From the rush with the power of the big barrel to the sudden retreat, the offensive of the Matsunaga army lasted less than two quarters of an hour.

Most of the elite of the aggressive Matsunaga Army in the front row were lost on the front line, and after that, they gradually showed the essence of the goods, and there was almost no resistance in the face of the tiger and wolf division of the tie family.

Not to mention that as soon as the main general moved, the remaining generals had lost their fighting spirit and had no intention of dying.

"The other party's meaning is nothing more than to use the hidden big barrel to raid once, and once it is not successful, immediately withdraw the troops to save the strength, and no longer insist. Can really create a good chance to charge, and retreat immediately if the blow fails...... It can also be said that it is forbidden. ”

Hirate also saw Matsunaga's intentions clearly, and made an objective judgment with the attitude of a victor to hide the confusion when Fang was shelled.

In fact, there are still quite lingering palpitations in my heart.

The matter of firearms will certainly spread gradually, and no one can monopolize it, and in the future, it is possible to fight an enemy equipped with large-caliber killing weapons at any time, and there must be no negligence. If you do get hit, then everything will be over.

In addition, I also felt that it was a pity that Shicai had already notified the reserves to move closer, and it was impossible to issue a diametrically opposite order for a while, so that his subordinates could go down and encircle, and could only watch the enemy's men and horses continue to escape from the gaps in the military formation.

In particular, the banner of the general general of Matsunaga Street basically bypassed the Nijo Imperial Palace without looking back and turned north.

In that direction, the Nakamura Ichishi clan was designated in advance to lead the Ji Yizhong to be responsible, but the troops were smaller, and the political purpose was higher than the military, so it may not be able to intercept the big fish.

From the binoculars, you can still see a small number of Imperial Palace defenders taking the initiative to come out of the city to pursue, I think it is probably Akechi Mitsuhide, Kinoshita Hideyoshi, Shibata Katsuya and others. The rest of the shogunate's retainers, even if they had the courage, most of them did not have the ability to command.

In this era when military personnel are not yet fully professionalized, it is always difficult to achieve much success in pursuing foot soldiers with foot soldiers. The retreating enemy army will subconsciously take advantage of all the complicated terrain, go up the mountains and into the water, burrow into the forest and grass, and choose the direction that is not conducive to the development of the large army. And the semi-professional soldiers on their own side did not have the idea of chasing after them, because the peasants and soldiers were generally more interested in looting equipment and property on corpses than killing the enemy.

Assemble a large contingent of hussars? That would seem too expensive, not cost-effective, and less adaptable to the terrain.

If you want to annihilate the enemy's living forces as much as possible and reduce their revival potential, you must arrange in advance for the flanks to intercept and cut off the back road. Of course, the premise of dividing troops is to have confidence in victory in a frontal battle.

"Our army lost nearly 300 men, and the enemy's head was about 800 ranks. Nakamura Takaji, known as the 'No. 1 Warrior of Yamato Country', was personally beheaded by Lord Hirate Hidemasu under the horse, and Matsunaga Genealogy Daishiro Oka Kunitaka was obtained by Matsuyama Shigeji's reserve team. Fortunately, the top casualties of our army were two team leaders, and there were no higher-ranking casualties. But Konishi Yuki's long hall ...... I was injured in the abdomen by a 'broken gold rod', and I am afraid that I will need to recuperate for a long time. ”

Iwanari Youtong was already very handy with the work at hand, and with his rich experience in the grassroots battlefield, he only made a rough estimate of the battle situation at the first time after a simple inquiry and sorting, and quickly reported to the top.

Miyoshi Changqing's hard-working family business is now in decline, and it is about to be precarious, so the color of "demoting" on Iwanari Yutong has been diluted a lot, and it is no longer an obstacle based on the Tie family.

It was a bit embarrassing for him to report on Konishi's injury. Because the lord asked the two of them to be one and the other, and took over the work of Kawada Nagakin.

Now that the deputy has an accident and needs to recuperate, isn't the real power of Iwanari Yutong equivalent to that of Kawada Changqin back then? This is not necessarily a good thing for him.

"Hmm...... Great work. The injured must be well arranged to allow them to recuperate. ”

In addition to showing concern for Konishi Yuki, Hinode was not disappointed by the imperfect result. No matter how you say it, it's still a win, isn't it? Moreover, the direction of the Matsunaga family's evacuation was to the north rather than the south, and they could not return to the old nest of Yamato Province.

It's a bit confusing.

"What does it mean to go north? Although it bypassed the flanks I arranged, it was completely the opposite...... Could it be that there is something else in northern that can take up their forces? Akai? Hatano? Isshiki? Or are you simply preparing to bypass Lake Biwa and join Asakura in Echizen? It would take three or four days to march......"

Seeing this situation, Pingshou Fan Xiu couldn't help muttering to himself, and several speculations immediately flashed in his heart, but then he denied them one by one, so he decided to put aside and stop thinking about it for the time being.

Anyway, we will be able to know the details by looking at the reactions of the northern forces in two days, and we are not in a hurry.

For now, it's better to cheer up first, and it's more important to communicate with the shogunate.

The matter of resisting Takeda still needs to be slowly figured out, but while no one else is there to speak, this credit of "crusading against Matsunaga and relieving the siege of the Imperial Palace" must be implemented quickly.

At this moment, Hattori Hidean suddenly appeared beside him, quietly knelt down to salute, signaling that something was reported.

Hirata nodded.

Then Hattori Hideyasu hurriedly approached and whispered, "Go to the Honda Shoshin Hall in China, and entrust the subordinates of the Tarao family to send back a message, saying, 'Things are harmonious'." Probably because it was really inconvenient, I didn't send a letter. ”

"It couldn't be better!"

Hearing this, Fan Xiu was suddenly overjoyed, and blurted out what he thought in his heart.

Former Japanese Tamasanobu Mao recommended himself to go to Sanyo Province to prepare for China, in order to encourage the Mimura Motokin, who had a hatred for the Urakami family (or the Ukita Nao family, to be exact).

The Mimura family in Bichu is a subordinate to the Maori family, but it is quite independent. Once they launched an attack on Bizen Urakami privately, then Kobayakawa Takakei, who was in charge of Sanyo affairs, had to go to the front to preside over the overall situation, and naturally he didn't care about other topics.

If the three villages are defeated, they need to help stabilize the situation so that the hearts of the surrounding people will not change.

If Mimura wins, he must contain his exclusive gains and prevent him from losing control of his tail.

As a result, the Mori family will not have the time to fight a lawsuit with the Tiete family on Shikoku Island in the short term.

Tie Tsushu can also let go of his worries and concentrate on dealing with the affairs of Kinai.

Seeing the sovereign smiling, Iwacheng Youtong was relieved, and hesitated for a moment not knowing whether to make a fun conversation, but immediately reacted - isn't the sovereign such a gesture just waiting for someone to play the role of "throwing bricks and leading jade"?

So he asked along the lines of this: "I don't know what the Lord of the Criminal Department has to rejoice, can you let me and other retainers have fun together?" ”

"Haha, I was about to tell you." Hite-suo nodded immediately, but he sold off the key again, changed the subject, and said, "However, seeing that the meeting with the people of the shogunate is about to begin, you can come with it!" I'll talk about the good news later. ”

"Yes! Please allow your subordinates to retire temporarily and change into clothes that conform to etiquette. Iwanari Yutong retreated, racking his brains to ponder the meaning of the lord's words.

In his heart, he only felt that the unfathomable degree of the tie was no less than that of the three good Changqing of the year, and even surpassed it in some aspects.

As soon as the words ended, Horio Yoshiharu reported that the shogunate defenders in the imperial palace had requested a meeting.

is expected.

So he took a short rest, simply tidied up his makeup, drank some tea, and then took a few cronies and dignitaries to the camp tent prepared in front of the battle.

As expected, the shogunate was led by Mibuchi Fujiei and Ise Sadako as representatives.

But there are also acquaintances, all of whom have serious expressions, and although they don't say a word on the side, they show the resolute style of a soldier, and they seem to exude an aura that cannot be ignored.

If you take a closer look, there is no shortage of familiar faces that you have seen in the past, and it seems to be the Lang party of Kinoshita, Akechi, and Shibata.

There are even some Owari Township parties who have fought side by side.

On the contrary, Mibuchi Fujiying seemed to be shocked by Bing Ge, and his palpitations did not disappear, and when he saw that the armor of the "Master of the Criminal Department" was still there, he subconsciously took half a step back on the spot, and got closer to the soldiers behind him, and his expression eased slightly.

Heishou Honhide sighed in his heart, "Sure enough", he didn't have time to take care of the shogunate's internal affairs for the time being, but according to the prepared routine, put on a friendly smile, stepped forward and greeted him cordially: "Mibuchi Palace, Ise Palace, gentlemen, don't come unharmed!" Luckily, I wasn't late yet, and I finally got out of the siege! Otherwise, the consequences can be ...... It is also thanks to the strong men who fought hard and dragged the thief army that the flat family had a chance to take advantage of the mechanism to win. This merit of defeating Matsunaga's rebels, I absolutely dare not claim to be self-assured. ”

As soon as he opened his mouth and didn't mention anything else, he first said that "merit does not dare to claim to himself", and his real intention is obviously diametrically opposed to the superficial lines.

Anyone with a discerning eye can understand the meaning of this statement.

The words of the tie just now are to urge the shogunate to recognize the great merit of "King Qin's rescue".

The dignified Chi Nachi, the guardian of the Three Kingdoms, and the Lord of the Criminal Department, didn't need to be so straightforward. However, today's public Ashikaga Yoshiaki has always been a person who likes to do nothing with his hands, and he always makes people have a sense of vigilance. I'd rather eat ugly than get down to business.

According to the preconceived thought, Ise Sadako may not have an opinion, but Mibuchi Fujiei will definitely argue about this "political issue".

But in fact, Mibuchi Fujiying just looked at him, hesitated for a moment, skipped this section, and took the initiative to show weakness: "If there is no tie punishment today, I am afraid that there will be a risk of heavenly changes, and this is the work of helping to overturn!" The princess will definitely remember it. ”

"How dare you! How dare you! "Tie Tsuki Xiu pretended to dodge.

Then Ise Sadahei on the side couldn't bear it, and immediately interjected and changed the topic: "I should be grateful to the Tieshou Punishment Department, but time is running out." I heard that after Matsunaga's rebels fled to the north of Kyoto, our troops pursued along the road and found that the enemy had been received by a large group of men...... Looking at the banner, it seems to be the monks and soldiers of Enryakuji Temple on Mt. Hiei......"