Akashi Keijin was originally a retainer of Urakami Sokei of Tenjin Mountain Castle, and in preparation for the Battle of the former country, Urakami Sokei committed suicide, and after the war, he surrendered to Date Masahiro, obtained the peace of mind, and became a direct retainer of Date Masahiro, and his son Akashi Quanden, who had just turned four, was a general.

Akashi Jingqin didn't cover his nose, he directly stuffed two cotton balls in his nose, and replied after hearing the question: "The father and son of the Sugi clan fought and died in the city, and the lord has buried them in the nearby Kokubunji Temple, and this matter is still handled by me personally, and it is foolproof." ”

Noyama Masasao turned around and glanced at the surrounding military formations, and said softly: "According to the time, Ouchi Yoshicho will arrive today, so let's start too?!" As he spoke, he waved his hand, pointed the spear in his hand forward, and shouted: "Attack, attack, attack......"

The military formation moved slowly, and began to advance towards the mountain pass of Lotus Mountain City, advancing firmly and orderly with the sparse feather arrows, and the momentum of the blades in their hands told any enemy who faced them that they were a group of brave and good warriors, and anyone who dared to stop them would be crushed.

Standing on top of the Lotus Mountain City, Shu Du Longkang was very happy about his decision, and the military formation of just more than 2,000 people made him feel like a moving fortress, and anyone who dared to stop it would be crushed, and his pale face was full of joy.

Standing not far from him, Ishikawa Hissataka and Iga Hisaka, also stared at the military formation under the city, Ishikawa Hissataka sighed and said: "Old, now it is the world of young people, in just five years, from a poor boy, to now he is a hero, and he has trained such a fierce soldier." It's not okay to be old. The corners of Ishikawa Hisataka's mouth showed a slight smile, he already knew that his daughter Jiji was pregnant with a child, and there was hope when he had a child. He had received assurances from Date Masahiro that the child would be surnamed Ishikawa.

Ishikawa Hisataka is old, and Iga Kutaka who has just turned thirty years old is willing to serve the old, he also looked at it with blazing eyes, but his heart was full of thoughts of completely surrendering to Date Mashiro and following Date Masato's southern and northern wars, and secretly clenched his fists.

Hisataka Ishikawa glanced at Hisataka Iga beside him. The corners of his mouth grinned slightly, knowing that his words had reached his heart, and he was only forty-five years old. It's not very old, and his grandson will not grow up for more than ten years, and he has to earn a big inheritance for his grandson.

Excited, Ishikawa Hisataka said, "Since it started." Then act like a little bit. Let our men light beacon fires all over the city, and put a few iron cannons in the sky, so that Ouchi Yoshicho will be strong and courageous, and don't let us wait any longer. ”

For a time, beacon fires were lit everywhere in Lotus Mountain City, and the sound of iron cannons was loud, but in fact, the two sides did not even hurt a single hair, but the corpses around the trench and the beacon fire on the city. The smell of fish in the air made everyone who saw and smelled it from afar think that Lotus Mountain City was under fierce attack.

Lotus Mountain City's clumsy performance. Successfully deceived Yoshinaga Ouchi's Tanma.

Mt. Ōnohara, which is less than two miles away from Mt. Lotus, is covered with 4,500 people dressed in the flower rin family pattern, and in a small shrine in the center, Ouchi Yoshinaga sits on the top. The rear army was arranged in the rear as a reserve, mainly because Ouchi Yoshicho was unwilling to let the defeated rear army disturb the morale of the army, so he first concealed the military situation and then said, if there is a victory, a slight defeat is not enough to worry about, and if it fails, there is no need to talk about it.

Ouchi Yoshicho looked at the generals present and took a deep breath, he knew that the enemy he was facing had 15,000 troops, Numajo needed people to defend it, and the rear army without courage could not be used, and he could only mobilize 4,500 people in his hands.

Worried, Yamazaki Takakata sent a pillow, he went around, and finally rushed to the army, saw Ouchi Yoshicho, immediately bowed and saluted, and said straight to the point: "Minister Yamazaki Takakata to meet the lord, good news, Yamashiro is stirring up, and the Ida thief is divided into troops to suppress." ”

Ouchi Yoshicho stood up, picked up Yamazaki Takakata, and showed a rare smile: "Tell me, Yamazaki Takakata, the merit is indispensable, if you can achieve victory, this battle, you are the first in battle, how many soldiers and horses did the Date thief divide to suppress Yamashiro Ichika?" "Yamazaki Takakata brought good news, you must know that Date Masaki put his camp in Kurakake Mountain Castle, and there are 15,000 troops by his side, which has always been a pain in his heart, and it is also the reason why he hesitated to move forward to the last step.

Yamazaki Takakata, who heard Ouchi Yoshinaga's praise, laughed and opened his mouth, and he was very excited, and he immediately bowed down and replied: "There are five thousand people, and at first the ministers couldn't believe it, and sent several groups of scouts to investigate, judging from their queues, the score is not bad, but the minister is still a little confused, so he stayed in Yamashiro for one more day, and sure enough, there are many more formations and banners near Takamori Castle, and he only returned after being sure." ”

Ouchi Yoshicho heard Yamazaki Takakata's reply, swept away the depression just now, showed a long-lost smile, and said: "Okay, five thousand people, now there are only 10,000 people near Lotus Mountain City, well, I am afraid that the attack on Anhang Mountain City will be damaged a lot, and now I am afraid that there are less than eight or nine thousand people who can be used for battle, the ratio of one to two, and I have no intention of calculating, and I will win this battle." ”

Hongzhong Takabao stepped forward and bowed: "Congratulations to the lord, God bless the Ouchi clan, however, this battle must be resolved quickly, once the five thousand Date troops in Takamori City come to help, I am afraid that the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

Hirochu Takasu turned back from the front at this time, it turned out that since the last time he reported to Ouchi Yoshicho, he stayed by Ouchi Yoshinaga's side as an errand, and he didn't dare to disobey Ouchi Yoshicho's orders, and he did his best to complete it. Now that he heard the news of Lotus Mountain City from Tanma's mouth, he immediately ran over respectfully and reported to Ouchi Yoshinagayu: "Lord Qiyu, the Date army is storming Lotus Mountain City with 3,000 troops, and the attack and defense are fierce, and both sides have suffered heavy casualties. ”

Ouchi Yoshicho was overjoyed at once, Date Masahiro's strong attack on Lotus Mountain City was originally a disadvantageous thing for him, but why was he happy, it was because he heard that Date Masahiro had gathered 3,000 troops to attack Lotus Mountain City, and it was originally expected that there were eight or nine thousand people around Date Masahiro. Now, as long as the inside and outside join forces to defeat the Date Army that attacked Lotus Mountain Castle, and then besiege Kurakake Mountain Castle, you can also stage a strategy to encircle the point and send reinforcements, and ambush the Date Army that Yamashi has returned to help. In this way, the initiative of attacking or negotiating peace is in his hands.

Ouchi Yoshicho looked at the people in front of him and ordered, "Takabao, you immediately return to the rear army." Then he collected the old cloth and made a banner for me, and the more I did, the better, and as soon as I defeated the Date army besieging Lotus Mountain Castle, I raised the banner on the hills around it. ”

Hongzhong Takabao nodded and went out. Even if you can defeat the Date army besieging Lotus Mountain Castle, if you want to defeat Date Mashiro, you have to ambush the Date army. The forces are indeed insufficient, and if they do not feign their momentum, they will not be able to deter the enemy at all.

Ouchi Yoshicho looked at the generals. Said: "Now the Date army is divided into three parts, one with 5,000 people going to Shandai to suppress it, and it is not allowed to return for a day and a night, and one with 5,000 people besieging Lotus Mountain City. The remaining 3,000 men were led by Date Masahiro and stationed at Kurakeyama Castle. With 4,500 people, we attacked the Date army besieging Lotus Mountain Castle with the force of the wind, and while they were exhausted, under the cooperation of the outside in Lotus Mountain Castle, this battle will be won, and once we win, Date Zhengheng of Saddle Mountain Castle will become a turtle in the urn. ”

After a pause, Ouchi Yoshicho shouted again, "When the time comes." Whether to kill or talk, let us choose. We will definitely scrape the territory of four or five countries from his hands, and when the time comes, everyone will become the lord of a country and a city, and we will enjoy it with glory and wealth, gold and silver, and beautiful concubines. ”

Ouchi Yoshinaga has led the army for many years, knows how to stir up the fanaticism of the samurai, listens to Ouchi Yoshinaga's words, and follows Ouchi Yoshinaga's enthusiasm boiling. Yes, the arrogant army will be defeated, Date Zhengheng divided the troops to the death, and the Lotus Mountain City should be combined with the outside to defeat the exhausted Date army, and then besiege the Anhang Mountain Castle, sign the alliance under the city, cut the land and ask for life, and everyone present will become the lord of a country and a city one by one. Even the soldiers and pawns were excited.

Boosting morale, Yoshicho Ouchi shouted, "Let's go!" ”

Ouchi Yoshicho took the lead, his eyes radiated a terrifying light, the lotus mountain city was burning, the siege battle was already white-hot, his heart involuntarily twitched, tightly held the reins, and beat his beloved war horse fiercely, thinking: "You must hold it!" ”

If Lotus Mountain Castle can't be defended, he will have to face the tired army that has just won the victory alone, if Date Masaki of Kurahang Mountain Castle makes a decisive attack, it will be difficult to say whether it will be a victory or defeat at that time, and now he can only pray that Lotus Mountain Castle will be strong.

Of course, the Lotus Mountain Castle was strong, and when Ouchi Yoshinaga's army turned out of the mountain pass, there was a sharp cheer from the Lotus Mountain Castle, and the Date army, which was "storming", began to retreat under the leadership of Noyama Masato.

Seeing that the Date army had retreated decisively, Ouchi Yoshicho shouted loudly: "Chase after me, and kill them all." ”

Saddle hung at the head of the mountain city, Zhengheng stood on a high place, staring at the battle in front of him with wide eyes, because he was standing on a high place, his vision was quite good, and he was not blocked by the morning fog, so he could see the battle in front of him clearly, and there were continuous probes to report the military situation of various departments, which was enough to control the overall situation of the battlefield.

Ouchi Yoshicho finally appeared, this is the opportunity that Masahiro has been waiting for for a long time, and it is also the result of his own risk, now it's time to launch the fruit picking, since it has already appeared, then he didn't let Ouchi Yoshicho retreat.

Between 4,000 and 5,000 soldiers and horses, it is already the last essence for Ouchi Yoshinaga, who has been severely compressed, as long as this army is dealt a hard blow, whether Ouchi Yoshicho escapes or is killed in the end, it is irrelevant.

When there are no soldiers available, the only way for Ouchi Yoshicho is to lose.

Zheng Heng's self-confidence naturally has its confidence, and the number of troops in his hands now, even if it does not include the 500 people of Du Longkang of the Lotus Mountain Castle, as well as more than 2,000 people, and excluding the 500 people who went to the Shanshiro area to set up an illusion, it still maintains the number of 13,500. Although Ouchi Yoshinaga brought about four or five thousand men to attack, including three hundred cavalry, if he really entered the narrow canyon, there would be room for him to maneuver under the siege on all sides.

Zhengheng raised his eyes and glanced at the sun in the middle of the moment, clenched his fists, it was obviously not correct to say that he was not nervous, but the excitement had overflowed on the surface of his eyes, making his whole body tremble slightly, the essence flashing in his single eye, his hand was matched with a finger, and he ordered: "Launch!" ”

Suddenly, the colorful flags fluttered on the saddle hanging mountain city and lit a beacon fire.

Ouchi Yoshicho obviously didn't realize that the battlefield in front of him was a trap at this moment, and even if he realized it, he had no way to turn back, you must know that he had already led the army into the cuckoo plain, and once he retreated, he would immediately collapse and be hunted down.

Date Jun's clumsy performance, anyone who observes carefully can see the slightest inappropriateness, and Zhengheng obviously understands this truth, the ninjas and tanma under his command are not dry and can't control the overall situation, but they can still make you watch, you can see it, and if you don't want you to watch it, you will have to pay the price of your life.

Ouchi Yoshicho raised his sword high, pointed at the Date army, which gradually stopped and began to redeploy, and issued an order: "Today, the thieves invaded my homeland, killed my people, plundered my money and food, raped my sisters, wives and children, how can I endure it as a man of Zhou Fang, now listen to my orders and kill with me!" As he spoke, he kicked the horse's belly hard, and the Ouchi army, which had long been unable to bear it, descended the mountain like a tiger and killed the Date army.

If Noyama listens to the encouragement of Ouchi Yoshicho, he is afraid that he will laugh out loud, as a Warring States man, the unjust war is still said to be high-sounding and he can say it, he ordered the drummer to beat the small drum, and the Date army began to form a team with the sound of the drum, and then looked at the Ouchi army that ushered in it, and it was terrible.

This kind of phalanx was conceived by Zhengheng racking his brains, somewhat similar to the Spanish phalanx that shone in history, of course, due to the high cost of iron artillery, it could not be popularized on a large scale, so that the proportion of pikemen reached 70%, the proportion of sword soldiers was 20%, and the number of iron artillery was actually one-tenth of the team.

Combined with the Eight Banners system that Zhengheng came up with in a hurry, because Zhengheng is not from a professional background and is not a military enthusiast, whether it is the Spanish phalanx or the Eight Banners military system, it is a bit nondescript. It can't be compared with the original version.,It's just the name of the original version.,Its content has nothing to do with it.,The Eight Banners system is not divided into eight banner owners.,Zhengheng controls all eight flags alone.,It's just a casual thing.,Sometimes even he can't figure out who is right and who is wrong.。

But during the Warring States period of Bicha, this innovative military reform had put the Date Army ahead of its time, and when the drums sounded, the Date Army was divided into three brigades, each of which included 700 pikemen, 200 sword soldiers, and 100 iron artillerymen. (To be continued......)