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"My lord, according to the intelligence, the Asakura family sent 40,000 troops, and Kaga Ichimune sent 50,000 troops, and it is estimated that they have arrived in Omi at this time, plus the more than 10,000 people mobilized by the Asai family, the strength of the Omi coalition army is probably more than 100,000. In addition, the Hatano family and the Akai family of Tanba jointly sent 10,000 troops, plus the wealthy clans of Settsu Province and the followers of the Ichijo sect, there were also 50,000 people. At the same time, the strength of the Miyoshi family is expected to be 20,000. Muto Masayuki said with emotion.

For him, the number of participants in the war has always been limited to a few hundred thousand, and at most it is only thirty or forty thousand. Although there was a precedent for the Uesugi family to attack the Hojo family's 100,000 army, it was the Kwantung coalition after all. But now, in order to fight against the Oda family, the shogunate and Honganji were able to mobilize so many troops......

"Hehe, the strength of the coalition is almost 200,000? It seems that they are ready to fight hard. Takeda Shingen chuckled, "If you add the strength of the Oda family, I'm afraid it will be 300,000." Since the Onin War, has not been so lively for a long time. "Uh...... Why does Takeda Shingen's tone look like a good show?

Hearing this, Muto Masayuki, who was known as the purpose of Takeda Shingen, naturally couldn't guess what his lord meant, but he was quite surprised by this, "My lord, won't my family take the opportunity to attack Yuanjiang?" In his opinion, now is undoubtedly the best opportunity to attack the Oda family.

Although the Oda family had a very large number of troops, the 100,000 troops at the time of Ashikaga Yoshiaki were even more eye-catching. However, now that the combined forces of Honganji and the shogunate were in the tens of thousands, even if the Oda family had increased their strength after taking, it would not be possible to have enough troops to withstand these enemies.

Muto Masayuki studied the Oda family's reserve military service, and in this decree, he found a key point, that is, the candidates for reserve military service. In the decree on reserve service, all men over the age of 16 and under the age of 28 are required to become reserve military service. And in order to cope with the resistance of the common people, the Oda family also gave them the title of samurai. But in fact, in order to encourage business, the only people who actually go to war are those who farm or do nothing. As long as you choose to do business or have serious business activities, although you still need to be trained, you can choose the time independently, and you only need to meet a certain number of times.

This was improved by Oda Yoshinobu with reference to the military service system of later generations, because in his opinion, although these merchants and craftsmen could not go into battle to kill the enemy, their work could also strengthen the Oda family. Of course, more importantly, Oda Yoshinobu hoped that after the economic power grew to a certain extent, the Oda family would be able to truly form a regular army, rather than these half-peasants and half-soldiers.

As a result, Muto Masayuki believed that with the exception of Mikawa and Enoe, where there were no troops from the two countries, the rest of the Oda family's territory did not have as many troops as expected. Once Matsudaira Ieyasu and Imagawa Clan were defeated, the Takeda family could go straight to Owari in one fell swoop. At that time, the Oda army, which had not yet fought, would definitely have a flaw, and when one place was breached, the Oda family would not be far from destruction.

It's just that for Muto Masayuki's words, Takeda Shingen just shook his head slightly, "I don't believe in the strength of Asai and Asakura......"

One sentence suddenly made Muto Masayuki speechless. Yes, Muto Masayuki had a good idea, but there must be a premise, that is, Asai and Asakura can block the attack of the Oda family. After all, in the face of the offensive of the Takeda army, Matsudaira Ieyasu and Imagawa Shin only had to take a defensive position, and those castles alone would have to fight for several months. Can the Asai and Asakura coalition forces be able to resist the Oda army for a few months?

Maybe according to the general situation, there is no problem at all, after all, the combined forces of Asai, Asakura, and Ichijo are more than 100,000 troops, but the problem is that when the Oda army faced the Asakura family before, it was like a broken bamboo, and it was still when Oda Yoshinobu did not fight. And the combat effectiveness of Oda Yoshinobu ...... Hawkers, the record that has not been defeated in his life until now can already explain a lot of problems, and more importantly, whether it is the former raiders of Mikawa, Ise or Yamato, Oda Yoshinobu won it in a short period of time.

"My lord, but in this way, once the Oda family defeats Asai and Asakura, the main family will ......" Muto Masayuki said to the end, but he didn't finish speaking, after all, the last words, to say it, especially in front of Takeda Shingen, is obviously not a good choice.

"Don't worry, there will naturally be a way to ...... then" Shingen Takeda shook his head, as if he didn't care about Muto Masayuki's assumptions. It's just that in the face of Muto Masayuki's incomprehension, Takeda Shingen didn't intend to continue to explain, but said lightly, "What the family has to do now is to completely incorporate Suruga into their hands as soon as possible, so as not to get ...... time."

"Yes!" Although Muto Masayuki didn't understand why Takeda Shingen was so confident, but seeing Takeda Shingen's confident appearance, his original worried mood disappeared without a trace.

Speaking of which, the journey from Gifu Castle to Kotani Castle took only two days for the Oda army, but this time, it took four days. Regardless of the fact that it is only two days, in Japan, which is not far from one country to another, it is enough to change many things. For example, the famous Great Return of China, the historical Hashiba Hideyoshi arrived at Himeji Castle in Harima's country in just over a day at a speed that shocked the world, and quickly dispatched troops to Yamazaki, which directly led to the destruction of the dreams of the people of Akechi Mitsuhide.

And this time is undoubtedly very critical for the Asai family, because in just a few days, it is enough for the troops of Asakura and Ichisujong to rush to Kotani City.

"The Oda Army hasn't come yet?!" Shimoma Yorisho asked in shock, although he was not too proficient in military affairs, if he were to change to himself, he would definitely keep speeding up his march in order to pursue the capture of Kotani Castle before the enemy reinforcements arrived.

"Yes, it seems that Oda Nobunaga is very confident in defeating us." Asakura Jingjian sneered. After learning that the Oda army had not yet arrived at Otani Castle, he guessed Oda Nobunaga's intentions. Obviously, Asakura Keiken was very angry that Oda Nobunaga looked down on them so much.

"Two adults, no matter what Oda Nobunaga thinks, we just need to defend ourselves." Asai Nagamasa said lightly, but although his tone was calm, the clenched fist didn't seem to be the same thing.