Chapter 149: The Imperial Father Arrives

"My lord! Traitors have been spotted ahead! Do the troops fight after resting? Honda Masanobu galloped on his horse, closely following behind Hosokawa Nobumoto's side.

"Hahaha! Yahachiro! They are already frightened birds, and they should have confidence in their own armament and combat power! Heihachiro! Lead the cavalry and assault! Hosokawa Nobumoto didn't mean to stop at all, and gave the order to charge.

"Yes! The cavalry team listens to me! Target! Rebels ahead! Formation! Conical! Honda Tadakatsu rode on his horse and shouted, "Kill them and leave no armor behind!" Nether Iron Rider! ā€

"Invincible!!" Thundered!

"Steady! Hold the position! Don't mess around! "Ogasawara Nobutasa was in command in front of the battle, and he was Ogasawara's younger brother for a long time.

"Damn! Don't run! Get back! Get back! Seeing the cavalry approaching and the fierce mask on their faces, some of the rebels, who had low morale, began to retreat.

Thundered! Duang!

"Ugh!"

"Ahh The one-sided slaughter began.

"Hold on! Resist me! Belch! Ogasawara Nobuta, who was in command before the battle, only felt that the world was spinning, as if he saw his headless body.

"Sekihara, assault! Retreater, slash! ā€

"Devon, assault! Crush them! ā€

Tao Qingxian and Hosokawa Haruyuki led the main family to follow closely and entered the battle.

The three thousand Oda standing strength led by Ikeda Tsuneko was a little worse, and he was left far behind.

"My lord! Run, it's too late! Katsuzaburo Sakanishi said eagerly, he was a retainer of Ogasawara Naga.

"Ahh Come on! Fast! "My younger brother is already in a different place, and Ogasawara has been preparing to revive the Ogasawara family for a long time, and life is the most important thing.

The battle soon ended, and the rebels fled in all directions, killing countless people, and Ogasawara fled without a trace for a long time.

"Don't stay! Kaimachi is right in front of you! Keep moving! Violators, behead! Hosokawa Nobumoto did not take a break and continued to order the army to rush to Kaimachi.

When Hosokawa received the order, he immediately threw down the head in his hand, shouldered his weapon, and ran forward without the slightest hesitation.

Seeing this scene, Hosokawa Nobugen nodded appreciatively, now that "Hosokawa Military Law" has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, there is no longer the embarrassing scene of the battle between the barrels and the narrow of the year.

It's a pity that when the Hosokawa army arrived at Kaimachi, they just saw the last batch of boats set sail, and they could only sigh with admiration.

"Damn! If there is a water army in this family, why worry about no reason to win. Hosokawa Nobugen was so angry that he stomped his feet, which also blamed himself, back then, Hikari and the George family were busy running maritime merchants to make money, and the establishment of the navy was delayed again and again.

"Murakami Motoyoshi! I command you to build a navy in Devon! Resources are at your disposal! Hosokawa Nobumoto gritted his teeth and decided to create a water army, after all, the future development is inseparable from the help of the water army. As for mastering the Nine Ghost Water Army? It was a dish on Oda Nobunaga's plate.

"Whew~~Huh~~ Oh, Hosokawa-sama, you're running so fast. Whew~~Whew~~. Ikeda was sweating profusely, and put one hand on Hosokawa's shoulder and gasped.

"But it's a pity that they ran away, these bunnies are really fast!" Immediately afterwards, Ikeda Hengxing lay on the ground regardless of his image, he really admired the combat power of the Hosokawa army, not to mention the long-distance attack, and the enemy army could continue to fight, it was really a steel army.

"It's okay, Ikeda-sama, although the people have run away, the city and territory can't run, and Izumi Province is now undefended." Hosokawa Nobumoto snorted, these territories that were laid down by Awa's Miyoshi family have long been emptied.

"Yes, why didn't I think of it, but Hosokawa-sama, these were originally the territories of the Miyoshi family and the Matsunaga family, and it would be wrong for us to take them in disguise?" Ikeda Hengxing really wanted to make a contribution, after all, he was completely a soy sauce maker this time, but he was more forward-looking.

"What are you afraid of, take it down first, it is our duty to recover the lost territory, as for how to distribute the territory, it can only be decided by the lord. If you're in a good mood, give them some, and if you're in a bad mood, hehe... This was recaptured from the rebels, so of course it was the domain of my Oda family. Hosokawa Nobumoto smiled, it would be a fool not to eat the fat in his hand.

"That's right! It's all up to the Lord! In that case, let's—" Ikeda gestured with his hand, signaling how to divide the credit.

"Ikeda-sama, my family has been running all the way, and I have just experienced a big war, so it is really not easy to send troops again, I hope that Ikeda-sama will forgive me, can you work harder." Hosokawa Nobumoto's implication was to take back the credit of Izumi Province and hand it over to Ikeda Tsuneko.

"Then thank Hosokawa-sama!" Ikeda Hengxing is very grateful in his heart, this great credit, great favor, he Ikeda Hengxing can be regarded as a note.

Within two days, most of the Izumi Kingdom was recovered by Ikeda Tsuneko and became the territory of the Oda family. It was on this day that an army of 5,000 led by Oda Nobunaga arrived in Kyoto.

"Imperial Father, General Zhenfei also!" When General Yoshiaki saw the Oda army, his hanging heart finally let go.

"The Gongfang Hall was frightened, since I received the order, I rushed to it non-stop, but fortunately, the Gongfang Hall is fine." Oda Nobunaga dismounted and politely exchanged with General Yoshiaki, because of the light and hurried travel, many Oda Ashigaru with thin clothes and armor froze to death on the side of the road, so that the trip that could have been completed in three days, Oda Nobunaga only took two days.

Soon, Oda Nobunaga learned about the battle of his own temple from the words of General Yoshiaki, and rewarded the meritorious people of the "battle of the temple of his own country" on the spot.

First of all, Hosokawa Fujitaka, Wada Yumasa, Araki Murashige, and Ikeda Katsumasa each sealed 20,000 stones, and promoted Ikeda Katsumasa to the pen head of the "Three Guardians of Settsu".

Secondly, Akechi Mitsuhide was appointed as the Kyoto Commissioner, assisted by Kinoshita Hideyoshi.

After hearing about the deeds of the two Wakasa warriors, Uno Yashichi and Yama Prefecture Genuchi, Oda Nobunaga vigorously praised the courage and sincerity of the Wakasa samurai, and deliberately unified the Wakasa samurai into an army, and served as a guard in the Kyoto area, which was somewhat similar to the "Shinsengumi".

In the end, Oda Nobunaga issued a strict order to the Kaimachi, demanding that the Kai Machi "Kaiwa people" not associate with the enemy in the future, otherwise they would be severely punished and confiscated 20,000 kan of money.

Oda Nobunaga's series of measures came faster than his assistance in the snow, and he confused General Yoshiaki when he landed, and I am the general.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki opened his mouth on the side, wanting to vent his dissatisfaction, but he was afraid of offending Oda Nobunaga. As he hesitated, a scroll of codex appeared in front of him.

"What is this?" Ashikaga Yoshiaki looked strangely at the four big characters on the codex, "Imperial Cabinet in the Palace".

"This is for the Gongfang Palace, please ask His Royal Highness the General to do it." Oda Nobunaga said undoubtedly.

With a bang, Ashikaga Yoshiaki was petrified on the spot.