Chapter 72: Matsudaira Motoyasu

So now the two sides are evenly matched. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The Imagawa family may have a slight advantage in numbers because they killed a lot of people from the Oda family's side. However, Oda Nobunaga's side had already entered Narumi Castle, and relying on the defense of the castle, the Imagawa family could not conquer it for a while.

This battle started at dark, sneaking up on each other, ambushing, and playing tricks, and it ended in a draw. This is something that no one expected.

Gao Xianda's men were all cavalry, and they were not good at attacking the city, so they retreated back one after another. After attacking a wave, the troops of the Imagawa family found that they really couldn't take it, so they also retreated.

The two troops combined, counted the number of people, and by the way, cleaned up the battlefield.

"Which of the general's subordinates are you?" Gao Xianda asked them.

"You say we're generals? That's our son of Mikawa Okazaki Castle, Matsudaira Motoyasu. A soldier pointed to Gao Xianda's banner as the commander.

Looking at the flag, sure enough, it was printed with the family crest of the Matsudaira family.

Gao Xianda hurriedly went over to say hello.

Matsudaira Motoyasu had been a hostage in Sunfu City before he set out on the expedition, so he was familiar with Gao Xianda without looking up and looking down.

Gao Xianda didn't think Matsudaira Motoyasu was anything great at that time, just that he was a relatively talented retainer. But when I think of him, he is the founder of the later Tokugawa shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu. Gao Xianda had more admiration in his heart, and he had to take a good look at him.

Matsudaira Motoyasu went on this expedition, in fact, he was originally the identity of the deputy general in the vanguard. Unexpectedly, the main general Ii Naomori was killed in battle. This force is mainly composed of the people of Mikawa, and these people of Mikawa naturally recommend their son of Mikawa to come out and lead it. Otherwise, not to mention traveling far to attack, it is likely to have collapsed.

At this time, there were several generals standing beside Matsudaira Motoyasu, led by a middle-aged samurai, although he was also wearing a crown armor and a katana pinned to his waist, but he looked like a cultured person.

He was Tadaji Sakai, the chief advisor of the Matsudaira family. Matsudaira Motoyasu's father died relatively early, and he was always in charge of teaching Matsudaira during his time in Suruga. Although he said that he was a retainer, he was actually Matsudaira Motoyasu's teacher. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is an adoptive father.

Next to Sakai Tadaji stood a tall samurai, wearing a deer antler helmet and holding a huge spear that looked like a double-sided axe. He was the most courageous warrior of the Matsudaira family, and Honda was lodent. (Well, historically, Honda Gundam was a dwarf.) Press the game...... )

The spear he held in his hand was called "Dragonfly Cut", and it was said that a dragonfly landed on it, and it was halved by everything, which was used to describe the sharpness of the spear.

Although this gun may not really be that sharp, at least Honda's marksmanship is unquestionable. Gao Xianda once saw his martial arts drill, and it was indeed fierce and abnormal. I'm afraid that in terms of marksmanship alone, it will be above Maeda Toshika. And Honda Tadashikatsu's strength is not small, he is a brute force guy.

And in the next corner, there stood a man in a dark blue night suit.

He wore neither armor nor a weapon around his waist. But Gao Xianda took a look and felt a lot of pressure.

"Dangerous." This is the instinctive experience of Gao Xianda, although this person will not make a move on Gao Xianda.

Gao Xianda had not seen him before, but after being reminded by Shimada Hanzo, this person was undoubtedly one of the guards around Matsudaira Motoyasu, Hattori Hanzo, known as the world's number one ninja.

Mikawa is worthy of being a place where there are many talents, and these people under Matsudaira Motoyasu, from strategists to samurai, to ninjas, are all outstanding talents with one as ten.

But none of Gao Xianda's men were decent. Now the only person who can be convinced by Okabe Motonobu is still a guy who often makes axes in his head.

It is no wonder that Matsudaira Motoyasu would choose to become independent from the Imagawa family and eventually became the shogun. If you have such strength and such a group of capable cadres, I'm afraid you will choose to be independent, right?

Of course, it is impossible for the current Coxanda to make him independent.

Gao Xianda said hello to Matsudaira Motoyasu.

Nominally, Gao Xianda is Matsudaira Motoyasu's "colleague", but since Imagawa Yoshimoto is dead, Gao Xianda is Matsudaira Motoyasu's "leader".

So Matsudaira Motoyasu said respectfully: "My lord, it turned out to be you!" We had just fought Oda Nobunaga's troops, and we were all about to lose, when suddenly someone attacked them from the side and relieved me of the siege. Who else should I be, it turns out that it's really you! Thank you for saving my life! ”

Gao Xianda smiled and said, "It's easy to say." I can't talk about who saved whom, and if it weren't for your troops attacking them head-on, I wouldn't dare to attack them! Or are you so good at using troops, if you don't have an advantage in numbers, you can still defeat Oda Nobunaga's army and retreat, you have it! ”

Gao Xianda and Matsudaira Motoyasu picked each other's advantages and praised each other's advantages and made a polite gesture. Then they exchanged their respective battles in the past few days.

Gao Xianda's side is very simple, that is, he advanced all the way, "captured" the three barricades outside Minghai City, and then advanced by leaps and bounds all the way, and simply took Cheongju City.

Hearing this, Matsudaira Motoyasu was dumbfounded.

"Your Excellency is truly extraordinary." Matsudaira Motoyasu said, "You even dug up Oda Nobunaga's lair!" Looking at what Oda Nobunaga has to say this time, if he wants to surrender or not, his family can't agree. ”

"His retainers probably won't surrender until their morale is completely broken." "As long as there is a chance to make a comeback, family is not their primary concern. ”

The battle failed, and the family was affected. All samurai and their families should have this awareness.

As for Matsudaira Motoyasu's side, the situation is much simpler. Naomori Ii was unfortunately killed in battle, and Matsudaira Motoyasu became the general of the forward army.

But it is said that it is the general of the forward, but in fact, there are not many people left in this forward force after the capture of Marune.

However, when Oda Nobunaga fled in a hurry and drove to his hometown, when he passed by Marune, Matsudaira Motoyasu sent troops to block him.

"I am a member of the Imagawa family, and the one I admire the most is the lord. The word in my name is given by the Lord. Since the lord was killed by the dog thief Oda Nobunaga, I must avenge him! Matsudaira Motoyasu said.

Therefore, after Oda Nobunaga fled, Matsudaira Motoyasu decisively abandoned Marone and led his troops to pursue Oda Nobunaga's team like a plaster, and carried out harassing attacks from time to time.

After Oda Nobunaga camped today, Matsudaira Motoyasu's team caught up with Oda Nobunaga again. Behind Oda Nobunaga is Narumi Castle, and there is finally no way to retreat. So Matsudaira Motoyasu launched a general attack on Oda Nobunaga.