Owari Province, Oda family, Atsuta Temple.

At this time, Oda Nobunaga gathered everyone before the Atsuta Temple, which naturally had its meaning.

"The idea of having a qiē or a qiē without a city" is the will that flowed from Oda Nobunaga's heart. Originally, he had no idea of defending the city in Cheongju Castle at all. In fact, his will told him to give up the city, his wife, and all of them.

"To win the world, or to be a fool who dies in Owari." This was his rhetoric in the past, and now this is his practice. Because of this, it doesn't matter if the others come with him or not, as far as Oda Nobunaga himself is concerned, no matter how many people he gathers, he is only ready to use these people to make a surprise attack on Imagawa Yoshimoto's headquarters.

Of course, this operation must be timed and elusive. And everyone has the will to rush to the enemy, and this is the main key to victory. That's why he didn't gather in the city, but instead ran to the Atsuta Shrine in one go.

As a result, no matter how careful the spies sent by Imagawa Sei who were lurking in the castle were, they could not detect the purpose of Oda Nobunaga's actions.

Although Oda Nobunaga did this, the old ministers who came one after another couldn't guess the fox's thoughts.

"Oh! Oh! What the hell is this doing?"

The people near the temple were awakened by the noise, and they all stared at this strange battle ceremony with wide eyes and puzzled.

"What do you think will happen? The enemy army has sent a total of 50,000 or 80,000 troops, but our side has not even done a good job of preparation! So I said, you don't have to think about it to know what the outcome will be. ”

"Needless to say, he's still a stupid lord after all!"

"Yes! You see! Nearly half of the guards hurried in before they even got their clothes on. The other half is almost naked! ”

"Hey! In this case. The Owari Oda family is lost!"

Someone said so. But those who admire Oda Nobunaga have a different story.

"Nope! No! Our generals will not fail lightly! It's not about running away for fear of failure, it's about moving forward; Although they were not ready, their movements were swift and swift, and no one could match the bravery of Oda Uemo. We will win, we will win!"

"Do you remember? When the Luo clan Masara was a small wealthy family in Kyushu at the beginning, the crisis he faced was much more dangerous than now? I believe that the Oda family will be able to survive the crisis. ”

……

No matter what the people say. For Oda Nobunaga, it didn't have any effect at all. What is not understood by ordinary people is that even if a spy escapes to Imagawa Yoshimoto's camp and tells him the true information about Owari, it may not be unfavorable to Oda Nobunaga. Because at this time, once different pieces of information are received, especially when there are two completely opposite pieces of information, it is enough for the other side to decide which side to believe and how to formulate a strategy to deal with it. And Oda Nobunaga will not think about it at all, he will unswervingly move in the direction he has already decided.

So immediately after offering the vow, Oda Nobunaga summoned Yazaburo, the son of Kato Shosuke, to his side and said:

"Yazaburo! You lean your ears over!"

"Yes!"

"I have something to tell you...... Got it?"

"Yes! That is, to use Sazaburo's men......"

"It's not enough to just sa Saburo. Even people who have nothing to do, pedestrians on the road, ordinary people or boatmen ask them to help deliver the message. ”

"I see!" Yazaburo Kato immediately mounted his horse and galloped out. So Oda Nobunaga gathered all the horses to count the numbers.

There were originally only five horsemen, but then seven horses appeared under the trees, and those who had just hurried before putting on their shoes scattered among the trees; Now they are all armed, and they are lined up in front of the shrine, and the number is increasing, but there are only about 500 people in total......

Shosuke Kato finally took out the freshly cooked red rice, and shouted again and again:

"Come on! Come! Come! Hurry up and eat red rice, everyone! This is the lord's order, this time our army will definitely win the battle, so everyone hurry up and eat red rice! Those who are okay and hungry should come quickly. ”

In this regard, Oda Nobunaga did not thank Shusuke, but shouted at everyone:

"Eat red rice! You can't fight hungry! Come and eat red rice!" So all the people gradually walked towards the shrine under his urging.

At this time, the sun is gradually rising in the sky. At this time, it was eight o'clock in the morning, and it was not far from the time when the enemy's commander-in-chief, Imagawa Yoshimoto, came out of the castle.

"Hurry up! We're going to get out!"

At this time, the second battle horn sounded again, and everyone was once again lined up in front of the shrine, and the total number had increased to six hundred. There were a few others in the back who were gradually gathering this way, but Oda Nobunaga did not wait for them.

"Monkey! Lead the horse!"

"Yes! O wind! Of course, you are a famous horse, but I will definitely not lose to you today!" He had just run three miles and was still sweating in the wind, so he didn't look at Fujiyoshiro, but automatically walked to Oda Nobunaga's side.

Oda Nobunaga straightened his waist and turned his back to the temple, slowly pulled out his beloved sword country, held it high and said loudly to everyone:

"Me! Oda Kamisuke Nobunaga has already informed the gods of my intention to crusade against Imagawa Yoshimoto. His eyes were as beautiful as a rainbow, and his breath was as hot as fire.

"Whoever is later than me will be a shame to your children!"

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

……

Everyone was intimidated by his momentum, so they raised their knives and raised their heads to the sky in a loud echo.

Immediately, the army officially went out, and the person who walked in the forefront was, of course, Oda Nobunaga.

To the south of Atsuta Palace, not far in front of Kamichiga's Ma Temple, the two castles of Washizu and Marone were emitting black smoke and rushing towards the sky.

The two castles, which had been under general attack since the morning, had now failed and burned. This puff of smoke is a sign of this result. Then. In the ranks of Oda Nobunaga's side. There were some very strange flags in the middle, and they continued to follow along for a long time.

No! If you take a closer look at these strange flags, you can see that they are actually just old cloths, and even mixed with hand towels and underwear to wipe hands, which may be said to be a pseudo-soldier deliberately made by Oda Nobunaga!

Among these pseudo-soldiers, it can be seen at a glance that their identities were originally wild samurai, and they were Sazaburo Koroku's subordinates! That's right! Occasionally, these people will hold up the strange flags in their hands and make strange noises. Follow Oda Nobunaga's team as if you were on a tour of the mountains.

Oda Nobunaga's night tour is really comparable to the lively behavior of these people! Fujiyoshiro, who walked at the forefront, still carrying the wind, occasionally let him stop by the grass to rest or spin in circles.

At the end of the road was the Kamakura street, so Oda Nobunaga's party deliberately bypassed the north side and headed straight from Atsuta towards Narumi. When they passed Yamazaki, they received the first bad news.

"Report!"

A wounded soldier in front of him slowly walked towards Oda Nobunaga.

"Marone Castle has fallen, and the general Sakuma University has also been killed in battle."

"What!? College is dead?" In an instant, all the people in the ranks were stunned by the news.

Oda Nobunaga looked at the people in the troops and suddenly stood up from his horse. Take something out of your waist pouch and slung it over your shoulder.

"Ahh All the people screamed.

"That's a Buddha bead! Huge Buddha beads!"

Oda Nobunaga looked at the ranks. Then he said loudly, "Sakuma University has died in battle, are you still going to entrust your lives to me today?"

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

At this time, everyone echoed loudly. Because they had to go along with it, Oda Nobunaga now has an incredible force that leads everyone.

"My lord! Wait! Wait!" Hayashi Sato Mamoru Tsukatsu suddenly rode out of the group.

"What's the matter? Sado!"

"Please listen to your minister, now that the two cities of Marone and Washizu have fallen, so let's not go in this direction again, okay?"

"No way!"

"Why? Since Marune and Washizu have both failed, of course Tange and Zenshoji Temple will also fall. At this time, there must be more enemies entering the city in our place, and our army only has this number, so if we insist on taking the trail forward, is it not worth considering?"

"Shut up!" Oda Nobunaga shouted, turned the horse's head in the direction, and said to the crowd:

"Since you are going to die, what's the use of saying so many opinions? Everybody! Keep watching me move forward!"

As soon as Oda Nobunaga's words fell, all the people responded to him with a "whoosh", and Hayashi Sado's shadow disappeared in the dust.

The second piece of bad news came when they were on their way to Danxia. The Maeda Matamata Saemon Toshiie, who had disappeared since the birth of the Aichi Ju Ami Incident, is also involved in the war today. Because he wanted to return to Oda Nobunaga, he fought with Okabe Motonobu's army, but was finally outnumbered near Fururumi. Now the news has also arrived.

"What? Left defeated again?"

"Yes, and it could be life-threatening."

When the young soldier who was scarred all over his body reported this, Oda Nobunaga couldn't help but grit his teeth and said:

"Hurry! We're going to be fast! Imagawa Yoshimoto must not be allowed to enter Odaka Castle! We have to be fast!"

When difficulties came to him, Oda Nobunaga accelerated the advance of his army, which reflected not only Oda Nobunaga's mood, but also his morale. This is the so-called turning grief and anger into strength! Now Oda Nobunaga can't wait to kill Narumi Castle and fight for his life with Okabe Motonobu!

When the third bad news arrived, Oda Nobunaga seemed to have foreseen it and was waiting for it. This time, the news was that Tange Castle had been breached, and the defender Sasa Masaji and his 50 men had all been killed, and now the streets of Narumi were heavily defended by the enemy's army.

If you want to fight Imagawa Yoshimoto here, it will take less than a few moments to decide the winner. All right! It depends! If there was a fight to the death with the enemy here, the enemy would immediately spread the news of Oda Nobunaga to the rear, and by then Imagawa Yoshimoto had already entered Otaka Castle.

Once let Imagawa Yoshimoto enter the Great Takaka Castle. Then their hard work today before it was dark would have been in vain.

Imagawa Yoshimoto himself led 4,000 troops directly under him. Matsudaira Motoyasu led 2,500 elite troops to defend the city. Now the garrison of Narumi Castle is impregnable. At this time, if you make a surprise attack, it is likely to become a situation of being attacked on the back of the enemy, and this is like a moth to a fire, and it is inevitable that you will not escape the fate of failure.

It was noon. Oda Nobunaga is now in a dilemma.

"Let the horses stop ......"

On the northwest side of the wall of Zenshoji Temple, fireworks are rising. When Fujiyoshiro received this order, he couldn't help but look back at Oda Nobunaga, and now his whole body was covered in sweat and dust, and his face was particularly stiff and pale:

"What is implied in all the bad news that comes over and over again? What do you want me to do? But I can't pause. No matter what, you have to fight to find a way to survive. You have to do something, or you'll be like a kangaroo. ”

"Lord, lord, I have something to tell my lord, where is my lord?" At this moment, Kizo Shigetada, who had been out to investigate the enemy's situation, rushed back.

"Hey! Feed! Chongzhong, here, I'm Kinoshita!" When he saw that it was Kizo Shigetada, Fujiyoshiro immediately shouted.

"Oh!"

When he saw Fujiyoshiro leading the horse for Oda Nobunaga, Kizo Shigetada immediately ran over.

"What?" At this time, Oda Nobunaga also became loyal to Kizo, and the ability of this retainer who was recommended by the Maeda family was still good. At least Oda Nobunaga still had an impression of him.

"My lord! The sedan chair that Imagawa Yoshimoto was riding in just now was resting in the narrow room of Tian Le, and I think it is necessary to tell you this news. Kizo Shigetada immediately reported to Oda Nobunaga.

Historically. It was Ryoda Masada who led people to tell Sù Oda Nobunaga the news, but I don't know what the reason was, this time Ryoda Masassuna took people to run in other directions, and Kizo Shigetada, who had already been reminded by Masara, had been focusing on the place of Taraku Sasama, and sure enough, he showed the location of Imagawa Yoshimoto, so he hurried back to report to Oda Nobunaga. The wheel of history had changed direction slightly because of the emergence of Masayo, but now it has returned to its original trajectory slightly.

"What? In Tarakusa! Is this serious? Oda Nobunaga's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately reconfirmed.

"My lord, I personally saw this matter, and there are companions there at this time to monitor the situation in the camp of Imagawa Yoshimoto." Kizo Shigezhong said immediately. The companions he was talking about were the members of the Luo family's intelligence cabinet lurking in the local area.

"Good, good!" Oda Nobunaga nodded immediately. At that moment, there was a large black cloud covering the southern sky for half a day, but a white light like ivory came out of it, and gradually moved in this direction, but no one noticed this phenomenon, but Oda Nobunaga saw it, so he tried his best to sit on his horse with his eyes wide and look at the northern sky......

At this time, Imagawa Yoshimoto was just open to the good news that Matsudaira Motoyasu had cut down the rank of Oda General Sakuma, and Marune Castle had also been breached.

"Good! The winner has been decided. We've sweated so much to come here, and we finally have a price! All right! Let's try our best to enter the big high city!"

When he was about to give the order for his troops to move forward:

"Report!"

Yoshihisa Horikoshi, who had been walking in front, returned to the sedan chair.

"What's the matter? Yoshihisa!"

"I have good news to report to you. Playing at the same time as Matsudaira Motoyasu and attacking Washizu Castle, Asahina Taino also has news that he has returned. ”

"What? Washizu? Did Tai Neng win?"

"As you say." Yoshihisa replied like this, which made Imagawa Yoshimoto even more happy:

"The enemy garrison, Oda Genbo Nobunei, is a famous and heroic warrior, and although he personally went out to fight against Matsudaira's forces this time, he finally broke through the castle gate in the brave battle led by Asahina, and not only was the castle burned, but our troops had already entered the castle."

"So, what happened to the guard general Xuanfan Xinping?"

"Xuanfan saw that the city could no longer be defended, so he abandoned the corpses of his men and fled in the direction of Qingzhou City, and now the castle is in the hands of our army."

"Hahaha......" Hearing the succession of good news, Imagawa Yoshimoto was overjoyed.

"Whew! Yoshihisa! Yuankang took down the enemy general, and Taineng killed the opponent and fled. Good! You go and inform him. Don't take a break. Keep chasing the defeated deserters!"

"Yes!" So Yoshihisa left in a hurry, and at this time someone came in:

"Report!"

Imagawa Yoshimoto, who was sitting in a sedan chair with his head on his hands, looked up and saw that the person who came in was none other than Asakawa Masatoshi, who also belonged to one of the guards in this ranks.

"Jungmin, what's the matter? Hurry up and don't stop here, it's just too hot. ”

"Now there is another salute!"

"What? Celebrants...... All right! Here they go again? Hahaha! Good! Good! You tell them that Imagawa Osabe is definitely a compassionate general. Let them rest assured that I will not do anything against the principles of heaven!"

When he said this, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "What tribute did the celebrants bring this time?"

Perhaps because he was in a good mood at the moment, Imagawa Yoshimoto wanted to know what these gifters had sent.

"Yes. In my opinion, they are indeed very sincere this time! They brought ten bags of rice. Considering that it was noon when we passed through here, in order to coincide with the general's lunchtime, they sent more than 30 boxes of rice cakes made of rice cakes, wine dumplings, roast birds, dried fish, and other food, and they were transported by stone horses!"

"What? Thirty boxes of brown seeds and ten boxes of wine? Is it true that the people in this neighborhood are so rich?"

"It's not! They are completely to express their blessings to us for the battle of Shangluo, and specially celebrate the battle of Shangluo of our army as a festival, and they have been waiting for our army to move the battle of Shangluo for a long time. When I heard them say that. I was very touched by his sincerity, so I thought I should come and tell you. ”

"Oh! I see! Hahaha......" Imagawa Yoshimoto laughed happily again. Of course. For a new conqueror, there is nothing more pleasing than to hear these words.

"They sent the rice crackers for the festival to wish me success in the battle of Shangluo, and they have been waiting for me to come to Shangluo for a long time. That's what they said?"

"Yes! The thirty boxes of zongzi they brought were probably made by gathering the villagers of several villages without sleep. Therefore, if you can say a word to them in the sedan chair as the procession advances, they will be very happy, and I, Zhengmin, will also feel honored. ”

"Alright! All right! As you say......"

Halfway through his words, Imagawa Yoshimoto suddenly thought:

"Jungmin! I think that's good! It's already lunch time, so I think we might as well stop here and eat. ”

"Yes! Now I'm going to tell them at once, because the people are already sweating and waiting!"

"Well, it's almost noon now, and that's their kindness. I would like to stop my sedan chair in the forest in front of me, and then distribute the rice dumplings to everyone, and by the way, the wine from the celebrants, so that we can have a drink and celebrate this victory together. ”

"Then ...... under the woods of that hill."

"Yes! So do it! Anyway, Dagao City is very close, so let's rest here for a while!"

"Yes! Then I'm going to build a tent right now......"

"Good! Just right! Try to find a shaded place, and ask those worshippers to send a representative into my tent, and I will meet him!" Imagawa Yoshimoto was in a very good mood when he heard the news from Masatoshi.

Just now, he was still thinking that if he entered Da Gao City quickly, it might be cooler. However, he now thought that it would be good to find a shady place to rest in the woods of Taizigen Hill, and the rice dumplings sent by these salutes could be used here for lunch.

Asakawa then ordered the team to stop at Tian Lewa and set up a tent in the woods of Taizigenqiu. In this not very wide mountain road, it was crowded with 5,000 soldiers with swords and guns, each of them covered in sweat and dripping down constantly.

The sudden change in the Imagawa family's army was quickly informed by the members of the Luo Family's Intelligence Pavilion who were watching them, so they quickly sent someone to report to Kizo Shigetada. And it just so happened that Kizo Shigetada, who had already finished reporting to Oda Nobunaga, was also rushing back, so they met halfway.

After learning the news that Imagawa Yoshimoto had stopped for lunch, Kizo Shigetada immediately turned his horse's head and returned to Oda Nobunaga to report:

"Report."

However, at this time, Oda Nobunaga kept looking at the sky. Seems to be thinking about something.

"Imagawa Jibe Osa stopped a sedan chair to rest in Tian Lewa. Having lunch. ”

"What? He stopped the army in Tian Lewa?" Oda Nobunaga glared at him as if he wanted to see through Kizo Shigetada.

"Is this true?"

"Yes. According to reports from the secret agents, a group of salutes brought rice dumplings, wine, and delicacies to Imagawa Yoshimoto, and he distributed them to the soldiers, while he himself rested in his tent. ”

Hearing this, Oda Nobunaga suddenly exhaled, turned back to Fujiyoshiro and said:

"Do you hear that? Monkey!"

"Whew! What's the matter?"

Fujiyoshiro replied as if he didn't know. Of course, he couldn't have failed to hear about it. This is what they pretend to be on purpose. It's unbelievable that Yoshimoto Imagawa would stop to take a break from the celebrants' food and drinks.

At this time, Oda Nobunaga already felt the blood in his body excited again, which made his hot tears almost burst out of his eyes. He gritted his teeth. Savoring the feeling and looking at the face of Fujiyoshiro, who pretended not to know, he finally laughed.

Regarding the change in the demeanor of the two, Kizo Shigetada was unaware of it and said to Oda Nobunaga with a stern expression:

"My lord! Imagawa Sei has captured the two cities of Washizu and Marune, and it seems that they are fully prepared, so we can't run out too impulsively at this time! ”

"Loyalty!"

"In!"

"We've won!" Oda Nobunaga whispered, and suddenly looked up at the sky again, when the sky was already covered with dark clouds. The dark cloud, which had been in the south just a moment ago, had now moved quickly to the north, and was like black over the people's heads.

Seeing such a scene. Oda Nobunaga couldn't hold back his laughter. It seems that it is not only on the delicacies given by the celebrants, but also on the head of Imagawa Yoshimoto, who is resting in Tian Lewa. I'm starting to worry about the heavy rain.

"Everyone! The revenge ends after the third. While everyone was startled by Oda Nobunaga's sudden laughter, Oda Nobunaga said loudly and looked back at everyone.

"The next thing must be good news! This afternoon thunderstorm must be the god of Atsuta helping us. ”

His words caused everyone to look up at the sky in unison. Originally, their morale was about to collapse after a series of bad news, so they did not pay any attention to the change in climate.

"It's going to rain heavily!"

"Look at how big that cloud is, even the wind appears."

"We will ride the wind to defeat the enemy, this is the blessing given to us by the god of Atsuta!" The soldiers, who had once been in despair, looked up at the sky and whispered, and their morale was boosted again.

"Boom!" As if to understand the mood of everyone at this time, the sky suddenly thundered, and then a "rustling" rainstorm like soybeans fell.

Raindrops like beans fell on their armor. At that moment, a sudden gust of wind blew, causing the green trees in the field to fall on one side.

"Look!"

Oda Nobunaga pointed to the sky, then turned his horse's head and stood up.

"The thunderstorm and the wind are finally coming, and we will take advantage of this thunderstorm and strong wind to hit Tian Le Sasa."

"Yes!"

"Before approaching the enemy, everyone put away the flags and took them out again when they reached the edge of the Taizigen Mountain. This battle is related to the rise and fall of the Oda family, but I hope that everyone will not rush to take the lead, and that the victory of the whole army should be the most important. All right! I don't want any rank other than Imagawa Yoshimoto.,Cutting the rank of the enemy's main general is the way for me to fight on Oda.,Remember to catch the main general!"

"Yes!"

"Monkey Yu! Loyalty! Let's go!"

"Yes!"

Fujiyoshiro and Kizo Shigetada were running again.

"Hurry! Don't lose to the lord!"

"The place we're going to is Taishigen, north of Aihara!"

After turning to the north, the wind and rain fell on their backs, and the lightning in the sky became more and more dense, and the earth was soaked with raindrops...... In the southern sky, faint thunder can also be heard...... (To be continued!)

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