At this moment, on Otowa Mountain, the Miyoshi Army and the Imagawa Army, from their superiors down to Ashigaru, are doing their best to catch each other and fight. When the battle is in full swing, the so-called family interests, pros and cons, are gradually put aside. With a rush of passion in the back of their heads, all they could think about was to get rid of the enemy in front of them first - at all costs.
Imagawa Yoshimoto was leaning against a pine tree at the moment, panting heavily, adjusting his breathing and rhythm. Next to him, Kira Usei and Tian Shen Kentaro were also panting - but in front of them, the man with the past Shihe Yicun, who was one against three, didn't seem to feel any fatigue at all, and rushed towards them without stopping, holding a painted halberd.
"It's been too long since I've been inactive, and I've been sparse for a long time... Ah, you can't say that I haven't been active. Playing Cuju is also an activity." Imagawa Yoshimoto secretly complained about himself, and stepped out of the way to let Togo Ichisun use his halberd. After jumping half a step away, he was thinking about how to counter Shihe Yicun this time, but unexpectedly spotted Miyoshi Changqing's movements in his peripheral vision——
He did not know when he set up his horse seal in the pavilion next to Kiyomizu Temple. He was standing at the fence of the garden pavilion, observing the battle situation from a high position. At the same time, he kept waving his horse seal and issued orders to the Northern Army on both sides of Kyoto at the foot of Mount Otowa. .
"This is not good..." Imagawa Yoshimoto frowned - their Imagawa army came here just to capture Mount Otowa, the highest altitude, so they could gain a command advantage in Kyoto with complex terrain and obscured vision. But now it's the other way around. It was Miyoshi Nagakei who took the first step to gain a foothold on Mount Otowa and began to issue orders. Under his high command, the command of the Northern Army could immediately overwhelm Takeda Harunobu on Mount Huiri. The latter's vision was far inferior to Miyoshi Nagakei's. open.
In the flash of lightning, Imagawa Yoshimoto already had something to worry about in his mind. He narrowed his eyes, devoted all his energy to controlling his body, and became seriously serious in a rare way. The moment Toga Ichisumi stabbed him with a halberd, he fiercely He sheathed his sword, leaned over to grapple, dodged the halberd, and rushed towards Shihe Icun. Shihe Icun was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly stepped aside, turned around and struck down with the halberd, but was struck by Kentaro Tian Shen. Clamped. At this moment, Kira Usei swung his sword again, forcing Tokawa Issun to block.
Just when Tokawa Issun was about to be on guard against Imagawa Yoshimoto's close combat, he discovered that Imagawa Yoshimoto did not brake at all, but rushed all the way in the opposite direction - that was the courtyard where Miyoshi Nagakei was.
"Brother!" Shihe Yicun roared as a warning, then he shook Kira Weicheng away with all his strength and turned to chase him.
After Miyoshi Nagakei, who was watching the battle, noticed Imagawa Yoshimoto's movements, he turned around calmly, with his sword drawn in his hand, ready to respond to the enemy - but Imagawa Yoshimoto's actions once again exceeded Miyoshi Nagakei's expectations.
Imagawa Yoshimoto pulled out Sosan Zuomon and threw it at Tingxie fiercely. Miyoshi Changqing was about to block with his sword, but found that the sword was ridiculously crooked. There was no chance of hitting anyone, but it hit him hard all at once. The ground was stuck on the pillars of the courtyard. The next moment, Imagawa Yoshimoto jumped up, put his right foot on the handle of the knife, used the force to jump into the air again, and climbed onto the roof of the courtyard.
Imagawa Yoshimoto stood on the top of the garden pavilion and looked eagerly down the mountain to the west. From a high position, the chaotic fighting in the streets and alleys of Kyoto was instantly clear, and the entire battle situation suddenly became clear - right?
"What's going on?" Imagawa Yoshimoto was shocked by the situation in front of him.
According to the original plan, except for the Hojo Army, the Oda Army, Saito Army, and Hojo Army, which were leading the battle on the east bank of the Kamogawa River, had disappeared. Imagawa Yoshimoto searched for a long time but did not see Sai.
The Fuji family's flag and the Oda family's papaya pattern appeared directly at the Shin-Zenkoji Temple on the west bank of the Kamogawa River? How did they get there?
What was supposed to be a stalemate on the west bank of the Kamogawa River turned into a mess, with densely packed flags intertwined with each other. Imagawa Yoshimoto couldn't tell what was happening there for a moment. Compared with the chaos on the west bank of the Kamogawa River, the battle situation on the east bank of the Kamogawa River was clearer.
One thing - the embarrassment is very clear.
Since the Oda Army went to the west bank for unknown reasons, and the Saito Army also disappeared, the Southern Army's troops on the east bank were already stretched thin. Sanjusangendo and Takio Shrine, two positions that were originally thought to belong to the Southern Army, were at this moment
All fell into the hands of the Northern Army, and the vanguard of the Northern Army, the Otomo Army, had almost broken through to Tofukuji-Eriyama, which was the command position of the Southern Army. The Tsutsui Army, which was fighting the Otomo Army, had already been defeated.
The Kitahata Army was hurriedly replenishing its position—it was probably no match for the Otomo Army, which was gaining momentum.
Just when Imagawa Yoshimoto wanted to further confirm the movement of the Northern Army on the battlefield, the sound of wind suddenly sounded in his ears. Imagawa Yoshimoto ducked sideways, and saw a knife flying towards him. Imagawa Yoshimoto retreated and caught it with a backhand
Holding the knife, he discovered that it was the Zong Sanzuo character that he had just inserted on the pillar. And where he had just jumped onto the roof, Miyoshi Changqing had also climbed up and was slowly approaching him.
"Oh, the administration also wants to climb high?" Miyoshi Changqing sneered.
"Why, in this world, you can only repair and enjoy the mountain pavilions, His Highness?" Imagawa Yoshimoto put Sosan Zumon back into the scabbard, and took out Ryuumaru with his backhand.
"Some people climb heights to see the distance, and some people climb heights just to enjoy the scenery." Miyoshi Nagakei smacked his lips, his words full of disdain for Imagawa Yoshimoto's life attitude, and at the same time he quickened his pace, stepping on bricks and tiles to pay tribute to Imagawa Yoshimoto.
Yuan Xilai: "How far you can see does not depend on how high you stand, it only depends on what you see. A playboy like His Highness Jibu, it doesn't matter how high he stands, he still sees flowers and birds.
Fengyue. In that case, don’t occupy this high place and delay my important event."
"Then I don't mind leaving it to you, Your Highness, as I don't want to delay your big job." Imagawa Yoshimoto was not at all offended by Miyoshi Nagakei's words, and still had a calm smile on his face, "It's just that right now, you have to take this big job.
I really don’t want to die for our lives. How can we continue to enjoy the scenery if we die?”
Miyoshi Nagakei snorted coldly, and struck at Imagawa Yoshimoto with his sword. When Imagawa Yoshimoto blocked, he used the momentum to release his force, and turned back with the sword, but Miyoshi Nagakei was able to deflect it.
"Your Highness, you are a little too confident, and you dare to catch up alone." After a simple round, Imagawa Yoshimoto already knew in his heart that Miyoshi Nagakei's martial arts level was inferior to his own - after all, what about Imagawa Yoshimoto's own martial arts?
It is said that it is outstanding, but it is difficult to resist when encountering a ten thousand enemy like Hidetsuna Uizumi and Ichikawa Shikawa: "I am afraid that I was just a fox pretending to be a tiger. But when the tiger is not there, how can the fox dare to face the hunter alone?
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"Really?" Miyoshi Changqing chuckled, then raised his hands high.
Imagawa Yoshimoto was stunned for a moment, and instinctively turned his head to look at the full screen - in the Qingshui Temple under the courtyard pavilion, a group of archers from the Miyoshi family had already bent their bows and nocked arrows, aiming at him.
"Let go!" Miyoshi Nagakei shouted, and the arrows immediately came like a torrential rain. Imagawa Yoshimoto had no foothold at all, and hurriedly jumped to the pavilion, hiding behind the pillars to avoid the arrows. Miyoshi Nagakei shot the arrows with one hand. He pulled up his horse seal, pulled it to the roof, and continued to watch the battle and give instructions.
"No, we can't let him continue to command like this." Imagawa Yoshimoto immediately raised his hand and shouted to his banner team in the distance: "Archer team, suppress Tingxie!"
After receiving the order, the horsemen of the Imagawa family immediately separated a pair of archers, went around to the high ground next to the mountain road, and fired arrows at Tingxie, forcing Miyoshi Changqing down. He Yichen, Kira Hesei, Tian Shen Kentaro and others also pushed away. However, Miyoshi Chokei was not in a hurry and immediately asked the guards to take the horse seals and move to another hill northeast of Kiyomizu Temple.
"Go west and seize the high point!" Imagawa Yoshimoto ordered again, "We need to find a place with a wide view to observe the battle situation so that we can convey the message to His Highness Takeda!"
"Disperse and suppress all high points!" Miyoshi Nagakei also ordered to his own banner at the same time: "Tangle every Imagawa family's troops and don't give them any chance!"
"Your Highness, our troops are smaller than theirs. Even if Your Highness is invincible, we may not be able to attack all the high points at the western foot of Otowa Mountain at the same time." During the melee, Himura Hiroyuki rode his horse to Imagawa. After Yiyuan died, he reported to him: "Please choose a place to attack mainly."
"Choose a place?" Imagawa Yoshimoto pursed his lips, and finally fixed his eyes on Miyoshi Nagaki's horse seal, "The hill where Miyoshi is going to repair must have the best view. Then chase after it. , I will go wherever he goes! Feimura and Akai lead their troops to feign an attack to distract attention. The rest of the guards will pursue Miyoshi Changqing with me!"
Miyoshi Nagakei was riding his horse on the mountain road when he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves coming from behind. He turned around and saw that on another mountain road separated by a small rift valley, Imagawa Yoshimoto was also riding with his horse. The cavalry came on horseback. The two mountain roads were about to meet - and the place where they met was the highest and most open hilltop at the western foot of Mount Otoyu.
"Still not giving up?" Miyoshi Nagakei raised his finger and pointed at Imagawa Yoshimoto and shouted loudly: "Take your troops and run away in despair. There is still a chance to leave now! If you don't leave, you will be the one who will die here."
"Your Majesty, you are so confident. If there hadn't been bows and arrows just now, who would have fallen down in one fell swoop?" Imagawa Yoshimoto retorted with the same smile, and at the same time pressed his hands on the handle of the knife, ready to fight. preparation.
"The trump card is good, of course I don't mind betting again." Mihaoshi Changqing snorted coldly. Shihe Yicun, who was guarding behind his brother, clapped his horse forward, put the halberd across his legs, and said coldly He looked at Yoshimoto Imagawa. Behind Yoshimoto Imagawa, Kira Usei and Kentaro Tamaki were also eager to try, and couldn't wait to continue the battle that had just been interrupted by random arrows.
In a few breaths, the horses of Miyoshi Nagakei and Imagawa Yoshimoto had already met at the top of the mountain where the forked roads intersected. Tokawa Icun let out a low roar, and raised his halberd to strike like a mountain. Imagawa Yoshimoto also had a fierce look on his face, and raised his hands They all pulled out Ryuumaru and Sosan Zuomon and rode up to meet them.
