After saying that, several of the direct commanders of the clan turned around and immediately prepared to assemble the troops and move towards the west coast. Okabe and Asahina could not say anything more, after all, neither party had the power to interfere with the command of the troops directly under the clan.
Although Yu Qiuping was very sad about losing the help of more than 2,000 soldiers directly under his family. Fortunately, they did not stand against him and captured him on the spot. It was already a blessing. Otherwise, he would have been wronged.
He now feels more and more that the family governor must have noticed Okabe Gennobu's evil intentions in Narumi City, and wanted to send the scroll to Yu Qiupei and others to rebel, but failed.
Both Sena Ujitoshi and Asahina Taitomo also had heavy expressions on their faces, obviously thinking about the same problem as Amakihei.
However, just as they were hesitating for a few moments, the Okabe family suddenly stepped forward and picked up the neglected scroll that Asahina Yasuhiro had just thrown on the ground. Then without hesitation
Hesitantly, he got on his horse, and as soon as the men got under the horse's belly, they fled towards the city gate.
By the time everyone suddenly reacted, several messengers from the Okabe family had already rushed out on horseback for more than ten feet! Once the key scroll falls into the hands of the opponent, the Okabe family can use the same excuse to persuade other wealthy families.
The important ministers have joined their camp and must stop them! But at first glance, these people are good horseback riders, and the horses are all top-grade and extremely fast! If you want to stop them, you probably can only shoot arrows! But the generals directly under the jurisdiction of our family are still
They were all not far away. At this moment, he ordered to shoot arrows at the Okabe family, which might make them think that Asahina's side was the traitor.
After thinking for a moment, it was already too late to pursue him. Narumi Castle was only a few miles from Dagao Castle, so he would definitely not be able to catch up.
"You were careless!" Asahina Taichao shook his head, "If you were careless for a moment, things will get even worse now!"
"The messenger of the Okabe family brought the scroll back so urgently. He must have asked the scroll to summon other wealthy officials and prepare to assemble the troops." Sena Ujitoshi said with a heavy face: "No matter what, we can't sit still and wait for death. We also have to
Get ready for battle immediately. From Dagao Castle to Narumi Castle, we will arrive in a blink of an eye. We cannot be caught off guard by the rebellion."
"Why are you waiting for them to fight?" Asahina Taiheng scolded: "These rebels! See if I don't skin them and cramp them, and bury them in the family governor's hall!"
"If Your Highness, the Governor of the Household, does not avenge this revenge, we will not be human!"
Since it was getting late, no conflict broke out between the Okabe family and the Asahina family that night. The army of the master family also left Narumi Castle and moved towards the coastline. Since the Itami family's fleet was not enough to transport all eight thousand
The remaining people, the people of the main family decided to go back with only the combat troops, while more than 5,000 auxiliary soldiers stayed in Narumi City and followed the army retreating by land. This small help really relieved Yu Qiuping and others.
A lot of logistical pressure.
After the main force gradually withdrew from Narumi Castle, Asahina Taimo immediately dispatched a large number of reconnaissance cavalry to conduct reconnaissance in the direction of Otaka Castle. Okabe Motobu, not to be outdone, also sent a large number of scouts northward to hinder the Asahina family's reconnaissance activities. Although the sky was dark
It was too late and I couldn't get close enough to see clearly. However, I could vaguely see that the camp outside Dagao City definitely contained more than 4,000 members of the Okabe family. There must have been defeated troops from several other wealthy families and the Okabe family had joined forces.
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The Okabe family has a close relationship with the foreign wealthy family, and with the edict against rebellion, it can be said that it is easy to gather the troops. Due to the ebb and flow of the situation, the troops on the Asahina side can now compete with the Okabe family.
If you maintain the balance of power, you may be at a disadvantage soon.
After a short discussion, Asahina Taitomo and others immediately discussed a countermeasure. They sent a messenger to Takake Castle and asked Asahina Nobuyuki to lead his troops to come to Narumi Castle for peace. They sent a messenger to Okazaki Castle to let the remaining pass
Ujihiro paid close attention to the movements of Iio Renryu of the Okabe clan. At the same time, he immediately sent Ame Qiupei's close confidant Nobuyuki Ayama as a messenger to report the death of the family governor to Kariya Castle and Anxiang Castle in the rear, and finally returned to Toe.
Suruga also accused the Okabe family of various ill-intentioned actions in the letter.
In addition, Asahina Taitomo also sent out almost all the Asahina family's cavalry, spread out the search area, looking for the scattered friendly forces around Narumi Castle and Odaka Castle, and tried to persuade them to join their camp.
Yu Qiuping sent Kohata Kesheng to find the whereabouts of Matsudaira Motoyasu with his own handwritten letter. In the history of the previous life, after the death of Imagawa Yoshimoto, the latter withdrew while the Imagawa family army was in chaos.
When Toe and Suruga were together, they took the opportunity to become independent in Okazaki Castle. Although they did not completely get rid of their dependence on the Imagawa family, they were no longer under the control of the Imagawa family. But the situation in this life has changed. The Imagawa army is here
After the death of Yoshimoto Imagawa, the two main forces of Owari Mikawa, Asahina and Okabe did not immediately withdraw from Owari. Instead, they confronted each other over the accidental death of Yoshimoto Imagawa. The Mikawa power vacuum that originally occurred in history did not occur.
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Therefore, Yu Qiupei plans to pray for help from Matsudaira Motoyasu. If the confrontation with the Okabe family will really escalate, then the assistance of the powerful Matsudaira family in Mikawa will be a great help.
Before nightfall on May 19, although there was a lot of friction between the scout cavalry of the two families, they generally maintained restraint and did not fight. The messengers sent to Tagua Castle and Okazaki Castle also returned after nightfall.
Asahina Nobuyuki said that he would arrive with troops early the next morning. The troops of the Katsurayama family had also entered Takake Castle before and were currently joining forces with him. Ujihiro Sekiguchi of Okazaki Castle said that the Iio Company
Long seemed to have received an order to monitor him. On the surface, the subordinates of both sides maintained peace, but secretly they had begun to confront each other. Asahina Nobuan of Anxiang City, who is also a member of the Asahina family, stated that he was firmly on the side of Asahina. Kariya Castle's
Mizuno Shingen's attitude was very suspicious, and the messenger sent to Kariya Castle never came back.
This is the first night after His Royal Highness the Governor leaves.
Yu Qiuping, who had been busy for a whole day, fell into a deep sleep before he could feel sentimental. Only when he woke up from his dream did he realize that he was separated from himself and that his tears had long since dried up.
I don't have time to be sad... I must take revenge on His Highness!
At 3:30 in the morning of May 20, the messenger sent to Odaka Castle suddenly rushed back to Narumi Castle to report that there seemed to be something strange happening in the Okabe family, and the troops in the castle town south of Odaka Castle began to gather. The very alert Asahina Taitomo and others
The people immediately ordered the troops to surround Narumi Castle and start defense. If the Okabe family planned to take advantage of the death of Imagawa Yoshimoto and the chaos in the entire army to defeat the Asahina family, and then label Asahina as a traitor, all the power in the family would be lost.
It fell into the hands of the Okabe family. However, two quarters of an hour later, several other messengers reported that the troops south of Odaka Castle seemed to be showing signs of retreat. When Asahina Yasumo personally led the cavalry to investigate,
He immediately realized that the Okabe family was preparing to evacuate the entire army from Odaka Castle. Among the troops retreating southward, one could see the flags of the Ii family, the Miura family and many small wealthy families. The number of people was estimated to be only close to 7,000, and they were obviously in Narumi.
The Asahina family suffered heavy losses in the battle outside the city. Excluding the more than 5,000 auxiliary troops left behind by the direct-administered troops, the Asahina family only had about 6,000 troops. The two sides could be said to be equally matched opponents.
After learning that the Okabe family had evacuated, Asahina Yasutomo immediately judged that the latter wanted to return to Okazaki Castle quickly, take the supplies and equipment in Okazaki Castle for himself, and block his own people west of Mikawa.
Therefore, the troops on the Asahina family's side immediately gathered together and began to have breakfast. The samurai kept urging the ashigaru to eat quickly so that they could set off early. Sena Toshiki led his troops to leave eastward and took the barrel
The Ma-Chirit-Anxiang front line will be followed, while the troops of Asahina Yasutomo and Amakihei will take the western front, following the troops pursuing the Okabe family head-on.
"But... Narumi Castle." Yu Qiuping still hesitated, "Is it true that no one is left to defend it? Isn't this a gift to the Oda family in vain? This is our important stronghold in Owari territory!"
"The Oda family has so many troops," Asahina Yasutomo sighed, "If we leave a few behind, how can we fight against the Okabe family if we leave too many?"
"Don't forget, that fellow Okabe Gennobu is very likely to have an inside relationship with Owari!" Asahina Yasuhiro said anxiously: "The top priority is to kill them! Otherwise, if the Okabe family takes power, we will be beaten.
You are a traitor, who are we guarding Narumi City for?"
"That makes sense." Yu Qiuping sighed, "Then let's all retreat."
To everyone's relief, the troops of the Okudaira family found an opportunity to break away from the Okabe family's army and came to the side of the Asahina family. It was Okudaira Sadakichi who came to negotiate. This time he followed his uncle Okudaira Sadakatsu on the expedition.
When the Asahina family and the Asahina family were in conflict, Okuhira Sadakichi believed that Uakihira would never murder the family governor, so he firmly persuaded his uncle to side with Uakihira. Adopting his nephew's suggestion, Okuhira Sadakatsu led an army to the Okabe family.
When he was nearby, he first pretended to join the Okabe family and participated in the evaluation meeting with the Okabe family. Then he found an opportunity and broke away from the Okabe family's team during the withdrawal and fled towards the Asahina family.
"Tadayoshi, I really have you!" Asahina Taehyung excitedly patted Okuhira Sadakichi on the shoulder, "You can trust us so much!"
"Hongye is so loyal to the House Governor's Palace. Even if I kill him, I won't believe that he is a traitor! But those people in the Okabe family are not good people at first glance!" Okuhira Sadakichi scolded: "Especially that Okabe Masaru.
Tsuna!"
Yu Qiuping was suddenly stunned, and something happened not long ago appeared in his mind. That was when he was on the streets of Junfu Castle.
At the same time, Okabe Masatsuna took a step forward, leaned into Yu Qiuping's ear, and whispered in an almost resentful tone: "Yu Qiuping! Just wait for me! I, Okabe Masatsuna, will fight to the death with you! It doesn't work.
No matter what the means, our Okabe family will make you, a bitch, and you couple of bitches pay the price!"
"Could it be that..." Yu Qiuping's eyes suddenly opened wide, tears overflowed from his eyes again, and he roared in his heart: "Is this your... Okabe family's method of revenge? Are you going to kill His Highness the Governor of the Family too!"
"That's right!" Okuhira Sadakichi said excitedly: "When my uncle went to attend the evaluation meeting of the Okabe family, he learned that their plan seemed to be to quickly go to Okazaki Castle, control the entire city and His Highness Sekiguchi, and then block us in the west.
Mikawa! Stop our messengers from going to Suruga, so that their family’s claims can cover the sky with one hand!"
"It's exactly what my elder brother expected!" Asahina Taehyung shouted excitedly, "Hurry up and go with your uncle and tell my elder brother about this plan! Let's catch up quickly and don't let the Okabe family succeed! We must
This traitor must be cut into pieces!"
At the same time, south of Dagao City.
"Brother! Those damn guys from the Okuhira family actually ran away! They all went to Yu Qiupei's side!" When Okabe Masatsuna received the report from the rear, he cursed angrily: "I have warned brother, I must
We need to send people to monitor these wealthy families from Yuanjiang! They are all inextricably connected with the people over Asahina!"
"It has already happened, so don't worry about it too much." Okabe Motobu replied calmly.
"They must have reported the contents of last night's meeting to the Asahina family! What should we do?" Okabe Masatsuna shouted: "If I had known better, I shouldn't have let them come to listen!"
"Masatsuna, don't be complacent just because you are a little smart." Okabe Motonobu stared into Okabe Masatsuna's eyes, "War is cruel."
Chapter completed!