Chapter 60: Target: Cheongju City!
The chat between Gao Xianda and Shibata Katsuya has basically disintegrated Shibata Katsuya's mental defense. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info Shibata Katsuie is a warrior, and what he admires the most is also a warrior. So now the only thing that hinders him from submitting is the existence of the Oda family.
The next day, Gao Xianda sent his cavalry out to explore the way. Under the guidance of Shibata Katsuie, it was easy to find the two surrounding Tsunami and Narumi Castle.
But to Gao Xianda's great surprise, Oda Nobunaga had already given up on these two towers, and the two towers of Zenshoji Temple and Nakajima were now empty. Moreover, a certain amount of grain, grass and baggage were retained in the barn, and it seemed that the whole army was lightly armed.
And Narumi Castle is still standing still, ready for the enemy's surprise attack at any time, in fact, the siege of Narumi Castle has long been lifted.
"Sure enough." Gao Xianda sighed after hearing this.
The Oda family's army was originally small, and since Oda Nobunaga had made up his mind to attack Imagawa Yoshimoto, he must have gathered all the remaining forces.
On the other hand, since he gave up the siege of Narumi Castle and drew all the forces of these two guns, it shows that he really wanted to attack Imagawa Yoshimoto's main team in a desperate way.
It's a pity that Gao Xianda walked too fast, and under the guide's misdirection, he had unknowingly left the team too far, and now he wanted to go back and inform them that it was probably too late. Fortunately, Gao Xianda successfully annihilated the 2,000 living forces here of Shibata Katsuya, which can be regarded as relieving the pressure on the team.
"What do you want to do? Do you want to go back and solve the siege? Shibata Katsuie asked, "I won't turn my back on my lord, but I won't trick you out of going back to save your father." I'll tell you the truth, I have indeed received an order from the lord to abandon the assembly of the army, and looking at the direction, it is indeed going to raid the main team of the Imagawa family. ”
"Thank you for your candor." Gao Xianda was silent for a while, then sighed and said: "The Imagawa family is not all wine bags and rice bags, even if they leave a part of the troops in Okazaki City, the strength of this army is far more than the army of the Oda family. I'm sure they'll be able to cope well. If he is defeated by Oda Nobunaga in this case, then I can only say that it is the destiny of heaven. And in the face of destiny, what can I do? ”
"You're right." Shibata Katsuie said, "I have never been able to fathom the mind of the lord. If he had made up his mind, he would have reached the barrel narrow room at this moment. The geography is better suited for ambushes than here, and even if you rush back, it's probably too late. ”
So Gao Xianda decided not to send troops back to the rescue. He sent 5 cavalrymen to the barrel sama as fast as possible, and split up to find Imagawa Yoshimoto's main team. If the battle hasn't started yet, let them know.
Then he got on a Ferrari and drove to Narumi City on his own.
The Imagawa family's brave general, Motonobu Okabe, is in Narumi Castle at the moment. Although he was not the appointed lord of the castle, the 1,000 ashigaru he led played a huge role in the battle to defend the city, and at this moment he seems to be the backbone of the castle.
At this time, Okabe Motonobu had already heard from the cavalry sent by Gao Xianda about the battle between Gao Xianda and the Oda family. With 500 men, he annihilated a force of 2,000 men, and also captured the enemy's heavily defended fortress.
Gao Xianda has always been a gentleman's image, as if it is difficult to inherit the great business of the Imagawa family. Some retainers even said that he couldn't hold up the wall with mud.
Therefore, the defenders in the city did not believe that Gao Xianda could have such feats. But Okabe Motoshin had personally fought with Gao Xianda, and he knew that Gao Xianda's strength was very great, and he was still a descendant of the true incense and Shinto stream, and his kung fu was very good. At the very least, Okabe Motonobu can't beat Gao Xianda.
Moreover, Gao Xianda led the most elite cavalry unit of the Imagawa family, and it would be understandable if he won the victory in the field.
At this moment, after Gao Xianda came over in person, everyone inevitably asked about the battle situation.
Gao Xianda briefly told him about it.
Gao Xianda is still a relatively modest person, and there is no need to brag at this time, but he just described the matter as it is. And there are many details that I can't remember, but I just pass by and don't exaggerate too much.
Even so, after listening to Okabe Motoshin and the other generals, after giving Gao Xianda another hard break in their hearts, they still felt that Gao Xianda was exaggerating.
They secretly said in their hearts: "You kid is too good at blowing!" ”
However, Gao Xianda is the son of the lord's family after all, so although they don't believe it, they don't directly stand up and expose Gao Xianda.
At least some of the details Gao Xianda said are consistent with their perceptions. So they still believe that Gao Xianda won the battle, and it is very likely that he robbed the other party. However, as he said, since Oda Nobunaga had already concentrated his forces and taken them away, it was not difficult to snatch one.
They praised Gao Xianda a few words in a perfunctory manner, but after knowing that the siege had been solved, they were still quite excited.
Okabe Motonobu also divided into three teams of 100 people to receive the three squads. There are these three ready-made bars and Narumi Castle are horns of each other, and the current Narumi Castle can be said to be an iron bucket.
But Gao Xianda didn't think so, Narumi Castle was just a small city after all.
"Do you want to be the lord of Narumi Castle?" Gao Xianda asked Motonobu Okabe.
"What do you mean by that?" Okabe Motonobu was a little dissatisfied with Gao Xianda's questioning, "Only the lord can appoint the lord of the city. I'm here to obey orders, and I don't want to be the lord of the city. ”
"One day, I will become the lord. If you want to be just a cat in a small city of less than 100,000 stone like Narumi Castle for the rest of your life, with your courage in battle, I think you can do it. "But there's a bigger feat waiting for you to accomplish." ”
In fact, although Okabe Motonobu is a samurai, he does not have a fief, and he is not the eldest son in the family. Therefore, he still has a high desire to be the lord of the city. Gao Xianda said that if he could seal Minghai City, it would be regarded as a heavy benefit. However, there are even greater feats.
After all, Okabe Motoshin is still a young man, full of heat, and he just wants to make contributions. He nodded and asked, "My lord, what are your good ideas?" ”
Gao Xianda said: "I have accurate news, the Oda family has gathered all the remaining troops and is ready to launch a final surprise attack to attack our own team. ”
Okabe Motonobu said urgently: "Then what are you waiting for?" The lord is in trouble, so let's send troops to the rescue! ”
Gao Xianda shook his head and said, "Confused! The lord's own team has 10,000 people, how can it be so easy to sneak attack successfully? ”
Motonobu Okabe scratched his head, expressing puzzlement.
Gao Xianda said: "Since the Oda family's troops are all concentrated at the front line, their main city is actually very empty in defense. Our goal: Cheongju City! ”