At the junction of Omi Province and Wakasa Province, Niwa Nagahide, who received an order from Oda Nobunaga, finally caught up with Oda Nobunaga's army here. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"What?! Yoshinobu-sama is leading the army to the queen alone?! "When he heard the news, Niwa Nagahide immediately became anxious." How can you make Yoshishin-sama queen high?! He's the god of war in his family! ”

Oda Nobunaga's order to Niwa Nagahide was only a very simple sentence, "The Asai family rebelled and immediately led an army to converge." And in this regard, Niwa Nagahide did not hesitate, and did not even burn the castle, so he rushed over directly with the troops.

"That kid wants to be the queen of the palace himself, and no one can stop him." Oda Nobunaga said lightly, from the tone of voice, it seems that he doesn't care about Oda Yoshinobu's life or death, but those who are familiar with Oda Nobunaga know that this just proves Oda Nobunaga's mood at this time, and he is trying his best to suppress his anger and worry.

"Why don't you let your subordinates go down and answer Lord Yoshinobu?" Niwa Nagahide thought for a moment and proposed.

Hearing this, Oda Nobunaga shook his head, "If I wanted to answer, I would have asked Katsuya to lead the army to respond." But now the most important thing is to lead the army back to as soon as possible, and I suspect that at this time Honganji and other forces have already jumped out to make trouble. ”

"Then ......" Niwa Nagahide wanted to say something when he heard this, but was stopped by Maeda Toshiie. Turning his head, he saw his former playmate shaking his head at him.

"Alas!" Niwa Nagahide let out a long sigh, how could he not know that his proposal was impossible? Will the rebellion of the Asai family cause unrest in? There is hardly any need for doubt, as anyone with a modicum of brains will be able to understand that this is the best chance to overthrow the Oda family's rule in.

Although the 60,000-strong army of the Oda Army seems to be a lot, since they have not received any news about until now, Oda Nobunaga must prepare for the worst.

No matter what kind of emergencies are faced, a large number of troops are needed to deal with them, and this is the most important reason why Oda Nobunaga retreated in a hurry, and it is also the reason why Oda Yoshinobu cannot be supported. Of course, Oda Nobunaga's trust in Oda Yoshinobu is almost blind, and in his opinion, even if Oda Yoshinobu really can't resist it, it is impossible for the Asai and Asakura coalition forces to stop him.

As for the others? Well, only Oda Shinna can make Oda Nobunaga hesitate, "But this is the path she chose herself......" Oda Nobunaga thought. As a samurai, you must have the consciousness of being a samurai, and any child will become worthless in the face of the rise and fall of the family.

And Oda Nobunaga has another worry in his heart that has not been spoken, and that is Ashikaga Yoshiaki! The rebellion of the Asai family and the changes in Ashikaga Yoshiaki during this time, if there is no connection between the two, Oda Nobunaga will not believe it if he kills him. The only hope he had now was that Ashikaga Yoshiaki would still be at Nijo Castle and not flee somewhere else, though he didn't believe it.

Kathiryuji Castle.

Akechi Mitsuhide stood on the high platform, looking at the army outside the city with a solemn expression, although he had been prepared in his heart, but when he really saw these enemies, Akechi Mitsuhide's heart couldn't help but be shocked.

"My lord, it has been found out that the enemy forces outside are Honganji, the Hatano family of Tamba, the Akai family, and many wealthy families of Settsu Province, including Araki Murashige, a retainer of Ka Ikeda." Wise Xiuman walked quickly to Wise Mitsuhide's side and said respectfully.

Although Akechi Shuman is the brother of Achichi Mitsuhide, on formal occasions, he has always called Akechi Mitsuhide as the main father. By the way, he is now also the son-in-law of Akechi Mitsuhide. Hawkers, in this era, intermarriage within the family is still very popular.

After speaking, Wise Hideman suddenly became a little hesitant, and seeing this, Wise Hidehide asked lightly, "Is there any other bad news?" ”

Hearing this, Akechi Hideman nodded, and then whispered, "Ashikaga Shogun seems to have fled to Honganji, and the banner on the other side at this time is to help Ashikaga Shogun regain power." ”

"What?!" When Akechi Mitsuhide heard this, he immediately looked at Akechi Mitsuhide in shock, obviously, this news was more difficult for Akechi Mitsuhide to accept than the tens of thousands of troops outside the city. But this is also a very normal thing, Ashikaga Yoshiaki ran away, and with the grudge between him and the Oda family, he could guess what he was going to do with his ass. As a result, the Oda family suddenly changed from a loyal servant who helped the shogun Kamiraku to a traitor who usurped power.

This kind of identity doesn't seem to be of much use, after all, in troubled times, everything is based on strength. But if you really count it, there are generals and there are no generals, and there are many things that the Oda family will have to deal with a lot of trouble. Of course, the most important thing is that the shogunate's crusade will give all the forces hostile or afraid of the Oda family a reason to unite. And this is what Akechi Mitsuhide is most worried about.

"Alas, I don't know if the lord has received any news now." Akechi Mitsuhide sighed in a low voice. Oda Nobunaga didn't come back for a day, and Akechi Mitsuhide couldn't feel at ease for a day. Although the enemies outside the city were enough to give him a headache, what he was most worried about was the attitude of the other wealthy clans in. Well, at this time, he still hasn't heard the news of the Asai family's rebellion, otherwise, I'm afraid that his already small hair will fall out, right?

"Forget it, what do you want to do so much, the most important thing now is to guard the gateway to Kyoto!" Akechi Mitsuhide shook his head and shook the worry out of his mind and refocused on the enemies outside the city.

At this time, there were nearly 10,000 troops in Katryuji Castle, which was mobilized by Akechi Mitsuhide when he learned of the changes in Honganji. And this is also the only place where he is gratified, you must know that in peacetime, the defenders of Shenglong Temple City are only more than 300 people.

Suddenly, Akechi Mitsuhide's pupils narrowed as he saw a rider coming out of the enemy camp and approaching quickly. When I looked at it, it was Yoshimasa Niki, a retainer next to Ashikaga Yoshiaki.

After a short time, he came to the city, "Wise lord, His Highness the General has a letter for you at the lower corner!" ”

"My lord! It must be that Ashikaga Yoshiaki who wants to persuade you to surrender, so it is better to shoot him directly! Wise Xiuman immediately said when he heard this. For Ashikaga Yoshiaki, he didn't have a good impression at all, because from Ashikaga Yoshiaki's body, he never felt his respect for Akechi Mitsuhide.

"There is a saying in the Ming Kingdom, which is called that the two armies will not fight each other, so let him bring the letter." Wise Guangxiu shook his head and said lightly.