On the morning of September 12, the seventh year of Tianwen (1538), the sea surface of Enshu Beach in the south of Lake Hamana.
"Did you know that Lake Hamana was originally a freshwater lake? But a major earthquake a few decades ago collapsed the sand bar at its southern end, and it has since become a saltwater lake connected to the sea. Whenever there is abundant rain, At that time, boats can pass on it."
Imagawa Yoshimoto braved the heavy rain and stood on the bow of an Imagawa naval vessel, pointed at the mouth of Hamana Lake not far away, and explained to foreigners such as Kira Usei and Taro Tamaki Kentaro.
Behind him were more than two hundred ships of the Imagawa navy, as well as more merchant ships transporting the Imagawa family flag. They took advantage of the rising water under the heavy rain and sailed directly from the sea of Enshu Beach. Hamana Lake.
On the afternoon of September 12, the seventh year of Tenmon (1538), the navy led by Imagawa Yoshimoto arrived at Horie Castle on the east bank of Lake Hamana, anchored at the port west of Horie Castle, and landed the troops in batches in the rain, entering the city. He was lurking in the castle town. Osawa Kisho himself came to the port to greet Imagawa Yoshimoto, only to find that his child Osawa Motoin had now become the captain of the fourth branch of the Imagawa family.
"This..." The flattered Osawa Motoxiang looked at Imagawa Yoshimoto, "How can the Osawa family be so virtuous..."
"The Osawa family can afford this honor for being trapped in an isolated city against the enemy for two years without reinforcements." Imagawa Yoshimoto bowed slightly to Osawa Moto, which frightened the veteran even more. Thanks again and again.
"How is the situation?" Imagawa Yoshimoto asked directly without being too polite.
"It's not clear through the rain, but the rebels should have all gone to the northeast to ambush." Osawa Kisang immediately replied, "The nearby Yinma Castle, Nishizaki Castle, and Maisaka Castle are all empty."
"Northeast, isn't it southeast? It seems that the teacher's conspiracy didn't trick him, but it's still the same. No matter whether my third brother was successful or not, as long as he didn't choose to defend the city, he fell into the trap. Sena's false surrender was not meant for victory, but a hook to give the enemy an opportunity to plot against us and lead them into the wild for a decisive battle." Imagawa Yoshimoto smiled, waved his hand, and directly ordered:
"Hatamoto's first position is to attack Yinma Castle. Hatamoto's second position is to attack Maisaka Castle. Hatamoto's fourth position is to attack Nishizaki Castle with me. Before nightfall, take down all the empty castles!"
End the battle quickly, I am still anxious to go back to accompany the childbirth - this is what Imagawa Yoshimoto thought in his heart.
The battle without suspense ended at sunset. In order to fight the main force of the Imagawa clan, Imagawa Yoshima led almost all the troops under his command out of the empty city. The only special force was also fortified in the east of Hima Castle to prevent Asahinabi's possible attack. The only troops left in each city to maintain law and order - how could they stop the ferocious Imagawa family banner? Maisaka Castle, Yinma Castle, and Nishizaki Castle fell one after another, along with the family members and food and supplies of each wealthy family. It fell into the hands of Imagawa Yoshimoto.
Imagawa Yoshimoto did not stop, and immediately commanded his troops to continue to capture the cities of other small wealthy families in the distant river. Asahinabe, who was crossing the river, also cooperated with Imagawa Yoshimoto's actions, and came all the way west to capture the cities and territories.
After nightfall, Imagawa Yoshizhin's army, which originally planned to "sit back and watch," ended up "sitting back and watching," and received a message from Jucheng behind.
"What did you say?" After listening to the envoy's report, Imagawa Yoshima was stunned for half a quarter of an hour before he finally recovered from the shock. Before that, Horikoshi Sadaki and Horikoshi Nobu and his son had at least verified with the envoy.
It took dozens of times to confirm that they heard correctly and that the envoy was not crazy.
"Did Imagawa Yoshimoto's people fly here?" Imagawa Yoshimoto still couldn't accept this fact. After thinking hard for a long time, he came up with the only possibility - Imagawa Yoshimoto came from the sea. But the area around the Yuanjiang River is full of rocks.
, there are almost no large-scale military ports. How did he land? Could it be that he entered Lake Hamana from the open sea and took advantage of the rising water...
Thinking of this, Imagawa Yoshima understood everything. As a time-traveler who knew the importance of sea power, he was tricked by the medieval people through a landing battle - he was really embarrassed.
"Order all the troops to withdraw their troops and stop the ambush." Imagawa Yoshima sat down slowly, holding on to the table, still unwilling to accept the fact that the situation was over.
On September 13, the seventh year of Tianwen (1538), the rain stopped, and the Yuanjiang rebels who were ambushing everywhere rushed back to the camp. The atmosphere in the main tent was dead silent. The governors of the wealthy family had their own concerns, and Imagawa Yoshiyoshi
Shin's own expression was also uncertain. Even Horikoshi Sadatoyo, who had been tied up before, was released, hoping to use his channels to make peace with the Imagawa family.
"Master Yukisai said that I can accept the surrender of the Toe family, but I will not accept your highness." Horikoshi Sadatoyo, who returned from the main force of the Imagawa clan, used honorific titles for both parties, as if he were a retainer of the Imagawa clan.
appearance.
However, there is no one in this tent like Fukushima Masashige at that time, who can firmly say "If Imagawa Yoshima is not spared, there is no need to negotiate." These wealthy families from Yuejiang support Imagawa Yoshima.
It's just for profit, not loyalty to him. If you want to betray him, you can do it at any time.
As a result, no one stood up to refute Horikoshi Sadatoyo's words - this made Imagawa Ryojin feel like his face was on fire and he could hardly help but curse.
But he knew that the time had come, and if he continued to treat his subordinates like this, they would soon end up betrayed and separated from their relatives. So he took a long breath, adjusted his emotions, and said in person: "If Taiyuan Xuezhai has such an attitude, then it's okay
There is no way to talk, we can only find a way to turn defeat into victory."
To put it bluntly, the governors of these wealthy families are also warriors. They want to save face. Naturally, they cannot publicly say things like "Your Highness, go to hell and let us surrender." Otherwise, they will become the laughing stock of future generations. But Imagawa Yoshima also understands that when the time comes,
After the meeting, these wealthy families will definitely surrender in secret, thinking about how to find a way out for their families in this desperate situation.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Imagawa Yoshima must find a way to dispel the atmosphere of "we must lose" in order to stabilize the morale of the army. So he thought of the Amano family who were still behind enemy lines.
——This may be the only important minister he can rely on.
The year before last, there was turmoil in the Amano family. With the support of the Imagawa clan, the commoner Amano Keitan tried to subdue the superiors and replace the clan's Amano Keitai. Amano Keitai was once forced into a desperate situation, but it was Imagawa Yoshima who sent people to support in time to help.
He stabilized the political situation. Amano Keitai was extremely grateful to Imagawa Yoshima, and he was the only wealthy family who sincerely swore allegiance to him in the eyes of Imagawa Yoshima.
Inui Castle is located in the mountainous area north of Enji, northeast of Tenryu River and Futama Castle, and behind the Imagawa clan's army.
"Gentlemen, we are not without a chance of victory." Imagawa Yoshizhin cleared his throat, steeled himself and said in a deep voice to everyone present, "The main force of Taiyuan Xuezhai must have thought that we would return to take back the city at this moment, so they must have relaxed their vigilance.
.If we launch a surprise attack on them, we have a chance to turn defeat into victory!"
"It's easier said than done, Your Highness." Iio Renryu was worried about the fall of Yinma City, and couldn't help but persuade him, "We have already learned Master Xue Zhai's skills, how can he be the same as Yi Yu?"
"We can ask the Amano family to send troops to attack their backs!" Imagawa Yoshima punched heavily, pressing his last hope like a gambler, "Although the Imagawa clan has the advantage at the moment, the main force of Taiyuan Xuezhai has food around them.
There are still not many. If the Amano family attacks the baggage behind them, it will definitely cause chaos. We take advantage of the chaos to attack, but there is still a chance of survival! At this time, we obediently go back to attack the city, exposing our backs to the main force of Taiyuan Xuezhai.
It is certain death!"
"But the Amano family must also know the dire situation of our situation at this moment. How dare he send troops when he is alone behind enemy lines? Maybe he has already sent his envoys to surrender." Horikoshi Sadaki had already lost his previous enthusiasm and retorted listlessly.
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"No, I am kind to His Highness Amano, and he will definitely not go back on it." After Imagawa Yoshima finished saying this, he suddenly felt a little ironic. He, who had always looked down on the so-called loyalty of the Wu family, actually acted in a desperate situation.
We must place all our hopes on the loyalty of the Wu family.
On the evening of September 13th, the seventh year of Tianwen (1538), Dogju City.
In the castle tower, a fierce quarrel had just broken out in the Amano family. After Amano Keitai received Imagawa Yoshima's request for help, he insisted on going to attack the back of the main force of the Imagawa clan. However, almost none of the Amano family retainers agreed with the governor.
Action - At present, all the main cities of the Toe River rebels have fallen. Imagawa Yoshima and his troops are trapped in the wilderness and are unable to advance or retreat. It is only a matter of time before they are wiped out. The balance of victory has completely tilted towards Imagawa Yoshimoto.
The retainers believed that the Amano family should protect themselves wisely and surrender before the crusade came, and maybe they could save some more territory. At this time, taking the initiative to attack the Imagawa clan for Imakawa Yoshima would be the same as risking death.
But Amano Keitai refused to let go no matter what. He kept thinking about Imagawa Yoshima's kindness to him. He still remembered that during the turmoil the year before last, Amano Keitan, who was born in a common family, rose up and attacked the castle tower of Inui Castle.
. And all of his retainers were at odds with each other, and none of them were willing to sacrifice for Amano Keitai. Seeing that the castle tower was about to fall, Amano Keitai almost committed suicide with his wife and children - but Imagawa Yoshima's reinforcements arrived.
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Imagawa Yoshima traveled thousands of miles to support Inui Castle, expelled Amano Keitani, and helped Amano Keitai stabilize his position in the family again. Compared with the retainers who looked at each other with cold eyes, Imagawa Yoshima's help in the snow made Amano Keitai cry.
Eyes filled with tears, he sincerely swore allegiance to him. Now that his former benefactor was on the verge of despair, how could he sit idly by and ignore it? And if as a retainer he sat back and watched his lord be destroyed, wouldn't he be just as troubled as those retainers of the Amano family who stood by and watched?
Is it disdainful?
Amano Keitai's stubbornness made the retainers despair, and some even threatened to return Amano Keitan, but Amano Keitai didn't care. He knew that this battle was a fatal situation, but he still decided to go with every soldier he could mobilize.
Go to death - repay Yoshima Imagawa's kindness and fulfill the duty of a retainer.
