The samurai of the Asai Army also went to bed early after a busy night. There were still many injured samurai in the mountain camp who needed an early rest. Because of the lack of necessary medical conditions on the mountain, the medical officers in the camp could only do it for them.
After a simple bandaging and disinfection, and an early rest on the mountain, the task of monitoring the movements of Oiwa Mountain was handed over to the Isono Emasa Division at the foot of Mount Aitake.
Logically speaking, there should be no problem with this. There are less than 7,000 troops on the mountain plus 5,000 troops at the foot of the mountain, which is enough to resist the Kira army's surprise attack. Separation between the mountain and the bottom is an effective way to deal with the surprise attack. If Kira
It didn't matter if he didn't come home, as long as he dared to rush over, whether it was to raid the Isono Danmasa's troops blocking the way up the mountain, or to go around the mountain and raid the protection of Asai Nagamasa's camp, he would have to face a counterattack from the other direction.
Not to mention that the location of Isono Yuanmao's camp was very clever. Hidden sentries were set up on several nearby dense forest slopes to cover a large area in the eastern part of Mount Kiyake within the scope of the police. As long as there was any disturbance nearby, it would be immediately reported to Isono Yuanmao.
To Chang's ears, the noise of the large-scale mobilization of tens of thousands of troops at night was very loud. No matter how careful you were, you could not completely cover up all the sounds. As long as there was any noise, it could not escape the ears and eyes of Isono Dan.
However, Nagamasa Asai still missed a move, and the defense system of Mount Kitake was not perfect.
It dawns relatively early in midsummer, and there are already signs of lightening at the fourth watch. This is the last ray of darkness before dawn. The silent night will come to an end in just half an hour. The Asai Army is keeping watch.
The soldiers suffered from cold and hunger for most of the night and were drowsy. All they could think about was a warm bed and a bowl of fragrant hot soup. This was the most relaxing moment for them.
This is the hottest summer of the year. Walking in armor for a while will make you sweat all over your body. Therefore, the armors worn by both samurai and ashigaru are very thin. But such thin clothes are very comfortable at the bottom of the mountain, but once up the mountain
It became troublesome because such thin clothes could not block the cold mountain wind.
Because Mount Biwa is located between Biwa Lake and Yuwu Lake, the water vapor evaporated by the lake water that has been burned by the sun all day condenses into dew and falls down in the middle of the night. After standing in the camp for a while, your body becomes very wet.
The ashigaru who were keeping watch at night were holding three guns and shivering. They felt wet, cold and uncomfortable all over. They longed to squeeze in the direction of the fire. Occasionally they caught a glimpse of the samurai curled up and taking a nap in front of the fire, full of envy.
The young Ashigaru held the bamboo spear and trembled and said to his companions: "I really want to lie in front of the fire and sleep for a while! Even just for a while! I don't know what's going on. My head is dizzy and I feel very uncomfortable.
Look."
"Ah! Oops! I'm sick!" His companion trembled and said in annoyance: "This is going to be troublesome! Once you get sick and can't get up for several days, the samurai masters will definitely get angry!"
Another young ashigaru said in a hoarse voice: "I have been sick for a long time! Now my whole body is shaking, my head is hot, and my legs are not my own. I think I should take a rest early! Otherwise, I may fall down and be unable to get up!"
"
A few more ashigaru gathered around and whispered, "Why don't we go talk to the samurai-sama? If you really can't hold your body, there will be problems!"
"This is a cold syndrome. As long as you cook some ginger soup and drink it, you will be fine in a few days." The middle-aged ashigaru, who was wearing thick clothes, didn't seem to be cold at all. Seeing the young ashigaru all turned pale.
Qing was trembling all over and complained: "I told you to bring more clothes, but I said that my luggage is full and I don't want to bring it."
These young ashigaru murmured something in low voices and were about to walk over when they were stopped by a short ashigaru: "Don't go! Let me, Shinzaburo, go! The samurai master is only angry at me! Let's let him go anyway.
Several patients in our village need to rest for the night. If we carry on like this, we will have physical problems!"
So the little ashigaru rushed to the fire to negotiate with the samurai. After a while, he heard a fierce quarrel. It seemed that the sleeping samurai was disturbed by the ashigaru's plea. He was very unhappy. Several samurai
He jumped up and kicked the little ashigaru to the ground, beating him around and cursing at the same time.
When the young Ashigaru saw this posture, they panicked and hurriedly gathered around to try to dissuade them. Several samurai pulled out their swords and threatened to hide away. The middle-aged Ashigaru shouted: "Stop fighting! Stop fighting! Keep fighting."
Something is going to happen! Keep fighting... Shinsaburo! Shinsaburo is dead! Everyone, come and see!"
The short ashigaru named Shinsaburo was beaten until he vomited blood. He was breathing too much and taking in too little air. He was about to die. The samurai seemed to feel that it was a bit too much after giving out their breath, so they threw down a handful of coins and asked the two ashigaru to pick him up.
He went to the camp for medical treatment, but other requests from Ashigaru were rejected without hesitation, and he had to stay up until dawn without any discounts.
These miserable ashigaru did not dare to resist. Even if they saw their companions being beaten to death, they only dared to be angry and dare not speak out. If they continued to resist, it would be in vain if they were killed. The samurai lord who led them in military service
These samurai were temporarily assigned to guard the other side. If they were not the lords of the Ashigaru village, they would certainly not take good care of their bodies.
The angry Ashigaru shrank into a corner and remained silent with resentment. Several people walked back and forth in an effort to keep their bodies warmer. The middle-aged Ashigaru said helplessly: "Shinzaburo is a hard-luck boy. I see
The child's father died when he was a child, and his mother remarried to an old widower from the village, Shengpachi. There were three sons in Shengpachi's family, all of whom were much older than him.
Bully.
But in this case, his life would not be too hard. However, his mother died of a plague a few years after remarrying. From then on, Shinsaburo became the adopted son of the Katsupachi family. The old widower had a dirty background and had been with him all year round.
The nobushi bandits on Ibuki Mountain have colluded to do some bad things. Shinsaburo's life is even more difficult when there is no one to look after him at home. Do you see how short he is? He was starving when he was growing up.
broken."
"Hey! How does Uncle Shinnosuke know so clearly? Doesn't he like Shinzaburo's mother?"
"It seems like this is true. I often hear Uncle Shinnosuke scolding Katsuhachi as a bastard and saying that good women are being ruined..."
Shinnosuke said angrily: "You guys will make fun of my uncle. I won't tell you stories anymore."
When the Ashigaru were enjoying themselves, they suddenly felt birds flying in the woods outside the camp. Shinnosuke raised his head and stared at the flying birds in the sky for a long time.
Qing Qing joked in a low voice: "Uncle Shinnosuke has been left speechless by us, right? Why are you staring at the birds in the world?"
Several ashigaru were laughing and joking in low voices, but they saw Shinnosuke frowning and saying: "It's strange, how come a bird flies up in the middle of the night? This is not right!"
"Who knows! Maybe it's dawn and I'll go out to catch insects!"
Shinnosuke asked: "Have you ever seen a bird that comes out of its nest to catch insects in the middle of the night? The Konoha owl is not included."
"It seems that there is no more, so what could it be? Yasha? Evil spirit? Or..." Several young ashigaru huddled together in fear. In fear of the unknown, they instinctively gathered together to gain a little sense of security.
"Maybe..." Before Shinnosuke could finish his words, he suddenly opened his eyes in disbelief and pointed at the samurai who rushed out of the woods not far away. He stammered: "It's an enemy... attack!"
A large group of dark samurai rushed out of the woods in a steady stream. They carried the very eye-catching Ashikaga two flags, drew their sharp swords and spears, and slashed at the frightened guard Ashikaru. Several of the Ashikaga were stunned.
Qing Qing's body and head were separated without even letting out a scream. The black-armored warrior was covered in blood stains from the burst of blood, but he didn't even frown. He calmly drew out his sword and rushed towards the gatekeeper who was dozing in the fire.
Warrior, a few short screams were heard, and a few more souls were killed by the sword.
Behind this group of samurai were the black-armored ashigaru who kept coming up. They rushed into the camp immediately behind the attacking samurai, and then hundreds of samurai on horseback appeared outside the camp surrounded by a general.
With a shout, hundreds of horse-riding samurai transformed into dozens of squads and rushed into the camp, killing people and setting fires. The general's name was Nakajo Dewa Morihide.
No one would have thought that Nakajo Tokihide would have found his way to the side of Mount Aitake from nowhere, let alone that he could endure it until midnight and suddenly launch a night attack. The entry point he chose was another road up the mountain behind Mount Aitake.
This is the only blind spot in the perfect defensive circle constructed by the Asai Army. This blind spot can only be maintained for one night at most. As soon as dawn comes, Asai Nagamasa will reorganize the hastily built camp, and this blind spot will also be blocked by then.
The information Yamamoto Tokiyuki received on Oiwa Mountain yesterday afternoon was delivered by him, reminding Yamamoto Tokiyuki that he could use this opportunity to make a bold time difference. Yamamoto Tokiyuki quickly agreed to his proposal and made a series of cooperation.
For half the night, he successfully attracted all the attention of the Asai army, and then struck a fatal blow when they were exhausted.
It must be said that his attack was indeed a fatal blow. The sudden attack of the divine soldiers made the Asai family dizzy. The samurai who were tired and hungry after a whole day of toil and vigil were all a little dull and dull.
Kira Jun, who was staring blankly at him, had no idea what to do.
Asai Nagamasa had a good sleep quality. He slept soundly and deeply and did not hear any movement in the camp. It was not until several people hurriedly woke him up and wiped him with cold towels several times that he finally regained consciousness.
After waking up to consciousness and hearing the screams of ghosts and wolves howling in the camp, Asai Nagamasa immediately realized something was wrong.
"Oops! Yamamoto Tokiyuki must have bypassed the aftermath and raided the camp! How could Isono Tanba Mamoru be on guard? He couldn't even detect the sneak attack from the direction of Oiwa Mountain..." Asai Nagamasa's brain was a little confused and he was pacing back and forth.
Turning around and frowning, he said: "That shouldn't be the case! It's not the first time Isono Tanba Mamoru has commanded troops. He shouldn't have made such a low-level mistake. Even if there is a real problem, Choino Wakasa Mamoru and Momonouchi Zangmo will help.
, Kiemon Endo is here, and they will definitely try to prevent this mistake."
Asai Nagamasa's cronies approached Wakisaka Hidekatsu and ran in from outside the tent, saying in a panic: "My lord, it's not good! There is also fighting in the camp down the mountain!"
Another approaching threat, Saka Yasuaki, also came over and said: "Lord! There is so much chaos in the camp now, what should we do?"
Asai Nagamasa felt increasingly unhappy when he saw the poor performance of several close retainers. He secretly cursed that these guys could only do trivial things for fun, but once they went to the battlefield, they would behave in such ugly ways that it would embarrass him as the governor of the household.
He couldn't help frowning and scolding: "What do you look like in a panic! Aren't we trying to figure out a solution... Put on my armor first! No matter whether we are fighting or retreating, what will happen if we don't wear armor!"
Several of his cronies hurriedly put on his clothes and armor. Before the clothes and armor were handed down, they saw Akao Kiyosuna suddenly come out of the corner. He was dressed in embarrassment and looked like he had just experienced a battle. He breathed heavily and said:
"My lord! The Kira army in the camp is attacking very fiercely. We can hardly resist it! My lord, please prepare to retreat quickly!"
Asai Nagamasa said in surprise: "The situation is so serious? Doesn't it mean that the number of raiders is not large?"
"It is true that there are not many, at most three thousand people, but the leader is Nakajo Dewa Morihide, and he also has a very powerful tachi samurai under him. We can't stop these three samurai!" Akao Kiyoshi!
Gang sighed and said, "While the fight is brewing at the bottom of the mountain, we'd better retreat down the mountain as soon as possible!"
"No! We must not withdraw! If I withdraw, either Isono Tanba Mamoru will die in the battle, or I will die on Mt. Saikitake! The Asai family cannot withstand such a heavy blow, and must find a way to hold on!" Nagamasa Asai is still stubborn.
This made the samurai of the Asai family feel helpless.
But the current situation has far exceeded his imagination. When Nagamasa Asai walked out of the tent, he saw Tokihide Nakajo rushing towards him with hundreds of samurai. Immediately, hundreds of Asai
The samurai of the house consciously formed a group and tightly protected Nagamasa Asai within the circle. Tokihide Nakajo was blocked several times in his attacks. The samurai who were not afraid of death and the huddled square formation made him feel helpless.
Wearing large armors, teachers Kazuha Oka and Jinsuke Hayazaki were guarding Nakajo Tokihide on the left and right. Behind them were dozens of samurai who were good at using swords. The assault formation they created could not kill them all.
The Asai Army's square formation was not worried at all about being surrounded by counterattacks. Powerful force can only explode into amazing combat power after it reaches a large scale. Nakajo Tokihide used this method to tell everyone that the original intention of practicing swordsmanship is to fight against the enemy.
Kill enemies better on the battlefield. In this era, there are only killing swords, not living swords.
At this time, the sky was getting slightly brighter, and the white fish belly in the east heralded that a new day was coming. The tenacity of the Asai army was completely beyond Nakajo Tokihide's expectation. The three thousand surprise attack troops failed to defeat the Asai army after half an hour of fierce attack.
The tenacity of the people surprised many samurai of the Kira family.
Nakajo Tokihide's operation this time was actually taking great risks, because Ika County is very close to Tsuruga County of Echizen Kingdom. To infiltrate Omi Kingdom, Nakajo Tokihide's troops had to make a long detour, and during this period they had to make a long detour.
You have to cross mountains and ridges to avoid the sphere of influence of Echizen Province before you can reach Omi State. Therefore, this fierce and powerful army actually has no logistical support at all.
When a soldier eats food and fights, he must pay his troops first, otherwise the samurai will not be willing to touch the ashigaru and they will have no motivation. But Nakajo Tokihide just led the army to fight over the mountains and ridges under such difficult circumstances. What he relied on was
The soldiers had only eaten a few days' worth of dry rations, and if they ate all the rations they brought with them, they would have to follow the example of the defeated soldiers and rely on food from farmers indiscriminately.
As the saying goes, the surprise attack by Nakajo Tokihide was originally a dangerous move. The strength of the three thousand troops was not confident and there was no rice in the belly. If they could not bring it down, their morale would inevitably be dampened. If they encountered the Asai army,
Their determined resistance cost them the opportunity to completely seize the camp, and they didn't know which kitchen they would cook their next meal on.
Under this situation, even Nakajo Tokihide was helpless. Being able to come up with such a bold surprise attack tactic and successfully execute it was already full of luck. It would be too much to expect him to have another good fortune from heaven to defeat the stubborn Asai army.
Seeing that the sky was getting brighter and there were no more opportunities, Nakajo Tokihide retreated along the original route.
Asai Nagamasa was also forced to do nothing. Why did he camp when all the food was burned down? He couldn't let thousands of soldiers stand on the mountain as savages eating wild fruits to satisfy their hunger. Moreover, he also saw that this Kira army was prepared to make original plans.
He retreated on the road, but he himself was unable to pursue the surprise army, so he ordered the troops to stay in place and not to move rashly, and made a move to leave if they wanted to.
He had no choice but to make this choice. Asai's army really had no way to continue the pursuit. Most of the food and grass in the camp had been burned, and there were countless casualties and casualties among the soldiers. Many camps were burned, and the damage caused was incalculable, which made the people of the country worried.
There is absolutely no intention of forcing this night raiding force to stay. Since we want to keep them but can't, we might as well pretend to be generous and let them go.
Tokihide Nakajo went down the mountain road on the west side and retreated towards Lake Yuwu. Before retreating, Hayashi also sent out a signal to retreat. Dozens of firecrackers named Zuoyoshihide were fired. Yamamoto Tokiyuki knew about the surprise attack after receiving the signal.
After failing to seize the camp and retreating, he immediately ordered the entire army to retreat and give up the strong attack on Yamashita Asai's army.
This battle was later named the Battle of Jiyue. Both sides invested a total of more than 30,000 troops, including 12,000 from the Asai side. A total of more than 2,800 people were killed and more than 4,000 were injured. Most of the food, grass and baggage were burned and the losses were negligible.
It was said to be a serious loss. The shortage was not just as simple as food, grass and baggage, but also part of the wealth and hard work accumulated by the Asai family. This could be said to be a serious loss of vitality.
On the Kira Army side, the total strength of the two armies was more than 19,000, and more than 900 people were killed in the battle, and more than 1,700 were injured. It was a rare loss of troops, but they were unable to gain benefits from this night attack in terms of food, baggage, baggage, and prisoners.
, they are fighting a war purely to serve political interests.
The Asai Army was half-depleted, not only losing troops and burning a lot of food, grass and baggage, but also regaining the prestige gained in the Battle of Noragada. However, as the Kira Army was the only one who could persist in the night attack battle.
The young and tough Asai Nagamasa, a samurai, is still firmly remembered by many famous names in Kinai. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
