After listening to Honda Tadakatsu's words, Sabei nodded and said, "Whether it is retreating or advancing, I hope that His Highness Mikawa will make a decision as soon as possible." ”

Tokugawa Shogun looked approving when he heard this, and then looked up at the flat Makinohara. After a while, Kamihara Yasumasa whispered to Sabei: "Sabei, maybe the lord will make a decision today." ”

After sending off the second general of Tokugawa, Fushiwa Akijiro looked at the dead soldier of Takeda who committed suicide by taking poison, his face was a little gloomy, and after thinking for a few breaths, he bowed his head to Sabei and said: "My lord, if you can use the dead soldiers to find out the information, why don't you use the dead soldiers to assassinate the camp overnight, but do such a funny thing." ”

Saying that, Fushiwa Meijiro looked up at the east, glanced at it distractedly, and then said: "My lord, with Takeda's talent, he shouldn't do such a thing!" ”

Hearing this, Sabei's eyes flickered a few times, and then he said to Fushiwa Akijiro and Right Ichisuke: "The military situation is critical recently, you don't have to serve around me as usual, if you don't have anything important to report, you should hurry back to the camp to restrain your subordinates and wait for orders." ”

Soon after, Sabei, who had just returned to the camp, received an order from Tokugawa Ieyasu, who decided to send 500 troops to the test.

Half a day later, Sabei, who was practicing martial arts in the battalion, learned the news of the smooth return of the 500-man army.

At the end of the day, the order for Tokugawa Ieyasu to march tomorrow reached the ears of Oda Sansho. Sabei looked at Honda Tadakatsu who was far away, and some waves also set off in his heart. Sabei fears the unknown tomorrow, not only because he doesn't know if he will be able to get out of this battle, but also because he doesn't know the changing track of history.

The news of tomorrow's march was asked to be kept secret by Tokugawa Ieyasu, so Sabei only pretended to be a normal visit to Honda Tadakatsukatsu. At the same time, he also sent a messenger to order the iron cannon team to remember to maintain the iron cannon and blades, and this order was only a daily verbal instruction in the eyes of the iron cannon team.

After ordering his iron artillery team to intensify its patrols at night, Sabei went to bed early on the grounds that he was a little tired. Seeing that their lord looked so tired, Fujido Takatora and Sakaki Heiji also lightly stood guard outside the house where Sabei was staying, and ordered their attendants to move more lightly when they were on patrol.

Lying on the inferior tatami mats, Sabei listened to the crackling sound of burning wood, and his closed eyes perfectly covered Sabei's nervousness and uneasiness at this time, even though there was no one else in the room at this time.

Sabei still fell asleep in panic, and under the caress of the moonlight, he dreamed that Takeda Katsuyori, who was holding a half-naginata sword, was holding a belly roll on his chest, and stabbed into his heart after smiling, and he also dreamed of Gifu Castle under the soldiers, his head was hung on his military flag, and the Takeda samurai holding the military flag shouted to Gifu Castle with a cruel smile... The sorrowful Oda father and son at the head of the castle... A wife with a pale face... Babies with blurred faces...

Sabei jerked to his feet, but heard the trumpet of the army rallying from all sides. After a few breaths, Fujido Takatora opened the wooden door, held the pressure cut thrown by the Sabei guard, and followed the Sabei to the assembly of the iron artillery team.

After a brief repair and some dry food, the Oritoku coalition army was driven by Tokugawa Ieyasu towards Sunpu Castle.

Sabei, who commanded the march of his iron artillery team, glanced back at Makinoharaa Castle, and saw Ishikawa Shu, who was standing on the castle wall, scolding the standing guards under the castle to close the city gate, and he was quite satisfied with Tokugawa Ieyasu's deployment.

The cavalry that flew out of the patrol surrounded the mighty Weaver Coalition Army, guarding the slow-moving army like satellites. Sabei, who was at the forefront of the coalition forces, went to see no trace of the Takeda Army on the flat Makinohara, and not even the scout cavalry of the Takeda Army.

Seeing this, Sabei glanced at the Okubo brothers beside him, and saw that the two of them looked the same, thinking that yesterday's 500-strong army had already explored the situation, and Tokugawa Ieyasu dared to advance in the direction of Sunfu like this.

It didn't take long for Sabei to see another mountain in front of the road. At this time, the horse riding team sent earlier also found out the situation in front of them, and sent someone to turn back and report the situation to Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Not long after the cavalry galloped to report the situation, Tokugawa Ieyasu gave the order to halt the march. He also ordered the Okubo brothers and Sabei to prepare to light the arquebus, and instructed the requisitioned people to do some simple fortifications, and at the same time ordered Lin Xiuzhen to garrison the left flank of the coalition army near the mountain forest.

The generals of the coalition army, who were staring at the galloping banners, quickly established a formation in Makinohara after receiving orders from Tokugawa Ieyasu. Sabei commanded the somewhat frightened miscellaneous soldiers to dig four or five shallow ditches of about two feet fifty paces in front of the iron artillery formation, and at the same time formed a three-horizontal line of iron artillery with the Okubo brothers, preparing to fight against the Takeda army with a three-stage attack.

The coalition forces have been busy for a long time, but they still don't see the Takeda Army attacking. Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was inspecting the front line, also became a little suspicious, and sent horseback teams and ninjas to Zhu no Gu to inquire about the news.

After resting for the night in trembling, the generals saw the scattered Takeda flags the next day.

After urging the iron artillery team to light the fire rope, Sabei took the nagina knife handed by Saki Heiji, bowed slightly to the attendants beside him, and then drove the miscellaneous soldiers and civilians who had been doing the work before to the designated area.

When the Oritoku coalition army was preparing for the war, the Takeda army also slowly passed through the valley of Zhu, and relied on the military formation established by the not very spacious valley of Zhuzhi.

Sabei, who was at the front of the team, saw that the Takeda Army was arranged like this, and he was a little nervous for a while, he had suffered such a loss, but Takeda Katsuyori arranged it like this, not like the strategic level that Takeda Katsuyori should have.

Without waiting for Sabei to think about it, Tokugawa Ieyasu's order to remain calm and not to attack at will was transmitted to the iron artillery army in front. The moment Sabei received the order, he looked at Okubo Tadayo, but saw Okubo Tadashi signaling to him.

At this time, Sabei's plan to defeat the enemy was unstable before it was opened, and it was already bankrupt.

Seeing that Tokugawa Ieyasu had adopted a steady and conservative method of warfare, Sabei did not bother with it, and turned around and gave the order to hold on to the iron artillery team under his command.

A moment later, another group of Takeda troops marched out from Zhu no Gu and both sides of Zhu no Tani, and at the same time, the Takeda family's Suwa Damyojin banner also appeared with the appearance of many Takeda military forces.

Seeing this, Sabei's face changed slightly, but he exhaled, it seems that Takeda Katsuyori has already prepared here.

Amid the sound of trumpets and armor rubbing in the sky, the Takeda Army completed the formation arrangement. Suddenly, the world of Makinohara was quiet, and the iron cannon next to Sabei looked at the colorful flags of the Takeda family in front of him, and his breathing couldn't help but become heavy, and the fire rope in his hand continued to make a "zizi" sound because of the burning.

Holding the naginata, Sabei felt that time was about to stand still, and his heart began to beat rapidly. Sabei endured the silent pressure, turned his head to look at Fujido Takatora, who was also breathing nervously, and then his gaze jumped over Fujido Takatora and the others, looking at the Chinese army with a large sunflower banner.

In a few moments, the tranquility of Makinoharaa was filled with shouts filled with Kai accents, and Takeda Ashigaru, who was holding an iron cannon, was driven by the general, and pressed towards the army formation of the Weaving Virtue Coalition Army step by step.