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Okochi Castle Tower.

Kitada Gukyo stood on the observation deck with a solemn face, leaning on the railing with his hands, and staring at the dense Oda army outside the city.

"20,000 people...... There are 20,000 people......" Kitada Gujiao kept muttering, although he had prepared in advance, he couldn't help but be shocked when he learned the number of Oda's army. You must know that this is only Oda Yoshinobu's own troops and the wealthy clans of Ise Province who surrendered to Oda Yoshinobu, Oda Nobunaga and his Mino, Owari, and Mikawa troops, but they are still in the territory.

"Hehe, so it seems that the family has no chance of winning at all?" Kitada Gujiao laughed self-deprecatingly. He could never have imagined that his retreat in the face of the powerful Oda Yoshinobu army would make all the wealthy clans of Ise Province fall to Oda Yoshinobu in an instant. I couldn't imagine that the defense system he deployed didn't play a role at all.

And now, in the face of the siege of the 20,000 troops of the Oda army, although Okochi Castle has been strengthened several times by Kitada Gukyo, in his heart, there is still no idea of the possibility of victory. After all, even if they temporarily resist the attack of the Oda army, how long can they resist it?

Now around Ise Province, has been caught up in war again because of the hostility between the three and the Matsunaga family, and Owari, Mino, and Mikawa are all the territories of the Oda family. It can be said that except for those monks in Long Island City who are unprofitable and can't afford to be early, no one can help the Kitada family at all. It's a pity that those monks can't be enemies of the Oda family at this time. Because if they do that, they won't get any benefit at all.

At this moment, Kitada Gufang ran over with a panicked face, "Father! Oh no! Oh no! ”

"What's the matter?" Kitada Gujiao asked casually, if Kitada Gufang behaved like this before, he would have been scolded for a while, but now Kitada Gujiao really doesn't have much mood to pay attention to this useless son.

"Yes...... It's ......" Kitada Gufang stammered, but he didn't know if he was too nervous, so he talked for a long time, and he didn't say why it was bad.

"What the hell is going on?!" Seeing the appearance of Kitada Gufang, Kitada Gujiao suddenly questioned angrily, and I don't know if it was because of this, Kitada Gufang actually spoke smoothly in an instant.

"Yoshinobu Oda wants to ask to see his father."

"What?!" Hearing this, Kitada Gujiao looked at Kitada Gufang strangely, "What is he doing here?" Is it trying to persuade him to surrender? Kitada Gujiao muttered to himself. But since Oda Yoshinobu wants to see him, Kitada Gukyo will not be gone. Because if you don't see it, doesn't it mean that Kitada Gukyo is afraid of Oda Yoshinobu? Whether it is the identity of the governor of the Kitada family or the self-esteem of a powerful swordsman, he can't bear this kind of thing happening.

On the wall of Okochi Castle, Kitada Gufang looked at Oda Yoshinobu who was standing in front of the city gate with a calm face, and couldn't help but have a trace of evil thoughts in his heart, "If you order the archers to shoot a salvo...... It's a pity that although I think so in my heart, Kitada Gufang doesn't have the courage to act at all.

"Open the side door." Kita Gufang said weakly, he was a little dissatisfied with his timidity.

As the order was given, the side gate of Okochi Castle was slowly opened, and slowly walking into the city, Oda Yoshinobu saw countless Kitada family ashigaru looking at him with panic and vigilance.

"Hehe, don't be so nervous." Oda Yoshinobu chuckled, then looked at Kitada Gufang, who was hiding behind the flag itself, not far away, and asked, "Is His Highness Kitada over there in the castle tower?" ”

"Huh? Yes, my father was waiting for Oda at the observation deck of the castle tower. Hearing this, Kitada Gufang hurriedly responded.

"Well, then lead the way~" Oda Yoshinobu compared it casually, and Kitada Gufang hurriedly led the way in front.

Along the way, Oda Yoshinobu was smiling as if he was walking, completely ignoring the countless Kitada family ashigaru beside him. And what about Kitada Gufu? But he was trembling, but he couldn't be blamed, who had let him hear countless rumors about Oda Yoshinobu? And now, although there are more than a dozen flags around him, he is facing away from Oda Yoshinobu after all, and God knows if Oda Yoshinobu suddenly wants to kill him, whether these people can stop him.

After a short time, Oda Yoshinobu came to his destination, "Hehe, Lord Kitada is so interested~" Oda Yoshinobu smiled, but he saw Kitada Gukyo sitting there making tea.

"Gu Fang, you go down." Kitada Gukyo did not answer Oda Yoshinobu's words, but drove Kitada Gufang away. However, this old man obviously wanted to leave quickly, so when he heard Kitada Gujiao's words, he immediately flashed.

And Oda Yoshinobu saw that Kitada Gukyo ignored him, but he was honest and unkind, and walked directly to Kitada Gukyo and sat down.

Seeing this, Kitada Gujiao raised his eyebrows, but he didn't say much, just quietly brewed tea. And Oda Yoshinobu didn't say anything when he saw this, just watched Kitada Gujiao brewing tea.

I don't know how long it took, Kitada Gukyo gently sent the tea bowl to Oda Yoshinobu, and Oda Yoshinobu didn't seem to be worried about Kitada Gukyo poisoning the bowl, so he drank it all when he picked it up.

Seeing this, Kitada Gukyo shook his head, "Oda-sama does this, I'm afraid I won't live much time......"

"Hehe, at least you can't die today, can you?" Oda Yoshinobu put down the tea bowl and smiled, "But I still like to drink more than tea~" As he spoke, Oda Yoshinobu took off the gourd around his waist and threw it to Kitada Gukyo, "Taste it, this is my own wine." ”

"Oh?" Hearing this, Kitada Gukyo looked at Oda Yoshinobu in surprise, but he didn't say much, he directly took a wine glass, and tasted it after getting some, "It's really good......

After drinking, Kitada Gukyo sighed lightly, "It's really good~" Saying that, Kitada Gukyo looked at Oda Yoshinobu lightly and asked again, "Oda-sama, if you have anything to say, just say it directly." ”

"Haha, refreshing. In fact, I only came here for two purposes, one is naturally to hope that His Royal Highness Kitada can submit to the family. I'm sure you can see that the failure of the Kitada family is only a matter of time. ”

Hearing this, Kitada Gujiao asked again noncommittally, "What about the second one?" ”

"The second thing~ Naturally, I want to have a try with His Royal Highness Kitada, I originally heard a lot of rumors about His Royal Highness Kitada from His Royal Highness Tsukahara." Oda Yoshinobu said this, his eyes shining with excitement.

I don't know if it's because people with strong martial arts have such a common problem, anyway, Oda Yoshinobu can't explain why he wants to compete with Kitada Gujiao. You must know that since coming to this era, the only thing that made him want to compete was when he first met Keiji Maeda, and when Tsukahara Buden and Umiizumi Nobutsuna visited. Other times, Oda Yoshinobu didn't have any intention of using force at all.

Perhaps, this is because when you have great power, you are only interested in those opponents who also have great strength? Oda Yoshinobu didn't know, anyway, he only knew that he really wanted to fight with Kitada Gukyo now. And that's enough.

"I see, ......" Kitada Gukyo nodded when he heard this, although Oda Yoshinobu suddenly ran out at the time of the war and said that he wanted to compete with himself, which can no longer be described as a pit father, but Kita Gukyo, a swordsman with an equally powerful identity, understands Oda Yoshinobu's thoughts very well. After all, when you reach a certain height, strong opponents are very hard to find.

After Kitada Gujiao finished speaking, he was inexplicably silent, and seeing this, Oda Yoshinobu did not urge, but just drank quietly.

I don't know how long it took, Kitada Gujiao sighed, "Since I succeeded as the family governor, I have been working hard to make the Kitada family regain its former honor, but I didn't expect that years of hard work and management would be broken by you in the blink of an eye, Lord Oda." ”

"Hehe, His Royal Highness Kitada has won the prize......" Oda Yoshinobu said with a chuckle.

"Perhaps, this is the fate of the Kitada family......" Professor Kitada sighed.

Hearing Kitada's words, Oda Yoshinobu blinked, but did not respond. In his opinion, Kitada Gukyo is actually not without opportunities, at least, his start is much better than Oda Nobunaga. It's a pity that although Kitada's swordsmanship is said to be very good, in terms of fighting, it is really bad.

It's not just a matter of the retainers, Kitada Gukyo itself seems to know nothing about military affairs. At the very least, if Oda Yoshinobu changes himself to the position of Kitada Gujiao, he will definitely break the cauldron and fight, even if he loses, it is better than watching the castles fall one after another. Although the result after a fight, it is likely to collapse directly.

But although Oda Yoshinobu thought so, it was obviously impossible to show it, so he sat in front of Kitada Gukyo and drank quietly, like a beautiful man. Hawkers, after all, he came to persuade him to surrender, and he didn't want Kitada Gujiao to be annoyed and angry by himself, so he finally decided to defend it.

Although Oda Yoshinobu didn't feel that he couldn't take Okochi Castle with his current strength, it was clear that who would want to attack the castle if he had a choice? After all, from ancient times to the present, siege is the worst option in warfare.

I don't know how long Kitada Gukyo has been complaining, but suddenly, he looked at Oda Yoshinobu with a serious face and said, "Oda-sama, how about we have a competition?" ”

"Huh?"

(To be continued.) )