Chapter 233: The Verge
"Can you really just do what he wants?"
Uesugi Kenshin looked at the smoke rising in the distance, and his face was a little ugly. Smoke curls from the endless camps on the horizon, and it's not hard to imagine that a meal is being prepared in the camp.
"Maybe we can sit down and talk to Oda Nobunaga." Hojo said thoughtfully.
There was silence again.
Hojo's proposal made the other three a little excited. He did not return to the camp for a long time, in order to get rid of Lu Yao's rhythm and gain greater initiative.
Oda Nobunaga is known as the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven, and he is also their rival for many years. Lu Yao's purpose is self-evident, he wants to provoke infighting between various daimyos. They can see this, and Oda Nobunaga can naturally see this.
As long as Oda Nobunaga can accept everyone to sit down and negotiate, he will have a chance to persuade him to recognize the reality clearly, avoid being taken advantage of by Lu Yao, and solve the siege of Hwaseong.
"If this is a conspiracy between him and Oda Nobunaga." Tokugawa Ieyasu suddenly said faintly.
The faces of the three Uesugi Kenshin changed slightly, and their faces became even more ugly.
This speculation is not impossible. Previously, under the strength of the first city in Huaxia, Lu Yao's promise moved them vividly. Oda Nobunaga has always been a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh. But who would have thought that this was just a scam. From this point of view, it may not be that it was not a bureau set up by Lu Yao and Oda Nobunaga, who successfully created an excuse to take the opportunity to destroy their forces.
After all, Ah Shi had already given it to that stranger.
Political marriages are disgusting, most of the time they are equal to nothing, and they can be whatever they want. Sometimes, however, this relationship can be decisive. Throughout history, those in power have been most willing to trade this small price for a greater good.
"The lord of the castle has calculated everything. There is only one way left for us. Tokugawa Ieyasu said solemnly: "Let's contact the other daimyo separately." If Oda Nobunaga doesn't die, we die. ”
Uesugi Kenshin nodded silently.
They are not stupid to become powerful names, and no one will pin their hopes on a small probability attempt. It is true that Oda Nobunaga may sit down and negotiate with everyone to resolve Lu Yao's conspiracy, but it is more likely that Oda Nobunaga will take the opportunity to use this opportunity to join forces with other daimyo to swallow them.
Small probability, high probability.
How to choose, naturally there is no need to say much. They have already made up their minds. Contact other daimyo directly and do it before Oda Nobunaga receives the message. Once Oda Nobunaga is dead, everyone will be able to work together to get out of the current embarrassing situation and reunite to deal with Hwaseong and the first city of Huaxia.
This was the only choice Lu Yao left for them.
……
At night, the dark tide surges.
It wasn't until he was about to fall asleep that Oda Nobunaga received the news that Tokugawa Ieyasu and the other four had returned to the camp. The army of tens of millions, the scale of the two-hundred-mile company camp is huge, and the speed of news transmission is as slow as a snail. As soon as he heard the news, his face immediately darkened.
"Damn, damn it!" Oda Nobunaga's face darkened, and he smashed everything he could in the tent, and his mood still did not improve.
Only now did he know that everything was a game set up by Lu Yao. Jumping into the pit from the beginning, Lu Yao didn't have the heart to join forces with him at all. It was just a joke that he wanted to use Lu Yao's hand to eradicate his competitors.
The tent of the army was full of wreaks. Oda Nobunaga stood in front of the map, silent.
Wise Mitsuhide and the others, who rushed to hear the news, gathered outside the tent, and no one dared to enter. They had already learned that Tokugawa Ieyasu and others, who were supposed to have been wiped out and imprisoned in the first castle of China, had returned. The news made them angry, but they had to put it aside for the time being.
The most important thing right now is how to deal with the coming storm.
The return of Tokugawa Ieyasu and others means that the cooperation between the Lord and the First City of China has been completely exposed. For this reason alone, Takeda Shingen and other powerful daimyos have an excuse to join forces.
Among the tens of millions of troops, they accounted for about 40 percent. The others are made up of teams from various daimyos. Aside from those daimyo who were not strong, Tokugawa Ieyasu and other powerful daimyos combined to account for nearly 40% of the troops. It can be said that the two sides are evenly matched.
However, he can't stand the many fierce generals of the other side, far exceeding his own. In the event of a war, this is a decisive force.
"Come in."
Oda Nobunaga's voice came from inside the tent, visibly suppressing his anger. Akechi Mitsuhide and the others glanced at each other, bowed their heads and walked into the big tent. Seeing the mess everywhere, everyone was secretly frightened. It's been a long time since they've seen the Sixth Heaven Demon King like this.
"He gave me a choice." Oda Nobunaga sat steadily, his eyes swept over everyone, his voice was obviously calmed, but there was a deep helplessness: "He wants me to eradicate Tokugawa Ieyasu and their daimyos. ”
"Lord, why should we listen to him?" Akechi Mitsuhide retorted in a deep voice, "We can sit down with them and have a good talk and expose his conspiracy." ”
"I'm willing to go to them and talk to them in detail, and I'm sure they can understand." Shibata Katsuya volunteered. Among the people present, he could feel Oda Nobunaga's anger the most. Tokugawa Ieyasu and Uesugi Kenshin were all personally sent to Lu Yao's mouth by him.
Others thought so and supported it.
Oda Nobunaga's gaze swept over everyone, and he suddenly laughed: "You are all fools. ”
Akechi Mitsuhide and the others were stunned.
"I'm the Sixth Heaven Demon King." Oda Nobunaga burst into laughter, and scolded with hatred: "Tokugawa Ieyasu and they are all old foxes, how can they not see through his conspiracy." But they had no other choice. He left us with only one option, and theirs. ”
"War."
Oda Nobunaga smiled, and smiled bitterly.
On the sixth day, the demon king was toyed with between applause and didn't know it, how ridiculous. What's even more ridiculous is that people didn't use much money to leave an irreparable rift among the powerful daimyos.
If you have laid out with Tokugawa Ieyasu and other powerful daimyos from the beginning, calculating Lu Yao, you will have the opportunity to bite back and tear off a large piece of meat. But now it was too late, greed made him lose his mind, and obediently jumped into the big pit dug by Lu Yao.
Sit down and talk?
He won't accept it, and neither will Tokugawa Ieyasu and other powerful daimyos.
At their level, no one would bet that the other side would be willing to sit down and negotiate. It would be embarrassing to negotiate sincerely here, but secretly design there. He wanted that. Tokugawa Ieyasu and others certainly could think of this.
It's as simple as that, but who wants to back down?
At present, the strength of the two sides is compared, and it is obvious that Tokugawa Ieyasu and other powerful names have the advantage. As the most powerful daimyo, he has always been the source of the difficulty of various powerful daimyos. Now there's an excuse for everyone to join forces, and even a three-year-old can give an answer.
Oda Nobunaga shook his head and smiled bitterly, and his gaze immediately became sharp: "Go and prepare, before they are ready, deal with them first." ”