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Since Oda Nobunaga has mobilized all the people, he is ready to give Imagawa Yoshimoto a plot kill. Then whether you go back to rescue or not, I'm afraid it's too late.

He can only hope for the lack of 2,000 reinforcements from Shibata Katsuie, which leads to the failure of his sneak attack.

On the other hand, when the Oda family was preparing to attack the Imagawa family's main team with all their forces in front, the rear must be empty. Gao Xianda can attack Cheongju City in turn.

If Oda Nobunaga gets the news and goes back to defense, then it is a strategy to encircle Wei and save Zhao, which can solve the crisis of Imagawa Yoshimoto.

And if Oda Nobunaga didn't defend himself, then Gao Xianda would give him a trick to secretly Chen Cang.

Gao Xianda didn't believe that even if Oda Nobunaga's backyard caught fire, his soldiers would still be able to maintain their current combat effectiveness.

However, Motonobu Okabe had reservations about Gosenda's suggestion. He believes that Kiyoshu Castle is the residence of Oda Nobunaga, and after several generations of the Oda family, it is actually very strong, with two-story walls in the inner and outer castles, and a three-story castle tower.

Narumi Castle now has only 1,500 defenders, and 300 people have been assigned to garrison three fen fortresses. If you bring another thousand people to follow Gao Xianda to attack the city, then I am afraid that the strength of the defense in the city is too weak.

Gao Xianda said: "Oda Nobunaga can abandon the three fortresses, that is, he will abandon the Narumi City that robbed you. And the reason why this Narumi Castle is important is that it is located at the junction of Mikawa and Owari. If the Oda family surrenders, then Narumi Castle will have little strategic value. And what we have to do is to take their hometown and make the Oda family surrender. ”

"But I'm afraid that if Qingzhou City can't be captured and Minghai City is lost again, won't we be wiped out?" Motonobu Okabe said.

Gao Xianda said: "If you are worried about this, then you can obediently stay in Minghai City and wait for the canonization of the lord." Since you don't want to, then I'll go to Matsudaira Motoyasu for help. The people of Mikawa have always been known for their bravery, so I think they've been waiting for such an opportunity for a long time, right? And I heard that the Lord of Asahina Taichao also thinks that Kakegawa Castle is a little small. Iio even Ryu-sama once said that he wanted to change to a larger fiefdom. I'll just ask you one question, do you want Cheongju Castle or Narumi Castle? ”

Okabe Motonobu knew that Gao Xianda was giving him an ultimatum.

Cossenda is one day the man who will become the head of the house. If you offend him this time, let alone Narumi City in the future, it will not be easy to keep the identity of a retainer. If you really provoke him, I'm afraid there will be a fatal disaster.

Moreover, the meaning of what Gao Xianda said seems to imply include the meaning that whoever can break through Qingzhou City can be the lord of the city.

Kiyoshu Castle is the most prosperous place in Owari, and it is much stronger than the small place of Narumi Castle. This may really be his chance to get ahead.

Okabe Motoshin could only sigh and said, "You are the lord, you have the final say." ”

Gao Xianda said: "Great, don't regret it." Once on the battlefield, there is no chance to retreat. If you want to escape, I'll serve you martial!" ”

Okabe Motonobu said arrogantly: "You also think too low of me, since I have decided to attack Cheongju City with you." As long as I don't die, I will always be at the forefront of what you see! ”

"Yay!" Gao Xianda stroked his hands and laughed.

Okabe Motoshin then half-abandoned Narumi Castle, leaving only a small garrison, leading a thousand ashigaru men to support him, and followed Gao Xianda west into Kiyoshu Castle.

Fortunately, a lot of grain, grass and baggage were collected from those three canons, which was at least enough for the army to eat and feed the horses for a month. That's a lot for siege warfare.

But there are still a lot of them.

"The soldiers are fast." Gao Xianda said, "No matter how much grain and grass there is, we send special personnel to escort the grain and grass, wait for the baggage every day, and burn the fire to cook, which will inevitably slow down the speed of the march." Time is of the essence now, and if the Oda family's army returns to defense, I'm afraid it's really the loss of Cheongju Castle and Narumi Castle. ”

Therefore, Coxianda suggested that only three days of grain and grass should be used.

Tange, Nakajima, Zenshoji, and Narumi Castle were deferred in order. In fact, if you send troops from Danxia, you will not be far from Cheongju City. Coxianda's cavalry unit could reach it at full speed in a day's time. And the infantry, if they marched hastily, could reach it within three days.

In Gao Xianda's opinion, Cheongju City is already an empty city, and he only needs to bring three days of food, and after a full meal under the city, after a battle, he can enter the city to eat the next meal.

However, Okabe Motonobu's strategic thinking is relatively conservative. He always believed that Cheongju City, as a big city, could not be taken so easily, so he must bring enough grain and grass.

Coxianda insisted on not being heavy-handed.

Okabe Motonobu really knew the importance of food and grass, and once the offensive ran into obstacles and the soldiers had no food to eat, the decline in morale was very fast. So each soldier was asked to bring the limit of rations he could afford, ten days' rations, twenty rice balls, and set off.

Twenty fist-sized rice balls, put together are also a big bag. Moreover, the weight of 1,000 infantry and 300 cavalry was prepared, and it took a lot of effort to make these rice balls, and the scene was quite spectacular.

All the defenders in Narumi Castle gave up all their activities during the day, and all came to help fetch water, wash rice, steam rice, and knead rice balls.

Gao Xianda looked at it and frowned. If you wait for the food to be cold, pinch them one by one, when will it be a head?

So Gao Xianda simply ordered everyone to put all the steamed rice on several trolleys, which were stuffed with his characteristic salted fish, and set off.

When I was on the road, the food was basically cold. If anyone is hungry, they will go to the rice cart and pick a ball down by themselves, and eat it with salted fish, which is more convenient than bringing rice balls.

It is important that Gao Xianda does not give them time to eat at all, and all the soldiers move forward at full speed. Eating and going to the toilet are also in a state of marching.

Gao Xianda sent cavalry to explore the road in front, and infantry followed closely behind.

As a captive, Shibata Katsuya also followed Gao Xianda into the marching procession.

Although he was a prisoner, Gao Xianda did not treat him badly, and gave him a horse to ride.

Therefore, although he was reluctant to betray the Oda family, if Gao Xianda asked him about geographical details, he was not willing to lie.

With such a guide who is well aware of the geographical environment of Owari, the road taken is naturally twice the result with half the effort, and after a rapid march of one day and one night, Gao Xianda's team has already arrived at the foot of Cheongju Castle.

Cheongju City in the early morning, bathed in dew, looks so charming at the moment.