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Inabayama Castle.

"Hmm...... It seems that this kid Oda Nobuyuki is indeed quite reliable......" Looking at the information in his hand, Toki Yoshiryu nodded with satisfaction.

"My lord, do you really want to marry Miss Asuka to Oda Nobuyuki?" Mamoru Ando asked in a low voice.

"Haha~ Shou, I remember that your son seems to have gotten married, right?" The Earth Ambiguity Dragon laughed and quipped.

"Ahem...... The subordinates just feel that there is no need for the Oda family to join forces with him......" Ando Mamoru heard this, and immediately coughed awkwardly, and after a long time, he said helplessly. Since defeating Saito Michizo, the lord of his own family seems to have changed as if he was a different person, not only learning to tolerate and tolerate, but also joking with his retainers.

"Hold on, don't be blinded by the victory now." Doki Yoshiryu chuckled and said, "Although the strength of the Honkina is far superior to Owari, the attitude of the Imagawa family is obvious now, and the Oda family needs the existence of the Oda family. ”

"Yes......" Mamoru Ando heard this and whispered.

Does the Toki family need the Oda family? Yes, because now the Toki Yoshiryu has defeated Saito Michizo, but he has only become the master of Mino in name. In fact, there are still many in the territory who do not submit to his rule. But it's also obvious, who let him forcibly tie many families to his chariot by some despicable means?

Especially now, he has not put back the eldest son of those families, which is the best proof.

"But...... We won't interfere in this matter, and if that kid can't beat that fool in this situation, he won't be qualified to cooperate with us......" The Earth Ambiguity Dragon said with a sneer.

After a pause, Toki Yoshiryu said again, "Tell me to go down, let everyone enter the stage of combat readiness, and once the Imagawa family shows signs of sending troops to Owari, gather troops immediately!" ”

"Yes!"

Sunpu Castle.

Takechiyo sat quietly under Imagawa Yoshimoto and made tea, and just this year, he finally served and named Matsudaira Motonobu, officially entering the power class of the Imagawa family. Compared to the average samurai, his starting point is undoubtedly quite high. Imagawa Yoshimoto is his ebony hat pro, and he also thinks that the yuan character in his name was given to him as the common character of the family. At the same time, he married his niece Sekiguchi Seki to him.

Perhaps, part of these measures was to win over the retainers of the Matsudaira family, so that the Imagawa family could better rule Mikawa. But the talent that Matsudaira Motonobu has shown over the years is also the key to making Imagawa Yoshimoto make up his mind to be promoted.

"Yuanxin, what do you think of Oda Nobuyuki's army this time?" Imagawa Yoshimoto asked softly.

"Back to the lord, according to the intelligence, most of the retainers of the Oda family seem to be on the side of Oda Nobuyuki this time, I'm afraid it ......" Matsudaira Motonobu said with a frown. Matsudaira Motonobu still knows a lot about Oda Nobuyuki's army, because he has always been in charge of this matter.

"Well, I think so too, but for the main family, it doesn't matter who wins or loses between Oda Nobunaga and Nobuyuki, the key is still on Mino's side......" Imagawa Yoshimoto said lightly.

"Not bad! I believe that Mino has already gotten the news, but I can't let them take the ......lead in this war," Imagawa Yoshimoto sneered.

"Yuanxin, you immediately go to Mikawa and prepare to fight!" Imagawa Yoshimoto ordered.

"Yes!" Matsudaira Motonobu replied respectfully.

Walking out of the mansion, Matsudaira Motonobu looked at the clear sky, and couldn't help but feel a burst of excitement in his heart, "Master Jibo, Overlord Maru, finally, I can see you again...... I hope my change won't scare you~"

Suemori City.

Oda Nobuyuki looked in the direction of Cheongju from the observation deck, and his hand holding the railing trembled, "This day...... It's finally coming...... he couldn't help but be excited, because he had waited for this day for too long, so long that he still felt a little unrealistic, even if it was all made possible by him.

"Kanjuro...... You can definitely do it! Tsuchida Gozen stood behind Oda Nobuyuki, looked at his son in front of him, and thought excitedly. She had been waiting for this day for a long, long time, but not because she had any ambitions, but because she was happy to see her beloved son finally able to realize her dream. Belch...... It's as if Oda Nobunaga isn't her son, and she's really drunk when she is biased to this part.

"My lord, your lordship has sent a messenger." Lin Tonggu hurriedly walked over and said.

"Hmm......" Oda Nobuyuki heard this and responded softly. Glancing nostalgically at the scenery outside Suemori Castle, "In the future, I won't be able to see this...... "Oda Nobuyuki thought to himself. Well, he will go to Cheongju in the future, and there is really no chance to come back to a city like Mosen City, which has no strategic value. Belch...... This kid has too much faith, right?

"Lord!" When Oda Nobuyuki walked into the evaluation room, he heard a uniform voice, which made him intoxicated and fascinated.

Looking up, Shibata, Hayashi, Maeda, and many other family envoys gathered here, "They will all become my retainers in the future and ......serve me," Oda Nobuyuki thought excitedly. At this moment, he has been fantasizing for a long time.

It took a long time for Oda Nobuyuki to come back to his senses from his excitement, glanced at everyone, and said loudly, "Everyone! Since the death of Saito Michizo, the family has once again fallen into the dilemma of being attacked by the enemy. In order to reconcile with Minono, I decided to let my brother live in seclusion! It is up to me to succeed the governor. I believe that by doing this, His Royal Highness Toki will definitely be able to feel the sincerity of his family! ”

"Your Highness is wise......" everyone shouted in unison. Hawkers, when they came, they had already been explained by their respective patriarchs, so naturally they would not say anything against them.

"Excellent! Then I order, everyone immediately go back and inform the various families to send troops! We met on the way! Oda Nobuyuki said loudly.

"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison, and then left quickly.

"Lord, are you in too much of a hurry?" When everyone was gone, Lin Tonggu on the side asked with some concern.

"Hehe, just to be fast...... Catch everyone off guard! Oda Nobuyuki said with a sneer.

He wouldn't really be stupid enough to wait for reinforcements from the Toki or Imagawa families, and if that were, where would Owari still have his place? Only by quickly eliminating Oda Nobunaga before everyone can react in order to become the true governor of the Oda family.

All these years of forbearance have made him more full of desire for power, to be a puppet? That's definitely not what he wants.

"The lord is clever!" Lin Tonggu patted the ass, although he didn't quite understand what Oda Nobuyuki meant when he said it. Well, it's a bit difficult for him to use his brain.

"By the way, when you go to Shoushan Castle to find Oda Nobuyuki now, my younger brother is greedy and greedy for life and afraid of death, and he will definitely not help me honestly, so you go and urge him, and once you capture Cheongju......" Oda Nobuyuki said, his palm into a knife gesture, his eyes full of coldness, "Understand?" ”

With that murderous look, even Lin Tonggu, who had already killed many people, shuddered, hurriedly answered, and then left quickly.

Slowly walking out of the house, feeling the cool breeze, Oda Nobuyuki closed his eyes and slowly stretched out his hands, "This time...... No one can stop me! ”

On the same day, Oda Nobuyuki raised 500 troops, set off from Suemori Castle, and went straight to Cheongju, along the way, the Hayashi, Shibata, and Maeda families...... Countless families who chose to support Oda Nobuyuki came to converge, and that afternoon, the number of troops had reached more than 1,800.

Cheongju City.

"What?! What you say is true?! Oda Nobunaga grabbed Mori by the collar and asked angrily.

"It's true! Oda Nobuyuki's troops have passed the mountain and are heading straight for the castle! Sen Kecheng shouted loudly.

"Bastard! Kanjuro, that bastard! Oda Nobunaga roared angrily, then turned to Mori Kecheng and ordered, "Quick! Hurry up and gather at the gates! At the same time, there are ninjas in the possession to investigate the surrounding situation! Especially the Toki family and the Imagawa family! ”

"Yes!"

Watching Mori Kenari leave, Oda Nobunaga suddenly sat down on the ground, his face full of confusion and sadness, "Kanjuro...... Why, exactly? Are rights really that important to you? Don't even care about brotherhood? Oda Nobunaga muttered to himself.

"Yoshi-sama, don't you understand? Oda Nobuyuki never really regarded you as a brother, but an enemy who robbed him of the position of governor......" A somewhat cold voice came, but it was Nohime.

I saw her slowly walk to Oda Nobunaga and sit down on her knees, with a serious expression on her face that was completely different from the past. "Master Kichibo, I know you value family affection very much. But you must know that your relatives are not only Oda Nobuyuki, but also us! For our sake, you must treat Oda Nobuyuki as an enemy! Otherwise, how could you win him?! ”

Nohime's words made Oda Nobunaga fall silent, and after a moment, he raised his head, and his face had returned to normal. "Thank you, Nong, I just couldn't believe it." Oda Nobunaga said with a chuckle.

"My lord! The troops have been assembled! At this moment, Sen Kecheng hurriedly ran over to report.

"Hmm!" Oda Nobunaga responded, stood up and walked out, walked to the door, turned his head to look at Nohime, "Nong, don't worry, I will definitely win!" Oda Nobunaga said confidently. Immediately, while wearing armor under the service of the little surname, he walked towards the city gate.

At this time, at the gate of the city, Yamada Masamura and others were already waiting there, and when they saw Oda Nobunaga coming out, they hurriedly greeted them.

"How many people are in our army?"

"More than 1,400 people."

"What about the number of enemies?"

"About 4,000 people!"

"Where?"

"It's only about 3 or 4 miles away from Cheongju City."

"Is there any news from Sakuma?"

"Nope!"

"What about Imagawa and Toki?"

"Haven't heard back yet!"

As he walked, Oda Nobunaga asked about various things until he came to his warhorse. Turning over his horse, Oda Nobunaga pulled out his sword and pointed forward, "The whole army!" Out of town! ”

"Lord, where are we going?" Yamada Masamura asked when he took a chance.

"Not far east of the city, there is a place called Daosheng, where I am going to fight that bastard brother!" Oda Nobunaga pointed in a certain direction and said lightly.

"Field...... It's not easy to fight, is it? Maeda Toshiya said with some concern.

"Hmph, dog, are you scared?" Sasa Naruma snorted coldly.

"Bastard! Who's afraid?! Hearing this, Maeda Toshiya immediately exploded, "I'm a fearless master of guns, Maeda Mataemon Toshiya-sama!" Toshiya Maeda shouted.

"Tsk, you call yourself right?" Ikeda Hengxing poured cold water.

"Bastard!" When Maeda Toshiya heard this, he immediately retorted, a group of people were noisy, and they looked at the other ministers around them who were amused and helpless.

"Lord, I'm really sorry, but Izang helped him ......," Sasa Masacji said with some embarrassment.

"Hehe, it doesn't matter, it's okay for them to make a fuss, so that everyone's expressions don't be so serious." Oda Nobunaga said with a chuckle.

"That's it, it's good to take it easy~ So nervous, when the time comes, the body will be stiff when the time comes~" Yamada Masamura echoed.

"Yes!" Masaji Sasa replied respectfully.

When Sasa Masaji left, Oda Nobunaga suddenly turned his head to look at Yamada Masamura and asked, "Overlord Maru, aren't you afraid?" "Sometimes Oda Nobunaga was really curious, and Yamada Masamura didn't show fear or worry during the war in recent years. You must know that even if it is a fierce general like his father or Shibata Katsuya, he will inevitably have some negative emotions when he encounters a difficult battle.

"Huh? What is there to be afraid of, we will definitely win......" Yamada Masamura rolled his eyes and said indifferently. "It's just Oda Nobuyuki, to be honest, if you hadn't refused, I would have gone to Suemori Castle a few days ago to bring him here."

"......" Hearing Yamada Masamura's words, Oda Nobunaga suddenly felt so stupid that he even asked an idiot if he would be afraid.

Seeing this, Yamada Masamura thought that Oda Nobunaga was really worried about failure, and hurriedly comforted, "Don't worry, Master Yoshi, the enemy is only more than 4,000 people, wait, when the time comes, see how I can defeat a thousand with one enemy!" Yamada Masamura bragged unconcernedly.

It's just that Yamada Masamura's performance made Oda Nobunaga helpless, but it made another small group of people admire him very much. Hawkers, it's Keiji Maeda, these three stupid people.

"It's worthy of the lord, but he doesn't take the enemy in his eyes at all." Keiji Maeda looked at the back of Yamada Masamura with shining eyes, and that expression was nothing but admiration or admiration.

"A person who is unparalleled in the world must have the courage not to put the people of the world in his eyes!" Yukihisa Shiraki also seems to be satisfied with Yamada Masamura's attitude.

"Samurai! Just have this confidence! Shima Zuo also echoed.

Belch...... Did these three imps learn badly?

In the castle tower of Kiyoshu Castle, Nohime stood on the observation deck and watched the troops under the castle until Oda Nobunaga's figure completely disappeared, and Nohime slowly turned around and went back to the house, "Yoshibo-shiro, this time, don't break your promise......"

(To be continued.) )