Outside the Enryakuji Temple in Mt. Hiei in Omi Province, Sakuma Nobumori was conducting the "third exhortation", but to no avail.

"Lord, those bald donkeys in Biei Mountain really don't know how to lift, so many days of continuous advice, the other party is indifferent, it's really hateful!" Shibata Katsuya said indignantly, but he was helpless about Buddhist holy places.

"Lord, lord! In the direction of Seda, a large group of people was found and was moving in this direction, and the number of people was about 5,000 or more! Takigawa Kazuki ran in from outside the tent, and the information he told stirred up a thousand waves.

"What! Could it be that Keitaka Yamaoka of Seta Castle rebelled with the Rokkaku family? Oda Nobunaga frowned, there has been too much bad news lately.

First, the Awa Miyoshi family transferred more than 10,000 reinforcements from Awa, and now the total number of troops is more than 20,000, and they have invaded the countries of Gyeonggi on a large scale. Then there was an edict issued by Honganji, which caused his own territory to be everywhere. In the end, the two immortal Xiaoqiang, Rokkaku and Saito, fanned the flames everywhere and fought guerrilla warfare with him.

"It's... I don't know... The subordinates were in a hurry and did not investigate carefully..."Takigawa Ichiyi bowed his head in embarrassment, not daring to look directly into Oda Nobunaga's angry eyes.

"Bastard! Why don't you go and investigate it for me! Do it so sloppily in the future, watch your head! Oda Nobunaga threw the folding fan in his hand at Takigawa Kazuyi's head.

"Yes! Be! Takigawa Kazuki ran out with a roll.

"Humph! Sugatani Nagayori, order you to go up the mountain immediately, tell Asakura Jingjing, let him come out, and our two families will decide the victory or defeat in one battle! "Oda Nobunaga decided to fight a decisive battle with the combined forces of Asakura and Asai, and he knew that he could not delay any longer, and the Awa Miyoshi army had already invaded the countries of Kinai.

A while ago, Amagasaki Castle in Settsu Province was breached by the Shinohara-nagabo of the Awa Miyoshi family, and the castle killed Kawahara Hayashi Mikawamori in battle.

Tayama Akitaka of Takaya Castle, Miyoshi Yoshitsugu of Wakae Castle, Yasumi Youjin of Kakuno Castle, and the castles of Itami, Shiogawa, Ibaraki, and Takatsuki also strengthened their defenses, and Wada Yumasa also led the Kinai people to support the formations in various places.

"Lord, lord, it's reinforcements! It's reinforcements! After a while, Takigawa Kazuyi ran in again.

"Oh? Where are the reinforcements? As soon as Oda Nobunaga heard about the reinforcements, his worries for many days finally eased a little.

"It's the forces of Hosokawa-sama, Mikawa-sama, Niwa-sama, and Kinoshita-sama, who are stationed in Seta and are building a bridge to cross the river." This is the only good news that has come for so many days.

"Hahaha! Good! That's great! Inform the whole army of the good news! Oda Nobunaga was in a good mood when he learned that it was Hosokawa Nobumoto who came, and he knew that the road from Mino to Omi must have been opened, and the back road was already worry-free.

"Oh! Oh! Oh! When the good news of the reinforcements spread throughout the army, everyone immediately shouted in unison, and their morale was greatly boosted.

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"Your Majesty sees the lord, fortunately not dishonored, the minister brought 8,000 reinforcements this time, the Omi country has always been temporarily suppressed, and the back road is worry-free, please rest assured." Hosokawa Nobumoto came to Usayama Castle, where Oda Nobunaga's main camp was located.

"Very good, let's all discuss it, what should the family do next? The Asakura and Asai coalition forces are now cowering at Mt. Hiei, and they have not responded at all to my proposal for a decisive battle. The Awa Miyoshi family also invaded Kinai, and the bald donkeys of Honganji Temple also fought against the family, and there were even some clowns who jumped off the beam and made waves. I'm going to come up with a charter today, Rokuro! What about your advice? "Oda Nobunaga said in general that the current predicament of the Oda family.

"Back to the lord, His Majesty feels that this crisis can also be seen as an opportunity." Hosokawa Nobumoto is full of confidence, he is already in the chest.

"Oh? What an opportunity? Oda Nobunaga looked at him with interest, and every time he spoke, he made his eyes shine.

"Combine vertically and horizontally, and break each one!"

"Be clear!"

"Yes, the main reason for the crisis of my Oda family this time is that Honganji has initiated the "Oda Siege Network", and to crack this method, it is necessary to divide the members of this alliance, and then give priority to attacking one of the forces, so as to achieve the goal of defeating each one. ”

"Hosokawa-sama means to reconcile with them?" Niwa Nagahide pondered for a moment and spoke.

"Exactly, it's already winter, and it's not good for both sides to drag it out any longer. So to break their alliance is to give them enough benefits or threats. ”

"First of all, the Awa Miyoshi family, although their army has reached more than 20,000 after reinforcements, which seems to be huge, but in fact it is the opposite. The large transfer of troops into Gyeonggi has led to the emptiness of their troops in Awa and Sanuki, and if their hometown is lost, it will deal a serious blow to them. Hosokawa Nobumoto first thought of the situation of Awa's Miyoshi family.

"Hosokawa-sama, do you mean to go straight to the native of the Awa Miyoshi family? But didn't your navy just suffer heavy losses, and I'm afraid it won't be able to support a long-distance battle, right? Shibata Katsuie couldn't help but say that in his eyes, the best defense is offense.

"My family may not be able to, but the local forces there can."

"Local forces? Who? ”

"Changzong, my family! At this time last year, they wiped out the Motoyama family, and this year they eliminated the Aki family, and he and the Ichijo family were left in the entire Tosa country. The family only needs to show favor to him, give him ordnance, funds, etc., and let him directly attack the Awa Miyoshi family It is unlikely that he can instigate him to attack the Ichijo family and complete the hegemony of unifying Tosa, which is the goal of their family. And take this as an opportunity to let the Awa Miyoshi family know about the alliance between the family and the Chosho family, and make them mistakenly think that the army of the Chosho clan is preparing to attack the Awa country. Then, the Awa Miyoshi family will definitely want to evacuate Gyeonggi as soon as possible and return to Awa to hold on, and if my Oda family proposes a peace proposal at the right time, they will gladly agree. ”

"Oh, I see. Hosokawa-sama is really tall. After whispering a few words, the other important ministers nodded in agreement and expressed their approval.

"And how do the others divide up?" Oda Nobunaga couldn't help but want to hear the next steps again.

"The second is the Rokkaku family, although he, like the Saito family, is a force that was destroyed by the main family. But the two are different, and the Saito family now has no place at all in Mino, and is just a mourning dog that survives in another family. After all, the Rokkaku family has ruled Omi Province for many years, and after so many years of exterminating him, there are still some die-hard fans who support him. ”

"There was also information just now that as soon as we left Seda, he came out of Mikami Castle to harass him again, but he was repelled by the Tokugawa family's Matsui-sama. In fact, the family only needs to recognize the security of his Sanshang City and his hexagonal family, and then they can reach a peace agreement. ”

"I am afraid that the peace council of Honganji Temple will need to use the authority of the imperial court, so I ask that an envoy be sent to mediate it. In this way, the family will have no enemies behind them, and only need to concentrate on defeating the Asakura and Asai coalition forces in front of them. ”

"Good! He is worthy of being the first wise general of the family! In that case, let's reach a peace agreement with Awa's Miyoshi family first, and I'll think about the rest. Oda Nobunaga decided to send Matsunaga Hide first to discuss peace with Awa Miyoshi's family, and he decided to temporarily disagree with the rest of the family.