Since the Imagawa army entered Owari, Hirate Fanhide ordered his subordinates, over fifteen and forty, to draw one ding for every three dings to form a patrol of 100 people in case of accidents. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info and asked the retainers not to go out casually, and cowered near the barricade. Fortunately, the autumn harvest had just ended, and there was plenty of food, but weapons and armor were scarce, and only forty of the hundred men had decent weapons such as bamboo spears, while the others had to fight with scythes and hoes.

According to common sense, when there is an invasion by a foreign enemy, no matter what the upper echelons think, they must always gather the retainers and subordinate forces in the domain to form an army - unless the head of the family is ready to surrender, but Oda Nobunaga does not look like a person who will surrender directly.

However, for several days, Hirate did not receive any order to solicit it, which can only indicate that the Imagawa family has somehow cut off the Oda family's regular line of contact. For personal purposes, he had no intention of fleeing to Cheongju City, but planned to stay where he was and look for opportunities.

His own plan cannot be easily leaked to his subordinates. As a result, the anxious atmosphere in the team has gradually heated up over time. Lian Zygote and Ning Ning both sensed a dangerous aura.

For ordinary peasants, the situation at the front did not have much to do with their lives - no matter which lord they were under it, they were the same for farming and fighting, but the tax rate was different. If you are lucky, you may be able to earn three or four years of farming income at a time; If you lose, it's just a rush to disperse, and the chance of dying in battle is really not high.

But the samurai are different. The gap between the lord of a city and the impoverished ronin is just a battle. Especially for unknown people who have a hard time finding a new owner.

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Ten days after the Imagawa army entered Owari, Fanhide finally gathered a few retainers. The time of the meeting was still in the evening.

Pan Xiu sat in the hall that was not very spacious, and his eyes swept over the retainers in turn. Matsui Yukan and Masuda Nagamori, as well as the child Ji Yin, a tie, may not be able to expect anything on the frontal battlefield. I'm afraid that Kawada Nagaqin may not have been on the battlefield, Marume is good at swordsmanship but may not be good at commanding, and in the end, it is still Hattori Koheita and Mori Shinsuke who can be trusted. I can only hope that in the changed history, these two guys can still have the good luck of seeking Imagawa Yoshimoto. Especially Hattori Koheita, in Owari, no one else would give an unknown samurai more than ten kan to Yuroku, but he can receive thirty kan zhixing here in Hirotate, both in terms of interests and feelings, he is the person who has the most reason to be loyal.

There are no famous generals and strategists that later generations are familiar with, but it is a lineup that has been known for several years and is enough to complete the task.

Fanxiu took a deep breath, picked up the folding fan, and subconsciously knocked on the coffee table.

"I think you already know the situation in Owari. The Imagawa army could attack at any time, and we ...... At present, we do not have the strength to deal with it. The connection with Cheongju City has also been severed. ”

There was silence, and no one made a surprised expression.

"The enemy has 40,000 people, and Oda's soldiers are only a few thousand, and I am afraid that the regular soldiers will be difficult to stop. Imagawa Jibu (Yoshimoto) is also a famous general in the world, the first bow in the East China Sea, and it is not easy to outwit. ”

Although it is very frustrating, but from the tie pan show, no one will refute it.

"In such a situation, I don't know where to go, what are your plans, do not scruple."

Gradually, some people heard that something was wrong, and Matsui and Kawada, these keen guys, had already changed slightly.

This does not sound like a pre-war mobilization, but more like a statement of surrender!

In troubled times, not only the king chooses the minister, but the minister also chooses the king. Although it is not uncommon for the so-called good birds to choose wood and change the court, it is not a glorious thing after all, not to mention that the Hirate family is the minister of the Oda spectrum, and Hirate Masahide is still Nobunaga's teacher......

"I'm afraid the outcome of the battle is still unclear, right?" Kawada held back for a long time, and only said such an unclever sentence. And Matsui Yuxian, who has always been unfathomable, couldn't help frowning tightly.

Fanxiu shook his head, stood up, and took a few steps towards the window.

"Twenty miles away, we can already see the troops, the enemy may appear under the city at any time, and there are not many opportunities for us to choose."

Those who didn't understand it at the beginning also understood the meaning of Fanxiu's words at this time. The crowd looked at each other, but no one spoke anymore.

The retainers here were either guests from other lands or from low backgrounds, and they did not have much interest in the Oda family. If Fanxiu wants to defect, they will naturally only look ahead. Only one person is an exception......

"Brother...... Your Highness, do you want to ...... to Imagawa?"

Tatsunosuke Ji Yin, when Fanxiu and Pingshou's family were becoming more and more estranged, he ran to Fanxiu's side alone to be his retainer. I don't know if he should say that he has a unique eye, or if he knows something inside?

Compared with Fanxiu, who was possessed by the traverser, he was obviously more conscious of the retainers. This kind of loyalty is commendable, but it is not what Pan Xiu needs now.

Fanxiu looked directly at Ji Yin, and the latter looked at him without flinching.

"The prison hall has been loyal to the Oda family all his life!" Ji Yin's voice was full of color, as if he was trying to move Fanxiu.

Fanxiu's heart moved, but his expression did not change at all. He turned to the side to face Ji Yin, and his tone was very resolute: "What my ancestor hopes more is that the Heishou clan can continue, carry forward, and prosper forever." ”

"But......" Ji Yin was sweating profusely, but he couldn't squeeze out a word.

He knelt on the spot and stared at Fanxiu for a long time before slowly bowing his head.

"I see. However, I beg your pardon for not being able to work with His Highness again. ”

The voice fell to the ground and turned away.

It is very close to the home of the Hirate family, only more than ten miles away. Ji Yin's whereabouts are obviously very clear. It's just that along the way, there will be danger or not, it is uncertain.

Fanxiu was a little worried, but this was not the time to worry.

So he could only shout from afar:

"If you want to go back to the home of the flat, I advise them to see the current affairs clearly!"

The back paused for a moment, but it never looked back.

Fanxiu smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Sure enough, it's just a child!"

In fact, he is only three or four years older than Ji Yin. However, in this era when a ten-year-old boy can go to the battlefield, three years is enough to distinguish two generations.

After this incident, Fanxiu didn't mean to say much, just told everyone to go down and prepare, and turned around and entered the bedroom.

PS: Yesterday's editorial notice, which can be encouragedly put on the shelves, the time is November 1. Consider working hard to renew next month to earn some full-time attendance or subsistence allowance

Although a certain wood has always been lazy...... But when there is external motivation, it may be different

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