On March 8, the 14th year of Tenmon (1546), on the banks of the Yahagi River, the Allied Forces of Shun Kabuto were passing through the floating bridge and heading towards the border of Mikawa and Owari.
"It's unimaginable." Akai Kurotaka looked at everything in front of him - the troops of the Nishimasudaira clan and the Oda family who were moving out of the way, the dense fortifications, and the smooth official road - still felt a little unbelievable, "They actually agreed. Are we going to Luo? Are we going to send troops to go with us? Don’t they know that we are just going to Luo in the name of going to Luo, but we are actually here to conquer Owari?”
"Originally, the Hojo family just wanted to use the name of Kamiro to disgust us. I probably never imagined that it would turn out like this." Himura Hiroyuki laughed twice and glanced at Hojo Tsunagi, who was still sandwiched in the middle of the team. 3,000 people.
While the horsemen were chatting and laughing, Takeda Harunobu had secretly arrived at Imagawa Yoshimoto's carriage, trying hard to persuade him to turn against him later:
"When the army has basically crossed the Yahagi River, Goro, let the rearguard troops control the ferry, and the main force directly penetrates horizontally, and you can immediately penetrate all the defense lines near the Nishimatsudaira clan and Anxiang Castle! By then, the entire Nishi Mikawa will be It’s yours! Aren’t the Yamaguchis of Narumi Castle working in secret with you? If you contact him to start a rebellion together, you might have a chance to capture half of Owari!”
"Tora Chiyo, we are here, Lord Shangluoqin. People are kind enough to make way for us, but we attack others when they fall out? Isn't this going to bring disrepute to the Imagawa family?" Imagawa Yoshimoto kept waving his hands in refusal, "How can anyone do this? Yes? I will become a female cheater who will go down in history."
"Hey, elm head, I can't explain it to you." Takeda Harunobu gave up playing the harp and turned to Taiyuan Xuezai, "Master Xuezai, you should understand, right? How much benefit can you gain from betraying your trust this time?"
"I think it's good to just do what Chengfang said." Taiyuan Xuezhai folded his arms and leaned against the carriage with his eyes closed to meditate. "Besides, I'm just the butler, and what I say doesn't count. Doctor Dashan should find a way to lobby the family governor."
"Is this a real reason?" Seeing that Taiyuan Xuezai also refused, Takeda Harunobu couldn't help but be a little surprised. After lowering his head and thinking for a moment, he raised his head again with some suspicion and looked at Taiyuan Xuezhai: "Or is it also part of your plan to take the Oda family and Saito family to Luo together?"
"Ah? Really?" Imagawa Yoshimoto became interested after hearing this and looked at Taiyuan Xuezhai, "Is the old man's fourth move here?"
"Don't make any noise, I'm sleeping." Ginkgo, who was wrapped in a quilt and sleeping in another corner, finally couldn't bear it anymore. He grabbed a pillow and threw it at Imakawa Yoshimoto and Takeda Harunobu. "If you want to talk about things, go outside and talk. Don't Noise me, I’ll take a nap.”
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"There is no ambush." Soon after, Honda Tadanobu, one of Yamaguchi Kotsugi's confidants, was sent to report the situation to the advancing Imagawa Yoshimoto and Takeda Harunobu. "According to the reply from my master's intelligence network, the road from the Yahagi River to Nakono Castle There is no ambush from the Oda family."
"It's really interesting." Takeda Harunobu stroked his thick stubble, smacked his lips, and realized what the Oda family was thinking. "They seem to really want to send us out of the country as gifts, and then attack the empty leader of the Imagawa family. Guilty."
"But didn't they say they would send a team to go to Luo with us? By then, that team would be our hostages, and the remaining troops of the Oda family would not dare to act rashly, right?" Imagawa Yoshimoto responded casually.
"When we get to Kyoto, we can't say for sure. But we have to say it beforehand. If the Oda family refuses to send troops to go to Luo with us when we get to Furuno Castle, then we can't move on at all and turn back immediately. If the Oda family is If they don't, then we will turn against them and start a war within the territory of the Oda family." Takeda Harunobu told Imagawa Yoshimoto: "We will never go north without the hostages. Otherwise, when we reach the territory of Mino, we will be cut off by the Oda family. The way back is dangerous, and the military rations we carry with us won’t last long.”
"We have contacted the Asai family. We signed a secret alliance with the Asai family before, and agreed that the Asai family would provide convenience for our envoys to Shangluo. Now we are in Shangluo. The Asai family has agreed to respond, and also said that they will send troops to coordinate the peace. Us." Yoshimoto Imagawa looked up to Omi in the northwest, "If we really encounter a crisis after entering Mino territory, we will
Just break out towards Omi. "
"In short, it is still not safe. Such a large force is alone in the enemy's territory. If nothing else is said, the morale of the army will be easily disturbed." Takeda Harunobu took the trouble to instruct over and over again.
"I know, I know, how many times have you said it."
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On March 10, the 14th year of Tianwen (1546), at the gate of Naguye Castle.
In order to show their sincerity, the Oda family did not set up any troops on both sides of the official road along the way, and even the surrounding rock forts were unmanned, allowing the Kabuto Shun coalition forces to drive to the foot of Naguno Castle without any problems. Only Oda Nobuhide led A team of horses and soldiers were waiting outside the city to welcome the visiting guests.
"With this undefended, do we have a chance to take down Oda Dansho (Oda Nobuhide) or even Furuno Castle in a surprise attack?" Takeda Harunobu squinted his eyes and looked at the situation around him, and then looked at the surroundings around Oda Nobuhide. The horse returns to the crowd.
"Damn it..." When Furunoji Yutaka saw the scene in front of him, he gritted his teeth and was filled with resentment. "That's how I was plotted by Oda Nobuhide. I kindly invited him to the city and eagerly treated him. His family came to visit, but the guy raided and stole the city... Instead, he regarded my Na Furuno Castle as his home and lived in it comfortably?"
"Calm down, fifth brother, and I'll help you get revenge sooner or later." Imagawa Yoshimoto patted Na Furunoji Yutaka on the shoulder, and then also named his and Takeda Harunobu's horses, and the group went to meet Ori outside the castle town of Na Furuno Castle. Tian Xinxiu met. Taiyuan Xuezhai still did not come forward, but stayed in the army to observe the situation.
"I have long admired His Highness Jibu and His Highness Ozen. It is my first time to meet you. It is a pleasure to meet you." Oda Nobuhide saw Imagawa Yoshimoto and Takeda Harunobu approaching. He did not dismount, but bowed hastily on his horse, which was regarded as a greeting. .
"I have heard for a long time that the Owari samurai are free and unrestrained, and His Majesty Dansho is well-deserved." Seeing such rude behavior, Imagawa Yoshimoto also did not dismount, but sarcastically said. Takeda Harunobu glanced sideways at the bungalows in the castle town and behind the parapet on the castle wall - there were faint traces of movement and reflections of armor and weapons, and there were probably many ambush soldiers and archers waiting. It seems that Oda Nobuhide has already made preparations. If the Allied Forces of Shun Kaosang really attack, he can safely evacuate under the cover of his subordinates.
"Haha, Your Highness Jibu is very grateful. It's hard to come to Furuno Castle once. Do you want to come and sit in my castle for a while?" Oda Nobuhide laughed, and while greeting Imagawa Yoshimoto, he glanced at the person behind Imagawa Yoshimoto. That Furunoji Yutaka seemed a bit familiar.
"Oda Nobuhide, do you still remember me?" When Furunoji Yutaka heard this, he was furious. He, who was always gloomy and rational, suddenly became impulsive after seeing his sworn enemy, and almost pointed at Oda Nobuhide. He cursed with his nose: "A despicable and shameless person, how can he have the nerve to show mercy to others by doing such a treacherous act?"
"Oh? Could it be that Furuno Sasumasuke? I haven't seen him for more than ten years, and his appearance has changed a lot." Oda Nobuhide was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately reacted and turned to Imagawa Yoshimoto with a gloomy expression: "Jibu Is this how Your Highness disciplines his subordinates? Letting him bark like a dog here?"
"I think he is right. If you think about it, if His Majesty Tansho is attacked by me and Takeda Daizen together and takes over the city, he will also resent us for being duplicitous and attacking our allies, right?" Imagawa Yoshimoto said. Without any intention of "knowing the general idea", he retorted unceremoniously for his brother.
"Oh..." Oda Nobuhide's face instantly turned angry, "Does His Highness Jibu think that he would not hesitate to offend the Oda family and harm the interests of the family because of his brother's personal grudge?"
"Of course." Imagawa Yoshimoto nodded matter-of-factly, "What if?"
"My lord, don't be angry for a moment." Lin Xiuzhen whispered comforting words behind Oda Nobuhide.
"Okay Goro, it's almost done. Don't make your face too ugly." Takeda Harunobu also pulled Imagawa Yoshimoto's arm and whispered.
"I was rude just now. I will personally apologize to His Highness Danzheng someday. Please give me your advice." Furunoji Yutaka didn't want to embarrass Imagawa Yoshimoto, so he took the initiative to apologize, but there was a hidden meaning behind his words.
"Then Furuno Castle welcomes you at any time." Oda Nobuhide also responded.
One sentence, "However, I am different from ordinary ordinary people. I have a clear sense of priorities. Right now, the major events in Shangluo are still the most important. Quanzi's troops have been prepared and waiting to meet you outside the north gate of Guye City. Come on, Master Ji, come out. I’ve met you all..."
However, just when Oda Nobhide wanted to turn around and greet him, he found that Oda Nobunaga was not behind him at all - he was clearly there just now.
"This unscrupulous man..." Oda Nobuhide suddenly lost control and couldn't help but cursed at the horsemen behind him: "Where is Master Jifa?"
But everyone in the Ma Hui community looked at each other in shock.
At this moment, a group of children galloping on horseback suddenly appeared outside the queue of the Jia Xiangjun coalition forces in the distance. The leader was half-naked, with a tiger skin draped across his body. He carried an iron cannon on his back, and hung a bunch of gourds, copper coins and various odds and ends around his waist. He was wearing two pieces of straw sandals - a kind of weaving machine. Nobunaga's eldest son, Oda Nobunaga. I saw him waving the riding whip high in the air, circling around the queue of the Jia Xiangjun coalition, and kept shouting:
"Where is Taiyuan Xuezhai? Where is Taiyuan Xuezhai?"
"What are you doing?" When someone called his teacher by his first name, Imagawa Yoshimoto's tone instantly darkened, "Your Majesty, where is the tutor?"
"I'm just concerned about Master Xue Zhai." Before Oda Nobuhide could say anything, Lin Xiuzhen suddenly spoke quietly: "Seeing that Master Xue Zhai didn't come with you two, maybe the young master is worried about Master's health? I don't know Xue Zhai. Is Master Xue Zhai in the army? There are quite a few doctors in Furuno Castle who can take care of Master Xue Zhai."
"In the army, not in the territory."
Taiyuan Xuezhai's own voice sounded.
Imagawa Yoshimoto and Takeda Harunobu were both stunned. When they turned around, they realized that Taiyuan Xuezai had also driven his horse to the gate of Furuno Castle in person at some point - he had clearly requested to stay in the army just now.
"Your Highness Danzheng, and the unnamed lord, can you rest assured?" Taiyuan Xuezhai glanced at Oda Nobuhide, then locked his eyes on Lin Xiuzhen behind him, and said meaningfully:
"The poor monk is in very good health and will not delay your movements."
