Chapter 148 37. Xiao Pingtai's First Achievement

Move the clock forward.

The Yamauchi army is now carrying out a grand and solemn first test.

The attendants and attendants quickly replaced the tattered curtains with the diamond pattern of the Takeda clan, and the two curtains representing the Ashikaga clan were brand new without any dirt. A huge shogunate was erected on the top of Mount Kurasho in the blink of an eye.

The samurai wiped their armor and changed into haori. The attendants held their hoods and lined up in front of the shogunate. Thousands of people shouted "Victory! Victory!" in unison.

Yamauchi Yoshiharu sat on a stool and accepted the cheers of the soldiers. Soon, the chief accountant of Yamauchi stood beside Yamauchi Yoshiharu with a document and ink. They also inspected the Yamauchi army from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the hill.

The troops of Yamauchi Yoshikatsu, who were the first to attack Takeda Harunobu's main camp, naturally lined up at the front. In addition to the credit for breaking the formation first, this unit was all cavalry, the most majestic and the most impressive, so they were naturally elected to stand in the first row.

Following closely behind was Hosokawa Saijo, who led the elite of the Ejiri clan. He led more than a thousand people to fight the A army head-on for more than two hours. It greatly delayed the deployment of the A army's forces and consumed a large number of the A army's forces. Hosokawa Saijo's heroic appearance was recognized by the soldiers of the two armies at the time, which made people yearn for it.

Behind him were uncle Tsunayoshi, Oishi Saburo Jihide, Koheita, and Kitabatake Daigaku.

Layer after layer, row after row, endless, all over the mountains.

Soon, the chief accountant of Yamauchi began to call out the names.

"The elders of the Takeda clan, the old family elders, and the Shinano garrison supervisor Itagaki Suruga no Nobukata."

Hearing the loud call, Aji immediately presented the head of Itagaki Nobukata, which had been washed with clean water earlier, to the high-up Yamauchi Yoshiharu. Many of the Yamauchi generals in the shogunate knew this person, but they just took a few glances and nodded in confirmation.

"Who asked for it?" Yamanouchi Yoshiharu asked loudly to the Yamanouchi samurai standing by according to the procedure.

"The family of the hatamoto attendants, the general of the iron cannon, the magistrate of Zixiaoji Danzheng, Daitada Tsuna." As soon as the chief accountant of Yamanouchi finished speaking, Kobayata immediately stepped out of the line and knelt on one knee. Then he announced his name loudly to the whole army with high spirits, ensuring that all the samurai present, big and small, could hear it clearly.

"Danzheng has worked hard, the chief accountant please record Danzheng's contribution." Yamanouchi Yoshiharu smiled and nodded. He looked at Kobayata, a capable general, with a doting expression on his face (I wrote it correctly, the doting expression is normal), and raised his hand to support Kobayata from a distance.

"It's all thanks to the lord's good command! I wish the lord a long military fortune!" Kobayata answered loudly, stood up with a proud face, and then slowly retreated.

"The Takeda clan's hereditary family elders and the warrior magistrate, Amari Bizen no Kami Torayasu." After seeing Kobayata retreat, the chief accountant of Yamauchi continued to announce loudly.

Kobayata had just returned to his shift, and he thought that the next one would probably be Uncle Tsunayoshi. Sure enough, the chief accountant of Yamauchi immediately called out the names. Uncle Tsunayoshi's old family had been waiting for a long time, and immediately held the wooden box, knelt in front of Yamauchi Yoshiharu, then opened the wooden box and placed Amari Torayasu's head on the lid of the wooden box.

He was also afraid that others could not see clearly, so he quickly reached out and lifted Amari Torayasu's loose hair. Amari Torayasu's braid seemed to have been messed up in the previous fight. Although the blood on his face had been cleaned, no one had time to comb his hair again.

"Who asked for it?" "Captain Tsunayoshi of the Hatamoto Group, General and Guard Group Leader Zixiaojizaemon."

Uncle Tsunayoshi had straightened his back at this moment. When he heard his son-in-law asking, he was full of vigor and looked ten years younger. He stepped out of the line with great joy.

Yamauchi Yoshiharu also looked at his father-in-law with satisfaction, with a happy look all over his face, and comforted Uncle Tsunayoshi with gentle words.

"Takeda clan's hereditary attendant general, hatamoto general Saima Kawachi-no-kami."

One of Yoshikatsu Yamauchi's guards, Makai, also presented the head, and Yoshikatsu Yamauchi also stepped out in front of his father. When Yoshikatsu Yamauchi saw that it was his son, he first praised him for his continued efforts, and then acted like a strict father, asking him to be cautious and not complacent, and to continue to work hard.

The generals of Yamauchi all changed their expressions to congratulations. After all, Yoshikatsu Yamauchi was the young master, and the daimyo would still be the master in the future. Now that he has made such a brilliant contribution, it is a good thing to compliment him.

Although Yamauchi Yoshikatsu was upset that he did not kill Takeda Harunobu on the spot, he had made a great contribution after all. At this time, he adjusted himself and listened to his father's teachings. Then he congratulated his colleagues, shared his joy, and won over these Yamauchi samurai.

"Takeda clan samurai general, vanguard general Hatsu Kano Denemon."

A warrior under Oishi Saburo Haruhide also happily held the head on a wooden plate and presented it to Yamauchi Yoshiharu respectfully.

"Takeda clan samurai general, Shinano vanguard left behind, Itagaki Suruga no Kami and Yoriki, Ogiwara Saemon."

When Kohei Tai heard that it was his turn again, it turned out that this middle-aged samurai who was quite famous among the Shinano people before was not an ordinary person. Ogiwara himself had a high status in the Takeda family. He was also the nephew of Itagaki Nobukata, and was a high-ranking samurai who came from a strong alliance of upper-class samurai.

But now he still died under Kobayata's iron cannon. His noble birth could not stop the power of gunpowder. Just as this old era would eventually be broken by the new forces, he died in obscurity.

The heads of Takeda's generals were presented one by one, and the generals of the Yamanouchi clan in the camp were excited and cheered again and again.

Thus, the Yamanouchi clan's grand first test ended, and they began to deal with the bodies of the large number of soldiers killed on both sides on the battlefield.

Soon, the reserve troops that were chasing the defeated soldiers and sweeping the vicinity also returned one after another. Counting the heads brought back by these people, a total of 2,919 soldiers of the armored army were killed, and the Yamanouchi clan won a glorious victory.

However, the 1,200 wounded soldiers who had experienced the bloody battle also urgently needed treatment and resettlement. The lightly wounded were bandaged and applied with some hemostatic herbs, and they were almost able to return to the team. As for the seriously wounded, they could only mourn in silence, and their life and death were determined by fate.

After staying in Uedahara for two days, the Yamanouchi army was unable to continue the action, and the upper-level samurai had differences due to the huge losses.

The Ejiri clan was definitely not willing to fight on. They had gone on a long expedition and fulfilled their feudal obligations. The Yamanouchi clan was divided into two groups due to the casualties. One group thought that they should return to their country to rest. Anyway, Hachioji was now safe, so they would wait for Uesugi Terutora to free up his hands from Echigo to send troops together. One group of people thought that since so many people had died, they had finally beaten Kai's tiger half to death, so they had to do their best.

Xiao Pingtai did not speak, he was waiting for a message, which should come soon.