Chapter 183 26. Nobunaga Defeats the Mountain Guard with One Blow

Koheita rode Nobunaga's horse back to the camp side by side, recalling Oda Nobunaga's words along the way. It is obvious that Nobunaga has already set his sights on the world, but he has such a high opinion of Imagawa Yoshimoto, as if he thinks he is a destined opponent.

The two of them have never fought each other before, and they don't know how they could have such sparks of fighting across the distance. Is it destined that one of these two people must die by the sword of the other?

This thing looks like a low-quality cartoon from a certain company, full of gods and ghosts intertwining their fates. But it’s not surprising that Koheita can travel through time. Maybe God has specially arranged a stepping stone with sufficient weight for the rise of Oda Nobunaga?

When Kodaira first crossed over, he had the idea of ​​seeking refuge with Oda Nobunaga. After all, there are people in the world. However, during the Warring States Period, there were extremely harsh punishments for farmers who abandoned their fields and fled. At the same time, there was no possibility for a commoner to directly talk to the daimyo. [Note 1] In addition, on the second day after time travel, he ordered his troops to go out to fight a bad war. Later, he got better and better at the Yamauchi family, and Xiaoheita completely stopped thinking about hanging out with Nobunaga.

Seeing Nobunaga's contagious aura of domineering overflowing now, Koheita was thinking that he would have come to Owari to have a try in the first place. But now, let’s forget it and don’t force it.

While he was thinking wildly, Aji handed Xiaopingta a wooden box. It turned out that the Kinoshita brothers had just sent a small box of steamed buns! Yes, very precious steamed buns! Or steamed buns made with sugar! It is enough to be regarded as a precious gift! 【Note 2】

Tokichiro and Koichiro are really well-developed and generous in their actions. On the battlefield, they can even deliver steamed buns to Koheita, six at a time. Although it is not a big one, it is not easy. Okay, okay, I have some snacks for dinner today.

After everyone finished eating a full bowl of chazuke rice, Koheta opened the box and gave each person one. As for the remaining two, we’ll talk about it tomorrow.

Aji was reincarnated as a hungry ghost forever. He ate it in three times and then began to reminisce about the sweet taste. Chen San is more reserved, eating in small bites, catching it with his hands, and licking up even the smallest crumbs. Minggoro didn't seem to be impressed by this kind of food. He thanked him and ate it slowly, just like eating ordinary dry rice, not caring much about the taste.

Sure enough, many people say that a person's character can be seen at the dinner table. Isn't this just obvious?

After eating the steamed buns, Aji and Chen San went to work making beds with straw and boiling water to soak their feet. As for Koheita, while waiting, he asked Minggoro what he thought of the Oda Army. Being in this camp, as an old-style warrior, he must have observed a lot.

As expected by Koheita, Minggoro took advantage of the free time in the afternoon to quietly take a look at the Oda military camp. The most elite ones are naturally Nobunaga's seven or eight hundred foot soldiers and horses, who are well-organized and equipped with armor and weapons. The samurai in command also have a vigorous and upward momentum (I'm talking about the Kinoshita brothers, they must have momentum, one is Taihe, the other is Dai Nagon), and they can be called strong soldiers.

As for the peasant soldiers mobilized by the other Owari lord samurai, they were similar. Except for some of the soldiers around the samurai who were a bit interesting, the rest were far inferior to the soldiers of Echigo, Kai and even Ueno.

Koheita quite agreed, and his opinion of Minggoro became increasingly clear. As expected, this man was not only a skilled swordsman, but at least he had accurate vision and quick judgment. It was really unfair for him to be a mere Hatamoto of the Eighty-year Kanbun series.

The next day, the general offensive of Oda Nobunaga's army began. Of course, Koheita still sat in the middle of the army to watch the performance, and boasted and farted for a while with Tokichiro and Koichiro who were present. Anyway, Oda Nobunaga's main team will not be dispatched for the time being, and these two Ashigaru members who belong to Nobunaga will definitely not be able to go into battle.

Tokichiro's learning ability impressed Koheita. The last time I saw him, he was just a small infantry captain, commanding only twenty or thirty people. Now there is a whole team of 150 ashigaru, with him as the leader and Koichiro as the deputy. The orders and prohibitions are enforced, the arrangements are measured, and the formation is tight.

Moreover, he took the opportunity to constantly ask Xiao Pingtai for advice on the questions he encountered during the march and formation. In addition to groping for himself in practice, he also observed the operations of other generals. He also did not mind bowing his head and asking others for advice. Xiaoheita had the whole "New Book of Jixiao" and "Records of Military Training" in his mind. Isn't it just like playing tricks on Tokichiro?

Tokichiro listened to Koheita's talk on paper and was very clear-headed. His admiration for Koheita deepened even further, and he lamented that Koheita was indeed a real person despite his reputation. Deeply impressed by the lesson, Koichiro also silently memorized it beside him.

Only after Nobunaga Oda sat down with his sword firmly did the few people stop.

Nobunaga glanced at the military generals, and suddenly looked at Aji behind Xiaoheita, and remembered something. "Bring another bowl of rice to the waiting attendant, so as not to say that I didn't serve you well, hahahaha."

Niwa Nagahide, who was writing and drawing next to him, seemed to think of something and stopped writing, "Isn't one bowl not enough?"

The other generals didn't realize it. Last time, Aji drank Xiaoheita's leftover rice in front of Oda Nobunaga, and even licked his lips, which made Oda Nobunaga amused. It seems that Oda Nobunaga has remembered Aji, and now that he thinks about it, he wants to make fun of him again.

Xiao Pingtai didn't remember, "Thank you quickly, Your Highness, Mr. General Manager."

Aji took the bowl of soup and rice and thanked Oda Nobunaga loudly for the reward. Then after finishing the meal in a hurry, this episode was over.

Oda Nobunaga also started to send troops to attack the mountain castle according to yesterday's plan.

The castle of Moriyama was small and thin-walled, with few soldiers and generals. It took less than two hours to finish the battle. Soon, the soldiers who occupied the city cheered.

A young samurai in his twenties walked into the shogunate calmly without being tied up. He was neither cowardly as if he was defeated and captured, nor did he beg for life. He was calm and seemed to have accepted everything.

"Kamizosuke, let Gonroku be my kaishakunin."

"Are you ready, brother?" Oda Nobunaga looked at his brother.

"Wait a minute!"

[Note 1]: The common people and the lords still have a chance to talk directly. As long as the uprising is launched and the scale is large enough that the daimyo cannot suppress it, then congratulations, you are qualified to talk to the daimyo.

[Note 2]: Everyone should have noticed that no matter which Taiga drama it is, the Japanese eat rice cakes by beating the steamed glutinous rice directly in a stone mortar with a wooden mallet. It is almost impossible to see rice or flour ground with stone mills. This is due to the imperfect skills of Japanese stonemasons, so flour and food made from flour have a certain value.