Oda Yoshinobu hadn't met Okabe Motonobu, but as one of the few passable samurai in the Imagawa family in Nobuno or Taiko, he must have looked like a famous general. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info huh? What do you look like like a famous general? Well...... How to say it, it's the kind of look that at a glance, you feel that he is a famous general.

It's just that when Okabe Motonobu was pressed up, that look really made Oda Yoshinobu feel a little unbearable, even if Okabe Motonobu has been harassing the Oda family for a while.

Okabe Motonobu knelt on the ground, his hair scattered on his shoulders, the armor on his body was already tattered, and the blood on it had coagulated, looking very depressed. His expression was full of tiredness, and he learned from the other captives that they had barely slept well and had enough food during this time.

"Well, why bother?" Oda Yoshinobu sighed. "Okabe-sama, your Tadashi family has seen it, if you are willing to surrender......"

"Needless to say, today is only death!" Motonobu Okabe said loudly, his eyes full of determination.

"In that case...... Oda Yoshinobu said, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, the flag warrior on the side hurriedly handed over a short knife.

"Smack!" With a bang, the short knife was thrown by Oda Yoshinobu in front of Okabe Motonobu. "Lord Okabe, I admire your loyalty, so I grant you seppuku." Hawkers, seppuku is indeed an honor in this era, and although Oda Yoshinobu can't understand it, it doesn't prevent him from understanding the significance of this matter.

"Thank you, Oda-sama!" Okabe Motonobu replied in a low voice, and someone helped him untie the rope. Slowly picking up the short knife, Okabe Motonobu looked at the glittering blade and slowly took off his clothes.

After a long time, the topless Okabe Motonobu prepared for seppuku, "Oda-sama, can I ask you something?" Okabe Motoshin held the short knife upside down in both hands, and suddenly asked.

"It's about Yoshimoto Imagawa's corpse, right? It has been buried by the head of the family, and it is buried near Atsuta Shrine. Oda Yoshinobu said casually.

"I see...... It's good to ......," Motonobu Okabe muttered to himself, and then ......

Looking at Okabe Motonobu who was lying in a pool of blood, Oda Yoshinobu shook his head helplessly, turned to the Maeda Toshiya and asked, "His head is still valuable, you can send someone back to Cheongju." ”

"yes, got it." The two Maeda Toshiya answered. Their reaction was very flat, perhaps because Okabe Motonobu's death touched their samurai hearts?

After dealing with the matter of Okabe Motonobu, Oda Yoshinobu once again headed for Mikawa. His first target was the city of Meipyeong, in Kamo County, West Mikawa.

"The lord of Meiping City is the Miyake clan, and the strength is about 80." Outside Meiping City, Li Huamei reported relevant information.

"Well, in that case, let's attack." Oda Yoshinobu nodded, he had always ignored this kind of dragon-like existence.

"Yoshinobu, you kid is still so simple and rude......" Maeda Toshiya chuckled.

"Hehe, for this kind of small family, being simple and rude is the best way." Oda Yoshinobu laughed.

In fact, as he said, the Miyake clan, which only had 80 people, did not dare to go out of the city to meet the enemy, so they directly held on to the castle. At the same time, because Oda Yoshinobu came too quickly, the Miyake clan didn't even have time to send a request for help.

But after more than 10 minutes, Miyake submitted. Well, pretty undisciplined guys. For this kind of person, Oda Yoshinobu was naturally too lazy to talk nonsense, and after ordering him to hand over half of his family fortune, he accepted the submission of the Miyake clan.

I said...... Aren't you a bit ruthless? Maeda Toshiya asked as he watched a large amount of supplies and armaments being transported out of Meiping Castle towards Nakono Castle.

"Li family, do you think they will sincerely surrender to this family?" Oda Yoshinobu said disapprehantly. He came this time to harass and rob, and to find something unpleasant for Matsudaira Motoyasu. He didn't bother to think about the consequences of such a boring thing.

After capturing Meiping City, after a short rest, he sent troops to attack Jumu City again. The family of this castle is the Nakajo clan, which is also a small family.

Okazaki Castle.

Matsudaira Motoyasu was staying in his room reading a book at this time, and as a disciple of Taiyuan Xuezhai, he had developed this habit for many years. At this time, he saw that it was the [Imagawa Kana Catalog and Additions] revised by Imagawa Yoshimoto.

Since the death of Imagawa Yoshimoto, Matsudaira Motoyasu's ambitions have become bigger and bigger, and he hopes that he can restore the prestige of his grandfather Matsudaira Kiyoyasu, so he changed the letter in his name to Matsudaira Kiyoyasu's Yasu.

However, restoring the power of the weak Matsudaira family is not just a matter of changing the name. It's just that the Matsudaira family is too poor...... Even if the Matsudaira family is desperately saving from the governor to the retainers, it is still lacking. Not to mention the revival, even Okazaki Castle is still in tatters, and there is no money to repair it at all.

"Well, we have to find a way to get some money, otherwise it will go on like this......" Matsudaira Motoyasu kept flipping through the books, hoping to find a way to get the money from them.

At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared in the room, but it was Hattori Hanzo.

"My lord, according to intelligence, Oda Yoshinobu led his army to raid Mikawa, and has already taken four castles including Meiping and Jumu! Now it is coming to the main city, and it is expected that it will be half an hour before it will resist Okazaki Castle. ”

"What?! What are those guys doing for food?! And how can it be repaid now?! Hearing this, Matsudaira Motoyasu suddenly stood up and roared at Hattori Hanzo.

"My lord, please atone for your sins, because there are too many hostile families on the other side of Xisanhe...... And...... The ninjas available in this family are really ......," Hattori Hanzo whispered, although his tone did not fluctuate much, but anyone could hear the helplessness in his mouth.

"I ...... Phew......" Matsudaira Motoyasu was speechless for a while when he heard this, and after a long time, he breathed a sigh of relief, "Forget it, send someone to gather the retainers!" At the same time, mobilize the troops immediately! ”

"Yes!"

Soon after, the retainers of the Matsudaira family rushed over. After everyone arrived, Matsudaira Motoyasu didn't talk nonsense, and immediately told everyone about it.

"Now, then, tell us what you think." Matsudaira Motoyasu finally said.

The retainers frowned, and Sakai Tadaji and the others wanted to say something, as if they wanted to say something, but they didn't dare to say it. The others were even more silent with their heads down.

"What? Don't speak? Did you not think of a way or did you dare to say it?! Seeing this, Matsudaira Motoyasu said in a cold voice.

"Lord!" An old retainer came forward, his name was Okubo Tadashi, and he was the third generation of the Matsudaira family. "Although there are still 300 soldiers available in the city, the many battles during this period have made the residents of the territory complain. This is another temporary mobilization, and there may not be many ...... available troops."

"Not bad!" Another retainer stepped forward, his name was Tadashi Torii, and he was also a three-generation retainer who served Matsudaira Kiyoyasu, Hirotada, and Motoyasu. "My lord, my subordinates know that you want to restore the prestige of the Qingkang Gong period, but now ...... Let's ask for reinforcements! ”

"This ......" Matsudaira Motoyasu was immediately embarrassed when he heard this, and he naturally thought about asking for reinforcements. But since the death of Imagawa Yoshimoto, he has been desperately trying to win over Mikawa, a number of wealthy families who have lost their original positions, although using the pretext of avenging Imagawa Yoshimoto, Matsudaira Motoyasu also knows that it is impossible for these families to surrender to him in a short time, but according to his plan, most of Mikawa will be able to be pacified within a few years.

But now, if reinforcements are requested, the status of the Matsudaira family will instantly fall to the lower echelons. After all, how can a family that can't even keep itself be recognized by others? Especially if you do this, it will give Imagawa Shin a chance to meddle in Mikawa's affairs. You must know that the pelican hall of the Great High City is in charge, but he has always been eyeing the position of the Lord of the Three Rivers.

"Lord!" Just as Matsudaira Motoyasu was entangled, another retainer stepped forward. As soon as he saw him, Matsudaira Motoyasu's face instantly became gloomy. Because this man is none other than Tadashi Sakai. He is the current governor of the Sakai family, and at the same time, he is also one of the admirers of Imagawa Yoshimoto.

It didn't seem to be able to see Matsudaira Motoyasu's gloomy expression, and after Sakai Tadashi stood up, he said to himself, "My lord! Don't hesitate, you should know that the city's current city defense has not been completely repaired, and if you want to cage the city, it may not be able to defend it. Although the number of enemy troops is small, after all, it is Oda Yoshinobu, the number one fierce general of the Oda family, who leads the team. ”

After a pause, Sakai Tadashi said again, "In addition, my subordinates hope that the lord will not only ask for the support of many wealthy families in Mikawa, but also ask His Highness Suruga for assistance. Since the death of Yoshimoto, Suruga has cut off aid to the family...... No matter how frugal the subordinates and others are......" Sakai Tadashi's words were not finished, but the meaning was very obvious.

After all, how poor the Matsudaira family is now, but what everyone knows, how to say it? The retainers' money has not been issued for a long time......

Matsudaira Motoyasu sat in the top position, looking at the retainers below with gloomy faces, and after a long time, he finally sighed helplessly, "Since that's the case, let's do as you say." Tadashang, you go to Suruga to ask for the lord's help, especially money and food. Chungji, Chungjun, you two go to the surrounding families to lobby. ”

"Yes!"

"The lord is wise!"

At the same time, Oda Yoshinobu led his troops to rush towards Okazaki Castle.

"My lord, you must not attack Okazaki Castle, although the Matsudaira family has fallen now, but the strength is still some, and it is impossible to fight as well as those castles before. And once it enters a stalemate, it will be very dangerous for our army to penetrate deep into the hinterland of the three rivers. Li Huamei persuaded with a helpless look.

"Huamei, I've said it many times, let's just go to Okazaki Town and wander around." Oda Yoshinobu was also very helpless. Ever since she decided to come to Okazaki, Li Huamei has been nagging in his ear, which is really annoying. It's a pity that this person is Li Huamei, and the only thing Oda Yoshinobu can do is to listen obediently.

"Humph! Preferably so! Li Huamei snorted, obviously not believing Oda Yoshinobu's words. After all, Oda Yoshinobu's original setting was just to pull out the nail of Okabe Motonobu and harass him at the Mikawa border by the way. But now? Kill directly to Okazaki.

Although it was a night road, under the leadership of the surrendered Mikawa people, the Oda army still quickly came to Okazaki Town.

"Li family, Hengxing, then leave it to you, try to destroy the town, it's best to burn it all." Oda Yoshinobu commanded. Mikawa is notoriously barren, and if the town were completely destroyed, it would be a huge blow to the Matsudaira family.

"Don't worry! We're good at this kind of thing! Maeda Toshiya chuckled and led the troops away. It didn't take long for flames to erupt from all over Okazaki, followed by a burst of screams and screams.

No one had any pity for this, although most of the people in the town were civilians. After all, this is a troubled time, and people with compassion have already gone to see the Buddha. Not to mention the fact that the troops of this era are mostly made up of civilians.

Oda Yoshinobu and the others were located in a dense forest between Okazaki Town and Okazaki Castle, and nearly 100 troops were captured by more than 40 Death Gods led by Oda Yoshinobu and the surrendered families of Nishimikawa.

"Hmph, although I won't take the initiative to attack Okazaki Castle, if that fool from the turtle dares to come out, I won't be polite." Oda Yoshinobu stared in the direction of Okazaki Castle and thought to himself.

The firelight of Okazaki Town was naturally seen by Matsudaira Motoyasu, his fists clenched tightly, his eyes were bloodshot, his expression was hideous, and he looked extremely terrifying.

"Lord ......" Tadaji Sakai looked at Matsudaira Motoyasu worriedly.

"I know, Tadaji, I know! If you attack rashly, you will definitely be attacked by that group of despicable and shameless people! I know...... I really know ......," Matsudaira Motoyasu said with some incoherence.

"Lord...... I'm really sorry, it's all our incompetence ......" Tadaji Sakai understood Matsudaira Motoyasu's thoughts now. After working hard for so long, everything is developing in a good direction, but at this time, it was hit so hard all at once.

"Alright...... These are troubled times...... Nothing. Go down, and remember to guard the gates, and no one shall leave without permission. Matsudaira Motoyasu said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

With no one to come to the rescue, Okazaki was soon caught in flames, and countless townspeople fled in all directions, making it look like the end of the world.

"Haha! Yoshinobu, I can't imagine that Matsudaira Motoyasu kid really didn't dare to come out? What a coward! As soon as Toshiie Maeda and Hiroko Ikeda returned, they laughed and said.

"Huh." Oda Yoshinobu chuckled, pretending to be forced as I expected. Although he didn't believe what Li Huamei speculated, but now, Li Huamei only told himself anyway.

"Humph!" In this regard, Li Huamei snorted, but she didn't say anything.

In September 1560, the Oda family, with Oda Yoshinobu as the general and Maeda Toshiie and Ikeda Tsuneko as the deputy generals, led 500 troops into Mikawa. After connecting the four castles of Nishimikawa, he attacked Okazaki Castle directly. Matsudaira Motoyasu, the lord of Okazaki Castle, did not dare to fight, and the cage castle was defended, and Okazaki Town was burned by the Oda army. (To be continued.) )