Hearing the faint sound of fighting coming from the village, Yiyin was shocked.
It's not a scam, it's reinforcements!
"My Lady of the Mountain, gather everyone with the same mind. If you don't light the torch, we will go down the mountain in the dark and enter the village!"
Reinforcements have arrived!"
Due to Miyoshi Changit's order, the people in Yamashita Settsu moved closer to the village at night. In the dark, chaos was inevitable.
Because of this, Yiyin and his party were able to sneak down the mountain and sneak into the village. A group of Sibo cavalry met Yiyin and were overjoyed.
Soon, Maeda's interests were attracted.
Yi Gin saw Jinhaori covered in blood, with traces of smoke and fire all over his face.
He quickly dismounted and knelt down, tears streaming down his face uncontrollably.
"My Lord! My Lord! Are you okay?"
Yiyin shook his head and helped him up.
"Why are you crying? I'm fine. How many people did you bring?"
"Returning to my lord, there are more than one hundred and thirty cavalry.
I received an urgent report from Akechi-sama and I took the Ikoma Mountain Trail.
Gather all the horses and horses of the army, and bring Ji warriors to come first, and then the rest of the field will continue to march in the mountains."
Yiyin shook his head.
"Where is Iimori Yamashiro? You don't care?"
"My lord is in trouble, who cares about Iimori Mountain City? The city is right there, the worst is to capture it again!"
Besides, I’ve left transporting peasants and soldiers to guard it, so it should be okay for the time being.”
When Yi Gin saw Maeda saying this, his heart warmed.
"Gather your troops quickly and retreat from the way you came. Take advantage of the chaos and move quickly. I'm afraid the horse will not be able to hold on and will fall to death."
Maeda Yoshihiro shouted loudly and ordered the left and right to dismount and give their mounts to the exhausted Tongxin people.
Many people in Iga are ninjas, and communication in the dark is quick and effective.
Not long after, the riders had left the village, taking advantage of the darkness and chaos to march towards the Ikoma Mountains.
Horses kept falling down along the way, and many people could only keep up on foot.
Fortunately, the Settsu people were even more miserable and were still struggling at the village, allowing Yoshihiro and his party to successfully enter the mountain forest.
After entering the mountain, Yiyin finally breathed a sigh of relief, but he couldn't stop yet.
He said to Maeda Benefit.
"Zhiji Ji, gather your troops and retreat to Iimori Mountain Castle.
If you encounter Yu Ye's forces along the way, all troops will retreat, and Iimori Mountain Castle cannot be lost."
"Hi!"
"In addition, give me fifteen war horses, and I will return to the shogunate army quickly."
"Hi!"
Since Akechi Mitsuhide arranged for Maeda's interests to come to the rescue, then the shogunate army must also have arrangements.
Si Bo Zhong has suffered a lot of losses in recent battles. I don't know if they will fight again this time and what the casualties will be.
Yoshigan was so anxious that he just wanted to fly back to the shogunate's army.
———
The night passed and the sky was dark.
Mihao Changyi looked at the ruins in front of her outside Jiaoxing Temple Village with a bad look on her face. This time, she had completely lost her face.
Shiba's reinforcements broke into her shogunate at night, and she misdirected the troops and caused chaos among the people in Settsu all night long.
It was not until daybreak that it was discovered that both the Sibo Yiyin on the mountain and the Sibo reinforcements that had made a surprise attack had been withdrawn.
This ambush was a complete failure.
Matsushita Nagasaki was by her side, not daring to irritate this good old man any more, and remained silent.
Sanhao Changyi sighed and said to her.
"I regret not listening to Matsunaga-hime's words. It was my stubbornness that led to this result.
After I go back, I will plead guilty to the family governor. The entire responsibility for this battle lies with me.
Shiba Yoshigan is unparalleled and should indeed be eradicated with all efforts. It was my carelessness that caused Matsunaga Hime's plan to fail.
I’m so sorry!”
Miyoshi Nagaitsu bowed deeply and apologized to Matsunagahide. Matsunagahide was also flattered and bowed in return.
"Don't dare take it!"
"Matsunaga-hime, you are wise and calm, and have a bright future. We will get closer in the future."
"Hi!"
There is nothing that can be done about Sanhao Changyi.
She made many mistakes in this battle, and there is no way to wash them away. It would be better to bear full responsibility directly, and still leave a reputation as a daring person.
She has seen Matsunaga's performance before and after. She is a powerful rising star in the family and is worth wooing.
It’s not like Mihao Changyi didn’t have a foothold in Mihaoshi’s family, she can still afford this failure.
The Sanhao family has a powerful force, and the three of them work together as a team.
As the elder of the family, she is vaguely the leader, and this failure cannot defeat her.
The trouble is Shinohara Chofusa and Awa Zhong who are blocking the attack from the north.
Judging from Shiba Yiyin's appearance, his subordinates are not good at making mistakes. The Awa Zhong's losses will not be small this time, and they will definitely be angry with the Setjin Zhong for their failure.
Let’s watch and fight later.
Mihao Changyi ordered.
"Retreat, cross the river and return to camp to repair!
Send an envoy to inform Lord Shinohara to retreat quickly."
———
When Lord Shinohara received the report from the envoy from the south, his face was ashen and he couldn't help cursing.
"What the hell is this old guy Sanhao Changyi doing!
Not even being able to defeat Thirty Cavalry is simply embarrassing!"
She had to be angry.
Yesterday, the shogunate army went out to fight. Although it was already half the afternoon, the battle only lasted a short time.
However, the Iga army's madness led the Shogunate Army and Asai Army to attack, and the blockade was extremely brutal.
Abo Zhong lost 10% in the battle in less than half an afternoon.
If it hadn't been for the withdrawal of troops at night, we don't know how much we would have lost. Now that we have returned without success, our morale is low.
The Wu family is rewarded by the public, and there is no reward without merit. The Awa people suffered a big loss this time, but they did not want to hate Mihao Changyi, an incompetent person.
No matter how angry you are, you can't change the reality, so Shinohara Nagabo can only give an order.
"The whole army retreats!"
———
There was a rift between the Settsu clan and the Awa clan, which naturally gave Miyoshi Changqing a headache.
In the shogunate army, the atmosphere at Shiba camp was also wrong.
This morning, Ashikaga Yoshiteru convened a military meeting again, but Shiba Zhuhime was not qualified to participate.
Most of the people in Sibo's army were from the country's land service, although after the war, they could be promoted by military merit.
But now, their status cannot participate in the high-level deliberation of the shogunate.
And those who are qualified to be looked upon highly by the shogunate.
There are only one branch of the Kyogoku family, one of the four shogunate families, the Nishi family, the former great lord of the Western Kingdom, and the Akechi family, a branch of the Mino Guardian Toki family.
Nizi Katsuhisa is now in charge of logistics affairs in Yamato Koriyama Castle, and Akechi Mitsuhide was imprisoned for disobeying the general.
Unexpectedly, Shiba could not find anyone in the army who could speak for his own interests in front of Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
Apart from being helpless, I am also angry.
Toudo Takatora and Otani Yoshitsugi looked at each other and said.
"We can't delay any longer, we must continue to attack today!"
Yesterday, we fought for half an afternoon, and not only Abozhong lost 10%.
The besieging Iga people, the shogunate army, and the Asai army each lost half of their lives. This loss frightened Ninagawa and Asai Nagamasa.
They just want to sell well to Sibo Yiyin, but if they continue to fight at this trend, their own strength will be greatly depleted.
The most important thing is that there is no benefit.
This is a rescue battle. Does the shogunate count it as a military merit? Who should give the reward? These are all questions.
Some people do things that seek death, but who is willing to do things that are useless?
The shogunate's military discussions have been going on for some time, but no news has come yet.
The third husband of Momochi also made eye contact with the twin girls of Fujibayashi before he spoke.
"No, the enemy army in the south is not weak. It is difficult to win with the Iga army alone. The shogunate will also need to send troops to help."
As soon as these words came out, the air in the tent suddenly became stagnant. Both sides looked at each other, and the atmosphere became tense.
Yi Yin's whereabouts are unknown, and Si Bo's family is also unstable.