Riding on the war horse, feeling the wind whistling by his ears, a desire ignited in Baba Nobuharu's heart.
Kyogoku Takamasa traveled thousands of miles from Omi to Kai, and promoted himself, a mediocre samurai, to the commander of the Kyogoku family's horse riding team. His status in the family was almost the same as that of the general.
You know, even among the many close associates of Kyogoku Takamasa, the ones who are doing best now are Numata Mitsukazu, who serves as the Sakata Governor, and Matsunaga Hide, who is promoted by Imahama Castle. Moreover, these two people can almost be regarded as civilians, and there is no real leader like Nobuharu Baba.
Not to mention the elite of the elite like the Cavalry Team!
Every time he thought of Kyogoku Gaomasa's kindness in finding him, Baba Nobuharu burst into tears of gratitude. In Baba Nobuharu's heart, even if he allowed himself to die for Kyogoku Takamasa, it would be difficult for him.
And today, Nobuharu Baba will fight for Kyogoku Takamasa!
To repay Kyogoku Takamasa for his kindness, and at the same time prove to Kyogoku Takamasa that Kyogoku Takamasa did not misjudge the person by choosing him, Nobuharu Baba!
"kill!"
Baba Nobharu was still accelerating, and everywhere he passed were places where monks and soldiers gathered, but Baba Nobharu rushed through the crowd easily, and his superb equestrian skills were vividly demonstrated by Baba Nobharu.
Nobuharu of the horse field led the cavalry team back and forth in the battlefield. Wherever the cavalry team passed, people were turned upside down!
Among the Mino people, the four families of Ujiie, Fuwa, Inaba, and Ando are the strongest, and their peasant soldiers are much better than other people in terms of numbers and equipment. When fighting against the monk soldiers of Yuanzheng Temple, the situation of these four families was slightly better.
However, the situation of the remaining three families, Takagi, Mori, and Takenaka, is different.
The territory of the Takagi family is in the southwest corner of Mino, which is close to the Yoro Mountains and can be called a remote area. This time, Takagi Sadamasa came out with only a thousand peasant soldiers, and some of them didn't even have bamboo guns. Some of the peasant soldiers They were still holding farm tools.
The peasants and soldiers of the Takagi family stood together with the mob of the Ichikuri. It is estimated that no one could tell which ones were the Ichigari and which ones were the ashigaru of the Takagi family.
The situation of the Takenaka family and the Mori family is slightly better than that of the Takagi family, but not much better.
The troops of the three families were combined to defend the south side of the battlefield, and this was the place where Yuanzheng Temple's attack force was strongest besides the center of the battlefield.
Two quarters of an hour later, the peasants and soldiers of the Takagi family were the first to be unable to hold on any longer. Takagi Sadamasa began to panic when he saw the peasants and soldiers falling down one after another, and quickly called on the peasants and soldiers to retreat.
It is true that the troops were sent out this time to help the Kyogoku family, but if there were too many casualties for this, Takagi Sadamasa would also be heartbroken, and he would be reluctant to part with it at this time.
After the Takagi family withdrew, an area was vacated on the southern battlefield. The monks and soldiers of Yuanzheng Temple quickly took the opportunity to rush forward and cut off the forces of the Mori family, Takenaka family and Kyogoku family further south.
Mori Ke and Takenaka Shigegen were so angry that they cursed their mothers, but they had no choice but to fight and retreat with the peasants and soldiers.
If they resist forcefully, the peasants and soldiers will inevitably collapse, and then the southern battlefield will be equivalent to being directly lost.
"Lord, the troops of Takagi, Takenaka, and the Mori family were repulsed by Gonjoji Temple. The situation on the southern battlefield is critical!" Yamaoka Inuhachiro appeared like a ghost in front of Kyogoku Takamasa's horse, and then pointed at the anxious people to the south. said.
At this time, Kyogoku Takamasa also noticed the decline in the south of the battlefield, and felt helpless when he saw the peasant soldiers retreating after being beaten by Yuanzhengji.
"Raise the flag and let Tsukasa Tsukasa take it up!"
"Send a signal to the cavalry at the same time, and have the cavalry attack the force on the south side of the battlefield!"
Kyogoku Takamasa simply did not believe in the fighting power of the peasants and soldiers under the command of the Mino people, so he had a back-up from the beginning and used the Uji family's troops as a reserve force to prevent such a situation from happening.
And now, it's time for Ujie Naomoto to appear.
However, the situation on the southern battlefield was so bad that Kyogoku Takamasa was worried that Ujie Naomoto alone would not be able to reverse the situation, so he simply asked the cavalry to support the southern battlefield.
As Kyogoku Takamasa's order was issued, Ujie Naomoto from the rear quickly rushed into the formation with his ashigaru.
Nobuharu Baba, who was raiding back and forth on the battlefield, also noticed the signal from his own formation, and immediately turned his horse's head and rushed toward the southern battlefield.
Looking at the cavalry team coming and going freely on the battlefield, Inaba Ryoshichi, Fuha Koji and others all showed envious looks.
Yuanzhengji Zhenghui also noticed the movement of the cavalry team and suddenly became anxious.
The situation on the southern battlefield was also seen by Wan Jingji Zhenghui. If the Kyogoku family's cavalry rushed over at this time, the advantage gained with great difficulty on the southern battlefield would be instantly wiped out.
Yuanzheng Temple Zhenghui immediately ordered: "The archers obey the order and fire arrows at the cavalry!"
Looking at the cavalry team that was sprinting inside the monk soldiers, a monk soldier said loudly: "Abbott, there are still our people there. If we shoot arrows..."
"Shoot the arrow, do you want to disobey me?" Yuanzhengsi Zhenghui asked with red eyes.
The monk soldier swallowed his saliva and shouted loudly: "Target the enemy's cavalry team, fire arrows!"
"Fire the arrow!"
The archers received the order and quickly aimed at the horsemen who were running wildly on the battlefield. The arrows in their hands flew across like meteors and went straight towards the horsemen.
While charging, Nobuharu Baba was also observing the situation on the battlefield. When he saw the enemy archers aiming at him, Nobuharu Baba's brain started to work quickly.
If they continue to move forward, even if they can rush behind Yikui to support the southern battlefield, the cavalry team will probably suffer heavy losses.
And these archers...
"Turn!"
"Target archer, turn around and charge!"
Baba Nobuharu immediately made a bold decision. He suddenly turned the direction of the charge and rushed directly towards the archers of Yuanzhengji Temple.
In order to avoid accidental injuries as much as possible, the archers of Yuanzheng Temple resorted to projectile shooting. If you shoot straight, most of the arrows will hit your own people in front.
If thrown, the arrows can be concentrated in the area where the cavalry is located. Although it will also cause accidental damage, it will at least have a higher probability of hitting the enemy.
But as Baba Nobuharu made a sudden U-turn, the arrow that was thrown directly lost its target.
The cavalry is faster, and the archers will naturally shoot an "advance amount" when aiming. The arrow will be shot at the position of the cavalry after the arrow flies.
But Nobuharu's U-turn caused the archers' first shots to miss. However, a large number of the monk soldiers on the battlefield fell because of this!
Seeing that the Kyogoku family's cavalry suddenly changed direction and rushed toward them, the archers from the Wanjoji Temple quickly lined up in several rows, bent their bows and nocked arrows to shoot at Nobuharu Baba, who was charging at the front.
Facing the flying arrows, Baba Nobuharu suddenly bent down and leaned his entire body on the horse's back.
Arrows whizzed past Nobuharu's head, but none of them touched Nobuharu Nobuharu. The horseback warriors behind Baba Nobuharu also followed suit. Although they could not be as flexible and flexible on horseback as Baba Nobuharu, long-term training also allowed the horseback warriors to make the same movements as Baba Nobuharu.
It must be said that this action really played a big role, and the archers' second round of shooting failed again.
Seeing this, the archers of Yuanzheng Temple also panicked and were about to shoot a third round of arrows, but they had no chance.
"Baba Mino stays here, the enemy will die!"
Under the horses' hooves, there are trembling archers. They don't even have the courage to draw the bow string...
