Chapter 482 41. It Is Difficult to Fly to the Tone River Even with Wings

"What a great Narita clan leader!"

Uesugi Terutora cursed, but he was not panicked. He commanded the Echigo clan (Echigo robbery group) who were of the same mind and heart, and he was still very skilled and rarely made mistakes.

Although the Narita clan's previous neutral posture of sitting on the fence temporarily deceived Uesugi Terutora, Uesugi Terutora was not completely confident in him. Together with the Ita clan Naoesuna and the foot soldiers Kojima Sadaoki, there were 2,500 people, which could completely stop the Narita army.

You should know that the Narita clan in Oshi Castle only had a total territory of 12,000 kan, and it is certainly possible to mobilize more than 4,000 people at the maximum. But that would be a big deal, and there are only about 2,000 people at ordinary times. Those who are necessary to defend the city are only 1,500 soldiers and horses who have always been on the expedition.

1,500 people against 2,500 Echigo people, which is just a delay.

As long as the army that has crossed the river is withdrawn before the coalition forces surround it, whether to set up camp for self-protection or to retreat slowly, there are many options.

The Takeda army and the Hojo army that appeared in front of them were about half a mile away. In order not to be discovered by the Uesugi army, they set up their battle array relatively far away. At this time, half a mile was always less than two kilometers. Although it was on the plains near the river bank, it would take some time for the army to come over.

On the one hand, Naoe Kagetsuna and Kojima Sadaoki were ordered to quickly defeat the Narita army to ensure the safety of the retreat. On the other hand, they also told Nagao Masakage, Irobe Nagatoki, Hojo Takahiro and others who had already crossed the river not to panic. The Irobe clan would serve as the rear guard, and the others would retreat first.

Who knows how many coalition forces are coming? If there are more than 30,000, it is really not easy to deal with.

However, the ambush has a considerable impact on the army that is mainly composed of farmers. In addition, the aftermath of the previous battle of Ikunoyama has not disappeared, so the Uesugi army inevitably got into chaos in a hurry, and the crowd crossing the river became crowded.

The reason why there was no complete chaos was purely because Uesugi Terutora's sword Habishamonten and the Ranlong flag were there. If the main force of Uesugi Terutora is not in chaos, then the morale can still be maintained. The whole army will not be in an uproar and take him away.

But is this the strategy of Oishi Ujiteru and Takeda Harunobu?

Of course, there are more than one thousand Narita troops going out of the city to attack the Uesugi army. The other three gates around the city also rushed out with a large army, all of which were Hojo troops with Sankai Ling and Futaba Ginkgo (Oishi clan) on their backs. There are no less than a thousand people, and they are all elite soldiers.

Oishi Ujiteru even risked his own flag bearer horse, just 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 participate in the battle and completely encircle the Uesugi army that was at a loss.

When Futaba Ginkgo kept pouring out of Oshi Castle, Uesugi Terutora immediately realized the plan of the Takeda Hojo coalition. It is necessary to break the blockade of Oshi Castle immediately, otherwise the retreat will be blocked, and more than 12,000 troops will be crowded in a narrow area.

There are a lot of paddy fields and swamps between Oshi Castle and Tone River, which is not conducive to the army's attack. It is also not conducive to the Uesugi army turning around and retreating.

Oshi Castle sent troops to block the way and is trying to close the last passage for the Uesugi army to retreat. Once the road to the deep valley is blocked, it will be a dead end unless you have wings on your back.

The Narita Army is not a concern, but the more than 1,000 elite soldiers of Oishi Ujiteru should not be underestimated. They cooperated with the Narita Army, not only fighting back and forth with the Uesugi Army, but even had a tendency to close the encirclement.

Uesugi Terutora knew the terrain of Oshi Castle when he came to Kanto before. The Arakawa and Tone River meet, Oshi Castle is to the north, Tone River is to the south, and Arakawa is to the east. It is simply the best Jedi in the world, with no way out on three sides.

There is no problem for the Narita clan not to rebel, but once they rebel, they will really be unable to escape.

After analyzing the situation, not to mention Uesugi Terutora, even the generals in the Uesugi army were suspicious.

The troops on the floating bridge finally showed signs of panic and hesitation. The drums of the Takeda army's Suwa Jingu Jin Taiko and the Hojo army's Kamakura Hachiman Jingu Jin Taiko were like thunder. One by one, they forced the Uesugi army on the bridge and on the south bank.

I have to say one more thing here, which involves the issue of the successor to the Echigo. Needless to say, Nagao Masakage naturally supports Nagao Akikage (Uesugi Kagekatsu). As for Hojo Takahiro and Hojo Kagehiro, of course they support Uesugi Kagetora.

Now Hojo Takahiro and Nagao Masakage retreated at the same time. At the beginning, they were restrained and each chose a path, which was quite orderly.

When the Takeda and Hojo coalition forces got closer and closer, Hojo Takahiro and Nagao Masakage, who were originally hostile to each other and had deep grievances, pushed and swore, fought for the passage across the bridge, and finally turned into fists and feet.

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

Uesugi Terutora asked General Kanzasa Kagemochi to go to the floating bridge to try to separate the two armies, while sending Generals Yamamotoji, Nakajo, Yoshie and others to attack the combined forces of Narita and Oishi.

He himself did not dare to move at all, and could not move. As long as his big flag moved backwards, 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. That situation would really be out of control, and even he himself might be in danger.

The battlefield was in a race against time, and things were changing rapidly. At a glance, the Takeda and Hojo armies had at least 25,000 people, overwhelming them. Their military power was overwhelming, far exceeding that of the Uesugi army.

How many of the Shirobe troops were there to resist them? 1,200!

There was no need to say more about how difficult it was to resist. Moreover, Takeda Harunobu and Oishi Ujiteru personally led their troops, and there were countless brave generals and warriors. Even if Uesugi Terutora himself guarded the bridge himself, he might not be able to hold on for too long.

More and more troops from Hojo Takahiro and Nagao Masakage were crowded, shoved, and even fought on the bridge. The hastily built floating bridge could not bear so many soldiers.

After a terrifying roar that made people's teeth ache, the taut ropes broke one after another. A floating bridge, along with the Uesugi soldiers on the bridge, fell into the water in fear, screaming, and destruction.

The soldiers in armor floated and sank on the water. Before they could shout for help, they drank a belly full of water and sank into the water of the Tone River, completely disappearing without a trace.

At this time, whether it was the colored troops at the bridge head, or the Nagao and Takahiro troops on the bridge, they collapsed. All of them collapsed to the north bank of the Tone River, leaving their backs exposed to Takeda Harunobu and Oishi Ujiteru.

The first to bear the brunt was Kanzasa Kagemochi, who came with more than a thousand people to persuade them to stop fighting. The bridge broke suddenly, and the army collapsed even more suddenly. He could only line up on the spot and block the fleeing soldiers on the spot to prevent them from attacking Uesugi Terutora's main force.

Of course, Kanzasa Kagemochi's efforts may not have much effect. The brave general of the Hojo army, Tominaga Uemon-no-jo, didn't know how to kill across the bridge. As soon as he crossed the bridge, he raised a Hojo Sankai diamond high.

The Hojo army killed across the bridge!

All the Uesugi soldiers had this idea!

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