It's not easy to walk in the middle of summer under the sun, but the trees on both sides of Echizen Avenue are tall enough to provide shade, but after all, it's a fully armed march, and the temperature alone is enough to bear!

I rode on the "gold" and took off the Nanban helmet of the prayer angel girl on my head, raised my hand to wipe the beads of sweat that were about to flow down my forehead, and cursed fiercely at the sun: "Ghost weather!" "I can't help but be a little worried, how can I fight in such weather! Looking at my soldiers, I felt that the worries were a little unnecessary, and they showed a mental outlook that was sufficient to deal with any situation.

As time passed, I unknowingly entered the first year of Motogame (1570), and I had been in charge of Wakasa for more than two years. During this period, the number of our troops did not increase, on the contrary, it dropped from more than 8,000 when they first arrived to about 7,000, but the quality was absolutely not the same.

The number of armored cavalry has increased to 1500, which is still a little scruple because of the reputation of this kind of cavalry, anyway, now Oda Nobunaga also has a certain degree of understanding of my "team" strength, it is better to be low-key! As for the problem of iron artillery, I have magnified it a little, and increased the number of people in the iron cannon reserve from 200 to 500, not counting the 100 people in the ninja army! In the past few years, the popularity of this thing in has obviously accelerated, and if there is no iron cannon under the command of a military commander with a little status, it will definitely be ridiculed, and Shibata Katsuya has 150 under him; Niwa Nagahide has 100 branches; Even the "Monkeys" were equipped with 50 after the territory increased to 5,000 stones; Ikeda Tsuneko was also equipped with this amount, but the latter two borrowed a sum of money from me. Of course, in terms of quality, they are nowhere near my "special" iron cannons, even in all of Japan, but no one has noticed the difference! Ernst came again last year and brought me 500 of these special iron cannons and 2,000 sets of cavalry swords and shields. There was still no cannon, and I almost turned my face with him for this.

What makes me feel most down-to-earth is the improvement of the quality of the ordinary ashigaru reserve team, that is, those thieves who have changed careers now have the appearance of some "soldiers", although there is still a certain wildness, but it has reached a negligible range. Speaking of which, I have to thank the Asakura family for their "cooperation", I haven't let them stop for more than two months in the past few years!

According to the strategy of Nagano Yezheng, I have been using the Asakura family to train my troops, and I will go over every once in a while, and the number of people may be 2,000 or 3,000, in short, enough to mobilize them to "go up" as the bottom line. Speaking from the heart, the quality of the troops of the Asakura family is really not good, not to mention that it is much worse than the Oda family and the Tokugawa family, even worse than the Asai family, at most it is a grade with the Rokkaku family, and when it comes to fighting, it is still the one that wins with many, and it is at most the third-rate level among the nations! However, it is no wonder that since the Asakura family was in charge of Echizen, they have been trying to survive in balance, and the power of the important ministers in the family is quite strong, and they have caught up with several internal inheritance disputes, and there has never been a chance to centralize the army. In the past two generations of family heads have been in power, and they have been fascinated by the fashion of the Kyoto ministers, and the heroism of the samurai family has naturally been consumed between the wind and snow!

For my harassment Asakura Yoshikei is in a dilemma, it's useless to have fewer people to send it away, if there are too many...... How much is appropriate? 5000？ Even so, most of them have lost consecutive battles! 10000？ My army will retreat to Wakasa, and I will only sigh against the fortified and dangerous city! 20000？ That's almost all the old book, and once they are all pounced, Oda Nobunaga will never let go of this opportunity. Think about it or forget it! Later, the Asakura army also ignored my "small actions" in the western part of Echizen.

Not only on the battlefield, but also at home, life has never been more comfortable. Both Senkoi Pill and Ryuomaru are growing very fast, which makes me feel at ease! A few years ago, it was really a last resort to run around, and my two sons were born without being able to stay on the side, which is also a long-term heart disease of mine, and I always feel sorry for my wife and children when I think of this. Anything can only be appreciated if it is lost, but fortunately I did not have this real experience! It's just that after a period of wandering, it's enough for me to cherish everything in front of me. Looking at the happy and joyful expressions of my wife and children, I feel that this is the greatest satisfaction, but it feels a little unreal! Ay...... After all, this is an unpredictable future of troubled times! No, Oda Nobunaga has gathered people and horses to fight with Asakura and Asai again!

"Lord, what are you thinking?" Xue noticed that I was in a trance, probably screaming to remind me not to fall.

"Oh? It's nothing......" I shook my head hard and pulled my thoughts back to reality, while looking at Ah Xue beside me.

Ah Xue has been extremely excited in the past two days, because this is the time for her ideal to come true. Two years ago, I inadvertently said a sentence about the 12-year-old military general's yuanfu, but I didn't expect her to keep it in mind, and the repeated pleas before this battle made her so grinding that she had no choice but to agree to her to fight as a military general, of course, the interference of Tian Qingci in front of her here is also an important reason. Dressed in snow-white armor and a snow-white war horse, Ah Xue has really become a heroic (pocket version) Ji samurai, but I still haven't figured out why Ah Xue and her sister have such persistent beliefs. In the past two years, Ah Guo has kept writing about Ah Xue becoming a samurai, and even asked someone to bring the famous knife "Leech Roll" used by Tsukahara Buden! And at this moment, this long naginata is being on her snow-white little hands. "What do you think? Naturally, it's this war! Shinhachiro mentioned the "nightmare" under his seat and caught up a few steps from behind. “…… What a battle these two years have been! This time, we finally caught up with the first big war, so it's time to show our strength! ”

"Yes...... Oh, yes! Of course...... "I don't know what to say." Since I really don't have a good grasp of my current situation, Oda Nobunaga can't accurately find out what he thinks of me for a while. In this case alone, I brought out all 1,500 armor horses, which was actually to show that I had no "selfishness", but for the iron cannon, I only dispatched 200 led by Tsuda Kazusu, otherwise I was really afraid of comparing Oda Nobunaga's descendants.

"This is indeed a good opportunity, you 'little guys' have a place to play!" Although he is not very old, Takenaka Hanbei still speaks old-fashioned and full of genuine love for these juniors.

"It's not the first time for me, wasn't that time in Kanegasaki a shock?" Shinhachiro said proudly. Among all the retainers, he has the least qualifications, and finally has a "junior" younger than himself, so he naturally has to have a good look.

"Lord Stars, I've heard of it too!" Ah Xue is indeed full of curiosity about all things about the war, so our few appearances are already familiar. “…… Saying that you broke the enemy on your own at the Great Barrier, you scared away the Asai family's army in an instant! ”

"I didn't think you knew!" Shinhachiro's nose was already over his forehead, but he forgot that most of these words were said by himself. "You didn't see it! As soon as I came out of the horse, I ......"

Listening to their innocent words, my mood gradually improved. Let him go to the unhappiness brought by Oda Nobunaga, anyway, I can't see him twice a year now, so can't I hide if I can't afford to provoke him?

"Lord Zhuxing......" Ah Xue's eyes flashed, and suddenly another question came to mind. You've been in battle for a few battles, so what famous enemy generals have you won? ”

"Naturally, it's ......" Shinhachiro, who was full of interest, tilted his head and thought for a while, but there were indeed no characters such as the castle lord, so he couldn't help but be a little discouraged. My luck wasn't good, every time I went into battle, they fled! Look at this ......"

"Shigeji...... "I turned my head to look at the Takenaka Hanbei." Where have we been? ”

"I'm about to leave the Echizen realm...... "Although he is from Mino, he is also familiar with this area." After another hour, we will enter Omi, and then it will be the territory of the Asai family! This time, the agreed place with Nobunaga Hall is under Yokoyama Castle, and it is estimated that it will be able to arrive tomorrow afternoon. ”

"The Asakura family doesn't have the energy to deal with us now, and it's hard to say how many people they can pull out to Omi this time...... "I roughly estimated the contrast of forces in front of me." But the Asai family can't say for sure, won't we have any problems navigating their hinterland? ”

"My lord, just ......rest assured," Takenaka's half-guard approached me with his horse and said in a low voice, "The ninja has been watching for a long time, and it is impossible for the Asai family to draw strength to deal with us right now!" ”

"Really?" I motioned for him to be more detailed.

"The men and horses of Nobunaga's hall have arrived in the area of Yokoyama Castle and set up a formation, and there is a possibility of breaking through the defense line of the Asai family at any time......" Takenaka Hanbei obviously made a detailed analysis of the intelligence. At present, the 18,000 people of the Asai family are concentrated on the left side of Kotani Castle, and only by virtue of the geographical advantage can they stabilize their position, and the Shincho Hall is obviously not completely sure, so both sides are waiting for the arrival of reinforcements! According to my estimate, the highlight of this battle will be staged in Sister River! ”

"Sister Chuan......" I muttered the familiar and unfamiliar name carefully.

"Lord!" At this time, Ayuki, who couldn't get a result from the discussion with Shinhachiro, remembered me again. "Who do you say is the most martial general of the Asai and Asakura families?"

"Well...... "I pondered for a moment and replied, "The Asakura family is Naotaka Mashan, and the Asai family is ...... It's Isono Yuanchang, right? ”

"That's good!" Shinhachiro seems to have made a lot of determination. "I've got these two guys!"

"Why don't you score me one!" Ah Xue complained dissatisfiedly on the side.

Looking at them, I want to laugh, what kind of role will they play in the scene of Sister River, which is about to begin?