On the battlefield in New Ghana. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Saito Ryuko sat on his horse and looked at Oda Nobunaga in the formation of the Oda army, his expression was full of hatred and anger, and at the same time there was a hint of dissatisfaction with Shigeharu Takenaka. Because he obviously laid out such a good game, and he personally made bait in order to let Oda Nobunaga into the set, but why is Oda Nobunaga still alive and well?

However, this expression did not last long, and he quickly regained his indifference, and slowly came to the front of the formation under the surprised gaze of Mamoru Ando and others.

Seeing this, Oda Nobunaga also slowly walked out, and the stage at this time was obviously the two of them.

Saito Ryuxing first glanced at Oda Yoshinobu beside Oda Nobunaga with a look of jealousy, and then pointed to the thousands of Saito troops behind Oda Nobunaga, looked at Oda Nobunaga and said slowly, "Oda Nobunaga, surrender to this family, so that I will let you live." You're already surrounded, and I think you're a talent, and you're my uncle. As long as you are willing to submit to the family, then you will already be the lord of Owari! His tone was slow and seductive, as if he were a well-intentioned recohort. It's just that......

"Hahahaha......" For Saito Ryuko's words, Oda Nobunaga laughed wildly, as if he had heard some funny joke, and laughed until tears came out, and his body couldn't stand up straight. This appearance made Saito Ryuxing even more disgusted and hated Oda Nobunaga in his heart, but at this time he didn't dare to show it anyway.

I don't know how long I laughed, Oda Nobunaga stopped, looked at Saito Ryuxing with a playful look and said disdainfully, "Submission? Hehe, you look around...... You think we're leaving, can you stop it? ”

Well, at this time, the Oda army had already formed a formation, and was looking at the Saito army in front and behind with a vigilant face, although they were already exhausted. It's just that they have relied on perseverance or the desire to live to support until now, if it weren't for the existence of the Saito Army in front of them, I'm afraid they wouldn't even have the strength to hold a gun. But Oda Yoshinobu and the 100 Death God Warriors were enough to change the tide of the war.

On the other hand, on the side of the Saito army, the more than 1,000 people led by Saito Ryuxing were similar, or even more tired. After all, although they didn't fight all night like the Oda army, they were chased like dogs by Maeda Toshiya and others in order to lure the enemy.

The only one that is a little better is the Saito army on Shigeharu Takenaka's side. Yiyi has been working for so long, although he also fought fiercely all night, but he is much stronger than the Oda army. Just by looking at their cringing eyes, you can know how much fear Oda Yoshinobu and the subsequent Death God Sect brought to them just now. If there is a real fight, it is uncertain who will win and who will lose.

It's just that neither Saito Ryuxing nor Oda Nobunaga dare to take risks at this time. On Saito Ryuxing's side, the secret ninja had already briefly reported the battle situation just now to Saito Ryuxing, and he was very jealous of the combat effectiveness shown by Oda Yoshinobu and the Death God. Especially at this time, there are only a thousand people on his side, and he is also exhausted. In the unlikely event that Oda Yoshinobu forcibly attacked and killed him, it was difficult to say whether it would succeed, at least Saito Ryuko did not dare to bet.

And the same is true of Oda Nobunaga over there, although there is a new force of Oda Yoshinobu's Grim Reapers, but now there are less than 3,000 people left, and there is no ability to fight anymore. Even if Oda Yoshinobu can kill Saito Ryuxing, can Oda Nobunaga's side resist the attack of Saito's army? This is obviously a problem, after all, Saito Ryuko would not be stupid to stand in front of Oda Yoshinobu and let him cut.

Gambling...... This kind of thing has never been done by a person in power, although Oda Nobunaga did it when he was in the barrel saga, strictly speaking, Saito Ryuxing was also a gamble this time, but it was all because when they gambled, it was the time of life and death for the family.

If you don't gamble on the barrel, the Oda family will surely perish. This time, Saito Ryuko didn't gamble, and even if the Oda family couldn't destroy Mino directly, it would be able to make Mino completely lose hope of turning the tables. Can ...... now It's clearly not yet time to gamble.

Although the goal of the Oda family was not achieved, it was not unacceptable to accept the result of a draw. The Garner Fortress had been destroyed, and the Saito family's defense line had to move back. And after this battle, Oda Nobunaga also has a better understanding of the strength of the Saito family. In the future, if you attack Mino again, you will have a greater certainty.

And the Saito family, it will not be even more unacceptable. After all, it was at a disadvantage in the first place, but now this result is already quite good, after all, strictly speaking, the Saito family has won, and the Oda army has been repulsed, isn't it? After this battle, the Oda family will never be able to attack Mino again for at least half a year. As for Saito Ryuxing, he used this battle to restore and even improve his prestige, and at the same time, to a certain extent, weakened the strength of the Mino trio and Michitoshi Nagai. These are the results he needs to completely control Mino.

So after hearing Oda Nobunaga's taunt, Saito Ryuxing didn't get angry, but just snorted coldly, "Hmph! You're lucky this time, but next time, you won't have such good luck! After Saito Ryuxing finished speaking, he waved his hand, and Shigeharu Takenaka hurriedly ordered the troops to disperse and make way for a road.

"Hehe, your luck may not be so good next time!" Oda Nobunaga sneered, and then led the people to slowly retreat.

"Humph! Let's go! Saito Ryuxing looked at the back of Oda Nobunaga, snorted coldly, and then turned the horse's head and left.

"This ...... Lord, the Inaba-sama's side......" Seeing this, Mamoru Ando hurriedly chased after him and asked.

"Send someone to get them back." Saito Ryuxing said casually, and then led the team to leave quickly.

"Alas......" Seeing Saito Ryuxing gradually disappear into the darkness, Mamoru Ando sighed helplessly, and he didn't know what he was sighing for.

"Father-in-law, ......" A voice came, and when he turned his head to look, he found that it was Shigeharu Takenaka.

Mamoru Ando quietly looked at Shigeharu Takenaka, and after a long time, Mamoru Ando sighed in a low voice, "Shigeji Takenaka...... You are truly my son-in-law! After speaking, he ignored Shigeharu Takenaka's surprised look and left directly with the army.

The battle of New Kana is over, and Saito Ryuko once again makes all those who follow the battle here fall through the tea vessel, and of course, more importantly, let the wealthy families of Mino reacquaint themselves with this lord. But obviously, they don't know everything enough, even if it's Mamoru Ando, who has expected it for a long time.

The day after the war, Inabayama Castle was judged. Dozens of retainers of the Saito family sat quietly on their knees, these people were all important ministers of the Saito family, and they could make Mino sneeze by stomping their feet. But these people, under Saito Ryuxing's silent gaze, lowered their heads one after another, and they didn't dare to take a breath in their atmosphere, for fear of making a noise and making the lord unhappy.

Saito Ryuxing half-leaned on the small desk, his eyes constantly wandering over the body of the ministers, and he was very satisfied with the fear shown by the retainers now. Because he has always believed that only when the retainers are afraid of those in power will the position of those in power become more and more secure.

I don't know how long it took for Saito Ryuxing to break the almost suffocating atmosphere. "Dawley." Saito Ryuxing said slowly, and Nagai Michitoshi on the side hurriedly stood up respectfully, first saluted Saito Ryuxing, and then took a scroll from the hand of the young surname, unfolded it and read it slowly.

Seeing this, Ando Mamoru's face suddenly became very gloomy, because what Nagai Michitoshi was reading was the list of rewards and punishments for this battle. Originally, it was up to him to do all this. Or in other words, this kind of thing has always been done by the pen head family, and Saito Ryuko asked Nagai Michitoshi to read it, doesn't it prove that Nagai Michitoshi will be the head of the Saito family's pen head in the future?

As time passed, Mamoru Ando's face became worse. Because in this list of rewards and punishments, the strength of many small wealthy families has been greatly improved, especially the unbroken light rule, which was originally firmly suppressed by the three people in Ximinon, but this time, Saito Ryuxing gave him the biggest reward, and he suddenly became a powerful wealthy family of 10,000 stones, although it is still weaker than the three people, but this is indeed a very dangerous signal.

And the later reward also proves Ando Mori's prediction, Nagai Michitoshi inherited Nagai Guardan's position, and Hibino Hiroshi inherited Hibino Kiyoshi's territory.

Hawkers, strictly speaking, this reward or order is not reasonable, but because when the Oda family attacked Mino last year, almost all the people of the Nagai Guard and Hibino Kiyomi families died, so naturally no one would offend the two new ministers for the sake of death.

Because after today, Nagai Michitoshi, Hibino Hiroshi, and Bu Koji have become a powerful force that is not inferior to the three people. What's more, behind the three of them, stands Saito Ryuxing.

By the way, Shigeharu Takenaka was also promoted to a general, but the territory was not sealed.

After reading the list of rewards and punishments, Nagai Michitoshi bowed to Saito Ryuko again, and then slowly sat back. Then, Saito Ryuko slowly stood up, which made Nagai Michitoshi and other retainers who had just sat down quickly follow suit.

"Everyone......" Saito Ryuxing said loudly as he looked at everyone's performance with satisfaction, "this time! We were able to defeat the invasion of the Oda family, thanks to the concerted efforts of all of you. I hope that in the future, you will continue to be loyal to this family and let this family return to its former glory! ”

"Subordinates swear allegiance to the lord!" The crowd shouted in unison.

Northern City.

"Bastard!" As soon as Inaba Ryotsu entered the house, he couldn't help but kick the case table in anger. "Longxing is too deceitful!" In Inaba Mountain City before, if it weren't for the Naoyuan of the clan on the side, he would probably jump up and scold directly. You must know that in order to block the attack of the Shibata army, Inaba Ryotsu's side suffered heavy losses, and those troops were basically the troops of the three-person family.

He sacrificed his life and forgot to die, all for the Saito family, but what did he get? A little money and verbal appreciation? Well, among the three of them, although everything is headed by Mamoru Ando, their attitudes towards the Saito family are still different. Ryotsu Inaba was the most traditional of the samurai, and has been loyal to the Saito family since he was promoted by Saito Yoshiryu. And the family Naomoto is a neutral faction, only Ando Shou, what he thinks and does, only for his own family.

"Okay, what's the use of talking about it now? Let's think about what to do in the future. The clan Naomoto opened his mouth to persuade.

"What else can I do? I'm afraid the lord has already stared us to death now, and any action may lead to death. Alas...... I knew ......" Mamoru Ando smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Forget it, let's be honest during this time, with our power, even if the lord wants to move us, it is impossible to mess around." ”

"Humph!"

"That's it......"

Owari.

In this battle, the Oda family was strictly considered to have lost, but Oda Nobunaga was still not stingy, and he rewarded him lavishly, but because he didn't achieve his goal after all, he didn't reward any territory or anything like that.

Cheongju Castle, castle tower.

"Hey, your kid has just recovered, is it okay to eat and drink like this?" Oda Yoshinobu looked at Maeda Toshiya with a painful look on his face and asked.

It is said that Maeda Toshi's family was carried all the way back to Owari, and did not return to Arakoda, but stayed in Cheongju, where the people were holding assessments, and he rested leisurely under the service of the maid. And after the assessment, Maeda Toshiie, who had recovered a little strength, couldn't help but rush over after seeing the wine and food that Oda Nobunaga ordered to deliver.

"You know what?! That's how fast the recovery is! Maeda Toshiya didn't raise his head, and replied casually while continuing to eat and drink.

"Haha! You can say that again! Eat more! Drink more! Today, you are the protagonist! Oda Nobunaga laughed.

"Hey, hey." Hearing Oda Nobunaga's appreciation, Maeda Toshiya was a little embarrassed, scratching his head and looking at a loss, and everyone couldn't help laughing again.

Drinking fine wine, eating delicious food, blowing cowhides, and looking at the lively scene in front of him, Oda Nobunaga seemed to return to the unrestrained days of the past. This feeling made him very happy.

"Righteous faith! Let's dance! Oda Nobunaga shouted thoughtlessly, "Anon! Ji Nai! Wonderful Pill! It's all out! Dance along! ”

Well, Oda Nobunaga is planning to have a party? Niwa Nagahide on the side immediately wanted to stop it, after all, they are now retainers, and it makes sense to drink and have fun with the lord, if the lord's wife and children are also involved, what is it called?

It's just that as soon as he wanted to get up, he was held down by Oda Yoshinobu, and when he turned his head to look over, he found that Oda Yoshinobu shook his head slightly at him. Then, he saw Oda Yoshinobu suddenly jump into the arena and shout, "Haha! Let me show you the strength of the world's first dance king! ”

And as Oda Yoshinobu got up, Maeda Toshiya and Ikeda Tsuneko, who were already eager to try, also jumped in, and then forced Sasa Naruma and Niwa Nagahide, who were sitting there and didn't know what to do.

"These guys ......" Niwa Nagahide and Sasa Narumasa looked at each other and smiled bitterly, but then, a happy smile appeared on the corner of their mouths.

(To be continued.) )