After Oda Nobunaga assigned the task, he mounted his horse with a blank face, and was about to go out of the city to ride his horse and gallop, but as soon as the whip was raised, he was powerless to put it down. Oda Nobunaga finally did not go out as usual, and his only supporter, his teacher, committed suicide, and now it was a time of crisis, and riding a horse in the wild at night undoubtedly gave those people an excellent opportunity to assassinate. Resisting his grief, Oda Nobunaga returned to the castle tower where he lived. Guidie also knew the news of Hirate Masahide seppuku, so although it was late at night, she was still waiting for her husband to come back. But when he really saw Oda Nobunaga, his heart ached, once upon a time, his husband was so high-spirited, and he even did not hesitate to turn against his father for himself, but now Oda Nobunaga's face is calm, but his eyes can't see a trace of aura. Oda Nobunaga threw the whip at will, and without taking off his coat, he fell into Guidie's arms.

Guidie hugged her husband in her arms with a heartache, and said after a long time: "Husband, please cheer up......"

Oda Nobunaga muttered to himself, "Cheer up? My family is currently suffering from internal and external troubles, how can I cheer up......"

"I ......" Gui Die wanted to speak and stopped, and finally bit his silver teeth, but still said tentatively: "I can write to my father and ask him to ......"

Oda Nobunaga shook his head, "That pit viper, if you really take him into your arms, I'm afraid I'll die faster." Sometimes I really want to kill everyone who opposes me regardless of it, just like the demon dragon in Kanto......" As he spoke, Oda Nobunaga sat up from Guidie's arms.

"What's wrong?" Gui Die asked suspiciously.

"The demon dragon in Kanto is the key to breaking the game!" Oda Nobunaga said with blazing eyes: "Back then, the Imagawa family and the Takeda family intervened in the war between the Tsukahara family and the Hojo family, forcing the two sides to make peace. Although the Hojo family was retained, the Imagawa family also offended Tsukahara Moryū because of this. If Tsukahara Moryū maintained military pressure in the direction of Sagami Province, it would be difficult for Imagawa Yoshimoto to attack Owari with all his might to ensure the safety of Suruga. As long as I stabilize the Imagawa family for a few years, I will have enough time to integrate Owari Kazukuni! ”

"But...... We're separated from the Tsukahara family in the land of five countries. Gui Die was a little shocked by her husband's whimsical idea, and couldn't help but remind.

Oda Nobunaga waved his hand: "This is not a problem, the Imagawa family is only 800,000 stone at best, and the Tsukahara family is better than the Imagawa family, as long as Tsukahara Molong can gain a firm foothold, it will inevitably set off a frenzy of attacking Kanto, and when the time comes, the Imagawa family just wants to stay out of the matter, and they have to weigh whether they can face the unified Kanhachi continent in the future." "Historically, the Hojo family, led by Hojo Shiyasu, set off a hurricane in the Kanto region, and it took the Kanto heroes to join forces to barely contend with it. After the Imagawa family formed an alliance with the Hojo family and the Takeda family, they were relieved of their worries, and after digesting the Mikawa Province and preparing for several years, the total strength of the Joraku army mobilized reached nearly 40,000, and the front-line combat force alone was as high as 25,000 people. If it weren't for Oda Nobunaga's almost anti-heaven luck bucket Sayama raid, it is estimated that it would be difficult for Gen Yoshitsune to withstand even the reincarnation of Gen Yoshitsune. Therefore, for Oda Nobunaga, how to weaken the power of the Imagawa family was a problem that had to be considered before the war. As for Tsukahara Molong's side, Oda Nobunaga is not worried, because Owari Province was captured by Imagawa Yoshimoto, which is also a very bad thing for Tsukahara Molong, in that case, the Imagawa family will become a super power sitting on 1.2 million stones, and it will be difficult for Tsukahara Molong to move the Hojo family again. Similarly, although Imagawa Yoshimoto insisted on protecting the Hojo family in order to build a barrier for Suruga Province, he was able to go to Rakuro with all his might. However, Imagawa Yoshimoto is absolutely unwilling to sit back and watch Tsukahara Molong dominate the Kanhasu region because of Kamiro, whether it is a coalition of heroes such as the Oda family, the Satake family, and the Utsunomiya family, or the Uesugi family with the name of the leader, if he really fights alone, it is difficult to defeat Tsukahara Molong's offensive. If Imagawa Yoshimoto didn't want to see the Tsukahara family cut off the heroes, he would have to meddle in Kanto affairs. On the road to world domination, pulling each other's backs is also a very important way.

However, the domestic situation in front of Oda Nobunaga is also not optimistic, and the seppuku of Masahide in the tie has greatly damaged Oda Nobunaga's power, and some forces that were already suspicious of him are likely to turn to Oda Nobuyuki. In addition to the dispute between the family governors, Oda Nobuyo of Kiyoshu Castle, Oda Nobumitsu of Moriyama Castle, Oda Nobukiyo of Inuyama Castle, and Oda Nobuyasu of the guardian of the four upper four counties...... These relatives of the Oda family also did not buy Oda Nobunaga's account. Historically, Nobunaga's path to unifying Owari was the path of his slaughter and exile of his relatives, and later generations accused him of making the bones of Asai Nagamasa who betrayed him into a wine cup and was extremely cruel, accusing him of not remembering the old feelings and expelling the old ministers, but who would have thought about what happened to him when he was a teenager and when he was young? In order to survive, for the survival of the family, he had to wave the butcher knife to those relatives who were bent on killing him, and it was undoubtedly too difficult for a person who had experienced this to show softness and tolerance in his heart at all times. The only time Oda Nobunaga shed tears after the death of Hirate Masahide was during the Battle of Kanesaki, when Kinoshita Hideyoshi faced the attack of tens of thousands of allied troops, took the initiative to lead the army to the death of the queen of the palace, and wished himself prosperity when he said goodbye. Although he laughs at himself and protects his heart layer by layer, he still longs for the warmth of humanity deep in his soul.

While Oda Nobunaga was struggling to survive the family, Tsukahara Moryū received an invitation from the Uesugi family. Since Tsukahara Molong supported the Uesugi family to recover nearly 200,000 stones, the Uesugi family's strategic environment can be said to have changed significantly. This made Uesugi Kenmasa, who had always been worried, feel very good, and the territory of 900,000 koku under his command gave him a sense of superiority in the management of the Kanto region, and he had the idea of the princes of the assembly. The Oda family, the Satake family, the Utsunomiya family, and the Yuki family naturally didn't say that if they wanted to withstand the pressure of Tsukahara Molong, they had to hug Uesugi Kenmasa's thighs, and what was amazing was that Uesugi Kenmasa actually invited the Hojo family. Of course, the princes of the General Assembly, in addition to the number one Uesugi Kenmasa in Kanto, the thickest thigh is none other than Tsukahara Molong. When he received the invitation from Uesugi Kenmasa, Tsukahara Moryū's training for grassroots officers this year was basically completed, and he would be retrained every year in the future, and by the way, he would be brainwashed. However, Tsukahara Molong is a little entangled, because the location of Uesugi Kenmasa's alliance is Nikkoyama in Kawachi-gun, Shimono Province, which is where the cemetery of the later shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu is located, which shows how the natural scenery is. However, it nominally belonged to the Uesugi family, but in fact, the Uesugi constitutional government had very weak control over the area, and the independence of the wealthy families in each region was very high. That is to say, I have to lead the troops over, but how many people to bring and who to bring is another thing to consider. There are more people to bring, and Uesugi Kenmasa's fragile little heart must not be able to stand it, and if there are fewer people with him, Uesugi Kenmasa may not be able to hold back his actions. After thinking about it, Tsukahara Moryū still decided to take Sasaki Nagahide and Nasu Hanpeita to go, and then mobilize two reserve teams to escort them.