On the left bank of the Ishikawa River, Shigeharu Takenaka, on the left flank of the Eastern Army, was experiencing painful thoughts.

He already had a general idea of the fierce battle between the two sides in the middle, and it seemed that the Mikawa soldiers of the Tokugawa family on the opposite side were about to make a move, but the "Mino Kirin", who was known for his clever use of tricks, was hesitant and difficult to decide.

Neither did he honestly launch a fierce attack on the draw side as promised in advance, nor did he have any intention of changing his position and temporarily defecting, and he always maintained his position.

However, this kind of immobility is not confident, just waiting for the east wind, but the future is uncertain, and the move is uncertain.

It seems that Shigeharu Takenaka has been very prosperous in the last three years. As an unofficial and positionless hermit, he appeared appropriately in the political arena, won the unanimous approval of nobles in all aspects, won the support and loyalty of the Southern Omi Hao Clan's coalition army, and also secretly controlled the Mino trio to sing and harmonize with himself through his old in-law relationship.

Before Shibata Katsuie, Kinoshita Hideyoshi, and Akechi Mitsuhide made big news and assisted Oda Nobunaga in his recovery, public opinion in the Gyeonggi region once believed that Shigeharu Takenaka might be the second most powerful faction in the center, and his actual influence was second only to Hirate Tsuhide, and still above Asai Nagamasa, Oda Nobutada, and Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Even if Oda Nobunaga reappeared in the rivers and lakes, shocked his neighbors, and completely broke the existing political pattern, Shigeharu Takenaka was still regarded as a heroic party that needed to be treated carefully and tried his best to win over.

But this did not make his condition better, nor did it ease the worries in his heart.

Both physical and psychological shocks made it difficult for him to maintain his usual calm posture.

Seeing this, his younger brother Takenaka Hikosaku wondered: "Is my brother thinking too much?" In the past, when he lived in seclusion and was penniless, he often laughed and lived in poverty. Now that he is in a person, he is very important, but he sighs so long? Why? ”

Hearing this, Shigeharu Takenaka explained with a wry smile: "Although I was down at that time, I was behind the scenes, and I could wait for the opportunity to soar into the sky." At this moment, although the fame is just established, it is big and inappropriate, wide but not refined, but there is always a risk of death and extinction. ”

These four words were so frightened that Yan Zuo didn't dare to say any more.

His family knows his own affairs, and Shigeharu Takenaka clearly understands that there seem to be a lot of people under his command, but the internal relationship is not straightened out at all, and it is far from the time to form a joint force.

After all, a position of power must be endorsed by force.

Therefore, Shigeharu Takenaka's position of power is also built on sand, and it is not stable at all.

Two months ago, I suddenly learned that Kyoto was going to be in turmoil, and I thought I could take the opportunity to rescue the general, so I used this as a bargaining chip to maneuver around, and slowly managed the surrounding subsidiary forces into retainers who were forbidden by order.

Unexpectedly, the tie was far away in Nanhai Province, but he laid several layers of ambushes in advance, and immediately grabbed ahead of everyone and played a righteous role in supporting the public side to return to Luo.

At that time, Takenaka's relapse coincided with the recurrence of his condition, and he was disheartened for a while.

With Kinoshita Hideyoshi's encouragement, he regained his strength and decided to give it a try to see if he could find a balance between Oda and a tie.

After a series of mediation, Shigeharu Takenaka gained the right to speak and status he wanted, and came here to join the Eastern Army.

When he arrived in Ishikawa, he didn't spend much effort, but he saw that the Tieshou Punishment Department intended to show weakness and use retreat as a means of advancement, and he also made many predictions for this point and thought of various countermeasures.

didn't expect Oda Nobunaga to be so proud, he actually made a desperate bet and crossed the river on a rainy night to attack, forcing the other party to carry out a decisive battle with an unpredictable outcome in advance.

If it is an ordinary person, it may be explained that the food and grass are tight, and in desperation, they are desperate to survive.

But the dignified Oda Danmasa is not such a simple person, and there will definitely be a follow-up.

The subsequent development, Shigeharu Takenaka felt that it was difficult to see through.

His dilemma lies in the fact that it is neither like letting Oda gain the upper hand nor allowing a draw to win – whoever stabilizes the situation no longer has room to profit from it.

The reason why he chose to support Oda before was partly because he was moved by Kinoshita Hideyoshi, but more because he judged that the eastern army was strong outside and the middle was strong, and the western army seemed to be weak and strong.

I even thought that if Tokugawa Nobuyasu on the other side suddenly switched to support Oda, he would pretend not to know, wave his troops to drive forward, and contain them, so as to prevent the quick defeat of the tie.

And now it's hard to say.

Maintaining balance requires precise intelligence and precise judgment. The battlefield is changing rapidly, the former does not have to be extravagant, and the latter is not so confident now.

Shigeharu Takenaka was forced to start thinking about the next best thing.

If you are really forced by the current situation and do not have the destiny of heaven, you should at least find a way to give future generations a broad road!

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In the other corner of the battlefield, the relatives of Changzong and our department are also sitting still, and the state of mind of not thinking about tea and dinner is exactly the same coincidence.

For a while, he was full of ambition, and for a while, he was like a great enemy, and he was just smiling, and then his eyebrows were tightly locked. "Ji Ruozi" really looks like a sensitive and moody girl today.

Fortunately, the retainers were quite understanding, and no one complained about anything, just quietly waiting for the sovereign to make a final decision.

The reason for this can probably be guessed by people with lofty ideals.

Previously, the head of Changzong and my department closely followed the pace of the tie and the show, believing that the master of the criminal department was wise and brave and had a bright future, and he wanted to take advantage of the situation.

But today, he has strong doubts about whether the Lord of the Criminal Department will be able to win.

The main reason was that he was shocked by the courage of Oda to fight a rainy night and cross the Ishikawa in a cauldron and a sinking boat, and the other part was that he was ordered to go on an expedition to Kyushu at the beginning of the year and saw the truth that "there are people outside the people and there are heavens outside the sky".

Originally, I thought that the Tieshou Punishment Department was a great man such as unparalleled in the world, and he was a hero second only to his old man, who could rank second in the world, and the combination was enough to sweep away the unsurpassed and defeat all the enemies who were beyond their own strength.

Now it feels like I'm thinking too much.

So I can't help but start thinking about the way back—if the Changzong and my clan persist in fighting, but still can't reverse the situation, and finally fail miserably, then they will inevitably be violently liquidated, and the efforts of the previous years may be ruined, and they will have to return to the years of hiding, displacement, and hastiness.

On the contrary, it may be better to simply respond passively, conserve strength, and leave enough diplomatic space...... After all, even if Oda Danmasa wins this battle, it is unlikely that he will swallow many territories of Kawachi, Yamato, Izumi, Kii, Awaji and even Shikoku in a single battle, and it is bound to need to support agents (or lackeys).

So......

The obstacle to this is in allies.

There are more than 8,000 people on the left flank of the Western Army, in addition to the Shikoku forces led by Tosa, the Koga soldiers led by the "Rokkaku Yujin" Mikumo Narichi also account for a large part, and that guy is very hostile to Oda Danmasa for some reason, although he has no friendship with the Tie Sho Punishment Department, but he has become one of the most diehard "hawks" in the Western Army.

If you want to sit back and watch success or failure, you can't hide it from this person's eyes.

Otherwise, just start from behind, strike first, and solve this troublesome friendly army......

- The head relatives of Changzong and my department have not been without this dangerous thought.

But reason told him that it would never work.

In the event of a tie or a draw, the person who betrayed in the middle will surely die. Even if Oda wins, his reputation will be greatly damaged, and his future development will also be very unfavorable.

After all, no matter what you say, if you just fight passively, you can always find a way to clear your name in the future and find a reason to come back. And the defection...... It's too difficult to whitewash.

After the confidence of the Yuan relatives of Changzong and my department was greatly defeated, his decisiveness was far less than before, and he couldn't come to a conclusion after meditating for a long time.

But time waits for no one.

On the afternoon of 24 August, after receiving information, Mikumo Narichi decisively proposed to move to the center in an attempt to support the drawer Honjin. At the same time, the Asai Nagamasa Army on the right flank of the Eastern Army sent Isono Yuanmasa as the vanguard to attack, showing the intention of forcibly attacking across the river.

No matter which path you choose, you have already reached the point where it is imperative.

Whether it is a war, a avoidance, or a rebellion, there must be an explanation.

However, at this time, the relatives of Changzong and my department were extremely restless, sweating profusely all over their bodies, unable to settle down at all, and their brains seemed to be empty.

It wasn't until he found out that Gu Zhongcheng, Yoshida Shigetoshi, Kusatake's cronies, Kuwana Qincheng, Nakajima Shigebo and other retainers were already anxious, and they were about to lose it, ignoring the guards' obstruction and rushing to the front, they finally didn't have time to think about it, and blurted out: "Stop the Asai army on the river beach, we must guard the left flank of the criminal department!" ”

In just one sentence, he seemed to exhaust all his strength, and after finishing speaking, he collapsed to the ground and couldn't stop panting.

At this time, he was completely unable to think comprehensively, and could only subconsciously judge out of intuition.

Of course, the Heite Punishment Department and Oda Danmasa are both difficult to look up to, but the former respects the famous religion, cherishes the feathers, is very patient, and does everything before standing on the righteousness before carrying it out, so the treatment of the people in Izumi and Kii is both soft and hard, and they don't see much blood, and they are carefully incorporated into the rule after repeated conquests against Awa and Sanuki.

And Oda Danmasa, although he is also very concerned about his reputation and skill, is much more harsh and impatient, and often behaves less openly. Along the way, all over Owari, Mino, and Omi, in addition to paying attention to manners in Kyoto, all of them were bloody. The taxation of temples, the coercion of the Kitabatake family, and the oppression of the shogun showed an unscrupulous strategy.

If you have to choose one, it's really better to be Renjun!

Even if this "benevolence" is just a deliberately pretended image, it is always much better than not pretending at all.

After saying the conclusion, the Yuan Qin of the Changzong Department instantly relaxed a lot, and at the same time, he vaguely felt that he had lost something important, which made people feel an indescribable melancholy, slightly as shallow as flying as a flotsam, but lingering in the chest, unable to suppress.

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