Mino Inaba Mountain Castle. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"My lord, the Oda family has sent troops, and the strength is about 16,000 or 7, so it is expected that it will arrive at Jujujo Castle at noon tomorrow." Mamoru Ando said in a deep voice.

"Nineteen Castles......" Saito Ryuxing tapped lightly on the table and repeated in a low voice.

"Lord, there is no time to hesitate now, Nineteen Castle is the gateway to Mino, and the defenders at this time are only more than 300 people, and they can't resist the offensive of the Oda army at all." Hibino Kiyomi said loudly.

"Hmm...... How's the troop build-up? Saito Ryuxing responded, not knowing what he meant by answering Hibino Kiyomi's words. But then, he turned his head and asked Inaba Ryotsu.

"Back to the lord, the troops have been assembled, and the number is about 21,000 people, which is already the limit of what the family can mobilize, after all, there are ...... Omi over there," Inaba Ryotsu said with a serious expression.

Originally, in terms of troops, Mino has always occupied an absolute advantage, not just a little more. Because Owari is Mino to the north and Mikawa to the south, it is impossible to draw too many troops no matter which side of the battle is fought. Just as when Imagawa Yoshimoto attacked Owari on a large scale, Oda Nobunaga also had to deploy many troops to defend the Saito family north of Owari. The Saito family, on the other hand, has no worries because it has reached an alliance with the Rokkaku family during the Saito Yoshiryu period.

Today, the Oda family no longer has to guard against the Imagawa family in the south, but the Saito family needs to guard against the Omi side because of the independence of the Asai family. Maybe this is the rotation of feng shui, right? Obviously, this is not good news for the Saito family. You must know that compared to the Oda family, which only experienced a major battle that decided the life and death of the family last year, the Saito family has not experienced a real war for a long time.

Most of the people in this era are peasant soldiers, and you can't ask him to keep training every day like a samurai. Once you have not participated in the war for a long time, then your combat effectiveness will inevitably plummet. Why are the Kai soldiers so strong? It's not because it's okay to go to war.

"Hmm......" Saito Ryuxing nodded, his expression as calm as ever, "What do you guys think?" ”

"My lord, my subordinates agree with Hibino-sama's idea, and they should immediately send troops to support Jujujo Castle!" Others shouted. Only Mamoru Ando frowned, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Stay, if you have any ideas, it doesn't hurt to say it directly." Saito Ryuxing looked at Mamoru Ando and said with a chuckle.

"Lord, my subordinates think that fighting hard with the Oda family is not the best policy." Mamoru Ando said in a deep voice.

As soon as these words came out, they immediately aroused Hibino Kiyomi's dissatisfaction, "Ando-sama, do you mean that we Mino samurai are not as good as those guys in Owari?" ”

Hibino Kiyomi asked loudly, and Michitoshi Nagai and Guard on the side also looked at Mamoru Ando and the others with some dissatisfaction. Well, it's just waiting for someone, in addition to Mamoru Ando, there are also Ryotsu Inaba and Naomoto of the clan.

Well? Why didn't the family Naoyuan say a word, and it would cause dissatisfaction? Hawkers,Actually, it's very simple.,Hibino Kiyomi is just a pretextual play.。 Before Saito Yoshiryu's death, he arranged several so-called Togu retainers, among whom the highest status was Nagai Michitoshi and Ando Mori.

Ando Shousu, at this time, seems to be already a representative of Nishiminon, he, Inaba Ryotsu, and the clan Naogen are called the three of Nishiminon, constantly trying to obtain more rights. And what about Michitoshi Nagai? It is the representative of Higashiminon, and unlike the small family that the three of Ando Mamoru relied on Saito Yoshiryu to rise, the Nagai family was already the leading family of Higashimino in the era before Toki Yorii. In that year, in order to be able to obtain power faster, Saito Michizo also succeeded as the governor of the Nagai family.

Just like many daimyos, it is divided into the retainer faction of East and West Mino, so it is natural that all kinds of fights are indispensable between the two sides. This struggle, after Saito Ryuko succeeded to the throne, reached its highest point. After all, Saito Ryuxing is still young, and many affairs need to be interrogated by them. So now that Hibino Kiyomi's proposal was vetoed by Mamoru Ando, Michitoshi Nagai naturally wanted to stand on his side.

The two sides continued to argue fiercely, arguing so much that they didn't have the slightest scruple that Saito Ryuxing was also here. And Saito Ryuko didn't seem to see it, but just sat there quietly, with his head down and didn't know what he was thinking.

After a long time, the two sides seemed to be tired of arguing, or maybe they finally thought that their lord was still here.

"My lord, your opinion is ......"

"My lord! It can't be delayed any longer, or it will be too late! ”

"Knock knock knock ......" Saito Ryuxing tapped the table rhythmically, and after a moment, he said in a deep voice, "This way, Kiyomi, you and Guard An lead 10,000 to meet the Oda army, and try to block the speed of its advance." ”

"This ......"

Hearing this, Mamoru Ando, Michitoshi Nagai and others showed dissatisfied expressions at the same time, obviously very dissatisfied with Saito Ryuxing's approach to thin mud. Because in their opinion, either the whole army will attack and fight the Oda army to the death, or they will stand in the castle along the way of the Oda army's march and constantly wear down the enemy's strength.

But what about Saito Ryuko? They didn't attack or defend either, just letting Hibino Kiyomi and them delay the footsteps of the Oda army? But what is there for the Saito family to stall for time? Do you want to delay until the autumn harvest and wait for the Oda army to automatically retreat?

It's just that even if they are dissatisfied, it is not easy for them to say anything at this time, after all, Saito Ryuxing is the lord. Now that he has spoken, he must do what he says. Although with their status, it is not impossible to refute or even ask Saito Ryuko to retract this order, but it is a pity that there are people from another faction here besides them.

If either side dares to say this, it will definitely be attacked by the other side, and there is no telling how much benefit will be lost.

On the 14th, the Oda army quickly crossed the Kiso River and the Hida River, and the army drove directly into Mino, while on the other side, the 10,000 troops led by Hibino Kiyomi and Nagai Guard had also driven to the Sumamata area.

"Report! The enemy has arrived in Sumamata and is heading here. Because of the heavy rain, the troops can't be detected, but it should be around 10,000 people! A herald rushed over and shouted.

"yes, got it." Oda Nobunaga nodded.

Not long ago, for some reason, a sudden torrential rain fell, forcing the Oda army, which was rapidly marching, to stop and think about its next move.

"Tsk, brother, I think you are being favored by the rain god? It rained heavily during the last sneak attack on the barrel narrows, and now it's raining again. Yoshinobu Oda, who was on the side, leaned over and quipped.

"Humph! You're a kid who is very relaxed?! Oda Nobunaga glared at Oda Yoshinobu with a cold face. He didn't like to be called that very much, as if he was the Imagawa family who won by luck. Although in fact it is about the same, how could someone as arrogant as Oda Nobunaga admit it?

"yes~ what? Do you need me to be a pioneer? I promise, take down the nineteen jou castles in minutes! Oda Yoshinobu said with a hippie smile, he didn't take the nineteen-jou castle seriously. Although the castle is considered the gateway to Minong, the army and city defense are not fortified cities.

"Cut, you know to grab credit! It's not your share! Oda Nobunaga gave Oda Yoshinobu a disdainful look, then looked at the sky in a daze.

"Brother, what the hell are you thinking? You don't want to sneak attack again, do you? Seeing this, Oda Yoshinobu immediately asked curiously.

Hearing this, Oda Nobunaga was suddenly stunned, turned his head sharply to look at Oda Yoshinobu and asked, "What did you just say?!" ”

"Uh......" Oda Yoshinobu looked at Oda Nobunaga inexplicably, "I said, are you planning to sneak attack again?" Yoshinobu Oda repeated.

"Haha!" Hearing Oda Yoshinobu's words, Oda Nobunaga suddenly burst out laughing, patted Oda Yoshinobu on the shoulder and said, "That's right! ”

Then, ignoring the bewildered Oda Yoshinobu, he turned around and shouted, "Call the Li family and Hengxing over!" Not long after, the two Maeda Toshi's family rushed over.

"Lijia, Hengxing, the nineteen cities will be handed over to you, and I will give you another 500 troops. But remember, give the enemy a chance to get out of the city and call for help! Oda Nobunaga said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" When Maeda Toshiie and Ikeda Hengxing heard this, they knew what Oda Nobunaga was paying attention to, and they responded with a wicked smile.

"Cut, mysterious." Seeing this, Oda Yoshinobu immediately muttered dissatisfied, he really didn't like this kind of situation that everyone understood, but he didn't know.

At this time, Fernand Dias slowly walked up and whispered, "My lord, Your Highness probably intends to lure the Saito army to rescue Jujujo Castle, and then attack when it crosses the Yumata River. ”

"Huh?" Oda Yoshinobu paused for a moment, but immediately smiled with a clear expression, "Hehe, I know, isn't this an obvious thing?" "Well, although Oda Yoshinobu didn't know where the Yumata River was, and it was the first time he had heard the name of the place, he didn't want to leave the impression that his retainers didn't know anything, although Fernand Dias saw through Oda Yoshinobu's drama at a glance.

Perhaps Oda Yoshinobu also knew that his acting skills were terrible, so he immediately changed the subject, "Fernand, you can, you even know the terrain of Mino." Oda Yoshinobu was full of curiosity and admiration, and although he had taken Fernand Diaz as a retainer and put Shimazo in charge of teaching him, he was so busy with various things that he had little chance to see how he was studying.

Well, of course, this has nothing to do with the fact that Fernand Dias is not a beauty.

"When Shimasama was teaching his subordinates, he always asked them to memorize the terrain. At the same time, because his subordinates used to be seafarers, they always paid more attention to maps. Fernand Díaz explained in a low voice.

"Oh~" Oda Yoshinobu nodded, and then praised Fernande Dias. For his retainers, he never hesitates to praise, after all, it doesn't take much effort, right?

On the other side, Hibino Kiyomi, who was rapidly advancing towards the Oda army, soon received information that Jujujo Castle was in danger.

"Bastard! Speed march! Spend the Yumata River attacking the Oda Army in one go! Hibino Kiyomi shouted angrily. I don't know if I'm angry at the speed of the enemy's Oda Army, or if I'm dissatisfied with the time wasted by Mamoru Ando and others.

"Hibino-sama, it's too dangerous to force a river crossing with such heavy rain, isn't it?" Nagai Guard said with some concern.

"Don't worry, Lord Nagai, the rain is so heavy, Oda Jun definitely didn't think that we would force our way across the river. And our spies didn't find any enemies either, don't worry! Hibino Kiyomi said with a grin, pointing to the opposite side of the Yumata River to signal that there was no danger.

When Nagai Guard heard this, he didn't care after thinking about it. Although Oda Nobunaga attacked Imagawa Yoshimoto in the barrel narrow, in the eyes of most people, it was just Oda Nobunaga's luck and Imagawa Yoshimoto's carelessness. This is the idea in the hearts of the vast majority of people, and it is also a fact that is determined in the hearts of Mino people. Because they don't believe it at all and don't want to believe it, Oda Nobunaga is really the Imagawa family who defeated by strength.

Okay, maybe it was luck that time, but this time......

"Tsk, did they really just cross the river like this? Is the brain too simple? Oda Yoshinobu lurked in a tree and muttered disdainfully. Behind him, there were several ninjas, one of whom was the scout who had just signaled that there was no danger.

"Go, inform my brother that you can send troops." Oda Yoshinobu didn't return the order.

"Yes!"

"Tsk, 10,000 people~ I don't know how many will survive? It's a pity...... Yumata River is a little small......" Oda Yoshinobu muttered with some dissatisfaction.

Half-struck, the legendary grandson mentioned in the marching chapter. Although Oda Yoshinobu didn't know if Oda Nobunaga had seen Sun Tzu's Art of War, he hadn't seen it anyway...... Ahem! Well, in fact, Oda Yoshinobu still aimed at it, although he just flipped through it casually when he squatted in the toilet, but a lot of things can still be said.

For example, what "knowing oneself and knowing the other side will not be defeated in a hundred battles", or what "its speed is like the wind...... well, he only knows some well-known passages in Sun Tzu's Art of War. He had never heard of a half-way attack, but he also knew that halfway through the river crossing was a great opportunity to attack.

Well, this blind man can see it, right? Looking at the Saito army who were cautiously crossing the river in the rising water, Oda Yoshinobu felt that if the river water was higher, maybe they would not need to make a move at all, and these Saito troops would be finished by themselves.

"Quick! Hurry up! "Hibino Kiyomi kept urging on the other side of the Yumata River, and although he didn't think that the Oda army would sneak attack, it was always a very dangerous thing to cross the river in this situation. No matter how brainless he was, he didn't want this to last too long.

It's just that at this moment, a black shadow suddenly appeared in his field of vision, and almost instantly, he reacted, "It's the Oda Army!" Get ready to meet the enemy! Others speed across the river! Hibino Kiyomi shouted angrily.

(To be continued.) )