Yijing City.
With the arrival of the Takashima family's troops, the already tense battlefield became even more intense.
The Tianya family has already made preparations, and hundreds of troops have already set up a formation in a plain area east of Ii City. At the same time, the Takashima family also responded. A force of about 300 people served as the front line and was slowly advancing in the direction of the Takashima family.
"Boqi defends the palace, this time Yuezhong guards the palace and asks your family to serve as the front line. I'm afraid he wants to use the help of the Tianya family to weaken our strength." In the front line, a warrior over fifty years old held a The military commander was walking at the end of the team, and a middle-aged samurai was whispering next to him.
"Nagata-sama, this is my Lord's destiny, what can you and I do about it?" The samurai stopped and said calmly, and then continued walking.
The middle-aged warrior was stunned for a moment, then quickened his pace and followed him, "Bo Qi guards the palace. In recent years, each branch has been repeatedly suppressed by the master's family. We are already suffering terribly. The new banker who is sending troops this time is unwilling to participate in the war. ,only"
"Nagata-sama, please keep these words for the Yokoyama family. We, the Tanaka family, don't have anything else in mind." After saying that, the samurai walked into his ashigaru and ignored the middle-aged samurai.
The middle-aged samurai immediately gritted his teeth when he saw this, and a look of hatred burst out in his eyes: "Tanaka Songhiro, you are still stubborn until now. Sooner or later, the Tanaka family will be annexed by Takashima Takamochi. I hope you can still be there by then." You can laugh!”
"Let's see!"
The middle-aged samurai's name is Nagata Shigemi, the lord of Nagata Castle in Omi Takashima County and the head of the Nagata family. The old samurai just now was the head of the Tanaka family and the lord of Kamijera Castle, Tanaka Matsuhiro.
The Nagata family and the Tanaka family are branch families of the Takashima family. They are both one of the seven heads of Takashima. Together with the other four families of Takashima, Yokoyama, Hirai, and Kuchiki, they divided the southern territory of Takashima County. As for the last Yamazaki clan in Takashima Nanzu, his leadership is in Aichi County on the east coast of Lake Biwa.
As the most powerful nation in Takashima County and even the Huxi region, the Takashima family's rule over Takashima County mainly comes from the various branches under its command. However, with the decline of the Takashima family and the rise of the branch families, the situation in Takashima County is also quietly changing.
First of all, the Kuchiki family took the lead in launching a challenge to the Takashima family and became independent directly from the Takashima family. They gradually established a foothold in Takashima County by relying on their relationship with the shogunate (Ashikaga Yoshiharu lived in Kuchiki Valley for a long time after being expelled from Kyoto).
The success of the Kuchiki family has stimulated and inspired several other branch families. Although the people such as Yokoyama and Hirai have not officially separated from the Takashima family, they are already independent and do not follow the Takashima family at all.
In the end, the relatively weak Nagata family and Tanaka family are still under the control of the Takashima family. However, it is obvious that Nagata Shigemi has a strong opinion on Takashima Takamochi's behavior of letting himself go up to "send death" as a front line. .
I thought that Tanaka Songhiro, who also played in the front line, would be like me, but I didn't expect that this guy was a dead-head, which made Nagata Shigemi a little disappointed. Originally, Nagata Shigemi wanted to bring Tanaka Songhiro to do things together. After all, although the two families were not strong enough to do it alone, it was still very feasible to join forces to do things together.
Now it seems that the only option is to give up.
In the mountain forest on the southwest side of the battlefield, Kyogoku Takamasa and others are still lurking here and secretly observing the battle.
"The Takashima family took the lead in launching the attack. Judging from the flag seal, it should be the Nagata family and the Tanaka family." As a member of the Yamazaki family, the Yamazaki Hiroshi family is very familiar with the internal situation of the Takashima family. After all, the Yamazaki family also belongs to the Takashima Seven. One of the heads.
"The leader of the Tanaka family seems to be Tanaka Bokishou. Although this man is over fifty years old, he is quite brave and enjoys a high reputation in Takashima County."
After hearing Yamazaki Hiroie's explanation, Kyogoku Takamasa turned around and lay on his back on the grass, "The Takashima family's attack will not be effective. Although the Tanaka family's offensive is fierce, the number of troops is too small, and it is impossible to face the Takashima family." No advantage.”
"Furthermore, the Nagata family has been wandering near the battlefield and has been reluctant to join the battlefield. If the Tanaka family fights alone, they will be driven back soon."
"In recent years, there have been many conflicts within the Takashima family. The Yokoyama and Hirai families wanted to break away from the Takashima family. This can be seen from the fact that the two families have not participated in the war since then. The Takashima family sent two wealthy families, Tanaka and Nagata, as The front line probably had the purpose of sacrificing the strength of the two families. Therefore, it is reasonable for the Nagata family to not contribute much. After all, not everyone wants to be used as a gunman." Yamazaki Hirotaka moved away from the grass in front of him to observe. After finishing the situation on the battlefield, he said slowly.
"The battle has not yet decided the winner. The main forces on both sides are still standing still. It seems that both sides are more cautious." Half an hour later, Kyogoku Takamasa looked at the still anxious battle on the battlefield. Already started to yawn.
"The Tabiya family's main formation is moving forward. Could it be that they are about to launch a general attack?" Suddenly, Hatayama Chaobu threw aside the straw hat he was wearing and pointed to the north side of the battlefield and said in surprise.
As Hatayama looked in the direction pointed by Nobu, he saw Tianya Meimasa's horse seal moving forward, seemingly showing signs of joining the battlefield.
"Don't panic. Let's see how the Takashima family reacts." Kyogoku Takamasa pressed Hatayama Asanobu down. This place is not too far from the battlefield. Although the possibility is very small, Kyogoku Takamasa still Worry about having your whereabouts exposed.
The battle lasted for nearly an hour. The front lines of both sides were entangled and fought fiercely, but there were only twenty or thirty casualties.
The Tianwu family's military strength had just experienced a siege and had not yet fully recovered. As for the Takashima family, although the Tanaka family's offensive is fast and fierce, the Nagata family is really not very powerful. It can be said that the two sides are facing enemies and will encounter good talents.
Tianya Akimasa could not sit still for the first time. Seeing that his front line was still unable to open up the situation, Tianya Akimasa rode a tall horse and personally rushed to the edge of the battlefield to supervise the battle. A group of people with solemn expressions followed Tianya Akimasa, always protecting the safety of Tianya Akimasa.
After observing from behind for a while, Tanaya Akimasa was keenly aware of the weaknesses in the Takashima family's front.
"Yosaburo, now is the time to show off the style of the Shinano samurai. I and your three hundred cavalry, you lead the team to attack the enemy's right wing, and we must defeat the enemy within a quarter of an hour!" Tanaya Akimasa pointed at the Tanaka family's troops and shouted said.
Of course, it is said that it is three hundred cavalry, but it is actually three hundred peasants and soldiers.
Kasahara Kiyotsuna was also very excited at the moment. After all, this was his first battle after joining the Takashima family. Since leaving Shinano, he had not fought in a decent battle for a long time.
When he was a ronin before, Kasahara Kiyotsuna also worked as a "temporary worker" to make some extra money. But those battles often end before they really begin, which is really not interesting.
After gathering three hundred peasant soldiers outside the main formation, Kasahara Kiyosuna checked the equipment on his body, then pulled out the saber from his waist and waved forward vigorously, "Everyone, follow me!"
