Chapter 732 15. Fujiwara Danzheng's Banner
This chapter is called: Fujiwara Danzheng Zhenghuibing
Nobunaga just listened to the song, and when the remaining sound stopped, his heart trembled violently!
Ignoring everyone's obstruction, Nobunaga used his hands and feet to climb over the horse fence, and then jumped out of the trench, stumbling to the still dark Rengo River. The Yamanouchi army on the opposite bank fell into silence again.
Although the cold rain stopped, the north wind was even colder. Nobunaga's braids were probably because the silk rope was entangled somewhere, and now they were messy. The originally gorgeous armor was full of mud, and a few strands of hair stuck to his face, and he didn't care to tidy it up.
"Dead! Xiao Pingtai is dead!" Nobunaga turned around and grabbed Hashiba Hideyoshi who was crawling behind him. Tears seemed to flow from the corners of his eyes, but even Hashiba Hideyoshi couldn't see clearly in the chaos.
"Your Highness, what are you talking about? What are you talking about?" Hashiba Hideyoshi was shaken by the tall Nobunaga and fainted. He just heard the random "Dead! Dead!" and didn't understand the rest at all.
"Fight at dawn! Fight at dawn!" Nobunaga's roar even scared the dozens of people who followed behind him.
The generals looked up at the sky. The moonlight was still bright. It should be 2:30 pm (4:00 am). Most of the soldiers in the camps have stood up and prepared to start fighting or confrontation.
As if they were in sync, the armies on both sides of the Rengo River beat the drums fiercely at the same time, like thunder and lightning, stirring the entire valley and plains.
The birds and beasts that had returned to the woods and mountains because of the two days of peace were frightened and fled in all directions. Even the owls did not dare to stay and rushed to the distant mountains.
The morning light was faint, and the war clouds were dense!
At the beginning of the Mao period (5:00 am), the Yamauchi and Oda armies went out together. The Oda and Tokugawa troops entered the starting position beside the Rengo River in turn, and the Yamauchi army's first mover Hosokawa Saijo and the left and right wings of the Yamauchi Shukei father and son and Imagawa Yoshichika also raised their flags and drums and began to enter the initial attack position.
Based on the principle of leniency, the Oda army should have about four Portuguese cannons. Although these cannons should follow Oda Nobunaga's main force, it is not ruled out that he will use them first.
"How should this battle proceed?" Ashikaga Yoshiaki straddled his horse, ready to fight at any time.
The left and right sides were surrounded by nearby hatamoto, and there was actually a general in the crowd wearing a Nanban hood, a Nanban tofu, and a sun and moon feathers!
Fujiwara no Aoi, Akechi Dansho, once again replaced Ashikaga Yoshiaki as the magistrate of the Yamanouchi army to command the entire Yamanouchi army!
The left and right soldiers, from the hillside where the main camp was located, the 40,000 Yamanouchi troops in the entire valley could see Fujiwara no Dansho, the unparalleled general in the East, both talented and loyal, and the most loyal in ancient and modern times, fighting.
"Send the Monomi and Metsuko ahead to find out where the Kitabatake troops are!" Fujiwara Danmasa's voice was deliberately lowered to sound mature, but if you listen closely, it sounds a bit childish.
"Lieutenant General Kitabatake!" Ashikaga Yoshiaki repeated.
With a glance, more than a dozen Monomi cavalrymen rushed down, galloping along the Rengo River, to check the position of Kitabatake Nobuto's troops, who numbered as many as 12,000 in the Oda army.
"The Mikawa troops are tolerant of hard battles and can fight, so they should not be taken lightly. Gifu Danmasa's troops are strong and have survived hundreds of battles. They are a strong enemy. Only Kitabatake's troops are not strong in fighting spirit and fighting spirit." Fujiwara Danmasa continued.
The soldiers of the main team listened to Fujiwara Danmasa's analysis, and as in the past, they planned before taking action, predicting the severity of the enemy, unparalleled in the East. Just sitting and listening can also increase military strategy.
"That makes sense!" Ashikaga Yoshiaki nodded. Kobayata was known for his military strategy. He made all kinds of plans and acted according to the situation.
"After finding out where the Kitabatake troops were, Your Highness should first test the enemy's firepower with Portuguese guns. If there are no cannons, it will be a chance to win!"
"Good!"
"Report! Lieutenant General Kitabatake has about 10,000 cavalrymen, heading down the Midoyama Mountain to the Rengo River, and is not in the front hand or the front wing." Monomi ran back.
Oda Nobunaga probably knew the level of his younger brother. Although Kitabatake Nobuto brought a huge army of 12,000 people, accounting for a quarter of the army. However, due to the estimation of the combat effectiveness of the Yamauchi army, such a large army was still deployed on the second line instead of facing Yamauchi directly.
"Explore again! Where is the headquarters of Takigawa Sakon General Ken!" Fujiwara Danzheng's voice did not fluctuate because of the misjudgment, and he continued to give orders.
"Why are you looking for Takigawa Sakon?" Kasugami Gensuke, holding the Ashikaga Yoshiaki sword, was a little curious.
"Because in the previous Nagashima Ikko Ikki, the people of the Northern Force suffered the most, and it has only been a few months, so it is impossible to recover easily." Fujiwara Danmasa seemed to be teaching Kasugami Gensuke, and he spoke carefully.
"I see..."
"Use my strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses. You must know that the generals and soldiers are all loved by His Highness, and we should be cautious if we can reduce the loss of one person."
"How did Danmasa know which army Gifu Danmasa would lead?" Matsushita Toramatsu was also curious.
"That's why we need to know the enemy situation in advance. For example, Mori Sanza must guard Jiangnan, and he will definitely not appear now. Two days ago, Gifu Danzheng set up camp. According to the flags, formations, and bravery, we can roughly know the details of his troops."
"Report! Takigawa Sakon's troops are on the opposite bank of Yanagida and Omiya, with about 5,000 to 6,000 cavalry!" Monomi came back to report again.
"Great!" Fujiwara Danzheng was overjoyed.
"First, order Hara Chiba to take the four-door Portuguese gun to test, and then order Suruga-dono to prepare for battle. Sanada Gentaemon of the Saijo's troops also began to stir up the troops!"
The envoys of the main camp went out in all directions. Hara Tengsheng, who was waiting in the main team, immediately responded and drove the cattle and horses. Although the north wind was very strong before dawn, the land was not completely blown away. The wheels of the carriage still needed to be pushed by assistants. The battlefield is like this. Nothing goes smoothly and everything goes as planned.
But fortunately, the strong wind has stopped for a while now, and the use of black gunpowder is safe. Today may even be a sunny day!
After receiving the order from the envoys, the Suruga people, who were originally in a defensive formation, with bows and iron cannons in front and long guns in the back, began to change their formation. All the generals, including Uncle Tsunayoshi and Ichisao Matsushita, mounted their horses and changed the large square formation into a small front arrow formation. Four or five arrows, each with hundreds of people, faced the Oda army from a distance.
Takigawa Ieyasu on the other side shouted that it was bad. He didn't expect that the first main attack of the Yamauchi army was actually on his side. After seeing the cannons rushing out of the Yamauchi main camp, he was even more anxious.
Without saying anything, he asked Oda Nobunaga to transfer the cannons to engage in a cannon battle with the Yamanouchi clan. Otherwise, they would just have to take the shots. With the strength of the northern army, it would only take a few rounds of cannon fire before these miscellaneous soldiers would start to run away.
Unfortunately, before he could get a reply from Oda Nobunaga, the first thing that came was the five rounds of rapid fire from the Yamanouchi army's thousand-jin bronze jackhammers.
The prelude to the Shitarahara Battle was finally opened with the rumbling of cannons!