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Chapter 278: Sending troops to Settsu to ambush the Mori reinforcements

Araki Murashige of Settsu rebelled. As soon as the news spread, Matsunaga Hisahide withdrew his troops from the Tennoji front line to Yamato as agreed, and then launched a rebellion.

Matsunaga Hisamichi even announced that the Matsunaga family generals and Tsuda Nobutora would lead an army together to capture the entire Yamato and Ise, and then attack Azuchi Castle.

Oda Nobuo, who was stationed in the southern part of Ise, immediately gathered his troops and marched to the northern end of Minami Ise. Then he wrote to Oda Nobunaga, expressing his willingness to lead his troops to pacify the Tsuda clan.

Oda Nobunaga looked at the letter sent by his third son Nobuo and immediately scolded: "This idiot, does he know what he is doing? Don't I know what he is thinking?

Send someone to tell that idiot to get back to Azuchi Castle!"

Oda Nobuo soon came to Azuchi Castle. When he arrived in front of Oda Nobunaga, he still did not give up. After all, he and Tsuda Naganobu had a deep grudge. This was a good opportunity to kill Tsuda Naganobu, and he naturally did not want to miss it.

He argued, "Father, the Tsuda family and Matsunaga Hisahide and his son are related by marriage. The Matsunaga family withdrew their troops from Tennoji, and the Tsuda family did not react. This is the evidence!"

Oda Nobunaga looked at his son who was as stupid as a pig and still hadn't figured out the key point. He stepped forward and kicked Oda Nobuo over, cursing: "You idiot, if you weren't my son, Oda Nobunaga, who do you think you are?
Nobutora had already told me that Matsunaga Hisahide was going to rebel, and you are still deceiving me for your own petty grudge!

Nobuo, you are so stupid that I really doubt whether you are my son!
Now, immediately, go to Nobutada and listen to his instructions. You should learn from your brother!"

Oda Nobuo was as docile as a kitten in front of Nobunaga, but now he was scolded by Oda Nobunaga, so he was naturally frightened.

When he heard Nobunaga telling him to get out, he thought it was the sound of nature.

He quickly got up and ran out of the room.

Oda Nobunaga sat back in his seat, and Aguo quickly stepped forward to comfort him: "Nobuo-dono is still too young, it's normal to have some problems."

Oda Nobunaga frowned and said, "You don't need to defend him. I think he has been spoiled in Minami-Ise. Fortunately, Nobutada is a capable person. I just hope Nobuo can learn something from him.

I didn't expect that Matsunaga Hisahide would dare to betray me. This is the third time. If he wants to die, then let him die. And Araki Murashige, let them both die."

But before Oda Nobunaga could catch his breath, the Hatano clan, the Akai clan, and the Naito clan in Tamba Province, which were close to Yamashiro, all announced their opposition to the Oda clan.

Oda Nobunaga was not too surprised to hear the news, but in the eyes of many people, the current situation of the Oda family in the capital is precarious.

After all, Settsu, Yamato, and Tamba are not too far from Kyoto and Azuchi Castle. Together with the Mori family, Honganji, and the Uesugi family in Hokuriku, the Oda family was once again surrounded by the princes of the world.

Azuchi Castle, within Hiroma.

Oda Nobunaga summoned all the family elders who could be called to hold a military meeting to counter the encirclement.

After Oda Nobunaga sat down, Oda Nobutada spoke first, “Now, Araki Murashige of Settsu, Hatano Hideharu of Tamba, Naito Niyasu, Akai Naomasa, and Yamato Matsunaga Hisahide and his son have clearly opposed the main family.

In addition to the original Honganji and the Mori family, Kenshin Uesugi of Echigo also announced his opposition to our Oda family.

Now in this situation, what do you think we should do? "

The most active one was Hashiba Hideyoshi. He was about to send troops to Harima to attack the subordinate forces of the Mori family. As a result, Araki Murashige and Tamba of Settsu were in opposition to the Oda family. If he went to Harima, he would be caught in a pincer attack.

However, Oda Nobunaga was treated much better than Hashiba Hideyoshi. Nobunaga took the Sanyin Road and marched from Wakasa and Tango. Although Tamba was in opposition to the Oda family, it did not affect Oda Nobunaga's actions.

Therefore, Monkey was the most impatient. He was the first to say, "Master, I think we should first select a general to send troops to attack Settsu and Tamba. I recommend Master Akechi to capture Tamba!"

Akechi Mitsuhide was overjoyed and looked at Hashiba Hideyoshi with gratitude.

Oda Nobutada nodded and said, "Well, Akechi's talent is fine, what do others think?"

Tsuda Naganobu asked, "The Tsuda family will send troops to Settsu's Araki Murashige, and Lord Akechi will send troops to Tamba. What about the father and son of Matsunaga Hisahide? We can't just sit there and do nothing."

"Besides, if we send troops to suppress the rebellious enemies around us, what will happen to Honganji?"

Oda Nobutada asked in return: "What suggestions do you have?"

Tsuda Naganobu seemed to have a plan in mind. He replied: "I think this arrangement is too centralized and the mobilization of troops is not sufficient. We should prioritize."

Oda Nobutada nodded repeatedly, and then asked: "Which one do you think is lighter and which one is heavier?"

Tsuda Naganobu analyzed: "Honganji has always been a major concern for our Oda clan. It has been six or seven years since Honganji first became an enemy of our army. They have repeatedly taken advantage of our army's misfortunes at critical moments. Such an enemy should not be let off easily.

Moreover, Honganji is at its weakest now. With Araki Murashige of Settsu plotting rebellion, our defense line surrounding Honganji has a big loophole.

Moreover, Settsu is adjacent to Harima, so Harima will surely be affected. Lord Hashiba will certainly be in great danger in Sanyo Road.

The Shanyang Road cannot be advanced, and if the Shanyin side advances too quickly, Uncle Xinlong will be alone and deep in the enemy's territory, which is very dangerous.

Therefore, I think Araki Murashige of Settsu is the most important.

As for Tamba and Matsunaga Hisahide, although they have raised troops to oppose our Oda family, they have not invaded our territory, so I think we only need to send a small number of troops to watch and wait for the Settsu issue to be resolved before we deal with Tamba and Matsunaga Hisahide. "

When Oda Nobutada heard this, it suddenly became clear to him. The situation, which had originally been one of being attacked from all sides, became a simple multiple-choice question after some analysis.

Everyone listened and praised.

"As expected of Lord Changxin."

"It's true that a good father will have a good son."

"From this perspective, Araki Murashige, Matsunaga Hisahide and others are just courting their own death."

Oda Nobunaga smiled and looked at Tsuda Naganobu lovingly and teased, "Naganobu, I thought you were going to help that monkey, but it turns out you are worried about the safety of your uncle. Good nephew, your uncle loves you so much."

Although Hashiba Hideyoshi was dissatisfied with Oda Nobunaga calling him a monkey, he couldn't interfere in the matter. What's more, behind Tsuda Nagatobu was Tsuda Nobutora, and his strength and status were no match for Tsuda Nobutora.

He was extremely envious, and at the same time he made up his mind that he must defeat the Maori family and climb up!

Oda Nobunaga, who was at the head, nodded and said, "Well, this is a good arrangement, Nobutora, as we agreed before, you will lead the troops to attack Araki Murashige first.

Mingzhi, you will be the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against Tamba at that time. Once you capture Tamba, you can do whatever you want with it.

As for the suppression of Matsunaga Hisahide, it was handed over to Nobutada. Everyone just needed to dispatch troops in turn according to this task. "Oda Nobunaga made a plan to dispatch troops. As the first to dispatch troops, Nobutora immediately led his own Tsuda troops and the Yamashiro troops supported by Nobunaga, including Hosokawa Fujitaka, to march towards Settsu with a total of more than 15,000 people.

Although Matsunaga Hisahide started an uprising in Yamato, as Tsuda Naganobu analyzed, Matsunaga Hisahide had been strengthening Shigiyama Castle and other places, and did not march towards Kyoto and Azuchi Castle.

Although the three major lords of Tamba also threatened to oppose the Oda family, they did not send troops.

Tsuda Nobutora could march into Settsu with confidence, while Oda Nobutada stayed in Tennoji Castle and coordinated the defense of Honganji Temple.

In Arioka Castle, Araki Murashige has gathered all the troops. His two generals, Takayama Ukon and Nakagawa Kiyohide, are both in the castle, discussing with him how to deal with the attack of the Oda clan.

Takayama Ukon said with a worried look on his face: "Lord Araki, we have received news that the one who sent troops to attack us is Lord Tsuda Jingzhaoyin. I am afraid it will be difficult to rely on just us."

Although Araki Murashige looked a little tired, he was a little excited and shouted, "Takayama, don't be afraid. Tsuda Shintora is nothing to be afraid of. We just need to wait for the reinforcements from the Mori family to arrive."

Nakagawa Kiyohide frowned and said, "Will the Mori family's reinforcements really come? Although the Mori family's navy is very powerful, their performance on land is not very good. Previously, at Eigaura, an army of 5,000 people was defeated by Tsuda Naganobu, the son of Tsuda Kyōyōin, and more than 2,000 people from the Harima noble Kuroda Kotaka. Based on this, I am not optimistic about the Mori family's reinforcements."

Araki Murashige was actually very guilty, but he knew that if he was afraid, others would be even more afraid, and he would be defeated immediately.

He immediately said loudly: "That was just a momentary carelessness of the Mori family. Now that the Mori family has reinforcements, they will enter Arioka Castle to defend it. This is beneficial to us."

"In short, don't worry. It's already October. It will snow in a month or so. The Oda family will definitely retreat when it snows. By then, we will have a winter and spring to prepare."

Takayama Ukon and Nakagawa Kiyohide did not quite believe Araki Murashige's explanation, but since things had come to this point, they could not say much and could only let it go.

Araki Murashige had already cleared out everything around Arioka Castle, including the villages and population. He wanted to build a strong defense and not give the Oda family any chance.

Shintora Tsuda saw that the area around Arioka Castle was bare and didn't care too much.

Tsuda Naganobu rode forward and said, "Father, how about letting me lead the troops to fight?"

Xinhu shook his head and said, "Didn't we bring two cannons this time? Just have someone go up and fire a few cannons. Remember to be on guard against the enemy's sneak attacks."

Tsuda Naganobu immediately brought Zheng Jun and led the Tsuda family's artillery team forward to fire at Arioka Castle.

The wall of Quwawa outside Arioka Castle was made of stone and could barely withstand the attack of the three-pound artillery, but the defenders were frightened by the power of the artillery. If Araki Murashige had not personally stepped forward to boost morale, there would probably have been deserters.

At this moment, Araki Murashige's previous mentality of luck was completely shattered by the artillery fire.

After fighting a few rounds, Nobutora ordered Tsuda Naganobu to protect the artillery team and retreat.

Tsuda Naganobu returned to the main camp and reported to Nobutora: "Father, this cannon is really powerful, but it's too heavy."

Nobutora asked Tsuda Naganobu to sit down and said, "Cannons do have many shortcomings, just like iron cannons, but they are still very useful at certain times.

Now Araki Murashige is determined to defend Arioka Castle to the death. He must have support behind him to do this. The only one who can help Araki Murashige at this time is the Mori family.

Changxin, you immediately lead your troops to Hyogo and Kobe. If the Mori family wants to land, they will definitely choose these two places."

Hyogoura and Kobeura are both excellent port options. For the Mori navy, these two places can be entered directly.

Today, Hyogo is just a township with a wooden castle, and Kobe only has a fishing village.

Following Nobutora's instructions, Tsuda Naganobu took Shima Sakon, Onitawa Masaaki, and 5,000 Oda troops to capture the castle of Hyōgoura and monitor the area.

Among the ninjas, Mitsutoshi Taro and Yoshishiro Kamahara led their ninjas to keep an eye on the nearby coastline.

As Nobutora expected, after learning that the Oda clan had sent troops to Settsu in a short period of time, the Mori clan hurriedly ordered Kodama Norihide to cover a troop to Settsu to support Araki Murashige.

Kodama Norihide did not dare to delay and immediately covered Nomi Munekatsu's 8,000 Mori troops as they headed to Settsu.

During this period, Kodama Norihide had been sailing in Osaka Bay. Knowing the nearby landing sites, he immediately chose Kobe Village.

Nomi Munekatsu was also a naval general and approved of Kodama Norihide's plan.

One day in October, the village of Kobe was very quiet. There was a layer of white fog floating on the nearby sea, and the fishermen who got up in the morning could only grope their way out to sea slowly.

However, as soon as they got on the fishing boat, they heard a sound coming from the white fog in the distance, and the fishermen stretched their necks to look.

Soon, a small early ship flying the flag of the Mori family broke through the white fog first, and the samurai on the bow shouted: "Get out of the way!"

The fishermen rowed in panic and immediately made way for the waterway.

Soon, warships of various sizes emerged from the white fog.

Nami Zongsheng stood on the deck of a Guan ship and shouted: "Quick, let the soldiers go ashore quickly, don't delay!"

"Clatter, crash, crash!"

The small early morning boats traveled quickly between the fleet and the coast, transporting the army ashore.

When Nomi Munekatsu saw two or three thousand people coming ashore, he sent his retainers on a small morning ship to inform them to form a team and advance to the periphery.

But not long after the Mori clan assembled their army, Tsuda Naganobu arrived with the Oda army. He waved his spear, pointed directly at the Mori army that had landed, and shouted, "Kill them and drive the Mori idiots into the sea!"

Kodama Norihide, Nomi Munekatsu and others on the big ship were shocked when they saw the sudden attack from the Oda army.

Nomi Munekatsu shouted angrily: "Why did the Oda army appear?"

Kodama Norihide gnashed his teeth and said, "It's the Tsuda family. Our opponent is the famous general Tsuda Shintora. Damn it, we're ambushed. Let the archers cover us!"

"Retreat, retreat!"

The Maori soldiers who had already landed saw the flag signals on the ship behind and immediately shouted.

The soldiers of the Mori family hurriedly ran into the sea.

(End of this chapter)