Chapter 1374: Unmoving like a mountain, ambush from all sides
After hearing this, Liu Shiba was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but slapped Deura Moriki's shoulder again.
"hiss!"
Ideura Moriki grinned, looking flirtatious.
After receiving the praise, Ideura Morikiyo was overjoyed. He hurriedly came closer to Liu Shiba's ear with a strange smile on his face, and murmured in a lower voice:
"These two ended up studying whether the feng shui of Honganji Temple was good and whether the wood was of high quality...
The subordinate thought about it for a long time, but in the end it was difficult to understand the artistic conception!"
Liu Shiba was shocked and said:
"Honnoji Temple, so many years in advance?"
Liu Shiba doesn’t care whether you understand Ideura Morikiyo or not!
What he cares about is - who is this Akechi Mitsuhide?
Could it be that he, like himself, or even Ieyasu, felt that his balance was insufficient?
There is definitely something fishy between these two, Liu Shiba is 100% sure...
It was possible to secretly discuss with Tokugawa Ieyasu so far in advance about the incident that shocked the entire Kyushu Island and affected its historical direction: the Honnoji Incident!
The incident at Honnoji Temple is still far away from the age Liu Shiba is currently living in...
However, these two mysterious Tokugawa Ieyasu and Akechi Mitsuhide started planning this matter six or seven years in advance. This is unscientific...
What is the reason that makes them impatient?
Could it be that the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Noda Castle made Ieyasu feel that his balance was insufficient?
All the mysteries made Liu Shiba's mind a little confused...
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In such confusion, Liu Shiba and Deura Morikiyo returned to the castle tower of the castle lord's palace one after another!
Deura Moriqing followed the words and disappeared and went out to investigate the situation around Noda Castle. As soon as Liu Shiba sat down, Meng Tianfang's report came from the door:
"Lord! Niko Tsukuji-sama and Baba Nobuka-sama are here!"
"Please!"
Liu Shiba's frowned brows were forcibly relieved.
In an instant, Liu Shiba's face twisted into a grin, and a bright smile appeared on his face. People who didn't see his expression a second ago would have thought that he was very happy today, and the room was filled with sunshine and warmth...
But in fact, he is full of sinister tricks!
Seeing this little episode, Meng Tianfang sighed secretly, shook his head, and muttered:
"The scholar's specialty is duplicity..."
"Dong dong dong!"
"Dong dong dong..."
As two footsteps approached the castle tower one after another, two former Takeda ministers appeared at the door.
One of them is the highly respected former head of the Shutou clan, and one of the current Eight Princes Council Ministers. The chief clan elder, Baba Nobbo, serves as the Takeda clan: General Affairs-sama!
Three steps behind Nobubo of the racecourse was Nizi Jingjiu, who was originally a member of the Noda Castle garrison.
But now, Nizi's long-standing subordinates suddenly had three thousand young and strong ashigaru recruited by Takeda. After some training and gun training, he was exhausted and very happy...
Suddenly there were three thousand more soldiers and horses, so he would undoubtedly be promoted!
Wouldn't it be just right for the lord to summon him now? Therefore, even before Ni Zi entered the door, his face was filled with a deep smile.
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Liu Shiba's breathing gradually stabilized, his expression returned from anxiety to indifference, and he looked up lightly...
These two people should be Liu Shiba's two people who stayed in Noda Castle, and the Takeda family is definitely on the same boat as him!
Especially the old man from the racecourse won Liu Shiba's heart!
But in this way, apart from Liu Shiba, the Takeda family belongs to the old man Nobaba Nobaba, who combines military, political, agricultural and commercial power into one body.
He is a serious and powerful figure, but this old man is stubborn. He doesn't want anything. He just wants the Takeda family's horse hoofprints to be hung in the Kyoto Imperial Palace so that the Takeda family's martial arts fortune can last forever...
However, Liu Shiba understood that what he actually controlled was only the 3,000 levied retainer troops organized and trained by Noda Castle, plus the 10,000 standing troops taken away by Mouri Katsunaga, and the troops were divided into five groups!
The total number is 13,000, which is all the power in Liu Shiba's hands.
Of course, if the new weapons developed by veteran drivers can be installed in the army, it will definitely be another factor...
"Lord!"
Ni Zijiu and Ba Changxin both knelt down and worshiped three meters away at the same time, with different expressions!
Liu Shiba stood up, walked a few steps forward to the Xinfang in the racecourse, and said with a smile:
"Nobuka-sama, no courtesy. You don't have to do this in the future. Please take a seat quickly."
"ha!"
Machang Xinfang glanced at Liu Shiba and sat down silently.
Liu Shiba's mouth tightened, he turned to look at Ni Zi and said with a smile:
"My dear friend, first of all, congratulations on your promotion to the rank of general, and at the same time serving as the city lord and garrison of Noda Castle.
The original two hundred garrison ashigaru, plus the three thousand ashigaru drawn from the Takeda territory, are all allocated for your use.
Please, be sure to train all the troops in marksmanship and military orders to prepare for the upcoming fierce battle with the Takeda family..."
"ha?"
"Haha... my subordinates, my subordinates!"
Ni Zi was stunned for a long time, then she looked at a loss, stuttering and stammering!
Surprise, even though it was foreshadowed, is still exciting and ecstatic!
"Ha! Thank you, my lord, for your longevity!"
In the end, Ni Zijiujiu still only had this nonsense.
Ba Chang Xinfang squinted at Liu Shiba and Ni Zi for a long time, frowned when he heard this, and smiled with a meaningful expression:
"There is a fierce battle in the wind and rain, how come I don't know about it? I don't know where the war comes from?"
Liu Shiba was speechless, but he straightened up and walked slowly to the castle tower, looking towards the foggy wilderness outside Noda Castle.
Ni Zi and Ba Chang Xinfang looked at each other for a long time, followed Liu Shiba to the left and right, and looked into the distance.
"Look around!"
Liu Shiba waved his hand and said with a big smile:
"Heroes from all directions, ambushes from all sides! Countless famous names from Kyushu gathered in Noda Castle.
They want to defeat the Takeda family in one battle and avoid future troubles forever."
After hearing this for a long time, Ni Zi opened her mouth wide and couldn't close it...
However, Baba Nobufang's expression remained unchanged and he chuckled:
"The human heart is the city; if the human heart is there, the city will not be lost!"
Liu Shiba sighed softly, his expression solidified and he sighed softly:
"As the saying goes! This battle with the Takeda family - as immovable as a mountain..."
Meng Tianfang stood behind Liu Shiba with a knife in his hand, watching with a dull look as someone used a sinister trick...
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"Lord! You have never bothered me since I took office as the Takeda family's general affairs..."
As expected, the Xinfang in the racecourse has matured with age and can see the key at a glance.
Ni Zi finally regained consciousness after a while and asked hurriedly:
"When did the Takeda family actually create so many enemies?
Wouldn’t it be that they have become enemies in the Four Wars, and countless big names from all over Kyushu have gathered together? You look down on the Takeda family too much, this is impossible..."
"Shut up!"
Baba Nobuka turned his head and glared at Nizi for a long time and yelled.
"scare……"
Nizi was so frightened that he knelt down and looked at Liu Shiba and Ba Chang Xinfang blankly, not knowing why.
Liu Shiba secretly praised:
"The power of a veteran!"
Ba Chang Xinfang stared at Liu Shiba and said calmly:
"My lord, do you have any orders? I will do whatever I can to you, and I will do so until my death."
The nun also knelt down seriously for a long time and said loudly:
"For the sake of the Takeda family, I have long been determined to be loyal to my lord!"
"good!"
After hearing what these two people said, Liu Shiba was strangely unmoved, not smiling, not even happy...
Looking into the distance, Liu Shiba just smiled lightly and said:
"I left for a while to do something very important, related to the survival of the Takeda family.
You two, please lead people to guard Noda Castle, this is the foundation for the casting of our new weapons, and there is no room for failure."
Remember, no matter how long you hold on, you cannot surrender to the city. You must protect the city until I return..."
Baba Nobuka's face was expressionless, but his eyes flashed, and he nodded lightly and responded:
"good!"
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If I have enough time, I will do another chapter in the evening.
