A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Ishinomaki Yasukei was the general of the Hojo Clan's Royal Horse Guards. His reputation for bravery was indeed not outstanding, but everyone in Hojo knew him.

In previous battles, both sides had not killed any samurai, but there was still no general in the group. Until that gunshot, it was shocking.

After Hojo took the lead, the generals of each team turned back to look at their own team's position, and saw that the Hojo Sankai hibiscus that was originally flying between their own team and the front team had been replaced by Yamauchi Nihikiryo and Sanada Nagato.

The Hojo main team and the front team are separated!

Inevitably, the leading generals were shaken. Losing contact with the headquarters is a disaster for the army of any era!

But at this time, Yongtu Shiyao, also known as Yongtu Peter, who was in the center of the front line, raised his big horse symbol of the Immaculate Virgin Mary and another long cross flag, and beat the drums.

As the uncle of the Hojo clan and the Hojo clan's first clan member, Tupetaro temporarily took over the command of the Hojo clan's front team of more than 10,000 people. This prevented the Hojo front team from wavering, and the original formation of a long snake gradually transformed into a pear-shaped formation.

Being attacked from three sides, the Hojo front team inevitably retreated slowly. Especially when they encountered an unparalleled general like "Onimabe" head-on, they were naturally unable to withstand it.

In addition, Peter took over the command and became the commander-in-chief of the front line. The army of the front line naturally began to center on him.

When defending in a flat area, a hedgehog-like circular formation is definitely the most effective. Hojo Ujiyasu was still young when he died, so he naturally did not hear much of the teachings of his father, who was known as an unparalleled general in ancient and modern times.

However, following their brothers, who are now the biggest Oishi clan, they have been fighting for more than ten years. They have been fighting in bad battles three times, and they have learned the basic skills.

The most surprising thing is that there is a European mercenary officer beside Yong Tupetolo who speaks difficult Japanese. This is probably because Yong Tupetolo's status is indeed extraordinary and he is still considered a count in Europe. As the highest-status person among the baptized Christians in East Japan, it is not surprising that some people would seek help from him to gain wealth.

If this was a full-scale war, opening the panel of Tupetr and the entourage column would probably be like this.

Experienced European mercenary officer: +1 commander, +1 prestige, +5% attack speed of the entire army when attacking, +5% ammunition reload.

Battle flag of the Immaculate Virgin: Morale +1, you can use special skills to fight to the death without retreating!

Imported Portuguese arquebus: +10% firing rate for musketeers, +5 ammunition.

"You have taken over the command now. You should try to open up contact with His Highness the Grand Duke while resisting the enemy's attack." The Spanish mercenary officer thought that he could run around and fight all the way from Spain to Japan, and he had experienced bad battles. No less.

"But there are enemy troops on all sides. The offensive is very powerful and the troops are far superior to mine. I don't have enough troops to break the siege!" Tupeter said with a very nervous expression.

"Now the troops have shrunk into a solid defensive formation and the battle line is temporarily stable. You don't have to worry too much."

"The person surrounding the imperial palace is Hosokawa Zaimei of the Yamauchi Army. It's difficult to deal with!" Yongtupetaro was worried about sending a weak chicken over to deliver food.

"Are you talking about the army of Grand Duke Yamauchi?"

"Yes, that's right!"

"That really shouldn't be difficult to deal with..." Obviously, someone who came to be a disciple of Tupeteru naturally had some knowledge of the Eastern Kingdom.

He was the first to accept the spread of Christianity, open Hamamatsu Port, imitate cannons, and hire European mercenaries to fight. Archbishop William of Hamamatsu had told him all about it.

"Kanjieyou! Kanjieyou!" After thinking for a while, he thought of a brave general using Tupeteru.

A short, stocky man with a majestic appearance ran over. He was Nakayama Kankai Yuie Nori of the Odawara clan of the Hojo clan. This is a brave general who has inherited the eight-level equestrian skills, and his bow and horse skills are excellent.

"Now you lead two hundred people to launch a strong attack on the Yamauchi army that separates the vanguard from our own team. We must succeed!"

"Yes!" Zhongshan Jiafan didn't ask for anything and just obeyed the order.

After all, he is a retainer who belongs directly to the Hojo clan, and at this time he is much more reliable than the public. No bullshit, just follow orders, turn around and pick people out.

Perhaps he was still wary of the Yamauchi army, so he thought about it for a while, and ordered thirty iron cannon ashigaru of his own team to return to the Nakayama family for use.

"All that's left is to stick to the formation! The current battle situation is not completely clear yet. The Grand Duke has 15,000 men under his command, and the force is extremely strong. There will not be too many problems in dealing with it."

"Angel, what if more than 12,000 of the 15,000 people in our team are civilians?" This newly arrived Spanish mercenary officer did not seem to understand the composition of the Japanese army.

"Folks? Do you mean handymen? Servants? Farmers?"

"Yes!" Peter nodded.

"Utsutoden! Not only must we hold tight at this time, we should also mobilize available troops to rescue the palace!" A Hojo samurai agreed with Angel's opinion of staying put, because they themselves were being surrounded on three sides, but he also suggested that they must return to the rescue. This team.

"Our army is small and we are weak to defend it. How can we rescue him?"

"If you don't come back to save me, what if the Imperial Palace is in danger?"

"There are not enough troops to rescue us!"

Many samurai in the formation had disputes. It was not surprising. The composition of the vanguard was very complicated. More than five thousand were from Sagami's Odawara clan and Tamana clan, and the rest were mostly from Musashi's Iwafu clan and Edo clan. , Songshan people and other national people.

Naturally, the people of Sagami Kingdom made up their minds to go back to rescue the Hojo clan. The people of Musashi have changed their owners three or four times in the past ten years. Except for the Iwafu clan, who were better off due to the succession of the Ota clan, they all Are you thinking about who to hang out with?

This situation is completely in line with Angel's understanding of the army. It is not just that the monarch summons vassals to fight, but it is not unusual for vassals to act in disguise.

After he learned that the Hojo main formation actually only had more than 2,000 horsemen with combat effectiveness, he did not directly give any suggestions to Yoto Peter, but carefully observed the battle situation.

In the south, Sanada Nobutsuna, Ogasawara Sadakei, and Murakami Yoshikuni all fought fiercely and were not easy to beat. The big stick warrior in the east had gone back to rest for an hour, but now he was back in the battle, and the soldiers' expressions changed.

Only the army in the north not only had a weaker offensive, but also had poor coordination. It seemed that there was considerable defense between the troops. There is really nothing commendable about the rhythm of the entire battle, it is very average.

"You should try to defeat the army on this side and break the enemy's siege around you, so that no matter what happens next, you can come and go freely."

Angel pointed at the scattered troops rushing up from the lower fields to the north, as if they were sure to eat them.