Seeing that night was still about an hour away, and Hirate Honhide still had no intention of going out of the castle to fight, Oda Nobunaga had to start thinking about setting up camp so that the soldiers could rest.

Although it is said that this group of Lang Dang who can cross the river and launch a surprise attack in the rainy night must also be able to withstand the test of sleeping in the muddy water and grass and ashes, it will cause some damage to morale and fighting spirit, and as a general general, he must do his best to avoid it.

The attack is an attempt to succeed if it is unsuccessful.

Originally, I thought that if the enemy's commander had the courage, he should devote his direct elite soldiers to a desperate battle, and if he sought stability, he should abandon the city and withdraw to Hequan in order to make a comeback, which is the usual logic.

But he didn't expect that Pingshou Fanxiu had been staying in the city, and he didn't care about watching the outer positions of the Western Army being constantly weakened, and he never stood still.

Oda Nobunaga did not prepare all kinds of resources in advance, and there was no time to transport them, so he led by example, and led his soldiers who had not participated in the battle to gather local materials, cut down tree branches, and find land at a slightly higher altitude, intending to build the easiest position by hand.

But as soon as he reached the river, his attention was immediately grabbed.

The river seemed to be moving much faster than in the previous month, with broken pieces of wood and soil drifting through it. The water level also seemed to have risen a bit, and the pontoon bridge used to meet the followers in the morning seemed to have been impacted, and it was bent and drifting in the river, perhaps on the verge of breaking.

Oda Nobunaga felt a little worried, frowned and thought for a while, summoned Beehouse Yoritato and Kanamori Naga, and ordered to go upstream to reconnoiter for a while.

At the same time, he asked someone to fish out the wooden blocks in the water and look at them, and found that the cracks on them were still very new, and there were a lot of ropes that had not yet rotted, which obviously looked like the project had been damaged not long after it was repaired.

This situation is all the more troubling.

A moment later, the bee house Yoryū hurried back and reported: "During the investigation, we found people who had fled from upstream, and it is said that it was the Niwa clan Katsu-sama who was ordered to build the embankment to plunder the nearby temple and cause public outrage...... The dikes were destroyed, and the water that had been stored spilled down slanted...... When his subordinates learned of this, they came back early, and Jinsen continued to investigate the details. ”

“…… I see. Nobunaga subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that it was not the intention of the Western Army, and then he was very dissatisfied with a certain retainer and became angry: "The Niwa clan wins this guy!" I can't even do this little thing, it's a waste! ”

The bee house Rylong lowered his head and just didn't hear it.

In fact, the Niwa clan is better than this person, he is a more traditional samurai, although he is average, but if you send him to fight, he will still fight hard - of course, even if he fights, the effect may not be good. But if you send him to do the construction work, then you really have neither the ability nor the enthusiasm.

Originally, Nobunaga deliberately sent people to build an embankment upstream, hoping to attract a tie. Unexpectedly, the other party was unmoved, and would rather spend a lot of money to pile up earth barriers everywhere.

Later, after a while, it was found that the rainfall was always limited and could not accumulate enough torrents to flood the army, so Nobunaga withdrew most of his men and horses, leaving only a few to watch the field, and the "water attack" was not over.

I didn't expect something to happen at this moment.

The hydrological situation has changed suddenly, so the reserve led by Oda Nobutada may not be able to cross the river smoothly tomorrow to participate in the battle, and Nobunaga's men and horses will not be able to turn back for a while.

Fortunately, now that you have the first move, it is not a particularly big problem to be blocked for the time being.

That guy from Shigeharu Takenaka had a good excuse to fight passively, but I just learned that a significant part of Asai Nagamasa's troops had already crossed the river, so victory was still in sight.

It's just that after the success of the surprise attack, I keep receiving bad news, which is not a good omen......

Oda Nobunaga didn't believe much in ghosts and gods and luck, so he laughed to himself and left it behind.

But immediately, one of his own samurai climbed up and rushed to the left without breathing, and what he said made him no longer calm.

"Araki Murashige suddenly turned against him! The Asai army was attacked halfway through the river, and it was still surrounded before and after, and now it is completely chaotic and close to collapse! ”

Hearing this, Oda Nobunaga was stunned for a long time as if he had been struck by lightning, looked up and down, and recognized that the person in front of him was called Matsubara Genban, who should be the deployment of Kinoshita Hideyoshi, and also an acquaintance who would occasionally show his face by his side. The presence here is clearly justified.

However, Nobunaga felt incredulous for a moment.

It wasn't until his own family, Fukutomi Hidekatsu, Nakajima Hidemasa, and others also arrived and said the same thing, that Nobunaga had to bitterly admit that the matter was correct.

Suddenly encountering such a major change, the man who is as talented as Oda Nobu, and he can't say anything at the moment.

Originally, the onslaught of the enemy Tokugawa and the passivity of his own Takenaka were not worth paying attention to, but it was just necessary to give more benefits to Asai Nagamasa and drive them into battle.

Because Tokugawa Ieyasu's troops were elite and not numerous, and Shigeharu Takenaka's reserves were numerous but chaotic, neither of which would be decisive factors on the battlefield.

And Asai Nagamasa, who brought a full 15,000 elite soldiers, can be said to be the third major force in fact, in addition to Oda and Hirate, and it is the object that has to be fought for.

On that day, he sent Akechi Mitsuhide to him, and he promised many conditions openly and secretly to impress this person. Including no longer caring about the assassination, including sitting back and watching the annexation of Nankaido land afterwards, including supporting them to conquer the western country against Maori, and so on.

Correspondingly, the tie side does not seem to focus on wooing Asai Nagamasa.

Originally, I thought that it was limited by geopolitical disputes, and the contradictions could not be mediated, so I simply gave up cooperation.

Now that I look at it, I know that I have another plan!

According to the current information, Arakimura Shige was in charge of the Settsu Banguo, with more than five or six thousand troops, accounting for more than one-third of the entire Asai army. If you suddenly rebel from the rear in the middle of the crossing...... It's unimaginable.

What can I do if it has come to this?

Oda Nobunaga immediately ordered a flank attack to see if he could save as much of his strength as possible, and was told that Kinoshita Hideyoshi had done it on his own initiative.

Hearing this, Nobunaga was a little annoyed but very pleased, and ordered Takigawa, who was directly in front, to pay attention to the tie in the castle, and to go out in person to support Kinoshita and strive for a glimmer of hope.

Walking on the road, he couldn't maintain a calm expression after all, and scolded angrily: "Asai Nagamasa, when he plotted against me, wasn't he very good at conspiracy? Now to deal with a tie, it is so incompetent! ”

These words really speak to everyone's hearts.

To say that Araki Murashige, a guy who has been a traitor twice in just a few years, has traveled from Ireland to Khitan in the name of great treachery...... No, from Kagoshima to Nanaoka, everyone knows about it. It is not surprising that he once again defected and betrayed his boss for glory.

However, Asai Nagamasa, you are a dignified hero, and you are unguarded against this kind of person, not only allowing him to master heavy troops, but also showing such a big flaw and being caught, it seems very stupid.

What else is there to say?

Nobunaga would also pardon Matsunaga Hide's sins and retain his territory and troops, but he was always very careful to appoint them, and would never expose his weaknesses in the rear to such people in battle.

How did a stupid person like Asai Nagamasa almost bring down the Oda family with intrigue back then? also took advantage of the situation to purge his father and the old ministers of North Omi, and unified the right to speak...... Could it be that now that someone has changed, is the shadow warrior pretending?

It's just such a stupid guy who now has to save him.

I had to pray to the gods and Buddhas of the heavens to bless the Asai clan with prosperity and safety.

How can it not make people angry and angry?

Even Nobunaga couldn't help but curse, and the soldiers around him couldn't hold their breath even more.

One by one, they greeted Asai Nagamasa's ancestors and female relatives in a vicious, contemptuous and hateful tone, expressing the depression in their chests.

Of course, a soldier who claimed to cuckold Asai Nagamasa was slapped by the head of the group. Because isn't Asai Nagamasa's wife Oda Danmasa......

The soldiers were indignant, but this sentiment did not necessarily translate into full fighting spirit.

On the contrary, it will only make people feel that it is not worth fighting to save the Asai family.

Nomura Masanari gritted his teeth and said, "Even if Takenaka passively avoids the war, what if Asai is betrayed? Our Oda family is one against three, and we will not necessarily lose! ”

This statement gave Nobunaga even more headaches, and neither did he agree with it, nor did he refute it.

After walking hundreds of steps, he was far from the battlefield, but he saw Kinoshita Hideyoshi being carried down by people with a gray face and a languid face.

hurriedly asked, only to know-

"Chomune's department and Araki attacked from both sides, most of the Asai army was trapped on the bridge and couldn't move, many fell into the river and drowned, and they couldn't fight anymore if they were lucky enough to get up, and we couldn't help even if we tried our best. Now it is said that the three generals Isono Tanba (Isono Yuanmasa), Asukan Awaji (Asuksu Sadashi), and Nomura Higo (Nomura Naotakaka) died in succession, but Hinata Mamoru (Asai Nagamasa) left behind the large army and retreated alone with a group of people and his own soldiers...... I'm afraid ...... now I'm afraid ......"

After hearing this, Oda Nobunaga looked up to the sky and took a deep breath, closed his eyes and shook his head silently.

It's good now, you don't have to be patient to rescue the Asai Army.

Saying that, this Asai Nagamasa is losing at such an astonishing speed - it's not incomprehensible. There are many new people with questionable loyalty in his formation, far more than Araki Murashige, once betrayed, it may trigger a chain reaction, and at this time, decisively defending himself is actually the right choice.

But the people of the Oda family were only full of anger.

Nonomura Masasari roared angrily: "Takenaka and Asai are unreliable, but even if we are the only ones left, there is nothing to be afraid of!" ”

Oda Nobunaga was still struggling with this idea just now, but now he can only agree with it.