The wind was tighter, the rain was heavier, and the thunder seemed to be more deafening and tighter. When Matsunaga attacked, I had no choice but to meet it, and it was absolutely unimaginable to leave the camp and retreat with a numerically inferior force. I have here countless baggage, especially cannons, which are impossible to bring or discard. But looking at the black pressure outside, even if the iron artillery team has shelter, the effect of not being able to see the target clearly will still be greatly reduced. Imagining the impending attack of tens of thousands of people, I was nervous and excited.

I seem to have a bit of the feeling I had when I built the city in Moli, and I knew that the enemy army was coming, so there was nothing to fear, it was just a big battle! It's just a river of blood! I'm sure I'm going to win, and there's nothing to be afraid of, even though it's going to be a pyrrhic victory. Normally, I don't like this way of fighting, but when I can't dodge, I have to close my eyes and get on the ground.

"Anyway, there is still some time for people to come, so we might as well talk about the affairs of Dongguo!" I sat back in my chair and said with a faint expression.

"Yes, my lord!" Kato Duanzo said immediately. Ninjas are characterized by asking questions externally and answering internally, and other things are not for them to think about. "On the line from Hokuriku to Echigo, everything was calm, not only was there no mobilization of the Uesugi family's soldiers and horses, but even the wealthy families in the marginal areas were not recruited. His Royal Highness Shibata was a little flustered because he got the news late, and the 15,000 army is still in Kaga! ”

"So, if you move fast, it should be there in eight to ten days!" I nodded silently, feeling a wave of nausea.

"He brought back all the troops guarding against the Uesugi Army? What a daring! Keiji Maeda let out a heavy "hiss" sound. "Now that Uesugi Keikatsu has secured his position, he will not sit idly by when the Oda family is in turmoil. Shibata Katsuya, this old thing, is so careless, I'm afraid that after the news reaches Echigo, he won't even be able to keep his old nest! ”

"I'm afraid that things are not that simple, and Uesugi Keikatsu may not have gotten the news!" The faces of the Gamo clan were covered with dark clouds, and it was so gloomy that the weather outside the tent was so engraved. I glanced at him, and it seemed that he had something in mind. "Didn't the Uesugi Army do anything?" He asked after Kato Duanzo.

"This is exactly what I'm going to say right away, Uesugi Keikatsu himself led eight thousand elites to invade the eastern part of Ueno!" Kato Danzo immediately added: "In addition, the Hojo clan also sent an army of 15,000 people, with Hojo Tsunade as the general, and invaded Minami-Ueno from Musashi two days ago. His Royal Highness Akechi led the troops of Koshin to resist, but they were already in a bitter battle, but thanks to the full support of the Ueno people and the difficulty of Ueno Mountain, it was only barely able to hold the situation......"

At this moment, there was a thunderclap outside, and I felt as if it had been struck directly into my head, and there was a rush of Venus in front of me, and I reached out and grabbed the edge of the table beside me.

"Young master! How's the young master?! Keiji Maeda immediately shouted in his loud voice.

"Although the enemy army has invaded Ueno, it is still far from the Sanada family's Ueda Castle!" Kanzo Kato explained to me that he didn't seem so nervous. "Although there is no definite news from the young master, it has been confirmed that Sanada Masayuki personally led his troops to support His Highness Akechi, leaving his two sons to guard the city. From this point of view, there will be no danger to the young master! ”

"Whew~~~!" I let out a long breath of cloudy air, and I don't know how many prayers I said. "Although it is not certain what the purpose of the Hojo family is, Uesugi Keikatsu must have some kind of tacit understanding with the Shibata Katsu family!" As my mind relaxed, my mind gradually cleared up, and I pondered and analyzed. "His Royal Highness is so wise, I'm afraid it's dangerous, at least this big change in the Oda family has nothing to do with him. What was Shibata Katsuie's plan and what slogans did he come up with? ”

"His troops only said that it was difficult to hate, but they did not clearly indicate who they wanted to be enemies with!"

"This old fellow, how did I not know that he was so insidious!" After listening to Kato Duanzo's addition, Keiji Maeda gritted his teeth and gurgled.

"Hojo and Uesugi both want to escalate the chaos of the Oda family, but they don't intend to give up the immediate benefits, and it seems that the eastern country is also about to cause chaos!" I slowly raised my head to look at the top of the tent, which was shivering with the raindrops outside. "Is there any movement over there in Mikawa?" It occurred to me that I had an idea.

"A few days ago, because Tokugawa Ieyasu's whereabouts were unknown, the Tokugawa family was very nervous for a while!" Kato Duanzo replied: "Fortunately, His Royal Highness Tokugawa and his entourage of more than ten people returned safely to Mikawa the day before yesterday, and the generals who stayed behind can be regarded as relieved." However, this ensued a heated discussion about the strain, which is said to have been quite hotly debated. We didn't get too accurate results, but Okubo Tadashi then led 3,000 troops to Sunfu to keep a close eye on the situation in Kai. And the Tokugawa Ieyasu army is assembled in Okazaki, and the attitude is still unknown! ”

"It's another dog that will pounce on me soon...... "Under the eyes of so many people, I can't help but feel a bit of pressure. It stands to reason that I can't fight hard with Matsunaga at this time, but now it is unavoidable.

"Then there are ......" The Gamo clan wanted to continue to ask some questions, but Keiji Maeda suddenly stretched out his hand and pulled him.

With the sound of wading water outside, several people walked in one after another from the curtain opened by Sakurai Sakichi. The first is Oda Nobutaka, followed by Yoshitsugu Otani and Tsuda Kazusu.

"Your Highness Yuzhou, what happened?" After a few days of idleness, he was suddenly woken up from the bed in the middle of the night, and he seemed a little nervous.

"Matsunaga Xiu wants to come and cause us a little trouble, I have already arranged a 'pocket' for him, please come down and teach them a lesson with me!" I smiled and invited him to sit down, as if everything was under control.

"His Royal Highness Yuzhou is so concerned, I'm just here to see the excitement!" Seeing that I was so calm, he quickly relaxed, and took on the appearance of a "general's demeanor".

"Let's go and prepare first!" The iron artillery reserve had to be arranged in advance, so even though the people did not come, I gave him an order in advance. "The tents on the outskirts of the camp have been set up for you in advance, and additional people will be sent to transport the ammunition first. I don't need to remind you of the waterproof matters, you can order the shooting according to the situation...... "I explained some more things, and he came to open, and during this period, others came one after another.

"It's so late that you brought everyone here, and something happened temporarily: Matsunaga Shu will come to attack us in the early hours of the morning!" I started to speak when everyone was there, but it didn't cause much fluctuation. Since everyone was called at this time, this should be the case. "But there is one thing that Matsunaga Shu doesn't know, the second-line troops he originally planned to use to sneak attack our rear road have been ambushed on the road and annihilated by the ninja army led by Kusunok-sama!"

"Buzz~!" There was a slight confusion in the room, but soon calm returned. Not many people know about this news beforehand, but the news is absolutely encouraging.

"So to speak...... Defeat Matsunaga Hide, just tonight? Oda Nobutaka asked with a trembling voice.

"That's it!" After granting his wish, I turned back to the others in the tent and said, "The enemy attack is at dawn, but at the latest, the news of the loss of reinforcements will come." Therefore, we must be resolute in the enemy's attack, and they will be dizzy...... "I know that this is a hard battle, and after this battle, I am afraid that I will not be able to fight with Shibata Katsuie, who has returned to the army, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, who has come to pick up the bargain. But I can only fight this battle for now, and then return to Izumi to reason again.

As I spoke, I couldn't go on any longer, and everyone turned their heads to listen in the direction of Tianwang Mountain. I stopped talking and walked to the tent door, facing the wind and rain again, and a voice came faintly in the wind and rain. It was a rumbling sound, dull and majestic, and it sounded as if it came from the Tianwang Mountain, so the movement was quite impressive!

"This ...... Is this a cannon? Oda Nobutaka's face, which was ruddy with excitement just now, turned pale, and his voice trembled.

"No cannon can be fired in this weather, and it's not the sound of any known firearm!" Tadatsuna Ishikawa said in a semi-authoritative capacity.

Everyone continued to listen, it was indeed not the sound of a cannon, but the power implied in this sound was no less powerful than that of a cannon. And so the rumbling sound continued and resounded there, and nothing else happened.

"Voices!" Kanzo Kato suddenly said that his ear voice was undoubtedly the best among those present. "It's not a shout...... It seems to be ...... It was like a scream, very poignant...... "In order to listen more carefully, he closed his eyes and turned his head slightly.

No matter how hard I tried, I still didn't hear what he said, and looking at his face, everyone else looked inexplicable. Anyway, something big must have happened there, and a few more people should be sent over to see it.

"Repay the Lord!" A ninja shook a wooden sign in front of the guards, and then stepped a few steps into the gate of the Chinese army's camp. "Congratulations to my lord, our army has won a great victory!" He knelt on one leg in the rain in front of me.

"What wins?" I was amazed that the battle hadn't even begun!

"Tianwang Mountain collapsed, and a large-scale landslide occurred! Not only did the Matsunaga camp on the mountain overturn, but the Hidekatsu camp of Takeuchi at the bottom of the mountain was almost completely buried......"

He said a lot of things later, but I didn't hear them clearly, and it seemed that there were cheers......

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The later history book "Huanyu Yuwuzhi" has the following record: "...... In the autumn of the eighth year of Tensho, Matsunaga was in turmoil, and Oda was right-handed, and the public led the public to ask for it. When the situation is big, there is a lot of cowardice. Gong Po pointed to the whale face, saying, 'There is no thief with me!' 'The oath is over, and the thunder is coming. The king of heaven collapsed, and the thief was not counted. The chieftain was killed, and the chaos was peaceful......"