A few days ago, Nobunaga had heard that Senbei had expanded his total army to 4,500 men more than a month ago, but those Ashigaru who had just undergone a month of training could be of any use in front of the Takeda family's military strength, and I was afraid that it would be very difficult to use them to defend the castle, so he thought that Senbei's available army was only about 2,500 men.

But he said before that he would not provide him with any assistance in the future, and now he has no extra troops to send, so everything can only be relied on himself.

If Nobunaga knew that the 1,500 ashigaru newly recruited by the Takayama clan had already received the baptism of war during the battle to destroy Terurenji, and it was enough to be useful, then he would definitely let him send some troops to help in the battle.

I only heard Nobunaga speak: "You wait to lead the army to various places, and the retainers who have not had the task will immediately return to the territory to mobilize the army, and lead the army to Cheongju City to join the army within five days, and the thousand soldiers will stay and disperse." ”

Soon there were only three people left in the assessment room of Wakadai, and apart from Nobunaga and his close attendant Naomasa behind him, there was only the Takayama clan who was sitting at the bottom of the house.

Although Nobunaga did not specify the purpose of leaving him alone, he could guess something, and what he was going to say next was nothing more than a battle between Hida and the Takeda army.

After seeing the information Nobunaga had gathered, the clan had already gained confidence, but he didn't plan to show it, and not only did he not show that he was sure of winning, but he knew that he would have to put on a very difficult appearance, and he also had to ask Nobunaga for help.

He knew that Nobunaga would never do it, and there would be no reinforcements sent to him, but the reason why he would do it was because he didn't want Nobunaga to take the army out of his command and fight Takeda in a decisive battle.

Thinking of this, I saw that the clan immediately put on a bitter gourd face.

"Don't put on such an abominable face!" Nobunaga saw that the clan was looking at him with a sad face, and he couldn't help but speak.

"Lord, my subordinates also want to be happy all day long, but it's not impossible, so I ask my lord for forgiveness." Although after Nobunaga's reminder. The expression on Clan's face was a little better than just now, but it was far from his usual performance.

Nobunaga didn't bother to dwell on this matter anymore. I only heard him ask: "How sure are you that you will defeat the Takeda and Ema family coalition forces in Hida?" ”

I only heard the clan sect say in a tricky way: "If the lord is willing to send troops to help, then his subordinates are ten percent sure that the enemy will be defeated." But if you only rely on your own words, your subordinates don't have the slightest certainty. ”

"Bastard, since you are not sure about the Dao, why did you still need that gold mine in the first place instead of your own family's help? You're doing this on your own, don't tell me that again. ”

The clan sect pretended to be helpless and said: "It's the lord, and the subordinates don't mention it." ”

"Well, I've heard that you've recruited fifteen hundred new troops. I wonder how they're training now? ”

What the clan is most afraid of now is that Nobunaga mentions the strength of the army under his command, and he knows that once he says that he can use it, then with Nobunaga's character, at least a thousand people will be taken away from his command, and these thousand people must still be veterans who have followed him for many years, if this is the case. So what else did he use to resist the attack of the Takeda family, so he had to lie.

In fact, this is not a lie, the standard is set by yourself. Those new recruits have indeed not met their expectations, and they are completely reporting truthfully.

I only heard the clan sect speak: "Back to the lord, the 1,500 troops newly recruited by the subordinates have only been trained for a month, and in such a short time, they have not yet formed a combat strength at all, so even if they are allowed to participate in the war, it will not be of much effect, if they come again, the available military strength of the subordinates will only be more than 2,500 people." …,

And the territory is not stable, so even if it is 2,500 people, a part of it will be stationed in the cities, in this case. The maximum number of troops available is 2,000 men.

The lord didn't know that the enemy was not just a coalition between the Takeda Army and the Eima family, and his subordinates received reliable information, and the Hida Kunitanji Temple also reached an agreement with it to dispatch the monks and soldiers in the temple to help in the battle. Even if Takeda Shingen no longer sent reinforcements to help the battle, the total strength of the enemy would have reached nearly 5,000.

Looking at the subordinates who only have 2,000 available troops, it is really impossible to talk about the certainty, otherwise, the lord has already said something first, how can the subordinates cry poverty to the lord again. ”

At first, Nobunaga thought that the clan would definitely have a way to deal with the enemy forces in Hida, but after listening to the clan's analysis, he realized that the situation did not seem to be as optimistic as he had originally thought.

The Gaoshan clan is his confidant, and he is so young, he doesn't want him to die in this battle, if this is the case, it is even more distressing than the loss of hundreds of thousands of land, the territory is gone, then it is enough to fight back, but if the talent is lost, it will be irretrievable, at that time, who else is expanding the territory for himself to complete the hegemony?

Therefore, Nobunaga rarely relented once, and only heard him speak: "In this way, if the decisive battle between the main family and the Takeda family army goes well, and the army on the northern front can be mobilized, then I will let them enter Hida to help you resist the enemy's attack." ”

The clan couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this, who said that Oda Nobunaga was impersonal, who dared to say this, Lao Tzu was anxious with him.

Although it is said that the agreement of the day was only between himself and Nobunaga and the close servant who served outside the door, and it did not reach the ears of the retainers, but even so, it is indeed too rare to make Nobunaga rebel, and the clan is afraid that he has such a big face, if he changes to other retainers, I am afraid that Nobunaga will never do this, after all, he has paid a lot for the Oda family before, and it is very easy for Nobunaga to find a reason to convince him of himself.

Even if Nobunaga decided to send part of the northern front into Hida to help him if conditions permitted, the clan was not optimistic about this support army.

If this army is going to be replaced by a samurai from the same camp as the main general, then there is absolutely no problem, but the main general of this main army is Kinoshita Toyoshiro, so it is not so easy to let this army come to the rescue.

First of all, since today's assessment meeting, he has completely stood on the opposite side of himself, helping himself, not only is it not good for him, but there is also a lot of harm, and he has to lead the army to resist the attack of the Asakura family, as long as he doesn't want to come, he can completely slow down the speed of repelling the other party, as long as he doesn't show too much horse's feet, then even Nobunaga can't say anything.

After all, Kinoshita Toyoshiro's main task is to defend on the northern front, and it's not just that, history has changed a little for his own reasons, but the character of people has not changed at all.

In history, when the Oda family fought against the Uesugi family, Nobunaga asked him to lead an army to support Shibata Katsuie, although he did not dare to oppose it in name, but when Shibata Katsuie was defeated, his reinforcements did not arrive, so it was impossible for him to send troops to help.

Whether there is reinforcement or not, the clan does not pay attention to it at all, his greatest wish is that the army under his command will not be transferred by Nobunaga, as long as this goal is achieved, then he will be satisfied.

The army under his command is all in hand, and he is not only equal to the enemy in terms of military strength, but also stronger than the enemy in terms of overall combat strength, even if he fights with him head-on, the clan is not afraid.

But he couldn't refuse Nobunaga's kindness, so he just listened to him and said, "Thank you, lord." ”…,

"No, but I'm going to tell you, this is the last time you remember it." I saw Nobunaga's face and said solemnly.

"Yes, my subordinates understand."

Clan thought that as his voice fell, the one-on-one conversation with Nobunaga would end there, but as soon as he finished speaking, he saw Nobunaga stand up and walk out the door, and said, "Senbei, you've been sitting here for so long, come and go for a walk with me." ”

After hearing this, the clan couldn't help frowning slightly, now it's time to burn your eyebrows, even if you still have the leisure to wander around, but you still have extra time.

The Takeda army is going to attack on the eleventh, and he hasn't made any arrangements yet, if he calculates, he really doesn't have much rich time, and Nobunaga is not ignorant of this, it seems that Nobunaga definitely has a good intention to do this, and it's definitely not as simple as walking around with him, so even if the clan doesn't want to go, he has to go.

And at this moment, Oda Nobunaga, who had already walked to the door, saw that the clan was still sitting there motionless, and couldn't help but be angry: "Bastard! Didn't you hear what I just said? ”

"Yes, there is a mistake on the part of the subordinates, please calm the anger of the lord." After speaking, the clan quickly stood up, trotted behind Nobunaga, and followed out of the castle tower.

Nobunaga was just walking around the city, and it didn't seem like he had any intention of leaving the city, so it was a lot of peace of mind for the clan, as long as he didn't go out of the city, then he should delay a lot of time.

Nobunaga didn't speak until he was halfway up the mountain, when he asked coldly, "Senbei, what do you think of the faction?" ”

"The subordinates think...... Ah, if your subordinates are guilty, please punish the Lord. Before the clan could say anything, he quickly knelt down while admitting his mistake.

He knows very well that the most taboo thing for the superior is that his subordinates form small circles, and in ancient China, I don't know how many ministers died for the second time, and they can't be counted at all, I'm afraid that even in this Japanese Warring States Period, this is not a joke.

And now Nobunaga suddenly asked about this, which means that he must have discovered that there have been changes within the Oda family, and he and his father-in-law Shibata Katsuya are the most powerful in the Oda family, Nobunaga asked himself about this, if he just mentions it, then it's okay to say, once he wants to do it, then even if the Oda family is employing people now, he won't want his own life, but even if he doesn't die, he has to be pulled out. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )