A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

The heavy snow in Shinano fell again. Hosokawa Saime and Yamauchi Yoshiho led the army back to the mansion before the heavy snow closed the mountain.

Yamauchi Yoshiho's first battle was the famous Inabayama battle, which will definitely be used to brag about for the rest of his life.

"I think back on when I first debuted, I followed Oda Danzheng to attack Mount Inaba, and the sky was dark, and the sun and the moon were eclipsed. I personally entered the city and killed Nagai, a famous enemy general. I also got the feeling of Oda Tansei..."

It's a pity that Xiaoheita has no time to care about the children's opinions. Everyone and Hosokawa Saime asked about Oda Nobunaga's situation. Compared to the fourteen-year-old Yamauchi Yoshiho, even the judges still believed the words of Hosokawa Harimeo, who had beheaded people for ten years.

Not surprisingly, Hosokawa Saime brought back the news that Oda Nobunaga announced to his retainers that the city would be moved to Inabayama. At the suggestion of Monk Sawahiko Soen, Inabayama was rebuilt and renamed Gifu. .

At the same time, the letter of thanks that Oda Nobunaga sent back to the Yamauchi family also used the "Tenka Bubu" seal that would become world-famous in the future, fully revealing his ambition.

"How about Oda's plan to correct his troops?" This is what Yamauchi's chief planner is concerned about.

"The troops directly under his command are composed of Ashigaru and Muyi soldiers. The Ashigaru all hold three long spears and are proficient in the art of fighting with spears. There are also five hundred iron cannons, all holding Kuniyou guns and Sakai guns, three sections. Shooting in turns, very sharp and disciplined.

The mother-in-arms soldiers have just been prepared. They seem to be divided into red and black, with about 2,000 to 3,000 cavalry (not cavalry!). They will be filled with soldiers from Weizhou Yuan and people from Nongzhou Xintou. It is said that his writing is "Gun Mataza" Maeda Matazaemon Toshiie. "

Hosokawa Harime went to support the Oda army as an ally, so many of the Oda clan's military situations were not hidden from him. You can inquire about the general situation and even tell them proactively.

Coupled with the close cooperation between the Oda clan and the Yamauchi clan before, as well as the friendship between the two for many years, it can be regarded as open and honest.

"Approximately how many troops and horses does it have now?" Xiaoping Taize continued to ask.

"Two out of three military service leaders, excluding the Sanshu Matsudaira clan, are about 45,000 to 50,000 cavalry." Hosokawa Saime answered a little bitterly.

"Fifty thousand people!" Everyone was shocked.

This number is so huge, big enough to conquer the world, big enough to command the heroes, big enough to coerce the gods and Buddhas, big enough to defeat the high officials.

Even though he knew it in his heart, he still felt a huge sense of oppression when he actually heard it from Hosokawa Zaimei's mouth, and all the Yamauchi retainers were suffocated.

It took more than ten years for the small daimyo from the four Owari lower counties who had an equal relationship with the Yamauchi clan and even occasionally asked for help from the Yamauchi clan to reach where it is today.

After all kinds of bitter failures and hardships, he took advantage of the east wind that suddenly hit Tongzhajian and soared to 90,000 miles. Conquering the east and west, fighting in the south and north, the small Oda family grew into a behemoth that everyone in the world looked at.

"His Royal Highness Shimokusa has been in contact with Oda Dansheng, and it seems that he has the intention to borrow help from the strong rise of the Oda clan."

Hosokawa Saime, who met the envoy of Ashikaga Yoshiaki together, did not surprise Koheita and expressed this speculation that was about to be made public.

"It's not borrowing power, but working together!"

Suddenly a reply came from outside. All the retainers in the mountain were here, how could there be anyone outside.

Isshiki Miyauchi, who was presiding over the meeting, was about to scold him, but a man who theoretically had a higher status than everyone present walked in from the outside.

One of the three managers of the Muromachi shogunate, he succeeded the famous Hosokawa clan, the shogunate judge, the shogunate minister, the eldest son-in-law of Yamauchi Yoshiharu, the sworn brother of Yamauchi Yoshikatsu, and the uncle of Yamauchi Taro.

Hosokawa Military Chief Fujitaka!

When everyone saw this familiar face, they immediately lowered their heads and saluted. Even among the Yamauchi clan, this person was in the front row. What's more, they are in the central government and we are in the local areas. Beijing officials are always better than foreign officials.

"Where's Taro?" Hosokawa Fujitaka did his duty to act as the boss, but he also saluted the ministers present in a typical Gao family manner.

"His Royal Highness is having morning classes and should return to the city now!" Murakami Yoshimitsu could only answer after letting people in.

Hosokawa Fujitaka's identity here means he must be an "angel", and with his special status in the Yamauchi family, no one dares to stop him.

"Very good, I haven't met Taro yet." Hosokawa Fujitaka nodded.

"I wonder if the Ministry of War is coming?" Chief Yamauchi asked tentatively.

"There is something that requires Taro's consent!" Hosokawa Fujitaka replied with a smile.

joke!

Taro Yamauchi is a child, what can he decide? But since Hosokawa Fujitaka said so, no one could ask any more questions.

In addition, just before entering the door, Hosokawa Fujitaka said that Ashikaga Yoshiaki would work with Oda Nobunaga, everyone had some inexplicable speculations in their hearts.

"Your Highness, this is the Young Assistant to the Ministry of War, Hosokawa, and your uncle." (Is there such a title as uncle in Japan? And Hosokawa, like Yamauchi, is from the Ashikaga sect, so it is normal to call him uncle.)

Yamauchi Taro had a small folding fan inserted into his waist. It was snowing outside and a little cold, and his face was red. Yamauchi Chashinmaru held his Kodachi, Asahina Taro held his coat, and Kasuga Gen helped carry an umbrella.

Everyone bowed their heads and saluted, respectfully inviting Taro Yamauchi to sit down. Taro Yamauchi looked at Hosokawa Fujitaka with some confusion. He did not know such an uncle at all, but he smiled at Hosokawa Fujitaka naturally.

Murakami Yoshimitsu stood next to him and quickly introduced to him who Hosokawa Fujitaka was, which made him laugh for a while.

"Is he the military uncle who fought with my father in the Battle of Kawanakajima?" As it turned out, Murakami Yoshimitsu's introduction was not as useful as the glorious deeds of Yamauchi Yoshikatsu that Hidetoshi praised in Taro Yamauchi's ears every day.

"I think Yu Lin will be very pleased to see His Highness growing up so well."

"I wonder why uncle came here?" Yamauchi Taro asked the thoughts of all Yamauchi retainers.

"His Royal Highness Xiacao really doesn't have enough people around him, and he is hijacked by financial resources and is unable to expand. It is true that it is inconsistent with his status."

Is Hosokawa Fujitaka here to beg for food?

Everyone's first reaction is this, if you want to fight against the autumn wind, just say so! The Yamauchi family has been in vain for decades, and they are all used to you poor generals.

Three hundred and five hundred can be given at any time, and one thousand or two thousand is not impossible, just ask. No matter how poor the vassal in the mountains is, they will not be short of such a few hundred dollars.

There was no need to wait for Yamauchi Taro to agree. Everyone nodded, and Xiao Pingtai issued a ticket and immediately took away the five hundred dollars. Just one sentence, don't worry about it at all.

"Uncle, you can speak frankly."

As a member of the Muromachi shogunate, Yamauchi Taro had a natural awareness of maintaining the dignity of the shogunate, and he probably thought that Hosokawa Fujitaka was here to beg for food.

"Please ask His Highness Taro to personally send troops to Luo after next spring, and go to the capital together with His Highness Yu Zi, and go to the palace to meet the emperor!"