A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

It was already the fifth day after the battle ended when Koheita heard the exact news about the battle at Adzaka. The continuous autumn rain greatly hindered the transmission of the news. Even the Suruga soldiers who were eager to return home could not speed up, let alone there were so many wounded in the entire team at this moment.

Xiaoping Tai naturally didn't need to greet them or make any arrangements. As long as Ejiri's road is opened so that they can retreat to Suruga Fuchu Castle, it won't be a big deal. However, Koheita would never give up any opportunity to observe the Surugas at close range. Sooner or later, Yoshimoto Imagawa, with all his talents, would become his opponent.

So Kodaira quietly hid in a machiya house, watching Zen Master Taiyuan Xuezai, who could no longer ride a horse and could only ride in a sedan chair, returning to Suruga through Ejiri.

After hearing the final result of this battle, it turns out that a bad battle is still full of uncertainties. Even famous generals like Oda Nobunaga and Taiyuan Xuezhai Zen Master had to retreat with hatred in the end. In the end, the two armies fought for an entire afternoon with more than 10,000 people, and the result was a deadlock.

Of course, the aftermath of the battle did not stop there. First of all, Nobunaga appointed his brother Oda Nobuhiro as the lord of Anjo Castle, and asked the lord of Kariya Castle Mizuno Nobumoto to be his deputy general. He tried to manage Nishi Mikawa for the Oda family and win over Mikawa's public.

After all, now the Mikawa Kira clan, whether they are direct descendants or a common clan, are basically dead after the battle at Hachimen Mountain. Only one Kira Yoshian is left and is taken hostage by Suruga. Although Mikawa's people's hearts have been cured by the efforts of Imagawa Yoshimoto and Taiyuan Zen Master, they still seem to be shaken.

And as we all know, when the Imagawa family had no way to directly intervene in Mikawa's affairs, they had supported a rebel named Matsudaira Kiyoyasu to stir up trouble in Mikawa. Through the Mamiya clan on the Atsumi Peninsula, the gold and food of the Imagawa family were continuously delivered to Matsudaira Kiyoyasu's pocket.

This man willingly became a biting and unflattering vicious dog for the Imagawa clan, biting the original order of Mikawa Country to pieces. Of course, to be a dog, you must be mentally prepared to be a dog. After he was stabbed to death in a heart-wrenching manner, the Imagawa family immediately threw away the Matsudaira clan like garbage.

But also because of the various overt and covert actions of the Imagawa family in Mikawa, Mikawa's people are in a very contradictory state. Some people have attacked the Kira clan, the head of the family, who have served for two hundred years, some have had an affair with the Imagawa family, and some have even flirted with the Owari Oda clan.

In addition, Owari Kingdom once invaded Nishi Mikawa during Oda Nobhide's era, and there were still a few people who were willing to sacrifice their lives in this area. Therefore, Oda Nobunaga's intervention in Mikawa still has a lot to do.

In addition, he also had the wool come out of the sheep. After scraping a large sum of money and food from the samurai of the Nishi Mikawa Imagawa clan, he brought several hundred ashigaru to support Oda Nobuhiro. It seems that there will be a long-term tug-of-war with the Imagawa clan in Mikawa. It is very exciting to see how it will develop in the future. 【Note 1】

But another news that came after that was even more exciting. I don’t know whether it was because he was really old, or because he was busy working, or because the cold autumn rain that had been soaked in Xiaodou Saka for a long time entered his body. Taiyuan Xuezhai Zen Master actually fell completely ill. .

This time it seems that it is different from the last time when he pretended to be ill and refused to see the envoy of the Yamauchi family. In Xiao Pingtai's impression, Zen Master Taiyuan Xuezhai is considered to have a long life, because the image of Zen Master Taiyuan in previous games is that of an old bald monk. The impression on Xiao Pingtai was quite profound. At least this person lived for more than sixty years.

At this age, in modern times, he would be a newly retired man. In the Warring States Period, it was extraordinary. Although it was not rare to live for more than sixty years, it was indeed not easy. Except for a few who are over 90 and can still carry a gun and kill the enemy, most samurai are only 50 years old, and many people simply cannot survive this hurdle.

After thinking about it, Xiao Pingtai secretly asked how old Taiyuan Xuezhai Zen Master was now. Uncle Gangliang's Jiaxin Living Dictionary, he rolled his eyelids and counted on his fingers. Then he said, as if he was sure but not sure: "Zen Master Taiyuan should be sixty-one years old."

"Sixty-one? Already sixty-one years old?" Xiao Pingtai's heart skipped a beat when she heard this age. This age coincides with Xiaopingtai's memory. After sixty, whoever carefully remembers those who died in their sixties is in any case dangerous.

"It must be sixty-one indeed." Uncle Tsunayoshi made some calculations about Anhara Oishama [Note 2], who he had wanted to kill before, and finally confirmed it.

"I heard that Zen Master Taiyuan is seriously ill, and it seems that there is no way to save him." Xiao Pingtai said casually, ready to hear what Uncle Tsunliang's opinion was.

"How should I put it? It seems to be good news." Uncle Tsuna's expression was unclear.

Xiao Pingtai only heard this reply, and immediately understood what uncle Tsunliang meant. Zen Master Taiyuan Xuezhai was a top-notch general in domestic and foreign affairs, as well as resourceful and commanding troops. Regardless of whether he is an ally or an enemy, death can only make people relieved.

But what Xiaoping was too worried about was that if Zen Master Taiyuan died, then Imagawa Yoshimoto's ever-expanding ambition would lose one of its biggest advisers. Although Sugini is Yoshimoto's biological mother and an important member of Yoshimoto's power system, it is always inconvenient for a woman to come to the front to guide the Imagawa family's movements.

Coupled with Koheta's disturbance of history, Imagawa Yoshimoto almost captured Izu, and his back path was as solid as Mount Tai. Takeda Harunobu was his elder brother-in-law, and because he was beaten hard by Yamauchi Yoshiharu, he would definitely be unable to go south.

Now there are only four people blocking Yoshimoto Imagawa's road to Shangluo, Yoshihiro Yamauchi from Ejiri, Nobunaga Oda from Owari, Yoshiryu Saito from Mino, and Yoshihide Rokkaku from Omi.

Who bears the brunt?

Yoshiharu Yamauchi and Nobunaga Oda!

Is it safe if Yamauchi Yoshiharu is an in-law? Of course not safe!

When Shangluo serves as the deacon and leader of the shogunate, who can resist the huge temptation of ruling the world? Moreover, with the thin and almost non-existent Kawachi Genji bloodline in Imagawa Yoshimoto, it is unknown whether his own son Imagawa will really be able to take the throne in the world.

Xiaopingtai suddenly prayed in her heart, Old monk Taiyuan, please don’t die.

[Note 1]: To be honest, Sanhe Kingdom has never been unified since it entered the Warring States Period. Even after Tokugawa Ieyasu came to power, Mikawa was still divided into three parts: Oda, Tokugawa, and Takeda. The Chinese warriors in Mikawa are actually used to coming to welcome you, and he comes to surrender his second and fifth sons. As for the so-called loyalty, everyone just listens.

[Note 2]: There is a reason why Zen Master Taiyuan Xuezhai can be the head of the Imagawa clan. In addition to being the teacher of Imagawa Yoshimoto, he was born in the Anhara clan and was originally intended to be the patriarch of the Imagawa clan. Their family has been an important minister of the Imagawa clan for generations, and has always been so.