Asai Nagamasa strode into the house, glanced a few times, and saw a heroic general standing beside a pillar, holding a bloody samurai sword in his hand. Inside the house, there were already
Nearly ten ashigaru and samurai from the Asai family fell to the ground.
"Who is here?" The samurai glanced at Asai Nagamasa, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, and realized that he was a big shot, so he immediately asked.
"Asai Bizen Nagamasa." Asai Nagamasa looked at the samurai of the Miyoshi family and gave his name with great respect. His words immediately aroused exclamations from the Ashigaru samurai of the Miyoshi family in the room.
"Asai Nagamasa?" "That Omi Eagle?" "The head of the Asai family?"
"What are you doing here, Asai-dono? I will not accept any persuasion to surrender. If you want to negotiate, please go to my lord to talk to me. I don't have to say what I say. You can report it on your behalf." The military commander of the Miyoshi family glanced at Asai Nagamasa.
, sheathed the knife very carefully and asked in a low voice.
"Excuse me, may I ask your surname?" However, Asai Nagamasa didn't seem to have any intention of negotiating, but asked directly.
"I am Shichijo Kanaka." Shichijo Kanaka announced his name, which immediately made the guards behind Asai Nagamasa tense up. Shichijo Kanaka is a wealthy family member of Awa and a famous strongman in the Miyoshi Yoshiken Army.
, martial arts are widely spread.
"Shichijo-sama, what are you doing with your sword?" Asai Nagamasa asked with some surprise when he saw that Shichijo Kanaka had sheathed his sword.
"What do you mean, Asai-sama?" Kanajō Kanaka asked in an even more surprised tone than Asai Nagamasa.
"If you don't draw your sword, how can you fight me with bare hands?" Asai Nagamasa smiled and drew his sword out of its sheath, pointed it at Shichijo Kanaka, and assumed a dueling posture, "Please advise."
"What?" Asai Nagamasa's words immediately detonated the room again. The soldiers of the Miyoshi family and Asai Nagamasa's bodyguards were all shocked. They did not expect that Asai Nagamasa, as the head of the family, would personally attack the opponent's low-level samurai.
Qidao - and a strong man.
However, Asai Nagamasa ignored the obstruction of the guards behind him and took two steps forward until he was in front of Shichijo Kanaka. Shichijo Kanaka hesitated for a moment, then slowly drew out his sword and pointed it at Asai Nagamasa.
The posture was set.
Just as the two sides nodded to each other and signaled the first knight attack to begin, Asai Nagamasa immediately rushed forward with two sword steps at lightning speed, and aimed a stab at Kanajō Kanaka's forehead.
"So fast!" Shichijo Kanaka exclaimed in his heart. He is a powerful general, and agility and dodge have never been his strengths. Asai Nagamasa's speed was so amazing that he had no time to dodge, so he had to
He made a fierce horizontal slash in an attempt to force Nagamasa Asai back. He knew that if Nagamasa Asai did not stop, both sides would perish. And if he tried to block, he would be sure to defeat Nagamasa Asai with his superior strength.
The government was directly overthrown.
However, just before he could react, Asai Nagamasa suddenly exerted force with his left foot, and his whole body flew into the air, spinning almost parallel to the ground and flying over. The horizontal sword slashed the ground away from him.
He swung under his body and cut off his belt. Shichijo Kanaka, who was unable to dodge, was stabbed in the face by Asai Nagamasa, killing him with one move.
After Asai Nagamasa begged for death, Shichijo Kanaka used his inertia to perform a forward somersault and landed firmly on the ground. Then, standing next to Shichijo Kanaka's body still bleeding out, he looked around at the Miyoshi family Ashigaru present.
One week, the Ashigaru people saw that their master, who was also one of the best warriors in the Awa Kingdom, was knocked down by Asai Nagamasa with one move. They were stunned and froze on the spot. After a while, they didn't know who was taking the lead.
, exited the house in a hurry.
As soon as the Miyoshi Army retreated, Masa Isono rushed in with his rear legs. He was already sweating profusely with anxiety, and was followed by more than a dozen Hatamoto samurai.
"Lord, what are you doing?" After hearing that Asai Nagamasa actually went to the battle in person and went to the most difficult room, Isono Yuanmao was so shocked that he nearly came out of his wits and hurriedly ran over with his people.
"His Majesty Oda has ordered the entire army to accelerate the attack. I heard that the progress is too slow, so I came to the front line to have a look." Upon hearing this, Asai Nagamasa said nonchalantly: "As a samurai, you should naturally be on the front line. Iso.
Mr. Ye must not forget the duty of the Wu family."
·
At this moment, Oda Nobunaga has already set up his main formation at Kiyomizu Temple on Otowa Mountain and informed the various armies of the position of the main formation. All subsequent contacts, communications, and messengers will be between the main formation and each reserve unit.
contacts.
After the Miyoshi family gave up Mount Otowa, the war situation on the plains was basically controlled by the Oda family. Even if the Miyoshi family tried to counterattack, as long as Mount Otowa was in the hands of the Oda family, they would not be able to make any waves. The Oda army could attack Mount Otowa from
Launch a commanding attack and easily defeat all possible enemies around you.
However, Oda Nobunaga, who was in charge of Kiyomizu Temple, was very depressed because he had no battle to fight. Asai Nagamasa of the North Route Army was leading 7,500 soldiers to besiege Miyoshi Yoshiken's 3,000 soldiers, and Asakura Yoshikage of the South Route Army was also leading
With 6,000 soldiers and Anzai Toyasu, Araki Murashige's 3,000 soldiers faced off at the foot of Higashiyama Mountain. However, with the strongest force, he could only let 8,500 soldiers waste up on Otowa Mountain. The remaining 10,000 of the Miyoshi family
The Duo Sen soldiers have not appeared yet, and they are probably hidden in Kyoto, Nijo Castle and numerous temples on the west bank of the Kamogawa River. Because there are so many temples and buildings there, even standing on Mount Otowa, it is impossible to see the arrangements inside.
"Lord, do you want to attack west immediately?" Maeda Toshiie, who was following Oda Nobunaga, was almost exhausted. Several of his friends, Ikeda Tsuneaki, Ame Akihira, Mori Katsunari and others had already gone to the north.
He fought hard all the way, and he was the only one sitting on Otowa Mountain in the middle with nothing to do. This was a battle worthy of being recorded in history. If you miss it, it will never happen again. If a samurai participating in this battle cannot make a difference but can only watch from the sidelines,
It will become a lifelong regret.
"Yes, my lord! Whether we go northwest, capture the Rokuparamitsu Temple, and then cross the Kamogawa River to attack Nijo Castle or outflank Kyoto! Or we can go southwest, capture Chisokuin and Sanjusangendo Temple, and then cross
Go and capture Toji Temple in Kamogawa! It’s okay! It’s better than standing here and watching!” Yoshiyuki Sawaki shouted angrily to fight.
Many hot-blooded samurai value honor more than their lives, so how could they tolerate doing nothing in such a war! Therefore, Maeda Toshiie and Sawaki Yoshiyuki were not the only ones who asked Oda Nobunaga for a fight.
Shibata Katsuie, Sakuma Nobumori and other important ministers have sent envoys to Kiyomizu Temple one after another, urging Oda Nobunaga to send troops quickly.
"Wait a while, we must first see the enemy's deployment clearly." However, Niwa Nagahide always urged Oda Nobunaga not to worry, "Otowa Mountain is too important, just like the tendons of a chess game, as long as you control this place, you can
Guaranteed to be undefeated, don’t be anxious.”
"They are not in a hurry, but I am still worried!" Oda Nobunaga himself was a little impatient at this moment. He opened the folding fan to fan himself very irritably, and took a few deep breaths: "I don't think the repairman can fix it.
The only strategy is to use the empty city strategy. Nijo Castle and Kyoto are both empty cities, so 6,000 soldiers were left to delay our time, while the others had already withdrawn."
"Speed ​​up the progress, we can't let him delay it until dark." After Oda Nobunaga thought for a moment, he closed his fan with a "swipe" and pointed in the north direction, "Migoro, take your people to reinforce
Northern Route Army, quickly capture Okazaki Shrine. Before lunch, capture Kyoto for me!"
·
At the beginning of the hour, Oda Nobunaga sent 800 soldiers led by Niwa Nagahide to reinforce the Northern Route Army. When Miyoshi Yoshiken saw that he was in danger of being outflanked, he abandoned Okazaki Shrine without hesitation and began to retreat to the west. Asai
Nagamasa immediately met Niwa Nagahide and led more than 8,000 soldiers of the Northern Route Army in hot pursuit.
The east bank of Kamogawa River is not as dense as the west bank. Temples and buildings are not as densely packed. Between Okazaki Shrine and Kamogawa Ferry, there are not many buildings blocking it. In addition to many temples at the ferry, there are also Ginkakuji Temple and Chion in the north.
Outside the temple, there were no large buildings. Therefore, both armies moved extremely quickly.
At four quarters of the hour, the Northern Route Army had already chased the Kamogawa River's ferry. Once here, Miyoshi Yoshihide seemed to have no intention of retreating, because as long as he crossed the ferry, Kyoto would be behind him. After retreating to the west bank of the Kamogawa River, he immediately sent
The people controlled several bridges and fords that were easy to cross the river, and planned to resolutely block the Northern Route Army here.
At this time, the vanguard of the Northern Route Army had been replaced by the 1,400 soldiers of Mori Katsunari and Takikawa Kazumasushi. All the samurai and ashigaru could clearly see the outline of Kyoto on the other side of the Kamogawa River, and they were all excited. They did not
Make more repairs and immediately launch a fierce attack on Sanhao's position.
Tsuda Hidemasa, Takigawa Kazumasa's retainer, was originally the bastard of the Oda family, so he also received the surname Tsuda. He was placed under Takigawa Kazumasa's account by Oda Nobunaga as his support. Because of this relationship, Tsuda
Hidemasa was highly regarded by Kazuki Takigawa. At such a critical moment, he was appointed by Kazuki Takigawa as the commander of the vanguard. If he could successfully cross the Kamogawa River, he would become the first high-ranking allied samurai to enter Kyoto.
, it would also make Oda Nobunaga look good.
In the face of such a tempting and huge honor, no samurai can restrain himself, such as Tsuda Hidemasa and Mori Katsunari - the latter has personally come to the front line to command the Mori family's troops to launch a storm. However,
However, the defense of the Miyoshi family was unusually tenacious. Seeing that the progress was not fast, Asai Nagamasa had repeatedly sent people to urge him, saying that if Takigawa Kazumasu and Mori Katsunari could no longer make progress, he would personally lead the Eagles into battle.
Seeing that the honor in his hand was about to disappear, Tsuda Hidemasa couldn't help but become anxious. He was only 22 years old this year and he was also a vigorous young man. He personally put on armor and carried a sword and rushed to the front line.
Chapter completed!