On the way the main force of the coalition forces retreated from Okazaki Shrine to Nanzen Temple, Miyoshi Chokei, who arrived in time, led his troops to attack him fiercely from the side. Oda Nobunaga had already lost control of most of the troops and had no command over them at all.
The preparations for battle and the ability of the broken troops to turn to respond to the enemy. The few reserve units that successfully turned to defense were instantly defeated by the superior strength of the Sanhao Army, while more reserve units and those broken units that lost their organization saw a way out.
Right in front, he even risked his life to abandon his companions to escape.
Unable to turn around, the defense line of the coalition forces was easily torn open from the side and was completely defeated. More than ten thousand troops ran wildly on the three-mile road from Okazaki Shrine to Nanzenji Temple. It seemed that as long as they ran to the maple bird horse mark, they would be defeated.
You can escape from death.
Among the entire coalition, the only ones that still maintained their organic form were Oda Nobunaga's Hatamoto and Asai Nagamasa's Takashi Bei. They tried their best to block the roundabout movements of Miyoshi Nagakei's troops, and moved parallel to the Miyoshi family's pursuers.
This opened up space for the main force of the coalition forces to flee.
At this time, Yu Qiuping was standing in the Dharma Hall on the hillside of Nanzen Temple, watching with an expression of disbelief as the coalition troops fled all the way, escaping in a hurry between Nanzen Temple and the fortress and on the road behind. Tokiwa Bei guarded
The Nanzen Temple in Nanzen Temple was like opening a small hole in the pocket tied by the Miyoshi family, and letting all the coalition forces escape like pouring beans from here. However, Yu Qiuping has been fighting for almost ten years.
, he understood that the coalition forces had collapsed to such an extent that they would not be able to recover for a day or two.
He must not be afraid! If he had not discovered the body of Ashikaga Yoshie at that time, he might have gone to Kyoto with the three people from Simino, and then he would probably be among the fleeing army now. And if his Tokiwa Bei
At that time, Nanzenji was not guarded. Now Nanzenji must be in the hands of the Miyoshi family. The retreat of tens of thousands of coalition forces will be cut off and they will all be annihilated near Okazaki Shrine. If this really happens, that is
It was a great turmoil that could change the history of Japan. The Oda family and the Asai family would be in ruins due to the loss of a large number of adult men and almost all samurai and retainers. The Miyoshi family could take advantage of the situation and move eastward, capture the deserted Omi, and then proceed further
Attack Mino and Owari. If all this is really accomplished, there will be no doubt about the ownership of the world.
Even now, the situation is still very dangerous.
It can be said that Yu Qiuping is a chess piece that can change the direction of history at this moment. If he defends Nanzen Temple and blocks the Miyoshi family's pursuers, although the Oda family and the Asai family will be seriously injured, they will still be able to survive as long as the defeated army recovers for a period of time.
He can make a comeback again. And if he cannot defend Nanzen Temple, the Miyoshi family's army will pursue the defeated army that is unable to resist all the way to Yamashina, and even to Kannon Temple, until they are completely annihilated.
Thinking of this, Yu Qiuping felt that his heart was about to jump out of his throat, and the heavy burden on his shoulders was so heavy that he could hardly breathe. The survival of the Oda family and the Asai family, and the ownership of Kinki and even the world, all fell on him at this moment.
No, it's much more than that.
Yu Qiuping stood in the Dharma hall and looked down condescendingly. He could see countless flags that he was familiar with. And among the warriors riding on the tall horses, there were countless of his friends. He seemed to see the unbearable flags riding on the horses.
Oda Nobunaga looked back; he seemed to see Asai Nagamasa, who had led the only remaining commandable troops around him to shout for a fierce battle; he seemed to see Niwa Nagahide who was anxious; he seemed to see Mori with a face full of regret.
Kasei; seemed to see Tsuneki Ikeda shouting something loudly on the horse; seemed to see Maeda Toshiie trying hard to urge the horse to get closer to Oda Nobunaga's horse stamp; seemed to see Kinoshita Hideyoshi who almost fell off the horse...
I seem to have seen countless of his good friends. If I had not been able to guard Nanzen Temple, I don’t know how many of them would have gone home alive, and I don’t know how many of their wives and children would have become orphans and widowed mothers.
The family doesn't know if they can survive it.
All of this is shouldered by me.
Yu Qiuping's hands were tightly clenched, his eyes were red, his body was shaking uncontrollably, and his breathing became more and more rapid. He reached into his arms blankly and took hold of the handle left to him by Toshi Sena. Richa. Even though revenge is no longer his goal, Richa's coldness can always give him confidence and comfort.
I have been with you for seven years with bad intentions, and I almost killed you all for my own personal hatred. I owe you this, I'm sorry.
Now, I will risk my life to save you all safely. This is what I pay you back!
I once vowed to repay you.
I, Yu Qiuping, always do what I say!
When Yu Qiuping thought of this, all the hesitation and hesitation in his heart disappeared. He strode out of the Dharma hall and shouted loudly to the Sanhao family army that followed the defeated army:
"Come on, come and attack if you want!"
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At 6:00 a.m., the Miyoshi family's tens of thousands of troops launched a general attack on Tokiwabei's position. The total number of soldiers exceeded tens of thousands and surrounded Nanzen Temple and the remaining two rock fortresses. Even the gap between the structures with the character "pin" was blocked. The Sanhao family is full of soldiers. They are pervasive and attack from every possible angle.
"Shoot!" Kitahata Keie's commanded the iron gunners, shooting at the enemies who tried to climb the friendly army's wall. On the opposite side, Uji Hidetaka was also commanding his people to cover the wall where Kitahata Keie's house was located. At the beginning, these The iron gunners also instinctively shot at the people who were close to their own courtyard walls. But after becoming red-blooded, Tokiwa trained day and night, and the memory burned into their bone marrow made them obey orders almost subconsciously, turning a blind eye to the enemies who had climbed to their own courtyard walls. , but focused on forming a crossfire and shooting at enemies in the distance. Every time the smoke rose, many Miyoshi ashigaru who were climbing the wall would fall in the trench. Gradually, the entire trench would be filled with corpses.
The barrels of the guns were already hot from shooting, and many iron gunners had to immerse the barrels in cold water to cool down before shooting again. Some iron cannons were scrapped due to too many shots. Those iron gunners did not retreat, and He grabbed the javelin and stone from the auxiliary soldiers and continued to attack the attacking enemy.
Because there were so many enemies, the iron gunners, archers and auxiliary soldiers had given up their efforts to suppress the shooters of the Three Good Army and focused on shooting the enemies climbing the wall. A large number of feather arrows poured in like locusts. The soldiers had excellent skills. I don't have much worry about these arrows. However, the Tokiwabi auxiliary soldiers did not have armor originally, and the armor they are wearing now is junk sent by Ashikaga Yoshiteru from the main formation. If they are not careful, they will be pierced by the arrows. .
"Cover our auxiliary soldiers!" Yoshioka Shengzheng raised his arms and shouted! Since the soldiers' armor is very sophisticated and they are not afraid of feathers and arrows, every time a bow and arrow shoots at the poorly equipped auxiliary soldiers, the nearby soldiers will shout "Use" Weapons, shields, or their own body wearing an ashigaru helped them defeat the attack. Each ashigaru had several or even a dozen arrows hanging on it, but they still refused to retreat.
How could the archers and auxiliary soldiers give up so easily when the soldiers fought so hard? The archer's hand was so sore that he could hardly pull the bowstring, so he used his elbow to push the bow, and used his teeth and the other hand to pull the string. The soldiers were too tired to throw stones and javelins, so they rolled them to the courtyard wall with gritted teeth and tried to throw them down.
"We must not lose it!" Fukushima Yasunari's bastion faced the attack of Juga Ichin's troops, and it was very difficult to defend it. The Sanki soldiers had climbed to the top of the bastion wall more than ten times, and they were all led by Fukushima Yasunari.
The ashigaru were beaten again. Fukushima Yasunari had been injured in three places, and he continued to fight after bandaging. Almost everyone in the bastion was bleeding, but no one gave up lightly.
Charlie was facing a pincer attack from Fuyayasu Anzai and Masayasu Miyoshi, and the situation was also not optimistic. He stood on the highest point of the fortress, drawing his bow and shooting arrows from a high position. He initially aimed at the commanders who looked like samurai.
Later, when any wall of the city was in danger, he fired continuously at that side, almost completing the fire counter-attack by himself. There once was a sharpshooter from the Anzha family who wanted to shoot Charlie from a distance, but Charlie found him and shot back with his hand.
The arrow broke his bow, and for a time Tokiwabi's morale was greatly boosted.
The most difficult situation is Nanchan Temple, which Yu Qiuping personally guards. The main force of Miyoshi Changqing's headquarters is besieging this temple from all sides. Miyoshi Changqing himself even came to the front line to supervise the battle, and issued the most severe order: "Everyone is in danger."
The army strives forward and is not allowed to retreat. If the ashigaru retreats, the samurai will kill them! If the samurai retreats, the rear team will kill the front team!"
Under such a strict and almost terrifying order, the soldiers of the Miyoshi family became red-eyed and rushed forward against the powerful crossfire and Tokiwa Bei's spear. The people in front fell, and the people behind continued to rush.
As they fought one after another, Tokiwabei's numerical disadvantage began to show. As the battle dragged on, the spear throwers and slingers were exhausted and unable to fight anymore. The iron gunners who did not consume physical strength were unable to stop Miyoshi because of their small number.
The family had numerous troops. Finally, as the Mihaoshi family made breakthroughs on several courtyard walls, the crossfire defense of the bastion came to an end.
By this time, the long-range soldiers could no longer play a role. The iron gunners took short knives and fought with the soldiers to fight the attackers. The Miyoshi family's arrows rained down without distinguishing between friend and foe, making the scene even more chaotic. Countless Miyoshis
The Ie ashigaru climbed to the top of the city, while the ashigaru of Tokiwabei retreated step by step, fighting to the death. Yu Qiupei had led Honda Tadakatsu and other guards into battle several times, limiting the Miyoshi army who had almost broken through to the top of the city.
.Every Tokiwabei officer went to the front line and fought side by side with his brothers.
Under such an endless tug of war, Nanzenji Temple was clearly at the end of its rope, but it was forced to hang on to Jobanbei's tenacity. The Ashigaru of the Miyoshi family gradually broke through the courtyard wall and began to besiege the inner temple, but Jobanbei was like a cowhide.
Like sugar, I continued to persevere with perseverance no matter what. The maple bird and horse seal was clearly close at hand, but I couldn't defeat it no matter what.
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As the sun gradually sets to the west, the reflection of Nanzen Temple on the ground becomes longer and longer, and the fleeing coalition forces gradually disappear from sight. After more than an hour of fierce fighting, the main force of the Miyoshi family has suffered close to the battle damage
At 15%, more than a thousand people fell abruptly around Nanzen Temple. As for Joban's more than 2,400 auxiliary troops, they suffered nearly 800 casualties, with nearly 40% casualties, but they still refused to retreat.
Seeing that nothing could be done, Miyoshi Changqing finally gave up the attack. He ordered his troops to slowly alternate cover, slowly withdraw from the position where they had fought for a long time, and withdraw his troops back to Otoyu Mountain.
After seeing the Miyoshi family finally retreating, huge cheers rang out from Tsukiwabei's position. The veterans who followed Yu Qiuping from Chili City had tears in their eyes. After fighting with 200 against 6000, they even fought with 850
The warriors blocked the attack of tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the Miyoshi clan, the overlord of Kinki, and once again created a miracle. After cheering, the ashigaru of Tokiwabei sat on the ground as if they were exhausted, gasping for air, but they could not stop feeling for Tokiwabei in their hearts.
feel proud.
At this time, on Otowa Mountain, the Miyoshi and four brothers stood side by side on the top of the mountain. Taking advantage of the afterglow of the setting sun, they looked at the high-flying maple bird flag and the cheering sea of red leaves in Nanzen Temple at the foot of the mountain, and were speechless for a long time.
After a while, Mihao Changqing smiled bitterly and uttered a sentence that later spread throughout the country and became the highest compliment to Yu Qiuping.