Xiangxi Yuancheng stood in the queue of the rear army, staring closely at the smoke and dust billowing from the road in the distance. "Could it be...... Are the Ikeda family and Araki Murashige really reversed? "In his heart, he was secretly thinking." Judging from the current situation, I'm afraid that's what it looks like! But don't worry! They only have 5,000 men, and I have 5,000 troops here, so it shouldn't be a problem to stop their attack. As long as His Highness defeats the small Oda army in front, he will return to attack the Araki army from both flanks, and then he will surely win a great victory! He relaxed a little when he thought of it. However, the future is still difficult! With such a rebellion, will we be able to hold Kyoto? May God bless the Miyoshi family, as long as we hold on until the reinforcements of His Royal Highness Iwanari Tomotsu arrive, then we can give it a go with that Oda Nobunaga......" Just as he was thinking, the Araki army appeared in sight from afar.

The storm has changed! A cavalry with a number of about two hundred people with the "peony pattern" of the Araki Army on their backs suddenly appeared, and rushed straight towards the rear of the Miyoshi Army, and the Araki team in the distance also significantly increased its speed at the same time!

"Spear ashigaru holds the gun guard! Archers get ready to release their arrows! Xiangxi Yuancheng was in danger and ordered loudly. In the blink of an eye, the cavalry was in front of them. The cavalry was led by two generals, one tall and wearing a large red armor, and holding a huge sword; The other, a slightly younger one, wore a deer-antlered sun and moon helmet on his head, and also had a cold-shining sword in his hand.

"The Lord's decree: Those who seek the first level of the three good political health will be rewarded with one hundred taels of gold!" The tall red-armored warrior shouted and urged the maroon steed under his seat, and with a wave of the big sword in his hand, the three spears in front of him were cut in two, and the lives of two Miyoshi soldiers were taken away at the same time.

"Araki Murashige, this bastard is really the opposite!" Xiangxi Yuancheng thought hatefully. But now was not the right time to think about it, the cavalry was launching a fierce assault on the rear. "There are those who leave their posts without permission, and there is no forgiveness for killing!" He shouted loudly. He knew very well that the mere 200 people in front of him were not terrible, but once his formation loosened and was taken by the Araki team that was about to arrive, then the whole army would fall into a situation from which he could never recover!

Fortunately, the Miyoshi army had an absolute superiority in numbers, and although it was under great pressure from the cavalry charge, there was only a limited degree of confusion on the periphery. Seeing that the attack was ineffective, the cavalry quickly withdrew in two directions, north and south.

"The front army is on fire!"

"We're being flanked!"

"There is an ambush in the front army!"

Xiangxi Yuancheng, who was about to breathe a sigh of relief, was shocked! Turning his head to look, he saw thick smoke billowing from the direction of the front army, and flames were billowing, followed by bursts of roaring and screaming. "Something happened to the former army!" The terrifying thought crept into his mind at once, and the troops that had just been reorganized before his eyes were once again on the verge of collapse.

When the front army was about to attack under the command of Saigo Ieji, a burst of rockets like locusts fell around them, and because the formation was too close, more than 100 soldiers fell to the ground in an instant. Constantly people were injured or caught on fire, and the wails rang out.

"Don't mess around! Don't mess around! The Saigo family shouted hoarsely. Rush over! Knock down the fence and rush over! ”

"Ah!!h He was answered by a scream, and the soldiers next to the fence desperately retreated despite the pushing behind them. As the rockets fell, several flames erupted from the row of fences, and in an instant, the separate flames joined into a line, and the wooden fence became a burning wall about two feet high. Just when the soldiers of Miyoshi were panicking, something even more terrible happened! Many people felt a little hot under their feet and looked up...... Oh, my God! The earth was burning, and they were standing in flames more than half a foot high. The Miyoshi front army was completely in disarray, and almost everyone was howling, jumping, and pushing......

"Push the fence with a spear! Rush over! Rush over! Saigo screamed loudly, trying to make a final struggle, but no one listened to him.

"My lord, we've been tricked! Withdraw! One of his men came running in a smoky manner.

"Wow!" Saigo cut him to the ground with a knife. "Flee the battle!" He shouted with bloodshot eyes.

"Bang, bang, bang......" At this time, there was a continuous and dense loud noise from the woods on both sides, and in this terrifying sound, the three good soldiers continued to fall.

"Iron cannon! It's an iron cannon! We're surrounded! One of his men shouted in horror.

"Impossible! No way! Saigo Ieji angrily waved the big knife in his hand. No one would have so many iron cannons! This must be a trick of the enemy! This is ......" Suddenly, he lunged forward, and white brains splashed the bodies and faces of several people around him.

Saigo Ieji died, and no one could stop the soldiers from fleeing, and no one could leave them in this hell of blood and fire. They shoved, cried, and ran backwards, and many died in the trampling of their own men.

"Stop them! Stop them! Miyoshi Masaysu commanded the soldiers of the Chinese army to try to stop this "torrent" powered by fear, but he seemed to be a little powerless, and the reserve was allocated to Xiangxi Yuancheng, who only had less than 3,000 soldiers in his hands at the moment, not to mention that people were in a state of extreme panic, and the stimulation of that potential could definitely not be ignored. Thanks to his hard work, the situation eased slightly. But at this moment, there was a commotion on both sides of the Chinese army at the same time, and the two cavalry teams rushed into the formation respectively, because the troops of the Chinese army were blocking the rout of the front army, so they easily came to the position of Miyoshi Masayasu.

"Miyoshi Zhengkang! I, Keiji Maeda, have come to take your life! A tall samurai in red armor and riding a maroon horse shouted and rushed forward, picking up his broadsword and slashing at Miyoshi Masayasu.

"Ahh Miyoshi Masaysu was caught off guard and hurriedly parried, but was shocked by a huge force and fell to the ground.

"Is it going to be over...... Miyoshi Masayasu closed his eyes amid the wild laughter of the enemy general.

"Lord, let's go!" Just as the blade was about to slash, a retainer rushed over to hold the enemy knife for him, while two close servants lifted him up and fled in the midst of the surging crowd.

"Hey!" Keiji Maeda slashed the enemy general who suddenly appeared with a knife, and cut down the handsome banner of Miyoshi Masayasu with his backhand.

Looking at the falling of the handsome flag, Xiangxi Yuancheng's heart also sank. "That's it?" He thought as he looked at the troops that were gradually losing control. "Nope! It can't just be done! At least make the enemy pay a terrible price! Come on, despicable Araki! With an order, he rushed out with the 5,000 rear army and the soldiers of the front army and the middle army who were constantly coming, and rushed to the inexplicable Araki Village heavy army five hundred meters away.

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On September 22, 18,000 troops of the Miyoshi and Araki coalition forces and 1,700 men of the Oda family's general, the Hoseiyoshi clan, fought fiercely on the outskirts of Katyuji Castle, after which the entire army was dispersed, and Miyoshi Masayasu's whereabouts are unknown. It is rumored that the main reason for the defeat was the defection of Araki Mura's Shigebu.

On September 24, Yamato Nobukiyama Castle Lord Matsunaga Shu and Tsutsui Castle Lord Tsutsui Shunkei announced their submission to the Oda family and sent troops to Iga at the same time.

On September 28, the Hexagonal Army, which was attacked by the three-way army, was defeated.

On October 3, Iwanari Tomotsu returned from Shikoku with an army of 20,000 troops, and after receiving the news, he was furious and attacked Settsu Ikeda and Araki Mura Shigebu.

On October 10, Katsumasa Ikeda, the governor of the Ikeda family, announced his return to the Oda family and asked for reinforcements.

On October 20, Oda Nobunaga led 50,000 troops of the Daimyo coalition in Kinouchi into Settsu and began to engage the Iwanari Yutsu army.

On November 7, the outnumbered Iwanari Tomotsu withdrew to Iizumi Mori Castle, and Oda Nobunaga returned to Kyoto, and the battle for supremacy in Kinai entered a period of intermission......