On June 22, the 14th year of Tianwen (1546), at the third quarter of the Shen hour, south of Xiangguo Temple.
"No movement, young master. The Imagawa family's troops still haven't gone north, and no one has been seen!"
Another scout hurriedly caught up with the troops and reported to Oda Nobunaga, who was leading the Oda army all the way north.
"Still not moving? The main army of the Imagawa family is staying in the south?" Oda Nobunaga confirmed with a grim smile, "Are you sure? If the intelligence is wrong, just wait for hara-kiri."
"Absolutely not!" The Oda family scout replied categorically: "Our ninjas and detective horses are distributed throughout the block. If the Imagawa army goes north, we will definitely see it. Moreover, the Takeda army did not go north either! They Even if there is movement, it is definitely not in the direction of Xiangguo Temple!"
"Okay! You are so brave. You dare not mobilize the troops. You really don't take me seriously." Oda Nobunaga's smile gradually became fierce. "Then just wait for death. I don't care about anything." Seven-twenty-one is a dead word even if it falls into my hands."
"Young Master, no matter what, we are still friendly forces at this time. To suddenly break the alliance and attack the daimyo with only dozens of guards... This is no longer a surprise attack, but closer to an assassination... The reputation of our Oda family..." Niwa Changxiu still plays the role of persuader - persuading his young master not to act recklessly has been his daily duty for many years.
"Isn't reputation something that is only there to be ruined? Otherwise, what's the use of you going to the grave with a good reputation?" Oda Nobunaga continued to crack his whip with disdain, "Imagawa Yoshimoto and I can be killed here. Taiyuan Xuezhai, what do I care about your reputation? The future of the Oda family depends on this battle! Just wait to die!"
"Those who do not follow common sense should be careful!" Niwa Nagahide once again advised earnestly: "Let's not mention Imagawa Jibu for the moment, but how could Master Yuksai have such a comprehensive plan, how could he leave us a chance for a sneak attack? Definitely. There must be a trap!"
"What kind of trap is there? The Imagawa army and the Takeda army are in the south, but they haven't moved. What kind of trap can Taiyuan Xuezai have? Can we spread the beans to form an army? If we can't send out troops, when the 3,000 sons of the Oda family get there, they will You're dead, you can't survive no matter what trap you try! What can you accomplish if you are suspicious every day? Everyone makes mistakes, so isn't Master Xue Zhai a human? It's rare for him to make a mistake, and you are still worried that you don't dare to do it. That's not what you will do for the rest of your life. Are you cowardly waiting to be killed?" Oda Nobunaga scolded Niwa Nagahide righteously, and then continued to call the soldiers of the Oda Army to speed up without hesitation.
Just like this, the Oda army moved forward quickly, and finally bypassed the palace and rushed outside Xiangguo Temple. The moment he saw the wall of Xiangkuni Temple from a distance, Oda Nobunaga stood upright on his saddle excitedly, drew the knife in his hand, pointed straight forward and shouted:
"The enemy is at Xiangguo Temple!"
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Following Oda Nobunaga's order, the Oda army immediately divided into several teams and surrounded the various temple gates of Xiangguo Temple. To be sure, Oda Nobunaga took the lead and led a group of cavalry around to the north gate. At this moment of lightning, dozens of knights suddenly appeared from the north gate of Xiangguo Temple - they were the banners of the Imagawa family and the Takeda family. They fled in panic after seeing the sudden appearance of the Oda army, covering the evacuation of the daimyo of the two families.
Oda Nobunaga's eyes suddenly gleamed, and he commanded his men to attack in separate attacks, chasing and intercepting the Imagawa Army and the Takeda Army from all directions. He himself led the cavalry and mounted samurai of the Oda family and pursued Imagawa Yoshimoto himself at a speed that almost killed the horses. Naturally, the knights of the Imagawa family and the Takeda family did not dare to delay for a moment. They turned directly from north to west and fled in the direction of Nijo Castle. They seemed to want to use the complex urban terrain around Nijo Castle to throw off their pursuers.
"Haha, I knew you were going to Nijo Castle!" Oda Nobunaga was overjoyed when he saw this, "So I had already asked my father-in-law to lead Saito's army to Nijo Castle to double-team! Waiting for a head-on collision. Come on! You can’t run away!”
At this time, Ikeda Hengxing slapped his horse again and chased him from the direction of Sokokuji Temple. He followed Oda Nobunaga's horse and shouted: "Young master, I found the fake Gongfang (Ashikaga Yoshito) in Sokokuji Temple. What should I do?" Disposal?"
"Ah? When the Imagawa family evacuated, not even the official was taken away?" Niwa Nagahide was shocked when he heard this, "Was it so hasty? Did you leave such an important person behind?"
"You can bring as many people as you want
, captured him, then caught up with my horse seal and joined me. "Oda Nobunaga waved his hand and was about to send Ikeda Hengxing away.
"Young Master? Don't you leave someone to protect such an important person? How can you be so casual?" Niwa Nagahide was even more surprised than before.
"Yonegoro, you just can't figure out what is really life-threatening and what is insignificant. Monk Seizhai sees it clearly better than you. When life and death are at stake like this, bring along a child who is not very good at riding a horse. Running away is a burden, and escaping is the most important thing. So even if he is a direct descendant of the shogunate, he will throw it away at will. This is the person who does great things. He looks forward and backward, wants everything, and in the end gets nothing." Oda Nobunaga pinched the horse's belly hard and roared: "Then I, Oda Nobunaga, can't lose to him, and I don't want anything else. I won't waste an extra horse or samurai. He wants the heads of Taiyuan Xue Zhai and Imagawa Yoshimoto!"
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Two teams of horses were galloping through the streets of Kyoto, one running and the other chasing. The sound of horse hooves startled all the birds in the surrounding forest. Just as Oda Nobunaga watched with satisfaction as the Imagawa Army and the Takeda Army were driven into the Nijo Castle neighborhood and surrendered to his trap, something unexpected happened suddenly.
Oda Nobunaga, who had been trapped in the sound of horse hooves, did not hear the killing cry coming from the west of Nijo Castle for the first time until he was so close to Nijo Castle.
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Why are there shouts of killing over there? Did Saito's army encounter an enemy?
There can't be enemies there... All the units of the Southern Army are in the south. Neither the Takeda Army nor the Imagawa Army went north. The Asai Army and the Asakura Army are in the southeast, and it is even more impossible to cross us and appear directly in Nijo Castle. Then who will be the enemy of Saito Army at this time?
After a few breaths of thoughts, I sat down on my horse and galloped a few blocks away. I could faintly see the flags of the two warring armies - on one side was the Saito family's futaba...
On the other side is the Miyoshi third-level nail pull.
Oda Nobunaga's eyes widened instantly, almost in disbelief as he watched the blue ocean continue to pour in from the west. The three good armies have gone and come back? What's going on? Could it be that the Northern Army was trying to trick the enemy into defeat? Are you going to fight back now?
How can it be? How could the Northern Army have such organizational capabilities? When all the ministries got the chance to retreat, they must have all slipped away and returned to their territory. Who would accompany the Mihaoshi family to fight back? So is it possible that only the Sanhao family is going to fight back? are you crazy? How did he know that the Confederacy would break up the Civil War? Isn't he afraid of running into the Confederate army? If the Southern Army had not split, it would be difficult for him to fly back to Kyoto now! are you crazy?
However, the facts will not change due to Oda Nobunaga’s complaints. At the moment, Saito's army is being defeated by the Miyoshi Army, and the plan to encircle and suppress Imagawa Yoshimoto has also come to nothing. After noticing the approaching Oda army, Saito Douzan immediately frantically signaled to Oda Nobunaga, asking Oda Nobunaga to come for reinforcements.
Oda Nobunaga glanced at Imagawa Yoshimoto and others who had turned north and left in style, and then at the Saito army who was in a bitter battle, and chose to retreat without saying a word. Anyway, the goal of killing Imagawa Yoshimoto has failed. At this time, preserving the Oda Army is the most important thing. As for the life and death of my father-in-law... If he died, wouldn't the Oda family have a reason to invade Mino in the name of their son-in-law?
As soon as they left, the Oda army immediately sent its troops southward and withdrew in the direction of Rensheng Temple and Daquan Temple. After seeing this, the samurai of the Saito family cursed one after another, and could only fight and retreat in order to escape the pursuit of the Miyoshi Army. Only Saito Michizan sighed with a wry smile: "You are really like me when you know the current affairs and don't recognize your relatives." …This son-in-law is quite an extraordinary talent.”
On the other side, in the north of Nijo Castle, Miyoshi Nagakei personally led a small group of cavalry and went straight to where Imagawa Yoshimoto, Taiyuan Yuksai and Takeda Harunobu were. When Imagawa Yoshimoto and others saw this, they did not evacuate. Instead, they reined in their horses and stopped, waiting for the arrival of Miyoshi Changqing.
"Where is the Gongfang Hall?" Sanhao Changqing arrived in front of them and asked in a deep voice without saying much.
"I stayed in Sokoku Temple before, but now I'm afraid I've been kidnapped into the Oda family's army." Imagawa Yoshimoto responded with cupped hands.
"Didn't we agree before that we would return to help you ambush the Oda Army and Saito Army, and you would be responsible for controlling the Gongfang Palace before returning it to the
Ours? Sanhao Changqing's face turned green when he heard this, and he asked coldly.
"If the Gongfang Palace is directly returned to His Highness, His Highness, the target of His Highness at the moment is our Imagawa family." However, Taiyuan Xue Zhai took his time and explained to Miyoshi Changqing with a smile, "Only Only by keeping Kōhoden in the Oda army can the Miyoshi family truly fulfill their promise and defeat the Oda army for us. If the Miyoshi family can fulfill their agreement and defeat the Oda army, then Kōhoden will still return. In your hands?"
Miyoshi Nagakei didn't say much when he saw this, and just walked away with his people - he didn't have time to talk to the Imagawa family. The top priority was to pursue the retreating Oda army and snatch back the shogun supported by the Miyoshi family.
And Oda Nobunaga soon discovered that his dream of running away had been shattered. A large number of Miyoshi Army's reserves ignored the fighting Saito Army, jumped over the position, quickly passed through the neighborhood, and headed straight for the Oda Army. Oda Nobunaga looked at this overwhelming strength difference and felt his heart become cold, and fled with his troops desperately.
"It's okay, we can leave." Oda Nobunaga kept turning his head to confirm the location of the pursuers, while constantly comforting the emotions of the surrounding retainers, "They came from behind after all, and they are still far away from us. We have been going south. , I can definitely get rid of it.”
As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of arrows came towards him. The Oda Army soldiers who were fleeing at the front were caught off guard and were shot down. Oda Nobunaga hurriedly told his men to stop and hide, and at the same time looked around - the ambush in front was clearly holding the red Takeda Hishibi flag.
"Why?" Oda Nobunaga didn't know how many times he was shocked today. "Why did the Takeda Army appear here? They had not gone north to Shoukoku Temple to support their governor before. Instead, they went in the opposite direction to Mibu Temple in the west. Did it happen? Could it be that...they had expected that war would break out at Mibu Temple?"
Oda Nobunaga finally reacted, but unfortunately it was over.
Whether it was the incredible failure of the Imagawa family and the Takeda family to send troops to support, or the return of the Miyoshi family, or the sudden appearance of the Takeda army now - it was not an accident, but a battle plan that had been planned long ago. The purpose is to trick the Oda Army into Nijo Castle, and then be surrounded and annihilated outside Mibuji Temple by the Miyoshi Army and the Takeda Army from the south to the north.
All the roads going south were blocked by the Takeda Army, and the Miyoshi family's pursuers were rushing to the north. The Oda Army had been forced to a dead end.
"Abandon all your baggage and prepare to escape." Oda Nobunaga was free and easy, and gave the most reasonable instructions without hesitation, "Then don't worry about Gongfangden, let him raise the flag of two lines and lead two. He rushes to the west to see if he can divert some of his attention while we break out from the east."
