Chapter 410 Kyoto (7)
The coalition forces quickly entered the streets and alleys of Kyoto from multiple directions, while Miyoshi Yoshi had to retreat to the Sendong Imperial Hall, where the areas near the Kyoto Imperial Hall were defending. However, the coalition forces' attack did not come immediately because their troops were busy arguing about who was the first to rush into Kyoto, which was a major event related to honor.
However, the sound of war drums suddenly came to their north side!
Everyone looked north in surprise, and saw more than a thousand ambushers under the banner of Sanhao Changyi, who rushed out of the Sangkook Temple in the north of Kyoto and swept towards the flanks of the coalition forces. The northernmost part of the coalition forces, Ikeda Hokkishi, was in the brunt of the blunder.
"I'm having trouble, Hengxing forgot to investigate again!" After Niba Nagahide, who was behind Ikeda Hengxing, appeared Sanhao Changyi's troops, he immediately led his army to support him. Because Ikeda Hengxing's troops were not the first troops to cross the river, they were still behind when everyone charged towards Kyoto. In order to catch up with the people in front, he almost gave up his command and formation and forcibly rushed towards Kyoto. Now, his troops were dragged into a long strip, and if they were attacked by Sanhao Changyi, they would collapse directly.
However, Ninoha Nagahide's reinforcements were blocked by the chaotic coalition near Kasugawa. After a long time of struggle, he barely rushed to the Riki Shrine and Lushan Temple in the east of Kyoto. At this time, Ikeda Hokki's chaotic troops had been defeated by Miyo Nagai, and Ikeda Hokki himself took the troops that could still be collected and moved closer to Takigawa Ichie's troops in the south.
"Damn it, it's so joyful and sad! I just felt that I was the first to rush in! These three Changyi are really not a thing!" Ikeda Hengxing's original 4oo soldiers are now only 1oo people left by his side, and the others are all dispersed by San Hao Changyi. There are many temples in Kyoto, and the streets are chaotic. It's so chaotic that he can't gather his troops at all because of his unfamiliar terrain. However, San Hao Changyi has been stationed in Kyoto for a long time, and is easy to master all kinds of small roads and roads. He chases Ikeda Hengyi quickly, making him unable to catch up.
"Tell Hiroki Ikeda to stop his troops quickly!" At this moment, Takigawa Ichie, located south of him, was also as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Although his troops were the first to cross the river, in order to seize the merits, the formation was not much better than Hiroki Ikeda. In addition, he was closer to the center of Kyoto, and the streets he was in were more chaotic and complicated, and the troops were scattered in it, so he could not command them at all. Just after he finally recovered half of his subordinates' command, Hiroki Ikeda's defeated troops retreated from a street in Kyoto and disrupted his troops. Miyoyo Nagai took the opportunity to cover up his killing, but Takigawa Ichie did not resist and continued to defeat the south.
At this time, the Sendong Imperial Office and the Miyoshi Yoshi-ken's troops in the Kyoto Imperial Office also took the opportunity to launch a counterattack. The coalition forces were instantly in chaos because they were not familiar with the complex terrain of the streets and alleys of Kyoto, and had to retreat to the periphery of Kyoto in a mess. As the military disaster hit Kyoto, the residents who had not had time to escape also fled around, aggravating the chaos. In addition, the violent northwest wind at this moment, the coalition forces at the Xiafengkou were even worse.
"Where is the flat land? Where is the open place?" At this moment, Asai Nagamasa led his guards to gallop in the chaotic Kyoto, trying to find an open land. Finally, he found an open space on the lakeside east of the Immortal Cave that could accommodate nearly a thousand people.
"Eagle Preparation, make an array immediately!" Asai Nagamasa shouted, and the flag bearer immediately began to flap the flag skillfully. In the chaos, most of the coalition soldiers had lost their organization and command, and were ramming like headless flies. However, the 1oo Eagle Preparation, which was trained in Yu Qiuping's modern training method, still maintained high morale and discipline. After receiving the order from Asai Nagamasa, they immediately began to arrange the array on the flat ground. Although due to limited time and chaotic environment, Asai Nagamasa only gathered 5oo people in haste, but this was enough. He immediately ordered the 5oo Eagle Preparation to fight back along the street, and repelled the troops of Miyoshi Yoshiki who were trying to pursue, winning time for the retreat of the coalition.
Another Ninoha Nagahide's army, which maintained its system and command, also counterattacked Miho Changyi from the side, forcing Miho Changyi to stop acting and had to turn to deal with Ninoha Nagahide.
Because the number of Miyo Army was very limited, the coalition forces' counterattack and retreat were also timely, and there were no major casualties. However, due to the chaos in the establishment, the attack on Kyoto had to be temporarily stopped. Ikeda Hokkai, Takigawa Ichii, Morikozen and most of the retainers of the Asai family were staying outside Kyoto at this moment, regrouping their troops in a chaotic gang to restore them to their establishment.
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At four o'clock, Oda Nobunaga, who learned that the Northern Army was frustrated in Kyoto, was furious. In fact, the Northern Army was not very troubled, and the Sanhao army in front of them was still only about half of theirs. When they rectified the troops and no longer made the mistake of underestimating the enemy's carelessness, but attacked honestly, Kyoto's suppression was only a matter of time.
However, Oda Nobunaga still couldn't bear it anymore. In such an exciting and extraordinary battle, he could only sit on Yinwu Mountain for the whole morning and watched. It was too difficult for him to be unruly by nature and eager to fight. However, the Northern and Southern Army made mistakes one after another, and the progress was slowed down again and again, which exhausted his patience.
"What's the use of these pig minds?" Oda Nobunaga cursed in the direction of Kyoto. Then, he pulled off his black cloak from the shelf beside him, tied it to his chest, and then walked out of Kiyomizu Temple with great strides.
"Send the order!" Nobunaga Oda stood on the hillside and shouted, "The Oda family is directly under the jurisdiction of Shibata and Sakuma, send troops with me!"
"Go to the northwest! First capture the Six Palami Temple, then cross the Yasugawa and go north, and the entire army attacks Kyoto!"
"That lord, after crossing Kamakawa, will you ignore the Toji Temple in the southwest and Nijo Castle in the west?" Akichi Mitsuhide even reminded him out of caution, "There can be a large number of enemy troops there because of hiding them."
"Don't worry! I'll die these people! Yu's eyes only Kyoto! Miyo Changqing probably ran away in shame with his tail between his legs. If he didn't want to retreat, how could he give me the strategic location of Yinyu Mountain?" Oda Nobunaga said as he pointed to Yinyu Mountain at his feet. "If I want to fight together, Yinyu Mountain is his best position. Miyo Repair is not a person who doesn't know the soldiers. Since he has abandoned Yinyu Mountain, he must have retreated long ago."
Oda Nobunaga so turned around, faced the army at the foot of the mountain, raised his arms and shouted: "Go and make achievements! The warriors of the Oda family! Whoever enters Kyoto first will become a samurai that has been famous in history!"
"Hey! Hey! Roar!" The Lu Army at the Oda family who had been patient for a long time had already had enough of being a spectator. As soon as he received the order to advance, and the target was Kyoto, all the samurai and stomped their blood, followed Oda Nobunaga and shouted.
At the fifth hour of Si, the 58oo soldiers of the Oda family roared down from Yinyu Mountain and headed straight for Liupalumi Temple.
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Yu Qiuhei, who was besieging the Okazaki Shrine, made progress not too fast due to Miyoyo Yoyoyo's tenacious resistance. These three Yoyoyo Yoyoyo were worthy of being the heir to Miyoyo's family whom Matsunaga had been quite afraid of in his previous life (Matsunagahiro poisoned him before usurping power), and it was indeed a bit good. Just when the situation was stalemate, Yu Qiuhei suddenly saw a huge team of nearly 6ooo soldiers rushing down from Yinyu Mountain, and was shocked.
"The lord is going to start the general attack now?" Yu Qiuping looked at the sky. It was not yet noon. "As for it? It's still early?"
"Maybe the Northern Route Army has been hit by continuous setbacks and the main hall is impatient." Naoe Tadaehime, who was even beside Yu Qiuping, speculated, "But that's good. With the lord, the main force of 58oo, reinforces the Northern Route Army and encircles the south of Kyoto, Kyoto must have taken it."
"That's hard to say." Yu Qiuping shook his head repeatedly, "The Sanhao Repair Doctor Headquarters and Tokawa Ichizumi's troops, which are the strongest combat-ready ones in the Sanhao family, have not appeared yet, and it is likely that they will stay in Nijo City."
"I'm afraid of my lord's temperament, so I'll hurry to go north to Kyoto by then." Yu Qiuping looked at the map and called a messenger with some concern, "Go and talk to your lord. After crossing Kamakawa, don't rush to go north to double-team Kyoto. First send someone to Nijo Castle in the west. Maybe the main force of the Sanhao family is hidden in Nijo Castle."
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Soon, the middle army occupied the empty Liupalami Temple. Oda Nobunaga ordered his subordinates to cross the Kasugawa west after lunch. In front of them was the temple group in the south of Kyoto. Among them, there were nearly 1Ooo soldiers of Iwanato Tomoto garrison.
"What is the name of the temple in front?" Oda Nobunaga riding on the tall horse, he pointed at a temple leaning against Kasugawa from a folding fan and asked.
"It is called Honnoji." As a person who has lived in Kyoto, Akechi Mitsuhide is quite familiar with the humanistic geography here. "It is a temple in the Honmen of the Fahua Sect, but it has been burned down many times and has been called an ominous temple by people."
"Ominous? Interesting?" Oda Nobunaga laughed and joked disdainfully: "Whenever Yu wants to stay in Kyoto temporarily, he will stay in this Honno Temple to see what is the ominousness it has."
"The lord is joking. It's better to avoid such an ominous temple." Akechi Mitsuhide frowned when he heard this and reminded him with some dissatisfaction.
"Don't care about that, attack!" Oda Nobunaga waved his hand, and Shibada Katsuya and Sakuma Nobumoto led their troops to attack the temple group. Iwana Tomoto's troops' combat power was naturally incomparable to Shibada Katsuya, and Sakuma Nobumoto's military strength, and he was at a disadvantage in terms of military strength. The two defensive core positions, Dingfaji and Hontakaji, fell one after another. There were no defensive facilities around Honnoji, and they could not hold on. Iwana Tomoto had to retreat to Kyoto in the north.
Just before Oda Nobunaga was about to order the entire army to pursue, Yu Qiuhei's envoy came and reminded Oda Nobunaga to pay attention to Nijo Castle two miles west, where local troops might be hidden.
"Yo, Mitsuhide, Hongye thought of it together with you. No wonder you two can chat so hard." Oda Nobunaga laughed again when he heard this, "I am afraid all day long, and I feel that the whole world is full of ambush."
"Then send someone to see it." Oda Nobunaga so ordered Naomasa Shiraka to lead the Mazimen to investigate Nijo Castle. After a while, Naomasa Shirakashi came back with his people.
"Lord, I'm exploring the whole city, and Nijo Castle is empty. I've already planted the flag of our Oda family in Nijo Castle Tensou Pavilion." Naomasa Konoha reported respectfully.
"I'm worried about it if I see it." Nobunaga Oda proudly tapped Akichi Mitsuhide's head with a folding fan. Akichi Mitsuhide's face turned red, and he seemed to feel uncomfortable with this action.
Chapter completed!