Chapter 17 Chapter 17 The Battle Begins

When Ishida Mitsunari led 6,700 soldiers out of Sawayama Castle and entered Ogaki Castle according to the calculation, it was the tenth day of August in the fifth year of Qingchang.He has already negotiated with Shimadzu Yoshihiro, Shimadzu Toyohisa, and Konishi Yukio to lure coach Mori Terumoto out of Osaka Castle and let him enter Gifu.He has put everything into this battle, and now the time to test the results is approaching. Thirty percent was most worried about when Tokugawa Ieyasu and Mori Terumoto would set off.Observing calmly, it is not difficult to find that the fear of Ieyasu from all walks of life in the Western Army is beyond imagination.The various ministries stationed in Ise, the lord of Anozu Castle Tomita Nobutaka, and the sub-branch of the Ueno Castle Lord Mitsuka, etc., when they saw the boats coming from the direction of Edo, they shouted "Ieyasu is coming!" and collapsed to Suzuka Ridge and Kameyama.If Ieyasu had pounced before Mori Terumoto set off from Osaka, I don't know how ugly they would be.

Huiqiong really convinced Huiyuan to go to Ise? The reason why the generals of the Eastern Army eagerly waited for Ieyasu's order and went west immediately was precisely because they saw through 30% of their anxiety.In other words, Tokugawa's strength shocked the world. Of course, 30% will hide their uneasiness, and in order to delay Ieyasu's westward advance, he will publicize the military power and inspire the soldiers.He told Satake Yoshinobu: "Sanada father and son, Hori Hideji and Maeda Toshicho have all joined, and all the wives and children of generals in the world are in Osaka. Date, Mogami, Soma and others in Oshu are also connected with Sancheng. Feel free to attack Edo."

From Ise to Mino and Beiguan, together with the troops east of Seta Bridge and the troops left behind in Osaka, the total number of the Western Army has reached 184,970.Thirty percent added fuel and coolness: Tokugawa Ieyasu, who can only mobilize a maximum of 40,000 to 50,000 people, is an opponent of the Allied Forces?Now Ieyasu is trembling, if he is obsessed with ghosts and dares to go west, he will be wiped out at the border between Owari and Mikawa.The Allies are ready... Of course, 30% of the words cannot be fully believed.Shimadzu had only 1,500 soldiers, but Sancheng boasted that he had 5,000 troops.Both Shinshu and Koshu appear to be under the control of Sanada.What's more, he falsely claimed that Mori Terumoto had clearly agreed to go to war.Facing the rumors of Ieyasu's move to the west, he was so proud that he completely dismissed it: "Ishida Mitsunari has long been looking forward to the arrival of that poor guy."

Man has the same weakness as a barking dog.The more difficult it is, the more he likes to bluff, even Taige is no exception.When the Korean War was in trouble, he spent extravagance, overhauled the city, and held the Daigo Flower Appreciation Conference.In order to cover up internal and external troubles, he clamored and made noises everywhere, but behind all this, there was only sadness and decline. Since entering Ogaki Castle, Sancheng became more and more uneasy.If Huiyuan doesn't show up, Ieyasu understands that he will definitely order the army to move from Edo. After Sancheng came to the battlefield in person, he felt the horror of the war.As the late Taige's supervisor and counselor, he sternly conveyed orders to the generals who conquered the court.It is precisely because of his extreme dislike of his pretentious prestige that all the generals gathered in Qingzhou City today to block his way.But he is no longer Toyotomi Hideyoshi's supervisor, nor is he the real commander, he can only be behind the scenes.

Sancheng gradually discovered that Ieyasu was like a boulder that could not be shaken at all.It turns out that advancing and retreating on the battlefield and being a human being are completely different things. As a result, his unease made him bluff even more.The most frightening thing is that his worries about Huiyuan gradually became reality.Although he tried his best to urge Huiyuan to go to war, Huiyuan gradually dispelled this idea.At first, he gave Huiqiong a very positive answer, but soon he was strongly opposed by his adopted son Xiuyuan: "If my father wants to support Ishida, I will definitely go with the young master. Xiuyuan is willing to be the vanguard. If the inner government does not come out, we will leave Fight all the way to the Kanto. If Shaojun comes out, those generals who are disgusted with governing will never dare to act rashly, so the enemy and us will be evenly matched. Otherwise, we will have no chance of winning."

For Huiyuan, this is undoubtedly the most powerful objection.Xiu Laixu is eight years old, how can such a young child be brought to the battlefield?But if Xiu Lai is not taken away, the generals' resentment towards San Cheng will be transferred to Hui Yuan, and the consequences will be disastrous.For this reason, Xiuyuan went to the Ise battlefield silently, and Huiyuan used this to delay the time. Sancheng, who was still unclear about the situation, was caught by the invisible hands of anxiety. Just when Sancheng was restless, at noon on August 21, Oda Hidenobu asked him for help: "The Eastern Army has crossed the Kiso River and is about to attack Gifu City. Please send reinforcements quickly."

At that time, there were 6,500 soldiers of Oda Hidenobu in Gifu City. Inuyama Castle, 48 miles away from Gifu, was garrisoned by Ishida Mitsunari's son-in-law Ishikawa Bizen Shouqing. More than 1,700 reinforcements, including Nagato Moriichisei, Kurono Castle Lord Kato Sakon, Dr. Zhenyasu, and Yanshou Castle Tango Takenaka Morijumon, are also on their way to Inuyama Castle.In Takena Castle, which is more than 30 miles away from Gifu, there are also Sugiura Gozaemon Mori Kane and Mori Sobu, ready to help Gifu at any time.Therefore, the total number of Oda troops is around nine thousand. However, the total strength of the generals in Qingzhou has exceeded 30,000.It is indeed a strange thing that with so many people, they never thought of taking the initiative to attack before the arrival of Shigeru Murakoshi Naokichi.Perhaps, they are also a little afraid of the 180,000 horses claimed by the Western Army.

The arrival of Cun Yue freed them from the shackles and let them know that Ieyasu would never abandon them. The generals decided to launch an attack on the second day after Murakoshi conveyed Ieyasu's oral instructions to them, that is, August 20th.Once the decision was made to attack, the morale of the whole army immediately rose, and Fukushima Masanori and Ikeda Teruma even quarreled fiercely for the vanguard. "Even if Inuyama and Takebi are captured, Gifu Castle will not fall. Therefore, an attack on Gifu should be launched quickly." Zheng Zheng put forward this opinion, and everyone agreed unanimously.

Gifu is a famous city, which used to be the residence of Nobunaga.The city is ridged by the main peak of Jinhua Mountain, with Zuiryuji Mountain in the southwest, facing the Nagara River cliff in the north, and a deep valley in the southeast. Inside the valley is a paddy field with silt deposits—easy to defend but difficult to attack, as impregnable as gold.There are two city gates, each connected with a steep mountain road.The mountain road leading to the main gate is called Qiqu; there are two mountain roads leading to the back gate, one is called Baiqu, and the other is called Saishoukou.

"It seems that we are going to cross the river in two ways as soldiers." "Of course. I forcibly crossed from Kawada upstream, and then went straight to the main gate of the castle." When Zhengzheng made an opinion, Ikeda Teruma said with a dark face: "I don't agree. I want to play forward with Master Fukushima. But according to As Master Fukushima said, I can only take a detour and cross the river from the downstream end to attack the back door, how can I agree?" Zheng Ze, who has always been famous for his stubbornness, also changed his face, and refused to give an inch: "What are you talking about? I am the Lord of Qingzhou, and I am in charge of the entire Owari territory. How can I be allowed to attack the back door? Ikeda-sama should let me attack the front door." .”

"That's wrong. My lord's territory is bordered by the enemy, so I'm very familiar with the terrain, and it's easier to attack, but I don't know anything about the terrain, yet you forced me to take a detour to attack the back door. You still follow the way of a warrior ?" "Hmph! How dare you say I'm not worthy of being a warrior?" Seeing that the two were at a stalemate with red faces, Honda Zhongsheng finally couldn't bear it anymore, and interjected: "You two adults should not quarrel. The two adults fought bravely to be the first. I haven't seen this exciting scene for a long time. It's really admirable. But for my lords, you have wasted so much time, and finally you can attack, but you fight again, it's not worth it, it's not worth it. In my opinion, I leave this matter to the old man to decide. What do you two think?" "No, this is not a trivial matter. I will never give up playing forward." Huizheng blushed and stood up. Zhongsheng said: "The old man did not tell you to give up. You all heard what the old man said. This is the site of Master Fukushima, and the boat and raft are easy to prepare. Therefore, first let the Kawataguchi upstream to Master Ikeda, Tokugawa's son-in-law. Bar." "Are you suppressing Zheng Zheng and speaking for Sanzaemon?" Fukushima Masanori said. "This old man doesn't mean that. But you have been fighting all over the world, but there is no result. Fukushima-sama, you cross the river from the downstream end, and then go straight to the back door. After crossing the river, light the beacon and report to Ikeda-sama, and then, You two attack Gifu at the same time, okay?" "Forget it." "It doesn't matter who takes the lead, but we must work together to capture Gifu." Once the depression in the heart is untied, the person will be refreshed immediately.Under Zhongsheng's mediation, Fukushima and Ikeda reconciled as before.The two agreed that no one could rashly launch an attack before the beacon was lit. Fukushima Masanori was the vanguard of the downstream crossing force, in addition to Hosokawa Tadake, Kato Yoshiaki, Tanaka Yoshimasa, Fujido Takatora, Nakamura Kazuei, Hachisuka Toyo, Kyokochi, Ikoma Kazumasa, and Ii and Honda The total force reached 16,000 men and horses.The troops attacking the main gate of Gifu Castle from the Kawada line in the upper reaches were spearheaded by Ikeda Teruma, and there were about 18,000 troops including Asano Yukunaga, Yamauchi Kazutoyo, Arima Toyoshi, Ichiyanagi Naomori, Togawa Tatsuan, etc. Thousands of people. At dawn on August 21, East India moved into action and quickly advanced to the left bank of the Kiso River.Only Tanaka Yoshimasa and Nakamura Kazuei entered the vicinity of Haguro to stop Ishikawa Sadakiyo of Inuyama Castle. All parts of the Eastern Army are preparing to forcibly cross the Kiso River, and Sancheng just heard the news. In Gifu City, everyone is also urgently discussing countermeasures.The vassal Wooden Tool was advocating the defense of the city: "The enemy has many soldiers, so we can only defend the city to the death, waiting for the Zhibu Shaofu to lead his troops to rescue." But Xiuxin fell on deaf ears.Although he is the grandson of Nobunaga, he is almost useless in strategy. "It's so ugly to spread the word of defending the city to the world! Take the initiative to attack and start a decisive battle with the enemy. This is the Oda family tradition since I always met my father." He set up the base camp in Kawate Village in front of Yan Motang, and handed over Kawase Samasuke, who was sent by Mitsunari to aid, with Sato Fangxiu, Kizuo Masa, and Hyakuba Tsuna, and half of the force was about 3,200 People deployed between New Ghana and Yone. As night fell, Gifu was shrouded in dark clouds, and it was August 22 after dawn.The autumn wind was blowing, and there was no trace of fog near the Duhekou and the river fields in the upper reaches of the Kiso River, which was convenient for the two armies to deploy troops.It was just dawn, and the two armies facing each other across the river, the gorgeous flags were particularly dazzling. It was the Odabe of the Nexi Army who fired the gun first.There is a huge difference between the minds of the attacker and the defender.At this time, Ikedabe, the pioneer of the Eastern Army, had no idea of ​​​​going to war.He was still waiting for a signal from Fukushima, which was crossing the river downstream.According to the plan, when Fukushima and others light the beacon, it will not be too late for the two groups of people to attack together. But the Oda troops not only started shooting at dawn, but also, if they refused to fight, they seemed to be wading across the river to attack. "It seems that the enemy's morale is high. If we wait like this, I'm afraid it won't be good for the battle." The vassal Iki Tadamasa came galloping, and when he asked Terumasa Ikeda to fight, Teruma refused: "If we cross the river first, Fukushima will not allow it. I think Or wait a little longer." But once the enemy takes the lead in attacking, everything becomes difficult to control. The situation of the Eastern Army was not in danger, and the bullets of the Western Army were in vain crackling in the sky across the river.But the soldiers of the Eastern Army, who were lurking on the river bank and staring at the enemy, became more and more angry. "If we continue like this, I'm afraid someone will disobey the order and cross the river without authorization. And if the other party crosses the river first, how can we bear it?" Under the repeated urging of Iki Tadamasa, Ikeda Teruma finally let go: "Okay, immediately report to the Fukushima Department Send out fast horses, saying that the enemy has come to provoke us, and we have no way out." Under Huizheng's order, the Eastern Army fought, one by one descending like fierce tigers.Immediately, Iki Tadamasa's troops went straight to the upper reaches of the river, and Ichiyanagi Naomori also began to cross the river, aiming directly at Guangming Temple on the other side of the river.When Horio Tadashi also crossed the river, the sporadic shooting on the other side turned into desperate resistance. At the beginning, in order to avoid being shot, the soldiers were forbidden to straighten up, and the soldiers marched close to the side of the horse. Before they knew it, all the troops crossing the river held their heads high and turned into howling lions. Ikeda Teruma jumped into the rapids waving the command flag, and Asano Yukunaga also jumped into the water with bloodshot eyes.Near the river bank, the sound of gunshots intertwined with the angry howls of men and horses, and more and more people were injured and fell down.Ichiyanagi Naomori's veteran Otsuka Gontao fell by the water's edge. In order to prevent the Eastern Army from crossing the river, Takeshi Zenhei and Iinuma Kokanhei from Oda's side also fell. People have long forgotten the agreement with Masamori Fukushima.The subordinates of Arima, Yamauchi, Matsushita, Togawa and others crossed the river and launched a fierce attack on Odabe's flank. Building peace requires continuous efforts, and once a war is launched, the battlefield becomes a hell on earth in an instant. Near noon, the western defense line was captured, and Oda's troops began to retreat. On the evening of the 22nd, the Fukushima Masanori and other troops who crossed the river from the lower reaches took Chikuna Castle guarded by the Western Army Sugiura Gozaemon and Mori Sobu, and then entered the Tarodi area to prepare for night camp.They didn't know that the upper reaches of Ikeda and other ministries had already crossed the river and broke through the line of defense. When attacking Zhubi Castle, Zheng Ze first persuaded him to surrender his old acquaintances Mori Sobe and Gunchuan Sanshouro, leaving only Sugiura Gozaemon to resist stubbornly.Zhengzheng started a fierce battle with him, from Sishi to Shenshi, and finally wiped them out, and then drove the troops to Talang embankment in high spirits. "Quan stay here overnight, and head to Gifu tomorrow morning. The two adults, Jing Yi and Honda, have ordered that the victory of Zhubi City be reported to the inner government immediately." After giving the order, Zheng Zheng ordered people to go to the nearby villages Go to set fire, "We must inform the upstream troops of our location. Tomorrow, we can launch an attack on Gifu City." The smoke was supposed to be ignited, but Zheng Zheng ordered people to set it on fire, and the people who knew nothing about the war suffered disaster.When the ominous flames lit up the evening sky, a soldier rushed through the thick smoke to report to Masayoshi: "Ikeda Sanzaemon Terimasa-sama sent a messenger." Zhengzheng was a little puzzled: "What's the matter? Let him in quickly." In case something happens to Huizheng on the way, and he fails to cross the river, he must dispatch troops to rescue him.Zheng Zheng grunted and stood up from the bed. The envoy reported that the upstream troops had crossed the Kiso River this morning, fought fiercely with the enemy in Yone, and were now approaching Gifu. "What did you say, he broke the agreement with me and crossed the river first?" "No, it was the enemy who took the initiative to provoke, and our army had no choice." "Well, Sanzaemon, you betrayed your promise, how dare you play me!" Generals are as simple as fighting dogs.It is undeniable that this is due to temperament, but being robbed by others will damage your reputation, but it is also directly related to salary; it is not only related to reputation, but also has a major impact on subordinates and leaders, so it is no wonder that Zheng Ze is furious. "Since you are not benevolent, don't blame me for being unrighteous! Summon all generals and launch an attack immediately! Go back and tell your master: Tomorrow morning, Masaru Fukushima will fight him!" "duel?" "Masorori Fukushima has been humiliated. Tell him, just wait and see!" The envoy was stunned and retreated in a hurry, Zhengzheng's lingering anger still persisted: "For the sake of the young master, I specially invited Ying to play the vanguard, but was snatched first, how can Zhengzheng face the generals in the future? If he is despised by the inner government because of this, You might as well let me die!" At this time, after receiving the order, the soldiers heading downstream gathered one after another.The people on the battlefield were somewhat crazy. Although Teruma Ikeda broke the agreement and crossed the river ahead of time, the troops crossing the river downstream did not suffer any disadvantages.Because of the restraint of the upstream, the situation of the battle is greatly beneficial to the downstream.But all the generals who rushed to Zhengzheng's tent were full of anger. "Since the other party is actively provoking, I have no choice but to fight. I will definitely not cause trouble for you. Masanori Fukushima will definitely fight Sanzaemon." "No, let's wait first." Kato Yoshiaki said with his face flushed while waving his fists, "Since the generals in the upper reaches are deceiving people too much and attacked Gifu first, we should go one step further and send troops to Ogaki Castle immediately. I don't know what you guys think?" On the battlefield, the competition for military exploits has always been fierce.It takes a lot of prestige to make these beasts obey the command.If all the generals agree with Kato Yoshiaki, can Gifu City be taken as planned?In the Korean battlefield, this kind of ills has endangered the whole army many times. "It's a plan." Zheng Zheng, who had already decided to fight Ikeda Teruma, immediately showed great interest in Kato's suggestion. "Please wait." Seeing that everyone was as reckless as Kato Yoshiaki, Hosokawa Tadake hurriedly dissuaded, "Although Kato-sama's suggestion is reasonable, it is very likely to cause our army to fight hard. I have an idea." "Let's talk and listen." "I think that the most important thing right now is to unite as one, and don't mess yourself up no matter what." "You regard mere Gifu as your enemy?" "No, Zhongxing didn't take Gifu seriously. The thoughts of the Neifu cannot be ignored. I think that the reason why the Lord of the Neifu has been reluctant to go out is probably because he is secretly worried that I will not get along with you. We wait Why don't you trust Sanzaemon for now, and hurry to Gifu." Everyone fell silent, these words shocked everyone's heart. "It makes sense." "Yes. This battle is only meaningful if we take Gifu City cleanly, isn't it?" "Okay, that's it. Let's act immediately, and we must send a generous gift to Sanzaemon." Under Zheng Zheng's order, all ministries were ready to go. When Fukushima and others marched into Gifu overnight, Oda Hidenobu, who temporarily withdrew to the Gifu area, had already learned the news of the defeat of the Allied forces, and was anxiously discussing countermeasures with veteran officials such as Kizo Kosho and Hyakuba Tsuna. Oda Hidenobu firmly believed that before Ieyasu came out, the generals gathered in Kiyosu Castle would never dare to take the initiative to cross the Kiso River and attack Gifu Castle on a large scale.During this period, Mitsunari of Ogaki Castle welcomes Mori Terumoto and marches to Gifu with him.In this way, Gifu City will become the base camp of the Western Army, with heavy troops assembled and fierce generals like clouds.Unexpectedly, the Eastern Army suddenly crossed the river and launched an attack, leaving Xiu Xin in a panic. "Zhubi City actually fell into the enemy's hands. They are really careless. Tomorrow I will take revenge and show my fame since I met you!" Xiu Xin said loudly.He thought that tomorrow morning the enemy would launch a general attack from both the front gate and the back gate at the same time, and at that time, the enemy would be repelled no matter what. At this time, Mu Zhuzheng, who had been silent all the time, said: "I do not agree to take the initiative to go out of the city to meet the enemy." "Are you going to defend the city?" "Exactly. Not only all our troops, but also the Ishida reinforcements from Ruilong Temple Mountain must be together. We'd better avoid a fierce battle with the provocative enemy at the moment, for two reasons." "What good is it for us to hide in the city?" "First, as long as Gifu City does not fall, the Imperial Palace will not start from Edo." "I don't understand what you mean! Why won't Ieyasu go out if the city is not destroyed?" Once opened, wooden tools are no longer flinching.In fact, deep down in his heart, he has always regretted that the Oda clan joined the Western Army. He thought that doing so would definitely destroy the Oda clan, so he sighed again and again. He has seen through the reasons for Ieyasu's hesitation to go west: "I believe that the most worrying thing for the inner government is to send troops too early, but in the end they will be nailed together with the generals in Gifu City, unable to move. Therefore, he is waiting for the troops. When he is about to break Gifu City and advance to Ogaki City, he can march westward from the East China Sea and Higashiyama. Therefore, as long as the lord stays here, the inner government will not dare to send troops from Edo. As long as the inner government does not Come on, why should the Eastern Army be afraid of it?" "So, what about the second benefit?" "Under Ishida-sama's instigation, Mori, Ukita and other ministries will happily send reinforcements to us without leaving Edo. Therefore, it is the best policy to defend the city together at the moment..." Xiu Xin said angrily: "Shut up! You cowardly person, you brazenly told me two benefits, but you forgot the fundamental thing. If you act according to what you said, what will happen to the reputation of the Oda family? Without the help of Mao Li and U Kita , Could it be that the Oda clan is useless? Without them, Mino and Owari would not be possible?" It seems that Xiuxin still firmly believes that the Western Army is powerful, while Gu Zheng is convinced that the Eastern Army is superior.In short, the two opinions are completely different, and they have nothing in common at all. "Xiu Xin must do it for you to see! I want to send all the horses to the outer city, and I must beat the enemy to pieces!" Facing Xiuxin's self-willedness, Mu Zuo Zheng and Bai Baigang's family had nothing to do. At 9 o'clock on the 23rd, at night, they touched Kuwata outside the commercial town, and after resting there for a while, the troops from Fukushima rushed directly to the city of Gifu.To the south, Terumasa Ikeda's men also attacked the main gate with high spirits. While attacking, Zhengzheng sent envoys to Ikeda to accuse him of breaking faith.Ikeda Teruma had expected this a long time ago, and dismissed the messenger with a few words: "I never thought of fighting Fukushima-sama. I was forced to cross the river to fight back under the enemy's various provocations. How about it, Today, Mr. Fukushima will attack the front door, and I will attack the back door, so he should be satisfied?" These words dispelled Fukushima's full of resentment. One side is desperately striving for success, while the other is just defending the city—from the beginning of the war, the morale of the two armies is very different. Fukushima, Kato, Hosokawa and other units rushed from Geyacho to Shichikuguchi. Asano Yukunaga was in charge of blocking Ishida's reinforcements, and at the same time attacked the leaders of Orangehara Hikoemon, Tanawara Uchizen, Kawase Samasuke, and Matsuda Shigetao. The Ruilong Temple Mountain stronghold guarded by about 2,000 people. The Eastern Army and horses had already entered the vicinity of Aijin, but they returned without success, so they were naturally full of anger.Now they finally found a place to vent, pouring out the dissatisfaction and anger that had been pent up in their hearts for many days.The Eastern Army's offensive intensified, and the Zuiryuji Mountain stronghold was the first to succeed, followed by the Inabayama Castle stronghold. When Kidoguchi was captured by Hosokawa's troops, the wooden utensils were being attacked by Fukushima retainer Matsuda Shimono and were seriously injured.The troops from Fukushima and Hosokawa crossed the city wall and entered Erdao City. The gate of the city opened wide in an instant, and the Eastern Army poured in like a tide. At this time, just after noon, the army approached the city one after another.At that time, in order to realize the great ambition of "Allowing the World with Arms", Mr. Nobunaga chose this blessed land to build a famous city, but today it has become the prey of thousands of troops. When Fukushima, Hosokawa, Kato and other ministries approached the city, Ikeda Teruma who came from the back gate suddenly set fire to the city gate, threw his own flag into the city, and made his soldiers shout loudly: "Ikeda! The city has been captured!" The city gate was broken, and people from all walks of life rushed in.The defenders were in chaos, those who surrendered, those who were killed, those who committed suicide, those who fled... the city became a hell on earth. "Where is Oda Hidenobu?" "Where is Nagon in Gifu?" "Are you scared and hiding? Come out for me!" I don't know when it started to rain, and it was getting bigger and bigger.In the bloody storm, there are soldiers holding high swords everywhere, and Oda's men and horses suddenly seem to disappear. Suddenly, a samurai in armor ran out from the shade of the trees in the backyard holding his bamboo hat high. Xiuxin had no choice but to come out and surrender. In addition to the role of strategy, the victory or defeat of a war is also the result of the accumulation of details.There is a world of difference between Ieyasu's calculations and Oda Hidenobu's calculations.Xiuxin only saw the enemy in front of him, but he couldn't see what kind of motivation these people were inspired to fight. If one side does not fight, then it will win, and if Hidenobu is not defeated, Ieyasu will not send troops; while the other side only fantasizes about Ishida Mitsunari's support.If Xiuxin knows a little bit about calculations, he will adopt the opinions of the veterans, give up his name and seek truth, and stick to the city.However, Xiuxin, who was only 21 years old, blindly pursued false fame. In less than a day, the famous city in the world changed hands. hand over the city." Since Hidenobu looks exactly like Nobunaga, Ikeda Teruma and Fukushima Masari stopped the person who was about to pounce on him. "Of course we want to take over this city, but what are Zhongnayan's plans in the future?" Ikeda Teruma's voice trembled when he thought of Nobunaga.Masanori Fukushima's feelings were stronger than Teruma's, he couldn't control it anymore, his lips were trembling so hard that he couldn't even speak. "Please handle it as you please." "That's all you want to say?" "Since Xiuxin is also a warrior..." Xiuxin's voice was hoarse, and he couldn't even speak. "You want to have seppuku?" "Exactly." At this time, the wounded who came from all over knelt down around Xiuxin one after another. There were only a few survivors, and the total number was less than thirty. "Stop fighting. Clean up the battlefield." Zheng Ze strode up to Huizheng, shouted loudly, and turned his head to stare at Xiuxin, with a tone like a father scolding his son, "It's too early to say suicide. This war all started when Ishida and Otani's ambitions, Zhong Nayan was still young, so he fell into the trap in a daze, if he can repent, it will not be..." "Having said that, isn't it a disgrace to a samurai to live by stealing an idiot?" Zheng Ze ignored it, and turned to Ikeda and said, "It's raining heavily, move the bed under the eaves." At this time, Honda Tadakatsu and Ii Naomasa also rushed over. Probably because the appearance of this young city lord is so easy to remind people of Lord Nobunaga, the generals, who were still full of murderous looks just now, suddenly filled their hearts with pity and emotion for the impermanence of the world. "Give Zhong Nayan a stick." Ikeda Teruma ordered the soldiers. After sitting down, Xiuxin was still trembling.Although his appearance is very close to that of his grandfather, his stamina and experience are not the same.That's the case at the moment, he just cares about the shame in front of him, and he has completely ignored the important matters of Oda Clan's survival. "Victory or defeat is a common thing for military strategists." Zhengzheng couldn't stand it anymore, and said, "I hope you still give up the idea of ​​suicide, let us go to the city, and then reflect on ourselves for a while." In fact, at this time, Xiu Xin had already lost the courage to commit suicide, but Zheng Ze still persuaded him earnestly, which is really funny when I think about it.Even so, no one laughed. "The Zunzu and the Neifu have been as close as brothers since they were young, and you are the grandson of Nobunaga, and I swear that I will intercede for you in front of the Neifu. Hurry up and rein in the precipice, and don't hurt the reputation of the Oda family again." Speaking of this, Zheng Ze was eager to show kindness again, "I see this, if you feel unbearable, you can take refuge in Koya Mountain for a while. In this way, it will be inconvenient for the inner government to punish you. After the disturbance is quelled, I will mediate from it. Yes, this is the best way Not too bad." Looking at Xiu Xin, who is the same age as his son, so helpless, Zheng Zheng couldn't bear it. Hearing the word "Koyasan", Xiuxin raised his head and looked around Ikeda, Ii, Honda and others.When he found that there was no obvious hatred on the faces of the people, he silently stretched his hand towards the dagger at his waist. "You must not die lightly." "Xiu Xin understands." Xiu Xin muttered, pulled out the dagger, and cut off the topknot, "Xiu Xin has gone to Mount Koya, and the city is left to you to deal with." Zheng Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, and took the bun that Xiu Xin handed over. "This is the best." He said, showing off his bun to everyone. After dealing with Xiuxin, the remaining question is who will capture the city first.Under the mediation of Honda Tadakatsu, Ikeda and Fukushima finally compromised. Ben Duo said: "I see it this way, even if the two of you captured the city at the same time." As a result, the two families each asked soldiers to plant flags to replace the Oda clan to guard the city.The Battle of Gifu ended with a great victory for the Eastern Army.As night fell, in the drizzle, the high-spirited soldiers of the Eastern Army turned their eyes to Dayuan City again. Ieyasu, who was firmly seated in Edo, waved the invisible command flag, and managed to take Gifu Castle, one of the most important strongholds of the Western Army, into his pocket just on the fourth day after Shigeru Muragoshi helped Naokichi reach Kiyosu.