On the 23rd day of the third month of the second year of Takemu, the vanguard of Tokugawa Ieyasu's main force of 10,000 soldiers arrived at Ishikami to assist in the defense. They were under the command of Ii Naomasa, who had been appointed as the commander-in-chief by Tokugawa Ieyasu.
On the same day, Asano Yukinaga, who had been humiliated, once again led the vanguard of 20,000 soldiers into the Ishikami region and set up camp at the place where he had been defeated.
This time, he was much more cautious. He scattered the cavalry and set up outposts everywhere. The army patrolled day and night. The soldiers kept their weapons at hand, ready to rush out as soon as a battle broke out.
The number of the Night Watch had been increased, and so had their defense. Ii Naomasa had thought of using the same tactic again, because he believed that all was fair in war. However, this time, after several rounds of probing, he came to the conclusion that the night raid would not work again.
Asano Yukinaga was a famous general in the Sengoku Period. There was no doubt that someone who had been on the battlefield for a long time would only suffer once. If he suffered a second time, he would die.
Since the attack would not work, then he would take the initiative to challenge. Ii Naomasa sent someone to challenge Asano Yukinaga, inviting him to fight, but he was ignored.
If the invitation did not work, then he would mock him.
If he could defeat Asano Yukinaga's vanguard of 20,000 soldiers before Tokugawa Ieyasu arrived, it would be a good thing. According to the information from the spies, the main force of Toyotomi's army had been defeated.
Then, Ii Naomasa sent Asano Yukinaga women's clothing and makeup. He then mocked him, saying that he had lost his courage after being defeated once. He was no longer a general, but a woman. He should quickly change into women's clothes and run away. He promised not to chase after him.
Asano Yukinaga was furious. He flew into a rage in the camp and led his army out to fight at all costs.
Both sides agreed on a time to fight. Once the time was up, the two armies met on a plain.
Asano Yukinaga said that he wanted to fight openly to protect his dignity. Ii Naomasa did not object. He also appeared with his army and fought face to face with him.
Then it was a very traditional face-to-face battle. Asano Yukinaga fought against Ii Naomasa. They fought for more than two hours without a winner. Ii Naomasa repeatedly sent the Red Guards to attack the camp of Toyotomi's army, but the camp of Toyotomi's army was very solid.
Although the Red Guards were strong, they did not have many people. Facing the 20,000 Toyotomi's army, it was obviously not as smooth as the previous night attack.
If the Red Guards formed a solid formation, there would be no way. of the Red Guards.
It was a stalemate.
Of course, it. The Red Red Naomasa's army. of course of the Toyotomi would be. of the battle.
He wanted to wait until the elites led by Yasumasa Kamahara ambushed the Toyochen Army's camp. He wanted to wait until Asano Yukinaga, who had lost his mind in anger, panicked, and the Toyochen Army's morale was in chaos. Then, he would join in and give them a fatal blow.
Yes, when the two armies agreed to fight, Kambara Yasumasa had already led his army to take a detour and prepared to launch a surprise attack on Toyotomi's main camp. The purpose of this battle was to attack Asano Yukinaga secretly, forcing him into a dead end again.
And this time, Asano Yukinaga would not be so lucky. He could escape last time, but he might not be able to this time.
Ii Naomasa had been waiting for the moment when black smoke appeared in the direction of Toyotomi's camp. He had been waiting.
Finally, black smoke rose from the direction of the Toyotomi Army's camp. It was a very thick black smoke. Igai Naomasa was overjoyed and immediately ordered the entire army to intensify their attacks.
Then, he sent someone to let the army shout that Toyotomi's army had been defeated and that Yukinaga should die quickly.
This was to increase the chaos in Toyotomi's army.
However, as the Tokugawa army shouted, they realized that something was wrong.
The Toyotomi army did not waver. They continued to fight as if they did not see the thick black smoke coming from behind.
Ii Naomasa frowned. He felt that something was wrong. In such a situation, not only did the Toyotomi army not retreat, but they also continued to fight. This was obviously illogical. However, Ii Naomasa could not figure out what the problem was.
Could it be that the Toyotomi army was holding on?
He couldn't care less.
Ii Naomasa decided not to hold back anymore. He immediately ordered the main force of three thousand Red Guards to enter the battlefield. They began to attack the main formation of Toyotomi's army and directly attacked Asano Yukinaga. As long as the main formation was shaken, Toyotomi's army would definitely be defeated.
The three thousand Red Guards rushed forward and brought some changes to the situation. The defense line of Toyotomi's army was slightly broken. However, soon, more infantrymen rushed over with long spears in their hands to stop the surprise attack of the Red Guards. This forced the Red Guards to change the direction of their attack and launch another attack.
The power of the cavalry lay in the impact. If they were forced to stop by the infantrymen, the cavalry would be in danger. The infantrymen on the ground had many ways to kill the cavalry.
Therefore, the cavalry had to maintain the speed and speed of their horses. Otherwise, they would become targets.
The Red Guards were proficient in cavalry tactics, but it didn't mean that they had no combat power after dismounting. The dismounted Red Guards were also first-class infantrymen in melee combat. Many Red Guards cavalry broke through the attack of the cannons and were stopped by the infantrymen. They pulled out their swords and began to fight with Toyotomi's army. The two sides were inseparable.
As time passed, the sun set. Toyotomi's main formation was as firm as a rock. The commander's flag did not waver. They had no intention of retreating. The Red Guards attacked several times but were stopped by the infantrymen of Toyotomi's army. This made Ii Naomasa feel more and more uneasy.
Did Kanbara Yasumasa succeed?
Was Asano Yukinaga trying to hold on?
That's not right …
He began to have the intention to retreat. He planned to retreat from the battlefield first. Therefore, he began to arrange the cannons to cover the retreat of the main battle force. However, just as he ordered the cannons to get into formation, he heard the shocked voice of his henchmen.
"Something happened in the main camp!"
Ii Naomasa's heart was beating wildly. He turned around and his eyes widened.
A large amount of black smoke rose from the direction where he agreed!
What was going on?
At this moment, a series of shouts came from within Toyotomi's main formation.
Tokugawa's main formation had been broken. Naomasa, surrender quickly!
Tokugawa's main formation had been broken. Naomasa, surrender quickly!
The shouts were very loud and noisy. Following these shouts, Toyotomi's army actually switched from defense to offense. The Tokugawa's army panicked, and they were gradually unable to maintain their formation. There were signs of collapse.
Ii Naomasa turned pale with fright. His mind went blank.
Why? How could something like this happen?
Why was there black smoke coming from his main formation?
Was this a sneak attack?
How was this possible?
Only the vanguard of Toyotomi's 20,000 soldiers had arrived, and they were all here. Unless another army arrived, how could they possibly send another army to attack? Did they not want their main formation, which had so many weapons and rations?!
The next moment, Ii Naomasa's eyes suddenly widened.
Could it be …
He turned around to look at Toyotomi's main formation in shock. It was as if he could see Asano Yukinaga's mocking smile through the void.
You want to make me fall twice in the same way?
Aren't you underestimating the power of a famous general during the Sengoku period? Ii Naomasa!
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