In the Asai family's main camp, the enemy troops had not done anything for half an hour. The Asai family's ashigaru were already very sleepy, and many peasants and soldiers began to take a nap.
A few ashigaru could hold on for a while, but when they saw their companions falling asleep, they fell asleep too.
Some Asai family samurai also felt that the enemy would not provoke them again, and they turned a blind eye to the ashigaru's laziness.
Not long after, the Asai family's main formation started to sound like snoring.
Asai Ryomasa also walked around the main formation with red eyes, closely followed by Asai Toshimasa and other retainers.
"My lord, the enemy has been bluffing all night, even if his body is made of iron, he should be tired. In my opinion, you should go back and rest first, it is enough for me to watch here!" Asai Toshimasa looked at Asai Ryomasa and said .
Asai Ryomasa glanced at the situation around the formation again and again, and then he felt relieved, "Sure enough, as long as we can't hold on, Mitamura Tamasa will be helpless."
"You actually tried to use the Mitamura family's military strength to provoke me. When dawn tomorrow, I must make Mitamura Tamasa look good!"
Asai Ryomasa was really angry with Mitamura Tadamasa. In order to win over the Mitamura family, he also married his daughter Osomatsu (Matsuichi Goryo) to Mitamura Tadayori. Now it seems that he has completely lost his wife and lost his army.
The gain outweighs the loss.
Asai Ryomasa went back to sleep, while Asai Toshimasa and Doi Mashun sat outside by the fire to keep warm.
Although the climate in Omi is pleasant, the evening breeze in November is still slightly chilly.
"Xingbu Shaofu Palace, I heard that you adopted your youngest son to Miyabe Zenxiangfang?" Asai Toshimasa was the first to open the conversation, chatting casually.
Doi Shinshun nodded, "Yuanjiang Shouden is indeed well-informed, and it is indeed true. I lived in Miyabe Village in my next life, and I was good friends with Miyabe Shanxiangfang."
"I see." Asai Toshimasa nodded.
Doi Mashun was born in Omi Kuni Miyabe Village. He had served as the commander of the monk soldiers of Mount Hiei before. Later, he returned to Omi and was recruited as a retainer by Asai Ryomasa.
The youngest son mentioned by Asai Toshimasa just now is Sonpachi, who was born this year by Doi Mashun. Due to an agreement with his good friend Miyabe Zenshobo, he was adopted to Miyabe Zenshobo.
However, the formal adoption ceremony has not been held yet, because Sunba has been frail and sick since birth, and Dohei Shinshun plans to wait until Sunba grows up before giving him away.
By the way, Sunba, the youngest son of Doi Mashun, became the later Miyabe Tsurun. Miyabe Tsugujun's adoptive father was Miyabe Zenshobo Seijun, a monk at Yuji Shrine in Omi Kunitomo Village.
"Well, after a busy day, I wanted to have a good night's sleep tonight, but being treated like this by the Mitamura family, I feel really helpless!" Dohi Mashun yawned and said weakly.
Toshimasa Asai also empathized and replied, "It will be dawn in more than half an hour. I must seize the time to get some sleep, otherwise I will not even have the energy to fight tomorrow!"
"That's right. If that's the case, then I'll go back and sleep for a while." Doi Zhenshun also slowly stood up.
After a while, except for the dozen or so ashigaru who were on duty at night, almost everyone else in the Asai family's main formation fell asleep. Apart from snoring, the only sounds that could be heard were the whistling wind and the crackling of burning wood.
At the same time, Master Saburo and others were already lurking on the banks of the Anegawa River outside the main formation of the Asai family.
Following the swaying of the reed leaves in front, a figure emerged soon after.
"Master Saburo, I have just touched the main formation of the Asai family. Except for a few ashigaru who are on night watch, the other ashigaru have fallen asleep." Hatayama shook his wet clothes and said shiveringly. .
Just now, Hatayama Asanobu quietly swam from the Anegawa River to observe outside the Asai family's main formation. Hatayama Asanobu, who grew up by the sea, has very good water skills.
Seeing Hatayama Asanobu shivering in the cold wind, Master Saburo quickly asked Akao Kiyosuna next to him to take off his clothes and let Hatayama Asanobu change into them.
Hatayama looked at Master Saburo gratefully, then quickly stepped aside to change his clothes.
Master Saburo turned back to Mitamura Tamasa behind him and said, "Mitamura-san, the Asai family has relaxed their vigilance at this time and can act according to the plan!"
"Understood." Mitamura Tadamasa has been impatient for a long time. If Master Saburo hadn't questioned doing this, according to Mitamura Tadamasa's temper, he would have directly raided the formation long ago, why would he have waited until now.
Mitamura Tadamasa and dozens of peasant soldiers quietly reached the vicinity of the Asai family's main formation and lurked in a pile of bushes.
Master Saburo divided the remaining troops into four groups, each with 50 people, led by Akao Kiyozuna, Endo Kyouyo, Hatayama Tonobu, and Uesaka Munanobu respectively.
According to Master Saburo's deployment, the four people ambush each other in the four directions of the Asai family's main formation. At this time, the Asai family's ashigaru were sleeping like pigs, not realizing that the enemy had surrounded them.
At the same time, Master Saburo also took the remaining twenty or thirty people, Kyogoku Takasatsu, Kyogoku Uhei Sa and others to find Mitamura Tamasa who was ambushing outside the Asai family's main formation.
"Mita Village Hall, it's time to begin!"
After hearing Master Saburo's words, Mitamura Tadamasa immediately stood up from the ground, swung the sword forward in his hand, and shouted, "The time has come, everyone rush!"
"oh!"
All of a sudden, there were so many followers! The peasant soldiers of the Mitamura family, who had been hanging around outside the Asai family's main formation all night, were also confused before and had no idea what these samurai masters were thinking.
Now that he finally got the order to attack, all his energy finally found a place to vent.
When the killing cry rang out again, many Asai family peasants and soldiers who were sleeping still showed no sign of waking up. In other words, if they don't want to wake up, they may still think that this is still a provocation from the enemy.
It's not like he's really going to rush in, so why bother with him.
Mitamura Tamasa took the lead and led the peasant soldiers directly into the Asai family's main formation. Several peasants and soldiers on night duty outside the formation were frightened. They looked at the enemy troops rushing towards them and wanted to run, but they couldn't take a step forward.
Watching Mitamura Tamasa's saber fall towards them, several peasant soldiers did not react from their daze until they died.
"Kill! Asai Ryomasa is inside, rush in and kill him!"
"Set fire! Set fire! Set these tents on fire!"
The peasants and soldiers of Mita Village who rushed into the formation set fires and looked for the enemy, and they were very busy.
At this point, some Asai family peasants and soldiers finally realized that the enemy had really rushed in! The farmers and soldiers who responded quickly quickly grabbed their weapons and prepared to stand up to meet the enemy, while the more timid ones began to wake up other sleeping companions.
Toshimasa Asai rubbed his sleepy eyes and shouted with dissatisfaction, "What's the noise going on outside!"
A sweaty samurai ran in nervously and shouted hysterically at Toshimasa Asai, "No, my lord, the enemy has launched an attack!"
"Just attack, you won't really rush in. This is the first time tonight! You have to call me for some trivial matter. Do you want me to have a good sleep?" Asai Toshimasa was a little angry. .
Seeing Asai Kiyomasa's reaction, the samurai almost cried, "My lord, please get up and take a look. This time the enemy is serious!"
