"How's it going, Sena?" After finishing chatting with Sena Shisada, Imagawa's Yuanhei retreated from the others and turned his attention to Sena Shitoshi, "I've been truthfully reporting our movements in the past few days to my third brother and you.
Grandpa?"
"It has happened in the past few days, but not today." Sena Ujitoshi also lowered his voice carefully, and said very uneasily, "Your Highness... How should the Osawa family's affairs be handled? The Osawa family's Horie City is behind enemy lines. If it is
Knowing that following us will inevitably lead to disaster."
"But if you can't give enough information, how can you win people's trust?" Imagawa Ujimoto asked rhetorically.
"But if I tell the truth, Mr. Osawa's family will be in danger... How can I push the family of a loyal man into the fire pit just to save my own family? I don't want Mr. Osawa to suffer the same fate.
The pain I have endured is too much." Sena Ujitoshi lowered his head and whispered very sincerely, "You can't act like this no matter what."
"Then just pretend you don't know about this matter. Anyway, this matter is considered top secret. If you want to win the trust..." Imagawa Shimoto hesitated for a few times and then said to Sena Shitoshi, "Just tell them that my teacher Yuki will be involved in this battle."
Neither Master Sai nor the nun Odai came, and Suruga didn't have any reinforcements."
"How can such military secrets be leaked?" Sena Shizada was about to interrupt, but Imagawa Shimoto had an idea.
"My teacher said that my third brother is talented, but he is also the most likely to be arrogant and underestimate the enemy. If he knows the true situation here, he may underestimate the enemy even more. Wouldn't this help us defeat the enemy? In this case, Sena is not lying.
, and it can be beneficial to us, getting the best of both worlds.”
Soon after, the Yuanjiang Kingdom Yinma Castle Castle Tower was built.
"Taiyuan Xuesai didn't come, Shougui Ni didn't come, Suruga didn't send any soldiers, and the only ones offering hostages are the Shinno family." Imagawa Yoshima read the information sent by Sena Ujitoshi.
"Please rest assured, Your Highness, these are consistent with our investigation results. Sena Shitoshi must be reliable." Nori Iio looked through the report sent back by the ninja, "There is indeed no military traffic on the official road from Suruga to Kakegawa.
, and yesterday our ninjas also discovered the whereabouts of Taiyuan Xuezai in the area of Kamuhara Castle. The military deployment he provided before was also detailed and thorough. Although our ninjas were unable to enter Kakegawa Castle to verify, from Gaotian God Castle and Futama Castle
Judging from the mobilization of troops in Sheshan City, it is obviously correct. If it were not real information, he would not have been able to fabricate it so closely."
"I have watched that child since childhood. He is gentle and affectionate, indecisive, and has nothing to do with cold-bloodedness." Horikoshi Sadaki knew his grandson very well, "Seeing his mother being detained and receiving her mother's fingers, I must have
I can’t sit still.”
"In that case, continue to act according to the plan." A fierce light flashed from the corner of Imagawa Yoshima's eyes, "Kill all the enemies in one fell swoop."
On the morning of April 9, the fifth year of Tenmon (1536), the military evaluation meeting was held again in Kakegawa Castle Castle. Compared with a few days ago, the atmosphere of the meeting was much more serious, because the current situation was not as optimistic as imagined.
Except for the Shinno family and the Osawa family, no other wealthy family or countrymen were willing to send hostages.
"Delay is not good for us. We should attack Yinma City." Matsui Sadamune has always been an active advocate of proactive attack. "Now that Imagawa Yoshima has just arrived, his foundation is unstable and he relies entirely on the support of the wealthy Yuanjiang family. As long as
Once we win a great victory over him, those supporters will naturally be defeated and dispersed, and Yuanjiang can be pacified. But if he is allowed to gain a firm foothold and cultivate his own power, it will be much more troublesome."
"But our numbers are limited." The last Battle of Kamabahara was Imagawa Ujimoto's first battle, and it was also the only joint battle he experienced. It left a profound impact on him - the opponent had almost no advantage in terms of military strength.
The resistance was annihilated by Taiyuan Xuezhai, "I'm afraid it's inappropriate to take the initiative to attack."
"Well, Your Highness, we have 2,500 people and they have 3,000 people. The difference is not that big. We can definitely fight." Asahina Taino said carelessly, "Besides, you are an upright family governor who came to suppress the rebellion. As a result,
How would you behave if you were so frightened by the rebels that you hid in Kakegawa City and did not dare to move? The reason why not many wealthy families are willing to come and join forces may be because they saw you taking the initiative to show weakness, so they chose to wait and see the situation. As counter-insurgents, we ourselves
If we don’t have the confidence to attack, why should we ask others to join us?”
"What Bitaka Mamoru said..." Imagawajimoto pondered for a moment, but still hesitated. Asahina Yasuno stared at Imagawajimoto's face for a while, then he burped and stood up from his seat.
Get up. He wandered up to Imagawa Ujimoto and put his hands on the table. This rude attitude frightened everyone. Fortunately, the easy-going Imagawa Ujimoto was not angry and just asked
: "Why is this happening?"
"I'll just tell you the truth. Your honest advice may offend your ears, so don't be surprised if Your Highness hears it." Asahina Yasuno supported the table and leaned forward towards Imagawa Gendo, "Your Highness, have you been a little too comfortable for the past few days? Stay here.
Have you forgotten the ferocity and danger of troubled times in this safe and fortified city of Kakegawa? Do you feel like you are back in the days of the temple, where you can leisurely recite poems and compose poems every day?"
Imagawa Ujimoto's face turned red when Asahina Yasuno said that - it was indeed true, but he had been a little slack these past few days.
"It seems that you haven't fully understood the current situation. I guess you have won a big victory and feel that the civil war is already a sure thing, so you are so unwilling to make progress. But let me tell you, the degree of crisis of the current situation, and
It was almost the time when you entered the Asahina family's residence in embarrassment and asked for help. If you are not careful, both the Imagawa family and you will face disaster."
Imagawa Ujimoto was choked by the smell of alcohol in Asahina Yasuno's mouth, but he still maintained the etiquette when listening to others - and Asahina Yasuno's words did attract his attention - the situation was really so bad like this
To what extent?
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "I am not being alarmist or unfounded. As His Highness Matsui just said, we should fight the rebellion quickly and should not delay it. If Imagawa Yoshima can gain a firm foothold,
, he can form a separatist regime with us in Toga, and even further annex Toga. Toga has a territory of 250,000 koku, but Suruga only has 150,000 koku. Although Suruga's population and wealth are not the same as those of Toga.
Up and down, but that is also based on Suruga’s developed land and sea trade.”
"In the past, the west of Suruga was our own Toe, and the broken Mikawa, Owari, who also valued trade, and the east was the alliance's Hojo, so that the Tokaido trade route could be unimpeded. Now that the Hojo family has broken with us, if Tooji gives us another
If the rebels seize it, then the Tokaido trade route is destined to fall into successive wars. How many merchants are willing to take this road? Once Suruga's tax revenue is greatly reduced, how can it compare with the vast land and resources of Yuanjiang? Not to mention the vast land and resources of Yuanjiang.
Now the eastern third of Suruga has been swallowed up by the Hojo family."
"Failure to quell the rebellion means losing Tōe, and losing Tōe means the Imagawa family's strength has plummeted. Not only can they no longer be able to compete with the 500,000-koku Sagami Hojo, but they can't even compete with Imagawa Yoshima who occupies Tōe. By then,
Under attack from the east and the west, it is only a matter of time before the Imagawa family is destroyed." After Asahina Yasuo could say this, he stood up and looked down at Imagawa Ujimoto, "Your Highness, haven't you felt the sense of crisis? The success or failure of this battle will be determined.
It may directly determine the fate of the Imagawa family. I dare to suggest that you should show the fighting spirit that you had to survive that day instead of wasting your time comfortably like you are now."
"Binaka Mamoru's kind words are really offensive, but I understand." Imagawa Ujimoto smiled bitterly and tilted his head with a folding fan, and Asahina Taino sat back in his seat with satisfaction.
"In this case, we will take the initiative to send troops to lead Ma City, under the banner of quelling the rebellion and avenging the First Lord. The righteousness is on our side. When the wealthy families see us taking the initiative to march, they will surely rush to join us."
On the morning of April 10, the fifth year of Tianwen (1536), the counter-rebel forces set off from Kakegawa Castle, Sheshan Castle, Futamata Castle and other places and marched westward, with a total strength of 2,500 people, aiming directly at Yinma City in Yuanjiang Kingdom. The counter-rebel troops launched
Under the banner of "crusade against the lord-killing rebels", wealthy families joined in one after another along the way. The Yuishi family, the Kuno family, and even the Ii family and the Amano family successively offered hostages and led their troops to defect. The counter-rebellion army also stopped and stopped.
Stop and wait for the arrival of these powerful families. The total strength of the counter-rebel army soon rose to 4,000 people.
Looking back on the horse, I saw that the straight and spacious official road was full of people, stretching back for several miles. The troops were distinguished by colorful flags and gathered into circles, with the horses clustered in the center.
At the bottom of the seal are the house governor and other mounted samurai riding on tall horses. On the outside are the samurai and ashigaru carrying banners. Behind them are the civilian husbands who have been recruited as auxiliary soldiers. They are carrying and pushing the army.
Required armor and weapons, tent quilts, food ingredients, axes and shovels.
"I didn't expect that I would get so much support as soon as I sent out troops." Nao Hayasaka, who was accompanying Imagawa Ujimoto, looked back at the huge crowd of people and couldn't help but sigh.
"I said, justice is on our side, who doesn't want to avenge the Lord?" Imagawa Shimoto smiled confidently, looking at the big flag with black characters on a white background, "This 'Crunt against the Lord-killing Rebels' is even better than Chi
The Bird and Horse Seal is still powerful."
However, on April 13, the fifth year of Tenmon (1536), Asahinabi, as the vanguard, suddenly stopped on the east bank after marching to the Tenryu River between Kakegawa Castle and Hikima Castle. Imagawa Shimoto was not sure why.
Then he rode forward to ask Asahina Tenno.
"The Sena clan's son has already revealed all the details of our army to Imagawa Yoshima before." Although Asahina Yakino is still as groggy as a drunkard, his head is very clear, "Suruga doesn't have any reinforcements.
Come on, Master Xue Zhai and Ni Yutai are not here either."
"Indeed."
"As for the movements, strength and deployment of our army, the Sena clan's young masters also truthfully informed Imagawa Yoshizhin. They should now know everything about us."
"That's right."
"These Yuanjiang wealthy families are related to each other. Although they have joined our army, it is impossible to expect them to really fight for us. In the end, our real combat power is similar to that of the rebels. Considering that many of the rebels come from
Mikawa must not want to be surrounded by Yinma Castle. In other words, they may seek a fight." Asahina Taino stretched out his hand, raised his thumb, and then turned it downwards, pointing at the stream flowing in front of him.
Tianlongchuan, "And the best field location is here, Tianlongchuan. Attack us while our army is halfway across."
"Have you sent out any scout horses to conduct reconnaissance?" Imagawa Ujimoto looked at several forests and hills on the other side of the Tenryu River that could support troops.
"We were hindered by the enemy's scout horses and ninjas, and the resistance they encountered was very tenacious. Without military cover, our scout horses might have difficulty advancing." Asahina Taino looked at the outline of Hikima Castle that was faintly visible in the distance, "Hikima Castle.
Ma City is only 15 miles away, more than half an hour's journey. Once we start crossing the river, the enemy may send troops."
"Let's camp here, Your Highness." Asahina Taino glanced at the sky and said, "Tomorrow we will send an advance team to cross the river, and then we can make plans after we gain a firm foothold."
However, after nightfall, the situation suddenly changed, and the atmosphere in the camp suddenly became tense.