Hideyoshi's army surged down the mountain like the ebb tide of the sea. Shibata Katsuie and Sakuma Morimasa pursued at the tail end, biting the tail of Hideyoshi's army, and the two sides pursued all the way along the route of Hideyoshi pursuing Sakuma Morimasa, and continued to fight and walk in the southwest direction, and this state lasted until nightfall, when both sides collected their own troops.

Of course, Shibata Katsuie was not willing to give up the opportunity to expand his victory, and this result was only made possible by my strong recommendation.

The reason is very simple, since Oda Nobunaga was stabbed to death, Shibata Katsuya has been pressed by Hashiba Hideyoshi, and his heart is extremely unbalanced - he has been a loyal member of the family since Nobunaga's father's time, and at that time Hashiba Hideyoshi was just a small character who didn't even have a surname!

Now that the two sides are not only on an equal footing, but Hideyoshi is also taking the lead everywhere, how can he not be angry? Not annoyed? Don't feel tired? So if you seize the opportunity today, you must be ashamed! Looking at what he means, I can't wait to catch Hideyoshi and crush the bones and scatter ashes!

But I don't want that to happen - whether it's Hideyoshi or Katsuya, it's not what I want, my purpose is to divide them! It's better to use not to be unified!

But the process of convincing Shibata Katsuya was not easy, and my excuse was that Hideyoshi would not be defeated so simply, and there must be an unexpected backmove!

Shibata Katsuie just smiled and didn't say anything, just chasing Hideyoshi! Seeing that he insisted on this, I didn't say much, just watched him rush forward. Sure enough, when passing through the canyon at the southern foot of Mt. Shibada, the Shibata Katsuya army was fiercely attacked from three sides!

I still can't help but laugh when I think about that time - Shibata Katsuie didn't listen to my persuasion and led an elite personal army to attack Hideyoshi's rear army!

The cunning Hideyoshi fought and retreated all the way, retreating all the way in the direction of the canyon. After all his troops retreated into the canyon, Shibata Katsuie's pursuit was still the same!

Looking at the dense bushes and craggy rocks on both sides of the mountaintop, I knew that Hideyoshi would never retreat like this. Really! Hashiba Hideyoshi, who went deep into the canyon, saw that all the Shibata Katsuie's troops had entered the canyon, and instead of retreating, he advanced, suddenly turned around and began to counterattack towards Shibata Katsuie!

Shibata Katsuya was puzzled, but he still rushed towards Hideyoshi without fear! At this moment, countless figures suddenly appeared on both sides of the top of the mountain, and they began to shoot fiercely at Shibata Katsuie! I looked through the scope, and it was clear that it was Hidecho Hashiba, who had retreated one step earlier but was ambushed here!

Shibata Katsuya was shocked, and when he was about to turn back, an army suddenly rushed out from behind, it was none other than Keiji Maeda, who had just been wounded by my shot, but had returned to the front line with injuries, and his 5,000 cavalry!

As a result, Shibata Katsuya, who was still indomitable just now, was suddenly besieged from all sides! Front, back, left and right, densely packed with enemies! This is clearly the strategy of the wise man Shimazu Yoshihisa in Kyushu!

Shibata Katsuya in the canyon is extremely remorseful, regretting that he shouldn't have listened to my advice! But at this time, there is only a death battle, and there is no possibility of escape!

So Shibata Katsuya turned around urgently and began to counterattack in the direction he came! Coupled with the desperate rescue of Sakuma Morimasa behind him, he was able to save the Shibata Katsuya from escaping, but he left more than 5,000 corpses in the canyon for nothing! Hideyoshi Hashiba won in defeat and fought a beautiful turnaround!

It can be said that because of the stubbornness of Shibata Katsuya, last night and this morning, we defended against the danger and fought for a day All the results were wiped out! Once back to before liberation! The situation has changed to a balance of power again, and even the situation is not favorable to Shibata Katsuie.

For the next two days, the two sides spent the same time in silence, and Hideyoshi's side also strangely remained silent.

During this period, Sakuma Morimasa came to me and said that Shibata Katsuya, his uncle, was in a very bad mood, but he didn't have the face to see me, just hiding in a big tent and drinking alcohol. Hearing this, I sneered and said nothing, there is nothing to say, I must be responsible for my own choices.

Sakuma Morimasa sighed and asked, "Keiran, how did you guess Hideyoshi's train of thought?" At that time, he was obviously defeated and lost! ”

I smiled slightly, and then sighed and said, "If Hashiba Hideyoshi is such an easily defeated person, how can he get to where he is today?" ”

As I spoke, I looked up at the top of the tent and said lightly, "Since serving Nobunaga, Hideyoshi has led his army to break off when the war is unfavorable, and he has achieved brilliant results almost every time, and which time has he suffered a loss?" Your uncle has worked with him for many years, and he definitely knows more about Hideyoshi's horrors than I do. But ......"

I looked at Sakuma Morimasa, gritted my teeth, and said, "However, because of your uncle's pathetic arrogance, as well as his contempt and hatred for Hideyoshi, he forgot who he was facing?" ”

Sakuma Morimasa lowered his head in shame, but didn't say a word. I sighed, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "People see the benefits but do not see the harm, and the fish see the bait but not the hook." It's all about care, and it's all about being confusing, and being persistent is wise. It's just a pity that you and my brother have won a day and a night! ”

Sakuma Morimasa grabbed my sleeve and asked, "Keilan, I know you're disappointed in your uncle, but he needs help the most at this time, so you must help us turn things around!" ”

I shook my head and said with a wry smile: "Brother, the situation at this time is not that I don't want to help the Singers, but ...... It's that he doesn't want to accept help! ”

Sakuma Morimasa put down his hand in a dejected manner, bowed his head and said nothing. Indeed, since the Shibata Katsuya returned from defeat, he did not think about how to motivate morale, but hid in the house alone, which was very detrimental to the prestige of a military commander!

When I saw him like this, I suddenly smiled and said, "Actually, the situation is not as bad as you think!" Hideyoshi is actually more difficult than Katsuya! Believe me! ”

Sakuma Morimasa's eyes suddenly regained their brilliance, and he asked urgently, "What do you mean by this?" Qilan, say it quickly! ”

I smiled and said, "Soon you'll know!" ”

Sakuma Morimasa grabbed me, shook violently back and forth a few times, and asked, "Say it quickly!" Don't sell it! ”

I gently pushed his hand away and smiled, "According to reliable information, the army of the head of the Chozong clan has been drawn and is attacking in the direction of Sakai Port!" ”

Sakuma Morimasa was pleasantly surprised: "Is this true? Is the intelligence reliable? ”

I smiled and said, "How can this kind of thing be fake?" After speaking, he looked at Sakuma Morimasa with a smile.

The straight man slammed his fists and shouted almost in surprise: "The army of the head relatives of the Nagazong and my department is very strong, if it really lands in Sakai Port, it will definitely be difficult for Hashiba Hideyoshi to take care of each other!" ”

After saying that, he was about to leave immediately, and said urgently: "I'll go and tell my uncle the news immediately!" He will be very happy! ”

I sneered and said, "Wait! I'm not done yet! ”

Sakuma Morimasa frowned and said, "Is there any other good news?" You're going to finish it all in one go! ”

I looked him in the eye, shook my head, sat down slowly, and said, "This is not necessarily a good thing......

Seeing that I had a childless and motherless posture and a long story, Sakuma Morimasa also sat down with a frown and asked, "What's the matter?" Just say it! ”

I nodded, let the nine ghosts Masataka spread out the map, pointed to the northwest direction of the current battle between the two sides, and said lightly: "It is said that the Maori family has completely fallen to Yushiba Hideyoshi, and with the support of Kobayakawa Takakei, Maori Terumoto has sent 20,000 troops to attack in the direction of!" It is expected to arrive here in 20 days! ”

Sakuma Morimasa jumped up and shouted, "How is it possible! Why should the Maori family get involved in this leg! ”

I was silent, and I didn't have to answer such questions. After all, I'm playing in advanced mode, not teaching.

After thinking about it, Sakuma Morimasa sat down slowly again and sighed, "Indeed, the Maori family has completely reconciled with Hideyoshi since Nobunaga was assassinated. In particular, Kobayakawa Takakei seems to have a lot of respect for Hideyoshi! Completely falling to Hideyoshi is also his bet to protect the Maori family! ”

After speaking, he sighed again, silent, and no longer had the interest just now.

When I saw him like this, I smiled silently, pushed the tea bowl towards him, and continued: "There is another situation! ”

Sakuma Morimasa said to me with a bitter face: "Don't tell me it's bad news again!" ”

I laughed and took a sip of my tea: "It's not bad news, but it's not necessarily a good thing." ”

In Sakuma Morimasa's puzzled eyes, I said softly: "Originally, I had already said that the old fox Tokugawa Ieyasu attacked Hideyoshi behind the back of our confrontation with Hashiba Hideyoshi, forming a situation in which we, the Nagamune family, and the Tokugawa family attacked Hideyoshi. ”

Sakuma Morimasa nodded, he knew about this, but he didn't know the latest trend of the matter, so he kept silent and just looked at me eagerly. I continued, "However, it is said that Tokugawa Ieyasu had planned to fulfill the covenant, and the army had already left Okazaki and marched towards the Ise region, but ......"

I slammed the table before gritting my teeth and saying, "However, because of the stupidity of the Shengjia, the battle situation that had already fallen to us was confusing again!" Tokugawa Ieyasu, the old fox, has always seen rabbits and eagles, but seeing that the situation is unclear, he began to take a wait-and-see attitude again, and the military situation has stagnated! ”

Sakuma Sheng angrily slammed the tea bowl and scolded: "This old fox! At the beginning, his uncle promised him so many benefits, and he promised to join the army together! Now it's a wall grass again! ”

I drank the tea and said expressionlessly: "I'm afraid that if there is something unfavorable to our side, this guy Tokugawa Ieyasu will make a move that is not conducive to my release!" ”

Sakuma Morimasa thought about it and thought that what I said was very reasonable, so he asked with a bitter face and a frown: "What should you do about the current situation, Qilan?" ”

I laughed twice, stared at Sakuma Morimasa without blinking, and said, "Brother, you shouldn't ask me this, but you should ask your respected uncle!" If I had the final say, I'm afraid it wouldn't be like this at this time! ”

Sakuma Morimasa was silent, and this time, he also had a lot of criticism about his uncle - although Shibata Katsuie had been his idol before, he was also very dissatisfied with Sakuma Morima's wrong decision, and of course, there was a reason why he was more convinced of me.

Seeing that I was no longer speech, Sakuma Morimasa thought about it and left a sentence: "I'll tell my uncle about the situation as soon as possible!" Qilan, hurry up and think about countermeasures, I think my uncle will definitely find you soon! ”

Seeing that his eyes were sincere, I smiled and nodded. The straight man went with confidence.

When he left, I walked to the window with a slight sneer, and secretly said in my heart: Young straight man! It's easy to see the problem! The current situation is exactly what I want! It's best that the two sides are entangled in this and make the world fall into chaos again! Sheng Zheng, Sheng Zheng, you should be glad that your uncle Shibata Katsuya is not worthy of my full treatment, otherwise if he is big at this time, I am afraid that I will turn the gun and deal with your beloved uncle!

Thinking of this, I "suddenly" ripped open the window of the tent and let the cold air from outside pour in! Today's wind direction is very chaotic! I can't tell what kind of wind is blowing! The wind is unpredictable, and only the dead leaves and dust flying in the sky silently tell me that the situation in front of me is by no means simple......