As soon as Tsuda Hidenari's voice fell, Oda Nobutada got up and said to Tsuda Hidenari: "Uncle, you will be the first to fight this battle, and you will first capture Katori for your own family!" ”

Oda Nobutada's voice fell, and Tsuda Nobusumi got up and said to Oda Nobutada: "Young master, the Kitada family is a famous family in Ise, and its prestige in the Ise region is also high, I think it is not as good..."

Kitada Gufeng fell silent when he heard this, lowering his head and playing with his fingers. The atmosphere in the assessment room instantly became awkward, and this was Kobe Nobutaka who got up and said to Oda Nobutada: "Brother, I am willing to lead the Kobe family army to go out with my uncle!" ”

Oda Nobutada nodded after hearing this, and then after a few more orders, he dismissed everyone. Sabei and Tsuda Nobusumi, who said goodbye to the others, walked towards the camp outside Sawa Mountain Castle together, and on the way Tsuda Nobusumi whispered to Sabei: "Sabei, don't interfere in this kind of thing in the future!" ”

After hearing this, Sabei shook his head and said: "This kind of thing can't be done by the rest of the family, and our silence is the greatest help to Kitada Gufeng, but if nothing else, does Kitada Gufeng's foreign surname have a chance to touch the position of family governor?" Rather than turning a blind eye like this, it is better to throw yourself into the young master early; I know that everyone wants to maintain the unity of the people, but I think that the most correct choice is the way to unite the people. ”

Tsuda Nobusumi stopped after hearing this, his eyes fixed on the sword in front of him. Sabei walked and found that Tsuda Nobusumi was no longer beside him, and turned around to see Tsuda Nobusumi standing behind him, and Sabei also stood in place when he saw this. After the two looked at each other for a few breaths, Tsuda Nobusumi's eyes fell on Sabei's saber and said to Sabei, "Is this Kunitaka a gift from Wise Lord?" ”

After hearing this, Sabei nodded, and then heard Tsuda Nobusumi say: "This matter will take time, and when the young master has established his prestige, we can fall to the young master without worry, and it is still too early." ”

After listening to Tsuda Nobusumi's words, Sabei looked at Sabei and said: "The icing on the cake is not as good as sending carbon in the snow, and since the young master has been decided, as long as the young master does not do anything out of the ordinary, he is still the young master, the seven soldiers, and the affairs between relatives do not have to be handled for too long." Tsuda Nobusumi stood still and watched Sabei striding towards the outside of the city.

The next day, almost all of the important ministers of the Oda family gathered in Sawa Mountain Castle, and Oda Nobutada arranged for everyone to carry out the plan that he had told him yesterday. Seeing Akechi Mitsuhide's Sabei couldn't help but have a pleasantry, and the conversation between the two also gave the others a feeling of knowing each other. After everyone left to carry out the task assigned by Oda Nobutada, Sabei, who remained in Sawa Mountain Castle, was summoned by Oda Nobutada to the tea room.

Sabei, who was sitting in the tea room, looked at Oda Nobutada, who was indulging in the tea ceremony in front of him, and wanted to speak but didn't know how to speak, so he had to wait for Oda Nobutada to speak first.

Oda Nobutada, who took a sip of tea, smiled and handed the tea bowl in his hand to Sabei. Sabei took the sun-drenched tea bowl, put the old tea bowl in front of him to his lips and gently sipped it, and then handed the tea bowl back to Oda Nobutada.

Oda Nobutada took the tea bowl handed by Sabei and said in a low voice, "Yesterday's situation, Sabei also saw it, right?" ”

Sabei nodded when he heard this, and then said in a low voice: "The young master doesn't have to worry, when he pacified the Omi Asai family before, he left a good influence on Lord Shibata and Lord Sakuma and Lord Niwa, and then the young master stayed in Gifu City, and the situation in Gifu City does not need me to postulate, not long ago, the young master followed Lord Takigawa to pacify Nagashima and always had a hand, presumably it also made Lord Takigawa recognize the young master, this time the lord ordered the young master to be the general of the 40,000 army, and the meaning of the lord is self-evident..."

Sabei was about to continue, but he saw Oda Nobutada waving his hand and said in a low voice: "This time, only by taking the Nagashima side can I make my uncle and others fall to me, Chakenmaru..."

Speaking of Kitada Gutoyo, a hint of anger appeared on Oda Nobutada's face, which immediately melted into his already heroic face.

Sabei, who left the tea room, faced the cold winter wind and walked towards the outside of Sawa Mountain Castle with his saber Kunijun. On the way, I saw Arima Hui running down from Honmaru and walking towards the camp outside the city. Sabei looked at the horse that was running briskly, and the pace under his feet couldn't help but quicken.

However, Ma Hui did not stop in front of Sabei, which means that the order was not conveyed to Sabei, and Sabei's acceleration of pace was only a subconscious action. Sabei, who had discovered this, reacted and laughed self-deprecatingly. Then Sabei saw that the camp of Hidenari Tsuda and Nobutaka Kobe began to move.

After Sabei walked outside the city, Kobe Nobutaka, who was about to leave, saw Sabei who had just come out of the city, so he came to Sabei on horseback and said to Sabei: "Sabei, I have already heard of your deeds, and today I will let you see the bravery of Oda's bloodline!" ”

Sabei looked at Nobutaka Kobe, who had no malicious intent, smiled and then bowed his head and said, "I wish Kobe-sama good luck!" ”

Nobutaka Kobe, who was armed with a spear, also laughed a few times when he saw this, and then bowed his head to Sabei on his horse, and then returned to the army on his horse.

When Tsuda Hidenari saw Sabei, he nodded at Sabei, and then led his troops out of battle.

After returning the salute, Sabei walked to the camp of his troops with the saber at his waist.

At this time, a contest was being held in the camp, and Suzuki Heavy Industries and Fujido Takatora each held iron cannons bought from Kaimachi and shot two clay pots of the same size at a distance of 100 paces. The surrounding samurai and ashigaru gathered behind the two of them, exchanging loudly about who would hit the target first between Suzuki Heavy Industries and Fujido Takatora. And Yamashita Shinsuke on the side looked like he was in pain, looking coldly at the two people holding iron cannons not far away.

Sabei stood aside and watched the two of them holding their breath, and after a few breaths, Suzuki Heavy Industries took the lead in firing the iron cannon, and the clay pot a hundred paces away shattered. Then Fujitang Gaohu also fired the iron cannon, but the clay pot a hundred steps away did not move.

At this time, Sabei said to the two: "The damaged clay pot, Goroubei and Yoemon will pay the full price, and Yamashita Shinsuke will write this down!" ”

After listening to Sabei's words, Fujido Takatora turned from decline to joy and said to Suzuki Heavy Industries: "Suzuki-sama, you can pay the clay pot at full price!" Suzuki Heavy Industries also bowed his head at this time and said: "Lord, in the next moment, the hand is itchy, and the clay pot will pay the full price in the next, and I hope the lord will forgive me!" ”

After hearing this, Sabei glanced at Yamashita Shinsuke on the side, Yamashita Shinsuke immediately understood, ran to Sabei and said, "Fifteen stoneware pots, five damaged, a total of seventy-five wen." ”

Hearing this, Sabei gave Yamashita Shinsuke another look, and after Yamashita Shinsuke received it, he was stunned for a few breaths and then said: "That's when I invite Goroubei to drink, and I will pay for these clay pots after returning to the division." ”

Suzuki Heavy Industries was obviously a little embarrassed when he heard this, and looked up at Sabei, but saw that Sabei had already walked up to the samurai and Ashigaru and said, "The camp is inevitably boring, and you can hold a competition of iron cannon and bow and arrow shooting." ”