A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

It's not that Koheta looked down on these miscellaneous fish, but Nagao Kagetora used 15,000 ken to make them serious. After beating the restless soldiers of Hojo for two days in a row, they still looked like birds.

There was a reason why Hojo Ujiyasu had beaten these bunch of bastards to the ground year after year, and Wen Tian and Wu Xi couldn't explain it. But it seems that fighting is really not their strong point. The same is true for the Ashigaru. Echigo's Ashikaru crushed them in spirit and spirit.

Every time the miscellaneous fish went up to attack the city, the samurai did work harder because of the heavy reward, and there was still a hint of the Bando Samurai Order. However, the Ashigaru still looked timid and unwilling to exert all their strength.

Anyway, the reward for capturing the battle belongs to the samurai masters. They can take home at most two taels of rice. However, the crackling sound of iron cannons on the top of the Hojo military castle, like fried beans, as well as the swishing and flying, overwhelming bows and arrows, are warning them. Don't take the flower of death if you have no life.

Another worrying thing is that the entire army only has more than half a month of rations at this time, and it will be May soon. If we don't succeed, people will be scattered. One hundred thousand conscripted Kanto fish are about to go home for the summer harvest. In their eyes, the great justice of the world, the authority of the shogunate, and the survival of the people are nothing compared to the few buckets of wheat in the field.

Even the samurai will gradually become unable to make ends meet due to the military service of these people (they steal more than they spend), and eventually become war-weary. They go out to fight not only to win rewards for their meritorious deeds, but also with the intention of robbing families and making money from the war. If the war loses money, the samurai will actually get tired of war.

Koheita and Yamauchi Yoshikatsu once again went to have a military meeting. This time, Nagao Kagetora may have been really angry. Under his rage, some of the daimyo managed to stay calm, some trembled, some remained silent, and some His face was angry. Anyway, all the great names didn't speak and could only sit there quietly.

Although Nagao Kagetora didn't criticize anyone by name, he rose to the point where he betrayed the general, betrayed the shogunate, and went against the emperor and the governor without doing anything. It is a completely shameless betrayal, a despicable and invisible betrayal.

Many of his words were very serious, but he still stood on the commanding heights of morality, with the endorsement of his superiors and the imperial edict of the emperor. No one could say no to him, and could only listen to his anonymous curses.

In addition to those who nominally obeyed him, there were also allies like Yamauchi, people who assisted like Satomi, and people who were coerced like Furukawa Ashikaga. Nagao Kagetora was no exception and was always scolded. Although the disunity of the Kanto generals was due to the combined effect of various factors, Nagao Kagetora's personal pride and conceit had something to do with it.

Especially Chinese people like the Narita clan, they are all ashamed. Although they followed you Nagao Kagetora, in theory their leader is Uesugi Ken|masa. They are trying to save face for Uesugi. If you, Nagao Kagetora, weren't a big fist, you would dare to run wild in this area of ​​Kanto.

Even if Satomi Yoshiyao and the like came in the name of supporting the leader of Uesugi, he could bear it even if Uesugi Ken|Masa said a few words to him. After all, I came here (I wanted to finish the fight with tears in my eyes), but Nagao Kagetora is now theoretically on the same level as him. They are all here to support the leader. I respect you as the leader of the alliance. Save face, but you can’t really take yourself too seriously.

Nagao Kagetora couldn't control so much for a while. He was angry and anxious. He saw through this group of people that they only ate food and did nothing. After going back and forth on the main seat for a few times, scolding all the noobs, he broke the riding crop and announced directly that he would be the one to do it himself tomorrow, and there would be no need for rubbish like you.

The Guandong miscellaneous fishes were scolded so much that they thought that what is so great about you is that we are not here to praise you. You're a fancy sedan. Without us to carry it, can eight thousand of you overthrow Hojo? Hahaha, let's ride on the donkey and read the songbook, we'll see.

Xiaoheita and Yamauchi Yoshiharu returned to the camp together and told the matter to Chief Yamauchi. Chief Yamauchi shook his head for a while after hearing this. Although the chief accountant in Yamauchi is only thirty-four or five years old, he still has twenty years of experience in bad wars. He felt that Nagao Kagetora had severely offended the Kanto miscellaneous fishes. Although he was now strong and strong, so the Kanto miscellaneous fishes could swallow their anger, but as soon as he showed a flaw, these people would definitely betray him without hesitation. betray him. (Historically, Nagao Kagetora was indeed almost completely betrayed by the Kanto generals, and all the gains he made during his first trip to the Kanto campaign were lost)

Koheita also shook his head in his heart. Sure enough, history cannot be changed, and Nagao Kagetora still has this strong temper. After all, it is difficult to conquer the world.

For the current plan, we can only see whether he can completely defeat Hojo Ujiyasu. If successful, given his military prowess, Kanto may still be able to calm down. If it fails, it will be a group of wolves that will bite back and kill them.

The next day, Nagao Kagetora mobilized his elite Echigo troops as he announced. The whole battalion was dispatched, carrying flags and horse tags, and marched to Odawara Castle to take formation in the morning glow.

I saw Nagao Kagetora wearing a shiny Nanman body, with a flag holder on each side, one holding the Dragon Flag, and one holding the Bizi Flag. He was surrounded by dozens of warriors on horseback, each holding a spear and a sword. Everyone is wearing bright armor and looking high-spirited. It seems that they are not accompanied by Nagao Kagetora, but the victorious King Bishamonten.

Nagao Kagetora didn't want other armies to come out to cheer him up. He only had his own eight thousand Echigo soldiers lined up in layers, and selected three to four hundred brave men to form the front line. The cavalry was in front and the infantry was behind, quietly and not making a sound. Hundreds of people have gradually merged into one person, a person named Nagao Kagetora.

On the other side, Hojo Takahiro and Hojo Kagehiro, in addition to more than a hundred cavalry, also brought some infantry with bows. There were only about 500 of them, and they were actually preparing to attack the castle defended by 18,000 to 9,000 people.

The miscellaneous fish from Kanto also brought their hatamoto horseback to occupy a good seat to watch the show early, holding riding whips or picking pairs to point at Nagao Kagetora and his army.

Koheta followed Yamauchi Yoshikatsu and rode to the front of the city. The two of them did not follow the crowd and watch the show. Instead, they chose a dangerous but wide-view place near the earthen base to watch Nagao Kagetora attack the city.

Nagao Kagetora did not dismount and fight like others before attacking the city. Instead, he encouraged the samurai who were surrounding him to focus on him and slowly maintained the front arrow formation to run. The distance of two to three hundred meters disappeared in an instant. , dozens of warriors on horseback rushed up the slope.

The walking warriors behind him were not too out of touch. They were obviously in good physical condition and could keep up with the trotting cavalry in a short time. There are even people who can shoot bows and arrows at the Hojo army on the earthen base while running.

The long-tailed Kagetora in the lead followed the bright morning light, and the originally shiny Nanman carcass reflected the light and stimulated each other. The entire rising sun seemed to transform into the power of Nagata Kagetora. The speed and distance between time and space seemed to slow down and shrink thousands of times at that moment. The roaring soldiers and horses' neighing also turned into long, dragging notes.

It was also the steed of the long-tailed Kagetora, Tsukimao, who was so powerful that Koheita suddenly saw him wearing white robes, white armor, and a white dragon horse, with a bright silver spear in his hand. He looks exactly like Imagasaka Zhao Zilong. I couldn't help but sigh: Although I didn't write the golden orchid, I believe I was destined in my previous life. Loyalty and bravery serve the Han Dynasty, and their friendship is better than that of Taoyuan. A horse breaks out of a tight siege single-handedly, and the enemy is frightened by his heroic spirit. The robes he wore were stained with blood, and Dangyang always had this heart elixir. Zilong, Zilong is unparalleled in the world, and his reputation as the Five Tiger Generals is legendary. (A song about water, Zilong’s song in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Dangyang Changzhi This Heart Pill)

Everyone above and below the city were stunned to see such a fairy-like figure. A Hojo general reacted and yelled at the soldiers, asking them to shoot immediately, and then dozens of ashigaru subconsciously fired a volley. The explosions of dozens of iron cannons were so loud that even the extremely docile Kiso horse under Koheita's crotch was frightened. But the horse under the crotch of the long-tailed tiger was not afraid, and still let go of its four hooves, carrying the long-tailed tiger forward majestically.

Without even a slight slowdown, the horse also learned the indomitable pride of its owner Nagao Kagetora. People and horses exude the same aura, which even gives those watching the formation an unreal and magical feeling. It feels like one person and one horse can really break through everything in front of them.

Nagao Kagetora rushed quickly, and his two horse marks were not even half a point apart. He followed closely behind him. At this time, there was another volley of bows and arrows on the city. However, at a distance of only ten to eight meters, dozens of arrows were all avoided. Nagao Kagetora opened fire, and fired another volley of iron cannons without interruption. Nagao Kagetora shouted angrily at the Hojo traitor to die quickly, and holding the reins of Tsukumao's horse, he suddenly jumped over and jumped into the air. All ten rounds of lead bullets missed. Nagao Kagetora broke through the Hojo clan's castle with one ride, and the Bizi flag and Ranryu flag then stood at the top of the city.

The Kanto miscellaneous fish, who were still eating melon seeds and preparing to see the Long-tailed Kagetora make a fool of himself, were so shocked that their 100,000 people had been fighting in a wheel for nearly a week, but they could not beat the Long-tailed Kagetora one person at a time. This is so fucking bullying. If you open or fail, you still lose the cheat code.

One hundred thousand people!

A whole hundred thousand people!

Start fighting when the sun rises in the morning and stop when the sun sets in the afternoon. We fought for more than ten hours a day, taking turns to rush up the earth fortress. It took a lot of effort from the boss, and dozens or hundreds of people died (yes, hundreds of people died in a week of fighting of 120,000 people on both sides). . The result is no better than Nagao Kagetora playing alone for one minute!

All the anger, dissatisfaction, resentment, disgust, disgust, etc., that he felt towards Nagao Kagetora yesterday immediately turned into admiration and fear. I admire him for his bravery in charging to the top of the city alone. I am afraid that such a powerful person will become their big brother in the future.

In short, the entire battlefield was filled with exclamations and exclamations. The Hojo clan's alarm bell rang loudly in the city, smoke of different colors lit up on the castle tower, the horses galloping to deliver orders, and the sounds of mobilizing people and horses were endless. A horse logo with rotten leaves and yellow flags and a Hakone-authorized Vajra horse logo rushed towards the city at high speed.

Two big flags and countless small flags gathered together and rushed towards the earth barrier bravely. While running, he shouted: "We win, we win, we win!"

But how could the soldiers of the Nagao Army miss the opportunity that Nagao Kagetora gained for them by taking personal risks? The cavalry used their horses to hit or push down the fence on the top of the base. The infantrymen formed a small team of three or five, and strangled the Hojo Army at the top of the city in a seemingly loose but actually tight team.

Both sides are strong soldiers with high morale and skilled combat skills. But everyone present could see that Nagao Kagetora alone was worth a hundred, a thousand or even ten thousand of the most elite soldiers on the battlefield. His presence allows the soldiers to completely ignore the opponent's level and press forward directly, without fear of any difficulties or difficulties.

Seeing this, Taichi Kodaira thought that this battle was going to be fought and could be fought. Next to him, Yamauchi Yoshikatsu was also very motivated. Ignoring the dissuasion of Yamauchi's chief planner, the two of them left the bunker with dozens of people from Hatamoto and rushed to the city quickly. head.

Yamauchi Yoshikatsu took the lead, riding the horse at his hip, and the Yamauchi warriors followed closely, either on horseback or on foot. Xiaoheita took the two-horse tag and bundled it behind his back, then stepped forward with the two-gun in hand without a helmet.

At the same time, Hojo Tsusunari and Hojo Nagatsuna (Genan) had also rushed to the base of the base. They each commanded the soldiers to form tight formations and went to the base to compete with Nagao Kagetora. Nagao Kagetora briefly killed the Hojo soldiers on the base. When he saw the yellow flags of the horses with rotten leaves and yellow flags, he pointed his spear and rode his horse to kill them.

The people on the top of the base are just ordinary basiligaru and samurai, but they can't compare to the role of Dihuang Hachiman and Hojo Tsunari. After killing so many Ashigaru, they can make up for it. Hojo Tsunari is the only one. Killing him can make the enemy in front of him collapse.

At the same time, Hojo Takahiro and his son also rushed to the top of the base. Without hesitation, they shook off the entanglement of the Hojo soldiers. They ordered a Hatamoto to charge forward to attract the attention of the Hojo soldiers, and then led the most elite warriors to abandon their guns and raise their bows. , and flew not far behind Nagao Kagetora.

At this time, there was no samurai guard beside Nagao Kagetora except for a flag bearer, but he moved forward without any fear.

Yamauchi Yoshikatsu shouted: "Wait a minute, Masahiro!" He galloped behind him, and Xiaoheita continued to work back to his old job. He followed Yamauchi Yoshikatsu on foot with two horse tags on his back and a spear in hand. Xiaoping Tai was really not good at riding, so just in case, it was safest to go into battle on foot. In addition to the two of them, other Yamauchi banners also gradually dispersed to fight with the surrounding Hojo soldiers.

Hojo Takahiro, Hojo Kehiro, his father and his son, and several of their entourage, all fired their arrows perfectly, aiming at Nagatao Kagetora to kill the warriors who were blocking him. Wherever the arrows hit, they would fall down. He kept claiming the names of Hojo Army soldiers without hesitation.

And Nagao Kagetora has only one target, and that is Hojo Tsunari under the horse mark of the yellow hachiman horse.

Soon a warrior once again led dozens of troops to block the road. Yamauchi Yoshikatsu immediately clapped his horse and shouted loudly: "Seiwa Genji, the Ashikaga clan, after Ashikaga Takauji, the last descendant of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and the Prime Minister of Yamauchi. Sun, the son of Major General Yamauchi Shinano Mamoru, Yamauchi Zuomasuke Yoshikatsu came to ask for advice. "

That person is true: "The family of the Ashikaga Imperial Family of the Genji Dynasty in the Qing Dynasty was recruited by the Shogunate Shinji. After Dr. Hojo Sakyo, the grandson of Hojo Kamosuke and the son of Dr. Hojo Zaemon, Hojo Yasunari (Hojo Shigeshi) is here."

Yamauchi Yoshikatsu immediately stepped forward to block him. Nagao Kagetora said, "Please be careful with your left horse," and continued to rush towards the yellow hachiman horse mark.

Nagao Kagetora pointed his spear forward, but no one of the Hojo soldiers on the left and right dared to use their sharp edge, and they all dodged away.

In front of him was Hojo Tsunari. Nagao Kagetora shouted loudly: "Doctor Hojo Zaemon (the official position of Dr. Zaemon does not exist in Japan. Hojo Tsunari is called this because he serves as the captain of Zaemon. This position is ordinary." It was six, but when it was awarded to Hojo Tsunari, it was five, and five is also called the rank of doctor, so instead of calling Tsuna Hojo Zaemon, he was called Hojo Zaemon Daifu)."

As a result, the Hojo army was frightened by his momentum, and dozens of people surrounded or coerced Hojo Tsunari into retreating. Think about it, Hojo Tsunari is considered a hero for a lifetime, and he can inspire the morale of the three armies just by standing on the battlefield. But he happened to meet Nagao Kagetora, and no matter how determined the soldier was, he would be intimidated by seeing such a powerful samurai.

In the end, it didn't matter that these samurai were scared. They also naturally felt that Hojo Tsunari could not defeat Nagao Kagetora. They should quickly escort Hojo Tsunari in and prepare to counterattack at any time.

Taking it for granted, they wiped out the Hojo Army's last chance to equalize the game. Instead, it added fuel to Nagao Kagetora’s victory.

Nagao Kagetora watched as Hojo Tsunari was being carried away, and then looked around at the Hojo soldiers. Fangshou Yuemo was also breathing heavily and could no longer charge into others.

So he looked at the target, aligned the three points of the spear in his hand and threw it hard. The sound of breaking through the air was piercing, and in an instant, it came out from behind the flag-bearing warrior who was carrying the yellow flags and horse flags of eight rotten leaves. The man immediately knelt down on his knees. He threw himself on the street.

Nagao Kagetora immediately pulled out his Azuki Shoko, patted the neck of the horse that released Yue Mao, and with another encouragement, rushed behind the dead flag bearer and pulled out the horse tag with force.

Upon seeing this, the nearby Nagaogata soldiers and Yamauchi Army soldiers immediately shouted: "Dr. Hojo Zaemon has been defeated, why don't you surrender quickly!"

Thousands of remaining members of the Jade Rope Corps under the Hojo military base saw their masters being transferred in, and Hachiman Mabiao also fell down. Each of them shouted, some fled backwards, and some knelt down and surrendered on the spot.

At this time, the long-tailed knights also gathered around twenty or thirty riders. Yamauchi Yoshikatsu and Koheita did not continue to pester the enemy general, but ran over to join the long-tailed Kagetora.

At this time, Yamamotoji Sadencho outside the city also led four to five hundred people to the city. He ordered people to send new war horses to Nagao Kagetora.

Nagao Kagetora shouted "Hello", gathered forty or fifty knights and rushed towards Hojo Nagatsuna's headquarters. He used his spear, which was stained with blood and internal organs, to encourage the knights.

The Longtail Army finally occupied a section of the earth fortress.

The morale of the Hojo soldiers under the earthen fortress gradually wavered and became disorganized. Only the Hakone gods gathered under the Vajra Horse symbol of Hakone authority still had some firm will to fight.

They were still fighting with the hundreds of dismounted samurai arranged by Hojo Takahiro. On the other side, Yamamotoji Sadenaga commanded hundreds of reinforcements and hundreds of iron gunners to support Hojo Takahiro's army.

On this side, Yamauchi's chief planner also stamped his feet and scolded Mrs. Xiaoping and Yamauchi Yoshikatsu for putting themselves in danger. They dragged two to three hundred warriors and Feng Gong people to fight desperately to the top of the city to support them.

Others, such as Nagano Yamasa and Ohta Shimasa, also gathered their most elite warriors. Five hundred of you and three hundred of us rushed to the city. Satomi Yoshihiro was even more active, calling on Bosou's navy to violently attack the Sagami navy in the harbor, not seeking annihilation, but seeking to increase the momentum.

At this time, there were already two to three thousand elite Kwantung Allied Forces on the city who had completely rushed up. Both slopes were completely occupied, and the decline of the Hojo troops was fully demonstrated.

Turning to Nagao Kagetora's side, the streets in the city were slightly narrow. Nagao Kagetora, who gathered the soldiers, became impatient and stopped waiting. "Saumasuke is really young and promising, do you dare to go with me to take the head of Hojo Nagatsuna?" Nagao Kagetora was full of pride on the battlefield, and Yamauchi Yoshikatsu did not give in at all: "I love you, just like Masaru."

The two of them made eye contact, pulled the reins of the horses at the same time, and joined the forty or fifty horsemen to stir up the Hojo soldiers scattered on the streets and under the city, and quickly rushed towards the Hakone Authority King Kong Horse Mark.

The long-tailed Kagetora used his own body as the head of a spear, stabbed left and struck right, and the army was able to overcome difficulties. The Bizi flag followed closely behind, fluttering in the wind.

Yamauchi Yisheng opened his bow from left to right, and the strings sounded wildly, and soon the twenty arrows in the quiver were all used up. Koheita followed Yamauchi Yoshikatsu on horseback on foot, caught the bow dropped by Yamauchi Yoshikatsu, and handed over the spear.

Yamauchi Yoshikatsu also shouted: "Yamauchi Zuoma is here to help Yoshikatsu, the Hojo rebels will die quickly!" Kodaita held up the two-horse mark to help him. You have gained a lot of limelight, and you have done enough. If there is an iron cannon next to you, I will commit hara-kiri even if you die. Please stop barking.

However, this small group of people became more and more aggressive as they killed more and more. All the knights shouted wildly and fought fiercely. They raised their guns and raised their knives. They were slashing and trampling on their horses. Finally, they found a direct path to Hojo Nagatsuna.

Yamamotoji Sadang also commanded the men and horses to attack. Hojo Nagatsuna's men and horses were more determined at this time, and there were even many monk soldiers with heads wrapped in monk's turbans holding naginatas and slashing continuously.

However, Nagao Kagetora didn't see anything like a general in his eyes, so he still rushed forward bravely.

Suddenly, the Hojo army wave split, revealing the black muzzles of dozens of iron cannons. Almost at the same time, "No!" Yamauchi Yoshikatsu and Koheita shouted together. The two of them were still a few horse lengths away from Nagao Kagetora, but Nagao Kagetora had already rushed forward on his own because the new horse had the strongest stamina.

A samurai from the Hojo Army shouted to shoot, and dozens of iron cannons exploded. In the thick smoke, the maroon war horse under Nagao Kagetora suddenly jumped up, blocked Nagao Kagetora with his body, and then slowly fell to the ground with a neighing sound.

Nagao Kagetora's eyes rolled with tears, and he patted the horse. The chestnut horse slowly lowered its head, and then lost the last bit of strength, and died majestically.

Nagao Kagetora couldn't see much expression. He held the gun and walked quickly over the distance of more than ten meters. He spotted the samurai who was standing there and gave the order to shoot. Without hesitation, he stabbed the man with one shot. There was no response. He coughed and coughed a few mouthfuls of blood and fell to the ground.

At this time, the long-tailed cavalry also arrived, chopping melons and vegetables and killing dozens of iron gunners who had no time to reload.

Looking at the Hakone authority, there is no one under the Diamond Horse sign.

Panic and noisy bells were heard in Odawara Castle, and the last courage of the soldiers who had been holding on to the earthen fortress disappeared. They dragged their spears backwards and fled towards Odawara Castle. Some even knelt down and surrendered.

The Odawara outer castle earthen fortress, which had not been breached for fifty or sixty years since Soun was established, fell!

Today’s huge chapter!