Half a month later, the stepfather and son of the Yamaguchi sect were in Sunfu Castle and were ordered by Imagawa Yoshimoto to cut their stomachs. Originally, Imagawa Yoshimoto still refused to believe the secret letter after receiving it, so he asked Yamaguchi Kyotsugu and his son Yamaguchi Kyoyoshi to defend themselves.

Unexpectedly, the stepfather and son of the Yamaguchi Sect mistakenly thought that it was Ikeda Hengxing who came to persuade him to surrender a while ago, and let Imagawa Yoshimoto know. In order to show his loyalty, he calmly admitted to receiving Ikeda Tsuneko, and repeatedly stated that he was unmoved and devoted to the Imagawa family.

Imagawa Yoshimoto originally just wanted to ask, but when he heard that there was really a secret connection, he said that he was unmoved, who believed it, and he confirmed the authenticity of the secret letter.

After confirming the authenticity of the Yamaguchi father and son's seppuku from Hattori Hanzo, Hosokawa Nobumoto got up and went to the castle tower to inform Oda Nobunaga.

As soon as he reached the door, he heard Oda Nobunaga's roar, and Hosokawa Nobumoto frowned, thinking to himself what was going on.

It wasn't until he met with Oda Nobunaga that he learned that Maeda Toshiya had just killed Aichi Juami. Although Hosokawa Nobumoto coincidentally blocked a disaster for Maeda's Toshiya last time, it is still the same sentence, character determines fate.

If he can steal it once, he can steal it a second time, and the Maeda Toshiya didn't succeed in killing him the first time, but he still killed him the second time.

"My lord! It's understandable to do this again, Ten Ami is too much, the so-called warrior can be killed but not humiliated, he repeatedly insulted Zuo, as a samurai, this is intolerable. I hope that the lord will be lightly dismissed! "Yes, my lord! He is a rare talent, please be magnanimous and spare the left. Rensen and Shibata Katsuie both interceded for Maeda Toshiie, and his friends Niwa Nagahide and Ikeda Tsuneko, as well as the Red and Black Mothers, also came forward to intercede.

"Humph! But he actually killed Shi Ami in front of me, did he still take the law of his own family and me in his eyes! Oda Nobunaga was furious, and daring to challenge his authority was the last thing he could tolerate.

"That's right! The lord is right! Hosokawa Nobumoto suddenly agreed.

"Hosokawa-sama." Niwa Nagahide hurriedly pulled the corner of Hosokawa Nobumoto's clothes, wanting to remind him not to add fuel to the fire, but Shibata Katsuya and the others glared angrily.

"Oh, Rokuro, do you think Youzuo damn it too?" Suddenly hearing a different pronunciation, Oda Nobunaga asked with interest.

"Exactly, His Majesty feels that he has ignored the laws of his own family and the authority of his lord, and he deserves to be killed, and if he is not severely punished, how will he manage the retainers in the future?" Hosokawa Nobumoto also ignored the cold light of the people around him, and said to himself.

"In that case, let's apologize again." Oda Nobunaga waved his hand and said weakly, he really made him decide to execute the Maeda Toshiya, he still regretted it very much.

"My lord! Your Majesty feels that such a punishment is a bit too light and does not reflect your authority. Hosokawa Nobumoto added fuel to the fire again.

"Hosokawa-sama! Is it possible that you still want to punish the Maeda family? That's a bit too much! Shibata Katsuya's temper also came up, and he reprimanded directly.

"No, no. I don't know if Lord Shibata knows Hu Zongxian, the former governor of Zhejiang in the Ming Empire? Hosokawa Nobumoto straightened his waist and looked directly at Shibata Katsuie.

"I don't care who he is! And I have a bird relationship! Shibata Katsuya snorted coldly.

"Then I'll tell you a story...... Hosokawa Nobumoto said in detail the punishment of Hu Zongxian back then, he was supposed to be a beheaded person, but because of Emperor Jiajing's generosity, he has now become the bridgehead of the Ming Sea.

When Hosokawa Nobumoto was talking about the past, he also peeked at Oda Nobunaga, and saw that he was listening carefully, and from time to time he lowered his head to think.

"Humph! After talking for a long time, it's about my birds! Shibata Katsuie, a stunned young man, obviously didn't understand Hosokawa Nobumoto's intentions.

However, Niwa Nagahide behind him obviously breathed a sigh of relief, and smart people are a little bit thorough.

"Okay, then you will be expelled from your own family and not allowed to continue to live in Cheongju. The rest of the family shall not take him in, otherwise he will be punished with the same crime. "Oda Nobunaga has made up his mind and is ready to hide the Maeda Toshiya for a while.

"Yes! The Lord is wise! "Everyone is very happy to be able to keep the Maeda Toshiya.

"Alright, you all go down, Rokuro stays." Oda Nobunaga said with a wave of his hand.

After everyone retreated, Oda Nobunaga opened his mouth and asked, "Rokuro, how are things going?" ”

"Back to the lord, the minister's counter-plot has succeeded, and the stepfather and son of the Yamaguchi sect and the Masanao Tobe were all killed by Imagawa Yoshimoto. Now the people of Chita County are panicking, the dragons have no leader, Okabe Motoshin is not familiar with the place, and he can't convince the public, now is a good time for the family to recover Chita County. "Now Hosokawa Nobumoto, with the advantage of controlling historical figures, has gradually begun to try to change the wheel of history.

"Haha! Is it! Well done Rokuro, how do you think this battle should be fought well? Hearing the news, Oda Nobunaga's depressed mood was relieved.

"Your Majesty thinks that you should send troops now, just like attacking Iwakura Castle. First besiege Narumi Castle and Odaka Castle, clear and occupy the surrounding defensive fortresses, and cut off the connection between Chita County and the Imagawa family. Then take the opportunity to harvest this year's autumn grain, and the next year the family should be able to pick the fruits of victory like Iwakura Castle. The more Hosokawa Nobumoto spoke, the more excited he became, if Chita County was recovered in advance, it would be easier to resist Imagawa Yoshimoto's attack in the coming year.

"Haha! Well, so be it! Oda Nobunaga nodded, and it seemed that Hosokawa Nobunamoto's suggestion had been taken.

In August of this year, the Oda family suddenly sent 4,000 troops to attack Chita County, and because of the Kasa Temple and Nakamura Go, which led to the throat of Chita County, the guards Tobe Masanao and Yamaguchi Kyotsugu were killed.

Therefore, the morale plummeted, and it soon fell, and then a fire burned the two bars that were an eyesore, and broke into the hinterland to surround Narumi Castle and Dataka Castle.

Then, like Iwakura Castle back then, half of Ashigaru surrounded the castle with deer walls on all sides, and suppressed the enemy castle with strong bows and iron cannons, and the rest began to sweep through the entire Chita Prefecture. While rushing to harvest this year's autumn grain, they were building fortifications in Tange, 20 towns away from Narumi Castle, Zenshoji Temple east of Tange, and the small village of Minami-Naka Island, intending to besiege it for a long time. They also built fortifications on Mt. Marune and Mt. Washitsu on the other side of the Kurosegawa River, cutting off the connection between Narumi Castle and Katsu Castle, and further isolating the Imagawa Army's frontline roads and grain routes.

After a period of sweeping clouds, Oda Nobunaga left behind the garrisons Mizuno Tadamitsu, Yamaguchi Umiro, Takuzhi Genbotou, Maki Yojuro, Sojuro, and Captain Banjuzaemon in Tange, with about 200 men; Zenshoji Temple was garrisoned by Sakuma Nobumori and his brother Sakyosuke, with about 200 men; Nakajima was garrisoned by Ogawa Takahide, with about 180 men; The garrison of Marone was Sakuma, and there were about 400 people under his command; The Washizu garrison was Oda Hidetoshi and Iio Dingmune, father and son, and there were about 350 people under his command. The rest of the forces returned to Owari and disbanded, waiting for another attack the following year.