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Chapter 396: Annihilation of Ambition

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    At this time, Oda Hidenobu had already included all the old ministers of the Oda clan, and his sphere of influence extended to Omi in the west, Echizen in the north, Shinano in the east, and Owari in the south. He became the most powerful clan around Kinki besides the Maeda clan.  Even the Toyotomi Allied Forces stationed in the southwest of Mino were very afraid of these daimyo. In order to prevent changes, these daimyo wrote to Hideho who was far away in the East Kingdom on the one hand, and on the other hand to the Sugiwaka clan who guarded Yamato Koriyama Castle.  As well as Takigawa Yuri, who is in charge of Yamato's northeastern defense line, asked for reinforcements, hoping that they could send troops to Owari and Northern Castle in addition to guarding against the Mori clan to prevent Oda Hidenobu from further expansion.  On the second day of May, Oda Hidenobu, surrounded by his retainers, was walking on the road from Hida Takayama Castle to Iwamura Castle. At this time, he was proud of the spring breeze, high-spirited, and exuded a temperament that was inconsistent with his age.  As the grandson of Oda Nobunaga, this daimyo who is only one year younger than Hideho has demonstrated his strategies and talents to the fullest in this month. In the eyes of the old ministers of the Oda clan, the lord in front of them not only inherited  Nobunaga's legacy seems to have inherited the abilities of Oda Nobunaga and Oda Nobutada in some aspects, which made them full of expectations for the future of the Oda family.  However, Oda Hidenobu did not seem to be as optimistic as his retainers. While seizing Takayama Castle, news came that the Maori army had defeated Gohigashi Yamashita. The coalition forces of the Maeda clan and the Yamato Toyotomi clan had begun to fully recover.  In Omi, the Yamato Toyotomi army guarding Yamato and Kii also launched an attack on the Maori army in Yamato and Kawachi. In Kinki, the offensive and defensive situation was reversed. This was not good news for the Oda family, it could even be said to be bad news.  Even though he had agreed with Hideho only to contain the daimyo who were close to the Tokugawa clan in Mino, as Niwa Nagashige and the Shinano daimyo raised their armies, it was clear that the head of the Oda clan could not bear the long-suppressed influence inherited from his ancestors.  His ambition was to change passive defense into active attack. While fighting in Hokuriku and Kinki, he opened up the Mino-Hida battlefield without authorization.  The biggest difference between this battlefield and the other two battlefields is that it is not a fight between two strong forces, but a single strong one.  This also allowed him to achieve a complete victory in less than a month and become a famous person who knew and practiced 400,000 stones.  But Oda Hidenobu didn¡¯t think clearly about the consequences of doing this.  You must know that other battlefields, whether it is Hokuriku where Hideho's ally Maeda Toshimasa is in charge, Kinki where Ukita Hideie and Yamato Toyotomi clan join forces, Kanto where Asano Nagamasa leads, Kyushu where Kato Kiyomasa takes the lead, these are all Hideho's retainers and allies  , the worst is the Daimyo of the Owari faction. Their relationship with Hideho is much closer than that of the Oda clan. Handing the battlefield to them reflects Hideho's trust in them, and at the same time, he also has the deeper meaning of wanting them to achieve success in this war.  .  Although Oda Hidenobu attacked daimyo who were close to the Tokugawa clan, in the final analysis he did not follow Hideho's orders.  With such an impressive record this time, will Hideho be happy from the bottom of his heart?  Obviously not. Hideho's purpose in launching this battle was to weaken the power of the Daimyo. Oda Hidenobu's actions obviously went against Hideho's original intention.  Not only that, Hideho knew in his heart that the daimyo of Nishi Mino had followed him northward. Unless the Mori clan conquered Koriyama Castle and entered Mino, the retainers of these daimyo would not dare to act without permission, and Mori Tadamasa of Iwamura Castle and Gujo Hachiman Castle  Inaba Sadachi and Hida's Kanamori Kashige were not enough to proactively provoke a war against the Oda clan. This is why Hideho asked Oda Hidenobu to be responsible for containment.  But now, Oda Hidenobu is obviously not willing to accept the credit given by Hideho after the war for "staying in Mino and containing the great names of Mino and Hida". He has captured all these great names in the hope of gaining a big bargaining chip.  Get higher returns after the war.  In fact, before the defeat of the Maori Army, especially after the fall of Fushimi, Oda Hidenobu once wanted to take action against the Toyotomi coalition forces guarding the southwest. At that time, Owari, Mikawa, and Higashiomia were empty of defenses. If they took advantage of the victory and went south, they would have a high chance of being defeated.  The Toyotomi coalition forces completely controlled Mino, and then he had two choices. One was to lead his troops south and capture Shunenzo; the other was to enter Omi and attack Ogasawara Takakiyo with the Maori army, thus using Hachifu Road as the boundary.  , divided Omi with the Mori family.  But what he didn¡¯t expect was that the Maori army was defeated so quickly that he had no time to return to Gifu.  The situation in Kinki has obviously been controlled by the pro-Hideho faction. All he can do now is to make some money on the periphery and strive for the best results for the post-war evaluation.  On the evening of the second day of May, Oda Hidenobu arrived at Iwamura Castle. He had mobilized almost all the troops of Mino and Hida, about 20,000 people, and was preparing to set off for Iida Castle in Shinano, the capital of Kyogoku and Kochi, early the next morning.  But on that night, Oda Hidenobu welcomed Hideho's envoy at Iwamura Castle.  The envoy arrived at Gifu Castle a day ago. When he learned that Oda Hidenobu was in Takayama Castle, he rushed to Takayama Castle without stopping. As soon as he arrived at Takayama Castle, he learned that the Oda army had already gone to Iwamura Castle and envoy  I wanted to continue chasing, but I had no choice but to run out of people and horses, so I had toI took a rest and didn't continue my journey until noon on the second day of the lunar month, which was a day late.  The news brought by Shiban was mainly about the results and brief history of the Battle of Hibara, as well as Hideho's order to hold on to Mino to prevent the local daimyo from supporting the Tokugawa army rushing to Shinano.  Hideho's victory in Hibara did not shock Oda Hidenobu too much, but he was really surprised that the Tokugawa army was defeated so quickly.  In his plan, with the restraint of the Uesugi Army, the Tokugawa Army can hold on for at least five to ten days, and may even form a long-term confrontation. The Oda Army can just use this time to clear out the surrounding pro-Tokugawa forces, thus  Consolidate your position after the war.  Now that the Aizu War is over, Hideho is on his way westward. If he continues to attack Shinano in the east, he will inevitably arouse Hideho's displeasure and suspicion.  Instead of doing this, it is better to return to Gifu and guard Mino according to Hideho's wishes. After all, he has already conquered the two countries, and the rewards he will receive after the war should be much more than what he had negotiated with Hideho before.  So, after sending off the envoy, Oda Hidenobu immediately set off to return to Gifu City, and the 20,000 troops he mobilized were also dispersed back to various places. In the infinite loss and regret, the Oda family's ambition temporarily came to an end.  In fact, long before Oda Hidenobu paid an audience and received the letter from the Toyotomi Allied Forces in Southwest Mino, Hideho learned from the ninjas about a series of Oda's movements in Mino. Takatora Toudo, who had always been alert, felt that what Oda Hidenobu had done  It was so strange that he suggested that Hideho take this opportunity to question him.  But Hideho was not in a hurry to draw a conclusion. On the one hand, he believed that the war was coming to an end and the Oda clan could no longer make a big splash, so there was nothing to worry about. On the other hand, he always had a sense of compassion for the Oda clan. After all,  He was once the head of Hideyoshi, so as long as he did not openly oppose the Toyotomi clan, there was no need to treat him too harshly.  Therefore, when meeting Oda Hidenobu, Hideho showed enough tolerance and generosity, but at the same time he also expressed dissatisfaction with the Oda army for not following his orders: "The relationship between the Oda clan and the Toyotomi clan does not need to be ignored.  "But Your Highness, you must understand that now that the world has been unified, the people need a stable environment instead of being displaced and having their families destroyed. If you still have some unrealistic ideas, in my opinion, you should abandon them."
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