After the breakdown of the peace talks, the Weaving-German coalition army once again fell into intense preparations. At this time, it had been more than a month since Sabei set out from Gifu, and the military rations carried by the various armies were no longer self-sufficient. The military rations left behind by Takeda Katsuyori when he evacuated were just a drop in the bucket, and Sabei also understood why Takeda Katsuyori insisted on breaking through the siege and did not hold on, how to hold on without food and grass?

At the same time, Oda Nobunaga did not explain to his retainers that Sunpu Castle had insufficient military food reserves when he captured Sunpu Castle, which is presumably one of the reasons why Oda Nobunaga did not pursue deeply after defeating Takeda Katsuyori. Even if it is to collect grain on the spot, the able-bodied young and strong will have already run away with the food, and how much grain can those old and weak who have not escaped saved? In fact, how much grain can be stored in the hands of these common people, and most of the grain is not in the hands of the landlords and city lords.

Sabei, who found that the military rations were insufficient, went to report the situation, and happened to meet Hideyoshi Hashiba and others who had the same problem, and after several generals reported the shortage of military rations to Oda Nobunaga, Oda Nobunaga just nodded and then waved his hand to send the generals.

Seeing this, Sabei felt a little inexplicably uneasy in his heart, with Oda Nobunaga's ability, the shortage of military rations should have been known a long time ago, but why he was not nervous, and he didn't even have a trace of worry.

Sabei, who returned to the house, was puzzled and had to go out of the house to breathe.

Looking at the moonlight outside the house, Sabei missed his family in his previous life and his wife in this life, and sure enough, the pressure of fighting on the battlefield was easier to amplify people's emotions, but Sabei was just thinking lightly, but he was already out of control.

Sabei, who had returned to the house again, sighed and stared blankly at the candle, his thoughts already flying.

The next day, Sabei, who was shaken awake by Saki Heiji, looked at the attendant in front of him who looked panicked, and before he could reprimand, he saw a slight panic in the eyes of Fushiwa Akijiro on the side, so he got up and asked the two, "Akijiro and Heiji, what happened?" ”

Fushiwa Meijiro saw the anger on Sabei's face, so he bowed his head and said: "My lord, the Hojo army has already marched out of Odawara Castle, and the Hojo clan has led 8,000 people through Nirayama Castle, and the scouts have reported that they have marched to Kokokuji Castle!" ”

Hearing this, Sabei turned over and asked Akijiro Fushiba, "Did the lord send someone to order me to go to Honmaru to discuss matters?" ”

Seeing Fushiwa Akijiro nodding, Sabei said to Heiji and the other attendants on the side, "Wear armor for me!" ”

After dressing, Sabei pressed the sword in his hand and said to Fushiwa Akijiro and Sakaki Heiji, "Come with me!" ”

Coming out of the house, Caizo glanced at the sun hanging high in the sky, and then quickened his pace and ran towards Honmaru.

When I arrived at Honmaru's assessment room, there were already a number of generals gathered in the assessment room. Sabei looked at the military generals indoors and outdoors, and asked Takigawa Ichiyi on the side: "Lord Ichiyi, the Hojo Army actually sent troops, and our army in this battle..."

Before Sabei finished speaking, Takigawa Kazuyi said, "Why am I afraid of the Hojo Army? ”

After listening to Takigawa Kazuyi's words, the surrounding generals also echoed their words: "The Hojo clan is vulnerable, our army annihilated five thousand Hojo troops before, and this time the eight thousand troops are not enough!" ”

Sabei glanced at the generals around him, and didn't argue with everyone, no matter what, this is the time to improve his morale and increase his fighting spirit, even if Sabei has something to say, he will not ignore the current affairs and speak at this time.

The generals were still discussing, and they saw Oda Nobunaga, dressed in a pitch-black Nanban-style armor, striding into the assessment room with a horsewhip in his hand.

Seeing this, the military generals inside and outside bowed their heads one after another, and Oda Nobunaga also sat down on the top with a golden sword, and said to the generals below: "Since the Hojo Army dares to go into battle, the family will let it see the prestige of the family!" ”

When the generals heard this, they echoed the words, and then Oda Nobunaga ordered Sabei to stay behind Sunfu Castle, and at the same time sent Sabei 500 troops as his subordinates, but the general of these 500 troops was Maeda Toshiie.

Sabei looked at Maeda Toshiya in front of him, and after glancing at Mori Naga and Okubo Tadasa, he ordered Mori Naga to lead his army to take charge of the defense of Honmaru

Sabei took Maeda Toshiie and Okubo Tadashi to defend Sannomaru and Ninomaru at Sunpu Castle.

Sabei, who had assigned the defensive task, looked at the direction in which Oda Nobunaga led the army to leave, and only now did he tell the thoughts hidden in his heart to Suzuki Heavy Industries on the side.

"Goroubei, what do you think of the current situation?"

Hearing this, Suzuki Heavy Industries looked at the military situation left behind in the city, sighed and said to Sabei: "My lord, now that the defense of Sunfu Castle is empty, I am worried that the Takeda clan will respond to the Hojo clan and attack Sunfu Castle; Now that the Suruga people and the Hao clan have not completely surrendered, once they are used by Takeda Katsuyori, it will undoubtedly be a disaster for the family. ”

Sabei nodded, then looked into the distance and said: "Now in addition to worrying about the Takeda clan, I am more worried about the attitude of the Uesugi clan, if the Uesugi clan slows down the offensive, the Takeda clan and the Hojo clan who have gasped for breath will be even more terrifying, and the battle damage of the main family in this battle is too great, and it can no longer withstand another bloody battle." ”

Yanbi Sabei sighed and said: "The Takeda clan lost troops this time, resulting in the injury of vitality, in the same way, if the family is attacked by the Takeda army and the Hojo army, I am afraid that the family will also be injured by the vitality, and the Tokugawa clan will even retreat to the Mikawa country in order to protect itself, and the family will not have the strength to advance eastward within five years, and it will even drag down the west and north of the family, causing the family to be besieged by the surrounding clans." ”