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After nearly a month, I started writing this novel again, and suddenly I felt that I had no inspiration in my head, and I couldn't write a word.

After writing the first volume of the 100,000-word detective novel, my brain was full of murders, cases, reasoning, etc., and I suddenly turned back to writing empty texts, and I really couldn't adapt to it right away.

Double opening is not a good thing, if I have the chance, I will never try it again next time......

The seventh year of the Tensho era was a very auspicious and fruitful year for Oda Nobunaga, who had always had the slogan "Tianxia Buwu" on his lips.

Historically, the Oda family's territory expanded at an unprecedented rate during this year.

Oda Nobunaga, who had been under attack from all directions since the time of his break with Ashikaga Yoshiaki, with amazing perseverance, unimaginable wisdom in command, and, of course, incredible luck, turned danger into a disaster, broke through the difficulties again and again, and finally achieved today's achievements.

Now, that is, in the seventh year of Tensho, although Uesugi, Takeda and Mori are constantly causing trouble for him in the north, east and west, but in the north, there is the first fierce general of the Oda family - Shibata Katsuya is in charge, and the newly ascended Uesugi Keitora cannot set off any storms, and in the east there is his closest ally, or simply his "retainer" Tokugawa Ieyasu shares his worries and relieves him, and what is even more gratifying is that with the growth of the "crown prince" Oda Nobutada, the prestige in Mino is increasing day by day. The Higashimino Territory, which had been lost during the time of Takeda Shingen's Kamiraku, was showing signs of "returning to the Kokuto-kun region", so Oda Nobunaga himself only needed to give timely guidance rather than fighting in person. From this point of view, he can be regarded as quite lucky.

In the west, however, there was no sign of it, and the "Chinese Crusade Army" led by the two rising stars of the family, Akechi Mitsuhide and Hashiba Hideyoshi, had surrounded Tottori Castle, and neither Toyokuni Yamana nor Yoshikawa Nobuye dared to speak of war easily, and the initiative in the war was completely in their own hands.

At the end of March, Oda Nobutada, who had sent troops from Kiyosu, helped Tokugawa Ieyasu capture Takatenjin Castle.

In September, another son, Oda Nobuo, sent an army to Iga, and most of the Iga ninja led by Momochi Tanba Morizo fled without a fight, and it seemed that it was only a matter of time before the country of Iga was conquered.

The succession of good news shows that the big fool of Owari back then is now gradually approaching the ideal of unifying the world......

"What! Toranosuke, that bastard boy, still dares to come back to see me?! ”

Despite the anger on his face, I could still see the subtle smile on the corner of the monkey's mouth, and it seemed that he was indeed very fond of the young imp.

After scolding the guy, the monkey was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

"You kid, you go out in the middle of the night, do you get anything? If you get something, you can pay it back, if you don't get anything."

"My lord! I didn't get anything below, but I got a few of them. ”

"Huh?"

His words reached everyone's ears. The fastest in the brain, the main military division of the Yushiba family, Kuroda Kanbei, quickly stood up and ran out of the tent.

The tip of Asano's gun was pointed at a seventeen or eighteen-year-old young man, he didn't look like a child from a nearby village, nor did he look like an ordinary wandering ronin samurai, the reason why he said this was because the armor on his body was bright and neat, and ordinary ronin could not assemble it.

However, what surprised Kuroda Kanbei the most was that the young man did not tremble under the tip of the gun, but his eyes were wide open, and his eyes were extremely unusual. One of his faces, which originally looked relatively handsome, was red from the cold, and he was wearing a pair of boots made of boar skin, which were relatively rare, because Kuroda Kanbei, who was more intelligent than ordinary people, guessed that the origin of this guy would definitely not be too ordinary.

It seems that Kato Toranosuke's little imp did catch a "big guy".

"What's wrong, Asano-sama?" Kuroda Kanbei stepped forward.

"It's Kuroda-sama, this kid dares to peep into the tent!"

Kuroda Kanbei approached the young man, he deliberately pretended not to know the origin of the person in front of him, and said casually: "Housheng, this is a military place, not a place for you to play, if you know each other, leave quickly!" Otherwise, once the war starts, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not hurt your life. ”

Joke! Who comes out in the middle of the night? And he was wearing armor all over.

The young man suddenly stroked his forehead hair that was wet by the night mist, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "No, you have misunderstood, two adults, I came here to ask to see Hideyoshi on the order of my lord. ”

"What?!" Kuroda officers and soldiers pretended to be stupid and said, "You came to see Hideyoshi?" What's the matter with you? Also, who is your lord? ”

In fact, he had already guessed in his heart who the person in front of him was.

"I'm sorry, this is a matter of life and death for my family, and the lord specially told me that I can't tell anyone until I see Hideyoshi, not even Hideyoshi's most trusted retainers...... Please be accommodating, and take me to Hideyoshi. ”

Kuroda Kanbei glanced at Asano Nagamasa, who understood and pretended to shout:

"Shut up! My lord is very busy right now, and I don't have time to see you...... Besides, what are you?! What a hero my father-in-law, and a person of unknown origin like you deserves to meet him?! Before we lose our patience, hurry up! ”

The young military general shook his head and said, "That's really sorry, two adults, my lord specially instructed me before, I must not leave until I see Hideyoshi himself!" ”

"Who the hell are you? Who is your father-in-law? Why are you so determined? ”

"This ......"

"If you continue to remain silent and don't say anything, we won't let you see your lord."

"This ...... The only thing I can reveal to you is...... This is our country. ”

"Your country?"

Kuroda Kanbei's heart sank, and he said, "Okay, you come with me, and I'll take you to see the lord." ”

"Thank you, sir, but who are you?"

"Below, the military advisor and military commissioner of the Yushiba family, Kuroda officer and soldier Wei Xiaogao."

"Ha, it's actually the legendary genius military advisor Kuroda Kanwei...... I've heard of you, you're the wisest man in Harima, and even in your own country, your story is told...... If it's you, then I'm relieved. ”

Kuroda Kanbei glanced back at Asano Nagamasa and said, "Asano-sama, don't think too much, I think he should be from the Yamana family, I'll take him to meet the lord!" ”

"Okay."

After he finished speaking solemnly, he took the young man back to the big tent of the Yuchai Army's main formation.

Genkuro Namiki hadn't seen Hideyoshi Hashiba before, but he still recognized the "Monkey King Buddha" at a glance, why?

It's one thing for a monkey to sit on the throne, and besides, his face that is more like a monkey than a monkey is always so attractive.

The monkey's attitude is very kind.

"Come, sit down, this lord, I'm Hashiba Chikuzen Mamoru Hideyoshi, since you're here to find me, then report your name to me."

Genkuro Namiki stared at the monkey and nodded.

"Under is the general of the Yamagu family, named Namiki Genkuro Narikata, and today I was fortunate to see His Royal Highness Hashiba Chikuzen."

"Namiki-sama, is it? It's amazing to sit in the position of Ashigaru Shogun at such a young age. ”

"As a retainer of the next generation, these are just the accumulation of virtues by the ancestors...... Hideyoshi, this is a letter from my father-in-law, please take a look! ”

Even before the Second Inaba Raid, Monkey, the commander-in-chief of the Oda Army, had secretly sent secret envoys to Tottori Castle, first of all, because Tottori Castle was located on the banks of the Chiyo River, and it was undoubtedly a battleground for soldiers who wanted to further control the entire Inaba region. Once Tottori Castle was destroyed during the assault and rebuilt after the war, it would take a lot of time and manpower, which he did not want to see as a former domestic affairs official, who had always liked to be careful about budgeting.

Seeing that the decline of the mountain name has become inevitable, the monkey and even Oda Nobunaga behind him have long been unable to sit still, because although the territory of the country is not large, it will not exceed 100,000 stones, but the natural mountain situation is a huge strategic barrier, if it is occupied, then it is equivalent to building another gate on the battlefield on the Western Front, and the Mori Terumoto in the west is also eyeing this "Feng Shui treasure land", Oda has, Mori has China, Inhata is sandwiched between two giants, if it is delayed for a day, It is possible for the Mori clan to infiltrate the Oda clan's sphere of influence.

Of course, as a battle-hardened general, Monkey also has a good understanding of people's hearts, and he also wants to let go of non-war means to let go of the Yamana family who occupies this place, and also thinks of the feelings and hopes of the people in the Oda Domain who are about to be annexed.

The monkey took the letter and unfolded it under the candlestick. Kuroda Kanbei squatted beside the charcoal fire at Ieyasu's feet, stirring the bonfire with a shovel.

"I hereby present this book.

The troubled times are dusty, unbearable; The rise and fall of things are inconceivable.

Thousands of generations are like withered leaves in the frost, lonely and helpless, and sent to the king.

On the occasion of the autumn of the small country of Inba, may the glory of my mountain name be infinite.

I hope that he will finally see the heroic spirit of his ancestors under the Yellow Spring......

Reading this, the monkey can't stand it, what is Toyokuni Yamana trying to do? I'm about to die, and I still have time to write some poems that make people wonder.

But when he saw what was behind, the monkey's eyes couldn't take his eyes off it.

Yamana Army Deployment Map!

The letter gave a clear and unambiguous introduction to the layout of Tottori Castle and its military facilities.

There is not a word in the book about submission, there is only infinite sadness and emotion about the decline of his own family that has been infinitely windy, and even the monkey himself can feel the slightest chill.

After a long while, he said angrily: "Lord Namiki, when your lord wrote this letter, were you on the side, did you dissuade him, and how did he react?" Please come as you are. ”

The monkey asked, and Genjikuro looked at the flickering candlelight with his eyes, and said, "I wasn't there when the lord wrote this letter, and he called me over after he finished writing, and I also thought about dissuading him, but ...... He said that the people in Tottori Castle were his enemies, and to oppose them was to oppose the enemy......"

"What?!"

The monkey suddenly came to his senses and found that Genkuro Namiki had already burst into tears.