At this time, Oda Hidenobu had already pocketed all the former ministers of the Oda clan, and the sphere of influence was already as far west as Omi, north to Echizen, east to Shinano, and south to Owari, becoming the most powerful daimyo around except for the Maeda clan, and its momentum was very fearful even to the Toyotomi coalition army stationed in the southwest of Mino, in order to prevent changes, these daimyo wrote letters to Hideho in the east on the one hand, and on the other hand, they asked for help from the Sugiwaka clan who guarded Yamato Yama Castle and Takigawa Yuri, who was in charge of the northeastern defense line of Yamato. It is hoped that they can send troops to Owari and Northern Castle in addition to guarding against the Mori clan, and prevent Oda Hidenobu from becoming bigger further.

On the second day of the fifth month, Oda Hidenobu was surrounded by his retainers and marched on the avenue from Hida Takayama Castle to Iwamura Castle.

As the grandson of Oda Nobunaga, this daimyo who is only one year younger than Hideho, in this month, his strategy and talent are vividly displayed, in the eyes of those former ministers of the Oda clan, the lord in front of him not only inherited the will of Nobunaga, but also seems to have inherited the abilities of Oda Nobunaga and Oda Nobutada, which makes them full of expectations for the future of the Oda family.

However, Oda Hidenobu did not seem to be as optimistic as his retainers, and at the same time as the capture of Takayama Castle, the news of the defeat of the Maori army against Higashiyamashita also came, and the combined forces of the Maeda clan and the Yamato Toyotomi clan had fully begun to regain Omi, and the Yamato Toyotomi army, which was guarding Yamato and Kii, also launched an attack on the Maori army of Yamato and Kawachi, and was already an offensive and defensive reversal, which was not good news for the Oda family, and could even be said to be bad news.

Even though he agreed with Hideho that he was only responsible for containing the daimyo who were close to the Tokugawa clan in Mino, with the rise of Niwa Nagashige and Shinano daimyos, the head of the Oda clan obviously couldn't resist the long-suppressed ambition inherited from his ancestors, and changed from passive defense to active attack, and opened up the Mino-Hida battlefield without permission while fighting in Hokuriku and.

Compared with the other two battlefields, the biggest difference between this battlefield and the other two battlefields is that it is not a competition between two powers, but a single one. This also enabled him to complete a complete victory in less than a month and became the great name of Zhixing 400,000 stones.

But Oda Hidenobu didn't think clearly in advance about the consequences of doing this. You must know that other battlefields, whether it is Hokuriku in charge of Hidebo's ally Maeda Toshimasa, where Ukita Hideya and Yamato Toyotomi joined forces, Kanto led by Asano Nagamasa, and Kyushu where Kato Kiyomasa took the lead alone, these are Hidebo's retainers and allies, and the most disadvantaged is the Daimyo of the Owari faction, their relationship with Hideho is much closer than that of the Oda clan, and handing over the battlefield to them reflects Hidebo's trust in them, and at the same time, there is also a deep meaning that he wants them to contribute to this war.

But although Oda Hidenobu said that the attacks were all against the daimyo close to the Tokugawa clan, in the final analysis, he did not follow Hidebo's orders. With such an impressive record this time, will Hidebo express his joy from the bottom of his heart? Obviously not, Hideho's purpose in launching this battle was to weaken the power of the Daimyo of the Outer Kind, and Oda Hidenobu was obviously against Hidebo's original intention by doing so. Not only that, Hidebo knew in his heart that the daimyo of Nishimino had already gone north with him, unless the Mori clan conquered the county mountain castle and entered Mino, the retainers of these daimyo would not dare to act without permission, and Mori Tadamasa of Iwamura Castle, Inaba Sadatsu of Gujo Hachiman Castle, and Kanamori Kashige of Hida were not enough to take the initiative to provoke a war against the Oda clan, which is also the reason why Hidebo asked Oda Hidenobu to be responsible for containment.

But now, Oda Hidenobu is obviously not willing to be given the credit assessment of "staying in Mino, containing Mino and Hida Daimyo" by Hideho after the war, and he took down all these daimyo in the hope of getting big chips in order to obtain higher returns after the war.

In fact, before the defeat of the Maori army, especially after the loss of Fushimi, Oda Hidenobu once wanted to make a move against the Toyotomi coalition army guarding the southwest, at that time, the defense of Owari, Mikawa, and Higashi Omi was empty, and if he took advantage of the victory to go south, there was a high chance of defeating the Toyotomi coalition army and completely controlling Mino, and then he had two choices, one was to lead his troops south and capture Sunensan, and the other was to enter Omi and attack Ogasawara Takakiyo with the Maori army, so as to divide Omi with the Mori clan with the Hachikado as the boundary.

But what he didn't expect was that the Maori army was defeated so quickly that he didn't even have time to return to Gifu. The situation in was clearly under the control of the pro-Hidebo faction, and all he could do now was to make some oil and water on the periphery and get the best results for the post-war evaluation.

On the evening of the second day of the fifth month, Oda Hidenobu arrived at Iwamura Castle, and he recruited almost all the troops of Mino and Hida with about 20,000 men, and prepared to set off for Iida Castle in Shinano, the home of Kyogoku Kochi, early the next morning.

But on this night, Oda Hidenobu ushered in Hideho's envoy in Iwamura Castle. The envoy arrived at Gifu Castle a day earlier, and learned that Oda Hidenobu was in Takayama Castle, so he hurried to Takayama Castle non-stop, and just arrived at Takayama Castle, but learned that the Oda army had gone to Iwamura Castle, so that Fan wanted to continue to chase, but he was sleepy and tired, so he had to rest for a while, and did not continue to rush until noon on the second day of the new year, and he was a day late.

The news brought by the envoy was mainly the result of the First Battle of Hinohara and the simple course of the battle, as well as Hidebo's order to hold on to Mino and prevent the local daimyo from supporting the Tokugawa army that was rushing to Shinano.

Hidebo's victory at Hinobara did not cause much shock from Oda Hidenobu, but he was really surprised by the rapid defeat of the Tokugawa army. In his plan, with the containment of the Uesugi army, the Tokugawa army could hold out for at least five to ten days, and there was even a possibility of a long-term confrontation, and the Oda army could use this time to purge the surrounding pro-Tokugawa forces and thus consolidate its position after the war.

Now that the Aizu War is over, Hidebo is already on his way west, and he continues to attack Shinano in the east, which is bound to cause Hidebo's displeasure and suspicion. Rather than this, it is better to return to Gifu and defend Mino according to Hidebo's wishes, after all, the two countries have been won so far, and the rewards received after the war should be much more than what was discussed with Hideho before.

So, after sending off the envoys, Oda Hidenobu immediately set off to return to Gifu Castle, and the 20,000 troops requisitioned were scattered back to various places, and in the infinite loss and regret, the Oda clan's ambitions came to an end for the time being.

In fact, long before Oda Hidenobu met and received a letter from the Toyotomi coalition in Southwest America, Hidebo learned from the ninja about a series of movements of the Oda clan in Mino, and the always vigilant Fujido Takatora felt that what Oda Hidenobu did was very strange, so he suggested that Hidebo take this opportunity to question him.

But Hideho was not in a hurry to make up his mind, on the one hand, he believed that the war was nearing its end, and the Oda clan could no longer set off a big storm, so there was no need to worry; On the other hand, he has always had a trace of compassion for the Oda clan, after all, he was once the head of Hideyoshi's family, and as long as he did not openly oppose the Toyotomi clan, there was no need to be too harsh.

Therefore, when receiving Oda Hidenobu, Hideho showed enough tolerance and generosity, but at the same time expressed dissatisfaction with the Oda army not acting according to his orders: "The relationship between the Oda clan and the Toyotomi clan does not need to be said in the next step, but Your Highness, you must know that now that the world has been unified, and the people need a stable environment instead of displacement and family ruin, if you still have some unrealistic ideas, according to the following opinion, it is time to abandon it." ”