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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 587 Running on a Rainy Night

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    On the fifth day of May, on the afternoon of the seventh day of the stalemate, Odate Harutada looked at the dark clouds in the sky and said softly: "The finishing work of the evacuation of Qianwu and Biwawu has been completed. The remaining commercial houses only need a handful of  It's enough to burn it down, but it's still unclear whether the heavy rain will bring more changes!" Everyone looked at each other in silence, and Matsui Masayuki said worriedly: "The Oda family has been waiting for the opportunity to rain!  On that day, as long as it rains, the gunpowder will become damp, and the power of the iron cannon will plummet if it is used reluctantly. Even if the rain iron with a gunpowder pot cover is installed, it cannot be avoided. Heavy rainstorms cannot use the iron cannon" "It's exactly the same, this is  In the Battle of Kyokoji Temple, Miyoshi Nagakei's method against Takayaden" Ninagawa said angrily: "It must have been the plan of the Miyoshi family. The Miyoshi family relied on this despicable method to survive until the rainy season.  At that time, a storm destroyed everything! " "Yes! So there should be a storm this evening!" Nakajo Tokihide sighed: "We don't have much time left, I have already sent someone to correct it.  The emperor of the town asked to take refuge in the Enryaku-ji Temple on Mount Hiei. He hoped that the shogunate army would save the emperor from this disaster for the sake of the ancient temple on the holy mountain. Sakamoto Castle is doomed" The elder Ninagawa questioned: "Enryaku-ji Temple on Mount Hiei  Is it safe? Didn¡¯t Hosokawa Masamoto and Ichik¨­s¨­ set fire to the mountain? " "Prince Shufa, the master of Tiantai, is the emperor's concubine." Yanasawa Motomasa hesitated: "There should be no problem!"  Masayuki frowned and said: "With Ashikaga Yoshiaki's crazy temper of killing his brother and mother, deposing the emperor, and his villain Oda Nobunaga and other minions, do you think that the army will let go of Enryaku Temple on Mount Hiei? If it is true  What should we do if we set the mountain on fire?" "Then the only option is to fight to the death!" Nakajo Tokihide shook his head and denied, "We cannot fight to the death. We must protect the safety of the emperor and try to give him a chance to go to Luo. Let's retreat!  Pushing to Tango Maizuru Port, Isshiki Yoshimichi took so many benefits from us, but when things came to a close, he turned to the shogunate. We didn¡¯t have to show him much favor!¡± ¡°There are mountains between Tango and Sakamoto.  How to get there? " "There is only one chance to break through tonight, take advantage of the rainy night to go north!" Nakajo Tokihide drew a half on the Kinki map!  Arc, with a confident smile at the corner of his mouth: "Let the miracle of that year happen again!"  In the evening, dark clouds came and heavy rain came. The unexpected heavy rain made the shogunate army particularly excited. Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who was in Kyoto, hurriedly sent  The messenger came to deliver an order, requiring the armies to launch an attack at dawn.  The implication is to imitate the strategy of Sanhao Changqing, except that the time is relaxed from midnight to dawn, deliberately avoiding the influence of climate in order to let them attack in the rain.  After receiving the news, the generals of all the armies gathered in the big tent to discuss the detailed marching strategy for the next day. The atmosphere in the tent was not very friendly, and the old issue of unity was still there.  If we can't trust each other, how can we help each other? In addition, the various daimyo are very resistant to fighting in the rain. It's not uncommon for them to complain and complain. In the final analysis, they are still not happy to be controlled by Ashikaga Yoshiaki, even the deputy general Ori.  Tian Nobunaga is no exception.  "His Royal Highness is getting smarter and smarter? No! That's just a little trick!" Oda Nobunaga stood in the handsome tent and stared at the silent Sakamoto Castle, murmuring: "What a great city! A magical city, three  A miracle was created every year. How did you manage to maintain a legend for twenty years? " Miyoshi Masayasu said excitedly: "This miracle will be ended soon. How about burning Sakamoto?" Yoshikawa Motoharu pretended?  He said in surprise: "Fire? It turns out it's not raining outside!" Miyoshi Masayasu said angrily: "What do you mean by that?" "You mean it honestly." Yoshikawa Motoharu hugged his arms and sneered and said: "A fire  Without Sakamoto, how will the coalition army pay for it? What will the army eat and drink? Of course If the Miyoshi family is willing to bear the military salary, I, Motoharu, will not object to burning Sakamoto. " "You I have never said such a thing!"  Yoshikawa Motoharu smiled contemptuously: "I didn't tell you that everyone knew it, right? Gentlemen!" The big names from all over the country laughed unscrupulously. They didn't care about the dignity of the Miyoshi family.  It's just a lost dog that exists like yesterday's flowers. At least the Maori family doesn't care about the dignity of the Miyoshi family. Miyoshi Yoshitsugi glared at Miyoshi Masayasu angrily and explained with a smile: "It is indeed inappropriate to burn Sakamoto. Carving up Sakamoto  "We'll discuss this later! It's not too early. We have to march to Sakamoto tomorrow morning. Please go back and prepare for an early rest!" Oda Nobunaga ignored Miyoshi Yoshitsugi's statement.  The warriors present were given an order to expel the guests. The warriors got up and left in a wise manner. As forThe others from Haojia could only follow him away in despair.  It was just after the first watch, and the sky was as dark as ink.  The heavy rain fell more and more rapidly, and the thick rain curtain covered the hazy night. The sound of dense raindrops falling to the ground was like the roar of a waterfall, so that loud shouts from the other side could not be heard even from a few feet away. All this formed a perfect natural barrier, a conducive  The perfect environment for night raids and escapes.  At this moment, Nakajo Tokihide quietly sneaked into the woods near the coalition camps of Asakura, Asai, Isshiki, and Wakasa Takeda with three thousand elites, and quietly monitored the movement of the coalition forces. He had to be cautious.  In response, behind him is the fleeing army quietly marching in the rain. It is an army of 15,000 people and thousands of skilled craftsmen. Thousands of carriages and countless gold and silver artifacts and the most precious technology  Resources, that is one of the essence of the countless efforts Sakamoto has accumulated over the past twenty years. These things cannot fall into the hands of Oda Nobunaga. Originally, they planned to use a fire to burn these efforts and the city, but it is a pity that this  A heavy rain interrupted all illusions, and at the same time gave them a chance to survive. Perhaps it was God's will and fate.  Just like what the Nanman missionaries often said when they were preaching in Ji Nei: "When God closes this door, he will definitely open another door for you."  As soon as it was over, Sakamoto's followers had foreseen that Oda Nobunaga would not give up. They disguised themselves as ordinary businessmen and worked day and night to empty Sakamoto's wealth. This process was very complicated and dangerous. Fortunately, Oda Nobunaga's attention was quick.  Being diverted by the rebellion in Kinai, he did not notice the quiet transfer under his nose. Of course, the careful cover and intelligence support of the ninjas also played a vital role.  Most of the supplies are transferred to other safer areas within a few months, but there are always many supplies that are not suitable to be carried and cannot be transported in time.  These supplies have become an important part of Nakajo Tokihide's escape operation. Oda Nobunaga and his minions should not be taken advantage of in vain. What they can take away should be taken away as much as possible. If they cannot be taken away, they should be buried under the garland of the Buddhist temple or simply  Destroyed on the ground, it seems to have been done extremely well, and it is indeed the case.  Under the heavy rain curtain, the patrol soldiers of the Asakura Army obviously did not notice it.  On the street dozens of steps away from the camp, a long team passed by them. Several leading samurai complained in a low voice: "Who came up with this trick? It's on T¨­maru's coat."  Raincoat, he must not know how uncomfortable it is to wear an armor and a raincoat in such a hot and humid weather! I would rather get caught in the rain than wear this thing!" "This is the twentieth time you have asked me.  It's better to stop wearing it! Aren't you still wearing it no matter how hot it is?" The warrior walking beside him smacked his feet in mud and said, "It's a pity that I can't bear to wear these calfskin boots!  Once, I finally took it out to show off and encountered this crazy weather. The gods and Buddhas must be making a joke on me. " "You are just a shaobao. How can you wear cowhide boots in the summer? Even if it doesn't rain, this will happen!  I can't even see what you're wearing in the dark! It's better to wear straw sandals like me!" "It's fine as long as it's not leather straps!" The warrior suddenly stopped and walked towards the rain curtain.  Bu looked around for a moment and said with confusion: "Did you hear any strange sounds just now?" "What sound?" Several warriors shook their heads and said, "There is no sound!" The warrior hesitated for a moment, frowned and said:  "Is it my imagination? No! I clearly heard the sound of the wheel hub falling into the puddle, and it was the same sound as my carriage falling into the puddle" "Hey! You must have heard something wrong! This ghost  There will definitely be no business travelers passing by in this weather. Apart from us unlucky samurai patrols, who else would go out for a walk in this horrible weather? They will definitely hide in bed and sleep!" "That's right" That man  The samurai smiled involuntarily.  He shook his head and said: "I must be overly concerned, let's continue patrolling!" "After this patrol, I can go and take a nap, I'm almost exhausted from the beatings these days!" Nakajo Tokihide wiped his face  The rain was pouring, and the secret passage was very dangerous. He was not far away from the patrolling warriors. If the warrior took a few more steps, he might be able to see him. Fortunately, they didn't have many eyes to come over and investigate carefully.  .  Otherwise, this matter will definitely be exposed. There are many soldiers patrolling. Suddenly there is a group of patrolling warriors missing, and they will be discovered in less than an hour.  "Hurry up! Let them go faster. The more you waste a moment, the more danger you will face!" Nakajo Tokihide took a deep breath and ordered the commander behind him: "Immediately send an order to have the brigade move with all its strength. It must be done within an hour.  "This escape operation was a temporary operation. Before evening, an order was suddenly given to leave Sakamoto and retreat northward. In order to keep it secret, the army was specially restricted.The black sheep passed on the news, and the torrential rain that followed gave them a further opportunity. After hurriedly eating dinner, they evacuated all the 15,000 troops they could take away. As for the newly recruited military personnel, they were disbanded on the spot.  He returned to the town and became a town citizen.  Just when Nakajo Tokihide passed the order, all the chariots and horses happened to leave the vicinity of the northern coalition camp. This was thanks to the negligence of the coalition generals, who fully expected to launch a general attack the next day and did not even bother to set up routine secret sentries.  This created a relaxed environment for Nakajo Tokihide's great escape strategy. Knowing that all the troops had left, Nakajo Tokihide did not hesitate to retreat, leaving the 35,000 troops of the Four Nations Allied Forces far away.  Stay away.  This road is very dangerous. You have to pass by the coalition camp overnight, and then you have to go all the way north to enter the enemy-controlled areas of Asai County and Ika County. Fortunately, they are all local samurai from Omi.  There is no need to ask for guidance from a guide. At the second watch, the vanguard has already left Omi's territory and is heading towards Tsuruga Port along the streets of Hokuriku. Here they will draw an arc that turns to the west, rubbing the southwest corner of Tsuruga County towards Wakasa.  The country is quite close.  I have to say that the timing of this night was really clever. The coalition forces of Echizen Asakura, Omi Asai, Wakasa Takeda, and Tango Isshiki were all concentrated in Takashima County. In the dark and stormy night, they received the next day's general order from Oda Nobunaga.  After receiving the attack order, he went to bed early without much thought and recuperated his energy to prepare for the war the next morning.  No one expected that Nakajo Tokihide would secretly cross Chencang. At such a clever time, he would choose a bold way to escape in front of the defenders. The four countries of Omi, Echizen, Wakasa and Tango were fully equipped.  On the front lines.  So much so that the guards in the empty areas behind did not expect anyone to escape under their noses, so they allowed them to escape successfully.  When Oda Nobunaga led an army of 150,000 men into Sakamoto without resistance early the next morning, he thought that Sakamoto's defenders had collapsed in confidence and gave up resistance completely. He burst into Sakamoto Castle with a big smile and boarded the castle.  He suddenly stopped laughing when he found that there was still no one in the famous castle tower.  "What's going on! Where are the people? Where is Nakajo Tokihide? Where is Matsui Masayuki? Where are Odate Harutada, Ninagawa Kincho, and Yanagawa Motomasa? Where is the promised surrender? Ah! Answer me!  "Oda Nobunaga transformed into a furious dinosaur.  Roaring in anger, destroying everything in sight, even Oda Nobunaga's new favorite, the chief of the small family, Horikutaro Hidemasa, did not dare to come close to persuade him.  Ikeda Tsuneaki came in a hurry, and when he saw Oda Nobunaga, he shouted loudly: "The money storehouse is empty! The grain storehouse is empty! There is nothing in it except rats! We have been deceived!" "There is no defender.  There isn¡¯t even a nickname or a maid, it¡¯s an empty city.¡± Mitsuhide Akechi turned his head and suddenly found a letter pressed down on the overturned case.  He bent down to pick it up and handed it to Oda Nobunaga, saying: "This may be a letter from Nakajo Dewa Mamoru" As soon as Oda Nobunaga read the letter, his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and he tore the letter into pieces and threw it away.  He stomped on the tatami a few times and cursed: "This bastard Tokihide Chujo deserves to be killed! He actually mocked my Oda family. I must catch him and kill him with my own hands! Immediately ordered the search for Sakamoto, and captured and hid him."  The remnants of the party!" The ministers bowed and retreated.  Akechi Mitsuhide also withdrew with them, but his expression became very strange. Ikeda Tsuneaki happened to walk beside him and asked curiously: "What's wrong with Hinata Shuden? Are you feeling unwell?" "  Oh! It's nothing I was just thinking about capturing the remnant. " Ikeda Hengxing seemed to understand his feelings and sighed: "I still don't understand how Nakajo Tokihide escaped. He was still there yesterday afternoon.  "Why are there no people there overnight?" "I don't know! There must be some special method!" Akechi Mitsuhide smiled, of course he wouldn't say that he saw a few words on the fragments.  He probably understood how Oda Nobunaga was ridiculed, and it was nothing more than scolding Owari, a big fool, for overestimating his own capabilities and being incompetent. He seemed to have the delusional idea of ??attacking Sakamoto, and used the banner of the shogunate to draw a group of thugs to rob the city.  He could probably guess Nakajo Tokihide's way of escaping. On a dark night with heavy rain, he took advantage of the paralysis of the coalition forces to flee north. He did not go south because the escape route south was blocked by the coalition forces, and it was very difficult to station a large number of naval forces.  bypass.  In contrast, the four-nation coalition forces in the north are much more relaxed, and going north is obviously less risky.  Facts have proved that he was right. When Oda Nobunaga came out of his anger, he immediately realized the possible escape route of Nakajo Tokihide.  In the name of the general, Asakura, Asai, Wakasa Takeda, and Isshiki were ordered to immediately change directions to search for the escaped Sakamoto remnants. As long as they were not flying and escaping, there must be clues to follow. ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????The Oda family was very familiar with him. The Oda family had fled back to Owari together with Yoshitoshi Shiba's remnants. It was very difficult for him to appreciate Oda Nobunaga. His unhappiness was written on his face.  Asai Nagamasa was also very unhappy. It was a bit unkind for his brother-in-law to treat Goyuuzhong like this. Fortunately, he knew not to make trouble in person. His unhappiness was hidden in his heart. Isshiki Yoshitsune was because of a sudden incident.  He was bedridden with a cold and never showed up. The Oda messenger didn't know what his attitude was.  Wakasa's guardianship of Takeda Yoshitomi was different. He was the brother-in-law of Ashikaga Yoshiteru and Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who were powerful imperial ministers close to the shogunate. His displeasure was expressed on his lips, and he said unhappily:  "It was raining heavily outside. I waited for dawn and trudged all the way to Sakamoto. Now the soldiers are tired and need to rest. Your envoy went to inform the general that we would rest for a day and wait for the rain to subside before setting off." Envoy Oda is  The person next to Oda Nobunaga was born in a small family and had always been arrogant and looked down on others. Seeing that this middle-aged man in his forties dared to defy the public, he immediately became unhappy and said: "Are you disobeying orders from the Jibu-den?" Nagamasa Asai's opinion  Zhuang hurriedly smiled and interrupted: "It shouldn't be said to be disobedient! It's raining so hard outside. Most of the soldiers don't even have raincoats. They rushed in the rain at dawn this morning. They were soaked and needed to dry off their clothes and have a good rest.  , going out of the city to pursue the soldiers at this time will make the soldiers sick, so for the sake of my family, how about a day's grace?" The Oda envoy avoided Asai Nagamasa's approach and said proudly with a cold face: "Asai Bei?  Please respect yourself when you are guarding the palace! Don't think that the lord's military officers are ignorant of the importance. I ask again, are your highnesses going to ignore the lord's military orders and insist on disobeying them? " Asai Nagamasa's face turned red.  His face turned purple, and his cheeks felt burning pain as if he had been slapped. He glared at the envoy angrily and said, "Humph! Your envoy is so rude! I will go to the city to negotiate with the general" Envoy Oda  Only then did I realize that there was something wrong with the expressions of several people, and they were worried about letting Asai Nagamasa go to Sakamoto Castle to say bad things about him.  He quickly blocked Asai Nagamasa's path and sneered: "No need to waste your efforts! Let me ask you whether you will obey orders or disobey orders!" Asakura Yoshikage asked with a livid face: "What about obeying orders? What about disobeying orders?" "It's easy to say anything about obeying orders.  "If you disobey orders" "I won't disobey orders! Your Highnesses, please rest assured!" Akechi Mitsuhide suddenly walked in, pushed away the obstructive Oda messenger, and said with a smile: "My lord, I'm here to give you the order. I just found out."  Enryaku Temple on Mount Hiei harbors the Emperor Masachika and decided to hold a military meeting in Sakamoto Castle to discuss the matter of siege of Enryaku Temple on Mount Hiei. The mission of hunting down the Sakamoto army has been cancelled. Please rest assured that there will be no disobedience. " "  That's good! I thought the general was going to attack me?" Asai Nagamasa saw the young man retreating to the corner in panic, and said with a sullen face: "The messenger's tone just now was arrogant and disrespectful to me.  I, Nagamasa, are very disrespectful to such a distinguished samurai. I will tell the General the full story of what I have just experienced. I will never allow such a hypocritical person to ruin the General¡¯s reputation!¡± Mitsuhide Akechi ignored the envoy¡¯s pleading expression.  He smiled and said: "It's easy to talk! It's worth it as long as it can make a few of you angry" A crisis was saved by Akechi Mitsuhide's timely arrival.  In fact, giving up the pursuit was also persuaded by the Oda family's heir apparent. It was too much to let the four northern allied forces pursue Nakajo Tokihide's troops under the heavy rain. Oda Nobunaga also meant to punish them when he gave the order, but it was nothing more than punishment.  Outraged by the negligence of the four families, Nakajo Tokihide fled.  But at the time, he didn't think about how inappropriate it was for him to do so. On the surface, it seemed natural for the general who commanded an army of 150,000 to establish military laws and punish them with canonical punishment. But after all, he was only the nominal general of the coalition.  .  It is equivalent to the status of an alliance leader rather than the relationship of master and subordinate. The daimyo from various places do not need to listen to his orders. If you want them to take action, you have to invite people to discuss it carefully and persuade these daimyo to jointly send troops.  It is by no means an edict telling you to go east but not to the west.  Fortunately, Messenger Oda woke up quickly, and even better was that there was a step for him to step down at this time. The search team learned the whereabouts of Emperor Masachika from the captured remnant, and Nakajo Tokihide tried to distract Oda Nobunaga.  He had the power to send Emperor Masachika to the Enryaku Temple on Mount Hiei for refuge. This was simply a perfect reason given to him by God, so the previous edict was abolished in a high-sounding way.  The original design to attack Sakamoto had two purposes. One was to pull out the nails that Minamoto had buried in the kiuchi, and the other was to recapture the Emperor Masachika who had escaped from Kyoto. Now Nakajo Tokihide is fleeing in embarrassment with his troops, and only Usa  Kunitsuna Okouchi in the mountain city is fighting a trapped beast, and the nails have been completely removed. At the same time, he has successfully obtained information about the whereabouts of Emperor Masachikachi. Both of these two things have been basically achieved.    At this point, the Sakamoto crusade can actually be declared a complete success. As for continuing to worry about where Nakajo Tokihide fled, it doesn't make much sense. Specifically, whether to escape to Etsu and Kaga, or to go somewhere else to occupy a mountain as the royal capital.  It's not important. What's important is that it's enough to know that they escaped from Jinei.  "Mount Hiei Enryaku Temple actually kicked out the negotiation envoys sent by the general, and dared to scornfully call us and other coalition forces thugs. It is simply unreasonable! Incorrigible!" Oda Nobunaga took out his ribs and thrust it into the map of Enryaku  On the sign of the temple, it said viciously: "So I, Nobunaga, want to formulate the next battle plan! The target is Enryaku Temple on Mount Hiei!"
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