The vanguard officer thought that this action was not to his liking, and explained to him modestly and sincerely: "I don't understand the enemy situation very well in front, so take a little rest......]

He did not blame the vanguard officer, and seemed to approve of this action, but in order to show to his subordinates that he was very determined about the war, he said twice in a serious and loud voice:

【Dry!】 Dry! 】

However, he cautiously asked the guide, who told them the approximate location and distance of the gun. He looked up at the sun and said to himself:

[It's not too early.] 】

【Lord】

The aides advised him,

[The situation is not very clear before, so it is best to send a ninja to take a look.] 】

【Good!】 Check it out. 】

He didn't seem to agree, but he said with some embarrassment. However, this was not the case in his heart, and he thought:

[Regardless of the situation of the battle, you should send a ninja to find out the situation before deciding to act.] 】

The ninja had been gone for less than two hours, and no gunshots or killing cries could be heard. He took two steps to the left and two steps to the right, and said to his staff with a little confusion:

[Why can't you hear the gunshots?] 】

[Approximate ......]

The staff didn't know either. He no longer asked the question, but said [to the left and right] of him:

[It's time to move forward now, why hasn't the ninja come back yet?] 】

[yes, why haven't you come back yet?] 】

The staff changed their tone and agreed.

At dusk, the ninja returned, reporting the victory of the Wise Army and the defeat of the Ninja Army. He was very angry and a little hasty, limped on the ground a few times, and then pointed at the ninja and scolded:

[Why didn't you come back earlier?] Such a great opportunity was given away by you! ……】

Although he was scolding in his mouth, his heart was relatively quiet, and he thought:

[Fortunately, I have always been cautious in the use of soldiers, otherwise, if there is another Ibo no Castle, who can forgive me? ] 】

Actually, this Kumagai-sama had no intention of making a move at all, otherwise he wouldn't have been grinding and chirping here for a long time.

So he made an excuse on the ninja's head and ordered the troops to camp, and as for the latter, the innocent was scolded, but he didn't dare to say anything.

In the evening, his military advisor Kumagai Hiroma came to him.

Kumagai Hiroma is his second uncle (yes [true] not [straight], I didn't write it wrong, that's what the Japanese wiki introduced, but I don't know what it's all about).

He seems to be well versed in military operations and plays a supervisory role. Hiroma Kumagai said to him politely:

[My lord, the enemy army must be very tired today, and the casualties will be very large. We'd better act tomorrow and early, which is exactly how to fight the weak with the strong and the flaws with the sharp......]

said that he was a military advisor, but this Kumagai Hiroma actually didn't have much level, but he talked a lot, liked to discuss, and once criticized some armies for not daring to boldly attack the wise army, quoting scriptures and classics:

[The art of war has clouds: wrapping food and sitting on armor, solidifying the enemy is seeking, and the enemy will not attack, what will be done! 】

Typical on paper!

On the eve of the battle of Ibano Castle, he was hesitant about Kumagai Motonao's actions, and he was also embarrassed, but after the battle, his mouth was still the same. But the heart is a little different.

On this day, although he had the same opinion as General Kumagai Motonao, he always had to save face. When he suggested to Kumagai Motonao, Kumagai Motonao also replied tactfully:

[I also thought about this layer, but I still need to think about it.] 】

Although Kumagai Motonao said this, he didn't think about how to attack the Akechi Army in his heart, because he also saw that Kumagai Hiroma's heart was not necessarily the same as his mouth, and he wanted to use his heart to ask Kumagai Hiroma to say his thoughts.

[There will be a fierce battle tomorrow. 】

He said to Kumagai Hiroma very sincerely,

[The vanguard is very important, if it is not done well, it will affect the entire battle. Uncle]

His eyes turned to Kumagai Hiroma,

[I think tomorrow you'd better follow the vanguard and resolutely supervise the team. Regardless of officers and soldiers, they are only allowed to move forward, not backward. Uncle, what do you think? 】

When Kumagai Hiroma saw that he was going to be sent with the vanguard, he hurriedly said:

[Of course, the vanguard is very important, but I am neither a supervisor nor a commander, and going to the vanguard to supervise the team will inevitably be suspected of overstepping my duties, please consider it. 】

Kumagai Motonao saw that Kumagai Hiroma had already fallen into the trap, and his heart was very happy.

He didn't like this guy who should always talk about it, either.

He usually sends people to do things, and once he says it, he has to go, and on this day, he not only hopes that Kumagai Hiroma will not go, but his subordinates will play a story of [the six armies do not move forward], and he will not say that it is a violation of military law.

However, because Kumagai Hiroma relied on the old and sold the old, after his father died in the war, he recruited people from all walks of life in the family, hoping to seek the position of family governor.

If it weren't for the fact that his grandfather Kumagai Nobunao was relatively quick to get enough aid for himself - Yoshikawa Motoharu, this governor would ...... Hehe, it's really not my turn to do it.

The enmity between the uncle and nephew was settled.

This uncle has embarrassed him many times openly and secretly, and he wants to take revenge on him.

When Kumagai Hiroma asked for consideration, he took a deep breath, as if there was a big problem that was not easy to solve, and then with a tone of reproach, he asked:

[Why can't you go?] 】

Kumagai Hiroma originally knew that Kumagai Motonao had no determination to act at all, and when he heard him say this, it became even more obvious that he would not be forced to ask him to go, but he didn't have to say a word, he just said:

[Please think again, consider ......]

General Kumagai Motonao still said as if answering a problem that could not be solved:

[Tomorrow is too important, if you fight today, of course there is nothing, but tomorrow will be different, you can't go, who can take on such a big task? ] 】

He tried his best to push the major issues of military operations to personal problems, and at the same time continued to embarrass Kumagai Hiroma.

He felt that this uncle was too bad at dealing with people, and he was not good at dealing with himself, relying on the status of the patriarch of the family, and he was too disrespectful to him, although he had the purpose of embarrassing Kumagai Hiroma, but the problem itself was not here, but whether to move forward tomorrow.

The main reason why he embarrassed him was for this point, but the problem was difficult to explain, so he sighed to himself and said:

[Alas! My feet ......】

The clan members sitting next to him saw that he was still embarrassed, so they rounded the circle for him:

[The opinion just made by Lord Guangzhen is very necessary to consider. Now that the ninjas have retreated, the environment we are in front of us is very different from the battle in Shattered Wind Mountain today.

There is not much point in blindly entering the battle, our army is on strict alert, pays attention to reconnaissance, camps near the mountains, builds fortifications step by step, and if the ** comes, resolutely resist with fortifications. Now that we are in this situation, please take the opportunity to make a decision and quickly determine the course of action......]

Kumagai Motonao nodded slightly a few times, and finally he seemed to help the two of them solve their problems and said: "Your words are insightful. 】

It's not an opinion, but it's Kumagai-sama's idea from the beginning.

This is also in line with what he also said, such as treating guests with the host, braking with static, clumsiness against ingenuity, and attacking fiction with reality.

The action was thus determined.

Kumagai Motonao felt quite satisfied, but when he thought of his superior, Yoshikawa Motoharu, who had ordered him to rush to flank the Akechi army that day, he was still holding his troops even though he had arrived.

This kind of disposition, although he used many reasons to overwhelm Kumagai Hiroma. But he thought that Kumagai Hiroma was not necessarily convinced, and he would definitely use his prestige at home to play with right and wrong with Yoshikawa Motoharu; At the same time, he also thought that after the defeat of the ninja army, he would be angry with him, and tell [Oni Yuanchun] the news that he did not send troops to attack the enemy on time.

When he thought of this, he felt a little frightened, and his head sweated slightly.

But his determination could not be changed no matter what, so he blindly made up his mind how to deal with his superiors. He wanted to explain to [Ghost Motoharu] the reason for the debate with Kumagai Hiroma, but he felt that he could only explain the reason why he was waiting in place tomorrow, and he couldn't explain the reason why he didn't arrive at his destination that day. He was afflicted by this heavy thought, his eyes widened, and he did not say anything for a long time.

Suddenly, someone in the camp coughed loudly, and he glanced at it, only to realize that a retainer who was good at clerical work was beside him, and he was in a hurry for a while, and he looked around at a loss.

The retainers had already understood what he meant, and asked him:

[Lord, report today's disposition and tomorrow's determination to the general, right? 】

Kumagai Motonao smiled bitterly, but did not answer, as if to say:

[What you wrote liked, right?] 】

When the retainer saw his form, he went on to say in a tone that seemed to be very regretful and somewhat explanatory:

[Originally, we could have arrived at our destination today, but unfortunately, they retreated too quickly. 】

[Okay, you pick up the pen.] 】

Kumagai Motonao said without hesitation.

After a while, the retainer showed him the draft, and he read it out in a whisper:

[General Yoshikawa Zhibu Shaofu Yuanchun His Excellency Xunjian, humiliation was ordered to advance to Xianmei on this day, to more than ten miles west of the Broken Wind Mountain, heard the fierce gunfire there, the humble lead the troops to advance quickly, and the gunfire gradually stopped, not a few, that is, the south of the friendly stragglers a few people, when known as the family ninja army, at nine o'clock in the morning and the enemy in the Broken Wind Mountain fierce battle, to three o'clock in the afternoon, to the west retreat, lowly in this situation, dilemma, then stop on the spot, build fortifications.

The humble post was supposed to go to the destination on this day, and cooperated with the ninja army of the family, but Nai marched in advance, and did not insist on it after the army, so that the opportunity was lost. If you destroy the enemy like this, how can the enemy suppress it? The purpose of tomorrow's decision [first seek stability, then seek change] and [static braking, treat guests with the master] will be on standby. If the enemy comes, fight to the death. 】

(This text is copied from a fragment in "Romance of the Republic of China", I don't have such a large paragraph of classical Chinese horizontally, in addition, [first seek stability, then seek change] is Zeng Guofan's famous saying, this time I got rid of -_-||||..) …… ）

Kumagai Motonao had just finished reading it, and he felt that the wording was very good, not only to seal Kumagai Hiroma's mouth, but also to Yoshikawa Motoharu to agree with this offensive defensive countermeasure. Repeatedly, he said, "Okay! Good! 】