"Master Xue Zhai, how much did you expect..."
At this time, Takeda Harunobu had already taken his own banner and rushed back to the Takeda army by a detour, preparing to personally direct the encirclement and suppression of the Oda army. The Fuji Army will come to attack us, so we arranged early for the Takeda Army not to go north for rescue. We deliberately exposed the flaws to lure them into action, and then went west to ambush them on the way to their retreat. Waiting for work, we will catch them all in one fell swoop."
Watching the Oda army in front of him begin to change their formations, and watching a group of cavalry under the Nijohibi banner begin to charge westward, Takeda Harunobu had a panoramic view of all the changes - Oda Nobunaga clearly wanted to lead They broke through and deliberately let Ashikaga Yoshito leave to distract their attention. The Takeda Army only needs to prevent them from breaking through, and then separate a group of cavalry to attack the hurriedly fleeing Oda Army with a side attack to defeat them all here.
Just when everything was ready and all that was needed was the east wind, Takeda Harunobu suddenly felt a cold northwest wind - and the sound of horse hooves from the northwest. He had an ominous premonition in his heart for no reason, but he quickly denied it - he wouldn't betray it so little, what a hatred.
In the end, it was just such a small amount of betrayal, and there was really such a big hatred.
The flag raised in the dust of the horse's hooves is none other than the Echigo Nagatail Nine-Year Pattern.
Nagao Kagetora led the Nagao army, roaring from the official road from Tanba to Kyoto, and went straight to Mibuji Temple where Takeda Harunobu's horse seal was located.
"Nagao-sama, why is this happening?" At this time, the Miyoshi family also noticed the movements of this "friendly force" of the Northern Army, and hurriedly sent out envoys to rush to Nagao Kagetora's horse seal, hoping to communicate with him. However, Nagao Kagetora was marching very fast, and as the horse galloped, the position of the horse seal changed rapidly, making the Miyoshi family's envoy chase for a long time before finally catching up.
"I didn't expect that the repair doctor would be so loyal to the country. Even if all our Northern Army troops have withdrawn and only one family is left, he will still fight back to Kyoto to avenge the Kōhoden!" Nagao Kagetora hammered his chest hard with his hand. , shouted excitedly to the envoy of the Miyoshi family: "How can we, the Nagao family, sit idly by and ignore this loyalty, and how can we let the Miyoshi family face the entire Confederate army alone? After seeing your army go and return, , I will immediately lead my troops to follow, and together we will defeat the Confederate rebels!"
"Ah..." The messenger of the Miyoshi family was speechless. He never expected that Nagao Kagetora and the Nagao family would have such a wonderful misunderstanding. Is there really a fool who is righteous in this world? No way? How should I explain to him that the Miyoshi family has reached a secret agreement with the Imagawa family and the Takeda family? My lord has not authorized me to say this...
Just when the Miyoshi family's envoy hesitated, the Nagao family's vanguard had almost reached the Takeda family's formation.
"Nagao-sama, please take a break!" The Miyoshi family's envoy couldn't care less and had to shout.
"I'm here to punish the thief, how can I rest for a while?" However, Nagao Kagetora ignored him and commanded his men to crash into the Takeda family's defense line.
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"I'm really unlucky. What kind of trouble do I have with your Nagao family now? Do you want to ruin my good deeds over and over again?" Takeda Harunobu looked like a clingy fly. He only chased the Takeda army for several consecutive battles. The Nagao army who was beaten couldn't help but cursed: "You have withdrawn the capital, and you have come back to Kyoto just to disgust me? What good does it do to you? Can't you think more about the Nagao family yourself? Is this how you lead the army?" "
Even with the scolding, Takeda Harunobu didn't dare to look down upon him at all, because the troops of the Nagao family were coming in a steady stream, and he had already known the fierce combat power of the Nagao army. As a last resort, he had to pull back all the troops that were originally deployed to encircle and suppress the Oda Army and set up defenses, and then he could barely block the Nagatail Army's offensive.
But Oda Nobunaga, who was lucky enough to save his life, saw the God-given opportunity and led his army to escape without saying a word, heading east without even daring to look back.
On the other side, Miyoshi Nagakei had just welcomed back Ashikaga Yoshito, who was driven away by Oda Nobunaga as a bait. On the other side, he was informed that the Nagao Army had fought against the Takeda Army, and he was also surprised.
"An unplanned incident..." Miyoshi Changqing was secretly surprised, but surrounded by his subordinates, his face remained calm and composed, as if he had expected all this, and he said confidently: "Mr. Fangdian
Since it has been protected, we have nothing to cooperate with the Imagawa family and the Takeda family. This Long Tail Army was the one I deliberately lured to contain the Takeda Army so that they had no chance to annihilate the Oda Army. "
"Then according to the master's wishes, there is no need to send someone to mediate them?" Matsuzaki Nagahide asked with a smile on his face.
"That's natural." Miyoshi Nagakei looked stern and waved directly: "Ignore them, lead the army eastward immediately, pursue the Southern Army, and see if you can find an opportunity for the Hosokawa Army, Rokkaku Army, and Tsutsui Army to fall alone. Eat one of them hard."
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"The Three Good Soldiers are back?"
At this time, Hosokawa Harumoto and Rokkaku Sadayori, who had already retreated to Pyouji Temple and joined the army, were informed of the information discovered by the scouts.
"Yes, the Miyoshi Army suddenly turned back from Tanba Mountain Road not long ago. They were fighting fiercely near Nijo Castle. They seemed to be fighting Saito Army and Oda Army." The samurai who stayed behind hurriedly reported to the two family governors: "We have seen The defeated troops of the Oda Army and Saito Army fled towards Zenchoji Temple, and the pursuers of the Miyoshi Army are expected to arrive soon."
"Is it really to lure the enemy to counterattack?" Rokkaku Sadayori couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that something was wrong. "It's impossible... After all, it's a scattered coalition. How could the three good repairmen persuade the others?" Are all the ministries following him to fight back? Could it be that the Miyoshi repair family is chasing after him?"
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"What about the movements of our other daimyo?" Hosokawa Harumoto continued to ask from the side.
"The Kitahata Army and Tsutsui Army are stationed at Shin-Zenkoji Temple in the south. They arrived late. Your Highnesses did not go to Shokokuji Temple just now. The troops are well organized and are already preparing to respond to the enemy. The Takeda Army (Wakasa Takeda Family) is still at Shin-Zenkoji Temple. , His Highness Takeda is still on the way, and he won't be able to get through for a while. The Asakura Army and the Asai Army seem to have merged and are crossing the river to the east of the river. They have no intention of attacking the Northern Army." The samurai who stayed behind poured out the information one by one. He reported it like a bean, and Hosokawa Harumoto suddenly felt a little confused.
"The person who came here is not a good person. You cannot fight the Miyoshi Army here." However, Rokkaku Sadayori had already roughly judged the situation and calmly suggested: "The morale of the soldiers is not stable. Imagawa, Takeda, and Asakura will provide strong reinforcements." They have evil intentions, and it’s hard to say whether they will actually become our enemies in turn. We must retreat immediately, return to the strong position before the Confederate attack was launched, regroup, and then try to win over friendly forces as much as possible before making plans.”
"Are you going to abandon the Imperial Palace and Nijo Castle?" Hosokawa Harumoto was a little unwilling to hear this. "Then wouldn't this battle be completely in vain? We retreated to the place where the attack started, and the orphan of the deceased Kōhoden was not able to be picked up. The main force of the Miyoshi family was intact, and Kyoto was returned to them..."
"But the Northern Army has been disintegrated." Rokkaku Sadayori said with relief, "Miyoshi Repair can no longer raise this army."
"Didn't the Southern Army also disintegrate? They may even be fighting each other." However, Hosokawa Harumoto knew it in his heart, but he was not ignorant of the general situation. He knew that there was no other choice at the moment, so he could only sigh: "I understand, please retreat."
After Hosokawa Harumoto gave the order, the Confederate troops who had originally stayed at Zenchoji, Hyouji, and Shin-Zenkoji began to evacuate. Rokkaku Sadayori asked the Kitahata Army and Tsutsui Army to move westward to the Hokoji Temple to cover the flanks of the friendly forces. The Hosokawa Army, Rokkaku Army and Wakasa Takeda Army went south in sequence, without worrying about the life and death of Saito Army and Oda Army - of course, they had escaped by virtue of their own abilities. The Asai Army and the Asakura Army had already crossed the Kamogawa River and began to evacuate southward from the east bank of the Kamogawa River towards the main formation.
On the other side, the Takeda Army and the Nagao Army were still fighting fiercely inside and outside Mibuji Temple. Neither of these enemies cared about the evolution of the overall situation around them. They just fought desperately, eager to put the other party to death. Fortunately, Miyoshi Chokei ignored them and went straight south to Daquan Temple to pursue the southern army. Upon seeing this, the Tsutsui Army and Kitahata Army of Hokoji Temple immediately evacuated towards Kankyo Temple - in this situation where the hozens were about to fall and the trees were falling, they had no interest in defending the rear for their friendly forces.
But Miyoshi Nagakei's goal is very clear - the Tsutsui Army from Yamato. The Kitahata family and the Miyoshi family did not have much connection, and he could not catch up with the Rokkaku family and the Hosokawa family, so he simply went after the Tsutsui army and beat them - weakening the power of the Tsutsui family would greatly help loosen the
The permanent show of Yamato strategy. The Tsutsui army was beaten terribly and frantically asked for help from friendly forces, but everyone only asked the cavalry to circle in a symbolic circle and the archers to fire a few arrows. No one really helped.
The entire Kyoto battlefield seemed to have turned into a racing game. The outnumbered Confederate army had no intention of fighting, and was only interested in running back to the strong position from which their attack was launched. However, the Sanhao Army, whose number was only a fraction of the Southern Army, became the chasing party, which makes people feel ironic. Except for the Takeda Army and the Nagao Army - they seemed to have stayed out of the situation. They were like two swordsman masters. Even in the chaos, they had to ask their subordinates to clear an open space for the two of them to fight a duel on one horse. A superior one.
But when the "runners" finally reached the finish line, they found that the first place had already arrived - all the food, baggage, ordnance, and military pay stored in their respective camps had been looted. After asking the few samurai and civilians who stayed behind, I was told that the samurai of the Imagawa family had not long ago forcibly led their troops to "take away" almost all the supplies on the grounds of "defending the enemy on the front line and being in dire need."
It turned out that the Imagawa army never had a large force to go north to join the governor of his family. It had no intention of going north from the beginning. Instead, it had already gone directly south and captured the camps of the friendly Southern army daimyo - judging from the distance and time. , this was even before the internal strife broke out in the Xiangguo Temple in the Southern Army. In other words, Taiyuan Xuezhai had already thought about turning against Xiangguo Temple, so he left a "good plan" for the Imaguan Army in advance.
"Xue Zhai... this bastard." At this time, even Rokkaku Sadarai, who had always been elegant, couldn't help but curse. Looking up, the Imagawa family's red bird horse seal was already flying far above the main formation of Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine.
Also "protected" by the Imagawa army in the main formation was Ashikaga Yoshiaki (Ashikaga Yoshiaki), the shogun supported by the southern army who was placed in the main formation.
