Only when Yu Qiuping hurriedly retreated to Mingyan did he realize that the Oda family had suffered a serious loss this time.
The Oda family had more than 100,000 troops, but most of them were waiting at the Settsu border, preparing to extinguish Matsunagahide's rebellion. The Miyoshi-Maori coalition took the opportunity to assemble a large army, and instead of setting up defenses on the north and middle roads, the entire army went straight to the south road.
The advance team of the Oda family, Maeda Toshiie and Takikawa Kazumasu fell into a big crisis in an instant, and then Hidetaka Kawajiri, Ittetsu Inaba, Tsuneki Ikeda, Kazutaka Yamauchi, Nagakon Kanamori, and Hiroyuki Hachiya who came to the rescue were like gourd dolls.
Like saving his grandfather, he was defeated by the Miyoshi-Maori Alliance army in a snowballing manner. Hori Hidemasa, who arrived shortly after, immediately gathered the defeated troops around Akashi Castle, waiting for the main force of the Oda family to enter Akashi Castle, blocking the Miyoshi family's pursuers, and finally brought the situation to a standstill
It won't slip to the edge of being out of control.
After hearing the news, Oda Nobunaga was furious and scolded the defeated retainers. Then, he immediately held a meeting with only senior retainers of the Oda family in the name of "scold these guys well so as not to embarrass themselves in front of you outsiders."
Participate in the internal assessment meeting to discuss subsequent countermeasures.
"What's going on with Matsunagahide?" Maeda Toshiie, who was deceived, couldn't help complaining, "Is he rebelling or not? There is no end! In order to wait for him to rebel, I crawled as slowly as a snail.
He walked forward slowly, but he didn't show any sign at all."
"They have probably guessed our arrangement." Hashiba Hideyoshi frowned and analyzed, "Look, Matsunaga Hide, an old fox, is not in a hurry to move. He has involved so many of us in one action, so he will
Give Miyoshi and the Maori army a chance to raid our Rangers."
"But how did he guess it?" Araki Murashige couldn't help but ask, "We didn't leak any flaws, right..."
"Could there be a traitor?" Akechi Mitsuhide's eyes flickered and he whispered, "Someone leaked our news... If Matsunagahide suspects that we are targeting him, it stands to reason that he will just be more honest. But.
The current situation is completely that the Sanhao-Maori coalition has formulated a countermeasure plan according to our plan, and they must be very sure of our plan..."
"We are all our own people here, how is that possible?" Oda Nobunaga looked around the room - Akihira Akege, Mitsuhide Akechi, Hideyoshi Hashiba, Murashige Araki, Toshiie Maeda, and everyone looked back at Oda Nobunaga.
On this somewhat sensitive topic, no one dares to show any hesitation.
"What should we do now? Matsunaga is not resisting, but we can't just wait here, right? The battle still has to be fought, right?" Oda Nobunaga knocked heavily on the table with his hands, "You guys
, find a way to draw attention to Yu."
"How about we take action directly and find a reason to kill Matsunagahide?" Maeda Toshiie tentatively put forward a suggestion, "Just say that the defeat of the army was because Matsunagahide leaked information to the Miyoshi Army."
"It's not impossible..." Oda Nobunaga pouted, but shook his head, "Forget it. Matsunagahide and many of the minor daimyo who surrendered to us in Kinki are related to each other. If we kill him directly, it will inevitably lead to everyone's death.
, No. The Oda family now wants to reshape the order of the martial arts family in the world, how can they go against the grain on their own?"
"What should we do? There is such a time bomb next to us. We can't attack with peace of mind until it is solved." Araki Murashige's territory is in Settsu, and he is afraid that Matsunagahide will suddenly rebel and mess up the place. Some
Said worriedly.
"My lord, I have a plan." Hashiba Hideyoshi suddenly raised his hand and signaled to Oda Nobunaga, "I wonder if your lord would like to hear it?"
"Come on, tell me, what are you complaining about?" Oda Nobunaga pushed down the table impatiently, "Don't you see that Yu Zheng is annoyed?"
"Yes." Hashiba Hideyoshi said as he walked to the tent, opened the tent door and greeted outside a few times. After a while, he saw a young man in his thirties walking in with Hashiba Hideyoshi. He was dressed in a rustic suit.
The yellow Jinhaori looked ordinary, and his face was a little thin and haggard. The only thing that made him look different was his eyes - there was a brilliance in them that Yu Qiuping couldn't see clearly. Yu Qiuping was stunned.
For a moment, I suddenly realized what that look meant - it was the look of a crow.
"This is Kuroda Kanbei Takataka, the second elder of the Kodera family in Harima Province." Hashiba Hideyoshi introduced to everyone present. Only Yu Qiupei's expression changed slightly. To others, this young man is just a person.
A small character in the small wealthy family who surrendered to the Miyoshi family. However, Yu Qiuping knew that in the history of his previous life, this man became the most important adviser to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who would become the world leader in the future, and because Toyotomi Hideyoshi was suspicious of his talent, he was
Only a few fiefs were granted. However, relying on these fiefs, Kuroda Takataka relied on the clever plan of hiring ronin to capture the empty territory in Kyushu during the Sekigahara War (the lords all led their troops to Kinki
melee) and almost became a major force that divided the world.
This is the person who did the dirty work...
"The Kodera family?" Oda Nobunaga raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, "Didn't you go to work under the Miyoshi family? Why are you looking for me?"
"In the past, the Miyoshi family was powerful, and surrendering to the Miyoshi family was a wise move to preserve the family. Now Oda is unstoppable, and turning to Oda is an opportunity to strengthen the family." Kuroda Takataka admitted his speculative mentality without hesitation.
He bowed to Oda Nobunaga and said, "The Kodera family is willing to dedicate their loyalty to the Oda family."
"Then what if one day the Oda family becomes weak and a stronger family rises?" Oda Nobunaga suddenly raised one foot, stepped on the table, and stared down at Kuroda Takaka, "What about you? Still
It will fall to the other side again."
"Yes." Kuroda Takaka responded without hesitation, making everyone present sweat.
"But there are no signs of the Oda family's decline in the short term." Kuroda Takaka's next words were very helpful to Oda Nobunaga. Yu Qiupei and others were also filled with emotion - touching the tiger's butt can also be touched by the tiger.
I'm happy, this Kuroda Takataka is really brave.
"Unless..." However, Kuroda Takaka did not finish his words, but hid half of them in his mouth.
"Unless what?" Oda Nobunaga sneered and asked with his chin raised.
"Unless His Highness Oda and the young master die unexpectedly one after another." Kuroda Takagao looked around the room and said, "Your Highnesses are all the best among men, and the Oda family will definitely be in civil strife, and then fall apart and fall apart."
"Bold!" Maeda Toshiie was furious when he heard this. He slammed the table and pointed at Kuroda Takaka's nose to scold him. However, Oda Nobunaga waved his hand and stopped him.
"I have been listening to flattery for many years, but suddenly I heard a blunt statement, which actually sounded a little pleasant to my ears." Oda Nobunaga now seemed not to be angry at all, but laughed loudly, "This person can do it, the Kodera family can
Follow the monkey and be his strength."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Kuroda Takaka bowed respectfully without any hint of shock. However, Oda Nobunaga's sudden gift of clothes shocked several other important ministers present. Yuli, who became the commander of the legion, was like
Ikeda Hengxing, the three people in the mansion have such a status. They belong directly to Oda Nobunaga, but they have their own fiefdom. These people are usually senior generals who have followed Oda Nobunaga for many years. This Kuroda Takataka actually got in when he first arrived.
With such a status—this ability to slap a tiger on the butt and figure out the temperament of those in power is truly extraordinary.
"Tell me, what plan do you have for me this time? When the monkey called you here, he definitely didn't come empty-handed, right?" Oda Nobunaga took back the foot that was on the desk, and then grabbed it casually.
Maeda Toshiie Jinhaori wiped his sleeves on the table and asked nonchalantly.
"The Kodera family will stage an uprising at Ozhu Castle in a few days to cut off the Miyoshi-Maori coalition's food route from Himeji Castle to the east. At that time, I hope that the main force of His Highness can attack from the south road and cooperate with the Kodera family." Kuroda Takakabe
As he spoke, he took out a brochure bag from his arms and handed it to Oda Nobunaga.
"What is this?" Oda Nobunaga casually took the brocade bag and twirled it around with the silk thread on the brocade bag.
"Your Highness, please wait until after this battle to open it." Kuroda Takataka replied expressionlessly, "This is my secondary policy."
At the same time, Kuroda Takataka took out a bunch of secret letters and handed them to Oda Nobunaga and the surrounding retainers, "This is my plan for this battle. Please keep it secret and do not leak it to others."
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After everyone left the main tent, Yu Qiuping returned to his main tent in China to hold a meeting. However, Amano Jingtoku, who was always punctual, was a quarter of an hour late this time.
"Please forgive me for coming down late." Amano Keide walked to Yu Qiuping's side with a serious face and whispered, "I saw a suspicious person near the Oda family's stronghold. I don't know his details, so I followed him.
Behind His Highness Yu Chai."
"Oh, that's the new guy, and he's also the protagonist of this plan." Yu Qiuping just introduced the theme of the meeting, "He is Kuroda Takaka, the elder of the Kodera family. He will rise up in Yuzhu Castle in a few days to cut off the enemy.
At that time, the main force of the lord's south road will attack and cooperate with the Xiaosi family. We only need to maintain pressure on the north and middle roads to contain the troops of the Sanhao Army. The specific plan is in this secret letter." Yu Qiuping said.
Bian took out the secret letter from his pocket, opened it and glanced at it a few times, "The Xiaodera family meeting will be in November..."
"There will be an uprising on November 14th." Amano Keide suddenly took over and read out the second half of the sentence for Yu Qiuping - this was a rare behavior for this subordinate who always abided by the rules and respected Yu Qiuping extremely. Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment.
, I took a look at the secret message, and it clearly said November 15th.
Yu Qiuping was about to speak, but he immediately encountered Amano Jingtoku's determined eyes, so he had to prevaricate for a few words and then took this over and asked everyone to go back and prepare.
That night, in the mountain forest outside the Mingyan Army tent, Hosokawa Shinyuki arrived again as promised.
"The Kodera family will stage an uprising at Ozhu Castle on November 14th to cut off your food routes." Suzuki Shigehide lowered his voice and reported to Hosokawa Shinuki, "Please be careful."
"I know, thank you, Mr. Suzuki. It's a pleasure to cooperate."