Chapter four hundred and seventy seventh like a dream
So he calmed down and began to think about how to quickly solve the current trouble. Although he was very confident in Monkey's combat ability and his retainers, he still felt a little uncomfortable having to deal with a powerful opponent like Akechi Mitsuhide alone.
Practical.
So he was determined to resolve the dispute with the Maori family as quickly as possible. He specially found the local eminent monk Anguoji Temple HP. He asked him to serve as a mediator and met with the city defense army of Bitchu Takamatsu Castle, and stated that as long as Bitchu Takamatsu
If the city's defender, Shimizu Muneharu, commits suicide, they will withdraw their troops.
The negotiation went smoothly. For the sake of the lives of the soldiers in the city, guard Qingshui Zongji agreed to Du Fei's request without hesitation and sent his own head to be sacrificed the next day.
Looking at Qingmizu Zongji's head, Du Fei shook his head repeatedly: "Don't blame me! If not, our rear will not be protected!"
At the same time, Du Fei also started marching to Kyoto at the speed of a flying meteor! Halfway through, he got the news: It turned out that after Akechi Mitsuhide saw the killing of Oda Nobunaga, none of the Oda retainers agreed, but instead they were full of threats.
The words of crusade frightened him and he fled back to his main city - Tanba Kameyama Castle overnight.
At this time, Akechi Mitsuhide has calmed down from his rage. His approach this time is really completely different from his previous behavior. As an excellent military strategist, he has always been far-sighted, but this time he seems to have not gone through much.
Thinking carefully, although his plan to kill Oda Nobunaga was very thorough, he did not think about what would happen after Oda Nobunaga was killed.
"Why doesn't anyone support us?" Akechi Mitsuhide asked Saito Rizo in a serious tone: "We clearly killed this tyrant so that no one would have to live under his tyranny. Why? Why doesn't anyone support me?
"
"Your Highness, please forgive me." Saito Rizo, as his latest number one retainer, said bluntly: "Although I am a rough man and cannot understand the situation, but I have noticed one thing. You seem to have done it without considering the consequences.
this matter"
"Nonsense!" Akechi Mitsuhide suddenly lost his mind and shouted at him: "The eminent monk in Kyoto once predicted that our Toki clan will regain the world! What he said is not wrong! I killed Oda Nobu.
Although the Oda ministers do not support me, it does not matter! I can seek support from other daimyo in the surrounding area!"
"Are you afraid that those famous people are wise enough to protect themselves?" Saito Rizo didn't know where the courage came from. With one sentence, the crazy Akechi Mitsuhide lost his temper and sat down on the ground.
Indeed, Akechi Mitsuhide sought support from the surrounding daimyo on the night he killed Nobunaga, but everyone responded indifferently.
If Shibata Katsuie or Kinoshita Tokichiro do this, they may get the support of many people, because they both have heavy troops and huge appeal.
But Akechi Mitsuhide, who has been trapped in Tamba Country with little power, really has no reason to support him.
Because in everyone's eyes, Akechi Mitsuhide is just an angry clown whose only function is to be killed to increase someone's reputation.
When Mitsuhide Akechi was holding his head and was at a loss, Tokichiro's army had already entered his castle!
"What!" Akechi Mitsuhide couldn't believe his ears. He thought that the first thing he would face was the expeditionary army commanded by Oda Nobutaka and Niwa Nagahide. He didn't expect that Tokichiro's army far away in China would show up with such an astonishing attack.
Arrive as quickly as possible!
He had no choice but to bite the bullet and accept the challenge. Kinoshita Tokichiro knew that this was the most important battle related to his life's destiny, so he used all his strength to fight.
However, Mitsuhide Akechi was obviously not a vegetarian. He commanded his soldiers to stalk and fight, and for a while he was on par with Tokichiro, who had a slight advantage in military strength.
Kinoshita Tokichiro was very anxious. He knew that his soldiers had just fought with the Maori army for several days, and then rushed over day and night. Their physical strength was already very low. If it turned into a protracted battle, it would not only be a 'jackpot' to avenge Nobunaga.
If you can't grab it, other important ministers will come and take advantage.
He immediately called his most trusted general Takenaka Hanbei and whispered a few words to him.
The situation on the battlefield was still in a stalemate. In order to give full play to his strengths in field warfare, Akechi Mitsuhide actually gave up defending the city and had a decisive battle with Tokichiro in the field. However, because Tokichiro's ability was comparable to his and he had the upper hand, Akechi Mitsuhide, who was fighting for the last time, also
There is no better way to defeat Tokichiro.
The situation did not turn around until noon the next day. Under the high-intensity march and continuous fighting, Fujikichiro's soldiers finally couldn't hold on any longer.
Kinoshita Tokichiro's vanguard Kato Kiyomasa and Fukushima Masanori found that all their soldiers were like soft-footed shrimps, swaying left and right and unable to even stand firmly!
Even the hands of some people holding the spears began to tremble!
"It's broken! Hasn't Takenaka Hanbei come back yet?" Tokichiro waited anxiously. He hoped that he could persuade the Yamazaki Katate's troops who were watching to join him, but Takenaka Hanbei had been gone for a long time and there was still no movement, so he asked him
I couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
At this time, Akechi Mitsuhide had already seen the fatigue of Tokichiro's army, so he ordered the soldiers to speed up the attack! The Akechi army's offensive was getting stronger and stronger! Although compared with Tokichiro's army, they lacked iron cannons and other firearms, but
The bows and arrows equipped by the Akechi army are all high-quality vine bows! These were stored by Akechi Mitsuhide with ulterior motives in order to cope with today's situation.
Tokichiro's soldiers were constantly being shot and killed by the powerful bows of the Akechi army. Fortunately, they had a large number of iron artillery troops, which could barely hold up the position and prevent it from collapsing immediately.
Akechi Mitsuhide was overjoyed! He did not expect that the powerful Tokichiro would be unexpectedly beaten back by him. His heart began to beat violently, because he knew that if he won this battle, he might win many people.
support!
As Akechi Mitsuhide expected, except for Shibata Katsuie and Tokichiro, many Oda generals who lack strength are waiting and watching. They want to wait until the situation becomes clear before deciding where to help. Because this is a crucial gamble, if they bet
Wrong, what awaits them is a bleak end in which the entire family may be killed.
In this game, there is one person who does not even realize that he is a key figure in this war for the world.
He is Yamazaki Filmmaker.
In fact, his rank was not high. He was just an adjutant appointed by Oda Nobunaga to lead the soldiers before his assassination, and his position was also temporary.
He is just an ordinary staff member of the Oda family, with little experience in commanding troops and little ambition.
But at this time, he held a very important thing in his hands - the command of ten thousand Oda troops!
These were all new troops recruited by Oda Nobunaga. They were originally used to support Tokichiro's operations on the Mori family front. Unexpectedly, he was unexpectedly assassinated, and as a result, the huge military power fell into the hands of a little man!
Tokichiro sent Takenaka Hanbei there to persuade Yamazaki Kataie to bring troops to join him, but Yamazaki Kataie was very cautious, and despite Takenaka Hanbei's eloquent words, he still did not move.
Just when Tokichiro was about to despair, a huge army unexpectedly arrived.