When I was still more than 100 meters away from the castle tower, I heard the noise of drinking inside, and I quickened my pace and almost ran inside. I'm late, even though I've been on my way, it's still late!

As soon as I entered the territory of Owari, I received a notice from Oda Nobunaga that a grand celebration would be held in Gibu to celebrate this victory against the Takeda Army! The attached nobles can attend later and wait for the official convening, and the direct retainers ask to arrive a few days earlier because they have to say something first.

Although I haven't seen it yet, I can already imagine the excitement of Oda Nobunaga, which must be no less than the Chinese who heard the successful atomic bombing in 1963! Although he often uses "paper tiger" to satirize Shingen Takeda, I know the deep fear in his heart. The more inferior people are, the more arrogant they become, especially the arrogant Oda Nobunaga! Now that he can defeat Takeda Shingen so beautifully, this is probably something he never dreamed of. After entering Mino, there is a more good reason for this celebration - Takeda Shingen's death has been confirmed!

Despite all the hints I gave to Tokugawa Ieyasu, and the fact that he began to investigate as soon as I left, it was not he who first broke the news, he just confirmed it! At first, a Hida clan named Eima Phosei, secretly communicated with Echigo, and he asked his retainer Kawagami Tominobu to write a letter to Uesugi Kenshin's retainer Kawada Naga to inform him of the news. In the days that followed, Oda Nobunaga, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and Hojo Masa all learned of Takeda Shingen's death. Later, Tokugawa Ieyasu sent Tadaji Sakai and Naomasa Ii to lead an army of 2,000 across the Oigawa River to attack the Takeda domain and set fire to the suburbs of Okabe and Sunfu. The Takeda Army did not react, and the people of the world were finally convinced that Takeda Shingen was indeed dead!

I slipped into the hall, and it was already dark. Since everyone's attention was on Oda Nobunaga and Ikeda Tsuneko, few people noticed me.

"Why did you just get here?" Seeing that I was sitting next to him, Hideyoshi Hashiba asked, and at this moment one of his faces was already drunk like another "part" of a monkey.

"His Royal Highness Tokugawa stayed for a few days, and there was some delay on the way!" I sat down quietly, and the handy waiter set up a new set of cutlery. "You're back so soon, it's all over here?"

"Over here? There's nothing going on here! "There seemed to be some unwillingness on his face not to use his fists and kicks." …… The 30,000 troops of Asai and Asakura have been stationed at the border, but unfortunately they are only defending without fighting. No matter how we provoke and scold, they just don't come out, and even the lord is in a hurry to take us to the house, but there is no way at all! Behold...... Ay! He let out a long sigh and shook his head. As soon as the news of Takeda Shingen's withdrawal came, they retreated, and they didn't even fight a decent battle for more than 4 months, and the biggest confrontation was just a few hundred people each! ”

"That's a bit of a pity!" I followed his words and then asked, "Didn't you come up with any ideas?" There are a lot of famous generals on your side, and the Kuroda under you is not a simple character! ”

"He really didn't contribute a lot...... "Speaking of his exploits, his interest rose again, this is an extremely utilitarian person." I lured out an enemy army according to his strategy, and although I didn't annihilate many people, I took two rock bars, and I also knocked out a baggage team of the Asakura family, but it really caused them to mess up for a while! Speaking of which, although there are many generals who went to the North Omi this time, I am the only one who has been commended by the lord! ”

"That's not bad!" I complimented him at the right time, and then asked him again, "Sakuma Nobumori and Takigawa Kazuki have already returned, right?" Does the lord have anything to say? ”

"I've come back a long time ago, but I'm afraid it's not going to be easy!" He pointed sarcastically in front of him. "You see, even on such a big day, they didn't come to attend, so you can see how the situation is now!"

I turned my head to look around, but I really didn't see the shadow of these two people. "Is it that serious?" Seeing this result, I was a little worried about my situation, after all, I also lost the battle.

"If it weren't for that old guy Shibata desperately protecting him, the two of them might not be able to get through this time!" It may be that he drank a lot of wine, and there was no taboo in his words for a while. "The two of them ran back, but they left the flat hand Fanxiu there! You also know that the old man Hirate Masahide was the teacher, and he has always felt guilty about his suicide. Now that this kind of thing has happened again, can the lord not be furious? Originally, the Takeda army had not entered Mikawa at that time, so it would be good if they could hold on to the same place as you. But they ran back in a puff of smoke, and this kind of behavior of fleeing from the wind is too much for the lord's 'long face'! ”

"And what about them now?" I was a little relieved to hear this explanation.

"What else! Sakuma Nobumori was scolded back to Izumi, and he was ordered to make progress on Honganji in the near future; Takigawa Kazuyi thought about it behind closed doors, and heard that it was possible for him to go to Shibata Katsuya to help! Hideyoshi Hashiba laughed when he said this. This time, Shibata's family of people and horses has planted a big heel again, and it seems that they will be weak in the future! ”

"Shibata Katsuya and others have outdated concepts of being above the top, and it is naturally difficult to develop if they have no way to enter the body of the brave generals!" After thinking about it, he said: "But the lord's feelings for the old people of Owari are still very deep, and you and I can't compare to this!" ”

"Of course, I know this!" He also nodded helplessly, not looking completely confused.

"But...... What's going on with Hengxing this time? I asked him suspiciously. I'm glad he can show such a big face, but it's incredible! Until now, I feel like I'm in a dream, and I always feel like it's not what he did. I've been here very little lately, isn't he recruiting some great retainers? The question in his heart could not be explained by the "person concerned", and now he had to seek an indirect answer from him, an "eyewitness", and this matter was almost out of breath in his heart.

"This ...... I don't know very well either! There was a look of envy and jealousy on his face again. …… I said this more than two months ago, when you first entered the border of the Three Rivers. Ikeda Tsuneko, this kid, suddenly said that he was worried about the threat of the Akiyama Nobuyo Department of the Takeda Army to Iwamura Castle, and asked the lord for orders to go and ask for reinforcements! The lord agreed to his request, but no one cared about it at the time. But the news that came next was more and more shocking, so that no one had the heart to fight later, and the lord was naturally ecstatic! I also asked after he came back, but this kid just interrupted me with one foot in the sky and one foot on the ground, and he didn't say a word serious! Later, when I asked me in a hurry, he fooled me with military secrets! ”

"Has the lord asked about this?"

"Nope!" He shook his head affirmatively. "At least I didn't ask in public!"

"Isn't that going to ...... Did the Lord command him to do this? "I can't help but guess." Over the years, the prestige of the lord has been soaring, and many people have come to serve! Could it be that someone else came up with this idea and we didn't notice? ”

"It's possible!" Hideyoshi's huge round eyes suddenly burst out, as if he really saw a competitor appear in front of him. “…… Regarding this surprise attack on the Takeda gold mine, I have discussed it with Kan Jianwei more than once, and he also admires this strategy! The way to dare to go behind enemy lines is to be bold and superhuman; To be able to think of the benefits of an attack on a gold mine is to be discerning; The final way to get out of the waterway shows that this person is thoughtful! If there is such a person, you really have to be careful! He accidentally said what was in his heart.

"You don't have to think about it so much, maybe it's just someone's whim!" I casually comforted him and turned my attention to the stage, where Oda Nobunaga was in a state of extreme excitement.

“…… This time, the Oda family won a great victory, which proves that 'the Koshu army is invincible' is nothing more than! As long as we work together, no one in the world is afraid! But...... Who was the first to break this 'myth'? With that, he grabbed Ikeda's wrist beside him. That's him! Hiroshi Ikeda of our Oda family! I'm the new family old man of Oda Nobunaga! In the future, you will follow his example and create more glory for my Oda family! ”

"The lord has won the prize! I, Ikeda Hengxing, am young and knowledgeable, and I will rely on the support of my predecessors in the future! Although Ikeda was excited, he was not at all confused.

"Heroes don't need to be humble! Here, have another drink! Oda Nobunaga raised his glass and poured it towards his head.

"The lord is drunk!" Several attendants immediately went up to support his crooked body.

"The lord needs to rest, so let's disperse!" When Lin Tongsheng saw this, he walked over to check on Oda Nobunaga's condition, and then turned around and announced to everyone.

I also stood up with everyone, and Hideyoshi Hashiba was also helped out by a personal soldier because of his unsteady steps. At this time, the hall was in chaos, some of them walked out, and some of them surrounded Ikeda Hengxing and praised him eagerly.

He also saw me, as if he wanted to talk to me about something, but he couldn't get out of it for a while. Seeing this, I glanced at this and walked outside, and since I was here, I had a chance. I didn't want to catch up with me in the corridor and tell me that Ikeda Tsuneko wanted me to wait for him at the "Hakoya"! Really, what's so in such a hurry?

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Like most expatriate generals, I also have a residence in Gibu. The difference, though, is that even if the others don't have a side room to live in, they will have one or two concubines left behind. My family members have all arrived in Jianbu Mountain City, and they are one of the few people who don't have concubines, so there is no one else except a few who look after the house!

"Feather Light House" is a famous whale house, and those of us who talk to it don't often meet here. In fact, the meeting place was also divided into factions, and Shibata's group never came here, and they usually stayed at the "Ashibe House" two blocks away.

"Your Highness is rare, you haven't been here for a long time!" Seeing me walk in from outside the gate with my entourage, the proprietress greeted me warmly.

"Yes! I rarely come back now except for the New Year......" I agreed casually, but suddenly saw Ah Xue standing there at a loss because of the surrounding environment. “…… Find me a room! I'm waiting here for Ikeda-sama, and you call me when he comes......"

"What a coincidence!" The proprietress smiled and slapped her face. "There's another guest here who is also waiting for Ikeda-sama, so why don't you just be in the same place?"

"Anyone else?" I was stunned for a moment, it seems that Ikeda Hengxing called me here not on an impromptu basis. "Who is it?"

"I don't know!" She shook her head. "Never! Although he is a well-dressed adult, he is not as good at maintenance as you and Ikeda-sama! ”

"Oh......" I froze for a moment. You go in and let me know, if he doesn't mind I'll go in again!" ”

"Wait, please!" The proprietress bowed again and trotted inside, and in a moment another person was brought out.

"It's you!" I really didn't expect to meet him here.