Chapter 22: Defending Nosaka Castle
When Akechi Mitsuhide came, because this was the rear city of his side, he just paid attention to it, because of the terrain, it was a fortified city, and the others really didn't care, after all, it was still in a relatively safe position in the rear.
It was precisely because of the relatively low position on the entire battlefield that Akechi Mitsuhide even sighed that it would be better if the castle of Nosaka Castle was at the junction of the territories of the Oda family and the Kuroda family, and if so, it would be able to play its role as a fortified city. Whether it's the Kuroda family fighting or guarding the border, it's a good choice. Akechi Mitsuhide and Hosokawa Fujitaka talked about it, and they both felt that Nosaka Castle was really a pity.
Now Akechi Mitsuhide has finally thought right, Nosaka Castle has become a castle at the junction of the Oda family and the Kuroda family, but the thing that makes him want to slap himself is that Nosaka Castle now belongs to the Kuroda family, not in his own control, and what is even worse is that the defenders in Nosaka Castle seem to be not a lot at all, and now it has become an obstacle in front of him.
If he knew that it would become like this, Akechi Mitsuhide might even put Hosokawa Fujitaka in Nosaka Castle at the beginning to deal with a possible sneak attack by the Kuroda family. The problem is that there are not so many ifs in the world, what happens is what happens, and no one can change it. Otherwise, I will go back to buy stocks in 1991, and then invest in real estate and maintain the big stars, hehe!
Nosaka Castle has been mentioned many times, the terrain is very dangerous, there are continuous mountains on both sides of this place, if you want to pass through here, you have to take this one, it has been run by Naito Ruan, a very strong castle, if you want to choose a detour, there are really not many options nearby.
Nosaka Castle may really be a joke for the Oda family. Previously, because of Matsunaga Hide, Naito Ruan came to Wakasa Country and captured Nosaka Castle, and since then the invasion and infiltration of Wakasa Country has begun, and with Naito Ruan's efforts, the progress is very rapid.
And Naito Ruan is actually not as kind and reliable as Matsunaga thinks. At least in his heart, he still remembered that his uncle Matsunaga Hide, who did not help his father when his family was in the most difficult time, so in the end his father died at the hands of the Kuroda family. Although Matsunaga Shu will not carry this pot, Naito Ruan is counted on his uncle's head.
Therefore, Naito Ruan was not a loyal subordinate of Matsunaga Hide from the beginning, and he wanted to attack Wakasa Province in order to get rid of Matsunaga Hide's restrictions on him, to be able to develop independently, and to have his own territory and team.
Naito Ruan has been in Wakasa Country for many years, he has taken the original Nosaka Castle as his base, with the elite of the 300 Naito family under his command, and the elite Miyoshi family soldiers of hundreds of people assigned to him by Matsunaga Xiu as the team, and has developed a team of more than 1,500 people, plus a territory of tens of thousands of stones, Naito Ruan is definitely one of the most important forces in the area.
However, because Oda Nobunaga was jealous of Matsunaga Hide, Naito Ruan had such a force and was calculated by the Demon King and became a subordinate of Matsunaga Hide. And Naito Ruan himself is not subordinate to Matsunaga Hide, but Matsunaga Hide himself knows nothing about Oda Nobunaga's hatred, and he doesn't know what his eldest nephew stands for him, all of which becomes very ironic.
But no matter what, the current situation is very clear, Akechi Mitsuhide knows that his situation is very embarrassing, if he can't quickly lead this team of the Oda family through Nosaka Castle in front of him, and return to the territory of the Oda family, as long as the Kuroda family brigade behind rushes over, the final outcome must be the defeat of the army he presides.
Even though Akechi Mitsuhide has an absolute advantage in numbers, if he has to face the front and rear of the Kuroda family from Nosaka Castle and Muri Takayu's forces, and has to face the desperate situation of the soldiers being cut off in the back, the possible strange actions and low morale are displayed.
You must know that as long as people are afraid, if they really face the above situation, it is only a good situation to have a rout, which is very clear to Akechi Mitsuhide and Hosokawa Fujitaka, so the final outcome is very obvious.
Akechi Mitsuhide and Hosokawa Fujitaka took refuge under Oda Nobunaga this time, to put it bluntly, not to be able to make a name for themselves and make themselves famous in history. In the eyes of the two of them, our lovely swordsman Ashikaga Yoshiki is already at the end of his rope, if he follows him again, there will be no good results at all, just at this time with Oda Nobunaga's solicitation, the two of them are impatient to change the court.
Akechi Mitsuhide believes that he has this ability, and he also has such confidence, but he doesn't know that if he votes under the Kuroda family, it is likely that Kuroda Vocational High School will be even happier, after all, Akechi Mitsuhide still has the ability, and it is a historical famous general with high attributes in the game!
Akechi Mitsuhide and Hosokawa Fujitaka did not hesitate at all, and immediately ordered 7,000 soldiers to launch an attack on Nosaka Castle.
The soldiers of the Oda family knew that if they couldn't pass Nosaka Castle this time, they would probably never return to the territory of the Oda family in their lifetime, whether they died in Wakasa Province or became a slave of the Kuroda family, it was not something they wanted to see.
So the soldiers of the Oda family all fought desperately and attacked Nosaka Castle, and they all gritted their teeth, hoping that they could use their teeth to bite off a piece of the enemy's flesh. It seems that this way they can pass through this place and return to the country of Yamashiro.
In fact, Takeda Motomitsu now has a full 800 soldiers under his command, and these people are all local wealthy families in Wakasa Province, and the power of the countrymen is put together.
Although these horses are not as elite as the soldiers of the Kuroda family, even compared to the soldiers of the Oda family who have been separated from the peasants and soldiers, they have many shortcomings, but now as a side of the cage city, they already have the advantage of the city, so they do not suffer in terms of personal combat effectiveness.
And Takeda Motomitsu drew nearly a hundred people from among these people to form a Maruki bow detachment. As long as it is a wealthy family and a countryman who owns the city, who does not have a few subordinates in the family who can shoot bows and arrows, and it is these people who have become the best long-range attack method in Nosaka Castle at present.