After returning to his house in Gifu, Sabei gathered his retainers. The people who were sitting in the main room looked at the somewhat serious Sabei in front of them, and they were also communicating through their eyes, Fujido Takatora and Suzuki Heavy Industries glanced at each other, and then lowered their heads to the serious Sabei and asked, "My lord, has something happened?" ”

After hearing this, Sabei came back to his senses from the memories of the other party's tea party, and looked at the two retainers in front of him, Sabei said with a smile: "Without him, I just want to tell you a piece of news!" ”

When everyone heard this, they immediately stopped eye contact, bowed their heads and said to Sabei: "Please command, I am willing to be loyal to the lord!" ”

Seeing this, Sabei smiled and said, "We might stay in Gifu for a while!" ”

After hearing this, everyone immediately reacted, and Suzuki Heavy Industries, who was sitting in the forefront, bowed his head to Sabei and asked, "My lord, there are some things that should not be asked, but I don't understand, why did His Highness Nobutaka suddenly mobilize troops to march towards Higashimino when I was in a state of collapse in Kuwana County?" Could it be the Takeda family? ”

After listening to Suzuki Heavy Industries' words, Sabei hesitated for a moment, and then said to his retainers: "The young master has received news that the Takeda family wants to take advantage of the fact that the Takeda family wants to take advantage of the fact that the family is besieging Nagashima and has always been crowded, and capture the castles of the East Mino of the main family!" ”

As soon as Sabei finished speaking, the atmosphere in the whole room instantly became tense. At this time, Sabei also got up and said to the retainers beside him: "The truth of this news is not known yet, so don't be too nervous, and from Shinano to Mino, the severe cold of winter is enough to make the Takeda army daunting." ”

After the retainers listened to Sabei's words, the atmosphere not only did not ease, but became more oppressive. Sensing the problem, Sabei asked his men, "Why are you so nervous?" ”

After listening to Sabei's words, Fujido Gaohu bowed his head and said to Sabei: "Lord, we are worried about the safety of the lord!" ”

Fujitang Gaohu's voice fell, and in an instant, everyone in the room bowed their heads to Sabei and said, "I hope the lord will take care of himself!" ”

Sabei looked puzzled at this time, and glanced at the retainers in front of him, Sabei really couldn't figure out why the retainers would let themselves pay attention to their own safety.

Fujido Takatora, who was standing, saw Sabei's doubts, so he also bowed his head and said: "My lord, my lord raided Takeda Katsuyori's army and rescued His Royal Highness Tokugawa, if the lord is sent to Higashimino to fight against the Takeda family, I am worried that I will be assassinated by the ninjas of the Takeda family!" ”

After hearing this, Sabei smiled and said, "The new governor of the Takeda family shouldn't use such a method!" ”

At this time, Suzuki Heavy Industries slowly got up and said: "Lord, these things have to be guarded against, the ninjas of the Takeda family are also frightening existences, and I hope that the lord is the foundation of the National Yoshiden and the unborn young master, as well as the support of my subordinates, you must be careful of the ninjas of the Takeda family." ”

After hearing this, Sabei nodded, and then said to the retainers, "I will increase the number of guards around me; There is also a constant and ashigaru training that can't be stopped, so let's rest at Yashiki at night! ”

Originally, he simply told his retainers that he would stay in Gifu Castle for a few more days, but it turned out to lead to a lot of problems, which Sabei didn't expect, but seeing that the retainers were so concerned about their own safety, although there were interests involved, it still made Sabei feel a lot more comfortable.

The days in Gifu Castle were not bad, during the day he and Tsuda Nobusumi trained the military in the garrison, and at night he explained to his subordinates a few tactics he commonly used, so that his subordinates could better understand their tactical intentions, and try to "follow the brain with the hands and the legs with the brain".

In this way, four or five days passed in Gifu, and just when Sabei thought that Oda Nobutada was about to return from Higashimino, Oda Nobunaga sent someone to take Sabei to the assessment room of the castle hall.

As soon as Sabei entered the assessment room, he felt the tension in the assessment room, and Sabei quickly found his seat, and then asked Tsuda Nobusumi beside him, "Nanabei, what happened?" Why did the lord suddenly call everyone to participate in the assessment? ”

Tsuda Nobusumi shook his head when he heard this, and said to Sabei: "I glanced at you, and I don't know what happened, is it news from Nagashima?" ”

After hearing this, Sabei nodded, and then after looking around at his colleagues for a week, he said to Tsuda Nobusumi, "I hope it's good news!" ”

A moment later, Oda Nobunaga appeared in the assessment room with a folding fan, and everyone immediately saluted Oda Nobunaga when they saw this, but they only heard Oda Nobunaga say to the retainers under him: "Kankuro sent someone to send news just now, the Takeda family mobilized 5,000 to 7,000 people to fight in Higashimino this time, and raided Kankuro's first hand army, resulting in the loss of more than 500 people in the first hand service!" ”

After Oda Nobunaga finished speaking, everyone bowed their heads and did not dare to face Oda Nobunaga, and the important ministers who spoke with weight were not in Gifu City, and the people who spoke in Gifu did not know much about the war and did not comment on it, and for a while, the air in the assessment room seemed to be condensed, which was suffocating.

At this time, Sabei glanced at Hasegawa Shuichi on the side, and after meeting Hasegawa Shuichi's gaze, Sabei read the expectation in Hasegawa Shuichi's gaze. Sabei glanced at Tsuda Nobusumi again, but saw that Tsuda Nobusumi was also looking at him.

Okay, Sabei sighed in his heart, and then bowed his head to Oda Nobusumi and said: "My lord, at this time, the Takeda family will not be out of battle, it will not last long, the road from Kai to Higashimino is too far, and the mountains of Shinano are cold, the military strength of the Takeda family should be the military strength of Higashimino and Minami Shinano, and there are more than 10,000 troops under the young master, and with the assistance of Niwa-sama and others, it is difficult for the Takeda army to gain any advantage from the family, the lord is not.... ”

At this time, Oda Nobunaga, the head of the head, glanced at the retainers of the head of the head, and said with an expressionless face: "Kankuro then organized an army to counterattack the Takeda army and crushed the enemy army under Akechi Castle!" ”

After hearing Oda Nobunaga's words, the atmosphere in the assessment room eased a lot in an instant, and Sabei also sent a small breath, but just when everyone relaxed slightly, Oda Nobunaga continued to say to everyone: "Later, Kankuro led the army to pursue the fleeing Takeda army, but it was ambushed by Takeda Katsuyori, and the number of losses is still unknown, and more than ten castles such as Akechi Castle were also captured by the Takeda family!" ”

After speaking, Oda Nobunaga got up and looked at the retainers at the head of the head, and everyone hardly dared to speak out loud after hearing the news of Oda Nobutada's defeat and the loss of more than ten cities in a row. For a moment, all that was in the assessment room was the sound of the wind whistling outside and the sound of Oda Nobunaga's folding fan tapping his palm.

Just as the assessment room fell into panic and silence, Sabei said to Oda Nobunaga again: "My lord, those who have fallen and survived the city can regain the city; If a man dies and the city survives, the city will perish; As long as the young lord and Niwa-sama and others are fine, when the family pacifies Nagashima, they can wave their troops to the east, and then they will not say that there are more than ten castles, that is, the castles of Minami Shinano, and they will try their best to capture more than ten dedicated to the lord! ”

As soon as Sabei's words fell, the folding fan in Oda Nobunaga's hand fell in front of Sabei. After seeing the folding fan, Sabei looked up along his arm, and finally after touching Oda Nobunaga's gaze, he bowed his head and said to Oda Nobunaga: "Thank you Lord for the reward!" ”