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Oda Yoshinobu has never been so aggrieved, and after finally breaking through the interception of the Asai army, Oda Yoshinobu and Oda Shinna led the Death Gods to take on the duties of the queen of the palace. Only this time, he found that the Asakura and Asai coalition forces didn't seem to have the intention of attacking at all, and they were just hanging the Oda army from afar.

If the Oda army is fast, they will be fast, and the Oda army will be slow, and they will be slow, just like a fart, except that this fart has a pair of terrifying pincers that can kill the Oda army.

"Shit, these fucking bastards! When Lao Tzu goes back, he must have a handsome army to set foot in Jiangbei and Echizen! Oda Yoshinobu scolded angrily, where could he not see the enemy's thoughts? It was to see that the physical strength of the Oda Army had reached the limit, so they chose to consume it slowly. As long as the Oda army is not given time to rest, it will not be long before the Oda army is exhausted even if it does not attack.

Is there anything Oda Yoshinobu can do about this? No, not at all! At this time, they had just left Kanesaki Castle and were still in the Tsuruga Plain, and if the Oda army dared to stop in this wide terrain, then the Asakura and Asai coalition forces would definitely not mind encircling the Oda army again.

And once besieged again, perhaps Oda Yoshinobu will still be able to fight his way through with his unparalleled martial arts, but how many Oda troops can keep up with him? That is obviously unknown. You must know that the Oda army was able to continue to retreat at this time, although the speed was not fast, but it was already a miracle.

"It's not going to go on like this!" Oda Yoshinobu frowned and looked ahead and thought secretly, then ordered in a deep voice, "Mai, Senju, you immediately lead all the ninjas to the front to investigate, and you must find a path to Kyoto as soon as possible!" ”

"Yes!"

"Lord, are you ......" Hearing Oda Yoshinobu's words, Oda Nobuna immediately guessed Oda Yoshinobu's thoughts, and wanted to persuade him in a worried tone, but when the words came to his mouth, he couldn't say a word. Because she knew that this was the only way to do it now.

Seeing Oda Shinna's appearance, Oda Yoshinobu knew what this little girl was thinking, "Don't worry, there is no one in the world who can kill me!" ”

On the other side, Matsudaira Ieyasu, who had entered Omi, met a messenger sent by Kinoshita Hideyoshi.

"Honganji ......," Matsudaira Ieyasu muttered.

"My lord, my subordinates think that Honganji must have a big plan!" Tadaji Sakai said in a deep voice.

Nodding, Matsudaira Ieyasu immediately ordered his troops to speed up, and although they couldn't guess what Honganji was trying to do, it was clear that any suspicious movement at the pass where the Oda army attacked Echizen must be treated with caution.

Well, if Kinoshita Hideyoshi knew that Matsudaira Ieyasu was rushing to at full speed, he would have been very happy. Because at this point, the pressure on them is really, really high.

After being driven out of, the Miyoshi family has been preparing for a counterattack on, so this time the troops are quite powerful. Coupled with the declaration of the enemy of the Buddha at Honganji Temple and the crusade decree issued by Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the Miyoshi family captured Kishiwada Castle, an important town in Izumi Province, in less than a day.

However, this is also expected, after all, Ikeda Hengxing, the lord of Kishiwada Castle, has brought almost all his troops to Echizen this time, so where is there anyone to resist the army of the Miyoshi family?

And after getting the news, Kinoshita Hideyoshi could only reluctantly retreat to Iimori Castle and work with Murai Sadakatsu to guard against the attack of the Miyoshi family.

On the other hand, they swept away the Honganji Temple in Settsu with the momentum of the wind and clouds, and did not care about their image as a monk, and together with Akai, Hatano and the wealthy clans who surrendered to Setsu, they directly sent troops to the mountain castle Kunikatsu Ryuji Castle. In this regard, Akechi Mitsuhide, who was guarding Katsuryuji Castle, in addition to constantly asking for help from all over, had no choice but to defend it. Because he knew that once Katsuryuji Castle was lost, Kyoto would inevitably be lost, and in this case, the Oda family would be really in danger.

However, although Oda Nobunaga was unaware of all this, this did not prevent him from speeding up his retreat, and after arriving in Wakasa Province, he immediately sent a letter to Niwa Nagahide, who was not yet aware, while continuing to withdraw to Kyoto.

Time passed little by little, and the Oda Army, who was being teased by Asakura and Asai Gun, finally found a path before nightfall. The trail was surrounded by mountains on both sides and densely forested, and could only accommodate three people to advance side by side, making it not suitable for large armies at all. But it is such a road, and in the eyes of Oda Yoshinobu, it is undoubtedly a life-saving road.

"Pass the order, the whole army will speed up, and you must enter this path before dark!" Yoshinobu Oda said loudly.

Well, at this moment, we have to speed up, and it is obviously a bit difficult for the Ashigaru of the Oda army. Because now, even samurai like Oda Shinna, who have received the most rigorous training since childhood, are almost unable to walk, let alone those ordinary ashigaru.

However, even so, no one questioned Oda Yoshinobu's orders. The reason is also very simple, their general Oda Yoshinobu is protecting them in the rear at this time, and if he is tired, he should be the most tired. And without Oda Yoshinobu's hard work, where would they have been able to break through the interception of the Asai army?

"Brothers, I know everyone is tired, but as long as you enter the path, the enemy's superiority in strength cannot be used." Gamo clan and Fujido Takatora continue to boost morale with their hoarse voices.

Although his father's death caused the 17-year-old young samurai to fall into great grief, he endured it and just put Mori Kosei's body firmly on his body, performing his duties in place of his father.

For the ashigaru around him, he only explained it with the reason that Mori was injured, because he didn't want to affect Oda Yoshinobu's judgment because of his father's death.

Soon after, when the Oda army began to enter that path, where did the Asakura and Asai army not know Oda Yoshinobu's plans? Immediately led the army to attack.

In this regard, the Oda army took out the last strength to resist, thanks to the terrain, the Oda army formed a gun formation and the martial courage of Oda Yoshinobu, and stubbornly blocked the enemy's attack.

I don't know how long it took, let alone how many enemy attacks it repulsed, but finally, before it was completely dark, the entire Oda army retreated into the path.

"Give the order to go down and rest in place!" Oda Yoshinobu ordered loudly, then jumped off Kuromaru with a halberd in his left hand and a knife in his right hand and slowly walked to the center of the path. Through the moonlight, Oda Yoshinobu looked like a demon who had come out of hell.