After a long time, I saw Nobunaga, who was full of anger, and Katsuya Shibata, who was dejected, come out of the inner room. As soon as the four of them sat down, they heard Nobunaga say: "I was going to teach Asai Nagamasa a lesson, not to destroy it, but he actually gathered Asakura Honganji to confront the main family, which simply didn't take my Oda family seriously, so I decided to personally lead a large army to conquer, not only them, but even Ishiyama Honganji can't let go, the purpose of this battle is very clear, that is, to completely wipe out these three families from the world." ”

Speaking of this, I only heard Nobunaga say, "Who wants to lead an army to attack Ishiyama Honganji!" Shibata Katsuya now just wants to use the next battle to wash away the shame, so as soon as Nobunaga opened his mouth, he saw that he was going to apply to go, and the clan saw this, and hurriedly pulled his sleeve, Shibata Katsuya didn't know why, but he knew that if there was a advantage to take advantage of, the clan would never stop it, and now since he blocked it, it means that it doesn't seem to be a good errand to eliminate Ishiyama Honganji, and Sakuma Nobumori, who also wanted to speak, also swallowed back the words that had reached his mouth after noticing the actions of the clan.

Through this battle, he fully realized that it would never be wrong to follow his son-in-law.

Seeing that Sakuma Nobumori didn't speak, the clan finally breathed a sigh of relief, others don't know, but he knows that this Ishiyama Honganji Temple is not so easy to eliminate, first of all, the combat strength of its temple monks and soldiers is a fight with the military strength under his command, whether it is Oda, Shibata or Sakuma, the military strength under their command is inferior, and the castle on which it is based is high and deep, in terms of its scale, even compared with the Azuchi Castle that has not yet been built. In addition, it has a lot of iron cannons. If you hold the city. There is no possibility of capturing the city.

In history, the reason why Sakuma Nobumori was exiled by Oda Nobunaga in the end was because it took several years and spent a lot of manpower and material resources to capture the city, and even if Oda Nobunaga personally led tens of thousands of troops to attack, it naturally did not succeed. The Oda family didn't have four or five years, and there was no possibility of taking the city at all.

If Sakuma Nobumori was not his own faction, and at the same time he was his father-in-law, the clan would really be too lazy to care, but now it's different, since he has this ability now, then he can't let that happen.

Let's not talk about his ability, just talk about his influence in the Oda family, with him, he has a powerful boost. In this way, the clan had to take care of it.

And let's talk about Nobunaga. The reason why he proposed the attack on Ishiyama Honganji in advance was to put it bluntly, he wanted the Takayama clan and the other three to be responsible, and he also thought that when he said it, even if the clan didn't say it, but with the character of Shibata Katsuya and Sakuma Nobumori, he would definitely apply, but the fact was contrary to his own thoughts, and none of the three of them spoke, which made some people feel a little unbelievable.

The reason why Nobunaga plans to make the three of them responsible is because he knows the strength of Ishiyama Honganji, if it is just a strong attack, then there is no possibility of taking the city, so he can only outwit it, and among the main family, even if it includes the Takenaka half-guard, who can outsmart him, and besides, he has the right to be assisted by six or two fierce generals, and it is still very promising to take this city.

Since others didn't say anything, they only heard Nobunaga speak: "Senbei, this is your chance to clear your name of incompetence, why don't you apply!" ”

After hearing this, the clan couldn't help but say, it turned out that the task of attacking the Ishiyama Honganji Temple was prepared for himself, but Lao Tzu didn't go to it, to entangle with those monks, I don't know how much time to delay, maybe when the time comes, others will be the lord of a country, and he still only has a place of Hida, and then he will have to fight for the world, but if he refuses directly, he will inevitably attract Nobunaga's dissatisfaction, and it seems that he has to think of a statement.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration appeared in the head of the clan, and then he hurriedly said: "It's not that the subordinates don't want to apply, but the subordinates think that if they fall from where they should fall, they must get up from there, so the subordinates, Shibata, and Sakuma-sama went out with the lord to fight Asai Asakura, and asked the lord for permission." ”

After hearing this, Nobunaga couldn't help but nodded, what the clan said was not unreasonable, he lost face in Kita-Omi, and that should indeed be recovered from Asai and other forces.

Thinking of this, I only heard him say, "Okay, then I'll give you this opportunity." ”

And as soon as he finished speaking, he heard Kinoshita Fujiyoshiro hurriedly say: "My lord, my subordinates are willing to lead the army to destroy Ishiyama Honganji Temple, and I also ask my lord for permission." ”

Although Kinoshita Fujiyoshiro also knows that the bone of Ishiyama Honganji Temple is not easy to gnaw, but this is also an opportunity for himself, once he can really eliminate it, then his position in the heart of the lord will also be greatly increased, and he can completely pass this battle, let himself change from the image of the able to the wise general, he knows that as a pursuer or something, there is no big development prospect at all, I am afraid that in the end, there can be 350,000 stone under the rule of the land has already come to an end, but if he succeeds in turning into a leading general, Then the future prospects are limitless, and even if you become a daimyo with one country or several countries, it is not impossible.

Just now he saw that the lord intended to hand over the task of attacking the Ishiyama Honganji Temple to the Takayama clan, and his heart was already a little cold, but after the Takayama clan refused, he rekindled his hope, and saw that after he finished speaking, he stared at Oda Nobunaga intently, for fear that he would refuse.

Nobunaga saw that it was a monkey applying for a task, and he didn't directly refuse or agree, but he was considering, the monkey had been the main general several times before, but what he faced every time was not strong, and this time it was different, although the stone height controlled by the Ishiyama Honganji Temple was not much, but due to its particularity, the strength could even be compared with the power with millions of stones, and the combat power of the monks in the temple was even stronger, can the monkey be qualified for the position of the main general?

However, Nobunaga thought about it again, this family is now the most powerful in the world, and if everything needs Takayama Senbei to fight, won't other forces say that my Oda family has no one?

Besides, although this monkey is biased towards internal affairs, but there are always some whims on the battlefield, playing some small tricks, since he has applied, then simply let him give it a try, if it can really eliminate the stone mountain Honganji, then in the future the family will have an additional general who is both civil and military.

Thinking of this, I only heard Nobunaga speak: "Okay, since this is the case, I will appoint you as the chief general of the Western Route Army, and send 15,000 troops to you, I hope you can show me your true skills in this battle." ”

Kinoshita Fujiyoshiro couldn't help but be overjoyed after hearing this, what the lord said was already very clear, as long as he can succeed, then it means that he will completely become one of the leading generals in the family, only to hear him hurriedly thanked: "Yes, please rest assured, the subordinates will live up to the trust of the lord." ”

Nobunaga just nodded casually after hearing this, and then said, "Who wants to be the deputy general of this battle?" ”

Takigawa Yiyi originally wanted to use Kinoshita Toyoshiro as his spokesperson, but when he saw the lord's support for Kinoshita Toyoshiro, this idea was completely dispelled, he had the lord's support, and no matter how hard he tried, he would not have results, so after the last evaluation meeting, he was completely involved in the Kinoshita camp, he knew that Kinoshita Toyoshiro was lacking in strategy, so he hurriedly said: "Lord, his subordinates are willing to act as deputy generals, and please ask the lord to decide." ”

"Okay, the battle of Ishiyama Honganji will be handed over to the two of you to be fully responsible." I just heard Nobunaga say without hesitation.

With Takigawa Ichiyi to caress him, he can also rest assured, Takigawa Ichiyi is not only good at fighting, experienced, and he can dispatch 3,500 troops, if you count the 15,000 troops sent by the monkey and himself, he can make up 20,000, and attack with the enemy's army to destroy Ishiyama Honganji will be easier.

And the main and deputy generals of the western battlefield have been decided, which makes the samurai of the Takayama Shibata faction feel difficult to understand, originally this main and deputy generals should be from their own camp, there is no possibility of anything on the other side, depending on the degree of importance that the lord attaches to Ishiyama Honganji, as long as it can be eliminated, the reward will definitely be indispensable.

Lord Takayama is strong, then the faction will rise with the tide, but what they didn't expect was that Lord Takayama actually refused, and he refused so happily, and it can't be said that it is not good to follow the lord's army to attack the shallow well, but with the lord's army, how much credit can be obtained, isn't this giving the credit to the other party?

However, they also know that as long as it is profitable, Takayama will never give up, whether it is successful or not, at least they will fight, and this direct abandonment is enough to show that it should be unprofitable to attack Ishiyama Honganji, in this case, it is also a good choice to let the monkeys go.

Thinking of this, the dissatisfied mood of the samurai in Takayama Shibata's camp quickly calmed down.

Now that the matter of Ishiyama Honganji has been resolved, the next step is to talk about the main battlefield.

I only heard Nobunaga say: "I will give you ten days, and after ten days, the army will gather in Gifu Castle and launch an attack on Asai and other forces. Meeting! ”

For the main battlefield, Nobunaga didn't say much, and there was nothing to say, under the condition of keeping the territory safe, this battle alone Nobunaga himself could dispatch 25,000 troops, if you count the military strength under the command of the retainers, the total number will reach 40,000, and how much Asakura Asai and Kaga Honganji can use, even if their elites are not gathered together, it is only 25,000 people, with an absolute advantage in numbers, the other party has absolutely no chance of turning the tables in this battle. (To be continued......)