While the situation of the Oda Army was looking good, Takenaka Shigeharu was worried. The castle tower of Futami Castle was still brightly lit even at night. Takenaka Shigeharu and his staff were collecting and analyzing massive amounts of data, trying to figure out the current situation.

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"Don't force yourself too hard." Yu Qiuping saw the increasingly thin Takenaka Shigeharu still working late at night, and couldn't help but whisper, "Can your body bear it?"

"It's nothing." Takenaka Shigeharu coughed and shook his head. "Compared to the body, the current situation is more worrying."

"You have been saying there is a problem since a few days ago...but there is really nothing to worry about." Yu Qiuping pulled out a chair opposite Takenaka Shigeharu and sat down, "Even if 20,000 Yamato people come to a field battle with us, they will definitely lose.

Undoubtedly, those wealthy families and the people of the country saw that the Matsunaga family was about to be doomed, so they turned to our side, and the Matsunaga family's defeat was already certain, wasn't it?"

"Even if it goes too smoothly, people will be suspicious." Takenaka Shigeharu frowned, holding a copy of the Yamato people in his hand. The wealthy family turned to the Oda family's situation summary table and searched it over and over again. "Your Highness, Matsunaga."

The family has been operating in Yamato for decades. Can you imagine that with Matsunaga's skill, so many wealthy families will easily fall to our side without a fight? Is it possible that any wealthy family who is loyal to the Matsunaga family will

There's none?"

"You mean..." Yu Qiuping read the connotation of Takenaka Shigeharu's words, "Did Matsunagahide take the initiative to instruct these Yamato people and wealthy families to surrender to us? And then use this to plan conspiracies?"

"It's unlikely..." Yu Qiuping himself laughed out loud after saying this speculation. "It's possible that one or two wealthy families could instruct all the small wealthy families in Yamato to surrender? The three of them are not close friends, not to mention that there are so many small families in Yamato.

Rich family? If only one person leaks the secret to us, wouldn't Matsunaga Hide lose everything? Is this a plan that only a three-year-old would come up with?"

"It doesn't need to be like this." Takenaka Shigeharu had obviously thought about it a long time ago and immediately responded, "Yamato people have been known for adapting to the wind since the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Once the wind direction changes, it is normal to change the family. When the Oda family's army is approaching,

The situation is relatively delicate, and the people of Yamato must also be in a dilemma. The Oda family is obviously stronger, but according to the temperament of the Oda Palace, turning to the Oda family may not be able to preserve the family and territory; while the Matsunaga family is weak, but it is not

It will invade their territory."

"At this time, Matsunaga Hide only needs to instruct a few of the people who are closest to him and have the closest relationship with him to defect, and the balance of the situation can be completely broken. Those hesitant people see these direct descendants who are closest to the Matsunaga family.

If something goes wrong, they will naturally follow suit. The trend will follow, and this is the current situation." As Takenaka Shigeharu said, he put the piece of paper on the table, pointed at the list of defected wealthy families and said to Yu Qiupei, "The Yagyu family originally

We have close ties with the Matsunaga family. This time when the Oda army invaded Yamato, they started an attack without resistance. There are many similar examples. It’s hard to believe that there is nothing fishy in this.”

"This is... a safer plan, at least you don't need to tell so many people." Yu Qiuping nodded thoughtfully, but still felt a little awkward. He adjusted his sitting posture on the chair and asked again, "But...

What does he want to do? It's easy for these idiots to turn over, but it's hard to turn back. He asked his cronies to take the lead in turning against him, and sent all the people of Yamato to death.

He came to our side. But if he wants these Yamato people to start a rebellion, he probably won't be able to do it. The only people he can command are his cronies. The other people from the country have already come to the Oda family.

, there is no need to go back and fight with him."

"Not necessarily." Takenaka Shigeharu is not as optimistic as Yu Qiupei, "Has Your Highness heard about the recent movements of the Oda family generals?"

"I know that the Lord has instructed them to find ways to create friction with the people of Yamato, and then find trouble to confiscate their territory." Yu Qiuping learned from Nobuo Kita that Oda Nobunaga secretly instructed them to deliberately stir up trouble in Yamato. "His Royal Highness Kita.

He deliberately let his people set fire to cause trouble in the territory of those small wealthy families, and the Hengxing people also robbed the Yagyu family's baggage train. However, those small wealthy families have been more restrained, and nothing has happened yet."

"Restraint is more worrying, and grudges are the most difficult to eliminate. These things, coupled with the time it took the Lord to deal with the hostages of the Hatano family and Matsunaga family, will probably make these small wealthy people who have turned against each other panic." Takenaka Shigeharu said.

His eyes moved from the paper in front of him to the sand tray, "If there is a pinnacle spark by then, it might explode directly."

"Mars will be extinguished soon." Yu Qiuping pointed to the only four cities on the sand table with the Matsunaga family's flag, "Once the Matsunaga family is destroyed, what kind of waves will be caused by the people of the country? Even if they start an uprising.

Well, the Oda army is not afraid of them either. We are already prepared for a decisive battle with all the people of Yamato."

"But now the positions of the Oda Army and the Yamato people have been mixed together. They may get into trouble if they fight in their familiar home terrain." When Takenaka Shigeharu said this, his expression became slightly more relaxed, "But Momiji

The army has always kept a distance from the small wealthy tribes who surrendered, so they can survive even if something unexpected happens."

"That's right, with these three reserve teams on hand, we don't have to worry even if the entire Yamato army and Matsushita Nagahide come." Yu Qiuping smiled and patted the frame of the sand table with his hand, "What's more, they can't have the entire army.

Come."

"Anyway, don't underestimate the enemy. Your Highness, please ask the ninjas to pay more attention to you these days." Takenaka Shigeharu's eyes flickered, "I always feel that something will happen."

Although Takenaka Shigeharu repeatedly reminded Yu Qiupei not to underestimate the enemy, Yu Qiupei still couldn't think of how Matsunagahide could make a comeback in the current situation? Yamato was surrounded by the Oda family's territory, and he couldn't even see a single reinforcement. Yu Qiupei

Although he arranged for the ninjas to be more vigilant, his mind had already turned to dealing with post-war issues. He planned to go north to launch a general attack on the Matsunaga family's territory after the surrender of Haharahara Castle.

However, Nakabo Xiuyou, who originally asked Yu Qiuping to give him a few days of grace, made no move. Yu Qiuping sent people to urge him again, but Nakabo Xiuyou always prevaricated, which made Yu Qiuping feel a little uneasy.

He then sent an envoy to inquire about the progress of the Oda family's army in the north, but the envoy he sent never returned.

Yu Qiuping suddenly became nervous and ordered the ninjas from the Military Intelligence Department to launch a large-scale investigation. After a disturbing night, Uchiha Aooka rushed back and brought Yu Qiuping bad news.

"Your Highness." Uchiha Aooka looked solemn. Although his face was always gloomy, he looked particularly solemn today.

"Iga

The ninjas moved, and our envoy was intercepted and killed by the Iga ninjas. To be precise, our communication with the main force of the Oda family on the North Road has been cut off by the Iga ninjas."

"Did you hire Matsunaga Hide?" Yu Qiuping asked himself that the Military Intelligence Department ninjas under his command were not inferior to one or two Iga ninjas, so he did not understand why Uchiha Aooka's expression was so bad.

"No...it was the Iga ninja who did it himself."

"What?" Yu Qiuping was shocked when he heard this, and the gray area that had been ignored by everyone gradually flashed in his mind.

Iga country is located among the three countries of Yamato, Omi, and Ise. It is a small country worthy of the name. The height of the stone is no more than 100,000 stones. Moreover, the territory of Iga is densely covered with mountains, and the small amount of cultivated land has been cut into pieces. At a glance, it looks like

It is not a suitable place to live. Therefore, even though this country is located within the territory of the Oda family, it makes no sense that Oda Nobunaga has never been interested in conquering them.

However, it was in this barren country that a group of dark forces, the Iga ninjas, were born that frightened the whole of Japan. The Iga ninjas, headed by the Momochi, Fujibayashi, and Hattori families, were the best ninjas in Japan, as famous as the Koga ninjas.

.They accept commissions from daimyo all over the country and are famous in various places. In Amakihei's previous life, the Hattori family among the Iga ninjas received a heavy reward for their great contribution in helping Tokugawa Ieyasu escape back to the territory after the Honnoji Incident.

However, according to the activities of Japanese ninjas, they generally accept employment from their employers and receive rewards after success. There are dozens of ninjas in Iga, large and small, and they will each accept tasks, and some are even hostile to the daimyo.

Each will hire a family of ninjas from Iga, and the two ninjas must fight each other for their respective tasks.

Many ninjas in Iga acted collectively on their own side...Isn't this the first time in history?

"How did this happen? Why did the Iga ninjas attack us?" Yu Qiuping shook his head in confusion, "Who gave the salary? Are they crazy and dare to attack us? For so many years, they have been afraid of provoking

Don’t they, angry lord, generally only accept employment from those who are not our enemies?”

"Just the day before yesterday, when His Highness Kita was harassing the territory of the people of Yamato Kingdom, he also invaded several ninjas from Iga Country. Those ninjas fought back against His Highness Kita, and His Highness Kita directly sent a special force to attack.

Iga country has gone. The Iga ninjas were angry about this and launched revenge against the Oda army who entered Iga." Uchiha Aooka pursed his lips and replied in a low voice, "Not only the Northern army, but also our envoys

Was intercepted and killed."

"What is that naughty kid doing?" Yu Qiuping was so angry that he slammed the table, "Such a big thing happened and you didn't tell us any news?"

"The movements of friendly forces...low-ranking people have no right to monitor them. Please forgive me, Your Highness." Uchiha Aooka lowered his head and apologized.

"It's not your fault, go and send someone to ask Quan Bingwei and the ninjas from Crow to come and take charge." Yu Qiu couldn't help but snorted angrily, "Let someone go find His Highness Bei first and let him

Immediately stop military operations against Iga and ask him what is going on? I am writing a letter to apologize to the Iga ninjas and ask them to end hostilities. Then I will send a message to the lord and tell him what happened to his children.
Chapter completed!