Chapter 632 38. The Outcome Is Unpredictable

Masayuki Sanada, who abandoned his horse and followed Hosokawa Harime, who was also marching on foot, with his gun drawn, looked at the boundless snake-like march of the Hojo Army to the left and right.

"Nai Onome, it seems we have encountered the Hojo main team."

"So what if we meet him?" Hosokawa Saime was unmoved. After he arrived at the battlefield, he seemed to be a new person, full of energy and high spirits.

"There are more than 30,000 people in Hojo's main team."

"With more than 30,000 people, why don't we fight? We have to shoot when the arrow is on the string! Retreating at this time is tantamount to seeking death!"

"Having said that..." Sanada Masayuki is still a little younger after all, he hasn't fought enough battles, and he hasn't seen the world big enough.

Although there was no exhaustive plan before, due to too little information at hand, such a huge error occurred at the final node of judgment. It's not that he was panicked, but he felt a little guilty for Hosokawa Saimei who completely trusted him.

"If you have this leisure time, why not keep an eye on the enemy soldiers in front of you? When we arrive at the battle site, our fate will only depend on the swords and guns in our hands!"

Hosokawa Zaimei, who has been fighting for a long time, does not know that the Hojo army must be more numerous than him, but he knows that he cannot be timid at this time. As long as he fights forward bravely, he will have a chance to win!

The coalition finally occupies a "wonderful" character!

Even if it turned into a frontal attack now, it would psychologically weaken the Hojo Army for a while. No matter what kind of army, if it is surrounded, it will have psychological changes.

In the end, Hosokawa Minami is better than Sanada Masayuki in actual combat experience!

"Jin Taiko!" Hosokawa Saime shouted.

A member of Hosokawa's family followed up with a taiko drum on his back. Hosokawa Harime took out the drumsticks and banged hard. An attendant also blew the conch, and the Yamauchi army's general attack began.

The Yamauchi troops who were ordered to advance in the fields and paddy fields heard the sound of advancing troops and responded in unison. The swords and guns were leveled, the long bows were nocked, and the matchlocks of the iron cannons were already lit, just waiting to pull the trigger.

The pre-noon sun shines brilliantly on the gold and iron, emitting an unusually dazzling brilliance. The roars of the men and horses were so majestic and cruel, and they soon collided, bloody and passionate.

The elite soldiers of Koshin, who are famous for their bravery in the world, shouted the trumpets of Namo Amitabha Tathagata and the Daimyojin of Suwa Minami Palace, and entered the battlefield with a decisive attitude.

Although Ogasawara Sadaki only wants to preserve his strength when he is not fighting, when he really fights, he screams. This man is very wise. He can be a coward when he is not fighting, but he must work hard when he is fighting. If you win, the BMW's golden territory will be sealed, but if you lose, the enemy will respect you and still have a way to survive.

Not to mention Sanada Nobutsuna and Murakami Yoshikuni, they worked even harder. One had to perform actively, and the other was Taro Yamauchi's direct uncle.

The four groups of Yamauchi troops at the bottom of the pocket were like anvils, completely blocking the direction of the Hojo army facing Musashi.

To the north, the Narita soldiers, who were supported by 9,000 people from the Shimono people, retreated slightly and were able to take a breather, giving the chance to perform to the Shimo people who had finished warming up.

The generals in the field are not very harmonious, but they are frightened by Hojo's military might and are eager for a huge victory that can wipe out the Hojo clan's 10,000 reinforcements. Now that the battle has just begun, they are still working hard.

Among them, Sano Masatsuna, the lord of Karasawayama Castle, walked the fastest, or one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Sano under his command, Shanda Terujiu (山道和) walked the fastest.

This dear friend was originally the lord of Ueno Mountain Castle, but he was beaten away by the Hojo clan and took refuge with the Sano family. Relying on his hard work, he has gained a reputation.

However, the stage that the Sano family can provide for him to perform is too small. The Sano family alone is completely unable to defeat Hojo and restore his old territory. Now is the best time to defeat Hojo. As long as Hojo is defeated, maybe under the auspices of Hosokawa Maimee and Koyumi Yorijun, the family may be revived.

The helplessness and humbleness of the people of the small country in the Warring States Period are reflected in him, but the tenacity and tenacity of the people of the small country in the Warring States Period are also reflected in him. In order to revive his family, Shanshan Terujiu's eyes turned red.

Behind him was Sano Masatsuna's younger brother, Sano Fusatsuna, who was just thirteen years old, because he thought that with more than 30,000 people beating 10,000 Hojo, it was best to use the first formation in such a sure-fire battle.

From now on, I can go out and brag about it. I think back when my team was just opened, there were more than a dozen people with seven or eight guns, and they beat Hojo dizzy. If you say it out loud, it will definitely give you more face, and everyone will accept it.

This Sano Fusatsuna will become a monk in the future and serve Toyotomi Hideyoshi. His Buddhist name will be Tentokuji Ryobo. He will go on to fight and accumulate thirty-nine thousand koku. He will become a world-famous swordsman.

The small Sano army happened to have such two talented generals, and the battle was really full of momentum. The terrain happened to be difficult for large armies to deploy, and was more suitable for Ninja Castle where brave generals clashed.

Just as the Makabe clan was carrying out a killing spree with a large wooden stile, the two killers of Sano Kata also ran into the team of Hojo Army general Ota Bungo Mamoru.

If they were the Uesugi Army, they would remember that during the Great Battle of Tonegawa, this man risked his life to attack Uesugi Kenshin's troops, and received blood-stained feelings from the Hojo clan Nao and the Oishi clan Teru.

At this point, there was no time left to attack Tsumei, and the two generals Sanokata, one large and one small, started fighting with Ota Bungo Mamoru.

When everyone in the field saw someone taking the lead, and the Hojo army at the entrance was really weak in front and rear, as long as they spotted a group of people and rushed forward, it would be possible to cut off Hojo's queue. Even the miscellaneous fish in the field can see such a good opportunity.

Minagawa Hiroteru and Hoga Takatsugi successively launched an attack on the Hojo Army. Koyama Hidetsuna and Utsunomiya Hirotsuna also rushed into the Hojo Army a little later.

The biggest drawback of the Hojo army in the marching formation was exposed. Although the total force was superior, the local force was inferior everywhere.

Each team on the march fought independently, and the front and rear could not respond to each other. The reinforcements could not provide quick support due to the terrain.

The more than a thousand cavalrymen in the Hojo clan's horse guards, who were originally invincible on the Kanto Plain, could only watch anxiously. The cavalry could not be used at all in this area.

Oishi Ujiteru could only hate himself for leaving the wounded and the thousand-pound bronze arquebus that was inconvenient to move in the Hirai formation in order to march quickly.

In today's terrain, if there were arquebus cannons like arquebus that could hit a fan with one shot, no one could get close to the Hojo army.

"Calm down! You must stay calm!" Oishi Ujiteru said silently in his heart, quickly thinking about how his father, Hojo Ujiyasu, taught him to deal with surprise attacks when he taught him to fight.

Hojo Ujiyasu was a famous general in the world. Of course, he would not leave behind something like "The tea soup poured twice during meals will destroy our family" or "It's useless to go out to pee while listening to war stories." This kind of anecdote is worth a look.

In the Kawagoe surprise attack, one of the three major surprise attacks in the world, Hojo Ujiyasu clearly grasped one point.

Military morale!

The Kanto coalition army originally had a huge advantage of 85,000 troops, and their military morale was naturally very strong. But over time, they gradually became lax. And Hojo Ujiyasu gave it another push, asking for peace talks with his uncle Ashikaga Haruji in a humble manner and licking words, which made the Kanto coalition army even more arrogant.

Finally, caught off guard, launched a surprise attack at night, destroying part of the Kanto coalition army in one fell swoop. Then he took the defeated soldiers and completely defeated the entire coalition army, creating an incredible victory.

After a moment of hesitation, Oishi Ujiteru first ordered the flag bearer of the main camp to raise the Hojo Sankai Ling in the camp high, telling the entire Hojo army that the main camp was still there, so there was no need to panic and to calm the army.

Then he beat the drums and ordered a team of the most capable soldiers to guard their flags and charge forward, not caring how many enemy troops they could defeat. As long as the troops that were attacked could see that Oishi Ujiteru had not abandoned them and was actively sending reinforcements to join the battle.

In addition, the Hojo army had just won a brilliant victory under Hirai Castle, and its morale was at its peak. After the panic of the attack passed, the two sides finally started to fight back and forth.

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"I only regret that I didn't bring the Nanman Datong when I divided my troops!" Hosokawa Cainu looked at the troops of the Yamauchi army rushing forward, but they could never eat up the Hojo army in front of them.

After all, the Hojo army is a strong army that has fought for many years. They may be a little worse when fighting Uesugi Kenshin, but they are accurate in fighting the brothers in Kanto. They will fight whoever shows up, and they have rich combat experience.

"We must cut off the connection between the various teams of the Hojo army, concentrate the troops, and eat up the Hojo army one by one. Use small victories to win big victories. The longer the time drags on, the greater the defeat of our army!"

More troops means more reserves. Although the Hojo reserve cannot go up due to the crowd, it will be able to move up even if it is moved after a long time. At that time, the coalition forces that are obviously inferior to the Hojo will be defeated.

"Then tell me, where is the Hojo weak?"

"The main team!" Sanada Masayuki pointed to the high-raised Hojo Sankai Ling.

Hosokawa Saime did not hesitate. He only had about 2,000 people under his command. He immediately divided the troops and led 1,500 people himself to attack the Hojo main team. The remaining 500 or so were given to Sanada Masayuki, who went to interrupt the communication channel between the Hojo main force and the Hojo advance forces that were desperately maintaining.

"Don't tarnish the reputation of the Yamanouchi clan!" Hosokawa Saijo walked away with her spear.

The clock had already moved to the early afternoon (11 a.m.)!