The "Iga Raiders" that mobilized the people came to an end in less than two months.

All the way from Yamato Province, this army, with Oda Nobutada as the main general and Hirate Tsunohide as the auxiliary, persuaded Tsutsui Shunkei to surrender during this time, captured Najanga-gun of Iga Province, and captured Takino Sadakiyo, one of the "Twelve Iga People", destroying more than 900 enemies in total and killing more than 3,000 people.

From the time of the attack of Isekoku, Takigawa Kazuyoshi was the main general, and Naomasa Takashi was the deputy general, but he was attacked by Fujibayashi Masahō, one of the "three ninjas", and returned with a crushing defeat and nearly 4,000 casualties. Of course, Takigawa Kazuyi, who is an expert in the pit, retreated with his whole body, and the losses were all those small forces that had a close relationship with the shogunate.

On the 10th day of the eighth month, Oda Nobutada and his generals set off and left Iga, leaving only a small number of troops to guard the fruits of victory.

More than 30,000 people lined up in a queue, mighty and bustling, with no head in sight and no end in sight. There are hundreds of styles of flags and horse seals of each household, and when they are raised at the same time, they simply cover the sky and the sun.

In addition to the security personnel who opened the way first and reminded the onlookers to avoid it, the one who rode a tall horse, dressed in flowers, and walked in the front was of course the high-spirited second-generation Oda Nobutada. Hidetaka Kawajiri, Hiromasa Ryoda, Mori Nagahide and other direct subordinates followed him.

The other retainers, led by Tieshou Tsushixiu, dragged back dozens of steps, and all chose simple clothes and cars, so as not to dominate the guests.

The most special one in the group was Shunkei Tsutsui, who had just surrendered. This guy was going to meet the noble Lord Gongkata and the powerful Oda Danmasa for the first time, and he was a little panicked. Especially after he had gradually become aware of the delicate relationship between the Ashikaga family and the Oda family.

It took a lot of unnecessary time to travel to Kyoto via Yamato Province, boasting about military luck, and it took a total of four days until the morning of August 14 to see the south gate of Kyoto.

At the same time, I also saw a large number of greeting people, and the scale was very exaggerated.

After all, it is the return of the most high-profile second-generation eyes in the world.

Looking from afar, Nobunaga actually threw Niwa Nagahide, Shibata Katsuie, Mori Kenari and other important ministers to greet him, except for Sakuma Nobumori, who was imprisoned, and Hayashi Xiuzhen, who stayed in Gifu Castle, almost all the giants were there. Everyone was smiling and full of ambition, and their faces were full of optimism and joy, and they felt infinitely happy that there were people who would succeed the Oda family, at least on the surface.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki also pinched his nose and sent several symbolic representatives, including the doves of the shogunate, Settsu Harumon and Ise Sadako, both of whom were forced to smile and have sad eyes, and it seemed that they had been having a bad time lately. However, Akechi Mitsuhide and Hosokawa Fujitaka were as happy as the Oda retainers. The identities of these two two two can't be concealed from those who have a heart, the difference is that one is semi-public and the other is not disclosed for the time being.

The imperial court was not idle, led by the four senators and persuaded Shuji Harutoshi, followed by the five upper right guards major general Masahimachi Jixiu, and there were more than a dozen young sons of the public family with official ranks. Considering that Oda Nobutada doesn't even have an official position on him now, this lineup is extremely important.

Seeing this scene, Oda Nobutada naturally wanted to show a dignified and serious expression. Walking slowly to the front of the large army, before he could figure out who to greet first, he heard Shibata Katsuie's loud voice sound:

"The young master's trip, subduing Tsutsui, destroying nearly 10,000 enemies, and capturing half of Iga country, such a great cause really makes us and other Owari samurai have honor!"

What?

Oda Nobutada was so shocked that he forgot to reply.

It's really right to subdue a tsutsui...... What is the situation of destroying nearly 10,000 enemies?

Even if you include the dead non-combatants under Kashiwahara Castle, it's only in their early 4,000s...... Could it be that Shibata used the calculation method of "rounding up to close to 100 million"?

Later, "conquering half of Iga Country" is even more boundless. The Nabari County that it occupies now is actually less than one-fifth of the Iga Province.

Oda Nobutada, who was thirteen or fourteen years old, had not yet become accustomed to the common rhetorical devices of this era, and could not react for a while.

Immediately after that, from the five major generals of the upper right guard, Masahimachi Jihide, paced over happily, and said slowly: "Helping Tsutsui and Matsunaga to release their suspicions, and punishing the iga sinners who disobeyed the king, the exploits of Lord Nobutadada have made the saints and officials in the court admire them." ”

The meaning is still the same meaning, and the eloquence of the ministers is much stronger than that of the Owari countrymen.

At this moment, Oda Nobutada reacted, quickly turned over and dismounted, bowed and saluted, and said that he did not dare.

The shogunate's Ise Sadako moved a little slower, but the excitement still had to be made: "In the past, Lord Gongkata often lamented that without the loyalty and courage of Oda Danmasa, the shogunate would not be able to gain a foothold. Now it seems that it is really a tiger father without a dog! ”

His words, if you think about it carefully, have a deeper meaning, on the surface, he is as brainless as others, but in fact, he quietly emphasizes the presence of the Ashikaga family.

The three people were killed at the same time, and Oda Nobutada was overwhelmed, and in a hurry, he couldn't care about the previous false report of the battle.

Later, I watched the whole plot and felt very familiar in my heart.

Shibata Katsuya is still so pretending to be honest, and he probably deceived himself after playing too much.

The court still pretends to be a good old man like this - but it has to pretend.

Ise Sadako, as always, is still struggling to survive in the gap between Ashikaga and Oda. It seems that the frustration in the affairs of Izumi in the previous months did not bring him down.

People who can survive in this troubled world and live with a certain dignity have their own survival logic.

As for the boasting in the rhetoric, it is not unusual for a tie to be experienced in a hundred battles and have seen a lot.

I even think it's a little too low. When Owari fought against Iwakura, Inuyama, and Mino-Saito, didn't the results be reported by default after multiplying ten by default?

Walking in with the crowd, there are also many people whose identities are not enough to be familiar with the second generation, and they ran to the deputy general of Pingshou Fanxiu to brush their faces. In particular, there is an interest in the coast of the Seto Inland Sea.

The road was lively and noisy, and after most of the hour, when I arrived at Daitokuji Temple, where Oda Nobunaga was staying, I became quiet and serious again.

Hirate Honhide accompanied him to meet Nobunaga and report on the military situation.

In public, things are all at a glance, and it is impossible to see how the communication between father and son is. But just looking at the smug smile that Nobunaga couldn't hide from the corner of his mouth, he knew that he was very proud.

Then, the four senators who had been serving as a foil to persuade the temple to cultivate the temple stood up again, smiled and said: "I only cared about greeting you all the way, but I almost forgot the topic." We have come here with a heavy responsibility. ”

Speaking of this, he glanced at the Masahimachi Jishu behind him, who understood and immediately took two steps and announced loudly: "Lord Oda Nobutada's attack on Iga has been extremely meritorious and loyal. ”

The words landed, and the atmosphere went up to a new level

"Oh! Congratulations to the young master! Thank you for the grace of the court! "It's still Shibata Katsuya who stands up first.

Immediately after that, the generals followed, and the sycophants who didn't want money were offered tons of offerings.

The official position was not high, but considering that Oda Nobutada had just entered the Yuanfu, he had this starting point, which obviously showed the prestige of the Oda family. Ordinary daimyo sons had to take over as the governor in name before they could receive similar treatment.

Nobunaga, however, was not surprised, and calmly stroked his beard and chuckled, and said lightly, "Such a holy grace should be remembered by the foolish father and son." In fact, I also have news to announce - two days ago, I discussed with Kai's Takeda Daizen and decided to let the dog and the six daughters of the Takeda family make a covenant between Qin and Jin. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was silent for a moment.

Oda and Takeda got married, this is a big event that can really cause political influence, and it is not the same as an official position or something.

Shibata Katsuie, who had been rushing to speak, pretended to wipe the sweat from his head and said embarrassedly: "It's really double happiness...... No, it's three joys! Oops, I've finally memorized a stomach full of congratulatory words, and I've already used them up just now, what can I do now? ”

At this time, everyone also burst into laughter, and the courtyard was filled with a cheerful air.

However, Hirata Hoshu had no intention of glancing at it, but he seemed to see Oda Nobutada in the center of ten thousand people, and seemed to frown.

I don't know if it's dazzling.