The sun rises again, driving away the darkness that had occupied heaven and earth. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Is it already dawn?" Matsudaira Ieyasu raised his head and looked at the sky, his eyes were accustomed to the dark night, and he couldn't help but half-squint in the face of the not very dazzling sunlight.

"My lord! We won! Win! Sakai Tadaji rushed to Matsudaira Ieyasu's side as if he was crazy and shouted. Indeed, they had won, and the enemy's home had already completely disappeared in the fire, and the 40,000 troops, which seemed to be frightened to death, had now disappeared without a trace.

"Victory is ours !!" Matsudaira Ieyasu sat on his horse and slowly raised his spear as he shouted.

"Whoa, whoa!"

Countless soldiers of the Matsudaira Army shouted frantically, as if they wanted to vent all their previous depression and despair.

Matsudaira Ieyasu closed his eyes, and in this crazy shout, he couldn't help but burst into tears. No one can understand Matsudaira Ieyasu's desperation after yesterday's daytime battle, and no one can know how determined Matsudaira Ieyasu was when he went out of the city last night to attack at night. However, this obviously doesn't matter anymore. Because, they won.

It's just that just when everyone in the Matsudaira family was intoxicated with victory, a guy who didn't understand the amorous style appeared.

"Yo, you still have a lot of strength~" A playful voice woke up Matsudaira Ieyasu, who was closing his eyes and reveling in victory. When I opened my eyes and turned my head, who was it not Yoshinobu Oda?

"Whoa!" With a bang, Matsudaira Ieyasu directly flipped off his horse, ran in front of Oda Yoshinobu in a few steps and bowed down directly, "Thank you, father, child!" If it weren't for my father's help this time, I'm afraid the Matsudaira family would ......."

Matsudaira Ieyasu thanked him respectfully, and this time, there was no longer any dissatisfaction from the top and bottom of the Matsudaira family. Because what Matsudaira Ieyasu said was indeed right, without the help of Oda Yoshinobu, then in the case that the Oda family could not support, Okazaki Castle might have been captured in 3 days. And they, except for seppuku, I'm afraid they have no other choice.

"Thank you, Oda-sama!" Sakai Tadaji bowed down the second, followed by the samurai of the Matsudaira family and the ashigaru who prostrated themselves on the ground and shouted, "Thank you, Oda-sama!" ”

"Tsk, this feeling ......" Oda Yoshinobu looked around and thought to himself, "It's really cool!" ”

But it's cool, what should be done still has to be done, "Ieyasu, and everyone, get up~ This is a victory for my family! Believe! As long as it's under the command of the Oda family! The Matsudaira family is sure to have a bright future! Oda Yoshinobu said loudly, that tone, that look, quite a bit of a god.

After Matsudaira Ieyasu left hundreds of men to clean up the battlefield, Oda Yoshinobu returned to Okazaki Castle with Matsudaira Ieyasu and others. Subsequently, Oda Yoshinobu asked Li Huamei and the others to rest first, while he himself stayed in the evaluation room and chatted with Matsudaira Ieyasu while waiting for the report of the results.

A short time later, a Matsudaira retainer hurriedly walked in and handed over the counted results to Sakai Tadaji.

"My lord, in this battle, the family suffered a total of 235 casualties, and Oda-sama's troops suffered 36 casualties, and no samurai were killed. The main family killed 158 enemy soldiers, and Oda-sama's troops killed 365 enemy soldiers. After Sakai Tadaji finished speaking, he looked at Matsudaira Ieyasu with a shocked expression.

However, Matsudaira Ieyasu's expression was very normal, and he didn't seem to have anything strange about this matter. He just turned his head and said respectfully to Oda Yoshinobu, "My father is really brave and unparalleled in the world, and the troops of Shinichi and Qinjun have become a rare and powerful force in the world under the command of my father!" ”

"Hehe~ It's just that the enemy is too weak~" Oda Yoshinobu unceremoniously boasted, after all, this is a battle result, if you don't blow it at this time, when will you wait?

After only boasting twice, his brows furrowed again, "The enemy army is 40,000 people, and the total number of people we killed is only more than 500 people, and since the rest of those people have all fled, then we must beware of their comeback." ”

"The father is right, and the child will send someone to investigate." Matsudaira Ieyasu respectfully responded, and then ordered Hattori Hanzo to send all the ninjas under his command to Honshoji Temple and other places to investigate the situation.

Watching Hattori Hanzo take the order and leave, Oda Yoshi's confidence was full of envy, jealousy and hatred. Hawkers, this is naturally not to envy Hattori Hanzo's ninjutsu mastery, because Oda Yoshinobu's ninjutsu is enough to kill Hattori Hanzo in seconds. What he envies is that Matsudaira Ieyasu also has a ninja army after owning Hattori Hanzo!

Well, it's better to say it's a ninja army, it's better to say it's a ninja squad, after all, there are only a dozen people in total, and the level of ability is also much worse. But even so, it was enough to make Oda Yoshinobu envious, because he didn't have a ninja to say. Well, he and Keiji Maeda don't count.

"Oh, ninja...... Where are ninjas? Can I only go to Iga once? Oda Yoshishi thought confidently.

Iga and Koga, the home of two of Japan's largest ninjas. Well, that's not right, because these ninjas are actually the wealthy clans and landlords of these two countries. It's just because of the ninjutsu that has been passed down from generation to generation, and the people who leave here are basically ninjas. Over time, these two places became the home of ninjas.

For example, Hattori Hanzo, such as the Takigawa Ichiki brothers, they are all people from Iga and Koga. Needless to say, Hattori Hanzo, although the Takigawa Ichiki brothers are now samurai of the Oda family, ninjutsu or something has long ceased to be used, in the words of Maeda Keiji, his ninjutsu is also taught by his uncle Takigawa Ichizuki.

However, this matter is not urgent, and the important thing is to calm down the current situation first. "Ieyasu, in your opinion, what will those guys from the Sect do in the future?"

"Hmm...... If the child is them, there will only be two choices, one is to concentrate his forces again and storm Okazaki. Although they had been defeated before, it was only because of their father's bravery and the sneak attack at night that caused them to be confused. If I do it again, I'm afraid that unless my father strikes again, Okazaki will definitely not be able to hold it. Matsudaira Ieyasu said respectfully.

Well, this sycophant? What do you call unless Oda Yoshinobu strikes again? Doesn't it mean that if you do it again, Okazaki Castle will definitely not be able to hold it? When Oda Yoshinobu heard this, he shook his head helplessly, sometimes, he really didn't know what Matsudaira Ieyasu's attitude was pretending to be. But no matter why, I have to say that Matsudaira Ieyasu's attitude makes Oda Yoshinobu really cool, very cool.

"What about the other option?" Oda Yoshinobu replied casually.

"The other option is to go around! Okazaki's army now has only more than 2,000 people, and my father's army is also more than 2,000. With such a small number of troops, if the enemy attacks the retainers who are still loyal to the child, it will be difficult for us to support them. ”

Hearing this, Oda Yoshinobu nodded, "Well, it's about the same as I thought." Then he said his thoughts, "If they attack Okazaki, there will be nothing to say." If you're going to go around, then I think it's a good opportunity~"

"Oh?!" When Matsudaira Ieyasu heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

On the other hand, in the temple, under the protection of Honda Masanobu, he fled overnight and finally returned to the temple safely.

"Rubbish! A bunch of rubbish! The combined enemy forces are less than 5,000 people! was directly defeated by their night attack! The empty oath shouted angrily. How can a monk look like that? Well, the monks of the Yizong sect basically don't have the appearance of monks, after all, Japanese Buddhism is localized~

Ahem...... Of course, there are still many high-ranking monks here, such as the Soto sect on the side of the Higashisanhe who concentrates on cultivating Buddhism without asking about the world. Well, that's a long way off.

"The Master of the Empty Oath looks angry, if he is angry, we believers in Sanhe will lose a master who can guide the scriptures." Honda Masanobu stepped forward and whispered persuasion. Belch...... Isn't that a bit shameful? But then again, didn't they run away first? Why did Honda Masanobu, who left later, go all the way with him?

I don't know if Honda Masanobu's persuasion worked, and after half a sound, the empty oath finally calmed down. He turned his head to look at Honda Masanobu and said with a look of relief, "Masanshin, you are worthy of being the most devout believer in this sect, and in times of crisis, you don't forget to bring people to protect the monk me." The monk will definitely repay this love! ”

"Whatever the master says, this is what the righteous faith should do." Honda Masanobu said quickly.

"Hmm." Hearing this, he just nodded, and didn't seem to intend to continue the topic, as for what he just said, whether it was perfunctory or would be remembered in his heart, then only he himself knew. "What are we going to do next?" The empty oath asked helplessly.

He never imagined that he had entangled 40,000 believers and would be defeated in a battle. Well, while it is unlikely that many people will die, morale has also hit rock bottom. And that war also completely exposed the careful thinking of those rebellious national tycoons. Although he didn't know much about military strategy, he also knew that it would be very difficult to gather a large army to attack Okazaki.

And that battle also left a shadow in his heart, before, the empty oath could never have imagined that someone would dare to lead a night attack in the face of an army of 40,000. And before evacuating, the empty oath saw Oda Yoshinobu from a distance, although in the dark night, only the torch illuminated made him not see it really, but the appearance of wielding a strange long weapon, like a hellish ghost, can not be forgotten. Therefore, if he was asked to attack Okazaki Castle again at this time, he would not have the guts.

Hearing this, Honda Masanobu thought about it and guessed the idea of an empty oath.

"Master, although our army has just been defeated, there is still a great chance to defeat the Matsudaira family." Honda Masanobu said softly.

"Oh? Speak quickly! The empty oath looked at Honda Masanobu in surprise, if the empty oath was just that Honda Masanshin was quite wise before, then now, the empty oath is very important to him.

"Master, although the wealthy clans and samurai of our country have exposed their careful thinking before, this point can also be used by us." Honda Masanobu's expression was very flat, as if he was just saying something very ordinary. "As long as we continue to demand that the believers be enemies of the Matsudaira family, and at the same time make them obey the orders of the samurai and the nobles. So, will they attack those around the territory who are still loyal to the Matsudaira family? ”

"Oh?!" When he heard this, he immediately looked at Honda Masanobu in surprise, he already understood Honda Masanobu's thoughts. Without further ado, the idea was too much to follow. You don't have to make a move, you just need to let those damn nobles and samurai do it to defeat the Matsudaira family, is there anything better than this?

Ha? Those believers? Tsk, what do they have to do with their lives and empty oaths? It was all for the sake of the Buddha, and he would enter the world of bliss.

"What about us?" Empty Oath asked again.

"We can rally the believers in the vicinity to stay in the monastery and strengthen the monastery's defenses. At that time, with a strong defense and a large number of believers, Oda Yoshinobu would not be able to break through the temple even if he had the courage to reach the sky. Honda Masanobu said in a low voice.

"Good! Good! Good! The words of faith really win my heart! Don't worry, since your heart is for the samurai, then as long as you break through Okazaki and destroy the Matsudaira family, I will go to His Highness Imagawa and ask him to make you the lord of Okazaki Castle! Empty Oath said with a laugh.

"Then thank you, Master!" Honda Masanobu said with great joy, and hurriedly bowed to the ground and thanked him.

Subsequently, in accordance with Honda Masanobu's plan, the empty oath once again issued an order to continue the crusade against the Matsudaira family. And after receiving the order from the temple, Watanabe Takatsuna and others were immediately overjoyed. It never occurred to them that instead of holding them accountable for their sins, the empty oath gave them the right to command all believers. At the same time, it also gives them the best opportunity to expand their territory.

So, after a day's rest, countless of the Sanhe clans and samurai who had always been there gathered their followers under the banner of the Ichijo sect, and after gathering a large army, they led them and their own troops to the nearest non-friendly territory.

For a while, the entire Sanhe suddenly became a pot of porridge, and there were fierce battles going on almost everywhere. The battle situation was almost one-sided in favor of the Ichijo army, and those samurai who were still loyal to the Ichijo clan had no choice but to hold on to the castle in the face of an enemy army that was no more than twice or even more than their own.

And Yoshiaki Kira, who returned to Tojo Castle, naturally did not miss this best opportunity to unify Higashi Mikawa.

"You immediately go to the Iiya Valley in the far river, find Lord Onomichi, and ask them to send troops to help me unify the eastern three rivers, and there will be a heavy thank you at that time!" Yoshiaki Kira commanded.

(To be continued.) )