The wind gently blows into the house from the window, bringing a sweet coolness that makes people feel more comfortable. Today is July 18th, and the midsummer night sky is full of stars and moons. I lay in bed, feeling a burst of pleasure and relaxation.

Five days ago, Kusunoki Hayabusa, who had hurried back from Sakai Town, brought back satisfactory news to me that the goods for Mitsugakuya had been prepared, and the other parts had been notified to Tennojiya and Kitoriya. Now everything is in place, all that is left is the "east wind"! To be honest, I'm still far from Zhuge Liang, and I'm only seventy percent sure that the Oda family will fail in Kita-Ise, but my preparations should be used anyway, and I'm waiting for them to see for now. No matter what you say, neither of them can afford to drag it out! It's not all going well for me, I've been separated from Xianzhi for more than three months, and I'm tired of this war now. While I was half asleep, there was a commotion outside.

"What's the matter!" I yelled outside.

"My lord! Please hurry up. Someone is coming to the Long Island camp! "Don't lean, Shima Katsumo's voice sounded outside the door.

"Got it!" I pulled out my pocket watch under the pillow and opened the lid with a "jingle bell". This was brought by Hayato from Mitsugakuya this time, and I finally got a little bit of a modern feeling. The light of the stars and moon softly sprinkled on the dial, and according to the white gold hands and diamond-encrusted Roman numerals, it was 9:40 Japan time.

"Lord Stars!" Seeing me walk out of the house, a herald hurried to report. "This evening, our army was suddenly attacked by the combined forces of Kitabatake, Kobe, and Nagano, and the 5,000 Ichijo monks who were surrounded on Nagashima also took advantage of the situation to kill, and they are currently fighting fiercely! The lord ordered: All the strongholds of our army must be prepared for a possible surprise attack! ”

"Kitabatake? The Kitabatake family moved? "I was a little surprised.

"Yes! The main force of the enemy was the 13,000 troops of the Kitabatake family. He replied. At this time, my men gathered around one after another.

"What's going on on the other side of the river?" I asked after the herald left.

Yamanaka Kanosuke stepped forward two steps and whispered, "Sasa Narumasa-sama has already gone to answer!" ”

"Good!" I nodded and said, "Guys, it's up to us now!" ”

"Yay! It's finally time to play and teach those guys a good lesson! Ke'er hid the militant and shouted excitedly. I glanced at him, this guy is really simple-minded!

"Listen, everybody, now move all the tents out of the warehouse! There...... "I pointed to an intersection. "Build a big camp and face in this direction!" I pointed to the ferry two hundred meters away.

Everyone was overwhelmed by my order, staring at each other with wide eyes.

"Why are you still stunned? Just go! I yelled.

Keiji Maeda turned around and ran towards the warehouse without saying a word, and the others had to follow in confusion......

In order to set an example at this critical moment, it is necessary to lead by example, driving stakes, erecting tents, and building barracks...... It's all heavy work! I'm so tired that I have a sore back. After several hours of hard work, around two o'clock in the morning, a rather imposing camp was finally erected, but this was only the beginning, and more serious challenges were yet to come.

"Lord, what are we doing now?" Shimakatsu asked.

"Thank you for your trust in me,...... I said, looking at a few of my men covered in mud. But there's still a lot to be done! Maybe what we do today will determine the fate of the Oda family! ”

"At this time, these words are completely unnecessary!" Keiji Maeda actually looked "righteous and awe-inspiring".

I nodded, and I couldn't help but be somewhat moved by the fact that he was able to say such things at this time. I called the leaders of the two men and said to them, "I beseech you two to work harder, and lead you to erect at least five long fences in front of the camp gate with the remaining materials; Bring some spears, put 10 in each tent, and put 10 sets of ashigaru armor; Take out the flags in my room (I secretly made a lot of Niwa Nagahide flags the other day) and hang them in the camp, and make as many rice balls and boiling water as you can! After the two of them had gone with the people, I said to the "professional soldiers": "Now everyone go take a shower, rest for an hour, and then put on new clothes and assemble!" I know time is scarce, but I hope you all ...... No! It is necessary to come back to work with a new look and a hundred times more spirit! Let the world see that you are the pride of the Oda family! ”

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By 4 a.m., my orders had been carried out with almost accuracy, everything had been put back in place, and the soldiers were largely refreshed. I gave everyone a bounty for both soldiers and civilians, and finally boosted some morale. After breakfast, I started to set up the second round of tasks.

"You, lead 80 people to continue to cook rice balls and boil water, the more the better!" Foreman A took the order and left. "How many trailers do we have?" I asked Foreman B again.

"20 hanging!"

"You take 40 people who can catch the car, put the car on the whole line, and be ready to go!" I commanded.

"Do you want to get your stuff in the car first?" He asked wisely.

"Did I mention I was going to ship something?" I raised my face and said "sharply". In these extraordinary times, the commander must have some authority.

After Foreman B walked away with a cold sweat and question marks on his head, I said to Shima Katsuto: "You lead 50 soldiers to guard the camp gate, and no one is allowed to enter without my order!" ”

"Yes!" His answer was simple and crisp, and I have no doubt that he would risk his life to fulfill the order.

"Xingsheng, you take 10 soldiers and 20 people to set up a reception station near the ferry to provide food." I patted Shikanosuke on the shoulder and continued, "You led the soldiers at the Niko family, and I believe you can calm the soldiers down!" ”

"Yamanaka Kanosuke will definitely live up to the trust of adults!" He replied categorically.

"Hide!" I called Kercaizang, who was looking around, and said, "You take 10 soldiers and 10 people who can set up boats, and take 5 boats to the downstream and prepare to catch people!" ”

"Fishing for people?" He pouted unhappily and said, "Will anyone fall off such a wide bridge?" ”

"If you go, someone will fall!" I didn't give him a good face either. "Let's go to the ferry!" After the three of them left, I said to Keiji Maeda and Hayato Kusunoki.

"Isn't it my job?" Looking at the rolling river, Maeda Keiji said suddenly.

"Yes!" I didn't look at him. "You probably already understand what I mean, so your mission is to take 50 soldiers and 40 men to guard the bridge, stop the fleeing soldiers, and then send them to Kanosuke!"

"Then let the Minfu load the seriously injured soldiers into the cart and send them to the rear, right?"

"Not bad!" I didn't expect him to even see it. Actually, I could have prepared some medicines in advance and found a few doctors, but a group of squeaky wounded people would have a serious negative impact on the morale of the army, so I had to deal with them. "In addition, prepare a few barrels of oil at each bridge, load a boat with dry firewood and pour oil, and drive to a place about half a mile upstream to stand by. Just in case! ”