Next to the river, among the trees.

Li Xiao was holding a monocular Qianli tube at the moment, watching the attack of the Oda army on the other side of the river against the Ichizong army.

Now Li Xiao is wearing a cloth armor from the Ming Dynasty, riding majestically on top of the black forging.

Li Xiao's Ming Dynasty cloth armor was given by Li Dan, a Ming maritime merchant, and this Ming Dynasty cloth armor is made of cotton cloth on the outside and lined with iron armor, so that it can resist the shooting of firearms at a certain distance.

Of course, Francosis also gave Li Xiao a set of Nanban equipment, but Li Xiao thought it was too bulky and inconvenient to move, so he generally didn't wear it, and I don't know why Nobunaga was still dressed well.

At present, on the other side of the riverbank, the forces of the Ichijo sect have been completely defeated, and the Oda army is slaughtering the believers of the Ichijo sect in several ways, and the most combat-ready monk troops of the Ichijo sect are also surrounded by the Oda legion.

Li Xiao put down the monocular Qianli, and at this time, he saw that the head had returned, and said: "My lord, the wise army of the Oda family that our army encountered is about two thousand. ”

"Akechi Mitsuhide?"

When Li Xiao heard this person's name, he thought a little, whether it was before the crossing or in this era, he had admired this person's name for a long time.

Now that he is officially in person, Li Xiao has a bit of caution.

Usami Nami rode a horse to catch up with Li Xiao, pointed her hand at the other end of the mountain, and said: "Lord, on the other side of the mountain beam, there is a military situation, according to the opinion of his subordinates, it is impossible for Akechi Mitsuhide to put all the military forces into the battlefield, and part of the troops should be retained." ”

Li Xiao nodded at Usami Minami's suggestion, turned his head to look at Yamamoto Kanzo, and asked, "The main force of our army, how far is it from here?" ”

Yamamoto Kanzo replied: "Back to the lord, it's still halfway there, and I'm about to arrive." ”

After Li Xiao heard this, he nodded and said, "Very good, so you don't have to worry about it." ”

After speaking, Li Xiao waved his horsewhip and said, "Out of the battle!" ”

In the middle of the battlefield, Otani Heima wielded his naginata, and had killed five or six Ashigaru of the Oda Army in a row, although he knew that he was not lucky today, but he was still determined to pull a few more Oda soldiers even before he died in battle, of course, it would be better if he could win the famous samurai of the Oda Army.

The bravery of Otani Heima naturally attracted the attention of the Oda army.

After Otani had just killed another Oda soldier, several cold arrows shot at him.

Expecting this, Ohtani retreated nimbly and grabbed the corpse of one of his Oda soldiers who had been killed in battle, and used it as a backrest to block the arrows, and successfully retreated into his own camp.

However, Otani knew that his good fortune was coming to an end, and he saw that the Oda army had mobilized dozens of iron cannons and was in two rows, ready to shoot in his direction.

Although Otani Heima is outstanding in martial arts, he also knows that no matter how strong his manpower is, he cannot resist firearms, and as long as the Oda army fires a volley, he will not be spared.

Thinking of this, Otani Heima sighed, even if he escaped this round of musket volleys, under the absolute overwhelming advantage of the Oda army, the monks of Honganji and him could only die here.

"I'm not reconciled!"

Ohtani roared in his heart.

At this moment, another column of troops appeared on the opposite hill, and judging from the flags, it was Mori Nagako, the general of the Oda family.

The Oda army appeared all the way up, making Otani Heima completely desperate at the moment.

On the edge of the river, a group of Oda troops was driving hundreds of followers of the Tsuyo sect into the river.

Even at this point, these Oda soldiers still did not let go, wading through the water to chase and slash, regardless of the old and young.

In an instant, the rivers were stained red with blood.

Just as the Oda army was in the midst of the massacre, in the jungle on the other side of the river, a dense roar of iron cannons suddenly sounded. …,

The surface of the river was splashed by iron cannon projectiles.

More than 20 soldiers of the Oda Army on the spot fell into the river with a pop under this round of iron cannon fire.

Then the neighing of horses sounded in the forest, and the cavalry of the Takeda Army, carrying the fingers of the sun and moon with the double pattern of the sun and moon on their backs, waded through the river and fought their way out of the river.

The tide turned abruptly.

The Takeda Army was like a divine soldier descending from the sky, and the Oda Army was caught off guard.

The horse's hooves trampled on the fine sand at the bottom of the river, stirring up a splash of water, and the general of the Takeda Army, Naoru Ichiyanagi, wielded a naginata knife in his hand, and rode alone to break through.

I saw the cold light flashing on the edge of the river, and the first few Oda soldiers screamed and died under the knife of Ichiyanagi Naomo.

On the other side, in the shallow area of the river, Li Xiao's subordinates Wen Jing Jinglong, the ministers of the family of Nong Dengguo, Jia Fei's family, and Tufei Qinzhen led 1,500 troops to wade across the river.

The Oda army was chasing and killing the followers of the Tsuyo sect on all sides, so they did not form an array, and when they saw the Takeda army suddenly killing with great momentum, they immediately panicked.

After a little confrontation between the two armies, Admiral Akechi Mitsuhide, who was born in the Toki Hita clan, was asked for by the Takeda family's general, Kai.

As soon as Hida died with a sword, the strength of his army quickly collapsed, causing the Oda army to retreat.

On the hillside, Akechi Mitsuhide, who thought that he was in control of the overall situation, was suddenly taken aback when he saw the Takeda army rushing in.

Akechi Mitsuhide pointed to the military strength of the Takeda Army and said angrily, "Why is the Takeda Army here? My Oda family is a group of incompetent people in the fine work of Noto Kaga? ”

At this time, Mori Nagake, another member of the Oda family, rode his horse to Akechi Mitsuhide's side and said, "Lord Hinatamoru, please calm your anger, the lord has just learned the news of the Takeda army's troops, but he was one step late to inform Your Excellency, so he sent me to reinforce me." ”

Akechi Mitsuhide looked at this young man, but he was a powerful minister of the Oda family.

Mori Nagaka's father, Mori Kosei and his brother Mori Koto, died at the hands of the Asai Asakura coalition in the Battle of Usayama Castle.

Nobunaga took pity on the loyalty of the Mori family's father and son, so he ordered the thirteen-year-old Mori Naga to inherit the family and receive a word of worship from Nobunaga.

Therefore, Mori Nagake is young, and he has become a major general on the same level as Ikeda Tsuneko, Naomasa Tsukasa, and Niwa Nagahide.

"Mamoru Musashi?" Wise Guangxiu glanced at the other party and said in a deep voice, "It's not that I underestimate Your Excellency, it's just that this battle is your first battle, please forgive me for saying bluntly, it is difficult for Your Excellency to give me any help to the Wise Army." ”

Mori Naga listened to Akechi Mitsuhide's sarcasm, and said calmly: "I don't want to say much, I just want to prove myself with my strength, the Takeda army has launched an offensive, if we let it go, our army will be defeated, please allow Lord Hyuga Mamoru to support you." ”

Seeing that his general was unsuccessful, Akechi Mitsuhide nodded slightly, and said approvingly: "If you are worthy of being the head of the Mori family, then please ask Your Excellency to attack the left flank of the Takeda Army, and in addition, I will order an army to attack its right flank to form a two-wing attack." ”

After Mori Chang sighed, he waved the sword in his hand and said loudly: "Minong's samurai, let the Takeda family see how powerful we are!" ”

After Mori Nagake finished speaking, he rushed down the hill with dozens of samurai, and then 800 ashigaru followed.

Looking at Mori Nagake's attack lineup, Akechi Mitsuhide nodded approvingly, and then said to Akechi Hide: "You lead the flag team to attack the right flank of the Takeda Army and help Musashi Mamoru with a helping hand." ”

Wise Xiu immediately took the order and left.

Then Akechi Mitsuhide said to the envoy: "Immediately inform Yushiba Zhu to defend the front of the army, saying that the main force of the Takeda Army's Hida Echichu Army appears here, and ask him to come to reinforcements immediately." ”

After arranging everything, Wise Mitsuhide immediately held the match in his hand and sat on top of the maza to watch the battle.

Rumble! Rumble!

There were two loud bangs, and the wet dirt on the ground and several corpses were lifted into the air. …,

Seeing the shelling of the Oda Army, Li Xiao's pupils shrank slightly.

At present, the Takeda army has fully crossed the river, fighting the Oda army on the one hand, and covering the retreat of the followers of the sect across the river on the other.

With the cover of the Takeda Army, the followers of Honganji escaped the slaughter and retreated across the river.

And these Honganji believers who escaped the river also knew that someone had saved them, so many people knelt down in the direction of Li Xiaoqiyin's seal to thank him for saving his life, of course, some people just regarded it as a manifestation of the Dharma, and Li Xiao just happened to appear.

However, Li Xiao didn't pay much attention to the mood of these people at the moment, but it was the sudden arrival of Sen Changke's reinforcements, which made him unexpected for a while.

I wanted to take advantage of the scattered forces of the Akechi Mitsuhide team to sneak attack and slightly frustrate the prestige of the Oda general, but I didn't expect Mori Nagake's onslaught on the left flank of the army, which caused the Onai Keitaka team to suffer a small loss for a while.

It is really worthy of being a fierce general known as Ghost Musashi in the Oda family in history, and Li Xiao also saw the strength of this rising general of the Oda family.

Now that Mori Naga and Akechi Hideman are under the attack of the two armies, the Takeda army is desperately carrying the river on its back, trying to stabilize its position and not let its own side be squeezed into the river.

However, despite the unfavorable situation at the moment, Li Xiao had no intention of retreating, because his main army was coming from the rear, so he was not afraid at all.

Since this is to be fought as an encounter, then the two armies meet in a narrow way, and only the most courageous and resolute side can win.

Now Li Xiao has erected his flag seal on the bank of the river, which is quite a bit of a battle against the water.

At this time, a group of monks who had retreated from the front came to Li Xiaoqiyin.

"Dare to ask if it's Tajima-sama?"

Among the monks, there was a call to this.

Li Xiao waved his hand and motioned for someone to come over.

There were two people in front of him, one was the appearance of a fang official, and the other was holding a blood-stained naginata, very brave.

Li Xiao looked at these two people and said, "It's Li Xiao down there." ”

After listening to Li Xiao's confession, the two looked at each other, and then bowed down together.

The official said: "The poor monk Lai Liang is grateful for the grace of Lord Danma Shou for saving his life. ”

Another said, "In Shimootani Heima, I saw Tajima Mamoru in Shimotani. ”

"Ohtani Hira?" Hearing the other party's name, Li Xiao suddenly remembered that this was not the previous name of Yoshitsugu Ohtani?

Otani Yoshitsugu, for this famous general in history, Li Xiao looked at the other party, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately moved his heart to solicit.

At this time, the Otani Taira said: "Lord Tajimamori, now that the reinforcements of the Oda Army have arrived, I would like to lead the monks and soldiers to return to the battle, please support us." ”

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