At three o'clock in the morning on March 30, the 14th year of Tianwen (1546), the Southern Army commanded the main formation northwest of Tofuku Temple.
After the Takeda Army's raid ended, the Northern Army gradually regrouped, and the Yamana Army and the Kono Army also arrived on the battlefield soon. The Northern Army had about 30,000 troops outside the Southern Army's main formation. But at the same time, the Asai Army and the Wakasa Takeda Army hurried back from the west bank, joined the Hosokawa Army stationed southwest of Tofuku Temple, and formed an array in front of the Hosokawa Army, interacting with the Kai Takeda Army in the main formation. With the strength of the horns, the number of troops reached 34,000.
Of course, neither side can judge the strength of their troops well in the battle formation. Only Takeda Harunobu, who controlled the commanding heights, could condescendingly discover that the Confederate army had an advantage and reported this information to the Confederate generals. On the contrary, the warriors of the Northern Army were not clear about the ebb and flow of the military strength of both sides. As a result, the Northern Army led by the Otomo family still launched an attack after a short rest - the target was the Asai Army and the Wakasa Takeda Army stationed in the west of Tofukuji Temple.
However, this somewhat "ignorant of current affairs" attack unexpectedly achieved results - because the Asai family and the Wakasa Takeda family also believed that people who were "aware of current affairs" would not choose to attack at this time. From their perspective, the Northern Army in front of them was fighting all the way to the Southern Army's main line. It was already at the end of its efforts, and was counterattacked by Takeda Harunobu. Their morale was probably not much left, so where was the fighting spirit left? Now that we have seen the arrival of the Confederate reinforcements, they are at a numerical disadvantage, and our formation is even more impregnable. What are we waiting for if we don't retreat?
But it was the southern army's carelessness that gave the northern army an opportunity. After all, compared to the Northern Army, which had finally rested for a while, the Asai Army and the Wakasa Takeda Army of the Southern Army were the real "Qianbaomo" who ran all the way back from the west bank of the Kamogawa River. Before they could take a breath, they immediately Encountered a fierce attack by the Northern Army. The Asai Army and the Wakasa Takeda Army have never been known to be good at fighting, and their decline was fully evident not long after the war began.
Fortunately, the Wakasa Takeda family is related to the Hosokawa family by marriage. However, the Asai family and the Hosokawa family are not related, and even their backers, the Asakura family, have many conflicts with the Hosokawa family and their in-laws and allies. Naturally, the Asai family has no intention of helping the Hosokawa family. After a few hasty resistances, the Asai Army gathered its troops and moved closer to Tofuku Temple, seeking the protection of the Takeda Army, which had a closer relationship.
On the other side, watching the Wakasa Takeda army being beaten, Hosokawa Harumoto could not sit still, and immediately commanded the troops to press forward, intending to bully the large number and defeat the Otomo army back to Takio Shrine in one fell swoop. However, when the warriors of the Otomo Army saw the horse mark of Hosokawa Harumoto, they attacked fiercely one by one - if they could break down the horse mark of the current leader, how much fame would that be? The position of the family governor of Dayou Yi Town will also be confirmed.
With the friendly army taking the lead in chewing the bones, the other four members of the Northern Army still have the consciousness to follow suit. Whether it was the Hatano Army and Yusa Army that had just completed their reorganization, or the Yamana Army and Kono Army that had arrived on the battlefield as new forces, they all followed the Hosokawa Army's ranks. The samurai of the Hosokawa family have been obsessed with Kinki for many years, and they have long lost their courage. In a hurry, they were defeated by what they regarded as the "Western country dumplings".
"It's really useless... The Hosokawa family, the Hosokawa family, if they only have this kind of fighting will, no matter how great their foundation is, it won't be long before it falls apart." Takeda Harunobu lamented the performance of the friendly forces, and then With one finger, the military commander ordered the Takeda Army to kill from Huiri Mountain and attack the flank of the Northern Army to relieve the pressure on the friendly forces.
However, just as Takeda Harunobu led his army to the west, he suddenly realized something in the lightning.
"Maori Army..." He glanced at the flags of the Maori Army mixed in with the Northern Army. He always felt that the arrangement was a bit strange, not like the army's normal formation for fighting.
"Genshiro, you lead a group of people to ambush east of Tofukuji Temple." Takeda Harunobu named Iitomi Masakage, who was originally going to be the vanguard to go down the mountain.
"Lord?" Iitomi Masakage was a little angry when he heard this, "What do you mean? My subordinates are elite Kaibi soldiers. Why should I sit in the rear when I am willing to sacrifice my life?"
"Stay, I'm worried that someone wants to sneak attack on our formation." Takeda Harunobu replied seriously: "Calm down, don't fall into the trap."
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At the same time, at the northern foothills of Huiri Mountain, the Maori Army was just as Takeda Harunobu expected. It was just setting up a false flag in the Northern Army formation, and the main force was
They secretly walked along the mountain forest to the foot of Huiri Mountain, preparing to sneak attack the Southern Army's main formation.
"The Takeda Army has moved." Yoshikawa Motoharu, who reached the foot of the mountain, turned around and reported to Mori Motonari in the hiding place: "Going down the mountain to support the main army."
"Where is Takeda Daisen's horse seal?" Mourimoto put on the raincoat hidden in the forest and asked in a low voice.
"It also appeared on the way down the mountain." Yoshikawa Motoharu responded: "This formation doesn't have many flags left, so this is a good opportunity!"
"It's impossible for a famous general like Takeda Ozen not to leave enough troops to defend the formation. There must be an ambush." Mourimoto shook his head, waved his hand to Mouri Takamoto beside him and said: "Takamoto, lead a group of people to feint attack. , test the defenders of Takeda Daisen."
"Yes." Maori Longyuan took the order and left. After a while, he saw a small group of Maori soldiers with one letter and three stars climbing up the path to the top of Huiri Mountain and heading towards Dongfuku Temple.
"When my father first came to Kyoto, he specially came to Tofukuji Temple and Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine to survey the terrain. Unexpectedly, it came in handy." Kobayakawa Takakage looked at the familiar movements of the Maori army. Not only was he interested in the Maori Yuanjiu was greatly impressed by his foresight.
"The Confederate Army came from the south, so this is the best place to form an array. There are so many famous generals in the Confederate Army's formation, how could you not see it? Naturally, we have to prepare early. Compared with killing generals and seizing the flag, attacking The best time to display your martial prowess is when you enter this formation."
Mao Liyuan muttered these softly, but his eyes never left Mao Liyuan's subordinates for a moment. As they gradually climbed to the top of Huiri Mountain, their backs could no longer be seen clearly, and they could only judge based on their flags - the troops were currently attacking Dongfuku Temple in an orderly manner, and encountered no attack or resistance.
"The ambush is still going?" Maori Yuan suddenly felt that the situation was a bit tricky, and on the other side - the Takeda army who was descending the mountain did not seem to care after discovering that their formation was attacked, but continued to go down the mountain with great fanfare, appearing to be unconcerned with this formation. The defense is confident.
"Reconnaissance, send people to conduct reconnaissance in the mountains on both sides of Tofukuji Temple to find the ambush of the Takeda Army. Kill the ambush first, and then attack the main formation." Mourimoto signaled the main force of the headquarters to go up the mountain for reinforcements, and arranged for Kobayakawa Takakei to lead him He led a small group of cavalry to explore the road. Soon after, he saw the flag of the Mori family waving rapidly in the mountains east of Tofukuji Temple - and discovered the ambush of the Takeda Army. If the Maori army did not conduct reconnaissance but directly attacked Tofuku Temple, they would be disintegrated by a side attack from the ambushed troops.
Motoiri immediately sent Yoshikawa Motoharu to lead his elite troops directly to the east of Tofukuji Temple and engage in a fierce battle with Iitomi Masakage's troops who were ambushing here. On the other hand, he led the Maori army to the top of the mountain and launched an attack on Tofuku Temple. The ambush was restrained, and the own troops in Tofuku Temple were somewhat stretched to deal with the Maori army's attack.
"In the final analysis, we are just small characters." Mouri Takamoto said angrily while climbing over the temple wall under the front-line command: "A hero as famous as Takeda Daisen in the Eastern Kingdom, I am afraid that he is not willing to look at us small characters. Maybe. He may think that our Maori family has no guts to make a surprise attack on our formation, nor can we quickly cross the complex Beishan foothills of Huiri Mountain. Leaving a team of ambush troops is already giving us a thumbs up, and we are overly cautious."
But just as he was thinking about this, he suddenly saw his father's horse seal warning him from the corner of his eye. He was stunned for a moment and looked around, but he didn't see the new Takeda family flag. But vaguely, the sound of horse hooves and footsteps could be heard coming from the west. In the chaos, he couldn't distinguish the situation. With his absolute trust in his father, he suddenly withdrew all the troops who had invaded Tofuku Temple and began to retreat towards the northern foot. Halfway through the retreat, he discovered that a huge plume of smoke and dust was rising from the western foothills of Huiri Mountain! The flag of the Takeda Army was still coming down the mountain, but it was clear that another large army was running up the mountain!
The Takeda Army made the same move as the Maori Army to display a false flag! They pretended to go down the mountain to join the battle, but in fact they transferred the main force back to their own formation to annihilate the incoming Maori army in one fell swoop.
"It doesn't make sense." Maori Yuan took advantage of his familiarity with the geography of Huiri Mountain to arrange his troops, allowing the Maori Army's troops to block attacks and cover each other as they retreated down the mountain, while looking solemnly at more and more people. The Takeda Army emerged on the top of the mountain:
"It's understandable to leave an ambush, and it's understandable to send people to support you, but there is absolutely no need for so many people to come - I guess there are
Is it more than 5,000? Obviously 2,000 people can stop us from attacking our own formation, so why bother? The battle at the foot of the mountain is probably the really important main battlefield. He assigned so many people to defend the formation, and our Northern Army made a profit in a sense... Only one of our Maori Army involved most of the main force of the Takeda Army. The goal has been achieved, although there is no way to achieve great success and retreat! "
However, to Maori Genji's surprise, the Takeda Army did not turn around and go back to support the main battlefield after expelling the Maori Army. Instead, they attacked the mountain road down the northern foot from all directions, with the intention of completely annihilating the Maori Army here. . Takeda Harunobu's horse seal was also erected high on the top of the mountain north of Tofukuji Temple, and he personally directed the encirclement and siege against the Maori army from a high position. Under the horse seal, you can even see the figure of Takeda Harunobu himself, brandishing a haebu.
"What does this mean..." Mouri Yuan was already sweating profusely at this moment. The last time he felt so embarrassed was when he retreated under Tsukiyama Tomita Castle. If he makes any mistakes in his next command, he will most likely be wiped out by the Takeda Army: "We have no enmity with the Takeda family. It is clear that the real key battlefield is the duel between tens of thousands of people in Huiri Shanxi. Why is Takeda Instead of supporting the main battlefield, Dashan will come to attack our insignificant little wealthy clan?"
