A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Although Koheita now has a more coquettish and conspicuous Nanman crotch, she actually wears the black lacquered five-piece crotch with side barrels most of the time.

This was given to Koheita by Nagano Yamasa during the Kamirukawa War. So in fact, Xiaopingtai wore black armor every time he went into battle, which was exactly the same as the samurai who stood under the Qiancheng bamboo leaf horse mark.

No matter who was standing in front of the formation, the soldiers immediately had a backbone because the horse mark was erected on Zixiaolu.

At this moment, the sky was getting brighter, and the hundreds of leaves of gold were extremely conspicuous. The soldiers in Lianchuan who were originally running around instinctively gathered under the Qiancheng Bamboo Leaf Horse Mark.

Not long after, a small team of about a hundred people was assembled. It firmly blocked the way of Kiso Yoshimasa's attack on Yamauchi Yoshikatsu's main formation.

The handymen of Xiaohe's team who ran around like flies not only disrupted their own queue, but also greatly hindered the speed of Kiso Yoshimasa's surprise attack. He only had about 200 people, and was blocked by the chaotic crowd of thousands, unable to advance.

At this time, Koheita ordered the two Hatamoto samurai to take the 100 long-range ashigaru to support the Renchuan people, and told them to resist Kiso Yoshimasa's surprise attack team.

On the other hand, Koheita immediately turned around and returned to the main formation, "Shinshu defender, the retreat is safe for now, we should immediately attack Kiso's main team head-on. The victory or defeat depends on this moment."

"Your Highness, what Danzheng said is absolutely true. Now the rear camp is safe for the time being. The veteran and Danzheng are here to guard the formation. Your Highness has a hundred fine cavalry, which he relies on to urge the enemy to break the formation." Matsumisai was initially on guard against Kiso. Yichang broke into the formation and the whole army was defeated. Then Ma Jing and the hundred or so cavalrymen in the banner were unable to save the day. But now that someone has stopped Kiso Yoshimasa, this elite reserve team can be mobilized.

"Okay! I'm going to meet the Kiso family's army!" Yamauchi Yoshikatsu had recovered from his brief panic and turned back into the brave general galloping on the battlefield.

He blew the whistle, and the horseman, who had already put on his armor and mounted his horse, immediately followed. More than a hundred riders and horses roared and rushed down the mountain, unstoppable.

"Sir, the boss is here to coordinate the troops. I will follow with the horse tag of Shinshu Shou and the miscellaneous soldiers accompanying the team." Xiaoping Tai saw that Yamauchi Yoshikatsu was leaving in a hurry, and he didn't even bring any flags or drums with him.

"Okay, I'm here to play drums for the entire army." As soon as the old man finished speaking, he picked up the drumsticks, and with a "dong" sound, the drums for the Yamauchi Army's counterattack were beaten.

Xiao Pingtai organized the servants, family members, followers of Ma Yi and the flag brothers, as well as a few flag bearers. Holding bows and spears, they trotted to catch up with Yamauchi Yoshikatsu's cavalry. At the same time, the large flag with the name "Yamauchi Nomashi Shinshu Shou" written on it was also carried by three flag-bearers.

The big flag of Yamauchi Yoshikatsu was probably not more than five meters high. It was already dawn on the entire battlefield, so everyone could see it clearly. Both the enemy and ourselves knew that the general of the Yamauchi Army, Yoshikatsu Yamauchi, was out with his elite troops. The Kiso Army felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy, while the Yamauchi Army was extremely encouraged.

At this time, the drum sound of the Yamauchi Honjin on the hillside became more and more inspiring. The Yamauchi army gradually recovered from the chaos of being attacked by surprise from all sides. Murakami Yoshimitsu and Ogasawara Nagamasa of the two battalions on the left and right respectively led troops to resist the flanking Kiso army.

On the other hand, Hosokawa Saime was in a dilemma due to the frontal attack by the Kiso army of about 1,500 people. After all, the Kiso family's troops were there. He was unable to gather enough soldiers to resist, and fell into a bitter battle.

Many fences in the front camp have been torn down, and the Kiso Army and the Yamauchi Army are locked in close combat and sword exchanges at the final moment.

However, the balance of the war began to tilt towards the Yamauchi army since Xiaopingtai's thousand-dollar golden bamboo leaf horse sign was set up.

Yamauchi Yoshikatsu's cavalry finally arrived at the outer camp. The Guards' iron cannon horse, holding two guns, was very skilled on horseback. They gathered into two cavalry lines while trotting. The horse in the first line fired first. Fifty or sixty iron cannons exploded at the same time, beating the Kiso army who was attacking the camp violently.

After firing the gun, the first horse in the column put the iron cannon into his leather pocket and ran away to the left and right naturally. The horses in the second column also immediately fired their guns, and another volley of fifty or sixty iron cannons fired. Twenty or thirty of the brave and courageous samurai ashigaru in the front row of the Kiso army died immediately, and the offensive was blocked.

The horse in the second column immediately drew his sword and raised his gun. The distance of twenty to thirty meters was reached in the blink of an eye. With the help of the Hatamoto samurai who was also on horseback behind him, he charged directly at the Kiso army who had entered the camp. Yamauchi Yoshikatsu was also among the team and joined the assault without hesitation.

The horses on both sides also circled back and broke in directly from the side of the Kiso Army. Under strong attacks from three sides, the main force of the Kiso Army, which was mostly composed of miscellaneous soldiers, finally collapsed!

"Taimesama! Taimesei! Counterattack with me." Yamauchi Yoshikatsu saw Hosokawa Taimei fighting, and loudly called to his friends to launch a counterattack.

At this moment, Xiao Pingtai also arrived at the battlefield with more than a hundred soldiers. These people were all domestic servants or tenant farmers of the Yisheng Horse Troops in the mountains, and they were eager to protect their master. They also saw that Yamauchi Yoshikatsu and their master were fighting extremely smoothly, and they all rushed into the battle group with shouts.

Soon Ma Biao, representing Kiso Yoshiyasu, took the lead in breaking away from the chaotic battle group. Seeing that the situation was not good, Kiso Yoshiyasu, an old boy, began to slowly break away from the battle group under the protection of Hatamoto.

Of course, his departure also meant the defeat of the Kiso main unit. Although the original soldiers collapsed, the seven members of the Gyuuri family led by Shigeu Shigekawa and Shigege Kuri and the Kiso family led by Yoshitoyo Omatsu were still able to gather a few members each. Hundreds of soldiers continued to fight.

However, as soon as Kiso Yoshiyasu retreated, the Kiso teams could no longer hold on. The Kiso army, including Kiso Yoshimasa, pushed down the golden mountains and fell the jade pillars, and the curtains dispersed.

Relying on their familiarity with the geography, the soldiers of the Kiso Army threw away their armor and weapons and burrowed into the Kiso Mountains. Within a minute, no one was seen again.

This surprised the Yamauchi army who turned back to pursue the enemy. Kiso's soldiers were simply monkeys! I got into the ravine and was gone in the blink of an eye!

Yamauchi Yoshikatsu wanted to gather the cavalry and follow Kiso Yoshiyasu's defeated troops and rush directly to Kiso Fukushima Castle. Unfortunately, Kiso's defeated troops were scattered all over the mountains and plains, with only two thousand people. He also encountered the same problem as Kiso Yoshimasa just now. The chaotic crowd was crowded and trampled. , they couldn't move at all on horseback.

By the time they dismounted and pursued, Kiso Yoshiyasu had already run into the city, and as soon as the city gate was closed, he planned to rely on the turtle shell to continue holding on regardless of the life or death of the soldiers outside the city.

Yamauchi Yoshikatsu, Hosokawa Saime, Koheita, and Kanai Meigoro chased to the bottom of the city one after another. They couldn't do anything. They didn't even bring a bamboo ladder, so they would definitely not be able to attack the city. They can only stop the defeated troops trying to enter the city and try to reduce the difficulty of attacking the city later.

The battlefield suddenly cheered, "Kiso Yushu Mamoru has been captured!"