Yes, this is exactly the counterintuitive plan used by Li Xiaoshi.
He ordered Hideyoshi Hashiba to write a letter of incitement to Hideyoshi in his own hand. The letter clearly stated when Hashiba Hideyoshi would return to Takeda and attack Kinki and Kyoto.
And the person who Li Xiao deliberately ordered to deliver the letter happened to fall into the hands of the Oda family.
After this person was captured, Oda Nobutada immediately knew the fact that Li Xiao and Hashiba Hideyoshi had secret contacts.
In fact, this matter is also half true and half false. Li Xiao and Hashiba Hideyoshi were indeed secretly communicating with each other before.
After Takigawa Kazumasu committed suicide, Hashiba Hideyoshi himself also wanted to test the Takeda family. However, at the last moment, Hashiba Hideyoshi chose the Oda family after careful consideration.
¡°But Li Xiao truthfully stated Hashiba Hideyoshi¡¯s previous hesitation in the letter. Under the cover of these layers of truth, it was impossible not to make Oda Nobutada suspicious.
Of course, it is impossible for the people of the Oda family not to suspect that this was a deliberate countermeasure used by Li Xiao.
But at this time, who dares to risk the main force fighting in the front and being stabbed in the rear? Li Xiao Yu Wakasa, Kano Hideharu of Tanba, and Naito Ruyasu's 10,000 troops are not empty.
Therefore, the Oda family made a decision to divide the Settsu force into two. Ikeda Hengxing and Takayama Tomoteru led an army of 10,000 people and returned to Settsu. They set up a second line behind Harima Kingdom to monitor Harima Kingdom. Prevent the Hida Etsuchu Army from advancing towards Kinki.
"Nakagawa Qingxiu led five thousand people and continued to stay in Oyuan City.
For Li Xiao, this strategy of dividing the troops will not only reduce the total strength of the Oda Army in the future decisive battle, but also delay the Oda Army's attack on the North City.
But Li Xiao understood that the time gained was not much.
But just as Li Xiao was waiting eagerly for Takeda Nobushige to lead the main force of the Takeda family, they arrived from Nakasendo.
At this time, Li Xiao received a letter from Takeda Nobushige, telling him that it was because of heavy rain. The main army could not pass through Zhongshan Road quickly.
And Takeda Nobushige instead issued an order asking Li Xiao to defend the northern city to the death.
? And Zuo Zhu has a lot of meaning. The reinforcements from Tokugawa Ieyasu, Baba Nobbo, and Sanada Masayuki were already on their way halfway without stopping.
Li Xiao read Takeda Nobushige¡¯s letter. I couldn't help but curse my mother at that moment.
Takeda Nobushige's action seems to be a plan to protect the main force of the Takeda family and put them, foreign retainers, and the daimyo of other countries on the front line of conflict.
¡°This is not the case for Li Xiao and the others. As cannon fodder?
"But Takeda Nobushige's reasons are not excessive. It is true that there is constant heavy rain on Nakasendo. In such weather, it will obviously take one to two days to cross Nakasendo.
This is indeed something everyone knows.
Li Xiao thought for a moment and continued to station the main force of the army in Kajida City. While inquiring, I started to inquire about Takeda Nobushige. The marching speed of various reinforcements sent out.
After Li Xiao clarifies all aspects of the information.
What surprised him was that the one who was rushing to the north city the closest was not the one that had already reached the Nongwei Plain. Masayuki Sanada Corps.
It¡¯s Tokugawa Ieyasu¡¯s Mikawa Corps and Satake Corps.
Li Xiao heard about it. After this group of Sanhe wild cattle arrived, they felt reassured. So Yoshitsugi Otani was ordered to lead Kamioka Bei and rush to the northern city for reinforcements.
Because he was worried about Otani Yoshitsugi intercepting him halfway, Li Xiao also sent Takatora Todo to lead two thousand troops as the second formation to enter Ghana City as support.
??Mino Country, near Gifu Castle, it rains continuously late at night.
The Ashigaru flags and objects were all wet.
The hard-working Sanhe soldiers used straw sandals to tread the muddy road, and marched forward in the dark night, holding torches and braving the rain.
A horse on a fast horse galloped from behind and came under the banner of Marunouchi.
The warrior on the horse said to a general who was wearing thick armor, wearing antlers on his head and holding a spear, and said: "My lord, there is an order in the palace, and we must rush to the northern city within tomorrow."
Under the banner of Maruno, this mounted warrior is none other than Honda Tadakatsu, the most powerful general of the Tokugawa family.
I saw Honda Tadakatsu holding the famous gun Dragonfly Kiri across his hand and riding the famous horse Mikuni Kuro. He said impatiently: "I know, I know, my lord worked too hard for the Takeda family."
Next to Honda Tadakatsu, the retainer Hidetsuna Tsuzuki said: "Yes, the reinforcements coming to rescue the northern city now belong to us Mikawa people, and we are at the forefront. When the time comes, we will have to fight head-on with the Oda family. .¡±
¡°The Jiafei people don¡¯t want to rush to the front, they want us Sanhe people to?Send yourself to death, there is no sense in that. "
Honda Tadakatsu danced the dragonfly in his hand and said loudly: "I am most annoyed by this conspiracy and conspiracy. No matter how many thousands of troops the Oda family has, I only need to see the way forward clearly and obey the Lord's will in everything." That¡¯s it.¡±
At that moment, General Honda Tadakatsu waved his spear and said loudly: "Warriors of Mikawa, if you work harder, you can fight against the Oda army tomorrow!"
Hearing Honda Tadakatsu say this, everyone let out an ooh.
In fact, Tokugawa Ieyasu took the line of Tsumabuki Castle where the Akechi clan was located, along the mountain road, and quickly entered the Nobi Plain.
Most of the Oda family's troops along the road have been mobilized, and there is no way to stop the Tokugawa army from crossing the mountains.
Facing the Sanhe Legion advancing rapidly in the heavy rain, they approached the Northern City at a speed that no one expected.
Honda Tadakatsu led an army of five hundred and plunged headlong into the front.
Phew! call!
A man with a small flag, Monomi, ran quickly from the dense forest and immediately reported to Honda Tadakatsu, saying: "My lord, there is an army of the Oda family ahead, too numerous to count."
After hearing this, Honda Tadakatsu opened his eyes, and immediately danced the dragonfly in his hand, saying: "It is right to have more people. Send the order and go out to fight!"
After hearing Honda Tadakatsu¡¯s words, Mikawa Soldier, who had only rested for less than a moment, became energetic and decided to go into battle.
At that time, when Honda Central was riding Sankuni Black and standing on the mountain, he finally understood what his subordinate Monomichi meant when he described the Oda Army in countless ways.
Seeing the lineup of the Oda Army, even the old Mikawa samurai who had been on the battlefield for a long time were speechless.
"Oh my god, this Oda army has more sand than the Tenryu River!"
Honda Tadakatsu waved the dragonfly cutter and said: "Very good, since you can't count them, then don't count them. This must be the main force of the Oda army. Rush to the northern city. If we can intercept it on the spot, , that¡¯s such a great achievement.¡±
??????????? If anyone else had heard this sentence, their expression would have suddenly changed.
With a force of five hundred troops, it is so courageous to cross the main force of the Oda family. No, it is overestimating one's own capabilities.
If it were another military situation, the subordinates might have fled as soon as the general proposed it, or they might have killed the general and rebelled.
There are only Sanhe people. In this case, just cursing a few words, it is nothing more than Jia Fei people, too unkind and so on.
At this moment, the Five Hundred Mikawa Ashigaru, obeying Honda Tadakatsu's order, launched an attack on the Oda army at the foot of the mountain.
Although Honda Tadakatsu¡¯s move seemed reckless, in reality, the other party was a very careful person.
Honda Tadakatsu commanded the 500 Mikawa soldiers, targeting the Oda army, and when they were about to cross a rapid river, they suddenly attacked.
"Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!"
Honda Tadakatsu danced with a dragonfly cut in his hand, and was unstoppable. He raised the tip of his spear repeatedly. The Oda army rushed to block the cavalry samurai, and no one was his enemy.
"I am Heihachiro Honda, who dares to fight with me!"
Honda Tadakatsu said loudly.
Everyone in the Oda Army has heard about the reputation of this fierce general of the Tokugawa family. Anegawa, Ichigonzaka, and Nagashino are famous for their bravery.
As an ally, the Oda Army had a profound impact, but as an enemy now, everyone knows that Honda Tadakatsu is even more terrifying.
On the side of the river, the officers and soldiers of the Oda Army who were waiting to cross the river watched helplessly as Honda Tadakatsu rode alone in the formation of the Oda Army and killed three people.
The dragonfly blade was like the scythe of death, it was almost like death and injury.
More than a thousand Oda Army officers and soldiers on the edge of the river beach were killed alive by Honda Tadakatsu's 500 troops.
Many people did not dare to fight against the Sanhe Army and swam directly back to the other side, only to be washed away by the rapids.
After killing the Oda army on the river bank, the Mikawa soldiers immediately set up their iron cannons and fired bang bang bang at the Oda army crossing the river bank.
For a while, Oda's army was frustrated in crossing the river.
In the military tent, Akechi Mitsuhide was sitting on a horse, rubbing his eyebrows with his hands.
Now Akechi Mitsuhide is exhausted. The most tiring thing is not planning the battle for many days, but how to carefully persuade and state his inner strategic intentions to these stupid pig-like colleagues.
A lot of Akechi Mitsuhide¡¯s lips and tongue were wasted on this.
And just when Akechi Mitsuhide finally took a break, Akechi Hidemitsu hurried into the military tent and whispered a few words into Akechi Mitsuhide's ear.
Akechi Mitsuhide was so angry that his eyes flashed.??, said: "That idiot Nobuo Oda, the 40,000-strong army was actually blocked by the 500 Sanhe soldiers for half a day before they could cross the river."
"Even if the opponent is Honda Tadakatsu, it won't work. I want to remove him from the position of army commander."
Akechi Mitsuhide immediately became angry, stood up from his sleeves, and walked towards the main formation to find Oda Nobutada.
Oda Nobutada was also confused after hearing Akechi Mitsuhide's words, and said: "But Nobuo, what he told me is not that, but because of the heavy rain, the river swelled, so the crossing was delayed. This is very Normal things.¡±
Akechi Mitsuhide was so angry that he couldn't speak. Could it be that Oda Nobutada couldn't see such a simple lie from Oda Nobuo.
Akechi Mitsuhide said a few words to Oda Nobutada to punish Oda Nobuo, but they were not listened to by the other party.
But as Akechi Mitsuhide¡¯s voice became louder, Oda Nobutada¡¯s expression became even worse and his doubts became more serious.
"Hinata Mori-sama, why do you have to send a letter to Yuu to die?"
Akechi Mitsuhide's heart skipped a beat. Looking at Oda Nobutada's doubtful eyes, he suddenly felt a bit guilty in his heart. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to (.) to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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