Time goes back four days to the evening of September 22, the fifth year of Astronomy (1536), at Imagawakan.
"What the teacher means is that I will lead the army to the west to pacify the Yuanjiang River according to the original plan, and the teacher will rush to the Fuji River to sit down." Imagawa Yoshimoto repeated the plan that Taiyuan Xue Zhai had just taught in person, "After that, I secretly sent a small army at night A large group of troops returned to the east of Hedong, pretending that a large army was returning?"
"Yes, the Hojo family must have secretly communicated with Imagawa Yoshima and prepared to lead us to the east of the river. If their ninjas find out that we are secretive about the size of the army during the day, and someone is heading east with torches at night, they will definitely It is suspected that our army heading west is a suspect, and the main force has already arrived east of the river."
Taiyuan Xue Zhai gently moved the rosary in his hand, but the plan in his mouth was ruthless, "As a teacher, I will also appear in the rock village on the banks of the Fuji River so that their ninjas can see clearly. Hojo Ie and Imagawa Yoshima saw that even I was on the bank of the Fuji River, so they would naturally be convinced of their guess. When the time comes, Imagawa Yoshima will definitely take advantage of our army to advance eastward and attack the Dongyuan River with troops. You only need to bring the army Waiting to set up an ambush at Kakegawa Castle, you can just wait and see."
"The question is... isn't this teacher's plan a conspiracy?" Imagawa Yoshimoto recalled Taiyuan Xuezhai's teachings about "conspiracy and conspiracy" and couldn't help but said, "You win by deceiving the other party. Once you are seen through, you will We lose every game. My third brother is so powerful and always predicts events like a god. If he sees through the plan and doesn't attack but just stands still, wouldn't we have wasted the opportunity to pacify Hedong?"
"Haha, conspiracy has always been a winning strategy that can only be launched by the party with the right time, place and people. There are very few opportunities to use conspiracy. We weak people like us who are in adversity want to defeat the superior. ', don't you have to rely on conspiracy to gamble? How can you be given the opportunity to use conspiracy in a smooth manner?" Taiyuan Xue Zhaiyun raised his eyebrows lightly, then changed the subject and looked at Imagawa Yoshimoto:
"It's just that there is a flaw in my plan. If I want to deceive Imagawa Yoshima and the Hojo family - to make them really think that our main force and targets are in Hedong, I must show up in Hedong. Then The battle between Toe and Imagawa Ryojin may require you to take command, Chengyoshi. You haven't fought much, can you do it? Or should Asahina Binaka secretly come out of Kakegawa Castle to assist you in command?"
"What's this?" Imagawa Yoshimoto replied with a smile.
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The view switches back to the early morning of September 26, the fifth year of Tianwen (1536), on Zijiao Mountain in the northeast of Kakegawa City.
"Writing or something like that doesn't pay attention to rhythm or artistic conception. It's just like that. Isn't it much easier than singing a song?"
Imagawa Yoshimoto stood on the top of the mountain, overlooking the battlefield like a chessboard and the enemy and our armies as big as chess pieces. With the sunrise behind his back, at the moment when the first ray of morning light pierced the clouds and fell to the earth, Imagawa Yoshima's horse seal was printed. Snapped his fingers——
"My disciple has learned it after watching it twice."
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"Don't be afraid, it's undoubtedly a suspicious soldier!"
After Imagawa Yoshizhin noticed that his subordinates were a little shaken because they saw the two flags of Red Bird Horse Seal and Imagawa Eryin on Zijiao Mountain, he immediately shouted loudly, "There are at most 2,000 enemies here, and the main force of the clan has already gone to Hedong. !”
"Your Highness is right, there is no need to panic!" Horikoshi Sadaki also hurriedly shouted loudly, and at the same time, he signaled his legitimate son Horikoshi Ujinobu and his second son Horikoshi Sadatō to immediately lead the horsemen to wander among the troops to stabilize the situation.
At the same time, on Zijiao Mountain, the 4,500 direct flags of the Imagawa clan were ready to go, and the 1,500 soldiers and 300 horsemen were all decked out, just waiting for the order from Red Bird Horse Seal to attack.
"Matsui." Imagawa Yoshimoto pulled out the folding fan from his waist, pointed it at Matsui Sonobu, who was wearing white armor, and encouraged him in a deep voice, "The pioneer position I promised you, now fulfill it."
"Your Highness, you are so kind! I will never be able to repay you even if I die!" Matsui Munanobu clasped his fists hard with a sound that almost hit his bones. He suddenly leaned over and saluted, "For an hour, Imagawa Yoshima was immobile, and I raised my head to see you. !”
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It is also the first moment of Mao hour, at the foothills of Mount Wako on the north bank of the Kurama River on the northern line.
"Sena Eryinryo! It's the Sena family's troops! Wakoyama has been occupied a long time ago!"
Amano Keitai immediately recognized the flag of Sena Ujisada on the top of the mountain, and at the same time he hurriedly shouted to the messenger behind him, "Go and ask your Highness for instructions. Do you need to forcefully attack the mountain?"
"Our unit only has 500 people, but the enemy has more than 1,000." Sena Ujisada on the top of the mountain looked at the defense line set up by his side based on the dangerous mountains and the hesitant Amano Bei, Yuishi Bei and the people on the other side of the Kurama River who were about to cross the river. Okuhei Bei, "According to His Highness's previous instructions, the northern front only needs to be held back, and all ministries must guard the front!"
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At the beginning of Mao hour, on the south bank of Nichuan on the southern line, Zuoshu Village.
"Reporting to Your Highness, there is resistance ahead, and there is an ambush in the village! The flag is Sankai Hishi, they are the troops of the Ogasawara family, and there are hundreds of them!"
Iio Bei, who originally maintained the march towards Sashu Village, encountered an ambush in the village. The vanguard was defeated and retreated, and he withdrew from Sashu Village in embarrassment.
"There are actually enemies here?" Iio Norien was really surprised after hearing the news, and then climbed up to a two-story building to observe the situation. It was seen that Ogasawara Bei had already occupied various key points and commanding heights in the village. Even if Iio Bei had almost double the strength advantage, it might not be easy to capture the village in a hurry.
"Ask Kunobei to cross the Inverse River quickly and take a detour from the north bank of the Inverse River to the back of Sasuke Village." Iio Norien sent an envoy to Kunobei who was crossing the river to urge him, "By the way, I would like to ask His Highness for instructions on how to deal with resistance on the southern line. ?”
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"How to deal with it? Just do it cheaply!"
After receiving the messengers from the northern and southern lines at the same time, Imagawa Yoshima was so anxious that he had no time to think about it. He only thought about the fate of Kirabei, Todabei, Iibei and the small wealthy people of Toe who were still waiting in the west of Kakegawa Castle. More than 3,000 main troops were transferred to the north of the city - but they need to bypass Dachi Lake, which is expected to take some time.
In front of him, 1,500 soldiers from the Imagawa clan had roared over, and 3,000 auxiliary soldiers could be vaguely seen on the mountain. And he only had 300 soldiers on hand, 300 soldiers and 600 auxiliary soldiers from the Horikoshi family.
"Why are there ambushes everywhere... Just those who have shown up now, there must be nearly 7,000 of them." Imagawa Yoshima felt like his head was about to split. He couldn't figure it out anyway, "My ninjas clearly saw Imagawa." The people of the Zong family returned at night, and they clearly saw the monk Taiyuan Xue Zhai appearing on the Fuji River... Could it be that they were all suspected soldiers? But the Hojo family was on the Fuji River. Didn't they see at least 7,000 Imagawa troops on the Fuji River? Are you there? Is it possible that Master Genan is lying to me? The Hojo family and I are allies against the Imagawa clan, what reason does he have to lie to me? "
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"Ah sneeze——"
At this time, on the Kansai ship that sailed from Toe Country back to Sagami Country, Hojo Genan was lifted up from behind and sneezed heavily.
"Master, are you feeling ill?" Upon seeing this, Momotosaburo, the trusted messenger sent by Imagawa Yoshizhin, stood up in a hurry and wanted to welcome Hojo Genan back to the cabin.
"Chief Saburo, look, that's the Imagawa clan's ship in the distance?" Hojo Genan suddenly raised his hand and pointed at Momotosaburo's back. Momotosaburo was startled when he heard this, and hurriedly turned around to look, but there was nothing on the sea. Just when he wanted to rub his eyes, his waist suddenly felt cold. A knife penetrated his abdominal cavity, and then severe pain spread throughout his body. Before he could react, another knife was stabbed into the abdomen. He completely lost the strength to resist and fell to the cabin vomiting blood. Before he died, he watched in disbelief as Hojo Genan held a handful of blood-stained ribs and looked at him with a sinister smile.
"What about the separation of soldiers and peasants, the dismantling of customs, the gathering of retainers... and the rise of the Oda family to conquer the world... and the weird military training methods and military systems - 10 people per squad, 5 squads per platoon , 8th Platoon and 1st Company... Haha... How could anyone in the world say such ridiculous things and do such ridiculous things?"
Hojo Genan wiped the blood-stained blade casually with his snow-white cassock, and the smile on his lips could no longer be concealed.
"Imagawa Yoshima, I don't care who you are, go to hell, you are the one who lied!"
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"Your Highness is truly a genius in the world..."
On the Kakegawa Castle Castle Tower, Asahina Tenno was holding the fence. Looking at the situation around the battlefield, he couldn't help but praise Imagawa Yoshimoto's talent.
"It has only been a few months since he returned to secular life, and he has only witnessed two battles. Has he already realized this level?"
Asahina Yasuno took stock of the Imagawa clan's deployment on the battlefield, and then looked at the defeated rebels everywhere.
"Every favorable terrain has been occupied first, and the dispatch and distribution of troops are also perfect. I believe this is a veteran who has been on the battlefield for decades."
Asahina Tainou laughed and drank a large jar of wine to cheer him up. Then he burped and sighed: "No wonder His Highness doesn't work very hard on weekdays, and Master Xuesai didn't criticize him. With such a talent, he must have learned nothing since he was a child. You can capture him easily, so why do you want him to stab his buttocks?"
Then, his smile grew wider and he couldn't help but make fun of himself.
"Fortunately, a few months ago during the battle for the house governor, I thought that the Fourth Young Master was an ordinary person who could calm down compared to the Third Young Master. Now I see that his talent is even higher than that of Imagawa Yoshima!"
"He relies on his talent but is not arrogant. Even though he is extremely talented, he is still modest and cautious. Isn't this the most rare thing?"
