Oda Nobunaga looked at the Aisho opposite, and his heart was very unbearable.

The genius who once dominated the country of Mino and made his army helpless, and successfully captured Inabayama Castle with only "sixteen horsemen" - Takenaka Hanbei Shigeji, now has a sick face and coughs......

But even so, Takenaka's thinking is still keen, and his grasp of the general trend of the world is still extremely accurate.

Unlike other generals, Shigeharu Takenaka did not blindly sing the praises of Nobunaga's current achievements, but advised him to plan before acting, and the main forces should be appropriately reduced and placed in the Gyeonggi area to strengthen the rear.

At present, the use of troops in the three directions of Hokuriku, Kanto, and China has almost reached the limit of Oda's army, therefore, Shigeharu Takenaka proposed that once there is a change in the rear, the army will return to King Qin, the mountain road is rugged, and the march will remain unchanged......

Among them, the last point he put forward is very crucial, that is, the generals of each army are now dominating one side, and the military and political power are concentrated in one, which is the hidden worry of the division of feudal towns at the end of the Tang Dynasty.

Oda Nobunaga is now in the spring breeze when the spring breeze is proud, for Takenaka Shigeharu's suggestion is not impressed, he Oda army is invincible, invincible, the current Echigo dragon Uesugi Kenshin and Kai tiger Takeda Shingen have passed away, and his descendants Uesugi Keikatsu and Takeda Katsuyori are all milky children, are not to worry.

As for the heroes in other places, Mori Terumoto in the Chugoku region, Hojo Masamasa in Sagami, Date Masamune in Northern Oku, Nagamune Ibe in Shikoku Island, and Shimazu and Ryuzoji Temple in Kyushu are not in Nobunaga's eyes.

However, for the third article mentioned by Shigeharu Takenaka, he had to consider that the so-called "woe to the wall", if there is internal turmoil, the foundation he has been fighting for many years will be burned in an instant, so he has to pay attention to this point.

Oda Nobunaga immediately said that he would strengthen the control of the legions on all sides, and the Kwantung side had his eldest son Oda Nobutada in control, so he could sit back and relax, and the Kii direction was led by the second son Oda Nobuo, and the Ise direction was the third son Oda Nobuhide, as for the Yushiba Army in the Chinese direction, there was his own fourth son, Oda Hidekatsu, and there was no need to worry about sending the battle situation and intelligence on time to the front.

On the other hand, Shibata Katsuya of the Northern Army Regiment, because he was a retainer of the Oda family, was extremely relied on when his father was alive, and his loyalty was also evident in heaven and earth, but because of this, Oda Nobunaga did not arrange his son to "supervise the army" by Katsu's side, but learned everything about the front line through military intelligence and ninja every day.

It seems that he should send his five sons Katsucho out to go out for some training, and Tsutsui Shunkei's rebellion made him change his plan to take Yamato Province and solve the problem directly by force. And it was precisely this bloodless battle that made the confidence extremely inflated, even to the point that as long as Thashinaga came forward, all the powerful and powerful parties would be captured.

Thinking of this, Oda Nobunaga said: "Your Excellency's words are very true, the widow can summon the generals of various places to return to Kyoto as soon as possible, and do an overall verification of their achievements in the past year, especially to strengthen the control of the Northern Army Regiment. After speaking, he picked up the teacup in front of him.

How could Shigeharu Takenaka not know that this was the lord sending off guests, but there was still an extremely important thing in his heart, and he had not yet made it clear to the lord, how could he leave just like that?

"Lord, Weichen thinks that time is running out, but there is still one thing in his heart that he can't let go, so please ...... Ahem...... The lord left Matsujumaru, the son of Takataka Kuroda, alive. ”

Oda Nobunaga saw that Takenaka Shigezhi was dragging his sick body, and he did his best for the Oda family's hegemony, and he had been traveling for several days, with the intention of letting him rest earlier, but the other party not only did not appreciate it, but pleaded for the son of the rebel general, and couldn't help but feel unhappy.

Speaking of this Kuroda Takataka, he was a well-known figure in Japan's Warring States Period, known as the "First Military Division", also known as Kuroda Kanwei, and together with Shigeharu Takenaka, he was called "Liangbei". It has been nearly two years since he joined the Oda family.

It is said that Hashiba Hideyoshi was ordered by Nobunaga to lead an army of 30,000 to expedition to the Maori clan in China, and in the face of the competition between the two powers, the large and small wealthy families in the middle stood in line for self-protection.

Although the Mori family was slightly inferior to the strength of the Oda army, and the unparalleled wisdom of the Western Kingdom was dead, the young Mori Terumoto, with the assistance of the "two rivers" Yoshikawa Motoharu and Kobayakawa Takakei, was still undoubtedly the hegemon of the Chinese region.

The so-called two rivers are actually the uncle of Mori Terumoto, and the reason why he belongs to two families and is loyal to the Mori line is also due to the credit of Mori Motosa, and the strategy he adopted is the same as Nobunaga, giving his son away everywhere and threatening with force, and after the death of the enemy Governor, he made his son the master, so that he could annex the territory of other countries without blood.

This "No. 1 wise general of the Warring States" can be said to have used the "harmony" policy to the extreme, he first succeeded his third son to the Kobayakawa family, renamed Kobayakawa Takakei, and then passed the second son to the Aki Kunihao Qiang Yoshikawa clan, renamed Yoshikawa Motoharu.

Of course, this way of succession is not all spring breeze and rain, and harmony, when Yoshikawa Motoharu inherited the Yoshikawa family, Yoshikawa Xingjing, the lord of the Yoshikawa clan at the time, was forced to live in seclusion, and then he and his family were also brutally killed by the Maori family without suspense.

It seems that cutting grass must be eradicated, which is not the truth pursued by everyone in the ancient Chinese struggle for hegemony, and Japan is no exception.

At that time, the big and small heroes were not very optimistic about the "strong dragon" of the Oda army, which came from afar, except for the small wealthy clan who had a deep blood feud with the Maori clan, the rest of the people all chose the Chinese overlord Mori Huiyuan, who owned the two provinces and eleven feudal states of Sanyin and Sanyang.

Among them, the Ukita Naoya, who owns Bizen and Mimasaka, has joined the Maori side without hesitation.

Kuroda Takataka was in the Kotera family, and the retainers were also inclined to join the Maori side, but Kuroda Takataka put forward a different opinion, he believed that "Oda Nobunaga is a famous general with both wisdom and courage, and the situation today is clearly inclined to him, so if you obey Nobunaga, it is the only way to continue the Kodera family's martial arts." ”

In the end, Kuroda Takatakari overrode public opinion, persuaded the head of Kodera to take office, and went to Nagahama Castle in person, asking Hashiba Hideyoshi to be a guide and go directly to Azuchi Castle to ask Nobunaga to surrender.

Oda Nobunaga received him ceremoniously at Azuchi Castle, and did not treat Kuroda Takataka as a general, but gave him high-level courtesy.

Flattered, Takataka Kuroda presented Nobunaga with a topographical map of Harima Province, and gave Nobunaga a detailed description of the situation in China, saying that the Kodera family was willing to submit to Nobunaga, and promised that as long as His Royal Highness Nobunaga sent a general to Himeji Castle, even if he did not bring a single soldier, the various wealthy clans of Harima would come and join him.

Nobunaga, who was impressed by the outstanding eloquence of filial piety, took his words on the spot and gave him the famous sword "pressure cut". Later, as Kuroda Takataka said, Harima Kingdom surrendered without a fight, and Kuroda Takataka repelled the Maori army that came to Xingshi to ask for guilt with a weak force, and his military talent impressed Oda Nobunaga.

However, the good times did not last long, and the political position of Koji, the head of filial piety, was bewitched by the lord of Okajo Castle in Tsutsu, Araki Murashige, and raised an anti-flag against Nobunaga, changed his original intention, and joined the Maori side.

With loyalty to the Kodera family, Kuroda Takataka ventured into Arioka Castle alone and tried to persuade his friend Araki Murashige to get lost and return, but he didn't know that this was a plan to kill people with a knife in the political position of Koji.

Sure enough, after Kuroda Takataka entered Arioka Castle, there was no news. At the same time that Kodera was attached to the Mori family, he also released the news that Takataka Kuroda had surrendered to Araki Murashige. Oda Nobunaga believed it to be true, and he hated betrayal the most, and ordered Hashiba Hideyoshi to kill Matsujumaru, the son of Takataka who was still a hostage in the army.

Therefore, at this time, Nobunaga listened to Shigeharu Takenaka's intercession for this person, and his face was very displeased, if it wasn't for seeing that the other party was sick and tired, he would have to open his mouth to reprimand.

"The widow hates the most treacherous person in his life, it's not early, let's go down and rest quickly." Oda Nobunaga waved his hand and motioned for Shigeharu Takenaka to step down.

"Lord!" Shigeharu Takenaka fell to his knees and said loudly.

This emotion, and another cough, made Oda Nobunaga look at it, and he couldn't bear it.

"My lord, please forgive me for saying that Kuroda Takataka is a loyal and righteous man, and his surrender to the lord is sincere, and he will never be born of two hearts because of the defection of the head of the family, Koji's political position, and this person's ability is especially above that of the minister, and he is an indispensable talent for the lord to sweep Japan in the future and end the troubled times."

Oda Nobunaga saw that his retainer was trying his best to intercede for a general, and he couldn't help but be stunned: "You are not close friends with Kuroda Takataka, so you can conclude that this person has not betrayed the widow. ”

Shigeji Takenaka coughed a few more times and replied: "Weichen dares to vouch for the name of his territory and net worth, this person has no two hearts, please think twice and let go of his only bloodline." ”

Oda Nobunaga heard this, bowed his head and said nothing, he was no longer thinking about whether Kuroda Takataka's son should be killed, but Takenaka Shigeji dragged his sick body and returned to Kyoto all the way, is it just for this matter?

He felt that the matter might be far from so simple, and that the killing of Matsujumaru was an order he personally gave to Hideyoshi Hashiba, and this monkey not only did not carry it out, but instead asked Shigeharu Takenaka to come back and plead with me, and before Shigeji said this, he asked me to beware of the heavy army generals.

With an army of 30,000 troops, Hideyoshi and Hajiba captured the three feudal kingdoms of Harima, Tajima, and Inaba in a short period of time......

Thinking of this, Oda Nobunaga had made up his mind and said, "Okay, the widow will follow your words." ”

Takenaka Shigeji was overjoyed, and hurriedly thanked him, but as soon as the business was over, he felt extremely weak, and after greeting Nobunaga, he wanted to get up and leave, but he heard Nobunaga say: "Half a soldier is slow, and the widow still has something to inquire about......"