"There are no absolutes in the battle formation. Isono Umasa's rebellion only broke the wishful thinking of the main hall and gave Tsutado a bargaining chip and an extra chance of winning.

How could the outcome of the Battle of Shiba-Oda be controlled by Masa Isono, who only had 60,000 koku?

But we have achieved this to the extreme, and we must not make any other small moves.

Given the suspicious nature of the main hall, after Isono Umasa's rebellion, she will definitely keep an eye on us. If we try to do anything else, we are afraid that our flaws will be revealed and we will ultimately fall short."

Hideyoshi Hashiba smiled bitterly.

"So, I can only do this to force Isono Yuanmasa to rebel, and then continue to be my loyal Oda minister?"

Takenaka Shigeharu nodded.

"Do your best and obey fate. If God's will favors the Oda family, why should you go against heaven? It's not a bad idea to live your life as a loyal minister serving the Oda family."

Hideyoshi Hashiba nodded.

Takenaka Shigeharu is right when he says that you should not be too greedy. You can only go as far as possible and see if God will give you a chance.

Takenaka Shigeharu saw Hashiba Hideyoshi's expression was a little gloomy, and smiled and comforted him.

"My lord, there is another advantage of forcing Isomon Masaru to rebel, that is, you can further consolidate your position in Kitaomi.

Among the surrendered ministers of the Kitanomi Asai family, Aguki Sadaki and Isono Gamasa were the most prestigious, both civil and military.

Aguki Sasatsu was only granted a territory of more than 20,000 koku by the main hall, and his prestige and strength were somewhat weaker. However, Isono Umamasa had 60,000 koku, had outstanding military achievements, and was very influential among the Kitanomi samurai family.

After forcing Isono Umasagi to rebel, the Kitanomi samurai family would inevitably be suspected of insufficient loyalty by the main palace and would not be reused. It was inevitable that they would be ostracized among the retainers.

And this is also your opportunity to win over the lonely people and enrich your team."

Hideyoshi Hashiba smiled, it was indeed true.

Takenaka Shigeharu had already planned for her, and the Hashiba family's team must rely on the Omi family.

Hashiba Hideyoshi was born as a servant, and the Owari Mino samurai family surrendered to Oda Nobunaga early and made great contributions in the subsequent southern and northern wars.

Hideyoshi could only be regarded as a rising star among the old samurai family of Owari Mino. They looked down upon Hideyoshi's humble background, and were even less willing to surrender to Hideyoshi.

But Omi Kingdom is different. Omi Kingdom was conquered by the Oda family relatively late, and Kita Omi was a new territory that was just settled.

The samurai here were newcomers who had just surrendered among the Oda retainers, and were inferior in every way. Naturally, they had no right to look down on Hideyoshi Hashiba.

As for Isono Umasagi, the most prestigious local leader in Kitaomi, he rebelled and broke away from the Oda family. The remaining Kitaomi samurai family would only be strengthened by the Oda family and their lives would become even more difficult.

With Hashiba Hideyoshi's excellent way of dealing with people and his good ability to win over people, winning over the Kitanomi samurai family at this time will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

The surrender of the Kita-Omi people will enrich the Hashiba family's retainers and help Hideyoshi in his future campaigns.

From this point of view, forcing Isono Wataru to rebel was indeed of great benefit to Hideyoshi Hashiba, she said with a smile.
Chapter completed!