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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 474: Jianyue Raid

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    The samurai of the Asai Army also went to bed early after a busy night. There were still many injured samurai in the mountain camp who needed an early rest. Because of the lack of necessary medical conditions on the mountain, the medical officers in the camp could only do it for them.  After a simple bandage and disinfection, and an early rest on the mountain, the task of monitoring the movements of Oiwa Mountain was handed over to the Isono Emasa Division at the foot of Mount Aitake.  Logically speaking, there should be no problem with this. The less than 7,000 troops on the mountain plus the 5,000 troops at the foot of the mountain are enough to resist the Kira army's surprise attack. Separation between the mountain and the bottom is an effective way to deal with the surprise attack. If Kira  It didn't matter if he didn't come home, as long as he dared to rush over, whether it was to raid the Isono Danmasa headquarters blocking the road up the mountain, or to go around the mountain and raid the protection of Asai Nagamasa, he would have to face a counter-raid attack from the other direction.  Not to mention that the location of Isono Yuanmao's camp is very clever. Hidden sentries are set up on several nearby dense forest slopes to cover a large area in the eastern part of Mount Aitake within the scope of the police. As long as there is any disturbance nearby, it will be immediately reported to Isono Yuanmao.  To Chang's ears, the noise of the large-scale mobilization of tens of thousands of troops at night was very loud. No matter how careful you were, you could not completely cover up all the sounds. As long as there was any noise, it could not escape the ears and eyes of Isono Yuan Chang.  "But Asai Nagamasa still missed a move, and the defense system of Jiyueshan is not perfect.  It dawns relatively early in the midsummer season, and the sky is already slightly brighter at the fourth watch. This is the last ray of darkness before dawn. The silent night will come to an end in just half an hour. The Asai Army is keeping watch.  The soldiers suffered from cold and hunger for most of the night and were drowsy. All they could think about was a warm bed and a bowl of fragrant hot soup. This was the most relaxing moment for them.  This is the hottest summer of the year.  After walking for a while wearing armor, I was covered in sweat.  Therefore, the armor worn by both samurai and ashigaru is very thin.  But such thin clothes are very comfortable at the bottom of the mountain, but once they go up the mountain, they become troublesome. Such thin clothes can't block the cold mountain wind at all.  Because Mount Biwa is located between Bipa Lake and Yuwu Lake, the water vapor evaporated by the lake water that has been burned by the sun all day condenses into dew and falls down in the middle of the night. After standing in the camp for a while, your body becomes very wet.  The ashigaru who were keeping watch at night were holding three guns and shivering. They were wet, cold and very uncomfortable. They were eager to squeeze in the direction of the fire.  Occasionally I catch a glimpse of the samurai curled up and taking a nap in front of the fire, full of envy.  The young Ashigaru held the bamboo spear and trembled and said to his companions: "I really want to lie in front of the fire and sleep for a while! Even just for a while! I don't know what's going on. My head is dizzy and I feel very uncomfortable.  "Ah! Oops! I'm sick!" His companion trembled and said, "This is going to be troublesome! If you can't get up for a few days, the warriors will be angry!"  Another young ashigaru said in a hoarse voice: "I have been sick for a long time! Now my whole body is shaking, my head is hot, and my legs are not my own. I think I should take a rest early! Otherwise, I may fall down and be unable to get up!"  "A few more ashigaru gathered around and whispered: "How about we go talk to the samurai-sama? If you really can't hold your body, there will be problems!" "This is a cold syndrome. Just cover it and cook some ginger.  If you drink the soup, you will be well in just a few days." The middle-aged ashigaru, who was wearing thick clothes, did not seem to be cold at all. Seeing that the young ashigaru were all turning blue and trembling, they complained: "I just said let it go.  Why don't you bring some extra clothes, but you say your luggage is full and you don't want to bring them." These young ashigaru muttered something in a low voice and were about to walk over.  He was stopped by a short Ashigaru: "Don't go! It's better to let me, Shinzaburo, go! The samurai master is only angry at me! At least let a few patients in our village rest for a night, and we can carry on like this  There will be problems with the body!" So the little ashigaru rushed to the fire to negotiate with the samurai.  After a while, a fierce quarrel was heard. It seemed that the sleeping samurai was disturbed by the ashigaru's begging. Qingmeng was very unhappy. Several samurai jumped up and kicked the little ashigaru to the ground, while surrounding him.  While beating him, he was still cursing.  When the young Ashigaru saw this posture, they panicked and hurriedly gathered around to try to dissuade them. Several samurai pulled out their swords and threatened to hide away. The middle-aged Ashigaru shouted: "Stop fighting! Stop fighting! Keep fighting."  Something is going to happen! If you continue to fight Shinzaburo! Shinzaburo is dead! Come and see, everyone!" The short Ashigaru named Shinzaburo was spitting out blood. He was breathing heavily and was about to die.  After getting out of bed, he seemed to feel that it was a bit too much, so he left a handful of copper coins and asked two ashigaru to carry him to the camp for treatment. As for other requests from the ashigaru, they were rejected without hesitation. They had to stay up until dawn and there would be no discounts.  .  These miserable ashigaru dare not resist, even ifWhen their companions were beaten to death, they just dared not speak out. If they continued to resist, it would be useless to be killed. The samurai lord who led them in military service was temporarily assigned to the guard on the other side.  If these samurai were not the village lords of Ashigaru, they would definitely not take good care of their bodies.  The angry Ashigaru shrank into a corner with resentment and remained silent. Several people walked back and forth in an effort to keep their bodies warmer. The middle-aged Ashigaru said helplessly: "Shinzaburo is a hard-luck boy. I see  The child's father died when he was a child, and his mother remarried to an old widower from the village, Shengpachi. Shengpachi's family had three sons who were much older than him. Shinsaburo was loved by the three brothers of Shengpachi's family since he was a child  Bullying. But in this case, his life would not be too hard. However, his mother died of a plague a few years after remarrying. From then on, Shinzaburo became the adopted son of the Katsuba family. The old widower's background was not clean.  He has been colluding with the Yabushi bandits on Ibuki Mountain all year round to do some bad things. Shinsaburo's life is even more difficult when there is no one to look after him at home. Do you see that he is so short? That's because he suffered from starvation when he was growing up.  "Hey! How does Uncle Shinnosuke know so well? Isn't it because he likes Shinzaburo's mother?" "It seems like that. I often hear Uncle Shinnosuke scold Katsupachi as a bastard, and what else can he say?"  Women are ruined" Shinnosuke said angrily: "You guys will make fun of me. I won't tell you stories anymore." The Ashigaru people were enjoying themselves.  Suddenly, I felt birds flying in the woods outside the camp.  Shinnosuke raised his head and stared at the flying birds in the sky for a long time. The young ashigaru joked in a low voice: "Uncle Shinnosuke will be speechless after what we said! Look at the birds in the world."  What!" Several Ashuras laughed in low voices, but saw Shinnosuke frowning and saying: "It's strange, how can a bird fly in the middle of the night?" "Who knows!  It¡¯s time to catch insects.¡± Shinnosuke asked, ¡°Have you ever seen a bird that goes out to catch insects in the middle of the night?¡± ¡°It seems that there are no more birds, so what could this be?¡±  Ghost? Or" Several young ashigaru huddled together in fear of the unknown, instinctively gathering together to gain a small sense of security.  "Maybe" Before Shinnosuke could finish his words, he suddenly opened his eyes in disbelief and pointed at the samurai who rushed out of the woods not far away.  He stammered: "It's the enemyattacking!" A large group of dark samurai rushed out of the woods in a steady stream. They carried the very eye-catching Ashikaga two flags and drew their sharp swords and spears to face the frightened gatekeepers.  The Ashigaru was slashed with one sword, and several stunned Ashigaru were separated without even letting out a scream. The black-armored samurai was covered in blood stains by the spurt of blood, but he didn't even frown.  , calmly drew out the sword and rushed towards the dozing gatekeeper warrior in the fire. Several short screams were heard, and a few more souls were killed by the sword.  Behind this group of samurai were the black armored ashigaru who kept coming up. They rushed into the camp immediately behind the attacking samurai, and then hundreds of mounted samurai appeared outside the camp surrounded by a general.  With an order, hundreds of mounted warriors transformed into dozens of squads and rushed into the camp, killing people and setting fire to them.  That general's name was Nakajo Dewa Mori Tokihide.  ¡°No one would have thought that Nakajo Tokihide would have found his way to the side of Mt. Kiyake from nowhere, let alone that he could endure it until midnight and suddenly launch a night attack.  The entry point he chose was another road going up the mountain behind Mount Kiyake. This was the only blind spot in the perfect defensive circle constructed by the Asai Army. This blind spot could only last for one night at most. As soon as day broke, Asai Nagamasa would inevitably reorganize the hastily constructed large area.  Camp, this dead end will also be blocked by then.  The information Yamamoto Tokiyuki received on Oiwa Mountain yesterday afternoon was delivered by him, reminding Yamamoto Tokiyuki that he could use this opportunity to make a bold time difference. Yamamoto Tokiyuki quickly agreed to his proposal and made a series of cooperation. One afternoon plus  For half the night, he successfully attracted all the attention of the Asai army, and then struck a fatal blow when they were exhausted.  It must be said that his attack was indeed a fatal blow. The sudden attack of the divine soldiers made the Asai family dizzy. After a whole day of toil, the samurai who were tired and hungry and kept watch all had their brains sluggish and dull.  Kira Jun, who was staring blankly at him, didn't know what to do.  Asai Nagamasa had a very good sleep quality. He slept soundly and deeply and did not hear any movement in the camp. It was not until several people hurriedly woke him up and wiped him with cold towels several times that he finally calmed down.  After waking up to consciousness and hearing the screams of ghosts and wolves howling in the camp, Asai Nagamasa immediately realized something was wrong.  "Oops! It must be Yamamoto Tokiyuki."??Aftermath raid on the camp!  How could Isono Tanba Mamoru be on guard? He couldn't even detect the sneak attack from the direction of Oiwa Mountain" Asai Nagamasa's brain was a little confused. He paced back and forth, turned around and frowned and said, "That shouldn't be the case!  This is not the first time Isono Tanba Mamoru has commanded troops, and he should not have made such a low-level mistake. Even if there is a real problem, Choino Wakasa Mamoru, Hyakuuchi Zosuke, and Endo Kiemon are still there, and they will definitely try to stop this.  kind of wrong.  " Asai Nagamasa's cronies approached Wakisaka Hidekatsu and ran in from outside the tent, saying in a panic: "My lord, it's not good!  There was also fighting in the camp at the foot of the mountain!  " Another person who was approaching, Saka Yasuaki, also came over and said: "Lord!  There is so much chaos in the camp, what should we do?  " Seeing the poor performance of several close retainers, Asai Nagamasa felt increasingly unhappy. He secretly cursed that these guys could only do trivial things for fun, but once they went to the battlefield, they would behave in such ugly ways that it would embarrass him, the governor of the household.  , couldn't help frowning and scolding: "What a panic!  I'm trying to think of a solution put my clothes on first!  No matter whether you are fighting or retreating, what can you do without wearing armor?  " Several cronies hurriedly put on clothes and armor for him. Before the clothes and armor were handed down, they saw Akao Kiyosuna suddenly come out of the corner. He was dressed in embarrassment and looked like he had just experienced a battle. He breathed heavily and said  : "Lord!  The Kira army in the camp attacked fiercely.  I can't resist it any longer!  Lord, please prepare to retreat quickly!  " Asai Nagamasa said in surprise: " Is the situation so serious?  Didn¡¯t it mean that the number of the raiding army was not large?  " "It is true that there are not many, at most three thousand people, but the leader is Nakajo Dewa Morihide, and he also has a very powerful tachi samurai under him. We can't stop these three samurai!  Akao Kiyozuna sighed and said, "While the fight is brewing at the bottom of the mountain, we'd better retreat down the mountain as soon as possible!"  "    "no!  Never withdraw!  This family's withdrawal will either cause Isono Tanba Mamoru to die in battle, or the family himself will die on Mt.  The Asai family cannot withstand such a heavy blow and must find a way to hold on!  "Asai Nagamasa still stubbornly insisted. This made the samurai of the Asai family feel helpless. But the current situation has far exceeded his imagination. When Asai Nagamasa just walked out of the big tent, he saw Nakajo Tokihide with  Hundreds of samurai rushed in his direction. Immediately, hundreds of samurai from the Asai family spontaneously formed a group and tightly protected Asai Nagamasa within the circle. Tokihide Nakajo was blocked several times in his attacks.  , the samurai who were not afraid of death and the huddled square formation made him feel helpless. Shioka Kazuha and Hayashizaki Jinsuke, who were wearing large armor, were guarding Nakajo Tokihide on the left and right, and behind them were others.  There are dozens of samurai who are good at using tachi. Even if the assault formation they created cannot kill the Asai army's square formation, they will not worry about being surrounded by counterattacks. The powerful force can only explode with amazing combat effectiveness after it reaches a scale.  This is a way to tell everyone that the original intention of practicing swordsmanship is to kill enemies better on the battlefield. In this era, there are only killing swords and no living swords. At this time, the sky has brightened slightly, and the white fish belly in the east heralds a new era.  The day is coming, and the tenacity of the Asai army is completely beyond Nakajo Tokihide's expectation. Three thousand surprise troops failed to defeat the Asai army after half an hour of fierce attack. The tenacity of the people of Kitanomi country surprised many samurai of the Kira family.  Tokihide's operation this time actually took great risks, because Ika County is very close to Tsuruga County of Echizen Kingdom. To infiltrate Omi Kingdom, Nakajo Tokihide's troops had to make a long detour, and they had to climb over the mountains in the process.  You have to cross mountains and ridges to avoid the sphere of influence of Echizen Province before you can reach Omi Province. Therefore, this fierce and powerful army has no logistical support at all. When soldiers eat food and fight, they must pay their troops first, otherwise the samurai are unwilling to touch the ashigaru.  He also had no energy, but Nakajo Tokihide just led his troops to fight across the mountains under such difficult circumstances. All he relied on was the few days of dry food the soldiers brought with them, and he still eats only half of it.  There isn't much left, and if you eat up all the food you brought, you will have to follow the example of the defeated army and rely on the farmers' food to eat. The so-called one-stop effort then fails three times and is exhausted. Nakajo Tokihide's surprise attack was originally a dangerous move for the army.  The 3,000-strong army had no confidence in their hearts and no rice in their stomachs. Their morale would inevitably be dampened if they could not win. The resolute resistance of the Asai Army caused them to lose the chance to completely seize the camp. They did not know where their next meal would be.  In this situation, even Nakajo Tokihide is helpless. He is lucky enough to be able to come up with such a bold surprise tactic and successfully execute it. I hope he will have another lucky break.  The collapse of Asai's army was too embarrassing. Seeing that there was no more chance when the sky brightened, Nakajo Tokihide retreated along the original route. Asai Nagamasa was also forced to do nothing, and his food was burned down.  What's the point of setting up camp? We can't let thousands of troops stand on the mountain as savages eating wild fruits to satisfy their hunger, and he also sees that thisZhiji Liang's army was preparing to retreat along the same route, but he himself was unable to pursue the surprise army, so he ordered the troops to defend their respective locations and not move rashly, and made a move to leave if they wanted to.  He had no choice but to make this choice. Asai's army really had no way to continue the pursuit. Most of the food and grass in the camp had been burned. There were countless casualties among the soldiers and many camps were burned. The damage caused was incalculable and it made the people of the country worried.  There was absolutely no intention of forcing this night raiding force to stay. Since they wanted to but couldn't, it was better to pretend to be generous and let them go.  Tokihide Nakajo went down the mountain road on the west side and retreated towards Lake Yuwu. Before retreating, Hayashi also sent out a signal to retreat. Dozens of firecrackers named Zuoyoshihide were fired. Yamamoto Tokiyuki knew about the surprise attack after receiving the signal.  After failing to seize the camp and retreating, he immediately ordered the entire army to retreat and give up the strong attack on Yamashita Asai's army.  This battle was later named the Battle of Jiyue. Both sides invested a total of more than 30,000 troops, including 12,000 people from the Asai side. A total of more than 2,800 people were killed and more than 4,000 people were injured. Most of the food and grass supplies were burned and the losses were negligible.  It was said that it was a serious loss. What was missing was not only the food and baggage, but also part of the wealth and hard work accumulated by the Asai family. This can be said to be a serious loss of vitality.  On the Kira Army side, the total strength of the two armies was more than 19,000, and more than 900 people were killed in the battle and more than 1,700 were injured. It was a rare loss of troops, but they were unable to gain benefits from this night attack in terms of food, baggage, baggage, and prisoners.  , they are fighting a war purely to serve political interests.  The Asai Army was half-depleted. Not only did they lose a lot of troops and a lot of food, grass and baggage, but they also regained the prestige gained in the Battle of Noragada. However, they were the only ones who could persist in the night attack battle of the Kira Army.  The young and tough Asai Nagamasa, a samurai, is still firmly remembered by many daimyo in Kinai.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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