Wearing the stars and wearing the moon walked all the way along the south bank of Pipa Lake, and the tie gradually got a large number of news from the scouts about the mixture of true and false.

It is said that Oda Nobunaga's team disembarked three days ago and landed in the area around the restaurant, but somehow there was a sudden confusion before they could settle down, and then locked the door and stood still. At present, the flag of the Oda family is located about three and a half miles (14 kilometers) in the eastern suburbs of Kyoto, and the intention is unknown.

The rumor that Nobunaga is dead spread inexplicably, and at first no one believed it, but after two days of transmission, no one came out to refute the rumor, and panic began to arise in the vicinity of Kyoto.

Shibata Katsuie joined Tokugawa, Gamo, Tsutsui and other reinforcements and marched to Settsu, and I don't know what the battle with Miyoshi Nagaitsu was. There are a few people who say that the news of Nobunaga's death caused the defeat of the Shibata army, but it is not known whether it is true or not.

Some people in the north fled and said that there had been a very large-scale war in the past few days, and the banners of Asakura, Asai, Oda, and Echigo Uesugi could be seen, but no one could tell the specific situation.

Theoretically, the Oda family's intelligence system "Feasting" should have achieved some results, but that system was too mysterious, and it was directly under the command of Nobunaga himself, and even the important ministers and relatives only knew the names of a few high-ranking officials in the organization.

Hirate Honhide and Takigawa Kazuyi each have their own independent scouts, but the focus is only on their own corner, and they are beyond the reach of Echizen and Kita-Omi.

All in all, the news is one after the other, and it is becoming more and more anxious.

At this time, Hirate Honhide strictly ordered the news to be blocked, the troops were not allowed to rest and recuperate, and they were not allowed to contact outsiders, and they marched in the direction of Nobunaga overnight. Rumors are only known to a few high-level people.

This, of course, will cause a considerable degree of resentment and even blatant questioning. Fortunately, Takigawa Kazuki, Ikeda Tsuneko, Beeya Yoritaka and other generals maintained a high degree of unanimity, and Takigawa and Ikeda also personally captured two ashigaru heads who questioned the military order, and they were able to barely suppress the situation.

In fact, rumors may not really be completely isolated, it's just that everyone who has heard rumors has tacitly avoided talking about them.

My colleagues knew very well that as long as they confirmed that Nobunaga was okay, they could dispel rumors, but was this still a problem?

What if something really happens to Nobunaga...... Then everyone will come to the point of life and death, and it will be too late to take care of the details.

At first, when they heard that the Qiben Army had been standing still, everyone felt that it was not very good. The reason why Oda Nobunaga was in a hurry to take the ship and leave first was to get to Kyoto first, to grasp the weapons of public opinion of the imperial court and the shogunate, and to prevent the situation from deteriorating.

If he hadn't encountered some unexpected situation, why would the whole army be on standby for two or three days without moving?

It's just that no one wants to talk about that possibility.

Whether it is self-deception or luck, before confirming the truth with their own eyes, the generals would rather be blindly optimistic with wishful thinking.

Otherwise, how can it survive?

From evening to early morning, overnight, about twenty kilometers were walked.

This was completely beyond the organizational capacity of the semi-professional army of the feudal era.

At least one-tenth of the people will be left behind, and those who can barely keep up with the large army will also be extremely tired and lose their combat effectiveness.

Fortunately, I finally found Nobunaga's big tent of the Chinese army!

"Judging from the flag, it seems that the front is, do you want your subordinates to ...... first" Konishi Yukicho, who started with a squint, finally saw the direction clearly in the morning light, and was about to report and ask for instructions as usual.

Hiteshu wanted to rush over directly, but after thinking about it, he nodded, and ordered: "Confirm your identity first, if you are not mistaken, I will go in with Takigawa, Ikeda, and Beehouse, and the rest will wait here first." ”

Konishi Yukicho and the others immediately took the order and left.

After a while, a line of people came out of the camp tent opposite, and when they got closer, Oda Shinji, Oda Nobuyo, Sugaya Nagayori, Takei Yuan, and Nonomura Masanari...... It's not a crowd, it's Nobunaga's cronies who are close to the civil and military.

It's not uncommon for these people to come out together to greet them.

"Everybody......

The flat hand fan xiu dismounted and wanted to say hello, but he didn't know what to say.

You can't just ask, "Is the lord dead or not, why doesn't he come out to refute the rumors?"

But if you don't ask this, how can you bother to say anything else?

Before he could think of an opening statement, when he approached again, he saw a column of people on the opposite side, all looking at him with hopeful eyes.

"Here comes the tie...... And Takigawa-sama and Ikeda-sama are here, so come in and have a look! ”

As the chief inspector under Nobunaga, Sugaya Nagayori, who has always been considered iron-faced and selfless, burst into tears, his voice was choked, miserable and desolate, and his eyes were even more red like rabbits.

The older Takei Yuan and Nonomura Masanari are slightly better, but they are also six gods without masters, and they are exhausted, just like the wronged people waiting for Bao Qingtian to come to make decisions for them.

Oda Nobuji and Oda Nobuko, who are in the crowd, don't have too many signs of fatigue, but their faces are full of fear and anxiety, as if they have received some death threats.

Honhide glanced at Takigawa, Ikeda, and the others, and hurriedly strode forward.

"The lord is in the tent in front of him!" Sugaya quickly wiped away his tears and led the way in front.

When he saw the important minister, the pressure on his body seemed to have decreased a lot.

Seeing this, Tieshou felt quite heavy.

What's going on right now......

If the letter is safe and sound, then why should the people on the side do so?

If Nobunaga is really dead, then why doesn't the side entrance stop there?

What's more, what I just said was, "The lord is in the tent in front!" Instead of, "The body of the lord is in the tent in front of him!" ”

With full of doubts, he followed briskly and walked all the way.

It's only a few hundred steps, but it's very anxious to walk.

Along the way, you can see that the thousands of banners of the Oda family are all listless and glazed-eyed, and it is only out of inertia that they stand at their posts, like walking corpses.

Hite's mind turned, and he asked, "How is Lord Murai Sadakatsu and Lord Oda Nobubu?" ”

Kanya Chief Lai, who was walking in the front, was stunned when he heard that he had been struck by lightning.

At the same time, Oda Shinji and Oda Nobuko looked even darker.

Takei Xi'an behind him said abruptly: "It's all gone!" ”

Pingshou Fanxiu's heart tightened, knowing the general situation, he didn't dare to ask again.

Bypassing the three sentry posts and walking quietly for the last few dozen steps late, Sugaya Nagashi Lai shook his hands and pushed open the curtain of the military tent.

What caught my eye was Oda Nobunaga, who was lying on his back on the mat, his hair was disheveled, and his face was pale and bloodless.

His right chest and left leg were each covered in thick gauze.

Despite being a thick gauze visible to the naked eye, a trace of blood still oozed from the surface.

His chest was still heaving slightly, his mouth and nose were breathing, but his eyes were closed, his whole body was paralyzed, and he didn't seem to know whether he was asleep or awake.

Two young people served left and right, one holding a spoon to feed him water, and the other seemed to be changing gauze.

That's why Oda Nobunaga can't refute the rumors - although he still has his life alive now, it looks like he may lose his breath at any moment, and he may not even be able to walk independently! If you appear in front of the public in this way, it is better to hide it first!

No wonder the pressure is so great with the crowd......

But what can be done if you change to a tie?

The left leg is just down, and the thick gauze on the right chest is not a small injury at first glance.

"Lord!" While thinking about it, he saw Ikeda Hengxing next to him kneeling on the ground, and tears fell like rain in an instant.