Nobunaga's Bastard

Episode 140 - Kawanaka Island Showdown (Map Available)

The reason why the Battle of the Fourth River Nakajima has become a tragic killing that is rarely seen in history is the thick fog, as mentioned. Because of the fog that hit Kawanakajima, the two armies were too close to each other without realizing it, and they were fighting under the circumstance that they were in the middle of Gori fog.

Kawanakajima on this day had fine, dry, side-beating snow. This snow also rendered the surroundings invisible and mutually erased each other's movements.

To state this is a story that I later found out by compiling information from various places, and I had no reason to know at that time.

Three days before that, Lord Hudson had secretly left Haruhiyama Castle, leading two thousand soldiers, to reach Kawanaka Island. Then, further south beyond the Good Mitsuji Temple, it had reached the battlefield known as the Fourth River Nakajima. That's how you ambushed me from the rear, leading 10,000 armies, and you couldn't leave.

Lord Humble acted like this for a reason, not just a wager, of course. If Uesugi's withdrawal and Oda's withdrawal were at the same time, what would become of Kitano's attribution in the negotiations for Wakami and surrender that he had refrained from this winter? If there was not a single battle, they might take it that they fled frightened by the great army. In other words, Kitano has already been seen as an Oda territory since before the negotiations. However, if it means that the retreating Oda army was chased and defeated, it stands to reason that the Uesugi family made peace with their lives while still in possession of Kitano. It can be used as a single bill to negotiate, whether you lose the land or protect it. Hokuriku Kaiseki family two million stones. Lord Humble was moving to make sure that the way this two million stones were sharpened was only slight, as there was no choice.

For me, of course, what was even a miscalculation for Lord Humble was that the snow of the day took away more vision than I thought. Not sure exactly at which position he was outrun, but Lord Hudson's two thousand overtook the Oda army and arrived to Kawanakajima first. On the other hand, I had decided that I did not have to rush to retreat, and I was going south, afraid of pursuing, to Mino Gifu Castle from Shinano.

Simply 2,000 and 10,000 battles if you look on the map in the afterlife. It's not that big of a scale, and I would have seemed overwhelmingly dominant to lead 10,000. But it wasn't that simple to me when I was actually on the battlefield, and I would vividly remember the look on the general's face until later.

"Enemy forward, forward," he said?

At the time of the retreat, I was under the command of the ex-military, and suddenly came down to me with reports of enemy discoveries. An enemy who hadn't shown himself before suddenly appeared on the battlefield of two military gods.

"There is a letter '' on the enemy's flag!

I could see that the general around me was now clearly frightened by that report that followed. My spine is cold, not because of the snow.

"The god of war is here?

I have not been informed of anything, and I certainly do not know at this time that this encounter was even unexpected to Lord Humble. The snow pulls out the Takeda army, and when I see it, I pull back together. It just seemed like the military god who was reading it, after everything he had foreseen, was ready and waiting.

On the other hand, Lord Humble's heart would not have been calm either. I knew nothing about the number of opponents or the contents of the soldiers, but I was frightened because of them, but on the contrary, it must have been fear that Lord Humble knew. Ten thousand, five times larger armies than allies are already approaching the inevitable distance of battle. There is no retreat for the enemy. Because I am the one blocking the path of retreat. You have to fight, and if it becomes a war of attrition, you are the one who will be wiped out first. I wonder if he was in a situation where his spine would freeze more than mine.

Admiral.

That's when Sun Shi, who was beside me, called out. Miscellaneous artillery units had divided that half forward and half back, preparing for an ambush. It is Sun Shi who commands the previous army.

"Thank you."

The Upper Cedar Army was traveling in secret to make the ambush a success. The Oda Army was on guard at the rear and marching at a slower rate than normal. And the accumulated snow absorbed footsteps and the battlefield was surrounded by strange tranquillity.

"Retreat battles over warring nations. If the last enemy to break through is the god of war, it's too much."

Now. That was the first time Sun Shi had opened his mouth outside of where he needed to be since he left. I had a worry-free smile on my face that wasn't there before.

"We'll clear the way for the Admiral. The general breaks through and retreats. The world of Tahei, until he says,"

Saying that while laughing sarcastically, Sun Shi imitated playing the cannon with his fingers.

"Under heaven..."

Seeing Sun Shi's back trying to come forward made me sexually sad. I looked up to heaven and meditated. It just seems like something set me up. To this development, which is too much of an evil hobby to call a prank of fate, I was in the mood to cry out to Heaven, to Buddha, to God, whether I hated this belt knife that much. Do you want to kill people that far? Beyond this period, do you still seek blood?

"I just want you to survive."

Saying to Sun Shi as he advanced the horse and tried to get to the front line, Sun Shi on horseback looked back. The groom tries to lower me to the Chinese army when it's dangerous. However, I refused to do so and tried to line up with Ninglo Sun Shi to be on the front line.

"My lord."

"Just make sure they look like enemies. If the battle starts, we retreat."

Get out front as I say. The march on your side has already stopped. Kanosuke, who has a lord, will also be informed of the appearance of the Uesugi Army.

Out on the front. Dark snow blocking sight. Sure enough, I can see the shadow of the enemy army ahead of that snow. I'm there, but I don't totally see it. There was an indescribable creep there.

Not because I was thinking about it, but at that time, when I was on the front line confirming the enemy forces, the wind stopped and my vision opened.

That was a little different from what the Upper Cedar Army sounded like with strength. Men who continued to fight in an absolutely unfavourable situation and still continued to win as the battle continued if they lost, if they lost, they perished and if they won, they fought even tougher. Men who were exhausted but didn't give up hope. The figure was full of creativity and looked badly worn. Not a single piece of far-sighted, brand new armor, etc. It must have broken, fixed, or kept snubbing through the exchange steeple. There was also no unified unit of equipment, as called red or black. However, it is true that there is an Upper Cedar Army in front of me, and if I were to give my thoughts in a nutshell, its Upper Cedar Army would be inconsistent, so it did seem strong to Cheng.

"I lay down my life for the whole army. Objectives"

Thus, on the central frontier of that army, one man sits, naturally. It's not that my body is large and thick. As far as I can tell, it looks like a general. When it comes to Daimyo, it's about Ryushin Ryuji, a prefat bear. Neither my father nor I stand out on the battlefield. But nevertheless, the dragons of Echinae said that the last military god of the warring kingdom was a slightly smaller middle-aged man, unremarkable and not a prestige to overwhelm his surroundings. Still, I could understand, "Oh, is that Lord Humble?"

Lord Humble's words echoed on the battlefield surrounded by silence. Confirming that the attention of both armies has been firmly gathered, Lord Hyun-Shin shows the sword in his hand to me in front of him.

"Enemy Admiral Neck"

That one word, just one word, raised the morale of the enemy all at once. The cheer of the silent enemy echoes on the battlefield. Sun Shi lined up the artillery squad and pointed the gunpoint.

"Lose"

Lose as it is. Lose by the difference in morale. I don't have any backing, but that's how sure I am on the battlefield. At this time, if you were to ask the Uesugi soldier, you wouldn't have thought everyone would lose. In the meantime, I might even have had a blast talking about who would take my neck. As such, any allies who have not yet been able to grasp the status quo, while standing on the presence of an enemy army that has suddenly emerged, are demoralized.

We need to do something. As an Admiral. If you get hit like this, you lose. I'm afraid of anxiety and fear, and I'm going to be surrounded by a desire to escape. Still, there's no room for me to let 10,000 troops go south to the present Upper Cedar Army, a calm one with only a few corners of my head left. If we fight properly, even if we don't win, we won't lose. He said. If I manage to take it to each other's morale.

When I thought that with my head, my body moved. He stepped out in front of an allied artillery squad and exposed himself to it. Shinjiro behind me, and Yasuke followed me. Upper Cedar Army cheer stops. Lord Humble raised his hand gently and gave some instructions. I thought it was a sniper, but apparently it means letting me talk. Lord Humble, who can silence his allies with that much instruction. Upper Cedar Soldier who understands Lord Humble's will with all that instruction. Both deserve praise. Quiet. That would make my voice go by a lot.

What came to my mind was the appearance of Shizuki Sai Temple, who once cut his hand in front of Asakura's army in Mount Usa. Asakura's artillery was called the Misty Rain Artillery, greatly raising the morale of his allies. It is an event that I have learned greatly that war is all that transforms me with one vessel of the Admiral.

"We fought well, Uesugi's sperm!

That's how I poke it out of my mouth and heard the words that came out, what do I do with praise? And I think to myself. I have no choice. I'm not thinking about scripts. Let's talk about what we thought we would do. Whatever the content, just because an ally general gave you a name in front of both armies and gave you a seat will do some more than that.

"Heaven's sake, I've already been down to Oda! The earliest place in Japan that could be a battlefield is in Cedar Land! Spin the heavens around the other side, without example in ancient times and now, and the heavens glorify their greatness. It is heavenly and clear while enemies!

I think this will boost the morale of the enemy. But it can't be stopped at the earliest. While I was speaking for myself, I felt as if I was the closest audience to hearing what the bandage was going to say.

"With this battlefield at this time today, the long-running warring world comes to an end! Only if it is! Samurai arrived on the last battlefield of the warring kingdom! Fight to the full! In the world to come, we don't know if Kyo, Kamakura, and Yasushi will be the centers of the heavens! But right now, only at this moment, the heart of heaven is in this place, in our hands! The people of Japan will speak of this battle, the centenary of the warring kingdom, its last battle, to perpetuate! The soldiers of Uesugi! You want my neck!? It's right here! Brilliant capture! The soldiers of Oda! The neck of the god of war is over there! Never lose sight!

Cheered by both armies. Not only from the Upper Cedar Army. From both armies, the ground shakes and the body trembles. Whatever you say, you won't hear me anymore. I pull out the knife and put it forward. Because Lord Humble is doing the same thing, it's a form that imitates it. At this time, the gaze of me and Lord Humble crossed, and the dead line of everyone here. He looked like he was laughing. Lord Humble pulls his arm back. I'll do the same. So, before. My voice and Lord Humble's 'Kahe' were cancelled by cheer, but the movement was passed on to both armies. With ambition, the morale soldiers rushed out, and at the end of the Warring States, the Kawanaka showdown began.

Once again the battlefield was covered in snow, as if you had waited for it. I watched my allies run over me and bump into each other without retreating.

"You've made the artillery squad pointless. Admiral."

As soon as the battle began, Sun Shi approached. You can't use artillery if it goes to war. It was originally a battlefield unsuitable for artillery in the midst of poor vision. Still, he seemed to have managed to do his best, but unfortunately I took the opportunity. Instead, Yasuke, who leads the Spear Squad, would be very brave.

"I did something I'm sorry for"

If I say so, fine. and Sun Shi laughed. The artillery squad was outrun by a foot squad, one down from the front line.

"This is what I am. Now 'I apologize for my disrespect so far. I swear more loyalty than that."

"Congratulations, guys. It's really hard."

Return to the words of Sun Shi, in the words of Sun Shi. That's right, they laughed bitterly, and I laughed cuckoo.

"But well, when this is over, let's have a drink. There is a good place that only the Miscellaneous People know. My best friend and family buried him there."

"Well, then I'll apologize to you for a generation of these knives."

When I said I didn't need it, they laughed.

"It was a bad time. Other than that, there is no answer. In those times, we, the Miscellaneous People, lived through our Miscellaneous People. No regrets. I had a grudge, but I threw it away."

"I think he who can say so and break it off is called the Great Vessel."

I'm not sure I would if I were in the position of Miscellaneous Sun City. It doesn't seem strange to be dominated by resentment and become a vengeful ghost even after becoming a heavenly Tahei.

"Oda, Saburo Goro. That was strong. You can't win if you do it properly. Now that I can win, I will definitely regret stabbing the stop now that I won. So it's that guy you're after first. That's what the Miscellaneous thought."

"... Miscellaneous people will think so much of you, and your stepfather will be proud to be a samurai. Me too, my nose is high as a breath."

With that said, I remembered Shinguang's stepfather's face. Little by little, but surely its expression and memory fade away. As cruel as it gets. But still, I won't forget about him.

"I don't want to die."

Polori and the real thing leaked. Sun Shi replies that it is the child's role to die before the general. Reliable, but the dramatic increase in the number of casualties when the distances between the two armies are blocked to this point has been proven here in Kawanakajima. And the opponent is a military god, a rigid man who once had himself in the Admiral but let him take a ride. I feel like the conditions are right for something to happen.

"The Admiral won't die, and I don't think so. For the people of Uesugi."

"Why?"

"Believe me... Master Rightfu is adorable, isn't he? If they kill my oldest son, I'll kill them all, or I'll kill them all. I think I'm going to say it."

"... Indeed"

I hadn't thought about it, but it seems possible. I feel like I'm going to ignore everything and ravage the Upper Cedar Territory.

"Then I won't die. If I die, the Warring States will be extended for another year."

"You've got a difficult father."

Absolutely, the transmission came in from the rear, almost at the same time as I answered sighing.

"Enemy attack! Not sure how many, but if the flag becomes Takeda Ryoshi, I wonder if there are three thousand!

Pinching. Tongue punching, and distorted expression. At the rear is Kanosuke. I entrust two thousand commands to Kanosuke. I don't think it will collapse that easily.

"To the boulder, it's a military god. Don't make it that easy."

In an age of warring nations, it's even so difficult to retreat.