Chapter 1921 The embarrassment of being unable to attack
Akechi Mitsuhide's shortcomings of lack of military strength were immediately exposed.
Because of the murder of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, her territory was reduced and punished by the saints, and her own mobilization power was insufficient.
The main body of the thousands of troops led by Saito Rizo were mercenaries bought by Akechi Mitsuhide with money, plus the cooperation of his own retainers and private soldiers.
Although Oda Nobunaga was caught off guard, the people she served with were elite.
These young people headed by Mori Ranmaru were originally the reserve talents in Oda Nobunaga's pocket, and they would become princes when they were sent out in the future.
Although Saito Rizo's rabble had a large number of people, they were beaten to disgrace when they met the elite of the Oda family.
Even if there were armor versus no armor, the people of the lower surnames used the blind corners of the wall to resist with all their strength, but they couldn't get into the annex where Oda Nobunaga was staying.
Now, the whole Kyoto is watching Akechi Mitsuhide's performance. She originally wanted to show her face, but unexpectedly she exposed her butt. It was a real loss at the critical moment.
No wonder Akechi Mitsuhide couldn't suppress her anger. Her current situation was very sensitive. The Oda family had a great cause. She had to kill Oda Nobunaga as soon as possible, otherwise all her previous achievements would be wasted.
Akechi Mitsuhide nominally brought 13,000 men to Luo, but the surrounding armies each had their own agendas and would not be used to her advantage. She could not believe it, so she could only block various intersections and wave flags and shout.
The three thousand troops of the headquarters who could really be used to kill Oda Nobunaga could not enter Oda Nobunaga's small courtyard. This was beyond Akechi Mitsuhide's expectation.
You must know that Honnoji Temple is not big. The gate, square, main hall, apse, side halls and side courtyards together are only 150 meters from east to west and only 300 meters from north to south.
Honnoji Temple is located in Shijo, south of Nijo Avenue. It is such a small area, but now it is surrounded by people of all kinds, and it can be said that they are crowded together.
Akechi Mitsuhide had a bad conversation with Tenkai, a member of the Tendai Sect, and Tenkai personally led thousands of nuns to block the back entrance of Honnoji Temple.
In name, he was a demon slayer and a defender, and he came to Honnoji Nichigen, but Mitsuhide Akechi knew exactly what Amami had in mind.
Oda Nobunaga can die at will, but Oda Nobunaga's children cannot.
Akechi Mitsuhide and Tenkai led troops to the capital one after another. When the future saints investigated, they were the first to bear the brunt.
Amami is not blessed with Akechi Mitsuhide, and does not have the divine seed of a saint in her belly. How dare she let Oda Nobunaga's child die in Kyoto, even if she did, she would make a gesture of rescue.
Akechi Mitsuhide's current situation is not good. The martial arts families on the periphery are watching, and the nearby Tianhai is also watching with eager eyes.
Time passes little by little, and changes will happen if you delay.
But at this juncture, Rizo Saito, a loser, actually said that she couldn't break into that small courtyard, which made Mitsuhide Akechi's expression change with anger.
If Oda Nobunaga managed to survive, Akechi Mitsuhide would become the laughing stock of the whole world.
Akechi Mitsuhide smiled coldly, the discomfort in her stomach made her restless, and she said with a ferocious face.
"The soldiers resisted the bows and arrows, piled firewood and set fire to her yard!"
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In the villa, Oda Nobunaga was holding his beloved Miracle Maru in one hand, while the other hand was being carefully bandaged by his attendants.
The sun sets over the western mountains, and the setting sun is like blood.
The fighting in the small courtyard lasted from noon to dusk. Oda Nobunaga personally went into battle to shoot the enemy soldiers to boost their morale, but he himself was scratched by a stray arrow.
She looked up at the sky, and it was getting dark soon. Although she successfully guarded the courtyard, there was no joy in her heart at this moment.
The Oda family is powerful, and Akechi Mitsuhide cannot trap him for long. That sinister man will never sit still and wait to die. Since he chooses to take action, he will definitely not let anyone leave alive.
Just as he was thinking about something, Oda Nobunaga saw Mori Ranmaru walking over in a hurry and asked.
"What's up?"
"In the main hall, there are Ji warriors holding poles near the outer wall, covering the auxiliary soldiers who are stacking firewood. They seem to want to attack with fire."
Oda Nobunaga's eyes dimmed, Akechi Mitsuhide really thought of fire attack.
Turning his head to look at the child in his arms, Oda Nobunaga had given up hope for his situation, but Kijimaru was the daughter of a saint and a descendant of Shiba Kamiya...
Oda Nobunaga said calmly.
"Go to the wall and shout, please Akechi Mitsuhide and talk to me in front of the battle."
Mori Ranmaru bowed and walked away. Oda Nobunaga picked up the bow and arrow next to him and stroked the hammer.
Akechi Mitsuhide, if you are willing to let my child live, I will let you succeed once. But if you are not willing to let my child go, then don't blame me for dragging you to hell.
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In the main hall of Honnoji Temple, the door is wide open. The night breeze between spring and summer is getting warmer, and it no longer feels cool on the body.
People are sitting cross-legged on futons in Tianhai, and not far away is the dead body of Hinogen at Honnoji Temple.
Two nuns stepped forward, bowed to the sect leader, and then dragged away Ri Xuan's body.
Not only Nichigen alone, all the Nichiren religious group and believers inside and outside the temple had been killed, and the corpses were piled in the street outside the apse and burned to avoid attracting the most feared plague in the big city.
The followers of the Tiantai Sect accompanying the army happily splashed water and scrubbed the floor in the hall. The clean water submerged the blood stains and turned into dark brown stains on the floor. The brushes and rags tossed the floor, leaving horrible pits.
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva above the main hall is still looking down at all this with compassionate eyes. Tianhai, who is sitting cross-legged in front of the Avalokitesvara statue, turns a blind eye and stares in the direction of the other courtyard outside the hall, without any distractions.
To Tianhai, killing all the evil sects in Honnōji Temple was just a trivial matter. The key was that the killings in the other courtyard were soaring into the sky, and they did not stop from noon to evening.
Oda Nobunaga was still resisting, and Akechi Mitsuhide had not yet succeeded, until the sound of charging and killing suddenly stopped, leaving Amami's long-tested Buddha's heart hanging in the air.
Not long after, a nun rushed into the hall and saluted Tianhai.
Tianhai waved his hand impatiently and asked.
"How is the situation in the other hospital?"
Nani replied in a low voice.
"I didn't get in, but I heard someone inside shouting outside, saying that His Highness Oda asked Akechi-sama to come to the front of the battle to talk."
Tian Hai waved his hand to make people retreat, frowning and thinking.
One end of the courtyard is connected to the square outside the main hall, and the other end is separated from the street wall.
Akechi Mitsuhide's military force did not want to get involved with the Nigerian Army. He only sent bows and iron cannons to control this end of the square to prevent anyone from escaping. The main attack direction was on the side of the low wall on the outer streets.
Oda Nobunaga shouted that Akechi Mitsuhide was naturally also in the outer streets. What on earth would she say?
Thinking of this, Tianhai couldn't sit still. He stood up and walked outside the hall and gave an order.
"Come some people and come with me to have a look."
At this moment, half of the low wall outside Honnoji Temple was scorched with smoke, and there were still several half-broken bows and arrows stuck in it, which showed the brutality of the daytime attack.
The sun in the west covered up the last trace of its afterglow, and darkness descended on the earth. There were many torches in front of the military formation, and sparks burst out from time to time.