High Heavenly God City. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"An army of 50,000? Takeda Shingen seems to be ready to fight hard......" Imagawa Shinma said with a sneer as he looked at the information in his hand.

"If you don't work hard, how can the Takeda family win the family? And judging from the information we have, it seems that the golden mountain on which the Takeda family lives will not last for many years. Hayakawa said with a chuckle.

"You're very confident~" Imagawa said with a smile.

"Your Highness, aren't you too?" Hayakawa also laughed.

On the side, looking at the flirting couple above, the pelican hall Changzhao and the asahinai Taichao were really a little speechless. "When is it, you guys are still playing tricks!" It's just that although they are unhappy in their hearts, they don't dare to say anything on the surface.

Over the years, they had become accustomed to Hayakawa's presence in formal occasions. Maybe it's because of the bad example brought by Yoshinobu Oda? However, Hayakawa's ability was also recognized by them. Not to mention Hayakawa's personal visit to Oda Yoshinobu, it was finally allowed the Imagawa family to receive a lot of assistance from the Oda family while keeping the Enoe territory. Just saying that she has really helped the Imagawa clan in government affairs over the years is enough to win the admiration of these important ministers.

Well, I have to say that the Imagawa family today has really declined. The defeat of Tsukasama and the invasion of Suruga by Takeda almost wiped out the talents of the Imagawa family. It can be said that the retainers of the Imagawa family are not even as good as Hashiba Hideyoshi.

However, they believed that as long as they waited a few years, when the children of Azuchi Academy officially became teachers, the glory of the Imagawa family would definitely return.

"So, are the troops assembled?" Imagawa Shinma looked at Asahina Taichao and asked.

"Yes! A total of 13,000 people were trained by their subordinates. Although it can't be compared to the Takeda family in terms of numbers, with the strong city, it shouldn't be a problem to resist the attack of the Takeda family. Asahina said in a respectful voice.

"There has been news from Matsudaira-sama that 15,000 people have been mobilized and will be coming to support soon." Pelican Hall Changzhao then said.

"Well, it's less than 30,000 people, but with the High Heavenly God City and artillery in hand, it should still be able to resist for a while." Imagawa really groaned.

Speaking of which, when the current Kawa clan saw the power of the cannon for the first time, his expression could be described as dumbfounded, he never thought that such a terrifying weapon would appear in the world. And this is also where he feels confident that he can defend the attack of the Takeda family. Of course, the greatest confidence is still Matsudaira Ieyasu's reinforcements and the two armies of Oda Nobunaga and Oda Yoshinobu on standby.

"So, get ready for battle. This time, you must defeat the Takeda family, regain the honor that your family has lost, and wash away the shame of the past! Imagawa said excitedly with his fists clenched. Restoring the glory of the Imagawa family is something that the Imagawa clan really dreams about.

Well, speaking of which, it seems that the glory of the Imagawa family was ruined at the hands of the Oda family, right? Well...... Strictly speaking, this is true, but after all, that time it was the Imagawa family who took the initiative to attack the Oda family, and they couldn't blame others if they were defeated. And the most important thing is that the strength of the Oda family has already made the Imagawa clan really dispel this idea. It was only after joining the Oda family that he realized how powerful the Oda family really was.

On the other hand, after the Imagawa clan succeeded the family governor, the only defeat was given by the Takeda family, and he also lost the Suruga left by his ancestors. You must know that Imagawa Yoshimoto and other successive governors are all buried in Suruga.

At the same time, Harima's Hideyoshi Hashiba sent Hidecho Hashiba to lead 3,000 men to defend Tamkawa Castle on Harima's border with Settsu to monitor Settsu's movements. At the same time, he commanded 10,000 people to set out from Himeji Castle to support the Urakami family.

Tanba's Akechi Mitsuhide sent 15,000 troops to Takanai Castle on the border of Tajima and Tanba, Tango Niwa Nagahide also led 10,000 troops to Ifuki Castle, Shibata Katsuie led 20,000 troops to Kanatsu Castle on the border of Echizen and Kaga, and Maeda Toshiie, Sasa Narumasa, and Ikeda Tsuneko marched to Kishiwada Castle with a total of 13,000 men.

In addition, a total of 40,000 people from Sakuma Morishige, Omi, Yamashiro, Iga, and Yamato began to march towards Settsu. Yes, this time, Oda Nobunaga does not plan to defend Katyuji Castle anymore, but intends to take Settsu in one go. After all, this place is inside the territory of the Oda family, and it is like a nail pierced in the heart of the Oda family, not to mention how uncomfortable it is.

"Shinmori! As the oldest retainer in the family, don't embarrass me~" Before leaving, Oda Nobunaga patted Sakuma Nobumori on the shoulder and quipped.

Although there are not many generals in the Oda family today, at least for now, there is one person in Azuchi Castle who is more suitable than Sakuma Nobumori, and that is Takigawa Kazuki. Although Sakuma Nobumori is the veteran of the Oda family, how can he say it? Advancing Shibata and retreating Sakuma is a saying that was widely spread in Owari during the Oda Nobuhide era. Although it can't be said that Sakuma Nobumori will not attack at all, it is still a little worse than Takigawa Kazuki.

However, in Oda Nobunaga's opinion, the ability to attack Settsu Province, Sakuma Nobumori's ability is enough. After all, over there, except for one Araki Murashige who can take a look, the others are just a bunch of scum. Honganji? If they can fight, they won't be able to fight a Katryuji Castle for half a day? And this time, with Matsunaga Show and the trio following, I don't think there will be any big problems.

"Please rest assured!" Nobumori Sakuma patted his chest as a guarantor. He also understood Oda Nobunaga's hard work, although he was one of the important ministers in the Oda family, but with the rise of the younger generation, he was gradually unable to keep up with their rhythm.

Look at Hashiba Hideyoshi, look at Akechi Mitsuhide, now they have all become the lords of a country, but he Sakuma Nobumori is still only a 50,000 stone minister. The one who is in a similar situation to him is Lin Xiuzhen, but after all, he is the head of the Oda family, and at this time, he is assisting Oda Nobuloya in government affairs, even if he can't become the lord of the country, it is certain that the future of the Lin family is definitely not bad.

Osaka Castle.

"My lord, news has come from Ezo that Maeda-sama has already led someone to Sado. In addition, Yukai also led his army to Kii Province to stand by. Li Huamei said respectfully.

"Hmm...... So now, it seems that all there is to wait? Oda Yoshinobu nodded, but his tone was a little strange.

"What's the matter, lord? Can't help it? Li Huamei looked at Oda Yoshinobu with a smile, she naturally understood Oda Yoshinobu's thoughts. From the beginning of the rise of the Oda family, Oda Yoshinobu has been at the forefront of the army with the army, even if he did not go out when he attacked Echizen, he still led the army to follow.

But now, the war comparable to the Onin Rebellion broke out again, but he stayed at home as if he was nothing, with Oda Yoshinobu's character that likes to be in the limelight, how could he endure it?

"Cut, what do you mean by can't help it? I'm just worried that a few of them may not be able to stop it. Oda Yoshinobu glanced at Li Huamei angrily, did he say that about his own lord and his own man?

Hearing this, Li Huamei covered her mouth and chuckled, obviously not believing Oda Yoshinobu's words. And Oda Yoshinobu, well, is indeed a little suspicious of a hard mouth, but he is also a little worried about the battle situation. After all, in history, whether it was Shibata or Matsudaira Ieyasu, they were choked enough by Takeda and Uesugi, especially Matsudaira Ieyasu, if it weren't for Oda Nobunaga leading the army to support and Takeda Shingen was seriously ill and withdrew his troops, I'm afraid it would have been pushed a long time ago.

And now the situation has already changed, the Oda family is stronger, but the enemy is also stronger, especially the Uesugi family, according to the news, the Uesugi family has an army of 40,000, and you have to add 80,000 believers from the Ichiko, while the Shibata Katsu family only has 20,000 people. As long as he thought about the situation that Shibata Katsuya might encounter, Oda Yoshinobu couldn't help but worry about Shibata Katsuie.

Speaking of which, this decisive battle is known as a battle comparable to the Onin Rebellion, and Oda Yoshinobu is quite disdainful, because the scale of this war is much larger than the Onin Rebellion. The Uesugi family united with a total of 120,000 people, which was already more than the 110,000 people of the Western Army at that time, plus 50,000 of the Takeda family, 90,000 of the Mori family, 8,000 of Yamana, 10,000 Ukita, 20,000 of Miyoshi, and 40,000 of Arakiga Honganji, which is a full 338,000 people. The number of troops in the encirclement network alone was already more than the number of the eastern and western armies in the entire Onin Rebellion combined.

However, although Oda Yoshinobu was worried, he was only worried that Yushiba Hideyoshi and them would make a fool and run out to fight the enemy, after all, Matsudaira Ieyasu had not committed such a fool in history. You must know that although the Oda family has not exceeded 100,000 people in total, on the one hand, they are only on the defensive, and some of them are standing soldiers, even if the troops are slightly weaker, but the combat effectiveness is not comparable to those peasant soldiers and reserve soldiers who look like gods.

In addition, there are two armies of Oda Nobunaga and Oda Yoshinobu, no matter where they go, it is enough to make the balance of the battlefield over there instantly tip to the side of the Oda family. Unless the six fronts of Enjiang, Izumi, Sanin, Sanyo, Echizen, and Yamashiro are broken through at the same time, otherwise, as long as they fall into a stalemate, the Oda family's terrifying war reserves and production capacity will definitely be able to teach these guys how to behave in minutes.

And......

"Hmph, I've done so much deployment, if there's really any problem, it's time for me to perform~ What is this called? In the midst of strategizing, the decisive victory is thousands of miles away, right? Oda Yoshinobu raised his eyebrows proudly at Li Huamei, with a proud look on his face.

Seeing Oda Yoshinobu's proud appearance, Li Huamei glanced at Oda Yoshinobu and decided not to pay attention to his somewhat shameless lord, but her cute appearance of rolling her eyes obviously moved Oda Yoshinobu, who was now a little idle.

"Hehe, Huamei, we're idle now anyway, why don't we do something interesting~" Oda Yoshinobu smiled evilly and walked towards Li Huamei, as if Naruto had seen Sasuke. Belch...... Something doesn't seem quite right.

Mori and other forces officially launched an offensive against the Oda family, which instantly shook the whole world, and in an instant, everyone's eyes were attracted, especially those daimyo who did not participate in the war, because they all knew that this battle would be the real battle that would determine the trend of the world.

Because whether the Oda family wins, or the Takeda family and other forces win, it will change the trend of the whole world. For the vast majority of civilians or ministers, it is natural to hope that their own forces will win, especially the civilians in the territory of the Oda family, under the continuous rendering of the Azuchi Monthly, the Oda family has long become the savior who ends the troubled times and brings peace.

But for those small forces who did not participate in the war, their only hope is that the four families will be in a stalemate, and eventually lose both sides due to continuous attrition, because this is the best outcome for them and the only chance to continue to survive.

Because whether the Oda family wins or the Mori family wins, the future of these small forces will become endlessly dark. Once the Oda family wins, then there will be no more forces in the world that can stop the Oda family, even if the defeat of Mori, Uesugi, and Takeda gives other forces the opportunity to expand. But even if the Hojo family took the opportunity to take the Takeda family and even unified the Kanto region, it would not change the situation in any way.

And what if the three Maori wins? Although the unification of the world will be broken, but with it, the three heroes will indeed become stronger. There is no doubt that at that time, the biggest possibility was not that the three heroes would fight each other, but that they would sweep through other small forces at a faster speed to strengthen themselves, and eventually transform the whole world into a situation where the three heroes competed for hegemony.

"Shizheng, do you understand? No matter who wins or loses, we don't have any chance, even if we are in a stalemate. Only when both sides lose as they did in the past will we be given a chance to develop. Hojo Shiyasu looked at his son and said in a deep voice.

"But in this case, won't the fate of this family fall into the hands of others?" Hojo said unwillingly. Since being forced to surrender by the Uesugi family, he has always wanted to find an opportunity to regain his independence and restore the prestige of the Hojo family in the Kanto region, and this Oda siege network is a very good opportunity in his opinion.

According to his idea, as long as he takes advantage of the stalemate between the Uesugi family, the Takeda family and the Oda family, he will definitely be able to take the entire Suruga with a sweep, and when the time comes, he will work together with the Oda family to destroy Takeda, then Kai and Shinano will become the meat under the knife of the Hojo family, and they can cut it as they want? And after defeating the Takeda family, the Uesugi family was pinned down by the Oda family in Echizen, who else in the entire Kanto region could stop Hojo?

It's just a pity that this idea was just put forward and was stopped by Hojo Shiyasu.

Shaking his head, Hojo Shiyasu's eyes could not hide the look of disappointment, "Wait, otherwise, what if the family takes the entire Kanto?" Can it be stronger than Uesugi, Mori, and Takeda? Even if it was brilliant for two days, how could it resist Oda's army? ”