After listening to Takigawa Kazuyi's suggestion, Nobunaga did not speak.

Takigawa Kazuyi continued: "Shingen's main force, although it is not possible to conquer Futama Castle now, Danshi has just received news that Shingen has managed to cut off the water source of Futamata Castle. The destruction of the castle is imminent, and if the castle is lost, there will be no barrier to Hamamatsu Castle, and the Takeda army can reach the castle at any time. ”

Oda Nobunaga said: "I have sent a draw, Mizuno led 3,000 reinforcements to reinforce Hamamatsu, and under this fortified city, it cannot be easily attacked. The moment when the old Takeda military division was tired, it was the day when I led the army out of Gifu. Before Danshi can do this, he must make sure that Mino is worry-free and that there is no danger of a fire in the backyard! ”

Speaking of this, Oda Nobunaga exclaimed, "How is Gonroku now? Didn't you say that you wanted to ask for Li Xiaozhi's head to see me? Why is there no war report for a long time? ”

The generals looked at each other.

Seeing Nobunaga like this, Takigawa Kazuyoshi also said, "Please don't be anxious. Your Majesty has sent someone to investigate. ”

Oda Nobunaga Huo Ran got up, paced in the hall with a cold expression, and said, "No need to inquire, Quan Roku must be defeated." ”

Ikeda said: "My lord, please do not worry, Shibata-sama is well known for his good fighting, and even if there is a small disadvantage in the war, there will be no major setbacks. His subordinates guessed that it might be Lord Shibata, who had broken through the Takeda army and was in pursuit, so he was late to return. ”

When Ikeda said this, the retainers nodded in agreement.

In their eyes, although Shibata Katsuya is a little arrogant and difficult to get close to, they have to admit that the other party is one of the few generals of the Oda family, and if Shibata fails to ambush Li Xiao's army with superior forces, this possibility is very small.

Of course, unlike the optimism of the retainers, a few veteran generals such as Akechi Mitsuhide had the same worried look on their faces as Nobunaga, but it was only for a moment.

Just as he was waiting for this, a samurai hurried into the castle tower, bowed down in front of Nobunaga, and said, "My lord, Shibata repairs Yijing and returns to Gifu Castle." ”

Oda Nobunaga's body moved slightly when he heard this.

Hearing this, many of the retainers sat up half-seated, and Ikeda Tsuneko was the first to ask, "How is Shibata's repair war?" ”

The samurai buried his head and said, "Back to Ikeda-sama, Shibata-sama suffered a crushing defeat at Kajida Castle, losing more than 2,000 men, and almost all the horseback troops, so there are less than 1,000 soldiers returning to the castle now!" ”

Hearing this, the Oda family general was silent for a moment.

Ikeda shook his head, pointed at the samurai, as if he was afraid that he had misheard, and asked, "Say it again, what are you saying about Shibata-sama?" ”

The samurai snorted in confirmation, and said, "Yes, Shibata-sama was indeed defeated. ”

On the side of the black-clothed mothers, Sazuo Chengzheng suddenly said loudly: "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible, unless it is Lord Shibata's carelessness against the enemy, there will never be such a defeat, no matter how strong the Takeda army is, it is impossible to reach such a point." ”

Seeing Sasa Narumasa's expression, Akechi Mitsuhide said, "Uchizosuke, as a samurai, you need to accept defeat, can't my Oda family even accept a defeat?" ”

Sasa Narumasa was excited, and then bowed to Oda Nobunaga and said, "My lord, your subordinates have lost their manners. ”

Oda Nobunaga, on the contrary, looked calm, took the saber from the hand of the young surname, walked down the steps wearing clogs, and asked the samurai, "Where is Gonroku now?" ”

The samurai said, "Lord Shibata, you have just settled down and are now in Joshita Town. ”

"I don't want to see him," Oda Nobunaga shouted, throwing his saber to the ground, "just tell him to take this Sozo left script seppuku." ”

As soon as Nobunaga's words came out, all the retainers changed color.

Oda Nobunaga clasped his hands on his chest, crossed in front of him, like a thunderbolt explosion, and said: "I, Nobunaga, am not a person who can't accept defeat, Danshi, I can't accept it, seeing a defeated general, actually standing in front of me." Before more than 2,000 elites died in battle, what face did Shibata still have to live to see me! ”

"Call him to die immediately!" Oda Nobunaga pointed his hand at the samurai and shouted angrily.

"Yes, yes."

The samurai saw Nobunaga's furious appearance and was about to pick up the text of Sozo's left.

"My lord! The sixth minister is here. ”

At this time, behind the temple gate, a burly man in white said in a deep voice. …,

This person is Shibata Katsuie, and now he is wearing a white robe on his upper body, only a crotch cloth on his lower body, and a thorn strip on his back, which can be described as a standard posture of pleading guilty.

"His Majesty knows that the soldiers will lose the battle, and they will inevitably die, and Danshi has some words that the ministers must tell the lord in person before they die, otherwise they will not be blind to death."

Shibata Katsuya was not afraid at all, and he looked open-minded and talked eloquently in front of Nobunaga.

"Say it!"

Nobunaga stood in front of Shibata and held back his breath slightly.

So Shibata Katsuie lost this battle to Li Xiao's army and told Nobunaga about it 1510.

The retainers of the Oda family behind Nobunaga also listened on the sidelines, and when they heard that Li Xiaozhi's phalanx of the Western Kingdom slaughtered the Shibata army like chopping melons and vegetables, they all had a look of horror on their faces.

Wise Mitsuhide said in disbelief: "Lord Shibata, this formation used by Li Xiao is so powerful? ”

Shibata Katsuya sighed and said: "Yes, Your Majesty has never seen it, you have never heard of it, and ordinary Ashigaru Rush Formation can't break through at all, and in the end, Your Majesty is a cavalry team, almost more than half of the casualties, and only then did he try to open a gap." ”

"More than half of the casualties rushed to the enemy line!"

The retainers of the Oda family were all shocked.

"In addition, the Takeda Army is also equipped with nearly 20 large cylinders, and under the bombardment of large cylinders, our army cannot form a tight formation!"

Shibata Katsuya added.

This time, it was the turn of the Oda family to look at each other, and they finally understood why Shibata's ability was also defeated in such a miserable situation.

Nobunaga's eyes showed a look of deep thought, and he said, "So this battle is not a crime of war, it seems that this is an extremely powerful method of warfare adopted by the Takeda family, so you were defeated." ”

"I'm wrong about you." Oda Nobunaga finally said in a deep voice.

When Shibata Katsuya heard that Nobunaga had forgiven him, he immediately fell at Nobunaga's feet, and under the tears again, he beat his chest and said, "My lord, your subordinates are unwilling!" In the thirty years since his subordinates fought the horses, there has never been such a big defeat! ”

General Nobunaga sighed slightly, and said, "Gonroku, I will immediately transfer troops from the North Omi front, no matter what the cost, I will negotiate peace with the Asai and Asakura families, and then lead the army to attack to avenge this." ”

After hearing this, Shibata Katsuya also made a decisive decision and said: "My lord, I have 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers in Mino Owari Kewari, even if Li Xiaoxi's phalanx is powerful, we will pile him to death with our superiority in strength." ”

After Shibata Katsuya said this, Nobunaga's eyes showed a hint of fierceness.

At this time, another samurai rushed from outside to report inside: "My lord, something is wrong, Li Xiao's army has just broken through Kajida City. ”

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