Let the dead bury the dead, and since we have life, we should live and live happily.

- Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy (one of the most outstanding writers in the history of world literature)

"Lord, the Oda family may really not dare to do anything to the emperor, but they will not take our Yanhuang family seriously, if our Yanhuang family is recognized and supported by the emperor, will the Oda family start a war against our Yanhuang family?"

"Lord South, if the Oda family dares to start a war against our Yanhuang family, I can't guarantee how those families in the south will react, but the Uesugi family, the Hojo family, the Takeda family, and the Mogami family in the north will not stand idly by. ”

Facts have proved that Bai Feng's vision for understanding people is very good, Sanada Nobuyoshi is nearly twenty years younger than Nanbu Shinao, and his experience and experience are naturally more than a star and a half apart; even so, his strategic vision is much sharper than Nanbu Shinao.

Seeing that Sanada Nobuyoshi said what he was thinking, Bai Feng stood up directly, walked to the map placed in the conference room, and said to Nanbu Shinnao who followed him: "The Oda family has always wanted to control here, why is it reluctant to send a large army?"

Looking at the Shinano Province pointed by the right hand of the Governor, Nanbu Nobunao subconsciously replied: "Because the Shinano Kingdom is the most important sub-country of the empire's geographical location, once the Oda family gets the Shinano country, all the families in the north of the entire empire will be under the Oda family's troops." ”

"The military threat of the Oda family forced the Hojo family, the Tokugawa family, the Date family, and the Uesugi family, who had been fighting each other for many years, to sit on the negotiating table. ”

Bai Feng got the answer he wanted to hear, and he continued: "Nanfang-kun, just the Shinano Kingdom, which is the most important geographical location in the north of the empire, is enough to unite the four major families in the north, so you say, will the Oda family go to war against our Yanhuang family?"

"Definitely not. Nanbu Shinnao, who finally reacted, suddenly realized: "If the Oda family starts a war against our Yanhuang family, then the major northern families who feel threatened will definitely not sit idly by, but will participate in the war!"

After Nanbu Nobunao finished speaking, Sanada Nobuyoshi on the side added in a timely manner: "When the time comes, this war provoked by the Oda family will be completely out of the control of the Oda family, and it will become a quagmire that the Oda family is deep in and difficult to get out of!"

"With the current strength of the Oda family, perhaps all the families in the north, including our Yanhuang family and the Mogami family, combined, are not the opponents of the Oda family, but so what?" Bai Feng, who had a relaxed demeanor, said confidently:

"No matter how strong the Oda family is, it is impossible to defeat the alliance formed by the major families in the north in a short period of time, and the major families in the south also understand the truth that they cannot sit idly by and watch the Oda family dominate the north and become the strongest force in the empire. ”

"I can't guarantee the Otomo family, the Shimazu family, and the Ryushimaji family further south, but the Maori family, which has territory bordering the Oda family, will definitely not sit idly by; no matter whether the Oda family wins or loses, the Maori family will inevitably stab the Oda family in the back!"

"My lord, will a man as cunning as Maori Yuan easily join the battle?"

"Nanfang-kun, Maori Yuan is indeed unprecedentedly cunning, but that is just his way of expanding the Maori family, and it doesn't mean that he is really a timid person. Bai Feng said in an affirmative tone: "He knows better than anyone how much the benefits of sending troops are!"

"If the Oda family wants to send troops to our Yanhuang family, they must be prepared for war with all the families in the north, and the troops that need to be mobilized account for at least one-third of the total strength of the Oda family; ”

"The Oda family, which is empty in the rear, does not have enough troops to resist the full attack of the Maori family, at that time, even if the Oda family is willing to negotiate with our northern family alliance, will the major northern families who encounter such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity accept it?"

"With the entanglement of our northern family alliance in the past, and the all-out onslaught of the Maori family, is it possible for the Oda family, which is under attack, to win two major battles at the same time? I will not question Oda Nobunaga's ability and the strength of the Oda family, but I will not believe that they are invincible. ”

Listening to the description of the governor, Nanbu Nobunao seemed to see the scene of the Oda family being wiped out in the war, but Sanada Nobuyoshi, who was still clear-headed, wondered: "My lord, if the Maori family attacks the Oda family, what will happen to the other families in the south?"

"Of course they won't sit idly by and watch the Maori family and our northern family join forces to carve up the Oda family!" Bai Feng first glanced at Sanada Nobuyhiro with satisfaction, and then said: "As long as they participate in the war, a melee that affects the entire empire will break out because of this. ”

"There are only two battles on this scale, and either all the families will die together, or one lucky family will take the opportunity to unify the empire, and no matter what the outcome, the Oda family, who took the lead in provoking the war, will not escape the fate of destruction. ”

After hesitating for a moment, Nanbu Nobunao asked again, "Lord, is it possible for the Oda family to become that lucky family?"

"Not at all!" Bai Feng replied categorically: "I'm not a fool, Uesugi Kenshin is not a fool, Hojo clan Yasu and Takeda Shingen are not fools, and Mori Moto is not a fool; no matter how many families participate in the war, we will fight to the death to destroy the Oda family first!"

"That's it......" Nanbu Shinnao, who knew that he didn't have extraordinary wisdom, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good!"

Bai Feng, who was disappointed by Nanbu Shinao's performance, could only comfort himself in his heart: "Nanbu Shinao is not a great talent like Sanada Shinshi after all, and it is normal to be afraid of the Oda family; ”

"My lord, when are we going to send an envoy to Kyoto?" Nanbu Shinnao, who had no idea what Bai Feng was thinking, returned to the original topic after regaining his composure, "What kind of gifts do we want to give to the emperor, and how do we need the emperor to support us?"

"Nanbu-kun, the gifts for the emperor are up to you, they can be rich, but not too generous. Bai Feng wrote lightly: "As for the requirements, our Yanhuang family wants to get the official position of the lowest deputy official of the Mutsu Aoshou and the Six Guards Mansion. ”

"My lord, the imperial power has been declining for hundreds of years, and it is not impossible for Mutsu Osuke to become Mutsu Omori, but the official position of the vice minister of the Rokuwei Prefecture and the first prefecture, I am afraid that the emperor will not give it easily, this is something that challenges the bottom line of the Oda family, and the emperor will definitely not do it. ”

"Nanfang-kun, you need to arrange two messengers, not one. Bai Feng, who had already planned for a long time, said: "Sending an envoy to Beijing to meet the emperor is just the official practice of our Yanhuang family to replace the Date family, and sending an envoy to the Oda family is the key." ”