"Really... Is that what Motohisa said..."In the large wide room of Sekigahara Castle, Hosokawa Nobumoto sat on the main seat, and Ideura Morikiyo had already returned with 200 ninja troops.

"Yes! His subordinates have secretly observed Lord Nizi, and he should be without two thoughts at present. Deura Morikiyoshi said respectfully.

"At the moment... Is it...... I know. Deura Shengqing! ”

"Yes!"

"Promoted to the general of the family, I ordered you to re-form the ninja army with a quota of 1,000 people."

"Yes!"

"Tozoe Kiyohiro! Orders you to recruit 500 iron artillery troops! ”

"Yes!"

"Order Devin to come to Sekigahara Castle and be ready to attack at any time!"

Oda Nobunaga had already issued a mobilization order, requiring all the troops to assemble at Gifu Castle and prepare to attack at any time, while the Hosokawa family still needed to hold on to Sekigahara Castle.

The Asai family and the Asakura family are also actively preparing for war, and when the Rokkaku Yoshiken and Yoshiji father and son heard the news, they also became loyal to the Rokkaku family's wealthy families or hired ronin from the entanglement of Iga and Koga, with a total strength of 5,000 to surround Chokoji Castle.

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"My lord, there is not much water in the city, and there will be no water to drink in a few days."

"Hmm..."

"My lord?"

"Got it! Sick of it! Shibata Katsuya waved his hand impatiently, signaling that his subordinates could go down: "It's really annoying, there's no water, what should I do!" ”

Because the castle was located on a high mountain, it was cut off from the water by the Hexagonal Army, and the city was surrounded by regiments, and there were only 2,000 defenders in the city.

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"Ladies and gentlemen! Drink as much as you want! Drink to your heart's content! Enough water pipes! ”

A drinking meeting is being held in the castle of Changguang Temple, and Shibata Katsuya has put all the water into wooden bottles, and the defenders are drinking to their heart's content.

"Are you all full! Have you drunk it all? "Shibata Katsuie came to the front of the army wearing armor.

"Drink your fill!"

"Drink!"

Shibata Jun shouted in a hurry.

Syllable! Syllable! Syllable!

Shibata Katsuya lifted the spear and smashed the remaining wooden bottles one by one, spilling all the water inside, and Shibata Jun was stunned by the huge contrast.

"There's no water anymore! Die of thirst or die in battle, choose one of these two paths! ”

Shibata Katsuie raised his spear and shouted loudly.

"Die in battle! Die! ”

This move forced the Shibata army to have no way back, and since it was definitely a death to defend it, it was a big deal to go out of the city and fight.

"Open the gates! If you are willing to die, stay! Those who are willing to fight to the death with me still have hope! ”

"Attack! Kill them and leave nothing behind! Drink! ”

Shibata Katsuya took the lead and took the lead in rushing out of Chokoji Castle.

"Rush! Fight with the Hexagons! ”

Shouting slogans, the Shibata army rushed to the camp of the Hexagonal Army.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! ”

The Hexagonal Army, which was suddenly attacked, immediately fell into a panic.

"Don't mess around! Don't run! There are fewer enemies than us, give it to me! Defend the camp gates! "Sanyun Dingzhi led a thousand Jiahe people to go up.

"Drink! The enemy will be killed! "Shibata Katsuya speared and stabbed, and he only took the three clouds to the throne.

"Kill! Oni Shibata! Oni Shibata! ”

The bravery of the Shibata Katsuya once again infected the Shibata army, and the ashigaru people rushed into the camp gate and fought with the Koga people.

"Ahh

Mikumo Cheng covered his shoulder, where he was stabbed by an ashigaru, looked around, and found that there were fewer and fewer people around him, the Takano family and the Suwon family had been completely destroyed, and he was also in a deep siege and had no hope of escaping.

"Under the vows! Under the vow! Sanyun Chengzhi hurriedly discarded the weapon in his hand, knelt on the ground and asked to surrender, he finally drove his late brother's concubine out of the Sanyun family, and successfully obtained the qualification for the inheritance of the head of the Sanyun family. Now that it was about to happen, he didn't want to die here.

"Kill!"

Shibata Jun pounced on him viciously, so frightened that he knelt on the ground with his head in his hands, and the breath of death was getting closer and closer.

There was a sound of footsteps, and Shibata Jun ran straight past Sanyun Chengzhi as if he didn't see him, and continued to besiege and kill the Jiahe people.

"Damn! Fall back! Fall back! ”

Seeing that the defeat was assured, Rokkaku Yoshiharu reluctantly gave the order to withdraw his troops.

In this battle, the Rokkaku family lost their troops, the descendants of the Koga family were almost completely wiped out, Mikumo was killed in battle, the Mikumo family surrendered, and the Koga family, the Mizuhara family, and the Iga family were annihilated.

Shibata Katsuya also became famous for turning the tide this time, and his deeds were recited and received the reputation of "Cutting Bottle Shibata".

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"Out of battle!"

"Oh!"

On June 19, in Gifu Castle, Oda Nobunaga was wearing armor, his black cloak fluttering in the wind, and his tough face and two mustaches made him look particularly domineering.

Two days ago, Kinoshita Hideyoshi's and Takechu Hanbei made a meritorious service and successfully omitted Horihidemura and Higuchi Naobo, and bloodlessly took Nagbi Castle and Kariyasu Castle of the Asai family in Omi Province, opening the door to Kotani Castle.

On June 21, Oda Nobunaga led the generals to Kotani Castle, the main city of the Asai family, and set up a formation at Mt. Mitoramae, and then gathered the generals for a military council.

"My lord, this time, the total strength of my Oda family is more than 23,000 people, and the reinforcements of the Tokugawa family will arrive in about six days, and the estimated strength is more than 5,000 people."

Hosokawa Nobumoto, who was still in charge of the army, reported on the battlefield, and in this battle he brought with him Sekihara Bei, Tokubunbei, bow samurai, and horse samurai, a total of 1,500 Hosokawa troops.

"The Asai family currently has about 10,000 troops, mainly defending in the area of Kotani Castle, of which there are about 8,000 people in Kotani Castle and about 2,000 in Yokoyama Castle. The Echizen Asakura family has not yet been dispatched, and it is predicted that the reinforcements will reach more than 10,000 people. The remnants of the Roxagonal family roamed around, but after the drive of Lord Shibata, the strength of the army is estimated to be less than 2,000 people, and it will not be too much of a climate, and the above is the comparison of the strength of the enemy and us. ”

"Excellent! Let's talk about the suggestions for the guide. Oda Nobunaga nodded, the strength of the two sides was almost the same, but the Asai family had the advantage of holding the fortified city.

"Your Majesty suggested that the scorched earth strategy should be used to uproot the surrounding branches of Kotani Castle and make it an isolated city. Find a way to lure the Asai family out of the city for a decisive battle, and maximize the enemy's living force, please choose the lord. "Hosokawa Nobumoto's best thing should be siege, judging from the past records, there is nothing invincible in siege.

"Very well, I order! Implement a scorched earth strategy, first set fire to the castle town of Otani Castle, and force the Asai army to go into battle! Then go up the river to surround Yokoyama Castle, with Rokuro as the main general, with Niwa Nagahide, Ando Morisa, Inaba Ischitetsu, and the clan Buquan! The rest of the people will follow me to meet the Asai army! ”

"Yes!" Hosokawa Nobumoto and others received the order, he and Mino were old partners, and in the battle of Kannon Temple Castle, they won the branch city "Wada Mountain Castle" together.

"Rokuro, Yokoyama Castle is just a decoy, and before the Asai Army is drawn out of the decisive battle, it must not be captured early. In addition, I also heard about Hyun-so's death.,I decided to transfer Tadasaburo to you as a force.,You have to use this child well.,I'm very optimistic about him.。 Oda Nobunaga beckoned, and a fifteen-year-old young samurai approached Hosokawa Nobumoto.

"In Shimogamo Tadazaburo Fuxiu, see Hosokawa-sama, please give me a lot of advice in the future!" Gamo Fuhide was Chiyo, the third male of Gamo Kenhide, who came to Oda Nobunaga as a hostage.

He was extremely intelligent since he was a child, and he was proficient in all kinds of martial arts and tea ceremony, so he was deeply loved by Oda Nobunaga, and Oda Nobunaga himself served as his ebony hat when he was in the first place. Last year's Battle of Okochi Castle was his first battle, and at the age of fourteen he won over an enemy samurai, and Oda Nobunaga was overjoyed and betrothed his second daughter, Fuyuhime.