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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 581 Battle of Lake Biwa

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    Several members of the Kyuuki family laughed loudly: "It seems that the so-called river navy army is not even as good as paper! They are all guys who don't have a ball. Ashikaga Yoshitoki doesn't have a ball either. Let's play Miyoshi."  We have spent so much effort, but our lord ordered Kinai to surrender, and Miyoshi Yoshitsugi fled in a hurry. This is the difference in realm!" The samurai of the Oda family all held their swords and laughed, but many Kinai on the ship were shocked.  The soldiers were very embarrassed. The Sakamoto navy was a piece of shit, the Awaji navy was a pustule, and the Kinai navy were worse than a pit. They turned around and proved that the Kinai navy were all cowards without balls.  It further proves that the Oda family is invincible due to their wisdom and martial arts. It¡¯s strange to be happy to hear this bastard¡¯s logic.  Jiuki Jialong was very smart. He understood the situation on the boat with just a few sideways glances. He suddenly said with a sudden thought: "Don't be angry, gentlemen. Our Shima Navy is used to being wild at sea. When we first arrived on the inland river, we still didn't set up our formations for marching."  I'm not used to this calm little river, so I can't help but use some vulgar words that are usually used on the sea. If the wrong words have hurt your face, I, Jialong, would like to apologize to you. I won't do it next time, and I won't do it again. Hahaha  " "That's right! I'm just a little impatient. Don't mind your nonsense! Hehe" The samurai of the Jiugui family are all pirates who rob families and are best at talking nonsense with a smile and attacking people ruthlessly.  , not to mention shamelessly apologizing, even being caught by the enemy and kneeling down to call daddy. The last thing these warriors who don¡¯t know what morals care about is face. If face can be exchanged for wine, then their face  It had already turned into two ounces of wine and fell into my stomach.  There was Jiaki Jiarong who personally changed the direction of the topic.  There are also pirates who have been stealing money and killing people at sea all year round and are good at all kinds of vulgar jokes. The atmosphere is lively.  It didn't take long to coax this group of relatively honest bowmen and sailors into spinning around.  The relationship between each of them is so good that they can swear to the heaven and the earth to become sworn brothers. At first glance, they look like they are colleagues who have just met each other. They are like good brothers in a pair of pants. The relationship is so passionate.  Unimaginable.  Kuki Yoshiro shook his head and laughed secretly: "The navy in the inner river is really a bunch of incompetent guys. They can be fooled by just a few words. If they were left in the open sea, they would have died long ago." At this moment, the Oda navy gradually slowed down.  The speed of travel.  Under the command of Kuki Yoshitaka, the six hundred boats were divided into three lines. The left and right wings used two hundred pure boats to outflank and bypass the Sakamoto Navy's main formation, and then circled to Sakamoto Port and turned back to attack the Sakamoto Navy's rear.  The main force used more than two hundred main boats to charge directly at the Sakamoto navy.  The layout cannot be said to be very elaborate, but there is always caution. The two hundred boats are always maintained in the formation to guard against the Sakamoto navy suddenly playing an unexpected trick. The boats on both sides are all servants from the inland river.  , even if the entire army was wiped out, it would not affect Jiuki Jiarong in the slightest. However, he was still careless and even forgot to set up a small early warning in the nearby waters.  This is a fatal oversight.  As a result, Jiuki Jialong did not expect that the direction of Kentian Port had never attracted much attention.  At this time, more than two hundred boats suddenly appeared, turning into an arrow and speeding towards the Sakamoto Port. Their target was the careless Oda Navy Main Formation, and all of them were in the front row.  They are all small morning boats, riding the north wind blowing from Lake Biwa.  The main formation of the Oda Navy reacted immediately and sent out a small army to try to block the raid with iron cannons and bows and arrows. However, they soon discovered that these small boats were clearly carrying heavy loads, but they ignored the oncoming iron cannons and bows and arrows.  , as if they were not afraid, the horsemen crashed into the main formation of the Oda navy, and then the sailors who drove the boat ignored the sailors who jumped on board, jumped into the water and abandoned the ship without saying a word, and fled. Such a strange behavior immediately caused the Kuuki to  Jialong's attention.  Jiugui Jialong said strangely: "It is carrying heavy objects but no soldiers, running into a fleet but running away immediately No! This has been specially reinforced this morning, why is there a cabin shed? There must be something wrong with it!" His reaction was still slow!  At that point, the Oda Navy samurai jumped onto the boat and got into Kozaya's cabin. Within a moment, he let out a cry of surprise. Before he could react, he saw Kozaya rushing towards him and crashing into the formation.  In the early morning, I threw round clay pots with sparks.  The next moment, fire splashed, lightning flashed, and thunder exploded. The violent vibrations set off high waves. Even Jiuki Jialong, who was sitting on the stable Anzhai boat, was shaken to and fro. Before he could open his mouth, another rumbling explosion sounded in his ears.  He really couldn't stand now. The huge Anzhai boat seemed to be struggling in the rough waves, shaking violently and irregularly from side to side.  Even the most agile sailor will inevitably lose his balance, not to mention Kuuki Yoshitaka standing on the top of the ship without any shelter or handrails. Some of the leaders who accompanied Kuuki Yoshitaka on the top of the Anzhai ship were in bad luck.  Falling into the cold lake water in a wave of shock, and thenThe second wave and the third wave of shocks threw many people away. Compared with these guys who didn't know whether they were alive or dead, Jiuki Jialong was still very lucky.  Wan Xing was in misfortune. He just fell down and knocked out a big bump on his head. He wanted to curse a few words, but there was another huge earthquake. The location of this earthquake seemed to be near Anzhai Ship. Jiugui Jialong was very smart.  He lay motionless on the deck until the violent shaking gradually subsided, then he raised his head and looked around: "Is anyone alive? What happened?" "Explosion It's on fire! Many ships are on fire Ships  The team has escaped! The left and right wings are being defeated Sakamoto's navy is outflanking and chasing!" The intermittent shouting in the cabin was almost faintly visible under the cover of the explosion and the roar of iron cannons. Kuki Yoshiro was now panicked and rolled around.  He climbed up and stood up and looked around. There were burning points and a blood-stained blade standing in front of him. The nearest one was next to Anzhai's boat. It was extremely scary.  "Asshole! We were fooled! The cunning Sakamoto navy did not show its true skills. These cunning river navy soldiers must have colluded to deceive me! Yes! That must be the case! I want to go back and tell the lord! Let him be careful about this  Cunning river navy army!" Jiugui Jialong cursed fiercely and dismissed all his responsibilities, waiting for the sound of intensive iron cannons to reach his ears.  Only then did he wake up from the blow of failure.  He hurriedly ordered the entire army to turn around and temporarily withdraw into the Uji River to retreat.  Ships loaded with rosin, kerosene, saltpeter, sulfur and large amounts of charcoal were detonated.  The flames soaring into the sky were accompanied by bursts of spring thunder-like roars, completely suppressing the unprepared Oda navy. The fleet that was still outflanking on both sides stared dumbfounded at the explosions and flames that continued to come from the main formation behind them.  The bright fire can be seen clearly even from several kilometers away.  Everyone's heart came up with a thought. The Oda Water Army was defeated, and it was a downright defeat. It was far more than the pain of the pain of Jiu Gui Jialong. It was still a problem to fall up.  No one cares about this issue now. Everyone has the idea of ????leaving behind a useful person and running away, so that he can work for Oda Dansei in the future.  Jiugui Jialong huddled in the cabin and did not dare to come out. He still didn¡¯t know how many boats he had lost. He just took a quick glance and estimated that the loss was no less than 30%. With the fierce exchange of fire, shouts of death and cries coming from outside the boat, he could be sure of his escape.  The process is difficult and dangerous. Facing Sakamoto's naval forces attacking from all sides, the stagnant boat will continue to face attacks during the entire process of turning around and then slowly accelerating.  The largest Anzha ship became a target. The iron artillery team of the Sakamoto navy stood on the side of the ship and aimed and fired at will.  The intensive firepower focused on the attack, and Jiuki Jialong was almost afraid to show his head.  The Sakamoto Navy also knew that the Anzha ship was a command ship, so they sent the Kohaya Clipper several times to try to rush around the Anzha ship to attack. Killing or capturing Kuuki Yoshitaka would be equivalent to breaking an arm of the Oda family. Kuuki Yoshitaka was like this  Of course, pirates who have been around for many years also understand this truth. As soon as they wave their flags, they will be protected by Xiaozao in all directions, and they are determined to escape even if they are killed.  Kuki Yoshitaka's response was right. After experiencing the shock of the fireship explosion, the fleet's formation was shattered into pieces. The desperate sailors fell into the water, the number of burned and drowned was unknown, and the samurai with helmets and armor were thrown into the water.  As long as you fall into the lake, you will not die. No matter how good the water quality is, you will not be saved. If you don't escape at this time, there is only one word "death".  The snake had no head. The commanding general huddled in the cabin and desperately issued a retreat order. You can imagine how morale the army was shattered. All the river troops on both wings were gone. Those with conscience could still think of sending a flag.  , most of the sailors didn't care about the situation of their own formation and ran away without saying a word.  The victory was decided, and the Sakamoto Navy began to secretly encircle and reap the remaining losses. The pocket formations surrounded from all sides became tighter and tighter, trying to turn over and fight a battle of annihilation. However, the main force of the Sakamoto Navy was not enough. The Sakamoto Navy had three hundred ships.  It is still too difficult for a ship to annihilate an Oda navy consisting of two hundred boats. Kuki Yoshitaka is not the bow of an ordinary ship. His family has been engaged in the business of licking blood at sea for generations, and his ability to chase and escape upon hearing the news is far away.  Outperforming peers.  The 300 ships of the Sakamoto Navy were scattered over a large area, and there were inevitably gaps in the middle. Faced with half of the damaged Oda Navy, they could only choose to focus on attacks. After staring at the Anzai ship for a long time, they realized that the Oda Navy had no control over the command.  No effort was spared in protecting the ship. Dozens of Kozaya bravely attacked Sakamoto's navy, trying to create a gap for the command ship at all costs.  Yodogawa Mitsunaga made a brief calculation and ordered to change direction, and decided on the strategy of encircling three columns and chasing the smaller one. He followed the Oda Navy's defeated troops in pursuit and followed the Oda Navy's defeated troops to cover up the Uji River outside Otsu Port. Along the way  The merchant ships passing by were dumbfounded as they watched the Oda Navy fleet fleeing in black smoke.  Sakamoto¡¯s naval forces pursued them fiercely. A dozen lightly armed Kanfune ships took advantage of their speed and kept biting them.??The left and right sides of the Anzhai ship continued to gather fire, and the Oda navy's guard Sekifune guarded the left and right sides. The deck of the Anzhai ship was riddled with holes, and there were a few that were so light-transmissive that the sun outside could be seen.  Kuki Yoshitaka urged anxiously, and the sailors rowed with all their strength. Unfortunately, the Anzai ship was large in size, moved slowly, and turned around even more slowly. It was always stuck to the light and convenient Kanbune ship and could not escape. According to common sense, the Anzai ship's defense power and  The firepower is far superior to that of Sekifune, but it is currently completely suppressed by the firepower of Sakamoto Navy.  "No, it's still too slow! Even if we chase like this and escape into the Uji River, we may not be able to escape safely" Seeing this posture, he thought about it and decided that it was not possible. He immediately called the surviving navy generals and ordered: "Order all ships to be shut down."  Separate the pursuers of Sakamoto's navy in two rows, and the Anzai ships focus their firepower to fight back. If they continue to pursue, there will be no retreat. We must be determined to fight to the death! " "Yes!"  The navy general gave the order in a hurry, and the Anzha ship's firepower quickly increased.  Movement speed has been significantly reduced.  The samurai who were originally on defense all went down to paddle.  Now he turned back to defend with iron cannons. With fewer oarsmen, the speed naturally slowed down. As the Anzha ship slowed down, the escort fleet also slowed down.  This time, the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer. Yodogawa Mitsunaga, who was following behind, immediately noticed that the situation had changed and shouted loudly: "The Oda army has begun to retreat! Now is our good opportunity to attack immediately to block the Uji River mouth.  We can't let them retreat into the river!" Forty Kozaya boats carrying bows and arrows threw away their arms and accelerated at full speed.  Overtaking the large fleet of the Oda Navy in a matter of seconds, the smart navy commander ordered each ship to give up the pursuit of the remnants of the Oda Navy and concentrate on the main blockade where Kuki Yoshiro was located. No matter how many river navy troops killed, they would eventually be defeated.  Small fish, catch Jiuki Jialong. This big fish can be more than a hundred small fish.  "It's broken! The Sakamoto Navy is going to block the retreat!" Kuki Yoshitaka discovered in panic that he had made the worst mistake he should have made. He obviously wanted to flee to the Uji River but did not take pictures of the receiving fleet. The fleet was originally slow and escaped.  No, now that there are boats blocking the Uji River mouth, it will be even harder to get through. Even if it is only forty boats, it will only delay a little time, which is fatal.  The mouth of the Uji River was blocked, and the Oda navy lost hope of escape.  Kuuki Yoshitaka's futile effort to send Kobayashi to rush to the river mouth was already too late, and the Sakamoto navy followed closely with continuous support.  Cutting off the last hope of the Oda navy to storm the defense line, the dozens of large and small ships lying across the mouth of the Uji River were like a city wall that could never be crossed, and it was hopelessly high.  Kuki Yoshitaka risked his life and boarded the deck. Looking around, there were only a handful of boats with papaya patterns, and white Ashikaga flags flying in the distance. He stared at these boats and murmured: "One, two, three  Seventy-five, seventy-six, seventy-seven, do I only have seventy-seven ships left? And more than half of them are injured The Sakamoto Navy still has at least two hundred ships that can fight again, and their firepower is better than ours.  They are fierce, they have more troops than us, and the way to retreat is blocked, so we can only give it a try!" "Now Oda Nobunaga is the overlord of Kinai, and his impressive record of never losing a battle has given him a lot of glory!  With an aura of invincibility, this is the second powerful samurai who is invincible in the Kinai since Ashikaga Yoshitoki. What is even more bizarre is that Oda Nobunaga's rise to power is almost dreamlike, from the lord of Owari Hankoku to the Nobishi Three Kingdoms  It only took more than ten years for the Daimyo to enter the capital and sweep across Kinai in only three or two months, which was faster than Ashikaga Yoshitoki's sweep of Kanto.  The two samurai with outstanding achievements have their own merits. At first glance, they seem to be equally matched, but the public opinion in Kinai does not see it that way. When it comes to the achievements of the two men in Kinai, it is obvious that Oda Nobunaga is more convincing.  Ashikaga Yoshitoki fought against the Miyoshi family for only three years before retreating to Echigo. Oda Nobunaga defeated the Miyoshi family in just three months and fled back to Shikoku in embarrassment. The Kinai people surrendered in dismay. This power is definitely far greater than that of the past.  This is also the reason why some samurai of the Oda family looked down on Ashikaga Yoshitoki.  No matter how powerful Oda Nobunaga is, at least the Oda navy cannot compare with the Sakamoto navy, which has been developed for 20 years. This time, the Honjin fleet sent to Lake Biwa has more than 200 large and small ships and 400 servants.  The size of the remaining boats is comparable to the total size of the Kanto Navy, not to mention the presence of naval forces remaining in Kii, Ise and other places.  But being so strong, he was beaten in a water battle and was unable to fight back. Jiuki Jialong, who had always been shrewd and decisive and never made mistakes, made a fatal mistake. More than half of the two hundred boats were destroyed by fire and explosions, and he was chased by this man again.  More than 20 ships were destroyed in the attack, and less than 80 ships survived, and more than half of them were injured. How could they win with such a small force?  Kuki Yoshitaka knew that he had no hope, and Yodogawa Mitsunaga also understood that the Oda navy had no reasoning, so he ordered: "Speed ??up the whole army, surpass the Oda navy with all your strength, and annihilate them here And! No matter life or death!"" In the last round of attack, the remnants of the Oda Navy were surrounded and in a desperate situation. The Sakamoto Navy still cautiously opened the way with iron cannons and baked jade, forcibly blasting a passage to the command ship. Under the huge force  In the face of superiority and strong firepower, all resistance based on wooden decks was in vain. Boats of the Oda Navy were constantly set on fire or sunk by baked jade. The sailors of the Oda Navy hurriedly jumped into Lake Biwa in hope of a small chance of survival.  Usually they would be targeted immediately and killed with bows or iron cannons, and the battle would become a one-sided massacre. Sailors who were eager to do meritorious work and boasted of being powerful on the water all asked for battle.  The most desired thing is war merit. If you are beheaded, you can get rewards. If you have war merits, you can get knowledge and practice. Interaction with the land and knowledge means becoming a samurai. He is no longer an ordinary fisherman making a living on the water in the countryside. Under the stimulation of war achievements,  The sailors were all lively and energetic, with shining eyes. They carried a tachi and sheathed a simple tamaru and rushed out. They either looked for an opportunity to jump onto the deck of the Oda Navy boat, or jumped into the water and swam all the way to the side of the ship.  The beautiful water kung fu warriors went inside to look for the lone samurai to kill. From time to time, they could hear the sound of fighting and wailing in the cabin of the right place. Usually, these people are the least afraid of death. The fierce fighting lasted until the evening.  At the end, the resistance of the Oda army became smaller and smaller. At the beginning of the fierce counterattack, only the sound of scattered iron cannons could be heard faintly. When Yodogawa Mitsunaga boarded the nearly scrapped Anzai ship, the last sound hung on the horizon.  As dusk sank into the earth, the body of Kuki Yoshitaka was found in the cabin, with a few farewell words written on a piece of white paper. The general of the Oda Navy had long since passed away. Kuki Yoshitaka must die.  And if he doesn't die, he will definitely be captured by the Sakamoto navy. Oda Nobunaga will never spend a lot of money to get a loser. There is no difference between being captured and dead.  It's still different. He carries all the hopes of the Shima navy on his shoulders. If he can escape with half or one-third of the fleet after this tragic defeat, he may still be able to find a reason to ask Oda Nobunaga.  However, if the two hundred ships were completely wiped out and he was captured, how could he explain it? The utilitarian Oda Nobunaga could accept a limited defeat, but he could not accept a complete defeat, let alone the incompetent commander Hidemei Kuki.  However, I was confused for a while. No matter how good I was in the past, it would only take one capsize to turn me into a representative figure of mediocre generals and idiots. How many ministers and good generals were in danger or died accidentally, and they fell on this invisible threshold, knowing full well that they could not advance rashly.  But he advanced rashly in order to attack, knowing that Sakamoto's navy might be deceitful, but still wishfully believing that the enemy was really weakening, knowing that he was about to be defeated, but he was worried and did not abandon the Anzha ship and escape immediately. He was sorry for his own stupidity.  Paying the price for wishful thinking, this is a deserved death. This Lake Biwa water battle was very exciting. It was fought from early morning to evening, all the way from Sakamoto to Otsu. There were countless businessmen, monks, and samurai who stopped to watch along the way. They used their own weapons.  Witness the occurrence of a legendary water battle, and use facts to prove how absurd the so-called theory of Oda Nobunaga's invincibility is. In one battle, all the main forces of the Oda Navy were wiped out, which was like crippling one of the legs of the Oda Army, but Oda Nobunaga was still invincible.  Of?  Obviously not.  When the results of the water war spread throughout the Kinai and even the world, the mythical aura of the Oda family's invincibility continued to fade. Soon someone found out the examples of Oda Nobunaga's repeated defeats by the Saito family in his early years, such as the Battle of Okehazama.  In the past, I had not been able to gain much advantage from the Imagawa family. Facing Takeda Shingen, I could only passively defend the city. Tokugawa Ieyasu of Okazaki Castle was beaten every now and then. Many times he was on the verge of collapse because of the tenacity of the Mikawa samurai.  .  Owari's weak soldiers, weak generals and incompetent people, Owari's big fool who did many deviant and evil things, etc., were all revealed by the ship brothers one by one. In the incident of deposing the emperor, Oda Nobunaga  He acted as a thug, leading a group of Owari samurai who did not belong to the imperial court or the shogunate into the palace, arresting anyone on sight and killing anyone who resisted. He was far more arrogant and domineering than the Shikoku samurai who had done many evil things by plundering Kyoto.  At least the Shikoku samurai only raided the Konoe mansion and did not dare to break into the palace to arrest people, kill people and depose the emperor.  This time, Owari's weak soldiers once again exposed their nature of bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Under the surprise attack of the Sakamoto navy, the entire army was wiped out. Even the navy general, Kuuki Yoshitaka, committed suicide. Oda Nobunaga's reputation was just like last year when everyone united to praise him.  He pushed him down like that with one heart and one mind. This is called the higher the praise, the harder he falls. It is difficult to live up to his reputation.  Oda Nobunaga, who was in charge of the battle at Kannonji Castle, also received this information immediately. At first, he did not believe the information that the entire army had been wiped out. It was not until he confirmed the same result several times that he realized that the situation was far away.?He imagined it was much more serious. Kuuki Yoshitaka, who had always been the most at ease, was defeated and killed by Uji Kawaguchi. This blow was not unbearable.  The powerful navy is one of the major military forces that the Oda family is most proud of. Kuuki Yoshitaka, whom Oda Nobunaga trusts, is not an ordinary person. At least his ability to control water warfare cannot be matched by ordinary mediocre people.  Yes, I can understand the repeated small defeats in these days. Even if I lose a big defeat, as long as I can gain something and learn a lesson, Oda Nobunaga still believes that he will annihilate the Sakamoto Navy because he believes in the generals he uses.  If he is the best, he will definitely succeed. This time he failed.  Oda Nobunaga held a Nanman specialty glass wine glass and a glass of blood-like wine as he coldly glanced at the samurai in the evaluation room and said: "A tragic defeat, more than 6,000 naval casualties, 70% of the best in one day  The most abominable thing is that all the essence of the navy was buried in Lake Biwa. Who can tell me what happened? Why did our family lose so miserably in this small Omi?  Why? Huh?" The ministers were sweating and didn't say a word, but Oda Nobunaga didn't intend to let them go. He directly called Sakuma Nobumori's name. The latter was forced to stand up and said: "We failed because of Kuki.  It was Jialong's mistake, so the Navy was destroyed. It was the general's mistake. We used the wrong general" "It was a good reason to entrust someone to a bad person. The failure was the general's fault. If Jiuki Jialong was at fault, then our family should be responsible for it.  Who should I replace him with?" Han Yusuke continued!"  He bowed his head on the ground and said sorry.  "Hmph! It's not as useful as the dead Kuki Yoshitaka" Oda Nobunaga turned his face in disgust, Sakuma Nobumori turned pale and lowered his head, Shibata Katsuie looked sympathetically at the pained expression on his close friend's face, secretly  Sighing that he was really unlucky to encounter such a difficult question. No matter how he answered it, it was difficult to satisfy Oda Nobunaga. After all, it was a loss rather than a win. He also rewarded the essence of the navy and the disastrous defeat of most of the ships. No matter how he answered it, he couldn't satisfy him.  Wrong.  Hashiba Hideyoshi was also very excited at first, thinking that there was a chance to take the lead. When he saw what happened to Sakuma Nobumori, he quickly lowered his head like a kitten, trying to avoid being stared at by the angry master.  Most of the samurai in the army had similar attitudes and practices. All of this was seen by Akechi Mitsuhide. As Oda Nobunaga's nominal sworn brother relationship and his special origin as a shogunate samurai, he was responsible for the second campaign in Kyoto.  As well as serving as a solid member of the Yamashiro National Police, he looked at the life of the Oda family samurai with cold eyes, bowed his head and made a contemplative expression to avoid this incident. He was not willing to provoke the tyrannosaurus-like Orihime for such a thing.  Tian Nobunaga, irrational anger is just a matter of venting. No matter who chooses to take the lead, there will be no good results.  "My family cannot accept defeat. If we fail in the water battle, we will find it on land. If we can't win today, we will find a way to win tomorrow. We have raised soldiers for many years to kill the enemy and win. If they are useless, why raise them."  Tian Nobunaga raised his head and drank the wine, flicked his sleeves and walked away like a meteor.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster! ps: Bow to thank the book friends Dog in Pants and Hattori Masashige for the reward, thank you! And Wu Mei would like to thank all book friends here for their monthly ticket support, this is  Wu Mei received 300 votes in a month for the first time, thank you very much and wish everyone a happy May Day!
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