Compared with the successful capture of Yoshida Castle by Kanhara Yasumasa's side, the 300 troops led by Honda Tadakatsu launched a very difficult attack on Katsukuji Temple, and after several failed attacks, Matsudaira's army had to retreat two miles and set up camp in an open area.

If it is said that Kamihara Yasumasa is both wise and brave, then Honda Tadashi can only be regarded as a tiger general, although with the dragonfly cut in his hand, no one in the Matsudaira family is his opponent, but in terms of wisdom, it is much inferior. And Honda Tadakatsu has never put wisdom in his eyes, in his opinion, in this era, if you want to get ahead, there is nothing but relying on the dragonfly cut in your hand.

Matsudaira Motoyasu knew Honda Tadakatsu's character very well, so although his bravery was unusual, he never let him fight independently, but always followed him as a retinue. If it weren't for Honda Tadakatsu's great contribution in the battle outside Okazaki Castle, Matsudaira Motoyasu would never let him lead the army alone, and Honda Tadakatsu and his lieutenant Yonezu Koharu and others immediately commanded his troops to attack as soon as they arrived outside Katsukuji Temple and did not rest for a moment.

Although there are not many monks and peasant soldiers in the temple, there are 500 people, and there are temple walls as a support, so they now have the upper hand.

Outside the temple, Honda Tadashi took the lead in rushing to the front, he even picked up a number of enemies guarding the temple, but even if he was brave, it was to no avail, the three hundred ashigaru led by his command, first through the battle outside Okazaki City, and then this way to rush, was already exhausted, and before he could take a breath, take a break, and began to attack the Katsuji Temple, ten percent of the combat power has not been able to play three percent, just attack less than a stick of incense. and they were all defeated.

At this moment, Honda Tadashi is on the rise, and he didn't notice that Ashigaru had begun to retreat, and he was still engrossed in the fight, as the deputy general, Yonezu Koharu, seeing that the main general was still fighting with the enemy outside the city, hurriedly stepped forward to meet the defeated and retreated Ashigaru Ce, and shouted: "Honda-sama, the Ashigaru people can't support it anymore, adults can't be reckless, and attacking Katsukuji Temple still needs to be considered in the long run."

At this time, Honda Tadashi found that outside the temple wall, in addition to himself and Yonezu Ivana, there were only more than ten flags under his command. After glaring viciously at the defenders on the temple wall, he saw that there was nothing he could do, and he had no choice but to retreat.

As soon as he returned to the main formation, Honda Tadashi kept shouting and scolding, this battle was too aggrieved, but the scolding was scolding, but he had to quickly find a way to capture the Shengfu Temple.

After a while, I only heard Honda Tadashi say angrily: "You two hurry up and think of a way, how to break through the Shengfu Temple." ”

Yonezu Koharu and Takagi Kiyohide were much older than him, and the two of them were unhappy when they saw that Honda Tadakatsu was not polite at all, and they didn't plan to tell him even if they had a way, let alone that they hadn't thought of an idea yet.

Seeing that the two of them did not open their mouths to relieve their worries, they became even more angry in their hearts, and said mercilessly: "As deputy generals and commanders, you two are not saying a word at this critical moment, could it be that the lord sent you to see the scenery?" ”

"What do you mean by this, didn't we fight the enemy just now?" Takagi Kiyohide couldn't help it, and couldn't help but say in return.

Honda Tadashi himself doesn't look down on the two in front of him, for a while because their martial arts are far from his own, and secondly, neither of them has a big background, if they are replaced by Torii Mototada or Okubo Tadashi, then he will not dare to ridicule the two of them like this.

But after all, Honda Tadashi also knew that he couldn't do anything, so he snorted lightly and said, "Hmph, after breaking the Katsufu Temple, I must report to the Lord that the two of you have neglected their duties."

Yonezu Changchun was also indignant in his heart, he suddenly thought of the kind Kamihara Yasumasa, which was a great contribution to the victory of the temple, and there were many troops under the command of Kamihara Yasumasa, so it was better to let him come to make contributions. …,

Thinking of this, in order to ease the atmosphere, Yonezu Changchun said with a smile: "Hehe, don't be angry, the two adults have a proposal, now that our army is tired, we should let Ashigaru rest first, and at this time, you can send someone to get in touch with Lord Yasumasa Kamihara, and if his attack goes well, he can send troops to support, so that it will not be difficult to capture Katsukuji Temple." ”

After listening to this, Takagi Kiyohide immediately understood what Yonezu Iva meant, which clearly wanted to give this credit to Kamihara Yasuma, although he was a little reluctant, but when he thought of letting Kamihara Yasumasa get this credit, it was better than cheaper Honda Tadashi Katsu, so he also revealed the topic just now, and echoed it: "What Yoshimazu said is reasonable, our army is small, and it is really difficult to complete it if you want to capture Katsukuji Temple, so it is better to let Ashigaru rest and recuperate while waiting for reinforcements." ”

Honda Tadakatsu is not a fool, seeing that the two of them sang and persuaded themselves to wait for the arrival of Kamihara Yasumasa before attacking Katsukuji Temple, then what credit could he have, but he immediately vetoed: "No"

Yonezu Iva is now considered to be out of the way, even if he doesn't want this credit, he must not look at Honda Tada's victory, as soon as the account is dispersed, Yonezu Iva sent a cronie Qiben to Yoshida Castle to investigate, if Kamihara Yasumasa's attack is blocked, then it will be returned, if not, he must be persuaded to send troops to help.

Two days later, Honda Tadakatsu had just commanded the army to end the attack, and was sullen in the big tent at the moment, suddenly, there was a hearty laugh outside the tent, and after the laughter, I saw Kamihara Yasumasa, Torii Mototada and others, one after another, into the big tent.

Honda Tadashi was furious when he saw everyone coming, but the status of the two of them, Yasumasa Kamihara and Mototada Torii, was almost the same as his own, and although he was dissatisfied, he didn't dare to be angry with the two of them.

I saw Honda Tadashi frowning and said, "Why are you here?" ”

Although Yasumasa Kamihara and Honda Tadashi are not very old, because their martial arts are not much different, their friendship is not shallow, so they are not polite to him, and they do Honda Tadakatsu's side with one ass, and said with a smile: "Since Heihachi's attack is not smooth, how can I stand by and watch, don't I hear that your attack is blocked, I will immediately lead the army to help." ”

Torii Mototada also came over and said, "Lord Honda, this time we have led a total of 400 troops to help, and it is easy to break through Katsukuji Temple. ”

Now that everyone has come, no matter how angry Honda Tadashi is, it will be useless, and he can only reluctantly accept this reality now. After discussing for a while, Honda Tadashi led more than ten flags and took two people to a few hundred meters away from Katsufu Temple to conduct on-the-spot observation .......