In fact, Fang Bie and Yan Yu were watching the first wave of attacks on the Oda family.
This wave of attacks occurred just as the vanguard of the Imagawa Army had just left Okehazama and had not yet stabilized their footing. This small group of troops carried out the first wave of attacks by suppressing them with long-range musket fire and charging with knives.
However, even though the Imagawa Army was not on a stable footing and was quite exhausted, it was still able to maintain a fairly cohesive morale and relied on its numerical advantage to launch a counterattack against this small force again. In the end, the Oda Army fled in embarrassment. This wave The attack failed, leaving dozens of bodies in vain.
"What do you want to say?" Yan Yu looked at the silent Fang Bie: "In fact, it seems that Imagawa Yoshimoto is indeed not a straw bag. He has two brushes and is not a mud that can be broken with just a touch. Buddha."
"Yes, the other party is the No. 1 Yutori in Tokaido." Fang Bie said softly: "But have you noticed that Kinoshita Tokichiro did not participate in this raid."
"Did he run away from the battle?" Yan Yu couldn't help but ask.
Indeed, this samurai trusted by Oda Nobunaga had not been seen before.
"He is a tough-minded person and will not be scared out of his wits so easily. However, the main body of the troops that just launched the attack are indeed the light cavalry who came with us before. Because of the terrain and the equipment of the horses, The reason is that these cavalry can only dismount and engage in foot combat. The charge just now was undoubtedly a defeat." Fang Bie looked at the front and calmly analyzed: "In fact, from a common sense point of view, we should wait for Oda Nobunaga's attack. It will be better if the army arrives and then launch a general attack together, instead of sending food in advance with a small force of less than 300 people."
"But." Fang Bie said softly: "I really don't know much about the art of war. I will forget about military books after reading them. At best, they are just talking about war on paper."
"But look at the Imagawa troops below." Fang Bie gently reminded Yan Yu.
Yan Yu nodded, already understanding Fang Bie's meaning.
Looking at it at this time, those Imagawa troops who had already traveled for half a day, the weather was hot, and they had fought with the small charging troops, their physical strength was indeed almost exhausted at this time.
Because of the dangerous terrain in Tongzhajian, the nervousness of fearing enemy attacks disappeared with the previous wave of great victories. At this time, they finally walked out of Tongzhajian. They all sat on the ground, took off their armor, and began to take out dry food. Eat and drink on the spot, a relaxed scene.
"They have completely relaxed their vigilance, and think that the Oda army is no more than that." Yan Yu nodded and said: "After passing the tub, the Furuno Castle is very close. Presumably they only planned to attack the city after repairing it, but they didn't. Come to think of it, Oda Nobunaga has gathered all his strength and plans to give them a fatal blow."
"Oda Nobunaga is already on the way." Fang Bi looked at the sky.
It was early summer, and it was already past noon. The Imagawa Army had traveled a long distance, and the elite soldiers at the front had experienced another fight. It was a time when they were sleepy and hot, so they all sat down to rest and get dry food to make meals to replenish their strength.
"Do you think it will rain today?" Fang Bie suddenly asked.
The sky at this time was cloudless, otherwise it wouldn't be so muggy.
But the weather in June, just like a child's face, really changes at a moment's notice. Moreover, this is a mountainous area with more complex terrain and climate.
"Who knows?" Yan Yu said, "But if it rains, it will be of great benefit to Oda Nobunaga."
"For things like weather, I feel like God is helping me." Fang Bie smiled: "If there is really a heavy rain, then Oda Nobunaga who comes to attack at this time will be completely hidden. On the contrary, if the already exhausted Imagawa Army is baptized by the rain again, I am afraid that its morale will really rise, then decline, and then be exhausted."
"I have been thinking about how Oda Nobunaga can win this almost inevitable battle. After all, Imagawa Yoshimoto's army is so large, and the quality of the soldiers is not much worse than that of Oda Nobunaga, but the number is inferior to that of Oda Nobunaga. Ten times as much as Tian Nobunaga.”
"This kind of number is almost desperate. If you want to win, you have to seize one in 10,000 opportunities."
"But it's obvious that this fighter plane is coming soon."
"Is it possible that you can use the east wind to make it rain?" Yan Yu looked at Fang Bie and asked.
If this is the case, you are really very wise.
"Artificial rain is real." Fang Bie looked at Yan Yu and said seriously: "Of course, this is not my area of expertise. All we have to do today is just wait and see and wait for the final result."
"But if there is going to be a heavy rain, it means luck is on Oda Nobunaga's side."
Before Fang Bie finished speaking, a dull thunder suddenly sounded in the distance.
Thunder rolled.
Yan Yu looked at Fang Bie: "So even if you jump into the Yellow River, you won't be able to wash yourself away."
"I'm not dirty. I need to wash it." Fang Bie said seriously.
"But at least the situation is clear now."
"Luck was on Oda Nobunaga's side."
"The attack will come with heavy rain."
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When thunder sounded, Shang Jiuge looked at the sky subconsciously.
Next to her was Imagawa Jun who was sitting and lying on the ground, while Imagawa Yoshimoto was sipping the barley tea handed to him by his entourage.
Hearing the thunder, Imagawa Yoshimoto was startled at first, and then couldn't help laughing: "Look, God is also helping us. He knows that we are too hot, so he quickly rains down rain to relieve us from the heat. It can be said that he is the Buddha. They are also on our side.”
When the people around heard Imagawa Yoshimoto's explanation, they couldn't help but burst into laughter: "My lord is right, it's really great that the rain from the sky comes to relieve us from the heat."
Some people also sang counter-arguments at an inappropriate time: "We have so many troops. When the heavy rain comes, there is no shelter from the rain. After a while, we will be soaked in the rain. How can we still have the energy to fight?"
As soon as this person spoke, he was immediately rebutted by everyone: "It's just raining, not a knife. How can the men of Imagawa be afraid of the drizzle? Only the girls from Oda will hide in the house when it rains." Hold the mother-in-law inside, and then we will catch them all in one fell swoop."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was in a happy atmosphere.
Shang Jiuge stood quietly, as if all this had nothing to do with her. The girl looked at the sky and sighed: "It will rain very hard."
Amada noticed the young swordsman he brought with him and couldn't help but smile: "Don't worry, Lord Imagawa is so brave that he cannot be defeated by just a little rain."
Shang Jiuge knew that Oda Nobunaga must be on his way to raid at this time. If the heavy rain falls and the Oda army suddenly launches an attack when the rain stops, it will be an almost irresistible disaster.
"I hope so." Shang Jiuge said, and then looked up at Yutian: "Are you afraid of death? Yutian."
The two of them were talking in Chinese, so there was no need to worry about being heard by most people.
It was as if Shang Jiuge also automatically blocked the Japanese language of most people around her.
To be honest, Yutian also hoped to teach Shang Jiuge some Japanese during this period so that she could live easily in Japan without him as a translator. However, Shang Jiuge's language talent seemed to be completely squeezed out by his swordsmanship talent. , the girl's Japanese is still very poor, at best she has learned some simple greetings such as Aligado.
It's like saying you haven't learned anything.
After all, if you want to learn a language, you should start by learning curse words. Shang Jiuge must be very beautiful when he scolds Ma Lu Yelang.
But Amada didn't teach.
"A warrior should not be afraid of death." Yutian looked at Shang Jiuge: "A warrior is loyal to the monarch and must shed the last drop of blood for the monarch."
"Do you need me to protect you?" Shang Jiuge asked.
Yutian was stunned.
"Actually, you are not a person suitable to be a warrior." Shang Jiuge looked at Yutian and said, "Didn't you say that you have been to China before? We call you people Japanese pirates. To be honest, I have killed those Japanese pirates. , but you are obviously not suitable to be a Japanese pirate, so you returned to your hometown and were fortunate enough to be adopted by Lord Imagawa as his samurai."
"So are you willing to die for Imagawa?"
"If this battle fails today."
Amada was a little frightened by the girl's seriousness.
In fact, when it comes to life and death, it should not be treated as a joke.
What surprised Amada even more was the girl's attitude.
In fact, Shang Jiuge has always shown a very innocent and silly aura. She is ignorant and direct. She doesn't like to play around with others. She will be very happy when she encounters delicious food. If someone is willing She is also very willing to discuss with her.
But at this moment, the words Shang Jiuge said were things that he had never imagined coming from the girl's mouth before.
"Are you afraid that Mr. Imagawa will fail?" Yutian looked at Shang Jiuge and said, "It is the honor of a samurai to die on the battlefield."
"Compared to death in battle, defeat is something that cannot be tolerated, because it shows that one's own power cannot help one's monarch."
"I understand." Shang Jiuge sighed.
"It's raining," the girl said.
As the girl spoke, a heavy downpour came howling down.
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Thunder also sounded above Oda Nobunaga's head.
His Atsheng had just finished singing.
"Lord Nobunaga, you can't leave anymore." Someone came on horseback and pulled Oda Nobunaga's reins: "Look at the weather, it's going to rain soon. It's very dangerous for soldiers to attack in the rain. , offense itself is a weaker behavior than defense."
Oda Nobunaga smiled and looked at the other party: "You know what? Before setting off, Fang didn't tell me a story."
"The protagonist in this story is something called defeatist counselors. They are always instilling in the monarch the truth that if they attack, they will fail. In this way, if the monarch really fails, he can regret why he did not accept these defeatist counselors. suggestions.”
"Lord Nobunaga." The other party did not understand what Oda Nobunaga meant.
"I mean." Oda Nobunaga took the reins from his hand: "I like this rain very much."
"I think the rain can wash away the blood on the sword and bring coolness to the battlefield."
"Today should be a very hearty battle. I, Oda Nobunaga, will either be killed on the battlefield or behead Imagawa Yoshimoto in battle."
The other party was awestruck by Nobunaga's eyes at this moment, which was a little indescribable, so he could only say: "Sir."
"So, do you want to continue to stop me?" Oda Nobunaga looked at the other party: "Or do you plan to fight with me and enjoy the joy of victory?"
"Who can march through the scorching heat for almost a day and then be caught in a heavy rainstorm, and still be able to fight with full energy?"
"Our opponents are such enemies."
"You just have to follow me and defeat them."
Listening to Oda Nobunaga's words, the surrounding samurai couldn't help but cheer up: "Follow Lord Nobunaga's orders!"
"Let's go to see the monkeys together and prepare to launch the final attack." Oda Nobunaga smiled and said: "The rain will cover up the traces of our attack. This is the best time."
As soon as Oda Nobunaga finished speaking, the first drop of rain hit the ground, dripping on the loess soil that had become hard and dry due to long-term sun exposure.
These rainwaters are like threads and gradually become one.
"Let's go." Oda Nobunaga laughed loudly. In the rain, he led all the troops loyal to him to carry out the last desperate attack with only victory and no defeat.
The sound of horse hooves and smoke were silently masked by thunder and rain.
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"It's raining heavily." Fang Bie put on the hat he had prepared and looked at Yan Yu beside him: "Boss, don't you feel that you can enjoy more different life experiences by following me?"
It's as if we are quietly waiting here for an unprecedented war to break out.
The greatest charm of war is that no one can know the winner or lose until the result is known.
This is not a result that can be obtained by simply adding up the data of the armed forces and generals on both sides, and this gambling-like charm is the reason why those famous generals are unable to extricate themselves.
"I feel like you started to become more tossing after you recovered your memory." Yan Yu complained calmly.
"Wouldn't it be nice to give in?" Fang Bie smiled and said, "If you, boss, like the boy who chopped firewood more, I can reluctantly satisfy your hobby and let you continue to bully me."
"Shut up." Yan Yu couldn't help but said.
Of course, when the battle is about to start, it is still good to avoid making jokes.
"Here we come." Fang Bie suddenly said.
Yan Yu instantly looked down from a high place and saw that in the heavy rain, a group of dark troops were also wearing rain gear to protect themselves from the rain, slowly approaching the Imagawa Army who was still hiding from the rain in embarrassment.
After all, just saying a lot of beautiful things is enough. When it rains really heavily, you will realize how many people are swimming naked.
Just like all cats don't want their fur to get wet, even if people don't hate water that much, it's quite uncomfortable to feel their armor and fabric completely soaked by rain.
"Oda Nobunaga gathered all the elements for victory." Fang Bie sighed.
"I've seen the end."
