Regarding the issue of Honnoji, Oda Yoshinobu actually didn't dwell on it for too long, and the reason was very simple, the Oda family at this time was no longer the Oda family in history. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info not to mention, just by Oda Nobunaga's side, there are countless Iga and Koga ninja-level ninja level guards. To put it simply, even if Oda Yoshinobu wants to lurk by Oda Nobunaga's side, he will have to go all out. Five steps, one sentry, ten steps and one post, it is not an exaggeration to use this sentence to describe the level of guards around Oda Nobunaga.

At this level of protection, if there can still be a pit incident like the Honnoji Temple, then the three husbands of the Hundred Lands and the companion Nobulai can really die. You must know that the Oda family in history, the ninjas under their command have never reached this level. Because of its attack on Iga, the entire Iga is an enemy of the Oda family, and even in the various conspiracy theories of Honnoji, there is a shadow of the Iga ninja. As for Koga, he basically died in the continuous struggle between Rokkaku Yoshiken and his son and the Oda family, and in the end, whether it was Iga or Koga, most of them ran to Matsudaira Ieyasu through Hattori Hanzo.

In fact, no matter how entangled Oda Yoshinobu is, it is just an unsolvable trouble. It's really frustrating, but that's it. After all, the timeline has been greatly disrupted, and Oda Yoshinobu does not dare to guarantee that Honnoji must have taken place in the tenth year of Tensho.

On the other hand, after Oda Yoshinobu left, Oda Nobunaga did not make any moves. After all, for him, replacing the emperor or something is just an idea, and it is still a very distant idea. So soon, he continued to visit Azuchi Castle with wave after wave of visitors.

Among them, there are ministers of the imperial court, important ministers such as Shibata Katsuie, and some small daimyo who were invited by Oda Nobunaga. For example, Hida's sister Yoritsuna Koji and others. Obviously, this is the confidence that Oda Nobunaga still has when he thinks that they show the strength of the Oda family and the encirclement network of forces such as the Mori family.

At the same time, the Azuchi Monthly newspaper also vigorously promoted the completion of Azuchi Castle and the ideas that Oda Nobunaga wanted to convey. The Oda family is confident in the decisive battle ahead! This was the mainstream melody of the Azuchi Monthly newspaper during this time. The Azuchi Monthly analyzed the strength of the Mori family and other forces from various aspects, and concluded that the Mori family and other forces were just paper tigers that looked powerful, and under the leadership of Oda Nobunaga, the Oda family would definitely be able to win easily.

Well...... How does it sound familiar?

At the end of August, the Chosamune family captured the Takaoka Prefecture of Ichijo family, and once again took a big step forward on the road to the unification of Tosa.

In October, in the face of the attack of the Changzong family, the governor of the Ichijo family, Ichikan Kanede, killed the old minister who advised him, Toju Soshan, and this incident completely forced Ichijo Kanada to the opposite side of the retainers of the Ichijo family. After all, a family governor who would kill even an old courtier, how could others not feel threatened?

"Hehe, this kid is doing a good job~" Oda Yoshinobu looked at the letter in his hand and chuckled.

In order to demonstrate his loyalty, Chosamune's head relatives would personally write to Oda Yoshinobu when he carried out any important action, and he would only take action after receiving a clear reply from Oda Yoshinobu. After all, it takes a lot of time to go back and forth from Okatoyo Castle in Tosa to Osaka in Ise, but the head of Chomune and Ibu have been persisting in carrying it out as if they didn't feel it at all.

"Huh? Are the Maori family ready to win over the Changzong family? Oda Yoshinobu groaned when he saw the contents of the last part of the letter.

"My lord, this is a good opportunity, if you let Lord Chozong and my department pretend to agree, let him send troops to Iyo Province at the most critical time of the situation, plus the navy of Kyushu attacked by the sea of Weihai, the Maori family will definitely be in chaos." Li Huamei said respectfully when she heard this.

"Hmm...... That's a good idea. Oda Yoshinobu nodded when he heard this, "Let's do it, and send another 3,000 yuan to Motokin, so that he can get Tosa as soon as possible." ”

"Yes!"

Gangfeng Castle.

"Do you agree with the solicitation of the Mori family......" Nagamune's head muttered to himself as he looked at Oda Yoshinobu's reply, his expression very complicated.

In November, when the former overlord of Tosa Province, Ichijo was about to enter history, and Ichijo Kaneji was exiled by his retainers, and when he heard the news, Nagamune and Ibu immediately ordered troops to attack the castles that Ichijo was still trying to resist. And the Maori family did not say anything about this.

At the end of the month, Chosō Ibe Motoko finally fulfilled the dream that his father, Chosō Ibu Kuniko, could not fulfill, and unified Tosa!

"Haha, Motokin, you don't have to be so polite~" Oda Yoshinobu said with a laugh.

This time, the head of the Changzong clan came not only to report the news, but also to bring some family treasures and a lot of coral. Well, coral is one of Tosa's specialties, and although Oda Yoshinobu doesn't like it very much, it's obvious that these things are also a pretty good gift for those women he gives. As for those family treasures~ It's basically those retainers who are distributed to Oda Yoshinobu. To be honest, he really doesn't have much feeling about Jiabao or something.

"The family of Changzong and my department can be together in Tosa, all thanks to the assistance of the lord, and the subordinates and the family of Changzong and my family will definitely serve the lord with all their hearts in the future and live up to the high expectations of the lord." Changzong said in a deep voice.

"Well, that's good!" Oda Yoshinobu nodded and said, "But taking Tosa, although it is your wish, it is also a task I gave you, so you should still be rewarded." Well, I'll reward you with 5,000 kan, Tosa just won it, and you must need money everywhere. ”

"Thank you, my lord!" Hearing this, Changzong and my head relatives hurriedly said. As Yoshinobu Oda said, he is very, very short of money right now.

Later, Oda Yoshinobu asked about the Mori family's side, but unfortunately, although the Mori family had reached an alliance with the Nagamune family, they didn't discuss anything with him, just asked him to wait. However, Oda Yoshinobu didn't care, after all, the current situation, everything that should be arranged has been arranged, and he is just waiting for the other party to attack.

Defensive counterattack is the tone set by Oda Nobunaga. There is no way, if you still take the initiative to attack when you are fully surrounded, it is no different from sending you to death.

And in addition to armaments and strategic deployments, both sides have not forgotten the most important intelligence of the war. Countless ninjas are searching for each other's information, and at the same time, various investigations are constantly being carried out in the territory. Although the war has not yet begun, the total number of ninjas killed on both sides is already nearly 100. This is a very terrifying number, you must know that the ninja who can really go deep behind enemy lines to find out information is not something that can be trained in a few days.

"Hehe, Hua Mei, do you think I'm very prescient?" Yoshinobu Oda chuckled as he looked at the eagle that was flying around the Osaka castle tower. This is a letter eagle that has been successfully trained after several years of continuous cultivation and research. Although there are not many, only 3, but with the territory of Oda Yoshinobu today, it is completely enough. And everything is difficult at the beginning, but after the first batch of letter eagles is successfully cultivated, the next is only a matter of time.

As time passed, I don't know if it was because the atmosphere of the decisive battle was too strong, and the skirmishes on the border between the two sides became more and more frequent. However, for various reasons, both sides are still constantly restraining their emotions. Perhaps they all know that there is no turning back when the bow is opened, and once the war starts, a winner will definitely be decided. Obviously, no one wants to lose, because neither the Oda nor the Mori can afford to lose.

"Huh? Are you kidding me? Oda Nobunaga looked at Oda Yoshinobu with an idiot on his face, and seriously, he wanted to pry Oda Yoshinobu's head open so that he could know what the hell was in the head of this bastard in front of him.

"Do you think I'm joking?" Oda Yoshinobu sat across from Oda Nobunaga with a serious face, exuding an atmosphere of "I'm serious" and "I'm talking to you about business".

Hearing this, Oda Nobunaga didn't know why, and suddenly felt a pain in his head, "Did you kid eat something that shouldn't be eaten?" What time is it now? It's not surprising when Mori, Uesugi, and Takeda came to fight, but you told me that you were going to hold the second world's No. 1 martial arts tournament?!! The more Oda Nobunaga spoke, the more angry he became, and at the end he took a hard puff on his cigar, as if it were Oda Yoshinobu. Belch...... How does it feel weird?

"Ahem! Ahem! Cough! Ahem, ahem! Poor Oda Nobunaga kept coughing, and it was half a loud sound before he stopped coughing, glared at Oda Yoshinobu with fierce eyes and said, "You bastard, if you don't have a reason to satisfy me, then I will definitely ......" In the end, Oda Nobunaga did not say how Oda Yoshinobu was going to say, in fact, he really didn't seem to have anything to do with Oda Yoshinobu.

Seeing Oda Nobunaga's appearance, Oda Yoshinobu pursed his lips, and he didn't take Oda Nobunaga's threat to heart at all. "What more reason do you need? When the world's first martial arts competition was held, it was said that it would be a world for 4 years, and now it is the fourth year, so it is natural to hold the second session~"

Well...... Fair and reasonable...... What a fart! Oda Nobunaga didn't say anything at all, just continued to stare at Oda Yoshinobu with eyes that were enough to kill.

Seeing this, Oda Yoshinobu scratched his head helplessly, and said very indifferently, "Don't worry, I have already studied with Huamei and them, the time of the martial arts tournament is the end of December, do you think they may send troops during this time period?" Even if they send troops, how many people will be willing to join them? You must know that they do not have the control of their own family's territory, and although they have learned from their own family to make a reserve, they are not standing soldiers after all. ”

Hearing this, Oda Nobunaga's face looked a little better, "But do you know that if you do this, Maori and they will be able to easily mix in the ninjas, and we have no way to stop it." ”

"Che, what's there to find out about here in Kyoto? Except for Katsuryuji Castle, there is nothing else to keep secret. This family can completely set aside a warning area, and anyone who dares to break through can be directly arrested and dealt with as a hostile ninja. Oda Yoshinobu still didn't care, but after hearing this, Oda Nobunaga nodded.

"And they will not participate in this conference, including Xinzuna. And Shibata-sama, Monkey, and Nagahide are unlikely to participate. So, what's there to worry about? Kyoto is the center of the family's territory, and even if they really take the opportunity to attack, the family can fight back at any time~ And most importantly, this conference can once again convey a message to the world, that is, the family really doesn't take the Maori family and other forces seriously. Yoshinobu Oda continued.

Hearing this, Oda Nobunaga thought about it, and finally did not object, but it seemed impossible to get him to agree, "If you want to do it, you can do it, anyway, I won't get a copper plate out!" Oda Nobunaga glared at Oda Yoshinobu viciously, obviously still unable to accept Oda Yoshinobu's proposal.

"Tsk, I'll do it myself, but let me say it first, the money I earn is all mine!" Oda Yoshinobu pouted and said. Oda Nobunaga doesn't give money? He doesn't care, Oda Yoshinobu is not short of money.

As a result, the second world's first martial arts competition started again, and as soon as the news came out, everyone was dumbfounded. Like Oda Nobunaga, everyone didn't expect the Oda family to dare to make such waves at such a juncture. It's just that......

"The world's first martial arts competition will be held at the end of the year, and there is no way to move troops at this time." Compared with Ashikaga Yoshiaki's excitement, Mori Moto just said very calmly.

In fact, the Takeda family and other forces are also very calm, although the samurai under them are very fierce, because they feel that the Oda family is looking down on them by doing this.

However, for civilians, ronins and other unrelated people, they just feel that the Oda family is too confident in holding the world's first martial arts tournament at this time, so why are they so confident? Of course, it's not with rejoicing, but because of strength.

With the experience of the first time, it was obviously easy to prepare for the second tournament of the world's first martial arts tournament. By the end of December, there were not too many samurai participating because of the imminent outbreak of the Great War, and there were fewer people such as Nobutsuna Kamiizumi, but in fact the number and quality of participants were not much less.

Miyamoto Kazuma, a master of the second sword stream, after cultivating in the Sword Palace, his strength impressed everyone. But what caught Yoshinobu Oda the most was a young man named Ito Keihisa. And in the end, in the absence of veteran swordsmen such as Nobutsuna Umiizumi, Keiji Maeda defeated Yukihisa Shiraki by a narrow margin and stood opposite Oda Yoshinobu.

And then...... Again by a trick seconds......