"Thanks to the tie on the job! This win is truly exciting! Seeking seven generals from the enemy's army, with more than 2,000 soldiers, the Asakura family should be in a state of collapse! ”

Before anyone arrives, the sound comes first.

Halfway through the sentence, Oda Nobutada hurriedly stepped into the camp.

His face was filled with joy that had been rare in recent times.

It was still a little embarrassing when facing a tie, but it was much more natural than a few days ago.

In fact, the real reason why Oda Nobutada was so happy was not the defeat of the Asakura family, but the loss of a certain friendly army. This, of course, is not inhumane.

After a fierce battle, the 3,000 elite soldiers behind the Asakura family hall were finally besieged by several times the enemy, and almost all of them were wiped out except for a few who surrendered and fled. At the same time, Asai Nagamasa has been passively beaten, and it is estimated that there are more than 1,000 casualties, and four retainers above the head of the ashigaru have been killed in battle.

It's not a lot of them, but half of them are flag teams.

In the past, Nobunaga controlled nearly 3 million stone forces in Owari, Mino, Ise and other countries, and the core combat power directly under him was less than 10,000. It took the real estate of Hinoshu and Izumi-Awaji to maintain a standing army of 1,500 men with commercial income.

From the point of view of the cost of formation and the role of the battlefield, one banner soldier is at least equivalent to five miscellaneous peasant soldiers. The territory that Asai Nagamasa really controls is actually not very big, and he has always been not good at internal affairs, and the loss of more than 1,000 people must have hurt him.

There was also the 2,000-man Otani Castle garrison army led by Asai Hisasa, and Asai Nagamasa thought that it could be easily absorbed, but as a result, this group of people was passively caught in the war, and there was no one to lead them, and most of them were scattered. A number of semi-retired figures, including Akao Kiyotsuna and Haibei Gangqin, are nowhere to be found.

Oda Nobutada had already decided that the Asai family was related to his father's assassination, and it was natural to gloat when he saw this.

In addition, last month in Settsu, everyone and Miyoshi Changyi fought fiercely for half a day before finally winning, but the last peach was picked away by an uninvited guest, everyone was indignant.

The idea was planned by Hite, so it was more pleasing to the eye from top to bottom.

Before the results of the battle were completely clear, Oda Nobutada couldn't help but come over to say hello and show his closeness, and behind him, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Tsutsui Shunkei, and Gamo Kenhide, three pro-Oda daimyo followed in turn, and they were also very happy to see the current situation, and came up to say some compliments such as "clever calculations", "strategizing", and "knowing things like gods".

In this regard, the draw Fan Xiu responded very calmly: "Have all the injuries been counted?" Do you want to continue the pursuit north? Or do you want to sit still? ”

Oda Nobutada was stunned for a moment, and immediately replied: "It's almost all counted, and some of its own commissioners are in charge." As for whether to pursue...... I think that the enemy's broken rear troops have been delaying for a long time, and it is estimated that the main force has already gone far. Some of the people of the Kinai country spontaneously chased after them, but we were not in a hurry for the first time, and if the Takigawa Hall made a contribution, it would be too late to march in response. ”

"Oh......" Pingshou Fan Xiu nodded without sadness and joy, and then stretched out his hand to the side and pointed over: "Actually, the real hero of this battle is this one!" If he didn't have him, things could have been done, but he had to change the plan, and it definitely wouldn't have been so smooth. ”

Hearing this, Oda Nobutada hurriedly turned his head to look.

I saw a calm silver-haired old man sitting on the side of Pingshou Fenxiu, who looked very extraordinary, but the clothes were quite simple, giving people a contradictory impression.

"Who is this?" Oda Nobutaka was skeptical.

"Old ......" The man was about to report his home.

But he didn't want to tie, so he immediately got up and interrupted, and solemnly introduced: "This is Koga's famous ninja, Mitsutoshi Dorao!" I used to be the pillar of the Hexagonal family, and I just planned to join us recently, but I happened to encounter chaos and didn't have time to ...... Speaking of Xianxiu Palace, I should have seen it, right? ”

"Uh......" As a neighbor Gamo Hyun-so, he was slightly embarrassed: "My father must know, but he is too young to ......"

In fact, Gamo Hyunxiu is almost forty years old, which has nothing to do with age, it is purely a matter of personal value orientation. He grew up in the dark, and he also attached great importance to people in the dark since he was a child. Gamo Kenhide was born as the son of a high-ranking samurai, and it was inevitable that he would be infected with some aristocratic habits that were not grounded.

"Looks like a strange man in the countryside." Oda Nobutada had a similar problem. He seemed very interested and behaved politely, but he unconsciously brought the sense of curiosity of "the first time a city child saw a cricket".

Only Tokugawa Ieyasu stepped forward very solemnly and accosted: "In Shimomikawa Tokugawa Ieyasu, I have heard the retainer Hanzo talk about your deeds, and I have always longed for it. ”

"Haha...... Don't dare to be, don't dare to be. Dorao Mitsutoshi smiled and respectfully returned the salute, "The old man's little fame is not above board, and it is embarrassing to say it in front of the nobles." ”

This old man is indeed a big celebrity in the ninja world. Decades ago, since his father's generation, their family has been very discerning to serve the Rokkaku family, and has repeatedly made military exploits, so they have gained a large territory, and they have also gained contacts in Kyoto, and they have become famous for a time, not inferior to Hyakchi Tanba, Fujibayashi Nagato and others. (Of course, in the eyes of ordinary people, the likes of Baidi Tanba are not famous) However, due to the problem of background, he has never entered the core of power, and has always been regarded as a marginal retainer.

After the Oda family went to Luo, Nobunaga's ninja organization "Yotan" also entered Kinai. As a representative of the Koga ninja, Mitsutoshi Tarao fought with him very well, and he won and lost each other.

It wasn't until the Rokkaku family was obviously bad in the past two years, and even Rokkaku Yoshiken and Rokkaku Yoshiji father and son themselves gave up resistance and were willing to go to Kyoto to become a rich man, and Tarao Mitsutoshi began to consider changing the court, and through his old friend Naganshin who worked in the Oda family, he got in touch with Koshizo, the leader of the "Feast Talk", and after meeting twice, they confirmed their sincerity with each other, and then participated in several activities as peripheral members.

After a period of about a year of investigation, Koshizo thought that he could introduce Tarao Mitsutoshi to Nobunaga, but he never thought that just before that, the intelligence network of the Oda family was devastated, and Koshizo and his companion Shin did not know whether they were alive or dead, and Echigo Uesugi house, "Flying Kato" Kato Danzo, who was famous for hunting other ninjas, appeared in Kinai. At the same time, Nobunaga himself was assassinated by Michishun Igazaki and Zenjubo Sugitani.

Mitsutoshi Tarao was quite surprised by this, and he did not intend to take this opportunity to regain his freedom, because for decades, the family had lived a decent life on the remuneration given by the Rokkaku family, and no one wanted to return to Koga's hometown to be a mountain monkey.

So, he took the initiative to contact Oda Nobutada's cronies, but he did not gain trust; I found Takigawa Kazuyi whose hometown is Koga, but I didn't know that this person was secretive about his true origin; A little of the connections I had in Kyoto didn't come in handy at this time. In the end, I thought that my old acquaintance Kazunari Nakamura was working under Hite, and I tried to make contact, and I finally got taken seriously.

coincided with the coalition army's crusade against Asakura, and Tarao Mitsutoshi showed his skills at the behest of Hisho Honhide. His three sons each led fifty men to move freely in Omi's land, lured away Kato Danzo, who was unfamiliar with the terrain, helped the Asakura family discover Asai Hisasa's movements, and led the two armies to collide at the right time.

made such a feat, but he only regretted: "It's a pity that Kato Duanzo guy is still too cunning, if he can capture it in one fell swoop, it can be regarded as a big disaster!" ”

Hikawa briefly listed Mitsutoshi Tarao's exploits one by one.

Oda Nobutada listened attentively and was quite interested.

Tokugawa Ieyasu showed a sense of pity in his eyes, but it was difficult to express it because of the occasion.

Kamo Hyunhide and Tsutsui Junkei just smiled reservedly.

Just as he was about to say that this person was already planning to join the Oda family, Hirata Hirata hesitated slightly, and happened to see Tarao Mitsutoshi quietly shaking his head, so he simply skipped it and lowered his head to sip tea.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Oda Nobutada, who had already exhausted his interest, said goodbye: "The military affairs have not yet been completed, although I have come to thank you, I can't delay too long, so don't leave it here!" ”

Tie Tsuhide and Tarao Mitsutoshi Gong sent out the door.

Then slowly come back and sit down.

Hirata asked slowly, "It seems that you have changed your mind and do not plan to join the Oda family." ”

"That's right." Dorao Mitsutoshi nodded bluntly, "The two introducers are gone, and now the new owner of the Oda family, it is impossible to give me three thousand kan zhixing." ”

"Three thousand kans...... Hirate raised his eyebrows and feigned surprise, "Is this the amount that Oda Dan promised you in the past?" ”

"It's not." Mitsutoshi Tarao smiled slyly, "According to the dictation of Lord Koshizo, Oda Danmasa only agreed to two thousand kans, and I didn't dare to bargain with his old man. ”

As expected, Hite-ho smiled. Obviously, the person in front of him hopes to enter the Shiping family at a price of about 3,000 yuan. The Rokkakuke is still a Kangao system, and the 3000 Guan Zhixing refers to an industry with an annual output of 3,000 koku, whether it is land or a port town mine, and it can be converted into about 9,000 koku at the market price of.

It's normal to raise the requirements suddenly, and if Nobunaga is assassinated, will be in chaos again, and of course the strange people will be more useful, and they can be sold at a higher price. However, this figure, with Oda Nobutada's character, is estimated to be quite difficult to accept.

The main sphere of influence of the Hirate family is now about 200,000 koku in Waizumi and Awaji, and the remaining 100,000 koku is about 100,000 koku after removing the temple shrine and the people of the country, and the net income from agriculture is about 35,000 koku. At the same time, however, the business community has opened up the entire Seto Inland Sea, and profits have risen rapidly, and it is not difficult to make 3,000 yuan a year.

However, Hirate Hasuhide did not immediately agree, but missed his eyes and said casually: "The family has three retainers in charge of this matter, Nakamura Kazuji, Ishikawa Goemon, and Hattori Hideyasu, and there are a total of two hundred and fifty ninja soldiers, and the total amount paid for Zhixing does not exceed five thousand koku. In comparison, the expenditure of 3,000 is really a lot. ”

When Tarao Mitsutoshi heard this, he was not in a hurry or annoyed, and calmly replied: "You should already know the difference between the contemptible and them in the past two days. Naturally, I've heard of those three retainers of yours, and with their connections, they can recruit a hundred masters of authentic Koga at best, and I'm afraid I don't dare to compliment the rest. There are 20 middle forbearances and 170 lower forbearances under the command of contemptible people, which can ensure that all of them are elite people. If I need cannon fodder, I can pull up hundreds of ...... at any time And you don't shy away from worrying about the problem of the tail not falling off, the contemptible people are almost sixty years old, and they are ready to retire. You can investigate that my three sons are not on good terms with each other, and it is entirely possible to use the contradictions between them to divide and hold them hostage. ”

It's a bit surprising that a ninja leader born in the dark is so honest.

But after thinking about it, he found that the other party was indeed using a very clever way to achieve the purpose of negotiation.

In fact, there are not many forces in Jinai who are willing to give him similar treatment, and there is not much room for negotiation, so this old guy simply spreads everything out and talks about it - I'm so frank, you are embarrassed to worry about it from the fifth to the middle minister?

"Based on the current situation, it won't be long before I get more land." Hite-sue also said something very honest, "So it's not a big deal to know and do three thousand times." First of all, I will give you a piece of land of four or five thousand stones to settle down with your family, and then come to me every year to receive 1,200 yuan of cash as a fund for your activities. In the future, if there is a meritorious service, then the reward will be given. ”

"Then thank you for your kindness!" Mitsutoshi Dorao showed an expression of "sure enough", smiled, and bowed down.