In the early morning of October 6th, before it was fully dark, Yu Qiuping was woken up from his sleep. He opened his eyes in confusion and found that Long Zi was already sitting by the bed, holding a washbasin and towel, hurriedly
Waiting to help him wash up.
"Longzi, why did you wake me up?" Yu Qiuping stretched out and took a look at the sky. It was probably only Yinshi. However, before Longzi could answer, there were dense and chaotic footsteps, shouts and
The sound of horse hoofbeats had already reached his ears. Yu Qiuping's eyes widened suddenly, he sat up from the bed and asked hurriedly: "What do you mean? The Sanhao family has retreated?"
"That's right, Your Highness!" Ryuko nodded his head, and took a warm towel and began to help Yu Qiuping wipe his face. He said softly: "Just now, the Oda Palace personally sent an order for all the troops to gather and pursue immediately.
The Sanhao family has begun to retreat."
"Lord, come in person?" Yu Qiuping was shocked again.
"Yes, it seems that the Oda Palace didn't sleep all night. They were all staring at the Miyoshi family from the watchtower." Ryuko thought of Oda Nobunaga and burst into laughter, "So after he saw His Highness sleeping soundly,
, seems to be extremely angry, and threatens to show His Highness some color."
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Whenever it is time to temporarily assemble troops, the performance of the Yuqiu family always makes people shine. Chang Banbei got up in the early morning to assemble, and the time it took to put on armor and form the formation can be said to be the best among the entire army. 850 soldiers were the first to rush forward.
After leaving the camp, we rushed towards the Sanhao family's camp.
Behind Amakihei, 1,000 people from Shibata Katsuie, 700 people from Takigawa Kazumasu, and 800 people from Sakuma Nobumori also followed. After that, there were 5,000 soldiers from the Asai family and the remaining soldiers from the Oda family.
There were nearly 8,000 soldiers. The troops of Minami Omi and the Asakura family followed at the end. Since a fierce battle could break out at any time, all the soldiers who set out had already put on their armor. All the auxiliary soldiers were left in the camp and were left behind by each family.
The retainers then directed the moving of the baggage.
After Yu Qiuping approached the camp of the Mihaoshi family, the troops left behind by the Mihaoshi family immediately began to fight back. However, due to the large number of coalition soldiers, there seemed to be only about 2,000 soldiers left behind by the Mihaoshi family, and they were unable to resist at all. After a while,
The camp was breached by the Oda family, and the remaining soldiers of the Miyoshi family also evacuated hastily. Yu Qiuping climbed to the commanding heights to take a look, and found that the Miyoshi family's team was dragging for a long time on the official road, and was retreating towards Kyoto. The tail of the team was about 30 meters away from the Oda family.
It's like two or three miles away.
Oda Nobunaga didn't say much, and immediately ordered the various departments of the Oda family to withdraw their cavalry and put them under the unified command of Shibata Katsuie. The cavalry team of nearly 1,000 people went straight to the Miyoshi family's troops under the command of Shibata Katsuie.
Seeing this, Asai Nagamasa personally commanded all 800 cavalry of the Asai family to rush towards the Miyoshi family, and cooperated with the Oda family's cavalry to cover. The troops after the Miyoshi family's breakup seemed to be commanded by Fuyayasu Anzai - although he was famous
He is an expert in naval combat, but he has never been good at land combat. Under the harassment of the Oda family and the Asai family's cavalry, his speed gradually slowed down, and he was about to be overtaken by the Oda family's forward troops.
Miyoshi Choitsu, Miyoshi Masayasu and others who were evacuated in front of him could not sit idly by and had to order their soldiers to put on armor and attack the cavalry of the Oda family and Asai family from behind to cover the evacuation of Fuyayasu Anzai. However, since the entire rearguard force had already
Being stuck by the Oda family, the Miyoshi family troops who were advancing had to slow down. The entire army was armored and the auxiliary troops were sent first to cope with the general attack that the Oda family might launch at any time.
In this way, nearly 19,000 soldiers of the Miyoshi family and 25,000 soldiers of the coalition forces kept pulling on both sides of the official road from Seta to Yamashina. You advanced and I retreated, and the speed was reduced to the slowest.
"My lord ordered you to continue the pursuit! But don't start a war immediately, just stick to the Miyoshi family!" Oda Nobunaga sent out the mother-in-laws and delivered the following order to each Oda family's reserve team: "Before arriving at Yamashina, the officer
The roads are all trails between the valleys and hills in the Hira Mountains, so there is no way to deploy the troops and the superiority of the troops cannot be used. Keep pursuing like this until we enter the plains in the center of Yamashiro Country before making any plans!"
"Please report back to my lord and tell him to be more careful!" Yu Qiuping, one of the vanguards, was keenly aware of the danger and repeatedly told Yoshiyuki Sawaki, who came to deliver the order: "The terrain in front of our army is like a landscape formed by
Like a trumpet mouth that becomes thinner and wider, we will suddenly enter a plain from the narrow official road. At that time, if the Sanhao family walking in front of us uses the wide plain to form a formation and deploy all their troops, our vanguard will
Faced with the dilemma of attacking a large number with a small number. Moreover, in such a trumpet-shaped terrain, it is easy to enter and difficult to exit. The enemy may be directly defeated and then continuously repulse the friendly forces behind it, causing turmoil for the entire army."
"I understand." Although Sawaki Yoshiyuki is no older than Yu Qiuping in normal times, he respects Yu Qiuping on the battlefield. "I will definitely tell my lord."
Under the relentless pursuit of the coalition forces, that night, the Sanhao Army only retreated to Shanke - the place where the trumpet mouth suddenly enlarged as Yu Qiuping mentioned before. After struggling all day since early morning, they only retreated.
It was 25 miles away, and it was still 13 miles away from Kyoto and Nijo Imperial Palace. The allied army's camp spread along the official road from Yamashina to Otsu for nearly ten miles.
After this day of pursuit, the Sanhao Army, as the retreating party, suffered considerable losses. Not only did they abandon a large amount of baggage, but there were also about 1,000 casualties of combat soldiers and auxiliary troops. On the other hand, the coalition forces, as the pursuing party, suffered almost no injuries.
Wounded. Now, because the official road is narrow, the retreating side does not have to face double-teaming and detours. When they arrive on the plains tomorrow, the retreating side will suffer even more heavy casualties. It is conservatively estimated that by the time the Miyoshi family evacuates to Settsu, the number of troops will be reduced by at least more than 10%.
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That night, the coalition forces once again gathered in the Oda family's big tent and held an assessment meeting. In the big tent, there was a rather detailed map of Yamashiro Country, which was seized from the Miyoshi family's camp.
The various hydrogeographic labels are very clear.
The goal of the coalition forces is Kyoto and Nijo Castle, which are 13 miles away. Nijo Castle is less than 4 miles southwest of Kyoto. The Kamogawa River lying east of them is a natural barrier for Kyoto and Nijo Castle to resist the army from the east. They want to attack from the east
To invade Kyoto, you must cross the Kamogawa River. The Kamogawa River originates from the mountainous area in the northern part of Yamashiro Province and flows from north to south. It flows almost like a vertical line from the east of Kyoto and Nijo Castle to the Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine in the south.
The location then turned to the southwest.
To the east of the Kamogawa River, there are three large mountains. Further east of the three large mountains is Yamashina, where the army is facing off - that is, the eastern end of the Yamashiro Kingdom Plain. These three large mountains, from north to south, are the Daimonji Mountains.
, Otowa Mountain and Higashiyama. Among them, Kiyomizu-dera Temple on the mountainside of Otowa Mountain and Tofukuji Temple at the foot of Higashiyama Mountain are both famous temples. The location of Otowa Mountain is particularly important. It can be said to be the throat of Kyoto. It is located in the center of the eastern plain of Kamogawa River.
, the altitude is very high, and if you occupy it, you can suppress the vast area around it. Unlike Mount Otowa and Higashiyama, which can be passed by the army, Daimonji Mountain is part of the Hira Mountains. It is rugged and difficult to travel, and the area is vast, making it almost difficult to climb.
If you want to enter Kyoto and Nijo Castle from Yamashina on the east side of the Three Mountains, there are three roads to choose from. The north road is to take the official road between Daimonji Mountain and Otowa Mountain. There is the famous Nanzenji Temple on the official road. Take this road all the way
Heading northwest, passing Okazaki Shrine and Chionji Temple, you can go directly to Kyoto's ferry on the Kamogawa River. This road is also the shortest way into Kyoto.
The second road, that is, the middle road, starts from Yamashina towards the west, climbs Otowa Mountain in the center of the plain, then goes west, passes the famous Rokuparami Temple, crosses the Kamogawa River, and goes northwest past Honnoji Temple and other temples.
After many temples, you can reach Nijo Castle. During the Kamakura shogunate period, the shogun set up a six-paramita temple near the six-paramita temple to monitor the court's movements.
The third road, the South Road, is more remote. It starts from Yamashina to the southwest, passes through Higashiyama and Tofukuji Temple, takes Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, then crosses the Kamogawa River from the southern section, and goes all the way north to Nijo Castle.
and Kyoto.
Among these three roads, it is not the point that the south road is too far. The important north road and middle road are closely related to Otowa Mountain. The narrowest part of the north road is the valley between Daimonji Mountain and Otowa Mountain, where Nanzenji Temple is also located.
Otowayama can firmly control this important road. As long as he attacks from a high position and captures Nanzen Temple, he can block this road.
The middle route itself passes through Otowa Mountain. At the same time, because of its high altitude, Otowa Mountain can provide the commander with a broad view of the surrounding plains. Although there are many temples near Kyoto, it may not be as clear as on the plains.
But it is indeed a very important strategic location.
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Most of the people in the assessment room were experienced in the battlefield. After a few glances at the map, they realized the importance of Otowa Mountain and Kiyomizu Temple. If the Miyoshi family was unwilling to endure huge casualties and continued to retreat, but planned to fight with the coalition forces in the field.
If the coalition forces are to be defeated and then evacuated, Yinyu Mountain will be the key to the battle between the two sides. It can be said that whoever captures Yinyu Mountain will win half the battle.
"There is a high probability that the Miyoshi family will not withdraw blindly." Oda Nobunaga made a judgment at the evaluation meeting. "If he withdraws again, not only will his casualties further increase, but Kyoto and Nijo Castle will also be surrendered. I am not convinced.
I believe that the Miyoshi family will give up Kyoto without a fight, and the Miyoshi and the four brothers are not such spineless cowards."
"But even if the Miyoshi Army stays to fight with us, they will never be our opponents." Oda Nobunaga confidently hit the center of his hand with a folding fan, "The rest of the ninjas have already received the news, and the news of Ashikaga Yoshie's death has been
It spread like wildfire, and the entire Shancheng Kingdom is now aware of it. After the Sanhao Army learned about this, they must have been demoralized and unwilling to fight. In addition, there was a fire in their backyard, and they must not have much energy to fight to the death. What they were thinking about must be a quick retreat.
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"Our military strength is superior and our morale is like a rainbow. Facing such an army that is eager to return home, we are sure to win this battle." Oda Nobunaga promised Ashikaga Yoshiteru in a sworn tone: "I promise to Kōhoden! Tomorrow
At this time, let Gongfangden be the master of Nijo Castle!"
"Okay!" At this time, the war was going smoothly, and seeing that they could fight back to Nijo Castle soon, Ashikaga Yoshiteru also put all the unpleasantness with Oda Nobunaga behind, "It all depends on your highnesses' loyalty and hard work.
! There is hope for the revival of the shogunate, and you are all loyal ministers who will go down in history!"
"Okay then, I will lay out the battle plan for tomorrow." Oda Nobunaga clicked on the map with his folding fan, paused and then said.
Chapter completed!