In the early 1550s, the Battle for Kiyosu started. Nobunaga would have his hands on the the "Jewel of Owari" in 1555. That being said, it was not an easy task.
Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga (pp. 70-1)
"On the 18th of the Seventh Month, Shibata Gonroku too the field against Kiyosu. His light infantry included Abiko Ukyo no Suke, Fujie Kyuzo, Ota Matasuke [Gyuichi. the author of this work], Kimura Gengo, Shibazaki Magozo, and Yamada Shichigoro.
The Kiyosu forces joined battle at the approach to the Sanno Shrine but were put to flight. Next, they tried to put a defense in Kojikimura but could not hold their ground. Then they made a stand in front of the Seiganji but in the end were forced to seek refuge at the entrance to the town, inside the large moat. Kawajiri Sama no Jo, Oda Sanmi, Lord Hara, and Lord Saiga fought back ferociously, closing to within two or three ken [about four or five meters]. But their spears were short and those of Nobunaga's men long, so they could not avoid being stabbed. For all that, they did not tale a single step back, preferring to die in battle. Those who fell included
Kawajiri Samna no Jo, Oda Sanmi, saiga Shuri, Lord Hara, Yaita Kokita, Furusawa Shichirozaemon, and Asano Kyuzo.
In all about, about thirty warriors of standing were killed.
yu kiichi, a lad of seventeen or eighteen who had been in the service of lord Buei, stormed into the ranks of the Kiyosu forces, dressed only in a light summer kimono, and took the head of Lord Oda Sanmi. Kazusa no suke Nobunaga was extraordinarily impressed by his fighting deed.
Even though Lord Buei had plotted treachery, the fact remains that his assassins were guilty of killing their hereditary and ancestral lord. The retribution for their crime manifested itself immediately--on the seventh day they all lay dead. The Way of Heaven is terrible."
Nobunaga no tame!
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