The autumn sun shines at the foot of Hiei Mountain, and the soldiers who have fought fiercely all night are sleepy-eyed at this time, and after the big battles, they look relaxed.

But in the commander's tent, there is already a lot of quarrel, and the focus of the contradiction is whether to send troops to Yamato.

Everyone unanimously agreed that our army had just fought a fierce battle all night, and although the enemy was not strong, he was always in tension, and in particular, he was worried that the lord would be in trouble, and that he was searching all over the mountains and fields, and that he was sleepy and lacking in horses, so it was really not suitable to fight again, and rest and recuperation was the right way.

Almost all the retainers hold this point of view, of course, they did not express their position because their qualifications are too shallow and they have no opportunity to speak, for example, Long Shaocong is one of them, in his heart, he has long wanted to go back to Antu City to live a leisurely life, this kind of life of eating and sleeping in the open is really too hard.

However, there is also such a person, who is alone in the exception, and strongly approves of the Yamato country, and this person is Oda Katsunaga. When he first entered the battlefield, he tried his best to prove that he was not worse than his brother, and last night's battle was too aggrieved, and he felt that he would have fun giving him an army to fight head-on and take the head of the opponent's general.

Seeing that everyone was trying hard to persuade him, but the lord still did not change his attention, Niwa Nagahide retreated and said, "Since the lord is trying his best to attack Yamato, as a courtier, he must do his best to do his best. ”

When Oda Nobunaga heard this, he finally showed joy, and secretly thought that Nagahide still knew the people's minds. But when everyone heard this, they muttered in their hearts, as the first important minister present, why did he disarm and surrender first?

At this time, I heard Niwa Nagahide say: "The minister thinks that attacking Yamato Province and taking the mountain castle of this city and county is not the best policy, because this castle Tsutsui Shunqing has been in business for many years, and it is quite strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack. In the next opinion, the lord could first order the young lord Oda Nobuo, who was stationed at Kiriyama Castle in Ise Province, to lead his troops to attack the weakly defended Shishi Castle from the rear, while our army was stationed under Koriyama Castle and besieged but not attacked, so as to create momentum and ensure that nothing went wrong. ”

Oda Nobunaga heard this, and said: "Qingzhi's words do have some truth, but Kiriyama Castle to Yamato Province is a mountain road, the march is slow, and with the current position of our army, directly attack Koriyama Castle, as long as you go down to Hiei Mountain, it is a horse Pingchuan, and the cavalry can arrive within a day. ”

Niwa Nagahide didn't know that from Kiriyama Castle to Yamato Province, he had to cross the Fuyin Mountains, the road was rugged, and the march was slow, at least three days, but his original intention was to take it slowly and try to protect the safety of the lord as much as possible.

Because he knows Oda Nobunaga's temper very well, this lord often does something unexpected on a whim, and the battle of Barrel Sasama was that in the case of no result in the assessment, Oda Nobunaga suddenly sent troops to take the head of Imagawa Yoshimoto, and became famous in a battle.

The pair of monarchs and ministers were thinking about it here, but Oda Katsucho next to him was very anxious, secretly thinking that with me, the young master, here, why did Uncle Changxiu still propose to let the second brother take the lead, no, this opportunity in front of me, no matter what, I have to fight for it.

Thinking of this, he immediately bowed down and said, "Father, my son is willing to lead the troops as the front to attack the county mountain city." ”

Before Oda Nobunaga could express his position, Niwa Nagahide hurriedly said: "My lord, if you talk about which direction to attack Yamato and who to send to attack, there is another issue that must be considered, that is, the problem of food and grass. ”

"This ......" Oda Nobunaga heard this, twisting his beard in his hand and bowing his head silently. Niwa Nagahide said that the soldiers and horses did not move the grain and grass first, if there is not enough military food to maintain, this battle will be lost, but if the grain and grass are raised, it will take at least three or five days, and it is impossible for the army to be stationed in the barren mountains, waiting for the arrival of grain and grass before sending troops.

Just when everyone saw that Oda Nobunaga was loosened and their hearts were secretly happy, they suddenly heard a person outside shouting: "Nobu-sama, the Shimai family is willing to share the worries of adults, and the matter of grain and grass can be left to take care of it with confidence." ”

When everyone looked over, they saw a young man wearing a blue straight down, with a long figure, holding a folding fan, smiling, walking into the big tent and bowing to Oda Nobunaga to the end, it was Aoki Saemon.

As soon as Long Shaocong saw that it was Aoki, he remembered that on the battlefield last night, this kid followed behind him like a fart, clumsy and clumsy in the battle, and almost affected himself. Originally, he was following Oda Katsucho and "protecting" the young master at all times, but it turned out to be protecting this noble son.

After the war, Long Shaocong asked, only to know that this kid's samurai identity was bought back by his father, of course, he invited a few martial artists to teach him swordsmanship, but he also learned so-so, and he didn't know much about it. He is equipped with a knife every day, which is purely a pig's nose with green onions - pretending.

Long Shaocong thought, it turned out that in Japan's Warring States Period, it was also popular to "fight dad", as long as the father is rich, the son can have whatever he wants, and Aoki is a typical "rich second generation". At this time, this "rich second generation" came on the field, and Long Shaocong suddenly had an ominous premonition.

Originally, Aoki Saemon, as an outsider, was not allowed to be present at all in this kind of military discussion, but he woke up in the morning, had nothing to do, wandered around, and happened to walk near the tent, and when he heard that there was going to be a war inside, he hesitated about the matter of food and grass, so he shouted, and regardless of his identity, he opened the curtain and walked straight in.

Japan is influenced by the Confucian culture of Middle-earth, although the merchants have a lot of money, but they are also of low status, the official family, the samurai class is mostly despised by the merchants, but the march and war, daily life is inseparable from the saddle of the merchants.

Aoki Saemon reported himself to the Shimai family, and although it caused a little commotion among everyone present, the eyes of everyone did not show a trace of respect.

Oda Katsucho was worried that he would be dissatisfied with his father by an outsider who trespassed into the tent, so he pretended to be angry and shouted: "The important ministers of the Oda family are discussing important military affairs, how can you let an outsider interfere, get out quickly!" With that, he glanced at Aoki Saemon.

Oda Nobunaga was not angry at Aoki Saemon's recklessness, and pretended not to know and said, "You are young, who are you from the Shimai family?" ”

"The reply to the eldest man, in the next is the son of the Shimai clan, Shimai Aoki." After speaking, Aoki Saemon handed over a waist card with both hands.

Fujiranmaru took the belt card, turned around and handed it to Oda Nobunaga. Nobunaga took it in his hand, looked at it carefully for a while, and said, "Sure enough, it's a token of the Shimai family, it seems that what you said is true." ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of discussion, let them look down on the merchant anymore, but the name of the young master of the Shimai family is indeed shocking enough. Aoki Saemon looked at everyone's surprised expressions, and couldn't help but shake the folding fan, complacent. Long Shaocong was beside him, and when he saw his underbeaten appearance, he really wanted to go up and kick him.

At this time, Oda Nobunaga said, "Someone, give a seat to Young Master Aoki." ”

Speaking of seats, it was actually just a futon, and Aoki Saemon was not polite, and after bowing and bowing, he knelt down and sat aside.

Oda Nobunaga asked again, "How long have you been in Azuchi Castle?" ”

"It's been more than a month since I replied to the adult."

"That Miura Tomomitsu is still in Azuchi Castle?"

"Uncle Miura has returned to Kaiko after completing his important business, and now I am in charge of all the stores in Azuchi Castle alone." He stayed, where to take care of business, it was completely a plaything.

"Oh, what is your impression of Azuchi Castle under the rule of the widows?"

"Replying to the letter grows up, businessmen are happy, the people live in peace, and there is a prosperous scene." Aoki Saemon put away his stubborn spirit and spoke decently, showing everyone's famous demeanor.

When Oda Nobunaga heard this, he laughed, thinking that this person was honest and not lying, and asked, "The widow listened to you and can help the widow solve the matter of grain and grass, is this true?" ”

"Seriously!" Aoki Saem pulled out his chest and said it categorically.

"Good!" Oda Katsucho folded the fan and said, "How long will it take for you to transport grain and grass to the widow army?" ”

"It only takes one day to reply to the adult, it's enough!"

"What? One day ......" not only Oda Nobunaga, but everyone who was doing it was stunned by this sentence, and some people couldn't help it, and they already laughed out loud, and muttered in a low voice: Young and vigorous, with no mouth to cover, no matter where the grain is transported to this Hiei Mountain, it will take at least three days, this is not very old, and the cowhide is not small.

Aoki Saemon didn't get angry when he saw everyone's disbelieving expressions, but stepped forward and said, "In the next day, there is actually a prerequisite. ”

"Excuse me, what are the conditions?" Before Oda Nobunaga could speak, Niwa Nagahide was the first to ask, and he suddenly became interested in this young man.

"It's the Oda army, if you want it, you can set off, and the grain and grass can be transported at noon tomorrow!"

When everyone heard this, they were even more sarcastic, only when Aoki Saemon forgot to take medicine when he went out, and his mouth was full of nonsense.

Aoki Saemon was not annoyed, but stood up, bowed deeply to everyone, and said, "May I ask Dada-sama, march now, where will the army arrive at noon tomorrow?" ”

"We will arrive near the Nijo Imperial Palace of Yamashiro Kuni." It was Hidemasa Hori who answered.

"Excuse me, how long is the distance between the Yamashiro Kunijo Imperial Palace and Kyoto Castle Town?"

Before everyone could understand, Niwa Nagahide's eyes lit up and said: "It takes less than a day to transport grain from Kyoto Castle Town, and our army will set off immediately, and tomorrow we can replenish grain and grass in Yamashiro Country, and after resting, we will attack Yamato Province." ”

It's just that, after saying this, Niwa Nagahide suddenly regretted that he was against sending troops, but he was surrounded by the young man in front of him, but he unknowingly entered the category of theoretical discussion and forgot his position.

But Aoki Saemon did not allow him to have the slightest regret, and when he saw that someone had guessed his intentions, he immediately clapped his hands and said: "Niwa-sama, what you said is exactly, as long as Nobu-sama agrees, I will immediately repair a letter and send a fast horse to the castle town of Shima Iya, and then tens of thousands of stone grain and grass will be immediately transported to Muromachi outside the Nijo Imperial Palace, waiting for the arrival of the Oda army." With that, he bowed to Oda Nobunaga again.

When Oda Nobunaga heard this, he slapped his thigh, said three "good" words in a row, and laughed: "It's really terrifying, it's not simple, it's not simple......"

Long Shaocong was also surprised next to him, and secretly said that this Aoki is really not simple, he actually knows how to think backwards, if he is born in the next life, he is a good hand in business management. And the others also put away their sneering eyes, and had to look at the young man in front of them with admiration.

Seeing this result, the most excited was Oda Katsunaga, thinking that the problem of grain and grass was successfully solved, and the next step was to send troops to Yamato, and he could finally go to the battlefield to make meritorious contributions, and he couldn't help but be grateful to Aoki.

But when his father finished assigning the task, he suddenly wilted there like a frosted eggplant, and it turned out that Oda Nobunaga directly excluded him, and asked him and Hasegawa Shuichi to return to Azuchi Castle and transport a batch of iron cannons to the army, in case the attack was not smooth in the future, as a cage castle.

This arrangement, how can Oda Katsucho be satisfied, he just wanted to explain to his father and asked to go with the army, when suddenly a ashigaru outside quickly ran into the tent of the handsome, knelt down and saluted: "Report to the lord, the big thing is not good, the soldier who delivered the meal just now found out that Tsutsui Shunkei and Matsukura Shigenobu have been rescued......"

"What?" When everyone heard this, they were all shocked......