Chapter 284: It's hard to take on a big job
Chapter 284 is difficult to take on a big responsibility
The vast majority of the five hundred troops under the command of Matsunaga Hideshi are infantry, even if they run fast, how can they run past the cavalry, and when they turn around, the elite armored cavalry led by Watanabe Moritsuna has already caught up with them, only to see the elite armored cavalry Ashigaru raised the sword in his hand flat on his knees, and launched a charge towards the enemy, and those Ashigaru of the Miyoshi family only hated their parents at this time for missing two legs, and they were in a different place with the arrival of the elite armored cavalry.
With the impact of the horse, the Elite Armor Rider only needs to constantly adjust the angle of the sword in his hand, and he can easily cut off the enemy's head.
On the battlefield, I saw the head of the Miyoshi family Ashigaru flying up and down, and columns of blood spurted out from the neck, many ashigaru because they were cut off from behind, so although the head was gone, but then the momentum, many headless bodies, were still running forward, until they rushed out a few meters away before falling to the ground, some were motionless, and some were cut off after a few strokes.
And those who were lucky enough to keep their heads were not much luckier than their companions, although they escaped the fate of being in a different place, but their fate was not much stronger, they were first hit by the elite armor riders who rushed to the front, and many of them fell because they were too panicked, and some of them were stupid by this kind of scene, and they fell to the ground weakly, and no matter how they fell to the ground, most of them were trampled into meat sauce by the horses sitting on the elite armor riders.
When the Elite Rider stepped over them, they saw that the ground was covered with rags of minced flesh or internal organs, except for the heads that had fallen from mid-air rolling on the ground.
And there are some fatal toshigaru, although they were not trampled into meat sauce by the horses, but they were also hit with broken bones and tendons, and completely lost their mobility.
Among these 500 ashigaru, the only ones who escaped doom were those who fled to both sides at the beginning, and there were ashigaru who ran behind the most ashigaru, but the number of ashigaru who escaped in this way was really small, probably less than 100 people, and this included the twenty cavalry brought by Matsunaga Shu, in just a short pillar of incense, the number of enemy casualties had reached nearly 400 people.
Although more than half of the 400 ashigaru were poorly trained, armed with bamboo spears and wearing cloth clothes, the speed of the slaughter alone had already made the clan very satisfied.
It can be said that the debut of this elite armor rider was still very successful. Watanabe Shougang, who was armed with a spear and was dressed in red, used the spear in his hand to kill the last ashigaru, and saw that the remaining enemies had fled far away, and they were very scattered, knowing that the road could no longer catch up, he couldn't help but pull the reins, turned his head, and said lightly to the cavalry under his command: "The enemy who is still alive on the battlefield, not a single one is left, start cleaning." ”
"Yes, Watanabe-sama."
After answering in unison, the elite armored cavalry turned over and dismounted, to end the lives of those enemies who had not yet died, in order to reduce their suffering, and those sitting or lying on the ground were completely frightened and stupid in the face of the terrifying scene just now, and had forgotten to moan, only to see their eyes empty forward, even if the elite armored cavalry was holding a bloody sword in his hand and was harvesting their lives, he was indifferent.
At this time, Watanabe Moritsuna had already decorated his beloved spear, hung it on the hook on the horse's back, clamped the horse's belly, and headed towards the lord to report the results of the battle just now.
He is very happy now, this battle, he didn't have to make any effort at all, but he got such a brilliant result, even if he can't get a substantial reward, but the lord will definitely praise himself, as well as the iron thorn cavalry under his command, and what makes Watanabe Shougang care the most is that through this battle, the elite armored cavalry led by himself will also increase his status in the heart of the lord, which means that in the future, there will be more opportunities to fight, and it will be handed over to himself to complete. …,
In the blink of an eye, Watanabe Moritsuna had already come to the front of the clan, only to hear him speak: "My lord, I killed nearly 400 enemies in this battle, but I let the enemy leader escape, and my subordinates have come to report that the lord knows." ”
The enemy's escape didn't have much to do with himself, when he led the elite cavalry to attack, before he could fight the enemy, the enemy leader had already fled, and he also fled on horseback, and it was reasonable that he couldn't catch up, so Watanabe Moritsuna didn't feel anything wrong.
I saw that the clan nodded and said: "Although this time I can capture and kill the enemy's head, but it is still worthy of recognition to be able to cause such a lot of damage to the enemy in such a short time. ”
"Thank you for the generous reward of the lord, and the subordinates will swear allegiance to the lord and the Gaoshan family." Seeing that there was a reward, the Lord Watanabe Shougang hurriedly rolled the saddle and dismounted, and replied with a solemn salute.
The clan just nodded, and then didn't say much to him, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief, this time fortunately he came in time, if it was in the evening, the heir of the Ashikaga family would be killed, and then his own strategy would be all in vain, so that even if the Miyoshi family is uprooted, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in his heart.
Thinking of this, the eyes of the clan can't help but look at the fifth shogun in the future, only to see that he is now bowing down, wow, wow, although Jueqing was born in the declining Ashikaga family, but the life he has lived since childhood, although he is not pampered, but also said that he does not have to worry about food and clothing, but although he was born in a samurai family, but a long time ago, because he had a clear attitude towards the Miyoshi family since he was a child, so the Ashikaga family in order to save his life, had to let him become a monk in the Ichiyoshi Temple, originally away from the sight of the Miyoshi family, so he did not experience the battle.
And in the Yicheng Temple, because of his special identity, so when fighting in the temple, he does not need to fight, it can be said that this battle is the first time he is on the battlefield, he has always felt that there is nothing in the battle, that is, you come and go, see who falls to the ground first, but when he saw the glimpse just now, this thought immediately disappeared without a trace.
This scene was too bloody, with flying heads all over the sky, and stumps and broken arms all over the ground, seeing such a scene, Jueqing did not faint, but felt nauseous and vomited, which can already prove that he is determined.
Jueqing never thought that the battlefield was so shocking, and he was faintly envious, if one day, he could command such a powerful army and sweep the world, it should be a very happy thing.
While serving Kakukei, Hosokawa Fujitaka told him the ins and outs of the matter, and recognized him as the main one and assisted him in reviving the Ashikaga family.
When Jueqing learned that the army in front of him was not the result of his brother's heroic spirit, but the military strength under the command of a general of the Oda family, he was even more shocked, his brother was a shogun, and most of his subordinates were just peasant soldiers, even if the Miyoshi family, who had dominated for many years, could not have such a well-equipped combat power, how did he do it, a small general with only 8,000 stones?
Now Kakukei really wants to take these hundred cavalry for himself, if he has them, it is not difficult to regain the territory of the Ashikaga family and recapture Nijo Castle.
However, he also knew that this was definitely impossible, so now he only had good words to negotiate with him, hoping that this samurai called the Takayama clan would be able to help him.
At this time, the clan not far away, when he saw that he was spitting out the dirt, he couldn't help but feel very disdainful in his heart, he was not from a martial arts family, before he crossed, he hadn't even seen a dead person, and he had seen a more cruel battle than this, and he hadn't been so embarrassed by him, and the clan didn't look down on the Ashikaga shogunate's most descendant general, and now he couldn't help but look down on him a little bit. …,
However, after all, he is the legitimate heir of the Ashikaga shogunate, and he will be of great use to the Oda family and himself in the future, so the necessary etiquette is still indispensable, and the clan also has an idea, that is, to see if he can go to the Oda family now, so as to avoid that useless and unaffected history, and let him take less unjust paths.
Anyway, whether it is the Rokkaku family or the Asakura family, in the end, it didn't help Ashikaga Yoshiaki restore his family name, and he erased this history, and it shouldn't have much impact.
I saw him turn over and dismount neatly, come to Jueqing in two steps, and said respectfully: "In the Shimooda family, the lord of Hachiman Castle in the county, the Takayama clan has seen Master Jueqing. ”
Because Jueqing was frightened by the scene just now, when he saw the person in front of him, he couldn't help but subconsciously take a small step back, and it was his subtle action that made the clan's evaluation of him a little lower.
Even Hosokawa Fujitaka felt that he had voted for the wrong master, and he had just seen that bloody scene that caused him to vomit, and it was forgivable, so now, Hosokawa Fujitaka really didn't know how to excuse him, and he had always been loyal to the Ashikaga family, at this time, that firm heart, and then there was a trace of cracks, is this Jueke really worthy of his own assistance, with his character, how can he revive the Ashikaga family?
And even if it revives the Ashikaga family, how can it lead the Ashikaga family to glory. In Hosokawa Fujitaka's view, although the previous shogunate general Ashikaga Yoshiki also had this or that shortcoming, but, on the whole, he was still qualified, and looking at the one in front of him, let alone the successor shogun, even if he was a samurai, he was not qualified, this was born in a mother's womb, why is the difference so big?
Now, Hosokawa Fujitaka can only blame this on the fact that he became a monk at an early age and did not come into contact with the spirit of bushido.