A quarter of an hour later, Oda Nobuhide watched in stunned silence as the 800 Imagawa clan's original soldiers and 200 horsemen, who were originally stationed in Miai Town, surrounded by red bird horse seals, came out in full force and crossed Onishi Town to kill Shiratori Shrine.
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A quarter of an hour ago, in Miai Town, the Imagawa family's main formation.
"I plan to attack the Anxiang people at Shiratori Shrine and rescue the prisoners and people who were dragged into the battle."
After Imagawa Yoshimoto put forward his opinion to a kind of retainer, he was immediately looked at by the retainer as if he wanted to see a monster. The look in his eyes seemed to say:
Your Highness, are you okay?
Your Highness, are you seriously ill?
Your Highness, if you are sick, we must treat it. Can’t you hide your illness and avoid medical treatment?
There is no hope, just reincarnate.
"Don't get me wrong, I didn't act to save the people of other countries." Imagawa Yoshimoto helplessly raised his hands to show his innocence, and unknowingly he became more and more like Theodotus.
"Look, the Oda Army stopped moving forward when they reached Shiratori Shrine. They would rather cross the Oto River to attack Ohira Town than take another step toward our main formation." Imagawa Yoshimoto used the folding fan in his hand. Pointing to the direction of the Oda family, "Obviously they have noticed that we have an ambush on the west side. If we continue to waste it like this, the final result will be that Ohira Town is captured, Shidunbei is forced to retreat, and Miki Castle is also relieved."
"So we have to do something." After Imagawa Yoshimoto said this, he looked around again and found that the eyes of the retainers were much kinder, but they still didn't quite understand.
"Do something - assign people to rescue some common people and prisoners who have nothing to do with us." Akai Heigao, the most insignificant person, couldn't help but complain.
"No, I'm not sending people to go, but I'm going to go in person with my horse seal, and the whole army will go." Imagawa Yoshimoto shook his head, but the order he gave was not as reasonable as the one before he shook his head.
At this time, the retainers were stunned, not understanding what Imagawa Yoshimoto wanted to do.
"I went to lure the enemy." Imagawa Yoshimoto opened a folding fan to fan the wind and explained calmly, "When the Oda army saw my horse seal appearing, they will definitely send out most of their main force to besiege me. When the time comes I By running south, wouldn't it be possible to lead them into an ambush circle?"
"But Your Highness, you just said that the reason why the Oda army stopped at Mount Ryumi and Shiratori Shrine was because they saw our ambush. In this case, how could they pursue us?" Asai Masatoshi was asked by Imagawa Yoshimoto. The contradictory logic made me a little dizzy.
"Didn't the Oda family also see before that Abe Ozo of the Matsudaira clan was probably going to fake surrender, but didn't they still accept the invitation and march?" Imagawa Yoshimoto leisurely closed the folding fan again, and slowly used the folding fan to Tapping his palms, "They are playing into the trap, pretending to fall into the trap, but actually they are looking for an opportunity to plot against us."
"So now I give them another chance to use their tactics to their advantage." Imagawa Yoshimoto chuckled, and his expression finally became serious, "I went to the Shiratori Shrine to save the people with only 1,000 soldiers. When the head of the item is presented to the Oda army, do you think Oda Danmasa and the hot-blooded samurai of the Oda family will be tempted? Will they want to 'use their tricks' again? They know that I am here to lure the enemy, but they also They think they can kill me before the Imagawa family’s ambush arrives.”
"It's too dangerous. If you really want to lure the Oda army down Mount Ryumi, His Highness will have to go deep into the enemy's army. But how can we ensure His Highness's safety?" Ohara Jinmi was the first to object. .
"Don't worry, I cherish my life very much. How could I go to a dangerous place without being sure? I believe in my subordinates and myself." Imagawa Yoshimoto inserted the folding fan back into his waist and ordered without explanation, "Execute Order, take action. If this plan is successful, our army's casualties can be reduced a lot."
"Your Highness, think twice." This time, not only Ohara Jin was convinced, but Yamada Keitaka, Asai Masatoshi, Himura Umoha, Akai Kurotaka and others all opened their mouths to dissuade.
"This is the order of the family governor." Imagawa Yoshimoto refused with a smile.
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"Isn't it? Imagawa Yoshimoto came here in person under his horse seal, just to save those prisoners and the people?" Oda Nobuhide frowned and blinked over and over again, but the situation in front of him still did not change at all - this is Really, this is not a dream.
"It's to lure us into an ambush." Lin Xiuzhen looked at the direction of the shed field forest again, "He wants to use the horse seal to attract our attention. When our army presses up to besiege him, the ambush soldiers will come out and kill us. Forced into a position where our backs are against the wall."
"What do you mean, Sado?" Oda Nobuhide glanced at Imagawa Yoshimoto's horse seal that was too deep.
"Master, what do you think the young master would say and do if he saw this situation?" Lin Xiuzhen did not answer directly, but instead asked meaningfully.
Oda Nobuhide touched his beard, thinking about his son's voice and smile, and couldn't help laughing:
"Master Ji's kid... he will definitely say something like, 'There is no reason not to take advantage of the bargain that comes to your door.' We can decide in a single battle,' 'The target is Imagawa Yoshimoto's head,' 'The enemy is at Shiratori Shrine,' and so on, and then charge down with hundreds of soldiers regardless."
"Then if the master retreats now because he is afraid of an ambush, he will be laughed at by the young master when he goes back." Lin Xiuzhen still maintained her tepid and boring voice, but it made Oda Nobuhide feel angry. , "His Royal Highness Imagawa is provoking a move in his face. My lord, don't you dare to take the move?"
"Dare, what can I dare not do, Owari no Tiger? Isn't it just that there are some deviations from the original plan. But against an opponent of this level, how can it be possible to follow my own plan in everything?" Oda Nobuhide smiled calmly and turned over. After mounting his horse, he loudly ordered, "The target is Imagawa Yoshimoto's head! Take him down before the enemy's ambush arrives! Gentlemen, follow me out of the battle!"
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Meanwhile, Shiratori Shrine.
When the Imagawa family's 200 elite horsemen and 800 banner soldiers arrived, Oda Nobhiro's Anxiang soldiers naturally did not dare to resist, and quickly evacuated from the river, retreating back to the Shiratori Shrine and nearby buildings to hold on.
Imagawa Yoshimoto also had no intention of fighting to the death with the Anxiang people. He asked Yamada Ketaka's Zhenxibei to keep an eye on the Anxiang people, while he led the Mahuizhong and An Yuanbei to go straight to the shore of Oto River to rescue the kidnapped people. Strings of prisoners and civilians. When the prisoners and civilians first saw the Imagawa army coming in the smoke and smoke, they thought something was wrong, and all of them knelt down in despair and begged for mercy.
"Don't be afraid, we are here to save you." Imagawa Yoshimoto reined in his horse in front of the crowd, pushed down the hand holding the whip, indicating that everyone should not panic, and then ordered to the subordinates behind him: "Cut it off Rope, let them escape southward on their own, and don't let them get mixed up with the army."
After realizing that the man who came was not a butcher but a savior, the prisoners and civilians who had escaped from death knelt down again. This time they did not beg for mercy, but expressed their gratitude to Imagawa Yoshimoto with tears in their eyes for saving their lives. The ropes were cut one by one, and groups of people and prisoners regained their freedom. They ran south, and when passing by Imagawa Yoshimoto's horse seal, they all knelt down and kowtowed in thanks, and then ran south without looking back.
"Your Highness is so kind and merciful!"
"Thank you, Master Samurai, for saving my life!"
"Your Highness may live a long life!"
"Your Highness, please go fish for people in the river. My baby was washed into the river!"
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Many people mentioned the situation in the river, and Imagawa Yoshimoto couldn't help but turn his head to look in the direction of Oto River. The stream of Yichuan River has been dyed pink with blood, carrying many corpses and struggling people rushing downstream. On the shore of the tidal flat, many people who were lucky enough to be washed back to the shore could be seen struggling hard.
"Come with some people and help those on the shore." Imagawa Yoshimoto made a gesture, and dozens of horsemen followed him and rode towards the Oto River. It was a bit difficult to walk on the tidal flat, but after finally reaching the shore, the horsemen quickly dismounted and cut the ropes for the captives, allowing them to leave on their own.
After a group of prisoners of the Matsudaira clan were released, they hurriedly ran south. However, Imagawa Yoshimoto's sharp eyes discovered that there was a small child lying in front of their running route struggling in the mud. He quickly put his horse's belly under the horse and stopped them - otherwise, the child would be stepped on by these dozen people. Can't stand it.
Imagawa Yoshimoto turned over and dismounted, helped the child up, and found that it was a little girl with two strings of small braids on her head, one of which was accidentally knocked apart by Imagawa Yoshimoto. The little girl was covered in mud and her clothes were in tatters. She was whimpering and calling "Daddy".
Imagawa Yoshimoto took out his handkerchief and carefully wiped the muddy water and tears off the little girl's face, but the little girl continued to cry, and her face was stained again when she touched her little hands.
"What's your name?" Imagawa Yoshimoto calmed down, knelt down and looked at the little girl, and asked gently.
"Xiao Kui." The little girl sobbed and muttered.
"Then Xiaokui, listen up, don't be afraid. You are safe. Follow the people over there and go south. Someone will guide you." Imagawa Yoshimoto rubbed the girl's hair and pointed toward the back.
"But my father and grandma are missing." The little girl pouted and cried again, "I want to find my father."
"We will help you find it. How about you wait in a safer place first." Imagawa Yoshimoto stood up and patted Xiaokui on the shoulder, "Good boy, listen to uncle. Now uncle is going to save others. , can’t stay here forever.”
"Yeah." Xiaokui nodded vigorously and walked south along with the crowd next to her, "Then you should work hard too."
"Okay." Imagawa Yoshimoto smiled and waved to her, then got on his horse.
