Three hundred and ninetieth chapters escape from birth
Tokichiro was very frightened when he saw the approaching Asakura army. Most of his troops were iron artillery troops and lacked close combat capabilities. Once they were approached by the numerically superior Asakura army, they
At this time, his military commander Takenaka Hanbei (formerly a retainer of Saito, later persuaded by Tokichiro with the courage of three visits to the thatched cottage and taken under his command) whispered in his ear: "Now the enemy is about to be forced into the woods, and there is no way out here.
, we can only take the initiative to rush out after one round of volleys, maybe there is still a glimmer of hope, otherwise, we will definitely die!"
"Okay!" Tokichiro thought highly of Takenaka Hanbei and immediately adopted his suggestion.
He ordered his younger brother Kinoshita Koichiro to command the iron artillery troops to prepare short awls. When the Asakura army was about to enter the dense forest to kill, the iron artillerymen in the suddenly silent woods fired a volley!
Then, before the Asakura army could recover from the slight confusion of being shot, he led the iron gunners who put on short awls and rushed out on their own initiative!
The Zhibang brothers who were in charge of commanding the battle were known to be brave and resourceful. When they saw the enemy rushing out, they immediately rushed forward with their troops with enthusiasm! Most of the soldiers and horses had not yet reacted and stood still.
at the rear.
At this time, Kinoshita Tokichiro's general who was good at archery, Hiroyuki Yoritaka, aimed at the commander's flag of the brothers and shot it with an arrow! He actually broke the commander's flag at the waist!
The Asakura army, which was already out of step, suddenly fell into temporary chaos! Seeing that there were only Guards cavalry around them, Brother Zhigan realized that his own brigade had not yet followed.
However, their mistake was caught by Tokichiro in time, and he led more than a thousand people to instantly break through the hesitating Asakura army, and fled through the mountain road to his family's territory.
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"Oh! That monkey guy showed up in the battle of Echizen Province!" Du Fei, who was far away in Shikoku Amagiri City, was shocked when he learned the news a few days later: "I really can't see how courageous this kid is at this critical moment.
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"Yes, I really didn't realize that that thin little man could have such courage at the time!" Kanbei Kobata also found it a bit incredible: "But I still can't figure it out.
, how he escaped from the siege of the Asakura and Asai coalition forces is simply amazing!"
As a result, the power structure in Kinki may have changed again. Oda Nobunaga's character will never let go of the Asai family who betrayed him.
"Is there any movement from the Sanhao Army?" Du Fei was most concerned about this news, because it was directly related to his strategic defense.
Oda Shikatsu, who had just returned from Kinki to inquire about the news, continued: "On the surface, the Miyoshi Army has not made any movement, but secretly they have been gathering soldiers and are constantly in contact with the Matsunaga family and the Tsutsui family! It seems that they have ulterior motives and have never made any move.
The main force is moving back to the four countries”
It seems that the Miyoshi family regards regaining the position of overlord as more important than the territory of the four countries. They are really persistent!
In fact, there were other reasons why the Miyoshi family would rather give up on regaining the Shikoku territory and focus on dealing with the serious illness of the Oda family.
Miyoshi Nagakei, the governor of the Miyoshi family, could never forget the scene during the battle with the Oda family a few days ago.
The bravery and unstoppability of the Oda army led by Oda general Shibata Katsuie are simply disappointing! Even though he sent the most elite soldiers and the most experienced generals, the Miyoshi army was still defeated and collapsed thousands of miles away! He felt
, the threat of the Oda family to the Miyoshi family is far greater than that of Du Fei, who has just emerged.
The most important thing is to seize this opportunity and eliminate the careerist Oda. As long as the Miyoshi family's wealthy territory around Kyoto is stabilized, it will be possible to deploy troops with peace of mind to recover the barren territory of Shikoku.
At this time, Du Fei had a bold idea: instead of waiting here in fear for others to attack, why not take the initiative to completely defeat the power of the Sanhao family?
Du Fei understood that as long as the Sanhao family did not perish, the territories he had conquered would be stable. They would always be like a giant ax hanging above his head.
Now that the Mihaoshi family has been offended, don't look back! You can't let the seeds of hatred take root and germinate, and you definitely can't let the enemy have a chance to breathe. This is the experience he has accumulated from decades of experience on the battlefield.
"Assemble all the troops that can be assembled and prepare the big ship! We are going to Kinki to have some fun!" Du Fei looked at the territory marked with the Miyoshi family city on the map and showed an unpredictable smile.
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Imori Castle, the main city of the Miyoshi family in Izumi Province.
Miyoshi Nagakei is currently discussing with the generals how to bring in the nearby forces of the Honganji family, because Honganji's forces are spread all over the country. Once they join, the power of the "Nobunaga encirclement network" established by Ashikaga Yoshiaki will be
And influence will be greatly increased!
"What's the attitude at Honganji Temple?" Miyoshi Nagakei's face was filled with anticipation, waiting for the news from Miyoshi Nagaitsu, the envoy who had just returned from Honganji Temple.
I saw Miyoshi Choitsu shaking his head in frustration and saying: "It's better to give up! Those monks at Honganji Temple have no intention of participating in the war. They naturally have a lot of reasons. Why monks can't be keen to participate in the killing is really hypocritical!"
"Hey" Miyoshi Nagakei shook his head in disappointment and touched his cheeks that were sunken due to recent worries: "Then we can only form an alliance with small forces like Matsunaga and the Tsutsui family to resist Nobunaga. Okay.
Later he will definitely send the main force to deal with the Asai family who betrayed him. At that time, the Asakura family will probably send reinforcements to fight with him.
At this point, he suddenly stopped and laughed a few times, which seemed to be a proud smile, but also seemed to be a bitter smile: "At that time, we can march straight in! Occupy the Rokkaku family territory that was captured by the Oda family, regain our Nijo Castle, and then
Press Mino tight! Beat him back to Owari!"
"Good! What a plan!" All three good retainers clapped their hands and said, "It's time to beat this country bumpkin back to his original shape!"
At this time, Miyoshi Changitsu said with a serious face: "But Your Highness, I suggest that we must pretend to be friendly with the Oda family now, so that they will further neglect to guard against us, so that we can win more easily!
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"Yes! Changyi said it well!" A rare smile appeared on Miyoshi Changqing's pale and haggard face: "Just do it! Now I will send a letter to Oda Nobunaga! Doesn't he have a daughter?
?I will propose that Inuko Miyoshi Yoshiyu marry his second daughter Feng Ji."
"Sir, we are in a sensitive period with him. Your too abrupt behavior will also arouse his suspicion!" Miyoshi Nagaharu, a sibling of Miyoshi Nagakei, suggested: "We should do our best, otherwise we will incur Nobunaga's suspicion."
suspicion"
Miyoshi Changqing stood up and paced back and forth in the room. Finally, he suddenly stopped as if he had made some determination and said: "Send a messenger immediately! Propose a marriage and attach conditions.
, use Gao Qincheng as a betrothal gift!"
"What!" All the retainers were shocked, but they came back to their senses immediately: "If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cubs! Your Highness is so courageous!"
"Haha, now Oda Nobunaga has not fallen into my dragnet."
While the governor and retainers of the Mihaoshi family were looking forward to the future, Du Fei, with his main force of thousands of people and dozens of large ships, was approaching an island city of the Mihaoshi family without anyone noticing—
—Zhou Bencheng.
The geographical location of Shumoto Castle is very important. It is located right in the sea between Shikoku and Kon. In other words, no matter what kind of ship it is, if it wants to pass through the Southern Channel, it is almost necessary to pass here.
Because of its strategic location, the originally small island of less than a few dozen miles was taken seriously by the Miyoshi family. Not only did they build a main city, but they also moved thousands of families here to ensure the soldiers and supplies here.
needs.
Du Fei sent several small boats to repeatedly observe Zhouben City, and found that although Zhouben City did not look amazing, the defenders inside were large in number and well-equipped. If they were to attack forcefully, not only would they be huge, but they would immediately be captured by the Mihaoshi family.
You know, you will also lose troops and generals.
After Du Fei carefully studied the actual situation of Shuben City, he decided to use a large number of ninjas to disguise themselves and sneak in to break down Shuben City's tight defense from the inside.
This was his first time trying a large-scale ninja infiltration operation, and he felt a little unsure, so he chose to personally lead nearly a hundred well-trained ninjas with Xiaobata, pretending to be fishermen fleeing the famine, and took a dozen boats purchased from fishermen.
The shabby boat slowly sailed into Awaji Island, where Shumoto Castle is located.
The local fishermen were not surprised at all to see such a large number of ragged refugees. With this idea of war, there were too many poor people who had their homes destroyed by the war and could not return home. The poor local fishermen were afraid that Du Fei and the others would come after them.
Begging, so they adopted their usual attitude towards refugees and avoided them one after another.
Du Fei and his party were just hoping they wouldn't watch and pay attention! They saw them pretending to beg in the fishing village for a while, and then moved into various villages and shopping towns on Awaji Island in pieces.