Chapter 9 Chapter 8 Expedition
It was at noon on May 17 that Akechi Mitsuhide was given the order to go out.He was staying at that time, and this order was completely beyond his expectation.At that time, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was going on an expedition to China, fighting against the Mori clan, and gradually eroding his land. This time Mitsuhide was sent to support Hideyoshi in the battle.
From Azuchi to Sakamoto where Mitsuhide's family was located, fast horses were dispatched continuously. In the evening of the same day, all the soldiers in Sakamoto were notified to go to China.
There are many speculations about the order of this expedition, both inside and outside the city, and the rumors coincide with each other, and some kind of shadow is shrouded everywhere.Some said: Mitsuhide was punished this time because he made a big mistake; others said it was because Mitsuhide did not gain the trust of Oda Nobunaga, so he suffered this bad luck; Come alive.
Regardless of the argument, it is impossible for wise soldiers to accept the wise army's sudden dispatch to the Chinese battlefield with a happy mood.
The next day, the expedition to China was announced in the name of Mitsuhide, and an order was issued to let the dispatched troops gather at the nearby Kameyama Castle before heading to the Chinese battlefield.
Sakamoto was in a mess all over the city, and the warriors—whether they were officers or miscellaneous soldiers—were busy preparing for the battle.
At the foot of Mount Rui, in the newly built officer's residence, Sakabe Hayato also received the order to go out.However, compared with other places, this military officer's residence at the foot of Mount Rui is exceptionally quiet.The people gathered here were all the members of the Takeda Remnant Party who had been recruited by Mitsuhide Akechi again.For them, a war is better than no war.Without fighting, these newcomers have no chance of promotion.Besides, these years they have been fighting for a long time under the command of the militant Takeda Katsuyori, so they don't think there is anything special about fighting.Moreover, this time, instead of being on the tough defensive, he joined the expedition as a wing of the mighty Oda Army, which seemed destined to win.
Hayato came from Kai thousands of miles away, although they are regarded as a couple in anyone's eyes; in fact, they just live together.Because Chisato had nowhere to live and was persuaded by Kobe Iori, who took care of her for a long time, she went to Sakamoto with Hayato.
Although Hayato thought that he might marry Qianli one day, but because of his natural character, he was unwilling to take the initiative to beg for it.
As far as Chisato is concerned, although she takes care of Hayato's daily chores and lives under the same roof, she can't imagine that Jito can become her husband anyway.
On the day it was announced that Mingzhijun's expedition to China, Hayato returned home and said to Chisato: "I am going to go to China, and it may take at least a year or a year and a half to return."
He himself found it a little funny when he realized that such words were often said by worldly husbands to their wives.
"You'll be deserted when you're away for a long time." Qianli also said what ordinary wives in the world would say.
"It's really interesting. In the past, Nobunaga was the enemy in the war, but this time he went out as Nobunaga's subordinate."
"You are a subordinate of Nobunaga's subordinate." Chisato corrected him.
"To be more accurate, maybe the subordinates of the subordinates."
Hayato smiled.Qianli was infected by him and laughed too.Looking at Qianli's beautiful smiling face, Hayato thought to himself: The expedition is imminent, and we still look at each other and smile because of such a thing, which shows that the relationship between us is still farther than others.If we had already become a young couple, I would worry about the remaining Qianli, and Qianli probably wouldn't let him see such a cheerful smiling face.Therefore, saying goodbye with carefree words like this naturally brought a touch of sadness to Hayato, but he thought it had to be like this.
There was tragedy all around him, and he had seen too much.He has seen his colleagues who have been killed and injured countless times; he has seen dead husbands, fathers, wives and children in the abyss of misfortune; he is tired.
However, there is only one person who makes him bitter, and that is Ote Aranosuke.
Could it be that the reason why Chisato was willing to accompany him to Sakamoto was not because the samurai Ote Aranosuke still had a certain meaning hidden deep in her heart?Whenever Hayato thinks of this doubt, his mood is always dark and unhappy.
The mood of not taking Chisato as his wife is contradictory to the jealousy of Aranosuke.However, there is indeed this apparently contradictory feeling in Hayato's heart.
On the morning of the 25th, wise soldiers set off from Sakamoto and headed towards Guishan.
That morning, Qianli sent Hayato to the square outside the city to form a team, and accompanied him to the end of the samurai residence.The sunshine just entered the summer, pouring on the water surface of Lake Biwa facing each other in the distance, the lake surface is sparkling with blue waves and silver light.
It was only at this moment that Qianli felt that she was a sinner and a vulgar woman.She found that Hayato, who she sent off to the front line, did not have any sadness of parting, nor did she have any thoughts about him in her heart.
"The weather is going to be hot..." Qianli said, unable to explain why, a burst of strong sentimentality hit her.
The samurai of the wise troops stationed at Tamba Kameyama received musket ammunition on the 29th, and received orders to deliver 100 pieces of luggage to China on the same day.In the evening, around 200 warriors came out of Guishan City surrounded by luggage on horseback.
Judging from this action, the time for the whole team to march to China is no more than three or four days at the latest.
On the first day of June.Shen Ke (at four o'clock in the morning), because Nobunaga sent envoys from Shangluozhong to check the dispatched troops, he issued an order to gather in Kyoto first.As a result, the entire army was put into preparations before departure.By the time all the members gathered in the village called Shibaye, east of Guishan Mountain, it was already Youke (six o'clock in the afternoon).
At this time, Hayato saw the commander-in-chief Mitsuhide Akechi for the first time; his face was pale, and he looked like a nervous and insensitive general.
Guangxiu divided the whole army into three parts and arranged them into three echelons. He rode slowly through the echelons.
Hayato was surprised that Mitsuhide's character was completely different from what he had imagined in the past. Mitsuhide's face was as rigid as a mask, and the brows were filled with a gloomy look that seemed to be in a state of uncertainty.
The result of the roll call: more than 13,000 people in total.
After the roll call, Guangxiu galloped southward for twenty feet alone, with a mighty general following closely behind him.
"Who is that?" Hayato asked the samurai beside him.
"Master Zuo Mazhu wisely." The man told him immediately.
Akechi Samasuke is well-known among the wise generals. Hayato had heard of his name when he was still in Kai, and he was really mighty.
However, Zuo Mazhu immediately called back.After a while, another five or six warriors accompanied the left horse to gallop to the place where Guangxiu was stationed.
Guangxiu got off his horse and sat on the leather mat spread on the grass.Seen from a distance, the person looked very small, and then five or six generals got off their horses and sat around with Guangxiu.
"What are they doing?" Someone behind Hayato was talking.
"Probably in discussion."
"No one can tell, it's up to you to say it!"
There was a lot of discussion.What the hell are you planning?The regiment of generals sat there for a long time.From where Hayato stood, they looked like a few dolls placed there.
Someone yawned.
"Let's sit down too."
Someone said so.Hayato sat down and looked up at the sky, where the clouds were speeding towards the west like arrows in the sunset sky.
Hayato was watching the meeting in the distance that didn't know when it would end. He was in Kai, and among the generals of Takeda, he had never seen such a situation. He had never lined up before going out to discuss matters precedent.
Dusk fell on the plain, and when people couldn't recognize each other's faces, the generals stood up.Except for the left horse assistant who rode in place alone, the other warriors rode back calmly.
Zuo Masuke, who stayed at the end, suddenly reined in his horse and raised its front hooves, and galloped in an unexpected direction for a while, then turned back the horse's head and came this way.
When he came in front of the troops lined up in three echelons, he stopped his horse suddenly and shouted loudly: "Starting from here, the five-mile journey is Kyoto. If you want to arrive at dawn, you must be careful on the road, and no accidents are allowed!"
After Zuo Mazhu finished speaking, he galloped southward recklessly.
At this time, Hayato suddenly felt a little strange, Samasuke, who was always majestic and dignified, completely lost his composure.
The troops moved into action.Although no one can tell the root cause; but they all feel that there seems to be something strange hidden in this march.
In the middle of the journey, when we had traveled more than a mile, we rode over from the front of the troops.The herald said:
"Talking is strictly prohibited immediately, step lightly, and speed up!" After finishing speaking, he galloped backwards.
When the team had walked about three miles, an order came to take a rest.The troops stopped, and the warriors sat by the roadside.The grass is wet with the night dew.
In the darkness, another horse galloped over, and someone on the horse shouted, "Listen up, everyone!"
As soon as he heard the voice, he knew it was Samasuke.
"Those who march on foot wear new straw sandals, and those who carry muskets leave the matchlock a foot and five inches away!"
After Zuo Mazhu gave his orders, he rode his horse and galloped away, and heard the same order from a distant team.Hayato felt unusual.
The troops marched another mile and spent their rations in a small village.
"Let the horse rest!" Zuo Mazhu stopped and shouted along the long queue as before.
Then, the troops rushed straight to the vicinity in one go.
At this time, the sparse cold stars in the sky were shining, and the troops stopped advancing by the Guichuan River.
"Light up the fire ropes, five for each person, with the ends facing down!" Zuo Mazhu ordered again.
Hayato felt trembling all over his body.
It was no small matter to light the matchlock at the end, and it was the measure with which the battle was imminent.
"Treason!" These two words flashed like lightning in Hayato's mind.
"Listen everyone!" Zuo Masuke yelled again.
"From today onwards, our lord will replace Oda Nobunaga to sit in the world! No matter how humble your background is, as long as you kill the enemy and do meritorious service, you will be able to achieve success. Let's unite as one, go forward bravely, and serve the lord for today's war. Let's go now, night Raid Nobunaga's residence - Honnoji Temple!"
As soon as Zuomasuke finished his announcement, the long queue immediately shouted loudly, which was the summary of the unidentified groans released by every samurai.
It's neither a sigh nor a curse, it's an outburst of unrestrained emotions that come from the heart because their fate is suddenly reversed by an external force that they can't understand at this moment.
The warriors wriggled non-stop. Hundreds of people looked up at the sky, where stars shone through the gaps in the clouds; hundreds of people stared at the ground, the weeds on the ground were wet with dew, and pebbles rolled in the grass.
Hayato took a look at himself who was about to become a rebel, but he had no regrets for it.
Not long ago, Oda Nobunaga was an enemy of the Takeda camp served by Hayato, and now he is an enemy of Nobunaga again, so there is no need to worry about the change of mood; it's just that he originally planned to join Nobunaga and live in Ansheng, but unexpectedly The sudden change made him feel that his new destiny was like a stormy sea, about to swallow him up.
The future is uncertain, whether there will be a happy day or an abyss of misfortune, it is still difficult to deduce, but one thing is beyond doubt, that is, we must usher in a tomorrow different from today.
The troops began to march.
When crossing Guichuan, someone splashed the river water on the shoal behind his back and whispered quietly: "Can we win?"
"Then who knows? This is the end of the matter, there is only one battle." Hearing what the man said, Hayato said in a vicious voice.
After a while, the troops entered the capital city.Sleeping people lined up quietly on both sides of the road, dawn is approaching, but the surroundings are still dark.
The troops suddenly stopped advancing.
"Aiming at the woods of Honnoji Temple, every team must strive to be the first. The focus of the attack is the acacia forest and bamboo forest."
This time it wasn't Zuo Masuke, but another younger general who passed the order.
Hayato was mixed among a group of about thirty people, and because of the darkness, no one could see other people's faces clearly, not even who was the leader.
Suddenly, the conch horn sounded, and the drums of war also sounded.Hayato ran involuntarily, his left and right sides were full of black crowds of wise warriors running like a tide.
I ran for hundreds of feet on the main road of the sleeping capital, and turned several right angles.Hayato didn't pay attention to where is the acacia forest and where is the bamboo forest, but just ran along with the crowd among a group of warriors.
There were hisses and gunshots in the distance.
The warriors got into the gate and rushed to the center of the courtyard, where the warriors were crowded.
Since it was a war, Hayato really wanted to confront people, but he couldn't find an enemy anywhere.I saw the warriors of our team waving their knives and dancing around in circles around the mansion.
However, in the area around the back door, there was a lot of killing and gunfire.
Hayato stepped into the mansion with several samurai by stepping on the windows that had fallen to the ground.There were only the warriors of the team there, and dozens of people stood out left and right with hideous faces.
"Where is Nobunaga? Nobunaga!"
A middle-aged samurai meets Hayato.The man stared at Hayato and shouted, "Where is Nobunaga's bedroom?"
"have no idea."
"Oh, fuck it!"
The samurai probably blocked his hands and feet due to the crowd in front of him, and shouted: "Get out of the way! If you don't hide, I'll cut you off!" He swung his knife and slashed like a madman.The warriors beside him fell to the ground to escape.
Hayato stepped on the fallen people and moved towards the front of the corridor.At this time, two or three sets of windows not far in front of Hayato were thrown out.
Dawn was about to break, and the dawn light drifted into the courtyard of Honno-ji Temple.The courtyard is not as spacious as imagined, but in Hayato's eyes, those rockery, flowers and plants, and stone-built pathways are another world.
There were a few warriors lying there, all naked, wearing sleeping clothes, lying on the ground in different postures.Hayato thought to himself: They committed suicide!
Only here has not been harassed by the wise army, it seems that this small courtyard hidden among many buildings has not been discovered.
Hayato flew into the courtyard.Immediately, the killing and gunshots ceased to be heard, as if the battle was over.Behind Hayato, another twenty or thirty warriors crowded in and rushed into the courtyard.Several of them probably wanted to get the head, and threw themselves at the suicide corpse.
Hayato pushed away two or three of them, and shouted: "Stop!" Driven by a nameless anger, Hayato stood with his legs crossed in front of the pile of corpses.
"What are you doing?" A man came over and asked Hayato.
"Are you trying to steal the head of a suicide? That's a wise warrior!" Hayato said, grabbing the warrior by the chest.Shaking it left and right twice, he threw it away suddenly, threw the man straight about a foot, and fell to the ground.
Probably frightened by Hayato's majesty, no one dared to reach out.
Most of the people who committed suicide were still children, probably page boys.Each of them has delicate features, with their mouths slightly open, looking rather unbearable.
The conch horn of the assembly sounded, and the drums of war were sounded again.
Those disappointed warriors who had never confronted the enemy walked to the front yard one by one with resentful steps.
In the forecourt, wise warriors swarmed.
Hayato was a little farther away from the samurai and saw the leading generals gathered together. Mitsuhide was still calm and stiff, sitting in front of the small kang table, with only his left horse on the horse, as if he was outside Kameyama Castle. Walking back and forth slowly.
In front of Guangxiu was a sheet of cane straw, with several heads placed on it, all facing Guangxiu.There must be Nobunaga's head there.
After a while, when the samurai had completed their formation, Zuo Masuke said:
"I announce to everyone that Nobunaga's head has been obtained. Now, let's move forward immediately. It is strictly forbidden to commit crimes or looting. Anyone who violates it will be beheaded and must not disobey!"
He spoke word by word, intermittently, obviously he hadn't shaken off the excitement just now.
Still, the looting appears to have begun.The southwest direction of Kyoto is already full of thick smoke, and sometimes there are screaming sounds floating in the wind.
Hayato cast his eyes on the head in front of Mitsuhide, the Oda Nobunaga who destroyed the Takeda clan, without exception, he turned into a head and placed there today, it is simply too mysterious.
What the hell does this happen?
Hayato had an irresistible urge to laugh.At this moment, in front of Hayato's queue, flames suddenly spewed out from a house, thick smoke billowed, and after a while, the flames rolled into the mansion.
The troops moved, and ashes fell on the heads of the entire column of warriors.
The troops walked out of Honnoji Temple and ran towards Myokakuji Temple, the residence of Oda Nobutada.
In the blink of an eye, the city of Kyoto is completely different from before.Every street was crowded with hordes of fleeing citizens.The wise warriors passed in front of each refugee, and at some point, an inexplicable excitement infected all the warriors.Their eyes glowed strangely, they drew their sabers and waved them, and ran without waiting for an order.
Oh - woo!Oh - woo!
Every warrior let out a terrible roar.
Not far from Nijo has turned into a battlefield. Although there are not many samurai in Oda, twenty or thirty people gathered in a group and suddenly appeared from the corner of the alley and under the shade of trees.When they appeared, the samurai of the army rushed there, gunshots could be heard everywhere, and a corner of Kyoto with Honnoji Temple as the center was covered with black smoke.
Hayato and others suddenly received an order to stop advancing, and they were in front of a large temple.If you look carefully, there are about a thousand warriors gathered there.At this time, rumors were going on among the warriors. Some said that the first-line troops had captured Nijo Castle, and Oda Nobutada committed suicide; others said that he was captured alive.
The man from Fu was sitting by the roadside. Although he didn't even participate in a decent fight, he was physically and mentally exhausted.
An endless stream of refugees passed in front of Hayato in groups.
The warriors on horseback gallop forward from time to time, sometimes two or three riders go together, and sometimes there is a single horse.
"Master Wise is about to dominate the world and become a major event. From now on, we may be able to get rich." A samurai who had never met before and did not know which army he belonged to said to Hayato through his dusty black face.However, Hayato didn't answer, just remained silent.There will be no good luck coming.For some reason, Hayato thought so.
Could it be possible to win the world with just such a small night attack?Could something like this really work?
Hayato felt himself plunged into an indescribable bewilderment he had never experienced before.
"Oh, I'm tired!" Hayato couldn't help but muttered to himself.Hayato regretted playing for the Akechi family.It wasn't because he was disgusted with Mitsuhide, but because he was disgusted by the situation he suddenly encountered.
"Thousands of miles!"
Hayato stood up, and gunshots were fired nearby.
The order of the whole regiment was given, and the warriors there, whoever they may be, gathered together in several rows.
Several warriors on horseback came to the team, one of them was Akechi Zuomasuke.Like yesterday, he let the horse jump left and right, and finally stopped in front of the troops:
"Now, move to the direction. During the battle, the team was disrupted, and the affiliation was also confused. From now on, everyone here will be under the command of Zuomasuke, and immediately head to Sakamoto and Azuchi. The war has just kicked off. You guys I, Akechi Samasuke, are in charge of my life, do you understand?"
After he said that, he immediately rode his horse forward and walked away.
Hayato breathed a sigh of relief, it was better to attack Antu City than to stay in this gloomy capital, and, maybe he could return to Qianli after entering Sakamoto.This kind of thinking that has nothing to do with the current situation, on the contrary, gave Hayato more courage.
The troops marched through the chaotic streets of the capital.There was looting everywhere, and there were crazy, wise warriors in their ugliness in every alley.
However, Zuo Masuke turned a blind eye to those situations and just directed the troops he led forward.
They are all wise warriors, but let the marauders run wild and ignore them.On the contrary, this incident makes people feel that the situation is very serious.It seems that there are more urgent and major tasks waiting for Zuo Mazhu than stopping and pursuing the predators.
After getting out of the streets of Kyoto, take Yamashina.On the way, I only took a rest once on the hillside overlooking Yamashina's house.
They had just abandoned the sky over Kyoto behind them, which was reddened by the flames, and the smoke there even permeated the Yamashina area, making it so dark that it was doubtful that it was not daytime.
When Hayato learned that the troops did not pass through Sakamoto, but went straight to Seta and then went to Azuchi, the desire to meet Chisato again became even stronger.
When he set off to the Chinese front, he did not have this kind of love for children.When he saw that the development of the situation was unexpected and it had become an endless rebellious war, he suddenly felt that only the longing for Qianli was the most valuable thing in the world.
There may be a fierce battle in Antu, and of course death may also occur.Death is certainly not impossible, but he feels that there are things that must be settled before he dies.
Go and meet Qianli again!
When Hayato set off again, he was determined to escape.
It would be too late if we waited until we walked up the main road to Seta, and we had to leave the army and run along the mountain road to the outside of Sakamoto Castle.
Hayato slowed down and gradually fell to the end of the team.
Hayato fell behind to the end of the queue. After walking for a while, when he came to the back of a small hill covered with dense bushes on one side, he walked into the bushes without flinching.
"Hey, where are you going?" a warrior called.That voice was not a blame, but a voice of doubt about his actions.
"I'll catch up with the team soon!" Hayato shouted loudly.He still continued to burrow into the bushes.
There was a steep hill, and the shrubs stretched down the hill.Hayato climbed the branch and walked down several tens of feet, he felt relieved.Even if something goes wrong with the team that is rushing to the new battlefield, they will not come back for him alone.
He thought that he would enter the valley when he went down the hill, but he didn't expect that the slope would get bigger and bigger as he walked down.
Hayato felt bad and hit a cliff.
He had no choice but to climb down obliquely from the cliff, and he really wanted to find even the smallest path.However, walking around can't get out of the dense bushes.
Hayato continued to walk for a long time with great difficulty. Unexpectedly, he stepped into the air, slipped down a cliff several feet high, and suddenly fell on a flat place.
There is a mountain white bamboo.Hayato felt soft and comfortable all over his body.
Hayato stood up and saw that the hillside was slowing down, and the sea of Shanbaizhu stretched all the way down the mountain.
Hayato sat down on the spot again with peace of mind, when suddenly someone asked rudely, "Who is it?" He could only hear his voice, but could not find where it came from.
"Who is it?" asked again.
Hayato refused to answer lightly.He stood there and looked around cautiously.There is no one, and the sea of Sanbaizhu is rippling in the sunlight. In Hayato's eyes, the scene is both empty and peaceful.
"Come and tell me your name!"
"It's not necessary. Tell me your name first." Hayato asked back.
"Are you a wise warrior?"
Hayato was silent.The man's voice came from the white bamboo bushes within a few feet away.
Hayato stood upright for a while, then shouted impatiently, "You're right, I'm from the wise army."
This time, Hayato couldn't help trembling because he couldn't hear anything from there for a long time.
The endless sea of Shanbaizhu still shines in the sun, and the silence there is not like the real world.
There was a rustling sound from the white bamboo bushes in the mountain, and a warrior in armor came out: "Since you belong to Zhizhi's army, I'm sorry, but I have to kill you." He was so domineering when he stood up.
"what!"
Suddenly, both of them screamed in short bursts at the same time.
"It's you!"
Hayato took two or three steps back.It turned out that the man was Ote Aranosuke.
"Hmm! After all, you have joined forces with the enemy. Since you are a rebel, you must be killed. But let me go?"
Aranosuke stood there straight and said.He seemed to take Hayato down, and was thinking about whether to let Hayato go.
Hayato, on the contrary, was trying to kill him.Although the attack at the gate of Xinfu failed last time, this time he must not miss the opportunity and put him to death.
Hayato approached the opponent swaggeringly, and suddenly drew his knife and slashed.
"Coward!" Aranosuke yelled and jumped back, dodging.
Hayato didn't give the opponent a chance to parry, he pressed forward step by step, and slashed over.Although Aranosuke's wrist and shoulder were injured, it was only a minor injury.
Aranosuke managed to gain a firm footing, and the two confronted each other five or six feet apart on the slope overgrown with white bamboo.
"It's you!" Aranosuke shouted, full of hatred. "It's you again!" he repeated breathlessly.
"It's right down."
"Why do you have any hatred and injustice, and you want to murder me?"
"You understand in your heart that thousands of miles are mine."
"Thousands of miles?"
Then there is a short pause.
"It's for her!"
"You stole her heart!"
"I didn't take it away. Yaksha, she's a Yaksha! You conspired to kill me!"
"Qianli didn't know what happened at that time. I'm willing to tell you while you're still alive that the murder of you was entirely my own idea, and she didn't even know about it."
"what?"
The bodies of the two people collided violently at the same time, and separated again.
The two yelled and killed like crazy, and gradually walked towards the hillside while killing.
At this moment, an arrow passed between the two of them.
Both Aranosuke and Hayato were startled and crawled to the ground.Both took a few steps back.
The cold arrow flying from the side made the two people more vigilant. They couldn't tell when the second arrow was shot, nor who the arrow was aimed at.
However, Hayato would seize this opportunity to kill Aranosuke no matter what.Although he was worried about being killed by Aranosuke in turn, he had to decide the outcome no matter what.That's what he thought, and joined the rebellion, which made him a desperado.
On the other hand, Aranosuke was uncharacteristically cautious.When he learned that Qianli was not instigating Hayato to kill him, he missed Qianli all of a sudden.Although he intends to fight with his opponent, he is afraid of getting hurt himself. At this chaotic juncture of the life and death of the Oda faction, it is impossible to fall behind because of such an unscrupulous thing.
When Akechi rebelled, Aranosuke went to Seta Castle to make contact, so he got the news.
After the wise army destroys Kyoto, they will inevitably take advantage of the victory to kill Azuchi. In that case, the rebel army must pass through Seta.
The lord of Seta, Yamaoka Ketaka, used to be extremely disgusted with Akechi, but Aranosuke is still uncertain about his attitude.Maybe he could take the flaw of kneeling in the wise camp and fight the rebels in Seta, which is unknown.If that's the case, Aranosuke would not want to fight Seta to death, then wouldn't death be priceless.
However, on the other hand, if Seta joins the wise camp, it will be even worse.
Aranosuke planned to escape from Seta Castle immediately and go to Azuchi Castle.However, it is completely hopeless to go to Azuchi now. If Oda Nobutada is still alive in Beijing, he originally planned to join there.
Later, on the way to Beijing, he unexpectedly met the wise front-line troops. In order to avoid them, he slipped into the valley.
Just as Aranosuke and Hayato were facing each other, another cold arrow shot; one arrow, two arrows, and finally several arrows flew at the same time.At the same time, there was loud shouting on the hillside, and several people rushed down the slope.
Hayato recognized at a glance that it was a wise army, and those warriors who had lost control were like a group of lunatics in a fit, ready to kill everyone.
Hayato was sure, and found that Aranosuke was trying to escape him.
"Don't let him escape!" Hayato yelled and chased after Aranosuke, and the killed Akechi Army warriors also followed Hayato.
It is difficult to run on the hillside covered with white bamboos. The strong desire to kill Aranosuke drove Hayato to climb the cliff, and he wanted to grab the cliff to stop Aranosuke.
The sea of Shanbaizhu disappeared, and the cliffs with jagged rocks fell straight to the bottom of the valley.
A few arrows passed over Hayato's head and landed beside Aranosuke standing upright in front of him.
Suddenly, when Hayato looked up, Aranosuke's figure had disappeared, and the scene of Aranosuke jumping off the cliff was clearly reflected in his eyes.
Hayato stood on the cliff in a daze and looked down. If Aranosuke jumped from here, he might have no way out.
At this time, several wise warriors came:
"What, did you escape?"
"Jump from here."
"damn it!"
"Where are you going?"
Hayato woke up and asked them.
"Who cares about those things! We only know how to kill the enemy."
Every samurai stared blood-red eyes, and they were all dominated by a self-defeating mood that they could not understand.
Hayato and the samurai climbed up the hillside together.Climbed up the cliff, came to the sea of white bamboos just now, passed through there, and climbed to the cliff behind.When they climbed the ridge, the wise second line of troops disappeared.
"It's a waste of money!" someone said.
"That's right, from now on we will break through Seta and take down Azuchi." The other person seemed to be imitating Mitsuhide's words.
"Whether it's Seta or Azuchi, you can probably take it without losing a single soldier. Things have come to this point, and only fools can go against their senses." Another person put on an insightful look, Said his subjective conjecture.
Only Hayato followed them silently.Although he just fell behind, thanks to meeting Aranosuke, he got mixed up with these wise miscellaneous soldiers again.
After walking for half an hour, I saw Lake Biwa.Microwaves rise from the blue lake surface, making people look like feathers that have been stretched apart.
"Oh, look, isn't that smoke from Seta Castle burning?"
Following the sound, I looked in the direction of Seta, and sure enough, the smoke was lingering.The fire was unusually strong, and the thick smoke rushing straight up one after another seemed to block out the sky and the sun.
Judging from the intensity of the fire, it is conceivable that Keilong Yamaoka, the lord of Seta City, refused to open the city and fought against the Akechi Army.
The samurai ran involuntarily, and Hayato ran among them.The excitement of the wise samurai in a special situation also soaked into Hayato's heart unconsciously.
There was the sound of fighting ahead.
"Oh, I've met the enemy this time!" someone said.Following this cry, the warriors scattered and fled in all directions; some turned and ran back, and some ran down the hillside.
Hayato hides in the bushes on the hillside.After a while, dozens of people and a group of samurai ran in the opposite direction along the road that Hayato had walked just now.Maybe it was the samurai of Seta Castle who fled.
The battlefield finally became chaotic.
On the distant lake, twilight is falling.
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