March of the eleventh year of astronomy.
Kyogoku Takamasa left Kyoto with eight thousand troops and went straight to Kizawa Nagamasa's base in Hanoi, Kiyama Castle.
Along the way, Kyogoku Gaomasa ordered his troops to advance slowly and in no hurry.
While marching, Kyogoku Takamasa sent detectives to Shinkiyama Castle to investigate the news, and soon the detectives came back.
"My lord, I want to find out. The Kizawa family's troops are deployed on Futami Mountain on the south side of Shinkiyama Castle. They seem to be on guard against Yusa's army."
"Explore again!"
"ha!"
Knowing that Kizawa Nagamasa's army was not at Shinikiyama Castle, Kyogoku Takamasa was even less panicked.
This time sending troops, Kyogoku Takamasa did not intend to directly fight with Kisawa Nagamasa.
Regarding Kizawa Nagamasa and Kyogoku Takamasa, they still know something about it.
After taking control of the Hatakeyama family, Kisawa Nagamasa had a very high prestige in the family. He had many samurai under his command and the Ashigaru equipment was quite sophisticated.
After all, with the Hatakeyama family as his back and the Sakai Port nearby, Kizawa Nagamasa was not short of money and could easily obtain a large amount of equipment.
It's not that Kyogoku Takamasa is afraid, it's just that he simply doesn't want his elite troops to suffer too much damage.
Moreover, since Yusa Chokyo has supported Hatakeyama Inaga and Kizawa Nagamasa in opposition, Kyogoku Takamasa can just wait for Yusa Chokyo and Kizawa Nagamasa to fight first, and then join the battlefield to clean up the mess.
The protracted march lasted for more than two hours, and the sun was already high in the sky. Kyogoku Gaomasa ordered the entire army to stop advancing and bury pots for cooking first.
Not long after, several detectives returned.
"My lord, we discovered the strength of the Yusa family's troops!"
"Report! There are about 10,000 Yusasoshi, mostly Kii monk soldiers, marching towards Shinki Mountain Castle!"
Detectives kept returning, bringing the latest news from the front.
Yusa Chokyo ignored Kizawa Nagamasa, who was preparing to fight him at Futami Mountain, and instead took a detour and headed straight for Shinikiyama Castle. This actually surprised Kyogoku Takamasa.
Kyogoku Takamasa didn't care about it for now, but Kizawa Nagamasa, who went up the mountain the second time, was a little panicked.
Why doesn't Yusa Changjiao play his cards according to the routine?
In fact, Yusa Nagasaki had no choice. Because the rebellion was so hasty, and most of the family's troops had already been taken to Mount Kasagi by Kizawa Nagamasa. Therefore, in a short period of time, Yuzuo Changjiao was unable to mobilize enough troops.
He managed to gather more than a thousand men from his direct subordinates, and Hatakeyama Aizhang brought more than ten thousand monks and soldiers from Kii. Yusa Chojiao simply did not dare to confront Kizawa Nagamasa, who had already set up a formation at Futamiyama. Be tough.
The terrain on the second mountain is dangerous, easy to defend but difficult to attack. If he were to forcefully fight Kizawa Nagamasa, Yusa Nagasaki knew that he had no chance of winning.
So they bypassed Ershang Mountain and went straight to the empty Xingui Mountain Castle behind them.
Kizawa Nagamasa also saw Yusa Nagasaki's intention. The Shinki Mountain Castle in the rear was Kizawa Nagamasa's base and could not be missed.
And seeing that Yusa Nagasaki dared to go deep alone with only a few people, Kizawa Nagamasa smiled instead of getting angry.
Leaving part of the troops to continue to guard Ershang Mountain and guarding the rear important road, Kisawa Nagamasa led the army to pursue them.
With the two armies chasing each other, Kizawa Nagamasa actually caught up with Yusa Nagasaki near the Ochiai River.
Seeing that Xingui Mountain City was close at hand, Yuzuo Changjiao had no choice but to order a war.
"Our troops are small but the enemy's force is strong. How about setting up our formation with the Ochiai River behind us and relying on the terrain to fight?" Next to Yuzuo Changjiao, a retainer of the Yuzuo family suggested.
Yuzuo Chojiao thought over and over again and agreed to the retainer's proposal, and immediately ordered the entire army to retreat to the bank of the Ochiai River and form a formation with their backs to the water.
Kizawa Nagamasa, who was running all the way, didn't take any time to rest and launched an attack directly.
A fierce battle broke out between the two armies in an instant.
The Yusa Changjiao side was originally a temporary military force, and most of the troops were monk soldiers as guest troops. Not only is discipline lax, but command is also inconvenient.
However, Kizawa Nagamasa's side marched all the way in a hurry and went into battle without any rest. The Ashigaru were also a little exhausted, so the two sides fought evenly.
There are more than 10,000 people on Yusa Nagasaki's side, and nearly 20,000 on Kizawa Nagamasa's side.
The battle lasted from noon to evening, and in the end, Kizawa Nagamasa's side had the upper hand.
Yusakata's monk soldiers were just paid by Yusakata and Hatakeyama, and they were regarded as working for money. But taking the money is one thing, but there are not many people who are really willing to die for Yuzuo Changjiao.
As the battle continued, casualties began to increase, and the already demoralized Yuzuo army began to collapse.
During the Warring States Period, this kind of battle between irregular armies was a morale-boosting battle.
As long as one place on the battlefield begins to collapse, the entire battle will soon collapse.
Kizawa Nagamasa stood in front of the formation with high spirits on his horse. Seeing that Yusa Chojiao was beginning to fail, he immediately waved his military equipment and shouted loudly, "The enemy is about to be defeated. Charge quickly and take the leader of Yusa Chojiao. Fifty bounty!"
"oh!"
Now, the Kuzawa army, which had the upper hand, directly burst out with even more astonishing combat power under the heavy reward.
Yuzuo Changjiao had already joined the battlefield with his horsemen, but after all, there were only more than a hundred people, and they were unable to stop the attack of the Kizawa army, and they were unable to save the defeat.
From time to time, the screams of the horsemen could be heard around him, and the monk soldiers around him were also defeated in large areas. Changjiao Youzuo fought and retreated, and soon there were only twenty or thirty people around him.
Looking at the Ochiai River behind him, Yusa Nagasaki couldn't help feeling sad.
"pity!"
"hateful!"
"You shouldn't have sought skin from a tiger in the first place!"
At this time, light rain began to fall sparsely in the sky. Changjiao Yuzu looked at the saber in his hand that had been cut with several notches, and couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh.
"Is today the day of my death?"
The surrounding Kizawa family ashigaru had already discovered Yusa Chojiao, and they all rushed towards Yusa Chojiao howling, preparing to chop Yusa Chojiao in order to collect the "50 gold medals".
The horses and gangsters around You Zuo Changjiao rushed to fight desperately, surrounding You Zuo Changjiao in the middle, trying to buy some time for You Zuo Changjiao.
Yusa Chojiao in the crowd was already kneeling on the ground. As the patriarch of the famous Hatakeyama family, Yusa Chojiao could not let himself die in the hands of these soldiers.
He would rather commit seppuku.
But just when the knife was about to touch his stomach, Yuzuo Changjiao suddenly felt a rapid sound coming from the ground beneath his feet.
Immediately afterwards, as far as the eye can see, on the dim horizon, a red wave is coming towards this direction at a very fast speed.
Shocked, Yu Zuo Changjiao vaguely saw a "four-eye knot pattern".
Both sides on the battlefield involuntarily stopped what they were doing.
Kizawa Nagamasa, who was still overjoyed at the horse, no longer smiled at this moment, with a look of surprise on his face.
"not good!"
"It's the Kyogoku family!"
Kizawa Nagamasa reacted quickly, "Quick, stop the Kyogoku family's cavalry for me, I must not let them rush over!"
However, before Kizawa Nagamasa finished speaking, another cry of killing suddenly rang out from the other side of the battlefield.
The "Three-Order Five-Nail Drawing Pattern" with white background and black frame soon came into view. When he saw this scene, Kizawa Nagamasa's eyes suddenly went dark and he fell down from his horse.
How can there be such a thing!
It doesn't matter if the Kyogoku family is here, your Miyoshi family is here to join in the fun anyway.
Isn't this bullying? !
