different warring states of japan

Chapter 201 Fake Attack
The people in Qingzhou City turned their backs on their backs and became a mess.

Oda Nobunaga suddenly left the city and disappeared. He just sent someone back to ask everyone to meet at Atsuta Shrine.

Not to mention that the Imagawa family's spies didn't have time to deliver the news, even the Oda family's own officials were caught off guard.

Shibata Katsuya's mansion, the side that sent out to inquire about the news is reporting back to her.

"Master Ikeda Hengxing followed His Highness with the horses when he left the city.

Mori Kecheng and Kawajiri Hidetaka went to the outside of the city to organize the army, ready to go.

Master Niwa Chohide took over the castle defense. "

Shibata Katsuie nodded silently.

Since her allegiance, she has no prejudice against Oda Nobunaga.

After settling down to observe and ponder carefully, I realized that the big fool Owari, who I looked down upon before, was really hiding something deep.

Oda Nobunaga has a dissolute personality, and he always gives people the feeling of being unreliable.

But on the contrary, she is actually an extremely ruthless and scheming character.

The rough temperament may be due to nature, or it may be an acquired disguise.

But as long as there is something related to interests, the governor of the Oda family will quickly calm down.

If you make a mistake, you will admit it, and if you admit it, you will correct it. As long as it is for the benefit, she doesn't care about face.

Everything is profit-oriented, full of aggression, desire to conquer, and never give up.

Many people think that Oda Nobunaga behaved abnormally under the oppression of the Imagawa army, that he was desperate and gave up on himself.

But Shibata Katsuie has been watching coldly, watching Nobunaga's performance.

Until today, Nobunaga left the city when Imagawa Yoshimoto entered the southeastern mountainous area?

Is this insanity?This is to seize the opportunity and attack the enemy unprepared.

The Jinchuan family is powerful, how many people in Qingzhou City can be trusted?Instead of relying on these guys at both ends of the snake mouse, it is better to make a surprise attack by yourself.

Niwa Changxiu stabilized the samurai families in Qingzhou City, and other direct ministers followed Nobunaga to fight.

Although there are not many people, but the military spirit is available, why not take a gamble!
Thinking of this, Shibata Katsuya jumped up against the case.

"Leave the city to regroup the army! I want to fight Imagawa Yoshimoto with the governor!"

Shibata Katsuya decided to take a gamble with Oda Nobunaga.

She spent the first half of her life following her ancestor Oda Nobuhide, but she got nothing.

Although he was grateful for the promotion given by his ancestors, he was frustrated many times and was restricted to the four counties of Shimoowari and could not stretch his talents.

Is there really no trace of complaint?
She remembered every word of Oda Nobunaga's persuasion at the beginning, and the resentment accumulated in her heart for many years was clearly cleared by her.

Shibata Katsuie is middle-aged.

She doesn't want to be an outsider in the Imagawa family, and spend the rest of her life as a lackey who can't even remember the name of the governor of the Imagawa family.

Then, with the last passion in your heart, let's fight with Oda Nobunaga!

Atsuta Shrine.

Oda Nobunaga looked at the distant sky, which gradually turned gray, and calculated the time when the army would arrive.

Recently, she came to Atsuta Shrine to play almost every day, just to grab the gatekeeper here to ask about the weather.

The gatekeeper is an old woman, whose age is unknown.

Confidence has been eating and waiting to die in Atsuta Shrine since he was young, relying on his ability to predict the weather with one hand.

Atsuta Shrine was originally the property of Shintoism.

Since the three generations of general Ashikaga Yoshimitsu destroyed the imperial court and killed Shintoism by the way, the shrine fell.

Relying on the large collection of books, it has become a place for viewing books in the Owari Samurai family.

Jingu lives on books, and books are most afraid of water.

Therefore, gatekeepers are needed to predict rain, snow, and kamikaze, so that books can be collected and stored properly.

The old woman is old and mature, she has no other skills, and her legs hurt every time there is wind and rain.

Especially before the kamikaze comes, it is the most accurate to be heart-piercing.

Oda Nobunaga was looking forward to a kamikaze.Because when the kamikaze comes, it must be a violent storm!

Now that Kamikaze is here, Imagawa Yoshimoto has also entered the southeast mountainous area. It is a godsend opportunity!

She was so excited that her hands were trembling and her body was trembling. She only waited for the follow-up ministers to arrive before rushing into the mountains.

I just don't know if Shibata Katsuya will come.

Shibata Katsuya has the three most elite reserve teams in Shimoowari. She did not deprive Shibata of the reserve team's command in the last civil war at home.

One is to stabilize the hearts of the retainers so as not to affect the plan of the Northern Expedition on Owari.

The second is to cherish talents. Shibata Katsuie is brave and wise, and he is a rare general.

It would be the best if she could gain her loyalty.

So she has been treating Shibata Katsuie kindly, just to see the result.

If Shibata Katsuie lived up to her expectations, then after the war. .

There was a cold light in Oda Nobunaga's eyes, the military power of the Oda family must be firmly in his own hands.

If you can't be trusted, die.

Imakawa Yoshimoto climbed to the top of Ozama Mountain and looked around.Not only was there no peace of mind, but even more anxiety.

This area is full of small hills, rising and falling all over the mountains.

Although I climbed high and looked far away, I could only see empty hills.

What is hidden behind the mountain?What is in the forest among the mountains?
It seems that there are invisible enemies everywhere.

Imakawa Yoshimoto thought for a moment and gave the order.

"Arrange defenses to the north!"

She still chose to defend the north.

Although she only has three hundred banners with her, she is an elite in the army.

The army under the mountain is fragmented, communication is poor, and it is also densely manned.

The most important thing is that there is an endless stream of Imagawa forces behind him.

The longer it took, the more reassuring she felt.

The Yahagi River connects the Mikawa Okazaki Plain and the Owari Noo Plain, and is the best route to enter Owari.

Follow the tributary of the Yahagi River and split into two main streams in the Ozama mountain area.

One is Da Gaochuan.Go west to Ise Bay, and when you arrive at Ise Bay, to the south is Dataka Castle controlled by Mikawa.

To the north is Marugen Village in Owari, which is the Marugen Village that has been captured by Matsudaira Motoyasu.

Further north is Narumi Castle, which surrendered anyway.

This road is the Ise Bay line from Mikawa to Owari, which has been completely controlled by the Imagawa family.

It's just that the distance is far away, and it is not suitable for the passage of large troops.

Therefore, Imagawa Yoshimoto chose the army to enter the Ozama Mountains and continue to advance.

Cross the river along the other hand.To the north, there is another fork in the front, and it divides into two branches again.

And the protruding part of the bifurcation is the Shanzhao Temple Village where Oda Nobunaga asked Sasao Hayato and Qianqiu Siniang to take away [-] troops.

This road is a mountainous route from Sanhe to Owari. There are many mountains and tributaries running rampant.

But once they broke through the mountainous area, they directly entered the Nongwei Plain.Yimapingchuan is convenient for the army to march.

Imagawa Yoshimoto is now waiting on the top of Tozama Mountain, waiting for the army to pass one after another, defending himself vigilantly, and his strategy is as safe as Mount Tai.

I don't know when it started, the sky gradually changed, and the wind and rain gradually became stronger.

Sasao Hayato and Qianqiu Siniang are both locals of Owari and are familiar with mountain trails.

They marched along the mountains with an army of [-], and as soon as they reached Owario Hazama, they saw the horse seal of Imakawa Yoshimoto Honjin on the top of the mountain.

The two looked at each other and smiled, seeing death as home, and led the army to launch a desperate assault.

Imagawa Yoshimoto had been prepared for a long time, and the enemy really came out from the north.

She smiled proudly to the left and right.

"I knew they were lying in ambush to the north, waiting for me to step in."

"Your Highness is wise!"

The [-] troops assaulted from bottom to top, without even touching Yoshimoto Imagawa's main formation, they were stopped by many reserve troops at the foot of the mountain, and all of them died on the way to the assault.

Yoshimoto Imagawa finally breathed a sigh of relief when he received the news.

The ambush of the Oda family has been eliminated, and the troops are ordered to leave as soon as possible, so there is no need to wait for her.

She watched the increasing wind and rain outside, hummed a little song from her hometown, and decided to wait for the rain to clear before leaving.

Everything is under control and there is nothing to be afraid of.

(End of this chapter)