On June 2, the 11th year of Tenmon (1542), the Oda family announced that the Matsudaira clan had sent their legitimate son Matsudaira Takechiyo to Owari and sent envoys to surrender to the Oda family. As soon as the news came out, the Matsudaira clan immediately denied it, but in order to show their loyalty to the retainers
After explaining, he had to admit the fact that Matsudaira Takechiyo had been kidnapped by the Oda family.
The Oda family also asked the Matsudaira clan to break their dream with the Imagawa family and form an alliance with the Oda family on the condition of the safety of Matsudaira Takechiyo and nearly a thousand captured Matsudaira troops. This was also rejected by Matsudaira Hirotada. Oda Nobuhide then
So he gave up communication, assembled a large-scale army, entered Nishi Mikawa in large numbers, and stationed themselves in Anxiang City. He appointed Takechiyo Matsudaira as the governor of the family, established a new Matsudaira clan, and requested the Sakurai Matsudaira family, Fujii Matsudaira family, and Fukugama Matsudaira family.
He waited for the Matsudaira tribe west of the Yahagi River to surrender to him.
Although Matsudaira Nobusada and others were reluctant, out of the perspective of confrontation with the Matsudaira clan, they still chose to accept Matsudaira Takechiyo as the leader. As a result, the Matsudaira clan was officially divided into two branches: the Nishi Matsudaira clan to the west of the Yahachi River, and the family governor.
Matsudaira Takechiyo; the Higashi Matsudaira clan east of the Yahagi River, the head of the family is Matsudaira Hirotada.
Faced with the Oda family's massive pressure, the Imagawa family and the Higashi Matsudaira family were also prepared to respond to the enemy. Osawa Motoin's sniper shield annihilated the Toda clan in Tahara Castle and wiped out the Toda Yasumitsu clan, and then rushed to
Arrive at Nishi Mikawa and join up with Imagawa Yoshimoto's main army. Imagawa Yoshimoto arranged for 1,200 men from the Shogun Guards to march to the foot of Miki Castle in the southeast of Okazaki Castle, take over from the Tojo Matsudaira family and the Goi Matsudaira family, and attack the Matsudaira Shigetada headquarters in Miki Castle.
More than 700 rebels were surrounded by the rebels. The Tojo Matsudaira family and the Goi Matsudaira family rushed back to Okazaki Castle to join the Higashi Matsudaira clan, with a strength of about 1,600 people.
At the same time, Imagawa Yoshimoto personally commanded more than 9,400 Imagawa troops, stationed southwest of Okazaki Castle at the intersection of the Yahagi River and the Oto River, and confronted the enemy across the Yahagi River. According to reports from ninjas and Tanma, the general of the Oda family
The military strength is roughly at the top. As its ally, the Nishimatsudaira clan can mobilize about 1,000 people, and the Mizuno family can mobilize about 900 people. On the entire Mikawa battlefield, the number of Imagawa-Nishimatsudaira coalition forces has reached a surplus, while the Oda-Higashi Matsudaira army has more than 1,000 troops.
-The number of the Mizuno Alliance Army is close to 100,000.
On June 6, the 11th year of Tianwen (1542), the Imagination Army military situation assessment meeting was held.
"It's not worthwhile to fight like this."
As the oldest and highest-ranking elder of the pen family present, Asahina Taino was the first to raise objections to the current deployment: "Your Highness, we are facing off in Nishi Mikawa. We are too far away from our capabilities, and the supplies of food and supplies are really too much.
There is no way to mobilize enough people. But the Oda family is close to the water, and only half an Owari can pull out a force equivalent to the number of our Imagawa family."
"What Asahina Bichu said is true. Keeping the confrontation here is really not good for us." Imagawa Yoshimoto always listened to the advice of his subordinates, but he still joked, "But you, Bichu, are really not because of these few days."
Do you want to retreat because the ration of drinks was not delivered in time?"
Imagawa Yoshimoto's words made the atmosphere in the tent cheerful. Everyone looked at Asahina Taino's empty waist - there should usually be a wine gourd hanging there. Asahina Taino also rarely came to the military meeting with a red face.
, obviously because I ran out of wine.
However, as an important minister of the Imagawa family who stayed in Mikawa, Jinxi Preparation Captain Yamada Keitaka had always been puzzled by the style, and was not very interested in such jokes, but continued to admonish him in a serious manner:
"I second the proposal. It will not do us any good to waste time here in Xisanhe. Even if we fight back to the territory, it will still belong to the Matsudaira family. Although the Matsudaira clan promised verbally not to betray us, in fact, their minds have changed. No one knows
How long can this alliance last? Instead of confronting the Oda family's army in Nishi Mikawa, it is better to retreat to Higashi Mikawa and consolidate our rule over Higashi Mikawa. Now that the Toda family has just been wiped out, Higashi Mikawa's biggest nail is gone, we should
Strike while the iron is hot.”
"Yamada Ukon, please be patient." Imagawa Yoshimoto turned around and looked at Yamada Keitaka, pressing his palms to signal the latter not to worry, "If you wait a little longer, maybe there will be a turn for the better."
The turnaround came quickly.
At noon on June 9, the eleventh year of Tenmon (1542), at the intersection of the Yahagi River and the Oto River, in the Imagawa family military camp. Imagawa Yoshimoto was called out from the main tent by Hayasaka Nao and climbed to a watchtower in the camp.
Above - The Oda-Matsudaira-Mizuno coalition forces on the other side of the Yahagi River finally began to take action after being silent for many days.
This was the first time Imagawa Yoshimoto witnessed tens of thousands of enemy troops maneuvering in front of him. The spectacular sight made him speechless. The entire tidal flat as far as the eye could see was covered with enemy soldiers and various flags.
They are swaying towards the river bank. No matter whether you look south, north or west, you can't see the edge at a glance. They are all packed with human heads. At several crossing bridges, there are hundreds of people preparing to cross.
, the auxiliary troops behind continuously transported the finished wood to the river and built more pontoons. The rolling torrent was like a rushing river.
Large swaths of papaya patterns rushed towards the direction of the red bird horse seal - heading straight towards Imagawa Yoshimoto himself. The suffocating feeling that hit his face made Imagawa Yoshimoto frown. But on the land in front of him, the same
Hundreds of Imagawa troops with two flags and two flags stood in front of him, using their solid backs to bring an indescribable sense of security to Imagawa Yoshimoto.
Mizuno Bei and Higashi Matsudaira Bei, who were holding Mizuno Alisata and Mitsuba Aoi, slowly headed north, along the Yahagi River looking for the ferry upstream near Okazaki Castle - which is the defense area of the Nishimashitai clan. Imagawa
Yoshimoto looked north along the smoke rising from their march, but found that the opposite side of them was empty - Nishimatsu Heibi did not leave the city to defend the ferry, but instead gave up the precious geographical advantage.
"What are the Matsudaira clan doing?" Many samurai of the Imagawa clan were confused. Imagawa Yoshimoto also sent envoys to Okazaki Castle to urge them to leave the city and set up formations - otherwise the enemy would easily cross the Yahagi River.
The answer to Imagawa Yoshimoto was not the returning Matsudaira family messenger, but the fire and billowing smoke on the northeastern retreat route - the Nishi Matsudaira family had left the city, but instead of attacking to the west, they went south and burned the Imagawa family's house.
Supply line and food and fodder. The supply line started from Toe River, went all the way west through Yoshida Castle, followed the official road to the foot of the southern part of Okazaki Castle, and then led to the coast of the Yahagi River—now, it was cut off by Nishimatsu Heibi.
Seeing that the food route was cut off, the Imagawa family's army was in an uproar.
A few hours ago, in the early morning of June 9, the 11th year of Astronomy (1542), inside the castle tower of Anxiang Castle.
"Abe Daizo?" Lin Xiuzhen, who was in charge of the reception, was slightly surprised when she found out that the envoy was actually the elder of the Higashatsu Ping clan, "What's the purpose of coming here?"
"Urgent military situation, please see His Highness Oda Danmasa." Abe Nobuyoshi bowed to the end in front of Lin Xiuzhen and whispered very anxiously.
"My lord is still asleep, just tell me if you have anything to do." Lin Xiuzhen prevaricated in a leisurely manner, but Abe Nobuyoshi's forehead was already sweating: "Please tell me, Your Highness Lin Sado!
"
"Forget it, please wait." Lin Xiuzhen glanced at Abe Sadayoshi one last time, then turned and went up to the third floor. Soon after, Oda Nobuhide, who had tidied up hastily, came to the living room with Lin Xiuzhen.
"Greetings to His Highness Oda Danmasa! I have urgent military information to report!" Abe Nobuyoshi couldn't wait any longer and immediately kowtowed in greeting.
"What does your emergency military situation have to do with me?" Oda Nobuhide laughed twice, "I asked you to come here before, but you didn't come, but you were very stubborn. Now the governor of the Matsudaira clan we recognize is Matsudaira Takechiyo-sama.
, why should we care about your affairs?"
"It was my lord who acted arbitrarily before. I apologize to His Highness Danzheng on behalf of my lord!" Abe Sadayoshi hurriedly kowtowed again, but the amount of information conveyed in his words made both Oda Nobuhide and Lin Xiuzhen frown.
Abe Sadayoshi did not wait for the two's reply, but leaned over to talk to himself and told everything:
"Your Majesty Tanzheng! My lord has always valued friendship. He was thinking of his sworn brotherhood with Imagawa Yoshimoto and refused to break the alliance with the Imagawa family no matter what! But before, thousands of our Matsudaira family were captured. Write this back
The family letter has made people in the Matsudaira family panic. Many people believe that it is better to form an alliance with the Oda family to reunite the divided Matsudaira clan. Now that the young master is also with the Oda family, there is even more discussion within the clan:
It is better to banish my lord and make all the Songping people surrender to the young master, so that the internal fighting in the Songping family can be ended."
"Seeing that the discussion within the clan is fierce, Okazaki City is already unstable. The lower class people try their best to suppress it, but guarding against others is better than guarding against the river. In the end, it is not enough, but the lord is still stubborn. If this continues, the clan will inevitably
As soon as the outbreak broke out, the Matsudaira clan was completely destroyed, and the lord's life could not even be saved. In desperation, the lower-level retainers had no choice but to take action on their behalf, and raised an army to temporarily place our lord under house arrest. We, the retainers of the Matsudaira clan, jointly signed a declaration that we are willing to ally with the Oda clan.
I request His Highness Danzheng to agree to return the young master and reunite the two Matsudaira families. I am willing to let the master live in seclusion and give way to the young master! If this can be done, the Matsudaira family crest and the bloodline of the Matsudaira clan can be preserved!"
"Please grant your permission, Your Highness!"
Oda Nobuhide and Lin Xiuzhen fell into deep thought. After a long time, they looked at each other. Lin Xiuzhen nodded slowly. Oda Nobuhide then turned back and looked at Abe Sadaikichi: "If the Matsudaira family is willing to turn their hostility into friendship, the Oda family will naturally be happy to see it.
We arrived. But now that the Imagawa family’s army is on the side, how easy will it be for the Matsudaira family to do anything?”
"This is exactly what troubles the lower class!" Abe Sadayoshi hurriedly answered, "The Imagawa family has spies in Okazaki Castle. The coup that put the lord under house arrest last night may have been noticed, and the Imagawa army may take action soon.
.If the Imagawa army is allowed to take control of Okazaki Castle to welcome back the lord and banish the lower-class retainers, then the reunification of the Matsudaira family will be far away! I came here this time just to ask the Oda family to send troops as soon as possible to support Okazaki.
Castle, expel the Imagawa army! The Matsudaira family is willing to cooperate with the Oda family!"
Oda Nobuhide fell into silence again, while Lin Xiuzhen stood up and went to the door, leaving only Abe Sadayoshi, who was sweating like rain, kneeling in the hall. Soon after, Lin Xiuzhen came back quickly and whispered in Oda Nobuhide's ear.
Said: "The ninjas reported that they did see a coup in Okazaki Castle. There was a fight in the castle tower. Several reserve teams controlled the situation in Okazaki Castle."
"What do you think?" Oda Nobuhide also asked in a low voice.
"It depends on the master's ability." Lin Xiuzhen replied noncommittally.
"That's okay." Oda Nobuhide laughed heartily, as if he was very impressed by Lin Xiuzhen's reply. He waved his hand and said to Abe Sadayoshi, "The Oda family agrees. Send troops immediately! Go back and prepare to cooperate inside and outside!"