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Oda Nobunaga Kazui was lying asleep on the floor of the hall, and sitting next to him was Nohime, who was a little tired but still looking at him with a gentle face. Since the arrival of the Imagawa army in Mikawa, Oda Nobunaga has slept here almost every day, in the hope that after receiving the news, he can send troops as soon as possible.

And Nohime accompanied Oda Nobunaga every day until dawn. Although Oda Nobunaga wanted her to go to rest, Yoshino and Naoko offered to take turns with Nohime, but Nohime insisted on doing so. Because she thinks that's what she should do as a main room.

"Kichibo-sama, Nong will always be by your side......" Nohime whispered to herself, her eyes full of affection.

At this moment, a rush of footsteps came, "Lord! As soon as he shouted, Oda Nobunaga immediately sat up, and probably he didn't fall asleep at all.

The door was opened, and the figure of Mori appeared at the door, and without waiting for Oda Nobunaga to ask, he quickly said, "My lord, a letter from Sakuma-sama!" As he spoke, he respectfully took out a letter.

"Solemn?" Oda Nobunaga muttered to himself, stood up and quickly walked over and took the letter, and after reading it in ten lines, Oda Nobunaga casually threw the letter on the ground, "It's finally here...... Oda Nobunaga muttered to himself.

"It's done! Immediately give the order and get ready to fight! Oda Nobunaga commanded loudly.

"Yes!"

After Mori Kenari left, Oda Nobunaga suddenly turned to Nohime and said, "Nong, take the drum out!" ”

"Yes!" Nohime didn't ask, but obediently went to prepare.

After a while, Nohime took out the drum, and Oda Nobunaga stood in the hall, slowly pulled out the folding fan from his waist, raised it flat to his chest and opened it a little bit, and then put it down again. At the same time, Nohime silently placed the drum on his shoulder, his white and tender little hands caressing the drum surface, and his eyes were full of determination to look at Oda Nobunaga.

Just as Oda Nobunaga was about to make his next move, a figure suddenly burst out, it was Oda Yoshinobu. Seeing the appearance of Oda Nobunaga and Nohime, Oda Yoshishi breathed a sigh of relief in confidence, "I finally caught up." ”

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Oda Nobunaga's familiar and attractive singing, "Fifty years in the world...... Compare it to the sky...... Like a dream, like a fantasy...... Life...... Is there any one who lives forever......"

Nohime slowly beat the drums, and to the accompaniment of the drums, Oda Nobunaga sang and danced to complete the only symbolic excerpt of the waka [Tsumori] in the history of the Warring States period. Well? The only two? And what about another time? Naturally, it was the one at Honnoji!

"Really...... It's amazing! Oda Yoshinobu admired that although he had never liked the so-called Japanese waka very much, in this crisis situation, under the influence of history, under the performance of the luxurious lineup, Oda Yoshinobu was still fascinated. Well, how does this kid feel like he's collecting historical events?

After singing, Oda Nobunaga slowly withdrew the folding fan with a serious expression, and then, his own maid served Oda Nobunaga wearing armor.

"Yoshinobu, are you still going to fight like this?" Oda Nobunaga asked as if he had just seen Oda Yoshinobu. Well, at this time, Oda Yoshinobu is still the same, like a death tyrant like Kurosaki Ichigo, with a white pony coat on the outside, and a dress like the captain of the Grim Reaper.

When Oda Yoshinobu heard Oda Nobunaga's words, he seemed to have just recovered from the shocking song and dance just now. Seeing Oda Nobunaga's serious face, he chuckled and said, "Hehe, haven't I always been like this?" ”

"This battle is not the same as before...... Oda Nobunaga said in a deep voice as he looked at Oda Yoshinobu.

"Are you scared?" Hearing this, Oda Yoshinobu stood up suddenly, looked into Oda Nobunaga's eyes and said lightly, "I don't think there is any difference from before. And I've always believed that my family will win this war! ”

When Oda Yoshinobu said this, his tone was unusually firm, as if he could already see the outcome of the future. Well, he did look at the future results, although there is no history of him.

However, his appearance inexplicably relaxed the already tense atmosphere. "You kid, since you were a child, you have been like this since you were not afraid of the sky, and you will suffer sooner or later!" Oda Nobunaga shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Hehe, what is there to be afraid of in heaven and earth? I, Oda, believe in heaven and earth, only the weapons in my hands! Anyone who dares to be an enemy of my own family, I will use them to cut it off! Oda Yoshinobu pretended to be unconcerned.

When Oda Yoshinobu was about to pretend to be forced a few more times, Nohime walked over slowly with three maids. I saw that the three maids each had one thing in their hands, which was the golden wine scoop, and the wine saucer and plate.

The three of them walked to Oda Nobunaga and half-squatted down, Oda Nobunaga picked up the wine saucer, and Nohime on the side picked up the wine scoop and slowly poured the wine into it. It was only a small wine dish, but it took three times to fill it. Oda Nobunaga drank it down, then grabbed the dried persimmons from another plate and ate them.

Well, this is, naturally, not Oda Nobunaga's sudden hunger, but a pre-war ritual. The golden wine scoop is one of the utensils specially used to worship the gods, and it can be used to pour wine and drink it, so that you can get the blessing of the gods. As for dried persimmons, they are Oda Nobunaga's favorite food, and it is also a ritual to seek good luck. (Well, I don't know what this means, but I saw such a paragraph in a Japanese drama, so I wrote it down.) ）

On the side, Oda Yoshinobu looked at Oda Nobunaga silently, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "Alas, in this war, although my brother has always been very calm, I am afraid that in addition to fighting hard, he has not considered the possibility of victory or defeat at all...... Perhaps, this is called putting oneself to death and then being born, right? ”

After everything was done, Oda Nobunaga quickly walked towards the city gate, and Oda Yoshinobu saw this and hurriedly followed. Before stepping out of the room, Oda Yoshinobu turned his head and smiled at Nohime as if he remembered something, "Anon, don't worry, we will definitely win!" After saying that, Oda Yoshinobu quickly followed.

"Please...... Overlord Maru ......," Nohime muttered to herself.

At the gate of the city, the troops had been assembled at this time, "Lord! The troops have all been assembled, including 600 standing troops and urgently mobilized troops, and 100 Reapers, under the command of Yoshinobu. The other territories have already sent people to inform that they are expected to be able to send troops to join in half an hour. Shibata Katsuie reported loudly.

"Hmm...... Very good. Oda Nobunaga said lightly, and then looked at the people in front of him. Whether it was a samurai or an ashigaru, they all looked grim at this time, and it was clear that they already knew how strong the enemy of this war was.

"Ladies and gentlemen! When a person dies, he won't die a second time, so this time, leave your life to me Nobunaga! Let those Suruga old men see the bloody nature of Owari boys! Oda Nobunaga shouted.

"Oh!"

On the other side, the pill root.

"My lord, the messenger has returned." A retainer whispered.

"Well......" Sakuma sat on the bench in silence, and looked at the big high castle opposite under the light of the firelight. Not long ago, Matsudaira Motonobu broke through Sakuma's heavy resistance and successfully transported grain into Odakajo.

"What is the morale of the soldiers?" Sakuma's solemn voice was a little tired, although he had fought such a battle in the past few days, the overwhelming momentum of the Imagawa army made him feel a little breathless. As a veteran of the Oda family, he had never seen such an army in his life.

"It's a little down, but don't worry, sir! The subordinates must be desperate to defend this city! The retainer said firmly.

"Huh...... Also, now it's useless to do anything, only desperate! Sakuma muttered with a chuckle.

"Tell the order, no one rest! The enemy will attack around dawn! Sakuma said in a loud voice. He didn't get any information about it, but with his years of experience, he knew very well that the enemy would definitely attack at that time.

Sure enough, before dawn, Matsudaira Motonobu led his troops out of the castle.

"The sons and daughters of the Matsudaira family, this is the first real battle of the family, and they all fight hard for me, so that the enemy can recall the power of the family back then!" Matsudaira Motonobu shouted.

The strength of the Matsudaira army was 1,000 men, while there were about 600 soldiers in Otaka Castle, and they were in a hurry to rest and could join the battle at any time. In this case, for Marune, who only has 800 people, it is actually not too difficult to fight. It's just that the Imagawa family's offensive is obviously impossible to have only such a place.

Almost at the same time, Asahinai Taichao led 2,000 men to launch a fierce attack on Washizu. Okabe Motonobu and Iio Rider each led 2,000 men to attack Zensho and Komura respectively.

"Stop them for me! Be sure to buy more time for the lord! Sakuma kept shouting. After seeing the fighting on the other side, he knew that the original tactic of supporting each other as a diner was nothing more than a joke in front of the Imagawa army. Therefore, he no longer has any hope of repelling the Imagawa army, only hopes that he can hold out longer.

As the sky grew brighter, Oda Nobunaga led his team to Atsuta Jingu. This time, even Oda Nobunaga, who had never believed in gods and Buddhas, honestly prayed to the gods in accordance with the most standard etiquette.

"Smack! Syllable! Syllable! With three high-fives, Oda Nobunaga and others slowly bowed and worshipped. After the ceremony, Oda Nobunaga was about to say something when suddenly there was a sound of "dong dong" from inside the shrine.

Hearing this, Oda Nobunaga's face suddenly changed, and he immediately reacted and shouted loudly, "This! This is Amaterasu's answer to our prayers! This battle! Amaterasu must be equal to me! ”

"Oh oh oh!" The crowd shouted frantically, not knowing if it was a god's response or not, but it didn't matter, because all they needed was a little hope. Moreover, they don't have time to guess at all.

"Someone!" Oda Nobunaga waited for the voice to disappear, and immediately turned around and shouted.

"Yes!"

"Raise all the flags and bring the enemy here! We are in this forest, and we will fight the Imagawa army! ”

"Yes!"

"It's done!"

"In!"

"Send all the ninjas out and be sure to find out the details of the enemy army!"

"Yes!"

Oda Nobunaga's orders were given quickly, and at this time, they could be said to be in a race against time.

"My lord! I'll go find out the news, too! Oda Yoshinobu said out of nowhere.

"Good! Proceed with caution! Oda Nobunaga did not hesitate and agreed directly. At this time, there is no time for him to hesitate. "That's right, good job!" As Oda Yoshinobu was about to leave, Oda Nobunaga whispered.

"Hehe~" Oda Yoshinobu smiled treacherously, he knew that the matter of sneaking in and ringing the bell just now had been exposed. Well, it sounds like a big disrespect to the gods, but he doesn't care.

Oda Yoshinobu didn't bring Keiji Maeda with them, because if they did follow, it would only slow down Oda Yoshinobu. Well, he didn't plan to wait for the rabbit in the barrel saga, because in that case, what if Imagawa Yoshimoto didn't show up in the barrel saga?

"As long as you raid Imagawa Yoshimoto's main camp, it doesn't matter if he's in the barrel or in some kind of place?!" Oda Yoshinobu secretly thought that he had already made plans and went directly to follow Imagawa Yoshimoto's main action.

Soon after Oda Yoshinobu left, the Oda army, which had arrived from all over the country, began to gather at Atsuta Jingu. This news, under the deployment of Oda Nobunaga, who wanted everyone in the world to know, was soon known by Imagawa Yoshimoto.

"Oh? Does Oda Nobunaga want to fight in Atsuta Jingu? When Imagawa Yoshimoto heard this, he immediately fell into deep thought.

On the side, many retainers of the Imagawa family, who also heard the report, became anxious, "My lord, this is a great opportunity!" That fool actually took the initiative to abandon Cheongju Jiancheng......" They kept persuading, hoping that Imagawa Yoshimoto would immediately order the dispatch of troops to Atsuta. After all, they all heard that Oda Nobunaga was in the Atsuta Shrine. If you can cut off his head, that's a great achievement!

After all, when Owari is captured, many territories become borderlands...... In this case, how can they not be impressed?

With a wave of his hand, Imagawa Yoshimoto stopped the commotion of his retainers, silently looked at the Imagawa army that had gained an advantage not far away, and said softly, "Don't worry, wait until you capture these four fortresses, and then go to Atsuta......"

In a word, all the retainers were silent. Because they all know that although Imagawa Yoshimoto seems to be easy to speak, once he has decided something, it is impossible to change it.

"Nima, hasn't this grandson Imagawa Yoshimoto received information yet? Why are you still here? Didn't history say that this kid didn't look down on his brother at all? When Oda Yoshinobu turned around for a long time because he couldn't find anyone to try his luck, he saw that Imagawa Honjin was still honestly staying near Odaka Castle, and he was immediately stupid. (To be continued.) )