Kinoshita Hideyoshi's forehead was dripping with cold sweat on the tatami. He looked in a miserable state. His petite and delicate face was full of ruthlessness as he gritted his teeth.
"His Royal Highness is wise and decisive. Whenever he sets a goal, he will take the lead.
Qingsu Castle is close to the four counties of Kamiowari. Your Highness lives here to gather troops and supplies for the unification of Owari and to be on the front line.
The current relocation of Komakiyama Castle is also a repeat of the old trick, moving the residence closer to Mino to facilitate the mobilization of personnel and materials to conquer the country.
Your Highness is so wise and courageous that Kinoshita Hideyoshi is so impressed that he fell to the ground."
Oda Nobunaga's face was filled with relief. Not to mention other abilities of this monkey, he was very comfortable in flattering him.
The Wu family is somewhat reserved, but she is shameless enough. She said it very disgustingly, which made Nobunaga, who has always been a wild man, very satisfied.
She raised the corners of her mouth and was in a happy mood, but she was still yelling.
"Don't talk nonsense. What are you talking about in the review? Just talk about something!"
All the warriors were speechless. Seeing the master's duplicity, this little monkey passed the test.
Kinoshita Hideyoshi felt a little relieved, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and continued.
"It is the best policy for Your Highness to relocate to the city. I dare not object. I just have different views on the construction of logistics supplies in Inuyama Castle.
Higashi Mino is the foundation of the Saito family. Even if Isshiki Yoshiryu kills his mother and changes his surname, the local samurai family is still willing to submit to her.
The strength of the two countries is equal, and we will not be able to unify Owari for long. If we attack Higashi Mino forcefully, it will probably take a long time, and the logistics will be difficult to guarantee."
Kinoshita Hideyoshi was indeed smart. If she mentioned going out to fight, she would be overstepping her authority and criticizing important military and political matters, which would give Shibata Katsuie an excuse to get angry.
However, she always insisted on logistics and supplies. Niwa Nagahide was in charge of the household affairs, and as a loyal person under her command, it was not overstepping the bounds to talk about logistics issues.
But when it comes to battle formations, it's all about bravery, but it's all about logistics.
She talked about logistics, but she was denying the Meinong strategy proposed by Shibata Katsuie and making the boss unable to get angry.
Oda Nobunaga remained calm, tapped the tatami with his right index finger, and asked.
"Then what do you mean, where should we store military supplies?"
Kinoshita Hideyoshi answered respectfully.
"West of Komakiyama Castle."
Shibata Katsuie couldn't bear it anymore and pointed at her and cursed.
"Untouchable! Arguing about military affairs!"
Do you know about battle formations? Do you know about terrain and military strategy?
Nonsense!”
Shibata Katsuie was so angry that he couldn't bear it in front of Oda Nobunaga for a while.
Oda Nobunaga slammed his palm on the tatami, and turned his eyes toward Shibata Katsuie. A glance at her made her heart tremble, and she kowtowed without saying a word.
"Go on, speak clearly, lest you die unjustly."
Nobunaga's murderous words scared Kinoshita Hideyoshi to the point where he almost collapsed. She suppressed the urge to urinate and said.
"Owari and Mino both have more than 500,000 koku, and their strength is about the same. If we try to conquer them by force, I'm afraid it won't be possible.
The martial arts families of Simeon are very different from Isshiki Yoshiryu in appearance, and they will never sacrifice their own strength for her.
Your Highness can start with Simeon, use troops as a supplement, and focus on attacking the heart.
Owari just unified, and my family is not strong enough to overwhelm the Mino Isshiki family. Mino can only outwit, not attack by force! Your Highness!"
After speaking, Kinoshita Hideyoshi kowtowed heavily and did not dare to raise his head again.
Oda Nobunaga glanced at his head, Niwa Nagahide looked bitter, Shibata Katsuie was furious and shook his head.
Niwa Nagahide was also helpless, Kinoshita Hideyoshi's words touched her heart.
Oda Nobunaga was daring and took risks. She, the logistics housekeeper, had a miserable life.
Finally, they defeated the Imagawa family in Okehazama and formed an alliance with the Mikawa Matsudaira family, eliminating the threat from the Tokaido direction.
Owari was unified and everything was ready for improvement. Thinking that he could breathe a sigh of relief, Oda Nobunaga was excited to move to the city and attack Mino.
A mouthful of blood stuck in her throat, and she didn't know whether to vomit. This Lord, who was always running on the road, was going to exhaust her to death!
Once the attack on Meinong was finalized, she would have to think of ways to obtain food and armaments.
But Meinong is a big country, and if the war breaks out, she, who manages logistics, will be forced to commit suicide due to shortages of supplies.
Although Kinoshita Hideyoshi's behavior was arrogant, he did express the sentiments of some retainers: wars were too frequent and people felt at ease.
But Shibata Katsuie's anger represented the position of the military commander. After getting permission from Oda Nobunaga, she spoke angrily again.
"You monkey don't know how to fight!
Inuyama Castle is the best stronghold south of the Kiso River. It is the only place east and west of Owari that is most suitable for launching an offensive against Mino.
You said that military supplies are gathered to the west of Komakiyama Castle. Please choose a suitable place for me.
It was difficult to advance there and they were unable to launch an offensive at all, putting pressure on Simeon.
The martial arts fear power rather than virtue, and without the backing of swords, why should the Simenon martial arts listen to your call and join my family?
How can military and national affairs be trivial!"
What Shibata Katsuie said makes sense.
Saito Michizan married into the Saito family, replaced the guardian of the Toki family as the guardian of the Saito family, and became the ruler of Mino country.
Her residence, Inabayama Castle, is located in the center of Mino, with east and west Mino to the left and right.
Isshiki Yoshiryu killed his mother to seize the throne, and the castle was still Inabayama Castle. She was not in the right position, and the Nishimano samurai family was unstable, which made it possible to divide and win over.
But the premise of any strategy is that the fist is strong enough. If the Oda family cannot put enough pressure on Simino, it will be difficult to convince them to rebel against Isshiki Yoshiryu and join Oda Nobunaga.
Owari and Mino bisect the Noo plain with the Kiso River, which is also the border between the two countries.
The Kiso River crosses the Noo Plain from east to west, and then goes south to Ise Bay, becoming the dividing line between Owari and Ise.
Because it turns south, Nishi-Mino in the north has superior terrain, and Nishi-Owari on the south bank lacks a good military stronghold to store supplies and soldiers.
What is even more troublesome is that the water system formed by the Kiso River, Ibi River, and Nagara River forms a river-like vein in Nishi Mino, which seriously hinders the march of the military.
In the absence of logistical strongholds, any cross-river attack strategy will be difficult to achieve.
Inuyama Castle in Higashi-Owari is the most suitable base on the south bank of the entire Kiso River to attack Mino.
Even Kinoshita Hideyoshi, a martial artist who started his career halfway, knew the importance of logistics.
Shibata Katsuie has experienced many battles, how could he not understand that fighting is about logistics?
The Mino strategy she suggested to Oda Nobunaga was to use Inuyama Castle as a logistics base and cross the river to attack Higashi Mino.
The foundation of this strategy is based on the premise that Inuyama Castle's excellent logistics location is suitable for military operations.
Even if Kinoshita Hideyoshi boasted about the Simino strategy, he could not cover up Nishi Owari's difficulty in launching an offensive and suppressing Simino.
She was so shocked by Shibata Katsuie's fierce eyes that she was speechless.
Oda Nobunaga saw Niwa Nagahide behind her twitching his brows and about to speak.
said it first.
"Shut up, everyone! It's so noisy!
The review is over today, we’ll discuss it another day. Get out of here, I’m exhausted, I want to rest!”
Oda Nobunaga roared, turned and left the meeting hall.
The ladies looked at each other in shock. Shibata Katsuie looked at Kinoshita Hideyoshi who was prone on the ground, snorted, turned and left.
Niwa Nagahide sighed and stepped forward to express concern.
"Hideyoshi, are you okay?"
Kinoshita Hideyoshi said with a cry in his voice.
"Niwa-sama, my, my legs are weak and I can't stand up."
Niwa Changxiu was stunned for a moment, then laughed dumbly.
"Looking at how brave you are, you actually know how to be afraid."
Oda Nobunaga returned to the inner room, the wild waves on his face instantly subsided, and his face was indifferent.
Just now, Niwa Nagahide almost got into a conflict with Shibata Katsuie. Damn monkey, he really knows how to cause trouble.