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On the taiko drum of the Inuyama Castle Tower, a large man with bare arms, holding a mallet in each hand, slammed it towards the drum surface.

The drums beat and resounded in all directions.

Hearing the sound of drums, the people of the market in the town stopped what they were doing and looked up at the city.

"It's going to be war again."

A middle-aged man looked at the city and said.

"Yes, Mr. Kamisuke-sama, I'm going to go into battle."

An old man sighed, "I don't know if this time I'm going to Ise or Inono." ”

"It's Mino."

As the old man spoke, a voice said crisply, this person was riding on a horse, holding a ten-character spear, armor running through his body, and carrying a red mother robe like a large bag.

"Yes, Samurai-sama."

The old man and the middle-aged man hurriedly bowed, but the warrior ignored them and rode over.

When the other party walked away, the old man got up with the support of the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man asked, "Who is this mother-robed adult?" It's so majestic. ”

The old man glanced sideways, in the direction where the samurai on horseback had gone, and said: "That's not a majesty, but a bloody aura that kills people, this person should be the pen of the Oda family's red mothers, Maeda and Saemon Toshiya." ”

The middle-aged man suddenly realized and said loudly: "It's the gun and the left, my Oda family's fierce general." ”

Inuyama Castle.

The sound of the taiko drum in the taiko oar seemed to be more urgent.

Riding one after another, the envoys with flags on their backs rushed out of the main gate.

In the middle of the main maru, a team of people is holding a new type of iron cannon from Kunitomo Village, and the Oda army is ashigaru, rushing towards the side hall.

The iron cannon head on the side shouted at the top of his voice: "Iron cannon team three, advance." ”

And under the corridor of the main hall, one by one, the Oda family flags are tying each other's feet. And the rain on the edge of the promenade was shading, and ordinary ashigaru people could only sit on the ground and put leggings on their legs.

Ashigaru, who had tied his leggings, was regrouped and lined up in the open space in front of the main hall.

In this pill, the sound of horses neighing is endless.

"Prepare the horses!"

Oda Nobunaga's right hand, wrapped in leather gloves, held a horsewhip and constantly slapped the palm of his left hand, while the scarlet cloak behind him looked like a flame was burning and jumping from a distance.

By this time the servant had taken Nobunaga's horse out of the stable and had it ready.

Oda Nobunaga squinted at Kinoshita, who was bowing to Kinoshita Toyoshiro who was lying on the ground at the bottom of the steps, and then said in a loud voice: "Monkey, this time I slightly transferred the three of Mino, and you and Takikawa have done a good job." But. ”

Oda Nobunaga changed his words.

"But it can be better."

Kinoshita Toyoshiro breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Nobunaga say this, and said again and again: "It is the honor of the monkey to do things for the lord." ”

After a pause, Kinoshita Tojiro said again: "My lord, your majesty wants to request that Lord Takenaka be transferred as a retainer below, is it okay?" ”

Oda Nobunaga turned over on his horse, pulled the reins, and said, "Takenaka, is that the Takenaka half-guard who captured Inabayama Castle with sixteen men?" Monkey, do you think you can handle him now? It's better to wait for the day when you become the commander of the army and the general of your family, and then come and talk to me again. ”

"Oh!" Kinoshita Toyoshiro, who was well aware of Nobunaga's temper, knew that he generally did not change his mind, so he had no intention of convincing, but came to Nobunaga with his hands and feet dexterously and led the horse for him instead of the groom.

After a pause, Oda Nobunaga suddenly said to Kinoshita Toyoshiro and said, "I heard that Li Xiao, the general of the Takeda family in Hida, has the intention of capturing Mino County, right?" ”

Kinoshita Toyoshiro was stunned after hearing this: "There are such rumors, I heard that Kenjo Hachimanjo Castle Endo Keitaka took in his sister Yoritsuna, who was expelled from Hida by Li Xiao......"

"Stupid, I can't even see this as an excuse," Oda Nobunaga stretched out his hand and stroked his beard, and said, "The land of the county, although it is not in my Nobunaga's eyes, but it can't be taken by the Takeda family, understand?" ”

"Monkeys. Immediately send someone to tell Ando Mori and the three of Mino, before I send troops to capture Inabayama Castle, I must not let Li Xiao seize the county, go quickly? ”

"Oh."

At this time, outside the door, Maeda Toshiie, who was carrying his mother's robe, strode in, and when he saw Nobunaga, he bowed down and said, "My lord, the army has been assembled. ”

Oda Nobunaga was expressionless, nodded and said, "Then let's go." ”,

In the tenth year of Eiroku, in August, after reversing the Mino trio, Oda Nobunaga personally led the Oda family army out of Mino.

And at the same time, the northern city of Mino.

As one of the three Mino people, Ando Shouji, is quite at a loss at the moment.

Just now, he learned from the ninja that the Oda family's army had marched from Inuyama Castle to Inabayama Castle.

This is nothing, but the ninja reported even more shocking news to him at the next moment, Li Xiao, the general of the Takeda Army's Hida Echichu Legion, led more than 2,000 troops from Sakurato Castle and went out to Hachiman Castle in the gun.

It is a coincidence or something that the two major forces, Takeda and Oda, actually attacked Mino almost at the same time.

Soon after, son-in-law Shigeharu Takenaka and Shigeji Takenaka both arrived.

Mamoru Ando explained the situation to the two in detail.

After hearing this, Shigeharu Takenaka said without hesitation: "Father-in-law, it's not a coincidence, the Takeda family is here to rob the fire." This timing was too appropriate, my Mino was invaded by the Oda family, and it was when people were panicking, and now no matter which wealthy family was, they didn't have the heart to help the Endo family against the enemy. ”

Takenaka Shigeju also said: "I agree with my brother's opinion, Li Xiao is not crusading against his sister Koji Yoritsuna, but using this as an excuse to capture Hachiman Castle in the county and erect a bridgehead. ”

Mamoru Ando's eyes narrowed, and he said in a deep voice: "I didn't expect that the Takeda family was so ambitious that they actually had the intention of getting involved in Mino. ”

Shigeji Takenaka said: "It's not surprising, if Xin Xuangong captures the county, it will be one step closer to his ambition to go to Luo. ”

Mamoru Ando shook his head and said: "Whether it is Shingen, Nobunaga who stays in Mino, I don't care, I just want to protect my Ando family's family business, now that the Takeda family is sending troops to the county, I don't care or not, you must know that the Endo family and my Ando family have always been friends." ”

Shigeharu Takenaka sighed when he heard this, and said, "Father-in-law, I'm afraid I have already made a decision in my heart." ”

Mamoru Ando nodded and said, "Yes, I want to send troops to the county to prevent this catastrophe for the Endo family." What about your opinion? ”

Shigeharu Takenaka said: "Father-in-law, if it were someone else to capture the county, I would definitely not hesitate to persuade you to go, but this time the general commander of the Takeda Army is Li Xiao, who is one of the few fierce generals in the world, as far as I can see, in addition to the few people in the world such as Uesugi, Takeda, Hojo, Maori, Oda, etc., there are not many people who can be his opponents. ”

"Brother, it's too much of an exaggeration," Takenaka said, "Anyway, I don't believe it, the Endo family and the Ando family are intertwined, and they must not sit idly by." ”

Shigeharu Takenaka glanced at his brother, nodded, and said, "Okay, I know I can't convince the two of you." ”

Saying this, Shigeharu Takenaka coughed a few times, covered his mouth with a silk handkerchief, and looked at Ando Shou after relieving himself, and said: "Father-in-law, if you want to send troops to the county to rescue the Endo family, then please be sure to borrow troops from Lord Inaba Ukyo, the Inaba family has been friends with this family for generations, and it is the closest to this family, so it will definitely borrow troops from us." ”

Ando Mamoru nodded and said, "Takenaka, what you said is right, with the help of the Inaba family, coupled with the military strength of the family, it is not a problem to defeat Li Xiao's two thousand troops." ”

Shigeji Takenaka said: "This is just my estimate, you must not underestimate Li Xiao, father-in-law, I will send troops from Bodhi Mountain City to help you." ”

After hearing Shigeharu Takenaka say this, Mamoru Ando was also surprised: "Takenaka, your body is so weak, it's better to cultivate at home, and you can lead the troops by heavy moments." ”

Shigeji Takenaka still looked pale, shook his head and said, "To be honest, I would never want to fight against an opponent like Li Xiao on the battlefield. But without my help, I fear that the Ando Army will also be wiped out at the hands of this man. ”

Takenaka said in surprise: "Brother, you think too highly of this Li Xiao, otherwise why did he invite you to come out in the first place, you would have rejected him." ”

Shigeharu Takenaka smiled: "What do you know, I have already understood that the general trend of the world will ultimately lie on the side of Lord Kamisuke, not the hand of Takeda Daizen." I am not as good as Kong Ming in terms of resourcefulness, but there is one thing that I am better than him, that is, I know the situation. No matter how strong Li Xiao is, how can he catch up with Kong Ming? Can you turn the tide of the world with the power of one person? ”

After a pause, Shigeji Takenaka looked into the distance and said: "If there is really such a person, don't say that I Takenaka, it is Shingen, a hero like Nobunaga, he has long since retreated, why bother to fight for this world!" ”,

Just as Takenaka finished speaking, a samurai entered and presented a letter to Mamoru Ando.

After reading the ten lines at a glance, Mamoru Ando handed it over to the Takenaka brothers.

Shigeharu Takenaka said, "Sure enough, Lord Oda Kamisuke will not let the Takeda family gain a foothold here." ”

Mamoru Ando turned his head, looked at the two of them and said in a deep voice: "Since the Oda family has spoken, then what are you waiting for, let's prepare for a battle with the Takeda army." ”

Hida's Frontier.

The torrential rain slanted down, the sky and the earth were vast, and the treetops were soaked and white gas.

It was as if a long curtain had been covered in front of us, and the mountains and rivers in the distance were blurred.

There was a sound of compact armor scabbards clashing, and on the mountain road, ashigaru men carrying three vermilion spears trotted forward with straw shoes on the soles of their feet.

On the side of the mountain road, more than a dozen horsemen, more than a dozen horsemen broke through the rain curtain and galloped forward, and the people and horses were all covered in muddy water.

Li Xiao sat on the back of a black-forged horse, stationed on a mountain rock, watching the military momentum with the fiery red Takeda Lingqi finger passing by, and in the rain curtain, there was a vermilion snake winding over the mountain road like a vermilion snake.

At this time, the sound of horses' hooves ticking sounded, and an envoy with a small flag with a double pattern of the sun and moon galloped in front of Li Xiao and said loudly: "Report to the lord, the front of our army has resisted the Sakamoto Mountain at the junction of Mino-Shinano. ”

Li Xiao nodded slightly, turned his gaze into the distance, and said, "This means that Meinong is in front of you!" ”