After Asakura Keigami and Tomita Shigemasa left Fuchu Castle, Sabei and Tsuda Nobusumi came to Sannomaru in Fuchu Castle together. The two of them were talking about what had just happened in the castle hall in the busy Sannomaru. Tsuda Nobusumi was obviously very dissatisfied with Sabei's words of risking death, and whispered to Sabei: "Sabei, you are now a more conspicuous existence in the sect, and you must be extremely cautious in your words and deeds, and you must not be reckless. ”

After listening to his brother-in-law's words, Sabei first smiled bitterly, and then nodded to show that he understood what Tsuda Nobusumi meant.

Seeing this, Tsuda Nobusumi still smiled bitterly and said, "Didn't Lord Shibata, Lord Niwa, and Mamoru Chikuzen, who were here at the time, know that it was more beneficial for the lord to choose the return of the Asakura family?" It's just that they also have their own calculations; Do you know why the lord used a fan to whip the tsukumae in the end? ”

After hearing this, Sabei shook his head and whispered to Tsuda Nobusumi on the side: "Shichibei, you don't have to say it, I still have something I want to ask you... My lord has been targeting me a little lately..."

"Alas, who made you so dazzling, your previous exploits have accumulated beyond the reach of many samurai in their lifetimes; The lord will naturally be worried, and you are not married to Ah Xiu now, it is a time of instability, and the lord is not only beating you like this, but also warning Shibata-sama and others. Tsuda Nobusumi said, and said to Sabei: "When you go to battle the day after tomorrow, you have to pay attention to yourself!" ”

After chatting for a while, the two went to each other's camp to inspect the situation.

Oda Nobunaga around Honmaru looked at Sabei and Tsuda Nobusumi who were scattered, and said to Sasa Narumasa who was serving behind him, "Uchizosuke, how do you think Sabei should be rewarded after the war?" ”

After hearing this, Sasa Naruma immediately knelt down and said to Oda Nobunaga: "Lord, the villain doesn't dare to say much about such a big thing, and I hope that the lord can..."

Oda Nobunaga smiled when he saw this, and then said to Sasa Narumasa: "Okay, I know that you and Sabei are good friends!" ”

Two days later, the Oda Army, stationed in and around Fuchu Castle, began to advance toward Ichijo Valley Castle in the northeast under the orders of Oda Nobunaga. Sabei, who was assigned to the first service, naturally followed his brother-in-law to lead the army towards Kitanozhuang Castle. Tsuda Nobusumi was also on the way, and released many ninjas and samurai on horseback to reconnoiter the enemy.

Soon, those who had gone to investigate returned one by one and reported to Tsuda Nobusumi what they had discovered. At first, the situation was in line with Sabei's expectations, and along the way, Isōmune did not directly confront the Oda army, but instead approached Kitanosho Castle as if he had been ordered. However, the situation gradually turned out to be very different from what Sabei had predicted—Ichijo had assembled under Kitanoso Castle and prepared to march in the direction from which Oda's army had come.

Tsuda Nobusumi hurriedly informed Oda Nobunaga of the news, and Oda Nobunaga did not change his face after hearing this, and ordered Tsuda Nobusumi to continue to advance along the road to the north of the village, and on the way, he captured the castles such as Jingjiang Castle and Wusheng Castle along the way, and Asakura Yoshikei also joined the Oda Army with the newly assembled 1,500 troops under the heavy men, and the Hokuriku famous family that could compete with the Oda family in the past, now the army under his command is not as strong as the army under some Oda retainers, but it is embarrassing.

Gradually, the people sent by Tsuda Nobusumi to investigate returned one after another, and needless to say, Sabei could guess the approximate situation - the Oda army under Kitanosho Castle was attacking one by one.

Oda Nobunaga, who learned of this, immediately ordered a crane wing formation to be arranged on the south bank of the upper reaches of the Kushira Ryugawa, and Tsuda Nobusumi and Sabei were arranged on the left flank, with Oda Nobunaga personally commanding the formation in the center, and Shibata Katsuie on the right flank.

Soon after, Sabei, who was on the left flank, saw Ichijo emerge from the north. As soon as he showed up, the Buddha horn that gave Sabei a headache sounded in his ears again. Tsuda Nobusumi looked at the black pressure on the north bank of the Nine-headed Dragon River, and asked in a low voice to Sabei, "Sabei, how is the combat power of these chaotic people?" ”

After hearing this, Sabei smiled and said: "Most of these chaotic people are bewitched for a while, where do they have any combat power, they don't even have decent weapons, and if they don't let me, they can't have more than a hundred cavalry to break through thousands of Ichichi and Tomita Nagashi. ”

Hearing this, Tsuda Nobusumi's face became calm, and he said to Sabei: "I am more confident in defeating these rebels!" ”

Ruling tens of thousands of people is obviously a mental work, but also a strength job, Qili Lai Chun feels that he is under great pressure now, although most of the ground attendants and monks under his command obey their orders, but there are still many ground attendants and monks who have some ideas.

Now that the Oda army is arrayed on the south bank of the Kutatsu River, there are many ground attendants who want to take the initiative to attack the Oda army with the help of the crowd, but they know that if the Oda army is so easy to break, the Asakura family, a famous family in the Hokuriku, will not be damaged several times in the hands of the Oda family, so that it gives his uncle the opportunity to incite a riot before North Vietnam and swallow most of the Asakura family.

Thinking of this, Qili Lai Chun thought of his uncle who temporarily lived in Ichijo Valley City, and now how he was good, whether to take the initiative to attack or wait for the Oda army to attack. Thinking of this, Qili Lai Chun looked up at the Oda Army on the south bank, the papaya-patterned military flag in the center and the gold-lacquered Tang umbrella horse mark all indicate that Oda Nobunaga is in person, and the Marunouchi Eryan Golden Army Flag on the left should be Oda's fierce general Broken Bamboo Firewood, and who is the Oda butterfly military flag on the right?

Thinking of this, Qili Laichun had an idea in his heart, although Qili Laichun tried his best to suppress it, he was never able to suppress it. Looking at the monks and ground attendants who were ready to move, as well as some monks and soldiers who could no longer hold back, Qili Laichun finally gave the order to cross the river.

Seeing Ichijo crossing the river in front of the Oda army, Sabei turned his head to look at Tsuda Nobusumi, who turned his head to look at the Oda Nobunaga Honjin in the center.

At this time, Oda Nobunaga, who had been crossing the river all along, under the escort of Sasa Narumasa and Maeda Toshiie, gave the order to retreat 200 to the military formations on both flanks, and at the same time his own center also retreated 200 rooms.

Tsuda Nobusumi and Sabei, who received the order to retreat, instantly understood what Oda Nobunaga meant, so after repeatedly emphasizing military discipline, they ordered their troops to retreat slowly. However, there were still some too nervous ashigaru who did something that violated military discipline, and Fujido Takatora only stabilized the panicked mood of the shogun after killing four or five people.

Ichiyi, who was crossing the river, saw that the Oda army actually took the initiative to retreat, and immediately became excited, and it seemed that what the Qilifang official said about the strength of the Oda army was just a lie, and it was just a word to intimidate himself. After the retreat of the Oda army, the speed of crossing the river was significantly accelerated, and those who had been afraid of the tail also joined the army of crossing the river. Only a small number of monks of the Ichisuo sect reached the south bank of the Jiutou Dragon River through a wooden bridge on the side under the protection of the monks.

Naturally, some people in the sect saw the abnormality of the Oda army's retreat, but the voice in Shichiri Raijun's head kept saying: "Attack the right side of the Oda army, attack the right side of the Oda army~"