Since the last time Komakiyama built the castle, the clan proposed to marry the Asai family, Nobunaga was hesitating, whether to marry Aichi to Asai Nagamasa, but before attacking Inabayama Castle, there were many accidents, and in the end they were all failures, Nobunaga had to be cautious, if the next time he went out to the army, he had to take it in one fell swoop, so Nobunaga was willing to wave his army north again after all the possible problems were solved.

And this Asai family is also one of the problems, in the last year, he sent a large number of ninjas to infiltrate the Asai family, in order to understand Asai Nagamasa and his people, after learning that it is not in vain, Nobunaga can't help but have some worries in his heart, if he does not form an alliance with the Asai family, he is afraid that the next time he goes out to the army, in case Asai Nagamasa thinks of the allusion of the death of his lips and teeth, and sends the army to aid the Saito family, then he is likely to return in vain, so Nobunaga has made up his mind to form an alliance with the Asai family, and just an alliance, It was not enough for him to firmly stand on the united front with the Oda family, so the marriage between the two families was imperative.

In this way, as Senbei said, not only can he seize the entire territory of Mino, but also pave the way for Kamiraku in the future.

Thinking of this, Nobunaga couldn't help but look down at the stack of codex presented by the wealthy families of North America in front of him, but he didn't open it, anyway, he had read this kind of allegiance more than once, even if he didn't read it, he knew what was written in the road, and the wealthy families of North America were too insignificant in Nobunaga's eyes, so he had no intention of dealing with them, so as not to cause any more trouble.

I only heard Nobunaga say lightly: "Well, I have sent someone to North America to tell these newly converted Gaohao clans that I accept their allegiance and allow them to continue to keep their territory, but if they dare to rebel in the future, they will not be spared." ”

"It's the lord, and the subordinates will send someone to North America to announce it, I don't know what else the lord commands?" After answering respectfully, Naomasa Ho asked again.

I saw Nobunaga shake his head and said, "No, you can step down." ”

Pickaxe Naomachi was a little unhappy in his heart, this time Takayama made such a big contribution, but he didn't get any reward, it seems that it is difficult for him to get any benefits from Takayama this time, or according to what the lord said, send the flag to Ashigaru to go.

Two days later, the wealthy families of North America were overjoyed when they learned that Nobunaga had agreed to their submission and let them continue to keep their territory, and they couldn't help but think that they had made such a big mistake this time, and they had not been reduced or changed, thanks to Takayama-sama's kind words in front of the lord, how could they not repay such a great favor, so within one day, these wealthy families invariably brought a large number of gifts to the county of Hachiman Castle to express their gratitude.

The clan didn't expect that he just said a few words casually, and he exchanged a lot of money for it, and he couldn't help but feel happy.

"Tell the lord, Nakamura-sama has returned to Hachiman Castle in the gun, and is asking to see him outside the castle tower at the moment." Keiji Maeda pulled the door open slightly, walked briskly into the living room, and reported.

It had been a week since the clan had moved into Hachiman Castle in the county, and the reason why he had never held an assessment meeting in those seven days was to wait for the arrival of the Nakamura Kazushi clan, and now that he had finally returned, he immediately ordered: "Quickly recruit the retainers to the assessment room to discuss the matter." With that, the clan had already gotten up and walked towards the living room, followed by Keiji Maeda.

In the assessment room, not long after the appearance of the clan sect, the retainers came one after another, and after everyone sat down, I saw the Nakamura clan step forward and said: "My lord, my subordinates have clearly understood the eight thousand under the lord in the past few days. ”

Speaking of this, Nakamura Ichishi saw that the lord did not mean to interrupt, and continued: "In addition to the Hachiman Castle in this county, there are two other cities under the jurisdiction of the lord, one is Sagiyama Castle eight miles away due south, and the other is Toyama Castle thirty-five miles away from Hachiman Castle in the county. Especially the capital mountain castle in the northeast direction, this place is only twenty-three miles away from the Sakurato Castle under the rule of the lord Shiqiu Ji Koji's family, which is closer than the distance of Hachiman Castle in the county, so please strengthen the precautions of the lord. ”…,

When he said this, the clan couldn't help but smile secretly in his heart, this Nakamura Ichi's memory is really good, Lao Tzu made up the identity in order to win the trust of Oda Nobunaga when he fought again, if he hadn't reminded him today, even he would have forgotten it.

After listening to Nakamura's words, the clan didn't worry too much, and Ji Xiaolu's family was tossing and turning in the place of Hida, even if Lao Tzu set up an empty city, he might not dare to come, and even if you don't come out, maybe Lao Tzu will go in when you will go.

Although the land of the Hida country is barren to death, but the clan has coveted it for a long time, others do not know the way, but as a traverser, the Takayama clan is the knowledge of the road, there is a place rich in gold mines, and even in the mountains under the Sakura Cave Castle, there are a large number of gold mines, how to produce less grain, Lao Tzu can use gold to buy, and this Hida country is surrounded by high mountains, so it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are only three ways to go to the outside world, which is the best choice for early development.

Besides, because of poverty, the people there are fierce, except for the disadvantage of low grain production here, in the eyes of the clan, the rest is all advantages, and that shortcoming is really nothing to the clan with a lot of money.

But now that Nobunaga has put all his mind on Inabayama Castle, even if he applies to carry out the Hida Raiders himself, he will definitely not agree, and it seems that this matter needs to be said slowly. That said, from now on, you need to be ready to become Hida.

Let's put this matter aside, the first thing to be solved now is the defense of the territory, in Zhixing, there are already three cities, and those two can't be directly abandoned, it seems that we still have to send people to guard it.

Sagiyama Castle is easy to say, it is very close to Hachiman Castle in the county, and the road is relatively flat, so it is not a big problem to send anyone to guard the town, but Nadu Mountain Castle is located at the junction of Mino and Hida, and it already belongs to the mountainous area, and the cavalry can't eat there, so you can only consider the childish sword ashigaru and the ninja army.

The clan thought that now that he has nearly 10,000 stone Zhixing, and the land is temporarily rich, it is time to prepare for the establishment of the ninja army, and the province always uses those wild ninjas to supplement the ninja army, in case there is a spy sent by the enemy, it will be a big trouble.

In this case, Lao Tzu will train himself, if such a person is trained to become a ninja, although it will take a lot of time, but under the brainwashing of the Eight Slashing Method, there is absolutely no problem in terms of loyalty.

Thinking of this, the clan had already made arrangements, and only heard him say: "Yamauchi Yifeng"

Yamauchi Kazutoyo didn't expect the main guild to be the first to call his name, only to see him replied excitedly: "The subordinates are here, please ask the lord to command." ”

"I appoint you as the representative of the capital castle, lead the Ashigaru to defend this city, and order you to expand the number of Ashigaru to 200 within three months."

After Yamauchi Kazutoyo heard that the lord appointed himself as the city lord, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, although the gap between the city generation and the city lord is very large, but this is indeed a good start, as long as he works hard, becoming the city lord should not be too far away.

Moreover, Ji Xiaolu's family and this piece are feuding, and the lord sent himself to the forefront, and this opportunity for meritorious service must be indispensable. Thinking of this, I only heard Yamauchi Ichitoyo say excitedly: "The subordinates obey the order, and after the subordinates rectify the military situation, they will definitely attack Hida and hate the lord." ”

How could the clan let him attack Hida, if so, wouldn't Hida become the direct jurisdiction of Oda Nobunaga, then what else is there to do with Lao Tzu.

I saw that the clan sect waved his hand, and hurriedly said: "No, your task is to defend Dushan City, and you will never be allowed to wave your army to step into Hida, if you disobey the order, you will never be spared, but well, if the Ji Xiaolu family doesn't know what to do and leads the army to attack, then give me a hard lesson to them, have you ever written it down?" ”…,

Yamauchi Ichitoyo really didn't understand what the lord meant, he hesitated, but since the lord had already issued a strict order, and he was convinced of the clan's words, he didn't open his mouth to persuade again, but reluctantly replied: "Yes, my subordinates obey the order." ”

After Yamauchi Yifeng received the order, he only listened to the words of the clan and said to him: "Yifeng, if you can weaken the strength of the Ji Xiaolu family without attacking Hida, it would be even better." ”

Although since Honda Masanbu left the family, Yamauchi Kazutoyo often asked him for advice on military law strategies, but the lord's words, in his opinion, were too profound, and he did not allow the army to attack, and he wanted to weaken the other party, Yamauchi Kazutoyo's originally clear mind was suddenly confused by this sentence.

After only a moment, Yamauchi Kazutoyo really couldn't think of how to weaken the Ji Xiaolu family without sending troops, so he asked directly: "Lord, please forgive your subordinates for being stupid, as the lord said, how to implement it?" ”

Honda Masanobu, who was sitting at the head of the left side of the lower hand, saw that Yamauchi Kazutoyo hesitated, and before the clan sect could speak, he couldn't help but smile slightly, and took the lead in speaking: "Lord Yamauchi, if you don't think of a way, there is a plan when you get down, so that your lord can complete the lord's life." ”

Yamauchi Yifeng hurriedly said: "There is a labor division to mention something." ”

"Hehe, Lord Yamauchi, with the character of Ji Xiaolu Laigang, it shouldn't be easy to get out of Hida, so it will be a little difficult to hit the other party hard, but well, although the family is not out, it can still lead Ji Xiaolu Laigang to attack, and this matter is not difficult to do." ……，