Katsuryuji Castle, although he had already received the information, but when Sakuma Nobumori arrived at Katryuji Castle, he couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the quiet scene outside the city. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"This group of fake monks is so bold? I didn't even have the courage to go out of the city to fight. "Sakuma Nobumori seems to look down on Honganji and the Araki family a little. Hawkers, this is also normal, although Sakuma Nobumori has not made any achievements over the years, but he has basically participated in the big battles and small battles. And the victories accumulated over the years make it inevitable for him to underestimate the world's leaders.

And whether it's Araki or Honganji, it's not a powerful force, so how can it be taken to heart by Sakuma Nobumori? In his opinion, the only purpose this time was just to let himself, an old man, show his face in the decisive battle.

"Lord Sakuma, don't take it lightly, the purpose of Honganji and Araki is very simple, that is, to hold back the offensive of the family by holding it to the death." Mamoru Ando said respectfully.

"Haha, Ando-sama is right, but we can't let them actually drag us here. Otherwise, those young people will see it as a joke. Sakuma Nobumori laughed. He was not referring to Oda Yoshinobu, but to the new Oda Shigetomi such as Hashiba Hideyoshi. After all, thanks to Oda's terrifying achievements, no one could see his taillights at all.

However, although his words were very heroic, Sakuma Nobumori was a battle-hardened veteran after all, so he did not immediately march to Ishiyama Honganji Castle, but sent ninjas to constantly inquire about the situation in Settsu Province, and at the same time discussed the siege of the castle with the trio and Matsunaga Shu at Katsuryuji Castle.

"What the hell should I do? Whether it is the victory of the Oda family or the Mori family, it seems that it is difficult for me to gain any benefits from this war......" Matsunaga Hidehide sat on the sidelines and watched Sakuma Nobumori and others constantly discuss the upcoming siege battle, and while dealing with it casually, he thought helplessly about the future in his heart.

Originally, he hoped that after subduing the Oda family, he would gain the trust of Oda Nobunaga through his prestige in the imperial court, and finally control Oda Nobunaga step by step as he did in the Miyoshi family, and finally replace him. It's just that what makes him helpless is that Oda Nobunaga and Miyoshi Nagakei are not the same type of people at all, not only are they not interested in the imperial court and shogunate at all, but they are also completely unimpressed by Matsunaga Hide's persuasion. And Matsunaga didn't dare to show it too obviously, after all, he was a person with a criminal record.

And until now, Matsunaga Shu is just the lord of Yamato Country, not only has he not gained his rights, but his power has not expanded at all. Well, speaking of Matsunaga Hide, it's also quite pitiful, in history, after he joined the Oda family, he made a lot of contributions, such as when Kanesaki retreated, there was a place where Matsunaga Hide's shine. It's just that now, after having Oda Yoshinobu, not to mention Matsunaga Hide, even Hashiba Hideyoshi, Akechi Mitsuhide and others have been affected a lot.

"Lord Matsunaga, if you have no other opinions, then prepare to march to Ishiyama Honganji Castle." Nobumori Sakuma's words interrupted Matsunaga's thoughts. hurriedly responded, and Matsunaga Xiu thought helplessly in his heart, "Alas, let's take a step and see a step." With patience, there is always a chance. ”

On the other side, the Miyoshi trio, who had already landed in Izumi, once again led their troops to kill the shore Wada Castle, but the garrison side Maeda Toshiie, Ikeda Tsuneko, and Sasa Narumasa still chose to go out of the castle for a field battle, although their troops were nearly 7,000 fewer than them.

"Speaking of which, it seems that we have fought with Miyoshi and the gang many times~" Maeda Toshiya looked at the Miyoshi army about a few hundred meters in front of him and said in a strange tone.

"Yes, it's a pity that these three guys run away every time~ It's not good to fight, but it's really good to escape." Ikeda pouted and muttered helplessly. He wasn't showing off, he knew that if they could catch or kill the three people, even just one, it would be enough to make the already weak Miyoshi family breathless, and even with a little provocation, they would fall apart. You must know that the Miyoshi family has never been monolithic, otherwise, it would not have been entrenched in for so many years, and as a result, the Oda family was directly swept back to Shikoku like garbage.

"Hmph, this time, we must kill them, we are the future generals of our family, even the monkey guy has become the lord of the country, we can't be left behind!" Sasa Naruma snorted coldly.

Speaking of which, in many games, Sasa Narumasa and Hashiba Hideyoshi seem to be born incompatible, but in fact, whether it is history or today, Sasa Narimasa and Hashiba Hideyoshi do not have much intersection. It can even be said that even the historical Shibata Katsuya had little intersection with Hashiba Hideyoshi at the beginning.

After all, when Yushiba Hideyoshi rose, Sasa Narumasa inherited the territory of the Sasa family early, and in the entire Oda family, basically counting down from veterans such as Shibata Katsuya, it went directly to Sasa Narimasa. And Yushiba Hideyoshi, until the Asai family was eliminated, Yushiba Hideyoshi had just become the lord of the city, and it was really difficult for the two to have any intersections. Therefore, the real contradiction was after Hideyoshi Hashiba became the lord of the castle, or after the death of Oda Nobunaga.

However, obviously, although there is no intersection, the achievements of Hashiba Hideyoshi at this time are enough to make Sasa Naruma and others dissatisfied. However, they are not dissatisfied with Hashiba Hideyoshi, after all, when Oda Nobunaga gave Harima to Hashiba Hideyoshi, it was not the domain of the Oda family at all, and Settsu had been occupied by Honganji Temple and the Araki family. At this time, Yushiba Hideyoshi was able to take down Harima with one mouth, and even Sasa Narimasa and others had to admire.

This dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction with themselves, after all, they and Oda Yoshinobu are both Oda Nobunaga's playmates, but now, Oda Yoshinobu needless to say, even the former slaves of Oda Nobunaga have now become the lords of the country, and the three of them are just city lords, how can they be satisfied with their hearts higher than the sky?

So after hearing Sasa Narumasa's words, Maeda Toshiya and Ikeda Hengxing nodded fiercely together, "That's it, after this battle, we must become the lord of the country!" Maeda Toshiie and Ikeda shouted.

"Then ......" Hearing this, Sazo Chengzheng turned his head to look at the formation of the three people opposite, "Miyoshi Changyi is mine." ”

"Cut, why do you feel like you're calling the shots?" Maeda Toshiya muttered, obviously very unhappy with Sasa Naruma's tone. However, he only complained casually, and pointed to the left side of the Miyoshi Army's formation, "Then the old guy of Miyoshi Masakang will be handed over to me~"

"Then I'll get in with Iwanari Yutong~" Ikeda Hengxing said with a shrug.

Tsk, these three people seem to be talking very casually, and they don't seem to take the three of them seriously at all. But if you look at their eyes, you will understand how carefully they are dealing with this war. The reason is also very simple, in several battlefields in the entire Oda family, the gap between them and the Miyoshi family, as well as Sakuma Nobumori and Honganji is the smallest, and it can even be said that with the combat effectiveness of the standing army, they still have an advantage, and the Miyoshi family did not engage in any reserve military service.

On the other side, the three of Miyoshi sat upright in the main formation, and they quietly watched the formation of the Oda army in front of them, but the more they looked, the more shocked their hearts became.

"Is this the standing military system that the Oda family made? I always thought it was just the Oda family themselves boasting, but now it seems ......" Miyoshi Nagaitsu said in shock as he looked at the formation of the Oda army. The combat effectiveness of the peasant soldiers and the standing army, well, you can clearly understand it if you think about it.

"Hehe, what if it's really all standing soldiers? In this battle, except for victory, any other result is unacceptable! Iwanari Yutong chuckled. Although the tone is relaxed, the expression is very solemn. When the other two heard this, they opened their mouths, but in the end they didn't say anything, only their expressions showed helplessness and sadness.

Once upon a time, Miyoshi was the first in the world, and there were almost no rivals in. But now, the former powerful Miyoshi family is only left with the three kingdoms of Awa, Awaji, and Sanuki, and their strength is weakened to the extreme, not to mention, this war is even bigger than the Onin Rebellion, and the dignified Miyoshi family has fallen to the point of making a start.

And as Iwanari Yutong said, there is no way back for the Miyoshi family. In the past, for one reason or another, although he repeatedly failed to counterattack, he was still able to recuperate in Shikoku and look forward to the next comeback. Only this time, they deeply understood that there was no next time. Once this battle is lost, I am afraid that the Miyoshi family will really become history.

"Then, let's fight for our lives!" Miyoshi Masaysu said lightly, "Anyway, we're damned people, aren't we?" ”

Hearing this, Miyoshi Nagayi and Iwanari Yutong opened their mouths and were about to say something, when there was a sudden commotion from the opposite side, and when they turned their heads, it was the Oda Army that had already begun to act.

The army of 13,000 people was divided into three parts in an instant, and then rushed towards the Miyoshi army in an awl-shaped formation. Looking at it, although their advance speed was very fast, Miyoshi Nagayi and the others were stunned to find that the Oda family's formation was not in the slightest chaos.

"Is this the Oda family's standing soldiers?" The three of Miyoshi Changyi thought in shock, obviously this Oda family had exceeded the expectations of the three of Miyoshi. Well, in this era of peasants and soldiers, the formation or something, that completely gave all the daimyo a headache. After all, they were only peasant soldiers, and they went back to their respective homes after the battle, so in desperation, a large number of samurai would be mixed in the troops in the early war, in order to maintain the formation of the troops.

Later, with the gradual reform of the army and the penetration of some basic battle formations into the people, many peasant soldiers were finally able to send out formations without too much command from the samurai, but in most cases, the formations were only limited to the square, circle, and triangle. This is also why Uesugi Kenshin was able to rely on the car suspension formation for a while, there is no way, in the era of peasants and soldiers, there should not be such a complex formation at all.

However, the three of Miyoshi just snapped for a moment and immediately came back to their senses, after all, the Oda army had already rushed over at this time, if they were stunned for a while, I am afraid they would have nothing to worry about, and they would just turn around and jump into Settsu Bay to commit suicide.

Under the command of the Miyoshi trio, the Miyoshi army quickly raised its spears and bent arrows, and after the order was given, it fired a fierce rain of arrows at the Oda army, and the iron cannon resounded throughout the battlefield. It was the iron cannon that the three of Miyoshi had been saving money to buy.

It is also ridiculous to say that in the territory of the Oda family, it is already possible to produce iron cannons in large quantities, but in some places, it is difficult to buy one for 100 kans. The reason is simple: most of the Nanban merchants refused to sell firearms to the hostile forces because of the orders of the Oda family. Of course, the vast majority of the Nanban people will not go anywhere else, and Kaimachi and Osaka Port are enough to make a lot of money without worrying about anything.

"Gunshots!" Maeda Toshiie shouted, and with the order, the Oda army charged faster, and they pounced on the Miyoshi army like waves with spears in hand. The so-called gun attack array, to put it bluntly, is an attack with a spear and a thrust on the march. Drives the impact with speed, which is eventually converted into the attack power of the spear.

Speaking of which, this method may seem powerful, but it has a high probability of causing death or injury in the front row, so in the past, this type of attack was not possible. But the standing soldiers, who are the lower-level samurai of the Oda family, have been burdened with the responsibility of giving their lives for the Oda family since the day they became standing soldiers, and this responsibility, most of the standing soldiers will never have the slightest hesitation, because they are now samurai who are not afraid of death!

They didn't pay any attention to the arrows in the sky and the iron cannons in front of them, believing that this attack would not do them much damage at all. It's not that Maeda Toshiya doesn't take the lives of soldiers seriously, but it's that this has been tested over many years of preparation and training.

Advanced equipment is enough to change the war, which Oda Nobunaga understood before he became the governor of the family. Therefore, after learning of the existence of the musket, he immediately led people to the Kai Town to buy the musket, in order to master this advanced weapon as soon as possible.

After possessing firearms, Oda Nobunaga also did not ignore the improvement of cold weapons. The spear, which was longer and easier to exert the power of the spear, and the array and armor that could deflect arrows and reduce the power of the bow to a minimum, were the most basic equipment of a soldier, but Oda Nobunaga spent a lot of money researching them.

In contrast, among the other forces, except for Takeda and other forces that built special equipment for their elite troops, all the other agricultural equipment was prepared by the civilians themselves. In this case, one can imagine how exaggerated the equipment of these troops will be.

Of course, this is not to say that this equipment will make the whole war without suspense, after all, there are countless examples of peasant uprisings to overthrow the regime in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad. Moreover, although the troops of the Miyoshi family are also peasant soldiers, it is obvious that these peasant soldiers are all peasant soldiers who have experienced a hundred battles.