"Order to withdraw immediately! Katsumasa Ikeda and Mitsuhide Akechi are in charge of the temple army, and the army will be drawn immediately! Oda Nobunaga, who had made up his mind, did not hesitate at all and immediately arranged for the evacuation of the troops from the "Kime Pass".

"My lord! Your Majesty is willing to serve as the palace army! Hosokawa Nobumoto hurriedly asked to stay, he remembered that the palace army seemed to be in danger this time in history, and Kinoshita Hideyoshi, who served as the palace army, made a lot of money.

"No! You can't stay! If it's like what you say, I don't want to lose another brother-in-law, you have to come with me! Oda Nobunaga immediately rejected Hosokawa Nobumoto's proposal.

"My lord! The subordinates are willing to stay in place of Hosokawa-sama! A sharp voice was Kinoshita Hideyoshi.

"But the lord, the army brought by His Majesty this time has the iron artillery team and the ninja army, which is very suitable for the task of the palace army, please complete it!" Hosokawa Nobumoto saw that this damn monkey was rushing for the task again, and hurriedly stepped forward and said again.

"No! You can't stay, as for the military situation, it just so happens that the monkey is not strong enough, so staying to help him is equivalent to completing this mission for you! So decided! Let's go! From this moment on, Oda Nobunaga had already decided that the Asai family had betrayed him. So. This is the place of death, and whoever serves as the temple army is to survive in death.

"Uh..." Hosokawa Nobumoto was stunned on the spot, he didn't expect that the credit was not earned, and he had to work for the monkey for nothing.

The order of the army was like a mountain, and the Oda coalition forces reacted quickly, retreating in the order of Shibata Katsuie, who was tasked with occupying the entrance at once, and in the event of encountering the Asai army, to find out its true purpose.

"Kinoshita-sama, please take care!" Before leaving, Shibata Katsuya came to Kinoshita Hideyoshi and rarely bowed.

"Ah, Shibata-sama, you're so polite, please leave as soon as possible." Kinoshita Hideyoshi obviously didn't expect Shibata Katsuie to condescend, so he hurriedly bent down ninety degrees and said in a sincere tone.

One high-ranking military commander after another left the camp gate, and Kinoshita Hideyoshi also said goodbye one by one.

Mori Kosei, Niwa Nagahide, Sakuma Nobumori and others left a small number of samurai, and Tokugawa Ieyasu also gave him thirty iron cannons, which made him so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.

The most helpless was Hosokawa Nobumoto, who set off with Oda Nobunaga's main camp, leaving not only the 500 ninja army and the 500 iron artillery team, but also with Riki Kamo Kenhide as the commander.

In addition, in order to make up for Kinoshita Hideyoshi's strategic shortcomings, Oda Nobunaga actually sent Takenaka Hanbei to Monkey as a force, as well as samurai such as Marumo Kanori and Makimura Masaroshi to strengthen his combat effectiveness.

"Hey... This monkey is really a man and a fortune this time. Hosokawa Nobumoto now had only three hundred mounted samurai with him, and left the camp with Oda Nobunaga.

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Bang bang bang!

Hosokawa Nobumoto looked behind him, and there was the sound of iron cannons coming from the camp, probably because the Asakura family noticed that the Oda army had suddenly stopped, and the flags in the camp were frequently moved.

So, in response to this abnormal behavior, a small force was sent to test it, but Kinoshita Hideyoshi ordered the iron artillery team to hide in the deer and shoot, forcing it back.

"Report! Lord! Word came from Shibata-sama in front that the Asai Army had been spotted at the entrance of "Kimego Pass", and that a defensive horse fence had been established there, and the banner of Asakura Keitsune had also appeared inside. From this, it can be concluded that the Asai family has betrayed the family! ”

"yes, got it. Command Quan 6 must break through the defense before it gets dark! Oda Nobunaga said in a steady tone, he was ready to break up.

"Rokuro, it's exactly as you said, but why? My family treats him well, and even my favorite sister is married to him. ”

"My lord, Your Majesty thinks that this may not be the original intention of the Asai Palace."

"Huh?" Oda Nobunaga didn't expect Hosokawa Nobunaga to say this, but he was categorically convinced that the Asai family betrayed, and now he pleaded for him?

"The lord, the system of the Asai family is a collegial system of heavy ministers, and the decisions of the head of the family are often influenced by the heavy ministers, and even most of the important ministers can veto the decision of the head of the family together, and the father of the Asai Palace, Kumasa, seems to have his heart set on the Asakura family."

"Well, go ahead." Oda Nobunaga listened carefully to his opinion in a rare way, and it seems that the blow to him this time is really unclear.

"In recent years, the Oda family has always pursued the principle of putting interests first, which has led to many allies not being compensated for their interests. Let's take the Asai family as an example, starting with following the Oda family, how big the old collar was, how big it is now, and how big it is now, has barely increased much. Even the Tokugawa family began to expel Imagawa Shiyasu last year, dominated the Enoe Province, and obtained a territory of more than 200,000 koku, which he laid down himself. After saying that, Hosokawa Nobumoto also peeked at Oda Nobunaga.

"I see, I didn't think too much about the feelings of my allies." Although Oda Nobunaga understands the root cause, it is unknown whether he will change it, after all, the Warring States period was of the highest interest.

"Report! The lord, Shibata-sama in front led 600 cavalry to attack the Asai army, and the main family's Mori-sama, Ikeda-sama, Sakuma-sama, and his ally His Royal Highness Tokugawa led the army to follow, and the two sides entered a melee! ”

"Got it, it seems that the Asai family doesn't plan to let us go easily. Rokuro, go over and take command. ”

"Yes! Please rest assured, the passage will be opened before dark! After speaking, Hosokawa Nobumoto led the cavalry of his headquarters and entered the forward position.

With the movement of the Hosokawa family horse seal, the troops fighting on the front line also received orders, and the army commissioner Hosokawa Nobumoto came! The generals of the former army attacked even more frantically, and they knew that the lord Oda Nobunaga was already impatient to wait.

"Kill! Kill me! Shibata Katsuie's face was covered in blood, and because the cavalry attack was thwarted by the barrier of the horse barrier, many people had already abandoned their horses and fought on foot.

"Warriors of the Three Rivers! Kill the bloody road and escort the lord away! "The Tokugawa army is very brave, although there are few people, but it is the most fierce, desperate to hit the door and climb over the wall, it seems that Tokugawa Ieyasu does not want to die here.

"Kill! You are all the elite of your family! Show momentum and don't lose to the Three Rivers! "Ikeda Tsuneko commanded the flag of Ashigaru, and although the offensive posture was not ideal, the formation was not chaotic and the battle was fought in an orderly manner.

"My lord! Give the order, your subordinates are willing to lead the Nether Iron Rider to launch a decisive charge! "Honda Tadakatsu stepped forward to ask for orders, his spear was already hungry and thirsty.

"Wait, it's not time yet. The horse fence has not yet been removed, and the cavalry is not working at all. ”

Now the Asai army, with its defensive advantage, is on par with the Oda army, plus Asakura Keiheng's 1,000 reinforcements, the total strength has reached 9,000.

"Order Mori Kaseibu and Sakuma to attack! The main goal is the enemy horse fence and clear a passage for the cavalry! "Hosokawa Nobumoto decisively increased his troops, and with these two troops, the Oda coalition army invested 6,500 people, which is already the limit of the attack surface, and no more will be able to exert it.