Jiyue, not far from the main formation of the Asai family, Kyogoku Takamasa and a team of ashigaru have been waiting here for a long time.
"Lord, if Mimasaku and Saheibei don't return today, then why don't we just wait here?" Yama Asanobu said softly, lying next to Kyogoku Takamasa.
Kyogoku Takamasa slightly raised his head and glanced at the Asai family's main formation, then turned his head and replied: "Everything is ready now. All we need is the east wind. As long as Mimasaku Mamoru and Zuohei can really lead the troops of the Akao family and Isono family." Come here, then we will defeat the Asai family today!"
In the early hours of this morning, not long after dawn, Kyogoku Takamasa received news from someone sent by Akao Kiyozuna. The Akao family and the Isono family have reached a consensus and decided to send troops to assist Kyogoku Takamasa in attacking the Asai family's back.
Kyogoku Takamasa was very happy when he learned about this, and immediately mobilized a team of ashigaru to ambush near the Asai family's main formation. In order to avoid being discovered by the Asai family's detectives, Kyogoku Takamasa and his men lay motionless in this valley, unable to leave even to defecate.
Smelling some unknown odor in the air, Kyogoku Takamasa was actually quite irritable. He could only hope that Akao Kiyosuna and Hayashi Masanobu could lead their troops as soon as possible.
It was getting dark.
The Kyogoku soldiers who had been squatting here for a whole day were already exhausted, and many peasant soldiers had already fallen asleep on the ground. Although Kyogoku Takamasa meant to scold him, he thought about it and let it go.
The mountain road on the base of the mountain is rugged, and even if Akao Kiyozuna and others arrived at this time, they would not choose to attack at night. Everyone is already exhausted after staying here for a day. If they don't get a good night's sleep, they may not be able to fight during the day tomorrow.
As he thought about it, Kyogoku Takamasa himself fell asleep.
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"Lord!"
"Lord!"
In his sleep, Kyogoku Takamasa felt someone pushing him, and slowly opened his eyes. He felt dizzy, as if he had caught a cold.
Seeing that Kyoto Gaomasa had woken up, Shan Chao Xin quickly said, "My lord, listen, what is this sound?"
"It sounds like a murder cry?" Kyogoku Takamasa listened carefully for a while, then suddenly lost all sleep and said with dazzling eyes.
? Shan Chaoxin immediately got up from the ground, "Go down and have a look!"
? Shan Chaoxin jumped up from the ground and turned back shortly after running out.
"My lord, the Asai family's main formation seems to have been attacked by surprise. It seems that Akao Misaku and the others have arrived!"
Kyogoku Takamasa had already understood this and immediately ordered: "Wake up all the ashigaru and march towards the Asai family's main formation immediately. This time, Ryomasa Asai must not be allowed to escape again!"
"ha!"
The horse moves very fast, and the bow is as frightening as a thunderbolt.
The Kyogoku family's ashigaru quickly took action and headed straight for the Asai family's main formation.
At this time, Asai Ryomasa in the Asai family's main formation had been fooled.
"What are you talking about! The troops of the Akao family and the Isono family are attacking us?"
"My lord, you are the flag of the Akao family and the Isono family. Besides, they are the only ones who can attack us from behind!" Sadashi Amemori said with a wry smile.
Ryomasa Asai suddenly felt that his feet were a little unsteady, "What are they going to do?"
"What are the Akao family and the Isono family doing?"
Asai Ryomasa suddenly couldn't believe it.
Why did things develop like this?
"Bizen Guards, I think we should withdraw our troops quickly, otherwise when the Kyogoku family, Akao family and others form a pincer attack, we will not be able to escape!" At this time, Iguchi Keigen said with a look of horror. road.
The mountain road to the base of the mountain is long and narrow. In order to resist the Kyogoku family's offensive, Asai Ryomasa specially placed the formation at a key position on the mountain road. At this time, the Akao family and the Isono family attacked from behind, which meant that the rear of the mountain road had been blocked.
If the Kyogoku family's troops in front were to attack at this time, the Asai family would be attacked from both sides and unable to care about each other.
Defeat is only a matter of time.
"Ah!!!! Ah!!!!"
Ryomasa Asai suddenly hit the formation like crazy, "Why are you doing this to me? I can obviously win! I can win!"
"Why did the Akao family and the Isono family abandon our family at this critical moment!"
Asai Ryomasa himself was born as an ordinary member of the public, and he knew the attitude of these people very clearly. Nowadays, the Asai family and the Kyogoku family are evenly matched. According to the habits of these people, even if they don't help themselves, they can't help Kyogoku.
At this moment, Asai Ryomasa's mentality collapsed.
"No, lord!"
A samurai opened the formation in a panic and ran in, his face bloody and frightened, "The Kyogoku family on the mountain road are coming to kill us!"
"Lord, we can't wait any longer!" Yumori Teji also started to get anxious.
Asai Ryomasa looked around in despair, and stretched out his hand to pull out the sword in the knife-wielding man's hand, but when his hand was in mid-air, he was unable to hang it down.
"That's all."
"This team immediately retreats towards Xiaodani City. Now we can only protect Xiaodani City!"
Kotani Castle is Asai Ryomasa's last trump card. Such a mountain city is easy to defend but difficult to attack. In addition, there are sufficient food reserves in the city and there are no worries about water sources. It is easy to hold on for a year and a half.
And with the strength of the Kyogoku family, they cannot sustain it for that long, and they will naturally retreat when the time comes.
Asai Ryomasa believes that as long as Kotani Castle is still there and he is not dead, Kitaomi will still have the final say!
As soon as he left, Asai Ryomasa immediately began to assemble his team.
Amemori Sadji and Iguchi Naomiya also summoned their own flags to join Asai Ryomasa. Although there were only more than a hundred people around the three of them, they were all elite troops of the three families, mostly samurai.
Although such a force cannot turn the tide of the battle, it will still have no problem breaking out of the siege.
At this time, the Asai family's military situation was in chaos. Although they were panicked when they first encountered the attacks of the Akao family and the Isono family, they were able to withstand it. But when Kyogoku Takamasa led his men to fight out, the situation immediately collapsed.
The morale of the farmers and soldiers of the Asai family was at its lowest, and after struggling for a while, they began to collapse.
The peasants and soldiers did not have the consciousness to fight to the death. Their most important goal in the war was to survive. When they saw that the situation was not good, they naturally turned around and ran away.
There is no way, peasants and soldiers have no salary, and they still need to prepare their own rations during wartime. If you are lucky, you can check things on the battlefield and exchange them for money if you win a combined battle. If you are not lucky, you may risk your life and end up with nothing after winning a combined battle.
So you want them to risk their lives?
nonexistent!
"Don't be greedy for heads. The target enemy general, Ryomasa Asai, must not let him escape!" On the battlefield, seeing some peasant soldiers and samurai cutting off their heads, Kyogoku Takamasa quickly ordered.
Although some samurai were somewhat reluctant, they did not dare to disobey Kyogoku Takamasa's orders and could only continue to follow Kyogoku Takamasa towards the main formation.
Although they ran all the way, Kyogoku Takamasa and others were still a step late.
Looking at the empty Asai family's main formation, Kyogoku Takamasa was quite speechless.
"Lord, fortunately you have lived up to your destiny!"
At this time, Akao Kiyosuna suddenly walked up to Kyogoku Takamasa and said excitedly.
Kyogoku Takamasa forced a smile, patted Akao Kiyosuna on the shoulder and said: "Misaku should be the chief contributor in defending this battle!"
"Just letting Asai Ryomasa rush out is a bit of a fly in the ointment." Akao Kiyosuna said with some disappointment.
"well."
Kyogoku Takamasa sighed, "A mere Asai Ryomasa is not worth mentioning, let the Ashigaru rest for a while, and then we will rush to Otani Castle immediately!"
"How can I be absent from the battle over there?"
