different warring states of japan

Chapter 2185: The Rice Fields That Died Unable to Close Their Eyes

Somehow, Uesugi Yoshikage suddenly felt a shock in his heart. He looked up at the sky. The sun was gradually rising and it would soon be noon.

Fukushima Masanori's delayed appearance made Uesugi Yoshikage increasingly anxious.

At this time, Uesugi Yoshikage was dismounting to rest with the princesses, maintaining the strength of their horses, and waiting for news of the ambush in Tominomori ahead.

Takeda Yoshinobu noticed her strangeness and asked in a low voice.

"what happened?"

Uesugi Yoshikage shook his head.

"It's okay, I just feel like something is wrong."

Takeda Yoshinobu looked at Kosaka Masanobu, the person she trusted the most, and Kosaka Masanobu interrupted.

"Inada Uemoto has sent someone to ask what to do next. Fukushima Masanori's troops have not shown up yet, and there is something wrong."

Yoshikage Uesugi looked at the position of the sun again and said through gritted teeth.

"Wait a little longer. If there is no movement after noon, we will withdraw."

Kousaka Masanobu asked.

"Should we send someone to the rear to check and ensure the retreat route is clear?"

Uesugi Yoshikage looked at Takeda Yoshinobu and asked.

"What do you think?"

Takeda Yoshinobu nodded.

"What Kousaka-sama said makes sense."

Uesugi Yoshikage nodded and said.

"Sister Jinghu, please lead a team of 100 people to the Li Palace and go back and forth to check if everything is safe."

Uesugi Kagetora bowed and accepted the order, then stood up and called on his men to mount their horses, and they gathered one after another and set off.

Although Uesugi Yoshikage's group seemed to follow her lead, the internal composition was actually quite complicated.

The eight hundred Uesugi people would naturally obey her orders, but the five hundred Takeda people and the three hundred Tongxin people might not.

Takeda Yoshinobu was raised by the Doshinshu since he was a child, and was taken care of by two generations of Doshinshu leaders, Gamo Ujisato and Ii Naomasa, and was regarded as a family member by the Doshinshu.

Although Uesugi Yoshikage was designated as the heir, there were many factions within the samurai group, and Takeda Yoshinobu's voice among the Takeda clan and the Doshin clan should not be underestimated.

The two sisters are half and half, so everything has to be discussed together.

This time when he came out to ambush and raid Fukushima Masanori, Uesugi Yoshikage did not take everyone with him. He also left behind 300 of his followers. The 300 Uesugi followers continued to guard Dewa Imperial Palace, and he only brought 900 people out.

Now he transferred another 100 men from Uesugi Kagetora, and now he only has 300 men from Uesugi and 500 men from Takeda, a total of 800 hatamoto, around him.

Although eight hundred people are not a large number, they are all elite female warriors on horseback. They can move forward and backward freely and are not afraid of encountering any trouble.

Even an old hand like Kosaka Masanobu thought there was nothing wrong with this, let alone the three fledgling sisters of divine descent.

However, none of them expected that Hideyoshi Ichijo's reaction would be so quick and determined that he could mobilize tens of thousands of troops to hunt in a short period of time, which led to a misjudgment.

Not long after Uesugi Kagetora left, news came from the front that Fukushima Masanori had finally appeared. Her army had just passed the Yodo-Kobashi Bridge and was advancing towards Tominomori.

Uesugi Yoshikage, who received the news, was relieved and smiled at Takeda Yoshinobu.

"Finally we're here. If it were any later we would have retreated and it would have been a wasted trip.

Zhu Ji, feed the horses with beans and organize the swords and spears. When Inada Uemoto and Fukushima Masanori start fighting, we will charge from the flank on horseback and defeat Fukushima Masanori as quickly as possible."

"Hi!"

A group of female warriors stood up and took action quickly.

———In Tominomori, Inada Uemoto personally led his men to ambush in the woods on the east side of the road.

Seeing that Fukushima Masanori had already entered the encirclement in front, she became very nervous. The intuition she had developed from years of fighting made her feel that something was wrong.

Looking closely, Fukushima Masanori's troops were advancing very cautiously. It didn't look like a march, but more like they were on guard against something, as if they were ready to engage in battle at any time.

Inada Uemoto's heart was filled with alarm and he immediately gave the order.

"Ming Di, get the front to take action, now!"

The female warriors beside Inada Uemoto fired flares into the sky, and the Fukushima army on the road in front of them formed a defensive formation after a little panic.

The arrows and cannons fired by the Hosuga army that ambushed in the front did not disrupt the Fukushima army at all, and the ambush turned into a counterattack.

Inada Uemoto's teeth were aching. She already felt that things were going to get bad, so she was about to order the entire team to attack the Fukushima army from the side and assist in the front battlefield.

At this moment, the warrior girl beside her exclaimed.

"Look, sir!"

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Inada Uemoto looked in the direction that the man pointed, and saw flags of two more armies appearing in the distance, rapidly approaching the battlefield.

Squinting his eyes, Inada Uemoto carefully identified the newly appeared flag and couldn't help groaning.

"Tachibana family... Konishi family... We've been tricked... We've been tricked! Retreat immediately! Quick!"

As she spoke, Inada Uemoto felt a pain on her back. A piece of a knife blade had been stuck out of her chest. Someone had easily stabbed the knife into her heart through the gap between her ribs from behind.

She felt powerless all over and used her last bit of strength to look behind her, only to see a hideous face roaring at her.

"Revenge for the head of the family! Kill the traitor!"

The Hatamoto from the Inada family couldn't believe what was happening and immediately rushed towards the person. The person was not panicked because she also had her own helpers.

The female warriors who were standing in the same camp just now swung their swords at the people around them. The ranks were instantly in chaos, and it was difficult to distinguish between friends and enemies, and the whole place was in chaos.

Inada Uemoto stared with her eyes wide open, and died unwillingly. She could not close her eyes until her death.

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The noise on the side of the road attracted the attention of the Fukushima army. His subordinates reported to Fukushima Masanori, who said coldly.

"The Hosuga troops on the flank are in disarray. Break their formation and kill them all."

"But... it seems that there are people in the Hosuga army who can help us?"

Fukushima Masanori smiled coldly.

"The Chancellor wants to capture Uesugi Yoshikage. We don't have time to tell who is loyal and who is treacherous in the Hosuka army. Kill them all and move on, quickly.

If you move too slowly, Tachibana Konishi and the others behind you will catch up and steal the credit."

"Hi!"

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The Fukushima army raised their cannons and bows. Blue smoke passed by and arrows flew past, piercing deeply into the chaotic Hosuga army.

Staring at the arrow tail stuck in his chest in disbelief, the warrior Beesukahime said unwillingly with blood foam at his mouth.

"We are loyal to the head of the family... and the chancellor... Why..."

Before she could finish her words, the Fukushima warrior who rushed over had already shot her in the chest and chopped off her head.

The already chaotic Hosuga army was thrown into even greater chaos by Fukushima Masanori's indiscriminate attack. The army, having lost its formation, was instantly cut into countless small pieces and became lambs to be slaughtered.

With just one charge, the Hosuga army on the flank was killed and scattered. Countless people fled along the river bank, were driven into the river, trampled to death or drowned, and the riverbed was dyed red with blood.

At this time, Uesugi Yoshikage's troops in the distance had no idea what was happening. The three elite troops from Fukushima, Tachibana, and Konishi, who had fought in the war on the peninsula, had already surrounded them.