Chapter 17: Imagawa Strikes
When it comes to specific matters, such as how to divide the stolen goods in the future war, Fanxiu didn't bother to do anything on his behalf, and directly asked people to send the nine ghosts to Qingzhou City. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoOda Nobunaga is not an ordinary samurai in the countryside of the Eastern Kingdom, he attaches great importance to the literati, and his subordinates are very popular, and there is absolutely no shortage of diplomatic talents, so it is not a problem to fool a pirate, especially this pirate obviously has a low experience value.
It's just that, according to the current situation, the expected merits are less than half. Accepting the forces that take refuge on their own initiative can only be said to be a timely meeting and a matter of fortune, which is completely different from persuading neutrals to surrender.
What else can I do at the moment......
It was a great opportunity to accumulate prestige and connections, but Hirate Fanhide was not an important minister or a powerful faction of the Oda family, and his qualifications and reputation were far from enough, and he had no friendship with people from all walks of life in Owari.
If Shibata Katsuie, Hayashi Tongkatsu, and even Niwa Nagahide were replaced to deal with this matter, how could those grassroots forces dare to disobey the yang even if they were not angry?
As for the head that can change a city in the barrel narrow, after thinking about it repeatedly, he always felt that the danger factor was too high, and he was not very sure, so he simply asked the Maeda Toshiya to charge into battle - anyway, it was a matter of life and death for that guy to look for war merits everywhere. If it happens in the future, Fanxiu may not be able to share the credit for sitting behind the scenes, and it can also make Maeda grateful. Even if you fail, it doesn't hurt.
Is it necessary to go from behind the scenes to the front of the stage?
If necessary, at least contact the local lord of the barrel sagama generation, and be fully prepared. It's just that...... At present, I don't even know who the local lord is, so how can I win the trust of others?
Fanxiu shook his head, got up and pushed open the folding window of the room, and let the autumn breeze blow in.
Really...... Troublesome.
This is a time of chaos ā the word chaos does not just describe the division of the regime, but the intermingling of different forces and classes. In this era, if you want to do something, you need to manage all aspects. As a lord, you need to maintain relationships with your countrymen, merchants, and monks internally, and you need to mediate with other samurai externally.
In order to safeguard existing interests, various means such as diplomacy and joint warfare are used to seek new interests, and new interests need more strength to consolidate. Once this cycle stops, then the neighbors who are eyeing each other will definitely not care about the situation. This is called sailing against the current.
For the draw Fanhide, since he came out of the Oda family and gradually stepped into the circle of the samurai of the Warring States, it was impossible to maintain an outsider attitude.
Although he knows the knowledge of the future generations, it is not enough for him to ascend to the sky in one step, and his own strength still needs to be gradually accumulated after all. With the idea of a blockbuster, what is made is often something that is out of step with the times. For example, the matter of the Owari land inspection was a suggestion made to Oda Nobunaga by Hirohide on a whim, and the actual situation was not actually examined. It is not surprising that after receiving the order, he found that he could not start for a long time. In the future, even if you succeed in seizing the land, the credit will not fall to you, but you will be reprimanded for acting unfavorably.
With this incident as a precedent, the possibility of Hirata Fanhide entering the central auxiliary government in the future becomes very slim, and the more realistic situation is to be like Shibata and Akechi to take charge alone. In a stable regime, the status of central government officials will certainly prevail over that of local officials. However, the Oda clan in history could not be called a stable regime, and in the long run, it did not suffer.
When Fanxiu thought of this, his heart calmed down a lot. He pulled out a blank scroll from the bookcase, and wrote down some of the plans he had drawn up on the paper. In the past, when you were low, there were few things to think about. And now that I am a mid-level samurai, I feel that I only rely on my brain, and I often forget things.
"This thing must be properly placed." Fanxiu muttered to himself, and then took out the box and lock that had never been used in the study.
"Your Highness, ......" A somewhat immature voice suddenly sounded outside the study, "I'm Xiao Fujitai, can I come in?" ā
"Oh, come in." Fanxiu put the box into the cabinet, closed the door, and sat back down at the desk.
The door was gently opened, and what appeared in front of him was a thin figure, although it was dusty, but the breath was not chaotic at all, but there was a worried look on his face.
Hattori Koto Taihidean is not good at spearmanship, but he has learned the ninjutsu of miscellaneous currents - because it is just a miscellaneous current, it is not like the ninja in his impression, elusive, moody and invisible, and his temperament is no different from that of a young samurai. Since Fanxiu was not yet capable of forming a ninja army at this time, he was given the task of searching around the territory of Owari to hear the news.
Therefore, Fan Xiu didn't expect him to find out anything secret, just to not be too backward in terms of information.
"What's the matter? Is it the eastern ......?"
āā¦ā¦ Your Highness," Koto said in surprise, "According to the news from Suruga, the Imagawa clan has been officially appointed as the head of the family and has taken over all government affairs. Now Owari says that this is a sign that Imagawa Yoshimoto is going to attack in a big way......"
Fanxiu nodded noncommittally and motioned for Kotota to continue. The Imagawa family would attack Owari soon, which was completely expected, and he knew about it before he crossed over.
"In addition, Toshimasa Tobe, the lord of Kasa Temple Castle, and Yamaguchi Kyotsugu, the lord of Narumi Castle, have taken refuge in the Imagawa family!"
"Oh?" Fanxiu was slightly moved. I have the impression that there were indeed people from the Oda family who rebelled before Tsubashisama, and these two castles were within Chita County, two hundred miles away from the center of the Oda family's rule, and there were several fortified castles in between, which were not enough to pose a deadly threat. However, the two city lords defected, and the negative impact would definitely be difficult to eliminate.
"Is this a pedestrian rumor, or did you see it with your own eyes?" Fanxiu asked. The exchange of troops between the two countries is a tried-and-true strategy, and it is especially necessary to be careful with the information of the front-line generals.
"I heard that the armies of the Yamaguchi and Tobe families deceived the opening of the city gates, and the Imagawa family attacked the two castles of Odaka and Hanghang, this kind of thing should be impossible to fake." Koto replied cautiously.
"The Great High City and the Great Hanging City have been lost?" Fanxiu's face sank. In this way, the ancient no castle and the suemori castle were also exposed in front of the Imagawa family, and the first line of defense in front of Kiyosu Castle collapsed before it could be formed.
Just as he reacted, another person's roar sounded outside the door.
"Your Highness!"
The voice is full of breath, and it sounds like it should be Mori Shinsuke. Fanxiu raised his hand to signal, and Koto Taiyi lowered his head, then turned around and pulled the latch of the door.
Before the door was fully opened, people from outside rushed in, half-kneeling at the table.
"Your Highness, Imagawa ......" Mori Shinsuke's face was flushed, panting, and he couldn't speak for a while.
Imagawa again?
Seeing the situation, Fanxiu had no time to investigate the negligence in etiquette, so he could only signal him to take his time, and asked Xiao Fujitai to pour him a cup of tea.
"Thank you, Your Highness......" Mori took a deep breath and said in an astringent voice, "The Imagawa family attacked last night and has already captured Shinano Castle!" ā
"Shinano Castle!?"
With a crisp sound, the folding fan in Fanxiu's hand fell to the floor.
PS: The description of this chapter is quite different from the history books, so please do not take it as historical facts
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