Maeda Toshiie pondered for a while and replied.

"Nope.

The Kiso River flows south to the sea in Nishi-Owari, and halfway across the river is the border with Ise Province.

Along the way, the north shore is higher than the south bank, and because of the south, it is actually much shorter than the south bank of Higashi-Owari.

The shore is short and conducive to defense, and there are two tributaries of the Ihi River and the Nagara River and the Kiso River to form a river-shaped water network, and the dense rivers are not suitable for the movement of large armies and launch offensives. ”

Kinoshita Hideyoshi said in a deflated manner.

"There's really no way around it."

Maeda Toshiya shook his head and said.

"It's not that there is no way, just build a flat castle on the north bank of the Kiso River.

The Ihi River and the Nagara River can block our army and delay the enemy's reaction.

It is only necessary to quickly establish a stronghold a little upstream, and it will be too late for the enemy to find out, and it will be too late to stop it.

With some reliance on the north bank of the Kiso River, our army was able to bypass the Ihi River and the Nagara River, make a detour to the east, and flank and attack Nishi-Owari.

Streams will make it more difficult for the enemy to uproot the stronghold head-on, and the detours of the flanks will be time-consuming and laborious, and it will be difficult to defend. ”

Kinoshita Hideyoshi was overjoyed and said.

"What Maeda-sama said is very true!"

Niwa Nagahide said silently beside him.

"Then you can't do it."

Kinoshita Hideyoshi was stunned for a moment, and then deflated.

Niwa Nagahide is right, there is a way, but with her network resources, she can't do it.

The most rudimentary Pingcheng also had fences and earthen ditches, which had the effect of blocking the army.

Oda Nobunaga would support this strategy and provide some peasant soldiers to dig ditches and build a castle.

But if you can count on her to come up with the wood foundation stone to support, don't dream, let alone stop the enemy's army.

Nobunaga's favor will only be offered to those who bring her practical benefits, and until Kinoshita Hideyoshi has made achievements, she can only show her value on her own.

Otherwise, in Nobunaga's mind, Kinoshita Hideyoshi was just a plaything that she was lucky enough to enter when she was in a good mood, a funny monkey that made her laugh.

Utilitarian like her, how could she invest resources for a plaything and risk her military might.

Kinoshita Hideyoshi had served Oda Nobunaga for many years, so he naturally knew that what Niwa Nagahide said was true, and he was immediately disheartened.

Maeda Toshiya was not so pessimistic and said.

"Hideyoshi, do you know Koroku Wasuka?"

Kinoshita Hideyoshi thought about it and said uncertainly.

"Is it the leader of the evil party that is wreaking havoc along the border of Owari Mino? That little six? ”

Toshiie Maeda nodded.

"Wasuka Koroku is the daughter of the Wasuka family in Haidong County, and her family has lived in Wasuka Township for generations, and has been in charge of the Kiso River water transportation all year round.

Xiao Liunian was frivolous, ran away from home, and gathered a group of wild warriors on the border between the two countries to mess around.

Now that you are older, you should also take care of yourself and do something serious to inherit the family business. ”

She gave a little pointer, Kinoshita Hideyoshi was intelligent and thoughtful.

The Maeda family is a Shimo-Owari family, and many secrets can't be hidden from her family. Maeda Toshiya said a few words, but he faintly revealed a lot of information.

Before Oda Nobunaga unified Owari, Oda Nobuyan formed an alliance with Minoshi Yoshiryu to fight against Nobunaga.

For many years, the Wasuka family has been working on the Kiso River.

Isn't it the two sides of the Kiso River that Wasuka Koroku formed a vicious party in the border area of Mino-Owari?

Is this youthful frivolity, or is it an escort for the family's career?

In any case, with Oda Nobunaga taking out Oda Nobuyasu and taking the whole of Owari, Kiso River has become the front line of the confrontation between the Oda family and the Mino Isshiki family.

At this time, the Wasuka family, who had lived in Owari Kaito County for generations, could no longer act as recklessly as before.

Her family's interests are on the Kiso River, and the two countries must make trade-offs at war, and what Kinoshita Hideyoshi needs to do is for her family to choose to support Oda Nobunaga.

Kinoshita Hideyoshi was not in a position to mobilize the power of the Oda family to facilitate her construction of the castle.

But if you can use the tiger skin of the Oda family to move the bee Suga Koroku, cover the target with the evil party, and disturb Mino's sight.

It is still feasible to use the water transportation of the Wasuka family to transport the cornerstone wood and quickly build a simple Heijo stronghold.

The key to the success or failure of this matter is whether she can say that the bee Suga Koroku threw this vote to Oda Nobunaga.

As long as you reach a tacit understanding with the Wasuka family and have a specific strategy, you can ask the lord for support.

Once the strategy is successful, both she Kinoshita Hideyoshi and the Wasuka family will benefit a lot.

Even if Oda Nobunaga still chose to attack Higashimino from Inuyama Castle, this stronghold on the north shore of Nishimino was also a huge strategic advantage, restricting Mino's attention.

This credit was enough for Kinoshita Hideyoshi to stand out and enter the eyes of Oda Nobunaga.

And the Wasuka family can rely on this merit to continue to control the interests of the water transportation of the Kiso River after the Owari Oda family successfully swallowed Mino.

As long as the Oda family can win, all parties will be happy.

Kinoshita Hideyoshi rubbed his hands happily, Niwa Nagahide shook his head, this girl is about to get ahead of her magic.

She spoke up for Kinoshita Hideyoshi, and she also had her own demands.

Oda Nobunaga's character she knows very well, and Mino's strategy will inevitably be promoted.

In the battle between the East and West Mino, she must support the strategy of dividing and winning over the West Mino samurai.

The effectiveness of the Nishimino samurai will shake the morale of the Higashimino samurai, disintegrate their fighting spirit, and reduce the difficulty and logistical pressure of the strategy.

This is of great interest to Niwa Nagahide, who is in charge of the logistics and supply of the Oda family.

Now seeing that Hideyoshi looked complacent and wanted to do something big, she shook her head helplessly. If there was a choice, she would rather not fight.

Kinoshita Hideyoshi, who had received the guidance, bowed and thanked the Maeda Toshiya, and hurriedly left with Niwa Nagahide.

Maeda Toshiie glanced at their distant backs, turned to the castle tower and asked to see Oda Nobunaga.

———

Oda Nobunaga was drinking in the inner room, and when he heard that Maeda Toshiya asked to see him, his brows furrowed.

What did she come to do?

As Spo Yoshiyin grew bigger and bigger in recent years, Owari Spo's collar was like a fish in her throat, which made her unhappy, but she couldn't pull it out.

She has the world in her heart, and her immediate goal is to swallow Mino Country and hold the Nonwei Plains in her hands.

Looking into the distance, you need someone to guide you to the near Luojing Palace.

The Owari samurai family was regarded as a village woman by the shogunate center, and she was diligent when she collected money, but she refused to lift her eyelids when she had something.

If the Oda family wants to go further, someone in the shogunate must help them, and Spo Yoshigin, who has had a dewy relationship, is very suitable.

He only did things for the benefit of the Spo family, and the price he offered was appropriate, and Oda Nobunaga was confident that he could reach a consensus with him.

The purpose of keeping the Owari Spo collar is to maintain a good relationship with Spo Yoshigin.

For the sake of the family business, this man said that he would sleep with him, and he was even more ruthless than a woman.

Sure enough, the man was shameless, and there was something wrong with the woman, and Oda Nobunaga was also convinced.

She thinks she is mercenary, but she is still ashamed of herself compared to the humble and trustworthy father.

For the sake of territory and interests, he did not hesitate to abuse himself. It's really enjoyable to sleep, but it's a pity that I let him go.

Oda Nobunaga licked his lips, unwilling.

Although he had to keep the Owari Spo collar, the appearance of this Oda family was too eye-catching, and Oda Nobunaga was upset when he looked at it.

With the removal of the threat from the Three Rivers, Spoling, which is located in the southeast mountainous area, has lost its strategic use value for her.

For the sake of Spo Yoshigin, the Maeda Toshiya actually left the Oda family and switched to the Spo family, and became the acting official of Owari Spo.

Oda Nobunaga wanted to marginalize her from this territory, so that she could not display her martial arts, and let her stay until she was old and weak, and she could achieve nothing.

In troubled times, both the Oda family and the Spo family will soon forget this corner, and this is the revenge of Oda Nobunaga.

If you can't use it for me, I'll ruin you.