On September 22, the 8th year of Eiroku, it was past noon, and the 13,000 soldiers and horses of the Miyoshi army were marching on the road to Kyoto like a winding giant snake. At this moment, Miyoshi Masayasu is riding his horse and walking in the queue of the Chinese army, surrounded by generals who have followed him for many years.

Miyoshi Masayasu is in his early fifties, wearing a gold maki-e Sanskrit helmet, wearing a white spike square carcass with feet and a feather weaving covered with green golden cherry blossoms, riding on a tall jujube red war horse, although tall and thin, it looks very sturdy. Although his age is not very old, he is the uncle of Miyoshi Changqing, and after Changqing's death, he formed a "Miyoshi Sanzhong" with Miyoshi Changyi and Iwacheng Youtong to take charge of the power of the Miyoshi family.

"I hope this time it can be successful in one fell swoop, and the Miyoshi family can't withstand many twists and turns at the moment!" Miyoshi Masayasu rode on his horse and thought silently. "If Changqing is alive, Yicun, Dongkang, and Yixian are still alive, maybe the Miyoshi family won't be what it is now, right? Who would have thought that a local tyrant like Nagamune would dare to challenge us, and how could he have thought that Oda Nobunaga, an upstart man, would be able to control Kyoto? Maybe it's all providence! The glories of the past made his mood even lower.

"Back to Your Highness!" A herald came to him. "It's less than ten miles away from Shenglong Temple Castle ahead!"

"So, we'll be in Kyoto tonight!" His lieutenant next to him, Xiangxi Yuancheng, said happily.

"Hey......" Miyoshi Masayasu sighed slightly. It should be said that Xiangxi Yuancheng is a good lieutenant, he has all the advantages of loyalty, bravery, and carefulness, and he is down-to-earth without the slightest ambition, but ...... But he will never be a manager because he has no big picture and long-term vision. In recent years, the talents of the Miyoshi family have withered, even Iwacheng Youtong is brave and more than meticulous, what can the Miyoshi family do after the death of Changyi and himself? "Go down! Report anything immediately. After sending the herald away, he asked Kasai Motosei: "Have you inquired about the situation of the Oda family?" ”

"It's all clear!" Xiangxi Yuancheng nodded and said seriously. "At present, Oda Nobunaga is leading his troops to fight against the army of the Rokkaku family on the border between Omi and Iga, and the battle seems to be very favorable to him, and he has won several battles with great success! After a series of defeats, the Rokkaku family also changed their strategy, no longer intending to fight with the Oda army, and while holding on, they sent a small group of guerrillas composed of Iga and Koga to harass the Oda army, and it is said that Koga's iron artillery team once sniped Oda Nobunaga's main camp! According to my estimates, the victory of the Oda army is inevitable, but I am afraid there will be a little more stalemate! ”

"Hmm......" Miyoshi Masayasu nodded. I hope these two idiot fathers and sons can hold out a little longer! How is Kyoto's defense? ”

"The Oda family's guards in Kyoto are two men, Akechi Mitsuhide and Hashiba Hideyoshi, with about 3,000 soldiers and horses...... "Kanishi Motonari recounted the ninja's report." Akechi Mitsuhide was born into a Mino family, and served Saito, Asakura, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki successively, and he did not have any outstanding military achievements, but he had outstanding diplomatic skills, and Oda Nobunaga sent him to stay behind probably because of this. Hashiba Hideyoshi is a general from Ashigaru, although he is not good at martial arts, he is brave in battle, and has established great feats such as building a castle in Sumamata and attacking Mt. Inaba, but he has no qualifications to command a big battle, and he has not shown this ability! ”

"What about Katsuryuji Castle?" Miyoshi Masayasu did not comment and continued to ask.

"The defenders of Shenglong Temple City are less than two thousand, and the guard general is a person named Zhuxing Qing."

"Finished?" After waiting for a while, Miyoshi Masayasu asked strangely. "What about his life experience?"

"It's really hard to say...... "Xiangxi Yuancheng's face was a little embarrassed." I only know that this person is from a civilian background, and he is a businessman! It seems that he has only done some internal affairs and staff work, and has never had any record of going to the battlefield. I don't know why he seems to be very appreciated by Oda Nobunaga, just with such a person and this kind of merit, he was promoted from a light head to a general in just a few years, and he also got nearly 3,000 stone of knowledge. He also didn't have a very good relationship with the old Owari men under Oda Nobunaga who started their lives by military exploits, and he should be just an opportunistic businessman who played the role of a courtier! ”

"Don't forget, Matsunaga Shu is also a businessman!" Seeing the contemptuous expression on his lieutenant's face, Miyoshi Masayasu barely squeezed out a smile.

"Yes! Your Highness. Xiangxi Yuancheng's face immediately turned full, and he also knew the taboo of the coach.

Miyoshi Masayasu's mood suddenly became dull. Matsunaga Show! This name is an eternal pain in his heart! Back then, he was blinded by Matsunaga's talent and humility like Miyoshi Chokei, and he once laughed at Ataka Dongyasu's doubts, even a year ago, the "Miyoshi Three" did not hesitate to listen to this person's provocation and attacked Ashikaga Yoshiki! But the result? The Miyoshi family and himself bore the stigma of "great rebellion", while Matsunaga Hide, on the contrary, grew stronger and stronger in his own power, and as soon as Oda Nobunaga entered Beijing, he instead adopted an ambiguous attitude. Now that I think about it, the deaths of Anzhai Dongkang and Miyoshi Yoshihei are afraid that they can't be separated from him. "Prepare to attack Katryuji Castle!" Miyoshi Masayasu worked hard to get the negative emotions out of his mind.

"Yes!" The generals agreed in unison, and were about to adjust their formation, but the striker suddenly stopped, and the herald ran back again. "Back to Your Highness, the Oda Army in front is blocking the way!"

"What?!" Several generals looked at each other in surprise. "How many enemy troops are there?" Xiangxi Yuancheng asked a little nervously.

"I don't know......" said the herald quickly. As soon as the enemy situation was discovered, Lord Xixiang immediately ordered his subordinates to come and report, but the details have not yet been discovered! ”

"Which ......"

"Alright!" Miyoshi Masayasu waved his hand to interrupt Kasai Motoseru's cross-examination. "Let's go ahead and have a look!" With that, he slammed his feet on the belly of the red horse and walked forward.

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At this moment, the 5,000 soldiers of the front army are facing a hill with their backs to form a garrison formation behind the bow and gun, and at the same time the spearmen are discharged into three columns to attack the phalanx, once any clear order arrives, it can be quickly executed at the first time.

"What's going on?" Miyoshi Masaka immediately went up to a hill, and then asked the Saigo family who came to him.

"It's not very clear!" Saigo said with a gloomy face. "When our army came here, we saw the Oda army arrayed on the opposite road, and it seems that it has been a while, but half an hour ago, Tanma didn't find anything here! Although the enemy force does not seem to be numerous, it is densely wooded on both flanks, making it difficult to conduct very effective reconnaissance. ”

Hearing his words, everyone looked across together. About two miles ahead of you, an army of the Oda family was on the way! The front row is a general ashigaru with a spear, and there is no gap between people standing next to each other, but the distance between the two woods is actually only about fifteen zhang, so although the front row is close, there are only about 100 people. Looking further back, the hunting flags blocked the view.

"It can't be some ambush, right?" Xiangxi Yuancheng said suspiciously.

Miyoshi Masayasu stared at the front with his eyes firmly in front of him, his face as cold as a rock. Suddenly, there was a slight loosening in his expression, and a smile, a confident smile, rose. "It's just a trick!" He said it categorically.