Affect reputation? It may sound a little scary, but strictly speaking, when Asahina Taichao was fighting with Yama Shoke, he actually stepped back after a round to let Qimoto come forward and besiege? Once this kind of thing spreads, it is easy to give the world the illusion that the samurai of the Imagawa family are all such despicable and shameless, and have no samurai spirit. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

And there are actually many such cases, such as the Samurai of Mikawa who are loyal and brave in battle, really? Apparently not necessarily, because the forces of the Owari Oda family are not weak either. However, after the death of Matsudaira Kiyoyasu, a series of actions by the retainers of the Matsudaira family made the reputation of the Mikawa samurai for loyalty and bravery. In particular, the behavior of Tadaji Sakai and others following the young Matsudaira Ieyasu to Sunpu Castle is regarded as a symbol of loyalty.

Well, but in fact, it was actually Imagawa Yoshimoto who threatened Matsudaira Ieyasu and asked the retainers of the Matsudaira family to do so. However, this did not prevent the samurai of the Matsudaira family from becoming a symbol of loyalty, and by the way, the samurai of the entire Mikawa followed suit.

Ahem, having said that, this kind of business card-like thing doesn't sound like it will affect anything, but once it's put on the body, it can still cause very serious problems. For example, some samurai would think that the Imagawa family was such despicable and shameless people, and did not choose to go out of the Imagawa family. Or he was originally a retainer of the Imagawa family, but because of this label, he had the idea of running. None of this is out of the question, because that's how the samurai are, they attach great importance to fame and honor.

In fact, there are countless samurai in history who chose to commit suicide because they thought they had ruined their family's honor because of certain actions.

Looking at Asahina's resolute face, Imagawa suddenly sighed helplessly, "Do you know why the family has fallen to this fate?" ”

Hearing this, he was stunned for a moment, and then lowered his head in some shame, "Because his subordinates are incompetent......"

"Wrong!" Imagawa Shinma suddenly glared at Asahina Taichao and said loudly, "Because you all have this concept!" That's why the family has fallen to this point! ”

"It is true that serving the lord and dying for the lord is the most respectable quality of a samurai, but if it weren't for the fact that too many retainers in the past made such a choice, would the family have fallen to the point it is today?" Imagawa said helplessly.

In the battle of Tsukishama, although the reason for the death of Imagawa Yoshimoto led to the final defeat, if Matsui and the others did not dare to attack the death of the Ju clan, but retreated as quickly as Matsudaira Ieyasu, the Oda family would not have been able to help the Imagawa family at all. After all, although Imagawa Yoshimoto was killed in battle, the main force of the entire Imagawa family is there, and the strength is still much, much stronger than the Oda family.

And if Matsui Munebu and others can do their best to assist the Imagawa clan, where does the Imagawa clan need to design to make Matsudaira Ieyasu defect? Not to mention that the Takeda family dared to go to war with the Imagawa family.

Of course, the samurai were willing to die, on the one hand, because of loyalty, and on the other hand, because of the charisma of Imagawa Yoshimoto's personality. But when they were dying, they obviously didn't think about the future of the Imagawa family.

"Get up, Taichao, the Imagawa clan can't afford to lose you anymore. The stain you brought to the Imagawa clan today will be washed away on the battlefield. Imagawa sighed.

"Yes......" Asahina Taichao said in a somewhat choked tone, as if he was very touched by Imagawa's words?

Who knows~

The next day, the Takeda Army attacked again, and this time, the power of the artillery was much smaller, in fact, some things are like this, you know, that's what it is. After all, there is no difference between being killed by an iron ball fired by an artillery gun and being killed by an arrow or something. The ashigaru can charge in the rain of arrows, and naturally they can also charge in the face of artillery fire. Well, although the death of being stoned to death is indeed a bit tragic.

Moreover, the second encounter with artillery, Takeda Shingen quickly discovered the disadvantage of this weapon, that is, it was difficult to move. As a result, Takeda Shingen took full advantage of the fact that his troops were far more numerous than those of the Imagawa family, and began to besiege Takatenjin Castle from three sides.

As for why he gave up one side, it was naturally to make the people of the Imagawa family feel that there was hope of escape, so they would not resist desperately.

"Is that really the case?" Imagawa Shin sighed as he watched the actions of the Takeda Army, but soon, his expression became firm again, "But if you want to capture the High Heavenly God so easily, you are too underestimate your own family!" ”

Immediately, the Imagawa clan ordered the Hinatai Dynasty to command the battle, and he himself stood on a high platform to be the governor of the overall situation.

On the other hand, the situation of Kakegawa Castle is much better than that of Takatenjin Castle, although Kakegawa Castle is not as strong as Takatenjin Castle, and the current Matsudaira family also lacks fierce generals such as Honda Tadakatsu and Sakakihara Yasumasa, but the strength of the Matsudaira army is 15,000 men, while the Takeda army under the command of Baba Nobubo and Naito Masatoyo is only 20,000. With similar troops, it is very difficult to capture the fortress.

In fact, after starting a few tentative attacks, Baba Nobubo and Naito Masatoyo directly cut off all contact between the city and the outside world and surrounded the castle. The idea of the two of them was very simple, how long could an army of 15,000 people last if there was a lack of supplies? They didn't believe that there was a lot of food and water stored in Kakegawa Castle.

"How long will the food and water in the city last?" Matsudaira Ieyasu asked tiredly.

"The food is only enough for half a month, but the water is enough, because of the rainy weather last month, it can last about 1 month." Sakai Tadaji said respectfully when he heard this.

"Hmm...... In this way, I am afraid that in a few days, the family will have to ask for help. Matsudaira Ieyasu said a little unwillingly. If he could, he really wanted to be able to repel the Takeda family by himself or by himself plus the Imagawa clan. He knew very well that as long as the encirclement network was broken this time, the general trend of the Oda family's domination of the world would not be changed. And after dominating the world, it is natural to reward many retainers according to their merits. If he can defeat the Takeda family, then Matsudaira Ieyasu will lead the Matsudaira family out of Mikawa and reach a glory that his ancestors have never achieved in their generations.

But now it seems unlikely. His side couldn't break through the encirclement of the Takeda Army at all, and the side of High Heavenly God City ...... Hawkers, although Matsudaira Ieyasu hasn't been investigating the situation over there recently, but thinking about it, in the face of the main force led by Takeda Shingen himself, the Imagawa clan is definitely in a worse situation than his own side.

"Speaking of which, since I became the governor, it seems that I haven't defeated any enemies alone......" Matsudaira Ieyasu suddenly sighed helplessly.

Since Matsudaira Ieyasu became independent from the Imagawa family, he directly ushered in Oda Yoshinobu's troops, and Oda Yoshinobu at that time did not have such a large force as it is now, but even so, the Matsudaira family was still defeated miserably, and did not even have any ability to fight back.

After submitting the Oda family, Matsudaira Ieyasu ushered in a second chance, but in the face of the same one, he was still not an opponent, and the result was Oda Yoshinobu who came out and helped him quell the civil strife in less than a month. And now, it is the third chance, although the enemy is stronger each time, Matsudaira Ieyasu still hopes to defeat the enemy on his own, but it seems that the third defeat is not far away from him.

As the saying goes, there are only three things, and if he really fails three times in a row, Matsudaira Ieyasu doesn't know if his ambition can be maintained. Yes, he was ambitious, and even as a retainer of the Oda family, he still hoped that he would be able to expand the territory of the Matsudaira family. It's just that if he keeps failing and failing, will he be able to continue to persevere?

Matsudaira Ieyasu doesn't know, so, in this battle, he will at least not lose! In other words, there is no need to take the initiative to ask Oda Nobunaga for help. Well...... As for whether the Imagawa clan really asked Oda Nobunaga for help, it was not within the scope of his consideration. But at the very least, until the Oda family's reinforcements took the initiative to arrive, he must not lose Kakegawa Castle.

"Order, starting today, everyone's food and water will be halved!" Matsudaira Ieyasu said in a deep voice, "In addition, my food and water, minus 7 layers!" ”

"Lord!" Sakai Tadaji exclaimed in surprise when he heard this, obviously puzzled by Matsudaira Ieyasu's order, "My lord! As a result, the combat effectiveness of the Honda army will definitely be weakened, and if the Takeda Army launches an attack at that time......"

"That's it!" Matsudaira Ieyasu said in a tone that could not be refused, "Although the food and water are halved, can it still be more miserable than what we used to live?" At that time, we couldn't even eat rice, and it wasn't the same war? Could it be that you are used to living a good life, and you have forgotten all the good qualities of your family in the past? ”

Matsudaira Ieyasu's tone was unusually stern, "I believe that the Samurai of Mikawa is the most hard-working samurai in the world!" I hope you don't let me down! ”

"Yes!" When Sakai Tadaji heard this, he immediately responded ashamedly. After the subjugation of the Oda family, after Matsudaira Ieyasu's vigorous governance, especially after Oda Yoshinobu introduced high-yield crops such as corn, Mikawa completely broke out of the poverty of the past and embarked on a well-off life.

It's just that I'm living a good life, and it seems that the hard-working quality of the past has disappeared. At least up to Matsudaira Ieyasu and down to those civilians, they are no longer just satisfied with the simple dried radish and chazuke that they used to have. And in this regard, Matsudaira Ieyasu is very worried, because once the Samurai of Mikawa loses even this, then how can he achieve the Matsudaira family to a higher place? You must know that compared to other territories, Three Rivers does not have the slightest advantage.

Soon, Matsudaira Ieyasu's order was conveyed, but to Matsudaira Ieyasu's relief, the Mikawa samurai did not really throw away his hard-working qualities. Although they were shocked by Matsudaira Ieyasu's order, they accepted it very calmly. Well...... Maybe it's just because Matsudaira Ieyasu has reduced his own food and water even more?