Great Ming Dynasty Wen Chao Gong

Chapter 28 The Story of Oda Nobunaga

At night, in the military camp, the three brothers of the Li family came to Zhang Xiao's camp as usual.

"Hasn't Mr. Zhang started speaking yet?" Li Rusong asked in surprise after entering the tent.

"Yes, we are here to wait for the three generals." Zhang Xiao said.

"This lecture is not just about novels and good stories. After all, the Flemish people did not send an army to invade our kingdom, and the Japanese army is coming soon. The story of "Fifty Years in the World", to put it bluntly, is not Not many years have passed, and Oda Nobunaga has not even been dead for ten years. If we really want to fight the Japanese pirates, the generals must know themselves and their enemies," Zhang Xiao explained.

"Oh, then we must listen more carefully." Li Rusong said.

"But generals, these deeds are also the information I collected after hearing about them. But after all, seeing is believing. I have never been to the Japanese country. Therefore, what is said in the book is only for reference. If there is a real battle, you cannot rely on the book. We can identify the characters based on their deeds," Zhang Xiao said.

"Of course, Mr. Zhang, you don't need to worry. If you hadn't been willing to talk about it, we really don't know much about Japan now, except for Toyotomi Hideyoshi." Li Rusong said.

Zhang Xiao previously wrote the opening chapter of "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword", describing the early history of Japan. But I am writing a novel now, so it is impossible to describe the previous plots in too much detail. Zhang Xiao briefly talked about the Minaipei War in Japan, Minamoto Yoritomo establishing the shogunate, the Hojo clan usurping power, the Mongolian army attacking Japan, and the Hojo clan being destroyed. The establishment of the Ashikaga Shogunate, and then talking about the Onin Rebellion that broke out due to internal conflicts in the Ashikaga Shogunate, led to the disintegration of the shogunate's rule and the rise of various princes in Japan. Of course, these are just brief remarks.

"The founder of the Ashikaga Shogunate is called Ashikaga Takauji. I think his story is very exciting. From this look, I think Lu Bu is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty." Li Rubai said with emotion.

"No one said that Lu Bu was not a loyal member of the Han Dynasty. They just said that Lu Bu repeatedly killed his old master." Li Rumei retorted.

"The story of the Ashikaga Shogunate will be told separately later, but His Majesty wants to hear the story of Oda Nobunaga first, so the previous stories will be briefly told. In the past few days, I also drew a map of Japan, which may not be very detailed. Accurate, it may be easier for you to understand if you look at a map." After Zhang Xiao finished speaking, he took out a map of Japan.

"This is the capital of the Japanese kingdom, called Kyoto. It is the seat of the Japanese emperor and the shogunate. This is Kamakura, the eastern stronghold of the Ashikaga shogunate. This is the Owari country where Oda Nobunaga is located. Except for Oda Nobunaga, at that time The more famous Japanese princes include Takeda Shingen, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Uesugi Kenshin and others. Their base areas are roughly..." Zhang Xiao pointed out the location on the map. There was no way, Zhang Xiao had played "Nobunaga's Ambition" and watched several Taiga dramas about the history of Japan's Warring States Period, so he could remember these place names and people's names relatively reliably.

"The Japanese country has a lot of people but little land, and there are so many warlords fighting against each other. How can the Japanese people live?" Li Rubai said with emotion as he looked at these densely packed forces.

"Well, General Zizhen, you can't actually call the common people of Japan common people. Now, except for the nobles and warriors, most civilians in Japan have no surnames." Zhang Xiao explained.

"Then there is no imperial examination in this Japanese country? How do they select talents?" Li Rusong asked.

"There is no imperial examination, and official positions are basically hereditary. The so-called Minamoto and Taira martial arts families are basically the descendants of the King of Heaven who separated their families and changed their surnames." Zhang Xiao explained.

"This is so. Now that the common people of the Japanese country have no status, and the king and ministers are so weak, then whoever can make these warriors surrender will be the boss of the Japanese country." Li Rusong said. "It's probably not bad, so warriors have been in power for hundreds of years. Even if Toyotomi Hideyoshi did not establish a shogunate, he himself started as a samurai, but after he became successful, he just gave himself the title of minister of the imperial court." Zhang Xiao said.

After all, it is about the disputes in Japan's Warring States Period, so Zhang Xiao only briefly talks about some of Oda Nobunaga's early experiences. But Zhang Xiao will describe the next important event in detail.

"Just after Oda Nobunaga suppressed his disobedient relatives and subdued other princes in Owari Kingdom, a powerful prince from the east launched an attack on him, and that was Imagawa Yoshimoto of Tokaido. Imagawa Yoshimoto was He was a relative of the Ashikaga Shogun, and he also wanted to restore his ancestral hegemony. Owari Kingdom happened to be blocking his way to Kyoto City, so he gathered a large army and marched towards Owari Kingdom."

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"Imagawa Yoshimoto's army is large in number and its combat power is not weak. Many important places in Owari Province of Oda Nobunaga were captured by the Imagawa army, and the remaining important places are also in danger. At this time, Oda Nobunaga is still there The main city summoned several important ministers to hold a banquet. His subordinates were all anxious, but Oda Nobunaga remained calm and continued to eat, drink and have fun as usual. He even danced and sang his favorite verse: "Fifty years in the world" Year, compared with the sky, is nothing but a small thing. Looking at the world, dreams are like water. Let one's life be once, and then it will be destroyed. This is the seed of Bodhi, and the feeling of regret is full of the heart...'

After the dance, Oda Nobunaga led the crowd to reinforce the front. At this time, Imagawa Yoshimoto's main camp was encamped in Okehazama, and Oda Nobunaga also led the main force to come here for reinforcements. The morale of the Oda army, which was still fighting hard at the front, greatly increased. Oda Nobunaga commanded the army to attack Imagawa Yoshimoto's army. While the two armies were fighting fiercely, it rained heavily. The morale of the Oda army increased greatly, and the Imagawa army was defeated. Imagawa Yoshimoto was on the way to evacuate two of the Oda army's bodyguards. He intercepted and was killed on the spot. The Imagawa army was completely defeated. In this battle, Oda Nobunaga's personal servant Kinoshita Tokichiro fought as the captain of the Oda family's ashigaru squad, and gained a lot. Oda Nobunaga's eyes were set on him, and he was the future Toyotomi Hideyoshi."

"Okay, that's all for today." Zhang Xiao picked up the kettle and took a sip of water.

The two scribes also stopped writing and left.

"When did the Battle of Tongzhajian happen?" Li Rumei asked.

"It was in the 39th year of Jiajing." Zhang Xiao thought for a moment, converted the time, and replied.

"This Toyotomi Hideyoshi was just a servant of Oda Nobunaga thirty years ago. Judging from his surname at that time, his family must not be a famous family, but also a poor family. It stands to reason that this Japanese country is so particular about family status. You are really very capable to get to where you are today." Li Rumei said with emotion.

"Indeed, when I tell the story of Oda Nobunaga later, I will also talk about Toyotomi Hideyoshi's part. Maybe I will tell the part about Toyotomi Hideyoshi in more detail. Your Majesty asked me to write this book "Fifty Years in the World" first. "year", it should be for this reason." Zhang Xiao said.

"Imagawa Yoshimoto died like this. He probably won't be able to rest in peace. He was originally said to have a chance to win, but he died in a sudden attack during a heavy rainstorm." Li Rubai also said with emotion.

"Isn't that right? I originally wanted to dominate the Japanese country, but I didn't expect that I was defeated and died, which became a stepping stone for a young man to become famous. On the battlefield, even the most famous generals have stories of losing their horses and dying in front of the battle." Zhang Xiao He also sighed.

"I have some different opinions. It seems that Oda Nobunaga tried his luck, but Imagawa Yoshimoto also led an army of 5,000 people. These 5,000 people are definitely not weak. They were overwhelmed by the 2,000-person Oda army. Fight. The Oda army was even more excited and rushed forward when it encountered a heavy rain. It can be seen that Oda Nobunaga did a good job in the army. This army is very willing to fight. It is definitely not a matter of luck. Those who behead enemy generals. Is it possible that Guan Yunchang was able to take the general's head from Wanjun because the red rabbit horse ran fast?" Li Rumei analyzed.

(End of this chapter)