A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

On the other side, Imagawa Yoshimoto achieved what he hoped for. His good son "football player" Imagawa really "lived up to expectations". With the assistance of the famous Kaido general Asahina Taitomo, he conquered the enemy in front of them with just three blows. Dagaocheng. Being the first one among the three to perform meritorious service is very eye-catching.

Everyone naturally understands that Imagawa Yoshimoto asked the three of them to attack a stronghold respectively. However, the Imagawa clan's real strength is not to mention, and Dagao is still the best one to attack. This is clearly to let his son gain merit.

How could his two good sons-in-law not understand? The two of them were surrounded by Iito Homasa and uncle Lao Yinhi Tsunayoshi. They were both capable people and they had already figured out what Imagawa Yoshimoto meant. And it doesn't matter if the favor goes along with the flow. Anyway, it's not worth fighting for life and death as a family.

So Takeda Yoshinobu and Yamauchi Yoshichichi, at the suggestion of the bad generals behind them, coincidentally took their troops to accompany the Imagawa clan to perform a scene. One was struggling to attack the city at Narumi, and the other was trying to encircle it at Furuto. After the news came that Dagao had been conquered, the two people started to really exert their strength.

On the contrary, Imagawa Yoshimoto was quite satisfied and felt that the two sons-in-law had general knowledge and magnanimity. And if he is willing to bow his head, he can promote his two sons-in-law in the future when he takes power in Luo. You can't let others follow you for a trip in vain, your son-in-law is half a son.

The news of Dagao Kecheng reached Yoshimoto's main team, and the several ministers who accompanied Yoshimoto were naturally full of flattery, and they were happy. In addition to Kyoto, there were many places where ministers could be diners at that time, such as Tosakamura Imperial Palace, Ise Kiriyama Imperial Palace, Echizen Ichijodani, Suruga Fuchu, etc.

These ministers were really accurate in choosing Suruga Imagawa. At the end of the year, Yoshimoto became the governor and deacon of the shogunate. As Yoshimoto's old acquaintances, they would definitely be appointed as mediators between the public family and the samurai family. In addition to being able to make money In addition to more money, he will definitely be able to rise in the court.

Now the only powerful retainers left around Yoshimoto are civil and military, namely Sekiguchi Ujihiro and Abe Motoshin. The two of them were of course very happy to hear that the young master had made a great contribution.

These two are not people who rose to power by flattery. One is a sect, and the other is a brave general. They sincerely hoped that the Imagawa family would be well. When they heard that the young master's true first formation was so high, they also cooperated and praised him in front of Imagawa Yoshimoto. Now that Imagawa Yoshimoto is in high spirits, it is of course appropriate for him to say a few words of honor.

So Imagawa Yoshimoto stayed in Okazaki for one night, and ordered the troops to advance quickly, gather under Kiyosu Castle, and completely defeat Oda Nobunaga. He also ordered Okabe Masatsuna to step up his efforts to persuade Oda Nobuhiro to surrender. He needed a puppet to temporarily rule Owari. In addition, Okabe Motonobu led four thousand people to the Imagawa clan's true command to continue to strengthen the strength of his precious son. So the Imagawa family stopped their troops in Dagao and waited for the reinforcements to gather, and took a rest.

On the advice of his uncle Tsunayoshi and Konishiharazaemon, Yamauchi's sworn relatives, led by Matsushita Masarasuke, led the Toe countrymen to climb first and fought hard. Narumi Castle was defeated and Sakuma University died in battle. So he cooperated with the Imagawa clan and raided all the cities in Minami Owari.

Imagawa Yoshimoto also received the news, and the main camp broke out of camp and began to enter Owari from Mikawa Kingdom. After all, all parts of Minami Owari Chita County have been conquered, and the hostile forces have been completely wiped out. Imagawa Yoshimoto can come in and out with complete confidence.

Besides, Sakon and the rear team are all members of the Imagawa clan, so there is nothing to worry about.

However, the patter of spring rain is really annoying. Shunenzo's road was extensively repaired at the beginning of the year, but the road south of Owari, Oda Nobunaga, would not be kind enough to repair it for you Imagawa Yoshimoto. So the army stopped and went. By noon, it really couldn't move anymore. It set off at four in the morning and was tired.

The farmers in southern Owari also gave full play to their subjective initiative. Rich peasants from the villages where the Yogigen army passed came to work for the army carrying rice wine and rice balls. He was greeted warmly by Yiyuan, carrying a pot and carrying oatmeal to welcome the king's master, which perfectly reflected the harmonious relationship between soldiers and civilians.

Then the four thousand men of Yiyuan's team stopped moving forward and entered Zhiminghai or Dagao. They cut down trees on the spot and prepared to set up camp.

Abe Motozhen felt something was wrong. After all, Owari was in enemy territory, so it was better to enter the city. Sekiguchi Ujihiro also thought that he could walk another two hours to join the young master's troops in Odaka. However, Yoshimoto saw that his soldiers were indeed very tired, it was raining again, and all the Oda branch castles on all sides had been captured, so he felt that he should show his generosity.

In addition, he has accumulated authority for a long time and has the final say in the Imagawa family. Although the retainers have the right to make suggestions, it is Imagawa Yoshimoto who makes the final decision. As long as he decides on something, no matter whether it is right or wrong, his subordinates will do it first. If he fails to do it, it is because his subordinates are not doing the job well. So Yiyuan thought about it and rejected the suggestions of the two generals.

So under the cheers of the soldiers, Imagawa Yoshimoto announced that he would be stationed on the spot. However, the rain became heavier and heavier, causing the progress of camping to be very slow.

But Yoshimoto didn't care too much, "Shaofu (Sekikou Shaofu's clan), what's the name of this place?" Yoshimoto sat on the horse and made do with the simplicity. Although he admired Kyoto culture, his true character of the Wu family has not diminished. To some extent, I didn't dislike the poor battlefield environment at all.

"According to the farmer just now, the name of this place is Tian Le Sao." Sekikou Shihiro replied.

"Choose a high ground to set up a shogunate." Yoshimoto was not a novice. He knew that he should choose a high place and set up a shogunate on a high place so that the whole army could see him. It would also make it easier for him to command and observe the battlefield.

Abe Motoshin, who was next to him, stood up and pointed with his finger. There was a hillside fifty or sixty meters high not far away.

Yiyuan looked around through the rain curtain and found that the hillside was indeed the only high ground nearby, so he led more than 300 people from the flag and moved to the hillside with all the staff, servants, and diners.

"Owari is such a huge plain. It's hard to find even a piece of high ground. The paddy fields are gathered together and should be allowed to be lived by virtuous people." Yoshimoto sighed. This large plain in Owari should be allowed to live in this "virtuous man". "It's just people" who occupy it.

There were compliments all over again, and suddenly someone suggested that Imagawa Yoshimoto write a Japanese song or Chinese poem to commemorate it.

Everyone also knows that Imagawa Yoshimoto studied under Zen Master Xuezhai of Taiyuan and was a highly educated warrior. Asking him to leave a poem to commemorate him just scratched his itch. Of course, Yiyuan happily agreed. After going to Luojing, he could also write a collection of poems along the way and sing harmonies with the ministers.

"What's the name of this mountain?" Yiyuan shook his folding fan, stood up, and asked everyone with some interest.

A closer look showed that he had done enough research and found out the geographical environment of Chita County and Aichi County.

"Your Highness, the name of this mountain is Tongzhajian!"