March is the coolest time of the year.
The gentle breeze in the mountains is caressing, and the fragrance of flowers fills the air, making people feel relaxed and happy.
The wooden tool Kang, wearing a large armor, stood on the horse and yawned from time to time. I was used to living in the city, and suddenly I slept in the wilderness for a night. It was obvious that I had not had a good rest, and my face showed fatigue.
Muzao Jukang yawned and looked ahead solemnly, his eyes full of doubts.
Just a quarter of an hour ago, a Kyogoku family's troops suddenly rushed out of Nagashima City and came directly towards Mokuzo Juyasu's main formation.
Muzo Juyasu immediately thought that the Kyogoku family was going to launch a surprise attack on him, and immediately ordered the entire army to prepare for war. But soon Muzo Juyasu discovered that the Kyogoku family's troops did not attack immediately, but stopped less than 500 steps away from his own troops.
"Why did the Kyogoku family send these people out?"
"Death?"
From time to time, the chatter of the retainers could be heard in his ears, and Muzao Jukang was also a little confused.
"My lord, why don't you go out into battle to show off the Kyogoku family?" A young samurai said eagerly. It seems that he is eager to make meritorious deeds.
Mu Zhuo Kang nodded after thinking again and again. After all, his own troops had an absolute advantage and there was no need to be afraid.
"Nagato Shou, chief planner, you two go out into battle and make sure to repel the enemy!"
"ha!"
Woo! Woo! Woo!
As a burst of conch sounds sounded, the two heads of the Bokuzo family, Nagato Shou and Yamada, each took more than a thousand ashigaru and began to rush towards the Kyogoku family's troops.
Yokota Takamatsu, who was the first to fight, led 500 ashigaru, and Nomura Mototaka led 200 people as the rear team and did not join the battlefield immediately.
Mokuzo Nagatoshou was a descendant of the Mokuzo family. As the most powerful general in his family, and now he had the advantage in military strength, he did not take the hundreds of people from the Kyogoku family seriously.
"Kill me and drive these Omi people out of Yinshi!"
"oh!"
The morale of the wooden soldiers was high, and this kind of downwind battle in which more people fought against fewer soldiers was what the soldiers liked best. Led by dozens of samurai warriors from the Muzo family, Nagato Shou and Chief Yamada surrounded them from left to right.
Dozens of samurai acted as arrows, and their combat effectiveness was quite strong. They quickly tore a hole in the Kyogoku family's front line.
The wooden Nagato Shou had a good eye, and at a glance he saw Yokota Takamatsu in the formation who was wearing a black takamatsu and surrounded by several bannermen. Now knowing that this person must be the opponent's general, he immediately rushed over with his men.
Yokota Takamatsu was not afraid at all and led his people to greet them.
"I am a wooden house guarded by a long wooden door. The enemy will come and die soon!"
"Kyogoku family Yokota Bichu is here to guard, and a mere unknown person is talking so much!"
Yokota Takamatsu's words immediately angered Mokuzo Nagato Shou, and he immediately rode his horse and rushed over. When he got close, Mokuzo Nagato Shou handed the reins to the young man aside, then dismounted and rushed towards Yokota Takamatsu.
Yokota Takamatsu was stunned for a moment, but he also swung his sword to fight back.
After dozens of blows, Yokota and Takamatsu's expression suddenly changed and he struggled to parry.
Seeing that Yokota Takamatsu was obviously no match for him, Nagato Shou was overjoyed and swung the saber in his hand faster.
Yokota and Takamatsu retreated while fighting. After struggling to block Nagato Shou's sword, he immediately ran away. However, Yokota and Takamatsu ran back and forth without stopping.
"Wuzhuo little boy, stay here. I will come back and have a meal before I fight to the death with you!"
"Retreat! Retreat!"
Seeing Yokota and Takamatsu being so shameless, Nagato jumped up and down.
"Shameless people, stop leaving and let me chase you!"
"oh!"
Seeing the Kyogoku family's retreat, the morale of the Mokuzo family's troops was even higher. They didn't even need to be commanded by Mokuzo Nagatomo and others. These miscellaneous soldiers were already pursuing them.
The troops under Yokota Takamatsu and Nomura Gentaka are the most elite ashigaru of the Kyogoku family, and they are the troops directly under Kyogoku Takamasa. Kyogoku Takamasa spent a lot of money to build this standing army.
"Rebirth of the Great Era of Fighting Waves"
All the equipment on Ashigaru was purchased by Kyogoku Gaomasa with a large sum of money, and it was obvious at first glance that it was not a bargain.
The soldiers of the woodworking family were used to being poor. Seeing that they had won the battle, they naturally wanted to pursue the enemy and get more loot.
Seeing the Kyogoku family's decline so quickly, the woodworking tool Yasuo in the back almost laughed so hard that he almost sat down from his horse on the ground.
"Hahahaha! The Kyogoku family is just like that. A few hundred people came to fight against me. I don't know where they got the courage!"
"My lord, Nagato Mamoru is already chasing the enemy. Can we also go out into battle?" Seeing Nagato Mamoru eating meat in front, the other warriors of the Mokuzo family who had not yet gone out to battle could not sit still.
These days, the only way to earn a fortune through war is to get rewards for meritorious deeds. The credit cannot be given to just two people, Nagato Shou Mokuzo and Chief Accountant Yamada.
Wooden Tool Kang waved his hand, "The whole army attacks!"
"ha!"
"Send someone to inform my lord that our family has defeated the Kyogoku family's troops, and ask Ishimi Mamoru to come closer to our family and annihilate the enemy together!"
"ha!"
On the other side of the battlefield, after receiving the news from the Muzo family, Mitsuruo Tobiya did not dare to neglect and immediately sent his troops to join the battlefield. Soon the Kitahata family was chasing the defeated Kyogoku family on the battlefield. The situation on the battlefield was extremely favorable to the Kitahata family.
Not to be outdone, Torioya Mitsurui personally led people to rush behind Yokota Takamatsu and others, and cooperated with Chief Accountant Yamada and others to surround Yokota Takamatsu and others.
Nomura Mototaka's 200 ashigaru resisted desperately and barely parried.
However, they could not withstand the large number of troops of the Kitahata family and were quickly dispersed.
The group of people retreated while fighting, and soon arrived at the foot of Changdao City.
Although Nomura Mototaka knew that Kyogoku Takamasa had a back-up plan, he couldn't help but become a little anxious when he saw more and more enemy troops surrounding him.
"Bei Zhongshou, this is not the way to go. If the lord doesn't come out again, I'm worried that the entire army will be defeated!"
Yokota Takamatsu did not answer and allowed the old command to fight back.
Seeing this, Nomura Gentaka could only continue to join the battlefield, and the two sides continued to be in a stalemate.
The Kitahata family originally thought it would be a hearty battle of annihilation, but after fighting for a while, Torioya Mitsui felt something was wrong.
The Kyogoku family's troops in front of them were clearly defeated, but they were still fighting very methodically, and their formation was not chaotic at all.
Each column cooperates with each other in an orderly manner. How does this look like a defeated army?
Even in some places, the Kitahata family's military strength was suppressed by the Kyogoku family. Toriya Mitsuei can be considered a man who has experienced many battles, but he has never seen such a situation.
Little did he know that this army was the elite of the Kyogoku family. It had been trained by Akao Kiyoshizuna and Kaiboku Tsunauchi for several years, and had fought against the Asakura family and the Rokkaku family. How could it be an ordinary soldier? Comparable.
"Right horse head, where is the right horse head man?"
"Sir!" Uhma Ohama heard Toriya Mitsei calling him, and quickly quit the battle and came to Toriya Mitsei's side.
Toriya Mitsei pointed to Nagashima Castle ahead and said, "Pay close attention to the movements in the city. Once the Kyogoku family troops in the city are dispatched, you must hold them back until we can deal with the enemy force in front of us."
"ha!"
Obama Ushimatou is the head of the Obama clan of the Shima Kingdom. After being defeated by the Kitahata family, he surrendered to Kitahata Harugu. This time, Kitahata Harugu sent troops under the command of Toriya Mitsei.
Toriya Mitsei felt relieved when he saw that Obama Uma and others blocked the Kyogoku family's retreat. At this moment, he was a little worried that the Kyogoku family would send reinforcements from the city. By then, the troops of the Kyogoku family who were surrounded in front of him would probably escape from his mouth.
