"Laugh at one...... Laugh at Daddy ......" I teased the baby in my arms, and my heart was filled with great joy. This newborn baby is my third son, Tiger Chiyo!

The days passed so fast, and in the blink of an eye I entered April of the third year of Motokame (1572), and I mastered Tango、Danma will be almost a year old in the blink of an eye! My career is developing smoothly, and the jealous people around me don't have to think about it and know a lot.

With a territory of 270,000 stones, plus the entry of Sanyueya and Shengye Yinshan, it is easy to raise an army of 15,000, and if you mobilize the wealthy clans in the territory with all your strength, it is not impossible to have 30,000 horses! The heavy cavalry was too eye-catching, and only slowly expanded to 2,000 men; The ninja army seems less formal to outsiders, so it has grown to this size and has not attracted too much attention from others; The growth of the iron artillery reserve is the slowest, and now there are people in other factions who have noticed the difference in the quality of my iron cannons, and I have carefully set the total amount at seven hundred, and now the main problem is the "leap" in quality! Arduous negotiations with Ernst over the cannon finally made some progress, and he agreed to sell me two small-caliber guns with 10-pound shells first, but the really most advanced "landing flower" guns would arrive in a few months. As long as I move forward, I will get closer to the target, and my ultimate goal is the "big guy" who fires 24-pound shells!

Things at home also make me feel comfortable, last month Xianzhi gave birth to another son for me, and he has the strengths of the first two, both physically strong and smart, which really makes me overjoyed! I gave him a very, very imposing name, which is the aforementioned Tiger Chiyo. Speaking of which, among the people around me, my "production rate" is relatively high, and I have three sons in less than a year! In the New Year, because Xianzhi was on the verge of giving birth, he didn't return to Qibu with me, and after knowing the reason, many people were a little surprised and congratulated me, but the reaction of the "monkey" was slightly sour.

Since we can't talk about it, we can't fail to mention another thing, there is no such thing as "perfect" in this world! During a small small conversation after the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, Oda Nobunaga mentioned seemingly unintentionally: I want to accept one of my sons as a close attendant! I was shocked into a cold sweat at the time, and then I thought the child was too young. Maybe he really thought it was too early, so he just brushed it off. Let's worry about things in the future, it's important to increase your strength for now.

I'm happy that you're teasing Tiger Chiyo, and Senkomaru and Ryuomaru are playing seriously on the side. Xian Limaru is now seven years old and can take his younger brother with him. "Call Daddy...... Call Daddy...... "I'm trying to induce Tiger Chiyo."

"I think you're really fooled......" Xianzhi sighed as she shook her head. Tiger Chiyo has just reached the full moon, how can he speak so quickly? ”

"You don't know about that!" I stretched out a finger and stroked Toragiyo's little face and said, "...... Teaching a child is to be good at it, how can he call me if I don't call him thousands of 'Daddy' first! My words made Warbler, Fluttershy, and Crane lean back together.

"Such an adult doesn't look stable at all, I really don't know how many foreign appearances have appeared in front of the retainers!" Xianzhi blushed and complained to me.

"How can it be so serious! As long as I don't withhold their money, who cares what I look like? "I was in a very good mood and casually made another joke.

"Seriously!" Xianzhi suddenly became serious. "Will you be present at Keiji's wedding?"

"This ......," I stopped and hesitated. Maeda Keiji's love experience is also a good thing, since last year's Zhixing Takeda Castle Wanshi Territory finally saw the dawn of hope, back and forth after several back and forth correspondence, Ah Kuni finally arrived at Tajima Chikuda Castle at the beginning of the year. She also came to visit when she passed by Jianbu Mountain City, but I was in Qibu at the time, but Xianzhi met her and laughed happily. Afterwards, Xianzhi had a very good impression of her, but she still felt that there were some mysterious and incomprehensible places. In fact, in this era, who doesn't have a little "little secret", I think Xianzhi is a little worried! "Let's wait and see!" I didn't think too much about it.

"You...... Do you think it might affect the Ri family? "As smart as Xianzhi, it is naturally not difficult to guess my mind.

"Not bad!" I nodded and said, "...... With Keiji's long history of work and his position among his retainers, I should have attended no matter what! But as the only elder of the Li family, I don't think there's a reason why I shouldn't go, but if I and he attend at the same time, it will be a question who will be the officiant of the main family! Although Lord Li is a senior who has promoted me many times, he is not a member of the Zhuxing family system after all, and with his personality that has always been considerate of others, he will not agree to do so. ”

"And what do you want to do?" Xianzhi asked with concern.

"I had planned to wait another month or two for a little bit of leisure, and then we would return to Qibu together. Anyway, everyone has a mansion there, so it's solved by inviting the lord to come forward! I think that with the face of me and Lord Lijia for many years, the lord will not refuse, in fact, it is just a matter of saying two words in person, and it can't delay him much! But ......" I frowned at this. "Judging from the letters in the last few days, it seems that they don't want to go back to Qibu! It's not surprising that Keiji has this kind of thought, but Ah Guo also has this attitude, so it's hard to think about it, it stands to reason that this is a rare honor and she also has the ability to influence Keiji, how many years have passed, so why bother in such a few days! ”

"Could it be ......" Xianzhi said with a puzzled expression, "Could it be that she has other ideas?" ”

"Hey......" I chuckled softly, and now it seemed that Xianzhi was going to be more careful. As strange as I am, "woman" is a fuzzy thing in itself, and it doesn't seem like it's worth the fuss about the fact that any outlandish ideas are possible. For example, Xianzhi has lived together for more than ten years, but there are many times when I still can't figure out her strange ideas that pop up to her.

"What will you do if the Li family doesn't go?" Sensing my disdain, she subtly pulled the topic back again.

"Eighty percent of his people won't go, and he may also understand my position!" I said with some loneliness. Now that I am the head of the Oda family, Lin Tongsheng, an empty elder, has long been taken seriously, and the 150,000 stone of Akechi Mitsuhide is far from me. Although Ikeda Tsuneko and I are still the same as I am, Maeda Toshiie is no longer as comfortable as he used to be, and I just don't know what a "monkey" thinks in his normal mind.

"I think you'd better go and discuss it with Lord Nagano!" Xianzhi gave me a suggestion. "If necessary, you can also ask him to go to congratulate you instead of you, after all, with Keiji's current status and age, it doesn't necessarily have to be an official elder or the main family present!"

"That's a way to do it, too!" I don't think so, so that's the way it is.

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I didn't expect that I didn't send anyone over, but Nagano Ye came first. After hearing the maid's briefing, I went to the study.

"Teacher, you came just in time, I just wanted to discuss with you about Keiji's marriage!" I sat down and asked the maid to bring me two cups of tea.

"I'm afraid this matter will have to be put aside!" After the maid withdrew, Nagano said with a heavy expression. "Just got orders from the Great Hall! 30,000 troops of the Asai and Asakura coalition troops sent troops to Minami Omi, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki also increased his troops at Ayue Castle, and the main hall ordered us to do our best to send troops to participate in the war! ”

"That's a bit of a fuss!" Over the years, he has often fought with Asai and Asakura, but he has never seen Oda Nobunaga so nervous. "What about the Messenger? Who is sent this time? ”

"There is no messenger, it's a message from the ninja relay!"

"Why are you in such a hurry! Actually want to ...... Couldn't be! "When I saw his face, I suddenly realized something." …… Moved?! ”

"Not bad!" Even though I couldn't ask, he understood. “…… Takeda Shingen has already left Hesakizaki Castle and traveled to Enoe via Minami Shinano to join the Yama Prefecture Shokeibu from Sunfu, and the number of men and horses will reach 33,000, and another 5,000 people from Akiyama Nobutomo will enter Higashimino with unknown intentions! ”

"Any other news?" I asked bitterly.

"The main hall has ordered Sakuma Nobumori, Takigawa Kazuyi, and Hirate Fanhide to lead 5,000 men and horses to aid the Tokugawa family, and the Owari line has also entered a state of combat readiness!" Nagano took out a piece of paper. “…… Now that is about to rain, many people are secretly communicating with the Takeda family. Our ninjas have discovered some secret messengers that come and go, and here's a list of those daimyo and castle lords! ”

"Based on your past experience with Takeda Shingen, I don't think we have a good chance of winning!" I stared back and forth at the fluttering piece of paper.

"It's absolutely not enough to rely on the Tokugawa family and those 5,000 reinforcements, fighting is tantamount to suicide!" Nagano Yemasa's answer was quick. "The key is whether the main hall can quickly defeat the entire army of Asai and Asakura to advance eastward, so that even if the troops who must stay on the western front and are deducted, there will be 50,000 horses and horses combined with the Tokugawa family, so that with the advantage of numbers, there may be a chance to fight! But the premise is that Tokugawa Ieyasu will stick to it without a fight and attack the supply lines of the Takeda family with a small force, hoping to slow down Takeda Shingen's attack. ”

My heart was churning, and I was actually scared to put it bluntly. Does Shingen Takeda die on the road? That's hard to say! Although I have elite soldiers under my command, and the Oda family is even more powerful, I wonder if I will be an opponent of Takeda Shingen in command, and I am afraid that Oda Nobunaga will not be able to either! More crucially, if history changes, I will be at a loss because I can't grasp the direction, and then I will be nothing, even worse than an ordinary person. Once Takeda Shingen defeats Tokugawa Ieyasu and successfully goes to Luo, I dare to say that with Oda Nobunaga's popularity, it will 100% become a "broken drum" beaten by 10,000 people!

"It is certain to send troops, and it is imperative to quickly defeat Asai and Asakura!" I made up my mind and said what I was going to do.

"My lord is right!" Nagano nodded as well. "It's just a matter of arranging it carefully......"