After a period of untraceable guns and arrows, the people of the Oda family gradually understood that the flat hand was not blatantly anti-customer-oriented, and demanded a dominant position, so he had already left a sense of affection, and it was best not to put forward the superfluous hope.

So the attention can finally return to the military level.

Oda Nobutada's confidant, Hiromasa Ryoda, summoned two of his soldiers to spread out the map and introduce the current situation to the newly arrived reinforcements.

"My family has three places in Katsuhata Castle, Iwakura Castle, and Komakiyama Castle, which are heavily guarded and have about 20,000 soldiers and soldiers to prevent the Takeda Army from continuing to attack deep in Owari. More than 8,000 people of Takeda Katsuyori live in Cheongju and are their elite. After that, the line of Nakono, Moriyama, and Iwasaki was the enemy's supply channel, and each stronghold was clearly guarded by hundreds of people. ”

"In Mikawa, there are still 5,000 friendly troops, commanded by His Royal Highness Nobuyasu, the young lord of Tokugawa, guarding the southwest coastal line, headed by Okazaki Castle, extending to Nagasawa Mountain Castle, Yoshida Castle, and Tahara Castle, each with garrisons as arch guards. The enemy was 5,000 men each from Yama Prefecture Masakyeong and Takasaka Masanobu, occupying the north and south sides respectively. ”

"In the middle of the distant river, His Highness Tokugawa Mikawa guarded Hamamatsu Castle with 7,000 men, and Takatenjin Castle and Futamata Castle were each other's horns. The main force of Takeda Shingen, it is said that there are no less than 20,000 people, and they are resting in the far west of the river, and the detailed location of this camp cannot be known for the time being. The horse farm letter house led 3,000 soldiers, and the station was close to Suruga, ensuring the rear road and escorting grain and grass. ”

"This was information from four days ago. Since then, due to the sudden loss of contact with the Mizuno family in Kariya Castle for no reason, the situation is suspicious, and the things of my family cannot enter and exit from the traditional route, and it is difficult to detect the latest changes. However, judging from the number of trade materials, the Takeda family should not have taken large-scale action. ”

"The Takigawa Hall in Kita-Ise was in turmoil and was unable to forge ahead, but it was more than enough to protect itself, at least to ensure that the connection with Owari would not be interrupted; The Endo clan of Higashimino has been allowed by our family to negotiate peace with Takeda, and it is impossible for Akiyama Nobutomo to invade the vicinity of Gifu due to the geographical advantages; So the two are not a big problem. ”

It is not an easy task to introduce the situation of the war, and it is difficult to grasp the degree of highlighting the urgency of the situation and the necessity of reinforcements, but also not showing too much weakness and causing people to be despised.

Liang Tian Guangzheng's eloquence is not good, and these two goals have not been achieved.

If you change Lin Xiuzhen or An Tengshou to explain, the effect will definitely be much better, but ...... The Oda family has its own "family feelings" here......

At this point, I won't stop talking. Because his primary role was intelligence gathering, not military staff.

Next to speak was Mori Nagahide.

Without waiting for the Tieshou Honshu and his party to react, he immediately pointed out: "Although the Takeda clan was lucky enough to capture Cheongju Castle, it was obviously unable to succeed, and due to the support of money and food, its main force was still far away in Yuanjiang Province and could not move forward. After we gathered reinforcements, we had a total of 50,000 combat strength, enough to counterattack Takeda Katsuyori's 8,000 defenders! ”

I don't know if this is the conclusion of internal discussions, but it still sounds reasonable.

But the head of Changzong and my department immediately scoffed: "This Maori Palace, what he said is wrong!" Takeda Shingen's wolf ambition, ten years of sharpening a sword, and the momentum is fierce, he will inevitably have the determination to dig three feet into the ground to collect money and food, how can he be so limited by supplies and unable to move forward? ”

Maori Changxiu's face suddenly turned unkind, and he endured his temper and asked, "Then what do you mean?" ”

Changzong and my head relatives smiled coldly and said, "I think Takeda Shingen deliberately lined up a 'light front and heavy back' formation to attract our army to attack!" If the opponent is stupid enough, this move is not bad. ”

Maori Changxiu's face darkened, and he sneered gloomily: "Fortunately, there is Lord Changzong and my department here, and he can see through the trick at a glance." The contemptible people want to ask, what is the strange in it? ”

The head of Changzong shook his head generously, unprovoked: "I have just arrived, how can I see through other people's conspiracy?" It's just a simple truth - don't do what the enemy wants you to do! It's just a thing that young children understand. ”

After a few words, there was suddenly tension again.

As long as the tie squeaks, the head of the Changzong and my department will naturally converge, and everyone already understands this.

But in this way, isn't the rhythm of the meeting completely controlled by outsiders? Oda Nobutada would never do so, so he planned to settle the dispute in advance.

Unexpectedly, at this time, it was Inaba Yitie in the corner who stood up first.

"His Royal Highness Changzong and my department, worthy of being a heroic hero of Tosa's guardianship, this is very true!"

Interjecting at this point in time not only made Oda Nobutada feel stunned and unhappy, but also made the other two members of the Mino trio - Mamoru Ando and the clan Buquan very surprised - said that the offensive and defensive alliance was good, and what about acting at the opportunity? Why don't you play your cards according to the pre-existing routine? Will this jump out and become the target of public criticism?

However, Inaba Ittetsu has always been upright and stubborn, and he thinks that what should be done, he must do it, and no one can stop him.

Hitete Hasuhide admired his attitude towards things and not people, and deliberately spoke out and introduced to the relatives of the Changzong and my department: "The one who spoke was Minong's Inaba Ichitetsu!" In the past, when Danzheng was there, he also said that he knew how to fight. This person's opinion must be listened to. ”

"I see!" When the head of the Changzong clan heard this, he solemnly bowed down to show respect.

Inaba Yitie couldn't help but mustache, very colorful, and returned the salute seriously, showing pity on his face.

After all, although everyone has different positions, they are the same people who stand on the bow and horse, and kill the rich and noble in the sword!

For "degenerate" "politicians" such as Lin Xiuzhen and Ando Mamoru are somewhat inexplicably disgusted and despised for them.

Even though he had to go along with it out of kinship and interests, his heart actually resisted.

And Oda Nobutada...... I always feel that it is a flower that grows in a greenhouse, and before he proves that he can lead everyone to victory, he may not be able to gain the true respect of the veterans of a hundred battles.

"Ahem!" The old Inawada Ichitetsu cleared his throat and took over the conversation and said: "What His Royal Highness Changzong and my ministry said is very reasonable, and I also think that it is the enemy who is taking advantage of the special status of Cheongju City to lure our army to counterattack rashly, and it is absolutely unacceptable!" However......"

His first words originally caused many people to refute them, but the sentence "However" makes people wonder what truth will be said below.

All of you present, except for the flat hand Tsunohide and the head relatives of Changzong and our department, his military resume is the most convincing.

Inaba Yitetsu seemed to be really uncomfortable, took a sip of water, moistened his throat, and then continued to speak: "According to the old man's judgment, Takeda Shingen used a strategy of killing two birds with one stone, luring us to attack the city, and taking the opportunity to carry out an ambush, which is only one of them; On the other hand...... Perhaps there was something wrong with Mikawa and Enoe that made Takeda Shingen convinced that he could solve the Tokugawa family in one fell swoop. ”

The words "solved in one fell swoop" are obviously a bit intimidating.

Sasa Narimasa, who had been silent for a long time, immediately questioned: "Although the Takeda army is strong, it lacks a foundation, and it can only occupy the town, and it is impossible to pursue it deep into the countryside, so the Tokugawa family has a lot of room for maneuver, and it will not decline immediately." ”

"Exactly!" Maeda Toshiya also said: "The Rokkaku family can still hold out for three years after losing the Kannonji Castle, and the current Tokugawa family is much stronger than the original Rokkaku, not to mention that they have not lost Hamamatsu and Okazaki!" ”

And Inaba Ittetsu seemed to disdain to talk to the two of them, and didn't bother to refute, so he only turned around and saluted Oda Nobutada and Hitetsu Shu, and said calmly: "The two highnesses should be able to understand the meaning of the old man's words. ”

Then he sat down peacefully, leaving the embarrassed Sasa and Maeda.

Oda Nobutada's face turned white all of a sudden, and he didn't know what to say. Mori Nagahide and Liang Tian Hiromasa wanted to remind, but unfortunately they couldn't figure it out at the first time.

Seeing this, he sighed lightly, got up slowly, and bowed to Inaba Yitetsu: "Your old man's temper has really not changed, but ...... Doubting the position of an ally without any solid evidence is not like the style of an upright person! ”

Inaba Yitie smiled indifferently, leaned down and replied: "The old man is just talking about things. ”

That's when everyone reacted.

According to Inaba Istetsu's point of view, Takeda Shingen's heavy troops stayed in Enoe and Mikawa in order to force Tokugawa to change his banner - and then think further, the dignified Takeda Shingen, if he was not certain in his certainty, would not act rashly......

Think about it this way......

Although it was only a speculative possibility, beads of sweat oozed from everyone's foreheads.

In the unlikely event that Tokugawa really turned against him, it would be a question of whether Owari could keep it, let alone recapture Cheongshu.

And once Owari can't keep it, it's also a question whether the people of Mino will continue to support the Oda clan.

At the critical moment, Lin Xiuzhen spoke again: "Lord! Tie Punishment Department-sama! And everybody! He first swept the audience one by one to make sure that he attracted the attention of most of the people before continuing: "The old minister is ninety percent sure that the Tokugawa clan will not surrender to Takeda for the time being!" ”

"Why?" Oda Nobutada's question blurted out, and at this moment he couldn't care about face.

"Hehe......" Lin Xiuzhen stroked her beard and smiled calmly, "Please recall, after Imagawa Jibu Daisuke was taken by my family, the Tokugawa clan - no, it was still called the Matsudaira clan at that time, please recall the situation at that time!" ”

"Later, the Matsudaira clan reached an alliance with my family...... "Oda Nobutada, thinking of the Tokugawa family's old practice of changing their stance, suddenly became even more calm.

"Hmm...... The lord is still young, and it is natural that he does not remember the details. Lin Xiuzhen added: "Actually, the Matsudaira family launched several powerful attacks on the Owari border in the east, and although they were blocked one by one, it also caused my family a lot of trouble. It took more than a year of continuous attacks before the two sides negotiated an alliance. ”

"That's right! Back then, I was ordered to garrison the castle, and every day I was anxious about the movements of the Matsudaira army! Hirata Honhide suddenly interjected, and then smiled deliberately: "From this incident, you can see the style of Tokugawa Mikawaden (Ieyasu), so Sado Mamoru (Hayashi Xiuzhen) said that the Tokugawa clan will not yield to Takeda for the time being, I deeply believe so!" ”

There was a moment of silence in the room, and everyone was puzzled for a while, only the head of the Changzong and my department nodded thoughtfully: "You must first prove your strength and get the respect you deserve before you are willing to change the court, otherwise you would rather die and hold on...... This Tokugawa Mikawaden looks similar to my background, what an admirable character! ”

After breaking this section, others have come to understand.

"What the hell is ...... then" Oda Nobutada was completely confused.

"We need to march as soon as possible." Hite's tone was very calm, as casual as saying "We need to have dinner as soon as possible", but between the conversation and laughter, there was an inexplicable and unquestionable taste, "The Tokugawa clan will not defect for the time being, but in a month or two...... Maybe it'......"

His words were immediately echoed.

"Thousands of heroes in the United States, waiting for the day, I only wish for the shame of the defeat of the previous battle! Now that the army of the Equals Punishment Department has arrived, it is the perfect time! Inaba Ichchitetsu looked solemn.

"Tosa Ken'er came with me just to meet the so-called Takeda Akabi for a while, to see if they have three heads and six arms!" The relatives of Changzong and my department were impassioned.

Seeing this, other people, especially Owari people, also quickly stood up to express their determination, but the words they said always felt that they were not loud enough.

Many people looked at Lin Xiuzhen, who has been in the limelight today, with expectant eyes.

Despite the fact that this guy has never been known for his use of force, and he is in his sixties.

Lin Xiuzhen had already sat down and was not ready to show up again, seeing such a situation, she couldn't help the dual effect of responsibility and vanity, reluctantly got up, and said loudly: "Everyone must know that the old man's son-in-law and adopted son, Lin Tongzheng, has been taught by Lord Sen Kecheng with all his heart, but it has never come in handy. Today, please ask the lord to give my old guy a face and put him on the front line against Takeda! ”