Chapter 34 Chapter 34 Yashiro’s plan

On the issue of Gaotian Shencheng, Ieyasu's prediction is exactly the same as Nobunaga's idea. Ogasawara and Hachiro Nagatada have accepted Katsuyori's advice to open the city gate and submit to Takeda, and are trying to persuade the main combat faction in the city.The reinforcements of Oda Nobunaga and his son, who set off from Gifu Castle, arrived at Yoshida Castle on June 17. Shortly after departing from Yoshida Castle on the 18th, news of the fall of Takatenjin Castle came.Ieyasu immediately came to visit Nobunaga in person.Nobunaga's team had settled down, and they were resting with their tents set up on the scorching sun on the river beach.Seeing Ieyasu, he stood up from the bed, greeted him enthusiastically, and said seriously: "Oh! We are late."

Ieyasu was more serious than Nobunaga: "I am grateful that you have worked so hard to come from afar." The two exchanged pleasantries for a while.Ieyasu got up first and suggested that Nobunaga retreat to Yoshida Castle: "Ieyasu wishes you to retreat to Yoshida Castle." Katsuyori has ordered Jingoro Yokota to enter Takatenjin Castle, and his main force is retreating.Because of the arrival of Nobunaga's reinforcements, they did not dare to attack Hamamatsu.In the middle, the two generals, Oda and Tokugawa, who were not prepared to fight from the beginning to the end, were in the arms.

After Nobunaga retreated to Yoshida Castle, he handed over the gold he had brought to Ieyasu. After showing his courage and boldness, he leisurely withdrew back to Gifu on the 21st.He deliberately did not go to see his daughter Deji and son-in-law Xinkang. "Katsuyori will definitely come again. But as long as Tokugawa is here, I don't have to worry about the enemy attacking from the east. We have to settle the relationship with the Tokugawa family." Nobunaga and his son Nobutada walked side by side, satisfied.He is very clear that Sheng Lai seems to have won this battle, but in fact the veteran general is even more dissatisfied with Chi, and he is one step closer to the abyss.

Ohgaya Yashiro sent the confident Nobunaga outside the city, but his heart was full of another kind of satisfaction and confidence.Yashiro informed Nobunaga of his name.But Nobunaga didn't care about him at all, and treated him like nothing. Although the sun was scorching on this day, Yashiro thought that a character like Nobunaga really shouldn't take off his clothes on horseback.But Nobunaga didn't care, he rode his favorite horse towards the Yahagawa River, and then let the horse drink water carelessly.I don't know if he is aware of Yashiro's cold gaze behind him.This kind of person is by no means the tool of a general.Yashiro thought.Just wait and see, this man's head will be sent to Katsurai sooner or later.

"The Tokugawa and Oda families are safe and sound." Nobunaga smiled generously to the retainers who sent him to the Yahagi Bridge, and then turned his horse's head away. Yashiro had his own ideas.In his view, this is the key to determine his fate.Nobunaga did not arrive before the fall of Gaotian Shencheng because of his cunning and miscalculation.Since you don't want to fight, why did you lead the army from afar? Yashiro thinks that Nobunaga is cunning and timid as a mouse. He has not arrived because he is afraid that Ieyasu will make a move first and he will be at a disadvantage.He felt that if Nobunaga thought that his arrival caused the Koshu Army to retreat, he would be even more stupid and hopelessly stupid.Katsuyori didn't retreat because he was afraid of Nobunaga, but to show the Koshu Army's elusive military tactics, appearing in Mino for a while, attacking Enjiang for a while, and suddenly attacking Nagashino, attacking Asuke.Therefore, the decisive battle between Takeda and the Tokugawa family will take place after the Takeda army has defeated the Tokugawa army.

If Nobunaga realized this, he should have rushed to Gaotianjin City in time to deal a fatal blow to the Koshu Army.But Nobunaga didn't realize that he left the gold to Ieyasu and then withdrew it. What happened?In fact, when Yashiro heard the arrival of Nobunaga's reinforcements, he looked up to the sky and sighed: Oops! If the Koshu Army suffered a fatal blow in Takatenshin City, all his dreams of Yashiro would come to naught.Born in a family of ashigaru samurai, he can only spend his whole life in the position of deputy official in Ershixiang.It was impossible for him to think of attacking the Oda and Dezhou coalition forces that sent troops to Enshu from behind, so he was helpless.

But just when he was disheartened, Nobunaga retreated under the scorching sun; the Koshu Army, which maintained his dream, not only captured Takatenshin City, but also brought famous generals such as Ogasawara and Hachiro Changchu, who are well-known in Enshu, under their command .Judging from the results, in any case, it should be the victory of the Takeda family. After that, Takeda and Tokugawa fought stalemate. At the end of September, Katsuyori sent troops to Enshu again to attack Hamamatsu Castle, but failed.In February of the third year of Tianzheng, Katsuyai sent troops to Changxiao again, and sent a secret envoy to Yashiro to ask for support.

Is this day finally here?Yashiro laughed heartily.He has waited too long! The person who sent the secret letter was someone Yashiro specially arranged to live under the castle.He couldn't calm down for a long time. Let's visit Mrs. Tsukiyama first.Yashiro walked out of the mansion on the foot of Yanshuang, but after a second thought, he went to Xinkang's bedroom in Honjo.Does Xinkang know about the fateful battle that will follow? For the sake of prudence, Yashiro wanted to inquire at Xinkang first, which was also his experience for many years. Xinkang happily let Mishiro into the house.He was discussing the battle with the four guards in the room, and asked, "What do you think of Okochi Gensaburo from Gaotian Shencheng?"

"I feel that Okochi Gensaburo is a true warrior who is well-informed and righteous." "You think so too? I don't think so." After Xinkang finished speaking, he turned to the crowd again, "Of course, I also applaud Okochi's loyalty in standing up and opposing the surrender of Ogasawara and Hachiro Kaijo. Uncompromising, persistent resistance It is indeed a virtue that a supervisor should have, but he does not agree with him being thrown into prison because of his own claims. Kuze Sanshiro and Sakabe Matajuro, who also opposed surrender, returned to Hamamatsu with dignity. Compared with the two of them, Okochi is short-sighted."

Hearing this, Yashiro almost laughed out loud.Xinyasu is now talking about the fall of Takatenjin Castle, which has become a thing of the past. Just when Takatenjin City fell, Dr. Watanabe Kane, Nakayama Nasunosuke, Saito Sobayashi and others defected to Takeda along with Ogasawara and Hachiro, while Kuze Sanshiro and Sakabe Matajuro tried their best to return to Hamamatsu when the city fell. .It is said that only Okochi Genzaburo, the supervisor of the army, steadfastly defended Ieyasu's secret orders and persisted in the war of resistance. Finally, he was captured and thrown into prison after exhaustion. Now no one cares about him.Nobuyasu actually said that the Okochi Genzaburo political situation was inferior to the generals who withdrew to Hamamatsu Castle.

Yashiro is very aware of Xinyasu's character and ability.In his eyes, Xin Kangshi was childish and ridiculous.Dahe Uchigen Saburo, who was in prison, still firmly believed that Ieyasu would take back Gaotian Shencheng, so he swore to the death and should be praised by Xinyasu.I don't want Xin Kang to criticize Yuan Saburo as inferior to others. "Great congratulations?" Xinyasu turned to Yashiro, "Only by returning alive can we continue to serve the Lord. Don't you think it is the best policy to pretend to be a traitor and return to Hamamatsu after sneaking out of the cell?" Yashiro was taken aback. "No, I don't think so." He concealed his panic and smiled calmly. "So, how many years are you willing to spend in prison?" "That's natural, and that's the integrity a warrior should have." "You really think so. Hahaha, I lost. No, I didn't lose. I agree with you, but I just want to test it." Yashiro cursed fiercely in his heart, but still bowed his head respectfully on the surface. "I'm finally relieved. As expected of the young master." "Dahe, where do you think Katsuyori will be recruited next?" Xinkang happily continued the topic.The wind was howling outside, and it was about to snow, but the fire in the room was burning brightly, and young Xinkang's face was flushed. "Is it Hamamatsu, Takeshi, or Nagashino? Or is it coming from Mino? What do you think?" "I think Hamamatsu should be taken first." After Yashiro finished speaking, he took a look at everyone's expressions. "Hahaha, big mistake!" Xinkang patted his knee, shook his body and laughed, "They will definitely attack Changxiao first." Yashiro's body trembled suddenly: "How could the young master know..." "Because my father has sent Okuhei Kuhachiro into Nagashino Castle." "Why did the Koshu army attack as soon as Okupira-san entered Nagashino?" "Fool! Ouping and his son once took refuge in Katsurai, if they are allowed to live happily in Changxiao, where will Katsurai put his face?" "So, the lord sent them to Changxiao after thinking about it?" "That's natural." Xinkang nodded, "Luring the enemies to Changxiao, and then giving them a fatal blow, this is my father's strategy. Tianzheng three years will be very interesting." Yashiro pretended to be enlightened, "So that's it, I understand now. Send Okuhira Sadano and his son to Nagashino..." While speaking, he said to himself in his heart: I won! If Ieyasu ordered Okubira Sadano and his son Nagashino to lure Katsuyori out, Katsuyori's plan could be successfully implemented.Katsuyori originally planned to surround Nagashino first to attract Ieyasu's main force, and then cooperate with Yashiro to capture Okazaki.Yashiro felt that there was no need to ask any more—Xinyasu talked about military affairs so casually. Thinking of the impending doom of the Tokugawa Clan, Yashiro suddenly felt sorry for Xinyasu.Since the incident of the little servant, Xinkang's temperament has become more and more eccentric.In order not to be despised by his retainers, he often boasted about major military affairs, got angry at every turn, and arrogantly arrogant.Behind this kind of arrogance, there is actually hidden fear of his wife Tokuhime and her maiden Oda.Fear in the heart, but deliberately yelling, this is a bluff. Almost no one has ever advised Xinkang positively.That's right, it's totally unreasonable for an incompetent person like Xinkang to point fingers.Mishiro left Xinkang's bedroom and walked towards the inner courtyard.The critical moment is approaching.Before visiting Mrs. Tsukiyama, Yashiro should go to see Tokuhime's situation. Yashiro is always very cautious. Since the incident of the little attendant, Deji has often had unreasonable fears and violent attacks.Not to mention Mrs. Tsukiyama, even Iris and the servants are not like my own.Her husband's love and the servant's sincerity were supporting her, but now, the servant is dead, and her husband's affection is gone. Deji just had an attack today.There was fear hidden in her pale eyes, and she was letting Ah Qin's sister Xina massage her.At this time, the servant Matsuno came to report that Yashiro had come to visit. "Ogami Shiro?" Hearing this name, Tokuhime immediately turned to Kina asking for help, "What should I do, Kina?" Xi Nai immediately looked serious: "Is there something wrong? I think you should meet him first." "Okay, let him in." De Ji hurriedly straightened her hair and straightened her body. Yashiro went all the way to the next room proudly, and then he pretended to be honest and fell in front of De Ji: "It's cold this winter, seeing that the young lady is in good health, I feel relieved." "Master Dahe came to visit in the midst of his busy schedule, and I've taken the trouble." Yashiro solemnly bowed his head and said, "You should be lucky in the coming year." "every dog ​​has his day?" "Of course this year is not bad. In the coming year, my lord will know how important your father is." Deji looked at Xina, the man in front of him was a traitor who colluded with the Takeda family, and his methods were so clever that he deceived Xin Kang so much that after Deji told Xin Kang the truth, the little attendant was killed.Now, this cunning and tricky man came to compliment her again! "Young madam, I am ashamed of my master's grace." "My lord is too serious." "I am so heartbroken, I will not hesitate to say anything. I think that the young lady's heart disease is all because of Mrs. Zhushan." Deji was puzzled.What is this man trying to say? "Her blatant and presumptuous behavior goes without saying, and she also instigated the young master and calamus, causing the little attendant to be killed. If things go on like this, what will happen? I can no longer stand by and watch." "Master Dahe, such words are not suitable in front of me—" "Young lady wants me to be cautious. But Mrs. Zhushan is really hateful, young lady!" Yashiro moved forward abruptly, "I pretended to be in the same boat as my wife, and finally found out a big matter. This matter is very important to the Tokugawa family, so I have to tell Yu. Of course, the young lady is very filial, so I probably don't want to hear this But please forgive my recklessness, young lady, and listen to me." While talking, Yashiro kept his eyes on Tokuhime, and his tone could not be refuted. "Three years of Tianzheng may be the year that decides the fate of Takeda, Tokugawa and Oda. At this critical moment, Mrs. Tsukiyama will not hesitate to use any means for her own selfish desires. One of her wishes is to avenge her father. Duke Yuan takes revenge; the second is to take revenge on Duke Jiakang who alienated her." Seeing Tokuhime's body trembling slightly, Yashiro looked away, and continued to talk endlessly: "Takeda defeats Tokugawa, and she can take revenge on her husband. When Takeda and Tokugawa armies were at war, the loving and righteous Oda Guild Come to support the Tokugawa army, and then you can lure Nobunaga to Yoshida Castle to deal evil hands." "..." "It's so whimsical, so ridiculous! So far, I haven't mentioned it to the young lady, but just buried it in my heart. But the current situation proves that her idea is not a daydream. The wife's own son, the young master Xinkang, is gradually being favored by the lady. The influence has become her arm. The young lady may not want to listen to these words, but I still want to say it. Once Takeda and Tokugawa go to war, Nobunaga will lead his troops to rescue. If the two families decline at that time, it will be time. It's too late. So let me tell you today, and I will pay close attention to the development of the situation in the future." Yashiro finished speaking in one breath, and turned his gaze to Kina who was sitting beside him: "Kina." "In the." "I can see through your mind. You were originally sent by your wife to monitor the young lady, but your feelings for the young lady have gradually gained the upper hand. That's good. From now on, I will pay close attention to the personnel around the young lady and protect her. Thank you "Xinai was in a panic all of a sudden, her face turned red and white. She did sympathize with Tokuhime, but what was Yashiro thinking?Did he really get close to Mrs. Tsukiyama to monitor her?It is not impossible; but if the situation changes, his glib tongue may change again. "Then I will take my leave first. Please take care to protect yourself. Also, if you can give birth to an heir as soon as possible, then the young master will change his mind. Yashiro sincerely wishes that day to come sooner." Mishiro gave respectfully again With a salute, stand up. The wind was whistling on the eaves, Deji and Xina were still in a daze, and even forgot to see off the guests. Yashiro came to the corridor happily, "Now it's time to meet my people." He murmured and walked towards the gate of the city.In this way, Nobunaga may not send reinforcements.Thinking of this, a smile appeared on his face. After Yashiro returned to the mansion, his confidants Kuraji Hirazaemon and Yamada Hachizo had been waiting for a long time.Did they also know the news of the arrival of the secret letter?He was planning to get someone to call them, but unexpectedly they came on his own initiative, Yashiro was a little puzzled. "What urgent matter do you two have?" He put down the knife and walked to the stove. "A major event has happened, Mr. Dahe." Yamada Hachizang was impatient after all, and said first, "It seems that things have leaked, so don't be careless." "What? Things leaked?" Yashiro asked. "It was to do the internal response of the Jiazhou Army last year." "How do you know?" Yamada Hachiko looked around quietly, shrinking his neck in fear: "Mrs. Tsukiyama's maid, Aqin, peeked at the secret letter sent by Mr. Katsuyori, and told her father." Yashiro thought about it for a while, "Don't worry. The secret letter has the name of Kazuya written on it, and you are not mentioned." Kuruji Hizaemon stared at Yashiro closely. "Not only that, Yamada? In fact, the killing of the little attendant seems to be related to this matter." "Yes, we think it is very likely that the attendant revealed it to De Ji, De Ji leaked it to Gifu, and then passed it back to Hamamatsu Castle from Gifu." "Of course, it may be the father of Ah Qin and Xina who leaked it." Yashiro still dismissed it with a smile on his face: "Even if those things are true, you don't have to worry, I will deal with them myself." "We want to know what can be done." Bazang leaned out, his beard fluttering, full of pride, "We are very worried. If the incident really spreads from Gifu to Hamamatsu, we will die without a place to die." "Haha... I could have prevented the news from reaching Hamamatsu, but since you are so worried, we shouldn't start early in the first month of the month." "Start the first month?" Hirazaemon muttered.Bazang asked eagerly, "How do we do it?" Yashiro suddenly looked gloomy, and he slammed his left hand with the handle of the knife he was holding in his right hand: "Simply take Mrs. Tsukiyama—" "lady?" "Hahaha..." Mishiro laughed again, "I don't think she's on the same side as us. Therefore, if the matter is revealed, we can put all the blame on her head. We can take the initiative to tell the lord what the madam did. , Whether there is or not..." Yashiro slammed his left hand again, and then closed his eyes. Yamada Hachizo and Kuraji Hirazaemon looked at each other.Yashiro was very disdainful: these two timid and fearful people can only spend their lives as lower-level warriors.Thinking of this, he mocked: "You guys are so disappointing. Even if we want to kill Mrs. Zhushan, don't be so surprised. In fact, don't we just want to take the head of the lord? Since we have the courage to take the head of the lord, the wife's life is even more important." Next." "My lord is right..." "Not only Mrs. Tsukiyama, but if necessary, we must also kill the young master, Hiraiwa Kikichi, and Nonaka Shigemasa. If we can't even do these things, how can we be the master of a country and a city?" Yashiro said calmly After finishing speaking, he took out the secret letter and showed it to the two of them, "Now is not the time to worry about Mrs. Tsukiyama. The arrow is on the string, and we have to send it. February will determine our fate. What do you two think?" Yamada Hachizo let out a "hmm", Kuruji Hirazaemon opened his eyes wide and stared at the secret letter without replying. "Don't worry." Yashiro seemed to be talking to himself, "The battle preparations will begin in the first lunar month, and the young master will probably go to Nagashino in the second half of the first lunar month. Hiraiwa, Nonaka, Hisamatsu, and Matsudaira Shigekichi will all go with the young master. Stay behind at Okazaki Castle Only Sakai Masaku and the others are the only ones. Therefore, even if the reinforcements from the Oda family arrive, Lord Nobunaga will not enter this castle. I am absolutely sure of this." "Oh?" Heizawaemon took a deep breath and asked, "Is the February Katsuyori Guild attacking?" "That's natural. Okazaki Castle is already in my pocket in March..." "Since that's the case," Yamada Hachiro interrupted Yashiro, "is it still necessary to kill Mrs. Tsukiyama?" "Isn't it necessary?" "My wife is an ally of Lord Shenglai. If we are reprimanded by Lord Shenglai for this in the future..." Yashiro was extremely helpless, but he still controlled his emotions, what a stupid person!Something has to be said to convince these stupid people. "Ba Zang, why do you keep pestering your wife? Well, if the lord is captured and brought before us, don't you have to cut off his head? And what I just said is that once there is a Mrs. Tsukiyama's head was taken because of the danger of leaking secrets. Only the dead can't speak. When Katsurai asked, we said that Mrs. might have leaked the secret to Ieyasu, so we had to kill her. Don't worry, I will call everyone immediately Discuss things, don't say such stupid things anymore." Yashiro narrowed his eyes in relief when he said this, and suddenly changed his tone, "After all, February is the month to decide the outcome."