Chapter 634 40. Peter Deploys Troops to Save Himself

Ishinomaki Yasukie was a general of the Hojo clan's horse guards. His reputation was not well-known, but everyone in the Hojo clan knew him.

In the previous battles, both sides had killed samurai, but there was still no general in the team. Until the gunshot, it was shocking.

The generals of the Hojo front team turned back to look at the position of their own team, only to see that the Hojo Sankai Ling originally flying between the main team and the front team had been replaced by Yamauchi Nibiki and Sanada Changti.

The Hojo main team and the front team of the front team were separated!

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

But at this time, Yongtu Shiyao, that is, Yongtu Peter, who was in the center of the front team, raised his horse flag of the Immaculate Conception and another long cross flag, and beat the drums.

Yong Tubodoro, as the uncle of Hojo Ujinao and the Hojo Go-Ichimonshu, temporarily took over the command of the Hojo clan's front team of more than 10,000 people. He stopped the Hojo front team from wavering, and the original formation of a long snake gradually changed into a duck pear shape.

The Hojo front team, which was attacked from three sides, inevitably retreated slowly backwards, especially when it encountered an unparalleled general like "Oni Makabe" head-on, and naturally could not resist.

In addition, Yong Tubodoro took over the command and became the commander-in-chief of the front team, and the army of the front team naturally began to center on him.

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

But he followed the brothers, the eldest of them, Oishi Ujiteru, and fought for more than ten years. He rolled around in the bad battles and learned the basic skills.

The most unusual thing is that there is a European mercenary officer who speaks awkward Japanese beside Peter. It is probably because Peter's status is indeed extraordinary. He is considered a count in Europe. As the highest-ranking Christian baptized in eastern Japan, it is not surprising that someone comes to him to seek wealth.

If this is a full-scale war, open Peter's panel, the follower column, it is estimated that this is the match.

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

Immaculate Conception Banner: Morale +1, can use the special skill of fighting to the death!

Imported Portuguese matchlock: musket unit firing rate +10%, ammunition +5.

"You are now taking over the command, and you should try to get through the communication with His Royal Highness the Grand Duke while resisting the enemy's attack." The Spanish mercenary officer must have been able to fight all the way from Spain to Japan alive and well, and he must have experienced many bad battles.

"But the enemy is all around, the offensive is very strong, and the troops are far superior to mine. I don't have enough troops to break the siege!" Yong Tu Peter's expression was still very nervous.

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

"The one who surrounded the palace is the Hosokawa Cainu of the Yamanouchi Army. It's not easy to deal with!" Yong Tu Peter was worried about sending a weak chicken to deliver food.

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

"Yes, that's right!"

"It should be difficult to deal with it..." Obviously, coming to be Yong Tu Peter's retainer, naturally has some understanding of the East.

The first to accept the spread of Christianity, open Hamamatsu Port, imitate cannons, and hire European mercenaries to participate in the war, Archbishop William of Hamamatsu must have told him about such deeds.

"Kankaiyu! Kankaiyu!" After thinking for a while, Yong Tu Peter thought of a brave general.

A short and strong man with a dignified face ran over. It was Nakayama Kankaiyu Ienori of the Odawara clan of the Hojo clan. This is a brave general who inherited the horsemanship of the Eight-Jiao Style, and his archery and horsemanship are excellent.

"You lead 200 people to launch a strong attack on the Yamauchi army that separates the first mover from our team, and make sure it succeeds!"

"Yes!" Nakayama Ienori did not ask for anything and directly accepted the order.

After all, he is a retainer directly under the Hojo clan, and at this time he is much more reliable than the Kuni-shu. He did not say anything, just followed the order and turned around to pick people out.

Perhaps he was still afraid of the Yamauchi army. After thinking about it, he ordered 30 iron cannon foot soldiers in his team to be used by Nakayama Ienori.

"The rest is to hold the formation! The current battle situation is not completely clear. The Grand Duke has 15,000 people under his command, and the military strength 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.

"Minfu? Do you mean chores? Servants? Farmers?"

"Yes!" Yongtu Peter nodded.

"Yongtu Palace! At this time, we should not only hold on tightly, but also mobilize the available soldiers to rescue the palace!" A Hojo samurai agreed with Angel's opinion of holding on, because they were surrounded on three sides, but he also suggested that they must rescue the main force.

"Our army has few soldiers, and it is not enough to hold on tightly, how can we rescue!"

"If we don't rescue, what if the palace is in danger!"

"There are not enough soldiers to rescue!"

Many samurai in the formation had disputes, which was not surprising. The composition of the vanguard was very complicated. More than 5,000 were Odawara and Tamanawa from Sagami, and the rest were mostly national soldiers such as Iwatsuki, Edo, and Matsuyama from Musashi.

The troops of Sagami Province naturally made up their minds to go back to rescue Hojo Ujinao. The troops of Musashi have changed their owners three or four times in the past ten years. Except for the Iwatsuki clan, which was better because of the succession of Ota Ujifusa, they all thought about who to follow.

This situation is completely in line with Angel's understanding of the army. It is not uncommon for the vassal to pretend to obey and disobey the monarch when the monarch summons the vassal to fight.

After he learned that the Hojo main camp actually had only more than 2,000 imperial horse guards with combat effectiveness, he did not directly give any suggestions to Yong Tuboduolu, but carefully observed the battle situation.

Sanada Nobunaga, Ogasawara Sadakeshi, and Murakami Yoshikuni in the south fought fiercely and were not easy to deal with. The big stick warrior in the east had gone back to rest for an hour or so before, and now he was back in the battle, and the soldiers were terrified.

Only the army in the north was not only slightly weaker in offensive, but also poorly coordinated. It seemed that there was still considerable defense between the troops. The rhythm of the entire battle was really nothing to write home about, it was just average.

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

Angel pointed at the scattered troops of the Xiaye people in the north, as if he had them all figured out.