September 10, the ninth year of Tensho.

Li Xiao led the Hida Echichu Army and marched out from Oyama Castle.

The Hida Echichu Army, at first, approached Echizen along the Hokuriku Road.

At present, the situation in Echizen is quite complicated, and after the battle of Kitanosho Castle, Li Xiao led his army back to Kaga.

Due to the excessive loss of various materials before, Li Xiao had to stop large-scale military operations during the year.

After the Oda family to the Hokuriku Army was destroyed, they also lost control over Echizen.

Therefore, Li Xiao and the Oda family have been fighting for Echizen, separating and fighting, each supporting the Echizen wealthy family, and competing for Echizen.

Therefore, neither side has formed a truly effective control over Echizen.

This time, after the autumn harvest was completed, the military rations were replenished, and Li Xiao finally breathed a sigh of relief and led the army into Echizen again.

In the face of the destruction of the Hokuriku Legion, the Hida Echichu Legion, the local Echizen Hao clan clamped their tails, looking like they were willing to be Li Xiaoma's pawns.

The Echizen wealthy clans who supported Oda's side were all frightened, and fled from the city that night, and everyone was rumored that Li Xiao led the 50,000 troops of the Hida Echichu Army to enter Echizen again.

Thinking of the Shibata Katsuya who was destroyed under Kitanosho Castle, no one dares to take this news seriously at the moment.

At this moment, Azuchi Castle, in the castle tower.

Oda Nobuo faced the anger of Akechi Mitsuhide, and said angrily: "I received news from the Echizen Hao clan, Li Xiao is in Echizen, gathering the Hao clan, and advancing along the Hokuriku Road, is this wrong?" ”

Akechi Mitsuhide shook his head. Yan said: "Do you think Li Xiao will break through independently with an army and attack Antu City?" So you are underestimating the military strategy of the major general of the guards! ”

At this time, several attendants had already brought the map and spread it on the ground.

Akechi Mitsuhide took a bamboo cane, pointed to the location of Echizen on the map, and said, "If I were Li Xiao, I would never trade lightly." Instead, it turned west from Hokuriku Province, from Echizen Ohno-gun, into Okumino, passed through Gujo Hachiman Castle, and went straight to the Noo Plain, where he joined the Mino people of Kajida Castle Shimojima! ”

The Oda family will follow the bamboo cane of Akechi Mitsuhide and look at it from the map.

After Akechi Mitsuhide took the bamboo cane to Kajida Castle and beat him heavily. The retainers of the Oda family present all had their faces instantly discolored.

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A sense of horror welled up from the soles of their feet, and everyone was suddenly shocked.

Ikeda opened his eyes and exclaimed, "This is a trap! Not good, Kawajiri-sama's legion. It's over! ”

"Obviously, Li Xiao wants to meet with Takeda Shinfan, and he wants to attack back and forth and open up the Zhongshan Road!"

Mori Chang can make a statement.

Everyone looked pale and looked at the map. Sweat dripping from his forehead.

"Impossible, if it is Li Xiao's army, if he wants to open up the Zhongshan Road with the main force of his family, why not fly from Yuezhong. Go straight to O'Mino and make a detour from Hokuriku. ”

Nobuo Oda said with a sophistry.

For this simple question, there is no one at the moment who has the patience to answer his question.

Sen Changke said in a deep voice: "It seems that this time Takeda Shangluo, follow the example of the old wisdom of Shingen Shangluo!" ”

Akechi Mitsuhide held a bamboo cane and said slowly: "Yes, it's just that this time the main army will not take the Tokaido." And out of the Nakasendo Road, and set up a bureau here. ”

"Back then, Li Xiao did not hesitate to fight to the death and captured Hachiman Castle and Kajida Castle in Mino County, and today it is playing a role again."

Hosokawa Fujitaka is also a very resourceful figure, and he analyzed: "It seems that it is necessary to let Kawajiri-sama withdraw as soon as possible, otherwise he will fall into the front and back attacks of the Takeda family." ”

Akechi Mitsuhide nodded and said, "I have already sent someone to tell Lord Kawajiri, but I am worried that even Lord Kawajiri has not listened to my words at all, but I guess that I am afraid that Takeda Chaoyue, Li Xiao has already installed an internal response among the Mino wealthy family." ”

"Lord Hinatamoru, are you saying that someone from the Mino-rich clan will turn their backs on their family and throw themselves to Takeda." …,

"It's very likely."

"Can you tell me more about it?" Oda Nobutada sat on the main seat, without seeing the map, and listening to the retainers inevitably be a little foggy.

Wise Guangxiu sighed and said: "Returning to the lord, Takeda Shinfan, and Li Xiao's tactics can be regarded as a copy of the Takeda family's woodpecker tactics, that is, to go out of the Nakasendo with the main force, if our army is deployed in the Nakasendo and wants to meet the main force of the Takeda Army with danger, then it will be attacked from behind by the Eitsatzgruppen Echichu Corps as a special force." ”

Oda Nobutada suddenly understood, slapped his thigh, stood up half-straight, and said: "It's so dangerous! ”

Oda Nobutaka pondered for a while and said: "If our army blocks Takeda Chaoyue in the Nakasendo Road, and turns to seek the Hokuriku Province with the main force, and the enemy army in the Tokaido Province will fight a decisive battle, then going to the Hokkaido Province will be empty, and after entering the Tokaido, you will find that the main army of Takeda Chaoyue and Li Xiao after opening the Nakasendo Road will appear behind. ”

Mino, the northern city.

The castle lord Hinata Ando was sitting cross-legged in the castle tower, looking at the letter in his hand by the light.

After reading the letter back and forth three or four times, Ando Mamoru folded the letter, put it down under the futon, and slowly said to the outer circumference: "Immediately send someone to kill the soldiers sent by the master's family." ”

When he heard this, he was immediately surprised.

Mamoru Ando's face sank, and he shouted, "Go and do it immediately!" Be sure not to alarm too many people. ”

The leaning man nodded.

After saying this, Mamoru Ando took out the letter under the futon and read it again.

Suddenly, a teardrop fell from his already cloudy eyes, and Mamoru Ando sighed and said, "Takenaka, why did you die so early, you are really jealous of talent!" ”

With that, Mamoru Ando let out another long sigh.

On the paper sliding door, the candlelight reflected the shadow of one of the three people in the past, rickets.

The next day, not far from the northern city, Kajida Castle.

The Takeda Army, with the sun and moon tattoos, is guarding the castle with guns.

Suddenly, he rode a fast horse and galloped from afar.

When several Takeda soldiers saw it, they hurriedly ran down the mountain, stood in the middle of the road with guns, and shouted, "Stop." ”

At the same time, two bows on the oars raised their bows and arrows, aiming at the rider.

The rider galloped closer and stopped the horse.

The war horse fluttered in place, and this man shouted at the ashigaru who stopped him: "I am a messenger from the northern city, please report to your city lord quickly." ”

"Is it finally here?"

Under the arrow, a tall man slowly walked out, and said to the ashigaru, "Ando Hinata Mamoru, what do you have to say?" ”

"Who are you?" The rider looked at the burly warrior and couldn't help but be shocked, and secretly surprised in his heart.

"I'm Shima Katsuto!" The other party said proudly.

The other party was stunned, and after carefully seeing the other party's appearance, he jumped off the horse without hesitation, and said: "Lord Katsumeng of the Newspaper Island, the lord has agreed to your lord's decision to go to the Takeda family, and the northern city will provide 100,000 stone of military rations. ”

"100,000 stone military rations! That's great. ”

After Dao Sheng Meng heard this, he laughed and said, "Quick, come on, lead me to the horse!" ”

After Shimakatsu's words fell, the messenger saw the gate of Kajida Castle and suddenly opened it.

The drawbridge in front of the city gate was lowered with a bang.

The brightly armored Takeda Gunashigaru Brigade stood from behind the castle gate with guns in hand.

"It's!"

The messenger was stunned.

"Let's go!"

With the current samurai, put your hand on it.

The Takeda army behind the city gate began, shouldered their spears, and began to run hard, heading forward.

All of a sudden, smoke and dust billowed out, and the team was like a long dragon, flowing in front and back.

Later, the Takeda Army's cavalry team also appeared, riding the horses of the samurai and speeding forward.

Shima Sheng stepped onto his horse, waved his whip, and shouted: "Pass the order, and the whole army will march to the northern city at full speed!" ”

Yasaka Mountain, 750 meters above sea level. …,

Echizen Ono and Mino Gun, the junction of the army.

The reason why this mountain is called Mt. Yasaka is because of the sweat of the pedestrians who climb the mountain.

(However, it is also said that even when Nobunaga ordered the daimyo Endo Keitaka, when he was crusading against Echizen Ichi, he fought here, killing the other party's blood like a river, and the blood was like oil.) ）

In any case, the mountain is difficult to walk.

At the moment, on the mountain road on Mt. Yasaka, the ranks of the Takeda Army's Hida Etsuchu Corps are lined up like a long snake and trekking through the mountains.

Just as Wise Guangxiu predicted in the military meeting.

Li Xiao's main force of the Hida Echichu Army, after a false shot in Echizen, rushed through Echizen's Ono County and plunged headlong into the mountains of Ominon.

Li Xiao led the war horse Black Forging, and trekked up the mountain like an ordinary ashigaru.

Li Yong and Sanada Nobuhiro accompanied Li Xiao, all of them looking sweaty.

"The mountains of Omeino are hard enough to walk." Lee said breathlessly.

"If you've ever been to Hida, you'll regret what you said." Li Xiao patted his son's shoulder on the side and said.

Sanada Nobuyhiro also smiled and said, "Your Highness can be content, if it is delayed for another month and a half, this mountain range will be covered with heavy snow, and it will be impassable at that time." ”

Li Yong shook his head and said: "Father, in order to climb this big mountain, we have left behind the big cylinder equipment, and without the big barrel equipment, our army's combat strength has weakened a lot. ”

"Isn't it possible to fight without a big tube?" Sanada asked.

Li said: "Of course not, it's just the way to use soldiers, of course, the more the merrier." ”

Just as everyone was talking, suddenly the samurai came to report and said: "Back to the lord, Ando Mori, one of the three Mino people, has been rebelled by our army, and Lord Shimakatsu led the Mino people to enter the northern city. ”

When Li Zheng heard this, he said: "Thanks to Lord Takenaka, otherwise Ando Mamoru would not have been able to sleep so easily." ”

Li Xiao nodded, folded the horsewhip, and said in a deep voice: "Pass the order, order the army to speed up, and in three days, the whole army will arrive at the city of Kajitian City!" (To be continued)