The assessment dispersed, and everyone hurried back to their territory to prepare for the next big battle. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info but everyone's faces are not too dignified, on the contrary, excitement is the mood of most people. Because they know that the time has come for them to build up their merits.

Yes, it seems to be such an arrogant idea, but it is indeed the true thought in the hearts of the vast majority of the Oda family retainers at this time. Because in their hearts, although Ashikaga Yoshishowa and Honganji have united to weave a big net, it is just a piece of tissue paper, and if you stab it lightly, it will be shattered.

Look at these enemies, the Asai family is just a small daimyo of more than 200,000 stone in Jiangbei, and the Asakura family has no way to resist the attack of the Oda family. Tanba's Hatano and Akai families are just two small forces that stick out of the countryside, and the total is only more than 200,000 stones.

And what about the Miyoshi family? Although it is now home to the three kingdoms of Awa, Awaji, and Izumi, they add up to just over 300,000 koku. The only thing that is stronger than the other forces is probably their Awaji Water Army. But...... Could the so-called Awaji Navy be the opponent of the navy under Yoshinobu Oda? Although none of the important ministers of the Oda family had seen how powerful the navy under Oda Yoshinobu was, some hearsay rumors and Oda Yoshinobu's vigorous cultivation were enough to explain everything. Anyway, they didn't believe that Oda Yoshinobu would desperately throw money at a force that didn't have any combat effectiveness, you know, that kid was very picky.

As for Ashikaga Yoshiaki? Well, the Shogunate Raid may sound terrifying, but with the prestige of the Shogunate now at rock bottom, who would bother with it?

The only thing that can make many retainers of the Oda family a little worried is Ishiyama Honganji, and the reason why they are worried is not because they are worried about the strength of Honganji, even if those mercenaries in Kii Province who only recognize money are on the side of Honganji. The only concern of the Oda family was that Honganji was a sect of Buddhism, and if they fought with it, it was likely to attract the displeasure of other Buddhist sects.

Although these Buddhist sects do not deal with each other on weekdays, and even attack each other, it is clear that when there is a conflict between the samurai and the Buddhist sects, no one can be sure that the other Buddhist sects will quietly watch the excitement.

Oda Nobunaga naturally couldn't think of anything that the retainers of the Oda family could think of, so after the disbandment assessment, he first visited the imperial court, hoping that it would come forward to help persuade other Buddhist sects to be neutral in the war between Honganji and the Oda family.

Speaking of which, the imperial court had a completely resigned attitude towards the problems between the shogunate and the Oda family. Maybe it's because the imperial court has long been accustomed to the change of shogunate? Who knows, anyway, after Oda Nobunaga made this request, the imperial court did not shirk it, but sent Yamashina Yanji to come forward, and accompanied Oda Nobunaga to summon the presiding officers of many Buddhist sects near Kyoto.

Strictly speaking, although Japanese Buddhism has problems of one kind or another, many of them are just problems left over from history, such as what to own a territory, not to pay taxes, and to train monks and soldiers. But apart from these, the vast majority of Buddhism is still relatively good, at least much stronger than Honganji Temple, which plays riots when nothing happens. In addition, the imperial court came forward, no matter how much the Buddha pretended to be forced, he could only sell his face.

After all, in this war between the shogunate and Honganji against the Oda family, most of the forces were still more optimistic about the Oda family. Well, at this time, the war that Ise Nagashima had always been fighting had spread to, and the result that the 100,000 Ichijo sect believers were suppressed by the troops under Oda Yoshinobu and could not get out of the Nagashima Islands, which undoubtedly made it difficult for most of the forces to be optimistic about Honganji. After all, Nagashima has always been the biggest force in Honganji in.

As the saying goes, if someone is happy, someone must be sad. When Oda Nobunaga returned with his army, they did not immediately attack the enemy, but the enemy began to panic.

Among them, the Miyoshi trio are undoubtedly the ones who know the power of the Oda family best, but obviously, they are ready to face the Oda family. Therefore, while they were in constant contact with Honganji, they continued to transfer troops from Awa and Awaji. They knew very well that this was the first time they had returned to since they were driven out of, and I am afraid it would be the last. Once defeated, not only will the Miyoshi family not have a chance to counterattack back to, but whether the family can continue to exist is a big question.

Belch...... Do they seem to have regarded Miyoshi Yoshitsugu as an outsider? Well, maybe they never considered Miyoshi Yoshitsugu to be their own.

In addition to the three of Miyoshi, Honganji Xianru, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Araki Murashige and others naturally began to worry. After all, Oda Nobunaga is back, and they will naturally have to face Oda Nobunaga's anger next. Of course, this was already in mind when they raised their troops, and they would not have been caught off guard.

But there is another person who is worried, and he is a little ......

Xingui Mountain Castle.

When Matsunaga and Honda Masanobu arrived, they saw Matsunaga Hide's gloomy face.

"Father."

"My lord."

"You're here......" Matsunaga showed that the two of them had better expressions, and waved his hand to signal them to sit down. After that, he told the two of them what Oda Nobunaga had said about the assessment.

Obviously, whether it is Matsunaga or Honda Masanobu, it is natural that Matsunaga Shu is in a bad mood because Oda Nobunaga decided to crusade against someone.

"Father-sama, although His Highness took him in as a retainer because of Tsutsui Shunkei's support for Kinoshita-sama, it can be seen from the fact that His Highness brought him back to Mino, and it can be seen that His Highness did not intend to let him stay in Yamato Province. This should be a good thing for my father. Matsunaga said cautiously.

"My lord, my subordinates also agree with the young lord's point of view, although His Royal Highness did not agree to your proposal, but after all, Tsutsui Shunkei sent troops to help Kinoshita-sama in times of crisis, and it is reasonable for His Highness to do this." Honda said respectfully.

As for Tsutsui Shunkei, Oda Nobunaga directly accepted him as a retainer and brought it back to Mino, but before, Matsunaga Hide's proposal to only give Tsutsui Shunkei some monetary rewards, but this was rejected by Oda Nobunaga. And this caused Matsunaga to be vigilant.

"You two are right, well, so be it." Matsunaga waved his hand, and seeing this, Matsunaga and Honda Masatin looked at each other, but still got up and left.

"Well, it seems that Oda Nobunaga still doesn't believe me......" Matsunaga sighed in a low voice.