At the same time, inside the Great High City.

"What do you say? At His Royal Highness Asahina, I saw the Imagawa family's direct troops, His Royal Highness Sena, and that Yu Qiuping! Okabe Motonobu asked in surprise to a few heralds who had just returned.

"Returning to Your Highness, you must not be wrong in the inferior." Several heralds replied.

Okabe Motoshin frowned, and said in a low voice: "Are the nearly 10,000 troops directly under the control of Yu Qiuping?" ”

"It's... It's more like His Royal Highness Sena is in command. A couple of heralds replied.

"That's good." Okabe Motonobu snorted coldly, "Is there any..."

Before he could finish speaking, several frightened shouts of the heralds of the Bina family could be heard in the distance. "I beg to see His Highness Okabe! Take me to His Highness Okabe! ”

"Massuna, go and bring them over." Okabe Motonobu instructed, "Don't let them shout, so as not to shake the morale of the army." ”

"Understood." Okabe Masatsuna turned to leave, and a moment later, he returned to the main camp with a few sweaty and red-eyed Asahina's heralds.

"Is there anything going on with His Highness Asahina?" Okabe Motoshin asked in a deep voice, "Or is there something going on with His Highness Yuqiu?" ”

"His Highness Asahina asked him to wait." Several heralds knelt on the ground, trying to stop crying, and whispered, "We found the remains of the Governor's Hall in Narumi City... The head has been taken away by the Oda Army! ”

At the same time, inside Narumi Castle. In the room where Yu Qiuping was, at this time, only Yu Qiuping, Sena Jun, Asahina Taichao, and Asahina Taiheng were left.

"Your Highnesses and Big Brother... Is it serious? Yu Qiuping's body was still very weak at this time, and when he heard such a strong news, he coughed violently again.

"Although that's just suspicion." Sena's expression was solemn, "But... There are too many doubts about the death of the Governor's Palace. Whether it was the heralds who suddenly made us retreat, the main hall that left dozens of guards and was trapped in the castle tower by fire alone, or the movements of the Okabe army who suddenly abandoned the castle and absconded, they were all unexpected. I don't believe that all of these accidents were caused by mistake, and someone must have done something in secret. And that's the only plausible explanation I can think of. ”

"His Royal Highness Okabe is a traitor? Is it the one who plotted to kill His Royal Highness? Yu Qiuping muttered, still a little incredulous, "How could His Highness Okabe..."

"It's amazing, yes." Asahina Taichao whispered, "But after some discussion, we felt that this possibility did exist. ”

"We suspect..."Sena Shijun looked into Yu Qiuping's eyes and said in a deep voice, "Everything that happened in this battle is very likely to be manipulated by His Highness Okabe. ”

"The whereabouts of the Governor's Hall and our plan for this battle are only known to you, Momiji, me, His Royal Highness Asahina, Asahina's Second Son, Okabe's Second Prince, and His Royal Highness Okabe. If you want to get in the way and murder the Governor's Palace, you can only choose one of the six of us. ”

"I know that I am innocent, and the two highnesses of the Asahina family are also innocent, and a series of performances have proved his innocence. I know who you are, you are loyal to the Governor's Palace, and you are still the son-in-law of the Governor's Palace, and there is no possibility of selling the Governor's Palace. ”

"Then, the only ones who are suspicious are the two of the Okabe family. If these two tried to rebel, it must have been through the hands of His Highness Okabe. He whispered to Binai Taichao.

"The unbelievable surprise attack of the Oda family the year before last must have been made possible by the intelligence support and support of our Imagawa family's high-level officials. And His Royal Highness Okabe knew the specific time of that baggage transport. He paused, "And I have been investigating with the Governor's Hall for two years, but we have found nothing." If the traitor is His Royal Highness Okabe, then everything can be explained. ”

"He is an important minister of his family, although we investigate secretly, we are embarrassed to investigate him too strictly, for fear of arousing the vigilance of his ninja, causing him to be dissatisfied with the governor. Therefore, he was not found to be a mole. Sena shook his head remorsefully, "In the Battle of Chiryu the year before last, the front-line garrisons all suffered heavy losses, and only His Highness Okabe's troops retreated... I'm afraid there is a tacit understanding in it. ”

"But this alone doesn't mean that His Highness Okabe has a connection with the Oda family!" Yu Qiuping retorted with some excitement.

"Of course it's more than that." Asahina, who has always been at odds with the Okabe family, has a deep grudge against the Okabe family, "In the previous land inspection matter, he suddenly attacked the Asahina family, most likely because he wanted to absorb more power." ”

"That doesn't mean anything!" Okabe Motoshin in Yu Qiuping's impression has always been an image of loyalty and courage.

"Momiji, listen to us." Sena Shijun said in a low voice: "If you think about it carefully, the series of coincidences that appeared in this battle are all likely to be promoted by the Okabe family. ”

"Narumi Castle is all garrisoned by His Highness Okabe's people, and the rest of the family's troops are isolated from the outside of the city. After entering the castle tower of Narumi City with dozens of guards, the main hall of the family governor has actually lost contact with the outside world. Sena Toshi's face became more solemn when he said, "If His Royal Highness Okabe is really against him, it is very likely that he will have already controlled the Governor's Palace, or even killed him." Or attack the heralds sent by the Governor's Palace, cutting off internal and external contact. And our troops outside the city know nothing. Then, he retrieved the arrows and seals from the attendants of the Governor's Palace, sent someone over, and gave us a false order to retreat, and let the Oda family leave. ”

"And the heralds who gave us orders have disappeared afterwards." A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Sena's expression, "It is very likely that His Highness Okabe sent someone to pretend." After giving us the order, he immediately went to the Oda family camp and told them that the army of Narumi Castle did not know that the Governor's Hall was in Narrumi Castle, and they all thought that the Governor's Hall was still in the barrel room. Seeing the head of the shadow warrior of the Great Hall of the Family Governor will definitely be in chaos. ”

"Therefore, the people of the Oda Army provoked the head of the Shadow Warrior to disturb the hearts of our army?" Yu Qiuping asked.

"Yes, but that's not enough." Sena shook his head, "His Royal Highness Okabe, in order to further disrupt our army, set fire to the castle tower and fled from the castle tower. If you burn the palace of the family governor to death in the fire, you can die without proof. As long as he said that he was ordered by the Governor's Palace, he could be exempted from responsibility. Sena Shijun said bitterly: "And the army outside the city will be defeated without a fight." The Asahina family also suffered losses as a result, but the Okabe family was unscathed, just like in the last war. ”

All of a sudden, the room became smaller. All four were silent.

"No, no..."Yu Qiuping gasped. In the history of the previous life, although Okabe Motonobu surrendered to the Takeda family at the last moment, and did not be loyal to the Imagawa family with the Asahina family to the end, he definitely had nothing to do with the Oda family. How can it be...

Wait a minute!

In the history of past lives... The troops of the Okabe family, also in the battle of Barrel Sama, were almost unscathed. From the beginning to the end, there was no large-scale battle with the Oda family. After the battle, he negotiated with the entire city of Narumi Castle as a bargaining chip, exchanged for the head of Imagawa Yoshimoto, and withdrew from Owari with dignity - and thus became the only hero of the Imagawa family in this battle.

Don't...

Yu Qiuping's eyes flashed with a gleam...

Okabe family... And the Oda family, is there a connection! Indeed, after the Yamaguchi father and son were executed by Imagawa Yoshimoto, Okabe Motonobu has always been an important minister on the front line, and has had a lot of opportunities to contact the Oda family.

And in the battle of Barrel Sasama in the previous life, the performance of the Okabe family was as confusing as this battle...

Could it be... Is the Okabe family really a mole? Is it any wonder that the surprise attack of the Oda family went so smoothly? Could it be that the Okabe family provided him with a series of conveniences?

"But! What is His Highness Okabe's motive for doing this? Yu Qiuping was still a little incredulous, "He is already an old minister of the Imagawa family, and his status is extremely high!" Even if the rebellion reaches the Oda family, at most it is the status of the old and important ministers of the family! Yu Qiuping shook his head and said, "What is he doing this?" He killed His Royal Highness, and he won't get anything! ”

"You Qin Hui of the Ming Kingdom, killed Yue Wumu, did you rebel to the Jin Kingdom?" Sena said in a low voice.

Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment.

"Is it for the internal struggle?" Yu Qiuping said stunned: "But he won't get much benefit from this move." Although the strength of the Asahina family has been weakened, the three of us will never give him a chance to take power alone. Besides, Lady Shou Gui Ni is also very remarkable. ”

"This is also the only suspicion..."Asahina Taiheng said in a deep voice, "If this guy of Okabe Motoshin really plots to rebel and kill His Royal Highness!" Then he must have a back-up move! ”

"Report!" Before he could finish speaking, the voice of the herald of the Asahina family was heard outside the room.

"What's the matter?" Asahinai asked.

"The herald of the Okabe family asked for a meeting outside the castle and indicated that he wanted to meet several commanders of the troops directly under the Imagawa family! I don't know how to reply below. The herald's tone was a little flustered, "Those people are menacing, I'm afraid they won't be good." ”

"What does that mean?" Asahina Taichao groaned for a moment, immediately understood, and waved his hand to send the herald away, "We'll go over right away and deal with it ourselves." ”

As soon as the herald left, Asahi Binatai immediately sank his face and said in a low voice, "Do you two understand?" ”

"This is a struggle for the command of the troops directly under the central government." Yu Qiuping coughed a few times and said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness the Family Governor was killed... Who is now in command of this force, no one really has the final say. During this time of crisis, they are only temporarily following our commands. ”

"His Highness Okabe really has a bad plan." Sena shook his head and said, "It's really disappointing. The bones of the Governor's Hall are not cold, but he came to snatch the military power first! ”

"What else is your Royal Highness Okabe?" Asahina Taihyung scolded indignantly: "Okabe Motoshin! He must have harmed His Royal Highness! If you don't avenge this revenge, you swear not to be a man! ”

"Nephew, please calm down." Sena Shitoshi advised: "You must not be so arbitrary until you have real evidence. The previous ones were just our suspicions. ”

"But no matter what, the heart of guarding against others is indispensable." Yu Qiuping added: "The combined strength of our three families is less than 3,000 soldiers. The Okabe family even had less than 2,000 soldiers. And the troops directly under the direct jurisdiction of His Royal Highness the Governor have a strength far beyond the two of us at this time. The attribution of this force is very important. If His Royal Highness Okabe is really against him, this army must not fall into his hands! ”

"That's right." Chao Binai snorted coldly, "Let's go, let's meet those heralds!" ”