Chapter 128: The Battle of Guanyin Temple City (2)

Bang Bang Bang! The sound of spears slapping each other came and went, and the two armies had been facing each other for more than an hour, and the two sides had formed a stalemate.

"Good! Ha ha! I didn't expect that the most elite Hosokawa team of the Oda family was just like this, and it was just on an equal footing with my reserve team, so what else was there to keep around? Ahh It's really useless! "Hexagonal Yoshiding scolded and scolded, and his feelings were weak when Hosokawa Army was a weak chicken.

"Steady! Breathe flat! Very good, pay attention to dodge, and come as you usually train. "Shima Katsu Takeshi commanded Sekihara in the back, and the ashigaru gradually found a rhythm and adapted to the battle.

"Lord Island, thanks to you, otherwise I really don't know how to control the situation." Hosokawa Haruyuki said with a flushed face, he is indeed incompetent as a general.

"Lord Hosokawa is polite, assisting Lord in commanding the military formation is the duty of the next." The two armies faced each other, and Shima Katsu had no way to salute, so he had to smile apologetically. At the beginning, Hosokawa Nobumoto transferred him to the newly formed Sekihara Bei, in order to deal with similar situations and adjust the newcomer's timidity to the battle in time.

A rumbling sound sounded, and a black line emerged on both sides of the military formation, pressing it in unison.

"It's finally here! I'm sorry Hosokawa-sama. Shimakatsu nodded apologetically at Haruyuki Hosokawa, strode forward and shouted, "Pressing forward!" Sortie! ”

"Oh!!" Guan Yuanbei suddenly exerted his strength, and the spear smashed down like a fallen leaf.

Syllable! Syllable! Syllable! After three heavy beats in a row, the hexagonal army retreated one after another, not daring to make a hard connection, squeezing the first and second formations of the hexagonal family together, and the formation was chaotic.

"Don't mess around! Don't mess around! Don't huddle them all together, damn it! The cavalry is coming! Rokkaku Yoshinori didn't expect that the Hosokawa army would suddenly be so brave, coupled with his command error, resulting in the army having no formation and becoming a live target for the cavalry.

"Ahh

"Ugh!"

"Mom! Come on! "Boom!

"Nether Iron Rider! Invincible! ”

The cavalry rushed into the chaotic battle formation of the Hexagonal Army, and Ashigaru was swept by the cavalry like chopping melons and vegetables.

"Turn left!"

"Turn right forward!"

Seeing that the cavalry rushing into both sides of the enemy line was about to meet them, Honda Tadakatsu and Kamihara Yasumasa (Ii Naotora pregnant) began to lead the cavalry in a rotational run respectively.

"Car hanging!!"

The cavalry suddenly moved forward like two parallel wheels, and suddenly multiplied the casualties of the Hexagonal Army.

"Ahh Belch! ”

"Withdraw! Evacuate! Belch! "The Hexagonal Army was beaten by the new formation of the Hosokawa Army and couldn't find the north, and it only felt that it was surrounded by enemies, as if it was surrounded on all sides.

"Damn!" On the lookout of the castle tower of Kannonji Temple, Rokkaku Yoshiji slapped his hand heavily on the guardrail, and everything outside the castle was seen by him.

"It seems that the Oda army is good at field warfare, their bow foot light range is longer than ours, and the cavalry is also a big advantage, only the spear foot light is evenly matched. In this case, we will defend the city and wait for reinforcements from the Miyoshi family, there is a strong city like Guanyin Temple City, and there is no problem in defending it for half a year. Maybe after a long time, their coalition forces will collapse on their own. It was Rokkaku Yoshixian who spoke on the side, although he gave up the position of the governor, but he would still point fingers on the side like this.

"Humph! That's the way it is, you need to say it! Rokkaku Yoshiji said disdainfully, he hated his father's practice of abdicating power.

"My lord, the battle is over, the Hexagonal Army collapsed on all fronts, and a total of more than 480 people were beheaded." Honda Masanobu glanced at the battlefield being cleaned and said respectfully.

"Well, let's go! Announce good tidings to the Lord. "After winning the first battle, Hosokawa Nobugen assessed the combat power of the Hexagonal Army and came to the conclusion that it was vulnerable.

"Hahaha! Good! Rokuro's victory greatly boosted morale, good job! It seems that the hexagonal family is planning to retreat in the Guanyin Temple City, too! Let's pull out the two nails in front of you first! "In the Great Tent of the Kamilo Alliance, Oda Nobunaga was very satisfied with Hosokawa Nobumoto's performance, and he won a big victory in just one morning.

"Shibata Katsuya! Mori Kecheng! Masao Sakai! Order you to lead an army of 3,000 to besiege the city of Guanyin Temple, and prevent the hexagonal army from going out of the city for reinforcements! "Oda Nobunaga originally wanted Asai Nagamasa to be in charge of Kannonji Castle, but he refused, I'm afraid he wanted to send troops and not make a difference, and Oda Nobunaga didn't force it.

"Yes! Your lord, your subordinates will surely annihilate the enemy who has been reinforced! "Shibata Katsuya and others came out to receive the order.

"Nobumoto Hosokawa! Mamoru Ando! Inaba Ichchitetsu! The family is complete! I order you to lead an army of 4,000 to besiege the castle of Hotan Mountain and make a feint. "Because the garrison of Wadayama Castle was as high as 6,000, Oda Nobunaga decided to attack Misaku Castle first.

"Sakuma Nobumori! Niwa Nagahide! Takigawa Kazuki! Kinoshita Hideyoshi! Hanbei Takenaka! Toshiya Maeda! Beesuka Koroku! Masadato Asai! Order you to lead an army of 8,000 to attack Kesaku Castle! In addition, the 1,000 Rivers will also participate in the siege. "Oda Nobunaga decided to strike while the iron was hot and began the siege this afternoon.

"Please rest assured that your majesty (Oda Palace) will successfully capture Misaku Castle!" Matsudaira Shinichi and Ichigan Oda ministers received orders one after another.

After a short rest, the divisions began to fight according to the military agreement. Shibata Katsuie took Sakai Masashi as the precursor and blocked the connection between Kannonji Castle and Misaku Castle and Wadayama Castle.

Niwa Nagahide led his troops to attack from the east of Misaku Castle, Sakuma Nobumori led his troops to attack from the west of Misaku Castle, Takigawa Kazuyoshi led his troops to attack from the south of Misaku Castle, and Kinoshita Hideyoshi was in charge of the north of Misaku Castle.

The four sides exerted force at the same time, but because the slope of Misaku Castle was too large and the mountain was full of big trees, it fought until 5 o'clock in the afternoon, but it failed to make progress, and finally suffered a big loss under the counterattack of the bow and foot led by the defender Yoshida Shigetaka.

Don't look at this Yoshida Shigetaka is already sixty years old, he is the descendant of the archery celebrity "Hichi-ryu" (Yoshida-ryu), and the quasi-head only needs to say that shooting your right middle finger will never hit the index finger.

The initial battle was unfavorable, and Kinoshita Hideyoshi put forward the idea of a night attack, which was approved by Niwa Nagahide. At the same time, Wadayama Castle also stopped besieging the city, in fact, it was Mamoru Ando who led the Mino people to wave their flags and shout under the castle, bluffing, and the Hosokawa army had been in the stage of recuperation because they had just experienced the war in the morning.

"I guess it's about the same." Hosokawa Nobumoto sat firmly in the middle army and muttered, looking up at the already darkening sky, he knew that if he didn't act, the head work would inevitably be taken by Kinoshita Hideyoshi as in history.

"Order the whole army to set off immediately and prepare to capture Hetian Mountain City." Hosokawa Nobumoto made up his mind, isn't the long-term foreshadowing just for this moment.

"Huh? Hosokawa-sama, I'm afraid this is not appropriate, right? Aren't we feints? Besides, the number of people is still under the defenders, and Hosokawa-sama's army has just experienced a big battle, I'm afraid..."Ando Mamoru didn't understand why Hosokawa Nobumoto would give such an order, and immediately opened his mouth to persuade.