Chapter 710:
The heavy rain in early summer is sometimes heavier than expected.
But also, heavy rains are also showers. The climate in the mountains is rich and changeable. When the rain washes the leaves, it pours down from the sky like silk threads.
The Imagawa army was scattered in the heavy rain, and many people took off their armors and shields and put them on their heads. However, compared with the lightweight umbrellas and hats, such rain gear was a bit too heavy.
If there is anything to be grateful for, it is that the heavy rain has indeed alleviated a lot of the heat.
Of course, Imagawa Yoshimoto was not as embarrassed as his soldiers. As the commander-in-chief of the army, of course his car had a sunshade. This sunshade can be used to shade the sun, so it can naturally avoid rain.
And as the clouds finally cleared and the rain came down, Imagawa Yoshimoto looked at the soldiers lying around to take shelter from the rain, and couldn't help but frowned: "Instruct them to get up. We have had a good rest with the help of the rain, and now the heat is It's solved, it's a good time to hurry up."
But even if Imagawa Yoshimoto gave the order, the personal guards around him still couldn't effectively pull up the sleepy soldiers. The rest brought by the heavy rain, In fact, it is far less than the fatigue it adds. Even if it is beaten with a cane, the effect will be minimal.
Soon, the entourage came to report: "Sir, the soldiers are too tired after traveling and fighting. Can you give them a little grace for half an hour?" "Military orders are like mountains, and they should be as vigorous and resolute as wind forests and volcanoes."
Imagawa Yoshimoto couldn't help but became a little angry: "Now we are still in a dangerous place, how can we be so slack?" "
When we go to the foot of the Furuno Castle, you will naturally have the wealth accumulated by the entire Oda family for hundreds of years for you to enjoy. This is no better than the mud here. Is it better?"
Even though Imagawa Yoshimoto scolded him like this, it was still difficult for these extremely tired soldiers to cheer up. Someone suggested to Imagawa Yoshimoto: "Sir, I think we should light a fire to dry the clothes on our bodies. Then we can march again, otherwise if we say that the epidemic is rampant in the army, it will go against your original intention."
Imagawa Yoshimoto found that his mobilization was not as powerful as before, and he was a little disappointed. At this time, there was a perfect He could go down the steps and nodded immediately: "Okay, let the soldiers light the fire. Anyway, Oda Nobunaga already knows that we are here. Even if we light a fire, there is no risk of exposing our position." "Sir, you are indeed wise.
" The follower said happily.
At this moment, a gunshot suddenly rang out in the air, breaking the tranquility of this tired afternoon.
And then, the sound of gunfire sounded like the sound of rain, and those erratic and fast projectiles filled each other's space.
"What is this?" Imagawa Yoshimoto said in panic.
And the next moment, warnings of enemy attacks were heard everywhere.
"Kill, Imagawa Yoshimoto is right here. Beheading him will be the victory of this battle."
Imagawa Yoshimoto stood up and looked from a distance. He saw at the end of the jungle, seemingly coming from all directions. Enemies appeared all over the place. They held firecrackers and charged while shooting. However, the Imagawa family's firearms themselves were somewhat inadequate. The heavy rain almost wet all the gunpowder, making it impossible to fire most of the firecrackers. The situation became somewhat one-sided for a while.
"Charge! Charge!" Imagawa Yoshimoto said loudly.
He is not a so-called idler. He has had the experience of leading soldiers since he was a child, and he knows the importance of the art of war.
If you are blindly exposed to the opponent's attacks at this time and have no way to fight back, your morale will soon collapse.
But on the contrary, if they can organize a counterattack despite the opponent's hail of bullets, then with their numerical advantage, the Imagawa Army can still defeat the opponent.
After all, Imagawa Yoshimoto still had a good idea of how many troops Oda Nobunaga could have. Besides, there was a sudden surprise attack. After losing 300 people, the limit was that he could organize two or three thousand-man troops.
"They don't have many people. Don't be frightened by their bluff."
But the development of the matter was completely beyond Imagawa Yoshimoto's expectation. In other words, these soldiers who could not even fight with canes now faced How can we launch a counter-charge with a fierce and unafraid of death when the firecrackers are shooting at the enemy like a torrential rain?
Of course, in fact, counterattack can indeed exist, because the accuracy of bird guns in this era is not high. Even if the accuracy is improved by extremely lengthening the barrel and adding aiming devices, human power has its limits after all.
And the number of the Oda Army is indeed small. There are probably only about 800 people who can reach the front-line battlefield for shooting at the first time. Although Imagawa Yoshimoto's large army has not yet arrived in Ozazama, but after walking out of Ozazama There are nearly ten thousand troops in total. Such a ratio is also an absolute crushing force.
But no matter what - the current Imagawa army really cannot organize a powerful enough counterattack.
People kept falling after being shot, and painful groans and wails resounded throughout the battlefield. Moreover, those samurai were not wearing good armor, how could they deal with the flying projectiles and the swords in the hands of the fully armed samurai?
In the battle of cold weapons, morale is a very important thing. Moreover, the Imagination Army is only resting here temporarily and has no time to set up camp and build fortifications.
Because who would build another fortification in such a short resting place? Besides, the Imagawa Army is still so tired?
The situation instantly became one-sided.
Broken troops soon began to appear, but what was even more desperate was that the only escape route was the barrel narrow space they had just walked through.
It was that narrow, cramped, and long valley, and the mountain road turned into a muddy swamp-like mountain road due to the trampling of the previous army and the subsequent heavy rain.
"Sir, we can't stand it anymore!" Amidst such gunfire, Imagawa Yoshimoto was already surrounded by his own guards. These guards used their bodies as a shield for Imagawa Yoshimoto, blocking the raindrops. Falling bullets.
"Let's withdraw quickly."
"Withdraw?" Imagawa Yoshimoto shouted: "Where to withdraw? Behind us is Okehazama. How can so many people withdraw? Only by organizing a counterattack here can it be possible to Oda Nobunaga's attack was shattered."
"But now the soldiers have no way to resist. We have traveled for a day, fought again, and experienced the heavy rain. Most of the soldiers have no way to join the battle immediately. Moreover, the forward troops have collapsed. Although there are still troops following up, we can’t get the exact situation in the front. We can only know the collapse in the front, so the morale of the army will be shaken almost instantly." The guard commander looked at Imagawa Yoshimoto and spoke earnestly. He said: "It is not a pity for us to die, but if you die here, the hegemony of the Imagawa family may be destroyed. Even if we fail here, we can regroup and avenge today's revenge sooner or later." Imagawa Yoshimoto looked around
. Looking around, there are gunshots and shouts of death everywhere. Of course, now that the situation has slowly entered a melee, the gunfire has become much less. There are more screams at the moment of injury and moans before death.
"I'm not willing to give in." Imagawa Yoshimoto murmured painfully: "Why was I defeated by that boy Oda Nobunaga." "
Keep the green mountains here, don't worry about running out of firewood, sir, please leave quickly." The guard urged. .
Imagawa Yoshimoto gritted his teeth and hurriedly got out of the car - he was too fat to ride a horse, and even if he rode a horse, it was not easy to travel on such mountain roads, so this expedition was mostly infantry, with only a very small number of them. If the cavalry and packhorse troops continue to ride in sedans, not only will the target be too big, but it will also be inconvenient to move. Only by finding horses under the guard of the bodyguard can there be hope of breaking through - Imagawa Yoshimoto is just inconvenient to ride a horse, and cannot It’s not that I really can’t ride a horse.
Shang Jiuge, who was watching quietly from the side, sighed. She chose to follow the retreating Imagawa Yoshimoto lightly and continue to perform her previous mission.
In this battle, she protected the safety of Imagawa Yoshimoto. No matter what kind of assassin she encountered, she would not let Imagawa Yoshimoto be easily threatened.
Even if the assassin said to be here is Fang Bie.
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"Sir, our army has won."
"Our army has won."
Such voices soon resounded on this battlefield where blood was flowing and corpses were strewn across the field.
Oda Nobunaga's own white robe was also covered in blood.
Even though this was a standard surprise battle in which elite light troops attacked a tired division, due to the disparity in numbers, Oda Nobunaga, who had the right time, place and people, did not feel at all relaxed.
Although most of the Imagawa troops were fleeing, no one would kill at the slightest opportunity when faced with life and death. He himself also participated in the fight and killed several enemies with his sword.
"Congratulations, Lord Nobunaga." Kinoshita Tokichiro walked up to Oda Nobunaga wearing armor and covered in blood. There were a bunch of heads hanging around his waist like a wine gourd. At a rough count, there were seven or eight. It can be seen that this young man, as thin as a monkey, actually participated in the battle, and he was as brave as a liger.
Oda Nobunaga frowned and looked at Kinoshita Tokichiro: "Have you found Imagawa Yoshimoto's head?" "
No." Kinoshita Tokichiro shook his head: "Imagawa Yoshimoto has his personal bodyguards and followers, so he must have been killed. He was bundled up and escaped from the barrel."
"Then hurry up and chase him!" Oda Nobunaga said loudly.
"According to the agreement between Lord Nobunaga and the Chinese swordsman, didn't he agree that as long as we win this battle, he will help us remove the head of Imagawa Yoshimoto?" Kinoshita Tokichiro looked at Oda Nobunaga. He said in confusion, and patted the head on his waist: "This time, our army has indeed won a great victory. It is roughly estimated that the number of beheadings has exceeded three thousand levels, and the Imagawa army in front of them, which was broken up between barrels and narrow spaces, was running away and trampling on each other. The casualties may be more serious."
"Next, just wait for the good news of the boy named Fang Bei."
"Monkey." Oda Nobunaga looked at Kinoshita Tokichiro and said seriously: "You will put your life at risk. In the hands of strangers?"
Kinoshita Tokichiro looked at Oda Nobunaga, and then shook his head: "I am only willing to entrust my life to Lord Nobunaga."
Oda Nobunaga shook his head and smiled: "Isn't that right? By the way, before we have tried our best, we have placed our final hope of victory in the hands of a stranger. If he does what we want, of course we will all be happy. If he continues to stand by and watch, the victory in this battle will be nothing more than ripples on the water and fleeting. "
Imagawa Yoshimoto will eventually make a comeback. Next time, it will be extremely difficult to replicate this Okehazama victory." Kinoshita Tokichiro
looked at the serious Oda Nobunaga: "So what do you mean, sir?" Yes?"
"Continue the pursuit!" Oda Nobunaga shouted.
He then looked around and shouted loudly: "Listen to my orders!"
As soon as he said this, the warriors who were searching for trophies and beheadings on the dead bodies all looked at the head of the family who was covered in blood.
"Throw away all the heads!" Oda Nobunaga shouted: "Throw away all the loot!"
"These things will not run away by themselves. We have to chase those things with long arms and legs and catch them." They, cut off their hands and feet, take their lives, and take away their spoils." "
Follow me, there will be more victories and achievements."
"Let us chase into the barrel."
"This battle is destined to last forever. The battle that has entered the annals of Japanese history has drawn a final happy ending." "
At that time, you will all be the heroes of famous history, and Imagawa Yoshimoto will become our defeated general and an insignificant stumbling block!" Following
! At Oda Nobunaga's call, the samurai who were still plundering the battlefield just now threw down their burdens and followed Oda Nobunaga, stepping on the enemy's corpses and blood, and continued to attack the barrel chasm. The battle comes to a glorious end.
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"Is it interesting?" Fang Bie asked quietly.
He and Yan Yu watched the entire battle.
Yan Yu shook his head.
War really means nothing, just an evil ritual that turns men into beasts.
In this battle, both sides become murderers. Here, killing becomes completely innocent, and even becomes an act of heroism worthy of commendation.
When a battle is broken down, all that is seen is the death of one person after another.
A game in which the murderer is quickly killed.
"It's really not interesting." Fang Bie nodded: "But the good news is that Oda Nobunaga did win as he promised." "
But Imagawa Yoshimoto escaped." Yan Yu said quietly.
Imagawa Yoshimoto almost escaped under the noses of two people.
"Yes." Fang Bie nodded.
"Shouldn't you kill him?" Yan Yu said with a smile.
"It's not yet time for me to take action." Fang Bie said quietly: "Besides, before taking action, I have to pass Shang Jiuge's test first, which is quite nerve-wracking." "You see,
Oda Nobunaga is chasing first now. We can watch the play first."
"Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to find the right actor after watching the play?" Yan Yu asked.
"No." Fang Bie objected quietly. He looked at the girl in front of him and smiled.
"Imagawa Yoshimoto is too fat."
"He walks too slowly."
(End of chapter)