A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

All the resistance on Shitarahara has been eliminated. Although many defeated soldiers swarmed towards Okazaki, many soldiers lost their heads and even tried to get into the ravine. Naturally, most of them hurt the blades of the Kitahata Army.

Even if they were lucky enough to escape the pursuit of the wanderers, many people fell off the cliff and drowned in the panic. As for those who ran along the main street to Ariumihara and Okazaki, just as Koheita expected, they were hunted down by two thousand Echigo cavalry. They were just one at a time, as comfortable as playing polo in their own backyard. .

Many Echigo samurai didn't use tachi, they just raised their spears and hit the running watermelons on the head. If they died, you would be unlucky, and if they didn't die, they would be knocked unconscious, and there would be soldiers following behind. Come up and tie them up.

It is not that no one stopped to defend the rear of the army and tried to block the pursuing Yamauchi army, such as Torii Tadahiro and Honda Tadama of the Tokugawa army, Hayashi Sado Moritsumasa of the Oda army, and Nobunaga's younger brother Oda Hidenari. Reflexively respond to the enemy.

Unfortunately, individual weak resistance is not enough to reverse the entire battle. Pursued by thousands of cavalry and tens of thousands of infantry, the weak resistance quickly collapsed. A large number of famous samurai from Oda and Tokugawa died in the unknown wilderness without even a small wave.

To be honest, it was already too late for Oda Nobunaga to decide to retreat. First, the Tokugawa Okazaki troops collapsed on the road, and then thousands of Oda Nobutada and Kawajiri Hidetaka, who were defeated by the Kitahata troops, retreated towards Okazaki. Originally it was just a river valley street in the mountains. It was not as wide and easy to navigate as the streets of Donghai. Now, it was first jammed with tens of thousands of defeated soldiers, and then tens of thousands of defeated soldiers retreated.

How can it be easy to leave!

After running like this for more than an hour, they finally broke into the plains of the Yasugawa River. Oda Nobun breathed a long sigh of relief. It was much easier to run on the plains, especially for an Arima clan like him, not to mention that he had more than one son. Horse.

The difference between those with horses and those without horses also became apparent at this time. Although they started late, they left many Okazaki people behind. The pursuers in the mountains are chasing the defeated soldiers all over the mountains and plains, but they are still far away.

"Your Highness, take a break while I unsaddle and change the horse for Your Highness." Senchang was very tired, and riding a horse required considerable physical strength.

"Well, where is that!" Nobunaga didn't want to stop, but firstly, the horses were really about to be changed, and secondly, he saw a waterwheel mill not far away, and there were several horses near the mill.

"You guys go and check it out!" Maeda Toshiie, who was guarding the area, immediately pointed to four or five women's clothes for inspection.

You won’t know until you see it, but you will be shocked when you see it! Oda Nobutada, who had been "dead in battle", was sitting on a rice bag eating blistered uncooked rice. He was gobbling it down, obviously very hungry.

"Father!" Oda Nobutada, who was holding a wooden bowl he found somewhere, couldn't believe it when he saw Oda Nobunaga.

"Give me a bowl!" Nobunaga was actually very excited when he saw Nobutada, but he just patted the young man on the shoulder, and then he sat down and asked to drink the water to soak the uncooked rice.

"It's good that this is what my father is using. I can't find any other bowls for a while." Oda Nobutada was also a bachelor. When he saw his father, he also ran over. Suddenly, he felt that this was not the first time that the Oda army had run away. , As long as the person is not dead, Owari Qingsu will be a hero again when he returns.

Nobunaga didn't answer. He took the half-bowl of uncooked rice left in water and drank it. His own son drank half of it and didn't mind the rest. On the battlefield, he could even eat grass and leaves, not to mention uncooked rice.

"Your Highness, would you like another bowl?" Sen Changke brought a bucket of water over.

At this time, twenty or thirty people had gathered around them, most of them were their mother-in-laws and their nicknames. The two of them drank the rice water and felt a little relieved.

"Have another bowl!" Nobunaga asked Nobutada to sit aside.

The others didn't care who owned the mill. They cut open the rice bag with a knife, grabbed the milled uncooked rice, stuffed it into their mouths and swallowed it raw. The battle started in the early morning and lasted for four hours, and then ran for almost an hour. The iron-clad men were so hungry that their chests pressed against their backs. At this time, the stutter can be swallowed, let alone the real rice.

Maeda Toshiie had a slightly better image. He grabbed a handful of rice and slowly sucked a dozen grains into his mouth bit by bit, then slowly softened it with saliva before swallowing it. At the same time, holding a gun in his other hand, he stood guard at the gate of the mill, checking the situation.

He handed the half-drunk rice water to Nobutada again. Nobuzhong kept the story short and asked about the situation of Nobutada's department. Nobutada kept it a little secret, only saying that he rushed to the rescue when he saw that his team was in danger. Then they were attacked by the Kitahata people who came down from the mountain. Hidetaka Kawajiri died on the spot, while Nobutada and a few others ran out side by side.

After sighing and secretly promising to take good care of Hidenaga Kawajiri, Nobunaga didn't say much and closed his eyes to fall asleep. Nobutada immediately drank the rice water and got up to help his father change the saddle and feed the animals.

"Your Highness, you can leave!" After sitting for about ten minutes, Maeda Toshiie came over to urge him.

Nobunaga opened his eyes and stood up without saying a word. At this time, nothing was more important than escaping, and it was far from the time to take a good rest. Only when you run into Okazaki Castle or Anxiang Castle can you find a place where you can barely rest.

At this time, there were already many figures of soldiers who had defeated Okazaki Castle on the streets far away from the riverside mill. Some of the infantrymen who were running back on two legs finally arrived here. Since the infantry have all arrived here, the Yamauchi clan's pursuers will soon arrive here. Oda Nobunaga saw the power of those Echigo and Takanashi cavalry. They really became one man and horse.

The long bow on the horse struck one by one, and the one who hit it was killed instantly. They were all heavy arrows. Nobunaga didn't know what was special about him, and he would definitely not be able to survive after being hit twice like this, so he just ran away.

Everyone mounted their horses, and the cavalry team of more than 20 people was quite eye-catching on the way to escape. Without saying a word, Morinaga tied Nobunaga's helmet to his head and asked Maeda Toshiie to escort Oda Nobunaga and Oda Nobutada and his son to run away first. He took seven or eight people and waited here for ten minutes before running away. , impersonating Oda Nobunaga, attracting the pursuing Echigo cavalry and Yamauchi army.

No one had any objections, and there was nothing he could do at this time. Nobunaga nodded to Mori Nagako, "We must meet up at Qingsu! Come back alive!"

"Your Highness, leave quickly!" Morinaga was not pretentious.

"Honda Heihachiro Tadakatsu, the Ashigaru general of the Yamauchi clan, came to ask for advice!"

Running down the street was a warrior wearing a deer's antlers and a black body. He was riding on a completely black horse. The dragonfly cut in his hand showed a biting cold light in the sun.