Horie Keiyong had been paying attention to the movements of the Kyogoku family. After hearing a buzzing sound, he quickly shouted: "Raise the umbrella!"
The Asakura family's Ashigaru were well prepared. After hearing Horie Keiyong's words, the group of Ashigaru who rushed to the front quickly placed the wooden pegs they carried with them on the ground. The entire Asakura family's military force slowly stopped. Come down.
The arrows arrived in response, but most of the arrows were not powerful enough and did not pose any threat to the Asakura family's military strength. They were weakly inserted into the land in front of the Asakura family's ashigaru.
Some of the arrows did hit the military formation, but they were also taken advantage of by the wooden pillars. Except for a dozen unlucky guys who were hit by the arrows and were slightly injured, this round of shooting did not hit Asakura at all. What casualties are caused by the home.
"Keep charging!"
After straightening his pocket, Horie Keiyu dodged out from behind the wooden pillar, and then continued to direct the ashigaru to charge forward.
The Ashigaru picked up the wooden pillars and rushed out again.
As expected of a veteran soldier with rich combat experience, everything seemed orderly and logical!
Soon, Kyogoku's second round of shots came again. Because the distance was closer this time, it was more threatening than the first time. At least dozens of Ashigaru were hit by arrows, but the casualties were estimated to be very few.
The ashigaru under Horie Kei's command were all wearing tōmaru and wearing turbans. The 1,000 elite ashigaru that Kyogoku Takamasa had only scraped together by selling everything seemed to be everywhere in the Asakura family, which had a deep foundation.
"The enemy is close at hand, everyone rush!"
"Archers, fight back!"
He was shot twice by the Kyogoku family for no reason. Although he did not suffer any casualties, this does not mean that Horie Keiyu is a master who allows others to bully him. Soon, the archers under Horie Keiyu's command also began to fight back. They directly bypassed the spear ashigaru at the front and directly targeted the archers behind the spear ashigaru.
Fortunately, Uesaka Munanobu was well prepared. There was a team of ashigaru holding wooden poles in front of the archers, so they were not harmed.
As the archers from both sides came and went, the Ashigaru were not idle, and soon began to fight.
Relying on the length of the spear, the ashigaru on both sides, led by the samurai, started fighting with various weapons across a long distance. From time to time, an Ashigaru was shot and fell down, and the scene was once very tragic.
The Ashigaru were fighting fiercely, and the archers didn't care so much, they kept moving their hands without stopping. The Kyogoku family uses Fuji bows, while the Asakura family is more equipped with Maruki bows.
The Kyogoku family is rich in wood, and the Omi Shigeto bow is very famous. There are many archery masters in the Omi area, such as Yoshida Shigemasa and his son who work for the Rokkaku family.
The heavy rattan bow is named after the trunk of the bow is coated with black paint and then wrapped with specially treated rattan. It is a compound bow.
Unlike the Maruki bow, the Fuji bow is a compound bow with a longer bow, suitable for shooting long arrows. Longer arrows have better balance and greater weight, so they have stronger penetrating power and are more accurate.
The Asakura family's Maruki bow is a single bow, and its power is affected by the material of the bow and arrow as well as the length and thickness of the bow itself. The Marubi bow used by the Asakura family is obviously inferior to the rattan bow used by the Kyogoku family, so the Kyogoku family has the upper hand in the battle between archers.
"Ignore the enemy archers, attack with the whole army! Defeat the enemy ashigaru quickly, follow me!" Horie Kageyong is in his forties and has experienced hundreds of battles. He knows very well that the archers are not The most important factor affecting the entire battle situation.
Wakasa Street is surrounded by mountains and forests on both sides, making it very narrow compared to the wide and flat Omi Street and Echizen Street. This terrain is not conducive to large-scale operations.
In such a situation, the Kyogoku family's front line must be quickly defeated, allowing more of their own Ashigaru to rush to the front line. Otherwise, once the battle at the front goes wrong and the ashigaru at the rear can no longer move forward, the battle will become anxious.
Horie Keiyong understood Asakura Sotechi's intentions, so he knew his importance in this battle.
When I, who is at the forefront, cannot open up the situation for the Asakura family, no matter how many ashigaru are behind me, they will not have any effect.
kill! "
After making up his mind, Horie Kage immediately waved the sword in his hand and rushed forward.
Whenever there is a battle, Horie Kageyuki will be at the forefront of the Ashigaru, so his subordinates are very convinced of him. According to Horie Keiyong, samurai must be so forward-thinking. Even if they die in battle, they should die on the way to charge!
"Go to hell!" Horikage howled angrily and stabbed a Kyogoku samurai in the chest with his sword, then kicked the samurai away with a swing. The splash of blood made Horie Kageyong even more crazy, and his eyes burst out with deep desire.
The troops under the command of Kageyoshi Horie are worthy of being the most elite ashigaru of the Asakura family. Under the leadership of Kageyoshi Horie as an arrow, the Kyogoku family's front line of nearly a thousand ashigaru actually declined.
Uesaka Munanobu looked at the ashigaru who was retreating beside him, his face was so gloomy that it was about to drip with water!
Before the battle started, he had just blown NB. Wouldn't it be very embarrassing if he was beaten while hanging by the opponent?
Uesaka Yoshinobu stood next to Uesaka Munonobu and said solemnly, "Minbubu, the weapons and equipment of the enemy army should undoubtedly be the elite of the Asakura family. The samurai leading the enemy team is Horie Ishimi Mamoru. A famous general of the Asakura family."
"We are all peasants and soldiers under our command. It is normal to be at a disadvantage at the beginning of the battle. We just need to hold the enemy's offensive and wait for reinforcements!"
"Hmph!" Uesaka Munanobu snorted coldly, "I, Uesaka Munanobu, have followed Sakyo into the palace for the past few years to fight in the north and south. What scenes have I not seen? The Horie Iwami, the Asakura family, look at me personally leading the charge. !”
"This place will be handed over to Daisuke Jibu!"
After finishing speaking, without waiting for Uesaka Yoshinobu to answer, Uesaka Munanobu shouted loudly as he walked, "Follow me!"
Uesaka Munanobu didn't believe it. Could he be defeated by an "unknown person" from the Asakura family?
After all, things have gone very smoothly for the Kyogoku family in the past two years.
Whether it was pacifying Kitanomi or conquering Ise and Wakasa, they all achieved victory, which made everyone in the Kyogoku family immersed in the illusion that "I am invincible in the world." Not only Uesaka Munanobu, but many samurai in the Kyogoku family have this mentality.
Even Kyogoku Takamasa is the same. Otherwise, if someone else comes here and learns that the enemy's general is Asakura Sotetsu, he will definitely stay in Gozeyama Castle. How can he still have the courage to take the initiative to go out of the city and fight with him? The Asakura family engages in an outdoor battle? !
I have to say that the Kyogoku family is indeed floating.
"Hold it to me! Anyone who retreats will be killed!" Uesaka Munanobu quickly joined the battlefield, casually chopped down a peasant soldier whose legs were trembling and fearful of moving forward, and then raised his sword and pointed it at the North Korean in front. The Cang family soldiers roared loudly.
The arrival of Uesaka Munonobu gave the ashigaru present some confidence, and the Kyogoku family managed to stabilize their formation.
Suddenly, when Uesaka Munanobu was unprepared, two Asakura family ashigaru took the opportunity to stab Uesaka Munanobu with their guns. Before Uesaka Munanobu could react, two ashigaru spears were thrust in front of him......
