On the night of April 4, Akechi Mitsuhide's envoy arrived in Kyoto and informed Oda Nobunaga of the news that Amakihei had entered the city to exchange for Akechi Mitsuhide's mother. According to Oda Nobunaga's nickname, Oda Nobunaga was taking a bath at the beautiful place at that time.
, after hearing the news, he was so angry that he jumped out without even wearing any clothes, kicked the bathtub away, and the hot water spilled all over the floor. In desperation, he had no choice but to postpone the execution of the Hatano brothers tomorrow.
plan.
However, on the night when he was so angry that he couldn't sleep, another messenger arrived in Kyoto and brought the latest news.
"His Royal Highness Hongye rebelled against Renjing Jiaye after entering the city. Renjing Jiaye had launched a mutiny, controlled the situation in Yashang Castle, and placed all the main combatants under house arrest. The Oda army outside the city immediately cooperated and occupied the city.
The castle town of Yagami Castle, Renjing Jiaye, apologizes for what the Hatano brothers did before, and promises that Yagami Castle will surrender immediately as long as you agree to let the Hatano brothers go."
The ups and downs of things happened so quickly that Oda Nobunaga, who was still lying in bed greeting Yu Qiupei's family, was actually very happy.
"Sparing Brother Hatano's life? I think this was written by Hongye, and he wanted me to spare his life, right?" Oda Nobunaga scolded with a smile.
Oda Nobunaga's guess was correct. The request made by Renjing Jiaye was that Yu Qiupei personally helped him think of the wording - he must give Oda Nobunaga, a good-looking person, a step down, otherwise how could he take it back?
What about the Hatano brothers who had been ordered by him? Therefore, Renjing Jiaye lowered his attitude and begged for the lives of the Hatano brothers on the condition of Kaicheng's surrender, which was considered to make Oda Nobunaga look good.
Therefore, Oda Nobunaga announced to the world that the Hatano family's retainers knew that their lord was immoral and had surrendered. Oda Nobunaga was a great kindness and decided to spare the lives of the Hatano brothers and let them sit at the negotiating table.
superior.
Yagami Castle has been opened, and the Hatano family's last resistance has collapsed. Coupled with the blow to the Hatano brothers from being imprisoned and killed, the two brothers are already depressed at the moment, and they agreed to the contest without saying a word.
The previous agreement was a more stringent transfer agreement - the Hatano family's territory was reduced to 30,000 koku, and almost all of its important ministers became independent.
As the Hatano brothers surrendered, Isshiki Yoshimichi, who had been stubbornly insisting, immediately compromised. However, Yamana Yutoyo, relying on the reinforcements of the Mori family, still refused to compromise - Oda Nobunaga then issued an order to let Yu
Akihira and Akechi Mitsuhide marched, defeated the Asora County and the Adoptive County themselves, and forced Yamana Yutoyo to submit.
To this end, Oda Nobunaga sent a large number of reinforcements to Amekihei and Akechi Mitsuhide. This also included the force appointed by Oda Nobunaga to Akechi Mitsuhide - the governor of Asora County and Adoptive Father County, Hosokawa.
Fujitaka.
To be honest, Ame Qiupei was still very surprised when he heard about this choice. He originally thought that a role like Yuri must be filled by a direct descendant of Oda Nobunaga's trust - such as Hidetaka Kawajiri, Kazutyo Yamauchi, and Yorotaka Hachiya
, Sawaki Yoshiyuki and others. As a result, Oda Nobunaga unexpectedly chose Hosokawa Fujitaka. Hosokawa Fujitaka was originally a confidant of the general Ashikaga Yoshiteru, and he worked hard for the revival of the Muromachi shogunate. In Ashikaga Yoshiteru
After breaking with Oda Nobunaga, Hosokawa Fujitaka finally sided with Oda Nobunaga, allowing the Hosokawa family to continue. After that, Hosokawa Fujitaka didn't have much voice. Who would have thought that this time
Being entrusted with such an important task——Oda Nobunaga's thoughts are indeed unpredictable.
On April 8, Yu Qiupei waited for reinforcements from the Oda family at the foot of Yagami Castle. The leader of one of them was his good friend Sawaki Yoshiyuki. Yu Qiupei held a banquet in the camp to entertain him, but Sawaki Yoshiyuki was
frown.
"Every one of you has made great contributions, you feel comfortable, how about me?" Ryoichi Sawaki poured wine into his mouth and tapped the porcelain bowl with his chopsticks, muttering dissatisfied, "This time too, you all went to make contributions, what am I?
None of them can do it. Lord Kawajiri and Lord Hajiya are with you to fight against Motoharu Yoshikawa. Even Kutaro (Hidemasa Hori), that idiot, has been entrusted with the important task of going to Tango to take over the territory of the Isshiki family and bring peace to the hardliners. What about me? I was sent here
Take into custody the prisoners you captured in the Battle of Daijing and stay behind to take care of the logistics."
"What do you know?" Yu Qiuping smiled and looked at Sawaki Yoshiyuki adding a few pieces of his favorite fish fillets to his bowl, "My lord, it is because he trusts you that he gives you the most important task. Lord Haeiya and Lord Kawajiri only
Just listen to my orders. Kutaro's journey has been smooth sailing. But it's different for you. You have to keep an eye on so many prisoners. If they get into trouble, the whole of Tanba will be in chaos. And this time in San'in
When marching and fighting on mountain roads, logistical supplies are the most troublesome. My lord must value you and let you take charge."
"What? If my lord really values ​​me, why don't you let me help His Highness Akechi!" Ryoyuki Sawaki seemed to be mentioning something sad, and his tone suddenly became anxious. It was obvious that he really cared about this.
Yuli's quota, "I said before that I was going to Sanin sect Yuli, but I was thinking that it should be my turn, right? My eldest brother, Asura, Fuha-sama went to Beiliu, and Hengxing brother went to Hongye
There, His Highness Takigawa and His Highness Niwa are not worthy enough to condescend to His Highness Akechi. So after counting, there are not many people left. Lord Hachiya, Lord Kawajiri, Tatsunosuke (Yamauchi Kazutyo) and
My military achievements in recent years are similar. Hajiya-sama and Kawajiri-sama are relatively senior, so I recognized them. Why did Hosokawa Fujitaka go? He is just a scholar, and he was a general before.
His qualifications are not as good as mine, and his military exploits are not as good as mine, so why should he be allowed to become a warrior?" Yoshiyuki Sawaki kept shaking his head as he spoke, his face turning red with anger, "Why, I want to be a warrior too.
Lord of the country and city!"
"It's okay. When I defeat the Four Kingdoms, my lord will definitely send more efforts to me. I will ask you by name then." Yu Qiuping also understands that Oda Nobunaga's appointment this time has made many old subordinates wait for a long time.
I was confused and didn't know how to comfort Sawaki Yoshiyuki, so I simply drew him a cake.
"That's what you said!" Ryoichi Sawaki swallowed the sashimi in one mouthful, and pointed at Yu Qiuping's bowl with his chopsticks while chewing, "When the time comes, I won't let you eat even if you don't keep your word!
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After the reinforcements of the Oda family were in place, Ameakihei immediately started the strategy. The army first quickly wiped out the disobedient wealthy families and Japanese people in Tanba, and then divided the troops into three groups at Fukuchiyama Castle. Hori Hidemasa led the army to take over the Tango Kingdom in the north, and detailed
Kawafuji Takashi headed west to take the Adoptive Father County and Asora County and control Ikuno Ginzan, while Amekihei and Akechi Mitsuhide led the main force of the Oda Army to the northwest, heading straight for the corner city of Tajima Kingdom - Yoshikawa Motoharu's castle.
The Maori family's reinforcements are currently stationed there. Yoshikawa Motoharu was unwilling to sit still and wait for death, and took the initiative to lead the army to the Yakuno area on the Tamba border to confront the Oda army.
The total strength of the Oda Army in Sanin has reached 4,000 people. It is said that Oda Nobunaga wants to further increase his troops to Sanin. The 2,000 people of Yoshikawa Motoharu and the remaining 7,000 people of the Yamano family add up to almost 3,000 people. It stands to reason
It was said that they could have a field battle with the Oda army. However, Otagaki Terunobu and Yoshioka Sadakatsu, who had escaped from the Yamano clan, refused to have a joint battle with Uakihira. The impact of the Inai battle on them was too great.
It was obvious that they had used calculations to win over Yu Qiuping, it was obviously at their home court, and they obviously had the advantage in strength, but in the end they were completely wiped out - the damage to the Hongye Army was not even 10%. Doesn't their own force still have him?
If there are too many people, if you still go to fight them, wouldn’t that mean you’re going to die?
Yoshikawa Motoharu is also a fierce general who has been in China for many years without losing. There are few Sanin samurai who can match him. However, his name seems a bit inferior compared to Uakiuhei. Even though the Maori army samurai tried their best to give him
The Yamano family encouraged them, saying that they had defeated the Oda army at Akashi-Hanakuma. The Oda army had nothing to fear, but the Yamano family samurai remained unmoved.
"Among the people you defeated, there was no one like Uqiu Momiji!" Ohtagaki Terunobu replied, "If Uqiu Momiji was on South Road at that time, I guess you wouldn't be able to defeat him either."
"How is that possible?" Yoshikawa Motonaga sneered in confusion, "Although I was not present at that battle, I heard from my uncle that the Oda army had completely fallen into the trap. They were in enemy territory and would definitely be defeated if they encountered a surprise attack."
Yoshikawa Motonaga is the eldest son of Yoshikawa Motoharu. His martial prowess is no less than that of his father, and he is also called the feared "Oni Yoshikawa" by Sanin. In its view, there is no possibility of overturning that situation.
"Our battle was also completely calculated against the Oda army. Amaki Momiji was also on the Hatano family's territory, and we also raided them." Yoshioka Sadakatsu did not feel embarrassed because of Yoshikawa Motonaga's smile, but was very
He solemnly whispered, "Then His Highness Yoshikawa also saw it, and our entire army was wiped out."
"That's because you are weak."
Yoshikawa Kyouke almost cursed these words, but finally held back. He is a descendant of the Yoshikawa family and has no blood relationship with the adopted Yoshikawa Motoharu, but he has always respected Yoshikawa Motoharu and followed him.
He was a warrior with a strong personality, fighting in the south and the north. When he saw the Yamano family warriors fearing the enemy like a tiger, he became very angry.
After the evaluation meeting that day broke up unhappily, on the evening of April 12, worse news for the Mori family came. The ninjas of the Miyoshi family found out the news. The remaining pen family member of the Yamana family, Oda Yushuo Moriyi, had betrayed the family.
As the Mouri family and the Oda family got in touch, it seemed that they would give up their adoptive father's county, Asora county and Ikuno Ginzan in exchange for the captured family head Yutoyo Yamana. In the Hatano family, the territory of the Isshiki family was successively occupied, and Hatano
After the brothers and Isshiki Yoshimichi were returned to their reduced territories and surrendered to the Oda family, the Yamana family also felt increasing pressure and finally decided to compromise.
After learning the news, Yoshikawa Motoharu calmed down his angry subordinates, left a few words and led his troops to evacuate.
"We are reinforcements. If the master does not have the will to fight, there will be no need to fight this battle."
The Maori army's departure without saying goodbye became the last straw for the Yamano family. In the end, Tayue Sho noriyoshi, Otagaki Terunobu and other left-behind elders reached an agreement with the Oda family, handing over Asora County and Adoptive Father County, and the Oda family's Sanin
The offensive was a complete success.
Chapter completed!