A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

"Mino Inabayama?"

"The stronghold of the Saito clan for three generations in Meino Country. It is said to be one of the most difficult-to-attack and invincible castles in the world. It is surrounded by three circles, surrounded by stone fortresses, and stands majestically on the top of the mountain."

"Yes, it's Inabayama Castle owned by Dr. Isshiki Kyoujo (Yoshiryu Saito)."

Seeing the seriousness of Xiaoping's question, Uncle Tsunari nodded subconsciously and answered with conviction.

"Owari's Oda Dansei has conquered Mount Inaba and is now dominating Nobi! He is so majestic and famous for his martial arts!"

When Koheita heard the news, although he had already expected it, after Tokichiro Sumamata's one-night castle, the offensive and defensive situation between Noyoo changed drastically. The Oda family has become aggressive, and the Saito family can only parry.

"Huh?" Uncle Tsunari seemed to not understand, and tilted his neck.

"It was Ando Iga Mamoru and his mother-in-law Takenaka Hanbei Shigeharu who captured Inabayama Castle. You guessed it wrong, Kodaira."

"Ah! Takenaka took advantage of the night and captured Inaba Mountain on horseback!" Koheita blurted out almost subconsciously.

"Huh?" Uncle Tsunari didn't understand what Heita was talking about, so he looked at Heita with a blank expression.

It turned out that Saito Ryuuki had previously transferred most of the hostages that still belonged to Saito Fang to Inabayama Castle. At that time, Takenaka Shigeharu's younger brother was also in the city as a hostage.

This is all normal. Now that people in Meinong have changed their minds, it is normal for Saito Ryuuki to strengthen supervision of the hostages. In addition, the lord of Bodhi Mountain City, Takenaka Shigemoto, is a powerful Chinese force in Xinong, so he must keep an eye on his son.

Later, under the arrangement of Takenaka Shigeharu, for various reasons, a person was stuffed into the city today, and a knife was stuffed into the city tomorrow.

A few days ago, Ando Mamoru launched a surprise attack on Inabayama Castle with two thousand troops. The rebels in the city took the opportunity to kill the general on duty that night, Saito Hida Mamoru, and at the same time began to set fire to the castle tower, Otemon, Yonekura Pagoda and other places wantonly.

There was no one to lead the city soldiers, and the city lord Saito Ryuuki hurriedly took refuge. At this time, the inside should be combined with the outside, and the city gate is opened. Ando Shoujiu's soldiers and horses swarmed in, and the city soldiers scattered. Saito Ryuuki was supported by others and fled to Beino, seeking refuge with the Endo clan and other loyal wealthy families.

At this moment, Ando Mamoru and Takenaka Shigeharu seemed to be issuing orders to the country as the new lords of Mino. They had even temporarily levied miscellaneous taxes on temples and townspeople to repair and build Inabayama Castle and prepare the military.

In addition, a customs office was set up in Meinong Street, and as the lord of Meinong, he collected taxes from business travelers. He looked like an emerging force, as if he was going to do something new.

In addition to strengthening himself, Ando Mamoru did not sit alone because of the inextricable connections between the people in Seino. Instead, he won over the other two members of the Seino Trio, Inaba Ittetsu and Ujie Fuzen, and allowed them to participate in state affairs together.

This restored the collegial system of ministers implemented during the period of Saito Yoshiryu, and everyone made the decision together. Completely overthrow the centralization of the Warring States Daimyo, which Saito Ryuuki had finally recovered some signs of, and kill all his capable generals Saito, Nagai, Takeyao and others.

This is a bloody rebellion! It was a violent counterattack by the conservative feudal forces against the emerging Warring States daimyo forces. It was a shameless rebellion in order to maintain their own interests!

Uncle Tsunato was at the castle at the time and witnessed the entire Inabayama Castle Incident. In addition, he is a man of culture and has received higher education in this era. His speech is clear and logical, and his narration is detailed and appropriate, making it clear to everyone.

"Uncle, what was the state of Owari's Danmasadada when you came?" Koheita wanted to know Oda Nobunaga's reaction.

"Owari bombs? There is no reaction. No, you can't say that. Owari bombs are invading Ise. They suffered a huge defeat and lost their armor. They are reorganizing their troops."

Okay, I understand. Oda Nobunaga thought that Mino would take some time to achieve results, so he launched a strategy for Ise at the same time. The people of Seki, Shikafushi, Nagano, Mine, Tomita and other countries in Kitaise rose up to resist Oda Nobunaga's invasion. He also asked for reinforcements from the Minami Omi Rokkaku clan, which made Nobunaga disgraced.

In particular, the Guan family resisted the most resolutely, defending the city with all their might and resisting the siege of the city by tens of thousands of Oda soldiers. Guan Shengxin personally went to the city and stood in a conspicuous place to beat drums to help the battle, which greatly boosted the morale of the people in Kitaise.

Oda Fang's iron cannons and bows and arrows were completely unable to shoot Guan Shengxin, which in vain made the resistance of the Northern Ise people more determined.

Then, relying on their native land and familiarity with the geography, the tribes of Northern Ise moved in from the left, right out, right in and left out, beating the Oda army to exhaustion, and finally fought out together. Takigawa Kazumasu, who was in the first line of the Oda army, could not resist and led his army to retreat.

The retreat turned into a rout, just like the army in the feudal era. In the end, even Oda Nobunaga was trapped in the rebellious army and ran all the way back to Owari. The flags and armor, the soldiers' staffs and food and fodder were all lost, and the dead soldiers rested on the road.

It was an unprecedented defeat in Oda Nobunaga's life, and it taught him a lesson.

Afterwards, Nobunaga will change the strategy of the Ise strategy. This is a topic for later, so I won’t mention it until we have the opportunity to discuss it later. Now that Nobunaga has lost his army and generals, two out of ten families in Owari Province under Komaki Castle have raised filial piety, and the sound of mourning is heard day and night.

Even if Nobunaga wanted to do something against Mino, he didn't have the ability to do so. He could only watch the civil strife in Mino, unable to intervene and profit from it.

"I see, things are unpredictable." Koheta sighed with emotion. Oda Nobunaga could miss such a great opportunity. It seems that he is not entirely a son of the plane.

"Yes, Weizhou is also a little shaken." Uncle Tsunari sighed.

The rest was just gossip, and nothing happened that would make Xiaoping too emotional.

Fortunately, Mrs. Xiaoping's newly built house is large enough and has eight guest rooms. There is no problem in allocating two rooms to accommodate Uncle Tsunari's family. And with the addition of a little girl in the family, there is a bit more youthfulness.

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"Avoid! Avoid!~~" A sound of flying horse hooves came into the house.

"Who dares to ride a horse under the city? Chen San, go and have a look." It's almost night, why are there still people in such a hurry.

Chen San hurried out and soon came back to inquire about it clearly and report back.

"I heard from passers-by that he was an envoy sent by Hokkaido University in Hamamatsu, and there was also a subordinate who seemed to be Lord Udono, the lord of Mikawa Yoshida Castle."

"The news of Mikawa came from Toe?" Koheita hadn't finished digesting the terrible war between Owari, Mino, and Ise. What terrible thing happened to Mikawa?

It shouldn't be. Ever since Yamauchi Yoshiharu won over the wealthy people of the Higashi Mikawa country, Higashi Mikawa has had nothing to do for two years.

Matsudaira Ieyasu should also try his best to pacify Nishi Mikawa, win over Nishi Mikawa's people, and crack down on the rebellion of Matsudaira Michiharu (Sakurai Matsudaira clan).

The new book "Joseon's Eternal Rebel" is officially released on June 1st!