A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

"What a great Narita clan leader!"

Terutora Uesugi cursed angrily but did not panic. When he commanded the Echigo people (Echigo robbery group) who were of one mind and one heart, he still used his fingers very well and rarely made any mistakes.

Although the Narita clan's previous neutral stance temporarily deceived Uesugi Teruatoru, Uesugi Teruatora was not completely at ease with him. Together with the Banzhong Naoe Keetsuna and the Ashigaru group Kojima Sadaki, they had a total of 2,500 people, completely Can stop the Narita army.

You must know that the Narita clan in Ninja City only has a territory of 12,000 kan, so of course they can mobilize more than 4,000 people at the maximum limit. But that would be very taxing, and there are usually only 2,000 people. Those who needed to defend the city were left behind, and the number of soldiers and horses that had always been recruited was no more than 1,500.

One thousand and five hundred people versus 2,500 Echigo people were just holding them back.

As long as the troops that have crossed the river are withdrawn before the coalition forces encircle them, there are many options to choose from, whether to form a camp to protect themselves or to retreat slowly.

The Takeda Army and Hojo Army that appeared in front of them were less than half a mile away. In order not to be discovered by the Uesugi Army who came forward, they deployed their formations relatively far away. At this time, half a mile is always less than two kilometers, even though it is on the plain beside the river, it will take some time for the army to move over.

On the one hand, Naoe Keizuna and Kojima Sadaki were ordered to quickly defeat the Narita army to ensure the safety of their retreat. On the one hand, it also asked Nagao Masakai, Irobu Toki, Hojo Takahiro and others who had already crossed the river not to panic. Irobe would serve as the palace army, and the others would withdraw first.

Who knows how many coalition forces came over? If it comes to more than 30,000 yuan, it's really not easy to deal with.

However, things like ambushes will have a considerable impact on today's army, which is mainly composed of peasants and soldiers. Coupled with the lingering fear of the previous battle at Ikunoyama, Uesugi's army inevitably got into trouble and the crowds crossing the river became crowded.

The reason why there was no complete chaos was simply because Teruhora Uesugi's Tobachi Bishamonten and Ranryu Flag were all there. If Terutora Uesugi's team is not in chaos, then the morale can be maintained. The whole army would not be in an uproar, and they would hug him and run away.

But that’s all the strategies of Oishi Teru and Takeda Harunobu?

Of course, more than a thousand Narita troops came out of the city to attack the Uesugi army. There were also large armies coming out of the other three gates around the city, all of which were Hojo troops with the third-order calabash and the second-leaf ginkgo (Oishi clan) on their backs. Their number is no less than a thousand, and they are all elite soldiers.

Oishi Teru even risked his own flag and horseback in order to block and contain the Uesugi army on the north bank of the Tone River, so that their army could rush to the battlefield to join the battle and completely encircle the Uesugi army that was losing ground.

When the two-leaf ginkgo trees continued to pour out of Ninja Castle, Uesugi Teruhu immediately realized the plan of the Takeda Hojo coalition forces. The blockade from Ninja City must be broken immediately, otherwise the retreat will be blocked, and more than 12,000 troops will be crowded in a narrow area.

However, there are a lot of paddy fields and swamps between Ninja Castle and Tone River, although it is not conducive for the army to attack. It is also not conducive for the Uesugi army to turn around and retreat.

Ninja Castle sent troops to block the situation and was working hard to close the last channel for Uesugi's retreat. Once the way to retreat to the deep valley is blocked, unless you have wings on your back, it will be a dead end.

The Narita army is nothing to worry about, but the thousand-strong Sekishi Teru's elite troops should not be underestimated. They cooperated with the Narita Army, not only fighting back and forth with the Uesugi Army, but there was even a faint tendency to close the encirclement.

The terrain of Ninja Castle was completely known to Uesugi Teruhora when he came to Kanto. The Arakawa and Tone Rivers intersect, with Ninja Castle to the north, the Tone River to the south, and the Arakawa to the east. It is simply the best Jedi in the world, with no way out on three sides.

There is no problem if the Narita family does not rebel, but once they rebel, it is really difficult to escape.

After analyzing the situation for a moment, not to mention Uesugi Teruhu, even the generals in the Uesugi army were shocked and suspicious.

The men and horses on the pontoon finally wavered in a panic. Behind them, the drums of the Suwa Jingu Jingu drums of the Takeda Army and the Kamakura Hachiman Jingu Jingu drums of the Hojo Army were like thunder. The Uesugi troops were forced on the bridge and on the south bank with each sound.

I have to say one more thing here, and it involves the issue of Echigo's successor. Needless to say, Nagao Masakei naturally supports Nagao Kekei (Uesugi Kagekatsu). As for Hojo Takahiro and Hojo Kehiro, of course they support Uesugi Kagetora.

Now Hojo Takahiro and Nagao Masaki retreated at the same time. They were restrained at first and each chose their own path, which was quite orderly.

As the Takeda-Hojo coalition forces got closer and closer, Hojo Takahiro and Nagao Masaki, who were already hostile to each other and had deep grudges, started pushing and swearing, fighting for passage across the bridge, and eventually turned into fist fights.

When the first soldier drew his knife and killed his colleague, the collapse finally occurred!

Uesugi Terutora asked General Amanza Keagemochi to go to the floating bridge to try to separate the two fighting armies, and at the same time sent Yamamotoji, Nakajo, Yoshie and other generals to attack the combined forces of Narita and Oishi.

And he himself did not dare to move at all, and could not move. As long as his flag moved back, the soldiers on the battlefield who did not know what was going on would definitely think that he was going to run away and retreat. The situation would really be unmanageable, and even he himself might be in danger.

The battlefield was racing against time, and everything was changing rapidly. At a glance, Takeda and Hojo's two armies were at least 25,000 strong, overwhelming them. Its military strength was overwhelming, far exceeding that of Uesugi's army.

How many Sebu troops are there to resist the enemy? One thousand and two!

No more nonsense is needed about how difficult it is to resist. Moreover, Takeda Harunobu and Oishi Teru personally led the troops, and there are countless brave soldiers. Even if you, Uesugi Teruhu himself, personally guard the bridge, you may not be able to hold on for long.

On the bridge, more and more Hojo Takahiro and Nagao Masakage's troops were crowded, pushed and even fought. How could the hastily built pontoon bridge withstand such a large number of soldiers and horses.

After a period of tooth-grinding screams of terror, the tight ropes broke one after another. A pontoon bridge, together with the Uesugi Army soldiers on the bridge, fell into the water in fear, screams, and destruction.

The soldiers in armor floated and sank on the water. Without shouting a few words for help, they drank a full stomach of water and sank into the Tone River, completely disappearing without a trace.

At this moment, whether it was the Se troops at the bridge head, or the Nagao and Gao Guang troops on the bridge, everything collapsed. They all collapsed towards the north bank of the Tone River, leaving their backs exposed to Takeda Harunobu and Oishi Teru.

The first person to bear the brunt was Ganzao Jingchi who came with more than a thousand people to break up the fight. The bridge broke suddenly and the army collapsed even more suddenly. He could only form a formation on the spot and block the defeated troops on the spot to prevent them from attacking Uesugi Teruhu's main team.

Of course, Kagemochi's efforts may not have much effect. The brave general of the Hojo Army, Tominaga Uemon, doesn't know how to cross the bridge. As soon as you cross the bridge, a Hojo three-tiered water chestnut is raised high.

The Hojo Army crossed the bridge!

All Uesugi Army soldiers had this idea!

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