"Prepare to mobilize troops. We will go downstream along the west bank of the Yahagi River, cross the Yahagi River at the outlet, and attack the Nishio Castle of the Kira family and the Tojo Castle of the Tojo Matsudaira family." Oda Nobuhide waved his hand gracefully.
, he casually changed his original plan to cross the Yahagi River and attack Okazaki Castle.
"Your Highness, what do you mean by this?" Oda Nobumitsu looked puzzled. His mountain guards were originally the vanguard of this battle and were already ready to cross the river.
"There is no need to go head-to-head with the city guarded by the main force of the Imagawa Army. They are in the north, so we will go to the south and surround the Kira family and Tojo Matsudaira family." Oda Nobuhide pointed with his finger at the Mikawa coastal area in the south on the map, "This
The two families are very close to the Imagawa family, right? They should be the ones who have the most contact with the Imagawa family among all the people in Mikawa Country. If they ask for help, do the Imagawa army dare not to save them? If they don't, people's hearts will be scattered, and everyone will know about the Imagawa family.
The main force of the army can't come back, and they can't even save their own iron rods. If the news spreads, how many people in Mikawa will turn to us? If we want to save them, then the Imagawa army will have to go south from Okazaki Castle and fight with us in the field.
There will be an opportunity to set up an ambush along the way. Wouldn’t this be much better than us forcibly crossing the river and then besieging Okazaki Castle?”
"What if the Imagawa army really doesn't come to the rescue? Are we going to attack Tojo Castle and Nishio Castle?" Sakuma Morishige asked.
"Then attack by force. They won't be able to sit still, and they will still have to fight with us in the field. Is it possible to watch the people who are loyal to the Imagawa family being uprooted by us one after another?" Oda Nobuhide confidently judged, "The key is that
, we need to choose a battlefield that is beneficial to us and fight with the Imagawa Army. Imagawa Harubu is not here, Monk Yuksai is not here, and senior generals such as Asahina, Okabe, and Matsui are not here. This is a great opportunity for us to annihilate the main force of the Imagawa Army. We will definitely
Can’t let it go.”
In the early morning of June 27, the 14th year of Tenmon (1546), there was Shodozaka on the south bank of the Oto River. 3,400 people from the Imagawa family rested here for the night last night, preparing to break camp and set off again. Behind them, nearly a thousand troops from the Higashi Mikawa Province
They also arrived slowly and set up camp at Ganluoji Temple last night. It is expected that they will be able to enter Okazaki Castle with the main army today.
Before the army set out, Imagawa Goro was practicing horseback riding under the guidance of several young guards. The captain of his young guards was Okabe Motonobu, who had already served as a member of the Yuan Dynasty. He was arranged to accompany the young master to study. Except for Okabe Motonobu
In addition, Asahina Taito is also on the list. There is also Odagiri Hikojiro, who had competed with him in the previous martial arts competition. His father, Odagiri Shigemori, was the banner of Imagawa Yoshimoto. He died fighting to cover Imagawa Yoshimoto during the battle with Azozaka.
These guards are all heirs selected from the children of various ministers. They represent the loyalty of the family and they also want to establish a good relationship with the future family governor in advance.
Given the rare opportunity to march, these guards of Goro Imagawa were naturally particularly enthusiastic and worked hard to teach Goro Imagawa military-related experience, hoping to pick up the opportunity and train the future governor. No, they were holding a pony,
Let Imagawa Goro hold the reins of the horse and move forward slowly in the camp. This was the first time Imagawa Goro rode a horse, but he was surprisingly familiar with it. He stabilized his figure on the horse in a few strokes, and many passing samurai couldn't help but
Applause for his talent.
"It's hard to imagine that this is the first time to mount a horse..." Oda Kirihikojiro looked at the figure of Imagawa Goro and couldn't help but feel a lot. "My father always said that His Highness the Governor's talent was rare in ancient and modern times. He could master the bow and horse with just one practice. I thought he was
It's an exaggeration. Until today, I got to see the talent inherited by the young master..."
"Hikojiro, can I ride your horse? This horse is so small." At this moment, Imagawa Goro suddenly turned around with the reins, waved his little hand to Odagiri Hikojiro, "Your horse is so small."
The horse looks so awesome."
"How can that be done?" Oda Kirihikojiro waved his hands hurriedly upon hearing this, and subconsciously stood in front of his horse, "This horse is a fierce horse passed down from my family. It is extremely difficult to tame. I can't even handle it now, young master.
I don't dare to ride. If something goes wrong, I will be speechless in front of His Highness the Governor and my late father."
"I'm just going to ride on it and try it. Isn't it okay for you to hold me by the side?" Imagawa Goro got off the horse and came to Oda Kirihikojiro, trying to get the reins. Several guards pushed left and right to block, but in the end they were too embarrassed.
He and the young master tried hard, but in the end Goro Imagawa took the reins into his hands. At the same time, he raised his mouth and said, "Why, do you all have to disobey me? This is the young master's order!"
Several other young guards looked at each other. This matter is not serious at first, but if they are really held accountable for disobedience - although adults will understand that this is for the safety of Imagawa Goro, Imagawa Goro has grown up.
If I want to take revenge on them later, I'm afraid I will involve their families.
"It's really not possible, young master, it's too dangerous!" Seeing this, Oda Kirihikojiro knelt down directly in front of the horse and said anxiously: "Young master, even if I kill you, I won't agree."
"Just for a moment!" Imagawa Goro made a pitiful expression asking for help.
"Um..." Oda Kirihikojiro pursed his lips in embarrassment and turned his attention to Okabe Motonobu and Asahina Yasutomo, the sons of two important ministers. Okabe Motonobu was still deep in thought, but Asahina Yasutomo was at an active age.
, obviously feeling a little more energetic, turned around and advised:
"Odagiri, forget it, just for a moment, it's okay, we've got a hold of it."
"Let's forget it." Okabe Gennobu frowned, and finally decided to be the villain himself and stop Imagawa Goro. Unlike several other young guards, as the young master of the Okabe family, he still had the confidence to offend someone.
The young master's.
"Okabe, you are so boring." Asahina Tai rolled his eyes at Okabe Motoshin.
"Then do you want me to tell you a funny joke?" Okabe Motonobu choked back angrily.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Just as several guards were arguing and discussing, the small figure on the side had already flashed, got on the horse, and then whipped the horse's butt hard with the riding crop——
Before anyone could react, Imagawa Goro was seated on a horse and galloped out. In the blink of an eye, he had already rushed several feet away.
"Young Master!" The young guards were all panicked. Without saying a word, they got on their horses and chased after them. At the same time, they pulled their necks and shouted to the surrounding Imagawa family warriors: "Hurry and help, stop Young Master's horse!"
However, the speed of the fierce horse was too fast. It rushed forward in a hurry, and the guards could not catch up in a hurry. The Imagawa family warriors in the camp did not expect this situation. When they heard the calls for help from the young guards,
After realizing what had happened, Imagawa Goro had already rushed out of the camp - the guards were not expecting someone to suddenly rush out of the door, and they had no time to stop him.
"Hurry up!" Oda Kirihikojiro knew that his sitting horse would go crazy once it started running. He was so anxious that he shouted to Imagawa Goro with a voice that almost tore his throat: "Young Master, please don't do it.
If you pull the horse's reins randomly, you will be thrown off and you will be thrown to death! Hold the horse's neck tightly and don't fall off!"
"Okay-" Yingfeng sent Imagawa Goro's panicked reply.
The chasing guards were on tenterhooks, fearing that Imagawa Goro would fall off the high-speed horse in the next second and fall unconscious - or even die. Then they would really all commit seppuku. To their relief and helplessness,
Yes, Imagawa Goro's equestrian talent is really exaggerated. It is obviously his first time riding a horse, but he can sit firmly on the back of this almost crazy horse - but unfortunately, this horse is too fast.
Coupled with Imagawa Goro's self-taught riding posture, the horses they sat down couldn't catch up at all, and the gap only widened.
"What?"
About a quarter of an hour later - the news that Imagawa Goro was rushed out of the camp on the back of a strong horse, and that the guards could not catch up and ran further and further away - finally, in the chaos, Okabe Motobu, who was turned back halfway, reached the center of the Imagawa army.
Military leader's account.
Yamada Keitaka, Lengquan Weihe, Osawa Kisho, Udono Chomochi and others who had planned to order the troops to set off were all frightened. They hurriedly asked the troops to stay where they were, and at the same time sent elite cavalry to immediately pursue them along the way to help the guards.
They stopped Imagawa Goro.
But another two-quarters of an hour passed, and not only did Imagawa Goro not be seen who was safely sent back, but there was not even a reward - this can only mean one thing - Imagawa Goro rushed too fast, so that everyone
None of the people who chased him could catch up, and they couldn't even spare the manpower to come back and report the news.
"Send 200 cavalry and push out all the cavalry on hand." Yamada Ketaka was also anxious. If Imagawa Goro was in danger here, then they would become the eternal sinners of the Imagawa family - these generations of Ben
The population was so small that Imagawa Yoshimoto only had two sons, but he couldn't afford to die.
"The cavalry is gone, do we still have to go to Okazaki Castle? If we encounter the Oda army and there are no cavalry on hand, wouldn't we just let others slaughter us?" Kisang Osawa was also a little anxious.
"Which direction did the young master run on the back of a horse?" Yamada Ketaka confirmed to Okabe Motonobu, who was the first to report the news.
"At first it was heading to the southwest, but later I lost track of it. No one came back to report the whereabouts." Motonobu Okabe, who always had a paralyzed face, was so anxious that he almost burst into tears.
"Don't worry about anything else. The entire army will set off to the southwest and follow our cavalry." Yamada Kagetaka was heartbroken and ordered in a deep voice: "The safety of the young master is much more valuable than gold in Xisanhe. Let's search together with the entire army.
, we must find the whereabouts of the young master."
In this way, the Imagawa Army, which was originally going to Okazaki Castle in the northwest, turned southwest at Azozaka. The Mikawa people who followed behind received the news of the change of march direction, but they did not understand the reason at all, but they could only move forward.
I followed him in confusion. After walking for a long time, I finally met a few cavalrymen who came back to report the news - Imagawa Goro's horse was still running wildly to the southwest. For a while, I couldn't catch up, so I could only continue to follow up.
, and waited until the horse ran away on its own. Asahina Taichao and his guards held on tight, and the pursuers behind could roughly judge the direction based on the horse's hoof dust, and passed it on layer by layer to guide the friendly forces behind.
"Looking at the bright side, with my equestrian talent, young master, if I try to escape from the battlefield in the future, I'm afraid no one will be able to catch up."
Motonobu Okabe performed steadily as always, and contributed a cold and bone-chilling joke at this moment of anger.
"After we go back, whether you or Asahina... the old monk will severely read your father and His Highness Bizenmori." Lengquan Weihe glared at Okabe Motonobu and scolded severely: "Unexpectedly,
If you dare to let the young master ride on the fierce horse, you are becoming more and more promising! If the young master makes any mistake, all of them should go to the gate of Imagawa Hall to commit seppuku!"