different warring states of japan

Chapter 1470 The Lucky Tokugawa

After the spring plowing this year, Takeda Shingen took the grounds that Oda Nobunaga had humiliated the general and bullied the shogunate, and mobilized [-] soldiers from Kai, Shinano, and Suruga to go to Luo and enter Yuanjiang.

After the capture of Futamata Castle, Takeda Shingen did not attack Hamamatsu Castle, where Tokugawa Ieyasu was located, but marched through the north of Hamamatsu Castle, pointing directly at the Mikawa Kingdom.

After the unbearable Tokugawa Ieyasu unified his internal opinions, he sent [-] troops, together with [-] reinforcements from the Oda family, a total of [-] people, to intercept the Takeda army.

The two armies met at Sanfangyuan, nearly [-] people gathered, and a great battle broke out.

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Takeda Shingen gazed into the distance as he was sorting out the battlefield, and the ashigaru brigade confining the corpses remained silent.

It has been several days since the end of the Tripartite War, and the Takeda Army has won a big victory.

Tokugawa Ieyasu was determined to fight, and the Tokugawa army was desperate, but the Oda reinforcements brought by Sakuma Nobumori had little fighting spirit and retreated without authorization, causing the entire front to shake. Tokugawa Ieyasu was undefeated and defeated.

Although Tokugawa Ieyasu was defeated in World War I, Takeda Shingen was not happy.

She pretended to attack Mikawa, and managed to lure Tokugawa Ieyasu out of the tortoise shell in Hamamatsu Castle, but the final result could not satisfy her.

Although the Tokugawa army was defeated, the Mikawa Hime samurai did not fear death. The imperial army desperately blocked the Takeda army's pursuit of victory, allowing Tokugawa Ieyasu to flee back to Hamamatsu Castle with a large group of troops.

Although Takeda Shingen successfully annihilated the Tokugawa family's palace army, he also lost the opportunity to break the Tokugawa family's backbone in World War I, which was of little help to the strategy.

It is impossible for her to bypass Hamamatsu Castle, ignore Tokugawa Ieyasu, and continue to go to Luo, so that there is such a big troublesome nail behind her.

However, Tokugawa Ieyasu is not an easy guy to deal with, he won't be discouraged and surrender just because of a defeat, nor will he run out impulsively to give Takeda Shingen a chance to annihilate her main force.

This put Takeda Shingen in a difficult situation. Although the three parties joined forces to show off the prestige of the Takeda family and the morale of the retainers was like a rainbow, from a strategic point of view, they were caught in an embarrassing dilemma.

Takeda Shingen had a feeling that Tokugawa Ieyasu's defeat was so miserable that the Oda Army retreated for no reason, and maybe he was used as a gun.

Just as Takeda Shingen was meditating, several war horses came running from a distance, and the leader was Kosaka Masanobu. She quickly crossed the guard's banner and rushed straight to Takeda Shingen on horseback.

Kosaka Masanobu got off his horse and bowed to salute, with a serious face, Takeda Shingen asked with a smile.

"What's the matter so flustered? Is there any movement in Hamamatsu Castle?"

Kosaka Masanobu shook his head, with a dignified expression, he leaned into Takeda Shingen's ear and said softly.

"The six members of the executive council of the Guandong Chamberlain held their first meeting in the Imperial Pavilion a few days ago.

At the meeting, Yamanaka Yukimori reprimanded His Highness for bringing troops to Luoyang, arbitrarily destroying the Kanto No War Order issued by the Kwantung General, and demanding that the Standing Council immediately activate the peacekeeping mechanism.

This initiative was unanimously approved by the six directors, Terotora Uesugi, Nobushige Sanada, and Ujimasa Hojo, who are adjacent to the territory of my Takeda family, were authorized to allow them to use weapons from my Takeda family.

The Standing Council also calls on all the United Front Workers of the Great Review to provide support within their capabilities for peacekeeping operations and fulfill their obligations.

The military authorization has just been passed. Echigo's Uesugi Army invaded Hokshin, Nishi Ueno's Sanada Army invaded Toshin, and Sagami Izu's Hojo Army invaded Sunto, almost at the same time.

Your Highness, they have colluded and come prepared, please make a decision early! "

At the end of Masanobu Kosaka's speech, he was already gnashing his teeth, sweating profusely from anxiety.

Takeda Shingen was stunned on the spot and didn't speak for a long time.After a long time, she couldn't help laughing, shaking her head helplessly and sighing.

Kosaka Masanobu saw that she was still smiling at this time, and couldn't help but urged.

"Your Highness, where is the time to laugh now, think of a way.

The rear territory has been attacked from three sides and has fallen into chaos.The army is unstable in the outer and rear areas. Once the news leaks out, the morale of the army will be shaken immediately. "

Takeda Shingen sighed.

"It was my bad move, I didn't expect Uesugi Terutora's speed to be so fast, the Kanto Office and Hojo-kun would cooperate with her so much.

I thought it would take Uesugi Terotora at least a year and a half to find a few allies who have their own ulterior motives before they can attack me.

Unexpectedly, they could be so united. I was besieged by Uesugi Hojo Kanto Office from three parties without even getting the slightest word in advance.

They can even ignore Jin Duodian's peaceful proposition and use the Standing Council to forcefully pass the procedure. This is the face of Jin Duodian.

They didn't even care about Jin Duodian's anger, they wanted to put me to death.My Takeda family is now facing enemies from both sides, Oda Tokugawa in the front, and the entire Kanto samurai family in the future.

You let me think of a way, what can I do?
Changshin, I am not a god or Buddha with boundless mana power, manpower will eventually be exhausted.Things have come to this, can I change my life against the sky? "

Masanobu Kosaka said sadly, bitterly.

"I really didn't expect that Uesugi Terutora would be so capable, dragging the Kanto Office and the Hojo family into trouble so quickly, and driving you into a desperate situation."

Takeda Shingen smiled slightly, as if she had seen through everything, she shook her head and said.

"You're wrong, what kind of thing is Uesugi Terutora, how can she have such an ability to coordinate vertically and horizontally?

I used to think that blue face and misfortune were just a joke, the Wu family valued family business more than their own lives, and who would do the stupid thing of loving beauty and not loving country for the sake of love and hatred.

Now it seems that I am not the only stupid person in this world, there are many people who are not inferior to me.I really don't know whether to lament his boundless charm or my bad luck. "

Kosaka Masanobu was taken aback for a moment, and subconsciously understood who Takeda Shingen was talking about.

Takeda Shingen didn't wait for Kosaka Masanobu to speak again, turned around and returned to his main formation.

"Let's go, go back and talk."

After finishing speaking, Takeda Shingen ignored Masanobu Kosaka, who was still a little confused, and walked freely, with a winner's smile on his lips.

Kosaka Masanobu looked at the lord who was striding forward with his head up and chest up, and only listened to her singing.

"There are beauties in the north, who are peerless and independent. A smile can enchant a city, and then caress a nation.

A group of losers and dogs, plotting without the knowledge of the righteous master, only dare to use despicable means to stab people in the back, the appearance of becoming angry from embarrassment is really ugly. "

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Hamamatsu Castle, Council Hall.

Everyone was in no mood to speak, Tokugawa Ieyasu sat in the main seat in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

The defeat was no surprise, but such a miserable defeat really made her heartbroken.

I knew that Takeda Shingen was resourceful and Kai was good at fighting, but Tokugawa Ieyasu boasted that he had the loyal and daring warrior Mikawa Hime at his hand, so he was not too worried about the outcome of the joint battle.

For Tokugawa Ieyasu, the Tripartite War was a political battle that had to be fought.

She doesn't expect to win, but as long as she shows that the Tokugawa family is not afraid of the Takeda family, she can stabilize the minds of the Yuanjiang people and ensure that the Tokugawa family's rule over the Yuanjiang country will not be shaken.

But she never expected that the Oda reinforcements under Sakuma Nobumori would leave without authorization on the battlefield, revealing a big flaw to the Takeda Army.

Although Tokugawa Ieyasu tried his best to send people to plug the gap, in the end Shingen Takeda seized the opportunity to concentrate the elite red equipment and defeated the front line in one fell swoop, resulting in the fact that the Tokugawa army was defeated.

Tokugawa Ieyasu could still sustain the loss of military power in this battle, but the loss of political points made Tokugawa Ieyasu very depressed.

Tokugawa Ieyasu couldn't even imagine that the results of the three-party war would spread, and the Tojiang people, who had been heartbroken by the Takeda army, would turn to the enemy and switch to Mingzhu.

As for the Sakuma Nobumori who caused the current situation, while Tokugawa Ieyasu was angry, he didn't dare to hold her accountable for retreating without authorization.

If the battle of Mikatahara hadn't been defeated so badly, Tokugawa Ieyasu would have dared to straighten his waist and have a good talk with Oda Nobunaga, what is meant by a cheating teammate, and let Oda Nobunaga explain to himself.

But with Mikatahara's defeat, Tokugawa Ieyasu became embarrassed, and she was not sure whether Sakuma Nobumori's behavior was her personal behavior, or whether it was secretly instructed by Oda Nobunaga.

The more difficult the situation was, the more he had to rely on the support of the Oda family, the less Tokugawa Ieyasu could show any dissatisfaction, he could only break his teeth and swallow in his belly, and carry the turtle to the end.

Because Sakuma Nobumori could not be held accountable, the military discussions within the Tokugawa family were also frozen and unable to explain clearly, and everyone was very aggrieved.

Just when the gloomy clouds were gloomy, two people hurried into the meeting room and bowed to Ieyasu Tokugawa.

Tokugawa Ieyasu came back to his senses in the respectful greeting and looked at the two of them. It was the leader of the Tokugawa Ninja, Hattori Hosaga, and her daughter Hattori Masamari.

She barely lifted her spirits and asked.

"Hitori Hime, what is the movement of the Takeda Army?"

Hattori Baochang looked a little weird, and he didn't speak for a while.

Tokugawa Ieyasu smiled wryly.

"It's this time, there's nothing else you can't say, don't hide it, just say it."

Hattori Baochang kowtowed to the ground first, then said hesitantly.

"The Takeda family rested for a whole day after the Sangahara battle, and the army stood still.

The ninjas of the Takeda family are spreading rumors wantonly, saying that Your Highness fled in embarrassment when Mikatahara was defeated, and was frightened by the pursuit of the Takeda family. .scared. .There was a lot of feces and urine, and the stench was suffocating. "

Tokugawa Ieyasu smiled slightly and said.

"I thought it was bad news, but it turned out to be some rumors, you don't have to be jealous.

This is Takeda Shingen trying to lure me into the battle by using the aggressive method.

Hamamatsu City has high walls and thick walls, easy to defend and difficult to attack. She was not sure about capturing it, and she dared not abandon me and went straight to Luo, which is why she spread rumors to provoke me.

The feces and urine are flowing, ah, it's a good thing she figured it out, no matter how bad I am, Ieyasu Tokugawa, I am still a dignified samurai, how can I be afraid of dying in battle.

Only fools would believe such rumors, right? "

Seeing Tokugawa Ieyasu's gentle face, seeming to really not take this ugly rumor to heart, Hattori Baochang breathed a sigh of relief and bowed.

"Your Highness is wise."

Just as Yasunaga Hattori relaxed, Masanari Hattori, who was following behind her, suddenly spoke, which immediately made her nervous again.

"Your Highness, I don't think His Highness Takeda's actions are intended to motivate you to fight, but for other purposes."

Hattori Baochang turned around and scolded angrily.

"Bageyalu! How dare your Highness speak nonsense!"

The Tokugawa family's expressions froze and they coughed.

"As I said just now, it's already this time, and there's nothing else that can't be said freely."

Hattori Baochang didn't dare to say anything more, Tokugawa Ieyasu looked at the young and heroic Hattori Masanari, and asked softly.

"You said His Highness Takeda has other plans, is there any basis?"

Hattori Masamari said solemnly.

"Your Highness, in the past few days, in order to find out the direction of the Takeda family's follow-up advance, I have spied on the Takeda camp several times, and I personally sneaked and captured a living person and came back to ask.

I accidentally discovered that the Takeda Army had no plans to go to Luo, they were preparing for withdrawal. "

Before Hattori Masanari could finish speaking, the entire conference hall erupted.Warrior Ji whispered to each other, and everyone was surprised by Masanari Hattori's bold speculation.

Takeda Shingen had just won a decisive victory in Mikatahara, and Tokugawa Ieyasu's rule in Enjiang was already in jeopardy.

At this moment when the Takeda family had an absolute advantage, Hattori Masanari said that the Takeda family was going to withdraw their troops. Who would believe it?
Hattori Baochang was sweating profusely, but under the pressure of Tokugawa Ieyasu, he did not dare to intervene.

Tokugawa Ieyasu yelled a few times to calm down the noise in the chamber.In fact, she herself couldn't believe it, but she still asked patiently.

"Massei Hattori, are you sure this isn't a trick of the Takeda family?
Perhaps His Highness Takeda just wanted to make us think that they were retreating, but he actually wanted to lure me to send troops to pursue them again. "

Hattori Masari said calmly.

"In front of Your Highness, I dare not speak nonsense.

Indeed, I have no conclusive evidence, and I don't know the reason why the Takeda family withdrew their troops, but my intuition tells me that this matter should not be false.

Therefore, Your Highness, please allow me to personally take someone to the Wutian territory to find out the truth. "

Tokugawa Ieyasu muttered.

"Intuitive?"

She glanced at the flustered and disturbed Hattori Yasunaga, and then at the confident Hattori Masamari with an expectant expression, a little hesitant.

Hattori Baochang has served the family for three generations. He is old and has lost his vigor, but he is more mature and prudent in doing things.And Masanari Hattori is young, full of vigor, and daring to act.

Tokugawa Ieyasu had some thoughts in his mind.

Of course, she hoped that Masashi Hattori was right, and that the plague gods of the Takeda family could go away by themselves, it was simply a blessing from their ancestors.

But now she has no capital to lose again, so she can only choose to treat it cautiously and dare not take risks.

The Takeda Army just won the Mikatahara Battle, and their morale was greatly boosted, and there was no reason to retreat, but Tokugawa Ieyasu suddenly remembered that Uesugi Terotora leaked Takeda Uemura's information to him.

The Takeda family withdrew their troops for no reason. Could it be that there was some change in Kanto that made Takeda Shingen have to choose to retreat and go back to fight the fire?
Tokugawa Ieyasu was full of expectations, but he couldn't believe his luck would be so good, so he could only nod his head.

"Massei Hattori, you take the capable ninjutsu, and you must investigate this matter for me!"

"Hi!"

Looking at Masanari Hattori who accepted the task without flinching, Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded slightly.

Hattori Baochang is getting old, and it is time to put the new and old leaders of the ninja leaders on the agenda.

(End of this chapter)