A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Moving the clock hand forward ten hours, ending the fruitless military discussion, Nobunaga sat quietly in the Japanese room for more than two hours. No one in the entire city dared to disturb Nobunaga, who looked grave. Even Mrs. Nohime just handed him a cup of hot tea in person.

When the time teller banged his clapper and loudly announced that the time had passed, Nobunaga suddenly stood up.

"A Quan, bring the wine!" A voice yelled in the silent night sky.

Nobunaga's voice was full of momentum, and his tone showed the calmness and calmness of a king, without the slightest nervousness of an approaching battle.

At first they were all a little drowsy, but after hearing the instructions, the attendants who were kneeling outside immediately opened the barrier door, took the fire starter, and lit all the candles in the room. The whole room suddenly became brightly lit, illuminating the tall Nobunaga.

Nohime and the maid seemed to have been prepared. As soon as they gave the order, they brought a pot of wine and two plates of fruit snacks to go with the wine and placed them in front of Nobunaga.

Nobunaga glanced at Nohime, as if he wanted to completely carve the image of his beloved wife into his mind. Nobhime also looked at Nobunaga quietly and smiled, encouraging Nobunaga.

Nobunaga put the wine plate that Nohime filled up himself, raised it and drank the wine in one gulp, "Gui Die, beat the drum of Atsheng for me." Nohime lowered her head slightly and looked at her husband.

Then she took a small tambourine from the maid's hand and said, "Yeah!" The sound of the drum started, without any dullness or stasis, and it was continuous.

Nobunaga then danced vigorously and said, "Fifty years in the human world are nothing compared to heaven. Looking at the world, dreams are like water. Let one's life be lived once, and then one will be destroyed. This is the seed of Bodhi, the feeling of regret." , I am full of heart. If you go to Kyoto right now, if you see the head of Lord Atsheng..."

After dancing, without stopping, Nobunaga casually threw the folding fan in his hand and said, "Bring me rice."

Nobunaga gulped down the tea and rice, "Guidie, wait for me to come back." "Okay." Nobuhime knelt there quietly, and Nobunaga glanced at her with a slightly nostalgic look.

Then he personally blew the conch to send out troops, and the sound of the conch suddenly sounded. The whole Qingxu City was shaken, and the lights of one house after another lit up. The originally quiet city suddenly became noisy, and what could be heard were the sounds of warriors putting on armor and leading horses out of the stalls. Weapons mingled, and footsteps gathered one by one.

However, Nobunaga did not wait for these retainers, samurai and ashigaru. He mounted his favorite horse "Rensen Aimao" alone and rushed out of the city. Only Iwamuro Nagato Mamoru, Hasegawa Hashisuke, Sato Tohachi and Yamaguchi Hida Mamoru were the only ones. , Kato Yasaburo and five other attendants reacted immediately and followed.

Nobunaga flew to the door and saw from a distance that someone was already waiting for him. When he got there, he took a look. Tokichiro, Koichiro and a dozen ashigaru all carried straw bags that exuded the fragrance of rice, and were ready to wait for him at the gate of the city.

It seems unexpected and unbelievable. After all, Nobunaga himself struggled fiercely in his heart for more than two hours before making the determination to launch a frontal attack. And Fujiyoshiro not only made the prediction earlier than him, he even prepared the rations.

"Tojiro, come on, don't fall behind." Nobunaga couldn't help but look at this short man who was once just a small infantryman with approval.

Maeda Toshiie, who was holding Nobunaga's spear, had also rushed to the door at this time. He handed the spear to an attendant who was following Nobunaga. "Where are you going, Your Highness?"

"Atsuta." "Okay, I will conduct a briefing for His Highness here." After saying that, Nobunaga waved his riding whip and left quickly through the night.

The samurai from various families in Kiyosu Castle were in a hurry and flocked to the gate of the city. Maeda Toshiie told him that Nobunaga had gone to Atsuta to fight the Imagawa army with only a dozen people. They were all inspired by this great courage for a while. .

The samurai rode on horseback and put on their armor, and the Ashigaru people spontaneously formed a team and ran towards Atsuta.

The sky was slightly bright (about seven o'clock in the morning, late at dawn in spring), and Nobunaga arrived at Atsuta Shrine. He also received news that Narumi and a series of other fortresses had all fallen, and that all 800 samurai, including Sakuma University, Oda Genbo, Iio Omi Mamoru, and generals had died in the battle.

After hearing the news, Nobunaga was unmoved. He took off his helmet and walked into the Nedo Hall of Atsuta Shrine. Without looking at the other gods, Nobunaga walked directly to the statue of the Japanese warrior. Nobunaga, who had always disbelieved in gods and Buddhas and even despised them, suddenly clasped his hands together and prayed silently.

The originally quiet hall was shaken by the intrusion of the samurai. Nobunaga struck with both hands, and the sound of gold and iron clashing was heard from the statue of Atsuta.

"God Atsuta bless our army to win every battle!" Nobunaga was not stunned in disbelief, but took the opportunity to shout loudly.

At this moment, dozens of samurai ashigaru who had gathered outside the Nedo Hall heard the knocking sound, and were so shocked that they fell to their knees one after another, feeling that the god Atsuta appeared. There was no doubt in their hearts about Nobunaga's words of victory, and some even shed tears in excitement.

Nobunaga walked out of the hall with a golden sword, "Will you join me to fight against Imagawa Harube?"

The soldiers outside the hall responded loudly, raised their weapons, and shouted for battle.

So Nobunaga temporarily stopped the troops, allowing the soldiers who had been running for more than three hours to rest, and waited on the spot to gather more men. Tokichiro distributed the rice balls made overnight to the soldiers who arrived to replenish their strength.

At this time, Nobunaga received the news from Oda Hidetoshi that Imagawa Yoshimoto's team had set off from Okazaki Castle, the stronghold of Nishi Mikawa, and moved closer to the Narumi Odaka line. Its forwards had passed Takkake and were crossing the Saikagawa river.

There are two routes for Imagawa Yoshimoto's team. One is along the flat beach along the coast, quickly entering Owari without any obstruction. One is to go through the street of Tianraku and take the main road into Owari.

However, Nobunaga, who was familiar with the geography of Owari, immediately judged that Yoshimoto would go to Tianrakusa, because it was already eight o'clock in the morning, the tide in the Pacific Ocean was rising, and it was beginning to submerge the land along the coast of Owari. The road along the seaside was absolutely impossible for the army to pass. .

Soon, generals including Shibata Katsuie, Sasana Narimasa, Murai Sadakatsu, Niwa Nagahide, Mori Katsunari and other generals arrived one after another. Nobunaga already had six generals on horseback and more than 400 infantrymen under his command. So everyone made a consensus to drive directly to Tenakusa through Tange and Zenshoji Temple, and surprise Imagawa Yoshimoto's main force.

Although the important ministers were still hesitant and opposed, the matter was at this point and it was difficult to get off the tiger, so the whole army moved in the direction of Shanzhao Temple.

At noon, it was confirmed that Imagawa Yoshimoto had stopped his troops in Tianrakusa, and Oda Nobunaga had also arrived at Nakajima.

Tokichiro took a deep breath, then pointed at Tianrakusa about three thousand meters away from Nobunaga's horse, "Your Highness, the Suruga Harubu seems to have stopped and has already dismounted and dismounted on Mount Okehazama."

Make up what was owed last week.