Before eight o'clock, the Miyoshi family occupied Mt. Otowa. Miyoshi Chokei himself climbed to the top of Mt. Otowa and looked down on the whole situation condescendingly.

"It's nice to have such a high ground to provide a view, and the whole battlefield is clear." Miyoshi Changqing smiled and sighed to Anzhai Dongkang next to him.

"It seems that the fourth brother will have some trouble there." Ataka Fuyasu pointed to the ferry port near the Kamogawa River. Ten rivers fought hard for half a day, and finally broke through the defense of the eagle and crossed the Kamogawa River. However, on the plain east of the Kamogawa River, the more than 10,000 main forces of the coalition army have largely recovered their organization and combat effectiveness by relying on the time gained by the Eagle Preparation.

"It's fine. With the right use of vision and condescending suppression of the attack, our two troops and the fourth brother can defeat them all. Miyoshi Changqing turned his head nonchalantly and looked in the direction of Nanchan Temple: "It's easy to defeat them, but we don't have many cavalry, so it's difficult to annihilate them." ”

"So the eldest brother plans to take down Nanzenji Temple, control the passage between Mt. Otowa and Mt. Omonji, and block the retreat of the coalition forces?" Anzhai Dongyasu sensed Miyoshi Changqing's intentions and asked tentatively.

"That's right." Miyoshi Changqing squinted at the flag in Nanchan Temple, "Maple Bird Flag, is that rain and autumn red leaves?" He should only have 800 soldiers, right? ”

"Big brother remembers well, it seems that he has also used his mind to remember cards." An Zhai Dongkang teased in a low voice, which made Miyoshi Changqing laugh.

"Okay, then give the order." Miyoshi Changqing waved to the herald behind him, "Let Mayasu and Murashige take 2,000 people and bring down Nanchanji Temple for me." I personally led 5,000 people down the mountain to fight the main force of the coalition with my fourth brother. ”

"Third brother, you stay on Mt. Otowaba." Miyoshi Changqing then patted An Zhai Dongkang's shoulder and said in a low voice.

"Doesn't Big Brother need me to participate in the attack on the coalition forces? Will there be a shortage of troops? An Zhai Dongkang frowned and reminded in a low voice.

"No, my 5,000 soldiers are enough. When I arrived on the battlefield, the third brother condescendingly observed the battle formation of the coalition army, and if there was any flaw, he immediately reminded me or the fourth brother with a flag or a herald. Miyoshi Changqing shook his sleeves with confidence, and then looked at the direction of Nanchan Temple with some playful eyes: "Also, the second brother repeatedly reminded us to be careful of the rain and autumn red leaves. In addition to the unpredictable prophet, that kid seems to have a good defense. You pay more attention. ”

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At the beginning of the Shen period, the coalition position.

"My lord, something is wrong." Niwa Nagahide watched the Miyoshi family's nail pulling patterns insert into the entire Otowa Mountain, and his face was pale at the moment, "The high ground is occupied by them, and the vision is suppressed. If the Miyoshi family is condescendingly killed from the mountain at this moment, how can we resist? ”

"There are dangers in the back road." Sakuma Nobumori also pointed in the direction of Nanzenji Temple in the distance, "Looking at the banner there, it is estimated that it is rain and autumn and red leaves." He only has 800 people on his hands, and he can't stop the Miyoshi family. We should immediately retreat to the southeast! ”

Before the two of them could finish speaking, the Miyoshi family drove down Mt. Otowa as if to echo what they said. One way straight to them, the other way to attack Nanzen Temple.

And Tokawa Ichicun, who was following all the way to the west of the coalition army, also immediately launched a fierce attack, cooperating with Miyoshi Chokei, who was killed from Mt. Otowa. Miyoshi Chokei's main team and the Sanuki people of Ten Rivers were the two most powerful forces in the Miyoshi family's army, but at this moment, the main force of the coalition army was caught between these two forces on the plains of Mt. Otowa.

The coalition forces fought hard for a day, and the formation was a little chaotic, and it was difficult to withstand the blows of the main force of the Miyoshi Army, which had been recuperating all morning. Oda Nobunaga had never commanded so many soldiers in a joint battle, and the command was inevitably scrambling. In order to cope with Miyoshi Chokei's attack, he ordered the Oda family's troops to turn, but accidentally disrupted the formation of the Asai army, which was resisting the Sanuki people. Jukawa Ichiku seized the opportunity and broke through the defense line of the Asai family from multiple stages. Oda Nobunaga had no choice but to send Niwa Nagahide and Takigawa Kazuki to help Asai Nagamasa maintain the front, but when the Oda family's troops faced the onslaught of Miyoshi Nagake's troops who accelerated down from Mt. Otowa and retreated.

The authorities are confused, and the onlookers are clear, and it is difficult for commanders on the battlefield to immediately detect fleeting loopholes in formations. But standing on Mt. Otowa, Ataku Fuyasu, who has a God's perspective, is different. Whenever the coalition forces broke or collapsed when they were dispatching and retreating, he would immediately wave his flag to signal Miyoshi Changqing and Shihe Ichizu. The two would order their cavalry to quickly assault these breaches, posing a great risk to the coalition front.

The coalition forces had more than 10,000 troops, but because of the unfavorable terrain, they were attacked from both sides. Moreover, Oda Nobunaga's own command ability was far inferior to that of the two generals, Tokawa Ichikun and Miyoshi Nagakei, and the coalition forces were defeated and retreated one after another.

The pursuit of the Miyoshi Army seems to be quite skillful, and it is consciously forcing the coalition forces to the north. The farther north the coalition forces went, the farther away from their retreat, Nanchan Temple! Aware of this situation, the coalition forces were trying to retreat to the east, but under the pressure of the Miyoshi army, they were unable to do so, and more and more troops were crushed by the broken front, and the coalition forces were already gone.

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However, the dilemma faced by the Miyoshi family troops attacking Nanchanji Temple at this moment is not inferior to the main force of the coalition forces.

Yu Qiuping divided the 2,400-strong force into three parts. Fukushima Yasunari and Charlie each took 400 auxiliaries, two bow platoons and two ashigaru platoons to defend the two fortresses behind Nanzenji Temple. Yu Qiuping commanded 800 auxiliary troops, six ashigaru platoons and two iron artillery platoons to defend Nanchan Temple. After the fortifications were completed, the surplus auxiliary soldiers were sent back to the Yamashina main camp by Yu Qiuping.

"I'm going? How strange! "Miyoshi Masaysu is sitting at the back of the formation at the moment, asking two guards to help him deal with the wound on his arm. He swore that it was the strangest position he had attacked in all these years.

It was a reinforced temple, and there were two small rocks behind it that formed the shape of the word "Pin", but the fight was particularly difficult. Every time he attacked a section of the courtyard wall, he would not only encounter frontal resistance, but also someone would always attack in the flanks and rear, causing the attacker to be lightly attacked and unable to adapt to it. Jobanbei's long-range attacks are varied, including iron cannons, bows and arrows, javelins, and even stones. He himself was not poked in the arm by a javelin when he was directing, and he was simply well-armoured and did not hurt his bones.

He fought for a while and realized that something was wrong, so he retreated. However, Araki Murashige didn't seem to believe in evil, so he immediately took his place, and the people who commanded him pounced.

"The walls of this courtyard are not high at all, and our simple little ladders are more than enough to climb." Nakagawa Kiyohide, as a retainer of Araki Murashige, is currently directing troops to attack Nanzenji Temple on the front line, "You can even climb over it by taking a personal ladder." Miyoshi Zhengkang's old thing is no longer useful, and it can be so hard to fight such a broken temple. ”

Nakagawa Kiyohide chose a section of the courtyard wall as a breakthrough point, and directed the troops to lean towards the low wall built outside the courtyard wall. The section of the courtyard wall opposite him seemed to be quite fierce, with a lot of iron cannons, and endless landmark guns and stones being thrown at him, and the roar of iron cannons was endless.

He instructed his men to crouch against the low wall, hiding behind the low wall, which was the blind spot for the ranged soldiers on the courtyard wall in front of them. Sure enough, the gunners on the courtyard wall fired several shots at their side, but they were all blocked by the low earth wall. So Nakagawa Kiyohide beckoned, signaling his subordinates to hide behind the low wall and shoot with bows and arrows to suppress the fire on the courtyard wall, so as to provide cover for those holding ladders and preparing to climb the wall. This is the siege technique that these veterans have developed over the years - looking for the dead spots of the defenders.

However, before he could give the order for the archers to shoot, many of his subordinates fell down screaming one after another. Nakagawa Kiyohide didn't react for a while, why did he hide behind the low wall, or would he be hit by the defenders on the courtyard wall? Isn't this a shooting dead end? However, a javelin that flew straight from behind and stuck a shot at the guard next to him and died in the low wall gave him the answer. He looked in the direction of the javelin, and saw that the low wall where they were hiding was actually exposed to the firing field of the courtyard wall on the other side—they were also enemies behind them.

"This is..."Nakagawa Kiyohide looked around and found that the courtyard wall they were attacking was not a flat straight line, but a "V" shape. They were in the "V" notch at the moment, and they were being hit by ranged soldiers on both sides.

"Damn." Nakagawa Kiyohide scolded fiercely, and immediately ordered his subordinates to climb over the low wall and hide in the trench under the courtyard wall, so that they could finally avoid the attack. Unfortunately, however, after Nakagawa Kiyohide hid in a trench, he was desperate to find that he was once again face to face with the iron gunners on a section of the courtyard wall.

A burst of gunpowder smoke rose up, and several guards around him died trying to protect him. Nakagawa Kiyohide escaped from the trench again in embarrassment, only to find in despair that there was no shooting dead end - the siege should not be like this!

At this moment, his subordinates who climbed up the ladder would be greeted fiercely by Chang Panbei's pikemen. The experience and skill of these pikemen were quite remarkable, and they were fast, accurate, and ruthless. And as a rule of thumb, if you have climbed the ladder to the top of the wall, the archers and gunners on the wall will not be able to hit you at all. However, at this moment, behind every ashigaru who climbed the wall was faced with the wall at the other end, which was always filled with gunners and spear-throwers, shooting at the enemies who tried to climb the walls of the friendly courtyards, leaving the climbers in vain.

Nakagawa Kiyohide probably groped around and found that there was still a shooting dead end. That's where the protruding edges and corners of Nanzen Temple are right. He tried to get the archers to stand there and suppress the long-range fire of Yuqiu's house on the courtyard wall. But before he could fire, he was again concentrated by a rain of arrows from the side.

He turned his head and saw that where his archer was, he was exposed to the fire of the archer on the right side of Nanchan Temple.

"It's endless!"