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"Hmm...... That's ......" Oda Nobunaga listened to Oda Yoshinobu's report and responded casually.

"Well, I was originally going to fight guerrillas, but after hearing Sakai Tadashi's words, I thought I could take the opportunity to give Matsudaira Motoshin that kid a little trouble." Oda Yoshinobu said with a wicked smile.

"Indeed, if you do this, even if the wealthy families who oppose the Matsudaira family in Mikawa have suspicions, they will definitely take the initiative to say that the Matsudaira family did it." Oda Nobunaga said lightly, not showing any excitement or other emotions.

Seeing this, Oda Yoshinobu asked strangely, "What's wrong?" Isn't that bad? ”

"No, it's just that it doesn't work now...... Oda Nobunaga said helplessly.

Oda Yoshinobu was a little puzzled by Oda Nobunaga's words, but seeing that he didn't want to say it, he didn't bother to ask. Back in Nakono Castle, Oda Yoshinobu completely let the Grim Reaper go on a fake. In his words, it is to recuperate the body before the big war.

On May 10, Sunfu Castle took the lead in completing the mobilization, with Imagawa Yoshimoto as the general and Ii Naomori as the vanguard, with a total of 5,000 people leaving Sunfu and marching all the way to Mikawa.

On the 12th, Yoshimoto's main team arrived at Fujieda. Pioneer to the Kakegawa.

On the 13th, Yoshimoto's main team arrived at the Kakegawa River. The Pioneer arrives at Ikeda.

On the 14th, Yoshimoto's main team arrived at Inoma Castle (later Hamamatsu Castle).

On the 15th, Yoshimoto's main team arrived at Yoshida. The pioneer arrives at Akasaka.

On the 16th, Yoshimoto's main team arrived at Okazaki. The pioneer arrived at the pond carp (later Zhili).

At this time, the total number of Imagawa troops reached about 40,000......

In Okazaki Castle, Imagawa Yoshimoto sat at the top of the assessment room, and next to him were rows of important ministers. Matsudaira Motonobu and Sakai Tadashi and others knelt below.

"Well, I got the thing." Imagawa Yoshimoto said lightly. With just one sentence, Sakai Tadashi, who originally wanted to sue, couldn't say a word.

"Motoshin, this time, you have to behave well and don't live up to my expectations of you......" Imagawa Yoshimoto looked at Matsudaira Motoshin and said softly, his tone full of anticipation.

"Yes!" Matsudaira Motonobu shouted, a sense of gratitude.

Cheongju City.

"Really? The Imagawa family has arrived in Okazaki. Hehe, 40,000 troops? I really look up to my family. Oda Nobunaga said with a sneer after listening to Mori Kosei's report. Then, he stood up abruptly and shouted, "Kecheng! Gather all the important ministers! ”

"Yes!"

After Mori Kecheng left, Nohime walked over slowly, "Master Jibo......" Nohime chuckled and handed over the sword.

Taking the sword casually, Oda Nobunaga muttered to himself, "Imagawa Yoshimoto...... My father once won against him...... "He said that it was the first battle of Shodozaka. That time was the first time Oda Nobuhide played against the Imagawa family, and it was also the only time he won. And the way to win...... Gee.

"Master Jifa, you have already surpassed your father in terms of fighting." Nongjijiao looked at him with a smile, her eyes full of love.

"Hmph, inciting me?" Oda Nobunaga sneered.

"No~ I'm just stating a fact......"

"Heh~" Hearing this, Oda Nobunaga chuckled and left directly.

After Oda Nobunaga left, Yoshino on the side hurriedly came to Nohime's side, "Sister Nohime, what do you think the main guild should do?" Her tone was very flustered, obviously, she had been frightened by Imagawa Yoshimoto's 40,000 troops.

"Don't worry~ Master Jibo, he will definitely win." Nohime chuckled and stroked Yoshino's pretty face, "You have to trust him, you know?" Because you're his woman~"

Two hours later, the important ministers of the Oda family gathered in the evaluation room, Oda Nobunaga sat on the top position with his head bowed, and the folding fan in his hand knocked on the floor one by one, and countless important ministers below were constantly arguing whether they should surrender? Or submission.

Well, for the Imagawa army, which is fully 40,000, everyone in the Oda family is already dumbfounded. Although there are countless examples of exaggeration of military strength in this era, it is clear that no matter how exaggerated the Imagawa army is, the number of troops is about 30,000. After all, 30,000 people may be considered 40,000 people, but 20,000 people can't be seen as 40,000 people, right? In the face of this kind of army, many retainers of the Oda family had almost no other thoughts in their minds except surrender.

However, the reason why they still argue is whether to surrender directly or let the Imagawa army pass through Owari. The former, who felt that the Imagawa family's Kamiro was basically a sure thing, and it was better to surrender directly than to have a clear position. In this way, Owari's territory should be able to be saved.

On the other hand, the Imagawa family is not credible, so it is better to defend the castle and let the Imagawa family pass through Owari and fight to the death with the Toki family.

Neither of the two parties could convince anyone, and the whole evaluation room was in a commotion.

Oda Yoshinobu sat in the second position of the martial arts, this position was originally Sakuma Nobumori's, but now Sakuma Moritge and Nobumori are all defending on the side of Narumi Castle, Shibata Katsuya is sitting in the first position, and Oda Yoshinobu is also promoted.

"Yoshinobu-sama, I wonder what you think?" Listening to the argument below, Shibata Katsuie asked in a low voice.

"Hehe, what about you, Lord Shibata?" Oda Yoshinobu didn't answer, but asked with a smile.

"I am deeply grateful to Shinhide, and the lord did not blame me for the previous incident. Now...... Death only! Shibata Katsuya said with a serious face.

"Hehe~That's good~" Oda Yoshinobu chuckled, he was very satisfied with Shibata Katsuie's attitude. As for the others, well, to be expected.

At this moment, Lin Xiuzhen, who was sitting at the head of the opposite side, suddenly shouted, "Quiet! Quiet down! ”

Although he is still in the middle of his life, he was the chief family elder at this time, and he is still the oldest in the old family, and his words are still very useful. Immediately, the originally noisy assessment room fell silent, and everyone's eyes looked at Lin Xiuzhen in unison.

However, Lin Xiuzhen didn't pay attention to them, but walked directly to the middle of the assessment room and bowed down, looked at Oda Nobunaga and said in a deep voice, "My lord, now the Imagawa army has sent 40,000 troops, and the mobilizable strength of the family is only more than 8,000. And the Toki family's Inaba Ittetsu has already led more than 1,000 people to stand by at the Nowei border at this time, and it has to be guarded here. In this way, the maximum number of troops that the family can dispatch is only 5 or 6,000 people. ”

After a pause, seeing that Oda Nobunaga did not speak, Lin Xiuzhen continued, "From Sanhe to Cheongju, although there are several castles to defend, but in the face of such a huge enemy, it is not a way to defend it after all. And if you go out of the city to fight, the plain terrain is even more unfavorable to your family. ”

Speaking of which, Lin Xiuzhen didn't say anything more, because everything that should be said had already been said. Since subjugating Oda Nobunaga, he has learned a lot, never making definitive proposals, but instead suggesting them......

"Hmm......" Oda Nobunaga nodded when he heard this, but did not give any reply, but turned his head to look at Shibata Katsuie. Singer, what do you think? ”

"The minister was deeply favored by the prince of Shinhide, and he was forgiven by the lord for the crime of rebellion. If the lord wants to fight, the singer is willing to be a pioneer! If the lord is unwilling to fight, the minister hopes that he can go to apologize to the prince of Nobuhide first! Shibata Katsuie said in a deep voice.

Well, this kid is straight enough, although Oda Nobunaga didn't react, but Oda Yoshinobu frowned when he heard it. "No wonder in history, this old boy had no one to help him in the end, and even the retainer Maeda Toshi, who had been retained for many years, turned against him. Not many people can stand this character. ”

"Moreover, this old boy didn't make any suggestions at all, I'm afraid in his heart, the Oda family is already bound to lose." Oda Yoshishi thought confidently.

Regarding Shibata Katsuie's words, Oda Nobunaga was equally noncommittal, and turned his head again, "Nagahide, what about you?" ”

"Everything is at the command of the Lord." Niwa Nagahide said in a low voice.

"Yiyi?!"

"Everything is at the command of the lord!"

Asked one by one, Nobunaga's descendants unanimously said, "Obey the orders of the lord." "And the others, either submission, or neutrality, in short, none of them have a clear intention to fight.

"What about you, Yoshishin? Do you also feel that you should submit? Finally, Oda Nobunaga shouted Oda Yoshinobu's name.

"Rub, you kid definitely did it on purpose, right? Lao Tzu, as a person whose status is only this to Shibata Katsuya, even shouted at the end? Oda Yoshishi thought unhappily with confidence, especially when he felt the gaze of all the people around him.

Everyone understands that in the round of questions and answers just now, there are not many people who can really be listened to by Oda Nobunaga. And now Oda Yoshinobu's answer is enough to make Oda Nobunaga make up his mind. Because they all know how much Oda Nobunaga trusts Oda Yoshinobu in the end.

Under the gaze of everyone, Oda Yoshinobu slowly stood up, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said in a flat tone, "Submission, maybe it's a good idea, but everyone can submit, only the lord can't ......" Okay, he has decided to pretend to be forced, this is a very good opportunity to pretend to be forced, how could he let it go?

"Oh? Let's hear it~" Hearing Oda Yoshinobu's answer, Oda Nobunaga suddenly became interested, and the others did the same. What does it mean that everyone else can submit, but Oda Nobunaga can't? Well, they are all children who have never watched the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

"We surrender, the old family is still the old man, the general is still the general, and there are still so many territories...... For Imagawa Yoshimoto who wants to go to Rakuro or has other purposes, we are all indifferent beings. Perhaps, because of the voluntary submission, we will get more territory......" Oda Yoshinobu said in a deep voice.

"However, the lord is different, now you are the lord of Owari, sitting on a great name of more than 400,000 stones, how much do you think about the sum of the three kingdoms of Imagawa Yoshimotoqi? If you submit, you won't be where you are now, no matter what......"

"Haha! Interesting, what do you mean? Oda Nobunaga said with a smile.

"Hehe, naturally you have to fight, your subordinate retainer Hua Mei once told her many stories about the Chinese dynasties with her subordinates, and her subordinates found that in them, there were very many battles with fewer victories, and there were even tens of thousands of examples of winning millions. If they can, why can't the family? Oda Yoshinobu said lightly, his tone full of confidence.

Well, he did think so, alas, there are too few people who think the same way as him. But it doesn't matter, after all, Oda Nobunaga is fine with him.

"Well said! Why can't I do what my predecessors could do?! Everybody's on orders! From now on! If you mention the matter of surrender again, there will be no forgiveness! Oda Nobunaga stood up and shouted.

"Yes!"

"From ancient times to the present, most of the defenders have failed! And now that the Imagawa army is strong, the family will not be able to resist if they defend the city. So! I decided to fight in the field outside the city! And to fight in the field outside the realm! All of them! Return to the territory and mobilize your troops now! As many as you have! Then come to Cheongju to gather! Oda Nobunaga shouted, then stood up and left directly.

As soon as Oda Nobunaga left, Oda Yoshinobu also got up and followed. Many of the retainers looked at each other, and finally returned to their territory with a helpless sigh. Since Oda Nobunaga has decided to fight, they can only follow suit. After all, they're just a small family.

"It's worthy of righteousness, and only he can say this kind of thing." Maeda Toshiya said with a sigh.

"yes, it seems that I should also read more books about Mingguo." Sasa Naruma echoed in a low voice.

"Huh? Can you kid understand? When Maeda Toshiya heard this, he immediately looked down on him with disdain.

"Humph!" In this regard, Sazuo Chengzheng didn't bother to pay attention to it, and he was used to it for a long time.

On the other side, Lin Xiuzhen slowly walked to Shibata Katsuya's side, "Katsuya, do you think the lord's decision is correct?" ”

Glancing at Lin Xiuzhen, Shibata Katsuya sighed and said, "I don't know if it's correct, but this decision of the lord, I'm afraid that even if the old lord is reincarnated, he may not dare to make a decision." ”

"Really?" Lin Xiuzhen muttered in a low voice, "Could it be that the lord has surpassed the old lord?" So this war, there is a chance of victory? Lin Xiuzhen seemed to think of the first battle of Kodozaka again, and when she almost collapsed, she was beaten back by Oda Nobuhide. Well, in his heart, Oda Nobumitsu's Kodozaka Shichihongun is just propaganda. How can a war be turned around by the efforts of seven people?

When he came to Oda Nobunaga's mansion, Oda Yoshinobu saw Oda Nobunaga lying on the floor in a large font, and on the side, Nohime was sitting next to him and looked at him with a tender face.

"Tut, brother, you're really calm~" Oda Yoshinobu chuckled and walked over and sat down, picked up the flask on the side and drank it.

"Hmph, you kid just said so much, is there anything you can do?" Oda Nobunaga rolled over and sat up, snatched the flask and poured it into his mouth.

"Hehe, brother, don't you know it in your heart?" Yoshinobu Oda said with a chuckle.

The two glanced at each other, with a smile on the corner of their mouths, and everything was silent.

(To be continued.) )