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A long time ago, my father had hinted to me that I would recruit one or two retainers as my foundation.

At that time, I also listened to it, and after returning from the end of the Echizen crusade, I successively recruited Keer Caizo (who was originally a retainer of the spectrum), Maeda Keiji, Okubo Changan (this is more bull B, directly became my uncle), Kobayashi Yoshio, left and right, Honda father and son.

Except for Kobayashi, these people are basically famous and prominent figures in the Warring States period in the eyes of later generations.

But then again, in the end, the above characters were recommended by me to my father and became his direct minister, but I myself have always been a "light pole commander".

This is almost incomprehensible in the eyes of outsiders, you must know that in the samurai family, there are no 100% relatives, only 100% of the monarchs and ministers, and there is a distance between the father and the son.

And the people of Mino seem to be particularly interested in "father and son cannibalism", not to mention far away, the nearest thing is the little of Saito Michisan and the two masters!

I don't have any superfluous thoughts, anyway, when the "old man" kicks your legs one day, these people still don't have to listen to me.

This is a relatively normal idea in the later life, but quite naïve in the present.

However, no matter what, the strength of the Wise Retainers began to grow slowly......

The battle began at dawn.

Although the time has not yet fully entered spring, on San'in Avenue, where spring comes a little later, the land that is not very fertile has been able to enjoy the bright spring sunshine in advance.

The mountains of Tezuka Town are full of spring scenery, with plum blossoms, peach blossoms, cherry blossoms, and countless wild flowers blooming.

According to the plan previously made, his father sent Saito Uchizo Rizo to take the lead and act as a single arrow striker.

In order to prevent the disjointed arrangement of the military formations caused by the excessive distance between the various military formations, Yushima Kiyoko, Fujita Shinmasa, and Matsukura Shigenobu lined up behind him to act as ambushes and guards.

However, the arrangement of the Tamba coalition army did not change at all, and the Akai army, which had the strongest combat effectiveness, was the first to attack the wise army.

However, Akai Naomasa himself did not rush to the forefront like yesterday, and today it is his fellow clansmen Akai Naomori and Akai Naoyoshi who are leading the troops in front.

The two armies charged to the thunder of the war drums of both sides, and began a bow and arrow battle and an iron artillery battle.

The battle between the two armies was fierce.

The arrows flew like feathered insects over the green fields where the morning dew shimmered and the flowers bloomed, making a sharp sound and sticking into the shield.

This is quite "elegant", like an iron cannon, a hot weapon with a deafening sound of gunfire and bursts of white smoke, which is basically a large piece of blood when it hits a person, and no shield or armor in this era can stop the advance of the projectile.

After a fierce battle for about half an hour, the two sides removed their bows and arrows and iron cannons, and a full-fledged white-knuckle battle began.

Hehe, this is really a traditional tactic.

"Big brother," Hosokawa Tadashi looked like a battle-hardened general, took out an old-fashioned look, and pointed out the country beside me, "The battle situation in front is comparable......"

"You big-headed ghost!" I scolded him silently: "The situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, no one can say what the situation will be, Yoichiro, you are obviously the first time to serve as a leading general, but you pretend to be a veteran, it's really unbearable." ”

Although Akai Naomasa is equal to Akai in terms of generation, he is only in his twenties, which is an age when he is easily impulsive and moves his limbs faster than his brain.

Originally, he was only responsible for doing some paperwork and logistics at Akai's home, and in terms of martial arts, although he was personally guided by his cousin Naomasa and had a slight success, but on the battlefield, these were not enough to see.

Akai Naomasa didn't know this, but after the last Tamba War, battlefield veterans or young talents like Akai Yujia and Akai Yukinaga have all been buried on the battlefield, and it can be said that the family is about to wither talents.

I had no choice but to pull up people like Naomori Akai who didn't go into battle many times.

At this time, Akai Naomori led more than 700 people and exchanged hands with Matsukura Shigenobu of the right army.

Although Akai Naomasa is not very familiar with the military, there is no shortage of "new concepts".

Deep down in his heart, he thought:

There is no fixed way to war, as long as it is won, as long as it is good, as long as it is good to lose the fighter, it will definitely be won.

The generals are really pedantic, why do you have to fight them head-on? What kind of shooting is going to come, directly to the same as yesterday, how happy it is to attack with all your might!

That guy is really right, when I asked him about this, he rebuked me, and the general ordered this, and our army shot back as the enemy shot.

Cut! Stupid!

It seems that the general is also old, and the family still has to rely on "innovators" like us to grow and develop!

Finally, the Matsukura Army, who fought against him, had a flaw in the lineup.

"Hahaha, here's your chance!"

He couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart anymore, and shouted: "Sons of Tanbo, rush with me!" ”

Taking the lead, 700 soldiers and horses coaxed the whole army to go out and rushed straight towards the "defeated" Matsukura Shigenobu.

At this time, Naoyoshi Akai, who was fighting with Toshizo Saito, was shocked to see this scene.

"Bastard!" Akai Naoyoshi scolded, "Hasn't this guy ever fought?" He was so unruly in his formation! ”

However, he couldn't leave this fellow clan alone, and when he couldn't spare manpower for a while, he sent a herald to report the "good news" to Akai Naomasa in the back.

Seeing that the wise troops were defeated and retreated one after another, their commander Matsukura Shigenobu fled far away, although from time to time there were defeated soldiers from the lineup to attack themselves, and the people in other military formations also came to "join in the fun", but soon died under their own swords and guns, and the situation was very good!

Originally, there was still a trace of concern, and the pursuit speed was not too fast, Akai Naomori, seeing that victory was in sight, rode on his horse in high spirits, and with high momentum, he accelerated his speed, and drove through many soldiers like a gale.

And it seems that just as he saw, Matsukura's army seemed to have lost their fighting spirit, and they lost their weapons one after another, and some even took off the chain mail weighing more than ten catties on their bodies.

If it were normal, Naomori Akai, who had been taught some military tactics from his cousin, would be suspicious of this kind of embarrassing and somewhat abnormal rout.

However, at this time, the young general had already been carried away by the "victory", and because the time on the battlefield was really short, he completely lacked this consideration.

He just kept shouting, "Rush! Rush Brethren! Kill all these bastards from Kyoto, and we can go back to the castle town to enjoy the food and women! ”

The middle- and lower-level soldiers seem to be particularly susceptible to the infection of such encouragement, and they are full of momentum.

Feeling that his words seemed to have an effect, Akai Naomori was even happier, "Don't run away!" Don't leave an enemy behind! Slaughter them all!"

In fact, he never knew that these were the last words he had left in this world to speak.

Soon something happened!

And the Akai army fell into the trap dug by Matsukura Military Pioneer, which was also at that moment.

What the hell is going on?

The night before, Akechi Mitsuhide had ordered his men to dig hundreds of large and deep pieces near the battlefield, covered with wooden planks and covered with turf, which looked no different from the usual road surface.

Akai Naomoribe, who wanted to take advantage of the victory to pursue, encountered these huge pits soon after, and his men fell into the pits one after another.

"No, it won't!" When I saw this scene from afar, I frowned, and asked Hosokawa Tadashi, who was laughing heartily, "Hey! Yoichiro, this can't be true, right? I've seen that old guy Akai Naomasa, not only is his martial arts extraordinary, but also his art of war is quite outstanding, and he shouldn't be fooled by such a small trick as digging a pit, right? ”

"Alas, big brother," Hosokawa Tadashi patted me on the shoulder, "you can't be afraid of him because you fought him twice, right?" This guy does have some skills, but after all, he's old, what's so scary? ”

"Hehe, yes......"

When I dug the pit last night, I was still dismissive of this tactic.

It is said that the plot of the devil falling into the trap dug by Tubalu and the villagers should only appear in the anti-Japanese drama of the Celestial Dynasty TV in the future, and under real conditions, the devil should not be deceived by these pediatric tricks.

Could it be that hundreds of years ago, the devils standing in front of me were showing the lower limit of their intelligence for their descendants in advance?

Akai Naomori was rushing up, but he saw the smoke and dust in front of him, and the dust was filled.

The soldiers around him wailed and screamed, and suddenly disappeared in front of him.

"Huh?" He was shocked, "Wasn't it okay just now?" What's wrong? ”

When he saw the big pits full of people again, he probably understood, "Damn wise Mitsuhide, as a samurai, he should use the dignified art of war, and he actually used such a despicable tactic as a trap, it's unforgivable!" ”

Hehe, more than an hour ago, you also laughed at your cousin for being "too well-behaved".

Seeing that the situation was not good, he immediately took out the horse kung fu that he usually practiced, and prostrate himself on the horse, and the horse was really spiritual, and he jumped over the big hole about twenty feet wide.

There is no need to wonder if this horse is from the circus, and those who have played "Shinno" should know that Tamba is also a horse producing place with many famous horses.

After galloping for more than a dozen feet, Akai Naomori hurriedly turned his horse's head and looked back at the tragic situation of those soldiers.

The soldiers who followed him fell into the pit one after another, and there were sharp weapons such as wooden stakes and sharp cones in the pit, and there was a wail inside, and the scene was not miserable!

"Everyone, don't go forward, go back! Back off! This is the enemy's ploy! ”

Akai Naomori had long lost his previous spirit, and he shouted loudly, telling everyone to retreat, not to fall for the enemy's schemes, and to reorganize the people.

But there is no more time to give them!

The wise ambush soldiers who had been lurking around the trench immediately crawled out like ants and killed the Akai army, which was in chaos.

They carried the "water-colored bellflower pattern" on their backs, and held high the banners that read "Disgusted with the filthy land, rejoicing in the pure land", "Nan no Amitabha" and "Hachiman Great Bodhisattva", and rushed towards the chaotic Akai army.

The disorganized Akai Army simply did not have time to stop the effective defense, and suffered heavy casualties!

"Bastard!" Akai Naomori's eyes breathe fire.

"His Royal Highness Akai Books Naomori?" At some point, a military general appeared in front of him, "Under the wise Kogoro Nobumitsu, I have come to ask for your art of war!" ”