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Chapter Four Hundred

Kyoto, Nijo Gosho.

A tall old man, wearing a Wu suit, walked slowly down the corridor with the handle of a knife in his hand.

The old man had white beard and hair, and he was almost 70 years old, but he was very vigorous at the time, even though his vest was straight when he walked.

Although this person is very old, he was also a figure who mastered life, death and plunder when he was young.

His gaze is very forced, and he has a ruthless look.

The attendant of Nijo Imperial Palace on the side led the way slowly. The old man walked vigorously. Before coming to a side hall, he immediately removed the samurai sword on his waist and handed it over to the attendant.

The paper sliding door was pushed up, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki, wearing a tall tachibana hat in the hall, was writing a letter, and smiled when he saw the old man.

After the old man bowed to Ashikaga Yoshiaki, he immediately stepped into the temple and sat upright in front of Ashikaga Yoshiaki.

After Ashikaga Yoshiaki finished writing the letter, he set aside his pen, raised his head, and said to the old man with a smile: "Master Zuojing, there have been wars in recent times. There are small nights in Kyoto, and public security is very chaotic. Would you consider moving there? Where will Nijo Gosho come to live?"

The old man chuckled and said proudly: "The Gongfang Hall has been worrying too much, and the few thieves are still not in my eyes."

Ashikaga Yoshiaki smiled and said, "A few thieves may be fine, but I heard that the Oda family seems to be doing something to your advantage."

Hearing this, the old man raised his brows, but then he sneered a few times, showing a bit of disdain, and said: "The ministers have one heart to serve the court. If the Oda clan wants to do something to me, it will ignore the court."

Ashikaga Yoshiaki sighed slightly and said: "At the moment there is still some authority in the court today. Nobunaga, the rebellious minister, is even more arrogant than three good, Matsunaga. So please be careful. If you have an accident, I will also I can't explain it to Linglang."

The old man immediately said: "Gongfang Hall, please bear with me for the time being. Nobunaga's life will not be long."

Ashikaga Yoshiaki shook his head and said, "Sachikyo-sama, I don’t know, the Asakura family wrote to me, claiming that heavy snow blocked the road and traffic was inconvenient. Yoshiaki has decided to retreat and return to Echizen. After retiring, I also decided to return to the army and sit down at Otani City."

"Asshole, this is betrayal!"

The old man was so angry that he was both beards and hairs, and regardless of his lack of manners in front of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, he said loudly: "At the beginning, I took the three alliances of Takeda, Asakura, and Asai. It’s not that the Takeda family will fight Oda Nobunaga alone."

Ashikaga Yoshiaki saw that the old man was rude in front of him. Although his brows were slightly furrowed, he endured it and said, "So I am preparing to write a letter to persuade the Asakura family not to retreat, but Asakura Yoshiki has not waited for me. The answer is that he made his own claim and led the army to retreat. This is really hateful."

After the elder heard this, he said with a cold snort: "My son is already on the road with 50,000 troops going to Los Angeles. I will soon attack Nobunaga’s lair, Owari. The Oda family will be destroyed soon, but Asakura, Asai The two families are short-sighted and do not know the general situation of the world. Don’t they know that if my son had sent troops to Los Angeles and rescued them, I am afraid that the heads of these people had already been placed in front of Nobunaga. The current retreat is not only a betrayal, but also ungratefulness. ."

Ashikaga Yoshiaki glanced at the other person and explained: "But I heard Asakura Yoshikie say that the Takeda family, even a Nimatata castle, are still unable to conquer at the moment. The teacher is tired, and I am afraid that he has missed the opportunity to enter the army. "

The old man’s expression changed, and he said: "Asakura Yoshiki is a faint and incompetent person, how can he understand the art of war, how can his words be trusted, Gongfangdian, my son is a person who knows the art of war well in the world, and is better than The old man back then, how could he make the mistake of being a master in the city?"

Ashikaga Yoshiaki's eyes lit up, and he said, "Could it be that Takeda Daizen has something else?"

"Yes," the old man said in a deep voice, "My son is to lure Nobunaga to lead the main force to go out from Mino and go to Tokugawa to rescue Tokugawa, so that Oda's nest is empty, Asakura and Asai can take advantage of this opportunity. Nobunaga is uncomfortable and will surely lose out!"

"That's it." Ashikaga Yoshiaki suddenly realized.

The old man said: "Now Asakura, Asai retreats, the Hida Etsuzhong Legion and the Southern Shinano Legion that I have attacked by Takeda Yu Mino will inevitably be divided and surrounded by Nobunaga's army. I am afraid that then..."

Ashikaga Yoshiaki reluctantly said: "Well, I should write a second letter immediately, so that the Asakura family will re-enter the army after the spring blossoms in the coming year."

"Spring is blooming," the old man said with a sneer, "I'm afraid it's too late."

This old man is naturally the father of Takeda Shingen, the former governor of the Takeda family, and Takeda Shintora who was exiled to Kai by Shingen.

At present, Shintora is in Kyoto, serving as the shogunate companion as a daimyo. At the same time, he also serves as a secret connection between Takeda and the shogunate as a secret communication.

Because of the unauthorized retreat of the Asakura family, Nobunaga surrounded the net and withdrew to one side. The situation was very bad for the Takeda family. For a while, Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Takeda Nobutora were stuck in the room, and they were silent. .

"Master Gongfang Hall, there is a battle report from Mino!"

"read!"

Ashikaga Yoshiaki had no intention of watching any battle reports at this moment.

"Oh! On November 25th, the Takeda Army's Hida Viet Chu Legion had 4,800 troops and sent troops to attack Kajita Castle."

Takeda Shintora said: "Kajada Castle is guarded by Saito Toriji, this man is the last son of Saito Dozo, and he has some of his father's skills."

The reporter approached and said: "Yes, the lord of this city is Toriji Saito, and there are 1,500 guards in the city. Before the Takeda army attacked the city, they were attacked by the Oda Shibata Corps. Ambush behind the five thousand five hundred army!"

"Shibata Katsuya!" Ashikaga Yoshiaki naturally heard the name of this Oda clan's first fierce general.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki heard the words: "The Oda Army has 7,000 troops, and the Takeda Army has been flanked back and forth, and the enemy is attacked back and forth, so I am afraid that this battle will be more fortunate."

Ashikaga Yoshiaki adopted the art of war, knowing that under this situation, the inferior Takeda army might not be able to support it.

"Returning to the Gongfang Palace, in fact, the opposite is true. The Takeda Army defeated the Oda Army with less victory under the Kajida Castle. Only the Shibata Army was killed or injured more than two thousand people. The elite samurai died in battle. An unprecedented fiasco since Shangluo!"

"What?" Ashikaga Yoshiaki was suddenly surprised.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki said, "You said the Takeda Army actually won?"

Ashikaga Yoshiaki took the letter from his subordinates, read it again, and confirmed it.

Nobuto Takeda on the side smiled and said, "Kongfang Hall, if you change to someone else, I still don't believe it. At that time, the Hida Yuezhong Army was under the command of Li Xiao, the number one under my son, so it's not surprising at all."

Ashikaga Yoshiaki nodded and said: "Li Xiao, a man from Mingguo came to Takeda. I have heard that it is not easy. I admire the fact that Linglang can surrender talents in an eclectic manner. That being the case, Mr. Zuojing, this battle Can the victory help the overall situation?"

"Of course there is," Takeda Nobuhiro said confidently: "Li Xiao's defeat of Shibata in this battle is enough to make the Oda army frightened. After taking advantage of the momentum to capture Kajita Castle, it can achieve Omeno and Tomino penetration."

No. Takeda didn't have a map at his hand, but everything was clear at the time, showing that both Takeda and his son were the world's first-class strategists.

Now in Takeda Nobuto’s words, there is an air of looking at the world, saying: "And in the next step, after Li Xiao and the Akiyama Shinyou Army meet up, they will definitely gather soldiers from Higashi Mino to Owari, and my son will also rate. The army entered Owari from Toge, and if the two converge, Owari, the root of the Oda clan, would be at stake."

Then Takeda Nobuya did not say it, but said in his heart: If Owari country is lost, so the Takeda family can attack the Oda family, and then they can take the opportunity to go to Luo, then they may play this foolish public hall. Palm, or uproot the Muromachi world for hundreds of years. It is also between you and Taro. At that time, my father will be waiting for you in Kyoto to see you lead a large army to Shangluo to fulfill my long-cherished wish of the 20th generation of the Takeda family.

Thinking of this, Takeda Nobuto's twin eyes are shining, and he is obviously determined to win.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki discussed with Takeda Nobutora for a while, and Takeda Nobutora got up and said goodbye.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki watched Takeda Nobutobi away, with a trace of sorrow in his eyes. At this time, behind him came the sound of the paper sliding door being pushed open by Yu Satomi. One person walked out slowly, standing behind Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and said: "This man Shintora It's too arrogant and doesn't put His Highness Gong Fang in the eye."

Ashikaga Yoshiaki heard the voice of the neighbor Siem Kei, smiled on his lips, and said: "He has always been so temperamental. There is nothing to blame, let alone..."

Ashikaga Yoshiaki changed his only gentle color, snorted coldly, and said, "What's more, I deliberately pretended to be weak and deceiving in front of him. I also used his mouth to make Shingen think that I can easily hold my hand. Don’t be wary of me. As for the ambitions of both Xinhu and Xinxuan, don’t I know?"

"So that's it." After hearing this, Siam Qing suddenly realized.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki turned around and said, "If Shingen wins Nobunaga, he will be the second Nobunaga~lightnovelpub.net~ It may not be as good as him. So I must keep my hands secretly anyway. Shingen and Nobunaga have already broken their faces, even if they let them both fight to death and live, so that they can sit back and reap the benefits."

Yuangui three years, Gifu City.

In the main hall, the vassals of the Oda family are conducting military discussions, and the discussion is about the Asakura family's retreat.

Oda Nobunaga was sitting cross-legged on the main seat with his eagle eyes down. He folded his folding fan and pointed at the general Takikawa Kazumasa and said: "Hikiko, you did a good job this time. This time you bought Asakura. A few close ministers around Yijing asked them to persuade the Asakura family to retreat. Now Yijing is such an idiot, he has listened to his opinions, and led his army back to Echizen. It is ridiculous that such an ignorant person dares to compete with Nobunaga for the world."

After speaking, Oda Nobunaga laughed loudly.

Kazuyuki Takikawa and the generals of the Oda family also burst into laughter.

Takikawa Kazuyoshi said: "All this is the master's conspiracy. Right now Asakura has retired and the Asai family can't protect themselves. Master, we can withdraw some of our troops from the North Omi front line and go back and forth against the Takeda army."

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