Under the rain of arrows, men from both Long Spear Ashigaru formations on both sides kept screaming and falling. The Qingzhou army was holding up better, but in Oda Nobunaga's spear formation there was some commotion—a little less tenacious than last time, as if the previous battle had worn them down. Still, the ranks only loosened for a moment before closing up again under the kicks of the Spear Ashigaru Commanders, pushing forward once more.
By this point, there was no stopping—they could only rush to get closer to the enemy as quickly as possible.
Soon, both armies' flanks made contact first. Next, it should have been a brutal melee, long spears stabbing back and forth—a test of who could endure the bloodshed longer.
