In the middle of autumn, the moon is bright, and Mt. Hiei is shrouded in a clear glow, and a gust of wind passes by, and the trees rustle, as if telling the story of the war that has just occurred.

Oda Nobunaga, with the attitude of a victor, looked at Matsukura Shigenobu who was still standing proudly in front of him with a rope and blood-stained robes, and said coldly: "When you see a widow, why don't you kneel?" ”

"Hmph, I, Matsukura Shigeshin, kneel down as a big hero, not a despicable villain!"

"Presumptuous! Such a bold ...... in front of my lord," Hori Hidemasa shouted first.

Oda Nobunaga waved his hand to stop Hidemasa Hori, smiled, and said, "It seems that you are not convinced!" ”

Matsukura Shigenobu raised his eyebrows, snorted, and said, "What kind of hero is it to catch me with a stumbling rope!" ”

When Oda Nobunaga heard this, he laughed and said, "You are too modest, if you hadn't fought hard for several hours, you would have been sleepy and tired, and you would have no choice but to stumble on the widows." ”

Matsukura Shigenobu snorted coldly again, twisted his head to the side, and said no more.

But listening to Oda Nobunaga's sudden words, he shouted: "But don't get too carried away, if the widow's 'Shang' generals Shibata Katsuie, Maeda Toshiie, Sasa Narumasa, Takigawa Kazuki and others are here, how can you be so presumptuous!" ”

As soon as he said this, the generals present were embarrassed, but it was also true, the most capable generals of the current Oda Army were all in Hokuriku, Kanto, and China.

At this time, Niwa Nagahide, as the oldest retainer, spoke: "Matsukura Shigenobu is rampant here, if it weren't for the love of my lord and his father-in-law, who was not allowed to hurt your life, you would have ten heads, and it would not be enough to cut off, but you are not grateful, but you are so rude to my father-in-law, it is really an unforgivable sin!" ”

Matsukura Shigenobu took a sip and replied: "Shigenobu only wants to die, and my lord will definitely avenge me in the future!" ”

When Niwa Nagahide heard this, he smiled loudly and said, "I have laid a net on Mt. Hiei, not to mention your lord, even a bird should not want to fly out." ”

Matsukura Shigenobu didn't say anything more, but glared at Niwa Nagahide with angry eyes, and he didn't give in.

But at this moment, there was a sudden commotion in the rear army, and I saw a person who was tied up with five flowers being pushed up, this person was fat, his face was full of stubble, and what was particularly striking was a bare head, shining in the moonlight.

Matsukura Shigenobu saw it, and suddenly his heart suddenly "oops", and shouted to the visitor: "The lord ......"

The person who came was Tsutsui Shunkei, but he said that he was shot in the left shoulder by Oda Nobunaga with an arrow, which was not fatal, and he was wrapped in the guards around him, burrowed into the grass, and fled for his life in a hurry.

Due to the loss of his horse and the fact that he did not dare to take the main road, Tsutsui Shunkei could only walk on the rugged and thorny mountain road. Halfway through, he felt that the body of the world was too heavy and inconvenient to move, so he ordered someone to take it off for him, and this armor that he was proud of and cherished was now ruthlessly discarded in order to save his life.

Returning to Yamato Province from Mt. Hiei, you have to go west, then spare Asamiya Castle, and walk another 500 miles to Koriyama Castle. Tsutsui Shunkei was worried that the Oda army on the palace castle would be ambushed on the main road of communication early, so he did not dare to delay and accelerated the march.

But when he reached the foot of the mountain, he found that his worries were completely unnecessary, because all the intersections were full of papaya-patterned flags, and the Oda army had already blocked his retreat. Tsutsui Shunkei couldn't help but curse in his heart, and at the same time he was a little puzzled, Oda Nobunaga was trapped in Mt. Hiei by himself, how could his soldiers still be well dispatched and act quickly.

The reason why Tsutsui Shunkei has this doubt is actually related to the "separation of soldiers and peasants" system implemented by Oda Nobunaga, in Japan during the Warring States Period, there was no regular army for the local wealthy daimyos, except for the retainers and samurai, all the soldiers were farmers who farmed the land, and only when they were fighting, they would be temporarily armed and go into battle to kill the enemy.

Weapons, armor and other things are carried with them, which belong to the soldiers' own private belongings, of course, this also brings another problem, that is, everyone has different clothes, and when they fight on the battlefield, they don't know each other, and they will inevitably hurt their own people.

So someone invented the flag, that is, to help a big flag behind the body, painted with a unified family crest, and some also wrote their own names, so that they can distinguish friends and foes from a long distance, although carrying a huge flag to fight, it is very inconvenient, but at least it can avoid accidental injury, so it is accepted by everyone.

Since everything in the war was carried by himself, and the money and food that the daimyo gave to his soldiers was very limited, and sometimes he was even given only white rice to eat, the spoils of war on the battlefield did not have to be handed over to the public, but all of them belonged to themselves.

However, the Oda Army was different, because of the implementation of the "separation of soldiers and peasants," the young and middle-aged people were recruited under their command, and they were given a salary, reduced or exempted from taxes, trained in peacetime, and sent out to fight in wartime, and the overall combat effectiveness was incomparable.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the Tsutsui Army against the Oda Army can be said to be a peasant army fighting a regular army, several times larger than the enemy, but it cannot be attacked for a long time.

At this time, Tsutsui Shunqing didn't have time to think too much, how to break out of the encirclement and return to Yamato to regroup was the right thing, but the other party was quite heavily guarded, not to mention that the people he brought were tired, and most of them were injured.

Comparing the situation of the two sides, Tsutsui Shunqing knows that hard work is undoubtedly a dead end, but sitting and waiting for death, and waiting for death, as the guardian of a country, he has a unique experience. Tsutsui Shunkei observed the layout of the enemy army and found that there was a large tent at the foot of the mountain that was heavily guarded, and a large flag was erected outside, with the two big characters "Gamu" written on it.

Tsutsui Shunkei's lips moved slightly, he made up his mind, and immediately instructed the lieutenant general: "Send a few clever ashigaru, steal a few horses, and then order people to go to the enemy's camp and set a few fires." The adjutant general got the order and turned around to make a unified arrangement.

After a while, he saw a fire in the south of the enemy camp, and suddenly there was a mess, Tsutsui Shunqing saw a soldier quickly run into the big tent, and after a while, a general with a white beard and armor walked out of the big tent, and gave a few orders, about half of the guards quickly evacuated the big tent, and it should be to put out the fire.

Tsutsui Shunqing saw that the opportunity was rare, and hurriedly urged: "Why haven't you got the war horse yet!" As soon as the words fell, I saw a few people leading three war horses over, it turned out that they were taking advantage of the fire prevention over there, and they started to lead the horses here, and the cooperation was seamless.

Tsutsui Shunqing tightened his belt, turned over one of the war horses, pulled out the sword, and said, "Can you escape tonight, just do it here, rush me!" ”

Three batches of war horses, more than a dozen ashigaru shouted, and made a last fight......

Tsutsui Shunkei took the lead, his bald head shining in the moonlight, he had already seen the frightened look of the other general, and he was very proud in his heart, and secretly thought: As long as I can kill you with one sword, or capture you alive, I can return to Yamato Kingdom safely.

But just as he immediately rushed to the big tent, he suddenly felt a softness below, and all the people and horses fell into the pit.

Kamo Kenhide is a veteran who has experienced hundreds of battles in his life, and although the marching formation is not peculiar, it is decent, never sloppy, and one of the reasons why he can survive the war is that he is very cautious.

The so-called, before the victory, the first to lose. Every time he went on an expedition, his first thought was not to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, but how to save his life first, but he ordered someone to dig a trap in advance, and tonight really saved his life.

Waiting for someone to pull up the enemy general who fell into the pit, Gamo Xianxiu's heart suddenly burst into joy, and a brilliant chrysanthemum bloomed with wrinkles on his face, secretly thinking, I actually captured Tsutsui Shunqing alive, this battle is not a first achievement, but also a great achievement.

Originally, when he started to set up the formation, he was arranged to guard the intersection, and he had complaints in his heart, but he was an old minister who surrendered from the Rokkaku family, and in terms of qualifications, it goes without saying that he was compared with Niwa Nagahide, or compared with Hasegawa Shuichi, it was also a big difference, so he didn't argue, and he became a "road guard" on fire.

But I didn't expect that tonight I had good luck, and I actually picked up a big bargain, at this time his joy was beyond words, and he strode to Oda Nobunaga, afraid that others would not hear it, and raised his voice and said: "The lord of enlightenment, Xianxiu has captured the traitor Tsutsui Shunkei, please send the lord." ”

Oda Nobunaga clapped his hands and smiled, "Good! General Xianxiu should be the first achievement! ”

When Gamo Hyunxiu heard this, he was pleasantly surprised, and immediately knelt down and thanked him......

Niwa Nagahide and Hasegawa Shuichi glanced at each other, and both shook their heads helplessly, they led their troops to fight bravely in front, but they didn't expect to be robbed of the credit by others, but they were not too annoyed, after all, they have followed the lord for many years, and their own merits are not bad.

Oda Nobunaga looked at Tsutsui Shunkei coldly and said, "Are you guilty?" ”

Before Tsutsui Shunkei could speak, Matsukura Shigenobu knelt down with a "plop" and begged: "I beg His Royal Highness Nobunaga to release my lord, if you want to kill, just kill me." He did not kneel at the risk of being beheaded just now, but now when he saw that his lord was in trouble, he knelt down and begged, and his loyalty could not help but amaze everyone present.

Tsutsui Shunqing was even more in tears, and said: "I regret not listening to what Aiqing said, leaving as soon as possible, and now I am a prisoner under the stairs." After saying that, he sighed.

"My lord, whether I live or die tonight, I will accompany my lord by my side......"

"Someone, take him down!" Oda Nobunaga waved his hand, and then several ashigaru came up and escorted Matsukura Shigenobu down. In his heart, he still loves Matsukura Shigenobu, and he still wants to take it for his own use.

Although Matsukura Shigenobu was taken down, he kept shouting, and the shouts of "stop hurting my lord, stop hurting my lord......" echoed in the mountains and forests, and the sadness was heartbroken, which made people moved.

Long Shaocong was deeply shocked by this person's courage and loyalty, thinking that the deeds of the ancient people who were loyal to the monarch and repaying the lord recorded in the history books seemed to be no exaggeration.

At this time, Oda Nobunaga said to Tsutsui Shunkei again: "What else do you have to say?" ”

"Win or lose, there is nothing to say!"

Oda Nobunaga sneered and said, "It seems that you are still not convinced!" As soon as the morning dawns, the widow will send troops to the Yamato country, and then you will bring your territory of 450,000 stone into my hands, and it will be up to you to accept it or not? ”

As soon as these words came out, not only Tsutsui Shunqing was surprised, but even all the generals present were stunned for a while, with only 3,000 men and horses, he immediately attacked the Yamato Kingdom, didn't the lord take the wrong medicine?