Oda Nobunaga also had a slight smile on his face, but he knew in his heart that this battle was won by the outstanding performance of Du Fei and the Tokugawa Army, so he didn't say much at the celebration banquet.
Until the end, looking at the people whose faces were red from drinking, he said enthusiastically: "Now the only resistance force in Kinki has been cut in half by us! All we have to do is to wipe out their remaining forces!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present became excited. At this time, Tokugawa Ieyasu and Du Fei seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Their subtlety was noticed by Oda Nobunaga. He felt a little unhappy today, so he drank a little too much. He shouted at them loudly: "Tokugawa! Du Fei! Where are you two acting like each other?
You don’t look satisfied? If you have anything to say, just say it! Don’t be depressed!”
I saw that the Tokugawa family and Du Fei were looking at each other, and finally Tokugawa Ieyasu smiled and stretched out his hand in a "please" gesture: "Sir-in-law, you say it first!"
He was the first to say what Du Fei wanted to say! Du Fei smiled awkwardly: "Let's talk about how the territory will be restored after these big names in Kinki are defeated."
This is a sensitive topic. In fact, Oda Nobunaga has long been thinking about how to give an explanation to his two powerful allies. After all, they sent troops, food and battles to help him kill so many threatening forces. This is not a job.
Good things are not done purely for feelings.
After all, giving must be rewarded. If you don’t take the initiative to give to others, others will reach out to you. If you don’t realize it, you will be in trouble. This is the law of troubled times. No matter how close the relationship is, when interests are involved
Everyone will get nervous.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Oda. I'm also thinking about this issue. Please forgive our philistine." At this time, Tokugawa Ieyasu, an old fox, finally said: "Our Tokugawa family's current territory is too small.
In that place, the financial resources and force can be used to resist the threat of the Takeda family for a long time."
Du Fei said cheerfully: "Brother! We are all fighting for the same territory. Don't forget us when dividing the territory!"
His straightforward and seemingly unscrupulous statement made Oda Nobunaga feel very comfortable: Du Fei is a straightforward person. Well, there is no need to guard against allies like this!
"Haha, I knew you were going to ask this question!" Oda Nobunaga was not in a hurry at this time. He stood up, picked up the wine glass himself, and poured a glass for Du Fei and Tokugawa Ieyasu respectfully.
liquor.
Oda Nobunaga was over forty years old, a little older than Tokugawa Ierou, and he looked more like two generations apart than Du Fei. He came to personally pour wine for the two juniors, which made them flattered and respectful.
He held the wine glass with both hands respectfully.
After Oda Nobunaga filled their wine glasses, he returned to the head of the master's house with a few steps. Looking at the two people who were looking at each other, he said word by word: "After we capture Kinki, you want that piece of territory."
, I’ll give you that piece! I, Oda Nobunaga, will never treat my friends badly!”
As soon as these words came out, Du Fei and Tokugawa Ieyasu's faces relaxed: "Haha, we knew it! His Highness Oda will never treat us badly! In fact, we didn't want to ask now."
"But I can't help but feel itchy, right?" Oda Nobunaga's expression also relaxed. He raised his glass with Du Fei and Tokugawa Ieyasu at the same time and drank it all! The three members of the Iron Triangle Alliance worked together again
Stand together!
Some are happy and some are sad. Just as the commanders and soldiers of the Oda Alliance were celebrating, the Kinki daimyo who belonged to the Miyoshi Alliance fell into deep fear.
The most unlucky one was the Isshiki family. The land of Maru was still poor and rough, so they were dragged in by the Miyoshi family without knowing it. During the battle, they encountered the Tokugawa family's Kanbara Masayasu team, and were all beaten by the ferocious Kambara Masayasu army.
The army was destroyed, and even Isshiki Yoshimichi was captured. If the Oda army had not been attacked by the remnants of the Miyoshi family and the Hatano family while transporting the prisoners, he would have been in prison in the Oda family's prison.
The Hatano family, one of the pillars of the Miyoshi Allied Forces, was also suffering from internal and external troubles at this time. The important ministers of the family, Araki Utsuna and Hatano Hideno, were opposed to the use of force with the Oda family from the beginning. However, Hatano Hideharu insisted on having his own way, and finally privately launched an army despite the objections of his elders.
The horse generals are dispatched.
His behavior was a gamble. If he won, he would be allocated territory from the Miyoshi family, but he lost. In the end, the family's troops and military power were greatly depleted. Two generals, Inai Kyoye and Akai Naomasa, were killed in the battle.
, the morale of the Hatano Army also dropped to its lowest point.
When he fled back to the city alone in despair, there was no comfort or cheers. He was greeted by the cold eyes of his retainers.
Honganji Temple is even worse. The use of troops against Oda Nobunaga was not very popular. Although the elders of the main temple, Ishiyama Honganji Temple, did not say anything, the people of the branch temple seemed to want to eat him one by one.
He made a lot of noise around the castle tower where he was staying all day long, and Nanari Laizhou even shouted that he wanted to go out independently and establish a new branch.
When Honganji Mianru was captured after the defeat, he was originally desperate and thought he would die. Unexpectedly, whether it was because the sky had eyes or because his fate was not destined to die, he and the captured daimyo were all killed by the Miyoshi Army and the remnant Hatano army that happened to pass by.
rescued.
"Hey, now I am worse off than dead Buddha. Why do I still have to live and suffer?" He said silently to the huge golden Buddha in the temple.
At the same time, Miyoshi Yoshiyu, the young master of the Miyoshi family in Iimori Castle, was also worshiping the Buddha, but what they begged for from the Buddha was different.
He wanted Buddha to bless his father Sanhao Changqing to get well soon.
Mihao Changqing has been ill since he returned from the defeat. Although his retainers didn't say anything and were still loyal to him, he himself could not forgive himself.
He was originally seriously ill, and after being treated by a famous doctor in Kyoto some time ago, he finally regained some of his strength. However, he worked hard during this battle, and in the end, he personally fought on the front line at the age of nearly seventy.
The body has long been completely destroyed by fatigue, pain, and disease.
At this time, he is no longer as majestic as he was when he swept across Kinki. The tall and strong bear-like man back then has turned into a withered and shrunken little old man.
In the large and luxurious bedding, his body looked so thin, and the skin on his face was covered with deep wrinkles as if struck by a knife or an axe. Each one seemed to tell the story of his hard-working life.
At this time, his mind was already a little unclear, but he could still hear the clear bells ringing on the tower in the distance.
This sound was so familiar. Every time he returned from victory, the soldiers at the top of the city would always stand tall, wave their arms and cheer! His mother would also ring the bell for him personally on the city tower to welcome his triumphant return.
and return
"Father? Father?" Miyoshi Yoshiyu, who was standing by the bed, realized that his father had passed away.
Mihao Changqing received countless honors in his life, but he never had a moment of ease. In the early years, the Mihao family was surrounded by powerful enemies, all of whom were eyeing the Mihao family. He devoted himself to the military. After more than ten years of this busy life, he even
He even forgot how old his son was.
Although the territory of Mihaoshi's family is getting bigger and bigger, his health is getting worse and worse. Long-term exposure and overwork have already planted the seeds of disease in his body as strong as an ox. He has never lived a day.
I have an peaceful life, I am busy from morning to night during the day, and when I fall asleep at night, I am awakened by various nightmares.
He always has some inexplicable worries. He is worried that his retainers will rebel, that his territory will be eroded, and that the people in the territory will rebel.
But at this moment, he finally let go of everything. He was too tired to worry anymore.
His son Miyoshi Yoshiyu stood aside in pain and buried his head in pain: he did not understand that a good person like his father would not be rewarded. In his eyes, his father was simply the embodiment of justice and justice. In the early years, the influence of the Miyoshi family was relatively high.
When he was strong, his father had organized many daimyo conflicts in Kinki, but when General Ashikaga Yoshiteru violated the interests of the Miyoshi retainers and the Matsunaga family and occupied Nijo Castle, it was he who mediated and reconciled, otherwise the so-called empty-shell general would have been there long ago.
Blood splattered on the spot. It was he who exempted the farmers in the territory from taxes during the great disaster year, allowing them to live and work in peace and contentment, and the territory became increasingly rich and prosperous.
But even though his father did so well, he still lost to the tyrant Oda Nobunaga, known as the 'Demon King of the Sixth Heaven'. Is it really the way of heaven now?
Miyoshi Yoshiyu's heart became extremely cold at this moment!