Several members of the Kuuki family laughed loudly: "It seems that the so-called river navy is not even as good as paper! They are all guys who don't have a ball. Ashikaga Yoshitoki doesn't have a ball either. Let's play Miyoshi."
We have spent so much effort, but when our lord orders Kinai to surrender, Miyoshi Yoshitsugi runs away in a hurry, this is the difference in realm!"
The samurai of the Oda family held their swords and laughed lowly one by one, but this made many Kinai sailors on the ship very embarrassed. The Sakamoto sailors were like idiots, and the Awaji sailors were like pussies. Aren't they, the Kinai sailors, even pitted against dirt?
It would be better to turn around and prove that all Kinai people are cowards without balls, and then prove that the Oda family is wise and invincible. It's strange to be happy after hearing this bastard's logic.
Jiuki Jialong was very smart, and he understood the situation on the boat with just a few sideways glances. He suddenly said with a sudden thought: "Don't be angry, gentlemen. Our Shima Navy is used to being wild on the sea. When we first arrived on the inland river, we didn't set up our formations for marching."
I'm not used to this calm little river, so I can't help but use some vulgar words commonly used on the sea. If the wrong words have hurt everyone's face, I, Jialong, am here to say sorry to you. I won't be the same next time, and I won't be the same next time! Hahaha...
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"That's right! I'm just a little impatient. Don't mind if you talk nonsense! Hehe..." The samurai of Jiugui family are all pirates who rob families and homes. They are best at talking nonsense with a playful smile and turning against others and ruthlessly attacking people.
Not to mention apologizing shamelessly, even being caught by the enemy and kneeling down to call daddy has happened. The last thing these samurai who don’t know what moral integrity care about is face. If face can be exchanged for wine, then their face will be lost soon.
It turned into two ounces of wine and fell into my stomach.
Kuki Yoshiro personally changed the direction of the topic. There were also pirates who had been stealing money and killing people at sea for many years and were good at all kinds of vulgar jokes. It didn't take long to coax this group of relatively honest ship's officers and sailors into a circle.
The relationship between each of them is so good that they can swear to the heaven and the earth to become sworn brothers. At first glance, these are colleagues who have just met each other not long ago. They are simply good brothers wearing a pair of trousers. The relationship is so cordial.
Beyond imagination.
Jiugui Jialong shook his head and laughed secretly: "The navy in the inner river is indeed a bunch of incompetent guys. They can be fooled by just a few words. If they were left on the open sea, they would have died long ago without a burial place."
At this moment, the Oda Navy gradually slowed down its marching speed. Under the command of Kuki Yoshitaka, the six hundred boats were divided into three lines, and the left and right wings were surrounded by two hundred pure small ships, bypassing the Sakamoto Navy's main formation, and then
Then they circled around Sakamoto Port and turned back to attack the back of Sakamoto Navy. The main force used more than 200 main boats to charge directly at Sakamoto Navy.
The layout cannot be said to be very elaborate, but there is always caution. The two hundred boats are always maintained in the formation to guard against the Sakamoto navy suddenly playing an unexpected trick. The boats on both sides are all servants from the inland river.
, even if the entire army was wiped out, it would not affect Jiuki Jiarong in the slightest. However, he was still careless and even forgot to set up a small morning in the nearby waters as a warning.
This fatal oversight caused Kuuki Yoshiro to have no idea that more than 200 boats would suddenly emerge from the direction of Kenda Port, which had never attracted much attention, and turn into an arrow heading towards Sakamoto.
They came at high speed from the harbor, and their target was the careless Oda Naval Forces. At the forefront were all small morning speedboats, speeding in on the north wind blowing from Lake Biwa.
The main formation of the Oda navy reacted immediately and sent out a small army to try to block the raid with iron cannons and bows and arrows. However, they soon discovered that these small boats were clearly carrying heavy objects, but they ignored the oncoming iron cannons and bows and arrows. , as if they were not afraid, the horsemen crashed into the main formation of the Oda navy, and then the sailors who drove the boat ignored the sailors who jumped on board, jumped into the water and abandoned the ship without saying a word, and fled. Such a strange behavior immediately caused the Kugui Jialong's attention.
Jiugui Jialong said strangely: "It is carrying a heavy load but no soldiers, running into a fleet but running away immediately... No! This has been specially reinforced this morning, how come there is a cabin shed? There must be something wrong with it!"
His reaction was still a little slow. The Oda Navy samurai jumped on the boat and got into Kohaya's cabin. Within a moment, he let out a cry of surprise. Before he could react, he saw Kohaya rushing towards him. , throwing a round clay pot with sparks at Xiao Zao who crashed into the formation.
The next moment, fire splashed, lightning flashed, and thunder exploded. The violent vibrations set off high waves. Even Jiuki Jialong, who was sitting on the stable Anzhai boat, was shaken to and fro. Before he could open his mouth, another rumbling explosion sounded in his ears. At this moment, he really couldn't stand still. The huge Anzhai boat seemed to be struggling in the rough waves, shaking violently and irregularly from side to side.
Even the most agile sailor will inevitably lose his balance, not to mention Kuuki Yoshitaka standing on the top of the boat without any shelter or handrails. Some of the leaders who accompanied Kuuki Yoshitaka on the roof of the Anzhai ship were in bad luck. One wave of shocks caused him to fall into the cold lake water, and then the second and third waves of shocks threw many people down. Compared to these guys who didn't know whether they were alive or dead, Kuki Kalong was still very lucky.
Wan Xing was in misfortune. He just fell down and knocked out a big bump on his head. He wanted to curse a few words, but there was another huge earthquake. The location of this earthquake seemed to be near Anzhai Ship. Jiuki Jialong was very smart. He lay motionless on the deck until the violent shaking gradually subsided, then he raised his head and looked around: "Is anyone alive? What happened?"
"Explosion... It's on fire! Many ships are on fire... The fleet has fled! The left and right wings are being defeated... Sakamoto's navy is outflanking and chasing!" The intermittent shouting in the cabin was almost completely covered by the explosion and the roar of iron cannons. It was vaguely visible that Jiuki Jialong was panicking now. He stood up and looked around. There were fire spots everywhere and a blood-stained blade stood in front of him. The nearest one was next to Anzhai's boat. It was simply Extremely scary.
"Asshole! We were fooled! The cunning Sakamoto navy did not show its true skills. This group of cunning river navy soldiers must have colluded to deceive me! Yes! That must be the case! I want to go back and tell the lord! Let him be careful about this. Cunning river navy army!" Jiugui Jialong cursed fiercely, and passed away all his responsibilities. Only when a burst of heavy iron cannon sound reached his ears did he wake up from the blow of failure. He hurriedly ordered everyone to The army turned around and temporarily retreated into the Uji River to retreat.
Clippers loaded with rosin, kerosene, saltpeter, sulfur, and large amounts of charcoal were detonated. The fire that shot up into the sky was accompanied by bursts of spring thunder-like roars, completely suppressing the unprepared Oda navy, and the two wings were still outflanking them. The fleet stared dumbfounded at the continuous explosions and flames coming from the formation behind them. The bright fire could be seen clearly even from several kilometers away.
A thought came to everyone's mind. The Oda Sui Army was defeated, and it was a complete defeat. It was far more tragic than Kuki Yoshitaka imagined. Whether he could get up after his fall was still a question. No one cares about this issue now.
Everyone has the idea to leave behind a useful person and run away quickly, so that he can serve Oda Dansei again one day.
Jiugui Jialong huddled in the cabin and did not dare to come out. He still didn't know how many boats were lost. He just took a quick glance and estimated that the loss was no less than 30%. With the fierce exchange of fire, shouts and cries coming from outside the boat, he could be sure.
The process of escaping was difficult and dangerous. Facing the Sakamoto navy who were attacking from all sides, the stagnant boat turned around and then slowly accelerated. The entire process would be constantly under attack. The largest Anzha ship became a target, and the Sakamoto navy
The iron artillery team stood on the side of the ship, aiming and shooting at will. The intensive firepower focused on the attack, and Jiuki Jialong almost did not dare to take the lead.
The Sakamoto navy also knew that the Anzha ship was a command ship, so they sent the Kohaya Clipper several times to try to rush around the Anzha ship and attack. Killing or capturing Kuuki Yoshitaka would be equivalent to breaking an arm of the Oda family. Kuuki Yoshitaka is like this
Of course, pirates who have been around for many years also understand this truth. As soon as they wave their flags, they will be protected by Xiaozao in all directions. They make up their mind to escape even if they are killed.
Kuki Yoshitaka's response was correct. After experiencing the shock of the fireship explosion, the fleet's formation was shattered into pieces, sailors and soldiers fell into the water, and countless people were burned to death and drowned.
As long as you fall into the lake, you will not die. No matter how good the water quality is, you will not be saved. If you don't escape at this time, there is only one word "death".
The snake had no head. The commanding general huddled in the cabin and desperately issued the retreat order. You can imagine how morale the army was shattered. All the river troops on both wings were gone. Those with conscience could still think of sending a flag.
, most of the sailors didn't care about the situation of their own formation and ran away without saying a word.
The victory was determined, and the Sakamoto Navy began to secretly encircle and reap the remaining losses. The pocket formations surrounded from all sides tightened tighter and tighter, trying to turn over and fight a battle of annihilation. However, the main force of the Sakamoto Navy was not enough. The Sakamoto Navy had three hundred ships.
It is still too difficult for a ship to annihilate an Oda navy consisting of two hundred boats. Kuki Yoshitaka is not the bow of an ordinary ship. His family has been engaged in the business of licking blood at sea for generations, and his ability to chase and escape upon hearing the news is far away.
Outperforming peers.
The 300 ships of the Sakamoto Navy were scattered over a large area, and there were inevitably gaps in the middle. Faced with half of the damaged Oda Navy, they could only choose to focus on attacks. After staring at the Anzai ship for a long time, they realized that the Oda Navy had no control over the command.
No effort was spared in protecting the ship. Dozens of Kozaya bravely attacked the Sakamoto Navy, trying to create a gap for the command ship at all costs.
Yodogawa Mitsunaga made some considerations before ordering a change of direction, and decided on the tactic of encircling three columns and chasing the smaller one. He followed the Oda Navy's defeated troops in pursuit and followed the Oda Navy's defeated troops to cover up the Uji River outside Otsu Port.
The merchant ships passing by were dumbfounded as they watched the Oda Navy fleet fleeing in black smoke.
The Sakamoto navy pursued fiercely. A dozen lightly armed Kanfune took advantage of their speed and kept attacking the left and right sides of the Anzai ship. The Oda navy's escorts, the Kanfune, defended the left and right sides, and the deck of the Anzai ship was hit.
They are riddled with holes, and some are so light-transmitting that you can see the sun outside.
Kuki Yoshitaka urged anxiously, and the sailors rowed with all their strength. Unfortunately, the Anzai-ship was large in size, moved slowly, and turned even more slowly. It was always stuck to the light and convenient Kanbune and could not escape. According to common sense, the defense of the Anzai-ship and The firepower is far superior to that of Kanfune, but it is currently completely suppressed by the firepower of Sakamoto Navy.
"No, it's still too slow! If you continue to chase like this and escape into the Uji River, you may not be able to escape safely..." Seeing this posture, he thought about it and decided that it was not possible. He immediately called the surviving navy generals and ordered: "Order all ships to be shut down." Forming two rows to separate the pursuers of the Sakamoto navy, the Azaya ships concentrated their firepower to fight back. If they continue to pursue, there will be no retreat. We must be determined to fight to the death! We and the Oda samurai cannot just flee in defeat!"
"Yes!" the navy general ordered hurriedly, and soon the firepower of the Anzha ship increased rapidly. The movement speed dropped significantly. The samurai who originally went to defend went down to paddle. Now they turned back to defend with iron cannons, and the paddlers The speed will naturally slow down. As the Anzha ship slows down, the escort fleet will also slow down.
Now the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer. Yodogawa Mitsunaga, who was following behind, immediately noticed that the situation had changed and shouted loudly: "The Oda army has begun to retreat! Now is our good opportunity to attack immediately to block the Uji River entrance. We cannot let them retreat into the river!"
The forty Kozaya ships carrying bows and arrows ashigaru threw away their arms and accelerated with all their strength. In a moment, they surpassed the large fleet of Oda Navy ships. The smart navy captain ordered each ship to abandon the pursuit of the remnants of Oda Navy forces and focus on staring at The main force where Kuki Giaron is located is blocked. No matter how many river troops kill, they will still be small fishes. Catching a big fish like Kuki Giaron can kill more than a hundred small fishes.
"It's broken! The Sakamoto Navy is going to block the retreat!" Kuki Yoshitaka realized in panic that he had made the worst mistake he should have made. He obviously wanted to escape to the Uji River but did not take pictures of the receiving fleet. The fleet was originally slow and escaped. No, now that there are boats blocking the Uji River mouth, it will be even harder to get through. Even if it is only forty boats, it will only delay a little time, which is fatal.
The mouth of the Uji River was blocked, and the Oda Navy lost hope of escaping. Kuki Yoshitaka sent Kobayashi to rush to the river mouth in vain, but it was already too late. The Sakamoto Navy followed closely and provided continuous support, cutting off the Oda Navy's strong attack on the defense line. The last glimmer of hope, the dozens of large and small ships crossing the Uji River mouth are like a city wall that can never be crossed, it is hopelessly high.
Kuki Yoshitaka risked his life and boarded the deck. Looking around, there were only a handful of boats with papaya patterns, and white Ashikaga flags flying in the distance. He stared at these boats and murmured: "One, two, three ...Seventy-five, seventy-six, seventy-seven, do I only have seventy-seven ships left? And more than half of them are injured... Sakamoto Navy still has at least two hundred ships that can fight again, and their firepower is better than ours It’s fierce, there are more troops than ours, and the way to retreat is blocked, so we can only give it a try!”
Today, Oda Nobunaga is the overlord of Kinai. His impressive record of never losing a battle has given him an aura of invincibility. He is the second invincible and powerful figure in Kinai since Ashikaga Yoshitoki. As a samurai, what’s even more bizarre is that Oda Nobunaga’s rise to prominence is a dream. It only took more than ten years to go from the lord of Owari Hankoku to the daimyo of the Three Kingdoms, and it took only three or two months for Kamiro to enter the capital and sweep across Kinai, which was much better than Ashikaga Yoshi. It swept across Kanto even faster.
The two samurai with outstanding achievements have their own merits. At first glance, they may be equally matched, but the public opinion in Kinai does not see it that way. When it comes to the achievements of these two men in Kinai, it is obvious that Oda Nobunaga is more convincing.
Ashikaga Yoshitoki fought against the Miyoshi family for only three years before retreating to Echigo. Oda Nobunaga defeated the Miyoshi family in just three months and fled back to Shikoku in embarrassment. The Kinai people surrendered in dismay. This power is definitely far greater than that of the past.
This is also the reason why some samurai of the Oda family looked down upon Ashikaga Yoshitoki.
No matter how powerful Oda Nobunaga is, at least the Oda navy cannot compare with the Sakamoto navy, which has been developed for 20 years. This time, the Honjin fleet sent to Lake Biwa has more than 200 large and small ships and 400 servants.
The size of the remaining ships is comparable to the total size of the Kanto navy, not to mention the naval forces remaining in Kii, Ise and other places.
But he was so strong but was beaten in a water battle and was unable to fight back. Jiuki Jialong, who had always been shrewd and decisive and never made mistakes, made a fatal mistake. More than half of the two hundred boats were destroyed by fire and explosions, and he was chased by this man again.
More than 20 ships were destroyed in the attack, and less than 80 ships, large and small, survived, and more than half of them were injured. How could they win with such a small force?
Kuki Yoshitaka knew that he had no hope, and Yodogawa Mitsunaga also understood that the Oda navy had no reason to reason, so he ordered: "Speed up the whole army, use all your strength to surpass the Oda navy, and annihilate them here... And! No matter life or death!"
In the last round of the attack, the remnants of the Oda Navy were surrounded and in a desperate situation. The Sakamoto Navy still cautiously opened the way with iron cannons and baked jade, forcibly blasting a passage to the command ship. With a huge advantage in strength,
In the face of strong firepower, all resistance based on wooden decks is in vain.
The boats of the Oda Navy were constantly being set on fire or sunk by baked jade. The sailors of the Oda Navy hurriedly jumped into Lake Biwa hoping for a slim chance of survival. Usually they would be targeted immediately and killed with bows or iron cannons.
, the battle situation turned into a one-sided, unilateral crushing and massacre.
Sailors who are eager to perform meritorious service and claim to be powerful in water skills have come to fight. What these non-samurai sailors desire most is war merit. If you are beheaded, you can get a reward. If you have war merit, you can get a reward for knowing and doing. Knowing and doing on the ground means becoming a samurai.
He is no longer an ordinary fisherman making a living on the water in the countryside.
Stimulated by their military exploits, the young sailors were all lively and energetic, with their eyes shining. They carried a tachi and sheathed a simple tamaru and rushed out, or they looked for an opportunity to jump onto the deck of the Oda navy's boat, or jumped into the water.
He swam all the way up the side of the ship, and used his excellent water skills to sneak in and look for the lone samurai to kill. From time to time, he could hear the sound of fighting and wailing in the cabin of the right place. Usually, such people are the least afraid of death.
The fierce battle lasted until the evening and ended in a hurry. The resistance of the Oda army became smaller and smaller. At the beginning of the fierce counterattack, only the sound of scattered iron cannons could be heard faintly. By the time Yodogawa Mitsunaga boarded the almost scrapped Anzai ship,
At that moment, the last ray of twilight hanging on the horizon sank to the earth. The body of Kuki Yoshitaka was found in the cabin, and a few words of farewell were written on a piece of white paper. The general of the Oda Navy had long since passed away.
The underworld has gone.
Kuuki Yoshitaka must die and cannot die. If he does not die, he will be captured by the Sakamoto navy. Oda Nobunaga will never spend a lot of money in exchange for a loser. If he is captured, it will be no different from being dead. But the prisoner
After all, it is different from death. His shoulders carry all the hopes of the Shima Marines.
If he could escape with half or a third of the fleet after this disastrous defeat, he might be able to find a reason to explain to Oda Nobunaga, but if the two hundred ships were completely wiped out, how could he explain himself if he was captured?
, the utilitarian Oda Nobunaga can accept limited failure, but cannot accept complete defeat, let alone an incompetent general.
Jiuki Yialong's wise life was confused for a while. No matter how good he was in the past, he would become a representative of mediocre generals and idiots once his boat capsized in the ditch. How many good ministers and generals were in danger or accidentally died, but they fell on this invisible threshold.
He knows not to advance rashly but he advances rashly just for the sake of attacking.
Knowing that Sakamoto's navy might be deceitful, he still wished to believe that the enemy was really weakening. He knew that the battle was about to be defeated, but he was still worried about not abandoning the Anzha ship and escaping immediately. He was paying the price for his stupidity and wishful thinking. This can be regarded as
He died more than deservedly and deservedly.
This Lake Biwa water battle was very exciting. It lasted from early morning to evening, from Sakamoto to Otsu. Countless businessmen, monks, and samurai stopped to watch along the way. They witnessed the occurrence of a legendary water battle with their own eyes and proved it with facts.
How ridiculous is the so-called theory of Oda Nobunaga's invincibility. Killing all the main forces of the Oda navy in one battle is like crippling one of the legs of the Oda army. Is Oda Nobunaga still invincible? Obviously not.
When the results of the water war spread throughout the Kinai and even the world, the mythical aura of the Oda family's invincibility continued to fade. Soon someone found out the examples of Oda Nobunaga's repeated defeats to the Saito family in his early years, such as the Battle of Okehazama.
In the past, I had not been able to take advantage of the Imagawa family. Facing Takeda Shingen, I could only passively defend the city. Tokugawa Ieyasu of Okazaki Castle was beaten every once in a while. It was shaky many times because of the tenacity of the Mikawa samurai.
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Owari's weak soldiers, weak generals and incompetent people, Owari's big fool who did many deviant and evil things, etc., were all revealed by the boat brothers one by one. In the incident of the forbidden incident that deposed the emperor, Oda Nobunaga
He acted as a thug, leading a group of Owari samurai who did not belong to the imperial court or the shogunate into the palace, arresting anyone they encountered and killing anyone who resisted. He was far more arrogant and domineering than the Shikoku samurai who had done many evil things by plundering Kyoto.
At least the Shikoku samurai only raided the Konoe mansion and did not dare to break into the palace to arrest people, kill people and depose the emperor.
This time, Owari's weak soldiers once again exposed their nature of bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Under the surprise attack of the Sakamoto navy, the entire army was wiped out. Even the navy general, Kuuki Yoshitaka, committed suicide. Oda Nobunaga's reputation was just like last year when everyone united to praise him.
He pushed him down like that with one heart and one mind. This is called the higher the praise, the harder he falls. It is difficult to live up to his reputation.
Oda Nobunaga, who was supervising the battle at Kannonji Castle, also received this information immediately. At first, he did not believe the information that the entire army had been wiped out. It was not until he confirmed the same result several times that he realized that the situation was far worse than he imagined.
The situation was much more serious. Kuuki Yoshitaka, who had always been the most at ease, was defeated and killed by Uji Kawaguchi. This was a heavy blow.
The powerful naval force is one of the major military forces that the Oda family is most proud of. Kuuki Yoshitaka, whom Oda Nobunaga trusts, is not an ordinary person. At least his ability to control water warfare cannot be matched by ordinary mediocre people.
Yes, I can understand the repeated small defeats in these days. Even if I lose a big defeat, as long as I can gain something and learn a lesson, Oda Nobunaga still believes that he will annihilate the Sakamoto Navy because he believes in the generals he uses.
If he is the best, he will definitely succeed. This time he failed.
Oda Nobunaga held a Nanman specialty glass wine glass and a glass of blood-like wine, and coldly glanced at the samurai in the evaluation room, saying: "A tragic defeat, more than 6,000 naval casualties, 70% of the best in one day
The most abominable thing is that Kuki Yoshitaka and all the essence of the navy were buried in Lake Biwa. Who can tell me what happened? Why did my family lose? Why did we lose so miserably in this small Omi? What happened?
Why? Huh?"
The ministers were sweating coldly and did not say a word, but Oda Nobunaga did not intend to let them go, and directly called Sakuma Nobumori's name. The latter was forced to stand up and said: "We failed because of Kuki Yoshitaka's mistake, so
The naval army was destroyed. It was the general's fault. We used the wrong general..."
"It's a good reason to entrust someone to a bad person. The failure is the general's fault. If Kuki Yoshiro is at fault, then who should I replace him with? Han Yusuke continued!"
"Your Majesty..." Sakuma Nobumori was stunned for a long time and said nothing. It was obviously the early spring season, and big beads of sweat kept falling on his head. He just knelt on the ground and bowed his head to say sorry.
"Huh! It's not as useful as the dead Kuki Yoshitaka..." Oda Nobunaga turned his face in disgust, Sakuma Nobumori turned pale and lowered his head, Shibata Katsuie looked sympathetically at the painful expression on his best friend's face, secretly
Sighing that he was really unlucky to encounter such a difficult question. No matter how he answered it, it was difficult to satisfy Oda Nobunaga. After all, it was a loss rather than a win. He also rewarded the essence of the navy and the disastrous defeat of most of the ships. No matter how he answered it, he couldn't satisfy him.
Something is wrong.
Hashiba Hideyoshi was also very excited at first, thinking that there was a chance to take the lead. When he saw what happened to Sakuma Nobumori, he quickly lowered his head like a kitten, trying to avoid being stared at by the angry master.
Most of the samurai in the army had similar attitudes and practices. All of this was seen by Akechi Mitsuhide. As Oda Nobunaga's nominal sworn brother relationship and his special background as a shogunate samurai, he was given the responsibility of taking the post in Kyoto.
As well as the solid service of the mountain city national police,
He glanced at the life of the Oda samurai with cold eyes, and bowed his head with a contemplative expression to avoid this incident. He was not willing to provoke Oda Nobunaga, who looked like a tyrannosaurus, for such a small thing. His irrational anger was just
Simply venting will have no good results no matter who chooses to take the lead.
"My family cannot accept defeat. If we fail in a water battle, we will find it on land. If we can't win today, we will find a way to win tomorrow. We have raised soldiers for many years to go into battle and kill the enemy to win. If they are useless, why raise them."
Tian Nobunaga raised his head and drank the wine, flicked his sleeves and walked away like a meteor. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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