Volume 7 Jiangnan Green Looking Maple Red Chapter 1013 Bamboo Basket
"Hahahahahaha...hahahahaha... Lin Sado, Lin Sado, is this what you call solving everything together?" Oda Nobunaga pointed at Lin Xiuzhen who was kneeling on the ground, laughing loudly and wantonly, his smile already filled with laughter.
A little crazy, "In the end, except for killing Hongye, I couldn't accomplish anything."
"My crime deserves to be punished by death." Lin Xiuzhen did not explain much, but just fell to the ground to plead guilty.
"I don't blame you. Who would have thought? If it were not Tokiwa Bei who was on the causeway that day, but any reserve team in the world, the Hongye Army would have been buried in the belly of the fish. Who could have thought? This
There can actually be an army in the world that does not retreat but advances when it encounters a flood. It physically jumps into the torrent to block the gap and buy time for the whole army. Who would have thought? You told me in advance, and I couldn't believe it.
Ah. Even now it sounds unbelievable. Unless you have seen it with your own eyes, who can imagine such a powerful army?" Oda Nobunaga laughed again as he spoke, and couldn't help but admired,
"The strongest army of red leaves in the world, the strongest army of red leaves, the Jobanbei...its feats when the embankment burst have exceeded tens of millions of victories. From now on, when it comes to the strongest armies in the world, the Jobanbei will be ranked second, and no one will dare to claim the first place.
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"If I had been more decisive at that time and directly opened three gaps, the matter would have been done. But at the beginning, I wanted to be stable and did not want to make the traces of the conspiracy too obvious, so I only blew up one gap, which led to a big mistake.
" Lin Xiuzhen let out a long sigh, showing a rare look of regret.
"Don't rush to apologize for this matter. We lost even more miserably in the Maple Leaf Mountain Castle coup." Oda Nobunaga laughed dryly twice more, with a weird and scary expression on his face, and said sarcastically, "Bye.
Given by Amano Keitoku, the card we hold that threatens the Yuqiu family the most - Yu Qiuyou, the hostage and interference in the selection of the Yuqiu family's governor - was deceived by him, and Yu Qiu's thousand elite banners were also ruined. 10
The ninjas, secret agents and insiders who had been lurking in Yu Qiu's family for the past few years were almost wiped out. Although you specifically instructed to leave some hidden clues and not respond to Yu Qiuyou's call, so many leaders were caught. With the intensity of that crow's torture,
, I guess they have all revealed it. The merchants and small wealthy families in Sakai Town that you bribed were also taken away, and the troops brought by the small wealthy families were even integrated into the garrison. Hahahaha... they were completely beaten.
It’s a set up.”
"This is not over yet. Now the truth about Yu's plot to murder Hongye has been revealed!" Oda Nobunaga picked up a pile of paper on the desk, which was the black paper that the frontline ninjas rushed back.
Tian Xiaogao shook the copy distributed after running away, "Secret orders, official documents, evidence, personnel, timetables, everything is available; the ones shown to the warriors on the front line are probably originals, but this cannot be explained clearly in any case.
Yes. Yu's charge of persecuting loyal people and indiscriminately killing innocent retainers has been confirmed! The great names and people in the world are still reluctant to obey due to Yu's power, but they must hate Yu in their hearts? As long as one day weaver
When the Tian family loses power, the wall will fall immediately and everyone will push back, and there won’t be a single helper left.”
"This is the only thing I can't figure out. I don't know whether Kuroda Takagao was instructed by His Highness Yu Chai or did it himself, but he has absolutely no need to take advantage of the Yuqiu family's fire." Lin Xiuzhen laughed miserably.
The wrinkles on his face were densely packed, as if he had aged ten years in a day.
"If there's anything I can't figure out, it's probably Amano Keitoku's fault again. Fortunately, he's dead. What a stupid guy. He actually chose to die for the First Master at this time." Oda Nobunaga spat disdainfully.
, and then cursed, "What the hell, why didn't you notice such a powerful person before? Everyone is collecting information about Takenaka Shigeharu and Sanada Masayuki, but he was the only one who missed it."
"People who do dirty things often don't want to be famous. It will be a lot of trouble to act that way." Lin Xiuzhen rubbed her temples vigorously with her hands, but she still felt lack of energy. "Now the deal is done, and the whole world will soon take over."
Now that we have received the news, public dissatisfaction is boiling and an uproar in the world is inevitable. What do you plan to do, my lord?"
"It's all so bad, what else can we do? Just admit it! It's the Hongye army that I broke the dike and flooded, and it's the Yuqiu Hongye that I sent people to assassinate!" Oda Nobunaga shouted with red eyes.
Laughing, his mental state is obviously a little abnormal, "Yu is a demon king who even murders loyal retainers, so what? Yu has 200,000 direct ministers in his hands, and a large number of loyal samurai and vassals, even if
So what if the public resentment boils over? I will continue to conquer the Yuqiu family, and I will openly be this evil person, a demon king, and destroy the Yuqiu family. I want to see who dares to say that the famous warriors in the world are
The word 'no'! Whoever dares to say it will be destroyed as well!"
"Continue to act! Let the Oda Army of Sanyo Road annihilate the Red Leaf Army and prevent them from boarding the ship to return to Hanoi. Let Maple Leaf Mountain City have a strong castle and a deep pool, but no soldiers to guard it! The armies of the world continue to move towards Maple Leaf Mountain City and capture the
The territory was captured at will, and the captured property and people were disposed of by themselves, and the Yuqiu family territory was razed to the ground!"
"My lord, once the news of your murder of Yu Qiu Hongye comes out, Maple Leaf Mountain City will no longer be an empty city at the mercy of others... The 500,000 citizens who regard Yu Qiuping as their reborn parents and the reincarnation of gods will all become vengeful ghosts...
Amano Jingtoku, what a vicious plan to provoke the general..." Lin Xiuzhen took a deep breath, and then whispered in a tone of great fear, "The current Maple Leaf Mountain City... may be the most difficult hell city in the world to conquer."
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Not long ago, at noon on June 11, the tenth year of Tensho (1582), at the gate of Okayama Castle in Bizen Province, inside the main account of the Allied Forces.
Naoe Tadayei was holding the evidence sent by Kuroda Takaka at this moment. He was shaking with anger and his eyes seemed to be bleeding.
"No wonder... no wonder, the perfectly good dam suddenly burst... No wonder, His Highness's whereabouts cannot be found no matter what... No wonder, Lord Honda actually has a gunshot wound on his body..." Naoe Tadayei carefully took the precious evidence into his arms.
, but the hatred in his tone could no longer be concealed, "Oda Nobunaga..."
Seeing Naoe Tadayei, who had always been low-key and silent, lose his composure like this, the other people in the room didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Lord Naoe, and the Momiji Army, what are your plans for the future?" The first person to speak to break the silence was the usually low-key and taciturn Mori Kotaka. His trembling voice was even more exaggerated than Naoe Tadayei's.
"Revenge." Naoe Tadayei uttered two words, but it seemed as if all his strength had been wasted. He was on the verge of emotional collapse.
Communication was also very difficult for Naoe Tadayei, who had a close relationship with him. The big tent suddenly became very small, and everyone felt a little breathless in front of the heavy facts revealed by Naoe Tadayei. In the words of Oda Shin
From the moment the truth about Chang's murder of Yu Qiupei was revealed, it seemed inevitable that the Hongye Army and the Oda Army would meet each other - because everyone knew about Yu Qiupei's high prestige in the Hongye Army.
"Then please take me with you." Mori Kolong took a step forward and gave a standard Hongye Army military salute to Naoe Tadashi, "As long as it is revenge for His Highness Hongye, the entire Mori family will follow him to the end!"
"Koron?" Hengxing Ikeda was shocked when he heard this, and raised his hand to stop Mori Koron, "Are you going to betray the lord?"
"My lord betrayed His Highness Hongye." Mori Kolong, who had always been very obedient to his elders in the past, chose to talk back forcefully this time.
"But...the Mori family is loyal to the Oda family, and your father is loyal to the lord. The Mori family has always had a reputation for loyalty. If you rebel, wouldn't it make the Mori family and your father..." Ikeda Hengxing wanted to say more, but
Kotaka Mori interrupted without hesitation: "His Majesty Ikeda, Oda Nobunaga has done such an unforgivable thing, and is no longer worthy of the loyalty of the Mori family! His Majesty Momiji has treated our Mori family with great kindness, and
Momiji-sama’s life was also bought by my father’s sacrifice. Now that Oda Nobunaga murdered Momiji-sama, what did he take my father’s sacrifice for?”
"But your father and your Majesty are still in Azuchi Castle. If you contradict me, what will they do?" Ikeda Tsuneaki was so anxious that his tone changed, and he took another step forward to pull Mori Koron back.
"They will understand. This is for His Royal Highness Hongye and his late father! For the righteousness of the Mori family! This is what Iaji has always taught me!" Mori Kolong puffed up his chest and said decisively without any hesitation.
"I'm going to the Chosou family too." Chosou Motochin snorted coldly from the side and whispered with his arms folded, "I've long been unhappy with Oda Nobunaga's arrogant look. How dare you do something like this?"
When things like this happen...you really don’t regard our martial arts family as human beings? Do you think we have no temper and sense of shame?"
"The Miyoshi family also wants to avenge His Highness Momiji." Yoshihiro Miyoshi also moved his steps and stood on Naoe Tadayei's side, "His Highness Momiji is a samurai recognized by my father and uncles, and it was because of His Highness Momiji that our Miyoshi family surrendered.
, it was only possible to survive thanks to His Highness Hongye, so naturally it will follow His Highness Hongye and has nothing to do with the Oda Army."
After Mori Katsura, Nagasogabe Motochin, and Miyoshi Yoshihiro expressed their opinions one after another, the eyes in the tent focused on the embarrassed Ikeda Tsuneaki and Sawaki Yoshiyuki. Amakihei, Ikeda Tsuneaki, and Sawaki Yoshiyuki are good friends with Ori
Everyone in the Tian family knows this. If you want to choose two people in the Oda family who have the strongest relationship with Amakihei, I believe most people will choose them. Now, everyone also feels that Ikeda Hengxing and Sawaki are right.
Yoshiyuki should also stand on the side of avenging Ame Qiupei - after all, even Mori Kolong and the two foreigners have expressed their stance in this way. If Ikeda Tsuneaki and Sawaki Yoshiyuki do not do so, it will appear that they have been brothers with Ame Qiupei for so many years.
Friendship seems to be just a word of mouth.
However, Ikeda Tsuneaki and Sawaki Yoshiyuki really couldn't make up their minds. Even though they had expected this day to come, they never thought of any plan - because they didn't dare to think about it at all.
Neither of them could accept such a result. At this moment, the only thing that came to mind in the minds of Ikeda Tsuneaki and Sawaki Ryouyuki was the conversation between them two years ago after Lin Xiuzhen tried to frame Yu Qiupei's Honnoji incident.
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On January 2, the eighth year of Tensho (1580), in Kyoto at night, Ikeda Tsuneaki and Sawaki Yoshiyuki were strolling on the streets of Kyoto. After Sawaki Yoshiyuki left Mibuji Temple where Amakihei stayed, he did not return directly to Toji Temple.
He was dragged by Ikeda Hengxing to play in the streets and alleys of Kyoto. Seeing that the shops were almost closed, Ikeda Hengxing sadly prepared to go home.
"What happened today is really strange." Ikeda Hengxing drank some wine and drunkenly put his hand on Sawaki Yoshiyuki's shoulder, "His Royal Highness Lin is really so afraid of Hongye? He has to risk his own future to get rid of Hongye.
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"Who knows?" Sawaki Yoshiyuki sighed and shook his head gloomily, as if he was worried. When he was playing just now, Sawaki Yoshiyuki was a little listless. Although Ikeda Tsuneaki was drunk, he still saw the clues and spoke.
He asked, "Toupachi, what's the matter with you? Why are you so weak?"
"Oh, it's okay, it's okay." Sawaki Yoshiyuki took a deep breath, rubbed his face vigorously with his hands, and excused himself. The two walked along, chatting at random. Sawaki Yoshiyuki struggled for a long time.
In the end, he still kept his temper and waved his hand to push away the surrounding guards.
"Brother Hengxing." Yoshiyuki Sawaki put his arm on Ikeda Hengxing's shoulders, "There is something I want to discuss with you."
"Say." The careless Ikeda Tsuneaki didn't notice that Sawaki Yoshiyuki had sent away the guards from both families, and muttered casually.
"I feel... His Highness Lin's doubts are not necessarily unreasonable. The Yuqiu family is indeed... very strong. And Hongye, the eldest son, may not necessarily be an obedient master in the future." Sawaki Yoshiyuki hesitated, thinking about his words, not knowing what to say.
How to say it best.
"What are you talking about?" Ikeda Hengxing asked dissatisfiedly as he obviously didn't understand what Ryoyuki Sawaki wanted to say.
"What should you do if... my lord also suspects Hongye in the future?" Sawaki Yoshiyuki gritted his teeth and spit out these words quickly.
"Explain for Momiji? What else can you do?" Ikeda Hengxing replied nonchalantly.
"Then what if the lord wants to take action against Hongye?" Sawaki Yoshiyuki added in a vague voice.
Suddenly a gust of wind came, and the cold wind at night in early spring was still quite cold. Ikeda Hengxing had just been drinking to get warm, so he opened his clothes a lot. The cold wind suddenly hit his neck, and he shivered with coldness and drunkenness.
also gradually disappeared.
"What do you want to say?" Ikeda Hengxing's tone became serious.
"What will we do if the lord takes action against Momiji?" Yoshiyuki Sawaki repeated his question, and the two fell into silence. After a while, Ikeda Tsuneaki slowly spoke:
"My father died early, leaving behind an orphan and a widowed mother. According to my mother, there was no one to rely on at home at that time, and the days were getting harder and harder day by day. Later, the late lord summoned my mother to the ancient wild city and asked her to be his wet nurse.
, I followed him to Furuno Castle, and followed
Playing with the lord when he was a child. Hey, the lord back then was really a 'big fool' and would do all stupid things. Me, His Highness Niwa, and a few other people are the 'Owari fool' children of the lord.
People in the legion. Later, my mother became the late lord's concubine, and I also became the lord's baby brother. I played with the lord since childhood. Everything about me and the Ikeda family was given to me by the late lord and the lord."
Ikeda Hengxing paused, glanced at the lanterns hanging on the street, and said in a low voice: "You asked me to betray my lord and fight against him with swords. I can't do it, so you might as well kill me."
"Brother Hengxing..." Yoshiyuki Sawaki said worriedly, but was interrupted by Ikeda Hengxing waving his hand.
"But Momiji and I have known each other for 20 years. We have been friends with him since Suruga came to Owari just now. It was your brother Aquan who introduced us to him. At that time, I was sure that this person had an appetite.
I've made a decision to make this friend. Although I'm not a big boy, I'm usually not upright, but Hongye is a few years younger than me, so I always regard him as my younger brother. That guy is just a bad guy, hehe." Tsune Ikeda
As Xing was talking, he suddenly giggled a few times, "People are really nice. I really don't know how such a nice person can survive in this world."
"Topachi, do you think that as we get older, our status increases, and our territory expands, we can no longer go back to the days of drinking flower wine in the castle town of Qingzhou City?" Ikeda Hengxing let go.
The arm resting on Yoshiyuki Sawaki's shoulders, he put his hands behind his head and moved his neck, "Brothers who were so close in the past are now separated from each other. It doesn't matter, my lord, your Agun-san, Tokichiro
That guy, there are many, many brothers. At that time, they were obviously good brothers who wore a pair of underpants and talked about everything. But now I feel that I can’t see through them. I always feel that they are hiding something from me, and I even want to
You're plotting against me and you won't have any heart-to-heart relations with me."
"I am not exempt from vulgarity. As my status has increased, my person has also changed. What I see in my eyes is fame and wealth instead of the debauchery. I went from being a little-known ashigaru head to now becoming a guardian, which can be regarded as a guardian
I can leave a few pages in the history of youth. But, my life is not as happy as before. I am always worried about this and that, whether someone wants to steal a piece of my land, whether someone wants to take a share of my credit..." Ikeda Hengxing
At this point, he let out a long sigh and said, "Human, it's so difficult."
"But the red leaves are different. I feel that no matter how high that guy climbs, he doesn't care about it in his heart. He is still the same as twenty years ago, and he still feels compassion for the little beggar he has never met and insists on taking him home.
He is also a bad person who sincerely cares about his friends." Ikeda Hengxing stretched his hands from behind his head, stretched out comfortably, and let out a long and comfortable sigh, "I don't have anything.
The ability of a person is not as good as my lord, not as good as Momiji, not as good as Tokichiro and His Highness Niwa, not even your Ainu brother. If I were really capable, you wouldn’t be able to ‘Owari’ one by one.
The king called me, and I knew it myself. As a guardian, I am already beyond my capabilities."
"But, in this life, Ikeda Tsuneaki, even if I am useless again, I can't let my friends down." Ikeda Tsuneaki laughed twice at himself, patted his chest with his hand, and his tone and demeanor returned to the self-proclaimed self.
"Hongye treats me as a brother, so I can't let him down."
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Ikeda Tsuneaki and Sawaki Yoshiyuki looked at each other, but in the end neither of them could say that sentence. Ikeda Tsuneaki's condemnation of Mori Kotaka just now was not a condemnation of his cowardice, hating himself for why he couldn't be with Mori.
Ke Long disregarded family interests and practical considerations, and took pleasure in grudges for the sake of his friendship with Yu Qiuping.
"Your Highnesses have limited positions. Our Red Leaf Army will naturally understand and will not force you to follow us for revenge." Naoe Tadayei saw the dilemma of Ikeda Tsuneaki and Sawaki Yoshiyuki, and stepped back in a low voice, "But please also ask everyone
Don't stop us from leaving Bizen Country."
"It's natural." Before Ikeda Tsuneaki and Sawaki Yoshiyuki could speak, Hideyoshi Hashiba agreed first, "Not to mention others, we are all good friends of Momiji. Now that the lord has done such a thing to Momiji,
Can we stop you from taking revenge?"
"Thank you very much for that. When we meet on the battlefield someday, we will be our masters, so you don't have to worry too much. Today's kindness is enough to comfort the late His Highness Momiji." Naoe Tadayei said to Hideyoshi Hashiba and Tsuneki Ikeda.
, Sawaki Yoshiyuki bowed deeply, and then withdrew from the tent along with Mori Kotaka, Nagasogabu Motochin, and Miyoshi Yoshihiro.
"Thank you so much for your highnesses just now." Naoe Tadayei saluted the three of them again outside the tent, "I wonder where your three highnesses want to go next? We will definitely arrange for the Red Leaf Fleet and the Awaji Navy to escort them."
"Didn't I say that I would go to Kinki with you for revenge?" Motochika Chosogabu looked disdainful, "Oda Nobunaga is about to lead the world's army to attack Maple Leaf Mountain Castle. Where will he go if he doesn't go back to Kinki?"
"But... there are troops led by Oda Nobuo and Oda Nobutaka on the Kyushu side. Once the news comes out that the three Your Highnesses have joined the Yuqiu family, your capabilities in Kyushu and Shikoku will definitely be attacked by the Oda army.
..." Naoe Tadahei was interrupted by the laughter of Motochan, Chosogabu: "Why, Oda Nobunaga led an army of 400,000 to attack you, and you still think there are few reinforcements? Are you pushing us out?"
"Your Highness, Chosogabu, misunderstood, but after all, my ability..." Naoe Tadahei wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Motochino Chosogabe with a smile.
"It doesn't matter, what kind of territory, one city, one pool..." The eyes of Chosong Gabu Motochin were already sharp, flashing with excitement, "This is what your Highness Hongye taught me. Man, you need to
Look further and don't limit yourself to the one-third of an acre of land around you. It's a war that will decide the world right now, so how can we, the Changzong family, live in a corner? Naturally, we have to go to the center of the battlefield!"
"And I think most of the Oda Army in Kyushu will immediately take a boat and take the Sanin Road to return to Kinki to join Oda Nobunaga's main force. After all, they must be afraid that the Momiji Fleet will suddenly sail westward and trap them all in Kyushu.
Annihilate." Miyoshi Yoshihiro also spoke up and supported Chosogabu Motochin's proposal. "Naoe-sama, don't think so much. The three of us will follow the Momiji Army back to Kinki to avenge His Highness Momiji!"
"Okay, thank you three Your Highnesses." Naoe Tadayei nodded slowly, and then clenched his fists fiercely, "I will inform the entire Hongye Army of the news right away, and return to the army for revenge...I will never avenge this revenge."