On the way to withdraw the main force of the coalition forces from Okazaki Shrine to Nanzenji Temple, Miyoshi Chokei, who arrived in time, led his troops to attack fiercely from the flank. Oda Nobunaga had long since lost control of most of his troops, and he had no ability to command these separate reserves and rout forces to meet the enemy. The few reserves that managed to turn to the defense were crushed in an instant by the superior forces of the Miyoshi Army, while the more reserves and those who had lost their formation saw that the retreat was ahead, and even gave up their comrades to escape.

The defensive lines of the coalition forces, which could not turn to the formation, were easily torn apart from the flanks and were completely routed. More than 10,000 troops ran wildly on the three-mile road from Okazaki Shrine to Nanzenji Temple, and it seemed that as long as they ran to the maple bird and horse print, they could escape.

In the entire coalition army, the only two that still remain in the formation are Oda Nobunaga's Banner and Asai Nagamasa's Eagle Bei. They desperately blocked the roundabout movements of Miyoshi Nagakei's troops, moving parallel to the pursuers of the Miyoshi family, opening up space for the rout of the main force of the coalition army.

At this time, Yu Qiuping was standing in the Dharma hall on the mountainside of Nanchan Temple, watching the coalition army flee all the way with an expression of disbelief, fleeing in a hurry from between Nanchan Temple and the fortress and on the road behind. The Nanzen Temple, which was guarded by Chang Panbei, was as if a small opening had been made in the pocket of the Miyoshi family, and all the beans poured by the coalition army from here were released. However, Yu Qiuping has also been fighting for almost ten years, and he understands that the coalition army has collapsed to such an extent that he will not be able to recover without half a day.

He must not be afraid! If he hadn't found Ashikaga Yoshiei's body at that time, maybe he would have gone to Kyoto with the three of Nishimino, then he would probably be in the army that fled now. And if his own Chang Panbei did not go to guard Nanzen Temple at that time, Nanchanji Temple would definitely be in the hands of the Miyoshi family now, and the retreat of tens of thousands of allied troops would be cut off, and they would all be annihilated near Okazaki Shrine. If all of this happens, it will be a great upheaval that will change the history of Japan. The Oda and Asai families were devastated by the loss of a large number of adult males and almost all of their samurai and retainers. The Miyoshi family could take advantage of the situation to move eastward, take down the empty Omi, and then further attack Mino and Owari. If all this really happens, there will be no suspense about the belonging of the world.

Even now, the situation is still very precarious.

It can be said that Yu Qiuping is a chess piece that is enough to change the direction of history at this moment. If he held Nanzenji Temple and blocked the pursuing soldiers of the Miyoshi family, although the Oda family and the Asai family were greatly damaged, they could still make a comeback as long as the rout army recovered for a period of time. And if he can't hold Nanzen Temple, the army of the Miyoshi family will chase the rout army that is pursuing and unable to resist all the way to Yamashina, and even to Kannonji Temple, until they are completely annihilated.

Thinking of this, Yu Qiuping only felt that his heart was about to jump out of his throat, and the burden on his shoulders was so heavy that he was about to lose his breath. The survival of the Oda family and the Asai family, the belonging of and even the world, fell on him at this moment.

No, it's much more than that.

Yu Qiuping stood in the Dharma hall, looking down condescendingly, and could see countless banners that he was familiar with. And among the samurai who rode on tall horses, there were countless of his friends. He seemed to see Oda Nobunaga, who was riding on a horse and couldn't help but look back; It was as if he had seen Asai Nagamasa, who had already led the only remaining troops around him who could command, shouting for a fierce battle; It was as if he saw the anxious Niwa Nagahide; It seems to see Sen Kecheng with a face full of remorse; It was as if he saw Ikeda Hengxing, who was shouting loudly about the moment; It was as if he saw Maeda Toshiya, who was trying to urge him to sit down and get off his horse and approach Oda Nobunaga Majirin; It's as if I saw Kinoshita Hideyoshi who almost fell off his horse... It was as if he had seen countless of his good friends. If I hadn't kept the temple, I don't know how many of them would have made it home alive, how many of them would have had their wives and children orphaned and widowed, and their families didn't know if they would have survived.

It's all on my shoulders.

Yu Qiuping's two hands were clenched into fists, his eyes were red, his body trembled uncontrollably, and his breathing became more and more rapid. Blankly, he reached into his arms and grabbed the rib that Sena had left him. Even though revenge was no longer his goal, the coldness of his ribs always gave him confidence and comfort.

I once got along with you for seven years with two hearts, and I almost killed you all for my personal vendetta, this is what I owe you, I'm sorry.

Now, I'm going to risk my life to save you all safely, and I'm going to pay you back!"

I swore to repay you.

I'm rain and autumn, and I've always done what I said!

Yu Qiuping thought of this, and the hesitation and hesitation in his heart had all disappeared. He strode out of the Dharma hall and shouted loudly at the army of the Miyoshi family who were following the rout:

"Come on, if you want to attack, let's attack!"

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At the sixth minute of Shen Shi, tens of thousands of troops of the Miyoshi family launched a general attack on Chang Panbei's position. A total of more than 10,000 soldiers surrounded Nanchan Temple and the remaining two rock bars, and even the gap in the middle of the "product" character structure was filled by the soldiers of the Miyoshi family. They are pervasive, attacking from every angle from which they can unleash.

"Shoot!" Kitabatake Keiya commanded the iron gunners and shot at the enemies who tried to climb the walls of friendly courtyards. And Uji Hidetaka on the opposite side is also commanding his own people to cover the castle wall where Kitabatake's family is located. At first, the gunners instinctively shot at those who were close to their own walls. However, after killing the red eye, Chang Panbei trained day and night, and the memory imprinted into the bone marrow made them obey the order almost subconsciously, and turned a blind eye to the enemy who had climbed to the wall of their courtyard, but concentrated on forming crossfire and shooting at the enemy in the distance. Every time the smoke rises, many Miyoshi families who are climbing the wall will fall lightly in the trench. Gradually, the entire trench was filled with corpses.

The barrel of the gun was already hot, and many iron gunners had to soak the barrel in cold water to cool it down before firing it after a while, and some of the iron guns had been scrapped because of the number of shots. The gunners did not retreat, but snatched javelins and stones from the auxiliaries and continued to attack the attacking enemy.

With so many enemies, the gunners, archers, and auxiliaries had given up their efforts to suppress the Miyoshi Army's archers and were single-mindedly shooting at the enemy who had climbed the wall. A large number of feathered arrows rained down like locusts. The warriors are well-armoured and are not very worried about these feathered arrows. However, the Joban Bei auxiliaries originally had no armor, and the armor they were wearing now was all rags sent by Ashikaga Yoshiteru from the main camp, and the slightest mistake would be pierced by feather arrows.

"Cover our auxiliaries!" Yoshioka Shengzheng raised his arms and shouted! Because the soldiers were very well armoured and were not afraid of feathered arrows, every time a bow or arrow was fired at a poorly equipped auxiliary, the nearby soldiers would shout to help them attack with weapons, shields, or their own well-worn bodies. There were a few or even a dozen feathered arrows hanging on each ashigaru foot, but they still didn't retreat.

The soldiers are so desperate, how can the shooters and auxiliaries give up easily? The archer's hand was so sore that he could no longer pull the bowstring, so he held his elbow against the bow and pulled the string with his teeth and his other hand. The auxiliaries were too tired to throw stones and javelins, and they gritted their teeth and rolled them to the courtyard wall to throw them down.

"You can't afford to lose it!" Fukushima Yasunari's fortress faced the attack of the Ten Rivers Ichikusho and was very difficult to defend. The Sanuki people have climbed the fortress wall more than a dozen times, and they have all been re-beaten by Fukushima Yasunari with Ashigaru. Yasunari Fukushima has now suffered three wounds, and he continues to fight even after being bandaged. And almost everyone in the fortress is bloody, but no one gives up easily.

Charlie is facing the attack of Anzhai Dongkang and Miyoshi Zhengkang, and the situation is also not optimistic. He himself stood at the highest point of the fortress and condescendingly drew his bow and shot arrows. He began by shooting at the commanders who appeared to be samurai, and then when one of the walls was in danger, he fired continuously at that side, almost single-handedly completing the firefight. There was once a sharpshooter who wanted to stand in the distance and shoot Charlie, but after being discovered by Charlie, he shot his bow with a backhand arrow, and Chang Panbei's morale was greatly boosted for a while.

And the most difficult situation is the Nanchan Temple guarded by Yu Qiuping himself. The main force of the headquarters of Miyoshi Changqing is besieging this temple from all sides. Miyoshi Changqing himself even came to the front line to supervise the battle, and issued the most severe order: "The whole army is striving to move forward, and it is not allowed to retreat." Those who retreat from the ashigaru will be slashed by the samurai! The samurai retreats, and the rear team kills the front team! ”

Under such a harsh order that bordered on horror, the soldiers of the Miyoshi family were red-eyed and rushed forward with powerful crossfire and Chang Iwa's spears. The people in front fell, the people behind continued to rush, and the number of people in front began to appear. As the battle dragged on, the spear throwers and slingers were exhausted and unable to fight again. The iron gunners who did not consume physical strength were unable to stop the many armies of the Miyoshi family because of their small numbers. Finally, as the Miyoshi family made breakthroughs in several courtyard walls in a row, the crossfire defense of the fortress came to an end.

By this time, the ranged soldiers were no longer useful. The gunners went to fight the attackers with their short knives, and the rain of arrows from the Miyoshi family poured down indiscriminately, adding to the chaos. Countless Miyoshi family Ashigaru climbed to the top of the city, while Chang Panbei's Ashigaru retreated step by step, swearing to fight to the death. Yu Qiuping had already taken Honda Tadashi and other guards into battle several times to limit the Miyoshi army that had almost broken through to the city. Every officer of Tokiwabei was on the front lines and fought alongside his brethren.

Under such an endless tug-of-war, Nanchan Temple was obviously exhausted, but it was stubbornly hung by Chang Panbei's tenacity. Miyoshi's Ashigaru gradually broke through the courtyard wall and began to besiege the inner temple, but Tokiwabi was like a kraft candy, and continued to hold on with perseverance no matter what. The maple bird and horse seal were obviously close at hand, but they couldn't hit it no matter what.

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As the sun gradually set in the west, the reflection of Nanchan Temple on the ground became longer and longer, and the fleeing coalition forces gradually disappeared from view. After more than an hour of fierce fighting, the battle damage of the main force of the Miyoshi family was close to one and a half percent, and more than 1,000 people fell around Nanchan Temple. There were more than 2,400 auxiliary soldiers in the Changpan Preparatory Army, and nearly 800 people were killed or wounded, and nearly 40% of the casualties were still fighting to the death.

Miyoshi Changqing saw that he couldn't do anything, and finally gave up continuing the attack. He ordered his troops to slowly alternate cover, slowly withdraw from the positions they had fought for a long time, and return to Mt. Otowaba.

After seeing the Miyoshi family finally retreat, Chang Panbei's position resounded with earth-shattering cheers. Those veterans who followed Yuqiuping from Zhili City were in tears, and after fighting 200 against 6000, they blocked the attack of tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the overlord Miyoshi with 850 soldiers, and once again created a miracle. After the cheers, Tokibanbei's ashigaru sat on the ground one after another, gasping for air, but they couldn't stop feeling proud of Tokibanbei in their hearts.

At this time, on Mt. Otowa, the four brothers stood side by side on the mountain, looking at the high fluttering maple bird flag and the sea of red leaves in the Nanzen Temple at the foot of the mountain, and were speechless for a long time.

After a while, Miyoshi Changqing smiled bitterly and spit out a sentence that later spread throughout the country, which became the highest praise for Yu Qiuping.

"The art of war in the rain and autumn, absolute defense."