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Volume 5 Chapter 3 Part 1

Chapter 3: Infiltration of Takeda Shingen’s Secret Hot Spring

Between Takigawa Kazumasu’s freshly conquered Ise and Shima and Nobuna and Matsudaira Motoyasu’s holdings in Mikawa and Tōtōmi was a very convenient passageway through the sea.

「Takeda Shingen marches on Kyōto. 」

After hearing this ominous news, Matsudaira Motoyasu, whose territory provided a natural barrier between Owari province and Shingen’s territories had rushed to Tōtōmi from Mikawa to begin defensive maneuvers along her borders with the Takeda Clan.

In the Matsudaira clan, the retainers quickly voiced their objections, claiming 「Even if we are to save the Oda clan, it’s meaningless to battle the enemy alone」and「How about we wait at our base in Okazaki Castle for the Takeda clan’s army to arrive? 」, but Motoyasu reminded them of her god-sister, Nobuna’s ambush on Imagawa Yoshimoto and the 「Battle at Okehazama」 saying, 「Now is the time to pluck up our courage and head out!」 For a