On a hill behind the battlefield, Asai Ryomasa's main formation was set up here.
The terrain here is higher, and you can intuitively see every move on the battlefield.
Naturally, the Kyogoku family's military deployment could not be hidden from Asai Ryomasa.
Within this formation.
Ryomasa Asai sat motionless on the main seat, squinting his eyes and not knowing whether he was sleeping or doing something. There were several samurai sitting beside him, with different expressions on their faces. They communicated with each other with their eyes, but none of them dared to make a sound to disturb Asai Ryomasa.
"My lord, a team of ashigaru from the Kyogoku family suddenly withdrew from the battlefield and headed towards the foot of the mountain!" A samurai quickly ran out of the formation.
As soon as the samurai finished speaking, Asai Ryomasa in the main seat suddenly opened his eyes.
"It seems that Higashino Shubo and Yanase Dango have already started taking action, so we can't just sit here anymore!"
"Go out into battle!"
Ryomasa Asai is waiting for Yanase and Higashino. As long as they contain part of the Kyogoku family's troops, Ryomasa Asai's side will undoubtedly have a greater chance of winning. So Ryomasa Asai waited until now before deciding to join the battlefield.
"oh!"
The head of the Iguchi family, Jing Naojing (brother Jingyuan Iguchi) and others could no longer hold back. Now that they received the order to go out, they immediately walked out of the formation and began to mobilize their troops.
Ryomasa Asai took the kabuto from his surname and put it on his head, then drew out his sword and waved forward, "Target Kyogoku family, go out into battle!"
"kill!"
The hilltop where Asai Ryomasa and others were located was only a few hundred steps away from the battlefield. They bypassed a path and appeared at the rear of the battlefield.
The sudden appearance of the Asai family suddenly disrupted the situation on the battlefield.
Kyogoku Takamasa saw that Asai Ryomasa finally appeared, and he couldn't help but feel relieved, "Gensuke, let's come too!"
"ha!"
Kyogoku Takamasa immediately led his troops to rush out, and soon the two armies were fighting together.
The main force of the battle on both sides is mainly samurai, while ordinary peasant soldiers are just soy sauce. Once one side's warriors suffer a large number of casualties, victory is basically sealed.
Kyogoku Takamasa wanted to fight quickly, so he led Mitsui Takatora and others directly to where Asai Ryomasa was.
Asai Ryomasa also noticed Kyogoku Takamasa's movements, and had the same thoughts as Kyogoku Takamasa.
"Whoever asks for the head of Kyogoku Sakyo will be rewarded with a thousand stones and hundreds of coins!"
"Kill with me!"
"Asai Ryomasa's head is worth thousands of gold. Who can help me kill this person?"
Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.
The two shouted out each other's "price" almost at the same time, making the warriors on both sides blush instantly.
Kyogoku Takamasa rushed to the front with a sword in hand. Mitsui Toraka, Katagiri Naoshige and others surrounded Kyogoku Takamasa to block a group of Asai family samurai who rushed up.
Both sides were furious at this moment.
The samurai of the Asai family want to tear through the defense line of the Kyogoku family and rush to Kyogoku Takamasa to capture the famous Omi Yasha Saburo. This will not only boost his martial name, but also obtain a large sum of money from his master. Reward.
The samurai of the Kyogoku family also had the same purpose. They regarded Asai Ryomasa as their own promotion, and they wanted to rush forward and chop Asai Ryomasa to the ground with their own swords.
The small forest area was now crowded with nearly two thousand soldiers, and the scene was once very chaotic.
The intensity of the battle far exceeded the previous Battle of Anegawa and the Battle of Uchiho Kawara. This was a true hand-to-hand battle, and both sides had to fight to win.
Warriors continued to fall, but new warriors rushed up to fill the void.
Although the movements in each person's hands were not neat, they were all simple swings of swords, then swings of swords.
When the spear broke, he drew out his tachi and continued fighting. When the tachi was blunt, he threw the opponent to the ground, then pulled out his ribs and started a new round of desperate struggle.
From time to time, the heads of warriors were cut off, but before the victors could cheer, they were thrown to the ground by others.
Screams.
shouts.
Everlasting.
This is a contest between warriors from both sides.
...
At the foot of Jiyue Mountain.
Compared to the fierce battles on the main battlefield on the Jiyue Mountain Road, the combined battles that broke out here seemed a bit boring.
The Yanase family and the Higashino family were citizens of the mountainous area in the northern part of Ika County. Their income was no more than a thousand koku, and their land was barren and their output was meager. The ashigaru they belong to have inferior equipment and low combat effectiveness.
Although the Xiaohe Tuo team was defeated by a surprise attack at the beginning, when Asanobu Yamayama and Nagayori Matsunaga arrived with reinforcements, they quickly fell into a melee again.
"Lord Matsunaga, Your Excellency Su Wen has outstanding military skills. Why don't you and I compete today to see who can conquer the most enemies?"
On the battlefield, Asanobu Yamayama and Nagayori Matsunaga stood back to back, looking warily at the approaching enemy forces.
Matsunaga Nagayori laughed out loud when he heard the suggestion from Yamatonobu, "Haha! Uchizo Sukehao's suggestion, then go for it!"
"kill!"
?Yama Asanobu was armed with a short spear, while Matsunaga Nagayori was using a nodachi.
The spears used by the samurai were different from the long spears used by the ashigaru. The barrels of the spears were shorter and easier for close combat. The nodachi is longer than the ordinary sword. People who are not very confident in their own martial arts cannot use such a combat weapon.
Matsunaga Nagayori and Yamato Nobu rushed into the enemy formation on the left and right, with more than a dozen strong ashigaru on their sides.
Both of them were proud and brave men, and they were even more fearless in fighting. At this moment, they were like wolves among the sheep, beating the peasants and soldiers of the Yanase family and the Higashino family to the point where they almost doubted their lives.
The head of the Yanase family, Hideyuki Yanase, and the head of the Higashino family, Higashino Yukinobu, looked at the ashigaru who were losing ground with worried faces, their foreheads wrinkled into the shape of a river.
"I didn't expect the Kyogoku family to have such brave warriors. It seems that if we want to win, we will suffer a lot of casualties!" Yanase Hideyuki said worriedly.
Higashino Yukinobu nodded with deep sympathy, "We and the rest of the country are of low strength, so participating in the war this time is just a matter of catching a duck. Neither the Kyogoku family nor the Asai family can be offended by us."
"I see, this time I went out to the battlefield to save Asai Bizen's face. It would be better not to offend the Kyogoku family to death again."
"What does Shufang Higashino mean?"
"withdraw?"
Higashino Yukinobu and Yanase Hideyuki looked at each other and smiled, and then said to a samurai beside them, "Send the order, retreat!"
"ha!"
The Higashino family and the Yanase family were not die-hard loyalists to the Asai family, but they were forced to succumb to the Asai family due to the situation. Nowadays, there are rumors everywhere in Ixiang County, and anyone with a discerning eye knows that the situation of the Asai family is not optimistic, not to mention the two talented people, Higashino Yukinobu and Yanase Hideyuki.
Now that the battle situation between the Kyogoku family and the Asai family is unclear, the Higashino family and the Yanase family will naturally not get themselves into too deep easily.
If the Kyogoku family wins this battle, there will be no room for maneuver for the two families afterwards.
The two families have already taken part in this battle, and they have also given an explanation to the Asai family. For the two of them, this was enough. Moreover, even if the Asai family wins, can Asai Ryomasa be grateful for the achievements of the two families and grant them knowledge and practice?
Stop dreaming.
As for Ryo Asai's political question after the war, he could just use the Kyogoku family's fierce fighting prowess as a shirk.
