At the second quarter of the unitary hour on September 28, the fifth year of Tianwen (1536), Ben Guangshan.
Chi Bei, who had regrouped, picked up the weapons and armor thrown down by the defeated troops along the way. He was dressed in nondescript clothes, but he walked firmly towards Imagawa Yoshimoto's horse seal. As soon as these 300 soldiers joined the battle group, Hatamoto No. 4 was instantly overwhelmed. Huang Bei and Aka Bei are the two most powerful members of the Hojo family. It is obviously unrealistic to expect the fourth Hata Bei to be one against two.
"Send the horseback troops to reinforce." Imagawa Yoshimoto saw that Hatamoto's fourth preparation was already in a bitter battle, and decided to use the last reserve team he had. Himura Uyoha and Akai Kuroko took the order and left. After 200 knights joined the battle line, the situation suddenly stabilized. However, at this time, Imagawa Yoshimoto could no longer afford any reserve team. In other words, once the war situation changes, Imagawa Yoshimoto has no ability to exert influence at all.
"If another force comes now, will His Highness run away?" Kira Usei cursed Imagawa Yoshimoto.
"Shut up." Imagawa Yoshimoto remembered the efficacy of this crow's mouth.
Before he finished speaking, the banner of the Edo people of Toyama Tsunakage reappeared southeast of Honkoyama.
"How is that possible?" Furunoji Yutaka was shocked when he saw this. He looked at the mountain fire and thick smoke behind the Edo people in disbelief. "Shouldn't they have been smoked back to the Fuji River? How could they come through the sea of fire?"
"It's from the river..." Imagawa Yoshimoto saw at a glance the strange place where they appeared, which was where the Hiruzawa River was. "After they retreated to the lower reaches, they swam along the river, so they wouldn't be burned by the fire."
"Are they all crazy?" Furunoji Yutaka was completely shocked by the Hojo family's desperate fighting style. The Edo soldiers almost didn't wear armor and just held weapons. They climbed up from the river one by one, formed a hasty formation and rushed towards Honkoyama.
"Let Feicun bring 150 horses back to the crowd." Imagawa Yoshimoto ordered without changing his expression, "Tell Makiyama again and let him take the fourth bei to withstand Chibei and Huangbei for two quarters of an hour."
"Fourth brother wants to use 150 horseback to kill 300 soldiers of the Edo people who are famous for their proficiency in fighting in two quarters of an hour?" Furunoji Yutaka just thought that Imagawa Yoshimoto was not crazy.
"It's 150 horses plus three kendo masters. In this kind of battle with a hundred people, relying on the bravery of a samurai, he can still take the enemy general's head in the chaos." Imagawa Yoshimoto said as he patted Kira. On the shoulders of Kentaro Wada and Shen Kentaro, Hesei then ordered to Yutaka Furuno and Nao Hayasaka, "Takeohmaru, you and Koshichiro will stay at this formation. Although it is a bit shabby, this formation cannot be empty."
"There is really no way..." Imagawa Yoshimoto sighed faintly, then took out the dragon pill from his waist, cheered up and shouted to the horsemen who were rushing back, "Everyone, follow me out of the battle!"
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At this time, Toyama Tsunakage was leading 300 Edo warriors to climb the mountain and kill under the empty red bird horse seal. It seems that Imagawa Yoshimoto really has no strength left. The Edo people have invaded this area and they still haven't been able to send out troops to stop them. But then, the sound of horse hooves came from the mountain, and 150 horses came down the mountain road in a mighty manner.
"Are only the horses left?" Toyama Tsunakage patted the soot on his shoulder and ordered in a deep voice, "Form up and use the mountains! The cavalry cannot run on the mountains. Once there is a pause, the spearmen will follow immediately. superior!"
Toyama Tsunakage's judgment was correct. After seeing the dense formation listed by the Edo people, the experienced horsemen naturally knew the consequences of charging directly on horseback. They dismounted one after another, drew their samurai swords and started fighting on foot. The Imagawa family's horsemen were all the best in the army, and with the advantage of being in a commanding position, they temporarily suppressed the Edo people. However, the numerical advantage of the Edo people quickly came into play. Toyama Tsunakage jumped onto a small hillock, waved his horse seals and commanded his men to circle around and outflank them, forcing the horsemen to retreat continuously.
"Imagawa Yoshimoto..." Toyama Tsunakage saw that the battle situation in front of him was just right, and he couldn't help but glared at the red bird horse seal flying on the top of the mountain with pride, "Wait for me! I will fight for you soon!"
"No need to wait, it's right here."
A hearty laughter came from beside me.
Toyama Tsunakage turned to look and saw a knight jumping down the hillside with amazing riding skills, heading straight for his own horse imprint standing on a high hillock. Both armies were fighting desperately, and the battlefield was so chaotic that no one even noticed the knight attacking the horse seal.
"The leader of the Edo people has been found."
Imagawa Yoshimoto rode his horse straight towards Tsunakage of the distant mountains, raised his hand and struck the sword in front of him. None of Toyama Tsunakage's guards thought that someone could possess such superb equestrian skills and could climb down the mountain, and they were stunned for a moment without reacting.
"Well done!"
Toyama Tsunakage was extremely excited when he saw the powerful enemy behind him. He clamped his horse's belly and faced it with a blow. Imagawa Yoshimoto sideways avoided Toyama Tsunakage, but his stabbing was also misdirected, and it just knocked Toyama Tsunakage's helmet flying.
At this time, Toyama Tsunakage's guards woke up from a dream and swarmed up to besiege Imagawa Yoshimoto. Naturally, Imagawa Yoshimoto would not be fond of fighting, so he just drew his horse and left. Seeing the enemy general approaching, Toyama Tsunakage immediately led his guards to chase after him.
"Tian Chen, block!"
Imagawa Yoshimoto saw the pursuers coming behind him and immediately shouted loudly.
"Yes!" Upon hearing the order, Kentaro Tian Shen immediately stabbed his horse in a diagonal direction and rushed out. He only let Toyama Tsunakage go, but his guards behind him intercepted several moves before he swung his horse away.
"Where to run?" Toyama Tsunakage had already noticed that the guards behind him had been separated, and also noticed that Imagawa Yoshimoto wanted to lure him to where the Imagawa army was on the mountain, but he still pretended to be a trap and shouted. Chase. In fact, he had already taken out his ribs in his arms, preparing to kill Imagawa Yoshimoto with a flying knife. Even if he dies in an ambush later, replacing Imagawa Yoshimoto will still be enough, and the Hojo family will have a great victory. And Toyama Tsunakage had long been prepared to sacrifice for the victory of the Hojo family.
"Weicheng, are you there?"
However, Imagawa Yoshimoto suddenly shouted.
The scenery of the distant mountains was unclear, and there was no ambush in front of the road. But the next moment, there was a loud noise from a short cliff beside him.
"exist!"
I saw a tough man respond, leapt down from the cliff, holding two giant swords horizontally, and slashed hard at the unprepared Yuanshan Tsunakage below. Kira Uicheng poured all his weight and impact into the two swords, slashed them with unprecedented force, and used the blade of the sword to directly kill Tsunayoshi Toyama on the ground, turning it into a blur. of minced meat.
Before his death, Toyama Tsunakage threw a throwing knife at Imagawa Yoshimoto, but he was spotted by Imagawa Yoshimoto, who happened to look back at Kira Usei, and suddenly dodged away, only to be scratched with a bloody mark.
"It's so dirty..." Imagawa Yoshimoto wiped his own blood and frowned at the mess left by Kira Usei, "Can you please stop killing so roughly..."
"Your Highness, if you can do it, you can come?" Kira Usei was not polite to Imagawa Yoshimoto and choked back.
"It's such a dangerous life?" Imagawa Yoshimoto looked at the flying knife with lingering fear, both in terms of strength and accuracy. "If I hadn't looked back at you and happened to catch a glimpse of the flying knife, I would have accompanied you now." He fell to the ground."
"Stop talking nonsense, Your Highness." Kira Usei turned around, drew his sword in his hand, and faced the Edo warriors who came in anger and revenge side by side with Kentaro Tian Shen, "Deal with them first!"
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At this time, on the battlefield at the western foot of Honmitsu Mountain, Hatamoto No. 4 Bei fell into an unprecedented decline. The soldiers of Huang Bei and Aka Bei took turns to attack and bloom more. The inferior Hatamoto Fourth Bei could not cope with it. It didn't take long for the battle line to break in many places, and even the Hojo Army began to try to circle behind.
"Sir, retreat!" Seeing that the situation was not good, several of the Fourth Guard's generals wanted to persuade Makiyama Nazuo to evacuate. However, Makiyama Mingzuo, who was fighting on the front line personally, didn't even look back, and shouted loudly: "You can't retreat! If you retreat any further, the horse will mark you! What should we do if we let them go around behind His Highness? Your Highness asked us to block it for two quarters of an hour. , we have to block here for two quarters of an hour, even if we die, we will die here!"
"Fourth Flag, prepare for the order!" Makiyama Nazuo shouted at the top of his lungs, "No retreat! Hold the line! If anyone dares to withdraw, the rear team will kill the front team!"
"Yes!" The samurai and ashigaru of Hatamoto's Fourth Bei all responded in unison, their eyes red with blood. Regardless of how many enemies were outflanking them, they gritted their teeth and fought to the death.
There was another break in the battle line on the right front, and a samurai from the Hojo family rushed in with a few ashigaru. Makiyama's left eye was quick and his hands were quick. He rushed up to block the way and started fighting with the Hojo samurai. Makiyama Nazuo had been fighting for a long time, and his right shoulder and left knee had been seriously injured, so he just wrapped a few bandages around them. However, relying on his extraordinary martial arts, he was able to defeat the Hojo family Huang Bei's samurai.
Seeing that their own samurai were defeated, Huang Bei's ashigaru immediately stepped forward to help with their guns. The samurai and ashigaru of the Imagawa army also wanted to come up to help, but there were too many gaps in the battle line and they couldn't leave anyway. Only two ashigaru came to support. After a few hasty exchanges, the Hojo army bullied them and killed them. At the end, only Makiyama Nazuo was left to challenge the Hojo family samurai and seven ashigaru in front of him. No matter how powerful he was, he couldn't resist it.
As two shots pierced Makiyama Mingzuo's abdomen one after another, several mouthfuls of blood immediately poured out of his mouth. Makiyama Nazuo put the sword in his hand and cut off the gun shaft with one strike. He ignored the two spear points stuck in his body and wanted to continue fighting. However, his movements had slowed down a lot, and the samurai from the Hojo family on the opposite side knocked his katana away with his sword.
"Still not retreating?" The Hojo family samurai sneered.
"Don't retreat." Makiyama Nazuo growled and rushed straight towards the Hojo samurai in front of him, but was stabbed into the chest by the Hojo samurai. But Makiyama Nazuo still didn't retreat. Even as blood clots poured out of his mouth, he stretched out his hands with all his strength and pinched the neck of the Hojo family warrior.
The next moment, several more spears were stabbed at Makiyama Mingzuo. His thighs, arms, abdomen, and chest were all shot, and his entire forward movement seemed to come to an abrupt halt. Makiyama lowered his head and coughed a few more mouthfuls of blood. Then he roared loudly, exerted force, and strode forward, actually pushing the Hojo family samurai and ashigaru back.
"Don't retreat!" Makiyama Mingzuo used his last strength and shouted hoarsely, "Hatamoto No. 4, don't retreat even one step!"
The Hojo family samurai raised his sword and fell, and the heroic Hatamoto, who had followed the Imagawa family for three generations, died on the battlefield.
