It was true that the situation did not come to the last moment, although the ninjas of the Hattori family and the Iga family were dispatched, and the formation of the ninjas who attacked the emperor's car was broken one by one.

But the situation is still not optimistic, and it is clear that those who attacked the car should still have their cards, and Tokugawa Iehiko and Taiyuan Yukisai and others feel that they have only temporarily gained an advantage.

On the castle tower, Lucius always quietly observed the situation outside, and did not say a word from beginning to end, as if whether Tokugawa Iehiko and Taiyuan Yukisai were in crisis, or Hattori Masari and Iga Ming appeared to relieve the crisis, they could not let his feelings fluctuate at all, and it seemed that everything was under his control.

However, seeing that the following had regained the advantage, No. 4 couldn't help but speak: "Your Highness, now that even Hattori Masanari and Iga Naru have already made a move, do you think those ambitious guys have any other preparations?"

Without waiting for Lucius to answer, No. 3 rushed to say again: "Fourth, you are also as whimsical as those guys below? If the attack ends like this, I'm afraid the other party won't attack at all, obviously since the other party dares to make a move, and directly targets Kyoto City, he must be prepared." ”

"At the very least, you must know the strength of Tokugawa Ihiko, he is a descendant of the great general of Fuso, the current general, those who dare to come to the sneak attack must study him thoroughly, otherwise how dare they come to sabotage it so blatantly? ”

Hearing this, Number Four grinned and said: "If that is the case, wouldn't we be invincible and always at the end?

Lucius smiled when he heard this: "Hehe, yes, the fourth child has learned a lot recently. I still know this proverb of Oriental Middle-earth. ”

However, then Lucius changed his words: "It's just that the current situation is a little chaotic, and I can't tell who is the praying mantis and who is the last yellow finch." ”

No. 3 and No. 4 were a little surprised when they heard this, the two mechanical demon spirits looked at each other, and then No. 3 asked Lucius in a low voice: "Your Highness, is it possible that the situation will change now? Or will even you not be able to grasp the overall situation? Will there be more powerful guys hiding behind the scenes?"

Lucius sighed and said, "He's coming, and I've already felt his breath." It seems that Oda Nobumitsu should have been convinced by him. ”

The "he" in Lucius's mouth is none other than Bai Meng, a descendant of the Red Heart royal family, who is standing in the mountains and forests outside the city at this moment, looking at Kyoto, which looks very peaceful.

It seemed that Oda Nobumitsu was not satisfied with Bai Meng, and said with a slight gloom on his face: "Bai Meng, it looks like your plan will not succeed, those ambitious guys. Now that they have all failed, it seems that it is only a matter of time before the group of ninjas is wiped out. ”

Bai Meng was not surprised by Oda Nobumitsu's anger, and at the same time, he did not feel any fear. On the contrary, he responded with some cynicism: "Oda-kun, in fact, you don't have to worry, those guys still have the means to dispatch, we just need to be at ease to be our yellow sparrow." ”

"Yellow finches? Bai Mengjun, you seem to be very confident, think those guys can really take the car of Kyoto and the Emperor?"

Bai Meng shook his head and said, "No." No, Oda-kun, you misunderstood, the praying mantis I'm talking about isn't those guys, I'm talking about the praying mantis you're talking about, the Lord from the West, His Highness Lucius from the West. ”

Hearing Bai Meng mention Lucius, Oda Nobumitsu was suddenly startled, and then shouted: "You, you mean, His Royal Highness Lucius, he is also near Kyoto? You, why didn't you say it earlier? Didn't I already say it, I don't want to be an enemy of His Highness, and I am not His Highness's opponent at all now." ”

Oda Nobumitsu's shouting made Bai Meng feel very unhappy, and felt that Oda Nobumitsu had exaggerated the strength of Lucius, and what made Bai Meng feel a little annoyed was that the other party was so afraid of Lucius.

However, even if he was dissatisfied with Oda Nobumitsu's expression, Bai Meng still kept a smile and said: "Oda-kun, in fact, you don't have to be like this, Lucius is not invulnerable, let alone invincible. ”

Hearing Bai Meng's words, Oda Nobumitsu suddenly pouted and said: "You will only talk about it, if you can win His Highness, why do you come to me? It seems that the spokesperson of your Middle-earth Tang Empire should be Tokugawa Iehiko, right? Why does Tokugawa Iehiko choose to follow His Highness now? And take the initiative to be loyal to the Emperor?"

When the scar was revealed, Bai Meng suddenly felt annoyed, and snorted coldly and said, "Oda-kun, I was just careless, do you really think I'm afraid of Lucius?"

"Sue you, Tokugawa I'm giving up on my own initiative, it's not that Lucius really defeated me, because I think you have more potential than Tokugawa Isahiko, if you support you instead, you may get a bigger gain, I told you a long time ago, I'm a businessman, I only focus on profits. ”

"Yes, but you seem to have been making a loss-making deal all along, and you haven't been able to make any money in the hands of Your Highness, do you think we have calculated His Highness now?

In the face of Oda Nobumitsu's unceremonious questioning, Bai Meng really had the urge to punch Oda Nobumitsu, and the smile on his face could no longer be maintained, and he said with a cold face: "Hehe, Oda-kun, you don't look as scared as you say, or do you want to take the initiative to attack?"

Oda Nobumitsu then restrained his hippie smiley attitude, and said very sternly: "Bai Mengjun, in fact, you know your Highness's strength very well, I really don't have the confidence to be that yellow sparrow." ”

Seeing Oda Nobumitsu's expression and hearing his very pertinent words, Bai Meng also knew very well in his heart that Oda Nobumitsu did not have that strength now.

In fact, Bai Meng knew Oda Nobumitsu's strength, although now he seemed to have a heavy army, and he already had the capital to dominate one side, and he waved his troops south to occupy a lot of land in the central and southern parts of Fuso.

But in fact, Oda Nobumitsu's forces are insufficient, especially Oda Nobumitsu's hands do not have the support of powerful samurai such as the ninja family, even if he and his troops are strong enough, but in fact, there is no ninja or strong samurai support, and he is really a little difficult to support alone.

In comparison, on the contrary, Kinoshita Hideyoshi, who is gradually gaining a foothold in the south, is stronger, and with the behind-the-scenes support of the shrine arranged by Pei Yan now, Kinoshita Hideyoshi's strength has grown very rapidly.

Originally, Bai Meng wanted Kinoshita Hideyoshi to do it, but thinking that his relationship with Pei Yan had deteriorated a little now, and the suspicion and estrangement between the two people were very heavy, so in the end, Bai Meng could only dispel that idea, because he still didn't trust Pei Yan in his heart, and was worried that Kinoshita Hideyoshi would lead him to the north, and he would be difficult to control now.

The reason why Oda Nobumitsu came to Kyoto was that Bai Meng didn't originally want Oda Nobumitsu to do it, but just wanted Oda Nobumitsu to come and see with his own eyes how he calculated Lucius.

But now, some of his calculations have failed, and Oda Nobumitsu needs to do it, Bai Meng doesn't want to run away without a fight, but still wants to play another game with Lucius.

It's just that Oda Nobumitsu obviously doesn't want to make a move now, and he is not confident in his injured troops, especially full of fear of Lucius, which makes Bai Meng a little helpless.

In the end, Bai Meng could only say to Oda Nobumitsu: "That's it, I didn't think about it this time, since you don't want to make a move, then you can go back first, but I still have to say that if you really want to turn against Lucius and get out of his control, now is the best opportunity." ”

Oda Nobumitsu, who had already made up his mind to leave, stopped again when he heard what the other party said, turned his head to look at Bai Meng and asked, "What do you mean by this?"

Bai Meng didn't hide it, and replied very directly: "Now those ambitious guys are about to show their last hole cards, if my expectations are good, Lucius will definitely make a move, and when the two sides are defeated, if you suddenly lead your troops to break in, what will be the result?"

Bai Meng's question stumped Oda Nobumitsu all of a sudden, and he couldn't figure out the key to it, and he didn't understand what kind of changes he could make to the situation by leading his troops to break through at a critical moment?

Seeing Oda Nobumitsu stunned there, Bai Meng thought for a while and said with a smile: "If you lead your troops to break through, there are two results, one is that Lucius and those ambitious guys fight to lose both, you can take the opportunity to pick up a bargain, but I am afraid that the probability of this situation is very small." ”

After a pause, Bai Meng continued: "There is another situation, you help those ambitious guys, that is to say, cooperate with them, if you can't defeat Lucius, you can also escape with your cooperation, and then you will naturally break away from Lucius, and you can get a group of warriors to enrich yourself." ”

Hearing this, Oda Nobumitsu lowered his head and thought about it, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he understood the true intention of Bai Meng to call him here.

In fact, Bai Meng did not want to let himself attack Kyoto, but to be the yellow bird hiding behind, and it was not to defeat Lucius at a critical moment.

Instead, you want to rescue those who attacked Kyoto, so as to gain the friendship of those guys, and then you can cooperate with those samurai and local daimyos, so that you can strengthen your weak foundation and gain the support of those daimyo and samurai, which is extremely beneficial for your own development in the future.

Seeing the smile gradually appearing on Oda Nobumitsu's face, Bai Meng knew that the other party understood what he meant, so he smiled and said, "How about it? Oda-kun, do you still want to leave now? Is my plan of this praying mantis and yellow finch beneficial to you? Unless you are dizzy and want to go toe-to-toe with Lucius." ”

Oda Nobumitsu scratched his head with a smile and said: "Very good, really good, Bai Mengjun, you are really clever and calculating, with you by my side, I, Oda Nobumitsu, will definitely be able to dominate the side of Fuso." (To be continued......)