Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Famous Sword Hengkong

The sky, which was originally clear, now turned gray.There was no wind, and the heavy, warm air seemed to evaporate from beneath the ground. When you arrive at Imamura, Tagua Castle is right in front of you.Imagawa Yoshimoto marched extremely cautiously. When he passed a village, he would always send people to inquire about the reactions of the local people.The reason is that before the expedition, Matsudaira Motoyasu told him that the people in this area would tenaciously resist the Imagawa army. On May 18th of the third year of Yonglu, Yoshimoto Imakawa issued an order to attack the Oda Army at dawn the next day.The guards around Yiyuan were heavily guarded for a while, and even he himself was fully armed.

Inside Shujiang Jin's armor is a white battle uniform.The sword is two feet and six inches long, and it is in Zongsanzuo characters that he is proud of.Yiyuan's obese body was unable to ride a horse, so he had to sit leisurely in a sedan chair inlaid with gold and silver.He opened his eyes from time to time to look around, and kept wiping away the dripping sweat. On the 16th and 17th, they were stationed in Okazaki Castle and made the final battle preparations.Let's rest in Tagua City for the time being today, and launch a general attack at dawn tomorrow.In short, let the main force arrive at Dagao City tomorrow.The striker entered the Narumi area yesterday and continued to set fire to the surrounding villages.Yoshimoto wiped his sweat while looking at the map next to his legs and the troop deployment on the map.

Before dawn, Matsudaira Motoyasu first led more than 2,500 Okazaki people to attack Marune.Marune's defender is the battle-tested Sakuma University Morishige.Yuan Yasushi is still very young, but the experienced Okazaki ministers will not fail easily.Asahina Tai can lead two thousand people to attack Jiujin.The enemy general is Oda Genbo Shinpei, a seasoned general.Therefore, Miura was sent back to lead 3,000 reinforcements, just in case.In addition, Okabe Motonobu led 700 recruits to guard Narumi Castle that was about to be captured, and Asai Masatoshi led 1,500 people to guard Kutake Castle that was about to be captured.Uden Changzhao of Datakajo reacted accordingly and was ready to reinforce Matsudaira Motoyasu or Asahina Taino at any time.

This formation can be said to be foolproof, and the Imagawa clan seems to be going to win a big victory.After finishing the arrangement, Yiyuan personally led Geshan Xinzhen's 5,000 troops to march towards Qingzhou City. It doesn't matter whether Nobunaga withdraws or defends, or personally goes into battle to command.Even if the 5,000 troops of the Geshan tribe were defeated, the 5,000 main force that came later would join forces with the original troops to besiege Qingzhou City, and their strength would reach 10,000 at that time.Moreover, the Matsudaira, Asahina, and Miura ministries will take advantage of the situation to attack Kiyosu Castle...

Even if he defended the city for a battle, Nobunaga could not last for less than two or three days.Just as Yiyuan was thinking, Xinguan Youmayun, his bodyguard, came to the sedan chair. "grown ups." "What's the matter?" Yoshimoto put down the map in his hand and asked. "The people in the nearby villages sent envoys to express their congratulations to the lord..." Hearing You Mayun's words, Yiyuan's eyes suddenly became sharp and full of vigilance, "Messenger? No see. Ask his name." "yes." "Is there any dissatisfaction or abnormality among the people you have seen?"

"No. It's just a monk, a priest, and an ordinary person." "Only three people?" "They are representatives of the nearby villages, offering ten dans of rice, two bottles of wine, and other things. They all seem to be well-behaved people." "Where's the porter who carries the presents?" "They're all stupid people." "Okay, let's see you. Bring me here." The sedan chair stopped.Yiyuan untied his sword, but did not get out of the sedan chair. "It's too hot, fan it!" The two junior warriors quickly waved their fans.A monk led the way, and three messengers approached.

"I'm Daisuke Jibu, disturbing your peace. But don't be afraid, I won't allow my retainers to mess around." Yoshimoto said softly, and the three of them knelt by the side of the road. Yiyuan's sedan chair just stopped under an ancient pine with thick branches, but the place where the three knelt down was dry, dirty and dusty. "Do you belong to the people of Kariya or Ikei?" "Before, it was Baiwa from Kariya, but after my lord sent troops, I don't know who will take care of it tomorrow." The monk who was nearly sixty years old said. "Don't worry, the war will end soon." Yoshimoto was quite confident, and then added, "But the Oda clan is not vulnerable. If their reinforcements arrive, the war may..."

"That's right." A commoner blurted out, "We also think that this area will become a fierce battlefield. However, it seems that Oda-sama's reinforcements will not come." "Oh, why?" "Master Oda has been preparing to fight for the city from the very beginning. Because someone from the kitchen of Qingzhou City came and asked us to hand over the miso, saying that it was for the defense of the city. They ran to this area in a panic." "Are they here to buy miso?" "Yes. They are servants in their kitchen." Yoshimoto nodded, thinking sideways.According to the information he received, the far-sighted Nobunaga prepared sufficient supplies in the city.

"Well. If that's the case, the disasters caused by the war will be very small. You can go back and take care of your family business when you go back." "Thank you, sir." The eye circles of the three people were already red, and Yoshimoto's words moved them. The three envoys retreated, and Yiyuan ordered the bodyguard to bring water, and raised his head to drink quickly. "The people of the weak country are so pitiful!" He smiled wryly, and sprayed the last sip of water on the saber, "but don't be careless. As far as I know, there are many illegal wild warriors lurking around here. Alright, get up the sedan chair." The team started up again, heading towards Tahang.

Because Matsudaira Motoyasu repeatedly advised him not to be careless, whenever he passed the hills between paddy fields, he always sent someone to check first.But as far as the eye can see, there are only egrets looking for food leisurely in the paddy fields.Soon the sun was setting behind the distant hills.It's not yet the hot summer season, but after the sun goes down, the temperature still doesn't feel the slightest drop.In the unbearable steaming heat, only fireflies are wandering playfully.When the army crossed the border and arrived at Tagua City, there was a sound of frogs around.

Dakaku Castle has been one of the sixty-three stations from Kyoto to Kamakura since ancient times.It is only one mile from here to Narumi, and only three miles to Atsuta.Although it was a small area, Horikoshi Yoshihisa was extremely cautious. The team dispersed around Yufu Temple and Tagu Castle near Jingchuan, and began to bury the pot to cook, but Yoshimoto couldn't calm down for a long time.He was not worried about the general attack the next day, but he was used to the comfortable life in Junfu. Once he set foot in the army, he always felt inconvenient everywhere, and there were too many mosquitoes around, which made him really annoyed and unbearable. "Light incense." While eating, Yiyuan kept ordering his servants to light incense to repel mosquitoes.After the meal, the last military council was held.During this period, Yiyuan still kept ordering his bodyguards to drive away mosquitoes for him. "Tomorrow is going to launch a general attack, sir, will you ride a horse or a sedan chair?" Horikoshi Yoshihisa asked. "Like Oda Nobunaga—" Yoshimoto stopped there and did not continue.He originally wanted to say that he didn't need to ride a horse at all to fight against an opponent like Nobunaga.But the real reason is that he is too fat. If his butt hurts, he will not be able to stand in front of the battle at critical moments.Yiyuan has always had scruples about this, so he always sits in a sedan chair unless it is absolutely necessary. Yiyuan asked his servants to roll out the bedding, and then went to sleep, and still let the two personal servants keep driving mosquitoes away for him. Seeing the hard work and fatigue of the guards, he couldn't fall asleep, which was really troublesome. "My personality is indeed not suitable for the night, it is better to have a day without mosquitoes..." Tomorrow we will finally invade Nobunaga's territory.Because the winning ticket was in his hands, he wanted to distribute the bottles of wine sent by the messengers to his personal guards, but he had to give up thinking that the smell of the wine would attract more mosquitoes.Thinking of this, Yi Yuan suddenly felt that not being able to drink was unbearable. The bonfire stayed on all night, and after a few hours, the noisy barracks finally quieted down.Four quarters later, Yiyuan finally fell asleep. When he woke up, the Okazaki people led by Matsudaira Motoyasu were already attacking Marune violently. Yoshimoto immediately began to dress up.His body is too fat, and he has to rely on the help of his bodyguards to put on his armor.After putting on the armor: two attendants help him tie the belt.Yoshiwon was sweating again.Shujiang brocade looks majestic and gorgeous, but because the heat cannot be dissipated, people who are not used to wearing it will feel very uncomfortable. After everything was settled, Yi Yuan finally sat down leisurely.At this time, the first spy came back from the front line: "Matsudaira Motoyasu-sama, who started storming Marone before dawn, was stubbornly resisted by Sakuma Shengshige who was fighting the enemy in Kaesong, and is currently fighting hard." "What is Sheng Zhong? Tell Yuan Kang, don't take a step back." Yi Yuan's tired eyes radiated excitement.If something happens to Yuankang, the Yudian Changzhao in Dagao City will be ordered to reinforce immediately.After Yiyuan gave the order, he also set off in a hurry. The time has passed, and Yiyuan has no mood to meet those envoys who came intermittently.The team marched solemnly westward along the official road in Kamakura.It's still scorching hot.If this continues, after the rainy season, it will probably enter the unbearable heat. "I hope it will be cooler in the evening." "This year's rainy season is destined to be hot and dry." "The most unbearable thing is that there is no wind. Compared with this area, the climate in Junfu is still pleasant." Because the general sat in awe, the soldiers were all dressed neatly. Today, spies are still sent out to inquire about the movement, and only after confirming safety can they move forward.The march seemed to be infallible.Soon, the group finally came to a place commonly known as Tianlewa between Ochiai and Arimatsu. 〖Gathering Thousands of Mountains and Peaks The most dangerous Tianlewa〗 Tianlewa, which is sung by later generations, is only 18 towns away from Arimatsu. Tianlewa is a valley surrounded by high mountains.When the team entered the valley, another scout came from the front to report.After a fierce and brutal battle, Matsudaira Motoyasu finally killed the guard Sakuma Morishige and other seven generals, defeated the Oda Army, and completely occupied the Marune Fortress. "Ah? Good!" Yiyuan ordered the sedan chair to stop by the side of the road, laughing, "Go tell Yuankang right away, he has made outstanding achievements in battle, and immediately enter Dagao City to rest." Afterwards, he ordered Yudian Changzhao of Dagaocheng to come out and attack Qingzhou.Let Yuan Yasubu, who had been fighting endlessly at dawn, enter the city to rest, and let Udenbu immediately attack Qingzhou City. "Get up the sedan chair. We also want to enter Dagao City before dark." After Yiyuan finished speaking, some frontline scouts and envoys from nearby villages came to the sedan chair. At this time, it is already Sishi, and it is almost noon.This time the scouts came from Asahina Taino's troops who attacked Jiujin. Although the enemy guard Oda Genbo Shinpei fought bravely, he could not withstand the onslaught of the Asahina tribe who was worried about falling behind the Matsudaira people. The city gate was broken, the shaft gate was dismantled, and Jiujin finally fell.Oda was defeated, leaving countless corpses behind, and fled to Qingzhou in a hurry. The fortress had already fallen into the hands of Taineng. "Okay. But Yuan Kang took the head of the enemy defender, but Tai Neng let the defender run away. Go back and tell him to pursue him immediately!" Yiyuan shook his army fan and wiped his sweat.Tan Ma left, he couldn't help laughing loudly: "Good omen. If this continues, Nobunaga's bastard may come tomorrow. Let me meet those messengers." Seeing the successive victories of the Jinchuan army, the number of envoys also increased suddenly.These weak and miserable citizens seem to have no other way out except to swallow their breath and flatter the new ruler.This time, more than ten people came to welcome them.As representatives, two monks, under the leadership of a priest, stepped forward tremblingly, like skinned lambs. "They are the leaders of Mizuno Shimono." Yiyuan nodded while listening to the attendant's introduction, "Don't worry, I will definitely prevent the poor from rioting. Go back and take care of your family business." "Yes." The fifty-year-old old monk knelt down on the ground, and the priest said loudly: "We have all heard that Mr. Junfu is highly respected, and we all admire him. Therefore, I hope to do my best for him. Now bring zongzi Fifty dans, twenty buckets of rice balls, Yilue expresses our gratitude. It is already noon, please accept it with a smile." "Ha, thank you all the elders. Then I will accept it." "Thank you, my lord!" After the priest bowed his head to express his gratitude, the attendant hurriedly took over the gift list and said to Yiyuan, "I also brought some wine." Yoshimoto nodded triumphantly.These people knew that it was almost noon, so they specially made lunch for the Jinchuan army and brought good wine.In fact, no one knew that the priest who greeted Yoshimoto eloquently was none other than Takeuchi Hataro, the owner of Kumawaka Palace.After they left, Yiyuan said: "Let's have lunch here. The weather is too hot, and the food can't be kept for a long time, so let's distribute it to everyone." After finishing speaking, he quietly stood up from the sedan chair, "Go to the sitting bed .Choose a shade, I want to rest too." The front team has stopped advancing.When Yiyuan sat down on the bed with the help of his attendants, the five thousand soldiers and horses of the main force were already bustling together like water in the valley, ready to have lunch. same morning.In Kiyosu City, on the wide tatami floor, there are graceful figures. There is still music and drums in the inner court.The notice posted under the north porch swayed gently with the breeze blowing from the courtyard.The notice read: "The heat is unbearable, take off the scorching uniform and armor." This notice made everyone very angry and disappointed, so it delayed the speed of the generals entering the city.Yesterday, many generals Jiujin and Marune came to ask for help, and now, everyone knows that there is no way out except to defend the city. "No matter how self-willed the lord is, he can't be without instructions today." Yesterday, everyone put on their armor in unison and went into the city to wait for Nobunaga's order, but around noon, they saw the guard Shigeyu Iwamuro walking out of the inner court holding a piece of paper. "The order is coming." Everyone thought that it was probably an order to deploy guards, but after a closer look, they found that it was an ironic notice.Shigekyu Iwamuro is the younger brother of Mrs. Iwamuro, the beloved concubine of the former lord, and the nephew of Kato Shusuke. "Heavy rest, what does this notice mean?" Lin Zuodu asked loudly. "I don't know. This is my lord's order." "Even if it is the Lord's order, what time is it now? The other party is already approaching the city." "So what if the soldiers are approaching the city? My lord said it's hot now, so I posted this to make everyone happy." "Seeing such a notice, can we be happy?" Lin Zuodu scolded, but what's the use of scolding Zhongxiu?Everyone looked at each other, shook their heads and sighed.They unbuttoned their armor and stood facing the wind. What they felt was not coolness, but a slight chill. After nightfall, Nobunaga even came out in his bathrobe. "Tonight, each of you go home and rest." People are no longer angry, only disappointed and frustrated.Why did he deliberately make everyone so depressed... "Because he thought that he would definitely die in the battle against the city. Tonight is the last night of his life. He may want us to go back and say goodbye to our family." When everyone retreated to the bottom of the steps, Yoshida Nachi said. Lin Zuodu looked at the starry sky, and sighed a long time, "In any case, we will perish, sympathy and kindness came too late." This morning, although it was already bright, not many people gathered here. "It's the drums again." "Today is even more absurd. Now Marone may already be at war." At this time, Tokichiro Kinoshita walked over quickly.He was full of energy, fully armed, with a solemn expression, and he didn't care about the notice at all. "Everyone, I heard that Sakuma University in Marune was hit by Matsudaira Motoyasu's musket." After he finished speaking lightly, he walked straight to the inner courtyard where the music and drums were bursting. When Fujikichiro entered, Nobunaga was waving a fan and dancing leisurely. 〖Fifty years of life are like a dream and an illusion...〗 His singing voice is just like the voice of the all-powerful voice standing in front of the battle.The loud voice pierced the morning air, spread out from the inner court, and then spread to the outer court and courtyard.This is a section of "Atsushi", and whenever Nobunaga is in high spirits, he dances with it. Fujikichirou Hui smiled and stood aside.Nobunaga still dressed like usual.Nohime, Qiqimaru and Tokuhime stood aside, watching Nobunaga's long dance in amazement.A Lei, Nana, and Miyuki stood side by side with blank expressions.The wet nurse is holding the second son, Chajiwan, and the third son, Sanqiwan, sitting by the opposite window.The only bodyguards left are Hasegawa Hashisuke and Iwamuro Shigeuki.They looked at Fujikichiro, and immediately looked sideways at Nobunaga's long dance. 〖Fifty years of life are like dreams and illusions. As long as there is life, there is death. What regrets for a strong man? 〗 The sensitive Nana already had tears in her eyes, and she tried her best to suppress the tears that were about to burst into her eyes.The children are still immature and do not understand all this in front of them.Nouhime had expected this day to come, but she seemed very calm and stable. After singing, Nobunaga threw the fan to the accompanist and said firmly, "Monkey! Are you here to wake me up?" "Exactly." Fujikichiro lowered his head slowly, "Marone has fallen, and Jiujin is also in danger." Nobunaga said: "Where is Daisuke Jibu's main force?" "Departed from Tagua City this morning and headed for Dagao City... This is the information provided by Mr. Liang Tian Zhenggang." Nobunaga smiled and nodded repeatedly.Suddenly, he threw off the sweatshirt on his body and shouted: "Armor!" He patted his bare belly violently. The three women looked at each other in surprise, not knowing what Nobunaga was going to do.Noonghime is worthy of being "the smartest among brothers and sisters" among Saito Michio's three mouths. She said sharply, "Get the armor here!" "Yes." The two bodyguards hurried over. "Food!" Nobunaga patted his stomach again and stood up. "What did your lord say?" Ah Lei couldn't help but ask back after breakfast. Miyuki who was sitting at the end suddenly panicked. "This……" "This expedition is extremely important, don't forget to prepare imperial wine and katsukuri for your lord." Nohime ordered Miyuki sternly in the tone of a servant. Nobunaga put on the armor quickly, the speed made Fujikichiro dumbfounded. The Dragon of Shunfu has arrived in Owari.The Qingzhou Tiger has been suppressing his high fighting spirit, waiting for the moment when the time is right.The tiger lives in Pingyang, and cannot challenge the flying dragon hidden in the clouds. It only needs to wait for the flying dragon to land on the ground, and the tiger can jump up.The so-called battle against the city is just an illusion to confuse the enemy.After putting it on, Nonghime asked beside him, "What kind of knife are you bringing?" "Guangzhong, Guozhong!" Their dialogue is concise and clear, without muddling. "Mitsutada is here." Between Nohime and Nobunaga's question and answer, Hasegawa Hashisuke, who had broken his right arm, had brought Nobunaga's sword Mitsutada over.Nobunaga smiled: "Guozhong?" "The country is back." "Hahaha..." Nobunaga laughed loudly, "Monkey, we won!" "Exactly." "Even Qiaojie guessed my mind wrong. We won! This battle, we won!" Nobunaga took the love sword Kunisho and put it aside.Miyuki brought a three-party dining table and placed it in front of her.But Nobunaga didn't intend to sit down, he still stood there firmly: "Bring the wine!" Nohime hurriedly took out the wine glass and filled it up herself.Nobunaga drank it down in one gulp, and then picked up the rice bowl from A Lei.He looked at his four children, and reprimanded him: "This is how wars should be. Take care!" Only Miracle Maru nodded.The other three children snuggled up to the nurse in horror. In the blink of an eye, Nobunaga finished two bowls of rice.He put down his chopsticks and picked up his helmet. "Blow the horn. Monkey, come with me!" Immediately after putting on the saber, he left the inner court like a gust of wind.Fujikichiro heaved a sigh of relief and hurried to follow. "Bring the wind. The lord is on the way. Hurry up!" Fujikichiro yelled, tears welling up in his eyes.The hot-tempered Nobunaga was able to control his emotions and hibernate for more than ten days... If the master can do this, why should I, Fujikichiro, die?An indescribable emotion penetrated his whole body like lightning. The horn has already sounded behind. When the generals gathered in a hurry hurriedly adjusted their military uniforms, Nobunaga had already arrived at the gate of the city on his beloved horse Gale.