readx; Akechi Mitsuhide didn't know the importance of Suzuka Pass, he also went to inspect it before he set out, and instructed Miyake Yahei to defend it, and according to his ideas, the rebuilt Suzuka Pass, plus five hundred elite soldiers, one man should be the pass. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Who would have thought that in less than half a day, Suzuka Pass would be lost. His heart is bleeding.

Miyake Yaheiji, who had fled back, and more than 300 defeated troops who had been gathered one after another, did not retreat immediately, delaying the enemy's attack near the mountain pass. Suzuka Pass has been lost, and Miyake Miyake Heiji is delusional if he wants to delay the enemy's footsteps.

The person sent back by Miyake Yaheiji told Akechi Mitsuhide in 1510 how Suzuka Pass was lost? The enemy's soldiers and horses rose from 3,000 to 6,000, the number of people directly doubled, and the huge catapults also increased tenfold from five to fifty, and the fireball that covered the sky and the sun flooded Suzuka Pass, so that they had to retreat and retain their useful bodies.

According to the courier, Suzuka Pass was lost, and Miyake Yaheiji and the others were only responsible for not discovering the number of enemies hiding before the battle, which led to them being caught off guard without knowing the number of enemy troops.

Mizuo Shigeru gritted his teeth tightly and said, "Lord, are you sending cavalry to block the news of the fall of Suzuka Pass now?" ”

Akechi Mitsuhide only has a pitiful thirty horsemen in his hands, and he regards them as treasures on weekdays, and he will not send them out casually at all, and he nodded fiercely at Mizuo Shigerao's suggestion, and said: "We must block all communications to Okochi Castle and drag it until the destruction of the wooden castle." ”

Seeing Akechi Mitsuhide issue the order, Mizoo Shigeru frowned and said, "The Date family came too quickly. ”

Mizoo Shigeru did not suspect that Miyake Yaheiji had lied. 6,000 people don't mean that they can be assembled together, and even if it is the Date family, it will take a certain amount of time to gather 6,000 troops scattered in various countries. However, less than a day after they set out on the expedition, they came to attack Suzuka Pass, which had to make him suspect that everything was calculated by the Date family.

Akechi Mitsuhide gritted his teeth and couldn't say half a word. The speed of the Date army also frightened him, and what frightened him even more was the siege ability of the Date army, thirty catapults that threw fireballs, I am afraid that none of the castles in the north could resist it.

Akechi Mitsuhide is also a battle-hardened man and knows very well what this means.

Akechi Mitsuhide said in a sullen voice: "Ya Heiji is a smart man, he can't lie and deceive people, the number of enemy troops is at least more than five thousand, and it is not uncommon for the Date army to be equipped with catapults, if this is only the vanguard of the Date family, then the consequences are unimaginable." ”

Mizoo Shigeru nodded, looked up and asked, "What should we do now?" Withdrawal? ”

Akechi Mitsuhide pondered, his cold face was full of worry, for a long time, he raised his head, his eyes were bloodshot, and said: "You can't withdraw the army immediately, the wooden castle must be captured, and the Kitabatake family must be defeated, and then the army will fight to the death with the Date family." ”

Akechi Mitsuhide is right, Mizoo Shigeru Asano understands this truth, if the wooden city is not broken, I'm afraid Nagano Fujitashi will fight back, as long as he defeats Kitabatake, Nagano Fujitashi will have to follow the Akechi Army to resist the Date Army.

Mizuo Shigeru clenched his fists, then let go, and said, "My lord, if, I say, if the Kitabatake Gujiao hears the news of the arrival of the Date army, will he come out of Okochi Castle?" ”

Akechi Mitsuhide shook his head and said, "It's impossible, the Kitabatake Sect is a master who doesn't see rabbits and doesn't scatter eagles, even if he knows the news of the fall of Suzuka Pass, he must confirm it before agreeing on whether to send troops?" This back and forth, plus all our people along the way, the winner will be decided by then. ”

Mizoo Shigeru nodded and said, "If we can trick the Kitabatake Gujiao out of Okochi City, the balance of victory will tilt a little in our favor, otherwise this decisive battle will be difficult to fight?" "They had deeply experienced the strength of the Date Army when they were in Hanoi, and they never thought that they would have to face a choice again after coming to Ise Country for a few days of leisure.

Akechi Mitsuhide's face was a little ugly, and he said hatefully: "Just let Yaheiji stay at the Suzuka Pass, make meritorious contributions, and desperately delay me for three to four days, and tell the investigation of Yuzaemon to monitor the movements of Ganshoji Temple and Owari Province." ”

Mizuo Shigeru was startled, silent, raised his head and said, "Lord, let your subordinates lead your own soldiers into battle." ”

Wooden city.

Mu Zao Gu Zheng looked at the wise army lined up outside the city with a pale face, he held the handle of the gun in his hand tightly, trying to calm this mind, he was not for the upcoming battle, but very, very afraid, and also very, very afraid.

There are many people in the army who say that there are 10,000 people at once, and there is no shore. Although the wise army in front of him is definitely less than 10,000 people, there are about five or six thousand pieces of intelligence gathered from all walks of life, and the army is already as vast as the sea when it gathers in one place. The black pressure stretched from the military formation three miles north of the wooden city to the bottom of the city.

Although he and Kitabatake were brothers, the relationship between the two was not as harmonious as it seemed, and it was his rebellion that led to the total collapse of the Kitabatake religion.

Originally, the wooden furniture masa thought that with the twelve consecutive castle complexes, he could sit back and relax, even if he lost one or two, he could rely on a strong defense line to persuade Akechi Mitsuhide to sell the Kitabatake Furniture Sect, at least he could keep the wooden collars on both sides of the Kumoide River.

But the matter was completely unexpected by the wooden housekeeper, and the wise army broke through twelve castles in a row with lightning speed, and reached the wooden city, which was in a mess, and the wooden city was at a loss. He glanced left and right, and there must have been many defenders under his command who wanted to kidnap him in order to save his life.

"What a sharp tactic!"

Muzaku Zheng gritted his teeth, but after being ruthless, he became flustered again. With the strength of the wooden city, how could he resist the attack of the wise army, and the twelve chain castle groups were broken in one fell swoop, and it had become delusional to hold the wooden city.

Mu Zheng was at a loss for what to do, and muttered, "What should I do? ”

The defenders who remained in the city were fighting in two arms, and the wounded bows and knives were not stable, and it was impossible for them to fight against the wise army like wolves and tigers.

Mu Kangxin, the first important minister in the family, ran over, frightened, with a frightened face, and persuaded hard: "Lord, lord! can't stop it, stay in the green mountains without worrying about no firewood, let's break through first. ”

"Breakout?!"

Mu Gu Zheng stared at Mu Kangxin with bloodshot eyes, and said hatefully: "Break through, is there still a possibility of breaking out?" ”

Mu Yasumin hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "My lord, the minister knows a secret passage, when the prince of the clan was close to the Ashikaga shogun and opposed the Kitabatake clan, who supported the Southern Dynasty, he built a secret passage under the wooden castle, and you also know the later things, after all, it was not used, and it has been repaired intermittently for more than 180 years, but a sudden incident broke out in the second year of astronomy, which led to the death of many people who knew the inside story. The minister also found it in the search documents, and once went to check it, and found that it was still passable. ”

Muzo Gumasa was inherited from the Kitabatake family, and he was still a vested interest in the Astronomical Second Year Incident, so it was naturally impossible to know that there was a secret passage in Muzukushi, and if it weren't for the crisis of the situation and the urgency of the matter, Makiyasu probably wouldn't have said it.

He didn't say much, he pondered for a moment, and said, "Gather the samurai in the city in the name of convening a military council, well, you have to hide some people, and you can't let the wise family find out about the situation of the wooden city, otherwise even if there is a secret passage, I am afraid there will be no way to stay away." ”

Mu Kangxin's intention to report to him was precisely to gather everyone to break through together, otherwise even if he broke through, it would be difficult for him to regain his strength alone.

A military council was held inside the wooden castle.

Outside the city, Akechi Mitsuhide gave an order, and the stalwart Akechi army roared again, and without a moment's rest, they once again charged at the wooden city with their swords and guns, and they rushed towards the wooden city at an unbelievable speed, and rushed to the walls of the wooden city.

The scene in front of him made the wooden army defending the city scattered, and their morale plummeted. The wooden castle is a flat castle, a castle built on the plains of the Kumoide River, and after the destruction of the twelve castle chains, there is no danger to defend.

Gaps soon appeared in the wooden city, and the wise army and the wooden army fought hand-to-hand at the gaps, and the scene was bloody and tragic.

After dark, the battle ended.

The wooden Guzheng led the army to break through the siege and fled, and the defenders of the wooden city were 800 people, except for the elite 300 people who broke through the siege, the rest of the people were all defeated and captured. Before the twelve consecutive castle groups were broken, the wooden tools were like an iron rock, after the break, the wind and the grass and trees were all soldiers, and the wooden city was broken after the loss of the soldiers, such as the dog that lost its home.

As an important stronghold on the southern bank of the Kumoide River, Wooden Castle is one of the most important castles of the Kitabatake family, although it is a flat castle, but its status in the Kitabatake family system is second only to Okochi Castle. However, under the offensive of the wise army, the wooden city was a battle, and the wooden army fled in embarrassment, and the wise army successfully climbed to the top of the city, and occupied the city without hindrance.

After easily capturing the wooden castle, Akechi Mitsuhide led the main force back to Kameyama Castle to beware of the malice from Suzuka Pass, Mizoo Shigerao, who led 3,000 people to continue to march high, and passed through the Kumoide River without hindrance, and the endless Matsuzaka Plain and the core area of the Kitabatake family appeared in front of the Akechi army.

At the same time, Nagano Fujisada, who had made up his mind, sent 2,000 troops to join Mizoo Shigeru and slaughtered into this plain, where the anointed land, which had been quiet for decades, was overwhelmed by green people in a matter of days, and a large amount of unripe rice was harvested.

At the same time, the emergency document was sent across the Kizu River to Okochi Castle, and passed into the hands of Shosan, Gonaka Nayan, and Ise Kuniji Kitabatake Gukyo, who wiped his beloved famous sword and asked himself, "How can this battle be fought?" (To be continued.) )