Why did Date Masaki send his favorite retainers Kuroda Kanbei and Yamanaka Yukimori to Inabayama Castle? Is it just to escort Saito Ryuko, and to send a diplomatic mission at will, so why send hundreds of heavily armed cavalry? Kuroda Kanwei's words solved a group of doubts in everyone's hearts, but they were filled with another group of doubts, but they were taken to the ditch by Kuroda Kanwei in a few words. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

It turned out that the purpose of Kuroda Kanbei was not simply to save Oda Nobunaga, but the real purpose was to use the Mino people to contain Kai's Takeda, and then let Echigo Nagao Keitora lead a large army to disrupt the Kanto Plain, split the Zentokuji Three Kingdoms Alliance, and finally make all the Kanto forces involved. When both sides lose, they will take it all in one fell swoop.

Good calculation! Good means! The self-proclaimed smart man Ando Morisu, Inaba Kachitetsu, clan Bu Quan and others couldn't help but admire, and then thought of the original Zentokuji Temple Three Kingdoms Alliance sincere unity, although the overall strength is still inferior to Date Masahiro, who has one-half of the world's 200,000 troops. However, it is not much inferior locally, and it can still wrestle its wrists, and splitting the Zendeokji Alliance has become the top priority of Date Zhengheng. In this way, everything can be explained.

Oda Nobunaga, Imagawa Yoshimoto, Takeda Harunobu, Hojo Shiyasu, Nagao Keitora, well, and they all fell into Date Masahiro's conspiracy, Kuroda Kanbei controlled people's hearts with just a few words, and every word and deed was related to the change of the aura of the meeting. A slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, enjoying the change in front of him, "The battle situation is changing rapidly, changing and changing, who dares to say that he can win the final victory?" In fact, the change in the outcome of the battle has a limited impact on the situation in the world, and if Imagawa Yoshimoto wins and seems to stabilize the Triple Alliance, the Date family will have to pay a little more if they want to win? These are all the foundation for you and me to advance in the Date family, and whether you can win the final victory depends on strategy. It's like a game, one is wrong, one is wrong, so strategy is the most important. ”

Kuroda Kanbei's words explain his purpose, from the overall point of view, it is to break up the Three Kingdoms Alliance of Zentokuji Temple, from selfishness for personal future, no one is a selfless saint, ambitious, selfish, can work together for the same goal. If everyone is working towards the same goal, then everyone can work together and work hard to get closer to this goal.

The big meeting ended hastily in harmony, but Ando Mori, Inaba Kachitetsu, and Shijia Buquan did not leave, they were led to a small conference room, and there were already three people in the small conference room, Kuroda Kanbei, Nagai Michitoshi, and Hineno Hiroshi. Saito Ryuxing is not there, Ando Mori, Inaba Istetsu, and the clan Bu don't care, and the Mino army knows who is the one who really makes the decision, and Saito Ryuxing is just a rubber seal.

Everyone looked at each other, and there was a hint of solemnity in their eyes.

Kuroda put down the feather fan and said straight to the point: "My lord's intention is very obvious, that is, to contain Kai's Takeda, if you can eliminate this force, it is better, and it is the first priority not to delay as much time as possible." ”

Although everyone was suspicious, they heard Kuroda Kanbei clearly and bluntly say that the purpose of his mobilization of the Mino people was not to specifically rescue Oda Nobunaga, but to contain Kai Takeda by the way, and the real purpose was to contain and even eliminate Kai Takeda. Destroy or not, they don't dare to move that mind, you must know that outsiders can't figure out their composition, don't they know yet? In terms of combat power, it is three points more powerful than most of Imagawa Yoshimoto's men, but it is still slightly inferior to Kai's Takeda Army.

However, when everyone heard Kuroda Kanbei's heartfelt words, they couldn't help but feel a little relieved, and even a little happy. Rescuing Oda Nobunaga and containing Kai Takeda are two concepts, the former will pay a heavy price, and the latter will be able to get out of it with the right strategy. What's more, Mino and Owari have been fighting and dying for many years, and suddenly asking them to rescue the Owari people is really a bit of a turn.

Everyone was silent, all thinking and digesting Kuroda Kanbei's words.

Soon, Inaba Ichitetsu broke the deadlock in the small conference room and said in a low voice: "Imagawa Yoshimoto doesn't believe that Kai Takeda will keep his promise and continue to help him fight, so he has set up two teams to monitor the nearest side, whether he can take advantage of this divisive plan." ”

Kuroda Kanbei shook his head lightly, and scolded with a smile: "Imagawa Yoshimoto is already about to be driven crazy, otherwise he would not have done such a stupid thing that harms others and is not beneficial to himself, what he should really do is to storm Narumi Castle and behead Oda Nobunaga, and at the same time ask the Kai Takeda Army to contain us and others, promising that as long as Narumi Castle is broken, they will be able to leave on their own." In doing so, not only will you be able to achieve the final victory, but you will also maintain the Zentokuji Three Kingdoms Alliance, so that you will not tear your face with Takeda Harunobu. ”

Everyone's hearts sank, and they said in unison: "Fortunately." "Indeed, as Kuroda Kanbei predicted, as long as Imagawa Yoshimoto ignores them and storms Narumi Castle, they really have no good way to break through the containment of Kai Takeda's army, and when Narumi Castle is broken and Oda Nobunaga is beheaded, they can only reluctantly withdraw from the battlefield.

Kuroda Kanbei once again took control of the direction of the meeting, and he smiled: "Imagawa Yoshimoto has been frightened by the battle of Tsuruga, and Lord Katayama Echigo has won a great victory with 3,000 people with a hard top of 120,000, and he has miscalculated his strength. ”

Kuroda Kanwei was still talking and laughing when he talked about the Battle of Tsuruga, but the audience all looked in awe, not Imagawa Yoshimoto alone was frightened, and anyone who heard it didn't believe it at first, and then more and more news came and was scared.

Seeing this, Kuroda Kanbei said, "Imagawa Yoshimoto's actions show that he has become very cautious for fear of repeating the mistakes of Tsuruga, and for this reason he has placed troops to monitor him at the risk of tearing his face with Takeda Harunobu. But the fake is always fake, and no matter how much it is pretended, it will not become true, it will not take more than half a month at most, everything will be clear, and then Imagawa Yoshimoto will definitely launch the battle of Narumi Castle, although Oda Nobunaga was given a month to rest, but it is not easy to hold Narumi Castle. ”

Inaba Yitetsu frowned, he sighed, and said: "That's true, Imagawa Yoshimoto's numerical advantage is very obvious, and it may not be easy for Narumi City to block their attack, not to mention that Narumi City is lonely, as long as a partial division is assigned to attack Qingzhou City, the army will be in chaos up and down Narumi City, and the situation will be bad." ”

Nagai Michitoshi nodded slightly: "Yes, in this way, it will be difficult to contain Kai Takeda, I don't know what the adult's plan is, can you give me more time to wait?" ”

Everyone looked at Kuroda Kanbei with blazing eyes, wanting to know what Kuroda Kanbei's plan was.

Kuroda Kanbei bowed slightly, suddenly leaned forward, glanced at everyone, and said solemnly: "Now that Imagawa Yoshimoto has set up an army to monitor the castle, if we take the lead in attacking at this time, do you think Imagawa Yoshimoto will rescue the castle?" ”

Everyone's hearts were awe-inspiring, everyone didn't expect that Kuroda Kanbei would be so bold and wanted to take the lead in attacking, Nagai Michitoshi hurriedly said: "By no means, Oda Nobunaga was defeated because of the attack on Kai Takeda and withdrew to Narumi Castle." ”

Kuroda Kanbei was silent for a long time, and finally said: "If we don't attack immediately, I'm afraid that Imagawa Yoshimoto will soon find out the clue, and then it will be a fluke for us to be able to return to Mino alone." ”

Michitoshi Nagai's smile immediately froze, and he asked in surprise, "Why do you say this?" ”

Kuroda Kanbei hesitated for a moment and sighed: "Imagawa Yoshimoto can attack Narumi Castle, and he can also attack Suemori Castle, do you think Oda Nobunaga will come to rescue me and wait for that time?" You must know that once Suemori Castle is lost, is there a difference between Narumi Castle guarding and not guarding? ”

Everyone heard the meaning behind this sentence, Suemori Castle is the eastern gate of Owari, and without Suemori Castle, Imagawa Yoshimoto will be able to directly attack Nakono Castle and Kiyosu Castle.

Narumi City is indeed useless, either retreat to Qingzhou City, or sit in a lonely city. But it is so easy to retreat to Qingzhou City, there are five levels to kill six generals on the way, and I am afraid that there will be no three or four out of ten left who will return to Qingzhou City.

Originally, they all thought that Suemori Castle was safer than Narumi Castle, and they didn't expect it to be so dangerous, but they were cowardly before fighting, and they really couldn't say it, not to mention that it was not yet a last resort, and everyone had obviously been persuaded by Kuroda Kanbei.

Nagai Michitoshi lowered his head and pondered, and asked for a long time, "Are you so pessimistic about the current war?" ”

Kuroda Kanbei shook his head slightly, and said, "No, if you implement the strategy I specified, the battle in front of you will be very safe, and you will be able to achieve a great victory, but it sounds a little crazy, and if you fight according to the strategy I have formulated, you will definitely be able to win the final victory." ”

Nagai Michitoshi looked at the slightly crazy Kuroda Kanbei, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes, but he still asked, "Ji will be released?!" Everyone also looked at Kuroda Kanbei.

Kuroda Kanbei took out a map, pointed to the castle, and said, "If we attack the castle, the Takeda army in the castle has two reactions, one is to counterattack, and the other is to defend the city. Regardless of the reaction, the two armies that Imagawa Yoshimoto had placed at the Inoya and Kagagawa ferry would only wait for the Takeda army to make a move. If the Takeda army counterattacks, then our army immediately retreats, lures them out, and then eats one of them, and if they do not fight back, continue to provoke. ”

Mamoru Ando was also cautious, "Do you know that the Takeda Army is good at cavalry combat?" ”

Kuroda Kanbei smiled and said: "Imagawa Yoshimoto borrowed their soldiers, but did not borrow their horses, the Takeda army in the castle is all infantry, if it is cavalry, I am afraid that they would have withdrawn to Kai a long time ago, and they will not be looked at by Imagawa Yoshimoto." ”

After a pause, Kuroda Kanbei continued: "I can see the possible strategy of Imagawa Yoshimoto, could it be that Oda Nobunaga of Narumi Castle will not understand, once we provoke the castle, in this way, it will attract everyone's attention." If Oda Nobunaga had seen the trick of Kakejo, then he should have known what to do next to have any hope of success? ”

Regarding Kuroda Kanwei's offensive attitude, Mino people cautiously maintained reservations, but the consequences of Kuroda Kanwei's words also made them have to think about how to break the situation, but after thinking about it, there was no way, so they had to listen to Kuroda Kanwei's opinion, but they still proposed to at least let Kuroda Kanbei and Yamanaka Yugenaka go to Hanghang Castle with the army to provoke.

It was difficult to convince Imagawa Yoshimoto, Takeda Nobuyoshi, who did not return to Kai, but entered the castle and told the three of them about what he knew, such as Nobuharu Baba, Masanobu Kasuga, and Masashi Iitomi, and asked what to do.

Baba Nobuharu, Kasuga Masanobu, and Iitomi Masakei were first dumbfounded, and then they were furious, and scolded Imagawa Yoshimoto for treachery and despicability. All of them were the leaders of the Takeda family for a while, so they naturally knew how serious the consequences of Nagao Keitora swallowing up Ueno Province were. Imagawa Yoshimoto only cares about his own safety and does not let them return, and even disregards the safety of his allies Takeda and Hojo, and does not think about the consequences at all. In this way, it can explain why the purpose of the Dotsu to deploy heavy troops at the Inoya and Kagyogawa ferries is so evil!

Takeda Nobuhiro was very patient, and waited until Nobuharu, Kasuga, and Iitomi Masakai had finished venting before saying, "Imagawa Yoshimoto is hiding from the scoundrels, how can I bring the four thousand men and horses in the city back to Kai intact?" ”

Kasuga Masanobu said angrily: "I think it's better to take everyone to withdraw from the city, I want to see if Imagawa Yoshimoto will completely tear his face and fight us to the death?" ”

Without waiting for Takeda Nobushi to refute, the old and serious Baba Nobuharu shook his head and said: "No, Naga-tailed Jinghu annexed Ueno Country, did not enter Musashi, but stopped, which is very worrying, and now it is not easy to make enemies everywhere and completely tear his face." ”

Takeda Nobuyhiro nodded and said: "That's true, my brother also had such concerns before leaving, and he didn't tear his face if he couldn't tear it." That long-tailed Jinghu behaved abnormally, in the past, he was decent and generous on the surface, decent and noble, and after winning the Ueno country, he would also return it to the local wealthy family. But this time it was different, he completely tore off his disguise, and began to rebel against his word, and distributed all the territories he seized to his close retainers, and his appearance was very ugly, and even the lord of Minowa Castle, Nagano Yoshimasa, was a little unaccustomed to it. ”

The discussion came out of nowhere, and suddenly the drums at the head of the city were beating, and Takeda Nobuyhiro and other generals ran out, lying on the head of the city and looking outside, only to see a team of more than 500 people appearing outside the city, and it can be seen from the erected banner that it should be the Mino Saito family.

Baba Nobuharu was stunned and said, "Why are they here?" ”

He was answered by a rain of arrows, which could not be concealed even by the walls of the city, as precise as a serpent's spitting letters, and the screams of their fall were continuous, and hundreds of mouths played a mournful music together. (To be continued.) )