Time passed again, and it had been fifteen days since Sabei and the others returned to Kuniyoshi Castle from Hanoi, and the weather in Wakasa was getting colder and colder. In this case, Sabei gathered the members of the retainers and re-emphasized to the people that everyone should be united, and everyone could have different opinions on a certain matter, but everyone should not have any grudges.

Although Sabei said this, he understood that it was impossible to completely eliminate the mustard among the people. However, this time I saw the clues, and it can be regarded as a signal to provide early warning in the future.

And Oda Nobunaga, Oda Nobutada, Tsuda Nobusumi and others also knew that Ming Weixiu was pregnant. Oda father and son, who were far away in Gifu, sent a lot of precious medicinal herbs to Ming Weixiu, while Tsuda Nobusumi came to see his sister in person, and sent the maid who had served him for a long time to serve Ming Weixiu.

Sabei also intended to ask Tsuda Nobusumi about Ashikaga Yoshiaki's appearance during the conversation, but Tsuda Nobusumi smiled and said, "Sabei, you still want to take the portrait to arrest Ashikaga Yoshiaki?" Why are you asking this? After discovering that Tsuda Nobusumi was suspicious, Sabei immediately snorted and went perfunctorily. The fewer people who know about this kind of thing, the better, and relatives, it is even more important to avoid them being implicated.

Later, Suzuki Heavy Industries and others also shared some of their opinions with Sabei, and Sabei had to make up an excuse for factional strife to cover up the matter.

At the moment, Sabei is dealing with the matter in the collar about the unfortunate freezing of the people in the cold winter. This kind of thing is not an uncommon thing even in modern times where Sabei's soul is located, and it is better in China, after all, it is the master, and there are many low-level people abroad who stay in the cold winter forever every year.

Naturally, Sabei's consciousness is not so high, but with a full population as the basis for the development of the territory, Sabei still adopted some policies to benefit the people, sending some timber and money to the homes of some young and strong people who died in battle, and the means to win people's hearts are too much.

Just after Sabei instructed his ninjas to secretly collect information about Ashikaga Yoshiaki's appearance, Oda Nobunaga's horse returned to Sabei's Kuniyoshi Castle. After conveying to Sabei the order of Oda Nobunaga to hold an assessment in Gifu on November 5, the horse returned to the prefecture of Enshiki.

After receiving the order, Sabei immediately entrusted the unfinished work to his subordinates, Shinsuke Yamashita and Suzuki Heavy Industries. After leaving Fujido Takatora and Kaima Yoshiie to defend Kuniyoshi Castle, Sabei took Ichisuke Yousuke and Akijiro Fushiba and Sukeemon with him, as well as ten attendants and twenty standing guards to Gifu Castle that had been lost for a long time.

After a five-day trip, Sabei and his entourage arrived at Yashiki in Gifu Castle. When he saw the neat Yashiki and a few servants standing by and serving, Sabei felt a little more grateful to Oda Nobutada. So after settling his guards, Sabei took Fushiwa Akijiro and the three of them to visit Oda Nobutada.

Oda Nobutada, who saw Sabei, also had excitement written on his face, and said to the older Sabei in front of him, "Sabei, congratulations!" After the two exchanged pleasantries, Oda Nobutada told Sabei about his trip to Seju Prefecture with Takigawa Kazuyi to quell the turmoil, and sighed to Sabei: "Now I understand how Sabei feels when he faces the kind of believers who recite the Buddha's name!" ”

The two chatted for a while, and Sabei left Oda Nobutada's yashiki. Later, Sabei visited the Kawajiri family and Akechi Mitsuhide, who arrived first, and got in touch with each other.

Early on the morning of the third day of Sabei's arrival in Gifu, the people who had come to participate in the assessment went to Honmaru in Gifu Castle, and Sabei and Tsuda Nobusumi were naturally among them.

After entering the assessment room, Sabei sat in a lower position according to the guidance of the small surname, and on the side was his brother-in-law. Seeing this, the two looked at each other and smiled, and then exchanged the content of the assessment in a low voice.

Not long after, Oda Nobunaga came to the assessment room, and after receiving the salute from everyone, he said to everyone: "The previous time the main family attacked Hanoi, the Miyoshi clan drip Miyoshi Yoshitsugu was beheaded, and the various families under the Miyoshi family are now in separate camps, it is difficult to unite, and they have lost their threat, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki does not know where to flee. ”

Oda Nobunaga paused for a moment, and then continued to say to the people in the assessment room: "Now that the great threat to the west has been removed, what remains is the long-standing battle of the Nagashima region of Seshu. ”

After speaking, Oda Nobunaga said to Oda Nobutada beside him: "Kankuro, tell me how you felt when you followed Zuo to pacify Shishu a while. ”

After listening to his father's words, Oda Nobutada bowed to his father again, and then said to the people in the pacification room: "I have always entrenched myself in the Nagashima region, and I have continued to gather in the Nagashima region from Iga and Yamato provinces; These have always been very familiar with the terrain near Long Island, and they frequently attacked their own army, and at the same time, their attacks were all quick and decisive, and after defeating their own army with absolute superiority in personnel, they immediately collected the spoils of war and left quickly without delay. ”

After hearing this, everyone in the assessment room showed thoughtful expressions. Sabei and Tsuda Nobusumi also followed Oda Nobutada's words and began to imagine the scene of attacking Oda's army one by one.

Then Oda Nobutada continued: "The people near Nagashima have always been a rabble, and their iron cannons are more than a thousand guns; Due to the proximity of the Nagashima area to Owari, the location is extremely important, so..."

"My family must take it down!" Oda Nobunaga, who was at the top, interrupted his son's words and stood up and said to the people in front of him.

Later, Takigawa Kazuyoshi was called out again and gave a more detailed account of the results of the last few battles with the Nagashima area. Although the Oda family continued to advance towards Nagashima Castle, not only was the pace of their advance slow, but the casualties were staggering. In particular, the Oda Army, which has always attacked those patrols with fewer people, has caused the Oda Army to lose a lot of men.

After listening to Takigawa Kazuki's words, everyone was in trouble, and it took enough troops to conquer Nagashima Castle. Although the situation of the Oda family is much better now than in the early days of the siege network, the Takeda family is like a sharp blade on the neck, and if you are not careful, you will be killed by him.

At this time, Oda Nobunaga suddenly stopped discussing the situation in the Nagashima area, and began to reward the generals who had attacked Kawachi in the previous attempt. Naturally, it was taken by Sakuma Nobumori and obtained the old leader of the Miyoshi family in Kawachi Country, and at the same time, he was naturally appointed as the guardian of Kawachi Country and ruled all things in Kawachi Country. Naomasa and Hite, Mitsuhide Akechi, Nobusumi Tsuda and others were rewarded with some wealth and knowledge. Sabei was also rewarded with a pair of high-grade carcass pills and 500 copper coins.

After receiving the reward, Sabei discovered Oda Nobunaga's intentions, and while sighing at Oda Nobunaga's methods, he also thought about how the Oda family would eat away at Nagashima step by step.