Iimoriyama Castle.
The fellow soldier galloped at great speed, running the precious war horse to death, and appeared exhausted in front of Maeda Benefit.
When Maeda heard that Yoshihiro was in danger, he was shocked into chaos.
Gritting his teeth and forcing himself to calm down, he summoned the three armies for a military meeting.
"The Lord was despicably led to the south by the Sanhao family and is in danger.
I want to mobilize all the troops to go to the rescue, do you have any objections?"
The words sounded like a discussion.
But with a fierce look in his eyes, his hand on the hilt of the knife, and his eyes scanning everyone's head and neck, he was looking for the leader.
The Yuno Sanbei Corps was originally frightened by the violence of Maeda's interests, and had no choice but to draw the entire army to join the battle. They all understood the virtues of their generals.
Now that the Shiba family is in great shape, the Iga clan is about to turn over.
Without coercion and inducement from Maeda's interests, whoever is willing to let the cooked duck fly will of course go all out to save the general.
A warrior named Yiji said.
"We are the lackeys of the Sibo family. If His Highness is in trouble, we should fight to the death!"
Maeda's interests took action.
"Okay! Gather the civil war horses and horses in the city, and use the same number of Ji warriors to go ahead with me.
The remaining foot warriors reorganized the ashigaru and then set off, leaving the city to the leader of the peasant soldiers who transported them.
Immediately ask them to dismantle the baggage and requisition all the horses, and anyone who dares to dissent will be killed without mercy!"
"Hi!"
In addition to peasants and soldiers, there are also a large number of horses and horses to assist in transportation logistics.
These rogue horses are either innately deficient and cannot be used as war horses. Or the war horses are old and relegated to the rear, and cannot withstand long-distance attacks.
In this battle for profit, these rogues will most likely be killed and suffer heavy losses.
But at this time, they could no longer care about the losses. The entire Iga army only had this logistics line, which could assemble a large number of horses in a short time to support Yoshigan.
There are already a large number of warriors in the Iga reserve army, with more than 200 in the three reserve armies.
In the end, more than 130 war horses and horses were gathered together with enough warriors.
The remaining Ji warriors were divided into three reserve groups, reorganized the army as quickly as possible, and set off southward.
Just as Maeda Satoshi was about to lead the cavalry, Samurai Ichihime stopped her.
"Master Maeda, the road to the south to the plains is blocked by the Miyoshi family. Our army forced a breakthrough, which was time-consuming and laborious.
Several companions and I had worked in this area before, and we knew the secret road leading to the mountain stream to the south.
Should we take a small path to bypass the enemy?"
Maeda Yoshiko said.
"Is the road easy to navigate?"
“It’s not easy to walk, but the route is shorter, and the Ikoma Mountains have many hills and woodlands.
The Sanhao family has come a long way and is not familiar with this place. In fact, there are many small roads in the mountain stream, and this one I know is the shortest.
Moreover, it is secluded in the mountains and forests, so it is not easy to be discovered by the enemy as we move southward."
Time was running out and I had no time to ask any more questions, so I said decisively.
"You go into battle with my cavalry and act as a guide to show the way.
Work with you, and the warrior Ji who knows the path will lead the way for the march.
As long as we can go south smoothly, I will count you as the first contributor!"
"Hi!"
Maeda's interests sent envoys to contact the rest of Sibo's military forces and explain the situation.
Then he led the cavalry to set off first, sneaking around the Miyoshi family in the Ikoma Mountains to block the army, and headed south.
———
Matsu Nagahide hung Shiba Yiyin and looked south, faintly seeing the temple on the hill in front of him.
Jiaoxing Temple is located on a low hill, and next to the hill is Jiaoxing Temple Village.
The village ahead is peaceful and nothing out of the ordinary.
She raised her head and looked at the sky. It was three minutes past noon, and the Settsu people should have arranged their arrangements.
Behind her, Yiyin's heart skipped a beat when he saw the cavalry in front of him running all the way into the village.
Soldiers pass by like a comb, bandits pass by like a grate.
The villagers were most afraid of getting involved in battlefield disputes. When the cavalry entered the village, the village was quiet and nothing unusual happened.
has a problem!
He tightened the reins and the horse's speed gradually slowed down, and the Ji warriors beside him also slowed down.
Yamanaka Yukimori approached and asked.
"Your Highness?"
"The situation is not right, let's turn back."
———
In the north of Yoshigan, the Awazhong blocking formation has been completed, and Shinohara Nagabo gave the order.
"Blow the magic conch."
The long sound of the conch lingers on the Beihanei Plain, spreading in all directions.
———
As far as the south, Yiyin faintly heard the sound coming from behind, and his expression changed drastically.
As if they were echoing each other from afar, the sound of conch sounds rang out all around him, one after another.
Ambush!
Yiyin gritted his teeth, this cavalry army was a bait to lure me into a trap.
———
At this time in the village, Miyoshi Changitsu had already set up his shogunate. He looked at the Matsunaga horse show team galloping all the way and nodded slightly.
"Thank you, Matsunaga-sama. Leave the rest to me."
Matsunaga Hide dare not slack off.
This battle is related to her life, how dare she not take it to heart, she said respectfully.
"Sibo Yiyin seemed to have noticed something and did not follow him into the village.
Now that the conch sounds, no matter how slow he is, he should know that the situation is not good and must choose to return north.
I also ask Master Miyoshi to be careful in order to prevent him from escaping."
Sanhao Changyi frowned, feeling unhappy.
She is an old member of Miyoshi's family and holds a high position of authority. Matsunaga Hide is just Miyoshi Changqing's direct minister, but he dares to teach her how to do things.
No distinction between superiority and inferiority!
He replied coldly.
"I have my own plans, so I won't bother Matsunaga-sama."
Matsuzuki Nagahide knew that he was too nervous and spoke out of proportion, so he quickly lowered his head and bowed.
"I'm Meng Lang, please let Master Sanhao Haihan."
Mihao Changyi glanced at her and was much pleased with her.
After all, he is the direct minister of Sanhao Changqing, so he cannot be too harsh as it will hurt the face of the family governor.
To be continued...