A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

"Heiroku, arm your followers immediately, use fire arrows, and call them over if there is any sound."

"Everyone, select strong military service members and public servants to stand guard along the wall of the stronghold. The rest of the people will stay in the camp and are not allowed to shout, move, or leave the camp!"

All the generals responded to the order, put on their armor and tidied up the camp.

"Uncle, choose capable men to guard the bridge! And inform Tojiro to defend himself and not attack!"

"Okay! Got it!" Uncle Tsunaliang was still very reliable on the battlefield. The backbone of his ashigaru were all villagers from the riverside village, and everyone knew each other. When commanding, it is as light as an arm and a finger.

"Chen San, you lead twenty iron cannons to guard the bridge for my uncle."

While talking, Xiaoheitai put on the Nanman cassock. It was a pity that the original Nanman bag was lost at Mount Suzuno, and it was unknown which Takeda soldier picked it up. The Nanman golden bamboo leaf iron-faced pocket on Xiaopingtai's head was made by spending a lot of money to order it in Sakai.

"Aji, Qigui, you two light the bonfire. Make the fire bigger so that the whole camp can see my horse mark clearly."

Xiaopingtai should not give any unnecessary orders at this time, just stick to the camp. Because he is sure that Sanhe has always been convinced that there are not so many elites who can organize and launch night battles or surprise attacks. This is the military confidence of our great country.

Unless Settsu Ishiyama Headquarters Honganji Temple or Kaga Headquarters Kanazawa Gobo send a large number of capable and capable monk soldiers, and famous generals like Shimoma Kobu join the battle, Taihe Taichi will not be afraid at all.

Sure enough, the dots of firelight in the surrounding areas neither dared to approach the camp nor gathered together into a group. He repeatedly tried to intimidate the army in the mountain, but Xiao Pingtai was in charge of the central army, which had no effect.

The Yamauchi army followed the two generations of British masters Yamauchi Yoshiharu and Yamauchi Yoshikatsu and fought in the Eastern Kingdom. They fought dozens of battles. This small scene could not scare these veterans at all.

In particular, the garrison troops and iron artillery troops of Xiaoping Taizhong Army were formed from dozens of veterans who survived the bloody battle of Jingzhiyuekou. We have seen the huge scene of the 30,000 Takeda Army's mountain and sea frenzy, and these wild men just smiled.

No wonder the Emperor wanted to form an Old Guard. Not only did these veterans have high morale due to their experience, but their mere presence on the battlefield could greatly motivate and inspire their own soldiers.

After a moment of stalemate, a whistle sounded in the field, and most of the original clusters of sparks disappeared, as if they were all hidden, as if they had never been there.

"Retreat now? Shouldn't you? We haven't even tired our troops." Xiao Pingtai stood up and thought about the enemy's intentions.

The only flaw in the Yamauchi army is Hayami Bridge, but Uncle Tsuna's ashigaru are the backbone of guarding Futama Castle and cannot be easily defeated.

Xiaopingtai was still thinking about how to arrange the defense of the wooden bridge, when he saw countless raging fires suddenly ignited on the river.

It rushed down from the upper reaches like a wall, and the number of flames continued to increase, becoming more and more intense.

Mother, crow's mouth!

It turns out that people are not always admonishing people for being too hasty in demolishing bridges. They are just trying to leave holes, create holes, and take advantage of them.

If Xiaoping and Tai's army wanted to cross the river, they would either build a pontoon bridge or use an existing bridge. Obviously, the Hayami Bridge, which retains its sturdy wooden piles, can be used simply by laying wooden planks on it, making it the best choice for crossing the river.

Being taken advantage of!

A large number of bamboo rafts laid down upstream were filled with straw and firewood. Judging from the way they burned, they might even have been added with combustion aids such as kerosene.

The densely packed bamboo rafts rushing down the river are crowded together. As long as they get stuck under the wooden piles of Hayami Bridge, Hayami Bridge will inevitably catch fire.

As if to cooperate, a large number of torches began to appear outside the Iwase Motomasa camp on the other side of the Hayami River.

A big flag with the words "Those who advance will be reborn in bliss, those who retreat will be in endless hell" were erected in the middle, and countless small flags with "Buddhism as the foundation" and "Namobisi Guang Tathagata" also appeared waving.

Countless Buddha's names, urging everyone to recite "Namo Amitabha", appeared on the other side, layer after layer, one after another.

"Send orders to Tojiro to abandon the beachhead camp and withdraw!" Looking at Hayami Bridge, which was already on fire in several places, Koheita made a quick decision.

The bronze bell of Kodaita Honjin rang "ding, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, and Iwase Motomasa, a hero who did not want to suffer the immediate loss, immediately ordered the abandonment of camp tents, baggage, carriages and horses, and most of the soldiers began to retreat.

Uncle Tsunaliang and Tatsumi organized soldiers to try their best to carry water to put out the fire on and under the bridge to buy time.

Soldiers jostled each other in the dark, not knowing where to go. I also saw a crowd of people approaching like mountains and seas, and the bronze bells of this formation rang loudly. Not caring much, he collapsed backwards.

In order to cross the bridge, some people even pushed and fell into the water, and the wails and screams were loud for a while.

After Iwase Motomasa personally broke off the attack, he fought hard with the troops who rushed into the camp. However, the morale of the army was lost and could not be restored. Caught between two family members, he retreated all the way from the bridge.

Seeing the early morning bridge burning down, the camp on the other side was completely destroyed. After a little counting, there were twenty or thirty people missing on the other side.

As if to mock Xiaoheita, the heads of the beheaded Yamauchi soldiers were picked up on the tips of spears by a group of people on the other side and held high. There was also a big firelight, illuminating the head.

There were cheers and laughter, and the crowd on the other side seemed to have achieved an incredible and glorious victory.

"Thank you for your hard work, Tojiro. This matter is my fault."

Koheita saw Motomasa Iwase being dragged into the main formation. His armor and face were covered in blood. He must have gone through a hard battle.

He quickly went up to support Iwase Motomasa, found a small horse to sit on, and had his armor peeled off to check whether he was injured.

"Sure, alas~~~"

Iwase Motomasa was somewhat dissatisfied. After all, Koheita first gave the order to defend himself in a very short period of time, and then immediately abandoned the camp and left.

Not to mention the ordinary soldiers, even Iwase Motomasa himself was in a daze for a while.

Koheita immediately asked the front camp to retreat, naturally in order to save the team of more than 300 people. If a team of more than 300 people were lost in this kind of battle, and a samurai of more than 400 swords was killed, then Koheta If you start a battle, you will definitely not be able to escape.

But it is true that Xiao Pingtai caused chaos in the front camp. This is indeed related to Xiao Pingtai's own military command ability that is not sophisticated enough.

"The attack is correct, it's just a small attack. Let's fight again tomorrow!" Imagawa Yoshichichi retreated and returned to the main formation.

"Yes, Toujiro is fine. Just fight and win tomorrow!" Uncle Tsuna's face was gray and dusty. His face was covered in black ash from the fireworks, mixed with beads of sweat, and his face was dark and dirty.

"There are so many people who have dared to attack Tojiro's three hundred soldiers, but the crowd is nothing more than this." Xiaopingta was encouraged, there was nothing to be afraid of.