On March 30, the 14th year of Tianwen (1546), at the eighth quarter of the hour, Sansanjian Hall.
Otomo Yoshin led the Otomo army to rush into Sanjusangendo Hall, and the few Saito troops who stayed behind immediately evacuated. Before leaving, they didn't even take down the flag, and threw Sanjusangendo Hall, which was still burning with a lot of flames, into the Sanjusangendo Hall.
Gave it to the Great Friendly Army.
"Take down the flag of the Saito family and place the apricot leaves of our Otomo family at the top of Sanjusangen-do Hall!" Taguchi Kamichika excitedly instructed the samurai to rush towards the main hall, but was stopped by Kanuchi Toji.
Come down.
"Zangren Zuo, please be patient." Toji Kanren squinted his eyes and glanced at the flags in the Sanjusangen Hall, then turned to Otomo Yizhen and said: "Young Master, I suggest you keep these flags.
.The flag of the Saito family is still there, so the rest of the Confederate Army may not know that Sanjusangendo has changed hands, and we will have the opportunity to continue sneak attacks."
"How is that possible?" Taguchi Kamikachi retorted after hearing this, "The Saito family has already sent someone to notify the friendly forces of such a big matter, how could it be possible to hide it?"
"No, if the Saito Army really notified the friendly forces, then the Southern Army will not be able to let us capture this important place, and will definitely send people to replace the defense." Huji Kanlian was experienced and calmly speculated.
The correct situation, "Since no one is here, it means that Saito's army must have concealed military information. After all, there is intrigue within the Southern Army, and it is not surprising that there are cases of deceiving friendly forces."
"It's too whimsical." The mature and steady Saito Nagami also retorted: "What if it's a trick of the enemy?"
"With the fragile trust between the South Army, it is impossible to carry out any complicated strategies." Huji Kanren made a decisive judgment again, "And even if there is a fraud, we will not pull out the Saito family's flag.
Disadvantages. If the enemy really has a plan, in this complicated terrain and narrow vision of Kyoto, he must have initiated the order with some signals that are obviously observable by all parties. Then, the flag of the Otomo family replaced the flag of the Saito family——
It's very likely that this is the signal they agreed upon. In that case, we shouldn't add any extraneous information."
"But this is the best opportunity to show off the military prestige of my Otomo family..." Taguchi Kamikachi was still a little unwilling, "We are clearly the first Northern Army to counterattack and capture the stronghold. If we don't raise the flag, wouldn't it mean that
The credit goes to others.”
"Calm down, there are even greater achievements waiting for you, young master." Hujikan raised his hand and pointed - those are the horse seals of Takeda Harunobu at Tofuku Temple in the south, and the Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine further south -
The General of the Southern Army, Hosokawa Harumoto, was there, "Moreover, they were defenseless."
"Just follow Tojizaemon's advice." Otomo Yoshin heard the words and readily accepted it. He waved his hand and said to his subordinates, "No flags are allowed, no shouting, no celebrations, and no need to put out fires. After a little rectification, continue to
Head south."
At the same time, the Confederate Army's command position was at Tofukuji Temple.
Takeda Harunobu looked up at the sun and estimated the movements of the Imagawa Army far northeast of Otowa Mountain - according to the agreed plan, they should have already detoured into position at this time, preparing to suddenly cut into the east bank of the Kamogawa River in Kyoto. Since
In this way, the Southern Army should try to attract as much attention as possible from the Northern Army and create space for the Imagawa family to launch a surprise attack.
Therefore, Takeda Harunobu sent 3,000 men from the Asai Army and 3,000 men from the Wakasa Takeda Army to the west bank, allowing them to cross the Higashiyama Bridge and garrisoned at Chofukuji Temple. Then, the Asai Army continued westward, passing through Suirin Temple and entering Toji Temple to provide reinforcements.
The Asakura Army fought. The Wakasa Takeda Army went directly north to support the Hexagon Army in the Kankyoji area. The Asakura family and the Asai family are close allies, while the Wakasa Takeda family and the Rokkaku family are in-laws. They cooperate with each other tacitly and will not
There are too many selfish motives. Letting their respective die-hard allies help out will definitely give the Asakura family and the Rokkaku family an advantage in the battle against the Ouchi family and Nizi family, thus forcing the Northern Army to also invest as reserve reinforcements.
West Bank.
In theory, this arrangement is enough, but Takeda Harunobu's keen sense of battlefield makes him confused about the battle situation on the east bank of Kamogawa:
"It's strange." The more Takeda Harunobu looked at the direction of Sanjusangen-do, the more strange he felt, but he couldn't explain why. "After the Oda family captured Sanjusangen-do, they continued without reporting the movement or extinguishing the fire.
Action was taken... Considering that it was Oda Nobunaga, it was not surprising. But after the Saito family took over... they also did not put out the fire, and the Saito family did not report the movements of the Oda army... The Saito family concealed the movements of their allies in order to
It’s understandable to avoid our trap, but why didn’t the Saito family put out the fire when they were clearly staying in the Sanjusangen Hall? Allowing the soldiers to be choked by smoke and doing nothing will inevitably lead to dissatisfaction among the soldiers and fluctuations in morale..."
The more Takeda Harunobu thought about it, the more wrong he became, until he realized a possibility: Saito's army did not stay in Sanjusangendo Hall at all, but left. However, the smoke surrounding Sanjusangendo Hall made it difficult to see.
Clearly. He originally wanted to send a team of scouts to investigate the situation on the spot, but his keen sense of battlefield made him inexplicably feel the crisis and the urgency of time. So, he instead directly ordered the troops:
"Send Tsutsui Army immediately north to Sanjusangendo Temple to take over Saito Army's defense area. If Saito Army is there, order them to go north to Rokuparamitji Temple. If Saito Army is not there, immediately reorganize the defenses and search for Saito Army and Oriji at the same time.
The whereabouts of Tian Jun." Takeda Harunobu stood up from the mazaar somewhat uneasily and looked towards the smoke-filled north, "Be prepared for battle and beware of the enemy."
As a Buddhist daimyo, the Tsutsui family has been running Yamato Kōfukuji Temple for generations and is committed to expanding its own territory. Under the current head of the family, Tsutsui Junaki, the Tsutsui family's territory has almost reached its largest size. Whether it was the former Kizawa Nagamasa or
The rebellion was caused by the confrontation between Hosokawa Harumoto and Hosokawa Utsuna, and the Tsutsui family was involved in it. Although Tsutsui Junaki also actively used troops, his military strategy was not very outstanding, and most of the sieges relied on Tsutsui.
The family's strong strength suppressed others with force. His arrogant expansion aroused the dissatisfaction of many people in Yamato. Even though they were forced to submit to the Tsutsui family, they still obeyed the Tsutsui family.
In recent years, Junaki Tsutsui, who was just over 20 years old and should have been in the prime of life, has contracted the disease several times. He has not yet left a son, which not only makes people worry about the successor of the Tsutsui family. Many of the descendants of the Tsutsui family
The Ichimon clan and the important officials of the Tsutsui family all had ulterior motives for this, which caused the conflicts within the Tsutsui family to become more intense and the combat effectiveness of the army to plummet. Therefore, although the Tsutsui family led a total of 6,000 people in this battle, they did not pay attention to details.
Sichuan Qingyuan, Taiyuan Xuezhai and others valued it.
However, Takeda Harunobu did not have many reserve teams to choose from at this time. The person in charge of Hosokawa Harumoto was far behind and was not something he could recruit. Another option was the 4,000 people from the Kitahata family, but Kitahata
Harugu is also a famous general who is skilled in bow and horse, so it is obviously more important to keep him to defend the formation.
After the Tsutsui Army took the order and left, Takeda Harunobu was rarely nervous, and the ominous premonition lingered in his mind. So he went to the top of Huiri Mountain behind Tofukuji Temple and looked down at the movements of the Tsutsui Army. However,
The Tsutsui Army will soon arrive at Takio Shrine, and will then enter the densely built urban area of Kyoto. By then, no matter how high they stand, they will not be able to see clearly the direction of the army.
However, Takeda Harunobu immediately realized that he was overthinking, and he would not miss the movements of the Tsutsui Army. Because the vanguard of the Tsutsui Army was beaten out as soon as he stepped into the Takio Shrine - following the Tsutsui Army who was fleeing in embarrassment.
, is the elite of Kyushu wearing the Otomo apricot leaf pattern!
"What's going on?" Tsutsui Junaki was originally riding at the core of the Chinese army, but in the blink of an eye the battle line almost swept in front of him. Before he could react, the roaring Otomo Army almost overwhelmed the vanguard of Tsutsui's army.
Defeated——Isn’t the Saito Army’s flag flying on the Sanjusangen-do Hall in the north? Why did the Otomo Army attack from that direction?
While Tsutsui's army was moving north, the Otomo army that had just occupied Sanjusangendo was also sneaking southward. The teams on both sides happened to collide at Takio Shrine. The difference was that the Otomo army was fully armed and had already prepared to explode.
Preparations for encounters. The Tsutsui army was still advancing unhurriedly in a marching column, and some of the soldiers had not even put on armor. If Takeda Harunobu hadn't told him to prepare for battle in advance, I'm afraid there would have been more people wearing armor.
few.
Therefore, there is no doubt that the front army of Tsutsui Army collapsed at the first touch. The warriors of various clans and direct-controlled samurai all wanted to save their troops in the chaos, and no one resisted desperately. On the other side, the Kyushu soldiers who were not afraid of death were
However, they took the lead and charged with howls. The Tsutsui army, which had been accustomed to fighting with the wind in the past few years, had never seen this kind of posture before. The retreating tide quickly swept into Tsutsui Junzhao's horse print, forcing him to retreat back.
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"Otomo Army?" Takeda Harunobu in Tofukuji Temple was shocked when he saw this. He had thought that the Saito Army would conceal military information, but he never expected that the flag of the Saito Army of Sanjusangendo could be seen under the enemy's nose.
Still standing.
After a few breaths, Takeda Harunobu had calmed himself down and even sat back on his pony. Takio Shrine is only 3-4 miles away from Honjin Tofukuji Temple. Once the Tsutsui Army completely collapsed, the entire Southern Army
The command system and messenger lines will collapse. For large corps operations, the movement of the formation and horse seals will have a fatal negative impact, causing the entire army to lose command in a short period of time and shake the morale of the army.
Therefore, Takeda Harunobu had no other choice but to immediately send the last remaining Kitahata Army to assist the Tsutsui Army in cleaning up the defeated army and block the Otomo Army's attack. At the same time, he immediately sent out a large number of detective horses, ninjas, and scouts to find Oda.
The whereabouts of Jun and Saito Jun to see where they are.
As for the Hojo Army who is still besieging Shin-Yoshi Shrine - Takeda Harunobu has not informed them of his interest. He still hopes that the Hojo Army will bypass Chisakein, cut off the Hojo Army's retreat, and annihilate all the Hojo family at Shin-Yoshi Shrine.