Chapter 147: The National Temple Incident (1800 Recommended)
In fact, when Akechi Mitsuhide learned that Awa Miyoshi's counterattack on Gyeonggi began, he began to secretly strengthen the guards and contact foreign aid to avoid repeating the mistakes of Ashikaga Yoshiki.
It's just that what he didn't expect was that the rebels would suddenly appear near Kyoto, and he hurriedly sent a messenger to ask the surrounding forces that supported the general to go to King Luoqin.
"Oh!" This is already the first wave of attack, but Akechi Mitsuhide and others stubbornly resisted and repelled wave after wave of attacks by the rebels.
"Go on! Offensive! Saito Ryuxing commanded calmly, he will carry out wave attacks with his men in batches, he can afford this time!
"Drink! Cough! Cough! Hosokawa Fujiken was already very tired, and the sword in his hand seemed to weigh a thousand catties, as the head of Hosokawa's stables, he had never been so strenuous in his activities.
Moreover, he finally mixed up the position of Omi Guardian, although it is just a false name, but I'm afraid that today will end here.
"Bah... Ha! "Hosokawa Fujiken struggled to kill a traitor again, he was unwilling, thinking about what a beautiful Hosokawa family was at the beginning, holding a puppet general, sitting on Gyeonggi, dominating the world!
Hosokawa Fujiken is still thinking about recreating the glory of the Hosokawa family again.
"Maybe Ichiro is right, that adult might be able to do it." Thinking of what Hosokawa Fujitaka had said to him, perhaps he saw something, sat down at the foot of the pillar, looked at the rebels who were approaching frantically, and gave up resistance.
"You can do it! Rokuro! Hosokawa closed his eyes in resignation.
With a slash, a traitor slashed at his head.
Bang of the bell! The spark of the collision of weapons appeared in front of Hosokawa Fujiken at first glance.
"Cheer up! Hosokawa-sama! Drink! Akechi Mitsuhide took a sneak attack on him, woke up Hosokawa Fujiken in his will to die, and slashed the traitor to death with a backhand.
Now Akechi Mitsuhide is also very tired, but he still has to fight hard, not only to participate in close combat, but also to boost morale from time to time.
Especially for those like Hosokawa Fujiken who have given up resistance, Akechi Mitsuhide must stop it in time, otherwise once his hopes are dashed, he will also be doomed.
Hosokawa Fujiken was provoked by this, rekindled his fighting spirit, and turned over again to kill into the crowd.
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"Goal! Rebel ahead! No mercy! Offensive! With a burst of chanting, the nearest Hosokawa Fujitaka and Wada Yumasa led five hundred people to arrive.
"Huh? I didn't expect to rush over so soon, Ogasawara-sama! Please. Iwanari Tomochi looked back at a high-ranking samurai behind him, who was Ogasawara Nagasa, and was now a guest general of the Miyoshi family.
"Good! Then leave it to you. Ogasawara was not polite for a long time, and immediately led a thousand ashigaru to meet the Settsu people.
In fact, Ogasawara was also very conflicted in his heart for a long time, he was originally the guardian of Shinano Province and the Sengoku Daimyo.
Only because he was invaded by Takeda Shingen, he lost his territory, and successively defected to Murakami Yoshikiyo, Kamishi Kenshin, and Ashikaga Yoshiki.
Later, General Yoshiki was assassinated by Miyoshi, and he had to become a diner of the Miyoshi clan and was forced to work for the Miyoshi family.
"Drink! Kill! As soon as the two armies clashed, a fierce battle immediately began.
"Kill! Rescue General Yoshiaki! "Miyoshi Yoshitsugu also led five hundred Hanoi people to rush over.
"Humph! It's just in time, kill you, and my Miyoshi clan can unite again, and today is your death! Iwanari Yutong gritted his teeth, he believed that the decline of the Miyoshi family was caused by this separatist, and immediately led a thousand troops to surround it.
"Kill!" The sun shines on the earth, and the sky is covered with goose feather snow, melting blood and snow together.
From early morning to dawn, the two sides were inseparable.
In the melee, the 200 troops led by Itami Jinxing broke into the national temple in time and rescued Akechi Mitsuhide, making the beheading operation of the "Three Good Three" about to come to naught.
"It's not over yet! Drink! Iwanari Yutong slashed to death a high-ranking samurai in front of him and raised his head high: "Miyoshi Yoshitsugu has been taken!" Miyoshi Yoshitsugu has been taken! ”
"Bah! Creak! Oh! The morale of the rebels was high, and the movements in their hands couldn't help but speed up, and they immediately killed the five hundred Hanoi people in scattered pieces, and they couldn't form an army.
"Give it to me!" After defeating the Hanoi people here, Iwanari Yutong waved his big hand, and the front of the army turned, and he rushed straight to the Settsu people who were still fighting fiercely not far away.
"Not good! Evacuate! Hosokawa Fujitaka saw that something was wrong and wanted to evacuate, but he was surrounded by a swarm of rebels, and in the melee, he and Wada Yumasa were nowhere to be found.
"It's a big deal!" Iwanari Yutsu gasped, and the rebels were exhausted from fighting for a long time, but General Yoshiaki was still trapped in his own temple.
"Attack! They are exhausted! "Saito Ryuko commanded his men to continue to rush and kill the inner courtyard of the temple, if it hadn't been for the 200 troops of Itami Kinko who rushed in halfway, I am afraid that Ashikaga Yoshiaki's life would have been killed.
But even with this little episode, as time goes by, the defenders continue to die, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki is in crisis again, and the break is just around the corner!
"Kill!" Suddenly, thousands of troops were killed from afar, and it was Araki Murashige and Katsumasa Ikeda who braved the heavy snow and rushed to the rescue desperately.
"Damn! Withdrawal! Withdrawal! "Iwanari Youtong saw that the general trend had gone, and his own army had been fighting for a long time, so it was impossible to be the opponent of these new forces.
"Hey! Just a little bit! Saito Ryu stomped his foot in anger, but he still beckoned his men to run into the vast snow and disappear.
"Quick! Hurry up and keep up! Yakushiji Saharu gathered the remnants of the army, followed by the withdrawal of Iwanari Yumichi's army, and the siege of the temple was lifted.
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"Quick! Go find the Father! Ask him to send reinforcements! Ashikaga Yoshiaki was finally able to see the light of day again, and quickly ordered his men to go down to Oda Nobunaga for help.
The reason why Oda Nobunaga is called the imperial father is because Ashikaga Yoshiaki thanked him for pacifying the Kinai and allowed him to use the Ashikaga pattern.
"My lord!" Akechi Mitsuhide suddenly spoke out to dissuade him, only to see him holding his right hand over his shoulder, where a large hole had been opened, and blood was still oozing out.
"Why?" As a wise Mitsuhide who risked death to protect himself, Ashikaga Yoshiaki now relies on him very much.
"The Miyoshi traitor is just a jackal, and the Oda family is a tiger, and they can't seek skin with a tiger because they drive wolves. The last time the Oda family was in Kamiraku, they had accumulated a lot of prestige, and if they asked for help again this time, I am afraid that most of the forces in Kinai would completely subdue the Oda family. At that time, the revitalization of the shogunate may be far away. Akechi Mitsuhide endured the pain and gritted his teeth to give advice to Ashikaga Yoshiaki.
"Hmm... If that's the case, then..."
"Your lord, no! If you don't ask the Oda family for help, the shogunate will be destroyed, and it will be today! Suddenly, a shout interrupted Ashikaga Yoshiaki's words, and everyone raised their eyes to look at the door, it was Hosokawa Fujitaka, Wada Yumasa, and Miyoshi Yoshitsugu who came in from outside the house.
It turned out that Miyoshi Yoshitsugu was not dead, it was just a bluff by Iwanari Yutong.