Bab 295: Retreat

They sent their army into a faster march and they held their banners with their red feathers high and proud, forecasting their coming. They were gaining on the Uesugi rear with haste and it did not take that collosal army long to notice their coming.

The terrain was ill suited to battle. The road was far from wide enough to allow the Uesugi men to fan out into their preferred formation and the grass was too long for them to comfortably branch out into it.

Instead, their formation was like that of a snake. When Gengyo stood a kilometre away along that road, he called his men to a halt.

"Perfect," he exclaimed. There was no space for manevouring, which left the advantage with him and his gunmen who only needed a straight and clear shot to send their enemies to the grave. There was a confidence within his chest as he reviewed the facts.