How can there be no poetry without wine?

Imagawa Yoshimoto held the cup, stood on the hill and looked at the moonlight, casually reciting the famous passages of the previous dynasty. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Although he prefers the elegant and lonely tea ceremony, however, at this moment of complacency, clear tea is obviously not enough to vent his feelings.

One by one, the retainers stepped forward and wrote all kinds of poems to suit the occasion. Suruga is worthy of being an enemy of the literati, even if he is not good at grammar, he can casually make rhymed haiku, although most of them are just empty words and lack of artistic conception, and there are no sentences that are in line with Imagawa Yoshimoto's heart, but at this time, he obviously doesn't really care about these.

It can be inferred from his figure that Imagawa Yoshimoto's body is obviously not very good. After singing loudly for a while and drinking two glasses of wine, his face began to flush. But his interest did not diminish either, and he summoned two maids and helped him to sit on a low bed.

The chief general left the barracks, gathered his retainers to hold a poetry meeting, and let the female musicians play on the side. If the Oda family launches a sneak attack at this time, they will definitely be able to get the head of the enemy general. Hiteshu thought so, but knew in his heart that it was impossible. Ryoda Hirotsuna has been gone for half a day, and if it is fast enough, the Oda army is probably already on the way to attack now.

It's just that the problem that Honhide is most concerned about, that is, the detachment of the Imagawa family that sent the joint in the past, until now, there is still no news. It's been almost two days, and it's time to get it anyway!

On an optimistic side, maybe she's been picked up to safety, or maybe she's been hidden by the villagers, rather than being held hostage by Imagawa. But on the other hand, it may also be due to accidents. The unification of Owari has only been three or four years, and many remnants of strength that refuse to give in have not been eliminated, but have been hidden. If these people take the opportunity to make trouble...... The samurai will still have a little sense and grace, while the homeless ronin will not scruple to do anything to women and children.

Both public and private matters weigh heavily on your shoulders.

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Cheongju City.

Reports of defeat at the front were continuously delivered to the city, and the morale of the army continued to decline. Several ministries united to maintain order and were not able to prevent the emergence of deserters. Oda Nobunaga still closed his door and didn't see anyone, singing and dancing with his wife and concubine all day long, and even Niwa Nagahide was blocked from the door. For more than ten days a year, no one in the castle Honmaru comes in or out except for the small ones who transport goods.

And the bad news keeps coming.

On the 23rd, Sakuma University was killed in battle.

On the 24th, Sasa Hayato was killed in battle.

On the 26th, news came that Hinohide and Maeda Toshiya had surrendered to the enemy.

Even Shibata Katsuya has given up hope and is ready to follow the example of Sasa Hayato and die on the battlefield in the name of full loyalty. Only Lin Zuodu still supports the overall situation and tries his best to maintain the daily governance of the city.

On the evening of the 27th, a dusty man, who called himself Liang Tian Guanggang, appeared under the city. Oda Nobunaga called him into Honmaru for the first time.

Immediately, the song and dance that had been sounding for more than ten days were played again, but this time, it was the famous Dunsheng.

I often think that the world is drifting impermanently

For example, morning dew

Moon in the water

In an instant, prosperity is fleeting

Merry characters

The shoe is on the other foot

Fifty years of life

It's bustling

……

After a dance, a horse galloped out of the city.

They were followed by just five childish attendants.

………………

Oda Nobunaga is out!

The first thing that came to me was Ikeda Tsuneko, who happened to pass by the door. In a hurry, he didn't have time to gather his troops, so he only brought two personal soldiers who led the horses and immediately followed.

This was followed by Hidetaka Kawajiri, Narimasa Sasa, and Nagami Kanamori......

There are only three or five followers around everyone. Few of these retainers who were born in the guard are talents who can take charge of themselves, and only loyalty will never be lacking.

"It's just nonsense!"

Shibata Katsuya cursed helplessly and sent his relatives to organize the army.

"Lord Shibata, please be careful!"

Lin Zuodu frowned and reminded him.

The total number of troops gathered near Cheongju Castle was more than 3,000, but Nobunaga had already left, and among all the remaining people, even the old Hayashi Sado, did not have the authority and prestige to mobilize the forces of other families.

Niwa Nagahide and Mori Kecheng also just chased after them with their subordinates.

In a hurry, those soldiers who did not have time to inform and the new wealthy clans with a low desire to fight were forgotten, and most of the soldiers who followed Nobunaga into battle were led by the retainers of the Spectrum Dynasty.

Although the number of people is small, the quality of the team has greatly improved.

Messy banners, continuous horn sounds......

Oda Army, so out of battle!

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In the camp of Imagawa, there is still dancing and writing.

"It's freezing, you don't have to wear armor!" Imagawa Yoshimoto said to the retainers around him.

On a late autumn night, the wind is cold, and the metal sticks to the body like an ice cube.

"But Your Highness, after all, this is a military camp." Okabe immediately admonished.

"Zuo Jing is filtered! Before the main battle, there were still 20,000 troops, could it be that Oda Nobunaga would fly over with wings? ”

"This ...... His Highness said yes. Okabe thought about it and didn't continue to insist.

So the retainers took off their sachets one after another, changed into kimonos, took off their swords and military matches, and followed the example of Yoshimoto with folding fans.

"Who's on guard tonight?" Yoshiwon asked suddenly.

"It's Sonobu Matsui-sama!" The waiter next to him reminded him.

"That's hard work." Yiyuan shook his head, "Order to reward him!" ”

The tie hand Fan Xiu's heart moved, and he took the initiative to run out to receive the order.

Then he went out with a small jar of wine.

……

"Matsui Hall has meritorious vigilance, and His Royal Highness ordered a commendation."

The paraphrase is completely unmistakable, but it becomes two meanings.

"Owari ......"

Matsui snorted disdainfully, but didn't ignore the jar.

Fan Xiu gave a salute and withdrew.

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Thirty miles east of Cheongju City.

"Katsurayama Temple! Something strange has just been found nearby! ”

"Oh?"

"Someone spotted Oda's cavalry passing nearby!"

"Cavalry? How many are there? ”

"Some people say it's six or seven rides, others say it's more than a dozen rides......"

"Does this also need to be escalated? Our mission is to monitor the movements of the main forces of Cheongju Castle! ”

"Yes......"

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North of the Great High City.

"Asahina-sama, it is said that someone in the army just saw the flag of the Oda family."

"Could it be that the Oda Army is counterattacking?"

"It's not like ...... Only a hundred or so people rushed eastward, and even the flags were incomplete. ”

"Probably someone in the enemy camp has escaped! Leave him alone and keep marching! ”

"Yes!"

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The east of the city.

"Asahina-sama, there seems to be the sound of horses' hooves in the north just now?"

"Oh? Are you so deaf? ”

"The sound of horses' hooves within three miles can't hide from my ears."

"So, can you hear the number of the enemy?"

"There were about thirty or forty cavalry."

"I'm afraid Your Excellency heard it wrong, if there are thirty or forty cavalry, you should bring at least a few hundred foot light."

"A few hundred feet light, did you fly over?"

"Don't you believe it?"

"Heihachi!"

“…… Be. ”

"Lord Asahina, please forgive Heihachi's rudeness."

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