After a full cup of tea, Hosokawa Nobumoto said that his mouth was dry, but he had already made General Yoshiki understand the seriousness of the situation.

Since the opening of the Muromachi Shogunate, first of all, the Kamakura Shogunate, the nearest Ashikaga kinship, has come to an end, and secondly, the three leaders of the Shibo clan, the Tayama clan, and the Hosokawa clan have also lost their authority, and then the guardians of the various relatives have either been exiled to seize power or exterminated and killed.

After all, there are few people who are really pro-shogunate. At present, there is an Omi guardian Rokkaku Yoshiken who strongly supports General Yoshiteri, but last year he was defeated by Asai Nagamasa in the Battle of Norada, and his national strength was greatly damaged, so he had to give way to Rokkaku Yoshiji. On the other hand, the rebel Miyoshi family controls the territories of the nine countries of Settsu, Hanoi, Yamato, Tamba, Izumi, Awa, Awaji, and Sanuki, and the two forces are not of the same grade at all.

"What should Rokuro see?" Ashikaga Yoshiteru also realized why he seized power every year and failed every year.

"Far Seal Close Attack! Anyway, the guards in various places have already existed in name only, so it is better to reward these vacant positions to obedient and powerful daimyos, let them wave their flags and shout outside, and when the time is ripe, they will go to Luo in one fell swoop and sweep away the world. Win over all the forces that oppose the Miyoshi family nearby, let them keep harassing the Miyoshi family and dragging down the Miyoshi family. Hosokawa Nobumoto immediately came up with a bad idea.

"Haha, good! Wonderful, wonderful! So be it, and grant Oda Nobunaga Owari the post of guardian, hoping that he can fulfill his duties and contribute more to the shogunate. Ashikaga Yoshiteru felt that he was one step closer to sitting on the world.

"It's rare that you can think about the Oda family everywhere, so let's do it, for your personal reward, Yu will turn this person to serve you. Taro Murakami! You'll follow Hosokawa Rokuro in the future, remember! Don't ruin the prestige of my shogunate! Ashikaga Yoshiteru summoned an eight-year-old child, but he still liked this smart and clever child. This child is Taro Murakami who Hosokawa Nobumoto has always wanted, Takeyoshi Murakami's son-in-law, and the future pirate daimyo Murakami Motoyoshi.

In the following days, Hosokawa Nobumoto stayed in Kyoto to attend the Motofu ceremony of his younger brother Haruyuki Hosokawa, and asked his younger brother to serve Shogun Yoshiki as a member of the Hosokawa family.

During this time, Ashikaga Yoshiteru saw the legendary Netherworld Iron Rider and was struck by the momentum of the forest, and when he learned that the group were mercenaries from Iga, he had a thoughtful look.

And Hosokawa Nobumoto also found out that the person who gave him a bad move was Matsudaira Motoyasu. It turned out that in the battle of Daitaka Castle that day, Matsudaira Motoyasu did use the shadow warrior to escape, but he was also injured himself, so he fled to Akubi Castle where his mother Yu Dai.

Because Hosokawa Nobumoto later focused his intelligence on Mikawa Province, and the lord of Akubi Castle, Hisamatsu Toshikatsu, had surrendered, he did not find out this important information, so Matsudaira Motoyasu escaped again.

Later, in order to obtain the righteous name of Mikawa Country, Matsudaira Motoyasu secretly went to Luo in February this year, met with General Yoshiki, and presented the BMW horse "Langlu Mao".

Ashikaga Yoshiteru was very happy, and recognized his status as an independent lord of Mikawa Province on the spot, inheriting his father Matsudaira Hirotada's lord of Okazaki Castle, the ninth generation of the Matsudaira clan.

Matsudaira Motoyasu also took this opportunity to drive a wedge between Ashikaga Yoshiteru and Hosokawa Nobumoto, saying that Hosokawa Nobumoto had long forgotten his mission, General Yoshiki's kindness, etc., so there was a later edict to tempt.

"Wow, you turtle son, dare to yin Lao Tzu, I originally wanted to let you go, but this time I went back and said that I would fight for the lord to send troops to destroy you." Hosokawa Nobumoto gritted his teeth and snorted.

Leaving Hidetsuna Ueizumi, Hosokawa Nobumoto and his entourage returned to Cheongju non-stop, preparing to meet Oda Nobunaga, and asked for an army to attack Matsudaira Motoyasu and let him return to the embrace of darkness again.

"What? Yoshiryu Saito died suddenly yesterday? The first news that Hosokawa Nobumoto heard turned out to be this, and the second news was that Oda Nobunaga issued a mobilization order, "Kill his baby while he is dead."

Hosokawa Nobumoto, who didn't even drink saliva when he came back, was arrested and brought into the Oda family's main team with a hundred hard men.

In just two days, Oda Nobunaga couldn't wait to lead only 1,500 troops to attack Mino Province in a hurry.

Hosokawa Nobumoto was riding on a horse, commanding the army to cross the Kiso River, looked at the people who were following behind him, thought for a moment and said, "Kibei, Toyomatsu Maru, Miyamori Maru, you are all fifteen years old this year. This battle is an opportunity, so I'll give you a yuan costume as the first battle. He took advantage of the break to give the three of them a simple Yuan dress ceremony.

The three of them were extremely excited to accept the blessing of the lord, namely Sanada Gengoro Masayuki, who is good at strategy and military law, and is a resourceful samurai trained by the Hosokawa family; Nakamura Sun Heiji Ichi, whose "Hosokawa Five Laws" have been studied, although the results are mediocre and do not have the most outstanding ability, but he is also a samurai with all-round talents; Miyata Kihachiro Koji, who is good at the art of war, although he does not have the natural divine power of Honda Tadakatsu, he can be regarded as a samurai with good martial arts.

Soon, the Oda army crossed the Hida River and penetrated deep into Nishimino.

"Report! Arriving at Moribe Village from the front, you will find the Saito Army, led by Nagai Toshibo and Hibino Kiyomi, with about 6,000 troops. "My subordinates reported the enemy situation ahead.

"Lord, the main hall has convened a military meeting, please go to the lord." Honda Masanobu rode his horse to Hosokawa Nobumoto's side.

"Well, I'll go now, you and Chang Xing are here to analyze the enemy's situation." After speaking, Hosokawa Nobumoto pulled the horse rope and went to the big tent of the Chinese army.

"In this battle, His Majesty is willing to take the lead, break through the Saito army, and win Hibino Kiyomi!" This loud voice came out, and you didn't need to look at it to know that it was Shibata Katsuya who was shouting to apply for war again.

"Your Majesty is also willing to lead an army to serve as the vanguard and defeat the Saito army." Sen Kecheng also hurried to apply and did not fall behind.

"Hmm~~ Do anyone else have any opinions? Rokuro, you tell me. Oda Nobunaga looked at Hosokawa Nobumoto by name.

"Yes, my lord. This joint battle was due to the sudden death of Saito Yoshiryu, and the new governor of the Saito family, Saito Ryuko, succeeded to the throne not long ago, and the family was unstable, so it was the best time to go on the expedition. From this journey, it can be seen that the Saito family is panicked and does not dare to compete with my Oda family. Although there were 6,000 troops on the opposite side, it was a rabble that hastily formed an army, and his subordinates suggested attacking it halfway, and then cooperating with the cavalry to assault, which could win the battle. "Nobumoto Hosokawa always comes up with some epoch-making advice.

"What! Attack while they cross the river? It's despicable! As a samurai, you should crush the enemy head-on, not engage in these sneak attacks. This is against the righteousness of the samurai, and the lord must not listen to Hosokawa Rokuro's advice! Shibata Katsuya stood up with a rub, and it was ten thousand who disagreed.

"Hmm~~" Oda Nobunaga did not say anything, but fell into deep thought, and Hosokawa Nobugen did not speak again. Because he knew that since the last attack on the barrel Sasama, Oda Nobunaga had gradually recognized this practice, and he had been eclectic in the first place, so why should he indulge in old customs if he could get the maximum benefit.

Sure enough, Oda Nobunaga agreed to attack halfway, and the cavalry led by Shibata Katsuie and Hosokawa Nobugen served as the vanguard.