Seeing Sasa Narumasa come in, Oda Nobunaga frowned slightly, and asked anxiously: "Uchizosuke, you are not in Kira Castle to assist Hayato in rectifying military affairs, what are you doing here!" ”

The Sasa clan has been loyal to the Oda Nobunaga family for generations, and in the first battle of Kodozaka, his two brothers, Sasa Hayato Masaji and Sasa Sun Kaiju, both made war exploits, and both brothers were among the first of the seven samurai Kodozaka Shichihongun, which was passed down as a good story. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info At only seven years old, Sasa Naimasa completed his first experience on the battlefield. Fifteen-year-old Sasa Narumasa became Oda Nobunaga's small surname Konxi, originally Oda Nobunaga went to Mikawa, and Sasa Narumasa, who was a close attendant, should go with the army. However, Oda Nobunaga considered that after the army set out, there were no loyal ministers in the rear to guard it, and he was afraid that the backyard would catch fire, so he ordered the Sasa brothers to inspect Owari and fight the rebellion.

Seeing Sazuo's embarrassed appearance, and then thinking of their brother's duties, the first thought of Zhitainiu's heart was a fire in the backyard, whether the Oda people who had never dared to succumb to the people rebelled and rebelled, or Lin Xiuzhen, who advocated peace and sought the safety of his own family.

Zuo Chengzheng did not dare to slack off at all, he crossed over to the servant and reported to the ground: "Lord, I have an urgent matter to report." "The four Sasa brothers, all of whom were from Oda Nobuhide and Nobunaga father and son, were exemplary examples of loyal ministers in the Owari country. The eldest brother Hayato Masaji, the second brother Sasa Sunsuke, and the fourth brother Sasa Nagaaki are all heroes for a while, the original history, his eldest brother will die half a month ago, his second brother was killed in the battle of Oda Nobunaga and Nobuyuki in the battle of Inayu four years ago, but now they are all alive and well, and his fourth brother Sasa Nagaaki went out with the army, and was sent back to Qingzhou to recuperate from his injuries on the way to retreat.

Oda Nobunaga chuckled in his heart and said sharply, "Speak!" ”

Sasa Narumasa saluted again, "My lord, Saito Yoshiryu, the lord of Mino Country, with Saito Ryuko as the general and the three of Nishimino as the deputies, with a total strength of more than 5,000 troops, strong soldiers and horses, have crossed the Kiso River and rushed towards Kiyosu Castle. ”

Owari is geographically a terrain that is easy to attack and difficult to defend, which means that it belongs to the type with thin skin and large filling. The natural barrier of the Kiso River separates Mino and Owari, and although the Kiso River flows slowly, something is better than nothing. During the war between the two sides, there were many stories around the Kiso River, and many stories of singing and crying occurred, and the souls of grievances were entangled in the water vapor of the Kiso River. Although Saito and Oda reconciled under Date mediation, the two sides of the Kiso River, which had been bustling with people, tended to be calm.

Hatred is not said to be able to let go, all the characters who can live a good life in the troubled times have a heart that tends to be dark, but everything will be considered in the worst direction, and they are always not afraid to speculate on people's hearts from the most despicable angle.

And the facts often proved the correctness of this method, and he dodged the enemy's open guns and arrows again and again, otherwise he would not have heard the news of Saito's troops at the first time, and Oda Nobunaga suddenly raised his vigilance. Oda Nobunaga maliciously wondered whether Saito Yoshiryu was crazy or old and confused, regardless of morality, to be precise, regardless of the face of the Date family, and even more did not understand the truth of the cold lips and teeth, he actually took advantage of his new defeat and was unable to fight back, stabbed him in the back and stabbed him fiercely.

Oda Nobunaga pondered a strategy to defeat the enemy, and when someone came to report it, the envoy of the Date family arrived.

Everyone was stunned, no one expected Date Iehui to send an envoy at this moment, could it be to see the joke, what is even more incredible is that this person who became the envoy of the Date family seems to appear out of thin air, you must know that the Date family is here to cross Owari to be able to reach Narumi Castle. If it is a secret envoy, it is easy to say, but how can a messenger who follows the words of the people and rides a majestic war horse, dressed in full armor, like a lamp in the night, be a secret envoy?

With doubts in mind, Oda Nobunaga received the envoy of the Date family. As he walked, the sound of the collision between the armor was triggered, and the sound of the foot on the floor knocked on the hearts of everyone in the hall.

Yamanaka Yukimori has taken off the antlers and handed them to the attendants, walked into the main hall, made a salute, and said loudly: "The armor is on the body, you can't do the full salute, and please forgive Owari Mamoru for forgiveness, a certain Yamanaka Yukimori, on the order of my lord, mobilized Mino to rescue Owari." Now that we are standing on the banks of the Kiso River, we will ask if you will be allowed to welcome them. As he spoke, he took out a roll of silk cloth from his waist and handed it to Jinxi, his face full of arrogance.

As soon as Yamanaka Yukimori came in, Oda Nobunaga believed that he had seven or eight points, whether it was from the shape of the armor or the temperament on his body, it was not something that could be cultivated overnight. Coupled with the unconcealed Kansai accent, Oda Nobunaga didn't have the slightest suspicion.

The most important thing is the message conveyed by the words from Yamanaka Yukimori's mouth, explaining why Saito Yoshiryu sent troops, not that he was crazy, nor that he was confused, and the only one who could get Saito Yoshiryu to send troops to rescue was Date Masahiro in Kyoto.

At the same time, it also explained why Yamanaka Yukimori appeared in Narumi Castle out of thin air, Oda Nobunaga glared at Sasa Narumasa who was full of shame, and ran to tell him about the urgency, which frightened Narumi Castle. Sazuo Chengzheng still doesn't understand at this moment, the other party is stepping on his footsteps all the way over, so that the post posts along the way are self-righteous and think that they are the same as Sazuo Chengzheng, and no one dares to slack off or inquire when the matter is urgent, and will do their best to help the other party guide the way.

Oda Nobunaga put aside his doubts, took the silk cloth, glanced at it hurriedly, and asked, "I wonder if Your Excellency has anything else to say when you are ordered to come?" ”

Yamanaka Yumori hugged his fists and saluted, and said: "I don't have much to talk about, but I came to tell each other so as not to misunderstand the two sides, and the lord once said before the trip that Saito and Oda have deep grievances, and the strong pressure cannot be suppressed, and I hope that the two families will fight on an equal shoulder and can resolve the grudge." ”

Where is the grudge said that you can let go of it, but the situation no longer allows Oda Nobunaga to hesitate, even if it is poison, he has to drink it, no matter what Saito's purpose, since he mobilized the Mino people to take the initiative to go south to Narumi Castle, Suemori Castle, and Iwasaki Castle, share the pressure of Oda Nobunaga to intercept the Imagawa army, and do not let the Imagawa army bypass Narumi Castle and rush into the hinterland of Owari. Then he had to fulfill his promise, so that Oda Nobunaga could mobilize more troops into battle.

In fact, Oda Nobunaga believed that the Mino people were not here to fight him, but to help him, and he knew that as long as he acted cautiously and stopped provoking, he was already invincible. Imagawa Yoshimoto was able to secondment the mountain monkey of Kai to change into the costume of the Imagawa army, and participated in the war in the name of the Imagawa army, and lived by himself.

On the battlefield, suspicion and shrinking are all taboos, so it becomes delusional for Imagawa Yoshimoto to take advantage of the victory to pursue.

As soon as the Mino army crossed the Kiso River, they stopped at the banks of the Kiso River to see that it was noon, and when the weather was at its hottest, the army actually took your feet on the banks of the Kiso River, and hid in the shade except for the necessary precautions.

The three of Nishimino were all inflated, such as Inaba Ichitetsu, Ando Morisho, and Clan Bu, all of them were puzzled, and they didn't expect that Kiso River, who had crossed the border of Mino, stopped, which made them really confused, and if they wanted to go to the rescue, they should have the appearance of reinforcements.

Everyone rushed to the Chinese army, and saw that the general Saito Ryuxing took off his gorgeous armor, revealing the fair skin inside, and was drinking water non-stop, but his head was still sweating, he glanced at everyone, put down the teapot, and said, "It's here." ”

Mamoru Ando said: "Anyway, sooner or later, we will always go to Narumi City, so it is better to take advantage of the fact that there is still time to march, what is the matter of stopping here." ”

Inaba said in a stiff voice: "Yes, send troops to Mikawa, show off the majesty of Mino's army, and simply march to Suemori City in one breath." ”

Saito Ryuxing felt inexplicably nervous, and hurriedly turned his head to look at a Kuroda Kanbei in a black wide kimono not far away, his eyes were full of help, Kuroda Kanbei smiled, shaking a feather fan, Bige was very full, he said slowly: "Go, go slowly, and come back." To send troops is to go to battle. And our strategy is to go. ”

Everyone felt inexplicable, went slowly, and came back again, what is this, they all forced a smile, they didn't expect that the Date family would send a fool to be the overseer. Kuroda officer Wei Ming did not have any position on the face, he was standing for Saito Ryuko, but everyone knew that he was the overseer sent by the Date family.

Only one person didn't smile, Inaba Yitie nodded heavily: "It's really a good plan, during the war, it's not bad to come slowly once in a while, and then come back!" ”

Inaba Ichitetsu saw Kuroda Kanbei's calculations, and the slow march was just to deceive Imagawa Yoshimoto and make Imagawa Yoshimoto even more suspicious, so as to find a loophole in the attack, which was the goal of the strategy of going slowly and coming back.

Even if Imagawa Yoshimoto saw their strategy, he would not dare to rush to war. You must know that since you can go slowly and come back, or you can go in a hurry, who can guarantee that the truth is both true and false, and the truth and falsehood cannot be verified, this is the profundity of this tactic.

The banners of the Mino Army, scattered on both sides of the Kiso River, entered an unknown country, even in the close proximity of Owari Province, the deepest battle between the two sides was only around the Kiso River, and most of them had never been to Mikawa Province. Even if you move slowly, you have to be extra cautious.

Yamanaka Yukimori returned, accompanied by Sasa Narumasa, who had come to lead the way for the Mino army.

Kuroda Kanbei asked Oda Nobunaga about his current situation in front of Saito Ryuko and Mino, and then said unashamedly: "Tell Oda Nobunaga that we will be in the right place at the right time, and we will be the first to attack when we arrive at Suemori Castle." ”

On a normal day, it would be impossible for Kuroda Kanbei to leak such a major policy in front of Sasa Naimasa. After Sasa Narimasa retired, Inaba Kazutetsu worriedly worried about Kuroda Kanbei, which was inconsistent with his strategy and tactics, and he was afraid that Oda Nobunaga had a misunderstanding.

Kuroda Kanbei explained with a smile, "Don't worry, I said that on purpose. Since Sasa Narumasa was sent by Oda Nobunaga to lead the way, he must be a close confidant of Oda Nobunaga, and he will tell Oda Nobunaga about our conversation and situation. We marched slowly, but Oda Nobunaga put on a posture of fighting to the death, what do you think Imagawa Yoshimoto thinks? ”

Mamoru Ando bowed his head slightly, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid it's hard to sleep, right?" ”

The Mino Army did follow the strategy of Kuroda Kanbei and advanced slowly, and even the most lame samurai could only walk from Inabayama Castle to Narumi Castle in a day and a half. However, they wasted twelve days of walking and stopping to reach the city of Momori.

Kariya Castle, where Imagawa Yoshimoto placed his main camp after he conquered Kariya Castle, and since he discovered the stone monument from Tsukasama a few years ago, he has taken his own life very seriously, and will not easily risk the chance of beheading the enemy.

Imagawa Yoshimoto originally wanted to attack Ogawa Castle, and even attack Narumi Castle directly after breaking the castle, but a piece of news made him stop his progress, and the sick man in Mino sent troops, which made him wonder if Saito Yoshiryu's illness was fake.

If Saito Yoshiryu's illness is not fake, then let him think about it carefully, you must know that Saito Yoshiryu is seriously ill, who has the right to order the Mino people to mobilize a large army to rescue Owari, and the only one who is sitting in Kyoto is the one who sits in Kyoto. Whenever he saw the Takeda Army, he would take it for granted that most of the people who came to the rescue might not be from Mino, but the Date family himself.

Thinking of this, Imagawa Yoshimoto was a little dilemma, but he didn't do anything and sent a lot of spies to spy on the military. The slow march of the Mino army could not escape their eyes and ears, and the active preparation of Narumi Castle also puzzled him.

One side marches slowly, the other side actively prepares for battle, and anyone who sees it will be suspicious, not to mention Imagawa Yoshimoto, who is already suspicious, which makes him more cautious.

Time passed slowly, and the Mino people finally arrived at Suemori Castle, but the number of Mino people stationed in Suemori Castle and the Mino people when they just set off did not match, which made Imagawa Yoshimoto fall into deep thought again, and his spies did not find anything.

When the Mino people set out from Inabayama Castle, there were more than 5,000 people, but when they entered Suemori Castle, the number dropped to 3,000, and the remaining 2,000 people disappeared, which made Imagawa Yoshimoto feel gray and could not find a trace.

Owari is Oda Nobunaga's territory, and with Oda Nobunaga's arrangement, the traces of the 2,000 Mino people were completely hidden, and it was not a problem to hide for ten days and a half months.

Kuroda Kanbei's strategy succeeded. He knew that even if he put all the 5,000 Mino people into it, it was just a tactic to add fuel, and it was still less than Imagawa Yoshimoto in terms of numbers, not to mention that there was a strong army under Imagawa Yoshimoto, and it was impossible to fight hard. (To be continued.) )