A samurai who doesn't want to be a daimyo is not a good onmyoji

Chapter 259
In May of the third year of Eiroku, the daimyo who ruled the three kingdoms of Suruga, Toe, and Mikawa had been frightening the Owari Oda family for more than ten years, and even made Nobuhide, the father of Oda Nobunaga, live in his shadow until his death. Tokaido's first bow was taken, and Imagawa Yoshimoto came out.

He raised [-] troops, with Naomori Iie as the vanguard, and Motoyasu Matsudaira of Mikawa Province as the deputy vanguard. They also supervised the transportation of grain and grass. In addition to many close generals, they were followed by
Mikawa Kingdom: Tahara Castle, Asahina Motochi, Yoshida Castle, Ito Motomi, Noda Castle, Kannuma Sadei;

Toe Province: Sotsuyama Castle, Asahina Shinji, Hikima Castle, Iio Renryu, Inui Castle, Amano Keitai, Futama Castle, Matsui Sonobu, Takaten Kami Castle, Ogasawara Ujihiro, Kakegawa Castle, Asahina Taitomo;
Suruga Kingdom: Anhara Castle, Anwarazaemon Wei, Yokoyama Castle, Okitsu Kiyobo, Omiya Castle, Fuji Nobutada, Katsurayama Castle, Katsurayama Ujimoto and many other relatives joined the army to participate in the war.

The so-called kinship is a kind of kinship relationship formed by worshiping a powerful samurai as an adopted father, or adopting his son as an adopted son. This is a kind of mobilization of the samurai that had begun to form before the Genpei War. system.

After nearly 300 years of history, many samurai have discovered that this system does have merit. The loyalty of samurai who form a kinsman concubine can be guaranteed to a certain extent, and it can also make them work harder during war. .

Of course, everything has pros and cons. On the other hand, the other party has higher autonomy, and the army is recruited by itself. The degree of organization and training among the many foster relatives are different. In a war, it is very likely that There will be confusion.

But at least in the eyes of the Imakawa family in front of them, they sent nearly [-] troops, and the Oda family only had a few thousand troops, ten times the strength, so they were sure to win. Even though the Asai family had a high chance of sending troops to reinforce them, they were originally just local tycoons from Omi. Recently, How many troops can the Asai family, which has just pacified Mino, send?
What's more, the Imagawa family has many famous generals, who are far from being comparable to the shallow-founded Asai family. The Imagawa family will win this battle!

Facts have also proved that the Imagawa family is indeed powerful. As the army continues to advance, envoys from all walks of life begin to rush to visit, send gifts, and make offerings. Pioneers Ii Naomori, Matsudaira Motoyasu and others successfully settled in Narumi Castle and Otaka Castle respectively. , Imagawa Yoshimoto's team entered Takake Castle.

Originally, Oda Nobunaga built Marune, Washizu and other fortresses in order to cut off the connection between Narumi Castle and Takake Castle, but they hardly played any role.

In Tagua City, Yoshimoto Jinchuan is holding a military meeting in his account.

"As expected of the Mikawa Army, they are indeed well versed in geography, so I would like to ask you to entrust Motoyasu with the task of attacking the Marune and Washitsu villages tomorrow. What do you think of it?"

Asahina Chitoku, a general known as one of the two pillars of the Imagawa family alongside Imagawa Yoshimoto's late teacher Taihara Sekssai, and the intermediary between the Imagawa family and the Matsudaira family, asked.

Imagawa Yoshimoto responded with a smile: "Attack two strongholds at the same time. For Motoyasu, the burden is still a bit heavy. Let Asahina Taitomo lead another three thousand troops to support him and make sure to capture these two strongholds."

Although the combined strength of that small village was less than one thousand, he suddenly sent more than five thousand troops for no other reason than that there were too many troops.

Moreover, this is the first battle of this Western Expedition, and he also wants to win better!
The general immediately had no objections and bowed his head in agreement, because he also believed that this battle must be won. Now the lord's order must be to let the young people get more meritorious deeds. This is entirely for the lord to take care of the warriors of his family!
"So, what are the Asai family's current actions?"

Although the current target is the Oda family, Imagawa Yoshimoto will never forget who the biggest threat is in this Western Expedition. After all, the reason why this siege network was originally formed was because of the other party!
"Ninja reported that the Asai family began to prepare for war after the news came out. However, according to our estimates, it will take at least five days for them to assemble a large army, and the number will be far less than our army, probably only about [-]. .”

In fact, this military commander thought he had overestimated the opponent as much as possible. After all, it was spring, and recruiting ashigaru was not easy, because it was impossible for the ashigaru to abandon all farm work immediately after receiving the notice and order. , and turned to help the samurai fight. It actually takes a lot of time to mobilize them.

Even the tens of thousands of troops we set out for this expedition had been mobilized as early as January. This cost immeasurable financial and material resources, but once we can capture Owari and even successfully ascend to Luo, it will all be worth it. of.

Imagawa Yoshimoto finally felt at ease. Although he did not think that his family would lose to the Asai-Oda coalition when they had an absolute advantage in military strength, after all, the opponent's previous record was too brilliant, and of course he could not ignore it. Lose.

After the discussion, Imagawa Yoshimoto was quite complacent: "Very well, that's all for today. Tomorrow morning, our army will officially go to battle. We must solve all the problems before the enemy's reinforcements arrive."

"After these two villages are resolved, I will immediately move our formation to Odaka Castle. At that time, with all my strength, I will attack Qingsu Castle and destroy the Oda family within five days before the Asai army arrives."

"It will be just around the corner to reach Luo in the west and win the title of Ni Peng. All generals still need to be prepared!"

"Yes, we obey!"

Many samurai of the Imagawa family responded with excitement and joy. It was really because this was a rare opportunity. Guys like the Miyoshi family who came from a humble background, after taking control of Kyoto and the general, allowed many relatives and friends of the same clan to serve in the court. As a high-ranking official, if the lord replaces him, wouldn't he and others also have to go up in value?

But what they didn't know was that in Odaka Castle, one of the pioneers, Matsudaira Motoyasu, was receiving an envoy from the Oda family.

"My mother said that no matter whether we win or lose this battle, it will definitely not be a good thing for the Matsudaira family, so do you want me to make a decision from this battle?"

Matsudaira Ieyasu, who was more than a year older than Asai Nagamasa but still very young, couldn't help but feel worried when faced with the situation in front of him.

The messenger from his mother's clan, the Mizuno family, bowed again: "Yes, this is also what Lord Nobunaga meant."

Matsudaira Motoyasu couldn't help being silent when he heard the words, but sighed secretly.

His mother's Mizuno family had been inclined to the Owari Oda family, so Yoshimoto Imagawa forcibly divorced him from his father, and later remarried to Hisamatsu Toshikatsu, a retainer of the Oda family.

But her affection for him has never diminished. When he was a hostage in the Oda family, her mother had expressed her condolences many times.

But despite this, he couldn't listen to the other party's advice, even if there was the intention of Nobunaga's brother behind it, and even if he knew that if Imagawa Yoshimoto was still there, the Matsudaira family would never have a bright future.

Sighing again, he still chose to refuse: "But my wife and children are still hostages in Junfu City, and even including my Mikawa Army and Nobunaga's brother Oda Army, it is still less than one-fifth of the number of Imagawa Army one."

Although Imagawa Yoshimoto was accepted as a foster family member, he always knew that the other party was still wary of him, or in other words, he was like this to all the foster family members.

The patrons were originally a special system that was born because they could not be completely conquered for the time being, but they could not ignore the other party's power.

"What if we add reinforcements from the Asai family?"

Matsudaira Motoyasu's eyes suddenly focused: "The 'Dragon of Omi' is also going to join the battle?"

"Yes, the Asai family has sent more than [-] troops, all of them elite. It is necessary to defeat the Imagawa family and prevent them from going to Luo."

Matsudaira Motoyasu suddenly became more active. Although he had never fought against the Asai family's army, he had heard its related legends more than once, and the other party himself was even more legendary. If the other party sent troops to assist, even though the two There is still a huge gap in the strength of the two sides, but it is no longer irreparable.

If Imagawa Yoshimoto does not die, the Matsudaira family will have no choice but to be driven by the opponent. But if he is defeated or even killed this time, then the Matsudaira family will have a chance.
"Please tell Brother Nobunaga and His Highness Asai that I will make the right choice at the right time!"

Soon Oda Nobunaga received this information, and he couldn't help laughing: "It seems that Takechiyo has grown up a lot." Although he belongs to two families now, when the other party was a hostage when he was a child, he had already He has formed a deep friendship with the other party, and the relationship between the two is many times better than that of his dead blood brother Oda Nobuyuki.

Opposite him, Asai Nagamasa gently shook his folding fan and leaned lazily on the railing: "Even if you haven't formally met each other for many years, you are still willing to trust each other, but many retainers who are loyal to you are not as good as him. "

Even with his current lazy appearance, Oda Nobunaga has to admit that he is indeed the "Dragon of Omi". Every move seems to exude a different kind of charm, and he doesn't blame his silly sister Aichi. When I see the other person, my mind goes blank.

However, compared to before, Nagamasa seems to be a bit too sharp now. Has his strength been further strengthened?
Really, every time we meet, the other person will become more and more diligent, as if he is loved by God.
The plump beauty poured a cup of tea for the two men respectively, and then asked tentatively: "Then, His Highness Nagamasa and Lord Nobunaga, when will we send troops? The retainers seem to be a little impatient."

Naturally, only Oda Nobunaga's wife, Nohime, can ask such a question in such a private occasion.

Compared with the last time they met, her attitude towards Asai Nagamasa this time was obviously better. Not only because the two families had formed a marriage alliance, but she was also sure that the rumors were true and she did have a wife. Her sister was still alive, and she was still very ambiguous with him. Coupled with Ah Shi's relationship, she had enough reasons to be friendly to him no matter how she looked at it.

The only thing that bothered her a little was that if both women eventually married him, how should she call each other when they met in the future?
Aichi is her husband Nobunaga's favorite sister, but Axiu and Yilong are the same siblings and are several years older than her.
But Ah Shi next to her was not so confused. She just blushed and secretly rejoiced in her heart, because her brother had just said that after this battle is over, their wedding will begin. The only obstacle now is It’s just Imagawa Yoshimoto.

As for whether she would fail, that was not within her scope of consideration from the beginning. With her brother and His Highness Nagamasa here, what could the so-called No. [-] Yutori of Tokaido do?

Oda Nobunaga also tilted his head slightly when he heard this. In fact, this was also a matter of concern to him.

Although he has always been maverick, it is because he believes that he has a power far beyond ordinary people's imagination, so no matter what others think of him, he just firmly fulfills his mission.

But judging from the information they have now, the opponent this time is completely different from the past.

In addition to the fact that Imagawa Yoshimoto is suspected of possessing a guardian spirit, the many abnormalities that have appeared in Sunfu City before seem to indicate that the other party is preparing some powerful or evil spells.

If Imagawa Yoshimoto is like Saito Yoshiryu and uses monsters as an army, then the danger of this battle will be too great.

What's more, with the Imagawa family sending nearly [-] troops, this is already ten times Owari's entire force!

"I used magic to cover up their traces. Now they have crossed the border and entered Owari territory. Once Imagawa Yoshimoto attacks, we will definitely be able to catch up with the decisive battle."

He had long known that those stinky monks in Nagashima City had bad intentions, and with the reminder from the monks at Mount Hiei, as well as the many surrounding forces that were hostile to him, how could he not be on guard at all times?
Moreover, he has already determined that the only one that can truly pose a threat to the Asai family is the Imagawa family, and other forces are either too weak or beyond their reach.

So almost on the third day when the Miyoshi family formed a siege network, tens of thousands of troops were ready and ready to go to war with the Imagawa family at any time. Even if he didn't want to avoid overestimating the host, he would have directly started a war with Imagawa Yoshimoto's army. .

Even if Imagawa Yoshimoto has an army of [-], it's just a motley army temporarily recruited by many relatives. As long as he goes straight to the central army and captures Imagawa Yoshimoto, half of the victory in this battle is already won.

But he still didn't do it after all. On the one hand, the longer the time dragged on, the more flaws of the miscellaneous troops on the opposite side would be exposed. The already busy Kato Danzo and other ninjas would report it to the police as soon as possible. Own.

On the other hand, he also wanted to know, in this situation with clear and powerful reinforcements, would Oda Nobunaga still carry out the most well-known adventure in the parallel world that would make him famous in history?

Facts have proved that Oda Nobunaga did not disappoint him. After two breaths of silence, he suddenly laughed.

"Very good, then Nagamasa, before the army arrives, I wonder if you would like to join me and try to meet Imagawa Yoshimoto?"

Although the Oda family is now greatly inferior to the Asai family, and even when facing the attack of the Imagawa family, he has to ask for help from them, but he needs to let the other party understand that he, Oda Nobunaga, has never been able to The baby bird hiding under the wings of the Asai family!

Asai Nagamasa looked at the other party steadily. He seemed to be able to see the blazing flame and the never-extinguishing fighting spirit in the other party's heart. It was obvious that Nobunaga was very unwilling now.

Because he knows that even if he defeats Imagawa Yoshimoto, his Oda family will definitely not be the winner that benefits the most, it will only be the stronger Asai family.

Even if the two families are allies, who is willing to give in to the Imagawa family's 80 million koku of land?

Once the Imagawa family is defeated and the three countries of Mikawa, Toe and Sunfu are occupied, the strength gap between the two families will be further widened. No matter how much ambition he has in his chest, he will have no choice but to succumb to the cruel reality.

Unless he immediately strikes back and joins Imagawa Yoshimoto's camp to besiege the Asai family together, but that is obviously impossible. That is not what Oda Nobunaga would do.

So he can only tell himself in this way that he, Oda Nobunaga, is absolutely extraordinary!
His meeting was not just about looking at the other person from afar!
However, Asai Nagamasa has no intention of rejecting the opponent. After all, Nobunaga has lost too many opportunities after his rise. Once he really succeeds, this may become one of the opponent's most shining achievements.

"Haha, okay, since Nobunaga is interested, I will go with you to see how good Imagawa Yoshimoto is."

At this moment, Ah Shi who was next to him suddenly mustered up his courage: "His Royal Highness Changzheng, I wish you prosperity in martial arts!"

With her sweet voice, a magical bird with one eye and one wing flew out of her body. At the same time, a bird song sounded from Asai Nagamasa's body, and a guardian spirit with a very similar appearance also appeared. Two The divine bird circled up and down for several weeks, and then simultaneously returned to Asai Nagasama's body.

With one eye and one wing, they can fly when they meet each other. They are just birds of a feather.

Oda Nobunaga next to him suddenly let out a "tsk". He had to admit that he was extremely jealous now, even if the other person was his brother-in-law.

Even Asai Nagamasa is considered well-informed, but his current mood is also a bit complicated, because Ashi is not an ordinary spirit, but directly gave her guardian spirit to him. The last one did this , or Saito Douzan to his daughter Axiu!

Although for him now, this power is just the icing on the cake and not indispensable, but how can he live up to the beauty's kindness?

"Don't worry, Ah Shi. Once this battle is over, I will marry you!"

(End of this chapter)