In the early morning of January 6, before the sky was dawn, Yu Qiuping was woken up from his sleep. He opened his eyes in confusion, and now Longzi was sitting by the bed, holding a basin and towel, and was waiting to help him wash.

"Longzi, why did you wake me up?" Yu Qiuping stretched and looked at the sky, probably only in Yinshi. However, before Longzi could answer, the dense and messy footsteps, shouts and horse hooves had already reached his ears. Yu Qiuping's eyes suddenly widened, sat up from the bed, and asked anxiously: "What does it mean? The Sanhao family has retreated?"

"That's right, Your Highness!" Longzi lit his head, and he took a warm towel to help Yu Qiuping wipe his face, while saying softly: "Joda Hall personally sent an order to ask the troops to gather to pursue immediately, and the Miyo family has begun to retreat."

"The lord is here in person?" Yu Qiuping was shocked again when he heard this.

"Yes, it seems that the Oda Hall hasn't slept all night, and they are staring at the Miyoshi family on the lookout tower." Ryuko remembered Oda Nobunaga's appearance and laughed out loud, "So when he saw His Highness sleeping soundly, he seemed so angry that he threatened to give His Highness a little color."

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Whenever it was time to temporarily assemble troops, the performance of Yuqiu's family always made people shine. Chang Panbei got up in the early morning to assemble, and the time he was wearing armor to form a formation can be said to be the best in the entire army. The 85o soldiers were the first to rush out of the camp and rushed towards the camp of the Sanhao family.

Behind Yu Qiuhei, the 1ooo people of Shibata Katsuya, the 7o people of Takigawa Ichii, and the 8o people of Sakuma Nobumo also followed one after another. Later, the 5ooo soldiers of the Asai family and the nearly 8ooo soldiers of the Oda family. The troops of the Minami Omi and Asakura families followed the last. Since fierce battles may break out at any time, all the soldiers sent out were already armored. The auxiliary soldiers were all left in the camp, and the retainers left behind were commanded to carry the baggage forward.

After Yu Qiuhei approached the camp of the Sanhao family, the troops left behind by the Sanhao family immediately began to fight back. However, due to the huge number of coalition soldiers, the soldiers left by the Sanhao family seemed to have only about 2ooo people and were unable to resist. After a while, the camp was broken by the Oda family, and the remaining soldiers of the Sanhao family also evacuated in a hurry. Yu Qiuhei climbed the commanding heights and looked at it. The Sanhao family's team was dragging a long way on the official road and was retreating in the direction of Kyoto. The tail of the team was about two or three miles away from the Oda family.

Nobunaga Oda did not say much, and immediately ordered the Oda family to withdraw its cavalry and hand it over to the unified command of Shibada Katsuya. The cavalry team of nearly 1 ooo people went straight to the Miyo family's troops under the command of Shibada Katsuya. Seeing this, Asai Nagamasaki personally commanded all the 8 ooo cavalry of the Asai family to pounce on the Miyo family and cooperated with the Oda family's cavalry to cover each other. The troops behind the Miyo family seemed to be commanded by Yasuka Tomoya. Although he was a famous naval warfare expert, he never was known for his six battles. Under the harassment of the Oda family and the Asai family's cavalry, his degree gradually decreased, and he was about to be caught up by the Oda family's vanguard troops.

Sanhao Nagai, Sanhao Masayasu and others who were evacuating in front of him could not sit idly by, so they had to order the soldiers to wear armor and attack the cavalry of the Oda family and the Asai family to protect Anzai Dongyao from evacuation. However, since the entire guard troops were already stuck by the Oda family, the degree of the Sanhao family troops who were leading had to slow down. The entire army was wearing armor and the auxiliary soldiers took the lead to deal with the general attack that the Oda family might move at any time.

In this way, the Miyo family nearly 19ooo soldiers and 25ooo soldiers from the coalition forces kept pulling on both sides of the official road and official road from Seta to Yamako. You advance and I retreat, and the slowest time was reduced.

"The lord gave the order to continue pursuing you! But don't start a war immediately, just stick to the Mihao family!" Oda Nobunaga sent a group of mother-clothed people to pass the following order to the reserve team of each Oda family: "Before arriving at Sanko, the official roads were trails between valleys and hills in the Biliang Mountains. There was no way to expand the troops and could not wield the advantage of troops. Keep pursuing this way until you enter the plains in the center of Yama Castle Kingdom, and then make plans!"

"Please give back to the lord, so that lord must be more careful!" Yu Qiuping, one of the pioneers, keenly noticed the danger and repeatedly instructed Rakio Sabuki, who came to pass the order: "The terrain in front of our army is like a trumpet that has become thin and wider. We will suddenly enter a plain from a narrow official road. At that time, if the Sanhao family, who was walking in front of us, first set up a formation on the wide plain to launch all the troops, our vanguard will face the dilemma of attacking fewer people. Moreover, with such trumpet terrain, it is easy to enter and difficult to withdraw, and may be directly defeated and constantly reversed the friendly forces behind us, causing turmoil in the entire army."

"I understand." Although Rakino Sabuki and Yu Qiuping are not big or small, he respects Yu Qiuping very much when he arrives on the battlefield, "I will definitely tell the lord."

Under the persistent pursuit of the coalition forces, that night, the Miyoshi Army only retreated to the sudden enlargement of the trumpet mouth that Yu Qiuhei mentioned earlier. Today, it started to toss and tide for a whole day, and it only retreated 25 miles, 13 miles away from Kyoto and Nijo Imperial Office. The coalition army camps spread on the official road nearly ten miles from Sanko to Otsu.

After this day of pursuit, the Sanhao Army, who was the retreating side, suffered a lot of losses. Not only did it abandon a large amount of baggage, but the warriors and auxiliary soldiers also had about 1 ooo casualties. On the other hand, the coalition forces, as the chasing side, were almost unharmed. Now it is still because the official road is narrow, the retreating side does not have to face double-teams and detours. When the retreating side arrives on the plain tomorrow, the casualties of the retreating side will be even heavier. Conservatively estimated that when the Sanhao family retreats to Shejin, the number of employees will be reduced by at least 10%.

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That night, the coalition forces gathered again in the Oda family's tent and held an evaluation meeting. In the tent, there was a very detailed map of the mountain castle, which was seized from the Sanhao family's camp, and the various hydrological geography marks were very clear.

The coalition's targets were Kyoto and Nijo Castle 13 miles away, and Nijo Castle was less than 4 miles southwest of Kyoto. Kasuke, which was located east of them, was a natural barrier for Kyoto and Nijo Castle to resist the army in the east. If you want to attack Kyoto from the east, you must cross Kasuke. Kasuke originated from the mountainous area in the northern part of Yamacao Kingdom and flowed from north to south. It was almost a vertical line that flowed from the east of Kyoto and Nijo Castle, and then turned southwest to the Fushimi Inari Daisha to the south.

To the east of Yasukawa, there are three mountains. To the east, the three mountains are the mountain family that is confronted by the army - that is, the eastern end of the Yamashiro Plain. These three mountains are from north to south, such as the Dawenzi Mountain, Yinyu Mountain and Higashi Mountain. Among them, Kiyomizu Temple on the side of Yinyu Mountain and Tofuku Temple at the foot of Higashi Mountain are both famous temples. The location of Yinyu Mountain is particularly important, and it can be said to be the throat of Kyoto. It is located in the center of the eastern plain of the Yasukawa Plain, with a high altitude. If it is occupied, it can suppress the vast surrounding areas. However, the Dawenzi Mountain is different from the Yinyu Mountain, which can be used by the army and is located in the Biliang Mountain, which is rugged and difficult to travel, and has a large area, and is almost difficult to cross.

If you want to enter Kyoto and Nijo Castle from Sanzuo, the Sanzuo Mountain on the east side, there are three roads to choose from. The North Road is the official road between Dawenzi Mountain and Yinwu Mountain. There is the famous Nanchan Temple on the official road. Take this road all the way to the northwest, pass the Okazaki Shrine and Chien Temple, and you can directly lead to the ferry crossing of Kyoto on the Kamakawa. This road is also the closest way to Kyoto.

The second road, that is, the middle road, goes west from Yamako, crosses the Okinawa Mountain in the center of the plain and then goes west, breaks through the famous Six Palami Temple and crosses Kamakawa, and after going northwest through many temples such as Honno Temple, you can reach Nijo Castle. During the Kamakura Shogunate period, the general set up Six Palami Temple to explore the subjects near Six Palami Temple to monitor the movements of the court.

The third road, the South Road, is relatively remote. It is to go southwest from Yamako, pass through Higashiyama and Tofukuji, take down Fushimi Inari Daishe, and then cross Kasukekawa from the southern section, and go north to Nijo Castle and Kyoto.

Among these three roads, the south road is not the key. The important North Road and the middle road are closely related to Yinyu Mountain. The narrowest part of the north road is the valley between Dawenzi Mountain and Yinyu Mountain, where Nanchan Temple is also located. Yinyu Mountain can firmly control this important road. As long as you attack from a high place and seize Nanchan Temple, you can block this road.

The middle road itself needs to pass through Yinyu Mountain. Yinyu Mountain also provides commanders with a broad view on the surrounding plains because of its high altitude. Although there may not be a clear view of the temples near Kyoto, it may not be able to see it as well as on the plains, it is indeed a very important strategic position.

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Most of the people in the evaluation room have been through the battlefield for a long time. After looking at the map, they realized the importance of Yinyu Mountain and Kiyomizu Temple on it. If the Miyo family is unwilling to endure huge casualties and continue to retreat, but instead intends to fight with the coalition forces in a field, repel the coalition forces and then evacuate, then Yinyu Mountain is the key to the competition between the two sides. It can be said that whoever captures Yinyu Mountain will win half of it.

"The Miyo family will most likely not withdraw blindly." Oda Nobunaga made a judgment at the assessment meeting. "If he withdraws again, not only will his casualties increase further, but Kyoto and Nijo Castle will also give in. I don't believe that the Miyo family will give up Kyoto without fighting. The Miyo four brothers are not such a backboneless coward."

"But even if the Miyoshi Army stays to fight us, they are definitely not our opponent." Oda Nobunaga confidently hit the center of his hand with a folding fan. "Yu's ninja has already received the news that Ashikaga Yoshie's death has spread like wildfire, and the entire Yama Castle country is now known. After learning about this, the Miyoshi Army will definitely be depressed and have no desire to fight. In addition, their backyard fires have caught, so they must not have much energy to stay and fight to the death. What they think in their hearts is to retreat quickly."

"We have the advantage of our troops and our morale is like a rainbow. When we face such an army that is homelike, we will definitely win this battle," Oda Nobunaga assured Ashikaga Yoshiki in a swearing tone: "I promise to the Kōkaga Palace! At this time tomorrow, let the Kōkaga Palace be the master of Nijo Castle!"

"Okay!" At this time, the war was going smoothly, and it was almost time to fight back to Nijo Castle. Ashikaga Yoshiki also threw all the unhappiness with Oda Nobunaga. "It's all up to the loyalty and fighting of your highness! The revival of the shogunate is expected, and you are all loyal ministers who have been remembered in history!"
Chapter completed!