On the rugged mountain road, Long Shaocong rode a bumpy horse, for the riding skills of him, he was quite proficient in running on the flat ground, and now when he encountered the undulating mountain road, he suffered not to mention, and he fell far behind the team.

At this time, his two inner strands were already swollen, and he felt extremely painful, but he did not dare to slack off at all, because there were enemy soldiers behind him who were desperately chasing, and he could only bow on the horse's back, galloping with his might, and the horse's buttocks with the whip "snapped......

As soon as the shout of "bow your head ......" fell, the two feather arrows of "whoosh" shot out of the air, grazing Long Shaocong's scalp and hitting the chest of the pursuers behind, followed by two screams, and the dead body fell to the ground, leaving two saddles empty, falling on the mountain road.

Oda Katsucho turned around, smiled smugly at Long Shaocong, and whipped his own war horse fiercely, galloping away......

Long Shaocong touched his cold scalp, glanced at Oda Katsunaga's back, and showed no appreciation for him to relieve himself.

Now, Long Shaocong's heart is troubled, he never thought that the enemy would catch up so quickly, at first Oda Nobunaga broke his trick, Long Shaocong was still a little unconvinced, but just after marching, he heard the shouts behind him to kill the sky, dusty, bloodthirsty Ashigaru, like finding prey, pounced on them, so that he completely lost his illusions, desperate, and ran for his life......

And what made Long Shaocong even more angry was that although Aoki Saemon, a son of a rich family, was as timid as a mouse and had mediocre martial arts, he ran faster than a rabbit, and ran to the front early, leaving himself alone behind the palace, not to mention eating dust, and beware of the cold arrows shot from behind.

At this time, the sun has turned to the west, and the afterglow is obliquely shining, and the whole of Mt. Hiei is covered in red makeup, which should be a beautiful scene, but the noise of horses' hooves and flying dust disturbs the quiet, the birds flutter their wings in panic, and the wild beasts flee in all directions......

Oda Nobunaga was already as heroic at this time, leading his men and horses to gallop desperately, really a little panicked and despondent, but at the moment of life and death, where can I take care of a lot? The green mountains left behind, not afraid of no firewood, as long as he can avoid this festival, he must let the enemy change it back a thousand times over.

Thinking that back then, Sugitani Shanzhufang failed to assassinate him, this "Fengyuner" turned his hand, grabbed the enemy, buried him in the ground, and asked passers-by to use a saw to see the neck of Shangu Shanzhufang, sawing a few days before dying on the spot, so that everyone who saw it was afraid, and everyone who heard it had palpitations.

For this catastrophe, he also believes that he will turn evil into good fortune, because he is the overlord of this era, and he is the only person to end this troubled world, his mission has not yet been completed, God will definitely spare his life, and even if God wants to accept him, he will never die in the hands of Tsutsui Shunqing, a straw bale. My fate is up to me, and the only one who can end his fate Oda Nobunaga is himself.

"Lord, there is no road ahead." Mori Ranmaru reined in the war horse and turned around and said.

Oda Nobunaga also tugged on the reins, and saw that there was a dense forest in front of him, and there was no way to follow, and the pursuers behind him were very urgent, facing an enemy several times his size, and killing back was to hit a stone with an egg, but when he entered the woods, he had to abandon his horse and walk, and in case he was besieged by the enemy, it was difficult to escape.

Where to go, everyone is looking at him, waiting for this "Fengyuner" to make a decision.

"Dismount!" Oda Nobunaga waved his hand and jumped off the horse first. The rest of the people dismounted and followed him into the forest.

At this time, Long Shaocong had just arrived, and when he saw everyone abandoning their horses and entering the woods, he couldn't help but sigh, he couldn't take a breath, and he also turned over and "planted" off the horse, and Sayazi chased after him......

The Tsutsui army chased to the edge of the woods, and saw several ownerless war horses, grazing leisurely there, knowing that the enemy must have entered the woods, but seeing that the jungle was dense, covering the sky and the sun, and dark, it looked very terrifying, and everyone was eager to try, but no one dared to take the lead in it.

Matsukura Shigenobu arrived with his horse, asked about the situation, turned his horse's head, and said to Tsutsui Shunkei, who had already caught up: "My lord, the enemy abandoned his horse and hid in the dense forest, and the minister thought it was ......."

Tsutsui Shunkei waved his hand to stop Matsukura Shigenobu, raised his eyes and carefully observed the situation in the forest, only to see that the branches and leaves were covered by each other, the ground was overgrown with bushes, and the miasma was extremely heavy, and it was difficult for people to enter rashly. He pointed with his horsewhip and asked, "Chongxin, is there an end to this forest?" ”

Matsukura Shigenobu shook his head and said, "This forest is called the Demon Forest, and few people come here, and it stretches endlessly, and there is no end to follow. ”

"Demon Forest?"

"Yes, it is said that a big demon is suppressed inside, but it is just a rumor, and it is not enough to be believed."

Tsutsui Shunqing heard this, and smiled coldly, he didn't believe what the meridian had about the monsters, and now what you are most concerned about is whether Oda Nobunaga can get out alive when he goes in.

Matsukura Shigenobu saw that the lord was worried, bowed down and said, "Nobunaga is desperate, and he has strayed into the demon forest, and he will definitely die. My lord, I think that the present time should be to consider our way out. ”

Tsutsui Shunqing didn't say anything, but kept holding the horsewhip in both hands, contemplating silently.

Matsukura Shigenobu saw that the lord was still hesitating, and said hurriedly: "My lord, my subordinates estimate that at this time the Oda reinforcements have reached Mt. Hiei, and if I come to set up the formation, I will first set up ambushes at the intersections of various key roads outside the mountain to prevent the enemy from escaping, so it is the best policy for us to evacuate as soon as possible before the other party is encircled!" ”

Hearing this, Tsutsui Shunkei frowned, but he still didn't make a final decision.

"My lord, once the enemy army is surrounded, even if we kill Oda Nobunaga, we will eventually die here, and the gains outweigh the losses!"

"Send soldiers in to search, and after half an hour, whether we find it or not, we will evacuate immediately." Tsutsui Shunqing took a wave and ordered.

Matsukura Shigenobu saw that the lord had given the order, and although he was dissatisfied, he did not raise any objections, but turned around and asked his subordinates to hurry into the forest to search.

The reason why Tsutsui Shunkei gave this order was that it was impossible for Oda Nobunaga not to be aware of such a dangerous dense forest, if the other party just hid at the edge of the dense forest, they evacuated, and then came out again, all his previous efforts would be in vain, after all, this was an excellent opportunity to kill the enemy, no matter how big the risk was, it was worth it, if he missed this opportunity because of the easy evacuation, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

And just as he expected, Oda Nobunaga really didn't go too deep into the forest, but hid in a hidden place.

When he first entered the Demon Forest, Oda Nobunaga felt that the miasma was so heavy that he couldn't breathe, and he was worried that if he blindly walked in, even if he was not caught up by the enemy, his team would be eroded to death by the miasma.

Oda Katsucho walked up to his father and whispered, "Father, this place is dangerous, let's go out and fight hard, maybe there is a glimmer of life." ”

Oda Nobunaga shook his head and said, "It's true that this place is vicious, but going out at this time will only kill you in vain, so staying here will give you a glimmer of life." This is what makes him special, he never takes things lightly, always keeps a clear head, and does not blindly make decisions for the sake of so-called false fame.

Now, he would rather be a turtle with a shrunken head, and as long as he survives this festival, the final victor will still belong to him. Thinking of this, Oda Nobunaga paid attention and beckoned everyone to hide in a thorny bush.

Long Shaocong was lying on the damp soil, and the thorns around him made his body hurt, and the two strands that were swollen by the saddle just now were even more painful and painful, and the taste was extremely uncomfortable. He lay there, grinning incessantly, but he was afraid of being discovered by the enemy, so he endured it and did not make a sound.

But what made him more irritable was not the pain, but the fact that he always felt that there was a pair of eyes, staring at this place, revealing a demonic aura, which made him feel cold, and the cool air even came out of the cracks of his bones......

Long Shaocong turned his head to look around, only to see Oda Katsucho lying motionless beside his father, his eyes flashing with sharp light, staring ahead without blinking.

He looked around him again, and found that it was Aoki Saemon, and at this time, this kid's face was pale, his teeth were still chattering, and his body was trembling......

When Long Shaocong saw his performance, his heart suddenly balanced a lot, and at this time, he made the mistake of brushing it badly, regardless of the current enemy, he leaned into the other party's ear and whispered: "Aoki, are you cold?" ”

"No, no...... Not cold. ”

"Not cold? Then what are you trembling about, look at the purple lips, you really don't have the guts! ”

Aoki Saemon didn't look at him either, but stared straight ahead with his eyes, and said tremblingly: "Damn, you have to know that if you suffer such a crime, you have to pay for your name, and the master won't come to kill him." ”

"Oh, if you can't die, you'll come!"

Before Aoki Saemon could reply, Oda Katsunaga whispered next to him: "Don't make a sound, someone is coming!" ”

When Long Shaocong heard this, he quickly closed his mouth, and Aoki Saemon glared at him angrily, and he didn't dare to say anything more.

At this time, only the sound of small footsteps, accompanied by the sound of "bang, bang, bang......" to call the weeds, from far and near, gradually came......

Long Shaocong saw that dozens of feet were shuttling back and forth not far away, and the Tsutsui army was using a spear to hit the grass and trees and thorns, searching carefully......

Seeing this, everyone quickly lowered their heads, Long Shaocong couldn't stop praying to God in his heart, and said in his heart Although I have never believed in you, as long as I get out of danger this time, I will definitely kowtow to you three times when I go out, and then burn three incense sticks, but I thought about it again, this set seems to be used for worshipping Buddha, and Western God does not eat this set.

As he was thinking wildly, he heard the footsteps fade away, and he couldn't help but lose a long breath in his heart, thinking that God must have heard the prayer just now. But just when he was happy, he suddenly heard a "rustling" sound, from far and near, as if it was above his head.

Long Shaocong couldn't help but raise his eyes to take a look, only to be so frightened that his soul did not possess his body. It turned out that a small blue snake with the thickness of a thumb was spitting out a letter and crawling towards him, judging from the triangular head shape, he judged that it was a poisonous snake.

Seeing that the poisonous snake quickly crawled in front of Oda Katsunaga, although the boy's face was frightened, he froze there motionlessly, ignoring the poisonous snake as if it had gone to his house.

But Aoki Saemon next to him couldn't hold it, and before the poisonous snake could crawl in front of him, he jumped up in fright, but as soon as he supported the ground with his hands and didn't shout out in his mouth, he was slapped by Oda Katsunaga and hit him on the neck, fainting......

Immediately after a flash of cold light, Oda Nobunaga pulled out the rib cut, threw it out easily, and was poisoning the snake for seven inches......

Long Shaocong saw that half of the poisonous snake was struggling there, and he breathed a long sigh of relief, secretly thinking that the danger had finally passed, but they had escaped the catastrophe in the forest, but the greater catastrophe outside was waiting for them.

Outside the demon forest, watching the soldiers walk out one by one dejectedly, Matsukura Shigenobu said: "Lord, it seems that Nobunaga Xiao'er really doesn't know what to do and entered the depths of the demon forest, which also saves us trouble, the current plan, let's evacuate quickly." ”

Tsutsui Shunkei rode on his horse, nodded, and said word by word: "Arson, burn the forest ......"