On September 1, the Shangluo army was like a giant beast, and set off troops under the Guanyin Temple City and slowly advanced westward. The 75ooo army's team was very long on the land of Nanjin River. The vanguard troops had already arrived at the stone headquarters, and the baggage team behind had not left the Guanyin Temple City. Along the way, thousands of people hid far away in the mountains or by the fields, looking at the dragon-like team from afar with complex eyes containing countless emotions such as expectation, admiration, and horror.

On September 11, the vanguard of the coalition forces set up a camp in Kusatsu 13 miles east of Seta (the place where the Miyo Family 55ooo Army was stationed). On September 13, the entire coalition forces arrived in Kusatsu and expanded a camp as huge as the camp at the Guanyin Temple Castle in Kusatsu. Not far from the west of them, the Miyo Family's camp was also overwhelming. A large number of small towns, Iwazhai, and fortifications had long been built. If you want to march from Minamio River to Kyoto, you must pass Seta.

Because the Yamacai Kingdom where Kyoto and Nijo Castle are named is because it is surrounded by mountains. The dividing line between Yamacai Kingdom and Oe Country is the two huge mountains, Hira Mountain and Kasai Mountain to the east. The official roads between Yamacai Kingdom and Oe Country are composed of valleys between these mountains. The several valleys connecting Oe Country and Yamacai Kingdom have to pass through Seta. If you want to bypass Seta and enter Kyoto, you can only have a chance to cross mountains and ridges and trek through mountains and rivers - and this may allow two or three business travelers to pass through, but it is not a road that the army can pass through.

If Kasai Mountain and Hira Mountain are the east gate of Yama Castle, then Seta is the lock on the gate. If you can't unlock the lock, there is no way to talk about it. The Miyoshi Family 55ooo army is enough to keep Seta tight and make the army of Guila sigh.

The confrontation lasted for more than half a month. Even though the Oda family repeatedly challenged, the Miyoshi family made up their minds to stay and refused to fight. The Miyoshi family's granary was in Miyoshi's main city, Iimoyama Castle, which was only about 80 miles away from the Seta front line. The supply line of the coalition forces almost reached about 200 miles. What's more, the number of coalition forces was more than 30% more than the Miyoshi family, which made their food and grass consumption far exceeded that of the Miyoshi family.

Moreover, it was stationed abroad for a long time but it was difficult to find a battle, and the morale of the coalition forces was gradually declining. In addition to the warriors who were eager to be famous in history and were always excited, many lower-level sects already felt tired of war and family. In order to reverse the decline, the coalition forces decided to take the initiative to fight after a day of discussion.

On January 1, the coalition forces left the auxiliary soldiers in the camp, and pulled all the 75ooo soldiers and auxiliary soldiers out of the camp and arranged on the plains. The 5ooo soldiers created countless siege equipment, from siege siege, watchtower to ladders, and everything was available, waiting to greet the Sanhao family's iron wall.

The Sanhao family was not willing to be outdone. The 55ooo army guarded the camp and let the coalition attack remain unmoved. The coalition forces fought hard for a day but failed to form a major breakthrough. They had no choice but to withdraw their troops and return to the camp.

That night, there was a fierce quarrel at the coalition's assessment meeting.

"The matter is already very clear. If the Miyoshi family sticks to Seta, we will not have any way." Asakura Yoshike has always regarded him as a high-profile family and should have become the commander of the Ukura coalition. However, he was stolen by Oda Nobunaga, a local bun, and therefore was very dissatisfied with Oda Nobunaga's command. Since Oda Nobunaga's command, he has been delayed for half a month in Kusatsu, and he has gained nothing after fighting once. This has completely exploded his distrust of Oda Nobunaga. Originally, the Asakura family was the farthest from the home of Echizen, and the food supply line was the longest, and the food was consumed the most. The many contradictions combined together made him feel very irritable now, and he kept shouting: "Retreat! Retreat!"

"Your Highness Asakura, please be calm." After a day of fighting, Yoshihiro Ashikaga was also very dissatisfied. The reason why he had been patient with the rudeness of Oda Nobunaga and the subordinates of the Oda family was that he believed that they could help him return to Kyoto. But now it seems that the coalition forces were helpless in defending the iron barrels of the Sanhao family, which made Yoshiki Ashikaga go all out. If he retreated now, wouldn't the grievances he had suffered before be wasted? So he could only endure his anger and forcefully appease Yoshiki Asakura.

"This is a battle that the whole world pays attention to, but the Miyo Family is just like a coward and staying away from the door. It is really a shame for the Wu Family." Asai Nagamasa seemed very dissatisfied with the Miyo Family's strategy. "Why are you unwilling to have a battle in a dignified manner? Can defense change anything? The disadvantages are all reversible by fighting together!"

In the face of such a great interest, how many warriors will be like you, Nagamasa? Yu Qiuping, who was sitting in the position of the attack, looked at Nagamasa Asai and slandered in his heart: The Sanhao family knew very well that the supply line of the coalition forces was too long and the people were uneven. As long as they were dragged down, the coalition forces would collapse without fighting. Back then, the coalition forces would be defeated without fighting. When Dong Zhuo faced the relentless pursuit of the eighteen princes of Kanto, he just burned Luoyang to retreat, and the alliance would collapse on its own?

"In any case, retreat is impossible." Oda Nobunaga glanced at everyone present with an extremely determined look, "This time, going to Luo is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The Matsunaga family was defeated by our Oda family in the previous battle and could not help the Mihao family. If the Matsunaga family breathed, they would have more than 7oooo people. Do you think there is still a chance of winning? Isn't it just that you haven't fought for a day, so why are you?"

"There is another person who dares to retreat-" Oda Nobunaga said in a threatening tone and dragged his tone.

"Tsk." Asakura Yoshike snorted coldly when he saw this, "The coalition forces suffered nearly 2 ooo people today. It is not a solution to attack. Your Highness Oda refused to retreat, so he found a way out?"

Asakura Yoshike's rebellious question made Oda Nobunaga a little unable to come to Taiwan for a while, after all, he couldn't come up with a good solution. He coughed and turned his eyes to his position - the elders and important officials of the Oda family, signaling them to find a way out quickly. Shibata Katsuki, Sakuma Nobumo, Ninoha Nagahide, Yu Qiuhei and others all looked at each other and were at a loss when they saw this.

The assessment room suddenly became quiet, and the atmosphere of the air was a little awkward. At this subtle moment, a faint "Lord's Love" came from the distant door. Everyone looked at it and it was what Kinoshita Hideyoshi was sitting at the door. He was the samurai with the lowest status in this meeting, so he was arranged to sit at the door.

"Who is yourselves? Is it your turn to speak here? Are the samurai of the Oda family so unethical?" Asakura Yoshike looked at the place where Kinishi Hideyoshi was sitting, and realized that this was at most a general, and asked disdainfully.

"This monkey is really big or small." Sakuma Nobumo snorted coldly when he saw this, "Don't make trouble in such an occasion and throw the Oda family's face outside."

However, Oda Nobunaga did not mean to blame Hideyoshi Kinoshita, but nodded at him and signaled him to express his opinions. Hideyoshi Kinoshita took a deep breath, looked at the big figures in the hall, and plucked up the courage to speak: "I suggest a surprise attack!"

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"Surprise attack?" Oda Nobunaga was stunned when he heard this and asked in confusion: "Seta has been strangled, so the road has to pass through Seta. Where are you going to attack?"

"From Lake Biwa!" Kinish Hideyoshi was frightened by the tone of replies and said loudly with some trembling.

"Biwa Lake?" Oda Nobunaga's eyes flashed, and he walked with his hands behind his back to the place where the map was hanging in the tent, "Tell me, let me know."

"Lord's Proverb!" Seeing this, Hideyoshi Kinoshita rolled up and stood up straight, took a small step quickly to the side of the map, and gestured on the map with his fingers: "We can send a team of troops to go back to the Mount Shuoshan, search for ships from there, cross Lake Biwa, and reach the west bank of Lake Biwa, which is the Kazuta Kata! Then, go around the mountain area to the north, pass through Yanli Temple, go back from the mountain area north of Kyoto, and drive straight to Kyoto!"

"Tsk!" "What nonsense?" "Where is the lowly warrior coming out?" "This monkey really embarrasses the Oda family." "That's a whimsical way, how can it work?"

As soon as Kinoshita Hideyoshi finished speaking, huge sarcasm and ridicule sounded in the tent. His face suddenly turned red, and blue veins on his forehead swelled, and he stared at those who looked down on him angrily.

"Your plan is too dangerous." Oda Nobunaga was still pinching the mustache on his chin and pondering. Akichi Mitsuhide said first, "I walked the path you mentioned, but it was just a trail used by monks in Yanli Temple for practice. No army has ever passed through there, and it is impossible for large troops to pass through at all."

"There is no need for a large army in the lower house." Kinishi Hideyoshi bowed to Akichi Mitsuchi, and then explained: "If you don't bring auxiliary soldiers, just 5oo soldiers, bring five days of rations on your body and go for a surprise attack."

"Five days? This is only enough food for you! And you can't carry so much food, so you will definitely be hungry and full." Yu Qiuping couldn't help but reminded him: "It's basically a matter of coming and going! If the surprise attack fails, your entire army will starve to death there! And there are few people walking on this road, so it's hard to say whether you can pass through 50 people! Be calm, it's too dangerous!"

"We are in danger of wealth and honor!" Kinoshita Hideyoshi looked at Yu Qiuhei gratefully, and rubbed his hands with some anxiety, "If it succeeds, Kyoto will be taken down! This risk is still worth taking!"

"You can't even get it if you succeed." Shibata Katsuya said in a muffled voice: "There must be someone who stays in the Miyoshi family in Kyoto. Your 5oo man who doesn't have siege equipment touched him exhausted. How can you hit Kyoto?"

"Besides, Miyoshi Yoshiki is crowded with ninjas in Kinki, and the whereabouts of your 5oo people are likely to be exposed." Takigawa Ichie, who was born in a ninja, also splashed cold water and said: "It is very likely that he will be revealed and then he will be dispatched to wipe out you. At that time, we can't save you even if we want to."

"Your Highnesses' kindness is in mind, but it doesn't matter if you can't fight or be revealed." Kinishi Hideyoshi took a deep breath and explained: "As long as you can attract the attention of the Sanhao family and force him to send troops to attack me, won't the main force of the coalition army have an opportunity to take advantage of it? It's better than zombie's waste of food and grass here!"

Since Kinish Hideyoshita has made this point, Yu Qiuhei and others are not willing to persuade him anymore. The outside samurai all scoffed at this crazy suggestion, waiting to see the bad temper of Oda Nobunaga scolding him. However, to everyone's surprise, Oda Nobunaga nodded thoughtfully and said in a deep voice: "Okay, monkey, I have approved your plan."

"What?" The big tent was filled with an uproar for a moment, and everyone felt that Kinoshita Hideyoshi was crazy, and even Oda Nobunaga was crazy. However, the madman and servant seemed to have similar interests and looked at each other tacitly.

"It's just that the lord has only more than 100 soldiers in his hands, and the number is not enough? Can you borrow more than 300 people from someone else's house?" Kinish Hideyoshita made another request carefully.

"Okay, you can borrow it. As long as that person is willing, you will borrow as much as you want." Nobunaga Oda agreed casually.

"Who will lend you someone to accompany you to die?" Sasa Narimasa, who was standing behind Oda Nobunaga, snorted coldly disdainfully, and he also expressed the thoughts of everyone here. Kinishi Hideyoshi's surprise attack was almost a life-and-death life. 3oo more soldiers were said to be less and less, and no one was willing to give up casually.
Chapter completed!