Chapter 747 28. The Victory and Defeat of Shitarahara Has Been Decided

The resistance on the Danshodai was unexpectedly resolute. The combination of "retreat Sakuma" and "advance Shibata" was very capable!

However, the troops retreating to Okazaki were able to maintain their formation at first, but they were repeatedly harassed by the Yamauchi army, the Echigo army, and the Kitabatake army. Gradually, they were no longer strict, the team began to be out of touch, and even scattered directly.

"Kariya Castle Lord Mizuno Shimonomori Nobumoto has been captured by my Hirasawa Gaiki Uemon!" There was another loud shout on the battlefield, and the army spread it everywhere.

"Whose samurai is this Hirasawa Gaiki?" Ashikaga Yoshiaki remembered that this person was the one who killed Oda Nobutada not long ago.

"It seems to be the ronin of the Kitabatake clan." Isshiki Yoshiari was not sure next to him.

The Zen Master Jingkong, who was originally waving the ghost gold stick and killing people on the battlefield, has now found the main force of the Yamauchi army and conveyed to Ashikaga Yoshiaki the news that the Kitabatake army had rebelled and killed Oda Nobutada. He said that the Kitabatake clan was instigated by Ashikaga Yoshiaki to rebel, and they have always been loyal to the shogunate. Ashikaga Yoshiaki asked Ashikaga Yoshiaki to see clearly.

When talking about killing Oda Nobutada, he mentioned that it was a samurai from the Ueno clan who made great contributions to the killing. After such a great achievement, the general of the Kokumin clan, Mizuno Nobumoto, who was now killing Oda, really aroused people's interest and was willing to recruit him.

It was not unjust for Mizuno Nobumoto to die. He relied on the fact that he was a native of the country at the junction of Owari and Mikawa, and was relatively familiar with the nearby mountain roads. Seeing that the main road was crowded with a large number of fleeing Oda and Tokugawa troops, he was ready to use his innate advantages and run away through the ravine.

Although Midoyama was occupied by the Kitabatake army, the Kitabatake army was also a newcomer, and Mizuno Nobumoto thought he could perfectly avoid the Kitabatake army. As a result, he ran into Hirasawa Yoshimasa, who had chopped off the head of "Oda Nobutada" and was satisfied and went back to the top of the mountain to rest. Hirasawa Yoshi had made great achievements, but unfortunately the other ronin had not gained anything.

The two groups suddenly met in the ravine, stared at each other, and after confirming that they were not their own people, they picked up knives and started fighting!

Mizuno Nobumoto was at a disadvantage because he was a small team that ran away, and there were only dozens of confidants around him, while the Kitabatake army that did not gain any gains could be counted in the thousands. Even if his head was not chopped off, his armor and knife could make a small fortune.

The ronin's eyes were red, and they rushed forward. Hirasawa Yoshi was thinking that he was idle anyway, and his hometown Ueno, the broken village, had long been annihilated in the tug-of-war in Kanto, and now he could get as much as he wanted.

So it is said that if a person is lucky, nothing can stop him!

If the ronin had not captured the important ministers and generals of the enemy army, they would have basically been dismissed after the battle and received money and rice rewards. So most people were fighting for the spoils. After all, no one knew Mizuno Nobumoto, although he might look like a foot soldier leader or foot soldier general from his attire.

After Hirasawa Yoshimasa and his two family members cut down Mizuno Nobumoto, they realized that he was a big fish, another daimyo!

"You can call this person later!" Ashikaga Yoshiaki ordered.

With the two heads of this person, it is no problem to exchange for a hatamoto with a salary of 200 kan. After all, gathering some talented and capable talents and filling the hatamoto in Yamanouchi is equivalent to filling the future new Ashikaga shogunate's retainer team.

Now the Otaku-Tokugawa coalition is in ruins, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki is left with only 2,000 miscellaneous soldiers from Echigo and Takanari, and 500 guards from the first team of the Yamanouchi hatamoto. To put it bluntly, these miscellaneous soldiers in Echigo are actually the grooms, servants, errand boys, and family members of the cavalry who rushed out. After all, people can take care of themselves, but horses need considerable care, especially war horses.

Lian Yuliu finally couldn't restrain himself and rushed out with the Nagahashi to practice. After all, they were still young at heart. Honda Tadakatsu, Sakakibara Yasumasa and others were itching to fight because they didn't participate in the war, and now they ran out like they were having fun.

The people in the main team were watching the battle on the Danzheng platform, which was the last battlefield in the entire Shitara Plain. The Yamauchi Shukei's unit, which surrounded and annihilated the Tokugawa Okazaki people on the left wing of the Yamauchi army, suddenly burst into cheers.

"Tokugawa Mikawa-no-kami has been captured by my Kurokawa Shinpachiro Keitoku!"

"Tokugawa Mikawa-no-kami has been captured by my Kurokawa Shinpachiro Keitoku!"

"Tokugawa Mikawa-no-kami has been captured by my Kurokawa Shinpachiro Keitoku!"

The shouts were heard again and again by the Yamauchi main team, and not only Ashikaga Yoshiaki, but almost everyone in the team was overjoyed. If Tokugawa Ieyasu was killed, the entire West Mikawa would definitely collapse completely, and Okazaki Castle would fall without a fight.

The Yamanouchi army could directly enter Owari, cooperate with the Nagashima Ikko Ikki, and attack Kiyosu Castle together, seize the entire Owari in one fell swoop, and threaten Nobunaga's old nest, Mino Gifu Castle.

A young warrior held a head, blood rushing in his eyes, and ran to present it to Ashikaga Yoshiaki. Ashikaga Yoshiaki thought the samurai looked familiar, and after a little thought, he was indeed a hatamoto of the fourth division, who had served the Yamanouchi clan for two generations and was considered a hereditary retainer.

"Thank you for your hard work!" Ashikaga Yoshiaki certainly didn't have to check the head himself.

The team naturally had a military officer who checked the heads. The first thing was to check the evidence, because the dead head might not be well preserved, and you might not be able to tell it clearly just by looking at the face. So you have to check whether the captured domaru and helmet have a note with the name written in the surname inside, and whether the armor itself is used by a certain samurai.

It is obvious that the Tang crown-shaped helmet in front of him is the head helmet that Tokugawa Ieyasu likes to use, and there is indeed a note with "Tokugawa Mikawa-no-kami Ieyasu" written on it pasted inside. As for the armor, it is just an ordinary armor of the time, which cannot show the dignity of Tokugawa Ieyasu as a daimyo.

Looking at the head again, it looks like a samurai in his forties, definitely not Tokugawa Ieyasu, who is only 31 years old this year.

If it was Kobayata who was here, it would be much easier, because this person is quite easy to recognize. He is the Tokugawa clan's hereditary minister, the lord of Rokukuri Castle, and the governor of Mikawa Hatazu County, Natsume Jirozaemon Yoshinobu.

"Write it down for now! I'll check it later!" Ashikaga Yoshiaki had no choice, as there were no old ministers in the team who were familiar with the Tokugawa family and the Mikawa people.

When Udono Nagakatsu, who rushed out to chase the escaped, came back, it would be possible to roughly identify who this person was, but it was probably just a shadow samurai.

"Your Highness! Our army has attacked Daihara and will soon defeat the Oda army!" A messenger rushed to the front of the team, was stopped, and knelt on one knee to report loudly.

Hearing the sound, I looked and saw that the Sunlight and Moonlight Horse Flag of Uncle Tsunayoshi had rushed to the middle of Tanshodai, and was only a few dozen meters away from Shibata Katsuie's Two Hiki Goose Horse Flag. Only one final charge would be needed to defeat the Oda rear guard defending Taihara and win a complete victory in the Battle of Shitarahara.