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In the middle of May of the fifth year of Eiroku, when Masaroshi was behind the scenes directing the Toe Imagawa family to besiege Sunfu Castle, the residence of the Suruga Imagawa family, and there was a hidden danger in Tokugawa Ieyasu's house, a large number of Oda family troops began to gather in the Tsushima area on the border between Owari Province and Ise Province in Tokaido.

"It seems that it's Imagawa Yoshimoto again!" After reading the information in his hand about the attack on the Suruga Imagawa family by the Toe Imagawa family, Oda Nobunaga, who was in the main tent of the main camp, muttered to himself.

Seeing that the Imagawa family is about to be unified again, Oda Nobunaga, who has a blood feud with the Imagawa family, is naturally a little unbearable, although the Togae Imagawa family that suddenly appeared before had secretly sent the Maeda Toshiya, who was originally a retainer of the Oda family, to come back as a messenger to take the initiative to show goodwill, and it is said that the relationship between this Imagawa burial zero and Imagawa Yoshimoto has always been bad, but compared to this Toe Imagawa family, Oda Nobunaga still believed in the Matsudaira family, who had just formed an alliance with the Oda family (Oda Nobunaga at this time did not know that Matsudaira Motoyasu had changed his name to Tokugawa Ieyasu).

"It's a pity!" After thinking of this, Oda Nobunaga couldn't help but feel a little pity, after all, if the Oda family and the Matsudaira family were about to annex the Suruga Imagawa family at this critical moment, and suddenly joined forces to give the Tsuue-Imagawa family such a blow from the rear, then at least the Toe Imagawa family would not be able to annex the Suruga Imagawa family, and the new Imagawa family would not be reunited so quickly, although Oda Nobunaga did not have a good impression of the Suruga Imagawa family. But when it comes to the interests of their own families. He still hopes that the Suruga Imagawa family can support it.

But. Although he had the intention of taking the opportunity to sneak attack the Imagawa family from the rear, it was a pity that neither his Oda family nor the Matsudaira family had the conditions for a sneak attack at this time, which was why he felt sorry for himself.

First of all, the Matsudaira family is just a wealthy family of the Mikawa country that has just broken away from the Imagawa family and declared independence, and at this time, even the Mikawa country has not yet been reunited, and its strength can only protect itself. Therefore, it is already a good thing for the Matsudaira family that Toe Imagawa does not trouble the Matsudaira family, so unless there is a joint battle of the Oda family, the Matsudaira family will definitely not take the initiative to provoke the Toe Imagawa family at this time.

As for the Oda family, after a sudden attack before, and with the support of reinforcements sent by his father-in-law Saito Michizo, the Oda family had already ordered the Katayama family, the Tanemura family, the Sensa family, the Kasukabe family, and the Akabori family to surrender to the Higashi Ise region, and only the Honganji Temple of the Ichijo sect was still resisting. This time, Oda Nobunaga intends to concentrate part of the current Oda family's military strength. In one fell swoop, Honganji Temple was solved.

Therefore, this time is the most critical period for the Oda family. Naturally, he couldn't be distracted to unite with the Matsudaira family to deal with the Enoe-Imagawa family. However, in retrospect at this time, Oda Nobunaga suddenly felt that the Toe Imagawa family that suddenly appeared was really lucky, right?

At the beginning, when Imagawa Yoshimoto was killed by him, and the Imagawa family fell into emptiness and panic because of this, the Imagawa family's governor of the Tooe Imagawa family suddenly appeared to compete for the position of the Imagawa family's governor after Imagawa Yoshimoto's death, and even took advantage of the emptiness and panic of Mikawa and Toe countries to seize a large number of territories under the righteousness of the heir designated by Imagawa Yoshimoto's will.

At this time, the Oda family, which had just won, was busy reorganizing the interior, and the Hojo family and the Takeda family, which were allies of the Imagawa family, were even more pinned down by the Kanto army organized by Uesugi Kenshin, and could not send troops to support the Imagawa family in time, so Imagawa had enough time to gain a foothold in the eastern region of Enoe Province and Mikawa Province.

Later, when the Hojo family was finally able to go out to support the Imagawa family, they were suddenly defeated by Imagawa Fusei, although in the end they stabilized the defense line with the help of the Hojo family's fierce general Hojo Tsunari, so that the Imagawa family was able to keep a place in Suruga Province, but, at this time, the Hojo family's governor Hojo clan was suddenly killed, and he was killed by a retainer of the Toe Imagawa family, so the entire Kanto region immediately surged.

What's even more odious is that the Takeda family, which is another ally of the Imagawa family, actually started the fourth battle of Kawanakajima in the Shinano region with the Uesugi family at this time, so this time there was a full-scale invasion of the Suruga Imagawa family by the Toe Imagawa family.

Looking back now, Oda Nobunaga can't help but feel a little afraid, this qiē seems to be too much of a coincidence, no matter how you think about it, Oda Nobunaga feels that there seems to be someone behind it.

"No, the Oda family must do everything they can to take down the Ise region." Thinking of this, Oda Nobunaga couldn't help but say to himself firmly. Regardless of whether or not there is someone behind the scenes who is driving the development of the situation in the Tokaido and Kanto regions, as long as the Oda family is strong, it will naturally be able to calmly face the changes in the situation.

"This battle is bound to be quite fierce, because the opponent is a group of crazy believers!" Just as Oda Nobunaga was determined to occupy Ise Province as much as possible, outside the military tent, the soldiers in the flag book were discussing the upcoming battle against Honganji Nagashima Castle

"Could it be that the lord really intends to break with the Yixiang Sect?" At this time, there were still some soldiers who believed in Buddhism muttering to themselves.

So, in this way, a large group of people came to the territory of Honganji Temple from the waterway through Ise Bay, Hitokai, and Nagara River. Although amphibious forces had been deployed there, no one knew what Oda Nobunaga was thinking.

And when the reinforcements belonging to the Mino Saito family finally arrived, the lord Oda Nobunaga finally appeared in front of everyone:

"Come on! This is the moment when I forced the cancer in my body out, and there was no humanity to talk about. Oda Nobunaga's roar made all the soldiers once again greedy for the momentum he had when he was in Owari Province and took revenge for the destruction of the territory by the local temple and shrine forces during the civil strife of the Oda family.

"There's nothing more to say about this qiē. They are within the territory of their own family, and they are extraterritorial, under the pretense of the name of the Buddha. Without hairpins, you can't promote Buddhism. Instead, it became a nest for escapees. They have taken the lives of many members of their family. And constantly hinder the way out of the family, so the family wants them to see and see, in the end, the divine punishment is terrible, or my Oda Nobunaga is terrible! I want them to take this lesson to heart! ”

Oda Nobunaga had always hated the apostle, but in contrast, the apostle also trained Oda Nobunaga to be "the unforgivable enemy of the gods and Buddhas" and constantly cursed the other party......

But no matter how both sides view each other, this battle in front of them is always going to begin, and under the scorching sun. Oda Nobunaga also finally completed the deployment of the whole army.

First of all, Eguchi on the left flank, with his uncle Oda Nobumitsu as the general in chief, and the deputy general as Oda Nobunaga's Kita-Uenosuke Nobubo, the main battle force included Ikeda Katsusanseo Nobuyuke, Ryoda Dewa Mamoru and Sakai Echichu Mamoru and other fierce generals, and the party committee of the regiment Kamitsuda City's Suke Nobunari, Tosun Juro Shinji, Oda Hanzaemon Hidenari, Oda Matajuro Nagatoshi and other pro-party members, with a total strength of about 10,000.

This alone fully showed that this was a great force, and on the right flank of the Katori Eguchi, there was a large army led by Shibata Katsuie as the commander-in-chief, the deputy general was Sakuma Nobumori, and the others included Inaya Iyomori, Ukyosuke, Mineya Hyogo, and other warriors who had experienced the battle. The total number of troops was also 10,000.

As for the Chinese army in the early tail mouth, of course, not to mention. This force was personally commanded by Oda Nobunaga. The commander was Oda Nobunaga's brother-in-law, Oda Osumi Morinobu Hiroshi, and his subordinates included Sasa Narumasa, Sakasuke Clan, Asai Shinhachiro, Iga Mamoru Iga, Iinuma Kanhei, Kinoshita Hidenaga, Fupo Kawachi Mamoru Shobei, Maru Mao Saburo Guard, Kanamori Gorouhachi, Ichihashi Kuro Saemon, etc., plus Mino reinforcements sent by Oda Nobunaga's father-in-law, totaling about 20,000 people.

Above the water, there are also naval forces led by Takigawa, Ito, Hayashi, Shimada and others. When the banner of the Great Army appeared on the water, in an instant, the Nagatomido and the surrounding towns also shouted.

"This time is not only an ordinary battle, but also to show the world that superstition wins? Or did I Oda Nobunaga win by force? Therefore, I will not forbid you to attack each other's cities, and I will not spare anyone, as long as it is an enemy, you must kill them all! "Originally, war was cruel. In a war, no one can estimate the losses of either side. Therefore, Oda Nobunaga had to destroy Nagashima, which was within his own territory.

However, the opponent is not an ordinary person, but a fanatical believer who would rather sacrifice himself to the Pure Land than surrender at the cost of his life. Of course, Oda Nobunaga is also different from ordinary people. Therefore, when the conflict between the two begins, it is tantamount to the beginning of one of the world's largest atrocities.

"Once you retreat, you will fall into a hell from which you will never recover, and only by moving forward desperately can you see the light again! In any case, we must defeat the enemy of Buddhism, Oda Nobunaga! "On the one hand, faith is the strength to fight to the end.

"This time, no matter what, all the enemies must be annihilated, and no one can let him escape!" On the other side are rare revolutionaries.

When the war began, the intensity of the war was far beyond words. They hated and cursed each other, and because they shed more blood.

After the start of the war, Oda Nobunaga said even more excitedly: "The Toe Imagawa family has already begun to act, they are attacking the Suruga Imagawa family in an all-out way, and soon, a new Imagawa family will be unified again, and a new Imagawa Yoshimoto will appear again!" ”

This is the secret of the battle of the backwater hidden deep in the chest of Oda Nobunaga: "Did you hear that? The situation in Tokaido is urgent, and we must buy time and take it as much as possible. ”

So, under his shouting, the morale of his subordinates immediately soared:

"The enemy behind us is the well-known Imagawa burial zero!"

"If we don't take Nagashima quickly, then it is very likely that we will face the threat of the Imagawa family, so wouldn't we be retreating again? So be quick! ”

So, under the constant shouts of the retainers, on the way to cross the river, the army of the Oda family rushed forward like a wild bull. When the advance troops landed at five locations in Mido, including Edarashi Kobashi, Otorii, Nakae, Oshima, and Karoshima, it was decided to destroy each of these small towns surrounding Honganji. With the determination of "life must die", the other party also began to fight back.

Leading tens of thousands of troops across a river was not an easy task, and the opponents were all fanatics who would not hesitate to sacrifice their lives, so even if they were as strong as Oda's army. It was also quite hard to fight. This war that began with the battle. Every day is a fierce battle. On the night of the second day of the battle, the Eda Castle of Oshimai was finally locked in a bitter battle. That night, a typhoon from the sea in the south brought fierce wind and rain and continued to invade the area.

Finally, Oshima Castle raised a white flag to "surrender", but Oda Nobunaga, who was on a horse and bathed in heavy rain, smiled and said, "I will not accept their surrender!" They forgot the compassion and forbearance of Buddhism, and took up swords and guns in order to fight for power and profit, and they were out-and-out believers. How could I let them go? Listen, men, women, and children will be killed and pardoned. ”

Although the other side put up a white flag to show that he no longer wanted to fight, Oda Nobunaga still refused to give up. In the midst of the raging storm, a mournful cry rang out in the city.

In this way, by the next morning, the typhoon had long since disappeared, and the city was again covered in a clear sky. The difference, however, is that there are wails everywhere and corpses everywhere.

"Alright. We must seize the opportunity to win! Next, we will set foot in the Otorishima Residence. By this time, the entire army had crossed the river and set out for the enemy city by small boats and large boats through Ise. Secondly, the naval army was led by Kinoshita Tojiro and others. Surround Long Island on all sides.

Otorii Castle was captured on the fourth day, followed by Oshima, Karo Island, and Hahahashi. Until the eighth day, only Nakae Ejo, the only one left in the Honjin Mido, was still resisting.

"Don't let up! If we don't take it right away, years of hard work will come to naught in an instant. In order to prove that I, Oda Nobunaga, are stronger than those believers, we must not take a step back! ”

Finally, Nakae Eden Castle was also breached, and the Oda family army used all their strength to surround the main castle of Nagashima Mido. It was the tenth day after the start of the war.

Oda Nobunaga used crowd tactics to attack the opponent: "Regardless of whether you are inside or outside the castle, you will adopt crowd tactics!" ”

Maybe this was because Oda Nobunaga was worried about the lack of guns or thought it was the last battle? He did not accept the submission of Ejo and ordered his soldiers to slaughter all the people in the city. Because of this, the enemy's hatred of him reached its peak.

This is an absolute war. Because of this concept, the soldiers fought bravely and bravely, so it is not difficult to imagine the tragic death of Oda in the general attack launched by Oda at dawn on the thirteenth day. If it is described in words, then it is a bitter battle between evil spirits and evil spirits, and killers against killers.

In Oda Nobunaga's main camp, reports of casualties were received one after another.

"The adjutant general, Mr. Nobuhiro Osumi, has died in battle."

"What? Brother died in battle? All right! Go over his corpse and go on the offensive! ”

"Oda Hanzaemon has been killed!"

"Hmmm! Don't care about the death of this clan! ”

"Tsuda City's Nobu Nobu Cheng fought bravely to kill the enemy......"

"Before the enemy army was captured, Shinsei was already dead!"

Tsuda City's sukenobu became Oda Nobunaga's Tohoku, and he was also his sister.

"What? He has already died honorably in battle? ”

"Alright! After our army has won, let's bury him properly! ”

"Shichiro Saemon has been killed!"

"Miyajisuke is dead in three battles!"

"Arakawa Shinhachiro is dead!"

"Fukushima Mitsuzo has been honorably ......" came one after another with the news of the death of the generals around him, which made Oda Nobunaga speechless with shock. He sat straight on his horse, his eyes fixed on the large roof of Nagashima Mido......

And at dawn on the fifteenth, Nagashima Mido once again broke out in the flames of war, and Oda Nobunaga once again mobilized all his forces to launch a general attack this time! Until the evening of the same day, the battle was fierce and did not abate.

Nagashima Mido, which was surrounded by the Oda Army from all sides, also fell into another courtyard chaos. Oda suffered nearly 700 casualties on this day, which shows how fierce the battle was.

However, this is not a war of generals, but a war of what is known in the world as "between thoughts". Seeing such heavy casualties, Oda Nobunaga hated the Honganji Temple on Nagashima to the extreme.

Ordinary Buddhists aim to benefit all sentient beings, so Oda Nobunaga really can't understand why those Buddhists who believe in Buddha can kill others without remorse. In addition, among the monks and soldiers, who were mainly believers, there were many professional samurai who mixed in. Commanding and inciting without a trace. As a result, the monks and soldiers exerted their combat power more bravely.

"What's the problem?" That's in their hearts. He has a common hatred for Oda Nobunaga.

"Oda Nobunaga, the enemy of the Buddha!" I don't know if it's lucky or unlucky, after Luo Masara and Luo Hui Liang father and son, Oda Nobunaga finally won this title. In reality, however, this is nothing more than a slogan put forward by demagogues with ulterior motives.

You know, compared to the Luo clan Masarashi father and son, is Oda Nobunaga really the enemy of the gods and Buddhas? In fact, Oda Nobunaga didn't burn the temple as soon as he saw it. Nor is it something that is discarded or destroyed as soon as it is seen. He once built Masahide Temple for the sake of the tie, and this is the best proof of this!

In his view, the "unification of the Warring States" had nothing to do with religion in the first place. Unexpectedly, now it has been obstructed by the monks and soldiers of the temple and the believers of the sect. If both sides could think calmly at this time, they would find that this killing was pointless at all. However, they are no longer capable of rational thinking. Oda Nobunaga, who had nothing to do with Buddhism, and the believers, who were not interested in war, had fallen into a state of madness, so they saw each other as enemies and fought each other with their teeth and claws.

Affection to affection. Abomination to abomination. In the midst of war, there will be a lot of irrational phenomena that are irrational, and thus the sorrow and stupidity of human beings will be fully expressed. In this case, it has long been impossible to clearly distinguish between the two rights and wrongs, but. If we look at military operations, Oda Nobunaga's reasons are more sufficient.

In Oda Nobunaga's thoughts. Anyone who hinders his "unification of the Warring States" must be crusaded. The reason why Ichisho believed that Oda Nobunaga was an "enemy of the Buddha" and that he had to be eliminated quickly was entirely because he was instigated by careerists. The sour killings continued into the evening, when the sun set and the two sides finally felt tired.

On the night of the nineteenth day of the war, the moon was obscured by dark clouds. In terms of combat habits at this time, it is common to temporarily withdraw troops and leave them for the next day's decisive battle.

At this time, around Oda Nobunaga, there were gathered generals such as Sakuma Nobumori, Shibata Katsuie, Ikeda Nobuyuki, and Kanamori Goro Hachi. When they saw the sad expression on Oda Nobunaga's face, they expressed their condolences to him for the death of his brothers-in-law Nobuhiro Osumi and Yoshikita Tsuda Nobunari.

Oda Nobunaga, however, sat silently on his horse, as if he did not even hear what they were saying, and his eyes were staring straight at the large eaves of the Meianshoji Temple in the twilight. Sasa Naruma was the first to speak:

"Mr. Osumi and Mr. Tsuda's appearance in this battle can really be said to be majestic, but I didn't expect to die in battle this time, it's really sad!" The others immediately expressed their condolences in unison.

"Shut up!" However, Oda Nobunaga shouted at them, and then asked angrily, "You guys, who told you to assemble here?" ”

"It's getting late, so the archery team should also collect their troops!" Katsuie Shibata argued.

"You heard me clearly, Kwon Roku!" Oda Nobunaga, who was sitting on a horse, shook his body and said, "This war must end today!" ”

"Ahh What do you mean? ”

"Listen, everyone! As for the stinky monks of Honganji Temple who turned their backs on the way of compassion and forbearance and took up swords and guns to kill people, I have decided to exterminate them in one fell swoop tonight! ”

"Ahh So, you're going to start a night war? ”

"It's not a night fight! I'm going to burn them alive! Oda Nobunaga said firmly.

"This ...... This ......" Sakuma Nobumori was taken aback when he heard this, and immediately took a quick step forward, preparing to dissuade Oda Nobunaga from this crazy decision.

"Annihilate Nagashima Honganji?" Regarding Oda Nobunaga's decision, in an instant, everyone immediately became silent. And Sakuma Mori knew that he had to say something anyway, and he was driven by this thought, so he spoke:

"Don't you think this kind of behavior is too cruel, my lord?"

"Ahh What did you say? Atrocious? It's the stinky monks who are brutal! ”

"Having said that, there are still nearly 20,000 innocent old and young women and children in the palace!"

"That's why this war must end within today!"

"But, my lord! If you burn them tonight, then the lord will be condemned by the world! ”

"Uemon!"

"Yes."

"Do you think that if I don't burn the Imperial Hall, the crime caused by the previous massacre of those who surrendered will be reduced?"

After hearing this, Sakuma Nobumori was stunned at first. Then he took a deep breath. To continue:

"But. Today's battle has already given enough punishment to the other side, and I believe that tomorrow they will definitely go to Osaka and confront our army again, don't you understand this? If you do, you don't need to say much. ”

But when he said this, Shinmori was already speechless. In the past, Nobumori had fought against Owari Kuni's Ichijomune for a long time, and he knew that they were indeed quite stubborn enemies, so it was difficult for him to continue to talk about it at this point. If he gives another admonition. So:

"You guy! If it is decided to set fire. It's best to choose the night to make the fire look so strong that everyone who looks at it will be shocked, so I'm waiting for tonight! ”

Oda Nobunaga is really a stubborn person who refuses to admit defeat! Shibata and Sakuma were also silent, because they knew that it was useless to talk too much.

"Cheng Zheng!"

"In!"

"You immediately issue an order to the whole army, asking the soldiers to load all the projectiles into the iron cannons and be ready at any time!"

"All the iron cannons need to be loaded with ammunition?"

"Yes! Then they were asked to mount the iron cannon on a square platform, and the mouth of the barrel was aimed at the center of the main hall of Nagashima Temple. ”

"Yes!"

Also, as soon as the main hall erupted in flames, the others immediately rushed in. Got it? Well, there you go! ”

"Yes!"

"Official from Kurou Uemon!"

"In!"

"You invaded by Simon with your men. Set fire there. ”

"Yes! But now is the time to ......."

"You keep listening to me! After about an hour, the enemy will be relieved to think that today's battle is over! It was the flames that came out of that time that would astonish them! ”

"Yes!"

"If you understand, do it! Don't forget, Brother Rei Kose was also killed in today's war, so Nagashima must be annihilated in one fell swoop today no matter what. Right Six! ”

"In!"

"You and Sakuma immediately go back and tell your men that they are going to start a night battle tonight, and ask them to annihilate the enemy with all their might. Remember! No one must be allowed to escape, and even if there is a fish that slips through the net, the navy must immediately surround and kill them! Go and deliver my orders! ”

"Yes!"

"Even if the sun rises in the west tomorrow, I must destroy the Honganji Temple on Nagashima on this day!"

"Yes!"

"Listen carefully, not even a wild rat will be allowed to survive on Long Island until tomorrow night comes! There is still half an hour before the action begins, so go down and get ready! ”

At this time, Oda Nobunaga has become a demon who kills people without blinking! Since many of his blood relatives were killed in this battle, he completely lost his mind. No! Perhaps he hasn't lost his mind. Because judging from his various strategies, it is likely that he is going to give the Yixiang Sect in various places a dismount!

In fact, this is also the reason why Oda Nobunaga did not want more people to die because of the resistance of the monks of the Ichishu. Under the starry sky, the Oda family once again dragged their tired bodies to the battlefield.

It was a massacre like no other in history. When Oda Nobunaga decided to kick off this massacre, he couldn't help but close his eyes. The official start of the operation was at 8 o'clock that night.

When a dragon-like flame leaps into the sky from inside the palace, pillars of fire are immediately reflected on the river on all sides. After that, the second and third ...... came In the blink of an eye, the entire Mido was in flames. At the same time, bursts of gunfire rang out from the four blows, and a large number of soldiers rushed towards the palace by surprise. Shichido Garan, which has always been known for its magnificence, has become a sea of fire in less than half an hour.

In the case that the exits of the eight directions have been blocked and the tongues of fire are running around, the expressions of men, women and children in the city who are at a loss and desperate are all sour. Despite this, there are still Oda troops with broadswords and foreign guns chasing after them everywhere...... Soon after, the people, the garan, the castle, the streets, the houses, and the pillars were all swallowed up by tongues of fire, and the sky and rivers were dyed red by the blazing firelight...... At this time, all the people, things, and things on Long Island were burned by the raging fire.

And Oda Nobunaga looked at this qiē coldly. As for the "arson" strategy adopted this time, he has already weighed in his heart the losses that both sides may suffer. By the second day, the Honganji Temple on Nagashima had finally disappeared from the area.

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