Warring States Survival Guide

Chapter 65 A Small Investment

The future "No. 1 Japanese Warring States" was commanding a battle in person for the first time, but he was beaten to a pulp and fled madly like a kicked wild dog. He left behind seven or eight corpses of his close retainers. He was almost crying for his parents and wailing incessantly. It can be said that he was in a very miserable state.

This was really beyond Yuanye's expectations. He came here just to watch the fun and never expected things to turn out like this, but he felt that this was a good opportunity.

If we help Oda Nobunaga and protect him at this time, we will definitely get a lot of conveniences when settling down in Owari in the future. Even according to history, there is a high probability that Oda Nobunaga will not die, and there is a 99.99% chance that he can escape back to Furuno Castle, but Oda Nobunaga is not a prophet, and there is a % chance that he will still remember a favor.

This could be considered a small investment for the future. Yuanye felt that it was very cost-effective to take a small risk for this. He called out to Aman and Aqing, then slid down the mound, jumped on his horse, and rushed towards the battlefield.

"What are you going to do!" Aman shouted as he chased after him, feeling that he was running in the wrong direction.

"I'm going to help Oda Nobunaga, you guys support me!" Yuanye gave a hurried order and knocked the horse's belly hard. The calico mare was very obedient and immediately started to speed up, leaving Aman and Aqing behind.

"Asshole!" A'man didn't expect that he would cause trouble again when he was about to run away. But he had already run away, and she had no choice but to start observing the terrain, thinking about how to cover his retreat later, while cursing him in her heart - he made the decision without even discussing it with her carefully, and he didn't look like a "wise leader" at all!

Yuanye galloped on his horse, inserted himself diagonally into the battlefield, and in more than a minute he reached a position parallel to Oda Nobunaga, while Oda Nobunaga and his gang were already in a very bad situation. The black-armored warriors led by the Matsudaira family were very good at archery. They fired several arrows while riding in pursuit, and each arrow went straight at Oda Nobunaga. It was only because his retainers Xiaoxing and horsemen were willing to shield him that he escaped unscathed. However, several of his horsemen and close attendants Xiaoxing had fallen off their horses, and even if they did not die for the time being, it would be difficult for them to escape the enemy's encirclement and killing.

Being chased and surrounded is so miserable that it is difficult to even fight back and you can only take the beating unilaterally.

Yuanye saw the situation clearly and immediately knocked on the horse's belly again. He rushed forward quickly for a short distance, then slowed down the horse. He took the pulley bow off the saddle hook and began to regulate his breathing to adapt to the ups and downs of the calico mare's rhythm. He had practiced horseback shooting at home, so he was not a novice. The only thing was that the horse's speed could not be too fast.

Some of the samurai of the Matsudaira family also discovered Yuanye, but no one on the battlefield was as valuable as Oda Nobunaga, so no one paid any attention to him. Even when they saw him slowing down his horse and drawing his bow from a distance, no one cared - the positions of both parties were almost parallel, and the distance between them was nearly a hundred meters, so they could only throw arrows, and their accuracy was not worth mentioning at all. As long as they were not too unlucky, there was no need to worry at all.

Yuanye was quite worried. He had never shot anyone in his life. He had no chance in modern society and had no experience at all. But he didn't have to do anything to the Matsudaira family or shoot anyone to death. As long as he could delay their pursuit and make Oda Nobunaga owe him a small favor, it would be enough. He just came to invest in the future, and it would be enough if he could shoot a few arrows. He would run away after shooting, and he had no intention of rushing over and risking his life to stop them.

His life is much more valuable than Oda Nobunaga's, and he will not do any business that will lose money.

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Torii Tadahira, dressed in black armor, was the chief general of the Matsudaira family's harassment team. This time, he received dual orders from the Imagawa family and Mikawa Okazaki Castle to intensify the harassment, so he simply led the team himself and specially strengthened his forces, striving to quickly destroy the Tojin and Toki forts so that he could go south and grab a good deal. However, he never expected that the new head of the Oda Danmasa Tadashi family would actually run away by himself.

This is a rare opportunity. Oda Nobuhide, the "Tiger of Owari", has been a scourge to Mikawa for more than ten years. Countless warriors from the Matsudaira family and other powerful families in Mikawa have died because of him. If he can bring back the head of his son Oda Nobunaga, he will not only be able to comfort the dead, but also make great contributions to himself. He may even please the Imagawa family and exchange the family head Takechiyo, who is a hostage, for him to revive the Matsudaira family.

And now, as long as he can disperse these Hui Ma people, he will be able to achieve an unprecedented achievement!
Only one step away!

The more Torii Tadahira thought about it, the more excited his blood boiled. For a moment, there was no one else in the world. In his eyes, there was only the figure of Oda Nobunaga that appeared and disappeared. He was just about to draw his bow and shoot another arrow to see if he could shoot him off his horse, but at this moment, his arm suddenly shook, and a huge force surged from the side and rear. He almost fell off his horse while shaking, and the arrow he had just pulled out also flew away.

He was horrified for a moment, barely able to control his body, and quickly looked down, only to find that his right arm was hit by an arrow from the back. The arrow was extremely heavy and actually penetrated his caged hand and pierced deeply into his flesh and bones. Only then did he feel the tearing pain, and his face turned pale in an instant.

What a strong bow force!
He glanced back and subconsciously looked in the direction the arrow came from. He saw a black-armored warrior riding a horse slowly in the wilderness far behind him. He was fifty meters away from him, and there was a black dot in the distance that was rapidly enlarging...

This was his last consciousness. The next moment, a long arrow with a spiked feather flew across a distance of a hundred meters, leaving only an afterimage on his retina before piercing straight into his left eye, knocking him off his horse.

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Yuanye fired two bows in rapid succession, feeling a little uncomfortable in his arm. He then saw the target being shot by an arrow and falling off his horse, so he shook his hands for a moment and watched the situation.

He didn't expect it to be so accurate. He thought the other party was wearing armor and the arrows would be difficult to penetrate, so he shouldn't be able to kill him. These two arrows could stop the other party's pursuit momentum, which was good. He didn't expect to shoot the other party to death without knowing it - I think he was shot to death. It felt like the last arrow hit his face, but it was too far away to see clearly. He waved his hands there, and the warriors of the Matsudaira family who were excitedly chasing were already confused. While chasing, the general died inexplicably. They reined in their horses, shouted angrily, were confused, or quickly rolled off their horses to check on Torii Tadahira, or circled around looking for the "murderer". The scene was very chaotic.

Oda Nobunaga noticed the enemy's movements in the rear and was tempted to rein in his horse to launch a counterattack. However, at this time, his followers had already thrown away their weapons and weapons and ran all over the mountains and plains, all fleeing backwards. He could not organize himself to launch a counterattack at all. Even if he stopped for a moment, he would be entangled by the enemy's large group of spearmen and would most likely die.

After losing like this, even if Sun Wu or Zhuge Liang were resurrected, they would not be able to turn the defeat into victory. He could only sigh in hatred, look at the wilderness from afar, and continue to flee on horseback with Xiao Xing and the Hui people.

But this time he was much calmer and more composed, not as embarrassed as before.

Yuanye felt that his investment in favor had paid off. Seeing that the Matsudaira family had also reacted and several samurai were furiously riding their horses towards him, he turned his horse around and retreated. By the way, he raised his hand and shot an arrow, knocking down an enemy who was rushing towards him.

"Over here! Over here!" Aman called out to him from a distance, then raised his cannon and fired at the Matsudaira family. However, the hit rate of the cannon at this distance was very touching, only about 2%, and no one was hit. However, the noise was quite loud, causing the furious Matsudaira warriors to subconsciously slow down their horses and slightly avoid the front. Some people even shot arrows at them in retaliation, but the arrows only flew half the distance and hit the ground, without any effect.

Yuanye was not in a hurry to flee, as he had not participated in the battle before and had the upper hand in horsepower. He retreated to the vicinity of Aman and Aqing and waved his hand to let them go first. He turned back and shot another arrow, knocking down another samurai from the Matsudaira family. The arrows that the Matsudaira family shot back fell to the ground thirty or forty steps away from him and still could not hurt him at all.

After struggling for several hundred steps, the eyes of the Matsudaira warriors gradually became clear, no longer as furious as at the beginning. The expressions on a few of them became very hesitant, as if they could not understand what was happening - there were only seven or eight people chasing them, and if they continued to chase them for a few more miles, they might be wiped out. But how did the other party do it?
Why could he shoot one arrow at a time, with such terrifying bow power and such terrifying arrow speed, as if he were a god descending to earth?
Could it be that the other party is the best archer in Tōkaidō?

I have never heard that there is such a powerful general in Oda Danjotada's family before!
Yuanye saw that they were not chasing so hard anymore, and he did not plan to expand his victory. Anyway, there was no benefit in killing a few more people, so why waste the energy? He knocked the horse's belly hard and called Aman and Aqing to run fast. Aman poked the iron cannon with the poke rod, pulled the trigger and fired another shot at the Matsudaira family, which scared the other side again, but still did not hit anyone.

They took turns retreating, trying to keep as much distance as possible from the enemy. At this distance, the cannon was completely useless. She fired several shots intermittently, but didn't hit a single hair. She could only spit and curse a few times, then ran away behind the wild horse.

The three of them ran diagonally, and slowed down after they shook off the pursuers so that A-man and A-qing could catch their breath - they still had to continue making money to buy horses, as one horse was too few now.

A'man and A'qing didn't think it was a big deal. They had good endurance to begin with, and they had been eating with Yuanye for some time, with plenty of meat and fish every day, which made their physical strength even better. They were not too tired after running for several miles in armor. A'man even regretted that she couldn't get those heads back, as she lost a huge amount of bounty.

Yuanye didn't care, as he didn't need that much money. He just took turns riding with them and returned to the camp as quickly as possible.

Several defeated members of the Oda clan have already run back to the camp. They are probably born with sprinting skills. After a hard battle, they sprinted away from the battlefield. They were even able to outrun the three men from Yuanye who had not consumed much physical strength. Their talents are quite strong. If they were sent to the modern era to compete, they might even win a few medals.

Oda Nobunaga and his group have not returned yet. Perhaps they have consumed too much horsepower from repeated charges and fights. After escaping from danger, they need to rest their horses to prevent them from dying of exhaustion. It will probably take them a while to come back.

Knowing that the battle was lost at the front, the warriors who stayed behind in the camp were very panicked. They sent people to the front to inquire about the news, and distributed weapons to the soldiers as much as possible, preparing to organize people to defend the camp. Yuanye didn't care about these trivial matters. He couldn't intervene even if he wanted to, so he gathered his people together and was ready to evacuate at any time.

Fortunately, news came back soon after that the Matsudaira family did not pursue the enemy too much and had already returned to clean up the battlefield. Only then did the camp finally stabilize.

Soon after, Oda Nobunaga also returned safely and gathered a group of scattered foot soldiers of the gang. Hara also began to complete his work. After all, he was a hired "field doctor". Now that a large number of wounded soldiers appeared, he must treat these people.

He quickly got busy, still using Nightingale's methods, cleaning the wound as much as he could, keeping the environment clean, changing the gauze bandages frequently, and doing his best to reduce the possibility of inflammation of the wound. He was considered to be doing his best - in this era, such treatment conditions were sufficient, and most of the wounded could survive.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that the wounded soldiers were all lightly injured. The seriously injured... were unable to escape from the battlefield and would probably have been beheaded by the Matsudaira family by now.

Nohara was so busy that it was dark. He took the arrowhead from the last lightly injured Lang Gang and was wondering whether to go for another round of inspection when Maeda Toshiie appeared outside the small tent and called out listlessly, "Nohara-sama, His Highness wants to see you."

(End of this chapter)