Chapter 719 2. A Cold Ruins Everything (Extra Chapter for the Handsome and Cool Dami Jun)
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 Sadakei 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 Yuanshanjing can plunder one or two thousand men here, plus two thousand reinforcements. As long as they hold on to the fortified city for two months, if there is a heavy snowfall, the mountain army has 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 good shape this time!
His uncle, Yuanshan Jingren, ran out in the winter when he was an older man. 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 an unexpected 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 an army of 150,000 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 man is somewhat related to Akechi Mitsuhide. He is called Akechi Mitsushige. He is the grandson of Akechi Mitsuge, 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 for generations with 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 rich and powerful people from various countries in Huina County, is to protect what they lead, 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 Yoshiyasu left, Kobayata told him very clearly that anyone who was willing to surrender could be given a territory to settle down.
When you need people, spare their lives first, and then cut their flesh with a blunt knife after they succeed in going to Kyoto, and slowly consume them!
On the one hand, Yamauchi Yoshiyasu filled in the blank settlement letters with their names and territories and distributed them to them, and on the other hand, he urged them to open the city and surrender quickly to avoid more trouble.
Akechi Mitsushige took the settlement letters of himself and his fellow villagers, and started a riot the next day after returning to the city. Lady Oda wanted to go against Yamauchi, but the Iwamura clan of the Toyama clan was just a countryman. If Toyama Kagenin was not dead, it might be fine. Now that Toyama Kagenin, who was pro-Oda, was dead, why should we work for Oda Nobunaga?
They sold Lady Oda out!
Iwamura Castle, the first-class town in eastern Mino and the key to Nakasendo, fell into the hands of the Yamauchi army in such a dramatic way.
Yamanouchi Yoshiyasu won the first victory. On the one hand, he sent an edict to Ena County and occupied Iwamura Castle. On the other hand, he actively exerted his subjective initiative and began to win over the local nobles in Toki County and Kani County to prepare for the Yamanouchi army to enter Mino.