At the third quarter of Shenshi on June 22, the 14th year of Tianwen (1546), south of Xiangguo Temple.
"No movement, young master. The Imagawa family's troops still haven't gone north, and no one has been seen!"
Another scout hurriedly caught up with the troops and reported to Oda Nobunaga, who was leading the Oda army all the way north.
"Still not moving? The main army of the Imagawa family is staying in the south?" Oda Nobunaga confirmed with a grim smile, "Are you sure? If the intelligence is wrong, we will commit seppuku."
"Absolutely not!" The Oda family's scout replied categorically: "Our ninjas and detective horses are distributed throughout the block. If the Imagawa army goes north, we will definitely see it. Moreover, the Takeda army did not go north either! They
Even if there is movement, it is definitely not in the direction of Xiangguo Temple!"
"Okay! You are so brave. You dare not mobilize the troops. You really don't take me seriously." Oda Nobunaga's smile gradually became fierce. "Then just wait for death. I don't care about anything."
Seven-twenty-one is a dead word even if it falls into my hands."
"Young Master, no matter what, we are still friendly forces at this time. To suddenly tear up the alliance and attack the daimyo with only dozens of guards... This is no longer a surprise attack, but closer to an assassination... The reputation of our Oda family..." Niwa
Changxiu still plays the role of a persuader - persuading his young master not to act recklessly has been his daily duty for many years.
"Isn't reputation something that is only there to be ruined? Otherwise, what's the use of going to the grave with a good reputation?" Oda Nobunaga continued to crack his whip with disdain, "Imagawa Yoshimoto and I can be killed here.
Taiyuan Xuezhai, what do I care about your reputation? The future of the Oda family depends on this battle! Just wait to die!"
"Those who do not follow common sense should be careful!" Niwa Nagahide once again advised earnestly: "Let's not mention Imagawa Jibu for the moment, but how could Master Yuksai have such a comprehensive plan, how could he leave us an opportunity for a sneak attack? Definitely.
There must be a trap!"
"What kind of trap is there? The Imagawa Army and the Takeda Army are in the south, but they haven't moved. What kind of trap can Taiyuan Xuezai have? Can they still spread the beans and make an army? If they can't make an army, when the 3,000 sons of our Oda family get there, they will
You're dead, no matter what trap you try, you can't survive! What can you accomplish if you are suspicious every day? Everyone makes mistakes, so Master Xuezhai is not a human being? He rarely makes mistakes, and you are still worried that you don't dare to do it. That's not what you will do for the rest of your life.
Waiting to be killed cowardly?" Oda Nobunaga scolded Niwa Nagahide righteously, and then continued to call the soldiers of the Oda Army to speed up without hesitation.
Just like this, the Oda army marched all the way, and finally bypassed the imperial palace and rushed outside the Xiangguo Temple. The moment he saw the wall of the Xiangguo Temple from a distance, Oda Nobunaga excitedly stood upright on his saddle and drew his sword.
Holding it in his hand, he pointed straight forward and shouted:
"The enemy is at Xiangguo Temple!"
Following Oda Nobunaga's order, the Oda army immediately divided into several teams and outflanked each gate of Xiangguo Temple. To ensure nothing was lost, Oda Nobunaga took the lead and led a group of cavalry around the north gate.
Go. At this moment of lightning, dozens of knights suddenly emerged from the north gate of Xiangoku Temple - they were the banners of the Imagawa family and the Takeda family. They fled in panic after seeing the sudden appearance of the Oda army, covering
They evacuated with the names of the two families.
Oda Nobunaga's eyes suddenly gleamed, and he ordered his subordinates to launch a combined attack, chasing and intercepting the Imagawa Army and the Takeda Army from all directions. He himself led the Oda family's cavalry and horse-riding samurai, chasing them at a speed that almost killed the horses.
Towards the location of Imagawa Yoshimoto himself. Naturally, the knights of the Imagawa family and the Takeda family did not dare to delay for a moment. They turned directly from north to west and fled in the direction of Nijo Castle. They seemed to want to take advantage of the complex urban terrain around Nijo Castle to throw off their pursuers.
soldiers.
"Haha, I knew you were going to Nijo Castle!" Oda Nobunaga was overjoyed when he saw this, "So I had already asked my father-in-law to lead Saito's army to Nijo Castle to double-team! Waiting for a head-on collision.
Come on! You can’t run away!”
At this time, Ikeda Hengxing slapped his horse again and chased him from the direction of Sokoku Temple. He followed Oda Nobunaga's horse and shouted: "Young master, I found the fake Gongfang (Ashikaga Yoshito) in Sokoku Temple. What should I do?"
Disposal?"
"Ah? When the Imagawa family evacuated, not even the official was taken away?" Niwa Nagahide was shocked when he heard this, "Was it so hasty? Did you leave such an important person behind?"
"You can just take a few people and detain him, then catch up with my horse seal and join me." Oda Nobunaga waved his hand and was about to send Ikeda Hengxing away.
"Young Master? Don't you leave someone to protect such an important person? How can you be so casual?" Niwa Nagahide was even more surprised than before.
"Yonegoro, you just can't figure out what is truly life-threatening and what is insignificant. Monk Xue Zhai sees it more clearly than you. When life and death are at stake like this, bring along a child who doesn't know how to ride a horse.
Running away is a burden, and escaping is the most important thing. So even if he is a direct descendant of the shogunate, he will throw it away at will. This is the person who does great things. He looks forward and backward, wants everything, and in the end gets nothing."
Oda Nobunaga pinched the horse's belly fiercely and roared: "Then I, Oda Nobunaga, can't lose to him, and I don't want anything else. I won't waste any extra horse or samurai.
He wants the heads of Taiyuan Xue Zhai and Imagawa Yoshimoto!"
Two teams of men and horses were galloping through the streets of Kyoto, one team running and the other chasing. The sound of horse hooves startled all the birds in the surrounding forest. Just as Oda Nobunaga watched with satisfaction, Imagawa Army and Takeda Army were driven in by him.
Just as the Nijo City neighborhood fell into a trap, something unexpected happened suddenly.
Oda Nobunaga, who had been trapped in the sound of horse hooves, did not hear the killing cry coming from the west of Nijo Castle for the first time until he was so close to Nijo Castle.
Why are there shouts of killing over there? Did Saito's army encounter an enemy?
There can't be enemies there... All the Southern Army units are in the south, Takeda Army and Imagawa Army have not gone north, Asai Army and Asakura Army are in the southeast, and it is impossible to cross us and directly appear in Nijo Castle. Who is going to be here?
When did he become the enemy of Saito's army?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After a few breaths of thoughts, I sat down on my horse and galloped out a few blocks away, and I could faintly see the flags of the two warring armies——
On one side is the Saito family's bob...
On the other side is Mihao's third-level nail puller.
Oda Nobunaga's eyes widened instantly, almost in disbelief as he watched the blue ocean pouring in from the west. The Miyoshi Army left and came back again? What happened? Could this be a fraud by the Northern Army to lure the enemy?
Are you going to fight back now?
How is it possible? How could the Northern Army have such organizational capabilities? When all the ministries got the chance to retreat, they must have all slipped away and returned to their territory. Who would accompany the Mihaoshi family to fight back? So is it possible that only the Mihaoshi family will fight back? Crazy
Did he? How did he know that the Confederate Army would definitely split in the civil war? Isn't he afraid of running into the Confederate Army? If the Confederate Army had not split, it would be difficult for him to fly back to Kyoto now! Are you crazy?
However, the facts will not change because of Oda Nobunaga's complaints. At present, Saito's army is being defeated by the Miyoshi Army, and the plan to encircle and suppress Imagawa Yoshimoto has also been ruined. After noticing the approaching Oda
After the army, Saito Michizan immediately sent a frantic signal to Oda Nobunaga, asking Oda Nobunaga to come for reinforcements.
Oda Nobunaga glanced at Imagawa Yoshimoto and others who had turned north and left gracefully, and then at the Saito army who was in a bitter battle. Without saying a word, he chose to retreat. Anyway, Imagawa Yoshimoto was killed.
The goal has been failed, and saving the Oda army is the most important thing at this time. As for the life and death of the father-in-law... If he dies, doesn't the Oda family have a reason to invade Mino in the name of their son-in-law?
As soon as they left, the Oda army immediately sent its troops southward and withdrew in the direction of Mibuji Temple and Osenji Temple. After seeing this, the samurai of the Saito family yelled and cursed, and they could only fight and retreat in order to escape the pursuit of the Miyoshi Army. Only Saito
Dao San sighed with a wry smile: "He knows the current affairs and doesn't recognize his relatives. He is really like me... This son-in-law is an amazing talent."
On the other side, in the north of Nijo Castle, Miyoshi Nagakei personally led a small group of cavalry and went straight to where Imagawa Yoshimoto, Taiyuan Sekssai and Takeda Harunobu were. When Imagawa Yoshimoto and others saw this, they did not evacuate, but reined in their horses and stopped.
Come down and have a good time waiting for the arrival of Sanhao Changqing.
"Where is Gongfang Hall?" Sanhao Changqing arrived in front of them and asked in a deep voice without saying much.
"I stayed in Sokokuji Temple before, but now I'm afraid I've been kidnapped into the Oda family's army." Imagawa Yoshimoto responded with cupped hands.
"Didn't we agree before that we would return to help you ambush the Oda Army and Saito Army, and you would be responsible for controlling the Gongfang Palace before returning it to us?" Miyoshi Changqing's face turned green when he heard this, and he said coldly.
asked accusingly.
"If the Gongfang Palace is directly returned to His Highness, Xiu-His Highness, then his target at the moment is our Imagawa family." Taiyuan Xuezhai took his time and explained to Miyoshi Changqing with a smile, "Only
Only by keeping Kōhoden in the Oda army can the Miyoshi family truly fulfill their promise and defeat the Oda army for us. If the Miyoshi family can fulfill their agreement and defeat the Oda army, then Kōhoden will still return.
In your hands?"
Miyoshi Nagakei didn't say much when he saw this, and just walked away with his men - he didn't have time to talk to the Imagawa family, the top priority was to pursue the retreating Oda army and snatch back the shogun supported by the Miyoshi family.
And Oda Nobunaga soon discovered that his dream of taking advantage of the opportunity to escape had been shattered. The large numbers of Miyoshi Army reserves directly ignored the fighting Saito Army, but jumped over the position and quickly passed through the neighborhood.
He came straight towards the Oda army. Seeing this overwhelming strength difference, Oda Nobunaga felt cold in his heart and fled with his troops desperately.
"It's okay, we can leave." Oda Nobunaga kept turning his head to confirm the location of the pursuers, while constantly comforting the emotions of the surrounding retainers, "They came from behind after all, and they are still far away from us. We have been going south.
, I can definitely get rid of it.”
As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of arrows came towards him. The soldiers of the Oda Army who were fleeing at the front were caught off guard and were shot down. Oda Nobunaga hurriedly asked his men to stop and hide, and at the same time looked around - the ambush ahead.
, proudly carrying the red Takeda Hishi flag.
"Why?" Oda Nobunaga was shocked for not sure how many times today, "Why did the Takeda Army appear here? They had not gone north to Xiangguo Temple to support their governor before, but instead went in the opposite direction to Mibu Temple in the west.
Really? Could it be that...they had expected that a war would break out at Rensheng Temple?"
Oda Nobunaga finally reacted, but unfortunately it was over.
Whether it is the incredible failure of the Imagawa family and the Takeda family to send troops to support, or the departure and return of the Miyoshi family, or the sudden appearance of the Takeda army now - it is not an accident, but a long-planned battle plan. It is to destroy the organization.
The Tian army was deceived into Nijo Castle, and then the Miyoshi army and the Takeda army surrounded and annihilated them outside Mibuji Temple from the south to the north.
All the roads going south were blocked by the Takeda Army, and the Miyoshi family's pursuers from the north were rushing in. The Oda Army had been forced to a dead end.
"Abandon all your baggage and prepare to escape." Oda Nobunaga was free and easy, and gave the most reasonable instructions without hesitation, "Then don't worry about Gongfangdian, let him raise the banner of "two lines to draw two", and
He rushes to the west to see if he can divert some of his attention while we break out from the east."
