different warring states of japan

Chapter 2187: No White Hair in the World

Among the Maori troops, Kobayakawa Takakage's main formation.

Kobayakawa Takakage looked up at the sky. It was already past noon, the sun was setting, and it was already the end of the day.

There was dust rolling ahead and sounds of killing.

Kobayakawa Takakage suddenly felt his heart pounding. He subconsciously touched his forehead and broke out in a cold sweat, feeling uneasy again.

In the distance, a female warrior was leading a combined charge of cavalry and infantry, smashing the Mori clan's vanguard into pieces.

The originally tight little queues were broken up into waves of people, and they fled in all directions in a state of disgrace.

Kobayakawa Takakage could no longer sit still, so he stood up from his stool and asked.

"Who is the Ji warrior who led the troops to break through the enemy lines?"

The people on the left and right looked at each other, and a female warrior bowed.

"I don't know."

"Go find out!"

"Hi!"

The female warrior ran out of the main camp, rode down the mountain and jumped to the front line, shouting.

"Commanders ahead, please leave your names!"

Just as Takasaka Masanobu was about to attract attention, he was overjoyed when he saw that the enemy army's attention was focused on him.

She was only surrounded by three or four hundred female warriors, and their armor was incomplete. Although they were brave, their physical strength and equipment made it difficult for them to last long.

Seeing someone jumping out to ask questions, she just dispersed a group of soldiers and shouted.

"I am Masanobu Kosaka of the Takeda clan! You are a despicable girl from the west country! You only know how to use your numbers to defeat the few! Do you dare to fight me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately attracted the attention of countless lower-ranking female warriors of the Mori family. Several of them broke away from the team, rode out of the line, and rushed towards Takasaka Masanobu.

Although Kousaka Masanobu has been taking care of children over the years, his martial arts skills have not been neglected. He practices diligently every day and eats enough. At the age of 40, his body is even stronger than before and he is not afraid of single combat.

"Don't be so arrogant, you barbarian from Kanto! Teshima Langnosuke is here to ask for advice!"

"Gui Wu Zuo Niang comes to ask for advice!"

"The Utsumi Demon Commander has come to ask for advice!"

These lower-ranking female warriors of the Mori clan were eager for merit, so they charged straight towards Takasaka Masanobu, not caring about outnumbering the minority and disgracing the reputation of a one-man army.

However, Takasaka Masanobu was overjoyed. He abandoned his comrades on both sides, ran out of the team and killed the three men.

The other party didn't expect her to rush out so quickly. In a blink of an eye, the two horses met and one of them was stabbed off the horse.

The other man gritted his teeth and stepped forward, but was hit on the head by Kousaka Masanobu's spear and fell to the ground.

There was another person approaching from behind, but Kousaka Masanobu seemed to have eyes behind him. He thrust his spear under his armpit, turned around and stabbed his opponent's throat in one go.

In a breath, three female warriors fell off their horses and died. The Takeda army cheered loudly, while the Mori army was silent.

Yokoyama Kageyoshi, who was supervising the battle in front of the Mori camp, cursed loudly.

"These three idiots! They're destroying my morale!"

She was the family elder of Kobayakawa Hidehiko, and she led 3,000 troops as the vanguard, but was blocked by hundreds of exhausted and ill-equipped Takeda soldiers.

At this moment, the morale of the army was frustrated and the formation was weakened. Her face was burning and she was immediately furious.

"Blow the conch shells, beat the drums, and surround her with all the troops! I don't believe she can turn the tables!"

But Kousaka Masanobu would not give her this opportunity and took the initiative.

Takasaka Masanobu knew that his troops were at a disadvantage as they were unarmored, and that they would be at a disadvantage in a confrontation between the two armies, so they must not engage in a head-on fight.

She had just rushed left and right, attacking the enemy's weak points, taking advantage of the huge army's inability to react in time and gaining some small advantages.

However, the huge gap in the number of people between the two sides made Kousaka Masanobu dare not stop at all.

Once the other side realizes that he is just stalling for time, they only need to surround him with a few thousand troops, and the large army will fill the gaps in the encirclement and pursue Takeda Yoshinobu and the others.

Thinking that Takeda Yoshinobu had not gone far, Kousaka Masanobu had to keep the enemy here even if he died.

She observed the enemy's command flags and had already seen where the leader of the army in front of her was. Seeing that the enemy's morale was crushed, she immediately returned to her own camp, riding her horse and shouting.

"Princess! For the future of the Takeda family, please die here with me!

Red Guards! Attack! "

"Attack! Attack!"

With Kousaka Masanobu taking the lead, hundreds of female warriors followed her into the enemy camp.

Some of them rode horses while others walked, and their ranks were out of sync, but they were ready to die and their morale was high.

As soon as Yokoyama Kageyoshi gave the order and the formation showed a flaw, Takasaka Masanobu seized the opportunity, rushed into the formation, disrupted the formation, and rushed straight towards her, which made her terrified.

"Where are the bows and arrows! Where are the cannons! Shoot them to death!"

The female warrior on the side shouted urgently.

"No, they have already rushed into our ranks and might hurt our own people by mistake!"

Yokoyama Jingyi's expression became more and more unsightly, and he waved his hands desperately.

"Trash, all trash! Move forward with your spears, hold them down, and drive them out!"

Yokoyama Kageyoshi said it lightly, but the female warriors and foot soldiers in the front row could not be as calm and composed as she said.

Takasaka Masanobu rushed to the front, and the female warriors on horseback on both sides stuck to her sides and used their bodies to help her block the attacks from both sides.

The cavalry, with Takasaka Masanobu as the spearhead, formed a dense array of arrows and rushed into the enemy formation in one breath, tearing a hole in it.

The foot warrior girls at the back formed a spear formation and sprinted forward, further widening the gap left by the cavalry.

Although the female warriors were unarmored, they relied on their superb martial arts and skillful coordination to poke open the vanguard of Kobayakawa Hideyasu and caused them to have many leaks, and they were getting closer and closer to the vanguard general Yokoyama Kageyoshi.

Yokoyama Jingyi was so anxious that he jumped up and down, but he didn't dare to retreat at this time.

Behind her was the battle flag. The morale of the seven or eight reserve troops under her command had been destroyed due to the defeat in the previous cavalry attack.

If she retreated rashly at this moment and moved the flag back, it would cause the formation to collapse. If someone took the opportunity to kill her, the consequences would be disastrous. She would have to commit seppuku to apologize.

Yokoyama Kageyoshi gritted his teeth and refused to retreat, which was exactly what Kousaka Masanobu wanted.

I saw Takasaka Masanobu rushing left and right, getting closer and closer to Yokoyama Kageyoshi's flag.

One man is equal to a thousand men, unstoppable, killing generals and seizing flags, which is exactly what she wants.

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Kobayakawa Takakage looked into the distance from the high place where the main camp was located, frowning.

Suddenly, a female warrior walked into the background, bowed, and whispered in her ear.

Kobayakawa Takakage frowned even more and muttered in a low voice.

"Why is she here...Please let her in."

"Hi."

After the female warrior left for a while, she saw a man walking around the curtain and approaching Kobayakawa Takakage. The man was Kuroda Kotaka.

The two men greeted each other, and Kobayakawa Takakage asked, "Lord Kuroda, why are you here? I remember that according to the arrangement of the regent, you should be with your army and follow the regent's actions."

In response to Kobayakawa Takakage's question, Kuroda Kotaka did not rush to answer. Instead, he looked into the distance and smiled.

"It seems that His Highness Kobayakawa is having some troubles here. The Chancellor ordered me to come and ask His Highness Kobayakawa if he needs reinforcements.
I heard that Lord Tachibana Muneshige is eager to try, and has asked the regent to cross the river to help the Mori family. "

Kobayakawa Takakage said with a twitch of his mouth.

"Please tell the Chancellor that everything is under the control of the Mori family. There is no need to send reinforcements."

This time, the Mori family mobilized more than 30,000 troops from the Mori, Kobayakawa, and Yoshikawa armies to take advantage of their rest and defeat a group of exhausted remnants of the army that had just crossed the river.

If reinforcements are needed, I'm afraid I'll be laughed to death by the other legions after the war.

Speaking of Tachibana Muneshige, Kobayakawa Takakage felt a headache. This guy really worked hard for Hideyoshi Ichijo.

Compared to those western lords who were perfunctory in their work, Tachibana Muneshige was very conscientious in his work. This was the case with the Otomo family back then, and it is also the case with the Ichijo family today.

But the other western princes saw this and felt bad. They always felt that it was just a few hundred dollars a month and what was the point of risking their lives? They really couldn't understand why Tachibana Muneshige worked so hard.

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Kobayakawa Takakage and Kuroda Kotaka were talking to each other with their own ulterior motives when the female warrior who had been sent to investigate the situation just rushed back.

"Your Highness, something terrible has happened. The vanguard general Yokoyama Jingyi has been killed in battle, and the vanguard army is in chaos!"

Kobayakawa Takakage's face was burning. She had just been telling Kuroda Kotaka that everything was under control, but she was slapped in the face so quickly that she became angry and embarrassed.

"Who is the enemy general?"

"The general name in front of the battle is Kousaka Masanobu of the Takeda family."

Kuroda Kotaka raised his eyebrows.

"Could it be the Kosaka Masanobu who was entrusted by Takeda Shingen to go to Kyoto and served the young master for more than ten years? Since Kosaka Masanobu is here, then Takeda Yoshinobu must be nearby?"

At this moment, another messenger rushed into the formation and knelt on the ground.

"Report! A cavalry team broke through two of our defense lines and headed northwest."

Kobayakawa Takakage's face changed drastically, he looked at the map and asked.

"Northwest direction... How many of them are there?"

"More than two hundred riders."

Kobayakawa Takakage narrowed his eyes, looked at the chaotic battlefield ahead, and was speechless.

Kuroda Takahiro said coldly on the side.

"Kousaka Masanobu is stalling for time. The three sisters of the Shiba family must be among the escaping cavalry.

They were smart and knew that since there was an ambush here, they would definitely send heavy troops to block the northeast direction returning to Toba Imperial Palace.

That's why they broke out from the northwest, probably to Katsuryuji Castle of the Izumi Hosokawa family to take shelter temporarily.

"Your Highness Kobayakawa, may I ask how many troops you have deployed in the northwest, and how long can they hold them back? If this drags on, I'm afraid the three sisters of the Shiba family will succeed in breaking through."

Kobayakawa Takakage had a dark face.

If the vanguard army had not fallen into chaos, she could now order it to stop Takasaka Masanobu, and the rest of the troops would immediately turn northwest to pursue the three sisters of the divine lineage.

But now the vanguard has collapsed, and the rebel soldiers and enemy troops are running into the belly of their own army. If they turn around and leave, I'm afraid the whole army will be in chaos.

Kobayakawa Takakage said in a deep voice.

"Order the vanguard to break contact with Takasaka Masanobu's troops, and the center army to push forward, and the cannons, bows and arrows to drive out the enemy.

They just crossed the river, they can't be wearing heavy armor, keep your distance and shoot them to death!"

Seeing Kobayakawa Takakage's grim expression, a retainer beside him hesitated.

"But... the vanguard's chaotic soldiers can't escape quickly... they have been engulfed by the enemy and are now attacking our front line..."

Kobayakawa Takakage said decisively without waiting for her to finish.

"Beat the drums and have them retreat to the left and right. Anyone who dares to attack our lines will be shot dead as an enemy!"

Kuroda Xiaogao exclaimed.

"Your Highness Kobayakawa is decisive, but it's a pity that Kosaka Masanobu is a loyal and righteous man. Wouldn't you consider capturing her alive?"

Kobayakawa Takakage's eyes were almost burning with fire. Kuroda Kotaka didn't want to capture Kousaka Masanobu alive, she was just adding fuel to the fire.

If the three sisters of divine descent escaped, the Maori family would become a laughing stock if their 30,000 troops could not catch the three little kids.

Takasaka Masanobu used a few hundred remnants of the army to disperse Kobayakawa's vanguard and shake the formation of 30,000 troops, which made the Mori family very embarrassed.

It would have been fine if Kuroda Kotaka hadn't said anything, but her praise of Kousaka Masanobu was like a slap in the face.

Kobayakawa Takakage glared at the waiting envoy and cursed.

"Hurry up and pass the order!"

"Hi!"

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Whoosh whoosh. .

Takasaka Masanobu felt that his body was getting heavier and heavier. His body was soaked from crossing the river and he had been riding his horse and charging in the autumn wind for a long time. He was almost at his limit.

The warhorse under her was also sweating profusely and was about to collapse.

The number of female warriors on the left and right was decreasing, while the enemy became extremely ruthless, shooting the soldiers in front of the formation indiscriminately, and managed to distance themselves from each other in the chaos.

Kousaka Masanobu looked around and saw that the spear formation had surrounded the remaining dozens of Takeda soldiers, and the black muzzles of the iron cannons were pointed at them.

Exhaling deeply, Kousaka Masanobu raised his spear and pointed it forward, shouting.

"Red Guard! Attack!"

"attack!"

She took the lead and rushed towards the enemy, and dozens of female warriors followed her without hesitation and rushed towards the forest of guns together.

Black smoke came out of a row of gun muzzles, and blood and flesh flew everywhere when they hit people. A rain of arrows was thrown out from behind the gun array, piercing into the ranks and pinning the unarmored Takeda soldiers to the ground.

Facing the charging Kousaka Masanobu, the first row of spears retreated unconsciously, avoiding her edge, allowing her to turn in a circle and return to the formation.

Kousaka Masanobu looked around and found herself alone. Two arrows were stuck in her body, but fortunately they did not hit her vital parts. However, her left arm was hanging down and she could not straighten it up.

She patted her warhorse gently with her right hand holding the gun and spoke softly.

"Thank you for your hard work. Please accompany me for one more time. Just one more time will be enough."

She looked towards the enemy, her eyes showing ease and relief, raised her spear, and shouted to the empty left and right.

"Red Guard! Attack!"

No one responded, yet it seemed as if countless voices responded, surrounding the lonely figure of Kousaka Masanobu, and rushed towards the enemy camp.

The sound of the cannon rang out, and black smoke rose from the muzzle again. Kousaka Masanobu's body seemed to be hit several times by a sledgehammer, but he refused to fall off the horse.

Suddenly, another arrow pierced her throat. She looked up at the sky, and the spear in her right hand finally fell, but she did not move on the horse.

After a while, the spearman, driven by the female samurai, went forward to check and found that Kousaka Masanobu was dead.

And there was a smile on her face.