Ichijo Hideyoshi stood in the courtyard, looking at the rare post-autumn sunshine in front of him, in a daze.
How long has it been since she set out on the road of struggle to enjoy the scenery so calmly?
The sky is clear, and dark clouds can be seen in the outer ring in the distance, but near the battlefield centered on Inari Taisha Shrine, it is sunny and cloudless.
It had been two hours since the weather cleared, but Ichijo Hideyoshi still seemed to have difficulty accepting the miraculous reality in front of her. She subconsciously stretched out her hand with her palm upward as if to feel the touch of raindrops falling on her hand.
Is this really not a dream? What a despairing nightmare this is.
The courtyard was bustling with people outside. On a normal day, Ichijo Hideyoshi would have scolded the attendants for being noisy and unruly, but today, she was too lazy to pay attention.
When the tree falls and the hozens scatter, everything is over.
There were chaotic footsteps behind Ichijo Hideyoshi. She looked back and saw Ichijo Hideyoshi stumbling into the courtyard, kneeling in front of her in a miserable state.
"Guan Bai, leave quickly! I'll take your place!"
Ichijo Hideyoshi asked with a wry smile.
"How's the situation outside? Those roaring sounds are the Nanman artillery pieces of Shiba Yiyin. There seem to be more than a dozen of them, there must be hundreds of them, right?
After all, I misjudged the situation... and it caused you trouble..."
Yiyi Xiuchang burst into tears and kowtowed to the ground.
"Sister, what are you saying? All my wealth was given to me by my sister, I just want to give it back.
I don’t know where the saint got so many kokubang, which directly covered the battlefield for half an hour. The troops of Konishi Yukinacho, Fukushima Masanori, and Kato Kiyomasa who rushed in front collapsed on the spot.
Kuroda Takataka saw something bad and took the lead to leave the battlefield, causing other reserve troops to trample and flee. The Spo army followed suit, resulting in numerous casualties.
I can't contact anyone now. Fortunately, Toba Palace is still in our hands. Todo Takatora is loyal to me and is willing to die here with me to buy you time to leave.
Please sister, please make a decision quickly and return to your skills to regroup!"
Ichijo Hideyoshi smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Regroup? You think too highly of me.
After this battle, Sibo Yiyin's miracles shocked the world. No one dared to question the name of the living god anymore, and his Sibo divine power was as stable as Mount Tai.
As for me? I'm afraid it will be difficult to mobilize the troops of the princes of the Western Kingdom.
You don’t believe it? Let me ask you, where is Shimazu Mori now? Where is the great friend of Chosou’s department?”
Ichijo Xiuchang gritted his teeth and said.
"Kobayakawa Takakage retreated from the southern front!
She thought everything would be fine once she left? It is estimated that after returning to the Maori family, the Maori family would immediately offer her head and beg the saint for forgiveness.
That bastard Shimazu Yoshihiro was deeply indebted to Guan Bai, but he didn't want to repay it. The thousand-man team she brought was watching from the outside and ran the fastest.
Except for Nabeshima Naoshige, the princes and families were still resisting, and the rest of the troops were rushing to run away from the Yodogawa River. The main force of our Ichichi family was still resisting, but they were able to escape completely, which is chilling.
They also don’t think about it, the two armies of Akechi and Hosokawa that are harassing along the Yodogawa River can just watch them retreat? Stupid! Spreading out and retreating will only lead to greater losses!"
Ichijo Hideyoshi smiled in relief.
"There's nothing to be ashamed of, and there's nothing stupid. It was originally a relationship of mutual use, but now it's nothing more than a separation when disaster strikes.
On the other hand, Nabeshima Naoshige is a rare person. Give her my order to retreat. She has fulfilled her duties faithfully. I am very pleased and hope that Yoshihiro Shiba will not embarrass her afterwards."
Ichijo Hideuchang looked at his sister and said in a trembling voice.
"Sister, please leave quickly. If you don't leave, you really won't be able to leave."
Ichijo Hideyoshi sighed.
"Let's go? Where else can I go?
As you can see, my rule has collapsed. I don't want to be chased and hid like a lost dog. Finally, like a dog, I will be caught from a dog hole and slaughtered in public.
That would be too ugly.
I rose from humble beginnings and climbed from a commoner to the position of Guan Bai. I have not dared to slack off for twenty years. This time I went to Luo and I worked even harder. Today's defeat is not a crime of war, it is God's death for me.
Xiuchang, I tried my best, but I am also tired, so be it.
Please prepare some firewood for me. I also want to experience the feelings I had when the main hall was at Honnoji Temple.
You don't have to die here with me. You and I must leave someone to ask Sibo Yiyin to surrender and protect the whole family.
I climbed too high and can't lower my head. I can only cause you trouble.
I'm sorry, Hidecho, I'll leave it to you after the Ichijo family."
Ichijo Hideyoshi bowed deeply to his sister, Ichijo Hideyoshi avoided it and did not dare to accept it. She looked at the haggard Ichijo Hideyoshi and felt sad for a moment and wailed.
"elder sister!"
However, Ichijo Hideyoshi seemed unwilling to bother talking anymore. She raised her head, feeling the rare autumn sun, feeling the light and heat of the sun.
Her life was a life of continuous efforts to move forward, but in the end she still couldn't beat her fate, but she lost in the hands of the gods. She didn't lose unjustly, but she lost proudly.
No matter how hard you calculate, you won't be able to predict a miracle from the sky. This is fate, and you must recognize it.
As his ambition faded, Ichijo Hideyoshi thought of Yoshigoshi Shiba's handsome face again, and the love that had been suppressed by his ambition once again grew in his heart.
That was the starting point of her struggle, her buried desire, and the end of her rule.
Sibo Yiyin...I...you...hey...
At this moment, Ichijo Hideyoshi had forgotten about the world and his ambitions, and the memories of the past were passing through his mind.
In Owari, the amazing little brother was taken away for the first time by Oda Nobunaga.
Ichijo Hideyoshi once asked himself countless times, they can do it, why can’t I? The nuns can touch it, but I can’t?
It wasn't until Takenaka Shigeharu put two choices in front of Ichijo Hideyoshi, whether to want the world or to want Shiba Yoshigan, that she stopped thinking about it.
Ichijo Hideyoshi chose to conquer the world, and from then on he buried his love for Shiba Yoshigan deeply in his heart.
I once lamented that Oda Nobunaga was a wise man who finally fell in Honnōji Temple. Every time Ichijo Hideyoshi thinks of it, he has to warn himself not to follow the old path of the main hall again. A good daughter has his ambitions in all directions.
But what if he took a new path? In the end, he couldn't beat him and was defeated by him.
He is so handsome, so charming, so unforgettable, yet so out of reach.
It turns out that he is really a banished immortal who has fallen from the mortal world, a god who has descended into the world.
Looking back at the scenes, the legends that the ambitious Ichijo Hideyoshi did not want to believe turned out to be true.
That's all, there is no shame in losing to the gods, and there are no regrets in this life.
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Ichijo Hideyoshi was reminiscing about the past, while outside her yard, Ichijo Hideyoshi tearfully directed the Hime Samurai to pile firewood, preparing to preserve Ichijo Hideyoshi's last dignity.
The cruel truth is before their eyes, forcing the sisters to face the reality that their opponent is an invincible god, which makes them completely lose the courage to continue fighting.
It was not just the two sisters who lost their courage, but also an army of princes who saw the miracle.
Everyone lost all will to resist in the roar of artillery fire after the weather cleared, and became nothing but meat on the chopping board.
A legion was crushed by Spo's army, which was far smaller than its own, and fled in all directions, suffering heavy losses. The ultimate battle to determine the ownership of the world ended in an anticlimactic manner.
While the will of thousands of people was dying, one soul burst out with unprecedented confidence, and that was Uesugi Yoshikage.
The moment he saw Yoshihiro Shiba using a cheat to turn the tables, Uesugi Yoshikage truly understood how his cheap father became so invincible.
What a cheating dog...I want to report you...Why didn't I...