In the first battle of the barrel narrow, Imagawa Yoshimoto was killed in battle, and the troops collapsed. Yoshimoto's biological mother, Shou Guini, quickly established Yoshimoto's sister-in-law, the Imagawa clan, as the new head of the family, claiming that she would never let the Oda family go. But in the next time, she could only work hard to stabilize the interior, and she had no ability to send troops at all. Even Matsudaira Motoyasu stayed in Okazaki privately, faintly forming a separatist trend, and the Imagawa family was unable to levy it, but only more closely guarded Motoyasu Masa's main room Tsukiyamaden, the eldest son Takechiyo and the eldest daughter Kamehime. Among them, the eldest daughter, Kamehime, was born on June 4 after the Battle of Barrel and Narrow, and the Imagawa family specially sent someone to inform Motoyasu and promised to "take good care" of the mother and son. And Yuanyasu is said to have expressed great gratitude for this, solemnly assuring that "if he raises troops to avenge His Highness the Ministry of Governance, he will be a pioneer again."

After that, he took the initiative to send troops to provoke the Oda family, which made the family very passive for a while, and also made many people feel that they couldn't figure it out. Originally, everyone seemed to think that since Motoyasu had turned his back on the Imagawa family, of course he would move closer to the Oda family. He was taken care of by Nobunaga when he was a child!

Nobunaga, on the other hand, was very calm. Although the "Brother of Mikawa" repaid virtue with resentment and interrupted the Mino strategy he was preparing, he rarely did not get angry, and took advantage of the situation to strengthen the defense and control of Chita County. The Saji family, who controlled the 30,000-stone of Ono Castle, joined Nobunaga during this period.

On the 11th day of May in the 4th year of Eiroku (1561), my naval army Mufu received news in Inoguchi Town: Saito Yoshiryu died of illness! There is a change in the Saito family!

I quickly informed Nobunaga of the news, and Nobunaga quickly made peace with Motoyasu through Motoyasu's mother, Mizunoya. On the 14th, Nobunaga personally led 12,000 men, and with the cooperation of the navy, crossed the Kiso River and attacked Nishimi Nohashima County.

According to the information of the Metsuke group, there was chaos in Inabayama Castle at this time. There is no doubt that his son-in-law Ryuxing will take over as the head of the family, but Saito Ryuxing is only thirteen years old, and Saito Yoshiryu died too quickly to appoint an assistant. Around the dominance of the family, the important ministers were divided into two factions, one was the wealthy faction led by the three elders of the Ando Morisho, the clan Naomoto, and the Hiya Kiyomi, and the other was the Naochen faction headed by Hiroshi Tone, Naomitsu Takeshi, and Nagai Ei'an. The Hao faction believes that since the Saito family adopts the collegial system of heavy ministers, then they should decide their assistants according to the order of heavy ministers, and Mamoru Ando and Naomoto of the clan are the top two candidates in the order of heavy ministers. However, the Naotomi faction was resolutely opposed to this, and they felt that at this time, Owari was eyeing the tiger and should lead the Saito family to ensure the stability of the whole of Mino. Hiroshi Neno even accused Mamoru Ando and the family Naomoto, saying that they had different intentions and wanted to take the opportunity to replace the Saito family.

When the news of the Oda family's army invading Nishimino came, the people of the Hao clan immediately couldn't sit still. In particular, after the Oda family crossed the Kiso River, the first thing they entered would be his family's territory! He hurriedly conceded defeat, Pegasus rushed back to the territory to organize the defense, and the Naotomi faction also sent 3,000 reinforcements led by Nagai Guardan.

The two sides fought a great battle in Moribe Township, and the hastily organized 6,000 troops of the Saito family were defeated, and Kiyomi Hino and Guard Nagai were both killed. However, our side also suffered certain losses, and Oda Echizen Mamoru was unfortunately not in the battle.

Maeda Toshiie also participated in the battle with the army, and before the battle, he won the Adachi Rokubei, a fierce general of the Kiyomi family called Hino and known as "Adachi by the neck". During the post-war evaluation, the Toshiya dedicated Adachi's head to Nobunaga, and was finally forgiven by Nobunaga, allowing him to return to the Oda family and serve as the head of the trust of the Akamato Cloth for a salary of 450 years.

As a good friend, I am naturally happy for the Li family. It's just that in this way, my sorrel shop has to find someone to run it again.

I remember that when the Li family left, the annual salary was 150 guan, and this time the Li family made a great contribution, and Nobunaga added the annual salary to the Li family, which happened to be the same as the annual income I gave to the Li family, and it was also 300 yuan of Yongle money...... I have to say that Nobunaga is still very humorous sometimes.

After resting for a few days, Nobunaga continued his advance and captured Sumamata Castle on the banks of the Nagara River. The castle is the hub of Nishimino, where the Kiso and Nagara rivers meet (the modern Kiso River has been diverted), and the Nagara River was formerly known as the Sumamata River. In the 5th year of the reign of Genpei (1181), around the ownership of this castle, Heike Heishige sent 30,000 troops, and on April 25, he defeated 11,000 cavalry of the Minamoto family, which is known as the Battle of the Sumamata River.

From Sumamata Castle to the west, the great clans of Nishimino had all returned and organized a tight defense. Nobunaga turned to attack east along the Nagara River and took Inabayama Castle directly. He believed that after losing the assistance of Nishiminon, the defensive strength of Inabayama Castle would be seriously insufficient, and by capturing Inabayama Castle, he might be able to take advantage of Saito Yoshiryu's death to support the last son of Michizo, Saito Nagaryu, who defected to the Oda family after Michizo's death, to inherit the Saito family, and then slowly control the entire Mino country.

At the beginning, Oda Nobuhide led 10,000 people to attack Mino, taking this route, while Oda Nobuyasu led 5,000 troops and set off from Inuyama. The two sides converged at the Ghana Exit and started a big battle with Daosan, which relied on the city of Ghana. As a result, Oda was defeated, and Oda Nobuyasu was killed in battle, with losses of more than 5,000 ...... From then on, Oda Nobuhide never dared to attack Mino again, and he also adopted the idea of Hirate Masahide and proposed to Saito Guidie on behalf of Nobunaga. Even now, when it comes to that battle, even Shibata Katsuie, who is known as the No. 1 fierce general in Owari, is apprehensive.

This time, however, we were able to easily occupy the castle of Ghana and continue our march to the town of Inoguchi, which is under Inabayama Castle.

By this time, many people in the country believed that the Saito family was coming to an end this time, and even Nobunaga himself was a little proud. After that, he plundered the town of Inoguchi and obtained a large amount of booty, and for a time our morale was greatly boosted. And the Saito side is still fighting among themselves at the moment, and the people of the West Mino side are guarding the city, and Mt. Inaba is surrounded by our group, and the city is said to be in a panic.

I seem to remember that in the original history, Nobunaga was defeated this time. But the situation has developed to this point, and I have to wonder if it is because of my arrival that history will change greatly.

At the ensuing military meeting, out of caution, I couldn't help but remind Nobunaga a few words.

"My lord, do you want to shrink your forces and pay attention to the direction of Ximinon?"

"In the direction of Nishimino? No need! Those wealthy families failed in the struggle for power, and now they are all in the limelight! As long as they capture Inabayama Castle, they will only be obedient...... His Royal Highness Kira has experienced less wars, and the military council should listen to the opinions of other Highnesses! Before Nobunaga could speak, Shibata Katsuya spoke to me in a tone of lesson.

Fleeing from the Battle of Ghana is the greatest humiliation that Shibata Katsuya has endured to date. At this moment, he is full of energy, looking forward to conquering Inabayama Castle in one go.

"My lord! We surrounded the entire Inabayama with 10,000 men, and our forces were too scattered. In case reinforcements come...... I politely bowed my head to Shibata Katsuie and continued to speak to Nobunaga.

"We have the state of His Royal Highness Daosan, and the righteousness of His Royal Highness Changlong to avenge his father, which is justified. Moreover, after the lord defeated Imagawa Jibu, his prestige spread all over the world, and presumably Mino did not dare to send troops easily. His Royal Highness Xuanjing really doesn't have to worry too much. Sen Kecheng explained.

After Michizo's death, some of the Mino clans loyal to him lost their territory and defected to Nobunaga. Among these people, Sen Kecheng is the leader. If they can recover Mino, they will get the greatest benefit, not to mention the restoration of the territory, there must be another generous reward, they can become the core of the family in Mino, and form a rivalry with the important ministers of the Owari faction.

Since Mori mentioned Nobunaga's factor, I can't refute it very well, otherwise it would be a suspicion that Nobunaga's "prestige spreads all over the world...... But. Historically, this so-called "prestige" really didn't play much of a role. Although he was able to defeat Imagawa Yoshimoto, in the next three or four years of Mino Raiders, he fought bumpy, won fewer and lost more, and encountered the rebellion of Oda Nobukiyo during the period.

Perhaps it was the disapproving expression on my face that Nobunaga immediately called me by name.

"Keijiro!"

"Your Majesty is here!" I hurriedly agreed.

"The performance of the water army this time is good, and there will be a reward afterwards! But then, the navy will not be needed, since you are so worried, take the headquarters first, and transport some of the loot back to Owari! Nobunaga commanded with a calm face.

“…… Be! "I bowed my head on the maza.

"Without further ado, go down and get ready now." Nobunaga said again.

I had no choice but to bow again, get up and leave the main tent. Behind me, there were all sorts of stares. Some were worried that I would lose Nobunaga's favor, others were unimpressed by my timidity, and some were gloating or glad that I had lost an opponent to fight for......

But history hasn't changed.

A month after returning to Owari, news came that our side had been defeated. It is said that the Naoto's faction completely compromised with the wealthy faction and almost completely withdrew from the center. Through Shigeharu Takenaka, a general who was still in Inabayama Castle, they contacted his father-in-law, Mamoru Ando, and offered a compromise. Under the instigation of Mamoru Ando, Naomoto, Ryotsu Inaba, Mitsuharu Fupo, and Toshizo Saito of the Nishimino clan, Michitoshi Nagai, Tadano Sato, Tadano Sekimori, Keiyasu Kato, and Toyama Keiren of Higashimino sent troops one after another, concentrating on Inabayama Castle from all directions. They were familiar with the terrain, and it wasn't until they approached Inabayama Castle that Oda Fang, who had penetrated deep into enemy territory, noticed it, but by this time it was too late. The battle began at the mouth of the well, and the scattered forces of Oda were defeated, no less tragic than the Battle of Kana Kou 14 years earlier.

After this battle, the wealthy faction of the Saito family completely controlled the right to speak in the family. Inaba Ryotsu and Fupo Mitsuji replaced Kiyomi Hino and Nagai Miyasu, who died in battle, and became the new elders of the Saito family, among which Inaba Ryotsu became the assistant of Saito Ryuxing together with Ando Mori and Naomoto of the clan, and the three of them were called "Mino Three".

Although I once reminded Nobunaga of the counterattack of the Saito family's wealthy clans, I was not in the slightest bit happy. If the family fails, the subordinates will naturally share the glory and disgrace with the family. I was even worried about whether I would be punished by Nobunaga if he couldn't put it down. During the Three Kingdoms period, wasn't Tian Feng executed because he reminded Yuan Shao in advance during the Battle of Guandu?

Fortunately, Nobunaga's surname is not like Yuan Shao, but resembles Cao Ying. When he returned, I was not reprimanded in any way, but was richly rewarded for bringing back a large amount of booty beforehand. Naturally, I didn't say anything about the well, and I fully accepted any decision of Nobunaga, and my attitude was much more respectful than before.

Due to my caution, after the United Navy entered Mino, it has been under my banner, and Mino Fang did not know that there were people in the Beesuka family who were among the United Forces. At the mouth of the well, the Bee Suga family also received an invitation to send troops, and Xiaoliu naturally excused himself, on the grounds that the autumn harvest was imminent, and it was really inconvenient to send troops. They didn't receive any reproach afterwards, at most they lost the right to speak at home - anyway, they didn't have any right to speak in the first place, and they have been outside the decision-making level of Mino.

Besides, what if you send troops? This is a domestic defensive war, and there is no material reward for winning it. Even if you have gained a little right to speak, the result is not to listen to the three people after the discussion.

In comparison, it was the Bee Suga family that really got the benefits. The town of Inoguchi was looted in front and ravaged in the back, and it was almost turned into a white field. In the subsequent reconstruction work, we provided a large amount of material materials and collected a large amount of gold under the banner of the Chuan Merge People. In the months leading up to the rebuilding of the town of Inoguchi, the monthly profits of the combined naval forces more than doubled compared to before the war.

And the matter of Mino did not end with the withdrawal of our troops. Oda withdrew, but the Asai family came to stir up.

In October, perhaps out of concern that Saito Ryuko would be completely indulged by the lord's faction, or perhaps out of dissatisfaction with his own exclusion from the decision-making level, Zenno Hiroshi secretly sent a letter to Asai, asking Asai to send troops to regain power for Saito Ryuxing and the Naotomi faction. Since Saito Ryuko's mother, Omi Bureau, was Asai Hisasa's sister and Nagamasa's aunt, Asai was happy to send 5,000 people all the way to Inabayama Castle. Unexpectedly, the three of Mino had already prepared and surrounded the Asai side in the town of Inoguchi with superior forces.

At this time, the two parties were still allies, and Asai Fang was Longxing's maternal relative, and there was no conflict between the two sides, and he politely said nonsense that one side had no nutrition. After that, the commander of the Asai army, Akao Kiyotsuna, entered Inabayama Castle and met with Saito Ryuko, and then was sent out of the country by the Mino trio along with the entire army.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see what's going on in this matter. The Mino trio are asserting their authority, and Asai may not have any good intentions. Although the two sides are in an alliance, last year, Saito Yoshiryu, who was the shogunate's judge, formed an alliance with Rokkaku Yoshiken in order to open up the road to Beijing. However, the Rokkaku family and the Asai family are mortal enemies who do not share the sky, and not long before Saito and Rokkaku formed an alliance, Asai Nagamasa and Rokkaku Yoshiken had just fought a battle of Norada with a scale of tens of thousands of people...... Since then, there has been a serious rift in the relationship between the Asai family and the Saito family.

And this incident naturally made the relationship between the two parties worse.

After sending away the Asai family's military forces, Neno Hiroshi was severely reprimanded by the Mino trio and was almost ordered to seppuku. In order to ensure that similar things would not happen again, they sent a large number of cronies into Inabayama Castle under the pretext of strengthening Saito Ryuko's defense forces, and kept Saito Yoshiryu and his subordinates under close control.

Getting the news, I know why Saito Ryuko has nothing to do all day and indulges in alcohol. He has no authority now, what can he do but do this? In the 7th year of Yongroku, he tried to move Ando Mamoru and the people who were watching, but he was immediately taken over by Takenaka Shigeharu to contact the castle, and he was so frightened that he hid in Saito Rizo's Yugo Mountain Castle for half a year!

And the person he can fully trust is only one who has no right to speak. When Saito Yoshiryu killed his two younger brothers, it was this person's hand; Later, the Saito family perished, and only this one person could use the fan and fire against Nobunaga who followed Saito Ryuxing everywhere.

Saito Ryuxing is not an incompetent person, but he took over the throne at a young age, the lord is weak and the minister is strong, and he has been overtaken by the three of Mino. After leaving Mino, during his stay in Kinai, he not only got along well with the officials, monks, and laymen in Gyeonggi, but also the Jesuit missionaries. According to the missionaries, Long Xing often went to the church to analyze the scriptures word by word with missionaries such as Vinyla and Floys, and to study the doctrines, and the clarity of his thinking and the fluency of his language shocked everyone. Even Floys could not help but write in the "History of the Chronicles": "Saito Ryuko was a thoughtful and very talented man. ”

After the anti-Nobunaga wave surged, Saito Ryuko was defeated again and again, and successively participated in the anti-Nobunaga army of Miyoshi, Ichijomune, and Asakura, and always fought on the front line as a general, until he was killed in the final battle of Oda and Asakura.

The second half of Comrade Longxing's life was the second half of his life in battle; He devoted all his limited energy to the great cause of opposing Nobunaga. It's just that the first half of his life was too unlucky, his father left too hastily, and although the family business left behind was rich, it couldn't be handed over to him. For him, Mino is a large coffee table filled with cups and cutlery. And Yonglu's four years of turmoil was the first big cup ...... in his life;