense line was opened several times almost instantly.
"I didn't expect that Matsui seemed to be a strong general without any thoughts, but he turned out to be brave and resourceful. He chose the right time, just to seize the flaw and rush in when the archers and infantry were taking turns. It was better than those who were using archers. The brave and foolhardy samurai who were still taking aim in front of the formation or who rushed in when the pikemen were already in formation were many times stronger. The Imagawa family's most powerful general is well-deserved." Imagawa Yoshimoto was defeated by Matsui Sonobu's lifeless fighting style. I was so shocked that I couldn't help but praise. Then, he gave instructions to Kentaro Tian Shen:
"Tian Chen, go and send an order to ask the second and third preparers to assist the first preparer in the attack. The fourth and fifth preparers will convert into a marching column and go directly to the north to attack Yoshizhin Imagawa's horse. print."
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After the Imagawa family's leadership changed, Imagawa Yoshizumi suddenly felt a surge in pressure. Originally, he wanted to count on Horikoshi to be able to hold on for a while so that his 3,000 reinforcements from Xicheng could arrive smoothly. However, Imagawa Yoshimoto obviously did not give him this opportunity. He did not choose to devote all his troops to defeat the declining Horikoshi Bei in one fell swoop. Instead, he let the two reserve teams directly move towards his horse seal.
Imagawa Yoshima was confident that he could use his 300 banners carefully trained using modern military training methods to block the two detouring reserve forces. However, the quiet north gate of Kakegawa Castle not far away made him feel uneasy - the Asahina family had 1,000 troops in the city. There are more than 300 soldiers in the army. If they take advantage of the situation to open the city gate and attack from the north and south with the Imagawa family's fourth and fifth banners, then Imagawa Yoshima's 300 banners will definitely be lost in order to defend the formation.
This may buy time for the arrival of reinforcements, but it runs counter to Imagawa Yoshima's purpose - his ultimate goal is to unify the Imagawa family and establish a strong centralized system to consolidate his authority, so Ganzuna dogmatically guides The Imagawa family is on the right path. But this requires him to have a strong enough direct power, and he cannot rely on his subordinates like he does now. Imagawa Yoshimoto himself can mobilize more than 4,500 people in the direct-controlled banner, but Imagawa Yoshima has only 300 people. Even these 300 people were the ones he had worked hard to recruit and train for several months, and he didn't want to lose them here anyway.
"Retreat, retreat to the west!" So Imagawa Yoshizhin quickly made a choice, and the 300 flags of his formation were ready to support him in withdrawing to the west. However, it was not easy for Horikoshi, who was already entangled, to evacuate quickly. Horikoshi Sadaki tried his best to command his men to fight and retreat, but it was still difficult to parry the attack in front of him - the first preparer's offensive continued to strengthen, and the second preparer and third preparer also attacked from both sides - this Under such circumstances, a forced retreat is likely to result in a rout.
"Ask for help from His Highness! Give us some people to help us! Otherwise, we won't be able to evacuate!" Horikoshi Sadaki shouted at the messenger with his hands shaking in fear. Without saying a word, the ordering soldier drew his horse and rushed towards Imagawa Yoshima's horse. After much coaxing, Imagawa Yoshima was held back, who wanted to retreat.
"Okay, allocate 200 people to support! Remember, don't fight to the death, don't sacrifice too many people, just hold back! Keep your distance!" Imagawa Yoshima is worried about chilling the hearts of the Horikoshi family - compare with the Horikoshi family But one of his most important supporters. He quickly gave orders while looking worriedly at the Imagawa clan's main force that was coming in a roundabout way.
Just when Imagawa Yoshizhin was looking around, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves approaching quickly. Imagawa Yoshima turned his head and looked east, only to find that what was coming was not the messenger carrying the Horikoshi family's flag, but a white-faced samurai with two Imagawa Fuyin flags behind his back, and who was covered in blood from beginning to end - Matsui Munanobu. In front of everyone in the two armies, he forcibly fought his way through Horikoshi Bei's line and headed straight for Imagawa Yoshima's horse seal. The situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly. The distance between Imagawa Yoshima's horse seal and Horikoshi Bei's battle line was only more than a hundred meters, and the horses were galloping to arrive in an instant. The guards and bannermen of Imagawa Yoshima's horse had no time to react. They only saw Matsui Sonobu, who had reached the mark of the horse, raised his hand and slashed at Imagawa Yoshima's face.
Imagawa Yoshima was so anxious that he raised his scabbard to block. Relying on Xuanguang Huitan's good body that he had trained for more than ten years, he was able to barely take the blow, but he was also beaten so hard that he fell to the ground. The guards just woke up from a dream. While supporting Imagawa Yoshizhin and Ma Yin to move in a hurry, they rose up to besiege Matsui Sonobu. Matsui Munanobu was not interested in fighting either. He danced with his sword to distance himself, then galloped away with his horse. He put the sword back into its scabbard and bowed his hands to Imagawa Yoshimoto, who was watching the battle on Zijiao Mountain in the distance. He said to himself as if He said in a deep voice: "Imagawa Liangzhen Ma Yin has escaped, I will fulfill my mission!"
After seeing the great success on the frontal battlefield, Imagawa Yoshimoto waved his hand and ordered Hayasaka Nao, who had been preparing for a long time, "Light the smoke and let Matsui Mountain Castle and the Sekiguchi Criminal Department take action."
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At nine o'clock in the morning, at the Wakoyama battlefield on the northern front, Yuishi Bei and Amano Bei were fiercely attacking Sena Bei's position.
"Come, follow me and seize a small mountain bag!" Amano Motokage, the eldest son of Amano family governor Amano Keitai, was leading a dozen of his men to besiege a hilltop where Sena soldiers were holding hands. After a fierce battle Finally succeeded. He did not pursue the retreating Sena soldiers, but hurriedly called his archers to come up, preparing to shoot from a high position at the Sena soldiers behind the fence of a trench on the mountain road. However, before the archers could gain a firm foothold, they were greeted by a wave of arrows, killing and wounding several people and had to retreat down the hill.
"Damn it..." Amano Motokage raised his head and looked at a higher cliff. Ten Senabe archers were aiming at the hill he had just captured. They were obviously well prepared.
"Beware of arrogance and impetuosity." Amano Keitai saw the child's anger, and shouted to Amano Motokei across the troops, "It's not easy for us to attack from above. We just need to hold back all Senabe's reserve troops! When Oheibei crosses the river and attacks the mountain from the south, Senabei’s troops will not be enough!”
After hearing his father's words, Amano Motokyou took a few breaths to calm down. At the same time, he looked at several shoals in the southeast. Okuhirabe's troops were setting off from Amazakura Village and wading across the Kurama River. The leading troops They have already landed ashore and are preparing to form an array to attack the mountain. However, at this moment, the originally calm water of the Kurama River suddenly became turbulent. The torrent surged in and instantly swept many Okubei soldiers who were unsteady directly into the river and rolled downstream. Okubei's soldiers suddenly became confused and fled back to the shore in confusion. Before they could gain a foothold, an army was seen from the northwest and upstream heading towards the shocked Okudaira.
"As expected, the rebels are going to cross the Cangma River north to attack Heguangshan. Your Highness is really good at predicting things. He asked us to use sandbags to block the upper reaches of the river in advance. When the enemy crosses the river, we will remove the sandbags and flush them with water." Xiang Yu was leading the army. Matsui Sadamune, who was marching from Sakuramura, was convinced by Imagawa Yoshimoto's water attack plan. He laughed and said to his subordinates, "Execute the next step of His Highness the Governor's plan and get rid of Okuhira Bei who stayed south of the Kurama River!"
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On the battlefield of Sashu Village on the southern line, the water flowing against the river suddenly surged, and Kuno Bei, who was also crossing the river, was washed away. Unlike Okuhei Bei, Kuno Bei had mostly crossed the Inikawa River, and the one who came towards them was Sekiguchi Bei who had long been ambushing him in the Yamaguchi Village upstream of the Inikawa River.
"The water attack plan has been completed. Follow His Highness General's order and attack it halfway across the river!" Sekiguchi Shiroku urged his men to kill south, aiming directly at the messy Kuno Bei on the riverbank beach.
"Oops...did the enemy block the flowing water in advance? Could it be that the enemy had already anticipated our actions?" Iio Norien saw what happened to Kuno Bei not far away, and his face became a little ugly, and he immediately called to his trusted aide. Sano Nobumitsu returned to the crowd and ordered, "So the troops in Sashu Village in front of us are not defenders, but an ambush? Nobumitsu, go in person and tell His Highness! We may have been ambushed, and the ones in front of us may not be The suspected soldiers are the main force of the enemy! Your Highness, please make a decision quickly and give the next instructions!"
Before he finished speaking, he saw Shinnobei's troops coming out of Qianhama Village two miles away to the south, and Iiobei's troops were instantly in chaos.
"Light up the smoke and respond to His Majesty the Governor, saying that Shinnobei has been dispatched to attack Iiobei's flanks." Shinnochane waved the military equipment in his hand and pointed at Iiobei who was sieging Sashu Village with all his strength without caring about what was behind him. Prepare.
