It is said that the Oda clan, who was a Sengoku daimyo and was active in a wide variety of human resources, is extremely rare.
In a normal daimyo family, organization centered on Ichimon and Fudai I made up. However, the Oda clan distributed human resources to the right people in the right places as the territory became larger, and appointed talented people regardless of their status or origin.
By utilizing human resources that are not bound by common sense, Nobunaga Oda expanded his control to the next level until the unification of the world. Nobunaga Oda, who is sure to be one of the top 10 leaders in the history of Japan, would like to write about how he actually led his vassals.
Strategy in the Battle of Okehazama
It was known as Tokai's Nobunaga Yumitori-shiki that Oda Nobunaga made a name for himself in the world [ Yoshimoto Imagawa ] Defeated [ Battle of Okehazama 】is. With an overwhelming force of 3000 against the 25,000 Imagawa army, Yoshimoto dropped the Oda clan's forts one after another.
At Kiyosu Castle, Nobunaga's residence, only time passed without a conclusion as to whether it was a siege or a siege. At that time, Nobunaga supports his vassals when he is informed that Yoshimoto's team is resting in the Okehazama.
Yoshimoto rests with 2000 soldiers gathered in a sudden departure [ Okehazama ], Advance the soldiers and start assaulting the main team. At this time, fortunately, due to the influence of heavy rain, the surprise attack succeeded and Yoshimoto Imagawa I was able to avenge.
The greatest contributor to the Battle of Okehazama was not Shinsuke Mouri, who defeated Yoshimoto's head, but Masatsuna Hieda , who accurately conveyed Yoshimoto to the main team. It is the current dogma to say that it was. However, it is not clear due to the lack of historical materials to prove it.
At that time, to fight the siege, pinch and shoot [ backpacking ] It was common sense to wait for reinforcements. However, there is no daimyo who turns the Imagawa clan into an enemy and squeezes the Oda clan, and Siege =defeat . Was meant.
In short, Oda Nobunaga at that time The only way to live was to ambush Yoshimoto's main team with a small number of elites. The great thing about Nobunaga was that he made a brilliant victory by making a bet to cut meat and cut bones, while forcing his allies to sacrifice with his calm judgment and determination.
That said, Nobunaga did not seem to have fought this way since then.
[ First win and then fight As his grandson's military law book says, he learned from the losing battle and did not neglect to prepare for the winning battle.
Oda clan's ability performance principle
The following battles were examples of merit-based pay-for-performance.
First Battle of Kizugawaguchi with Ishiyama Hongan-ji Temple Then, at the request of Hongan-ji Temple, Mouri had a strategy to supply troops directly from the sea to Ishiyama Hongan-ji Temple, and the Oda army was struggling. On the other hand, the Oda Navy was 300 pirates centered on Ise-Shima, while the Mouri Navy was 800 Murakami and Nomi Navy centered on the Seto Inland Sea.
As it was said that the Mouri Navy at that time was the strongest, it was kicking off the Oda Navy one after another. It was Kuki Yoshitaka who survived the defeated Oda Navy before the strongest Navy. was.
Nobunaga, who was defeated in the First Battle of Kizugawaguchi and allowed the Mori army to replenish Honganji, ordered Yoshitaka Kuki to place a large cylinder and a gun, and fire arrows and roasted balls . Does not work Tekkosen Was made. Its size is said to be 22 meters long and 12 meters wide, which was huge for a ship at that time.
With the 6 Tekkosen ships completed in this way, the Second Battle of Kizugawa will once again confront the 600 Mori and Saika Navy ships led by Takeyoshi Murakami. Begins. At that time, it was thought that iron would not float on water, so the Tekkosen, a water fortress that overturned that common sense, surprised the Mouri Navy.
Even so, the Mouri Navy launched an attack with a roasted ball while being wary of the ship, but it could not be burned down due to iron tension, and tried to cut by the side, but the cannon was bombarded by the general ship and the chain of command was lost. I was struck.
In this way, the Oda Navy, who dispelled the Mouri Navy, succeeded in isolating Hongan-ji Temple and opened Ishiyama Hongan-ji Temple. Kuki Yoshitaka for the victory of this Honganji battle and the achievement of the development of the Tekkosen. Is a pirate daimyo I was successful as.
The victory of Ishiyama Hongan-ji was the work of Nobunaga's eccentric idea and the promotion of vivid human resources who could put it into practice. He provided authority and funding to the best people in the organization, set a deadline, and delegated.
Nobunaga's battle was always analyzed by his opponents and allies, and the idea of the answer to it was simply derived without being bound by common sense. If there is something in the Oda family that can achieve that, it will create a place to play an active role regardless of status or origin, and if it succeeds, it will be evaluated accordingly. did.
After this battle, Nobunaga was a vassal of his Fudai daimyō, Sakuma Nobumori and Hayashi Michikatsu . Is banished.
Sakuma Nobumori is attributed to his inadequacies in the battle against Honganji, and Hayashi is attributed to the lack of results after the past betrayal. From the point of view of the person himself, it would have been a blue sky, but there is no punishment for credit . Was a person named Nobunaga.
Finally ...
We should pay attention to the results of the ability to see the essence and the actions to put it into practice in a rigid organization.
The trend of Gekokujo during the Warring States period was sufficient to destroy the social system and common sense of stubbornness and to increase the motivation for everyone to succeed in life. Moreover, at the Oda clan, not only the upper and lower positions but also the activities of women are recorded.
In this era when the status of women was low, it seems that it is rare for a daimyo family to have women intervene in politics and personnel as much as the Oda family. After that, this trend was Hideyoshi Toyotomi and Ieyasu Tokugawa . Was taken over by.
Nobunaga has the ability to think and practice things that are not bound by common sense in order to achieve his goals, but he seems not to be interested in people who have different ideas.
What Oda Nobunaga has achieved so far is to simply grasp the essence of things, to properly evaluate those who have achieved results regardless of their status, and to come up with strange ideas without being bound by past customs and common sense. I think that is the secret to success.
Of course, not all vassals can keep up with this idea, so Akechi Mitsuhide It may have been a situation of being rebelled against. If Nobunaga concentrates on clearly stating such a stance, it may be possible to attract people who sympathize with it and strengthen the organization.