Today's weather is good, and Oda Nobunaga's mood is the same, and he keeps infecting the people around him with this mood. "Everyone! Last night, Fuzhong Castle had been conquered by our army, and Asakura Yoshikage had now become a ......turtle in an urn," he said excitedly as he sat on the main seat of the tent, and waved his fist in the air from time to time to accentuate his tone.

I'm only a few people away from Oda Nobunaga, so I can see his demeanor very clearly. Also last night, Fujido Takatora left the camp and rushed to Mekada to pick up his family, and in the middle of the night he accompanied the Nagashin to bring me the news that the Asai family's army was gathering towards Kotani Castle. I looked at the people around me, and no one would have any worries at this time, and I sighed quietly, and I could only ask for more blessings!

“…… Now the roads to the south, west, and north of Ichijoya Castle have been blocked, and if you retreat further east, you will enter the territory of Kaga Ichijomune! The possibility of this happening is extremely small, and now the main forces of Asakura Yoshikage are all concentrated in Ichishiri Valley Castle, Yiyi, you can tell me about the situation of ninja reconnaissance! Oda Nobunaga turned his gaze to his "Chief of Intelligence."

"Yes, my lord!" Takigawa Kazuki nodded at Oda Nobunaga and then turned to face the crowd, a faint hint of pride was faintly visible despite his efforts to keep a straight face. "At present, the main force of the Asakura family has been compressed by us in Ichijo Valley City, and the number of people is about 24,000! Due to their passive avoidance of the war some time ago, the actual losses were not large, but it was precisely because of this that their morale was extremely low! According to indirect sources, there is no consensus on the future strategy in the castle, and those who advocate field warfare and those who advocate cage castle do not give in to each other. Judging from the current situation, these two opinions have their own advantages and disadvantages, and they do not have the conditions for field warfare in terms of strength or morale. And the long-term cage city will make the soldiers lose their fighting spirit even more, and even if they can hold it, there will be no reinforcements, and the rations of more than 24,000 people will be a big problem for a long time! ”

"Okay, Yiyi did a good job!" Oda Nobunaga praised with satisfaction. "Is there anything else anyone else could ask?"

"I'd like to ask Takigawa-sama for advice!" In the midst of a cheerful buzz of whispers, I exclaimed, "In any case, I should have tried to verify it in many ways."

"Lord Zhuxing, you're welcome, please ask!" Takigawa Kazuki replied listlessly. He would certainly not want to pay attention to me if he wanted to, but he had to say so under the gaze of Oda Nobunaga.

It's not very likely, but ......," I pondered. Could you please explain how the surrounding daimyo have changed recently? ”

"Around?" Takigawa Kazuyi was obviously stunned. "Although Kaga's Ichisho sect is at odds with the family, the current situation in Echi-China is also very delicate, and Shichiri Raishu is concentrating his forces on the border of Echi-Chu, although there is also a certain garrison force on the Echizen side, but it is not enough to threaten the actions of the family; Hida is a small country, and even if his sister Raitsun vomits blood, there are only more than 3,000 horses, and he should not be confused to this extent; Although Uesugi and Takeda have this power, they are beyond the reach of the whip now, and besides, the two of them are still holding each other back! ”

"There is no problem with the east, but what about the west?" I snapped a sentence and stared at him intensely. There was a moment of silence in the tent, and everyone looked at me in astonishment, and anyone who wasn't an idiot understood what I was hinting at.

"West? West...... It's mainly the territory of the family, and then ......" Takigawa Kazuki's expression flickered a little, he was naturally not an idiot. “…… Then there are Tanba and Tango Hatanoya, their location is farther than Uesugi and Takeda, and there are Akamatsu and Yamana next to them, so it is impossible to send troops to such a distant place! He still deliberately ignored the sensitive name.

"That's all it takes!" Hearing his answer, I nodded again and again. Anyway, my real worries are understood by everyone here, since everyone doesn't break me, why bother to be a villain in vain.

"Alright, let's plan the next action!" Oda Nobunaga waved the folding fan in his hand. I don't know if I'm too worried, but there is a little unhappiness in his tone. "We can't be negligent just because of successive victories, after all, Asakura Yoshikyo still has more than 20,000 troops, and we have to beware of them fighting trapped beasts! I have decided to send troops to attack early tomorrow morning......"

"Back to my lord!" At this time, a servant who was on duty outside the door came in to report. "Princess Ashi sent someone to bring a gift to the lord, saying that she wished the lord a fair and powerful world! The person who came said that the gift was very valuable, and he had to present it to the lord. ”

"A gift from Ashi? Okay, bring it up! Hearing the news that his favorite sister had arrived, Oda Nobunaga's interest became even higher, and he glared at me intentionally or unintentionally when he said this.

After a while, an attendant in a green coat and a small hat walked in. He held a two-foot-long black lacquered wooden box in his hand and respectfully placed it on the desk in front of Oda Nobunaga.

"How is Ashi doing?" Oda Nobunaga asked casually while opening the wooden box.

"The princess is well!" Since this person was a servant of the former Oda family, he was still called Princess Aichi instead of Madame. "It's just that the princess is very worried about the lord and wants the villain to tell the lord to take care!"

The lid was opened, and at the same time Oda Nobunaga's eyes were straightened. Like the others in front of me, I stood up slightly, and saw a white cloth bag with two ends tied to a bulging sac in the shape of a pig's leg. Oda Nobunaga's hand trembled and untied one end of the rope, and several beans crackled and fell out.

"Asai Kid!" Oda Nobunaga kicked over the table in front of him, and all the beans spilled out, jumping on the floor of the big tent.

"Lord...... What's wrong! Lin Tongsheng asked with a puzzled face.

"What's wrong?! Asai Nagamasa rebelled!! Oda Nobunaga shouted. The veins on his temples had flared, and his face was as red as if it had been coated with a layer of blood. "This is the hint sent by Ah Shi!" He pointed to the little bean in a place and said, "The Asai family colluded with Asakura Yoshikei, and they will come to attack our army immediately!" I'm afraid I'm already on the way at this moment! ”

"Nagamasa Asai, this damn thing!" After a moment of silence, Shibata Katsuya sprang up and roared loudly, "This treacherous bastard, I must pull his head off!" The lord treated him like a mountain, and even ...... ...... his lips trembled a little, and he didn't know how to mention the name buried deep in his heart.

"Lord, don't hesitate any longer!" Sasa Chengzheng gritted his teeth and said: "Immediately return to Omi, set foot on Kotani Castle, and break the bodies of Asai father and son!" ”

For a while, the crowd was furious, and the entire big tent was full of condemnation of Asai Nagamasa.

I sat aside and did not speak, though I was anxious but did not speak, and in the midst of the outpouring of anger I was not fit to cooperate with a man too sane.

"What are you thinking?" Everyone's venting finally came to an end, and Oda Nobunaga was the first to point to me this time, I don't know if it was because of the relationship I had repeatedly hinted at in the previous stage.

"Oh...... I'm wondering what to do with our army? I did not show prophetic pride, but I answered honestly. Self-righteous people are the most annoying, especially in such sensitive times.

"What kind of bullshit is this?!" Sasa Naruma immediately followed with sideways eyes. "For a shameless villain like Asai Nagamasa, we must return the color immediately, what we have to do is to attack Kotani Castle immediately!"

Instead of getting angry, I smiled and said, "Sasa-sama is really a high opinion! "I don't care about this kind of stupid person, but fortunately, there are not many people who don't have a root in their head like this.

"I'm afraid it's not right!" Sure enough, Mamoru Ando stroked his beard and said with a worried face: "As far as I know, Asai Nagamasa is not a hasty person, and since he decided to go to bed, he must have made complete preparations!" He knew very well that once I was allowed to get out of trouble safely, I would definitely be subjected to fierce retaliation, so this time I would definitely make a desperate bet, in addition to the major wealthy clans and the troops directly under the central government, the peasant soldiers must have also made the maximum recruitment, so that the army strength would only exceed 20,000 ......."

"Are you scared?!" Zuo Chengzheng interrupted him impatiently, and his expression almost didn't say the word "coward" directly. "Don't forget, we have an army of 35,000!"

"You ......" Mamoru Ando's face also changed.

"Chengzheng, you apologize to His Highness Ando immediately!" Oda Nobunaga said with a sinking face.

"Yes......" Although Sasa Narumasa said that he owed, he still looked reluctant, and Mamoru Ando stopped talking.

"The situation of our army is quite critical......" Niwa Nagahide opened his mouth after a moment of coldness, explaining the situation simply and clearly. Not only is Asai Nagamasa's sudden betrayal, but Asakura's 24,000-strong army is also eyeing it! Once our army retreats, it will surely follow, and at that time we will not only be attacked on both sides, but also in a guest position, not to mention whether we will be defeated or not, just a stalemate and entanglement will not be something we can afford! ”

"Nagahide's words make a lot of sense......" Oda Nobunaga was not carried away by anger, and his judgment was very reasonable. At present, the main goal of our army is to quickly break through the encirclement, and as long as we preserve our strength and return to Mino, we are not afraid that there will be no chance of revenge. Asai Nagamasa and Asakura Yoshikei, I won't let go of any of them! Do you have any advice on how to break through and which route to take? ”

Everyone was pondering that this existential decision must be made carefully.

"There's a little bit of a shallow view below!" The first to speak was Matsunaga Shu.