On April 8, the 14th year of Tianwen (1546), the Jiajun coalition forces and the Miyoshi-Nagao coalition forces started a bloody battle at Yuanjiao Temple. The two sides went back and forth, almost leaving the ancient temple full of holes, but they still couldn't tell the winner. On the other side, Tao Longfang, who had planned to return for reinforcements, saw that the battle situation at Kankyoji Temple had stabilized. He also freed up his hands and attacked the Hojo Hata Army and Hojo Army in front of him with all his strength.
At the same time, Oda Nobunaga, who originally wanted to go around Suirin Temple and attack Toji Temple, saw the Otomo Army's return reinforcements, so he decisively went north, passed between Toji Temple and Chofukuji Temple, and headed straight towards the main battlefield. Go to Faguang Temple in the northwest of the temple. But the departure of the Oda family sold the Northern Army's flank. The left flank of the Southern Army's units, which were resisting the Ouchi Army northeast of Chofukuji Temple, was now undefended.
Naturally, the Otomo Army would not miss such a good opportunity. After taking a short rest, they immediately turned eastward from Toji Temple and attacked Changfuku Temple again. Kitahata Harugu was originally directing the battle on the front line, but he didn't notice anything unusual until Otomo's army rushed outside the temple. But the few Kitahata troops left behind in the temple were no match at all, and the Otomo army broke into the core of Chofukuji Temple in an instant. The Otomo Army and the Ouchi Army, one to the north and one to the west, jointly attacked the Hokkaido Army and the Hojo Army between Higashiyama Bridge and Chofukuji Temple.
The Hojohata Army was instantly in disarray, but at the critical moment it was Hojo Tsunari who stepped forward to turn the tide. He took his banner and went against the flow of people to the west, rushed to the east gate of Changfu Temple, blocked the surging Allied Army, and bought time for the Confederate Army. Seeing that the situation was so bad, Saito Michizan couldn't continue to sit idly by and hurriedly sent people across the river to support him, but he still fell into decline.
On the other side, the Oda army, which was flying high in the sky, went all the way north, and rushed towards Faguang Temple in front of the four armies around Yuanjiao Temple.
"Why is Oda Nobunaga here?" After Takeda Harunobu saw the flag of the Oda family, he was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth. When he looked back, he realized that the battle situation in the south had become so bad.
"It's the Oda Army again." Miyoshi Nagakei squinted as he looked at the young samurai with the papaya pattern on his face. "Those who don't act according to common sense need to be the most careful. There are only 3,000 people, and he made such a fuss. If we give him 30,000 people, will the whole world be disturbed by him?"
"Is Saburo Oda here?" Imagawa Yoshimoto glanced at Oda Nobunaga's horse seal in surprise, but out of the corner of his eye he saw the smoke ignited by the formation. Looking towards the direction of the main formation, you can see an Imagawa family's Eryinliang flag quickly appearing within sight - was it sent by Taiyuan Xuezhai, who stayed behind the main formation, to convey orders to him?
Afterwards, the flag kept waving - this was an instruction for the Imagawa army to move closer to the southwest.
"Southwest——" Imagawa Yoshimoto then turned his head——that is the direction of Toji Temple. After the Otomo Army left Toji Temple, it was almost empty.
"Go and inform His Highness Daizen to prepare to evacuate the battlefield. The Imagawa troops are going to Toji Temple and tell him that it is Master Yuksai's instructions." Imagawa Yoshimoto then ordered Hayasaka Nao. Although the battle situation in front of him was extremely anxious, with both sides almost fighting with a sigh of relief, and no one was willing to retreat easily - Imagawa Yoshimoto still chose to believe Taiyuan Xuezai's judgment without hesitation.
"Since it was ordered by Master Yukisai..." Although Takeda Harunobu was informed with great regret, he also knew that with Imagawa Yoshimoto's temperament, he would definitely listen to Taiyuan Yukisai's words and retreat at this moment, and he would not be able to persist alone. "Then do it."
After each launched a round of feint attacks, the Imagawa Army and the Takeda Army each withdrew from the battlefield. Then Takeda's troops formed a formation to cover the evacuation of the Imagawa Army, while the Imagawa Army quickly moved toward the southwest and headed straight for Toji Temple. Just as the Otomo Army completely recaptured Tofukuji Temple, Tomoji Temple was also captured by the Imagawa Army. Then the Takeda Army followed and stationed at Suilin Temple. Seeing that the side and rear were threatened, the Otomo Army did not dare to continue the attack, but began to solidly defend at Tofukuji Temple. The Kitahata Army, Hojo Army and Saito Army finally got a chance to breathe.
On the other hand, the freed Miyoshi Army began to try to hunt down the Oda Army who was running around the map. The Nagatail Army ignored him, just like a fool who was looking for Takeda Harunobu, and directly pursued the Takeda Army and came to Suirin Temple.
Oda Nobunaga's route this time was even more erratic. He did not go to Nijo Castle and the Imperial Palace. Instead, after occupying Hokoji Temple, he took the alley directly to the Shin-Zenkoji Temple in the northeast, leaving Hokoji to go north.
Koji's Miyoshi army came to nothing. Immediately afterwards, the Oda Army ran directly from the Shichijo Bridge and rushed to the east bank of the Kamogawa River. During the first Kyoto Battle, it was the Oda Army that ran from the east bank of the Kamogawa River to the west bank of the Kamogawa River, completely ruining the battle. Chaos - this time they did it the other way around.
The troops stationed in Sanjusangendo next to Shichijo Bridge were the Isshiki Army and the Mimura Army. The walls of Sanjusangendo were severely damaged due to the fire in the previous battle. So much so that when the Isshiki Army and the Mimura Army saw the Oda Army appearing like divine soldiers descending from the sky, they were so frightened that they did not dare to move at all. They thought that the entire Northern Army's front-line troops had collapsed, and Oda Nobunaga ignored them. , went straight south, and headed straight for Takio Shrine. The Yamana Army and the Kono Army in the Takio Shrine were trying their best to deal with the offensive of the Asakura-Asai coalition forces, and did not notice the uninvited guests behind them. Oda Nobunaga directly broke through the north gate and broke into the shrine. Takio Shrine instantly fell into great chaos.
Upon seeing this, Asakura Sodai immediately ordered the Asai army to move away from the east gate of Takio Shrine, while the Asakura army stormed the south gate and west gate, encircling three and one. He only wanted to capture Takio Shrine, and was unwilling to fight to the death with the trapped Kansai army and pay casualties, so he was naturally willing to let them leave. The Yamana Army and the Kono Army, who were in disarray, also accepted the offer and fled without saying a word. They went to the Yusa Army and the Hatano Army of Chisekiin. Takio Shrine was also successfully occupied by the Southern Army.
As it got darker, the northern and southern armies gradually ceased their activities and broke away from contact. The Confederate army successfully captured Toji Temple within a day's offensive. Suirinji Temple and Takio Shrine. However, due to the gain and loss of Chofukuji Temple, the Imagawa Army currently located at Toji Temple and the Takeda Army at Suirin Temple were separated from the main force of the Southern Army on the east bank of the Kamogawa River.
Therefore, starting from April 9, the 14th year of Tianwen (1546), in order to open up the connection between the two armies, the Southern Army began to concentrate its forces to attack Changfu Temple as a strategic hub. Naturally, the Northern Army would not give up this grasp easily. They also transferred the Yamana Army and Kono Army that had lost their positions to the west bank. Together with the Maori Army, Ouchi Army, Otomo Army, Akamatsu Army, and Urakami Army, they took turns entering Nagasaki. Fukuji garrisoned and resisted the Confederate offensive.
The Mori family is a subordinate of the Ouchi family, the Ouchi family and the Kono family are allies, the Ouchi family and the Ouchi family are also allies, and they and the Yamana army have a common enemy, the Nizi family - these daimyo have geographical interests. They are quite consistent, there are no conflicts, they will not deliberately betray their allies, and they work together harmoniously. On the other hand, among the various departments of the Confederate Army, the Imagawa family and the Takeda family, who were attacking from the west, and the Saito family and the Hojo family, who were attacking from the east, could not deal with each other. Under the situation of one ebb and another, Changfu Temple could not be conquered for a long time.
On the east bank of the Kamogawa River, the Asakura Army, Asai Army, Oda Army, Rokkaku Army, and Wakasa Takeda Army were jointly attacking the Northern Army on the front line of Sanjusangendo and Chisekiin. The interest entanglements between these big names are also complicated and difficult to go all out. After fighting for many days, we finally captured the Chiji Academy. However, as the Yusa Army and the Hatano Army retreated to the New Hiyoshi Shrine and joined forces with the Nizi Army as the second-line reserve force, it was no longer possible for the Southern Army on the east coast to break through. The Nizi Army, which was recharging its strength, launched multiple rounds of counterattacks with strong force, and almost took back the Zhijiyuan.
This continued until May 1, the 14th year of Tianwen (1546), but there was still no change in the battle line. Finally, Hosokawa Harumoto could no longer sit still and ordered the entire offensive to be stopped. Imagawa Yoshimoto and Takeda Harunobu of Toji Temple and Suirin Temple also took their attendants back to the new main formation of the Confederate Army in Gwangmyeong-in Daidai via the path, and reconvened. Assessment meeting to discuss countermeasures.
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"If this delay continues, when will the end be achieved?" Hosokawa Harumoto, who had been unable to attack for a long time, couldn't help but become a little irritated. "The Imperial Palace and Nijo Castle have been in the hands of the rebels, and there is no solution. Do you have any good ideas?"
"It's useless to keep worrying about the gains and losses of one temple and one shrine. After all the hard work to conquer a place, it might be taken back in the blink of an eye. And to conquer a place, it will take more than ten days, one place at a time. Why don't we wait a year to get to Nijo Castle? The longer the delay is, the more complete the Northern Army's defenses will be, and the harder it will be for us to fight." Oda Nobunaga took the lead in taking action without hesitation.
"So what Saburo Oda means is to find a way to muddy the situation?" After getting along for a while, Asakura Soutei seemed to appreciate Oda Nobunaga more and more, "It's still like the battle we had in early April. , quickly outflanked multiple temples, penetrated the Northern Army's defense line, and then
And find a way to capture multiple gathering points in one go? "
"It's not realistic..." Rokkaku Sadayori frowned and coughed twice, "That battle was so effective because the Nagao family gave up their position and broke into the east bank of the Kamogawa River, which exposed their flaws. After this battle, The Northern Army must have emphasized this matter, and I'm afraid it will be rare to have such an opportunity again. All units are strictly guarding their positions, so how can there be any chance of interference?"
"I think there might be a chance." Imagawa Yoshimoto, who had never participated in discussions on military affairs, made a rare statement, but glanced at Takeda Harunobu with evil intentions, "I don't know why, but the elder of the Nagao family suddenly When he sees His Highness Ozen, he will become red-eyed and pursue him at all costs. If the Takeda Army is allowed to lure the enemy at the protruding part of the front line, it might be possible to draw out the Nagao Army and disrupt their front line."
"Your Highness Ojibe..." Takeda Harunobu glanced at Imagawa Yoshimoto feeling very speechless, and then said: "Don't worry about it, please continue the discussion. Oda Saburo, what are your high opinions? Why don't you make it clear? I feel that right now There is no chance of breaking through the Northern Army's defenses."
"I mean, just set it on fire."
