In the evaluation room of Inayayama Castle, although Saito Yoshiro's ears were listening to his retainers' arguments loudly, his brain was always in a state of idling.

The reason? Of course, it is the Oda Dog, the person who caused the debate among the retainers this time.

Saito Yoshiro remembers that he first heard the name Azuki thirteen years ago, when he was not the owner of the Saito family.

Yes, it has been more than ten years since then. But when he first heard Ah Gou, he had no good impression. It was probably the feeling of everyone, "Ah~ So are the men in the Oda family so useless? Can women only fight?"

Back then, this was definitely the stereotype of most samurai. As long as it was the first time I heard the name Ah Dog and learned about her gender, I would react the same way in this male-dominated era.

But in less than a few years, a group of people lost this idea of ​​"unrealistic" and "as if they imagined" because they heard about Ah Dog again and again, and each time it was like a legend, such as fighting against ten, taking the general among the troops, and defeating the enemy formation.

Although now, many people still don’t believe that this sounds a bit fake. For example, those country samurai who live in faraway areas, stubborn old men who are biased against women, or even samurai who don’t face reality. They only think that this is a means of propaganda by the Oda family. As for the transformation, those who are suffering or experience the situation.

However, with more legends, gradually, there will always be more people to change, just like after saying the same truth a thousand times, it will become a theorem. As more people believe in it, those who originally despise it are also lowering their prejudices and starting to face up to Ah Quan. They no longer regard her as a male servant, but a powerful samurai.

"Awesome? If it's just amazing, you can do the same thing with her and show me one time!" Saito Yoshiro thought so.

It is no longer enough to describe a dog. After the bucket is narrow, this has become out of place.

First, the result of A-guru Rushu's killing god descending to earth on Qishan Mountain was not only admired by the foot samurai who followed her, but even his biological mother, Toda Miei, who had always had a lot of opinions about her, had to thank her for her martial arts for her Oda family, which made her famous martial arts in Ohara.

But what outsiders talk about the most is definitely not the earth-shaking frontal battle on Qishan, which is against a hundred, but the eloquent saying that Ah Gou has been chasing the Sanhe Warriors since then, which is a beautiful story called "a sword instead" by the world.

——The Sanhe Samurai replaced the sword, so the dog put down his grudges with the Sanhe people.

I don’t know who was present to spread this incident.

Not only did they not vilify Matsuhei Motoyaku and Mikawa samurai, but they were only described as ordinary losers, but they were greatly beautified. Not only did they describe her as "the first beauty in the Warring States Period" and "unparalleled loyalty and righteousness", etc., but also added a footnote to this incident to "revenge for your lover". In short, it is natural and reasonable to promote Atsuhe's action. Even Maeda Keijiro felt that "This person is really my lord? Isn't you talking about another person?" Of course, the focus of the publicity here is still the grudge between the people of Mikawa and Ohachi, which was eliminated because of this incident.

Saito Yoshiro still understands people's hearts very well. He also has his own ninja. He understands very well that this is Oda Nobunaga's propaganda method. The purpose is to resolve the grudges between the two peoples, promote the alliance between Mikawa Matsuhei and Ohara Oda, and then concentrate on dealing with Mino.

"Ouhara's big fool knows this trick the best." Saito Yoshiro disdained.

Back then, Nobunaga relied on his alliance with his ex-Sato clan, the master of Saito Duosan, to relieve the pressure from Mino's side. With the help of the force of half of the Taizawa, he completed the result of annexing the entire Taizawa with a small force of half of the Taizawa. Finally, he added a little luck to defeat the first bow of Tokaido.

Not to mention Oda Nobunaga's conspiracies and plans, after the incident was widely publicized, Azuki soon had a new name - Jianzuki.

Since then, there have been fewer people who originally called Ah Gou "Evil Ghost" in Ohachi, and more people call her "Sword Tomb", but many of the lower-level samurai who had been under Ah Gou privately called her "Big Sister Head". Although Ah Gou's official position in the Oda family is not high, she is only at the level of the general, but her seat at the meeting will always be next to Nobunaga. If you talk about Ohachi's reputation, she is definitely the first person below Nobunaga.

Saito Yoshiro is not only very clear about these things, but also very well understood. The reason Azuki is his main opponent over the past year. Until now, he regrets why he did not attack Ohara during the construction of the Komatsuyama city, or harasse the Oda family...

Because since the initial completion of Komatsuyama Castle, Azuki has not stopped quietly for a day. Almost every day, Saito Yirung received the same report from the city lord or samurai: Komatsuyama Castle lord Azuki was yelling outside the city again.

More than a year after the barrel room, Oda Nobunaga decided to take a rest during the period when she was in the bucket, Ahzu did not stop her attack.

"Observation is the best defense? No wonder she can do things that ordinary people cannot do." Saito Yoshiro was very helpless.

Although Ah Gou has been attacking all the time, she did not use the attack tactics like she did in Mikawa, but instead called out at the castle or outside the village where the Saito family belongs to.

As the preface said, the city lords of Mino's country all know that Ah Dog and the combat power of the Turtle are not ordinary and comparable. It is impossible not to understand it. Her name is so loud! Even if Ah Dog only brings less than a hundred people, basically all Saito samurai would not choose to go out of the city to fight with her, but wait for reinforcements to attack.

Of course, many people have brains, but many people don’t have eyes. But those Saito samurai who are not eye-catching and self-righteous are now gone, and they are all dead under the iron hooves of Ah Dog and her dog.

As for those who are waiting for reinforcements? Ah Turtle is not stupid either. She can't wait quietly for you to gather all the people to come and beat them. Because the dog is gone again, Ah Turtle can no longer freely draw people from Sanhe to replenish blood.

Besides, the purpose of Ah You harassment is to make the Saito family run away, and the purpose is to harass the Saito family, so she usually only yells for a quarter of an hour. After the news comes back, she will immediately return to the army and stop fighting after the other party really doesn't leave the city.

"Lord, we can set up an ambush!" Kiyomi Hibiri, one of Saito's sixteen elders, made such a suggestion.

Ambush? Of course, Saito Yoshiro tried it, but the results were definitely not as big as zero. There were many times when I didn’t even touch Azuki and Tuya. The reason was not only because there was no ambush between South American and Komakiyama, but also because Tuya was full of cavalry. And every time Azuki barked, the city and village less than half a day away from Komakiyama, no one knew which city she would attack. In the end, even with the wolf smoke prompt, there was no time to ambush. After all, there were not many Saito Army horses.

"Lord, it's better to attack head-on!" Bupo Kuraji, who is also the old master of Saito Risu, suggested.

Saito Yoshiro took 6,000 troops to the middle of Kiso River a month ago, and even joined forces with Nobuhiro Oda to rebel. He thought of directly putting pressure on Inuyama Castle and Komakiyama Castle, and then taking the opportunity to attack Komakiyama and the defense lines in the area.

However, Oda Nobunaga had already reacted to such a big move and assembled a large army. After the two sides confronted each other for several hours, no one took action first and returned without success. Oda Nobuhiro had nothing to do, and Nobunaga forgave him.

Over time, many Saito samurai became disgusted when they mentioned the dog. Some were angry, but more were afraid...

No plan worked, and most of the proposals proposed by the retainers were cracked. Saito Yoshiro was helpless and had to end the assessment again. When he returned to Tianshou Pavilion with his worries and planned to take a sip of tea and rest for a while, he received news that Takenaka Shigeji came to him.

"Let him come in." Saito Yoshiro asked Xiao's surname to bring Takenaka Shigeji.

After a while, a white skin, Shin-snow looked as tender as a girl, with a five-view logo, and black like silk, tied into a ponytail. If he hadn't been wearing male warrior clothes, anyone would have regarded him as her.

"What's wrong with Banbingwei looking for me?" Saito Yoshiro said in a deep voice.

"Hasn't the lord been worried about how to solve the Oda family? I have a suggestion."

Saito Yoshirō has always been displeased with Takenaka Shigeji, who looks like a woman. When he looked at him, he frowned and shouted loudly: "Why don't you say it at the evaluation meeting? You have to be so sneaky!"

Takenaka Shigeji had long expected to be scolded by Saito Yoshiro, and he didn't seem very frightened. After nodding slightly, "It's my subordinate's fault, but it's because this plan cannot be known to too many people? Otherwise, the Oda family would definitely know... There should be many of them in the family."

"Pretending to be a ghost... say it out!" Saito Yoshiro felt that this explanation was reasonable, but because it was Takenaka Shigeji, there was no praise, and he was not a patient person, otherwise he would not have suddenly killed Saito Dosan Rei Mino's entire country has not fully recovered its strength yet, let alone the Takenaka Shigeji he is facing now, a retainer he has never liked.

"Yes, our family can lure Oda Nobunaga to attack our family with military force. As long as we enter our territory, we can follow our mercy." Takenaka Shigeji said.

"The Oda family and the others have not yet fully recovered from the Battle of Turksama. They do not have enough military power, but... how should they tempt Oda Nobunaga to launch military power?" Saito Yoshiro said this and curled his lips disdainfully. He had thought about the same thing for a long time, but the reality is that he could not create a bait for Oda Nobunaga to attack out of thin air.

No bait? That's all empty talk!

"There is bait, as long as the family gets messy." Takenaka Shigeji affirmed.

"Rule? I have basically calmed down the civil strife caused by that man's death, and the whole of Mino is back under my control. If he is fake, haha--even though he is called a fool, he is not stupid at all. How could he believe it?"

Saito Yoshiro's expression was a little serious. He had no choice about the civil strife of his family. He killed his father and gained the throne, so there were always many retainers in the family who were dissatisfied with it. Otherwise, how could he miss the opportunity to attack Oda Nobunaga with the Imakawa clan? However, a few years have passed, many rebel ministers have turned from open opposition to secret, which has made him unable to take action.

"No, lord... If you die suddenly, with Oda Nobunaga's personality, he will definitely not miss this opportunity." Takenaka Shigeji did not like Saito Yoshiro's practice of killing his father to gain throne, so he did not support Saito Yoshiro as firmly as his father-in-law Ando Mori. His father even publicly supported Saito Dozo. Although he was pardoned afterwards, he lost power because of this, which made the current status of the Takenaka family very embarrassing.

The reason why Takenaka Shigeji came to make suggestions was not because Azuki was too arrogant, but because his father hoped that he would take this opportunity to show his performance in front of Saito Yoshiro, which made the Takenaka family, which had lost power because of supporting Dozo, regained its status. In addition, he also wanted to compete with Nobunaga, who had a reputation. If not, he would not have been bored and made suggestions to Saito Yoshiro.

"Oh?" Saito Yoshiro was stunned and looked at Takenaka Shigeji in front of him. He did not expect that this female-like samurai would have such a bold idea.

"Yes, if the lord pretends to die, then with Oda Nobunaga's impulsive character, he will definitely suddenly go to fight. The lord's slightest number is definitely less than 2,000. My family can even use the news that his lord is seriously ill to summon the army in advance. Oda Nobunaga will not agree with it at that time, and only think that the family's internal strife is empty and there is an opportunity to take advantage of it. At that time, we will be prepared to attack but not, and under the advantage of people and territories, we will definitely be able to severely defeat the Oda family!"

"This is a plan!" Saito Yoshiro stood up slammed the table.

Takenaka Shigeji smiled confidently. He wanted to know what Oda Nobunaga, who became famous in the battle of Tuosama, would have performed? Is it as powerful as Tuosamama, or is it just luck that he can only play with in the palm of his hands?
Chapter completed!