Oda Nobunaga was also interesting enough, after the withdrawal of the army, Sakuma Nobumori, who was originally in charge of the defense of Minami Omi, was transferred, and a total of 10,000 people were allocated to him, and he was asked to guard Akutagawa Mountain Castle and Takatsuki Castle, and keep an eye on the Miyoshi Army and Honganji Temple to help Yu Qiupei solve the danger in the north. And the battle situation in the south can only be solved by Yu Qiuping himself.

Previously, the Miyoshi family was busy with Harima and Iyo's suppression, and they had not been able to put enough troops into Hanoi and Izumi. Now, Miyoshi Nagakei was able to free up his hands and further increase his troops in Hanoi and Izumi after Oda Nobunaga withdrew, and sent 8,000 people from Ataku Dongyasu, and the total strength of Miyoshi's army in Hanoi and Izumi has reached 32,000 people. Yu Qiuping, Takigawa Kazuyi, and Ikeda Hengxing had to go on the defensive, and Matsunaga Hide's troops left without turning around this time, pinning down part of the forces of the Miyoshi Army, so that the situation would not be out of control.

At the same time, the diplomatic duel between the Yuqiu family and the Miyoshi family also began. Because Oda Nobunaga strictly forbade the important ministers of the Oda family not to make peace with Honganji in private, it was difficult for Yu Qiuping to send an envoy to Honganji. However, under the planning of Amano Keitoku and Sanada Masayuki, Yu Qiupei exploited a loophole in Oda Nobunaga's orders. Although Yu Qiuping did not make peace with the Honganji family, it was possible for the small wealthy families of the upper house and the merchants of the lower house to come forward. Their status is on an equal footing with Akihei, and Akihei can't restrain them, so they can also prevaricate with Oda Nobunaga.

These small tycoons and merchants had a lot of connections with Honganji, and soon got on the hook and reached a secret agreement with Honganji Xianru. Honganji does not attack the territory and caravans of the Yuqiu family, and in response, the Diet will also restrict the actions of the Yuqiu family and not approve any budget against Honganji. Honganji Kennyo was assured that he would be able to attack the rocks that had been deployed on the outskirts of the Oda family without worrying about reinforcements from the Yuaki family.

Miyoshi Yoshiken tried to use the conflict between the Oda family and Honganji Temple to blackmail Honganji into reaching an armistice, but Honganji Xianru did not enter the oil and salt, and had no intention of reaching an agreement with the Miyoshi family at all. I don't know why, Honganji Xianru's attitude towards the daimyo is unusually tough, and it has a momentum of "life and death are downbeat, and if you don't accept it, you will do it", but it gives a good face to the businessmen and small wealthy families who come to beg him.

Since Honganji is not polite to the Miyoshi family, and Miyoshi Chokei is not a lord to be messed with, he immediately set out from Noda Castle and Fukushima Castle and went south to attack Honganji. And Honganji resisted the attack of the Miyoshi family, and at the same time launched an attack on Sakuma Nobumori. For a while, the Oda family and the Miyoshi family, who were still fighting in Settsu, actually started a battle with Honganji Temple.

However, the Miyoshi family and the Oda family in Settsu were in harmony, while the two armies of Kawachi and Izumi were at loggerheads. Rain Akihei led the headquarters to defend Sakai Town, and in front of him were the troops of Miyoshi Yoshiko and Ataka Fuyasu, and Ataka Fuyuyasu's Awaji Navy was even cruising outside the Sakai Town Port, and there were signs of blockading the port at any time. Although according to the previous agreement between the Miyoshi family and the Yuqiu family, the Miyoshi family was not allowed to interfere with the entry and exit of ships in Sakai Town, but when it really came to the time of fierce war, no one could say what the Miyoshi family would do.

Located in Gaoya Castle, it is the troops of Ten Rivers and One Cun, Miyoshi Changyi, and Miyoshi Zhengyasu. As soon as the Ten Rivers arrived at Takaya Castle, they sent Miyoshi Yoshiko's troops to join up with Ataku Dongyasu, and he took over the power of commander-in-chief. Ikeda Tsuneko and Takigawa Kazuki, who had been trying to build a pontoon bridge to cross the river, immediately destroyed all the bridges on the Yamato River to prevent the Ten Rivers from crossing the river. And Matsunaga Xiu, Miyoshi Changyi, and Miyoshi Masayasu are still facing each other painlessly.

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At this moment, in the Yuqiu military camp tent located in Sakai Town, everyone is also engaged in a heated discussion on the issue of military deployment.

"Your Highness, is it a bit inappropriate to concentrate all the Yuqiu troops in Sakai Town?" Mimasaki Nakahide had made suggestions to Yu Qiuping many times in a row, but Yu Qiuping never agreed, so he asked directly at the evaluation meeting: "Now our army is all assembled in Sakai Town, and the territory between Sakai Town and Wakae Castle is only a few troops of the small Hao clan of North Hanoi. Once the Miyoshi Army in front of us marches in a northeasterly direction, it can immediately cut us off from Wakae and trap us in Sakai Town. ”

"It's too dangerous to divide the troops, and there are 17,000 people in front of us. We often have less than 8,000 troops in one place, and the division of troops will not be broken by each one? Yu Qiuping shook his head and refused, adopting a conservative strategy as always.

"What if the connection is cut off? Do the two sides have to fight on their own? The Kitabatake Kei family was also worried, "The people in the area around Wakae Castle and Maple Leaf Mountain Castle are all friendly troops from the Oda family, and they may not be very concerned about defending our territory, and maybe as soon as the situation deteriorates, they will all evacuate." What will Ruojiang City and Maple Mountain City do when the time comes? If we lose it, won't we be homeless? ”

"Yes, when the time comes, we will be trapped in Sakai Town, all of Kawachi will be lost to the Miyoshi family, and Honganji Temple in the north will also be friends and enemies with the Oda family, so are we going to swim back to Owari?" Seeing that someone supported him, Nakahide Omaezaki also added with confidence, and also did a few paddling poses, which made everyone laugh.

"Do you mean to divide the troops? But our forces don't allow us to divide our forces, didn't I say that? Yu Qiuping still shook his head with some resistance.

"Then it's a big deal to retreat, can't we stop this Sakai Town?" Ogawa Youdong also intervened on the side, "It's not necessarily necessary to pay for the lives of our brothers here for this businessman." As long as we withdraw to Wakae Castle and join forces with His Highness Ikeda and His Highness Takigawa, tens of thousands of people will hold Wakae Castle, which is enough to defend it impermeable, and we are not afraid of any good army at all. ”

"That's right." Yu Qiuping nodded and agreed with Ogawa Yuto's words, "It's just that this Sakai Town is an indispensable part of our existing system, and both the Diet and the National Treasury are here, so we must not give up easily." ”

"Your Highness is right, and the second prince is still in the hands of the merchants." Fukushima Yasunari patted Ogawa Yuto on the shoulder rather worriedly, signaling him not to interrupt again, "If we retreat without a fight, in case the merchants of Sakai Town directly take our treasury and the second son to the Miyoshi family, then the Yuqiu family will face big trouble." ”

"Oh yes! The second son is still there! Ogawa Yuto reacted, and immediately stopped talking, and Mimasaki Nakahide and others no longer advised Yu Qiuping to retreat - after all, Yu Qiuyu was a hostage in the hands of the Congress, and if Yu Qiuping gave up Sakai Town, Sakai Town would definitely not treat Yu Qiuyu well.

"So what to do?" Every time it comes to this kind of discussion of countermeasures, Yoshioka Katsumasa is always the one with the least sense of existence, because he always puts forward the same plan: "Otherwise, let's find an opportunity to have a decisive battle with the main force of the Miyoshi family in front of us, as long as we win, the problem will be solved!" ”

"Wake up, let's take the head and hit it? You brainless! Nakahide Omaezaki slapped Yoshioka on the back, "There are 17,000 people across from us!" In addition, our Sakai Town is located on the southern bank of the Yamato River, and among the two armies facing each other in the area of Takaya Castle, the Ten Rivers Ichikuen on the south bank can support the battlefield here faster than His Highness Ikeda and His Highness Takigawa on the north bank. At that time, our Yuqiu Army will directly face the 26,000 people of Shihe Yicun, Anzhai Dongkang and Sanhao Yixing, do you think there is a chance to win? ”

"Don't bother to see where you know!" Yoshioka Katsumasa was refuted by Mimasaki Nakahide at once, and he was a little embarrassed to talk back, but he was not so arrogant.

"Your Highness, I have a plan." Shigeharu Takenaka stared at the map and thought for a long time, then suddenly spoke. However, in the middle of his sentence, he suddenly shook his head again.

"What's wrong? Half-guards? Yu Qiuping saw that Takenaka Shigeji was about to speak and stopped, and couldn't help but ask with some curiosity.

"After all, it's a risk, and I'm not sure." Shigeharu Takenaka hesitated for a long time, but finally sighed. Shigeharu Takenaka's performance made everyone a little discouraged all of a sudden. This is once with a dozen people who dared to fight the bandits' lair; With the weak Asai family, he can deceive the Rokkaku family; Ambush Oda on all sides; Seventeen people took the present Kongming of Inabayama Castle. He even dared to make a military order for these crazy things: if he didn't achieve his goal, he wouldn't leave anyone's head, and this time he actually felt that it was dangerous—it must be really dangerous.

"If a battle is fought by Lord Takenaka who says it can't be fought, then it must not be fought." Mizenzaki Nakahide said in a mocking tone, humorously: "But if there is a battle, and our Highness says that it can be fought, it must be able to fight." ”

"What do you mean, kid, scolding me around the corner?" Yu Qiuping immediately heard the voiceover of Nakahide Mizensaki, and scolded angrily, causing everyone to laugh again, and the tense atmosphere actually faded a lot. However, laughing aside, the current situation is indeed not optimistic, and everyone discussed for a long time, but they couldn't come up with any good countermeasures.

However, at this moment, Amano Keitoku, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, breaking the silence.

"Your Highness, I have a plan."

Yu Qiuping glanced at Amano Jingde's gloomy face, and understood that it was probably some ruthless schemes.

"Say it, Gonbei." Yu Qiuping sighed and said in a low voice. The atmosphere of the crowd also became serious at once, waiting for their always ruthless crow judge to give him his plan.

"Our army has never been so close to Sakai in name to itself, and this is our best chance to make a surprise attack on Sakai Town." Amano Keide coldly lowered his voice and said, "The crow has been lurking in Sakai Town for a long time, if you want, give an order to those ninjas, you have every chance to raid and take down the place where the second son is under house arrest, and temporarily guard it for a while." Then one group of Tokiwa and Naruto prepared marched to Sakai Town to protect the second son, and the other went to Sakai Port to blockade the port to prevent merchants from fleeing with the treasury. Solve all these problems in one fell swoop. ”

"Amano-sama's clever plan." To everyone's surprise, Shigeharu Takenaka, who had always been inseparable from Amano Keitoku, actually smiled and nodded, agreeing to this treacherous proposal, "If this plan is slightly modified, a military order can be made below." ”

"Within five days, don't break the three good, don't leave heads."