Fighting in the water is very different from fighting on land, as on the road and the ground, it is enough to put all your energy on the enemy, and although the water is very shallow, they have to look at their feet from time to time, otherwise if they suddenly trip over the stones under their feet while engaging the enemy, they will probably die on the spear of the opponent

The two armies are fighting, either you die or I live, but it doesn't matter if you trip over a stone or not

And the Miyoshi Army, as the defender, has no such concerns, at least now they can stand still and do not move

Otherwise, with the elite of the Oda army, with their only 4,000 people, how could they block the attack of more than 10,000 elites of the Oda family

However, this stalemate did not last long, but after a while, the Miyoshi army's momentum was already unable to resist the attack of the Oda army on all fronts, and the collapse of the whole line collapsed, no matter how the Miyoshi and the three people stopped it, they could not change this reality

On the west bank of the Seta River, as soon as the Oda army moved, Araki Murashige realized that the situation did not seem to be as simple as he imagined, and it can be said that the plan he had set before was too naïve

However, it seems that it is a little too late to say anything, and even if it is recommended that the lord send all the elites under his command into battle now, it will not be possible to stop the overwhelming Oda army

If he sent out all the troops at the beginning, there was still hope of blocking the Oda army, and now he could only suggest that the lord immediately let the three of them withdraw and join forces with the rest of the army to besiege the Oda army, which was also the second step of the plan set before, but he had no hope for this follow-up plan

Thinking of this, I only heard him hurriedly speak: The army of the Lord Oda family has already attacked, and I ask the Lord to immediately order the three adults to return to the army to carry out the second step

Come quickly...... Although Miyoshi Yoshitsugu sent someone to convey the order to the Miyoshi trio in front of the Oda army one step ahead, even so, it was impossible to calmly withdraw in front of the nearly 3,000 troops led by Shibata Katsuie

If he retreats now, then he will definitely catch up later, and the 4,000 ashigaru under his command will probably collapse before he reaches the shore

Therefore, although the three of them wanted to accept the order, they were more than willing to do it, but they were not enough

And he kept secretly scolding Araki Murashige for commanding indiscriminately, and after killing a Oda family banner, he only heard Miyoshi Nagayi say loudly to the lower-level samurai who came to give the order: Go and report to the lord, now that we have been entangled with the Oda army and cannot be withdrawn, please send reinforcements to the lord quickly

The junior warrior didn't say much after hearing this, and immediately headed for the shore again

However, this time Oda Nobunaga has already led a large army to kill

What should I do now, what should I do now, how to speak, when Miyoshi Yoshiji heard such a return, he was completely panicked, and he only heard him ask loudly

It's not just him, even Arakimura Shige, who is a little panicked now, the strategy he made before the battle seems to be so seamless, but now that he really fights the Oda family, it really won't be so full of loopholes

How could this be the case...... Araki Murashige muttered quietly

It wasn't until Yoshitsugu Miyoshi walked up to him and grabbed the hem of his clothes with both hands and shook it vigorously a few times that he came to his senses

Listening to Miyoshi Yoshitsuga, he opened his mouth and asked: What do you say to do now?

Lord... This... Let's quickly send reinforcements to block the Oda family's offensive first

Someone came quickly, and ordered all the banners to go to support immediately, and to push back the Oda army no matter what

The lower-level samurai who had not yet been able to give the order left, only to see another lower-level samurai walk in, and said in a panic: "Report to the lord of the princess, three good and Changyi, and the other three adults and his subordinate Ashigaru have been... Already...

What the hell is going on, seeing that this low-level samurai didn't say anything for a long time, he couldn't help but ask anxiously...,

I saw that the lower-level warrior swallowed his saliva and said: The 4,000 army led by Miyoshi Changyi and the other three adults has begun to retreat, and I ask the lord to decide

What could it be so fast, Miyoshi Yoshitsugu couldn't help but sit on the ground after hearing it

He didn't know that the banner under his command could hold out for a moment in front of several times the Oda army, which was already a very remarkable thing, if it was on land, it was certain that under such a huge disparity, the Miyoshi army would not be able to hold out for so long

At this time, Araki Murashige, who had already relieved himself, hurriedly said: The lord should order a retreat now, and his subordinates think that as long as the army can withdraw into Kojima Castle, then this city can be used to resist the attack of the Oda family

Although Miyoshi Yoshitsugu now wants to order Arakimura to apologize for his seppuku, but if he dies, who will come to advise him now, so he can only endure it first and wait for the Oda army to be defeated before dealing with him

But no matter how you say it, there is no room for recovery in the current battle situation, so I only heard Miyoshi Yoshitsugu speak: Order the army to withdraw to Kojima Castle, and let Shichijo Kanenaka lead 6,000 peasant soldiers for the palace army

On the west bank of the Seta River, Shibata Katsuie led his troops and began to land, followed by the other forces of the Oda family

Originally, everyone thought that they would be besieged by the Miyoshi army, but what they didn't expect was that such a situation did not appear, let alone saw the Miyoshi family, and the rest of the banners were just the painless attacks of thousands of peasant soldiers

Miyoshi and the three men had already received the order to retreat, so as soon as they landed on the shore, they immediately led the defeated army all the way to the west

The three of them knew that they would not be able to hold out for long after being cut off with peasant soldiers in front of the Oda army, and if they walked slowly, they might not be able to tell that the army they led would be besieged by the Oda army, resulting in the annihilation of the entire army

A large number of losses among the peasants and soldiers will at most affect the harvest of the territory, but if the more than 3,000 troops led by him are all wiped out, then the Miyoshi family will not be far from extinction

However, although they called it retreat, it was no different from a rout, except that the more than 3,000 troops could still follow behind the three people, and there was no formation at all

Moreover, their morale had already fallen to zero, and if an Oda army suddenly came out at this time, it would definitely break up this rout

And the three of Miyoshi are also veterans of the unified army for many years, the reason why they don't restrain the military situation, just bow their heads and flee forward, one is that there is no need for this, these ashigaru under their command are all from Settsu, Hanoi and other countries, if they don't follow themselves, then it will be difficult to return, if they run around by themselves, they will basically not go back alive, this is not only the three of Miyoshi, even these ashigaru are also very clear, so since it is an escape, then the most important thing is that there is no need to restrain the military momentum

Another point is that the former army of the Oda army has just come ashore, and the rest of the army is still soaking in the water, this mountain castle is a country, but it is the territory of the Miyoshi family, how can there be enemies here

Therefore, although the morale of the commander is low and the formation is scattered, the three of them are not worried at all, anyway, the island city is very close to them, with the current speed, it will not take half an hour to arrive, and it is not too late to regroup the army after entering the island city

Although they were right to think like this, they didn't expect that the Takayama clan that they thought was still besieged in Takasaki Castle was in the woods not far from them at this moment

Originally, the clan was planning to lead the army to attack the thousands of peasant soldiers after the break, although if this was done, there would not be too many merits, but it was safe, and it could help the Oda army to land quickly, and when the time came, as long as he saw Oda Nobunaga and asked him to send a force to rescue the castle of Hatarishima, Nobunaga should not refuse

However, as soon as he arrived here with his army, he saw that thousands of Sanhao family flags were fleeing, how could he miss such a great opportunity

Although the army at his disposal now is only three hundred, and wanting to fight head-on with the enemy's thousands of banners is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, but the clan has never had such a plan, he just wants to raid the army in front of him, as long as he can kill them, then it will be considered a complete task...,

Therefore, he did not plan to join up with the Oda army for help now, but only sent a retainer to it

Thinking of this, I only heard the clan sect speak: Where is the light sea light

The subordinates asked the lord to give instructions, and Qinghai Guangxian really didn't expect that the lord would call his name on this battlefield

I now order to immediately go to the shore of the Seda River and ask the lord for help, and ask the lord to send reinforcements to rescue Kinishima Castle as soon as possible

The clan was not sure whether the Miyoshi family would attack the city of Kijima, and perhaps they would retreat directly to Hanoi, but they had to be prepared

It was the lord's subordinates, so he went to do it, and after speaking, Qinghai Guangxian also knew that the matter was urgent, and he couldn't delay it for a moment, so after answering, he rode his horse in the direction of the river bank

And just after he left, half of the thousands of troops led by the three of Miyoshi had escaped from front of him, and the clan did not hesitate when he saw this, and immediately ordered: Watanabe Tsuna, Hori Hidemasa, you two immediately led a hundred cavalry to attack the enemy, don't care how many enemies Zhan kills, as long as you kill the enemy, you must not fight hard with the enemy, do you understand

It is a subordinate (under his command) who will live up to the trust of the lord (adult), and the two of them finished speaking in unison, only to see Watanabe Moritsuna and Hori Hidemasa turn over on their horses, and with a spear in their hands, they commanded a hundred cavalry to rush towards the Miyoshi Army outside the woods (to be continued, if you like this work, you are welcome to vote for (.), vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation)