Chapter 148: The Battle of the Kashino Valley
Pre-battle scolding or pre-battle dialogue, this special battlefield ritual was very popular in modern times, especially in Western Europe and Japan, where feudal manor-style governments were the mainstay.
Through this kind of pre-battle dialogue, the warring parties can take advantage of this opportunity to gain the moral upper hand as much as possible, and second, they can also suppress the enemy's morale, so as to achieve the effect of surrendering the army without a fight. Of course, the success or failure of the war will ultimately depend on one's own actual actions, but the so-called loser does not lose the battle, and almost no one will avoid such a thing as scolding before the war.
Although Nobusada Nishiki was the first time to serve as the head of an army, he still said loudly in the face of Ohno Heinobu's invitation: "Why don't you dare, Nobusada also admires Lord Ohno's bravery." ”
Saying that, Renki Nobutaha crossed his horse and rushed to the middle of the two armies, and Ohno Heinobu did not hesitate to cross his horse and rushed to the middle of the formation to meet Ohno Pingxin.
In the formation of the two armies of Ohno and Nishiki, Nobutsada Hitoki and Nobutanobu Ohinobu crossed the horse. Although this Ohno Heinobu is in his forties, he still looks very majestic, and he is dressed in red armor and cross-text sword, his eyes are sharp, and he has the majesty of a samurai. On the other side, although Nobusada Niki is still young and lacks a trace of prestige after taking power for a short time, his expression is resolute and imposing, but he is also on par with Ohno Heishin.
The samurai have always had a contradictory style, living and dying on the battlefield but cherishing each other in private. Ohno Heinobu has always been a pure samurai, and when he saw that Nobutaza Renki was quite stylish, he sighed: "The father of His Royal Highness Nobuta, the loyal old man of the Oki Palace, has always admired it, and I don't want His Highness Nobutara to look like a majestic samurai today." It's a pity that the old man doesn't have a daughter, otherwise he would have to recruit His Royal Highness Zhen as his son-in-law. ”
For the deeds of his deceased father Oki Chengzhen who sacrificed himself as a savior, Renki Nobutaha has always been proud, and at this time, seeing Ohno Heishin praising his father's loyalty, he naturally had a good feeling. "Ohno-sama is grateful for the recognition and faithfulness of his deceased father's loyalty, and if he had known about it, he would surely be grateful to Ohno-sama. However, the two families of Ohno and Nitoki used to be ministers of the Matsugami family, and they should share weal and woe, so why did Ohno-sama lead his troops to attack his family for no reason this time?"
Nobutada Nishiki first thanked Ohno for his praise of his deceased father, but then asked Ohno why he attacked Miki Castle for no reason.
"Hahahaha." In response, Ohno Heinobu laughed and said, "It is true that the main family and the Nishiki family are both vassals of the Matsugami family. However, the head of the Renmu family, since the death of the first lord of justice, Nishiki Shinji has had ill intentions towards the Matsugami family, not only does not think that the Lord is revenge, but has the intention of rebelling against the city. As the first subordinate of the Matsugami family, my Ono family naturally has the right to crusade against disloyalty, and if the Renki family is dissatisfied with the old man's decision, he can first open the castle to prove his innocence and then sue the Matsugami family. ”
"Ridiculous! Obviously, it was the Ohno family who coveted the territory of my Nishiki family to attack my Miki Castle for no reason, and Ohno-sama's excuse is too ridiculous. Despite his preparations, Nobutada Nishiki was annoyed by Ohno's reversal of black and white.
"Ridiculous?" Ohno Heinobu pretended to be stunned and said sarcastically: "Weakness is ridiculous, and it is God's will for Ohno to capture Renmu." Speaking of this, Ohno Heinobu paused and continued: "But the old man does not want to let a loyal person like Damu Hall have no successor, if His Royal Highness Nobuzhen is willing to restore Damu's family name and surrender to the old man of this family, he will definitely treat you preferentially." Otherwise, the old man can also let you lead the army back to Miki City safely, and the old man can say that he will not pursue. Otherwise, now that the road to the east of the Kagano Valley has been surrounded by the family, the Renmu army will not be able to pass here except for the casualties. ”
Nobutada Nishiki never imagined that Ohno was going to surrender him, but when he looked around and saw the eyes of everyone behind him, he understood that this was his time of separation. In a fit of rage, Nobutada Hitoki scolded Ohno Hiranobu: "Bastard! I, Nobu Nishiki, inherited the legacy of my father, and I should inherit the loyalty of a samurai, and Ohno Den An dared to insult me like this. This time, this Jianoya family must live, if Dayoden is bent on stopping this family, then use the fight between you and my army to decide this matter!"
"In this case, the old man will not force it, and use the success or failure of this battle to decide the survival of the Renmu family!" After saying that, Renki Nobutada and Ohno Heinobu returned to their respective armies one after another.
The Onokie military formation. As soon as he returned to the main formation, Ohno Heinobu said to his second son, Nobuhei Ohno, "Nobuhei, after the battle starts, you must hold this place firmly and not let a single member of the Renmu family escape from the east of the Kano Valley. However, if they want to flee west to Miki Castle, you don't need to pursue, just hold the eastern exit of Kano Valley. ”
Although Ono Nobu and Nobutaza Nishiki had a private conversation before the two armies, the rest of the people in the valley also heard it clearly. At this time, seeing that his father had arranged it like this before the war, Ohno Nobutei couldn't help but ask: "Father's reluctance to pursue the Renmu Army is really because he really appreciates that Renmu Nobutaha and wants to surrender to him?"
"What?" Seeing that his second son had this question, Ohno Heinobu said with a smile: "How can a father be so stupid, and Renki Nobutaha is only a middle-of-the-road person in terms of his talents." The words of the father in front of the two armies are just to confuse their hearts to the death and separate their hearts from the top and bottom. Xinping, you remember, the more you appreciate the enemy, the more you have to make him a dead man, the dead enemy can be remembered and respected, but the living can't!"
"Haha, thank you father for teaching the sea." ......
At this time, Nobutada Nishiki also returned to the main formation of the Nishiki army, and in order to eliminate the influence of the conversation between Fang and Ohno Heinobu, he immediately drew his sword and said, "Attack." ”
After that, he immediately slaughtered the ten formations of the Great Ye Army, and because the number of soldiers was too small, the peasants and soldiers behind him also swarmed up regardless of the formation.
"Haha, it seems that Renki Nobuzhen has fallen for the old man's plan to discord. Attack!" On the other side, Ohno Heinobu saw that as soon as Nobutasha Nishiki returned to his main position, he hurriedly attacked, and was overjoyed, knowing that he had fallen into his own divisive plan, so he immediately led his army to meet him.
Between Suyu, Ohno and Renmu each invested more than a dozen soldiers to fight in this Jiaye Valley. Both sides of the war are sparsely numbered, and the weapons in their hands are nothing more than long knives, bamboo guns, etc., so the battle between the two armies is not limited to any formation and tactics, and they all rely on a brave force.
"Kill, the one who wins the head of Renmu Shinzhen will be rewarded with five silver pieces."
"Rushing out of the Jiaye Valley, no matter whether you live or die, the land tax of the whole family will be changed to four gongs and six farmers." ......
For a while, both the Ohno family and the Nishiki family were fighting while promising all kinds of benefits to their peasants and soldiers to boost morale.