The combined forces of Oda and Tokugawa spent an afternoon laying three wooden fences more than two feet high in front of the battle to block Takeda Katsuyori's iron cavalry regiment, and they were now in full formation, waiting for the enemy's attack. [No pop-ups. 】

The next day, it was rumored that Takeda Katsuyori had adopted the "hidden travel tactics" of his father, Takeda Shingen, the "No. 1 general of the Warring States", believing that the odds of victory were not great, and in order to avoid a head-on confrontation with the coalition forces, they had withdrawn from the Yakuoji Mountain position, and now they were all hiding in the nearby mountains and forests.

This rumor caused the morale of the coalition forces to be demoralized, and even Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was old and serious, was very worried.

At the pre-battle meeting of the coalition forces, Oda Nobunaga seemed confident, and he told Ieyasu that he would not bother him about the war, and that he would have the right to come here to "enjoy the mountains and rivers" when the Tokugawa army's army came here.

Nagashino Castle guard general Nobuyama Okumoto is Tokugawa Ieyasu's son-in-law, and he has long run out of ammunition and food, and he hoped that Oda Nobunaga could send rescue troops as soon as possible, but the Oda army went from Kyoto to Gifu and from Gifu to Okazaki, and slowly circled the shape of a "few".

When the Tokugawa generals heard this, they all expressed righteous indignation, and the Okubo Tadashi brothers immediately reported their courage and said that they would rush out of the fence to take the lead and attract the main force of the Takeda army.

Oda Nobunaga expressed his support and said that if the Okubo brothers were caught in a bitter battle outside the wooden fence, he would arrange for Shibata Katsuie, Niwa Nagahide, and Hashiba Hideyoshi and other generals to come to their aid.

At the same time, Takeda Katsuyori, who was stationed at the foot of Yakuoji Mountain, also fell into the dilemma of fighting or not fighting, some people were in charge of the battle, and some people were opposed, so the two sides of the confrontation dragged on for another three days.

In the past three days, for Xu Linger and Guo Yi, it is also like a year, Oda Nagayi came to visit them many times, and found that the two of them were very down-to-earth in the army, and their morale was relatively high, so they believed that Guo Yi participated in the war for his father, and proudly believed that if the two of them made war achievements, the credit would definitely be on their heads.

They found Zhu Junwang in Okubo Tadashi's army, and the three of them prepared to escape, but they tried several times, but they were unsuccessful, so they no longer acted rashly.

In May of the third year of Tensho (the third year of Wanli of the Ming Dynasty, 1575 AD), as soon as the sky was hazy, Tokugawa Ieyasu sent the fierce generals Okubo and the two brothers to take the lead, leading 500 infantry to rush out of the fence and launch an attack on Takeda Katsuyori's position.

Until this time, Xu Linger and Guo Yi realized the danger!

The Okubo brothers have less than 100 muskets in their army, and sending them to "surprise" the Iron Cavalry Regiment is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, in fact, it can be said that they are trying to use them as cannon fodder!

The musket team of nearly 100 people rushed to the front and fired the first shot at the position of the Takeda army, Xu Ling'er and Guo Yi sandwiched Zhu Junwang in the middle, followed the musket team, and waited for the enemy to rush to start a bloody battle......

With a shout of killing, seeing the war horses of the Takeda Army rushing over like a hurricane, the Tokugawa Army musketeers withdrew, and at this time, the team of Xu Linger and others became the vanguard, and the three of them were suddenly very nervous......

I was expecting the Okubo brothers to be in front of the battle to command, but I suddenly heard someone shouting "withdraw", and in the blink of an eye, half of them withdrew to the inside of the fence, and those Tokugawa troops who had not had time to evacuate before the charge became lambs to the slaughter in an instant, and they had no ability to resist the onslaught of the Takeda Iron Cavalry.

Xu Ling'er and Guo Yi protected Zhu Junwang, desperately resisted for a while, and also withdrew to the vicinity of the wooden fence, at this time the morning fog had dissipated, three high wooden fences appeared in front of them, and the opposite Jile Temple Mountain, Chamo Mountain, and Songwei Mountain all showed their original appearance, and the Takeda Army ambushed in the nearby forest was clearly visible......

Just as the three of them were about to withdraw to the fence, thousands of men and horses suddenly rushed out of the mountains and forests, and they came over like a sea of killers, only to hear the shouts of the leader:

"Brothers, here's the opportunity, step on the fence for me and kill Nobunaga's base camp......"

"Capturing Oda Nobunaga ...... Alive"

"Capturing Tokugawa Ieyasu ...... Alive"

Let those Tokugawa troops who did not have time to withdraw cry and cry for their mothers, the door of the first wooden fence was nailed shut, and at this moment, Xu Linger and Guo Yi had to fight again.

When the iron cavalry killed in the forest approached the first wooden fence, Oda Nobunaga suddenly appeared on the position, only to see that he personally commanded more than a thousand musketeers to start a counterattack, using all the new equipment transported by Chaya Shiro Jiro, and opened fierce fire on the thousands of cavalry who were killed, the gunfire was deafening, and Xu Ling'er and others all lay on the ground.

A gust of morning wind blew, the smoke gradually dissipated, Xu Ling'er looked up from afar, and saw a miracle: the position was full of dead corpses, the fallen war horses sometimes let out a mournful roar, and the woods had been dyed red......

Suddenly, the Okubo brothers rushed out with people again, and they led the army to chase after the forest, and Xu Linger and others took the opportunity to follow......

Shortly after the Tokugawa army rushed into the forest, another Takeda cavalry regiment roared in from afar and launched a second wave of attacks, and the fierce vanguard soon broke through the first wooden fence.

Xu Ling'er and Guo Yi protected Zhu Junwang into the mountains and forests, preparing to wait for an opportunity to escape, but at this moment, the three of them were all stunned by the scene on the battlefield......

I saw Oda Nobunaga commanding the musket team, launching a series of fierce S-strikes, the wooden fence became a bloody human wall, and the Takeda Iron Cavalry was still flooding, and soon rushed into the second wooden fence.

The Oda muskets were divided into three teams, each numbering about a thousand men, and they reloaded their ammunition while striking, one of which was withdrawn and the other immediately replaced, until the Iron Cavalry Regiment was all hunted within the first wooden fence, and the battlefield fell into a deathly silence......

Taking advantage of this effort, stepping past the corpse of a Takeda army, the three of them quickly fled into the depths of the mountain forest, suddenly, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves in the distance, followed by the sound of horns, and quickly lay on the ground to look up, only to see two more cavalry regiments coming from different directions, and in the blink of an eye, they rushed into the first wooden fence and launched a fierce attack towards the second......

Not surprisingly, under the blows of more than 3,000 muskets, the two iron cavalry washed away the second wooden fence, and finally the whole army was destroyed.

The repulsed Takeda army lost its horses and fled into the mountains and forests, and was soon summoned by the commander and asked them to wait to cooperate with the third attack, and sure enough, it didn't take long for two more cavalry regiments to kill from the left and right flanks at the same time, roaring towards the third fence to launch a strong attack, and the scattered Takeda army also rushed out of the mountains and forests.

In front of the third fence, the two sides fell into a stalemate, and more than 1,000 muskets of the Oda army fired in unison, and they could not kill the overwhelming Takeda iron cavalry......

Xu Ling'er and Guo Yi were almost dumbfounded, it was the first time they had seen such a war, and they almost lost the best opportunity to escape, until Zhu Junwang reminded the two of them, and the three of them ran desperately out of the forest.

In the distance, the neighing of war horses and the continuous sound of gunfire, ran for about half an hour before leaving the forest, came to the vicinity of a village, and was just about to enter the village to take refuge, when a group of men and horses suddenly appeared in front of him, and the leader was the monkey.

I saw that Hashiba Hideyoshi was wearing Haori, riding on a tall horse, and was calling out to the soldiers behind him, and suddenly found three soldiers who had escaped, and looked at the clothes that seemed to be the Tokugawa army, so he said loudly: "The Tokugawa family has recuperated a group of death-fearing ghosts, haha, if you still want to make meritorious contributions, come with me." ”

The three of them turned their backs to the monkey at the same time, and Xu Ling'er whispered: "Uncle, tell him that we were ordered to pursue the Takeda deserters. ”

So, Zhu Junwang replied loudly: "We are on the orders of Lord Okubo Tadashi and are pursuing the fleeing Takeda Army. ”

"The Okubo brothers' troops have all been scattered, and most of them have been incorporated into my team, so you can follow me and send a final general attack on this little bastard Takeda Katsuyori." As he spoke, Hideyoshi Hashiba urged the horse to come to them.

At this time, Yuchai Hideyoshi recognized Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er, reined in the horse and circled around them, and couldn't help laughing.

Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er were ready to fight, and overheard Yushiba Hideyoshi say in a loud voice: "It turns out that it is an old man who met by chance in Chikuzen ten years ago, and this is the maid of Mrs. Aichi, when did you join the Tokugawa family's army?" ”

Xu Ling'er put away the scimitar, put her head close to Guo Yi, and whispered: "Sister, it seems that we can only calculate the plan." ”

Guo Yi hurriedly nodded, and also put down the long knife in his hand.

Taking a step forward, Xu Ling'er said without humility or arrogance: "I really didn't expect it, it turned out that I met Lord Yuchai Zhumae, it seems that you are really a lucky person with his own natural appearance." ”

Hashiba Hideyoshi took a step back and asked, "If I'm not mistaken, you should have been waiting for your father in Kyoto, why did you come here?" ”

It seems that everything that happened in Kyoto is related to this monkey, so Xu Ling'er explained unhurriedly: "Yes, you must have gotten the news of Xiao Nishilongzo." The other day, my sisters and I were living in Kyoto, and we were working with Mr. Oda Nagayosu to make great deals. But unexpectedly, Lord Quanda Nayan suddenly sent troops and swept our sisters and Mr. Changyi in. As you should have seen from Gifu Castle all the way to Okazaki Castle, Mr. Nagayi had come in a carriage with two sisters, and he was afraid that someone would doubt our identity, so he arranged for us to join the Tokugawa family's army. ”

"Hehe, I see, I see. Where are you going now? Hideyoshi Hashiba asked.

Xu Ling'er took a step closer and replied in a low voice: "Of course, I went to Beizhuang in Echizen, and took advantage of the opportunity of Shibata Katsu's expedition to hope that Mrs. Aichi could be taken to live in Kyoto." ”

Yushiba Hideyoshi said helplessly: "When I won Kotani Castle back then, if it wasn't for your girl who ruined my good deeds, I'm afraid that Mrs. Aichi would be in Nagahama City by now!" So, I ask you, why did your attitude change so quickly? ”

Xu Ling'er smiled slightly, and replied heartily: "Chikuzen Mamoru, I'm really sorry, because I didn't know that you were my sister's life-saving benefactor." ”

This answer was very decent, and Yushiba Hideyoshi nodded with satisfaction after hearing this, and suddenly, as if he remembered something, he pursed his sharp monkey mouth and shouted loudly: "Yoshiki, come here." ”

A boy of seventeen or eighteen years old ran up, bowed deeply to Hideyoshi, and replied, "Please give me advice!" ”

"Jiaji, bring three horses, you take my token, take these three to Changbin City, and find Mr. Konishi Lonzo first and then discuss."

Jiaji accepted the order, looked at the three people in front of him, but without saying a word, he turned and led the horse.

At this time, Yushiba Hideyoshi chased after him on horseback and whispered: "Yoshiyoshi, be cautious!" ”

So, Yoshiyoshi glanced at the mysterious Hideyoshi, only to see him blink his eyes and make a head-killing gesture again.

"Don't let the word go! Do you understand? ”

"Understood, sir." Saying that, Jia Ji ran a few steps quickly, pulled out three horses in the team, handed the reins to Xu Ling'er and others, and got on the horse himself, and the four of them said goodbye to Hideyoshi.

At this time, the arquebus S shot was still intermittent, and the shouts of the battlefield rushed into the sky......

Yushiba Hideyoshi looked at the backs of the four of them, showed a hint of a J smile, and shouted loudly:

"The time for the general attack has come, we can't fall behind Shibata Katsuya and Niwa Nagahide, and we can't lag behind the Tokugawa family's Kamihara Koheita, Ishikawa Shumasa, and Torii Mototada, haha, now, let's kill Yakuoji Mountain and capture Takeda Katsuyori alive!"

(End of chapter)