"At this time, the risk is not small, is there anything important?" Hisamasa Asai looked around as he spoke, his expression very uneasy. From his behavior, it can be seen that he did not want to arrange this meeting, but was forced to cooperate with his son's strong request.

On the night of the first day of the sixth month of the third year of Motogame (1570), Asai father and son, who had nominally broken up, quietly met at the foot of Mt. Kame in Sakata-gun, Omi Province.

The crescent moon is like a remnant, looming, and the brilliance is dim, it is the time when the moon is dark and the wind is high, and the people are killed. But lighting a torch and lantern in this light condition is very noticeable, and the Asai family, despite being a local, still took a lot of effort to find this unobtrusive valley.

Since it was a secret meeting, Asai Hisamasa only brought a few guards with him, leaving the team in the distance, but for some reason, Asai Nagamasa on the opposite side brought a large number of troops, not to mention a thousand people.

"Father is too worried." Asai Nagamasa lowered his head and buried himself in the shadows, his tone seemed very relaxed but with a strange flavor, "Now that the entire Minami Omi has been made a mess by the rabble launched by the shogunate, no one will notice if you do something small in private, and even if you do, it is impossible to get evidence in the chaos." Otherwise, how could we be so easy to calculate the battle-hardened Shibata Katsuya? ”

"That's ......" Hisamasa Asai nodded, and then shook his head again, "But it's too messy, I always think there will be a problem, we have been painstakingly arranging it for so long, in case there is a slight negligence in the end, it is not worth it to be picked up by outsiders......"

"Chaos is a good thing for the Asai family." Asai Nagamasa's voice was low but unceremoniously and resolutely interrupted, "We have too little capital, and since we want to rise and take off in one fell swoop, we must make the vicinity of Kyoto as chaotic as possible...... I don't think it's enough now! In particular, the Oda family was defeated, but it was far from extinction, which is very disappointing......"

Hearing this, Asai Hisasa's brows furrowed even deeper, and after hesitating for a moment, he retorted: "Son! There is nothing to say about you as a father, after all, the family business is much stronger in your hands than in my hands...... However, as an old fellow, I always felt that the capture of the northern part of Omi and the eastern part of Harima, and the part of Settsu except for Ishiyama was also very promising, and this situation was simply unthinkable for the former Asai family, so why not consider taking a temporary stop and consolidating internal affairs......"

"Alas......" Asai Nagamasa sighed heavily, showing half regret and half relief, "Does my father know the truth of 'sailing against the current and not advancing, retreating'?" The more territory there is, the more enemies there will be, and there is no chance to go to Taoguang to raise the clouds! Look at the Oda family, two months ago, the person who still had the strength of two or three million stones and firmly controlled the government was less than half of what he used to be in a short period of time! Think about Miyoshi, Hosokawa, and Ouchi back then! ”

Speaking of which, Hisamasa Asai was overwhelmed by his son's momentum and didn't know what to do for a while. After a while, he said reluctantly: "...... You're right, it looks like I'm getting old...... I won't talk about that, but what exactly are you calling me out about today? ”

"Of course, how to use the opportunity of the crusade against Asakura to establish the prestige of the Asai family." Asai Nagamasa's tone was still gloomy, and at the same time, his gaze drifted for a while, "Kuroda Temple, why don't you tell me?" ”

When the words landed, a young man with a capable figure immediately appeared on the side. Looking at the firelight, this young man looked less than thirty years old, similar to Asai Nagamasa's age, but he had a warm temperament, a peaceful complexion, and the dual characteristics of kind eyebrows and good eyes and Gujing Wubo, more like an elder who had seen through the world.

Kuroda officers and soldiers bowed and said, "Bizen Hall, Imperial Inner Hall (Asai father and son's self-proclaimed name), meet here today because things are not going well. ”

"Isn't that going well?" Asai Hisamasa felt very puzzled, and turned his head to see Nagamasa is expression of approval, he could only shake his head helplessly, and whispered: "The goal of the two of you is inevitably a little too big......"

Kuroda Kanbei was unaware of this, and continued to explain his theory: "The original goal was to bring down Oda and at the same time, the Asai family would repel many 'thieves' such as Miyoshi and Asakura, and establish the prestige of ruling Kinai. But now that Oda has not collapsed, and we have only taken a part of the merits of repelling Miyoshi, so the process of crusading against Asakura cannot be lost. ”

"That's right...... "Hisamasa Asai agreed, "how do you do that?" Calculating Shibata is the first step, right? Next, do you want to find a way to get the head of Asakura Jingjing? That guy is very cautious and has taken precautions against the situation, and I don't think I can do anything, even if I turn against him, it may not have a great effect......"

Kuroda Kanbei waited patiently for these babbling words to finish before he spoke slowly: "It's not enough to just look at the Kura Jingjing. He is just a minion, and even if he dies, Echizen has several candidates who can replace him as the acting general general. Unless you ask for Asakura Yoshikei, it's almost the same. ”

"Uh...... It's going to be difficult......" Hisamasa Asai felt helpless, "Although the coalition army is 80,000, it is a rabble, and it is completely unreliable. If you want to conquer the Echizen country that the Asakura family has been running for a long time in a short period of time, I am afraid that it is impossible. ”

“…… So I can only settle for the next best thing......" Asai Nagamasa's head lowered a little more, his tone became more and more ethereal, and his emotions were even more inexplicable, completely confusing.

At this time, Kuroda Kanbei gave Asai Nagamasa a meaningful look: "The mastermind who harmed the shogunate leader Oda Danmasa and threatened the peace of the world is naturally Asakura Yoshikage, and again Miyoshi Nagaitsu, who is the third in line?" ”

Speaking of which, Asai Hisamasa finally felt that the atmosphere was different, but he couldn't understand what Kuroda meant for a while.

"Who are you talking about...... Kenshin Uesugi? Honganji Temple? Or the people behind Mt. Hiei or Kaimachi? ”

And Asai Nagamasa has fully understood the meaning and made up his mind.

His neck, which had been hanging low all night, suddenly lifted, and his eyes shone with devouring essence.

"Isn't the culprit who betrayed in battle, blocked the back road, and falsely spread the news of the Uesugi Army, causing Oda to flee in embarrassment?"

At the same time as the words were spoken, Asai Nagamasa's knife was unsheathed.

Reflecting the dim moonlight, a chilling arc was drawn.

Hand up, head down.

In order to facilitate night movements, Hisamasa Asai did not wear heavy armor and had no protection around his neck.

He also didn't think that he still needed protection in the face of his own son.

So under the knife, the head and body were separated.

Even Hisashi Asai's eyes were still puzzled, thinking about the question raised by Kuroda Kanbei without the slightest look of fear and astonishment.

Before the knife came out, it was as quiet as a rock, and after the knife came out, it was as fast as thunder, and it was completely too late to react.

With Asai Nagamasa's martial arts, this can be regarded as an extraordinary performance.

But he didn't have the leisure to be proud of it.

Instead, it was as if he had exhausted his energy, his wrist went limp, and the handle of the knife fell.

Bang bang.

Immediately afterwards, Asai Nagamasa's body shook twice, looking as if he had fallen.

"Father......"

A barely audible sigh combined with an imperceptible drop of water fell to the ground.

Kuroda Kanbei looked sideways, a fleeting look of disdain flashed in his eyes, and he immediately stood up to seize the lead, and said to the generals behind him: "Hisamasa Asai who attached the thief has been ambushed!" There will be a lot of old ministers in Asai who are confused for a while, and they will abandon the darkness and turn to the light! This is a great opportunity to attack the Asakura army at night......"

But he wasn't given a chance to finish.

Because Asai Nagamasa reacted immediately, overpowering Kuroda's voice: "Sons, come with me!" Take off the head of the Asakura Mirror, just tonight! ”

It's concise, but it's a hundred times better than Kuroda Kanbei's words, and the morale-boosting effect is a hundred times.

"Oooo Night Raid Asakura! Remove the head of the scope! ”

The soldiers responded one after another.

However, what is unexpected is that just after shouting a few slogans, I heard someone around me responding.

"The doll of the Asai family is really ashamed! Look at Lao Tzu's real handle and Zhilong to teach you a little bit of the truth of life! ”

With the sound of shouting, an army of the Asakura family has already been killed.

The crowd was immediately shocked.

"What's going on?" Kuroda Kanbei was stunned, and then scolded angrily: "Isn't Kato Duanzo claiming to be the number one ninja in the world? He also took the initiative to say that the night patrol was handed over to him? I don't even know if the enemy is in front of me! ”

Asai Nagamasa was also at a loss for a moment, but he immediately reacted, turned over and picked up the Taidao on the ground, laughed, and shouted at Nakataka Makotami, "It's just in time!" Since you're in a hurry to go to Santuchuan, I'll give you a ride first! ”

The memory of the "Omi Eagle" since the Yuanfu and the repeated victories began to play a role, and the soldiers around him gradually calmed down and were ready to fight.

Although it's a bit unexpected, the Asakura family in Echizen is just a weak scholar! What is there to be afraid of?

"It's obvious that it's been calculated, and it's the best policy to move quickly, and if it really starts, it will be out of control......" Kuroda Kanbei wanted to say something, but before he finished speaking, the two armies had already joined the battle.

Bing Ge, shouting, blood flying, his voice was completely inaudible.