"Thank you, Wise Lady!" I bowed respectfully to Akechi Mitsuhide, who stood in front of the camp gate to greet him, and in any case, he was a level higher than me, and he had come to accept his hospitality.

"Lord Zhuxing, you don't have to be polite, I haven't been treated much by you!" He grabbed me affectionately, pointed inside, and said, "Everyone has basically arrived, and I have to wait for Niwa-sama for a while, please take care of yourself!" ”

"Good!" I nodded and walked alone to the camp.

The progress of the Oda coalition army was unusually smooth, the 35,000 army was like a bamboo, and the Asakura army just made some resistance and retreated, causing no casualties at all! Five days earlier, the Oda army had captured the small castle of Mt. Tetsuki, thus encircling Kanesaki Castle, the gateway to Ichijo Valley Castle, on three sides. The defender general Asakura Zhongwu Daisuke Jingheng repeatedly reported that the rescue troops could not come, so he had to lead the army to retreat, and the Oda army went down to Kanesaki Castle without a fight! At this moment, the Oda army was less than 50 miles away from Ichijo Valley Castle, but it did not continue the attack in order to force Asakura Yoshikei to a decisive battle. Oda Nobunaga sent his generals to attack Fuchu Castle and Ohno Castle in an attempt to limit the range of movement of the Asakura army.

At this time, there was a festive atmosphere in the Oda camp, and no one doubted the "imminent" victory, and when I walked through the camp, I even heard talk of post-war awards, but my heart jumped with more and more horror! I expressed my concern about the battle situation to Oda Nobunaga in an extremely secretive way, and of course I didn't name Asai Nagamasa, but just said something like "you should bring more people" and "it's good to fight steadily", but without exception it attracted his ridicule, so you can't blame me! Since all the siege battles were going on and the cavalry I brought with me, I didn't participate in the previous battle, so I began to ask the Takenaka Hanbei to prepare in secret, so as not to be caught off guard by "just in case"!

There was hardly any foreboding except for me, and even Ikeda Tsuneko began to have doubts, and Akechi Mitsuhide even held this banquet in his camp today. But after all, it's in the middle of a campaign, so the scale is not very large!

"You're too early!" When I arrived at Akechi Mitsuhide's tent, I found that Toshiie Maeda, Tsuneko Ikeda, and Hideyoshi Hashiba were already waiting there. There was a small river running through the camp of Wise Mitsuhide, and because of the good weather, the banquet was placed by the river, and at this moment everyone was standing around because no one had arrived.

"How can you come late when you have something to eat?" Ikeda jokes unscrupulously. "We're the 'poor' and you can't compare, the delicacies of the mountains and seas have been stuffed in our stomachs, it's rare to have such an opportunity to fight tooth sacrifices, and we have already started a hunger strike in the first three days!"

"You're still 'poor'?!" I made an exaggerated expression. "Your troops have the highest baggage ratio, and God knows what's in there! Tell me honestly, did you hide a woman in the baggage car? The crowd burst out laughing.

"Let's stop making jokes like this!" Maeda Toshiya said with some worry: "These words reached the ears of the lord, it was not a joke!" ”

"You're too worried!" Yushiba Hideyoshi said with a smile: "How many big things do the lord have to be busy with now, and these little things are not as concerned as they were back then!" Now as long as you can fight and win the war, the lord can turn a blind eye to other things! ”

"I'm sorry everyone, I'm late!" While laughing, Niwa Nagahide walked in accompanied by Akechi Mitsuhide, and everyone greeted the "old qualification" and returned to their seats. First of all, Niwa Nagahide and Akechi Mitsuhide sat side by side in the main seat, and then I and Maeda Toshiie sat first on either side, and my next hand was Ikeda Tsuneko, and his hand was "Monkey". Originally, Maeda Toshiya was the latest to be promoted to a subordinate here, but in terms of seniority, many people have to be regarded as his juniors.

"Serve!" Akechi Mitsuhide gave an order to the attendants, and immediately several servants put the first course on the table.

I took a look and it was a plate of charcoal-grilled mushrooms. A few days ago, there was a rain here, and the mountain was full of this three- or four-inch-tall one-legged fungus, which was wrapped in paper layer by layer and penetrated with concentrated salt water, and then placed in a charcoal fire, and then dried and turned into a hard shell after the paper was taken out and peeled off to eat. This dish is not complicated, but the fragrance of the mushrooms is maintained without an open flame, and the most rare thing is that it is in season at the time.

"It's the lord who summoned me to meet ...... tonight," Niwa Nagahide still felt the need to explain after starting to eat. The news just came: Ono Castle has been conquered, Fuzhong City is also ready to go down in a few days, and the lord may launch a general attack at any time, so you better make some preparations as soon as possible! ”

"In such a hurry?" I didn't think about it before I said what was in my heart, and when I saw everyone's surprised eyes, I hurriedly changed my words and said, "I just think that the preparation is not enough, I should wait a little longer!" ”

"What's there to wait for?" Hideyoshi's expression seemed to be a little disdainful. "The Asakura family is already about to be defeated, where can it withstand the blows of our tens of thousands of troops, there are still so many forces in the world waiting for us to clear out, always looking ahead and thinking about how long it will be delayed, is it possible that you think Asakura Yoshikage will have any chance of turning the tables?"

"There's nothing wrong with being careful!" I shook my head disapprovingly. This idea of a "monkey" is quite common within the Oda family at the moment, and I personally think it's a sign of burnt confusion. "At the moment, the family is extremely prosperous, the more times like this, the more you have to be careful, in the gutter of the Asakura family, the boat capsized and the good situation was buried, then the gains outweighed the losses!"

"Since we are talking about adventure, I really want to ask for advice...... "Akechi Mitsuhide smiled and said to everyone, "What do you think about the trade-off between risk and profit, and if you are in the case of great profit, will you make a desperate decision?" ”

"As a samurai, it is naturally our duty to sacrifice our lives for righteousness!" The first to speak was Toshiie Maeda, who was firm and earnest. "There is no need to consider serving the country loyally on the battlefield, which is also the basis for maintaining the righteousness of the world. What do you say? Niwa-sama! ”

"Maeda-sama is right! But ......" Niwa Nagahide thought for a moment and said, "Although you can't say that you don't take risks when you are born in troubled times, you must always think about the survival of your family!" There are many families in history who have perished not because they did not have loyal and righteous ministers, but most of them lost their cool at some critical moments with only the courage of their blood, and I think that compared to the prosperity of the main family, the false name of the individual is really insignificant! ”

"The two adults are very reasonable, but this troubled time is a good time to make a contribution! If you are always hesitating, how can you ......" Hideyoshi Hashiba's next tirade became more and more impassioned, somehow giving people a feeling similar to that of the Red Guards.

I think that both Niwa Nagahide and Maeda Toshiya have misinterpreted the true meaning of Akechi Mitsuhide's question, and "monkey" is barely touched. But Akechi Mitsuhide didn't correct their "misunderstanding", just watched there with a smile. I really didn't have much interest in the slogan-like rhetoric of "monkey", so I turned my attention back to the table.

At this time, the main course has been served, it is a certain kind of fish sashimi, this kind of dish is extremely testing knife skills, and the level of the chef under Akechi Mitsuhide is indeed good. In a large purple disk, the fish is cut into very thin slices one inch long and half an inch wide and neatly arranged, because the blood is extremely clean, the fish are white and translucent, and the tendon texture is clearly recognizable, like the effect of dark frosted glass. The edge of the plate is lined with finely cut fish skin and offal, which serves as a great decoration. Many people think that the internal organs of fish are fishy and the skin is slimy, but this is not the case! As long as it is handled properly, it is very delicious, especially the fatty skin, which is very tender and delicious! I just don't know why, there is only a little bit of fish skin on each plate.

I picked up a slice and put it in my mouth, and the fish seemed to melt by itself, and the refreshing feeling left a fragrance on my teeth and cheeks, and it was really a superb dish.

"Lord Stars, I don't know what you think?" While I was savoring, Hideyoshi Hashiba had finished his speech, and Akechi Mitsuhide turned his gaze to me.

"As the host, please talk about it first!" I picked up the handkerchief and wiped the sauce that had left in the corner of my mouth. "I've always been stunned, and I haven't thought about such a big reason for a while!"

"Lord Zhuxing, you're polite......" Akechi Mitsuhide smiled and was not modest. My point of view is actually similar to that of Hashiba-sama, but I value the adventure itself! Think about it, isn't that feeling of cruising between life and death intoxicating? ”

"You're a poet!" That being said, my mind was just a flicker. "I'm a mediocre person, and the words I believe in are 'stay in the green mountains, not afraid of running out of firewood!' ”

"That's going to be a lot of delay!" Hideyoshi Hashiba shouted. "During the Three Kingdoms, the emperor went out to Xijing, and Yuan Shao did not welcome the talent and lost his power to Cao Cao!" I can tell he's been reading a lot lately.

Although Cao Cao took the lead, he also became the target of public criticism, and Yuan Shao's defeat was not here...... "I picked up another piece of fish meat and put it in my mouth." Yuan Shao's loss lies in the time when the war is unavailable! At that time, Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou first, Wancheng twice, and Runan three times, but Yuan Shao failed to attack in time, so that in the end, he lost the sky and raised tigers! My opinion is: even if the enemy is outnumbered, if the enemy is unharmed inside and outside, the advantage will only be forty percent! ”

"This ......" and "monkey" were speechless, and everyone fell silent thinking about my words.

"That's right! Wise man, what kind of fish is this? What a treasure on earth! "I think it's necessary to ask for advice so that I can add to my own recipes in the future.

"What! Haven't you tasted the elegance of Lord Zhuxing? Seeing that my shaking of my head was not contrived, Akechi Mitsuhide raised his hand and pointed ahead in surprise. These are the puffer fish that were just caught in the river this morning......"