At 08:00 on March 30, the 14th year of Tianwen (1546), it was northeast of East Temple and southwest of Faguang Temple.
Shortly after the Hexagon Army met the enemy on the front line of Kankyo Temple, the Asakura Army immediately marched northward and also encountered the enemy in the block west of Kankyo Temple.
"Ouchi Ryoshi." Asakura Soutei immediately recognized the flag that made Kinki famous forty years ago.
It may be difficult for ordinary people to realize that Sotechi Asakura and Yoshihiro Ouchi, the former head of the Ouchi family, were actually born in the same year (1477), the ninth year of civilization. Today, Yoshihiro Ouchi seems to have been a legend of the previous era.
, but Asakura Sotetsu was still active on the front line. In the fifth year of Eisho (1508), Ouchi Yoshihiro led the Ouchi army to Luoyang and suppressed Kinki. As an envoy of the Asakura family, Asakura Sotetsu
Witnessing the shogunate under the Ouchi family with my own eyes, I also had a clear understanding of the powerful combat power of the Ouchi army.
Thirty years have passed. Ouchi Yoshihiro has long since passed away. Even his son Ouchi Yoshitaka has gradually faded out of the political arena. He did not even join the army during this expedition to Shangluo. Originally, this would be an Ouchi military son who would inherit his father's career and return to the army.
A good opportunity to show strength.
"It's just..." Asakura Soutei looked at the horse seal of Ouchi Yoshitaka standing high in the Ouchi clan's military formation with some confusion, "The master is clearly not here, why is the horse seal standing? Leader, no
Should it be Tao Owari (Tao Longfang)?"
But the experienced Asakura Sotechi only thought about it for a moment before revealing the deeper meaning:
"Tao Owari was born under the surname of Ouchi Shaoer (Ouchi Yoshitaka), and he was deeply favored. He must also have extraordinary feelings and expectations for his lord. He hoped that Ouchi Shaoer could be ambitious, wise, and mighty.
, hoping that he could lead his army to Luo in person and scold Fang Qiu on the battlefield. However, things went against his wishes, and Ouchi Shao Er was getting farther and farther away from his expectations. But he did not want to face reality. So he came here under the banner of the family governor, Ma Yin.
It seems that Ouchi Shaoer can really appear on the battlefield as he imagined, and he also hopes that his sincerity can impress Ouchi Shaoer, so that he can sweep away his decline and get back on his feet."
But then, Asakura Sodi showed a bitter smile and gently stroked his gray beard:
"It's just that...the relationship between the monarch and his subjects, whether it is too little or too much, has its own dangers. If there is too little, it is easy for the monarch and his ministers to lose trust. Whether it is the suspicion of the master or the rebelliousness of the retainers, it may subvert the family. But too much
More... may be more fatal. The demands of the monarch and his subjects on each other will exceed the duties of the monarch and his ministers. Whether it is favor or longing, once it is broken, it may lead to extreme excesses..."
"Tao Owari... We retainers should only fulfill our duties as retainers. I am a retainer of the Asakura family. As long as I am still breathing, I will do my best to seek benefits for the Asakura family.
.As long as the master asks for it, I am willing to do anything and teach anything. But more importantly, the master’s own affairs are beyond the control of my retainer, and it is not my responsibility. The sense of propriety lies in the Wu family.
The basis for survival. If you have too many wrong thoughts, it will only harm you and your master."
Opposite the Asakura army array, Ouchi's army and horse were printed. Tao Longfang simply held the flagpole with Ouchi Yoshitaka's horse and horse, as if he had held Ouchi Yoshitaka's hand when he was young - endless energy could flow from his hand.
The power of Ouchi Yoshitaka was as if Ouchi Yoshitaka was standing behind him, watching him fight fiercely for him. Even if he fought hard and suffered a narrow escape, as long as he could get a word of encouragement from Ouchi Yoshitaka, he could see Ouchi Yoshitaka.
Tao Longfang will feel that Long Ying's dashing military uniform is worth it.
It's just that... since the death of his son, Tao Longfang's most beloved lord has fallen into despair. Tao Longfang understands Ouchi Yoshitaka's love for his family and son better than anyone else, and he also understands his pain better than anyone else. But
Even so, Tao Longfang was still willing to wait until the day when Ouchi Yoshitaka was inspired again and rode his horse among the troops again. He was extremely convinced that the talented and strategic lord would come back.
In order to make up for Tao Longfang's regret of not being able to fight in front of the king, and also to worry that Ouchi Yoshitaka would regret it in the future when he remembered that he did not personally lead the army to Luo to participate in this battle that was destined to go down in history, Tao Longfang asked Ouchi Yoshitaka
Inviting his horse seal, he acted as the flag bearer and personally held the horse seal from Tsukiyama Tomita Castle all the way to Kyoto, never leaving.
Therefore, when he saw that the Asakura army did not have the flag of the Asakura family at all, but instead it was all the Asakura Sodi family.
After receiving the flag seal from Tsuruga County Sheriff, the man couldn't help but get angry.
"This Asakura Zongdi... seems to be famous in the world, but in fact he is just a coward..." Tao Longfang counted the number of Asakura's military equipment, and then counted the flags and flags of the Asakura army.
, "The Chaocang army went to Luo, but they couldn't even see the flag of the master's family. How unreasonable? Does he think that as long as he can bring his subordinates and cronies to help the master's family get some petty profits, he has a clear conscience?
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"If you really want your master to prosper, you can only cultivate capable monarchs and heirs. Then you must constantly urge them to improve, constantly give advice, constantly impress them with loyalty and deeds, and let them contribute to the prosperity of the family.
And try your best. Being as hands-on as you are, it seems that you can make the Asakura family stable in the short term, but what happens when you are old and gone? What happens when the young master of the Asakura family succeeds? Such a mediocre person will fail.
The wealth you have worked so hard to save will only last in the blink of an eye."
"Why don't you use your energy to benefit the main family to educate, advise, and inspire the young master of the Asakura family? Bring him to the battlefield, mark his horse, and let him participate in this world-famous war.
It is what a minister should do to be influenced by the style of the Wu family and then resolve to work hard to govern, isn't it?"
"To put it bluntly, Asakura Sotechi, don't you just cherish your feathers and are afraid of getting the reputation of a powerful official? Are you afraid that if you touch the master's evil scale, you will be in danger or even die? So, you would rather sit back and watch.
The master's family declined after your death, but they still did not take any positive actions. They only saved some money for the Asakura family to comfort them. Are you worthy of being called a loyal minister? A true loyal minister must have a purpose.
The master and the master disdain all consciousness!"
"Hit me!" Tao Longfang waved the horse seal in his hand fiercely, "I have the master's horse seal here. How can you, a person who stays out of the situation, be my opponent?"
After Tao Longfang gave the order, the Ouchi army, which was originally on the defensive, roared out from the streets inside and outside Faguang Temple and rushed towards the Asakura army.
"The formation and morale are excellent. He can be regarded as a powerful general, but he is a little too arrogant." Asakura Sotechi saw the menacing Ouchi army, and calmly signaled Asakura to move slowly toward the southwest.
Slowly retreat, relying on the streets to fight and retreat, always maintaining contact, but not giving the Ouchi family a chance to outflank and attack, but instead luring the Ouchi family towards the flank of the Hexagon Army.
Rokkaku Sadayori, who was commanding the troops to engage in battle with the Nishi Army, was frightened when he saw this. He was afraid that the Asakura Army would betray him and he retreated to Toji Temple. However, he then thought about the hatred between the Ouchi family and the Nizi family.
But it was much deeper than the one between the Rokkaku family and the Asakura family. Why did the Ouchi family have to attack the enemies in front of the Nishi family? So Rokkaku Sadarai quickly calmed down and did not mess up his position. And the Ouchi army
The action was just as Rokkaku Sadayori expected, and he continued to pursue the Asakura army.
On the other side of the battlefield, east of Kamogawa, is Sanjusangendo. The Mimura army stationed at Sanjusangendo is being beaten badly by the Oda army heading north. Several Oda troops have already infiltrated into the temple. Mimura
It became increasingly difficult to maintain the front line at home. Oda Nobunaga even personally led a group of archers to climb up to the tall building next to Sanjusangen Hall and fired rockets at the main hall, hoping to burn the ancient monument with fire.
Use smoke to smoke out the three villagers.
The head of the Mimura family, the Mimura family, is in the main hall at this moment. His face is blackened by the thick smoke, he is coughing all the time, and he has to find a way to command the troops to fill the battle line. Looking at the continuous influx of Oda troops,
Not far away, from a high-rise building, Oda Nobunaga was shouting loudly and waving his horse seal. The Mimura family couldn't help but cursed: "Damn, Oda Nobunaga is just a supporting character who brought two to three thousand people."
, why are you fighting for your life with me? If you win this battle, will it bring any great benefits to you?"
However, Oda Nobunaga didn't care about this, as if he had a life-and-death feud with the Mimura family, he kept urging his soldiers to attack Sanjusangendo Hall regardless of casualties. It was not like the Mimura family could not hold on anymore.
, simply did not want to consume too much strength, so he decisively ordered the troops to retreat. The Mimura Army slowly withdrew from Sanjusangendo Hall and moved to the Shinyoshi Shrine in the northeast. The Hojo Army was also chasing Isshiki at this time.
The army marched north from Chisekiin and fought in front of the Shinriyoshi Shrine.
However, 2,000 people from the Mimura family who had evacuated in embarrassment gathered in the Shinyoshi Shrine, and
The 3,000 Isshiki troops who were waiting in full formation had a numerical advantage over the Hojo family. Seeing that his troops were at a disadvantage and it was difficult to successfully attack, Hojo Tsunayori took the initiative to stop and sent envoys to the Oda army and the follow-up troops who had just captured Sanjusangendo.
Saito's army asked for help.
However, the envoys of the Hojo Army braved the thick smoke caused by the fire set by the Oda Army and galloped their horses through the streets until they arrived at the gate of Sanjusangendo Hall, but they still did not see the shadow of the Oda Army. They were everywhere in the smoke.
He looked around and searched, but couldn't find even a flag of the Oda family. Instead, he waited for a while before seeing the troops of the Saito family who had arrived belatedly.
"Excuse me, where is the young master of the Oda family? There is no one in the Sanjusangen Hall!" The messenger of the Hojo family asked in a high voice to the vanguard of the Saito family.
"Huh? Not here?" Mitsuhide Akechi, the leader of the Saito family's vanguard, was also confused. "We haven't received any news from Lord Oda. Could it be that he went after the Mimura Army?"
"No." The Hojo family messenger spread his hands, "I came from that direction."
"Then we continue to go north?" Akechi Mitsuhide thought for a moment before reacting, and said with emotion: "The Lord of the Oda family is young and energetic. In such a war that attracts the attention of the world, he cannot bear the ambition to make contributions.
Without waiting for the follow-up troops to take over the position, and without reporting the movements to the friendly forces, they hurriedly continued northward. What should they do if their retreat was cut off? It was reported that they quickly took over Sanjusangendo and assisted the Hojo Army.
Attack the New Hiyoshi Shrine and cover the flanks and rear of the Oda army."
In order to better command the troops, Akechi Mitsuhide personally boarded the main hall of Sanjusangen-do, intending to take a look at the situation from above. However, there were too many buildings in Kyoto, and the view was seriously obscured.
Thick smoke billowed around the Sanjusangen Hall, causing Mitsuhide Akechi to look north for a long time but failed to find the Oda family's troops. In desperation, he had no choice but to personally lead a group of knights out of the north gate of the Sanjusangen Hall.
The horse headed north, trying to catch up with the Oda family's team and tell them not to rush in.
However, after running for several miles along the way, there was still no sign of anyone, and there was not even any trace of the army walking on the ground. Where did the Oda army go? 3,000 people can go further than their small group of elite knights.
Is it fast? How can I not catch up?
At this moment, the messenger from the Saito Army hurriedly caught up: "Report to Akechi-sama, the whereabouts of the Oda family have been found!"
"Huh? Where?" Akechi Mitsuhide reined in his horse and turned around to ask in confusion.
"On the west side!" The messenger was also frightened. "The Oda army abandoned their position just after capturing Sanjusangendo. The entire army crossed the Kamogawa River through the Shichijo Bridge and headed west to kill the Kamogawa River.