Chapter 93 first quarter

That night, Koichiro Hidecho leaned on a low table, looking at the dark water, and spent a sleepless night. He wasn't just here to watch what the Mori family was doing across the hastily flooded lake shore, but also because he wasn't in the mood for sleep. Oda Nobunaga, who stood like a giant tower for more than 20 years, collapsed in an instant.The field of vision seemed to suddenly widen, and the sunlight splashed in brightly.But at the same time, there is less cover, and I have to worry about the storm hitting my cheek at any time, and even feel terrified in my heart, always feeling that the shadow will sneak in from behind.

"Lord Nobunaga is really too strong, whether it's for the enemy or for your own people..." Koichiro couldn't help feeling emotional.Perhaps my brother and Akechi Mitsuhide who killed Nobunaga felt the same way. "However, Master Mitsuhide's reaction seems to be a bit slow..." An imaginary image suddenly appeared in Koichiro's mind, which was Mitsuhide Akechi's indescribable sense of liberation that caused him to almost fall into a state of dementia because the dark clouds that had weighed heavily on his head for many years suddenly dissipated.This imagination gave Xiaoichiro great courage in the desperate situation.

"This is a battle of the heart." Koichiro whispered to himself, a small smile slowly appeared on his face.Since it's a battle of the heart, the older brother who comes from a humble background and has endured hardships, of course has a better chance of winning than the well-behaved intellectual Mitsusu. Behind Koichiro, soldiers were working all night, preparing to transport rations and other supplies to the new battlefield. By the time the dawn dawned, preparations had been made for transporting supplies, and the dikes built by the water attack were cut off.The west side is only shallowly cut down, and the east side is shoveled deeper, hoping to let the accumulated water flow to the downstream area, forming a muddy and difficult paddy field.In this way, on the one hand, it can show the Maori family that the Hashiba family has no intention of attacking again, and on the other hand, it can also make it difficult for the Maori family to pursue after they get the news.In fact, seeing this situation, the Maori troops began to withdraw in the early morning of the 5th, and almost half of them left in the morning of the 6th.

"I go first." On the morning of June 6th, when my brother passed Frog Nose, he greeted Koichiro.Next to the dazzling golden gourd horse seal, there are two well-dressed teenagers, ten-year-old Ukita Hideka and fifteen-year-old Hashiba Hidekatsu.The former can guarantee the safety of the road leading to Gyeonggi, and the latter will help the war to be fought, and the importance of both of them is irreplaceable. "I'll keep Shen Zitian and Guanbingwei, and you can dispatch them well." My brother added another sentence.The brave Kamiko Tian Zhengzhi and the resourceful Kuroda Kanbei are almost completely different in character and experience. They are arranged in the army commanded by Koichiro to incite their competitive spirit and let them give full play. It is Hideyoshi's extremely clever personnel layout.But looking at it from another angle, this may just be a move to let Koichiro throw the two incompatible and talkative guys to Koichiro, so that he can relax.

But Koichiro still frankly regarded it as his brother's kindness.This personnel arrangement continued until after the Battle of Yamazaki, which decided who would belong to the world, was over, because Koichiro was able to make full use of these two people. "You continue to stay here for another quarter of an hour, then retreat quickly, throw away the things or soldiers if necessary, and rush all the way to Harima." Finally, the elder brother specifically explained. He has said similar things many times in the past, but only this time his cheeks were so tight and his voice was dry. Obviously, he didn't want this to happen.Because he has already thought about the next battle, and even the aftermath.

"Well, I will, nothing to worry about." Koichiro twitched the corner of his mouth to respond, and stood next to his brother again, looking towards the west together. On the opposite side of the vast muddy wetlands, the unconquered Hiba Castle Honmaru, the ruined walls are half exposed.That was the place where Koichiro personally led the troops to attack a month ago. But at this moment, he feels that it happened in a very distant past, because compared with the upcoming major battles, the victory or defeat of these siege battles is nothing at all. "My brother is really getting more and more amazing."

Koichiro gently spit out the words that he hadn't said for a long time. "Well, let's see later..." As the elder brother said, he finally showed a hearty smile that was rarely seen in the past few days...