The main battle of the whole army——
After noticing the cavalry team that suddenly appeared behind the army, Inamori no longer cared about the Red Moon Fortress.
Although the attacking cavalry was small in number, it came from the rear, from where they were unprepared.
If this cavalry is not stopped in time, the consequences will be disastrous.
Inamori had already conveyed the order to "meet the enemy" to the troops in the rear. After that, they could only hope that the troops could react as quickly as possible and then launch a defense.
After issuing a series of military orders, Inamori held a telescope and stared at the rear of the army to check the movements of the cavalry team.
Just now, because the distance was too far, Inamori couldn't see clearly the movements of this cavalry team, but now - after Ogata and his men broke through the 7th formation and the distance was slightly shortened, Inamori finally saw clearly: this cavalry team of unknown origin was about to rush into the 6th formation.
——Has the 7th formation been breached... ?! This is too fast!
Although he had expected that the 7th Formation, which was completely unprepared, would most likely not be able to stop this cavalry team, the fact that the 7th Formation was broken through so quickly was completely beyond Inamori's expectations.
Frightened by the speed of the cavalry's breakthrough, Inamori's mouth opened slightly uncontrollably.
He had never seen such powerful cavalry.
Even if the soldiers of the 7th formation did not set up any defenses, such a breakthrough speed was still too terrifying.
Even the most elite cavalry of their shogunate should not have such terrifying strength.
——Who are these cavalrymen? !
With a sinking heart, Inamori put his eyes closer to the camera, squinting his eyes, trying to see the attacker's face clearly, but the long distance made Inamori see nothing but a blurry shadow. He could only vaguely see that the horses ridden by this cavalry team were quite large, and seemed to be 2 or 3 times larger than their military horses.
—A huge horse...
The name of a certain country popped up in Inamori's mind.
——Lucian horses... Are these cavalrymen from Lucia? Why did the Lucia cavalry appear here and attack us?
Since a while ago, the doubts in Inamori's mind have been increasing instead of decreasing.
There were many high-ranking officers with telescopes on the main camp side. Many high-ranking officers surrounding Inamori were also using telescopes to check the battle situation behind them.
After seeing the cavalry's breakthrough speed, which was simply terrifying to them, the expressions of these people became interesting.
Or shrink your neck.
Or swallowed.
"Who are all the people in this cavalry team? What is their target?" A general put down his telescope, and whispered the questions of everyone present with a dazed look on his face.
Matsudaira Sadanobu was also one of the people who used a telescope to observe the battle situation.
His brows had been furrowed since the beginning - although he could not see the face of the attacker. But for some reason, after learning that an unknown cavalry team had appeared in the rear, the name of a certain man automatically popped up in Matsudaira Sadanobu's mind...
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The 6th round——
Gui Yizheng looked around like a helpless child, and then looked at the cavalry that was about to crash into their 6th formation.
This cavalry unit has now reached the front of their 6th formation, and almost all the soldiers in their 6th formation have discovered the uninvited guests behind them.
The soldiers at the rear of the 6th formation, who were about to be hit by this cavalry, were now in chaos.
Some scattered to avoid the charge of the cavalry.
Some of them took up weapons and spontaneously wanted to fight against the cavalry.
Some were so frightened that they just stood there stupidly.
There was no time to think, Gui Yizheng gritted his teeth:
"Oh shit……"
After spewing out a curse word to vent the myriad emotions in his heart, Gui Yizheng conveyed one military order after another to the generals around him.
It was now too late to arrange all the soldiers in the 6th formation into a gun formation.
Therefore, Katsura Yoshimasa decided to abandon most of the soldiers in the 6th formation.
Now he probably only had time to mobilize the soldiers around him to form a gun formation to meet the enemy, so Gui Yizheng only conveyed the order of "form a gun formation" to the soldiers around him, and as for the other soldiers - he left them to fend for themselves.
It takes time to form a gun formation, so Gui Yizheng sent a message to Kuroda, Akizuki and others who are currently on the right wing of the 6th formation: lead the troops to intercept this cavalry team of unknown origin and buy time for the formation of the gun formation.
After quickly conveying a series of military orders, Gui Yizheng suddenly heard a general beside him say in a slightly anxious tone:
"My lord! Look! A small number of reinforcements are coming to support us!"
Hearing the general's words, Gui Yizheng hurriedly looked up: he saw a cavalry team of about 30 people, each carrying a military flag with "three-leaf sunflower" painted on their backs, rushing out from the side and blocking the way in front of the unknown cavalry team.
"That's..." Katsura Yoshimasa whispered, "Naito's troops...what are they doing? Just charging forward with such a small number of people! Are they seeking their own death?!"
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sky.
land.
Carrying his own war horse.
Give most of your vision space to the enemies.
Blood.
Snow stained red with blood.
This is the scene before Ogata's eyes now.
After leading Skulucci and the others to charge, Ogata had already used the "Origin Breathing" and entered the "Selfless State".
Ogata was becoming more and more familiar with the "selfless state", a state in which all six senses became extremely sharp and the mind became extremely calm.
Although the blood was surging in his body, Ogata's head remained calm and he was not overwhelmed by the blood.
Since rushing into the enemy's camp, Ogata's eyes have never left the large flag with "three-leaf sunflower" painted on it fluttering in the wind in the distance.
This flag is bigger and taller than any other flag.
In the army, there is only one place where there is such a conspicuous flag that everyone can see the pattern of the flag clearly.
And that place is Ogata's target - the enemy's main camp!
Ogata's purpose was clear from beginning to end: to inflict unbearable damage on the shogunate army and force it to flee.
And "destroying the main camp of the shogunate army" is a good way to achieve this goal.
The clear goal made Ogata and his men charge straight. They kept charging straight in the direction of the big flag.
But at this moment, just as Ogata and his men were about to crash into the Sixth Army's formation—
"That's it!"
A loud shout rang out.
Ogata looked in the direction of the sound and saw a cavalry team of about 30 people rushing out from their right front and heading straight towards them.
In order to distinguish between friend and foe on the battlefield, soldiers often carried flags representing their own forces on their backs - and this cavalry team that suddenly appeared carried out this tradition well.
These 30 or so cavalrymen who suddenly appeared had a military flag with a trefoil painted on it on their backs.
More than 30 military flags with trefoil painted on them fluttered in the wind as the horses galloped - the scene was quite impressive.
The leader of this cavalry team was a young man who was about the same age as Ogata. Even though he had only half the number of men as Ogata and his team, he still charged at Ogata and his team with his spear in hand without hesitation.
"I am a general under Inamori Masaya - Naito Nobumoto! You thief! Stop right here!"
Naito Nobumoto: A young and brave general under Inamori who is highly trusted and favored by Inamori.
He gained considerable fame with his excellent martial arts skills.
Just now, Naito had been faithfully carrying out the task assigned to him by Inamori to lead the cavalry to patrol, guard, and protect the left wing of the 5th, 6th, and 7th formations.
After Ogata and his team launched the attack, Naito happened to be near the 6th formation. That's why he was able to intercept Ogata and his team so quickly.
Naito's military strength was only half of Ogata's - but he still led his men to block Ogata.
The reason why he did this was not out of any tactical or strategic considerations - it was simply because he felt that if he did not bravely rush forward when he saw the enemy, it would damage the honor of a warrior.
Because Naito's series of actions were all reckless acts driven by "samurai honor", he did not see at all... no, it should be said that he did not even look at what was written on the flag behind Ogata, nor did he pay attention to Ogata's face.
Some soldiers behind Naito could clearly see the words on the flag behind Ogata.
Some people who recognized Ogata Ittosai's face now widened their eyes.
"Naito-sama! Naito-sama!"
"Sir! Please don't be reckless!"
The soldiers shouted anxiously - but it was too late.
The weapon used by Naito was a spear of astonishing length. When the soldier behind him just spoke, he had already thrust the spear towards Ogata.
Ogata quickly turned to the side, and the cold tip of the gun brushed past Ogata's shoulder armor, creating a string of electric sparks.
Just by looking at this one shot, Xu Fang could see that this young general had some skills.
Of course - it's just that he "has some skills ".
Before Naito could retract his spear, Obe suddenly raised his left hand and grabbed the shaft of Naito's spear.
Because he had to control the reins with his hands from time to time, Da Zizai had already put the sword back into the scabbard before breaking through the 7th formation.
"Come down to me."
After saying these calm words without any emotion, Ogata suddenly exerted force with his left arm that was holding the gun barrel. This powerful force was transmitted along the gun barrel to Naito's arms, causing Naito's face to change drastically.
Naito realized that something was wrong and tried to loosen his grip on the gun, but he was still a step too late - Ogata used brute force to throw him off the horse along with the gun.
Naito looked at the white snowfield rushing towards him, and then countless golden stars began to dance in front of his eyes, and a shattering pain spread throughout his body.
Before he could come to his senses, he heard the sound of approaching horse hooves.
The last thing that appeared before his eyes was the knife flashing towards his head...
The last words that popped up in Naito’s mind were: Is this the strength that a normal person would have…?
General: Naito Nobumoto - killed in battle!
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Although Naito's cavalry team made a dashing appearance, they retreated in a rather embarrassing manner. Facing the charge of Ogata and his men, Naito and his men... to put it bluntly, were vulnerable.
Naito was thrown off his horse by Ogata's brute force and was killed with a single sword. The rest of the troops he brought with him were also defeated easily by Skulucci and others behind Ogata.
After quickly dealing with Naito's group of "uninvited guests" who had not delayed Ogata and others for more than a few seconds from beginning to end, Ogata and others returned to the right track and continued to rush straight towards the 6th formation.
This time, no one came to stop them. Ogata and his team successfully entered the sixth formation.
Like the soldiers of the 6th and 7th formations, they had not made any preparations to meet the enemy, so the scene before Ogata's eyes was exactly the same as when he had just charged the 7th formation - the soldiers were unable to cope with their charge and were killed without any weapons or armor.
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Just now, when I saw Naito leading such a small force to fight head-on, I had already guessed the outcome. So after Naito's army was annihilated, Katsura Yoshimasa's expression did not change, as if "this is all within my expectations".
After Ogata and others rushed into the 6th formation, Katsura Yoshimasa was finally able to barely see the true face of this cavalry team that came from nowhere because of the closer distance.
"This is... Nanman...?"
Gui Yizhen's eyes, which were almost glued to the camera, were now filled with confusion.
The cavalry was not far from Gui Yizheng now. So through the telescope, Gui Yizheng could clearly see that the cavalrymen in this cavalry had high nose bridges, deep eye sockets, and strange hair and eye colors - they all looked like southern barbarians.
In Ezo, apart from the Russians, Katsura Yoshimasa could not think of any other country's barbarians who would be in this place.
"Lucian people... Why would the Lucia people attack us at this time...?"
Katsura Yi was mumbling in confusion while moving the telescope in his hand.
Katsura Yizheng's viewing order was from the rear of the cavalry to the front.
So, after a while, Gui Yizheng's sight swept to the man at the front of the cavalry team...
When that man's face - Ogata's face - was reflected in the center of Katsura Yoshimasa's telescope, at that moment, Katsura Yoshimasa felt that the thoughts in his mind... were like a broken thread.
The brain simply stops thinking.
How did I come back to my senses?
When did I come to my senses?
Gui Yizheng could no longer remember anything.
I only remember that when my brain started to function again, my mouth and throat seemed to have their own consciousness and started to move on their own:
"Report to the main camp!"
He moved his mouth and throat, and together they produced a hoarse shout.
"It's Executioner Ittosai! The one who leads this cavalry! It's Executioner Ittosai!"
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"Lord Inamori! Naito Nobumoto was killed in battle!"
Hearing the battle report from General Shi, Inamori's brows jumped uncontrollably.
The other generals in the main camp also showed different expressions due to this battle report - many of them had expressions of disbelief.
Due to his bravery, Naito has always been a well-known figure in the shogunate army.
And such a brave Naito died in battle so quickly... This made many people find it hard to believe.
Inamori, who had always admired Naito, now closed his eyes with a look of pain on his face.
When he opened his eyes again, he asked the general in a deep voice:
"How did Naito Nobumoto die in battle?"
"According to the battle report just delivered by the messenger--" the general answered truthfully, "Naito Nobumoto's spear was grabbed by the enemy cavalry leader, and then he was thrown off the horse. Before he could stand up, he was killed by the enemy cavalry leader..."
"What?!" Inamori's eyes widened in shock, "Naito Nobumoto...did he die in battle like this?"
The general, who was a little frightened by Inamori's gaze, stammered, "According to the report submitted...it is indeed like this..."
The shock on the faces of the other generals in the camp became even more intense.
"The enemy leader has such skills?", "Such a powerful Naito was killed just like that... This...", "The attacking enemy is much more powerful than we thought..."...
Inamori, whose face was so gloomy that it seemed as if black water was about to drip out, turned his head and looked at the 6th formation in the distance where shouts of killing were constantly coming out:
"Who are these cavalrymen...?!"
Just at this moment.
Just as Inamori's low roar had just fallen——
"Lord Inamori!"
A messenger appeared in the camp in a hurry.
He was a messenger sent by Gui Yizheng.
"Master Gui... saw who the leader of this cavalry team is...!"
"?!" Inamori raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who is it?"
The messenger looked as if he had seen a demon and was about to say something horrible.
He took several deep breaths to calm himself.
After he calmed down a little, he said in a trembling voice:
"It's... the executioner Ittosai!"
He said a name that made everyone in the camp look extremely excited.