Chapter 225: Before the Great War

After repairing overnight, Oda Yoshinobu led his army out of Kariya Castle early the next morning, and by the way, took 200 Ashigaru from the Mizuno family, bringing the total number of troops to 1,500. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 info Regarding Oda Yoshinobu's approach, although Mizuno Nobumoto was dissatisfied, he didn't dare to say anything. Besides, Oda Yoshinobu didn't take all of them with him, and the defenders of Kariya Castle still had more than 800 people.

I have to say that although Mizuno Nobugen is not a great character, he still has some ability to survive for so long. As soon as he got the news that he had always had, this kid directly and urgently mobilized troops to fill Kariya City, and even moved in everything that could be moved, such as money and food.

Well, having said that, not long after Oda Yoshinobu left Kariya Castle, he arrived at Fukubu Castle, which is not far from Kariya Castle.

"Is that what it's called a one-time?" Oda Yoshinobu asked strangely as he looked at a group of mobs not far in front of him.

Over there, a group of men, women, and children were scattered outside the city of Fubu City, wearing tattered clothes and holding eighteen weapons such as axes, hoes, sickles, and bamboo guns. He shouted that he didn't know what to say, and kept pounding the gates of Fukubu City.

"Yes, but it's not so much that they've always been in trouble, but that they're just rioters who have always been in turmoil." Oda Yoshinobu's only one who had seen Shiraki Yukihisa, who had always been in the same place, said in a deep voice.

"Rioters~ Hehe, it's really messy." When Oda Yoshinobu heard this, he smiled at the situation on the side of Oki Fukubu Castle. If Oda Yoshinobu said that he wanted to defeat him with thousands of people like himself, but he was simply stubborn and unwilling to admit defeat, then now he is more and more confident in this matter.

"If most of the enemies are such people, then the only thing to consider is Sakai Tadashisa......" Oda Yoshinobu muttered softly as he looked at the gang of rebels outside Fukubu Castle.

"Lord, aren't we going to help?" Li Huamei reminded at this time.

"Help? That's right, since they were attacked by the rebels, they must be friendly forces! Oda Yoshinobu finally reacted at this time, and muttered in a sudden realization.

"Did you find out now?!" Everyone thought at the same time, (/ā–”\)

"Zhongsheng! Kang Zheng! The two of you will take 300 men to defeat the rebels, and let me see how you have grown during this time. Oda Yoshinobu said casually.

"Yes!"

"The rest of the people will follow me to the rear to intercept them, and try not to let them escape." Yoshinobu Oda then said to the others.

"My lord? Do you want to recruit them? Li Huamei guessed Oda Yoshinobu's thoughts.

"Hehe, why not?" Oda Yoshinobu laughed.

I have to say that the chaotic people are the chaotic people, and the chaotic ones don't even have a scout, God knows why they dare to attack the city so aggressively, and how useless the guys in the city are to be pressed and beaten.

It wasn't until Honda Tadashi and the others led their troops to a distance of about 100 meters that they reacted, but at this time, it was too late.

"Rush!" Honda Tadakatsu shouted, and rushed to the enemy army first, facing the eighteen weapons in the hands of the chaotic people, Honda Tadakatsu did not have the slightest fear, and the dragonfly in his hand kept waving, sticking to death, and seriously injured if he did not die. And Sakakihara Yasumasa on the side, although not as violent as Honda Tadakatsu, is not inferior.

Under the leadership of these two people, the Oda army slaughtered the chaotic people like a tiger into a flock of sheep, although the number of the chaotic people was nearly a thousand, but in front of the Oda army, there was no power to fight back. It didn't take long for this group of rebels to break and flee, which made Oda Yoshinobu's plan to completely encircle him have to be reluctantly canceled.

"Lord, everything that can be caught has been caught, but it's a pity that they fled too quickly, and there are only more than 300 people." Li Huamei reported.

"Is it just over 300 people? Forget it, go over and tell them, either follow us, eat and drink, or die here! Oda Yoshinobu said casually.

"Yes!" When Li Huamei heard this, she immediately responded.

Seeing Li Huamei happily turning around and preparing to leave, Oda Yoshinobu was curious, and hurriedly stopped her and asked with some curiosity, "Huamei, don't you think I'm a little cruel like this?" ā€

"Cruel?" Li Huamei looked at Oda Yoshinobu inexplicably, and immediately laughed when she heard his words, "Lord, this is a troubled time!" If you still have a lot of scruples about dealing with people who want to rebel against you, I'm afraid that kind of person is not suitable to be a samurai, right? ā€

"Uh...... yes......" Oda Yoshinobu scratched his head in embarrassment, and he suddenly realized that he was stupid again.

At this moment, Fernand's voice came, "My lord, the lord of Fukubu Castle, Matsudaira Jintoshi, has come to pay a visit. ā€

"Huh? Matsudaira? Is it a member of Ieyasu's boy? Didn't he oppose? Oda Yoshinobu muttered strangely, and said casually, "Let him come over, there is something to ask him." ā€

"Yes!"

Not long after Fernand's departure, a middle-aged uncle appeared in Oda Yoshinobu's field of vision, and he was about 40 years old, running towards him quickly. As soon as he came to Oda Yoshinobu's face, he bowed down with a "poof", "Thank you Oda Lord for coming to support, I'm really grateful!" ā€

"Get up~" Oda Yoshinobu said casually.

"Thank you, Oda-sama!" Hearing this, Matsudaira kissed and bowed again before standing up.

"You are Matsudaira Kintoshi, the lord of Fukubu Castle? How can you be pressed and beaten in the city by this group of chaotic people? I don't think this group of rebels is very strong, right? After Matsudaira got up, Oda Yoshinobu asked directly.

Hearing this, Matsudaira Qinjun's face changed several times in an instant, and after half a sound, he muttered, "Back to Oda-sama, because it has always erupted too quickly, there are only less than 200 troops in the lower castle, if it weren't for the castle to defend and most of the rebels went to attack Okazaki, I'm afraid the castle would have been lost a long time ago." ā€

"Oh......" Oda Yoshinobu suddenly responded, but he was thinking in his heart, "Cut, it's not combat effectiveness?" But he didn't say that directly, after all, it's a friendly army, isn't it? So after casually comforting him, he directly asked the most critical question.

"What is the situation now? Okazaki hasn't been captured yet, has he? ā€

"This ...... Please atone for your sins, Oda-sama, because I haven't left the castle for half a step......," Matsudaira said with an embarrassed face.

Seeing this, Oda Yoshinobu shook his head helplessly and asked a few more questions, but it turned out that this kid didn't know anything except that the lord of Sakurai Castle, Matsudaira Ieji, had rebelled.

Well, Oda Yoshinobu is completely speechless about this guy, from the time he received Hattori Hanzo's report to the time he rested in Kariya Castle, it has been a whole day, and this kid doesn't know anything about him? If it weren't for the fact that the situation was too strict now, he really wanted to give this kid two blows.

Ha? Oda Yoshinobu and Matsudaira Ieyasu are both retainers of the Oda family, so they can't directly punish Matsudaira kintoshi? Tsk, Oda Yoshinobu helped Matsudaira Ieyasu teach his retainers as his father! Well, in fact, even Matsudaira Ieyasu's father, Matsudaira Hirotada, doesn't have that authority now, but even if Oda Yoshinobu really fights, Matsudaira Ieyasu dares to say what?

Perhaps Matsudaira himself felt that it didn't seem good to know nothing, so he thought for a long time and said, "Oda-sama, if you want to get to Okazaki from here, there are two ways, one is from Sakurai Castle, and you can reach Okazaki through Yamean Castle and Miki Castle. And the lord of Yamian Castle, Araki Yoshihiro, has always been very dissatisfied with the lord...... As for Miki Castle's lord Miki Yoshinao, he has always kept a low profile, but I don't know if he rebelled. ā€

Hearing this, Oda Yoshinobu nodded, "Well, what about the other one?" ā€

"The other route is from here all the way west to Okazaki via Ueno Castle. This road is the fastest, but Sakai Tadashi of Ueno Castle has always been pro-Imagawa, and the number of mobilized troops can reach thousands. Matsudaira said in a deep voice.

"Well......" Hearing this, Oda Yoshinobu groaned, what Matsudaira Qintoshi said was similar to what Mizuno Nobumoto and Li Huamei and others said last night, although there was a little more content, but it was useless for the current situation.

After thinking about it, Oda Yoshinobu suddenly said to Fernande, "Bring the map." Oda Yoshinobu then beckoned to Matsudaira and said, "If I'm going to take Sakurai Castle, what allies are around?" Also, according to your estimates, how long will Okazaki's side last? ā€

"Oda-sama, if you want to take this path, then I recommend going to Fujii Castle first, the lord of Fujii Castle, Matsudaira Toshinaga, has always been loyal to his lord, and I believe he will not rebel." After Matsudaira finished speaking, he pointed to the surroundings of Okazaki Castle on the map and continued.

"Oda-sama, look again, south of Okazaki Castle, Fukazo, Taketani, Kawahara Castle, and Goi are all divisions of the Matsudaira clan, and further up, there is Otsudaira Castle, and the lord of the castle, Matsudaira Kinmasa, is also a division of the Matsudaira clan. As long as they don't rebel, then I believe that the lord can still hold on. ā€

"It's all a split family?" Oda Yoshinobu looked at the map and muttered, well, for the Matsudaira family, he only knows those famous samurai, and for those fellow Matsudaira Ieyasu, to be honest, he really has no impression. Now it seems that in history, Matsudaira Ieyasu was able to carry Mikawa alone, and so many divided city lords are also one of the main reasons.

"Hmm...... Let's go to Fujii Castle first, and if Matsudaira Toshinaga doesn't rebel, we will gather our troops and attack Sakurai Castle directly! Oda Yoshinobu pondered for a moment and said directly.

Since Sakai Tadashi's side had not yet officially attacked, and the garrison of Okazaki Castle seemed to be good, Oda Yoshinobu felt that instead of stupidly waiting for Okazaki to be surrounded by enemy troops, it was better to take the initiative and attack the enemy's castle everywhere. That way, he won't have to face enemies all over the mountains.

"My lord! If that's the case, if those members of the Matsudaira family also rebel, won't Okazaki be in danger? The subordinates think that they should go to Okazaki first! Li Huamei said.

"Well, it makes sense, okay, let's do it, go to Okazaki first, and by the way, discuss this method with Ieyasu's kid." Oda Yoshinobu changed his mind when he heard this.

After making a decision, 100 people led by Oda Yoshinobu and Matsudaira Kotoshi immediately joined forces and set off for Fujii Castle, where Oda Yoshinobu met Matsudaira Toshinaga, the lord of Fujii Castle. In response to Oda Yoshinobu's request to join forces to go to Okazaki, Matsudaira Toshinaga did not go in person, but he also sent his eldest son Matsudaira Shinichi and 150 soldiers.

Seeing this, Oda Yoshinobu handed over the 300 captives to Matsudaira and Shinichi. Speaking of which, these captives were also happy, and after Li Huamei ordered to cut down a few dishonest people, they immediately honestly showed their loyalty.

Passing through Sakurai Castle and Yameon Castle along the way, after seeing that there were still hundreds of people in the castle garrison, Oda Yoshinobu dispelled the idea of capturing these two castles and continued to advance quickly towards Okazaki Castle.

There's no way, at this time, Oda Yoshinobu really doesn't dare to waste half of his time, although the history of Matsudaira Ieyasu himself has always carried it, but this time the strength is obviously much stronger than in history. In case he came late and let Matsudaira Ieyasu hang up.,Well,Hang up.,It's just a cheap son anyway.,At most, comfort and comfort Yu Da, who is sad because of this.怂

But after Matsudaira Ieyasu's death, whether Mikawa returned to the arms of the Imagawa family or became completely chaotic, it obviously did not conform to the ideas of Oda Yoshinobu and the Oda family. Although the Oda family initially needed only a buffer between Mikawa and the Imagawa family, with the failure of the Mino offensive several times, the Oda family began to put their ideas on the Matsudaira family. That's why Oda Nobunaga will support Matsudaira Ieyasu several times.

While Oda Yoshinobu continued to rush towards Okazaki, the enemy troops outside Okazaki Castle were also constantly gathering.

In the enemy's main formation, Sakai Tadashi sat in the first place, and on the left side sat the four hosts of Honshoji Temple, Kaminomiya Temple, Katsukuji Temple, and Honjoji Temple, sitting quietly.

"Report! Watanabe Takatsuna father and son led 2,300 believers to the meeting! ā€

"Report! Sadaji Beehouse led 1,800 believers to the meeting! ā€

Because this time after all, the army was raised in the name of religion, so whether it was ashigaru, civilians, or others, they were all replaced by believers.

The continuous announcements represent that the power of the Ichikozong is getting stronger and stronger, if Matsudaira Ieyasu hears these reports, I'm afraid he will be angry and vomit blood, right? After all, many of the samurai here are people that Matsudaira Ieyasu values.

"Report! Honda Shoshin led 4,000 believers to the meeting! ā€

"Huh?!" Hearing this, Sakai Tadashi, who had not been surprised when he heard this name, looked at the entrance curiously, and at the same time, countless samurai who had already arrived also looked over, knowing that before that, the one who brought the most people was only Watanabe Takatsuna and his son. Well...... The four hosts don't count.

Soon, a thin-looking young samurai slowly appeared at the entrance. (To be continued.) )