In less than a month, the news that the Maori family had defeated the Otomo family and made them surrender had spread all over the world, and the world was boiling again. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Eleven countries guard, the Maori family once again made the entire western country the focus of the world's attention. You must know that the last time was when the Niko family and the Ouchi family rose respectively. There's no way, in Japan, the presence of the western country is so low, and the Kanto side used to be where the Kamakura Prefecture was located, but on the western side, there is really nothing that can be handled.

After learning the news, Oda Nobunaga urgently summoned many of his retainers to hold an assessment.

"As everyone knows, now that the Maori family has taken over the Otomo family and dominates the whole of China and Kyushu, I believe that it won't be long before they will send troops to their own family. And at that time, Uesugi and Takeda will definitely be moved! Oda Nobunaga said with a solemn expression.

Although there is some speculation, when things really come to this point, it is difficult for him to face it with a smile. Mori, Uesugi, Takeda...... The most powerful forces in the world are attacking themselves together, and even those as confident as Oda Nobunaga will inevitably be a little worried.

For a while, he had even begun to regret that he hadn't taken advantage of the Maori family's attack on the Otomo family to send troops to Takeda, if he could take the Takeda family before the Maori family reacted, then the pressure on the Oda family would be much less. It was only a moment before this thought appeared that Oda Nobunaga threw it out of his mind.

Indeed, it seems that this choice is good, but if the two families are dragged into the quagmire because of this, it will be even more disadvantageous for the Oda family, because Mori Yuan can continue to attack the Otomo family calmly, but it is enough to allocate a small number of troops to support Honganji. The main force of the Mori family, on the other hand, can choose the most appropriate time to send troops to the Oda family at any time after defeating Otomo.

And now, although he still has to face the three major terrorist forces and those small forces at the same time, at least, Oda Nobunaga can calmly make deployments, and nothing unexpected will happen. After all, the situation is now completely on the table, and there is no possibility of any variables.

"Katsuya, the Uesugi family will be handed over to you! Remember, no matter what method you use, you have to keep the Uesugi family in Echizen for me! Oda Nobunaga said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" Shibata Katsuya said with a solemn expression. To be honest, although he thinks he is a good general, the shadow of the famous tree of the person, Uesugi Kenshin, who is known as the dragon of Echigo, is definitely a figure at the level of a military god. "But my lord, that group of madmen in Kaga has been making a lot of changes recently, and I'm afraid they will unite with the Uesugi family." Shibata Katsuya didn't try to be strong for the sake of face, because the combination of Ichizune and the Uesugi family was really not something he could get ahead of.

There have always been many sects, but the reason why they have never been taken seriously by most of the forces is because they don't have any powerful samurai. A plate of loose sand, no matter how many people there are, as long as there are famous generals guarding them, it will be difficult for them to set off storms. For example, the former Echizen Asakura Sote, and Matsudaira Ieyasu in Mikawa are all like this.

But now, Ichijo Sect must have attacked Echizen with Uesugi Kenshin, and although Ichitsu Tsunamune has always been at odds with Uesugi Kenshin, what if they really did what Uesugi Kenshin had deployed? Shibata Katsuya was very suspicious that Honganji would definitely do this, after all, his resentment towards the Oda family was 100% greater than that of the Uesugi family.

Hearing this, Oda Nobunaga said with almost no hesitation, "I have already thought about this matter, and I will send reinforcements when necessary!" Plus, I'll let you send two cannons! But remember, if something goes wrong, you must destroy the cannon immediately! They must not be allowed to fall into the hands of the enemy. ”

Hearing this, Shibata Katsuya was immediately overjoyed, but he has always coveted the power of artillery, but this thing has been unable to join the land battlefield for various reasons, so they can only covet it. To this day, only Oda Yoshinobu's fleet in the entire Oda family possesses this weapon.

And now, Oda Nobunaga's words undoubtedly told them that artillery could already be used to defend the city. Hawkers, although it is still a pity that it cannot be fought in the field, it is already a very surprising thing to be able to use it to defend the city, especially at this critical juncture.

The others also looked at Oda Nobunaga with the same hot eyes, especially the two of Yushiba Hideyoshi and Imagawa Shin, their strength was the weakest in terms of strength and retainers, but they directly faced the Maori family and the Takeda family, if they could have the help of artillery, they would be more likely to hold back the enemy army.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Oda Nobunaga nodded and said, "Don't worry, Monkey and Shizhen I will give each of you two cannons, Mitsuhide, Nagahide and Hengxing, each of you will have one artillery." Be sure to remember! Artillery must not be allowed to fall into the hands of the enemy! ”

"Please rest assured!" Everyone responded excitedly and solemnly, knowing the power of artillery, they naturally understood how much impact such firearms would have if they fell into the hands of the enemy. Although the power of just one or two cannons is not much of a threat to the castle that has already used Ishigaki, the blow to morale is definitely very terrifying.

Speaking of which, Oda Nobunaga really wanted to get more than a dozen cannons for each city, but unfortunately, although he was able to make artillery now, what made him very helpless was that with the current strength of the Oda family, it was difficult to manufacture artillery on a large scale. After all, the barrel of the artillery consumes a lot of materials, and among them, some good luck are scarce resources in the whole of Japan.

"In addition, monkey, you defend the Maori family's attack from Sanyo Road, Nagahide, you are responsible for winning over the Yamana family who is winning over Tajima, and at the same time you are responsible for defending the Maori family's attack from the mountain. Mitsu Show! You are in charge of the defense of Kyoto, Hengxing, Rika, and Chengzheng, and the three of you are guarding against the attack of the Miyoshi family from the sea. Ieyasu, Shima, you defend the Takeda family! Oda Nobunaga said in one breath.

"Others, increase the investment in armaments, and wait for orders at any time. As for Yoshishin, don't go out for the time being, and be ready to support at any time! Oda Nobunaga glanced at Oda Yoshinobu and said.

Oda Nobunaga's idea was simple, start a war outside of and then pull the other forces into a long stalemate. In this way, with the economic situation of the Oda family, he didn't believe that he couldn't consume those poor ghosts! At that time, as long as they can't hold on, or show any flaws, then the two major armies of Oda Nobunaga and Oda Yoshinobu can attack in an instant, and let them know how powerful the Oda family is!

After the meeting ended, Oda Yoshinobu deliberately grabbed Matsudaira Ieyasu and Imagawa Shima, and once again told them not to fight with the Takeda family. No way, Oda Yoshinobu remembers the incident in Matsudaira Ieyasu's history quite vividly.

The tripartite battle can be said to be the biggest stain and danger in Matsudaira Ieyasu's life. In the face of the attack of the Takeda family, Matsudaira Ieyasu ignored Oda Nobunaga's rigid orders, and chose to fight directly with the Takeda family, but was used by Takeda Shingen to play a woodpecker tactic, and as a result, Matsudaira Ieyasu fled back to Hamamatsu under the rescue of Honda Tadakatsu and others, and it is said that he was so frightened that he prepared to seppuku on the spot.

And now, without the help of fierce generals such as Honda Tadakatsu and Sakakiwara Yasumasa, Oda Yoshinobu does not believe that Matsudaira Ieyasu can defeat the Takeda family, even if the Matsudaira family at this time is not known to be many times stronger than in history because of Oda Yoshinobu's relationship.

In this regard, Matsudaira Ieyasu and Imagawa Shin naturally did not object, in fact, they themselves did not have the idea of going out of the city to fight, after all, except for the advantage of standing troops, the two families really had nothing to compete with the Takeda family. Especially the Matsudaira family, because of the relationship between Oda Yoshinobu, the only one who can really serve as a general in the Matsudaira family today is Sakai Tadaji, and in this case, fighting a field battle with the Takeda family, isn't that looking for death?

After the assessment was dispersed, everyone hurriedly returned to their territory to continue the defensive deployment, and the most anxious among them was naturally Yushiba Hideyoshi. Because compared to the others, his retainers are the weakest, and the territory of Harima is still sandwiched between Maori and Honganji, and if the Yamana family falls to the Maori family, it will be a tragedy of enemies on three sides. And although Tanba Province and Harima Province are connected, how can Akechi Mitsuhide defend Honganji Temple in Settsu, so how can he support Hashiba Hideyoshi?

Of course, the most important point is that Hideyoshi Hashiba won Harima almost entirely by persuasion, and since they were able to surrender to the Oda family, would they surrender the Mori family again? This is obviously what Hideyoshi Hashiba fears the most. Although the hostages are in hand, for forces such as the Akamatsu family, if they really need it, they will not be reluctant to take a hostage.

Therefore, after Yushiba Hideyoshi returned to the territory, he immediately gathered many wealthy families in the territory, and constantly knew that he was emotionally moved and straightened out with threats.

In his words, "If the war is unfavorable, Yoshinobu-sama can come to his aid by sea at any time!" Well, in addition to giving everyone confidence, this sentence obviously also contains threats. Do you want to face the army of Oda Yoshinobu? At that time, the Maori family may not be able to save you~

On the other hand, after learning the news that the Maori family had taken over the Otomo family, Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin frowned at the same time. Well, they have indeed been waiting for the outcome of the Kyushu battlefield, while also hoping that the Maori family will win. Because only in this way will they have more power against the Oda family.

It's just that judging from the intelligence, the victory of the Mori family seems to have been too smooth, and throughout the war, except for the Otomo family who caused some trouble to the Mori family at the beginning, the Otomo family almost never caused any trouble to the Mori family again. Although it does not have the unstoppable momentum of the Oda family, the Maori family's steady and steady way of encroaching on the other party's territory little by little undoubtedly makes people even more desperate.

But now, even if the two are a little worried, they don't have much to do. After all, it is the general trend to unite against the Oda family now. Even if the Mori family rises again in the future, at least it seems that it will be much easier to deal with than the Oda family.

And even so, the two families did not plan to make any small moves, they are both famous generals in the world, and the consequences of small moves in this situation could not be clearer. Moreover, Maori Yuan is not a fool, once the three families release the water, and Oda Nobunaga has a chance to breathe, then they really have no place to cry.

Osaka Castle.

"Is the family ready to support you as a maneuver?" Li Huamei groaned.

Well...... Strictly speaking, Oda Yoshinobu really didn't think about it, because if the Miyoshi family really attacked Kii Province instead of Izumi, it would undoubtedly be a better result for the Oda family. After all, Kii Province is mountainous and forested, and Saga Castle has been renovated and turned into a solid fortified castle. And most importantly, if Miyoshi does not attack Izumi, then Ikeda Tsuneko, Maeda Toshiie, and Sasa Seimasada, who are in Izumi Kawachi, can directly attack Settsu Province. On the Kii country's side, as long as Matsunaga Shu sent reinforcements, and even Oda Yoshinobu's navy was directly blocked at sea, it would be difficult for Miyoshi's troops to deal with it.

"This is a good choice, with the strength of our family, in addition to Harima, Echizen and Enoe have been preparing for a long time, as long as we can drag the enemy army into a stalemate, we can attack anywhere from the sea at any time." Fernande said in a deep voice.

"My subordinates think that the biggest possibility is to support Lord Yuchai, and with their current strength, it may be very difficult to resist the attack of the Maori family." Li Huamei thought for a while and said.

"Well, it's up to the monkey to win over the Uki family." Oda Yoshinobu nodded. Now Ukita's strength is enough to compete with the Urakami family, and if he can win it over, it will undoubtedly be the biggest help.

"In addition, pass the news to the Chozong Ibu family and the Mogami family, so that they can find an opportunity to attack Uesugi and Miyoshi." Oda Yoshinobu thought for a while and said. That's what it was to win over these two forces in the first place, and now it's time to play a role. However, Oda Yoshinobu is really optimistic about the Nagamune family, after all, he also has the information of the Mogami family, although Mogami Yoshimitsu succeeded the family governor, but the Mogami family is still in a state of chaos, including Tiantong Yorisada, Higashine Yorikei, Kamiyama Mankane, Nakano Yoshitoki and other important ministers, are preparing to fight against the rule of Mogami Yoshimitsu by force.

It's a pity that Oda Yoshinobu doesn't have much energy to pay attention to the broken things in the country of Izuha, and this order is only a better than nothing to inform Yoshimitsu Mogami, what if this kid really creates some miracles?

"My lord, my subordinates think that the troops that can be Ezo quietly rush to Sado Province, and once they have the opportunity, they can directly enter Echigo from Sado. And even if there is no chance, it will be able to prevent the Uesugi family from attacking Echizen with all their might. Fernand said in a deep voice.

"Yes, in addition, the Ryukyu troops have thousands of people at this time, and they can play the role of a surprise soldier in a critical moment." Li Huamei echoed.

In this regard, Oda Yoshinobu thought about it and quickly agreed. Although there are not many soldiers over there, and it is impossible for Oda Yoshinobu to send too many troops over, it is enough to exist as a surprise soldier.

At this moment, Ning Ning suddenly walked in and said respectfully, "Lord, there is a person outside who calls himself Saeki Xingtaiyun who wants to see you, saying that he is here for the affairs of the Maori family. ”