Chapter 105: The Battle of Komiyama (I)
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Zheng Heng was holding a spear with a red handle, standing on a cliff in the wind, and in front of him was the battlefield of Komiyama, where the battle situation was slowly unraveling, his eyes were fixed on a large group of enemies of the Maori family who were slowly approaching, and behind him, dozens of important ministers of the Date family stood with solemn and anxious expressions, all of whom did not speak. Looking from the cliff into the distance, the situation in the valley was unobstructed, but the people in the valley still didn't know anything, only knew that they were fighting against the more than 600 Date troops in the Komiyama formation in front of them, and they didn't know that there were nearly 2,000 Date troops hidden not far from them, and even the iron artillery team that was originally in the Keimaru Road as an ambush had been mobilized to their side.
Zhengheng looked at the valley of the front of Komiyama, which was deafening to the sound of drums, pointed there, and said lightly: "This is it, this will be the place where Oniyoshikawa becomes a ghost!" His words were indifferent but revealed a confident determination, and the generals standing behind him, such as Atsutaro Kiyokawa, Yajiro Matsushima, Masanari Yoshida, Hisataka Ishikawa, and Hideshi Ueki, all looked at each other, and they didn't know why Masahiro had such a great determination to give up the sturdy Nishigahara to fight this seemingly winless outpost battle.
Hideki Ueki's face was slightly pale, and he saw the majestic cavalry team appear in front of the formation, and the colorful battle flags fluttered in the wind, the bright swords and guns were dazzling, and the teams stood lightly, and the long columns of cavalry lined up, firmly crushed in the sound of war drums. His heart was on fire, the Maori army's army had already been killed in front of the door, why didn't Zhengheng mobilize generally, but only brought 3,000 troops and 3,000 farmers, a total of 6,000 people, according to his understanding. The whole of Bei China can at least mobilize 20,000 troops, and the 20,000 army can make him feel a little at ease.
Zhengheng's obstinate behavior makes it difficult for Hideshi Ueki's expression to look good. Looking at the political balance in front of him who was full of self-confidence as if he was under control, his heart was even more anxious, if the outpost battle of Komiyama failed this time, the morale would plummet, and the Nishiehara defense line would inevitably be meaningless and disappear.
Hideshi Ueki is not worried about Date's family, and it is difficult to have the idea of martyrdom for Date Masaki, he is thinking about his own safety. Once the bandits of Bigo broke into Beiguo, it was difficult for him to run away from the pursuit of the cavalry team if he was on the front line. Now he was dragged to the front of the battle by Date Zhengheng, and once the Maori army showed clues, even if he wanted to surrender, he would not have time to respond. A sense of regret rose in his heart, he knew that the Date family had no idea of mobilization at all, so he wouldn't wade into this muddy water in the first place, even if he pretended to be sick, he didn't get involved.
Zhengheng glanced back at the generals, stopped for a moment in front of a dozen surrendered retainers, and then looked in the direction of Komiyama again. said: "It seems that Oniyoshikawa can't wait, he doesn't wait for the Houguo Coalition Army to arrive, and the army on the left and right flanks is about to start charging before it is completely deployed. It is really stupid to charge Komiyama with a team of five hundred cavalry. ”
After a pause, he ordered: "Kiyokawa Atsutaro, you lead the Yellow Iron Artillery Department through the Aihara Valley to ambush in the dense forest of Takiyama, once you see the beacon fire in the valley. Then snipe at the rear of the Beihou coalition forces, and there is no need to worry about the counterattack of the Beihou coalition forces. When the time comes, just snipe. Atsutaro Kiyokawa hurriedly responded: "The minister listens to the order." ”
After seeing the acceleration of Yoshikawa Motoharu's troops, Zhengheng snorted coldly and ordered in a low voice: "Yoshida Masanari, you lead a total of 600 soldiers from the two guards on the left side of the Red Bizen to ambush on the Tianwang Mountain on the south bank of the Odagawa, and once the fire in the valley starts, you will rush to kill the enemies who fled to the Nishigahara and drive them back to the Shenbian Plain. ”
Yajiro Matsushima and Masanari Yoshida both responded: "The minister listens to the order." ”
Zhengheng looked at Yoshikawa Motoharu's riding team and slowed down when it was two hundred steps in front of the Komiyama formation, and slowly advanced, the Yoshikawa family riding team was wearing black armor, so it looked like the black pressure was overwhelming, and it slowed down before the formation, it seemed that he wanted to give Komiyama's Date army a kind of coercion, prompting Komiyama to collapse without a fight, but he also thought about it, the corner of his mouth showed a disdainful smile, and he commanded Akagi Takao behind him: "Akagi, it's time for the fire-igniting things such as sulfur, earth nitrate, and black oil that I asked you to prepare. The bottom of the mountain is full of blooming Kan mango flowers, remember, be more camouflaged, don't be too easy to see, and when the Maori army is full of ambition and rush to Nishi-Ebara, then set fire to the valley! ”
Akagi Kaohsiung nodded slightly, and responded: "Your Majesty has already made preparations, and even took out all the 100 catties of earth nitrate in reserve, ensuring that they will not come back, and the black oil tank has also prepared a lot." ”
Zhengheng glanced around at the generals, saw Matsushima Yajiro's eager gaze, and said: "Matsushima Yajiro, you lead fifty yellow Beizhong guards to assist Akagi Takao to set traps, ambush in the valley, and the first-class enemy army enters the valley, burns miscanthus grass, and don't forget to retreat." ”
Matsushima Yajiro responded: "The subordinate understands. ”
Zheng Heng nodded, waved his hand, and the generals turned around and left, and then each of them ordered his troops to leave secretly, he stood on the cliff and said in a low voice: "The rest of the generals are waiting for the change of the battle situation with me, I want to see how Oniyoshikawa uses his five hundred horseback team to break through the Komiyama formation?" There was a cold glint in his single eye, a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, but his right hand was tightly gripping the long-handled spear, obviously his mood was not as relaxed as his tone said, full of confidence.
Zheng Heng's mood is indeed not as calm as his face. For him, he couldn't stick to the Nishiebara defense line from the beginning. Over time, although the Maori army can lose countless food and grass, prestige will also be a heavy blow. But in the same way, it was a more serious crisis for the Date family. Those people of the wealthy country who were subdued by him will be ready to move, and the slightest incitement will cause trouble in the backyard, which is the ultimate reason why he did not mobilize, or even go out with all his might. According to the military law of the Date family's four-color preparation, the Date family has a full number of yellow and red preparations, and there are more than 5,000 people. Only more than 3,000 people were dispatched this time, and 2,000 people remained in the country as reserves to deter the people who had just surrendered.
3,000 soldiers plus 3,000 people waving their flags and shouting, this is the bargaining chip in Zhengheng's hands now. In order to calmly bring down the Maori army in the Nishiebara defensive line, it is necessary to give enough deterrence to those who do not obey in Beiguo, so that they can see clearly that the Date family will not fail, and once the Maori family retreats, it will be easy for the Date family to come to their senses and kill the people who dare to rebel.
Therefore, as a commander-in-chief, you should not expose your feelings. Masahiro stood quietly at the top of the cliff, looking at the battle situation in the direction of Komiyama, silently praying that Katayama Moricho and Taoyama Mabeibei would be able to stop Yoshikawa Motoharu for an hour. Once it gets dark, the Maori army will either retreat from the Takayagawa Gorge or head straight for the Nishi-Ebara Line.
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In the middle of the Komi Mountain formation, Katayama looked at the slowly advancing cavalry team, listened to the deafening sound of the rumbling of war drums, clenched his teeth, gritted his teeth fiercely, clenched the throwing gun in his hand, raised it high, and shouted loudly: "Prepare to throw the gun, no one is allowed to shoot without my order." ”
More than 100 ashigaru throwing spears of the spear throwing team are all raised high in their hands, and the ashigaru who can become the throwing spear team are all tall and strong people in the yellow bichu, otherwise the throwing gun has no power and distance at all, and it is better to hold a long spear, and it is not for everyone to be able to cast three throwing guns in a row.
Yoshikawa Motoharu saw that the Komiyama formation had no intention of retreating and collapsing, and couldn't help but secretly glance at the Date family, and dared to calmly arrange the formation in front of the five hundred cavalry, but the corners of his mouth still showed a trace of disdain, and the enemies he encountered in his past experience were not without neatly arranged formations, basically under a rush, no matter how good the formation was, it would collapse, and then, morale collapsed, and the mountains were full of deserters, and the infantry on the left and right flanks could achieve a beautiful victory as long as they followed closely. Date Jun was just like this in front of him, and Yoshikawa Motoharu thought of Ichikawa Nobuyo again, and couldn't help but roar viciously: "Kill!" With a slap on the horse's belly, the pony began to charge.
The surrounding cavalry followed him closely, wielding the wild sword and shouting, "Kill! The cavalry farther away heard Kudu's excited expression, raised his Notai sword and shouted, "Kill!" The sound of killing rushed straight into the sky, sped up his horse, and rushed towards the Komi Mountain formation, as if they had all seen the enemy's defeat like a mountain and killed the enemy generals at will.
Imada, who was closely following Yoshikawa Motoharu's side, suddenly lost his horse's hooves and suddenly stumbled forward, and his body rushed out and fell on the battlefield, and fell in the center of the battlefield when the cavalry charged, and there was only one consequence, and he was trampled alive by the cavalry behind him.
More than a dozen cavalry horses lost their hooves and died under the hooves of their companions, and there was a period of confusion in front of the battle, and Katayama Moricho saw the big hole at the mouth of the bowl dug in front of the battle, and immediately roared: "Throw!" The soldiers of the more than 100 spear throwing team had already been unable to bear it, and they could hear the roar and throw the guns in their hands, and the sound of breaking the air was like a black turbid wave that overwhelmed the mountains and seas, "whooshing" cut through the silence and projected towards the cavalry in front of the formation who were turning on their backs, bringing a strong sense of vision and pain.
The most fearful thing about the short horse charge of the Wa country is to be caught off guard, and what is even more afraid is that not only did it hit a surprise but also had no power to fight back, and the dense potholes in front of the battle made the bravest cavalry horses under the command of Yoshikawa Motoharu stumble and died under the hooves of their companions' mounts, and the cavalry was too dense in the chaos, and a wave of more than 100 throwing spears was even more difficult to support, and more than 50 cavalry were reduced in an instant.
Yoshikawa Motoharu didn't expect such bad news, so he was ruthless, and shouted loudly: "Kill me with me." The first wave of guns reduced more than fifty horsemen, but the next two waves only caused the price of more than thirty horsemen, and Yoshikawa Motoharu rushed to the barricade with a wild scream.