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It was July of the fifth year of Tensho (1577).

A month after the end of his "state visit" to the Oda family, Uesugi Kenshin officially declared war on Oda Nobunaga under the banner of "honoring the king"!

has always only bullied others, but today I have been "bullied" by others.

Faced with the "loss" of the right to declare war, Oda Nobunaga felt a great loss of face, and his anger can be imagined.

But that's fine, so Oda Nobunaga will have enough name to fight the god of war.

As a result, under his "bitter advice", the emperor had no choice but to declare Uesugi Kenshin an enemy and order Oda Nobunaga to crusade against him.

At the beginning of July, Oda Nobunaga appointed Shibata Katsuie as the general of the "Eastern Expeditionary Army", and mobilized nearly 30,000 troops and horses from Kita-Omi, Echizen, and Kaga under his command.

At the same time, Hashiba Hideyoshi and Takigawa Kazuki were also ordered to participate in the battle, and they also led their respective men and horses to Hokuriku.

Although there are three "big guys" in charge, Oda Nobunaga is still not completely relieved, the other party is Uesugi Kenshin, he will not be confident that with the few "goods" in his hands, he can bluff the dragon of Echigo.

So, on August 22, Oda Nobunaga rushed to the front with 20,000 troops of his own lineage.

One more thing, the so-called descendants of the family, among them is me......

Because my father was still engaged in a painful siege battle in Stone Mountain, the forces of the wise family had been almost drawn by him, so this time I was in charge of the men specially transferred to me by Oda Nobunaga.

In addition, under my repeated requests, my father finally "reluctantly" returned the "living treasure" of Keiji Maeda and Ke'er Caizang to me, and as for the "miracle doctor" Yoshio Kobayashi, there was no room for negotiation at all, and he remained by his side.

I always feel that I don't seem to represent the wise family......

After taking control of the entire Echizen Province, the Shibata Katsu family built a new castle of Kitanoso on the site of the ruined castle of the former Asakura clan, Ichijo Castle.

When I was very young (before "I" came to this world), Akechi Mitsuhide, as a father, was still working under Asakura Yoshikei, and at that time, Ichijo Valley Castle I also went to a few times.

However, the specific impression is not too much, I just think that Ichijo Valley City is a very beautiful "hanging garden".

This is also something that can't be helped, who called Asakura Xiaojing and Asakura Yoshijing, both of whom are so "fun-loving", to build a city magnificently, the beauty is beautiful, but the military use has also been greatly weakened.

And Shibata Katsuie seems to have taken this into account when building the castle.

The location of the new city was moved to the middle of the three rivers, closer to the nine-headed dragon mountain to the south, and the new city is at the fork of Hokuriku Avenue, so the military use is clear at a glance.

Oda Nobunaga walked steadily, with a steady and vigorous pace, and the speed was also very fast, striding meteors, and the appearance of tigers and tigers made the oncoming people unconsciously be suppressed in the momentum.

Oda Nobunaga was surrounded by everyone at this time, walking towards the castle tower in the inner city.

Behind him, there are two people, Hideyoshi Yushiba and Katsuie Shibata, behind these two "big guys", there are Kazuki Takikawa and Nobuyi Ikeda, and then there are us "little shrimps".

Although the "aura" is quite powerful, Oda Nobunaga's face is not good-looking.

Why? I'm behind him now, how can I see his face?

Mainly, it was because of the murderous aura he exuded all over his body, which all of us felt.

Is it a "Demon King's exclusive aura"?

In the spring, Oda Nobunaga once ordered Shibata Katsuie to finish the war in Kaga as soon as possible...... At least before Kenshin Uesugi makes a move, he will level the place.

This task did not seem to be difficult, so Shibata Katsuie was also confident that he made a military order at that time.

The Kaga province had already been robbed of half of its country by the Oda family, and almost all of the land to the east was in the wide plains, with only a large mountain range at the border with Echichu.

If you can take the eastern part of Kaga before Kenshin Uesugi does.

The wide plains in the north were suitable for the Oda army to attack Noto, and the mountains in the east were just right to hold back the Uesugi cavalry.

In this case, the initiative of the war and the choice of the main battlefield will be in the hands of Oda Nobunaga.

However, what Oda Nobunaga and Shibata Katsuie can think of, how could Kenshin Uesugi as the "god of war" not think of it?

Although they are both Buddhists, Uesugi Kenshin's Hokke sect (Bishamon Heavenly King) and Kaga's Ichijo sect have never dealt with each other, and they have even fought in Vietnam before.

However, the "Sixth Heavenly Demon King" from Kyoto gave these two groups of Buddhist disciples a chance to reconcile.

Shibata Katsuie's "Eastern Crusade" was originally going smoothly, but when it reached Kanazawa Castle, it was difficult to advance.

As the "commander-in-chief", Shibata Katsuya wondered.

Are those bald asses strong? The soldiers in his hands are the most capable group of people in the entire Oda family.

And after Nanchiri, Shimoma and the others hung up, there are no too famous generals in Kaga Province, and they can't be compared with "high-end goods" such as the "Shibata Four Heavenly Kings" in their hands.

Kanazawa Castle isn't a castle that's too easy to defend and difficult to attack, so why can't you take it?

It wasn't until the ninjas under Sakuma Morimasa captured a gensari ninja who spoke with an Echigo accent that everyone understood.

The power of the Uesugi family has long infiltrated Kaga.

"Kwon Liu, Ah ......"

"Lord ......"

"You don't seem to have completed your mission, when you were in Nijo Castle, you patted your chest and promised me that you would definitely raze Kaga before the summer, but according to the current view, it seems that there is still a big gap between all this and what you promised at the beginning......"

Oda Nobunaga's face was not angry or happy, and there were no prickly words in his words, let alone the "majesty" and "murderous aura" that Oda Nobunaga usually carried when he reprimanded his retainers.

But for some reason, except for Hashiba Hideyoshi, everyone present, including me, couldn't help but sweat for Shibata Katsuie.

"The Katsuya is incompetent, and he has high hopes for the lord," Shibata Katsuya didn't have any fear, just knelt on one knee and made a look of "guilty", "It's really damn ......"

"Humph!" Oda Nobunaga snorted coldly, and looked at "Commander Shibata" with a look of contempt, as if he would take his life at any time.

"But please give the Victory family a chance, so that the Victory family can atone for their sins and be ashamed."

"Oh? What chances? ”

"A chance to take down Kenshin Uesugi's head!" ……

"Wise brother," Motosuke Ikeda pulled me by the hand, "You say, is the main hall really going to kill His Highness Shibata?" ”

After the assessment, on the way back to the accommodation that Katsuya Shibata had arranged for us, I talked with Motosuke Ikeda.

After assuming the official position of the imperial court, Ikeda Nobuki received from Oda Nobunaga the territory of Hanakuma Castle in Settsu Province for 50,000 koku, and his original fief was already 100,000 koku.

It seems that mixing around Oda Nobunaga may not be worse than the legion commanders who are born and die outside.

The triumphant Ikeda Nobuyi had planned to bring both of his sons to Echizen, but just as he was about to set out for the campaign, Motosuke and Terumasa's mother, Mrs. Arao, suddenly fell ill, leaving Ikeda to take care of his mother.

"Hehe, Brother Motosuke, you are in front of me, pretending to be confused," I laughed, "Do you think that the Lord Guild really punished His Highness Shibata?" ”

"Probably not......

Is this true for all those who practice martial arts? The higher the force value, the lower the strategy and politics value?

Seeing that he was a little hesitant when answering my rhetorical question, I couldn't help but want to laugh again.

At this time, in this place, in this situation where the big war is imminent, will Oda Nobunaga kill Shibata Katsuie?

No matter how it sounds, it sounds like a joke.

However, I still admire Shibata Katsuie's "speaking skills".

If Oda Nobunaga reprimanded for a long time, and Shibata Katsuya came to say something like "Lord, it's me who is wrong, please kill me", then Oda Nobunaga would not be able to get off the stage at all.

"Of course not," I tried to say to him in a "kind" tone: "His Royal Highness Shibata has served the Oda family for two generations, he is highly respected, and he is diligent in doing things, how can the lord be ...... because of this trivial matter?"

"Oh, Soda (Japanese: understood)."

I'm kao! Is this little thing worth thinking so deeply about?

"By the way, I have another question." Seeing that I was about to leave, Motosuke Ikeda hurriedly grabbed me.

"Uh......" There is really no way to take this kind of simple-minded, well-limbed person, "Okay, big brother, just ask." ”

Motosuke, what's the problem, aren't you going to ask your dad for advice? He has been following Oda Nobunaga for more than ten years.

In addition to blessing the "protagonist aura", a virtual gadget that I don't know if it's useful, there is no slightly noteworthy "attribute" all over my body, and you come to me to discuss the problem, do you think too much of me?

"His Royal Highness Shibata said that he wanted to take off the head of Kenshin Uesugi, brother, do you think this is possible?"

Well, I'm begging you, don't ask these crushing questions in the future, okay?

"Absolutely impossible!" I didn't care about the face of the owner of the land under my feet, and directly poured cold water on it, "How can the dignified 'Echigo Dragon' be so easy for people to take his life?" ”

"Absolutely impossible?" He was a little unacceptable, "Brother, are you saying that His Highness Shibata has no chance at all?" ”

"Hmm."

"That's weird," Motosuke Ikeda pondered again, "Since there is no chance at all, why did His Highness Shibata 'pack the ticket' in front of everyone?" ”

That's right! I suddenly put a question mark on my heart.

Faced with something that can't be done at all, why would Shibata Katsuya do this?

(Using the company's computer, I squeezed out a chapter)