"Is it just over 10,000 people? It seems that the Miyoshi family has no follow-up, and it is only with such a small number of troops to mobilize with all their might. "Hosokawa Nobumoto has experienced the great battle of the Shangluo coalition army, and this level of joint battle is no longer in sight.

"Pass the order, the whole army will march and go to Akiyama Castle!" Hosokawa Nobumoto subconsciously touched his abdomen, seeing that the big battle was imminent, but his abdomen still felt a little uncomfortable.

"It's the lord!" Approaching Yamaru to convey the lord's order, in addition to the 1,500 troops of the main family, there are also 3,000 ashigaru specially transferred by Oda Nobunaga, which is in charge of Ikeda Hengxing.

"My lord, why did you go to Akiyama Castle? Are you ready to go back to Sekigahara Castle? Hosokawa Haruyuki asked puzzled, he remembered that Oda Nobunaga had told him at that time that he would come back when Hosokawa Nobumoto was healed.

"Hehe, can't you guess what the intention of the Miyoshi family is to mobilize in winter?" For this younger brother, Hosokawa Nobumoto always spares no effort to teach, expecting him to be able to take charge of himself in the future, but it seems that his talent is lacking.

"It's... Could it be that you are going to use troops in Tosa? I heard that Tosa's Nagamune Ibu Yuan is invading the Motoyama family, and the Motoyama family has just recently subordinated to the Awa Miyoshi family, so it may be that the Awa Miyoshi family is going to send troops to teach the Nagamune Ibu family a lesson. Haruyuki Hosokawa thought for a moment and came up with a more convincing reason.

"Wrong! Awa Miyoshi is going to counterattack Gyeonggi! Hosokawa Nobumoto said categorically that he knew this history.

"What! It can't be, right? The use of troops in winter is a taboo for soldiers, and the weather is cold and the roads are difficult to travel, so it is just a matter of fighting the surrounding forces. However, it is too risky to cross Osaka Bay and fight long distances. Hosokawa Haruyuki's eyes widened, and he didn't think that the target of the Awa Miyoshi family was Gyeonggi.

"The Awa Miyoshi family is taking advantage of this kind of inertial thinking, and I dare to conclude that they will definitely attack us by smuggling at night, so we need to temporarily avoid their front and go to Akiyama Castle to garrison." Hosokawa Nobumoto chose Akiyama Castle because the current Akiyama Castle has long since surrendered to Oda Nobunaga, thanks to Takigawa Kazuki's strategy two months ago, he promised his daughter to Akiyama Naokuni in order to be able to achieve his mission within two days.

"But now that we know the purpose of the Awa Miyoshi family, why don't we just plan and ambush them? It's just right to keep out of the enemy. Hosokawa Haruyuki was puzzled again, not understanding why he had given up on this great achievement.

"Hey... It seems that now you have to study not only military law, but also politics. Hosokawa Nobumoto sighed, this younger brother of his, it seems that he has not received higher education since he was a child.

"First of all, the lord did not actually control the countries of Kinai in the past, and it just so happened that this time the Awa Miyoshi family counterattacked Kyoto, and my Oda family could take the opportunity to send troops to relieve the siege again. At that time, it can not only further consolidate the position of the Oda family as the overlord of Gyeonggi, but also weaken the influence of the general's family, so as to achieve the goal of encroachment step by step. As he was speaking, Hosokawa Nobumoto saw that the army had been assembled, so he waved his hand and the whole army opened.

Then he rode on his horse and continued to say to Hosokawa Haryuki: "Secondly, this time I just borrowed the hand of the Awa Miyoshi family to clear or weaken the power of the pro-shogun family. In this way, the Oda family can use the lack of defense of Kyoto as an excuse to send troops to defend Kyoto, and they can rightfully occupy Kyoto. ”

"It's... What do you mean, my lord? Or is it the meaning of the main hall? At the end of the speech, Hosokawa Haryuki approached Hosokawa Nobuyoto and asked in a low voice, this kind of rebellious thing made him feel frightened.

Hosokawa Nobumoto tilted his head to glance at Hosokawa Haruyuki who did not speak, the latter shrank his neck in fear, and the two of them silently led the army to hurry away again.

At this time, Hosokawa Nobugen knew that after this battle, it would be the last chance for the princes of Kinai to take sides, whether they sincerely supported the shogun's family or for their own interests, they would become enemies of the Oda family.

On the 28th day of December in the 11th year of Eiroku (1568), 10,000 Awa people led by Miyoshi Masaysu, Miyoshi Nagaitsu, and Miyoshi Yasunaga suddenly landed from Kaimachi at night.

At this time, Ashikaga Yoshiaki had not yet learned of the actions of the Miyoshi trio, and was still fantasizing about the dream of ruling the world in the imperial temple, and the families in Kinai also thought that the goal of the Awa Miyoshi family was Tosa, and even Tosa's Nagamune Ibu Genko thought so, so frightened that he also hurriedly mobilized in winter to prepare to resist the invasion of the Awa Miyoshi family.

"I didn't expect Hosokawa-sama to come to Akiyama Castle in Xia, it's really splendid." The castle lord Naokuni Akiyama said enthusiastically, thinking that Hosokawa Nobumoto was just passing by and preparing to return to Sekigahara Castle.

"Lord Akiyama is polite, you and I now belong to the Oda family, and I came here to help the adults defend the city." Hosokawa Nobumoto said this, which made Akiyama Naokuni unclear.

"Could it be that Matsunaga is preparing to rebel? Hosokawa-sama, please rest assured, I will still follow Danmasa-sama and drive this repeated villain out of Yamato! "It was Shunkei Tsutsui who spoke on the side, and since he was kicked out of the territory by Matsunaga Shu, he has been dormant in Akiyama Castle in order to make a comeback.

"Lord Tsutsui, I will convey this message to my lord in the future. It's a pity that it wasn't Matsunaga Shu who came to commit the offense, but Awa Miyoshi's family. Hosokawa Nobumoto knew that the reason why Tsutsui Shunkei was loyal was actually that Oda Nobunaga would definitely dominate Gyeonggi, and wanted to rely on the power of the Oda family to help him recapture the Yamato Kingdom.

"What! In this season? A long way to go? Tsutsui Shunkei and Naoki Akiyama were stunned, never expecting that Awa Miyoshi would be so crazy.

"Exactly, that's why I'm here to come to your place, after all, Akiyama-sama is still very reliable. You must know that behind the Kai Town, there is that Matsunaga Show, and I don't want to have a wolf in front of me and a tiger in the back. "Hosokawa Nobumoto is also afraid that as soon as the battle starts, he will be yin by that Matsunaga Hide, that guy is the best at killing people with a knife.

"That's right! Matsunaga Show that guy can't be trusted at all! Hosokawa-sama, I will listen to you as you say how this battle should be fought. Tsutsui Shunkei hurriedly said, he knew that the person in front of him was a popular man in front of Oda Nobunaga, and it was right to stand on the same front with him.

"Thank you, Lord Tsutsui, I am grateful for your words, I will observe for a few days to see how the Awa Miyoshi family acts, and then discuss how to act." In fact, Hosokawa Nobumoto just wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, let the Miyoshi family and the general's family fight to the death, and then sit back and enjoy the success.