As the Imagawa clan's main force pressed forward heavily, the Imagawa Yoshizhin army's front immediately showed signs of instability. The Imagawa clan's flagship troops are all standing troops who are not engaged in production and train day and night. They have rich experience in fighting in the north and south for many years, and the equipment they carry is also equipped by the wealthy Imagawa clan who spent a lot of money.
On the other hand, Imagawa Yoshima's side and Iibei were a powerful team in the Toe area, but Todabei and Kirabei from Mikawa had never been known for their good fighting skills. They themselves do not have a master-slave relationship with Imagawa Yoshizhin. They only serve as reinforcements to help Imagawa Yoshizhin. Naturally, they do not have the consciousness to fight for him. You can count on them to be the icing on the cake in a tailwind game, but it makes no sense to expect them to provide help in times of trouble in a headwind game.
Sure enough, as soon as the Imagawa family's flagship team started to take action, Toda Bei and Kira Bei fell into decline. Kirabe is in the swamp beside Oike Lake. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and he can retreat safely. But Toda Bei was different. The second Bei who faced Yamada Ketaka on the plain was quickly beaten into a panic.
"You shouldn't get involved in this muddy water." Yasumi Toda, the governor of the Toda family, had to regret his previous decision at this moment. While commanding his subordinates to fight and retreat to avoid being divided and surrounded by the brave Imagawa family's main force, he thought in his heart He kept slandering, "Those guys from the Makino family have long coveted my territory. If my troops suffer heavy losses here, I'm afraid they will take back the Yoshida Castle they just got after I return."
Unlike the Toda family, the Ii family is full of fighting spirit at the moment. If you want to talk about the history of the Imagawa family in Yuejiang, you can never avoid the ancestral rebel of the Ii family. As early as when the Toe Imagawa branch was still ruling the Ene family, the Ii family had always been a factor of instability, often causing rebellions. Later, when the Toe-Imagawa family became weak and the Suruga-Imagawa clan began to compete with the Shiba family for Toe-e, the Ii family also stood on the opposite side of the Imagawa family and fought with the Imagawa family for many years together with the Shiba family.
It was not until the ninth generation of the Imagawa clan that the Suruga Imagawa family finally suppressed Toe. The Ii family abandoned the Shiba family as an ally and chose to surrender to the Imagawa family. But even so, the Ii family is still restless, always secretly resisting the rule of the Imagawa family, looking for opportunities to make a comeback. In the original history, the Ii family raised the flag of rebellion after the Hanakura Rebellion, and together with the Horikoshi family and the Iio family, they gathered the remaining members of Imagawa Yoshimoto to jointly fight against Imagawa Yoshimoto.
If one were to choose a "anti-Imagawa gun" in Yuanjiang, it would be the Ii family. As long as there is a battle against the Imagawa family, you will definitely see the Iikawa family in the crowd - no wonder the later Imagawa Yoshimoto, Imagawa Ujima and Shouguini were so harsh on the Iikawa family, and would be on strict guard at the slightest sign of trouble. They went on a killing spree and almost wiped out the Jingyi family - this was all the suspicion and suspicion caused by the many generations of rebellion in the Jingyi family.
In this life, the Ii family also stood firmly behind Imagawa Ryojin, resisting the attacks of the Imagawa clan and working particularly hard on the battlefield. Not only the head of the family, Ii Naohei, but also Ii Naomune, Ii Naomichi, Ii Naoyoshi, Ii Naomoto and other Ii family relatives are on the battlefield, and they are bound to fight to the death with the Imagawa clan.
"Hold them off! Follow me!"
As soon as he saw that a hole had been opened in the northern front, Ii Naomune immediately raised his sword to meet them. He led a few samurai and rushed towards more than a dozen Imagawa family banners, blocking their progress while wielding his sword. After regaining their strength, the Ii family ashigaru hurriedly replenished the front line. Before they could gain a firm foothold, another army rushed from the side.
"Damn it, why is there someone on the left?" Ii Naomune was a little embarrassed by this unexpected blow.
"The little devil of the Ii family, besides being a rebel, lives to cause trouble for others!" The leader of the team that attacked from the side was none other than Masatoshi Asai, the captain of the third Hatamoto Division. As the son-in-law of the Imagawa clan, he He was deeply trusted by the Imagawa family and was entrusted with the important task of commanding Hatamoto.
"Shut up, Mr. Suruga!" Ii Naomune was so angry that he faced Asai Masatoshi with his sword and fought with him. However, after a few rounds, he realized that this person's martial arts skills were far superior to his own. Ii Naomune was gradually only able to parry without having the chance to fight back, and his sword skills were gradually becoming scattered and chaotic. Seeing that their master was defeated, several guards had to step forward to intervene - helping the samurai's cavalry was disrespectful to the disadvantaged party, but at this moment there was no other choice.
As soon as these guards moved, Iibei's left front was somewhat deformed, and soldiers from the Imagawa family's third base poured into it in a steady stream.
"What on earth is Toda Bei doing?" Naohei Ii watched his front line gradually being outflanked and compressed by the Third Bei who was detouring from the north. He cursed angrily and stared at Toda Bei who was constantly retreating. "The Second Bei They are firmly blocked by us, but this Third Bi is clearly the enemy of Toda Bi, let His Highness Toda find a way to stop them!"
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"Todabei saw that the war situation was not good, so he stopped working." Imagawa Yoshimoto saw Todabei's wavering and Iibei's struggle at a glance, and at the same time observed the movements of Imagawa Ryozen's horse seal, "How is it? , Third brother, will you send your precious flag book here? If you don’t come, the central front will be dented by us."
At this moment, Imagawa Yoshizhin was also on pins and needles. The situation on the frontal battlefield was already at a disadvantage, and all his hopes were pinned on the return of reinforcements from the northern and southern front troops. However, Amano Bei and Yuishi Bei were pinned at the foot of Mount Wako, while Okuhei Bei was dragged by Matsui Bei who was attacking from the side. Although they were trying hard to get closer to Tariki Village, they still had nearly a mile to go. Iio Bei in the south was in a bitter battle under attack from both front and rear, while Kuno Bei, who was attacked halfway across the river, was almost defeated and was retreating along the river bank to the castle town in the southern part of Kakegawa Castle.
The only thing I can count on is Okubei... If Okubei can arrive at Taiki Village later, can I detach another unit from Taiki Village to support Iiibi and Todabi?
But he re-examined the central front, and after thinking for a moment, he finally decided to send his own flag team. The situation on the central front is very dangerous now. It may not be possible to mobilize the Yuanjiang wealthy troops from Chuimu Village in time, and their combat effectiveness is also relatively limited. It is safer to send the banner team with strong combat effectiveness. Moreover, after joining the battle group, the flag team does not need to face powerful enemies alone. It only needs to support the friendly forces, and the losses suffered will not be too great.
Just when Imagawa Yoshima's horse seal began to shake, signaling the flag team to move forward, Imagawa Yoshimoto's horse seal also suddenly shook violently.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time, third brother." Imagawa Yoshimoto, who had been staring at Imagawa Yoshima's horse seal, saw him move, and ordered the Hatamoto Daiichi who had been waiting under the horse seal for a long time to jump into the central front and kill straight towards him. Todabi is retreating. "If you want your flag team to compete head-on with my flag team, come on!"
When Imakawa Yoshima saw the flag of Imagawa Hatamoto Daiichi, he suddenly took a breath of cold air. Naturally, it was impossible for him to forget the experience he had experienced more than an hour ago so quickly - Matsui Munonobu led the First Bei to defeat the powerful Horikoshi Bei, and Matsui Sonobu himself even killed him directly from Horikoshi's preparations. He came out and gave himself a hard blow, knocking him off his horse.
If you want to let your own banner compete with this No. 1 weapon, how many people will die?
Imagawa Yoshizhin grabbed his horse's seal and stopped the order for his Hatamoto to go for reinforcements. After receiving the instruction, the bannermen were stunned for a moment and looked in the direction of Ma Yin in confusion. Imagawa Yoshima seemed to feel the fervent fighting spirit of his subordinates. He glanced at the critical central front again and understood that this was not the time to conserve his strength. If the skin is gone, how will the hair be attached?
Having figured out all this, Imagawa Yoshizhin waved his horse seal again and personally led his own flag team to greet them in a mighty manner. However, every second counts on the battlefield, and his hesitation just now has brought fatal consequences. Hatamoto Daibi, who joined the battle line first, beat Toda Bei, who was already in low morale, to a pulp. Toda Bei, who had no fighting spirit, resisted for a few times, then turned around and ran back. Yasumi Toda himself had no desire to resist. Surrounded by Hatamoto, he held up his horse seal and ran to the west in a hurry. No matter how much Imagawa Yoshima tried to send someone to stop him, it was useless.
At the critical moment, Okubei finally arrived at Chuiki Village. After seeing the crisis of the situation, he immediately detoured from the west of Chuimu Village and went to the southwest of Chuimu Village to make up the front line, and took up fire with the Imagawa family's Hatamoto Daiichi. And Imagawa Yoshima's flag team also quickly stepped forward, filling the vacancies between Okuhei Bei and Ii Bima, and engaging with the flag team's third team.
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"It's a pity, we were almost completely victorious." Imagawa Yoshimoto looked at Imagawa Yoshima Hatamoto who was filling up the front line with regret, "If the third brother hesitates for half a cup of tea, the entire central front will be penetrated. .”
"His Highness's plan is already perfect. There is no need to demand full credit. We took advantage of Imagawa Yoshima's hesitation in not wanting to use the flag and gained advantages on several fronts. Now we still have a reserve of 250 soldiers on hand, and Imagawa Yoshima There is no one left, and we still have an advantage in the battle situation." Seeing that the situation was great, Feimura Yangyu unceremoniously handed over a top hat, "Next, as long as you choose a place at random, put these 250 battles If the troops are thrown in, the enemy will be finished."
"Really..." Imagawa Yoshimoto replied thoughtfully, but his eyes couldn't leave Imakawa Yoshima's Hatamoto team - they actually blocked the powerful Hatamoto Sanbi, "But my third brother's team The Hatamoto team... seems to be stronger than you said... What kind of weird military strategy is this?"
