Chapter 517 16. Nobunaga Sweeps the World

Murakami Yoshimitsu is now in single contact with Koyata, and the information of the contact network left by Yamauchi Yoshiharu is all gathered in Koyata's hands. After Koyata's inspection, Murakami Yoshimitsu must also copy the full text to Yamauchi Shukei.

The receiver is Murakami Yoshimitsu, the collation and summary is Koyata, and the insider is Yamauchi Shukei.

Yamauchi Yoshiharu was not at all stupid before his death. Although the list and codewords of the contact network were handed over to Koyata, Koyata was not the only one who knew them. At least Yamauchi Shukei has a copy that records the list of intelligence personnel.

It was agreed that Koyata would be in charge of Yamauchi Taro until Taro Yamauchi's coming of age ceremony, and he would still return it to him after Taro's coming of age ceremony. Even if Murakami Yoshimitsu did not mention it, Yamauchi Shukei would definitely mention it, and he would mention it early.

"Where did you get it from?"

"North Ise."

"News from a few days ago?"

"Two days ago."

Murakami Yoshimitsu is now the head of the Goseikingumi, and also the flag bearer of the Yamanouchi clan. He is responsible for managing the daily life of Yamanouchi Taro and the safety of his travels. During battles, he must hold high the Minamoto white flag and guard the main camp.

His power is not too great, but his responsibilities are extremely important.

Many years ago, his father died in the battle of Uedahira, and his family has served the Yamanouchi clan for generations. When his father was dying, he was seriously injured and could not speak. He grabbed Yamanouchi Yoshiharu's hand and begged for care. As a descendant of such a loyal minister, Yamanouchi Yoshiharu naturally favored him. Since then, he has been following the successive heads of the Yamanouchi clan. Yamanouchi Yoshiharu can even say that he has raised him for two years. Although he is not an adopted son in name, he is an adopted son in reality.

So until Yamanouchi Yoshiharu passed away, Murakami Yoshimitsu was the head of the Goseikingumi. The Yamanouchi core is the most inconspicuous, but it is the most important link.

Kobayata quickly unfolded the letter and read it, but it took only a few minutes to finish.

Oda Nobunaga was only one step away from the foundation of his hegemony!

When Kobayata and Matsudaira Ieyasu worked together to pacify West Mikawa, Oda Nobunaga led his troops to launch a large-scale offensive against northern Ise again.

Except for Mori Yoshinari, Niwa Nagahide, and Kinoshita Hideyoshi who stayed in Mino, all the other famous generals of the Oda clan gathered in northern Ise.

With Shibata Katsuie as the flag bearer and the Chita navy as the support, Nobunaga's brother-in-law, the Saji family, sent more than 70 warships. Advancing by land and sea, they overturned the resistance of the Ikko sect disciples in northern Ise in one fell swoop and captured the Nagashima area.

The lord of Kameyama Castle, Seki Morinobu, who had the most resolute resistance in the previous resistance, lost the rescue of the Rokkaku clan this time, and lost the cooperation of the Ikko disciples. But he still gathered a thousand people to defend Kameyama Castle to the death, waiting for the rescue of the coalition forces of the northern Ise families.

Unfortunately, Oda Nobunaga learned from the previous lesson. The other two most important families in northern Ise, the Kobe clan and the Nagano clan, the Kobe clan was fooled and did not move. However, the head of the Nagano clan, Nagano Guto (the second son of Kitabatake Gushinori), was not fooled and advocated a thorough resistance.

Then the Nagano clan was in turmoil. Nagano Fujisada, who advocated waiting and surrendering at the right time, joined forces with the forces of the old Nagano clan and broke out in internal strife with the adopted Nagano Guto. The reinforcements of the Nagano clan naturally disappeared without a trace.

Kameyama Castle Seki Morinobu waited for reinforcements on the left and waited for reinforcements on the right. After ten days of siege, the aggressive Oda army launched a general attack. Oda Nobunaga used a large iron cannon (big barrel) to blow down a section of the wall of Kameyama Castle, and the defenders panicked and fled.

Even if Seki Morinobu tried his best to resist, he could not save the defeat. The Oda army rushed in, and in just half an hour, Kameyama Castle fell into the hands of the Oda army.

The Northern Ise Guan family, along with the Shikafutosa clan, Yokota clan and other families, were surrendered by Nobunaga. But Nobunaga seemed to have a strong personality. If you fight to the death, I will admire you. On the contrary, if you surrender actively, I will look down on you.

The Guan family was safe, and he continued to serve as the lord of Kameyama Castle, and even his son was not stuffed in.

With the fall of Kameyama Castle, the gates of Northern Ise were wide open. Kobe Gumori realized that he was wrong, that he had been fooled by Oda Nobunaga at the beginning, and should not sit back and watch the success or failure.

It was too late. Facing the tight siege of ten or twenty layers, Kobe Gumori was unable to resist at all. He finally chose to open the city and surrender in order to preserve his family name.

Oda Nobunaga sneered and ordered Kobe Gumori to live in seclusion. All the retainers who advocated resistance committed suicide, and all their family members were exiled. Then he welcomed Nobunaga's third son Nobutaka into the Kobe clan, changed his name to Kobe Nobutaka, and became the head of the Kobe clan.

The last one is naturally the Nagano clan of Ueno Castle. As a big country that had fought with the Kitabatake clan, the governor of Ise Province, they only needed to call on the people to enter the city to defend it, and there would be no problem with three to five thousand people.

But who told him to have an internal conflict!

With the help of Oda Nobunaga, Nagano Fujisada drove away Nagano Guto, and then was kicked away by Nobunaga. After marrying Nagano Fujisada's daughter to his brother Oda Nobukatsu's wife, he changed his brother Nobukatsu's name to Nagano Nobuyoshi and succeeded the Nagano clan.

The most resolute resistance of the Seki clan was preserved, and their descendants continued. The Kobe clan and the Nagano clan, who surrendered, watched the success or failure, and invited wolves into the house, reduced their territories, and even lost their homes in the end.

The five counties of northern Ise fell completely into the hands of Oda Nobunaga, and Oda Nobunaga's territory suddenly expanded by as much as 60,000 kan. Not only did his strength increase, but it also meant that the only thing standing in his way was the Inabayama Castle, which was known as the strongest castle in the world and was hard to attack.

If Inabayama was conquered, Oda Nobunaga would be able to conquer Nobi, and all his territories and vassals would add up to 400,000 kan. He would undoubtedly become the number one force in the world, undisputed and irreplaceable.

The world was actually determined after Inabayama Castle was conquered!

After reading the long letter, Xiaoping felt very disappointed. After handing the letter to Murakami Yoshimitsu for copying and copying, Xiaoheita stood up by himself, with his hands behind his back, looking at the darkening sky outside.

One step away, one step away!

Take a slow step and it will be eternity!

"Zo Mayun, how long ago was the last time there was news from Meinong?"

"About two months."

"I remember last time it was said that the Sinon people were harassing and attacking the wealthy Chinese families in Beino and Nakano, as well as the territories under the Saito clan."

"Yes, they were probably all ordered by Oda Dansho to weaken Inabayama's defense."

"Now that Kitai Sekissei and Oda Danzheng no longer have any worries, I am afraid that the capture of Inaba Mountain is just around the corner."

"The Oda bomb is sweeping over Nobi, probably in the next year or two." Murakami Yoshimitsu finished copying the long letter and returned the original to Koheita.

"Where will my mountain go?"

Koheita looked at the copy that Murakami Yoshimitsu wanted to give to Chief Accountant Yamauchi, signed it after confirming it was correct, and gave it to Murakami Yoshimitsu to deliver to Chief Accountant Yamauchi. Perhaps Oda Nobunaga's victory can stimulate Yamauchi Ichimon.