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The Earth Ambiguity Dragon stood on the observation deck in armor, looking into the distance with an indifferent expression, which was the direction of Owari. Ever since he learned the news that the Imagawa army had officially entered Owari in the morning, he had been standing here for a whole day. During this period, various battle reports about the front line continued to come in, and it seemed that the Oda army could not resist the attack of the Imagawa army at all, but for some reason, from all the intelligence, Oda Nobunaga seemed to have some conspiracy.

And it was this feeling that made him still not send troops to Owari. At this time, 5,000 soldiers had already gathered in Inabayama Castle, and as long as the Tochiyi Dragon gave an order, he would directly wave his troops and seize the four counties.

Ha? Since he plans to take the four counties, isn't now the best opportunity? Hawkers, indeed, most of the samurai in the entire Oda family are almost fighting against the Imagawa family, and only Aoyama Yuemon is guarding the upper four prefectures, and the total number of troops in the entire upper four prefectures is only more than 3,000 people.

But Tuqi Yilong knew very well that if he went at this time, although he didn't know what the morale of the Upper Four Counties was, no matter how he thought about it, it would be impossible for the Tuqi family to take it easily. And when the time comes, in order to save time, the Earth Ambiguity Dragon can only attack, and in this way, it will definitely cause large-scale casualties, which the Earth Ambiguity Dragon definitely does not want to see.

Because if there are too many casualties, it will be difficult to stop the Toki army that has suffered too many losses in the face of the Imagawa army that has won at that time. At that time, it is small to be unable to hold the four counties, and if the Imagawa army invades Mino all the way, it will be a lot of fun.

"Stepping on the ......" There was a sound of hurried footsteps, and the earth ambiguity dragon turned his head to look, but it was Ando Shou.

"Is Nobunaga's kid defeated?" Seeing that it was him, the Earth Ambiguity Dragon asked with some expectation.

He was just waiting for Oda Nobunaga to fail, and as long as he defeated Kiyoshu, then the opportunity for Dokiyoshi Ryu to send troops to Owari came. At that time, the morale of Oda Nobunaga will drop sharply due to the defeat, and it will definitely make it easier for him to capture the upper four prefectures. And the Imagawa army, which had fought against the Oda army for several days, also had to recuperate for a few days, which gave him a great opportunity.

Well, this kid's abacus is really good. It's just that he's obviously going to be disappointed.

"Lord!" As soon as Ando Mamoru came in, he said in a panic, "Lord! What a big event! Oda Nobunaga led a surprise attack team in the barrel Sasama to attack Imagawa Yoshimoto's main camp, and Imagawa Yoshimoto was killed on the spot! Immediately the Imagawa army began to break up......"

"What?!" When the earth ambiguity dragon heard this, he instantly stood on the spot. He stared at Mamoru Ando with wide eyes, clearly not believing what he was saying.

"How is that possible?! There are more than 40,000 Imagawa troops, and even if most of them are sent out, Imagawa Yoshimoto's main camp should have more than 5,000 people! That fool! That fool ......" the Ambiguity Dragon roared loudly.

Well, he was so angry not just because his plan to seize the four prefectures of Owari was bankrupt, but more importantly, Oda Nobunaga defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto! This is the most unacceptable thing for him.

Even today, Tsuchiki Yoshiryu still remembers Saito Michizo's words, "His descendants are destined to be vassals to Oda Nobunaga." ”

Therefore, Tsuchiki Ryuke has always regarded Oda Nobunaga as an enemy that must be defeated, but now, even the Imagawa army, which can only resist and cannot be defeated at most in his eyes, was defeated by Oda Nobunaga?

Well, it's a sneak attack. But the outcome of the victory will not change, and this is very clear to the dragon. And this means that Oda Nobunaga is stronger than him, well, there is no doubt that this incident has stimulated his nerves fiercely.

"Bastard! Bastard! Bastard! The Earth Ambiguity Dragon roared continuously, drawing its sword and slashing at everything around it. And Mamoru Ando hid outside as early as when he found out that something didn't seem right, otherwise he might have been hacked to death by the Earth Ambiguity Dragon by accident.

Suddenly, Mamoru Ando only heard a "poof", and when he looked at it, he was immediately scared out of half his life, because the Earth Ambiguity Dragon actually fell to the ground.

"My lord? Lord?! Mamoru Ando called twice, and after seeing that the Earth Ambiguity Dragon did not react, he hurriedly shouted in a panic, "Come on!" Call the doctor! ”

Late at night, the Toki Yoshiryu was lying on the bed, an old doctor knelt beside him and checked the pulse, and next to him, Mamoru Ando, and Inaba Ryotsu, Naomoto, and Nagai Michitoshi, who hurried to hear the news, sat nervously on the side, staring at the Toki Yoshiryu, and the worry was directly on their faces.

After a long time, the old doctor slowly stood up and walked out, and Mamoru Ando and others hurriedly and cautiously stood up and followed out.

"Mrs. Zuo, there is nothing wrong with the lord's body, right?" As soon as he came out, Inaba Ryotsu couldn't wait to ask.

"Alas...... His Highness's Illness ...... The old man really can't do anything......" Mrs. Zuo hesitated for a moment and sighed softly.

"What?!" Inaba Ryotsu's eyes widened suddenly, and he looked at Mrs. Zuo in disbelief, as if he was going to eat people.

"Good pass!" Seeing this, Mamoru Ando hurriedly pulled Inaba Ryotsu back, walked up and smiled reluctantly, "Lord Zuo, I know that you are the highest physician in Mino's medical skills, so please don't make such a joke, okay?" ”

"Lord Ando...... And my lords...... The old man didn't dare to deceive you, but he was just a soldier of His Royal Highness, but he was leprosy......" Mrs. Zuo said with some bitterness. He could already predict his end, but he didn't intend to hide anything because of this, it was his dignity as a doctor, and because the disease of the Earth Ambiguous Dragon was indeed incurable by humans.

"Leprosy...... ......Hearing this, even Ando, who has always been known for his calmness and stability, is a little unstable. The other three looked at Mrs. Zuo with shocked expressions of disbelief.

What is leprosy? Even if they don't know much about medicine, they know it, because in this day and age, getting this disease is equivalent to death! And the chance of dying is higher than that of cancer in later generations.

Seeing that everyone was stunned, Mrs. Zuo didn't dare to stay, turned around and left directly. After a long time, the four of them came to their senses.

"This ...... What can I do about this......" An Tengshou muttered to himself, at this time, even he has always been known for his wisdom, he has no idea.

And the other three were not much better, after all, the blow was so great that they completely lost their bearings.

At this moment, a somewhat weak voice came from inside the house, "Guard...... Come in......"

"Lord?!" When Mamoru Ando heard this, the four of them immediately rushed into the house, only to see the Tsuchiki Yoshiryu struggling to sit up.

"My lord! Lie down! Rest well! You can rest assured, it's just a small problem, and it will get better after a period of recuperation. Mamoru Ando hurriedly said, while constantly glancing at the other three.

"yes, yes! Lord, you concentrate on recuperation......" The three of them hurriedly followed and persuaded them.

"Okay, I've already heard what Zuo Taifu said......" Tu Qiyi Long said with a chuckle, but this smile seemed to be a little bleak no matter how you look at it.

"My lord! Don't trust that scammer! Right! He's a spy sent by the Oda family! Definitely! In order to avenge the pit viper, he ......" Mamoru Ando shouted, and at this time, he had completely lost his previous calm.

It's just that before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the Toki Yoshiryu, "Okay, Zuo Taifu has always been a physician dedicated to daimyo since the era of Toki Laiyi, and his identity and loyalty, don't doubt ......"

"Lord......" Ando Mamoru heard this, his head suddenly shrugged down, what else could he say when he said this?

"Okay, even if it's a terminal illness, haven't I died yet?" The Earth Ambiguity Dragon said lightly, his tone becoming weaker.

"Lord...... You better have a good rest first......" Seeing this, Mamoru Ando hurriedly said to the four of them.

"Hmm......" Tsuchiki Yoshiryu nodded, and then said with difficulty, "Ryotsu, you wait and go back to Daheng Castle directly, since Nobunaga has defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto, then it won't be long before he will definitely attack Mino." ”

"Yes! The subordinates will definitely not let the Oda family step into Mino half a step! Inaba said loudly.

"Shou, Dori, Naomoto, from today onwards, you take over Kitaro's education, and you must train him to be an excellent family governor!"

"Yes!"

"Let's go down...... Be careful of the Oda family......" After Tsuchiki Ryu finished speaking, he closed his eyes and seemed to be really tired.

The four of them glanced at each other, and then cautiously retreated, for fear of making a sound.

When the room was quiet again, the dragon slowly opened his eyes, looking at the moonlight outside the window, the dragon suddenly smiled, "Father...... Fear...... Your words are really going to be fulfilled......"

The news of the terminal illness of the earth ambiguity dragon did not spread, which made the four of them breathe a sigh of relief. After that, they began to teach Kitaro harshly according to the orders of the Toki Yoshiryu. At the same time, Mamoru Ando sent several of his subordinates to Kyoto, Nara, and Kanto to secretly find famous doctors.

It's just that then again, the matter of the Earth Ambiguity Dragon not appearing for several days, doesn't anyone doubt it? Well, not really, because at this point everyone was shocked by the surprise attack of the barrel narrow.

In this era when more soldiers are bigger than fists, Imagawa Yoshimoto's army of 40,000 definitely doesn't just sound bluffing. Even if Sanhao, Hexagon, and Tuqi are not worthy of him, they don't dare to really underestimate him. But who would have thought that Imagawa Yoshimoto's army had just driven out of Mikawa and entered Owari, and it was wiped out by a little-known small daimyo in the countryside.

Almost instantly, Oda Nobunaga's daimyo spread all over the world.

Cheongju Town.

Akechi Mitsuhide wandered through the increasingly bustling town, where he had just arrived, but on the way, he had already heard countless times about the Oda family's victory over the Imagawa family. But how so? For such an unbelievable thing, if he didn't really see it with his own eyes, he would never believe it.

I was about to find a room and book a room first, and then slowly investigate, when suddenly the pedestrians on the street ran to both sides in a panic.

"Huh? Excuse me...... What's going on? Akechi Mitsuhide asked the person next to him suspiciously.

"Come and stand, Your Highness is passing through here!" The man replied quickly, his tone full of awe.

Hearing this, Akechi Mitsuhide hurriedly stood up, and after a while, two samurai on horseback slowly drove over.

Akechi Mitsuhide secretly raised his eyes and was shocked in his heart, because the samurai at the head was none other than Oda Nobunaga, who he hadn't seen for many years. I saw that he was wearing a handsome samurai uniform, and he didn't see the fool-like outfit of the past.

When Oda Nobunaga and the others left, the street was bustling again, as if the quiet scene had never happened.

Akechi Mitsuhide silently looked at the direction in which Oda Nobunaga left, "It's really Oda Nobunaga...... I didn't expect it to be ...... now," Akechi Mitsuhide's mood was a little mixed. Once upon a time, in his mind, Oda Nobunaga was nothing more than a fool. Even if Michizo Saito is optimistic, he is not very careful about it. And now...... The status and prestige of the two sides have long been very different.

However, the low mood did not last long, and soon, his gaze regained firmness, "Nobunaga! I won't lose to you! Akechi Mitsuhide thought to himself, and then set out on the road back to Echizen. According to his previous thoughts, he went to visit the Asakura family, the overlord of Echizen. He believed that with his ability, he could be reused by Asakura Yoshikage.

Kyoto.

In Ashikaga Yoshiki's palace, at this time, the swordsman general was constantly checking the many documents on the bookcase.

There was a sound of footsteps, and then a somewhat anxious voice came, but the "lord ......" was Hosokawa Fujitaka.

"Oh? It's Fujitaka, how's it going? Have you seen His Highness Imagawa? Did he agree to my conciliation? Ashikaga Yoshiki asked without raising his head.

The reconciliation he spoke of was not a reconciliation between the Oda family and the Imagawa family, because in his opinion, it was impossible for the Oda family to block the Imagawa family's attack. If it is reconciled, it will only make Imagawa Yoshimoto feel dissatisfied, and by the way, reduce the prestige of the shogunate, because Imagawa Yoshimoto will definitely refuse.

Therefore, his conciliatory edict was intended to give to the Imagawa family and the Toki family after the destruction of the Oda family. During this time, he figured out that Imagawa Yoshimoto's Shangluo was a cover at all, and he could see that the strength of the Imagawa army was not enough to go to Luo, not to mention Imagawa Yoshimoto himself.

In this case, once Owari is occupied, the Imagawa family will definitely not fight again, and at that time, the shogunate will come forward and let the two daimyo who did not want to go to war make a truce, which will increase the prestige of the shogunate, and sell the two families to save face, no matter how it is counted, it will be profitable.

Okay, although it seems a little sorry for the Oda family to do this, but there is no way, this is the troubled times. What's more, although Oda Nobunaga gave a lot of money, Ashikaga Yoshiteru also gave a corresponding return.

"My lord, the Oda family has won! Yoshimoto Imagawa died in battle! Hosokawa Fujitaka said briefly and quickly.

"What?!" When Ashikaga Yoshiteru heard this, he was directly stunned. (To be continued.) )