Oda Nobunaga summoned everyone to hold an evaluation, naturally it could not be for the marriage of Oda Yoshinobu's child. After a while of quipping www.biquge.info with the pen "Fun", he changed his serious expression, and seeing this, everyone quieted down again, and they all knew that next, there would be a big event.

"Everyone!" Oda Nobunaga glanced at everyone and said slowly, "Saito Yoshiryu is dead, and the Matsudaira family has also surrendered, and this is the best opportunity for the family to attack Mino, so I decided to send troops to Mino in 3 days!" Prepare for this! ”

"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison, their tones full of excitement. After so many years of Oda Nobuhide's death, the Oda family can finally attack Mino again. Although Oda Nobunaga didn't attack Mino before, most of them were tentative, and now, it is obviously not a harassment like a playhouse.

"Yoshinobu, you are also out of battle this time." Oda Nobunaga turned his head to look at Oda Yoshinobu and said.

"Hmm." Oda Yoshinobu nodded, this kind of general attack, how could he not play? Even if Oda Nobunaga didn't say it, he would take the initiative to ask for it. However, he has some other ideas about the strategy of Minong.

"Brother, I think we can build a bridgehead when we attack Mino, Cheongju Castle is still a little far away from Mino, and it will be difficult for us to destroy the Saito family in one go." Oda Yoshinobu said in a deep voice.

Historically, the Oda family first moved to Komakiyama Castle in order to conquer Mino, and then built a front-line castle in Sumamata Castle. However, moving to Komaki Mountain Castle was more to contain the Inuyama Oda family who did not really submit to it at that time. And now, Oda Nobukiyo obviously doesn't dare to betray the Oda family.

"Bridgehead? So where do you think you want to build it? Oda Nobunaga seemed interested in Oda Yoshinobu's proposal.

"Sumamata, Sumamata is in Mino, and it's not far from Owari."

"Sumamata ......"

At this time, many retainers below also started to discuss. Although Saito Yoshiryu is dead, the new governor Saito Ryuxing is not taken seriously by them, but no matter how arrogant they are, they dare not think that the Oda family can take care of the Saito family at one time. After all, the Saito family is just a change of governor, and there is no reduction in power.

If a nail can be planted here in Sumamata, it will undoubtedly be a very beneficial thing for the Oda family. That meant that the Oda family could raid Mino from Sumamata at any time, and they could use Sumamata as a base to provide a steady stream of supplies to the soldiers in front.

After a moment of silence, Oda Nobunaga decided to agree to Oda Yoshinobu's proposal, but he had a bit of a headache as to who would build the Sumamata Tower. Because of this attack on Mino, Oda Nobunaga had no doubt that he hoped to achieve great results. As a result, the vast majority of retainers had to go to the frontal battlefield. But the person in charge of building the Sumamata Tsunade is obviously not too bad. Otherwise, if something happens in the war, and Sumamata can't play a defensive role, it will be given to the Saito family for nothing.

And below, Shibata Katsuya and others are also thinking about the candidate for Tsukuku. Like Oda Nobunaga's worries, they couldn't think of any good candidates for a while. After all, if the people sent to fight can't fight, although in the face of the offensive of the Oda army, Mino's side may not be able to draw out people, so if they are attacked by the Saito army, it will be more than worth the loss.

Well? Why don't you just stay there and start building? Isn't that the best way to maximize power? Well~ How easy is it to take the initiative to attack to attract a large number of enemy troops, and then a small group of troops secretly build a fortress in the back? Or do you directly tell the other party that you want to build a brick, and it's easy to build a brick while defending? Not to mention that Oda Nobunaga wanted to attack, not build all the way to Inabayama Castle.

Everyone was entangled, and Oda Yoshinobu looked at Kinoshita Hideyoshi who was contemplating over there with some unhappiness, "Why hasn't this dead monkey come out yet?" ”

Well, he didn't suddenly come to the Buddha's heart and decided to pull Kinoshita Hideyoshi, but in his heart, the fastest and best candidate to build the Sumamata Tsukiyoshi can undoubtedly only be Kinoshita Hideyoshi. Even if it's himself...... Well, Yoshinobu Oda-san's can't build a stone at all.

After all, in history, Kinoshita Hideyoshi played the drama of One Night City, although the real situation is not as exaggerated as rumored, but Kinoshita Hideyoshi is indeed the most suitable candidate. Especially at a time when the vast majority of important ministers and troops were going to be invested in the frontal battlefield, Oda Yoshinobu knew very well what Kinoshita Hideyoshi had built on the basis of what Sumamata Castle had built.

Just when Oda Yoshinobu couldn't help but want to name names, Kinoshita Hideyoshi seemed to feel Oda Yoshinobu's terrifying gaze, suddenly stood up and walked out, and said loudly in front of everyone, "Lord! The monkeys are willing to go to Tsukuji! ”

"Finally stood up." Oda thought confidently, and then glanced at the legendary monkey's biggest rival, Shibata Katsuie, as well as the second and third rivals, Takigawa Kazuyoshi and Sasa Narimasa. It's just a pity that they didn't jump out and make irresponsible remarks about the monkeys.

"Is history fake?" Oda Yoshinobu thought strangely, but after thinking about it, he also guessed the reason. Historically, Shibata Katsuie and others looked down on and hostile Kinoshita Hideyoshi, which may be true, but it is definitely not now.

In fact, it's also very simple, what is Kinoshita Hideyoshi's identity? Born as a civilian.,At present, he is just a general.。 And what about Shibata Katsuya? Old family! What about Takikawa Kazuki? General! What about Sasa Narumasa? General! And they are all governors of their respective families. With such an identity, how could they deliberately target a small Ashigaru general? That's too inconsistent with identity.

After all, in most accounts, their hostility towards Kinoshita Hideyoshi basically comes from the fact that he jumped too fast. And now, he hasn't had a chance to make it up. Perhaps the only thing that can attract people's jealousy is his participation in the evaluation as an ashigaru general, right? However, at most, this can only cause displeasure among the people who are also Ashigaru generals, and there is nothing to be done, because Kinoshita Hideyoshi can participate in the evaluation, and it was Oda Yoshinobu who proposed it.

Well, this matter was just a whim of Oda Yoshinobu, and before a previous assessment, Oda Yoshinobu saw Kinoshita Hideyoshi looking at the retainers sitting in a row in the evaluation room with a wistful expression. Seeing this, I don't know if I feel guilty because I robbed someone's wife, so Oda Yoshinobu brought Kinoshita Hideyoshi in.

Oda Nobunaga didn't pay attention to this, and the others didn't dare to say much because of Oda Yoshinobu's identity. So, everyone directly ignored this matter, but because of this, Kinoshita Hideyoshi was qualified to participate in the assessment. However, he was also very smart, knowing that he was able to participate only because of Oda Yoshinobu's unintentional actions, so he never gave any opinions, and he did not even dare to rely on other retainers to take the seat. Every time, he carefully hides in the corner, looking like an air man.

Oda Yoshinobu, who figured this out, suddenly scratched his head helplessly, "This monkey is really an expert at climbing along the pole." Oda Yoshinobu looked at Kinoshita Hideyoshi, who was kneeling in the middle of the hall, and thought to himself, but he didn't bother to say anything. After all, he doesn't have much thought about Kinoshita Hideyoshi now.

"Monkey! Are you sure you know what you're talking about? If you take the task and can't complete it, I'll cut off your head and feed it to the dogs! Oda Nobunaga said with a fierce look.

"Yes!" Kinoshita Hideyoshi replied loudly.

Seeing this, Oda Nobunaga didn't say anything more, "Since you are so confident monkey, let's talk about your thoughts." First of all, there aren't many troops on my side that can give you. Oda Nobunaga said lightly.

This is actually the reason why most of the retainers are reluctant to take over, after all, most of the troops are going to attack Mino. There are certainly not many troops that can be separated to build fortifications.

"Lord, your subordinates only need 500 people and 3,000 yuan!" Kinoshita Hideyoshi said loudly. As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

"Huh?! Monkey, this is not a joke! Oda Nobunaga glared at Kinoshita Hideyoshi and said in a deep voice. For 3,000 yuan, it is obviously impossible to build a castle like the ancient wild city, but if it is a castle, it is a little more. But these are not important, the important thing is that Kinoshita Hideyoshi only has 500 people?

Well, what Oda Nobunaga wants is an Oshihiro that can fit thousands or even tens of thousands of people, 500 people? Even if no one stops it, I'm afraid it will take a few months.

"The subordinates don't dare to joke, out of the 3,000 yuan, in addition to the money for buying materials, the rest of the subordinates are ready to win over the Wasuka clan. When his subordinates were wandering, they had become acquainted with the patriarch of the current Beesuka clan, and I believe that they would agree to their subordinates. Kinoshita Hideyoshi said loudly.

"The Beesuka clan, the mercenaries?" Oda Nobunaga looked at Kinoshita Hideyoshi in surprise, not that he hadn't heard of the Wasuka clan. In fact, the Wasuka clan is still very famous in Mino and Owari. In peacetime, he made money by running water transportation, and was hired by the daimyo to participate in the war during wartime. Oda Nobuhide had hired them to be enemies of the Saito family, and of course, Saito Michizo had hired them. It can be said that they really recognize money but not people.

And Oda Nobunaga will be surprised because Kinoshita Hideyoshi actually knows the patriarch of the Wasuka clan. After all, with Kinoshita Hideyoshi he knew, it was difficult for him to have anything to do with mercenaries. However, Oda Nobunaga didn't think much about it, "I can't see it, monkey, just like the bird you used to look like, you can know this kind of person." Yes! I'll leave it to you! Oda Nobunaga smiled,

"Thank you, Lord! In addition, there is a reluctant request from the subordinates. After getting acquainted with the patriarch of the Wasuka clan, I heard that he wanted to become a true samurai......" Kinoshita Hideyoshi said again after thanking him.

"Yes! If you can really win him over, let alone the status of a samurai, as long as you have the ability, let him be your retainer! Oda Nobunaga said disapprerovingly.

Mercenaries may be very capable of fighting, but because they only recognize money and not people, many samurai spurn them. So their status obviously can't be much higher. Many times, it is a difficult thing for a mercenary to want to become a samurai.

"Thank you, lord!" Kinoshita Hideyoshi responded loudly, and then left excitedly.

After this was done, Oda Nobunaga disbanded the people and asked them to return to the territory to mobilize troops to prepare for the attack on Mino.

In this era, because most of the combat units were peasants and soldiers, it was difficult to hide the news of the large-scale mobilization of troops from anyone. As soon as the Oda family took action, the Saito family had already received the news.

"My lord, the Oda family is ready to attack." Mamoru Ando whispered.

"Really? It's finally here......" Saito Ryuxing said lightly, not hearing any panic.

"In terms of mentality, it is much stronger than the old lord~" Mamoru Ando thought secretly in his heart, and then said, "According to the intelligence, Oda Nobunaga has issued a general ******, and it is expected that the number of troops will reach 13,000 to 15,000 people. ”

"15,000 people......" Saito Ryuxing knocked on the desk with a headache, he was still very new to war. Not to mention the army of 15,000 men, he hadn't even experienced the first battle.

After all, he is only 13 years old, and even if he has a talent higher than Michizo Saito, it will take time to grow. And Oda Nobunaga, apparently, will not give him time to grow. This general attack is a clear signal that Oda Nobunaga will not allow the second Saito Yoshiryu to appear.

"Is there a reply from the Asai family?" Saito Ryuxing asked in a deep voice.

"Not yet, according to Hanbei's reply, the current head of the Asai family, Asai Nagamasa, seems to be leaning towards the Oda family after all." Speaking of this, Ando Mamoru suddenly bowed to the ground and said respectfully, "Please forgive the lord, because the situation is urgent, his subordinates will make their own decisions, and let the half-guards secretly contact the Rokkaku family." ”

Looking at Mamoru Ando, how could Saito Ryuko not understand the meaning of his words? Although he is still young, he can see these things very clearly. Mamoru Ando is in charge of his own affairs? Obviously impossible, because Mamoru Ando has always been in Inabayama Castle, no matter how urgent it is, what can be delayed in a few steps? So it is clear that he defended the Takenaka Hanbei.

"Don't worry, you're also for your family's ......," Saito Ryuxing said with a chuckle. He didn't pursue it, or he didn't want to pursue it for the time being, because the most important thing now was the upcoming army of the Oda family.

"Thank you, Lord!" Mamoru Ando said in a low voice, and then studied countermeasures with Saito Ryuko again.

Okazaki Castle.

Matsudaira Motoyasu received a letter from Oda Nobunaga himself, which was also very simple, asking him to guard Mikawa and closely monitor the actions of the Imagawa family.

"Are you finally going to act?" Matsudaira Ieyasu looked at the letter and muttered, then continued to bury himself in various affairs. He didn't have any thoughts about this matter, because the current Matsudaira family didn't have the strength to generate ideas.

(To be continued.) )