War is about logistics, national strength, and it is also a contest of wills between people.
Logistics is important, national strength is important, but even more important are people.
Since ancient times, most wars have been fought with the strong bullying the weak, so those battles in which the small defeat the large and the weak defeat the strong are particularly dazzling.
There is a saying in the art of war that victory can be won by a perfect combination.
Until the last moment of the battle, we don’t know who is the winner.
Imagawa Yoshimoto thought he was already the winner, and Oda Nobunaga used all his strength to win.
Only then came the battle of great disparity in strength between 25,000 troops and 4,000 troops, and Ozazama's surprise attack.
After leaving Zenzhao Temple Village, Nobunaga only had 1,500 troops left in his hands.
She was an unsupervised wild child in her early years, and she played wildly everywhere in the four counties of Owari.
Now that I am revisiting my old place in the southeastern mountainous area, I naturally know how to take the trails and avoid the large army of Imagawa troops.
Not only did she know that, but her group of wild children also followed him around, trying to survive in the wild together.
The path she chose was the mountain path that the children took together. The mountain path is narrow, barely enough for one person to walk on it.
It was also difficult for the army to march forward in a long snake formation due to the heavy wind and heavy rain and the dark sky.
Suddenly she stumbled, stepping on a piece of gravel and almost fell. Ikeda Hengxing in front turned around to stop her sinking body.
“Your Highness, we can’t walk this way, the road is too narrow.
If we encounter an enemy army, we will be blocked alive in the mountain stream with no chance of winning. "
Nobunaga shook off her support and said harshly.
"You have to do it even if you don't, this road is the shortcut to the Spokane Narrows.
Not only do I know that when Sasa Hayabusa and Chiaki Siniang attack, they must take this route to reach Ozazama Mountain the fastest. "
She looked at Ikeda Hengxing, her eyes as bright as stars in the dim mountain stream.
"I told them to die.
Did you hear it? There were their shouts in front of me, telling me to step forward, to be brave, to step on their corpses to win the victory.
Walk! Go kill Imagawa Yoshimoto, go kill her! "
Only then did Ikeda Hengxing realize that the stars were just reflections of tears.
In the wind and rain, no one noticed that Oda Nobunaga was crying.
She didn't dare to think about it, let alone mention it. The Wild Children are die-hard loyalists who grew up with Oda Nobunaga. For the sake of profit, Nobunaga would not hesitate to let them die.
Everyone has feelings.
Even in troubled times, even though Oda is a fool who has no blood or tears, she is still a person of flesh and blood.
It’s just that the world is cruel, and only those who have learned to be cruel can survive.
Gritting his teeth and saying no more, Ikeda Hengxing walked forward, let's kill Imagawa Yoshimoto!
The wind and rain were getting heavier and heavier, so Imagawa Yoshimoto went down the mountain to hide from the rain and hid in the mountain path.
Facing the strange weather, she became increasingly anxious. Why is the rain not only not light, but getting heavier and heavier?
This formation has sent ten envoys in succession to contact the military.
She is the governor of the Imagawa family and the general of the military. The longer the military situation was out of her control, the more uneasy she felt.
No longer in the mood to hum, she frowned and waited for the heavy rain to pass.
Tell yourself it's okay.
Suddenly, there was a sound of fighting behind him. In the wind and rain, I couldn't even light a few torches. In the darkness, I could only identify the situation with my peripheral vision.
"what happened!"
A Hatamoto stepped forward, bowed, and replied.
"An Oda army emerged from the mountain stream, with an unknown number of men and horses.
Warrior Ji, who was hiding from the rain there, was caught off guard, retreated a little, and was fighting with the enemy. "
Imagawa Yoshimoto's face turned pale, and he finally understood what he had done wrong.
The Oda army that was looking for death before was not an ambush, they came from the mountain path!
The follow-up troops should have arrived now, so they fought their way out from the previous path.
Her mind was in turmoil.
what to do? How many people are there in the enemy army? He only has three hundred banner warriors in his own formation. Although they are elite, they are not many in number.
Due to the terrain and weather, contact with nearby military forces was temporarily unavailable.
When she was most vulnerable after breaking away from the army, she unexpectedly ran into the Oda family's army.
What a bad luck!
She forced herself to calm down and gave the order.
“The trail in the mountain stream is not wide, and no more than three or two people can fight side by side.
Order the flag in front to withstand the enemy. As long as the rain stops, the nearby reserve team will inevitably find it and come to rescue.
Stay steady and you will win! "
The queue, which was a little flustered at first, calmed down because of the governor's firm words.
After all, he was an elite member of the army, and Ji Warriors at all levels soon dispatched personnel to the front to stop the enemy in turn.
Imagawa Yoshimoto said in a low voice, leaning towards him.
"You avoid me and retreat."
Her idea is that even if the flag here is dead, as long as nothing happens to her, it is a victory.
Leading thirty of the side warriors, they walked towards the other end of Ozazama Mountain away from the sound of fighting.
It was inconvenient to ride a horse in the wind and rain, so the group had to walk in a hurry.
In the mountain stream on the other side, Maeda Riku was resting with his eyes closed to maintain his strength.
Suddenly, she felt Li Jia beside her stand up.
"What's the matter, Lijia?"
"There were sounds of fighting."
Rijiu closed his eyes and turned his head to listen, it was really there!
Toshiie pointed to Imagawa Yoshimoto's shelter from the rain and said with certainty.
"Oda-san is here, I can feel her coming!"
Riku thought to himself.
Nonsense, I will personally lead such an important raid.
Hiding in Qingsu City is a dead end. Both of them knew Oda Nobunaga's decisiveness and would definitely lead the army to kill him personally.
He was a little impatient before, but when the time came, Riku calmed down and asked.
"What should we do now?"
“Go out, find Imagawa Yoshimoto, and kill her!
She would not stay there at risk. Even if all of her honbu banners were dead, as long as she was not killed, the Oda family would lose. "
Rijiu nodded and called for the troops to assemble.
Toshiie looked towards Imagawa Yoshimoto's main formation with murderous eyes.
Imagawa Yoshimoto retreated towards the rear and ran into the dispatched Shiba army.
Thirty Hime warriors under his command, eight Hime warriors from the Shiba family, and fifty Shiba Ashigaru were killed together.
She was frightened and gritted her teeth with hatred.
This is an ambush! A real ambush!
She has been confused by the enemy ever since she entered the Okezama Mountain.
First, two villages of civilians were sent to her to be slaughtered, then three hundred death squads were sent to her, and then the Oda army came out of the mountain stream.
All this can be seen clearly here, just for this ambush team responsible for the beheading operation!
How dare Oda Nobunaga use such a complicated strategy? As long as there is a problem with one of the middle links, the success will fall short!
The damn weather was also helping her, otherwise the nearby military would not have discovered that their general was being besieged!
How did she know that Oda Nobunaga and Maeda Toshiie were gambling.
Because he was too weak, he had no choice but to give it a try and survive.
It was too late to turn around at this point. Imagawa Yoshimoto no longer looked back, drew his sword, and prepared to fight.
Maeda Toshiie fought with his gun in the crowd, looking for Imagawa Yoshimoto.
I saw a warrior Ji wearing a gorgeous robe and holding a sword.
Her eyes narrowed and she found it.
When going into battle, it is most taboo to wear a gorgeous body. Because beauty is the target, the generals wear well-dressed and low-key armaments.
Only Imagawa Yoshimoto did not need to go to war and had to maintain the majesty of the family governor to intimidate the military, so he would dress so fancy.
It is the same reason why she uses the sword she carries with her instead of the long weapon that is more useful on the battlefield.
Therefore, Maeda Toshiie was convinced that he had found the right person.
Imagawa Yoshimoto watched a Ji warrior coming towards him, his pupils slightly opened, he shouted, and he raised his sword and charged forward.
Her weapon is too short, so she will definitely suffer losses in a fight with the Lancer, so she can only strike first.
Maeda Toshiya didn't dare to delay. The people around Imagawa had already discovered that the governor was in danger and were approaching. She only had one chance to strike.
He used his left shoulder to catch Imagawa Yoshimoto's sword.
It was a good knife, and it hit her shoulder blade directly. The blade penetrated the armor and got stuck on the bone.
Imagawa Yoshimoto's martial arts skills are not bad, but he lacks the experience of fighting on the front line and does not know how to be a ruthless person who exchanges injuries for injuries.
Maeda Toshiie endured the severe pain and grabbed the blade on his shoulder with his left hand. A spear shot out from his right hand and pierced Imagawa Yoshimoto's throat.
"Imagawa Yoshimoto was begged by my Maeda Toshiie!"
