"Sir, no! The river here is too fast!"
The Okabe auxiliary soldiers who rushed to the river saw the river water rushing down from the upstream continuously hitting the dam. The water that had reached the ankles before was now several times deeper, making it difficult to even approach the river.
"You have to move those sandbags and gravel away at the cost of your life!" Hisatsuna Okabe couldn't help but roared. He was the first to take off his gear, and rushed to the river shirtless, struggling to walk hard and tenaciously in the rapids. Moving forward, "Even the head of the family is risking his life, how can we retreat?"
But the river was so fast that it was difficult to move forward when we reached the river, let alone move sandbags and gravel in the current. Seeing more and more auxiliary soldiers being swept away by the current, Okabe Hisatsuna gritted his teeth, and then jumped suddenly towards the dam built by the Hojo family to block the river. He grabbed a sandbag and kicked his legs violently with the impact of the current. He dragged the sandbag out and was washed away with the river. With great difficulty, he grabbed the rocks on the shore and climbed up.
When Okabe Bei's soldiers saw a clan of relatives working so hard, everyone was furious. They jumped into the rapids with no arms and tried their best to move away the sandbags and gravel. Some people were lucky enough to climb ashore, while others were swept downstream along with the obstacles.
"Why haven't you gone around yet? What are you doing?" Kurobei's reserve captain Tame Motoada couldn't help but feel a little agitated when he saw that half of the second embankment on the Banko River had been demolished, and the water in the upper reaches of the Banko River was continuously flowing downward. Anxiously, he looked at the Rangers he sent - they were blocked halfway by a few people.
Domu Yuanzhong then led his ten guards and personally rode their horses to the battlefield of the Rangers in the southwest of the battle line. They found that their own soldiers, who were outnumbered, actually stopped attacking, and each of them held a weapon and stared at the few people in front of them with concentration. .
"What are you all dawdling about? Why..." Domu Yuanzhong urged his horse to the front of the formation. He was about to scold his subordinates, but was suddenly frightened and speechless by the scene in front of him.
I saw that Okabe Okabe was scarred and covered in blood. He was holding a katana with a chipped blade in his right hand and a bloody rib in his left hand. There were several Hojo lying around. Home soldier. He tilted his head, his helmet had been knocked out at some point, and blood slid down his hair and dripped on the broken shoulder armor. It looked like an evil ghost crawling out of hell.
Okabe Oyatsuna is a close confidant of Imagawa Jiteru. He has visited Odawara Castle with Imagawa Jiteru many times, and Tamoku Mototada naturally recognizes him. Seeing his former acquaintances now killed like this, Dome Yuanzhong was also filled with fear.
"Who else wants to give it a try?" Okabe Oyatsuna moved his neck, and the "crunching" sound revealed the unspeakable horror. "As long as I have one breath, no one can get past it."
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At the beginning of Shenshi on September 28, the fifth year of Tenmon (1536), under Okabe Bei's desperate struggle, the flow of the Banko River was completely dredged, and the water that had been accumulated for a long time surged down, instantly lowering the water levels of the Banko River and the Yuhi River downstream. Overflowing the river.
"Damn it..." Hojo Tsunadaka, who was about to cross the river from the southern end of Ishikiri Forest and return to the west bank of the Fanko River, was dumbfounded. The pontoon bridge and several shoals in front of him were instantly swallowed up by the water. "What is Kurobei upstream doing?" ?Didn’t we agree in advance that only one dam would be released? How could we release all the water above the Banko River?"
"Your Highness, think of a solution quickly! The fire has already burned behind you!"
Akabi's soldiers fled from the Ishikiri forest in embarrassment. The thick smoke and forest fires driven by the north wind had burned their backs, forcing them to the Bankoko River.
"There is no other way. Take off your gear and swim back to the west bank with the whole army!" When it comes to cutting off, Tsunadaka Hojo is decisive at this time, "Otherwise, we will all be burned to death here!"
"But Your Highness, if you throw away the armor and swim back, the entire organization will be disbanded. It will take at least half an hour to regain combat strength!"
"That's better than the whole army being annihilated!" Hojo Tsunaka was realistic and asked the flag bearer to give Hojo Ujiyasu a signal that "the headquarters is about to collapse." Then he lowered the flagpole and swam to the other side of the Banko River with the flag in his arms. "It's all gone, it's all gone, don't think too much about it!"
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Also affected by the flood was Huang Bei in the lower reaches of Yuigao River. They were trying to force the crossing at the moment and attacked the river bank where Miura Bei, Abe Bei and Udono Bei were holding hands. After seeing that the water level was rising and the floods from upstream were coming, the soldiers of the Imagawa Army had already started cheering, while the Hojo Army looked solemn. Although the river channel downstream of the Yuhi River is much wider than the Fanko River and will not be cut off directly like the Akabe, most of the shoals and bridges will be impassable.
No matter how brave Hojo was, he was retreating at this moment. Although they have captured part of the beachhead, once the river rises and the backup cannot keep up, the troops sent to the beachhead may be besieged and killed. It's no wonder that there were thunderous cheers on the Imagawa Army's position - for them, this already meant the success of the defense.
However, Hojo Ujiyasu's five-color horse seal suddenly shook towards Huang Bei - his order was to prevent Huang Bei from retreating and continue the attack. Hojo Weichang did not react after receiving the order. There was already a horse galloping away beside him, and he rushed to the beach with his katana raised - it was Hojo Tsunari.
"The flood is coming soon, and victory or defeat is just a hair's breadth away!" Tsunari Hojo, who rushed to the front of the formation, raised his arms and shouted, and the armor on his body rustled with his movements. "If you don't want to be trapped and die on the other side of the river, , follow me! Kill all those Suruga guys!"
After shouting, Hojo Tsunari took the lead and stepped into Miura Bei's formation. Miura Bei's ashigaru had long targeted this conspicuous samurai who was mobilizing morale, and in the blink of an eye, several spears were stabbed at him. However, Hojo Tsunari used his exaggerated equestrian skills to move horizontally and avoid the stabbing. He then slashed sideways and chopped down three ashigaru in an instant. He took advantage of the momentum and jumped off the horse. He watched the horse crash into the enemy formation. He took advantage of the gap created by the horse and charged in with his knife.
"What are you doing standing still? Follow up?" Upon seeing this, Hojo Weichang immediately followed and shouted to Huang Bei's samurai and ashigaru, "Young Master ordered us to attack! No one is allowed to retreat! The flood is coming Come on, if we want to die, we will die on the other side of the river! That newcomer is so brave, but you are hesitant to move forward, are you worthy of the reputation of the Kanto warriors? "
"Hey! Hey! Roar!"
Huang Bei's soldiers responded to the commander's order with a roar. The incoming flood not only did not destroy their morale, but actually made them more motivated to fight, as if it had been set up by DDL, and they rushed forward with a roar.
On the other hand, the Imagination Army thought that Huang Bei would slack off the retreating soldiers after the water rose. However, due to carelessness, Huang Bei was beaten back by the assault.
"What's going on?" Miura Ujimitsu didn't expect the sudden advance of the enemy in front of him. Without preparation, all the bridges guarded by Miura were thrown out at once, and even a Hojo army had already rushed to his horse. Prepress. He hurriedly ordered his men to resist, but it was too late. The Hojo army that entered the enemy's position alone was unexpectedly brave and brave, and even the Miura family's banner team could not stop it. The leader was a young warrior. Not only did he not speak Sagami dialect, he actually spoke with a Suruga accent.
"The enemy general's horse mark!"
Hojo Tsunari pointed at Ma In and shouted, making Miura Clan tremble across the crowd.
After the roar, people followed. Hojo Tsunagi plunged into the crowd with a fierce move, swinging his katana widely. Both speed and strength were far superior to ordinary people. Countless masters of the Miura family were not the same. The enemies were defeated one after another. Hojo Tsusunari was unstoppable for a while, and his troops were directed at Miura Ujimitsu's horse seal. The aura of revenge and resentment emanating from him made the warriors who fought with him shudder.
"Your Highness, withdraw!" Miura Ujimitsu's guards saw that the situation was not good, and they withdrew behind Miura Ujimitsu. As soon as Miura Shimitsu's horse seal retreated, all Miura Bei's soldiers panicked. From the generals down, the samurai and ashigaru were all unwilling to fight, fearing that the master of the family would abandon the army and run away. Even soldiers who still want to fight will worry that other soldiers around them will abandon them, and in the end they will become the scapegoat who stays in the rear. The atmosphere of panic rose like a spiral in the army, and people were panicked for a while.
The retreating horse seals were bumping up and down, and the retreating commander had no time to care about anything else. Naturally, he had no time to command the troops. The subordinates who lost their unified command were even more reluctant to fight. After resisting for a few times, they retreated with the horse seal. This is why on the ancient battlefield, the horse seal must not be moved lightly.
"What is Miura-sama doing?" "Miura-sama?"
As soon as the Miura clan in the center withdrew, Motoma Abe and Nagamochi Uden on the wings were immediately dumbfounded. If they don't withdraw, they are likely to be surrounded and annihilated. In desperation, even if the two wanted to fight again, they had to lead their men and retreat with Miura Ujimitsu.
"Don't let them get away!"
As soon as he saw that the Imagawa army was about to withdraw, Hojo Tsunari immediately mounted his horse and pursued him first, regardless of whether anyone was following behind him. Hojo Omimasa saw that the fighter plane was good, and without waiting for the follow-up troops to cross the river, he took the 100 soldiers who had already crossed the river and headed straight for Miura Bei. Miura Ujimitsu obviously did not expect that Huang Bei would pursue him without any preparation, and in a hurry he wanted to order his troops to turn to meet the enemy. However, Miura Bei's morale was already very low at the moment, and this order immediately caused chaos.
Various generals led their own teams and tried to turn around, but they bumped into other teams. But a few people had no intention of turning back to respond to the enemy, and continued to retreat with their own people. Several generals who still wanted to fight were very anxious when they saw that the troops were delayed in getting ready and could not get into formation, while the enemy was pursuing them closer and closer. Half of the people chose to turn around and retreat, and in the end only 20 people were left to resist resolutely.
The resistance of this small group was instantly overwhelmed by the pursuers of the Hojo family, and the remaining Miura Bei soldiers were completely panicked. Seeing the wolf-like Hojo Army Huang Bei chasing behind them, they lost all fighting spirit and no longer had the fighting spirit to resist. Instead, they threw down their weapons and equipment one after another and fled in all directions without looking back. Miura Ujimitsu also lost the ability to gather his troops at this moment, and Hojo Tsunari was chasing after his horse seal. In desperation, the Miura clan abandoned the army and fled all the way to the Honkoyama main formation in the northeast. Miura Bei also announced that he was defeated.
As soon as Miura Bei collapsed, Abe Bei and Udono Bei on both wings instantly lost their cover. Their twice the number of soldiers was only a few dozen. Facing the outflanking Huang Bei, they were also in disarray. They could not resist for long before they collapsed one after another. Abe Motozhin and Udono Chomochi fled in a hurry under the cover of the guards, even the horses were brought down, for fear of attracting the enemy's attention.
