When many Kinki daimyo fell into a state of constant panic, they unexpectedly received a truce from the Oda coalition calling for an armistice.
The Miyoshi family, the Hatano family, the Isshiki family, the Honganji family, and all other daimyo who were hostile to Oda Nobunaga were reading the contents of this letter.
The meaning of the letter is concise and concise, and the general meaning is: Although our Oda family won, we also suffered great losses. We hope to live in harmony with our neighbors in the future, keeping in mind the pain and harm this war has caused to both of us.
Almost all the Kinki daimyo raised the same question: Is Oda Nobunaga out of his mind?
Now is the time when all the daimyo are weak. If he immediately gathers troops to attack, he will definitely kill one by one, or two by two. But at this time, he has sent such an idiotic peace letter. If you don't know him,
, maybe they will be fooled by him, but all the daimyo understand: Oda Nobunaga is not a person who forgives others easily.
All the daimyo had a big question mark in their hearts.
In fact, the reason why Oda Nobunaga didn't come to kill them was very simple: Uesugi Nobunaga was here.
The famous "Dragon of Echigo" from the Warring States Period finally couldn't bear the loneliness and extended his tentacles to Kinki! His goal was very clear: "Enter the capital!"
When Uesugi Shingen launched a massive attack, Kai's Takeda Shingen seemed to be recovering from his scars and itching. He began to recruit horses and recruit soldiers. It seemed that another difficult melee had begun!!
Oda Nobunaga's plan to unify Kinki and expand territory went bankrupt again. Now he doesn't even have time to eat the meat on his lips.
Regarding the matter of resisting Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Yoshinobu, Oda Nobunaga thought hard for a long time. He really couldn't let go of the territory that was within easy reach, so he sent Tokichiro, Shibata Katsuie and others north to deal with Uesugi Yoshinobu who was approaching step by step; he ordered Akechi Mitsuhide
He led a part of the army to attack the Hatano family in Tanba country; ordered Sakuma Morinobu and the other retainers to lead a part of the army to attack the remnants of the Miyoshi family.
In the end, he only brought the remaining 3,000 members of his team to join the Tokugawa family to challenge the comeback of Takeda Shingen.
At this time, Du Fei had to fight together with them. Because of the alliance, although he had objections to Oda Nobunaga's method of dividing his troops into multiple channels, he was too embarrassed to argue. He felt that after all, Oda Nobunaga's
The promise has been made, and he will naturally have his share of the territory when the time comes. Why do he need to stand out in everything and leave others with the impression of being careless?
He didn't realize at this time that one of his negligence would cause him countless troubles in the future.
When he came to Mikawa with his tired army, he saw the long-lost Takeda flag again.
The Takeda family's battle flag does not seem as domineering and energetic as last time, and the originally strong horses seem a little old and tired.
Takeda Shingen's beard under the red Tian Zi Shuai has turned completely white, and his eyes seem a bit tired.
It is a secret known to everyone in the Takeda family that Takeda Shingen's physical condition is not good. He has a younger brother named Takeda Shingen who looks very similar to him. His appearance is almost the same as his. On some insignificant occasions, Takeda Shingen makes friends with him.
Let him go out and take a nap while you seize some time.
He understands that as an old man who is nearly 70 years old, he should no longer be on the front line, but like many elderly daimyo, he is worried that his son will not be able to defeat Owari's greedy wolf Oda Nobunaga, who is rising rapidly.
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Although his son Takeda Katsuyori was relatively outstanding among the second-generation descendants of many daimyo, he was headstrong in character and was brave but lacking in resourcefulness. He understood that when he died, Takeda Katsuyori would inherit his position as governor of the family.
But he doesn't have the ability to take on this important task.
He even dared to assert that once he died, within three years, the Takeda family would be destroyed! Although everyone thought that he was drunk and talking nonsense, no one knew better than himself, how powerful his seemingly talented and resourceful son was.
A pound of weight!
That's why he dragged his sick body to conquer Kinki. The purpose was not to achieve the goal of dominating the world that he had in mind when he was young, but just to get rid of Oda Nobunaga, the biggest enemy of the Takeda family, in his lifetime! At the same time, he could see
A glimpse of the lake next to Kyoto
Thinking of this, Takeda Shingen looked at his son with a complicated look, but Takeda Katsuyori, who was chirping and pretentious outside, was completely unaware.
Hey, it would be fine if that didn't happen
As long as Yoshinobu is here, Nobutanobu is here, and Yamamoto is here, maybe I won't be so worried.
Takeda Yoshinobu was his eldest son, who was sentenced to death for trying to usurp the throne and expel Takeda Shingen; Takeda Nobushige was his second brother, who was alert, cunning, resourceful and one of the best generals. Yamamoto Kansuke was his original military advisor and was proficient in
The art of war of various schools is the brain trust of his brains.
However, both of them died in the battle of Kawanakajima with Uesugi Yushin.
Suddenly, a tear fell from the face of Takeda Shingen, a tough guy known as the 'Kai Tiger'.
"Father, what's wrong with you?" At this time, his son Takeda Katsuyori, who hated iron but could not become steel, walked in with a proud and majestic look. Takeda Shingen glanced at him. To be honest, if you just look at his appearance, this son is quite talented.
There is no trace of how mentally retarded he is militarily and politically.
Behind him is Takeda Shingen's favorite general, Kosaka Masanobu, known as Takeda's Four Ministers. This young man who is only 30 years old has more than ten years of combat experience and can be said to be one of the most courageous generals in the Takeda family.
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"How's it going? Are those guys coming in groups?" Takeda Shingen sat calmly and calmly, as if talking about a commonplace matter.
"Yes! Du Fei's army has about 7,000 people, the Tokugawa army has more than 5,000 people, and the Oda army only has 3,000 people." Kosaka Masanobu seemed to have some doubts about this number that he had repeatedly investigated.
Takeda Shingen smiled slightly, stroking his snow-white beard with his hand and said: "It seems that Oda Nobunaga, this greedy wolf, is going to be in trouble. He ignored the most fundamental secret of combat for the sake of the petty profit in front of him!"
Scatter your powerful army! He is dead this time!"
When Takeda Katsuyori heard this, he laughed loudly and excitedly: "Humph! I told you! There is no need for you, father, to take action personally this time. Kosaka Masanobu and I can definitely take them down! Just rely on those ignorant country bumpkins.
Want to stop our Takeda family’s cavalry? This time we will catch them all in one fell swoop!”
He was talking with great interest when Takeda Shingen unexpectedly threw cold words at him: "Katsuyori, get down! Check our horses."
Takeda Katsuyori seemed to have fallen into an ice cellar all of a sudden, with only an expression of shock and confusion on his face: "Huh?"
"Come on, young master, let's go down. My lord is going to rest." Kosaka Masanobu, who had been Takeda Shingen's servant for a long time when he was young, could tell at a glance that Takeda Shingen was in a very irritable mood, and quickly put Takeda, who was stunned like a crab.
Katsurai walked out gently.
"This weird old man!" Katsuyori Takeda yelled at Masanobu Kosaka after walking out of the camp: "The older he gets, the weirder his temper gets! I think he is sick!"
Kosaka Masanobu was a little angry and funny when he saw him like this: "Young Master, he is your father! You should know very well that he is indeed seriously ill, but it is definitely not the kind of illness you said."
"I really don't understand! Why does he have to come to fight despite being so old and sick? I'm really impressed by him! Why is he in such a hurry?" Takeda Katsuyori also felt a little speechless at this time, and was slightly speechless.
Come down below.
"Hey" Kosaka Masanobu knew when he saw Takeda Shingen's pale and bloodless face that his condition had worsened again, and the wound injured by Du Fei last time had not fully recovered. Because the child was specially made and was different from ordinary ones.
Normally, only a steel ball can be taken out of the lead. The hair seemed to be broken into several small fragments in his body. Although Kai's famous doctor tried his best to help him remove part of it, there were still some fragments because they were located close to the heart.
It was too close so I couldn't take it out. Whenever it was cloudy and rainy, Takeda Shingen would cover his chest tightly.
Those little pieces of iron in his body were like bugs, tormenting him all the time.
At this time, a strong man wearing red clothes quietly came to him. This man was Takeda's number one brave general, Yamagata Masaki. He interrupted his thoughts: "Masanobu! Your Highness's condition.
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"Hey" Kosaka Masanobu told Shanxian Masanobu all the bad news in one word.
Yamagata Masaki looked at Kosaka Masanobu's lifeless face, and a strange feeling arose in his heart: This kid has always been smiling, and he has never been so depressed! What's wrong with him?"
At this time, the sun had sunk tiredly into the dark clouds at some point. It was tired.
dividing line
At this time, the Oda Alliance Army had a completely different scene. Although Oda Nobunaga brought few troops this time, half of them were fire commanders, and the other half were the most precious members of the Oda family.
There were some cavalry. It can be said that although Oda Nobunaga was greedy for Kinki's territory, his mind was still clear after all. He transferred all his best and most elite troops over!
Du Fei seems to be the main force here. His 7,000 people seem a bit crowded in the small Okazaki Castle. Although Tokugawa Ieyasu has worked hard over the years, due to limited financial resources, the size of Okazaki Castle has not completely changed.
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When Tokugawa Ieyasu saw that his city walls were densely packed with soldiers, his panic gradually calmed down. It is said that people who have experienced the battlefield can know the momentum of their opponents by feeling.
This time he had a strange feeling. Takeda Shingen's chest had always been like a big stone pressing on his chest whenever he appeared on the stage, but this time there was no sense of momentum and pressure like before; it gave him a warm and swallowing feeling.
Tokugawa Ieyasu didn't understand why. He had never been so confident in himself. He had always used his Maruji territory to resist Takeda Shingen, the number one tough guy in the Warring States period. Although he had been a
He persisted in defending until the end, but he never tried to confront the Takeda Army face-to-face. He relied on the city wall and the Tokugawa Army's skilled defense skills to survive, and it could even be said that he was struggling to survive.
But at this moment, he felt like a giant and began to use a normal perspective to observe this powerful enemy who had ravaged his life.
Du Fei didn't know why Tokugawa Ieyasu was so excited. After he and the Oda family's troops entered Okazaki Castle, Tokugawa Ieyasu never closed his mouth.
As soon as he saw this smug father-in-law, he thought that his wife Luo Ji was still waiting for him in the Four Kingdoms, and that he would be killing everyone within a few days of his marriage, and he felt a kind of sincere sadness in his heart.
Suddenly a few swallows hurriedly flew up in the sky and fled into the distance, as if they had smelled the rotten smell of war and were afraid of being burned.