"Sir, the bridge cannot be crossed!" Tsuda Hidemasa had just arrived at the front line, and several of his generals came to report: "There are many temples behind those bridges, and the archers and iron gunners of the Miyoshi family are standing
They fired at us from the top of the temple, and the Miyoshi family infantry behind the bridge also fought very tenaciously, and we couldn't rush through!"
Tsuda Hidemasa hid behind a haystack by the Kamogawa River and poked his head out to take a look at the conditions of several bridges. None of these stone bridges were very wide, and there were more than two hundred Miyoshi soldiers stationed behind each bridge.
There are a large number of archers on the top of the towers of several temples in the distance, and the iron gunners are covering and shooting, and they can't get close in a hurry.
"Can we find a way to suppress those shooters?" Tsuda Hidemasa thought for a moment and asked his subordinates.
"It's difficult, sir, we don't have many archers! If we really want to suppress those archers and iron gunners, we must request reinforcements from the Asai family." His general, Shi Da, answered honestly.
"That's absolutely not possible!" At this point, Tsuda Hidemasa's attitude was unusually resolute. The coalition's victory in this battle has been determined, and what's left is just a fight for honor. The Oda family must not give Asai the honor of being the first to enter Kyoto.
Home!
"Isn't there a shoal over there?" Hidemasa Tsuda pointed to an area not far from the south where the water flow is gentle and the water is not deep. "Let's cross the river from there!"
"Sir," an ashigaru head shouted in surprise after hearing this order: "There is no bridge there!"
"The water there is not deep, you can wade through it!" Tsuda Hidemasa swallowed, and said in a deep voice as if to cheer himself up: "And you know there is no bridge there, and the Miyoshi family also knows it. So you see, they are there
There are not many people left to defend! As long as we attack suddenly, we will have a chance to come down in one fell swoop!"
"Let's go!" Tsuda Hidemasa raised the katana in his hand and headed straight for the shoal with more than 100 soldiers under his command.
The defenders of the Miyoshi family were indeed deceived by their movements. At first, they thought they were going to the nearest bridge, and transferred a dozen people from the ford to assist in the defense. Therefore, when the Takikawa army did not move to the bridge
, but when they started to cross the river directly, the defenders of the Miyoshi family were shocked. The archers and iron gunners on the temple hurriedly fired at this side, but because the distance was slightly far, they could not cause much damage. Although the speed of wading through the water was
It was inevitable to slow down, but under the influence of Tsuda Hidemasa's example, the Takikawa family's ashigaru all rushed forward with all their strength. On the opposite side of the shallows, there were only about twenty people from the Miyoshi family, and after seeing the wolves and tigers,
After the general Takigawa Army pounced directly, even if they tried hard to resist, they could not prevent the Takigawa Army from landing. By the time the reinforcements from the Miyoshi family arrived, the more than 100 Takigawa Army had already occupied a small probe position.
"Well done!" Takigawa Kazumasu, who was standing behind the formation and commanding, waved his fist excitedly when he saw Tsuda Hidemasa landing, "We are the first to land on the west bank of the Kamogawa River..."
However, before he finished speaking, he saw the flag of the Mori family flying high in the northwest direction. He looked up and found that the brave Mori Kecheng had forcibly handed over a bridge from the hands of the Miyoshi family.
Grabbed it!
"I didn't expect that Sanzaemon was one step ahead of me!" Takigawa Kazumasa smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly, "It's okay, it's all thanks to the Oda family! Send the order, launch an attack immediately and expand the beachhead!"
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After Takigawa Kazumasu and Mori Katsunari made significant progress, Asai Nagamasa also ordered the soldiers of the Asai family, Niwa family and Ikeda family to attack. More and more beachheads were opened up, and the coalition forces also captured
More and more bridges were built. At seven o'clock, the coalition forces had initially broken through the Kamogawa defense line.
However, just when Asai Nagamasa was planning to continue the attack and expand the results, alarm smoke suddenly rose in the direction of their retreat, where Okazaki Shrine was located.
"What? Behind?" Asai Nagamasa was shocked and hurriedly climbed to a high place to look around. He saw thousands of soldiers suddenly rushing out of Ginkakuji Temple in the north of their march route, heading straight for Okazaki Shrine. Okazaki
The shrine currently only has more than a hundred defenders, and it will definitely fall immediately.
"It's terrible." Asai Nagamasa secretly screamed in his heart. If the retreat was cut off, the Northern Route Army would be in danger. But now we have finally laid down several beachheads and bridges. If we want to withdraw the troops and return reinforcements, the previous efforts will
It's all in vain.
"Nagamasa, leave it to me." Yu Qiuping, who was standing next to Asai Nagamasa, saw his difficulty. "It just so happens that my Tokiwa Bei is not engaged in the attack. You can turn around at any time for reinforcements."
"But the opponent has a lot of people, maybe close to 2,000." Nagamasa Asai looked at the soldiers pouring out of Ginkakuji Temple, and whispered worriedly: "Let's ask for reinforcements from His Highness Oda of Otowa Mountain.
!Yinyu Mountain is located in the middle of the plain, so it is very convenient for reinforcements wherever they are!”
"Okay, then I will take the troops." After Yu Qiuping gestured to Asai Nagamasa, he immediately led the 850 Tokiwabei soldiers to turn around and leave, heading straight to Okazaki Shrine on the way east. Sure enough,
The defenders inside Okazaki Shrine could hardly form effective resistance and were driven out by the Miyoshi Army. A while later, the Oda Army on Otowa Mountain also sent reinforcements of nearly 2,000 soldiers to counterattack Okazaki Shrine.
, the flag is the flag of the three people of Simeon.
"Your Highness Yuqiu, what's going on with your Northern Route Army!" The grumpy Inaba Yiteichi saw Yu Qiuping riding towards them. He immediately pointed his finger at Yu Qiuping and complained dissatisfiedly: "Yin
There are so many Sanhao family soldiers hidden in the temple, and you didn't notice it? My lord was furious just now and said he would reprimand you."
"In the direction of Ginkakuji, Mr. Ikeda is responsible for the investigation." Yu Qiuping recalled the deployment not long ago, spread his hands to show that he was innocent, and complained a few words angrily, "Hengxing, he must be thinking about everything.
It was because we entered Kyoto that we no longer had the time to investigate, which led to such a huge oversight."
"What about the information about the Miyoshi Army that has occupied Okazaki Shrine now? Does Your Highness Ameaki have it here?" Ujie Fuzen followed closely behind Inaba Ittetsu and asked.
"My ninjas have gone for reconnaissance and will be back soon." Yu Qiupei said while looking in the direction of Okazaki Shrine. As soon as he finished speaking, Uchiha Aoka, who was as fast as lightning, suddenly appeared in front of everyone.
In front of him, the three people from Mino were shocked. Yu Qiuping had long been accustomed to Uchiha Aooka's elusive style, so he didn't show too much surprise.
"Reporting to Your Highness." Uchiha Aooka bowed respectfully to Ame Qiupei, "The flag in Okazaki Shrine is Miyoshi Yoshihiro. I dare not draw a conclusion on the specific number of soldiers, but it is estimated to be around 1,500 soldiers."
"Understood." Yu Qiuping nodded, and Uchiha Aooka immediately left with a flash of understanding. Then, Yu Qiuping turned his horse and spoke to the three people of Mino: "Our two families together have almost the same number of soldiers.
It’s twice as big as him, so why not just attack directly.”
"Yes, my lord also ordered us to attack directly." Ando Mamoru recalled Oda Nobunaga's appearance, frowned slightly and said: "My lord seemed to be very irritable, feeling that the progress was too slow, and repeatedly urged us to attack
Immediately after Okazaki Shrine, reinforce the Northern Route Army and be sure to capture Kyoto before lunch."
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At the same time, in Otowa Mountain Kiyomizu Temple, Oda Nobunaga has led more than 5,800 people to be stationed on Otowa Mountain, watching the war progress slowly and doing nothing.
Oda Nobunaga raised his head and looked at the sun that was gradually approaching the sky, feeling a little out of breath.
"What is Asakura Yoshikage doing?" After receiving the information that Asakura Yoshikage had not captured Tofukuji Temple, Oda Nobunaga angrily grabbed the map on the table and threw it to the ground.
Seeing Oda Nobunaga's rage, the surrounding villagers all stood in the corners in fear, not daring to step forward. Only the stubborn Toshiie Maeda and Yoshiyuki Sawaki ran in from the door and picked up the map.
He got up and spread it back on the table.
"Tell me!" The angry Oda Nobunaga grabbed Maeda Toshiie's collar and shouted loudly: "What on earth is Asakura Yoshikage doing? Is he really beating? He's still beating him all morning long.
I walked on the ground, and I didn’t even hear the shouts of death! You can’t be working as a foreigner!”
Maeda Toshiie was choked by Oda Nobunaga, but he didn't dare to say anything, so he could only let Oda Nobunaga vent. The latter seemed to see Maeda Toshiie as uninterested, so he threw him away and grabbed him again.
Sawaki Yoshiyuki said loudly: "6,000 soldiers fought against 3,000, and the fight lasted all morning without any progress? If it were you, would you believe it?"
Sawaki Yoshiyuki, like Maeda Toshiie, did not dare to say a word, so he was thrown away by Oda Nobunaga. Oda Nobunaga angrily walked back and forth in the room, and finally shouted angrily: "Send someone to Yu.
Go hurry up Asakura Yoshikage's pig! Let him knock down Tofukuji Temple quickly! Also, let Asai Nagamasa help Yu hurry up! Before lunch, let Yu take down Kyoto! The main force of the Miyoshi family can't be early
We just evacuated, how can we just stay here and not move forward?"
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At the beginning of the day, under the fierce attack of the Northern Route Army, Miyoshi Yoshihide's Kamogawa defense line finally fell. Since this morning, his Awa soldiers have been facing the attack of the coalition forces that are twice or even three times his number.
When they retreated, they were already exhausted, and their casualties were close to 20%. They had no choice but to retreat into Kyoto, seemingly planning to make a final stand.
When the coalition forces saw that Miyoshi Yoshihide seemed to be at the end of his rope, they excitedly rushed across the Kamogawa River and rushed towards Kyoto, which was just around the corner. The troops of the Ikeda family, the Takikawa family, and the Mori family had all separated from their command and were running like a race.
Heading towards Kyoto. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Whoever can enter Kyoto first will be remembered in history, which is the highest honor of the martial arts family.
Stimulated by this honor, Asai Nagamasa himself was also excited. He almost gave up command, but ordered all the Asai family members to rush to Kyoto like the Oda family. Even Niwa Nagahide, who had always been calm and mature, couldn't help but
Infected by this atmosphere, he urged his subordinates to march quickly.
"His Majesty the Emperor is waiting for us in Kyoto, the people of Kyoto are waiting for us there, and all the martial arts in the world are watching us!" The excited Ikeda Hengxing himself had already galloped to the front of the team, calming down excitedly.
Arm shouted: "This is the honor of the Wu family! Everyone, follow me and charge!"
For a time, the entire Northern Route Army of the Allied Forces fell into madness, as if the Kyoto in front of them was no longer the position held by the Miyoshi family, but a huge piece of fat, waiting for everyone to take a bite.
Chapter completed!