At six o'clock in the hour, the leading force of Asahina's army, Asahina Taihiro's troops, arrived at Odaka Castle. To everyone's surprise, Udono Nagateru, the guard of Odaka Castle, did not leave with Okabe Motobu, but gathered the entire army.
Staying in Odaka Castle. I heard from the guard guarding the gate that when Okabe Gennobu invited him to attend the evaluation meeting last night, he firmly rejected it. Such a statement can be said to be very supportive of Asahina! But because of Uden
As Nagatera himself is the lord of Otaka Castle and the sister-in-law of Imagawa Yoshimoto, Okabe Motobu cannot easily embarrass him.
After getting the news, Asahina Taitomo and Amakihei were deeply moved. Under such circumstances, Uden Nagateru was able to stick to his position and refuse Okabe Motobu's persuasion, which can be said to have helped them a lot.
.If Uden Nagateru surrenders to Okabe Motonobu, the latter is likely to leave many people to defend Otaka Castle and hinder the pursuit of the Asahina army. However, Uden Nagateru maintains the independence of Odaka Castle and refuses to join the Okabe camp, then
The route of advance was reserved for the Asahina family.
After Asahina Taehiro led his troops into Otaka Castle, Ame Qiupei and Asahina Taetomo immediately rode their horses to the castle tower in person, preparing to thank Udono Nagateru in person. When they arrived at the door, they found Asahina Taehiro with an embarrassed look on his face.
Stand at the door.
"Matsuchiyo, what's wrong?" Asahina Taichao asked in surprise.
"Brother..." Asahina Taehyung scratched his head and said, "I came here a long time ago to say thank you to His Highness Udono. But His Highness Udono refused to see me no matter what."
Asahina Taichao thought for a moment and immediately asked: "Did you do something impolite in the city that made His Highness Udono unhappy?"
"No! I have been more honest since I entered the city!" Asahina Taehyung exclaimed.
"It shouldn't be like this." Yu Qiuping's eyes were red and he persuaded in a low voice: "His Royal Highness the Governor has just encountered an accident, and everyone must be very sad and heartbroken. How can His Highness Yu get so angry over such trivial matters?"
"That's what Momiji said." Asahina Taichao nodded and turned to face a guard: "Please tell His Highness Udono that Asahina Taichao is here to visit."
"Yes." The guard agreed reluctantly. It seemed that he was the one who informed Asahina Taehyung before.
Not long after, the door to the inner room of the castle tower was opened. The person who came to open the door was none other than Uden Changteru himself.
He was wearing linen and mourning, and his face was haggard, almost out of shape. His eyes were red and swollen, and the tears on his face were clearly visible.
"Uno-don... Your Highness." Asahina Taichao was stunned for a moment. Thinking of the death of the governor, his eyes suddenly turned red. "Please take care of yourself..."
"Your Highness, the Governor..." Yu Qiuping's tears that he had finally stopped burst into tears again. He could no longer remember how many times he had shed tears during this period of time.
"It's not time to cry yet, let's cheer up!" Taehyung Asahina suppressed his tears and roared: "The great vengeance of the House Governor's Palace has not been avenged! We have received great favor from the House Governor's Palace, how can we sit back and watch the rebellion run rampant!"
"That's right," Asahina Taimo said in a deep voice with tears in his eyes: "Your Highness Udono understands the righteousness and did not join Okabe's rebellious side! This is really a blessing for the Imagawa family! I would like to thank Uno for everyone here.
Your Highness! Please rectify your troops and join us in pursuing the Okabe rebellion!"
However, Uden Changzhao remained expressionless and shook his head silently.
"Eh?" Asahina Taito was stunned for a moment, "Does His Highness Udono have something to hide? But we are not sure who is the traitor who killed His Highness the Governor?"
"We have evidence here." Yu Qiuping said as he took out the stack of papers from his arms that contained the doubtful points and the reasoning process compiled by Sena Ujijun. "Please take a look at it, Your Highness. Everything is exactly what Okabe Gen.
Believe what that traitor did! Everything he told you, Your Highness, is a lie!"
"No need." Udian Changzhao still shook his head and did not reach out to take the pile of paper in Yu Qiuping's hand.
"Your Highness Udono...what are you..." Asahina Yasuhiro said anxiously, "Did you believe what Okabe Motonobu said!"
"No." Uden Nagasaki sighed.
"Then why doesn't His Highness want to join us? Could it be that he can't trust us?" Yu Qiuping asked.
"Nothing is trustworthy." Uden Nagasaki's voice was hoarse, "It doesn't matter to me who the traitor is."
The air suddenly became quiet. For a moment, the atmosphere in the room was a little awkward.
"Why did His Highness Udono say this?" Asahina Taito asked in disbelief: "Your Highness, don't you want to avenge the governor?"
Uden Changzhao let out a long sigh, and his expression suddenly became extremely helpless. After a long time, he said in a deep voice: "I am a martial artist, and my words are not pleasant to listen to. Please don't mind, you three."
"Your Highness Yudian, please speak directly if you have anything to say." Yu Qiuping responded.
"The Okabe family, the Asahina family, and the Uqiu family have always had a grudge, and I've heard a little bit about it." Uden Nagasaki said in a low voice, "This time the two sides are confronting each other, and each other has presented evidence to claim that the other is rebellious. Is it really because of this?
Is it a traitor? I’m afraid it’s more of a feud between the two families. This kind of internal fighting with personal grudges and under the banner of revenge, I’m absolutely not willing to participate in such a thing.”
"That's not the case!" Yu Qiuping argued, "His Royal Highness the Family Governor was unfortunately killed in battle. In this critical situation, how could we have personal grudges..."
"Does Your Highness Yuqiu also know that this is a critical situation?" Yudian Changzhao suddenly opened his eyes angrily and shouted in a low voice to stop Yu Qiuping: "Then why are you two at war with each other! Why can't you unanimously fight against the outside world! The whole army went to fight among themselves, Narumi
The castle is no longer defendable, the Takake Castle is no longer defendable! Once the Oda family invades, Southeast Owari will be lost! This is the territory that the Imagawa family acquired after more than ten years and many people died in battle!"
"This..." Yu Qiuping was speechless for a moment. He had to admit that the reason why the two families were almost at war with each other was that they were unwilling to sit down and have a frank talk, or go back and let the next governor of the Imagawa family judge justice and accept an investigation. It was very difficult.
To a large extent, it is because the Asahina family, the Amaki family, and the Okabe family have a long-standing grudge, and each does not trust the other.
"I will never participate in an internal fight mixed with selfish desires. If His Majesty the Family Governor is alive, he will never want to see his subordinates killing each other in order to find the so-called traitor. No matter which side I join,
It will harm the Imagawa family, so I will not join either side." Nagateru Uden shook his head firmly, his face as solemn as ice, "The last order His Highness the family governor left to me before his death was to lead the troops to defend the country.
Gao Cheng. This is what I can do for the Imagawa family."
"Whether it is the Okabe family or your actions, I will not interfere because I do not have the authority to command the entire army." Uden Nagateru turned his back and signaled that he did not want to talk any more.
Without saying a word, he silently looked through the window of the castle tower at Narumi Castle - the place where Imagawa Yoshimoto last stayed and where he died.
"His Royal Highness, the Governor of the House, has treated me with great kindness, and I will repay it with my life in the palace." Tears welled up in his eyes and he whispered. "The arrow is on the string and has to be fired. You do what you want to do, go and talk to Okabe
Your Highness, please fight in front of the young master who is the traitor, and I will uphold the will of Your Highness, the Governor of the Household."
This man who has been stubborn all his life, neither the Asahina family nor the Okabe family, ever approaches to please anyone. He just quietly completes one task after another assigned to him by the family governor, without asking for credit or seeking fame.
"Your Highness, the Governor, I will defend Otaka Castle and the Imagawa family's last stronghold in Owari, complete the final mission given to me by His Highness the Governor, and fulfill His last mission."
In Amakihei's previous life, after Imagawa Yoshimoto died in Okehazama, the entire Imagawa family retreated to Toe Suruga, and only Uden Nagateru stayed in Mikawa to persist. The generals who stayed in Mikawa defected to the Matsudaira family. Only Uden
Nagatera alone held the banner of the Imagawa family and defended the city to the death, vowing not to surrender. Later, under the siege of Mikawa's army, Uden Nagateru held on until the last moment and committed suicide.
"Only by death."
A true loyal minister.
In front of your awe-inspiring righteousness, our so-called loyalty has no place to be ashamed.
At three o'clock, after everyone said a solemn farewell to Uden Changzhao, they left Dagao City with enough food and grass for half a year, and led the army to leave Dagao City and continue to march south.
At four o'clock in the morning, Toshiya Sena sent messengers to tell him that Asahina Nobuyuki, who was in Takake Castle, could not leave for the time being. Because the troops of the Katsurayama family seemed to be leaning towards Okabe's side, the two sides faced off in Takake Castle, and the situation became
There was even more chaos, and the entire Imagawa army on the Mikawa-Owari border was in chaos.
At the same time, the troops of the Okabe family and the troops of a group of wealthy families also arrived in Nawa, more than 20 miles away to the south. The troops responsible for the break seemed to be the troops of the Ii family - they were in the battle of Narumi Castle.
He was the first to escape and suffered the least damage compared to wealthy families like the Miura family.
The Ii family's cavalry spent all their money and spread out on and on both sides of the official road, spreading a huge intelligence barrier, hoping to prevent the Asahina family's troops from obtaining their intelligence. The Ii family's cavalry even tried to attack the Asahina family's cavalry.
Tanma. Both the Asahina family and the Okabe family used the excuse that the other party was rebellious when they gathered their troops. Therefore, it was inevitable that a conflict would break out between the two parties. Asahina Taiheng heard that people from the Ii family were trying to attack his tanma.
, flew into a rage and rushed out on horseback with more than twenty warriors.
After Asahina Taihiro's cavalry approached the front line, their movements immediately aroused the alert of the Ii family's troops. They began to shrink their troops and gathered on the official road, with about twenty people. The number of cavalry on the Asahina family's front line
, there were more than forty people, which suppressed the Ii family's troops in numbers.
Asahina Taihiro ordered the other twenty cavalrymen to maintain their formation and try to circle back towards the Ii family's troops from both sides of the official road. He led his own twenty or so cavalrymen and headed straight towards the Ii family from the official road.
The team of the Ii family rushed over. The Ii family's troops did not dare to confront the enemy head-on, so they could only shrink their defense and retreat. With their retreat, the intelligence barrier of the Okabe family disappeared, and the Asahina family's cavalry began to investigate Okabe.
Queue deployment of the department.
Chapter completed!