Chapter 62: The Battle of the Barrel Narrows (2)
The Oda side lurking in the woods was not so calm, and the victory and defeat were divided in just a quarter of an hour, not to mention that the Oda army was still at a disadvantage of being small in numbers, and it was the first time that Hosokawa Nobugen served as a general, no matter how he thought about it, he felt that Oda Nobunaga was too superstitious Hosokawa Nobumoto.
"My lord! His Majesty still felt that Lord Hosokawa was young after all, and it was inevitable that he would be too hasty to take charge of the whole army for the first time. Now that the victory and defeat have been divided, the family continues to lurk here, there is no point, while the Imagawa family has not yet found out, retreat quickly, the subordinates are willing to serve as the palace army, otherwise it will drag on for a long time, and the family will be completely surrounded by the Imagawa family. Shibata Katsuya hurriedly persuaded that since he followed Oda Nobunaga with all his heart, he was always thinking about the safety of the Oda family.
Oda Nobunaga pondered for a while, and there was no way to give Hosokawa Nobumoto an order at that time, mainly because the castles of the main family fell one after another at that time, and people's hearts were unstable. Hosokawa Nobumoto, as his sister-in-law, is naturally no problem to be loyal, and his ability to perform in ordinary times is also excellent. Therefore, he was able to disagree with the public and appointed Hosokawa Nobumoto as the general who took the lead this time.
"Hey~ In that case...... "Although a little unwilling, Oda Nobunaga still has a sense of proportion" to pass the order, huh? I saw that at the foot of the Barrel Sama Mountain, a samurai of the Imagawa family staggered up the mountain, causing a commotion where he passed, and then ran straight into the main tent of Imagawa Yoshimoto.
"My lord! What are you waiting for? Shibata Katsuya urged anxiously.
"Yes!" I saw Oda Nobunaga suddenly stand up and turn over his horse, pull out the sword at his waist and hold it high in the air and shout: "This is the shout of victory of the family!" This is the guidance of Atsuta Daimeijin! The Imagawa family avant-garde has been breached! Our army will win! God bless the Oda family! Take Imagawa Yoshimoto directly! Assault!! The sword in his hand swung down violently, pointing directly at Imagawa Yoshimoto's camp.
"Oh! Kill! The Oda army shouted in unison, and more than 400 horsemen exerted their strength together, stepping on the muddy road, and rushed straight to the main camp tent of Imagawa Yoshimoto.
The cavalry rushed all the way through the peasant soldiers who had just escaped the rain on the road, and the corpses were strewn everywhere they passed, and the screams of the Imagawa army were heard in their ears. Effortlessly, he rushed to the main tent of Imagawa Yoshimoto, and was greeted by about 200 horseback samurai with the flag of the two and two and five and three kiri, which were the flag warriors of Imagawa Yoshimoto.
The two sides didn't say a word, and immediately fought fiercely together, screaming, neighing, and not distinguishing between the enemy and me. Oda Nobunaga also jumped off his horse and took the lead in fighting on foot with other soldiers, fighting on the front line.
"Bastard! What are you doing? Advance! Advance! "Hosokawa Nobumoto has an accident here, and he didn't attack Mt. Tsukasama in time.
The battle was indeed over, and the Imagawa family's avant-garde was indeed defeated, and bows, guns, iron cannons, and banners were scattered all over the place, but the Oda army was actually there to happily cut off the heads and pick up objects.
"Hahaha, lord! See! The subordinates have taken the enemy general Sena Shitoshi! Honda Tadakatsu also happily came up to ask for credit.
"Damn! The soldiers are fast, and the lord is still waiting for me to respond on the bucket narrow mountain. "Hosokawa Nobumoto doesn't dare to be careless, you must know that there are still 1,500 people in Imagawa's main team, if Oda Nobunaga hangs up because of his little butterfly, history will be distorted. Whether you can survive or not is a small matter, the key is not to brush points.
"Yahachiro! The order goes down and assembles quickly. Let's just say that the Lord has an order: Don't be headed! The decapitation is equally divided! ”
"This~, is the lord suitable? Crossing the main hall to give such an order? Honda said instinctively hesitating.
"Go! This is exactly what the Lord wants! There is no room for error! I'd rather be questioned by the lord in the end, but I want to keep the lord's safety! Hosokawa Nobumoto Yoshimasa said in a pretentious manner, and what he said almost made him sick to home. When the Hosokawa family heard this, their eyes immediately looked at their lord with great admiration.
"Taunima! You lead the horses of your family to oversee the army. For those who resist the order and do not respect it, it is not a matter of killing! Hosokawa Nobumoto waved the sword in his hand with a murderous awe.
"Heihachiro, still make you the forerunner. Hey? Where's your head? Hosokawa Senomaru looked at Honda Tadakatsu in astonishment.
"Huh? Lord, where is the head of his subordinates, isn't this good on the neck? Honda Tadakatsu replied gloomily.
"It's not you, it's the head of Sena Toshi?"
"I threw it away, didn't the lord say that he didn't want a head?"
"I'm rubbing! You scumbag! That's the chief general of the Imagawa family's leading army, the sister-in-law of Imagawa Yoshimoto, the head of the Imagawa clan's kinship, the Sena family, and the important minister of the Imagawa family! Such a big credit was thrown away, aren't you stupid? Hosokawa Nobumoto's mouth was full of spittle, and Hoshiko sprayed Honda Tadakatsu in the face.
Honda Tadakatsu frustrated and retrieved his head again, and then took the lead, slaughtered into the Barrel Sasama Mountain, and sprinkled a wave of resentment on the poor Imagawa army.
On Mt. Tsukasasa, Oda Nobunaga, who was covered in blood and had blood on his face, swung his sword and slashed as if possessed by an evil spirit. "Kill! Kill! "Due to the outnumbered enemy, Oda Nobunaga's horses and small surnames also suffered heavy casualties.
"Why hasn't Rokuro come up yet? Where is Yoshimoto Imagawa? Oda Nobunaga shouted.
"My lord! Your Majesty is here! I saw that at the foot of the mountain, a group of Oda troops rushed up the mountain like wolves. With this new force participating in the war, the Imagawa army, which was already stormy, immediately collapsed.
Hosokawa Nobugen killed all the way in front of Oda Nobunaga, and hurriedly presented the first rank to invite merit: "My lord, my majesty is fortunate not to be dishonored, and he has defeated the enemy's first army and won the enemy's general Sena Shitoshi." ”
Oda Nobunaga nodded with great satisfaction and said, "Well done!" After I go back, I will talk about the reward for meritorious deeds, and now I order you to immediately lead the army to sweep the battlefield, and be sure to find Imagawa Yoshimoto! ”
"Yes, His Majesty received the order, and His Majesty had the courage to borrow the name of the lord and ordered before the battle: Don't be headed, and the beheading will be divided equally. Therefore, it was able to carry out continuous battles and quickly break through the Imagawa family's main camp. Hosokawa Nobumoto played with his heart, first reported to the head, invited a merit, and then explained that the head did not take the order.
"Well, it doesn't matter, the so-called noble soldiers are fast, and it should be so. Pass on my order to hang the head of Sena Toshi high to the public, and the rest of the heads will not be taken, only Imagawa Yoshimoto. "Oda Nobunaga is not the kind of person who cares, and understands that Imagawa Yoshimoto is the most important person in this battle.
The horse next to him took the order, and because the goal was very clear, he soon discovered the whereabouts of Imagawa Yoshimoto.
"Look over there!" A certain horse stall suddenly pointed down the mountain, only to see a horse team of about 50 people not far away. Due to the heavy rain, the road was badly damaged, making it difficult for the horse team to travel.
"Yoshimoto Imagawa!" Oda Nobunaga saw at a glance Imagawa Yoshimoto, who was being guarded by layers in the crowd, dressed in white armor, with a golden eight-dragon pattern carved on his chest, wearing five pockets on his head, riding a horse with difficulty, stepping on a muddy mountain road, fleeing away from the battlefield. The horses and the little ones beside him rushed forward with a howl like a dog seeing a bone.
"I'm rubbing, so many people rob the monster! Expand the planting of Qingguang! Sniper! Hosokawa Nobumoto hurriedly commanded his men to grab the credit.
Bang! There was an explosion, and wisps of green smoke came out of the arquebus in Takuzhi Qingguang's hand. Only to hear the neighing of horses, and Imagawa Yoshimoto overturned and dismounted.
"Oh, that's a pity. The musket was still not as accurate as that of later generations, and the distance was a little farther away. But it's okay, he hit Imagawa Yoshimoto's horse, and he can't run far. Kill! Hosokawa Nobumoto took the lead and rushed towards Imagawa Yoshimoto's horseback guard.
Oda Nobunaga stood on the top of the hill and watched all this, victory was already sealed. As for the head of Imagawa Yoshimoto, as the lord, he can't compete for the credit of his subordinates, but he has already predicted that today next year will be the day of his Imagawa Yoshimoto.