Chapter 466: Warring States Giant Crocodile Mao Liyuan
Soon, the worries of Ori Dufei and Tokugawa Ieyasu were slowly proven to be correct.
The Mori family, who originally celebrated the festival with the Oda family, took the expelled shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki to their territory and claimed to seek justice for him.
Maori Yuan is a fierce man who has been famous for a long time. Among the four heroes of the Warring States Period, he has the strongest strength and foundation. If he dares to be the leader of the four heroes, the other three will have no objection.
At this time, among the four heroes of the Warring States Period, Imagawa Yoshimoto and Takeda Shingen were both dead, and Uesugi Yunobu's life was also in danger. Only he was still standing. Taking advantage of the chaos of the war in Kinki, he silently attacked the Yamanobu family who bordered Kinki.
annexed.
Du Fei and Tokugawa Ieyasu faced the challenge of Motonari Mouri like a formidable enemy! But Oda Nobunaga looked disapproving: "They are just local tycoons of Aki Province. Even though the territory of the Maori family is vast, most of them
They are all barren lands, if we work together, we can easily defeat him!"
"Fighting that giant bear is not an easy task!" Tokugawa Ieyasu said with a frown: "You know, the Takeda family in Kai, under the leadership of Takeda Katsuyori, is expanding its army and preparing for war regardless of the cost.
It is possible to attack at any time! My main force must be strictly guarded in Mikawa. We cannot fight as far away as China (Japanese place name)!"
"Hmph! Are you talking about that idiot Takeda Katsuyori?" Oda Nobunaga suddenly showed disdain on his face: "Just him? I guess any one of your Tokugawa Four Heavenly Kings can defeat two of him! Like that
Such a mindless guy is nothing to worry about!"
"I think the Maori family will not conflict with us for the time being because they have just annexed the Yamana family. There are still many remaining forces of the Yamana family that are resisting. Moreover, the remnants of the Nizi family in Izumo country are also everywhere under the leadership of Yamanaka Shikasuke.
Fight against the Maori army. If you fight us again at this time, I guess it is just a bluff!" Du Fei analyzed calmly from the side.
"What do you mean?" Oda Nobunaga obviously respects Du Fei's opinion, because Du Fei's strength is actually quite different from his. Du Fei's defeat of his master, Dr. Suzuki Zuo, in a battle made him have feelings for Du Fei.
A slight fear.
Du Fei said eloquently: "Now we actually have a slight initiative, that is, we don't have many things to deal with, and the Maori army has much more troubles than us. I really can't figure out why they came at this time.
To cause trouble for us, we are going through this muddy water, but I think we should send an envoy to the Maori family to find out what is going on. It is best to send someone who is good at diplomacy and mediation."
"That guy Akechi Mitsuhide is very suitable. But now he is trapped in the quagmire of Tanba country and can't escape. Hey, I can't attack the castle for a long time. I'm worried. I think I have to give this guy a whip and give him a whip!"
As he spoke, Oda Nobunaga clapped his hands to call a soldier and handed him a letter.
"Hey, I will summon Akechi Mitsuhide's mother here now and send her to Yachami Castle as a hostage! Use this as a bargaining chip to lure the Hatano clan generals out of the city to negotiate with me, and then kill them!" Oda Nobunaga suddenly proposed.
A very despicable plan.
"This is not appropriate. Du Fei wanted to say something, but his father-in-law, Tokugawa Ieyasu, held his hand down fiercely. At this time, the Tokugawa family shook their heads slightly at him, implying something.
Du Fei immediately swallowed back what he wanted to say.
At this time, Oda Nobunaga had already moved on to the next topic. He pointed at Kitanojo Castle on the map and said worriedly: "The rebels in Tanba Country are just a small group of forces. As long as I use this trick to lure them out and kill them, If it is lost, their group of leaders will soon collapse. But on the side of Uesugi Yunobu, Shibata Katsuie and Maeda Toshiie must be in charge! Who is better to send to mediate? "
"I'll go in person!" Du Fei's words shocked the two people present!
"What? Are you going in person?!" Oda Nobunaga laughed, "Don't be ridiculous! Do you know what the situation is like with the Maori family now? Many people probably want to kill you with a knife! Are you going in person? That's not a sheep entering a tiger's mouth. ?”
"Yes, good son-in-law!" Tokugawa Ieyasu also wanted his head like a rattle: "Absolutely not! Absolutely not! You know, you are no longer an ordinary little character, even if the Maori family doesn't want to kill you , many remaining members of the hostile forces we defeated will chase you! The trip to Anyi Country will definitely not be peaceful."
"I've made up my mind!" Du Fei had his own plan in mind. He insisted on going by himself because his development route in Shikoku was blocked by the Kono family, which was affiliated with the Maori family. With his ability and military strength, of course, he could deal with the Kono family. It's a piece of cake.
But beating a dog also depends on the owner. It is easy to deal with the Kono family, but the giant Moori family standing behind them is a character that is difficult to offend at this stage.
Du Fei has no plans to fight against such a huge force as Maori. The newly assigned territory of Izumi Kingdom is not yet stable, and there is also a Zaga Town that is resisting. The threat of Uesugi and Takeda is always looming.
Once the Maori family breaks up with the Oda Alliance, the first place that will suffer is Du Fei's territory - because it is so close.
Therefore, Du Fei would rather take the risk and go by himself, because only by going in person can the direction of the negotiation develop according to his imagination.
At this time, a big event was happening in the Maori territory of Izumo Country.
After the Mori family pacified Yamana, they had frictions with the Otomo family in Kyushu and the Oda alliance in Kinki, and fell into a stalemate in Kitakyushu, which resulted in a military vacuum within the territory.
Yamanaka Shikasuke, an old general of the Nizi family who had been wiped out long ago, thought this was an excellent opportunity, so he collaborated with Tatehara Hisatsuna to prepare for Izumo's entry into the country. They found the orphan of the Nizi family, the sixteen-year-old Katsuhisa Nizi. , as the leader of the Nizi clan’s resurgence.
Katsuhisa was a famous general with both civil and military skills and a benevolent heart. As a leader, he was also loved by his retainers.
Shikanosuke and other hundreds of Niko's remaining ministers received the help of Nasa Nissuke, a pirate operating in Tajima, and landed from Hakishima via Mihoguchi, announcing the revival of Niko. Soon, old ministers joined one after another, and again The army swelled to 3,000 men, and with Masama Castle as the key point, they began to attack Getsama Tomita Castle.
Although there were only less than a thousand people under Amano Takanoshi guarding Tomita Castle at that time, he cleverly deployed his troops and used the favorable terrain to block Shikanosuke's attack.
After an arduous and outstanding war of attrition, the Nizi Renaissance Army finally recaptured the old capital of Getsama Tomita Castle, and the guard Amano Takanobu was killed by the Yokoyama brothers among the ten Nizi warriors.
However, at this time, the powerful Kakiki family who were cooperating with Nizi's re-establishment of the army was captured by the Maori army for the Qing Dynasty and rebelled in the Meibao Pass. Shikanosuke decided to attack. The ten warriors of Nizi showed their prowess in this battle and defeated the rebels in one fell swoop! But this This battle hampered the re-establishment of the army and lost the opportunity for expansion.
Immediately afterwards, Mori's second son Yoshikawa Motoharu (adopted to the Yoshikawa family, so he changed his surname) led more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to surround Tsukiyama Tomita Castle! Although Yamanaka Shikasuke and Nizi ten warriors fought hard, they were ultimately defeated by Yoshikawa Motoharu.
With absolutely superior strength, they were finally defeated, the city was broken, and they were captured.
During this battle, Yamanaka Shikasuke had a chance to escape, but in order to cover the safe escape of Nizi Katsuhisa, the governor of the family, and the other members of the Nizi Ten Warriors, he led the remaining soldiers alone and was captured alive.
Du Fei had already arrived at the main city of the Maori family - Yoshida Gunyama Castle.
He was treated politely as expected, but he could see that these guys who were respectful to him on the surface always wanted to eat him alive, but they didn't dare because of their huge power.
Just take action.
At the welcome banquet, Maori Yuan, the governor of the Maori family, seemed very hospitable and repeatedly persuaded Du Fei to drink more.
Du Fei did not persuade him at all, and showed off his terrifying drinking capacity without waiting for Mao Liyuan's persuasion. Bowls of fine Ju Ming wine disappeared from Du Fei's lips in large gulps. But his
His expression didn't change at all, and the Maori retainers were all dumbfounded.
Of course, there was also an unconvinced general who came forward to propose a toast, but Du Fei convinced him that he didn't even know his last name, and they all collapsed under the table like mud.
At this time, Du Fei saw that all the officials of the Maori family had been knocked down by him, leaving only the embarrassed Maori Yuan sitting at the top, so he smiled and held the wine glass and stepped forward step by step.
At this moment, the general of the Maori family, Takaie Anato, hurriedly arrived: "My lord! His Highness Yoshikawa has broken through the stronghold of the Nizi rebel army! The core figure of the Nizi rebel army, Yamanaka Shikasuke, has been captured alive by us! He is now being held outside the city.
Lanshan Temple, may I ask, my lord, how to deal with it?"
"Hmph! If we keep this guy, he will still fight against us! Where is he being imprisoned now? Kill him immediately!" Mao Liyuan showed his affectionate and iron-blooded side at this time.
But the speaker has the intention and the listener has the heart.
Mao Liyuan and others thought that Du Fei could not do any tricks in his own territory alone, so they did not avoid him. It was their negligence that brought them endless troubles in the future.
If Maori Yuan could predict what would happen next, he would definitely blow his beard and yell with eyes wide open: "Cut this guy down too!"
After hearing the news, Du Fei began to make a calculation: The enemy of my enemy is my friend! If he wants to kill him, then I must save him!
He then began to frequently toast Maori Yuan, who was isolated at the table, but Maori soon became unable to resist and collapsed on the spot.
Du Fei called the attendants of the Maori family. When he returned to the room, he looked around and jumped onto the roof when no one was prepared. He carefully avoided the heavy defenses and ran towards the temple outside the city with all his strength!
It's strange that since the Maori family captured the enemy's general, why didn't they just imprison him in the city's prison? Why did they lock him in a temple?
Of course he didn't know that the captured Yamanaka Shikasuke was very famous in Aki and Izumo Kingdom. Many samurai regarded him as a role model of samurai and respected him very much. If he was taken into custody or beheaded with great fanfare, he was not prepared to cause a fuss.
A small rebellion came.
Du Fei galloped all the way on the horse he had snatched from Nobu Shou! He finally gradually caught up with the team of Anato Takaie. One of the generals of the Mori family, Anato Takaie, only had a few dozen soldiers with him at this time. Du Fei
I thought to myself, it seems that it will be difficult for me to get in front of them, the only solution for now is to kill and silence them!
So the unsuspecting Anato Takashi's team was suddenly knocked down by a burst of kink weapons! Many ninjas in black were seen emerging from the woods.
Although Du Fei only brought less than a hundred followers on the surface this time, in fact, there were at least two hundred ninja troops secretly protecting him!
In order to avoid being discovered by the Maori family, these ninja troops were organized into a unit of twenty people and lurked around Du Fei. When Du Fei escaped from the Maori family's city, they had already heard the news!
Anado Takaie himself wore a large, exquisite silk armor, and the hidden weapons basically did not hurt him, but at this time he was surrounded by a large number of ninjas.
Without even looking back, Du Fei led another group of ninjas to Lanshan Temple. There were quite a few defenders there, and it took a lot of effort for the ninjas to completely eliminate them.
"It's not good! My lord!" A ninja responsible for the surrounding exploration hurried over: "The Maori family seems to have heard the noise and sent a large team of people to come here!"
At this time, two ninjas were seen carrying a strong, tall and handsome man out of the temple: "Lord! We have found Yamanaka Shikasuke!"
"Oh! It's you!" When Du Fei saw this man with a heroic face, he remembered what happened at the Mihara Town Lantern Festival. All the things this man was worried about have happened now. The master's family was destroyed, and the stupid family governor was killed.
However, he has not given up his loyalty until now, and even tried to revive the Nizi family by himself!
"Long time no see Yamanaka Shikasuke!" Du Fei seemed to be saying to himself, and he immediately said to his subordinates: "Take good care of me! This is an important person. If something goes wrong, I will kill you!"
At this time, there were only sounds of fighting in the distance. It seemed that another part of the ninja army was at war with the Maori family. At this point, Du Fei felt that there was no need to return to act in front of Maori, so he took Yamanaka Shikasuke with him.
Starry Night returned to Oda Nobunaga's territory.
Unexpectedly, when he excitedly brought Yamanaka Shikasuke to Gifu City, the place was already full of people and empty. The soldiers guarding the city said to him: "Sir, my lord has been able to move the main city to the newly built one."
Guanyin Temple City has gone, where can you find him?"
Move the main city? And move the residents of the outer towns together?
Only Oda Nobunaga could do this kind of thing. Du Fei had no choice but to take the scarred Yamanaka Shikasuke and run to Kannonji Castle again.
Just as we were about to reach Guanyin Temple City, the road ahead was suddenly blocked by several masked men with cars! There were about a hundred of those people, and all of them had strange orange logos printed on their faces.
mask.
"Hayakawa Ayunosuke, Akigami Hisake, Yokoyama brothers!" Yamanaka Shikasuke in the carriage shouted happily: "We are one of our own! I am here!"
"Yamaka Shikasuke! You're still alive!" I saw that the masked men were all very excited after seeing him: "We thought you must be dead, but we heard someone said that you were kidnapped, so from now on
The Izumo Kingdom chased them all night long! These people are"
Yamanaka Shikasuke smiled at Du Fei and said firmly: "Don't worry, we are friends!"