The samurai stood by, eating the dry food they carried with them and wiping their samurai swords, full of fighting spirit.
A quarter of an hour, two quarters of an hour...
An hour later, the enemy troops moved closer and closer.
There are more than 5,000 people, and there are no less than 1,500 warriors with samurai swords. They are rushing towards them with a fierce aura. They are obviously the elite armed forces of the Yamana clan.
Li Qing raised his sword and said leisurely: "Form up."
"yes!"
The two thousand warriors continued to use the previous cone formation, with their eyes fixed on the enemy without fear.
"kill!"
There was another soft shout, and Li Qing shook the reins and took the lead.
"kill!!"
The cavalry were in the vanguard, chasing Li Qing's pace, with the handle following closely behind, moving forward like a raging flood.
The distance of several hundred meters was reached in an instant, and without any hesitation, two thousand people crashed into five thousand people.
Li Qing leaned forward, the dozens of kilograms of steel-clad blades trembling, cutting through the air and making a buzzing sound.
"Dang~ click click...!"
First cutting off the weapon, then breaking the bones and muscles, Li Qing did it in one go, without any lag, just like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
"Xilulu..."
The horse neighed, and its hooves as big as a bowl trampled over him, trampling on the man and continuing forward.
The cavalry squad followed them like a shadow, charging and killing non-stop. gōΠb.ōγg
The cavalry is the best at collisions. Even in large-scale corps battles, the cavalry still plays a vital role, not to mention a war in which the combined number of both sides is less than 10,000.
Two hundred cavalry is not much, but in a battle of this scale, it can work wonders!
The Yamana family's elite armed forces had no cavalry to respond, so they suffered a huge loss.
In fact, they also have cavalry. As a top force, they have as many as five hundred cavalry, but they were all sent out to deal with the Hosokawa clan who came to loot.
They never expected that anyone would dare to attack them, let alone that they would be attacked into the city. They were not prepared for this at all.
In Japan's battles, cavalry was not used much, so there was no such thing as a horse-rejection formation. The cavalry team, which had already begun to charge, was like a fish in water. It could just rush forward and kill.
With the Great God personally opening the way, their resistance is even more pitiful.
In a place where the average height per person is generally less than 1.6 meters, the advantage of horses is too great, not to mention they are still cavalry.
It is no exaggeration to say that the wolf is among the sheep.
Moving at high speed, they don't even need to chop, they can use inertia to harvest the lives of their enemies.
Horse hooves trampling, moving forward...
After a confrontation, only fifty of the two hundred cavalry were lost. At the same time, the awl handle behind the awl tip also used the momentum of the cavalry to break into the Yamana clan's samurai legion.
Two thousand against five thousand, but it was as powerful as twenty thousand against five thousand.
This desperate fighting style of Saburo was really terrifying. After a while, the Yamana clan's samurai began to think of retreating.
It’s just a few bucks a month, what’s the point of risking your life?
The mentality is different, and the combat power is naturally different.
There is a huge difference between the working army and the entrepreneurial army, and the warriors on Li Qing's side are already stronger!
The Yamana clan's 5,000 armed forces began to retreat after losing only 700 of them. The general could not stop them, so he had no choice but to order a retreat.
They still have a way to retreat. They can retreat and defend the city within the city. There are thousands of armed forces dozens of miles away. Just let them return for reinforcements.
At that time, there will be a double attack. Even if these two thousand people are covered in iron, how can they be their opponents?
No big deal!
Five thousand people were stationed in the city, unable to get out. They were ready to use human wave tactics to capture this armed force after the friendly forces outside the city returned for reinforcements.
Seeing this, Li Qing stopped charging into the city. It would be too much of a disadvantage to fight like that.
He led nearly two thousand armed forces and retreated to the main city of the outer city to defend it.
You defend the city, and I will defend the city too!
The situation suddenly became interesting. Li Qing defended the city, and the Yamana clan defended the middle part of the city. Outside the city, the Hosokawa clan, the Yamana clan, and Inoue Saburo kept fighting.
There is me in you and you in me, layers of nesting dolls.
Li Qing was quite calm. He expected that the Hosokawa clan would definitely help him hold off the Yamana clan. As for the supply issue, there was no need to worry at all. How could he run out of supplies when guarding such a large city?
Even if the Yamana clan wanted to clear the country with a strong wall, there would be no time, and as soon as they left the inner city, Li Qing could lead his troops to counterattack.
Li Qing is not in a hurry.
The Yamana clan was not in a hurry. They thought that the troops they scattered would be able to return to support soon. At that time, it would be the end of this arrogant army.
Unexpectedly, they waited and waited, but could not wait for the reinforcements to retreat.
Why haven't you withdrawn? Didn't you give the order?
The head of the Yamana family doesn't understand. Logically speaking, it's time to come back?
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outside the city.
Hosokawa Toyohisa was excited, that great master was so interesting that he came out in full force and went straight to Yamana's lair.
This is really...God bless the Hosokawa clan.
Of course he knew that the other party was not trying to help him, but was trying to make a profit out of a fight between the snipe and the clam.
However, in his opinion, this is undoubtedly a foolish dream.
According to his calculations, there are at least 5,000 Yamana clans in the city, and they also have the home field advantage and cannot be eaten down at all.
"Forget it, I'll help you." Hosokawa Toyohisa smiled coldly: Great God? I hope you can be a real god. No matter how bad things are, you can help me, the Hosokawa clan, to consume more of the Yamana clan.
"Report——"
A samurai rode up to him, quickly dismounted and bowed: "General, Saburo Inoue led his men to leave us and march towards the city."
"Didn't you say you should keep an eye on him?" Hosokawa Toyohisa frowned, and then smiled again, "Forget it, Inoue Saburo is really loyal enough, and there is no ambiguity at all during the battle, um... Go in and fight, and you can fight here. There is no big difference, they are all helping us..."
As he spoke, he paused suddenly, looking at the battle in the distance with twinkling eyes.
"General, do we want to continue delaying this?" the deputy general asked.
"Procrastinate, of course we must procrastinate." Hosokawa Toyohisa sneered, "If someone makes wedding clothes for us, naturally we must support them."
The deputy general hesitated and said: "But if the battle drags on for too long, our profits will be slowly consumed, and we may even lose money."
Toyohisa Hosokawa chuckled and shook his head, and said leisurely: "There is an old saying among the Han people: when the snipe and the clam fight, the fishermen benefit; the so-called great god took advantage of our side to fight and fought his way into the city for this purpose, but... …”
Hosokawa Toyohisa mocked: "He is too ignorant. I, Mr. Hosokawa, am the fisherman!"
After a pause, Toyohisa Hosokawa said in a deep voice: "The era that belongs to our Hosokawa clan has come. Go and tell the head of the family to bring all the warriors to help in the battle. Such a good opportunity must not be missed!"
The lieutenant general was slightly surprised: "General, what you mean is... to eat the Yamana clan in one bite?"
"That's right!" Hosokawa Toyohisa's eyes were sharp, "The great master obviously had a plan, so the fifteen hundred people led by Saburo Inoue must not be elites, but even so, their combat power is not inferior to our main force. It can be Foresee the fierceness of the other person’s fighting power;
This is proven by the fact that they can attack the city with two thousand people! "
"Let them stir things up. The more they stir things up, the more beneficial it will be to us." Hosokawa Toyokusuke said happily, "That great god has some abilities, but not much. Don't you know that there is an old saying among the Han people: The human heart is not enough and the snake swallows the elephant. !”
The lieutenant general hesitated and said: "What if...we hold these people back and actually help them?"
"There is no chance!" Hosokawa Toyohisa said firmly: "Do you really think that the Yamana clan is a vegetarian? The garrison in the city is definitely more than five thousand. Two thousand versus five thousand, who is stronger and who is weaker?"
"Uh-huh... That's what the general said." The deputy general said with a smile, "I just think this armed force is quite evil. There are rumors about that great god..."
"It's just spreading rumors." Hosokawa Toyohisa said with a smile, "If he is really an omnipotent god, does he still need armed force?"
After a pause, "Ten thousand steps back, what if he defeated the Yamana clan? How many people can he have left? Can he stop our full attack?"
Hearing this, the deputy general no longer hesitated and bowed: "General, you are wise! I will go back and inform the head of the family."
"You must be quick!" Hosokawa Toyohisa said in a deep voice: "There is a saying in the art of war of the Han people: soldiers are valuable and quick! I am afraid that such a good opportunity will never come across again in the future."
"yes!"
Hosokawa Toyohisa took a deep breath, drew out the katana on the saddle, swept forward suddenly, and shouted: "Fight with all your strength!"
…
Saburo Inoue hurriedly hurried along and finally arrived at the foot of Yamana Castle.
When he looked up, he saw the great god waving to him.
It actually broke through... Saburo Inoue was stunned.
He knew that the great god was powerful, but he never expected that the great god would be so powerful without his assistance.
For a moment, my blood boiled.
Can you not be excited? He will soon be among the top forces, and he will also become the number one person among the great gods.
Under one person, above ten thousand people!
"Enter the city quickly!"
The clear voice brought Saburo Inoue back to reality. He calmed down and waved, "Enter the city!"
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After arriving at the city, Saburo Inoue realized that the city was not peaceful yet, and the Yamana family still had a large number of warriors who could fight.
However, he has no fear. Now that the two armies have joined together, there are three thousand warriors, and the great god personally leads the army. There is no reason to be invincible.
"Master, when will the fight start?"
"No hurry!" Li Qing pointed to the dilapidated city gate below and said, "I will build a wall and block the main city gate."
"Yes!" Inoue Saburo immediately sent someone to do it, and then rushed over to report the situation at Hosokawa Toyohisa...
After hearing this, Li Qing nodded slightly and said happily: "Hosokawa Toyohisa did not disappoint me, but..."
"If what I predict is correct, he will definitely urge the head of the Hosokawa family to fight with all his strength and win this big city in one fell swoop!" Li Qing said, "So, don't rush to be complacent, there is still a tough battle to fight!"
Hearing this, the joy on Inoue Saburo's face froze, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.
There are powerful enemies both inside and outside. Faced with the attacks from two of the four major families, even with his unstinting temper, he can't help but feel a chill.
"Scared?"
"Ah... no, no." Inoue Saburo quickly waved his hand and said with difficulty: "In this situation, what can we... this, what should we do?"
Li Qing smiled: "Don't panic, we still have time to arrange things calmly."
"Hey, yes." Saburo Inoue also smiled, but... his smile was bitter.
However, seeing that the master is calm now, he is not too panicked.
"Master, how should we respond?" Saburo Inoue hesitated, "Isn't it possible to just block the door?"
