Oda Nobunaga waved his hands indifferently and said.
"Matsuhisa has a sincere heart and this opportunity cannot be missed.
If it is delayed for a long time and the Mihaoshi family discovers her plot and destroys it, how many lives and material resources will we have to spend to complete Shangluo?
I believe that Guild Qianxin understands my difficulties and cannot delay the fight. I am doing this out of public interest and have no intention of offending."
Niwa Nagahide looked at his master speechlessly, knowing that Oda Nobunaga was trying to get rid of the scoundrel.
Stealing credit is just stealing credit, and it is also shameless to forcefully package it as a righteous and responsible person. But if you think about it carefully, this reason really makes sense.
Matsunaga Hide's side can't delay for long, so the action here must be fast. In addition to the Oda army sharpening their swords, only the Ashikaga horsemen from Ashikaga Yoshiaki's side are always on standby.
The other parties had just completed spring plowing and were still mobilizing, so they were unable to send troops in time. Oda Nobunaga used the reason of worrying about missing the opportunity to surprise Fushimi Castle, which was indeed successful.
But when he thought of the heroic Shiba Yoshigan, Niwa Nagahide always felt a little uneasy.
"In the main hall, Duke Qianxin is not easy to fool. Besides, he has great righteousness..."
Oda Nobunaga looked at his hand, rubbed his index finger with his thumb, and interrupted.
"Great justice? How many copper coins per stone?"
Niwa Nagahide lowered his head slightly, not daring to persuade him any more. She had grown up with Oda Nobunaga and knew her nature best. She knew that she had already made up her mind and could not be persuaded anymore.
Oda Nobunaga glanced at her and saw the worry in her eyes. After thinking about it, he explained to this close confidant.
"Mi Wu Niang, do you still remember what Ashikaga Yoshiaki said about Owari countryside?"
Niwa Nagahide nodded silently. This was the humiliation she suffered, and she would naturally not forget it.
Oda Nobunaga said with a sneer on his lips.
"The country people from Owari are not just talking about you, they are also talking about me and the Oda family.
Think about what happened to the Sanhao family and the dismal ending of the four sisters of Sanhao and Changqing.
In recent times, the Wu family will not treat outsiders like us sincerely. They look down on us at all and are afraid that we will take away their territory.
Humph, they obviously have no ability to protect their own territory, but they pretend to be arrogant and arrogant. What a disgusting bunch of wretches.
The fate of Miyoshi's family is a lesson learned from the past. I will not be as stupid as Miyoshi Nagakei. She wanted to occupy the center of the shogunate and tried to serve as a general to command the princes. This was a constraint and a missed opportunity.
But can the shogunate support these rubbish?
I will win the Great Gong of Shangluo alone and support Ashikaga Yoshiaki to ascend to power. If the samurai inside and outside the shogunate are dissatisfied, let them be dissatisfied.
I never expected them, all I want is surrender. Sooner or later I will use my strength to let them understand that times have changed.
I am the ruler of the world in the future. Either obey me or die."
Oda Nobunaga's words were full of murderous intent, which made Niwa Nagahide's heart tremble.
Oda Nobunaga suddenly laughed, stepped down from the throne, patted Niwa Nagahide on the shoulder and said.
“The way to the world is not through compromise and win-over.
Major issues between the Wu family must be resolved with iron and blood.
Only violence can convince Warrior Ji."
Oda Nobunaga never trusted anyone. Her mother, her father, and her sisters all gave her unforgettable pain.
Therefore, she is a cold realist and extremely utilitarian. She can ignore the past for those who are useful. She can ruthlessly abandon those who are of no use.
Matsunaga Hide is useful, so it doesn't matter to Oda Nobunaga whether she had done something disgraceful in the Kyoto Incident.
The samurai family of the shogunate were dissatisfied when the Oda family went to Luo to eat alone. How many samurai families have been unwilling to do so recently? Let's use strength to speak for itself.
If you don't have the strength, just shut up. The weak must learn to obey the strong.
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Yoshigan Shiba, who was familiar with Yamashiro, did not know that due to Matsuzhisa Nagahide's rebellion, there was a huge loophole in the Miyoshi family's strategic layout, and Oda Nobunaga decided to go alone.
He is still going step by step and busy as planned.
After hearing more about the Shancheng Grand Review, the hearts of people in Sibo have completely changed in recent years. The retainers of various families who once had small thoughts have put an end to their delusions.
Before the first annuity cashing out of Spozhong Fund at the end of the year, all the undercurrents calmed down and people turned to wait and see.
Yamazaka Yukimori took command and went out to conquer the land south of Hanoi. Nizi Shengjiu returned to Junshan City to organize logistics for her and communicate with various coalition forces.
As Yoshigan expected, the Hosokawa Mibuchi family, Tsutsui Junkei, and Suzuki Shigehide all sent letters, respectfully responding to the imperial order, and the Kawachi Crusade Army was launched.
In order to seize time, the mobilization troops of the Hosokawa Mibuchi family, who were originally preparing to participate in the Battle of Shangluo, have already marched to Hanoi to take the lead in launching the offensive.
Faced with siege from all sides, Yuzuo Xinjiao of Gaowa Castle in Nankawachi was in panic all day long. He sent messengers several times to Duowen Mountain Castle to apologize.
Yiyin did not read the letter every time, threw it directly into the fire pot in front of the messenger, and then drove the messenger out of the country.
The desperate Yusa Xinjiao finally gave up and concentrated on resisting. Unfortunately, the local samurai family in Nanhanoi were not stupid.
Originally, this place was the traditional territory of the Hatakeyama clan, and the local samurai families were all theoretically ministers of Hatakeyama Gaozheng.
There is no problem in following the Yuzuo family to enjoy the good life and have fun, but when they are about to reach a desperate situation, they naturally lose their support and everyone looks for a way out.
The imperial conquest order gave everyone an honest reason to betray Yuzuo's religion. Many powerful warriors had already stepped forward to abandon the dark side and join the light. The collapse of the Yuzuo family was faster than expected.
When the situation in Nanhanoi became clear, Yiyin stopped paying attention and took Maeda's interests to Tawen Mountain Castle to discuss military affairs for the Battle of Shangluo.
Maeda Yoshida, as the general of the Shiba Territory in recent times, controlled military affairs for two years.
Yi Yin needs to communicate with her if he wants to mobilize the leading forces of recent weeks to go to war. What route to take and how to set up the logistics depot.
On this day, the two of them were discussing details in the meeting hall, and Kamōshigo came in respectfully and brought a piece of news to Yiyin.
Yiyin said in surprise.
"Hatakeyama Takamasa is here? What is she here for?"
Kamojigo said.
"Not sure.
She is waiting outside the city, saying that she has come from Bei Hanoi to see you, and please come into the city."
Yiyin squinted his eyes and thought for a while before saying.
"Let her come to see me."
"Hi!"
Kamao clan bowed and went out, Maeda Yoshiyoshi asked from the side.
"Otaisuo, should I avoid it?"
Yiyin shook his head and said.
“After the Hanoi Crusade Army captures the land south of Hanoi, they will immediately go north, block the passage from Setjin Kingdom into Sanseong Kingdom from the west, and participate in the Battle of Sangluo.
The purpose of Hatakeyama Takamasa's visit is unknown, so please stay and listen together to see if it involves military affairs related to the Battle of Shangluo."
Maeda was waiting respectfully, while Yoshigan was silent in thought.
This time the conquest of Minamihanoi was to return this traditional territory of the Hatakeyama clan to Hatakeyama Takamasa and enhance her strength.
Long before Yoshigan came to Raku from Owari, the reputation of Takamasa Hatakeyama as the prodigal daughter had spread throughout recent times. It was she who caused the Kii Kuni to fall apart and caused the Hatakeyama clan to lose half of its territory.
When Miyoshi Changqing came to Luo, Hatakeyama Takamasa only had Hanoi as a kingdom and a territory of 240,000 shi.
Later, Yu Saxin taught patricide, and North and South Hanoi were separated from the control of Hatakeyama Taomasa, leaving her with only a pitiful tens of thousands of stone straight collar.
For ordinary Ji warriors, tens of thousands of stone collars are an astronomical figure, enough to join the ranks of daimyo and honor their ancestors.
But for a high-ranking nobleman like Hatakeyama Takamasa who was born in Rome, she really deserves to be called a prodigal daughter after defeating both Kii and Kawachi.
The Hatakeyama clan was one of the three governors of the shogunate. The first generation of the family governor lost more than 400,000 koku of territory and was reduced to only tens of thousands of direct officials. If the ancestors were alive, the coffin boards would collapse.
Therefore, Hatakeyama Takamasa, who had always been addicted to public affairs, learned from the painful experience and killed all his favorite concubines in front of the retainers, and then managed to stabilize the Hatakeyama retainers and determined to revive the family business.
This time she overestimated her capabilities and mobilized tens of thousands of stones to single-handedly carry the banner of the samurai family in recent years. It was probably a speculation.
But she was really lucky. Yoshigan Shiba, who was extremely disappointed with the Hosokawa-Mibuchi family, just needed a helper to check and balance the Hosokawa-Mibuchi family within the local powerful faction of the shogunate.
The reputation of the Hatakeyama clan was higher than that of the Izumi-Hosokawa family. Hatakeyama Takamasa was determined to follow the footsteps of the Shiba family, which made Yoshigan make up his mind to help Hatakeyama Takamasa make a comeback.
This time the Kawachi Crusade was said to be on behalf of Hatakeyama Takamasa, but the embarrassing thing was that Hatakeyama Takamasa was like an outsider watching from the sidelines and could not get involved at all.
To be continued...