The coalition forces quickly entered the streets of Kyoto from multiple directions, and Miyoshi Yoshiken had to retreat to the Sento Imperial Palace, and the places near the Kyoto Imperial Palace that had walls and defensive formulas. However, the attack of the coalition forces did not come immediately, as their various divisions were busy arguing with each other over who would be the first to storm Kyoto, which was a matter of honor.

However, the sound of war drums suddenly remembered on their north side!

Everyone looked to the north in amazement, only to see more than a thousand ambush soldiers under the banner of Miyoshi Nagaitsu coming out of the Xiangkokuji Temple in the north of Kyoto and sweeping towards the flank of the coalition army. Ikeda's Hengxing Division, the northernmost part of the coalition forces, bore the brunt of the attack.

"Trouble, Hengxing forgot to investigate again!" Niwa Nagahide, who was behind Ikeda Tsuneko, discovered Miyoshi Nagayoshi's troops and immediately led his troops to support. Because Ikeda's Tsuneko Division was not the first group of troops to cross the river, it was still lagging behind when everyone charged towards Kyoto. In order to catch up with the people in front, he almost abandoned the command and formation and forcibly rushed towards Kyoto. Now, his troops are sparsely dragged into a long strip, and if they are flanked by Miyoshi Nagayi, they will collapse directly.

However, Niwa Nagahide's reinforcements were blocked by the chaotic coalition forces near Kamogawa, and it took them a long time to reach Riki Shrine and Luzanji Temple in the east of Kyoto. At this time, Ikeda Tsuneko's chaotic forces had been routed by Miyoshi Nagaitsu, and Ikeda Tsuneko himself took the troops that could still be collected at hand, and moved closer to the headquarters of Takigawa Ichiyi to the south.

"Damn, it's really happy and sad! I just thought I was the first to rush in! These three good Changyi are really not a thing! "Ikeda Hengxing's original 400 soldiers are now only about 100 people left, and the rest have been scattered by Miyoshi Changyi. Kyoto was full of temples, yashiki and streets, and it was so chaotic that he couldn't gather his troops even if he wasn't familiar with the terrain. However, Miyoshi Nagaitsu had been stationed in Kyoto for a long time, and he had a good grasp of all kinds of small roads and big roads, and quickly pursued Ikeda Hengxing, chasing him uncontrollably.

"Tell Ikeda Hengxing to hurry up and stop his troops!" At this moment, Takigawa Kazuyi, who is located south of him, is also as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. Although his troops were the first to cross the river, in order to seize the merits, the formation was not much better than that of Ikeda Hengxing. In addition, he had to be closer to the center of Kyoto, and the streets were more chaotic and complicated, and the troops were scattered in them, and he could not command them at all. After he had managed to regain command of half of his men, Ikeda's defeated army retreated from a street in Kyoto, disrupting his troops. Miyoshi Nagayi took the opportunity to cover up the killing, but Takigawa Kazuyi failed to form a resistance and continued to lose to the south.

At this time, the Sento Imperial Palace and the Miyoshi Yoshiken Department in the Kyoto Imperial Palace also took the opportunity to launch a counterattack, and the coalition forces instantly fell into chaos because they were not familiar with the complex terrain of Kyoto's streets and alleys, and had to retreat to the outskirts of Kyoto in embarrassment. Kyoto was once a bustling city with a large number of residents, but as the war disaster spread to Kyoto, those who did not have time to flee also fled in all directions, exacerbating the chaos. Coupled with the violent northwesterly wind at the moment, the coalition forces located at the downwind outlet are even worse.

"Where is the flat land? Where is there a little more open space? At this moment, Asai Nagamasa is leading his guards to gallop through the chaotic Kyoto, trying to find an open field. Finally, on the shore of the lake to the east of the Immortal Cave Palace, he found an open space that could accommodate nearly a thousand people.

"Eagles, line up immediately!" Asai Nagamasa shouted, and the flag-bearer immediately began to skillfully wave the flag. In the chaos, most of the coalition soldiers had lost their formation and command, and were stumbling like headless flies. However, the 1,000 eagles trained according to Yu Qiuping's modern training method still maintain high morale and discipline. After receiving the order from Asai Nagamasa, they immediately began to line up in the flat ground. Although due to time constraints and chaotic circumstances, Asai Nagamasa only gathered 500 people in a hurry, but it was enough. He immediately ordered the 500 eagles to prepare a counterattack along the street, and simply repelled the Miyoshi Yoshiken Department who tried to pursue it, buying time for the retreat of the coalition forces.

The other Niwa Nagahide Division, which maintained its structure and command, also counterattacked Miyoshi Nagaitsu from the side, forcing Miyoshi Nagaitsu to stop his actions and have to turn to deal with Niwa Nagahide.

Due to the limited number of the Miyoshi Army, and the counterattack and retreat of the coalition forces were also timely, they did not suffer too many casualties. However, due to the confusion of the system, the attack on Kyoto had to be temporarily halted. Ikeda Tsuneko, Takigawa Kazuyoshi, Mori Kasenari, and most of the Asai family's retainers were now on the outskirts of Kyoto, regrouping their forces in the midst of the chaos and reassembling them back into formation.

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At four o'clock, Oda Nobunaga, who learned that the Northern Route Army had been defeated in Kyoto, was furious. In fact, the trouble encountered by the Northern Route Army was not too big, and the Sanhao Army in front of them was still only about half of them. By the time they had reorganized their forces and no longer made the mistake of underestimating the enemy, but attacked honestly, it was only a matter of time before Kyoto was suppressed.

However, Oda Nobunaga still couldn't bear it anymore. In such an exciting battle, he could only sit on Mt. Otowa for the whole morning and watch, it was too difficult for him to be uninhibited by nature and eager to fight. However, the Northern Route Army and the Southern Route Army made mistakes one after another, and the progress was repeatedly slowed down, which consumed his patience.

"What's the use of these pig brains?" Oda Nobunaga yelled in the direction of Kyoto. Then, he casually tore off his black cloak from the shelf on the side, tied it to his chest, and strode out of Kiyomizu Temple.

"Herald!" Oda Nobunaga stood on the mountainside and shouted, "The Oda family is directly under the government, Shibata and Sakuma, come with me!" ”

"Head northwest! First defeat the Rokuparamiji Temple, then cross the Kamogawa River and turn north, and the whole army flanks Kyoto! ”

"Then my lord, after crossing the Kamogawa River, will the Toji Temple in the southwest and Nijo Castle in the west not be forgotten?" Akechi Mitsuhide was behind Oda Nobunaga, and out of caution he reminded, "There can be a large number of enemy troops hidden. ”

"No matter! Slow dead these people! Yu's eyes are only on Kyoto! Miyoshi Nagakei probably fled with his tail between his legs, if he didn't want to retreat, how could he give me the strategic location of Mt. Otowaba? Oda Nobunaga said as he pointed to Mt. Otowa at his feet, "If you want to fight, Mt. Otowa is his best position." Miyoshi is not a person who does not know soldiers, and since he has abandoned Mt. Otowaba, he must have retreated a long time ago. ”

Oda Nobunaga then turned to face the army below the mountain, raised his arms and shouted, "Go and make a contribution!" Warriors of the Oda family! Whoever enters Kyoto first will become a samurai in the annals of history! ”

"Hey! Hey! Roar! "The road army of the Oda family, who has been patient for a long time, has long been fed up with the taste of being a spectator. As soon as they received the order to march and the target was still Kyoto, all the samurai and ashigaru were enthusiastic, and they raised their arms and shouted with Oda Nobunaga.

At five o'clock, 5,800 soldiers of Oda's Household Road Army roared down from Mt. Otowa and headed straight for Rokuparamiji Temple.

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Akihei, who was besieging Okazaki Shrine, did not progress too quickly due to the stubborn resistance of Miyoshi Yoshiko. This Miyoshi Yixing is worthy of being the heir of the Miyoshi family that made Matsunaga Hide's quite jealous in his previous life (Matsunaga Hide's deliberate poisoning of him before usurping power), and he is really a bit level. Just when the situation was stalemate, Yu Qiuping suddenly saw a huge team of nearly 6,000 soldiers rushing down from Mt. Otowa, and couldn't help but be taken aback.

"The lord is about to launch a general attack?" Yu Qiuping glanced at the sky and found that it was not yet noon, "As for it?" It's still early, huh? ”

"It may be that the Northern Route Army has suffered continuous setbacks, and the main hall is impatient." Naoe Tadahei, who was even beside Yu Qiuping, speculated, "But it's okay to do this, with the 5,800 main forces of the lord reinforcing the Northern Route Army and outflanking from the south of Kyoto, Kyoto must have been taken." ”

"That's hard to say." Yu Qiuping shook his head again and again, "The headquarters of the Miyoshi Repair Doctor and the Department of the Ten Rivers Deposit, which have the strongest combat effectiveness in the Miyoshi army, have not yet appeared, and there is a high probability that they will stay in Nijo City." ”

"I'm afraid of the lord's temperament, so I'm in a hurry to go north to Kyoto when the time comes." Yu Qiuping glanced at the map, and called a herald with some concern, "You go and talk to the lord." After crossing the Kamogawa River, don't rush north to cover Kyoto, send someone to Nijo Castle to the west to take a look, maybe the main force of the Miyoshi family is hidden in Nijo Castle. ”

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In a short time, the Central Route Army occupied the empty Temple of the Six Paramites. Oda Nobunaga ordered his subordinates to cross the Kamogawa River west immediately after lunch. In front of them was a temple complex to the south of Kyoto. Among them, there are nearly 1,000 soldiers stationed by Iwanari Yutong.

"What's the name of that temple in front?" Oda Nobunaga asked, riding on a tall horse, and nodded with a folding fan to a temple in front of him against the Kamogawa River.

"It's called Honnoji." As a person who has lived in Kyoto, Akechi Mitsuhide is familiar with the human geography of the area, "It is a temple of the Hokke sect, but it has been destroyed by fire many times, so it is called an ominous temple. ”

"Ominous? Interesting? Oda Nobunaga laughed when he heard this, and joked disdainfully, "If you want to stay in Kyoto for a while, you will have to stay at this honnoji temple to see what is ominous about it." ”

"The lord laughed, it is better to avoid such an ominous temple." Wise Mitsuhide frowned when he heard this, and reminded with some dissatisfaction.

"Whatever he does, attack!" With a wave of Oda Nobunaga's hand, Shibata Katsuie and Sakuma Nobumori led their troops to launch a fierce attack on the temple complex. The combat power of Iwasari Tomotsu's troops is naturally incomparable with Shibata Katsuie and Sakuma Nobumori, and they are even more at a disadvantage in terms of troops, and the two core defensive positions of Dingfa Temple and Hontaka Temple have fallen one after another. However, there were no defenses around Honnoji Temple, and it was impossible to hold on, so Iwanari Tomotsu had to retreat to Kyoto in the north.

Just as Oda Nobunaga was about to order the whole army to pursue, an envoy from Akihei arrived and alerted Oda Nobunaga to Nijo Castle, two miles to the west, where local troops might be hidden.

"Yo, Guangxiu, Momiji thought of it with you, no wonder you two can talk so much." Oda Nobunaga laughed out loud again when he heard this, "I am afraid all day long, and I feel that the whole world is an ambush." ”

"Then send someone to take a look." Oda Nobunaga then ordered Naomasa to lead the Madashi to reconnoiter Nijo Castle. After a while, Naomasa returned with someone.

"My lord, I have been looking down all over the city, and Nijo Castle is empty. The banner of our Oda family has been planted in the castle tower of Nijo Castle. Naomasa reported respectfully.

"See, it's not worrying." Oda Nobunaga triumphantly tapped a folding fan on Akechi Mitsuhide's head. Akechi Mitsuhide's face turned red, and he seemed to be very uncomfortable with this move.

"Inform the whole army, Nijo Castle and have been occupied by us, Miyoshi has left his subordinates behind, and he has withdrawn with his auxiliaries!" Oda Nobunaga excitedly shouted, "Now, the whole army obeys the order!" Aim Kyoto, go forward! ”