In the early morning of August 21, 1573, the sixth year of Yuangui.

Hanoi over, Koma Valley.

The heavy rain is pouring down, and the water curtain is in the sky, just like the jade beads pouring down, and the Milky Way is pouring out.

Oda Nobutada stood silently on the east side of the river, his eyes wide open, watching the familiar and unfamiliar back gradually disappear away, and then disappeared from view, with a thousand words in his heart, but he didn't know how to speak.

The hundreds of thousands of soldiers and generals around him are all loyal and brave humerus, but the loneliness and desolation in their hearts overflowed, and they couldn't stop flowing out.

The autumn wind rises, and it is not cool at first, and it blows cold.

Suddenly, Oda Nobutada felt that the two years in Gifu Castle that he thought that he had worked hard and worked diligently could only be regarded as a childish trick used by ignorant children for self-satisfaction, which was ridiculous.

It's no different from Saito Ryuko, Imagawa Shin and other generations. Thinking that we have fulfilled our responsibilities and tried to coordinate, in fact, we are abandoning the basics, evading the core issues, and creating a false atmosphere of "I am working hard" in the subtleties.

The heroic heroes encompass the universe and swallow the ambition of heaven and earth, and now they finally understand a little.

In the past, I once listened to the old ministers tell - Inasheng, Xuanjin, Ukino, and even the most important barrel narrow, how the Oda family went all the way, how to overcome thorns and thorns, step by step, and how to have the peak of the later wave of the master Shangluo and the heroes. In the past, Oda Nobutada was also impassioned, thinking that he understood.

I know now that I didn't understand it at the time.

"If you give up your life, you will live, and if you fear death, you will die."

It's just easier said than done.

People who have never seen what a lion and tiger look like, claiming to "slaughter a lion and subduing a tiger" are powerless words on paper. After being bitten by a lion tiger, he endured the pain and wrapped the wound, and silently carried the knife and continued to move forward, that is bravery.

"I'll go first, and after the rain stops, order the generals to march, and you stay behind to see the opportunity."

"If it doesn't work out, immediately use the affection of your aunt and the little cub of the Zuo family to ask the Western Army to surrender."

"It was done, but when I met with misfortune, in the name of the imperial court, I abolished Ashikaga Yoshiaki, pardoned the Shoju Punishment Department, and recruited him to check and balance others. Rest assured, the Tie Punishment Department will accept it. ”

"Or if I die with the Heisate Punishment Department, I will kill Asai and put Takenaka under house arrest when I am scheduled to meet the emperor. I've done some preparation for this. Don't worry, with your past style, they will never expect that if you do it in front of the ministers and officials, you will definitely be arrested in one fell swoop. ”

"If the Oda family is fortunate enough to turn the tide after today's war, and the martial arts will prosper...... Beware, don't put your trust in Shibata, Kinoshita, and Akechi just because they did their best to save me—even though they are now undoubtedly loyal servants. Those who have been staying in Gifu Castle and are of the same mind as you may be less intelligent, but you can be trusted in good times. ”

"Although the Hiterate Punishment Department has established a public administration in Izumi, why are most of the heroes on my side? Is it for the sake of the Father's desire to win? Is it an old friendship of the Oda clan? Or is it because of the Kyoto Imperial Court? Neither, the only reason is that they judge me to be the weaker side, and they don't want to be constrained by the stronger. However, after Asai and Takenaka joined the Eastern Army, they became strong on our side, so the thoughts of the heroes inevitably changed subtly...... Of course, it is difficult for you to grasp the truth for a while, but you must try your best to consider it in the future, and no one can help you......"

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After many years, it is rare for the father and son to face each other face-to-face, without any conversation with outsiders, and Oda Nobunaga, who has always been concise and to the point, rarely said many serious words.

Every word is a conclusion that he has deduced and pondered for a long time in his secluded life.

There is nothing to do with the love of children.

Perhaps after the death of Oda Nobutada's biological mother, the gentle woman known as "Mrs. Yoshino", Nobunaga closed his mind in this regard.

No matter how respectful Nohime is, it's purely for the sake of righteousness.

Even for the eldest son who has high hopes (in fact, he is not the eldest but only enjoys the treatment of the eldest son), I am afraid that he is regarded as a "career heir" more than a "dear son".

At the first sight of the meeting, Oda Nobutada burst into tears, because he saw that his father's body seemed to be much thinner and weaker in just a few days, and his expression was also a very unsettling and unusual excitement.

A patient who had to be supported when he walked a month ago suddenly said that he was going to get on his horse and fight with a knife, but he didn't look like he was healing at all......

Isn't it alarming?

But as soon as the greeting words were uttered, Nobunaga waved his sleeves hard and impatiently to block them.

As an ordinary person who grew up in flesh and blood, Oda Nobutada's hidden feelings of admiration in his heart made him feel a little disappointed. At the same time, he sensed a great sense of responsibility, and was so frightened that his shoulders trembled.

He could understand some of the words just now, some of the words he could slowly understand after listening to the explanation, and some of the words he couldn't understand even though he explained them several times.

But putting his life on the line, keeping every word in his mind, was the only thing he could do.

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"It's cold, wet and greasy, it's unbearable! But I don't know why I'm so happy, I feel like my heart is beating out of my mouth! Kinoshita Hideyoshi, who was wearing a hat that did not match his figure, shouted excitedly, anyway, in this weather, he was not worried about being heard, "It's a pity, it's a pity that Inayu, Ukino, Xuanjin, and the most important barrel Sasama were not there at that time!" Otherwise, you will definitely be moved and even more excited! ”

"It's indeed an honor to fight with Oda Danmasa!" Akechi Mitsuhide on the side was not at all as calm and peaceful as before, but waved his arms excitedly: "During those few battles, Kinoshita Palace, you were at least a member of the Oda family, and I even stumbled in Suruga, Echizen and other places!" ”

"Ahaha, yes." Kinoshita Hideyoshi laughed heartily: "You should ask Brother Shibata!" He is a famous general who has experienced all the great battles of the Oda family! ”

"Well, there's nothing to brag about, the old man is a few years old after all......" Shibata Katsuya swaggered and even cocked his beard.

"But I remember that in the Battle of Inayu, Shibata Hall was the enemy of Oda Danmasa." Akechi Mitsuhide wasted no time in interjecting the most appropriate sentence.

"Uh-huh......"

"Hahahaha!"

"Hmph...... Cross the bridge, be careful! ”

Shibata Katsuie could only pretend to be serious to hide his embarrassment.

But he was not wrong, the pontoon bridge in the wind and rain was swinging around, the road was very slippery, and with the effort of speaking, some soldiers accidentally fell into the water.

Fortunately, the water was not deep and the current speed was not urgent, and friendly troops were able to pull in by reaching out in time.

Everyone just giggled and laughed at the people who had become soup chickens, without the slightest worry or frustration.

The formation was inevitably a little chaotic, but most of the captains and team leaders were extremely alert to the actions of their subordinates, giving reminders from time to time, and the soldiers also had the awareness of taking the initiative to get closer to the superiors.

The structure and command system have always been maintained.

It stands to reason that ordering troops to launch a surprise attack on the enemy's structurally intact positions in armor in the early hours of an autumn day in heavy rain was absolutely inconceivable in the XVI century.

It is considered that "the general is suffering from hysteria" and will cause a vicious incident that will cause the camp to roar.

As soon as Kinoshita Hideyoshi crossed the pontoon bridge, he was out of breath and kept talking loudly just to encourage himself. Akechi Mitsuhide tried his best to maintain his image, but it didn't take long for the "Oni Warrior" to help him go, and even the volume of Shibata Katsuie's shouting was far less loud than usual.

If the three of them were already extraordinary samurai, with a fire far greater than ordinary in their hearts, they were enough to overcome the bad weather...... Then the other thousands of unknown soldiers, probably purely out of admiration for the general general, bravely attacked without complaint.

Under the papaya pattern raised high, as well as the banners of "Tianxia Buwu" and "Yongle Tongbao", Oda Nobunaga wore a black Nanban carcass with a waist with the left character of Zongsan, standing proudly, taking the lead, and was the first group to cross the river.

Theoretically, he should be much weaker than Kinoshita Hideyoshi, but the momentum he showed was three points stronger than Shibata Katsuie. waved his hand and refused to be supported, held his head high, step by step, calmly and firmly, and even occasionally recited the words "fifty years in the world" with full of energy.

Tongowari, Po Imagawa, Mino, Kaise, Fugongkata, Kyoto, invincible, and looking at the crowd, as if it happened yesterday, not five years ago.

Within a hundred feet of him, it was a holy place for soldiers to wash away all fatigue.

Nobunaga didn't like to study and practice martial arts in the city before Motofu, but wandered around all day, with the second and third sons of the Owari clans, who had no inheritance rights, and he didn't resent messing with the broken men who had no identity. He can tell the origins of each of his companions, quietly lend a helping hand to anyone when they are in need, and go to someone's wedding with a grunky smug.

This group of teenagers later became the stables and mothers of the Oda family.

In the early battles, Nobunaga often led his cronies to charge forward, relying on his indomitable momentum to defeat his opponents instead of using his wits and money.

It wasn't until after the unification of Omi that there were already more than 30,000 soldiers under his command, and there was no longer a need for the "Imperial Forest Army" to fight the world in person, and this legendary story gradually disappeared from people's memory.

But the Horse Warriors still play a key role as a rapid reaction force.

If a general conscription unit wanted to fight from Gifu Castle to Kyoto, it would take two days to assemble a roll call and five days to march, for a total of seven days.

If it can be completed in five days, it is undoubtedly an elite soldier, at least to the extent that Shibata, Sakuma, and Mino.

Lin Xiuzhen, Niwa Shisheng and others, who are not good at governing the army, may need ten days.

And the troops directly under Nobunaga's command had the fastest record of two days.

That was when I heard that the three of Miyoshi had counterattacked the palace.

Although he took advantage of the tactics of the Tie Honhide to lure the enemy, and the Kinai coalition army was able to repel the enemy alone, the people's hearts were still panicked. Then Oda Nobunaga received the news on the eighth day of the third month, and set off on the morning of the ninth day of the first month, and led 3,000 people to Kyoto on the evening of the tenth day of the first month.

In the hands of Oda Nobutada, he was once reduced to a mediocre general, but he just returned to the general general, and he returned to his former appearance in dozens of days.

A team that was able to march 750 towns (about 82 kilometers) in two days and still maintain its military appearance would be able to cross the river in the early hours of the morning in the heavy rain.

Oda Nobunaga was convinced of this.

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