The battle in Wakasa Street was in full swing, and Kuriya Mototaka and others in the adjacent Kasami Castle naturally saw this clearly.
At first, Kuriya Mototaka only said that this battle was just a contact battle between the Kyogoku family and the Asakura family. Although the scale was large, the battle would not be very intense. However, the development of the situation has already exceeded Kuriya Gentaka's expectations. This battle actually turned into a large-scale "war of annihilation" right away?
Standing at the highest point of the imperial palace in Kasumimi Castle, Kuriya Gentaka could clearly see the entire battlefield. Although he couldn't see the details due to the distance, he could still see the trend of the battlefield very clearly.
Seeing that the Kyogoku family was about to be defeated in one battle, Kuriya Mototaka was so panicked that he even had the idea of abandoning the city and fleeing.
Fortunately, Kuriya Mototaka knew that Kyogoku Takamasa's main force had not arrived yet, so the outcome of this battle had not yet been determined, and everything had not reached the worst point yet.
"My lord, the messenger from the Kyogoku family is here!"
Kuriya Mitsuruo slowly came to Kuriya Gentaka's side.
Kuriya Mototaka was not surprised by this, "The Kyogoku family came to ask for help. Who sent the envoy?"
"The person coming is Shun Lian, who is entering the palace from Zuo Jing."
Hearing Kuriya Mitsuwa's answer, Kuriya Gentaka nodded slowly, "Since Sakyo Shinden has sent someone here, it seems that Sakyo Shinden has arrived on the battlefield."
"I'm going to mobilize the troops now!"
"Wait a minute!" Kuriya Gentaka stopped Kuriya Mitsuwa who turned around, then touched his chin and showed an inexplicable smile, "The situation on the battlefield is unclear at the moment. Although Sakyo Jinden has personally led his troops to arrive, can they be defeated? The Asakura family's attack is still unknown, and if we lead troops into the battlefield at this time, we will be placing all our hopes on the Kyogoku family."
"If the Kyogoku family loses to the Asakura family, will it be possible for our Kuriya family to exist after the war?"
Kuriya Mitsuruo looked at Kuriya Gentaka in front of him, his face changed a little, and his eyes showed a little disappointment.
Ever since Kuriya Mototaka openly "self-reliance" last year, Kuriya Mitsuwa has been somewhat dissatisfied with Kuriya Mototaka in his heart. But as a retainer of Kuriya, Mitsuhiro Kuriya couldn't say anything. After all, Gentaka Kuriya also considered the development of the Kuriya family.
But now Kuriya Gentaka is still trying to build a wall between the Asakura family and the Kyogoku family, which seems a bit short-sighted.
"Don't you plan to send troops, my lord?"
"That's not the case!" Kuriya Gentaka waved his hand, "I only have three thousand peasant soldiers in this city. A battlefield like this with tens of thousands of people cannot make much of a splash."
"If Sakyo enters the palace and has no way to save himself, then even if our family joins the battlefield, it will not help! But if Sakyo enters the palace and can turn the tide, then our army's military strength can play a decisive role in the battle situation, so our family must send troops at the most critical moment. moment!”
"Doesn't this also reflect the importance of our family in the entire battle?"
Seeing that Kuriya Gentaka's brain was not completely broken, Kuriya Mitsuru breathed a sigh of relief, but when he thought of Tsutsui Shunren, he asked worriedly: "Where is the envoy?"
"Don't rush!"
Kuriya Gentaka said with a smile: "Just say that my family is having dinner!"
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In Wakasa Street, Kyogoku Takamasa led the horse team to gallop, and the sound of horse hooves could be heard on the street.
The howling wind seemed to be mixed with some sounds of fighting, and Kyogoku Takamasa knew clearly that he had arrived near the battlefield.
"Lord, my family's defeated troops appear in front!"
Suddenly, Baba Nobuharu, standing beside Kyogoku Takamasa, pointed at the dozen or so peasant soldiers who were fleeing hastily on the street in front and said.
In front of Kyogoku Takamasa and others, more than a dozen peasant soldiers were seen running away with their heads in their hands. The four-eye knot pattern behind the peasant soldiers was quite eye-catching against the flag.
Seeing this, Kyogoku Takamasa's heart sank again.
Now that there has been a rout, it proves that the battle situation ahead has begun to collapse, and the situation is urgent!
"Speed up and rush over!"
The more than ten peasant soldiers of the Kyogoku family who were fleeing suddenly saw hundreds of Kyogoku family's horse-riding samurai appearing on the street in front of them. They panicked and hurriedly hid in the bushes on both sides of the street.
If you run away on the battlefield and encounter your own warriors, you may be executed on the spot.
Kyogoku Takamasa was preoccupied with the war situation and had no time to deal with these peasant soldiers. He led the cavalry team and continued to attack the front. Seeing Kyogoku Takamasa and others leaving quickly, the peasant soldiers who were hiding breathed a long sigh of relief, glanced at the quickly disappearing figures of Kyogoku Takamasa and others, and ran out of the bushes with lingering fear.
At this time, the Kyogoku family's military strength on the battlefield was on the verge of collapse.
Uesaka Munanobu and Mitamura Tamasa finally reunited with Shimosaka Masaharu and others under the desperate charge from side to side, but before Uesaka Munanobu and others could catch their breath, the Asakura family's army surrounded them again.
Part of the Asakura family's troops who were killed from the mountain roads on both sides joined the battlefield ahead, while the other part blocked the retreat path of the Kyogoku family's troops.
At this time, Kobori, Anyoji and other nationalists were trying their best to attack the Asakura family's troops in the rear, blocking their retreat, but with little effect.
The Asakura family's troops on both sides were pressing forward step by step, gradually compressing the Kyogoku family's troops into a ball.
In a small open space, nearly 10,000 peasants and soldiers were densely gathered. The Asakura family was completely surrounded on both sides of the road. It was impossible to escape at this moment.
Uesaka Munanobu slumped on the ground exhausted, looking at the panicked peasants and soldiers around him and feeling discouraged.
"I'm afraid I'm going to die this time!" Uesaka Munanobu felt very bitter in his heart. His second son had just been born, so he was about to lose his father...
Just when Uesaka Munanobu was desperate, a thunderous roar suddenly sounded on the battlefield.
"Kyogoku Sakyoujin is here, the rats from the Asakura family come quickly to take care of him!"
"Kill!"
Soon, the sound of galloping horse hooves sounded. Although everyone in the Kyogoku family could not see anything because their vision was blocked by the Asakura family's troops, the familiar voice that sounded from behind the street could not be Kyogoku Takamasa. who?
This loud shout was like the sound of nature to everyone in the Kyogoku family at this moment. The arrival of Kyogoku Gaomasa made everyone present seem to have found a backbone, and the panic in their hearts also calmed down a little.
Uesaka Munanobu reacted quickly and quickly got up from the ground. Regardless of his own injuries, he picked up his sword and shouted loudly, "It's Sakyo entering the palace, it's Yasha Saburo!"
"Yaksha Saburo is here to save us, please follow me to kill!"
In an instant, the originally helpless Ashigaru members of the Kyogoku family took up their weapons and charged in the direction of Kyogoku Takamasa.
Kyogoku Takamasa and his cavalry team suddenly rushed out from behind the Asakura family, catching the Asakura family off guard. The hundreds of cavalry teams seemed to be in a deserted place for a while.
The samurai led by Kyogoku Takamasa and Baba Nobuharu and others soon tore a hole in the back of the Asakura family.
Sotechi Asakura, who was on the top of the mountain, immediately noticed the anomaly. He quickly pointed to the back of the street and said, "How come the Kyogoku family's troops arrived here?"
"What the hell is Manazaemon doing!"
