"Sanada Nobushige sent a message saying that she defeated Takigawa Kazumasu and Hashiba Hideyoshi, as well as most of the defenders of Oiwa Mountain at Shidake.
Your Majesty came out to the battle and allowed me to take over the command, so I boldly overstepped my command and told Sanada Nobunaga Yuwu of the battle situation on the main battlefield, asking her to immediately attack Oiwa Mountain and capture Oda Nobunaga's main battle formation!"
Yiyin asked in disbelief.
"Are you sure Sanada Nobushige isn't bragging? How could the defenders of Oiwa Mountain go to Mount Sacred Mountain?"
Akechi Mitsuhide replied.
"I'm not sure, but the war situation is so urgent that I can only believe that Nobushige Sanada did the impossible.
In addition, I ordered the confidentiality team to investigate, and asked Bai Di San Taifu to come and report in person."
While the two were talking, another horse came running from a distance, it was Bai Di San Taifu. She dismounted and rushed to Yiyin, kowtowed to the ground and took a few steps.
Yiyin said.
"Get up and talk."
The Third Master of Baidi kowtowed heavily and raised his head to apologize.
"Your Majesty, I have neglected my duty!
Opposite are the tribes of Sakuma Nobumori and Kawajiri Hidetaka. There are more than 20,000 people. I don’t know when they entered Kitaomi. I didn’t get any information in advance. I’m very sorry!”
Yiyin sighed.
"This is Oda Nobunaga's trump card. If you can find it easily, how can she catch me off guard?
Get up, let’s put this matter aside for a while, what’s going on over there with Jiyue?”
Bai Di San Taifu stood up and said.
"Your Majesty! A great victory at Jiyue!
Lord Sanada Nobushige was defeated first and then won. Sanada's army was frustrated at Oiwa Mountain and retreated, attracting the two armies of Takigawa Kazumasu and Hashiba Hideyoshi to attack, and they were defeated at Shidake!
Takigawa Kazumasu died on the spot, Hideyoshi Hashiba retreated to Oiwa Mountain, and His Majesty Oda gave all the troops in Oiwa Mountain to Sasa Narimasa of Iwasaki Mountain. Now there are not many people on Oiwa Mountain!
Lord Nobushige Sanada received the military order from Lord Akechi Mitsuhide, and without even cleaning the battlefield, he marched eastward and attacked Mount Oiwa at full speed.
She also asked me to bring you a message, she said... She said that she would personally capture His Highness Oda so that your two hundred Sibo braids would be worth the money."
Yiyin was stunned for a moment, then ecstasy burst out from the bottom of his heart, and he couldn't help laughing.
"Good! What a great Sanada Nobushige! The Sanadas are worthy of being the best soldiers in the world!
Oda Nobunaga, Oda Nobunaga, I’m worth half a million koku and I’m worth two hundred shiba, so don’t show off, it’s really making me laugh to death.”
Yoshigan said to Akechi Mitsuhide beside him.
"You are able to issue military orders immediately and investigate the military situation. You have done a great job. I finally have some confidence to deal with the Oda army ahead."
Akechi Mitsuhide smiled.
"Your Majesty is so complimentary.
Even if I didn't give the order, Sanada Nobushige would have gone to Oiwa Mountain. After all, it was the wise king who used the 200-square-foot formation to boost the morale of Sanada's troops and win this great victory.
In order to obtain the 200 Sibo preparations, the Sanada clan will definitely attack Oiwa Mountain next, sooner or later."
Akechi Mitsuhide said and smiled at Maeda, making the recent general a little embarrassed.
Sanada's army was sent as a surprise soldier, and Mitsuhide Akechi was driven back to Mount Doki to enjoy the scenery. Maeda's selfishness was tolerated by Yoshigan, but Maeda's battle turned into a mess.
On the contrary, Sanada Nobunshige and Akechi Mitsuhide showed their faces one after another, and the outcome of the combined battle now rested on Sanada Nobunshige.
It seems that Sanada Nobushige attacked Oiwa Mountain first and defeated Oda Nobunaga's main formation. Or it was Yoshigan who was on the main battlefield of Yu Wu and could not hold on first and was overthrown by Oda's new force.
In short, Maeda Yoshiki has become a supporting role, and even Yoshigan himself has become a supporting role. Sanada Nobushige is the protagonist who determines the drama in the second half.
Despite Akechi Mitsuhide's modesty, if she hadn't made a decisive decision, Sanada Nobushige would never have rushed to Oiwa Mountain immediately and fought so resolutely and quickly, racing against time.
Moreover, Akechi Mitsuhide did not believe Sanada Nobushige's words. He also sent a confidentiality team to investigate and asked Momochi Santafu to come back in person to explain.
After being anxious and slowing down, grasping with both hands, Yoshigan truly believed in Sanada Nobushige's record, determined to persevere to the end, and waited for the news of the Sanada army's victory.
With Mitsuhide Akechi's two actions that can turn the tide of the situation, if there is a big victory in this battle, she must be indispensable.
Yoshiyin's eyes were solemn and he looked back at the Oda military formation ahead.
Hosokawa Fujitaka and the others have already withdrawn. The three troops on the opposite side, Sakuma Nobumori, Kawajiri Hidetaka, and Sasana Narimasa, have all entered the main battlefield and are eager to try.
Sasanagi Masa on the west side was still sorting out the chaotic queue due to being bombarded, while Sakuma Nobumori and Kawajiri Hidetaka on the east side were waiting for Higashinoyama's defeated troops to leave.
The main battlefield of Yu Wu suddenly became deserted, but this was the calm before the storm, indicating that the storm was about to hit.
Yiyin grinned.
Oda Nobunaga, let us take a final bet to see whether you will be captured by Sanada Nobunaga or I will be captured alive by your people.
Yiyin ordered.
"Every reserve team is repairing on the spot, and all the family heads and generals are waiting for my orders!"
Akechi Mitsuhide frowned and said.
"Your Majesty, our army is exhausted and we are not in a good position to attack. It is better to shrink the defense line and wait for news from Sanada Nobushige."
Yiyin shook his head and said.
“You have to fight against each other.
Oda Nobunaga can send the pro-army troops from Oiwa Mountain here. Once there is a problem in Oiwa Mountain, the troops here can also go back to provide support.
We are on the outside and they are on the inside. If they really want to detach part of their troops and turn around, we can't stop them.
The only way to stop them from supporting Oda Nobunaga in Oiwa Mountain is to beat them until they have no time to think about anything else and dare not divide their troops."
Akechi Mitsuhide looked back at the exhausted Shiba Zhuji and asked in a deep voice.
"Can we do it?"
Yiyin showed a confident smile.
"Of course, don't forget, I am Bishamonten, the patron saint of the samurai family!"
Akechi Mitsuhide was stupefied. Those words used to deceive the ignorant people at the bottom, how come you take it seriously?
Yoshigan glanced at Mitsuhide Akechi and smiled, what he said just now was not a joke.
He was very lucky because the previous military formation that defeated Hirate Fanhide and Ujie Naomoto went too smoothly, so he did not use the special effects of Ten Jealous Beauty.
Heaven is jealous of Hongyan, a system special effect with a cooldown time of 365 days, its effect is to change the weather!
Yoshigan looked ahead. Those Oda troops were all elite divisions, standing armies who were skilled in combining spears and iron cannon formations. But soon, the iron cannons in their hands would turn into scrap metal in the storm.
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Big Rock Mountain.
Oda Nobunaga stared at Hashiba Hideyoshi who was kneeling on the ground and snorted coldly.
"Trash is trash, and this guy Takigawa Kazumas died in the battle like this?
My bannermen and reserve troops were all buried by her in the land of humble mountains. She died happily, who will return my banners and reserve troops!"
Hashiba Hideyoshi touched it twice, his forehead turned red, and then said loudly.
"I'm very sorry. I am also responsible for defeating Jiyue.
I failed to take care of Takigawa Kazumasu. Unexpectedly, she was eager to start the war before I was in place, and the cunning Sanada Nobushige took advantage of her.
I have failed to live up to the expectations of the hall, and I am truly sorry."
Oda Nobunaga looked at Hideyoshi Hashiba coldly.
In the Battle of Shigatake, the entire army of Takigawa Ichimasu was destroyed, and Hideyoshi Hashiba escaped from the battlefield by luck, retaining most of his strength.
Oda Nobunaga doesn't know now whether what Hideyoshi said is true or false, but she must choose to believe it at this time.
Because the defenders of Oiwa Mountain had been emptied, some were taken away by Takigawa Kazumasu and annihilated in Shidake, and the other part were sent to Iwasaki Mountain by Oda Nobunaga.
There is now only a small group of people left beside Oda Nobunaga, and the Oiwa Mountain defense line is ineffective.
For the current plan, only with the help of Hashiba Hideyoshi's defeated army can we have enough manpower to take over the Oiwa Mountain defense line.
Therefore, Oda Nobunaga could only believe what Hashiba Hideyoshi said. Takigawa Kazumasu must be a fool who underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, and Hashiba Hideyoshi must be an innocent person who was implicated by the fool.
Oda Nobunaga said in a deep voice.
"Hideyoshi, I leave the Oiwa Mountain defense line to you."
Hideyoshi Hashiba kowtowed to the ground and said solemnly.
"Please rest assured in the main hall, as long as I, Hideyoshi Hashiba, am here, the defense line of Oiwa Mountain will be there."
Oda Nobunaga nodded.
"Go ahead."
"Hi!"
Walking out of Oda Nobunaga's main formation, the sweat on Hideyoshi's forehead was pouring down, and his back was wet with the cold sweat.
Before she had gone too far, her feet were already weak and she was stumbling.
Takenaka Shigeharu came forward to support Hideyoshi Hashiba. Hideyoshi nodded towards her and said in a low voice when he saw no one around.
"I followed what you taught me and put all the responsibility on Takigawa Kazumasu, who died in the battle. I finally passed the risk."
Takenaka Shigeharu frowned.
"The main hall may not really believe your excuse. It's just that now is the time to employ people. She has no choice but to believe it first."
Hideyoshi Hashiba sighed.
"I don't want to deceive the main hall unless I have to. But who would have thought that Jiyue would lose so miserably in this battle.
Sanada Nobushige and those soldiers of the Sanada clan, they are simply crazy!"
Zhu Zhongzhong treated the painful path.
"I underestimated the heroes of Guandong and neglected to calculate their will to fight to the bitter end."
Hideyoshi Hashiba shook his head and said.
"I don't blame you, these lunatics... Takigawa Kazuki will die with his eyes open.
Our army was able to withdraw smoothly and I was able to preserve my strength and vitality because you decisively abandoned the Takikawa Army and quickly left the battlefield."
Takenaka Shigeharu shook his head and said.
"This matter must not be hidden from the main hall, she will know sooner or later."
Hideyoshi Hashiba shook his head.
"There is no other way, let's take care of the present first.
Fortunately, the main hall has great ambitions and won't do anything to me for the time being, but in the future..."
Hashiba Hideyoshi and Takenaka Shigeharu smiled bitterly together.
Oda Nobunaga is a utilitarian, she will not care about the sins of the living for the sake of the dead.
But she is good at keeping accounts. Which one of Lin Xiuzhen and Ando Moriji was not settled by the Queen after losing their use value?
Hashiba Hideyoshi is not worried about the present, she is worried about the future. It is also because of this tragic defeat that Hashiba Hideyoshi has become more determined.
Oda Nobunaga must die. Only if she dies can Hashiba Hideyoshi feel completely at ease.
Of course, the time cannot be now.
The current Hideyoshi Hashiba has not yet fully matured her wings, and she still needs time to develop and grow.
Hideyoshi Hashiba sighed.
"Let's not talk about this for now, how about the Dayanshan defense line?"
Takenaka Shigeharu answered.
"It's very good. The trenches, earthen ramparts, fences, etc. are well laid out and solidly built."
Hideyoshi Hashiba breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.
"That's good, we still have a large number of iron cannons available, and we will definitely be able to hold the line of defense.
As long as we hold on to Dayan Mountain, the main hall will no longer argue with me about the defeat of Biyue, and this level will be considered completely passed."
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At the foot of Oiwa Mountain, Sanada Nobushige looked at the tight defense line and scratched his head in anger.
"What the hell! Hideyoshi Hashiba is such a fast rat that he actually let her escape back to Oiwa Mountain.
Liu Niang, what should we do now?"
No wonder Sanada Nobushige was so angry that he was so angry.
In the Battle of Shidake, Hashiba Hideyoshi saw that the situation was not good, so he decisively abandoned Takigawa Kazumasu and retreated directly.
This decisiveness allowed Hashiba Hideyoshi to avoid the annihilation of his entire army, and also brought big trouble to Sanada Nobushige.
At the beginning, Sanada Nobushige chose to withdraw to Shidake because he could not attack the Oiwa Mountain defense line by force, so he had to pull out the defenders of Takikawa Ichimasu to fight.
Now, Takigawa Kazmasu is finished, Hashiba Hideyoshi has taken over Takigawa Kazmasu's position again, and the Oiwa Mountain defense line is still hindering the Sanada army.
Sanada Nobushige was upset.
Akechi Mitsuhide reported the military situation on the Yuwu main battlefield. A large number of unexpected Oda reinforcements entered the battlefield, which had broken the balance of power on the main battlefield.
Tsutado-den is holding on tightly, hoping that Sanada Nobunaga can break through Oiwa Mountain as soon as possible and capture Oda Nobunaga's main formation in order to win this battle.
Sanada Nobushige had no time to do any more tricks to lure the snake out of its cave. This time she had to storm up the mountain.
However, after several fierce battles, Sanada's army had been reduced by 30%, and most of the remaining 7,000 men suffered major and minor injuries, making them unable to fight for a long time.
If it were to be replaced by an ordinary army, it would be able to survive 30% of its losses in battle, and it would already be the best among the best.
Sanada's army can still maintain its combat effectiveness at this moment. Sanada Nobushige claims to be the best soldier in the world, but there are really not many samurai who dare to contradict her.
Umino Riichi, who was consulted by Sanada Nobunshige, looked at the Oiwayama defense line in front of her, and the three-faced expression on her face seemed to have loosened a little, and her brows wrinkled slightly.
"First, inspect our troops to see how much morale and combat strength we still have."
In this bad situation, the resourceful Umino Riichi has no confidence.
Sanada Nobushige nodded and led a group of personal guards down the mountain pass.
Sanada's army had just finished the Battle of Shiyue and rushed to the foot of Oiwa Mountain without even having time to clean up the battlefield. At this moment, everyone was in a state of confusion and was seizing the time to rest.
Some were leaning against trees or sitting on rocks, and some were just lying in the mud and snoring.
Sanada Nobushige frowned more and more as he watched. With such a remnant army, do they really have the strength to attack the Oiwa Mountain defense line?
While she was hesitating, a little girl blocked her way.
Behind Nobushige Sanada, a Hatamoto rushed forward and tried to pull the little girl away, scolding her while pulling her back.
"Bagaya Road! This is Sanada Nobushige-sama, please get out of the way!"
But the little girl was so stubborn that she looked at Sanada Nobushige without moving.
Hatamoto was so angry that he tried harder, but accidentally tore open the cloth bag around her waist and spilled her ears all over the floor.
Hatamoto was also shocked. Before Hatamoto could react, Sanada Nobunshi stepped forward and kicked Hatamoto away.
"You idiot, get away from me."
Sanada Nobushige stepped forward and scanned it carefully. All the ears on the ground were left ears, and there were quite a lot of them.
She knelt down and looked at the childish little girl in front of her. She was probably only ten years old, but she had a sword on her waist. She was one of her own warriors participating in the battle.
Sanada Nobushige asked kindly.
"Kid, what do you want from me?"
The little girl pointed to Yidi's left ear and asked.
"Sanada-sama, can these be exchanged for Shiba's formation?"
Sanada Nobushige asked rhetorically.
"Did you kill all these people?"
The little girl shook her head and said.
"Lao Gou and I killed them together. She killed more and I killed less.
But she asked me to cut off the left ears of all the enemies I killed, saying that these ears would be enough to replace them with a Spo."
Sanada Nobushige looked at this place's ears and nodded.
"Indeed, there are quite a few. What about Old Dogman? Why doesn't she come to me with these ears herself?"
The little girl stared at Sanada Nobushige with crystal clear eyes.
"The old dog died. The enemy cut open his abdomen with a knife, and his intestines were left on the ground. She held the man tightly, and I chopped his head from behind.
Later, I tried my best to stuff the old dog's intestines back, but it didn't work and she still died.
She said, let me take the Sibo braid back so that my father and my younger brothers and sisters can eat."
Sanada Nobushige saw the little girl speaking seriously, his heart trembled slightly and he was already moved.
"Is the old dog your mother?"
The little girl shook her head and said.
"It's not my mother. My mother died a long time ago. My father and I, my brothers and sisters, were raised by my father and the waiter in the village down the mountain, earning a living.
The old dog told me to take Sibo back, saying that my father will be her man from now on. She will have food to eat in the future and is not allowed to go out to do wormwood."
Sanada Nobunaga narrowed his eyes, looked at this place's ears again, and his breathing quickened a little.
The little girl tilted her head, picked up a left ear from the ground, held it in front of Sanada Nobushige with both hands, and asked innocently.
"Sanada-sama, the old dog said that you are also from our mountains, and we swore an oath to the Mountain God League together. Can these ears be changed to Spo's weave? Do your words still count?"
Sanada Nobushige squinted his eyes, stood up, and looked at the Oiwa Mountain defense line in the distance.
"Of course, we swear to the Mountain God Alliance together, and of course we must keep our words.
Throw away these ears, I've tested them all and it's enough to give you a Sibo braid."
Umino Riichi stepped forward, glanced at the little girl, and then saw Sanada Nobunaga's eyes getting redder and redder.
"Fight or not?"
Sanada Nobushige said seriously to Umino Riichi.
"Liu Niang, I have changed my mind. I don't want to capture Oda Nobunaga alive. In today's battle, there will be no survivors up and down the Big Rock Mountain.
When we attack the mountain, we must get back the two hundred Sibo units that belong to us mountain people!"
Umino's eyes were bright and he nodded.
"good."
Sanada Nobushige twitched the corner of his mouth, looked at the little girl again, and asked.
"Kid, what's your name?"
"Rin, my name is Rin."
"Rin, you have been requisitioned. Now you will be transferred to my banner group and follow me closely."
Sanada Nobushige touched the little girl's head and continued walking forward.
The little girl looked at the ears everywhere, then looked at Nobushige Sanada who was striding forward, thought for a moment, and ran towards Nobushige Sanada.