When Imagawa Yoshimoto returned to the vicinity of Shiratori Shrine with the horsemen, there was already a loud noise in the direction of Ryumiyama. However, there is no high ground around Imagawa Yoshimoto. Looking from the ground, it is not known how many people came to the Oda family. But judging from the size of the smoke alone, the number of soldiers was at least 1,500, and Oda Nobuhide's own horse seal could be seen rushing towards Shiratori Shrine.
"Retreat back and lure them into an ambush circle." After seeing that his goal was achieved, Imagawa Yoshimoto ordered a U-turn and retreat without hesitation. However, just as Jinsibi tried to switch to a marching column and retreat, the Anxiang crowd in Shiratori Shrine suddenly rushed out from the west and launched a side attack on Jinsibi. Yamada Ketaka hurriedly adjusted his formation, and the generals completed the formation, but he was forced to the east by the Anxiang people - towards the direction of Oto River.
"Let Anyuanbei form a formation to cover!" Imagawa Yoshimoto immediately ordered Anyuanbei, who was evacuating the people just now, to turn back and fight. They moved south to protect Zhenxibei's retreat, and retreated back alternately with Zhenxibei.
At this time, the Oda army who had been killed from Ryumi Mountain came closer, led by Oda Nobuhide's horse seal and his 200 horseback cavalry. The galloping momentum of 200 war horses was quite frightening, and everyone in Anxiang cheered when they saw their governor arriving. Regardless of the frontal battlefield, Oda Nobuhide immediately rode his horse around the west side of Shiratori Shrine and headed straight to Onishi Town in the south. He seemed to want to draw a circle and outflank the Imagawa army's rear.
Imagawa Yoshimoto immediately sent Himura Umoha and Akai Kurotaka to lead the horseback crowd to cover the retreat, but it was still a little late. Oda Nobuhide's horseback troops broke into Onishi Town before the Imagawa Army and blocked the southward retreat of the Imagawa Army. The horseback troops of the Imagawa Army arrived soon after, but the cavalry had difficulty in the streets and alleys, and could not quickly regain control of Onishi Town. Oda Nobuhide found the second floor of a restaurant in Onishi Town, inserted his horse seal, and began to condescendingly direct the arriving Oda army to encircle Imagawa Yoshimoto.
"Retreat to the southeast!" After Yoshimoto Imagawa saw that the retreat route straight south to Onishi Town had been blocked, he immediately ordered Zhenxibei and Anyuanbei to retreat southeast along the Oto River and pass through the tidal flat between Onishi Town and Oto River. Withdraw to Miho Town. "Let Himura and Akai keep an eye on the enemy forces in Onishi Town. We must not let them continue eastward!"
However, on the way back to Zhenxibei and Anyuanbei, one could see large numbers of prisoners and civilians helping each other to evacuate south. They had been escorted, beaten and tortured for two days. Their physical strength was on the verge of reaching the limit, and their walking distance was naturally difficult. It was not good either. He was stumbling and couldn't walk fast at all, and he was quickly caught up by Zhen Xibei and An Yuanbei.
"Move over! Let them move over!" Yamada Ketaka shouted and waved his riding whip, fearing that these prisoners and civilians would break up the Imagawa army's formation. But these prisoners and the people were all in disarray, so how could they simply give the order to give way? After all the fuss, there were still many people wandering around the tidal flat like headless flies. But the Oda army behind them was already chasing them. Zhenxi Bei and Anyuan Bei had no choice but to quickly pass through the crowd in platoon units and withdraw southward.
"Your Highness, if the Oda army suddenly attacks and our formation is scattered, it will be very difficult to respond to the enemy." Asai Masatoshi glanced at the crowds of people around him, and then at the scattered flags of each department. suggested to Imagawa Yoshimoto. From time to time, people were pushed towards the horse seal of Imagawa Yoshimoto by crowds of people. The guards tried their best to stop them, and the situation was a bit chaotic when the crowds collided.
"It's okay, the Oda Army has no chance to attack us." Imagawa Yoshimoto was always paying attention to the flags of the Oda Army going south - Oda Nobuhide's Hatamoto, Oda Nobumitsu's Senseizu, Oda Nobuhiro's Anxiangzhong and Ie Lao Saku Ma Morishige's troops have pursued and penetrated deep into the vicinity of Onishi Town, trying to encircle and suppress the Imagawa army. Further away, smoke and dust seemed to be rising from Longmei Mountain. It should be that the follow-up troops were still following up. However, the Imagawa army has no chance to wait until all the Oda troops have stepped into the trap - if they do not launch an ambush, Imagawa Yoshimoto's horse seal will be in danger of being attacked.
"Start taking action." Imagawa Yoshimoto asked the flag bearer to wave the red bird horse seal, and gave the order to attack the ambushes in Tanada Forest, Senju Town, and Minamioka Shrine. However, he also made a conscious effort to keep the Three Rivers on the Mount of Light on standby as a reserve team.
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On June 10, the eleventh year of Tianwen (1542), at noon, three troops from the Jinchuan family were dispatched to ambush. The Higashi Ezo clan of Tanada Forest, the Nakaō clan of Senju Town, and the Nishi Hō clan of Minamigaoka Shrine all sent out troops to attack the Oda army of Onishi Town. The Oda army, which had just besieged the Imagawa family's 1,000 Hatamoto soldiers with 2,500 soldiers, was suddenly attacked by nearly 1,900 soldiers from behind.
"So many?" Oda Nobuhide took a breath when he saw this situation, "It's more than twice as much as expected. Is the Imagawa family so good at it? The soldiers who retreated with the auxiliary soldiers are all No, they all came here to ambush. Isn't he afraid that I will go directly to the auxiliary troops?"
After the ambush troops came out, the battle situation reversed in an instant. Oda Nobuhide in Onishi Town had to allocate a large number of troops to besiege Imagawa Yoshimoto, and turned to deal with the Toe auxiliary soldiers who were coming from many directions. Oda Nobuhide, who originally wanted to besiege Imagawa Yoshimoto's horse seal, was surrounded by the Imagawa family on three sides in Onishi Town.
"It's better that we hurry up." Imagawa Yoshimoto, who stopped retreating amid the crowd of running prisoners and civilians, asked the flag bearer to wave his horse seal, signaling the banner town's Xibei and Anyuanbei to prepare to assemble their troops and counterattack westward. However, there were prisoners and civilians running around everywhere, and the tidal flat next to the Oto River was really a bit chaotic.
At this moment, a man stumbled towards Imagawa Yoshimoto's horse. Upon seeing this, several guards hurriedly drew their swords to stop him. The man was startled and hurriedly knelt down in front of Imagawa Yoshimoto, indicating that he meant no harm.
"Master Samurai Rongchen, have you ever seen such a tall girl with a single braid?" The man hurriedly gestured his height in front of him and said to Imagawa Yoshimoto in a panic, "I and I My daughter is lost and I can’t find her there.”
"Single braid? Wear blue clothes." Imagawa Yoshimoto thought of Xiaokui's appearance, and confirmed to the man in front of him, "There is indeed such a little girl looking for her father."
"Ah, yes! Excuse me, samurai master, where did she go?" The man's eyes seemed to light up for an instant, and he asked hurriedly.
"South." Imagawa Yoshimoto turned back and pointed in the direction of Miai Town in the southeast. The next moment, taking advantage of Imagawa Yoshimoto's distracted turn, the man suddenly launched an attack, pulled out a sword, stepped forward, and stabbed Imagawa Yoshimoto in the abdomen. The guards on both sides didn't react in time, and didn't even have time to issue a reminder.
However, Imagawa Yoshimoto turned around to dodge, then turned his hand and struck with the knife, which in turn forced the man into danger, and he took several steps back before he could regain his footing.
"Have you noticed?" The man who failed to attack laughed in surprise.
"The little girl still had double braids when she met me, but I knocked one of her braids loose. If you and she were separated before, then if you are looking for someone, you will definitely say you are looking for a girl with 'double braids.' How could it be said that it was a 'single braid'?" Imagawa Yoshimoto looked at the assassin in front of him coldly, with an unkind look on his face, "He was obviously hiding aside and saw me helping the little girl up, and I only saw her single braid. , heard our conversation and came to pretend to be the little girl’s father to assassinate her.”
"Haha, I'm quite clever, but how could such a clever person be so stupid as to come to save other people and captives when the enemy is at hand?" The man smiled to himself, stopped pretending, and put out a list In a provocative manner, "Since you found out that I am an assassin, why didn't you strike first just now?"
"I'm afraid that my guess is wrong and I accidentally injure the child's father." Imagawa Yoshimoto also turned over and dismounted neatly.
"Is there really such a kind-hearted samurai in the world?" The man tilted his neck and made a few "kaka" sounds, "Really, Imagawa Yoshimoto? Come and beg for it."
"Since it's a one-horse attack, why did you make a sneak attack just now?" Imagawa Yoshimoto also held Ryuumaru in his stance and said, "Your Excellency, tell me your name."
"Oda Bungo is trustworthy, please ask for advice." The man reported the name of the most powerful general in the Oda family.
"How could the dignified lord of the city wear civilian clothes and do such a casual thing, attacking and wounding people in a sneak attack?" Imagawa Yoshimoto did not expect that the assassin in front of him was actually an important member of the Oda family, and he was even more dissatisfied. But he looked at the shabby ribs in Oda Nobumitsu's hands, and still motioned to Hayasaka Nao beside him, asking Hayasaka Nao to give him a katana to use as a duel weapon. Hayasaka Nao then took off his sword and handed it to Oda Nobumitsu.
After Oda Nobumitsu took the knife, he didn't even say "thank you". He turned around and slashed Hayasaka Nao with the knife. Imagawa Yoshimoto was shocked, and hurriedly stepped forward to block Hayasaka Nao, and then scolded him harshly: "Is this how the samurai of the Oda family 'take it with one horse'? Where is the etiquette, justice and shame?"
"We Owari people only want to win and have no shame." Oda Nobumitsu laughed twice, pushed away Imagawa Yoshimoto and shouted at the top of his voice: "Do it! Do it! Imagawa Yoshimoto is here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, six or seven Oda family samurai in civilian attire suddenly rushed out of the queue of refugees who were fleeing nearby. They drew their short swords and slashed at the guards of Imagawa Yoshimoto. The guards were caught off guard, and many people were knocked down at once, and Imagawa Yoshimoto's horse was also chopped down by swords and fell into a pool of blood.
The chaos was not only happening around Imagawa Yoshimoto, the entire Imagawa family queue in the east of Onishi Town was in chaos at the moment. I saw hundreds of Oda family warriors in civilian clothes, mixed in the ranks of prisoners and civilians, rising up in anger upon hearing the sound, following the sound, and rushed towards Imagawa Yoshimoto's horse seal. The bannermen of the Imagawa family did not expect that so many Oda troops were hidden among the refugees they gathered, and they were at a loss for a while. The frightened people suddenly dispersed like birds and beasts, disrupting the Imagawa family's queue.
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"It's done." At this time, in the formation on Longmei Mountain, Lin Xiuzhen held her hands and laughed with satisfaction. He arranged in advance for hundreds of elite soldiers to be mixed among the prisoners and civilians and be rescued by the Imagawa army, just to wait for an opportunity to capture the thief and the king first after approaching Imagawa Yoshimoto.
"Good people cannot survive, Your Majesty Imakawa. Our Oda family has always understood this, so we don't talk about martial ethics. We just want your head."
