A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Iwamura Kaicheng!

When the generals in the tent heard this, they were really happy. Iwamura's opening of the castle meant that a defensive hole appeared on one wing of Gifu Castle, and the Yamauchi clan obtained an advance base in Mino.

"Send it up quickly!" Hosokawa Saime said and brought it up, but she stood up and walked a few steps quickly, grabbing the letter that Shiban was holding in her hand.

When Ashikaga Yoshiaki unfolded it, his face showed joy and he shouted "Hello!" After reading it, Ashikaga Yoshiaki handed the letter to the generals under his seat for circulation.

Yamauchi Yoshiho took Kiso Yoshimasa and Ogasawara Sadaki to attack Iwamura. Of course, Iwamura, like Nagashino, is the general name for castles in the region. There are also a series of branch towns and villages around it to form a complete defense system.

Kiso Yoshimasa and Ogasawara Sadake are working hard this time, because Kiso Kotaro and Ogasawara Yukimatsumaru are now accompanying Ashikaga Yoshiaki to Luo. Just as Uden Choteru thought, if Ashikaga Yoshiaki succeeds in going to Luo, the heirs of the two of them will be the brothers and attendants of the future shogunate general who conquered barbarians.

In the future, no matter what happens in the world, their two families will have a share of the pie. It is even possible that the territory will expand three to five times in the future and they will become the direct descendants of the new shogunate.

If you work harder now, your son will have the confidence to speak in front of Ashikaga Yoshiaki in the future!

Maybe there will be a shogunate leader from my family in the future!

Coupled with the fact that Kurosawa Yoshiki was in charge in the mansion and there was no shortage of logistics and military supplies, the initial progress was quite smooth. In particular, Kiso Yoshimasa and the Naegi Toyama clan still have some old relations. The Yamauchi army "arrived as soon as the heavenly soldiers arrived". Although the descendants were not like a wave, they were still inexhaustible.

A village was destroyed today, a village was destroyed tomorrow, and troops were sent to Yancun City on the fourth or fifth day. Toyama Kagenin, the lord of Iwamura Castle, is Oda Nobunaga's biological uncle. The daughter of the Oda family is married. In addition, the Oda family has not yet shown any signs of decline. Toyama Kagenin is naturally gathering troops to resist to the death.

Oda Nobunaga would not just abandon his uncle! Not to mention the importance of Iwamura Castle to the outer defense of Gifu Castle, just that at this moment, both sides were holding their breath. Naturally, he immediately ordered the wealthy Chinese people in Higashi Meinong to gather 2,000 troops to support Iwamura City.

Anyway, the mountain road of Zhongshan Road is rugged, and based on their investigation, the Yamauchi Army could only come with three to five thousand people. Now Yuan Shanjing can plunder one or two thousand men here, plus two thousand reinforcements. As long as he defends the fortified city for two months, if there is a heavy snowfall, the army in the mountain will have only two options: freezing to death in the snowy night or retreating.

From a normal point of view, there is certainly nothing wrong with Nobunaga's arrangement. Mino is now considered one of Oda Nobunaga's basic bases, and many Owari samurai have been transferred to Mino. And he himself was Dosan's son-in-law, and the heir who clearly had the right to inherit according to the Warring States Succession Law. There were also many national tycoons in Meinong who willingly took refuge under his command.

Relying on the strength of Iwamura, and the fact that Nakasendo was not the main force of the Yamauchi Army on Luo, Oda Nobunaga did not want to waste much strength on it, so he just held on.

But Oda Nobunaga's luck was not in his favor this time!

His uncle, Yuanshan Jingren, who was an older man, ran out in the winter. He didn't pay attention and caught a cold!

In 1573, it was still an era when catching a cold would kill someone! Yuanshan Jingren happened to use his own life to perfectly interpret the lesson of remembering to wear long johns when going out in winter.

Yamauchi Yoshihomasa, Kiso Yoshimasa and Ogasawara Sadaki had a headache, so they attacked Iwamura Castle, and mourning broke out in the city. Before they understood what was going on, a dozen people who were afraid of death came out of the city to surrender that night. By the way, the news was brought out that Toyama Kageren had died of a cold. This was bad news for Iwamura Castle and a surprise for the Yamauchi Army.

During the war, the Lord will fall ill and die!

Isn’t this the end? The city couldn't hide the news at all. When the Yamauchi army was in a hurry to attack, if Yuan Shan Jingren didn't show up at the top of the city all the time, his morale would definitely not be able to withstand it.

The word "people's panic" immediately became the best synonym for Iwamura City! Mrs. Oda had no choice but to put on her armor and hope to lead the Iwamura people to continue the fight until Oda Nobunaga defeated the main force of the Yamauchi army.

She is the daughter of the Oda family, so naturally she is determined to have sex with Oda. However, the two thousand people who came to support Higashi Meino had a small calculation in their minds. Once Iwamura Castle was lost, the Yamauchi army would march straight in without any taboos. The entire Higashi Meino would be under the front of Yamauchi's troops!

Now the Oda family still has a disgusting trio of Miyoshi in Kinai who are fighting with Hatakeyama Takamasa, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki has clearly issued a crusade against Oda.

I heard that Taro Shimomataro of the Yamauchi family had assembled a 150,000-strong army from the Eastern Kingdom, with more than thirty daimyo, and had marched out of Fuchu Castle. Oda Nobunaga may not be able to defeat him, and he may lose.

After several trade-offs, the Tono people sent someone to sneak out of the city, hooked up with Kiso Yoshimasa, and met with Yamauchi Yoshiho through Kiso Yoshimasa.

It is said that this person is somewhat related to Akechi Mitsuhide. He is called Akechi Mitsuhide. He is the grandson of Akechi Mitsuki and the eighth grandson of Toki Yorikan. The leader was in Ena County, Mino Province, and Nobunaga happened to be sent to support him.

Just by looking at the map, you can tell where Ena County is located. It has been a neighbor of generations to Shinano Kiso Valley, which is directly opposite it. Akechi Mitsushige didn't know Kiso Yoshimasa, but he had met Kiso Yoshihashi once.

Now that there has been such a connection, the conversation between the two parties is much more direct. The first requirement of the Dongnong people, especially the powerful people from various countries in Huina County, is to protect their command, and the second requirement is not to harm the city soldiers.

The condition is naturally that they will open the gate of Iwamura!

What's wrong with agreeing to this? Before Yamauchi Yoshiho went out, Koheita made it very clear to him that anyone who was willing to surrender would be given a place under his command.

When employing people, spare their lives first, and then use blunt knives to cut their flesh after you successfully ascend to Luo, slowly consuming them!

On the one hand, Yamauchi Yoshiho filled in the blank security certificate with his name and territory and sent it to them. On the other hand, he urged them to open the city and surrender quickly to avoid long nights and dreams.

Akechi Mitsuzhong took the security certificates for himself and his fellow villagers, and started trouble the next day after returning to the city. Mrs. Oda wants to go against Yamauchi, but the Toyama clan of Iwamura is just a native of Japan. It might be fine if Toyama Kageren is not dead. Now that Toyama Kageren, who was close to Oda, is dead, then why should we sacrifice our lives for Oda Nobunaga? ?

I sold Mrs. Oda backhand!

The most important town in Higashi Mino, guarding the key to the Nakasendo Road, Iwamura Castle fell into the hands of the Yamauchi Army in such a dramatic manner.

Yamauchi Yoshiho's banner was victorious. On the one hand, he spread the message to Ena County and took control of Iwamura City. On the one hand, he also actively exerted his subjective initiative and began to make plans to win over the wealthy Chinese families in Toqi County and Kerr County to prepare for the Yamauchi clan's troops to enter Meinong.