Civilization Guardian Front

Chapter 85? Akechi Juhei Mitsuhide

To the northeast of Inabayama Castle, after crossing the Nagara River is Heshan...

From the foot of the mountain all the way up, you can see the white-bottomed blue two-headed Bojia pattern flag inserted on the ground from time to time, slightly shaken by the wind.

On the top of the mountain, which is more than [-] meters away, is the main formation set up with white curtains, and the imperial horse seal representing the general stands in it.

Saito Dozo, the Viper of Mino, led an army of [-] men to deploy here.

His opponent is Saito Yoshiryu who holds more than 1 soldiers and horses...

As the lord of a country, the military strength he owns is extremely inconsistent with his status, and he was even forced into a difficult situation by Yilong and his retainers with several times the strength.

Dosanhara would not be so down and out. His direct leadership included Inabayama Castle and a large area of ​​wealthy villages around the city, plus the territory from Nagara River to Lushan Castle in the west and Dasang Castle in the north.Once the standing ashigaru and military service in all territories are mobilized, there will be at least an army of more than 6000 people.

However, Saito Yoshiryu chose the timing of his attack quite well. While Dosan was patrolling the territory of Mino, he tricked the two younger brothers who were in charge of the surrounding territories of Inabayama Castle into the city, and sent his retainer Hineno Hiroshi to assassinate them.Then Yilong raised his troops with the support of the powerful Mino clan, and easily captured Inabayama Castle.

Many of Saito's retainers who were loyal to Dosan didn't have time to figure out what was going on, so they were subdued by the army under the banner of Saito's family...

After Saito Yoshiryu's army completely controlled Inabayama Castle, the family members of the retainers who lived in the castle town or the samurai residence, and the hostages offered by the Mino people as a token of submission, both fell under Yoshiryu's control.

When Dao San learned about this from Luanbo who escaped through Inaba Mountain Castle, he was shocked beyond words.

He did have a lot of disagreements with Yilong, and he also considered setting up another successor.

Later, Dosan met Oda Nobuna at Zhengde Temple, saw the strength of the other party, and wrote a letter of surrender, and never thought about it again.

In Dao San's mind, he had already found an heir in Zhengde Temple who could entrust Meinong and his own beliefs.

He did think that his surrender of the country would attract dissatisfaction from Yilong, retainers, and wealthy clans, and he was not unprepared...

It can only be said that the backlash came faster than expected, knocking Dao San into the abyss in one go.

Without Inabayama Castle, it is equivalent to losing the territory south of the Nagara River. Dosan can only take hundreds of guards around him and rush to Nishi Mino Lushan Castle, taking away the [-] troops stationed here; then head to the north Only then did the soldiers and horses gather in Dasang City.

"It's really old to make such a mistake..." Dao San, who was sitting on the bench, shook his head and sighed, putting his hands on his bald head, as if remembering his lost youth.

"Your Highness Dao San, now is not the time to lament your age..."

Following the voice, it was a beautiful girl about 16 years old who stepped into the formation.

Wearing a blue kendo suit, a horse coat and a black breastplate, her waist-length straight hair is tied with a yellow headband, and her slightly wider forehead does not affect her dignified beauty. Swaying slightly.

"Oh, it's Jubei..." said with his head lowered in thought, his eyes turned to at least the girl.

"Old people just whine before they die."

Akechi Juhei Mitsuhide, a descendant of Toki Genji, followed Mino no Maki as Dosan's minor surname.

The girl didn't say any meaningless words of comfort. The current predicament Dao San was facing would not be changed by a few beautiful words.

She spread out the map she held in her hand, put it on the desk, and then reported:

"The deployment of Yilong's forces has been investigated."

"Hmm..." Hearing this, Dao San's face suddenly turned serious, and he focused his attention on the map on the case in front of him.

"The army of Mino's three men has not yet arrived, so they personally lead the army to the edge of the river..."

Pointing to the mark between Inabayama Castle and Nagara River on the map, Dao San clicked on Nishi Mino, the locations of the cities of various powerful clans.

"It seems that Yilong can't wait to get the old man's head."

"Because I'm a relative, I understand His Highness Dao San's ability better, so I'm eager to fight." Guangxiu, who stood respectfully behind Dao San, stared at this point.

"He probably wants to destroy our army before the army of Mino's three men arrives."

"You are still so perceptive, Shibingwei..." Dao San slightly nodded, with approval in his words.

Inaba Yoshimichi, Ando Moriya, and Ujiie Naomoto, collectively known as the Mino Triumvirate, had great influence in the Mino country, with a total of [-] to [-] troops.

Moreover, the current position is unknown, and it is a force capable of turning the tide of the war.

The problem is that Saito Yoshiryu's army actually does not need this support army to get rid of Daozan, and getting its help is just icing on the cake.

Conversely, for Dao San, if he gets the support of the Meinong trio, he will be able to contend with Yilong's army and come back to life from a desperate situation.

"That's right, Yilong will definitely cross the river to attack the old man today, which is exactly what the old man wants!"

"..."

Guangxiu was silent, she understood why Daosan said this...

Usually, when the enemy is outnumbered, it is a reasonable choice to choose to stick to the city.

However, Dao San didn't have the slightest idea of ​​defending the city. After recruiting soldiers, he immediately led the army to the south, and was in the Heshan formation, preparing to fight Yilong to the death.

Unwilling to Owari, Oda Nobuna sent reinforcements due to the plight of his adoptive father...

In order for Nobuna to concentrate on dealing with the Imagawa Clan, Dosan already has the will to die.

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Clenching his fist with his right hand, he knocked heavily on the desk. Daozan stood up, walked to the front of the mountain, and looked down at the huge army of Yoshiryu Saito on the other side of the Nagara River.

"If you are eager for success, you will suffer big losses. Let the old man teach the younger generation a lesson!" His eyes were piercing, and his strong body, which had been exercising uninterruptedly, looked extraordinarily stalwart at this time.

"Ten Bingwei, I will give you one hundred iron cannon ashigaru and one thousand elite three and a half gun ashigaru. You lead your men to the foot of the mountain and set up a formation to attract the enemy's forward attack..."

In a few words, after explaining the strategy, Dao San's tone slowed down, turned around, and said to the girl behind him:

"After defeating the enemy's vanguard, Shibingwei, you should take this opportunity to leave. With your martial arts, it should not be difficult to leave the battlefield quietly."

"His Highness Dao San?" Guangxiu was puzzled.

"Yilong's goal is only the old, and because of this, excellent young people should not be buried with the old..." The old man with the title of Mino's Viper looked softly into the distance.

"Going to Owari to become an official, or traveling to Kyoto is not bad, but judging by the old man, Jubei, you already have your own heart, right?"

I don't know what memories came to mind, but a smile appeared on Dao San's face that had been baptized by the vicissitudes and years.

"Nobuna has a group of excellent and equally young servants, even if you are Jubingwei, you can learn a lot from them."

"There are young people who inherit the will of the old, and the old can be said to die without regret..."

Chapter 86? Battle of Nagara River

Sishi, Mino, the banks of the Nagara River...

Saito Yoshilong's 1 army, ready to go, has more than a thousand blue-and-white two-headed Hajia pattern flags erected. The army is magnificent, almost five times that of the enemy on the other side.

As the morning sun rose, the scorching sun drove away the morning fog, and the position of Dozo Saito, Heshan, across the river became clearer.

It's time for war...

The larger the army, the more difficult it is to command. If it wasn't for the difficulty of commanding in night battles and fog battles, it might give Dao San a chance to defeat them separately. Yilong would never allow Dao San to survive until today.

"Father, everything is your fault..."

Saito Yoshiryu, who was already tall and strong, became even more burly after wearing a red body pill, with thick eyebrows and narrow eyes, looking fiercely at the Dao San Honjin on Mount Heshan.

"Mino must not be handed over to the foolish princess!" He drew out the tachi from his waist, pointing the tip straight at the opposite bank.

"Order Zhuyao Daochen to attack immediately and kill Saito Dosan!"

The bannerman was ordered to take orders, and he rushed to the forward department.

Not long after, the entire battlefield echoed with the blowing of the conch horn.

Woo~woo~~

"Everyone in the vanguard, follow me to claim the three heads of Dao!" The Yilong Army vanguard general Zhu Yao Daochen raised his spear and shouted, pulled the reins, and stepped into the Nagara River first.

Oh oh oh! ! !

The main general took the lead, and the [-] vanguards let out a mighty shout, and followed Zhu Yaodaochen one by one, crossing the river.

Zhuyao Daochen's troops were moving forward, but Saito Dao's army on the other side did not take this opportunity to attack halfway, but continued to guard at the foot of Heshan Mountain, motionless.

As if looking stupid...

Zhuyao Daochen, who led his troops across the river intact without any resistance, couldn't help laughing at this:

"Michizo Saito is too scared to go forward, the name of Viper is crying!"

The fifty mounted warriors beside him also laughed.

"Yes, the adder is too old to move!"

"Next is the era of Yoshilong-sama!"

The rough laughter of the warriors aroused the fighting spirit of Yilong's entire army.

"This battle must be won, let's go!"

The morale of the three thousand forwards was greatly boosted, and they accelerated towards the Heshan enemy line.

...

At the foot of Heshan Mountain, the three armies of Saito Road.

On the left and right sides there are only forests that are not conducive to the passage of troops. Mitsuhide, the ten soldiers of Akechi, led [-] iron cannon ashigaru and [-] spear ashigaru to guard the entrance of Heshan mountain road.

On this not-so-wide main road, the iron cannons were divided into two rows.The first row adopts a squatting and kneeling posture, the second row adopts a standing posture, and the iron cannons with flat ends face the invading enemy.

"The enemy has been tricked, everyone is ready..."

Looking at the approaching Zhuyao Daochen army, a sharp light flashed in his eyes.

Hearing this, some of the iron cannons couldn't bear it anymore, they aimed at the enemy and wanted to shoot, but Guangxiu made a gesture to stop them.

"Wait a little longer, bring in a little more!"

At this moment, dozens of samurai leading the enemy army had already rushed into the distance of less than a hundred steps, Mitsuhide said silently in his heart...

Three, two, one...

The horse's hooves stepped through the muddy water accumulated on the ground, splashing a burst of water.

"Launch!" Mitsuhide ordered with a wave of his hand.

Boom boom boom! ! !

Accompanied by the thunder and explosion of the gunpowder, the muzzles of a hundred iron cannons suddenly burst into flames!

The moment they heard the gunshot, Zhuyao Daochen and other warriors fell off their horses halfway, unable to see what hit them at all.

The horse and the warrior fell to the ground, and the warrior on horseback pulled the reins in shock. The horse's head turned sharply, but it was too late to slow down, trampling past his companions one after another.

For a moment, Zhuyao Daochen's troops were chaotic, which affected the ashigaru who were following them on foot, slowing down one by one.

Zhuyao Daochen, who fell off his horse after being hit by his mount, shook his dizzy head.

"Damn it, it's the Iron Cannon, Saito Dozo actually has so many Iron Cannonmen..."

Standing up with his elbows on the ground, he raised his spear and strode forward, while shouting at the soldiers behind him:

"Don't be afraid! The interval between firing the iron cannon is very long, and the enemy has no time to fire the second shot!"

Iron cannons are expensive and have a slow rate of fire. In the eyes of many warriors, they are just flashy toys, not as easy to use as bows and arrows.

This is also the reason why iron cannons are rarely built into the army.

What Zhuyao Daochen said was indeed true, the Tiepao Ashgaru of the Dao Army is still busy filling new gunpowder, and it is impossible to shoot again.

However, Mino Ashgari, who was born as a commoner, is no better than a samurai. Many people are witnessing the power of iron cannons for the first time in their lives...

The thunderous sound and the flame symbolizing death made many people hesitate to move forward.

In order to reduce the fear in the soldiers' hearts, Zhu Yao Daochen personally led the surrounding warriors to kill Guangxiu's troops.

"Everyone, follow me!"

The main general took the risk, which really inspired the frustrated morale.

The 3000 people in the vanguard roared to expel the fear in their hearts and continued to advance.

"It's really stupid..." Seeing the enemy general rushing forward blindly with brute force, Mitsuhide made a gesture to signal to the standard bearer beside him.

The flag bearer got the order and quickly sent a signal to the forests on both sides of Heshan.

Afterwards, the girl raised the iron cannon in her hand and pointed it at the most eye-catching armored warrior among those who rushed forward.

In the barrel, gunpowder and projectiles are already ready...