A samurai who doesn't want to be a daimyo is not a good onmyoji

Chapter 107 Civil strife in Oda
Suddenly, there was a sound of horseshoes, and they approached here quickly, and then a large number of ashigaru also began to commotion, as if they wanted to make a way in the middle.

Asai Nagamasa immediately knew that the main character had arrived this time.

Sure enough, after a few breaths, under the escort of a bearded general with an extremely majestic figure who looked like Li Kui alive, a man with a slightly pale face, but could be called handsome, was a few steps away from Oda Nobunaga. A young man with a similar look came riding a horse.

After patrolling condescendingly for a week, he looked at the many corpses of the ashigaru on the ground that clearly belonged to his own side, as well as Takigawa Kazumasu and the many ashigaru who were still sticking to the mansion, and his face suddenly became a little ugly.

"Singer, why is our attack not going well? Where are the local businessmen who have joined forces with us? Didn't we say that with them as internal agents, our battle this time will definitely go smoothly?"

While speaking, he directly stated all his plans, and he didn't know whether it was because he was confident that he had the absolute advantage, or because he was stupid.

The bearded general next to him didn't look very good when he saw so many corpses. Although he didn't think these merchants could exert much power at first, it was beyond his expectation that they were defeated so quickly. Unexpectedly, they are really useless.

But faced with the young man's inquiry, he had to respond.

"Your Highness Nobuyuki, Katsuie may know the reason, because there are several corpses over there that belong to businessmen, and they were stupid enough to go into battle themselves."

The bearded military commander is none other than Katsuie Shibata, who is known as the most powerful general of the Oda family. However, he is not on the side of Oda Nobunaga, but has always been on the side of Nobunaga's younger brother, the young man in front of him, Oda Nobuyuki. One party.

They didn't take Asai Nagamasa and Axiu seriously at all, not entirely because they were overconfident or too stupid, but because the local businessmen who served as temporary leaders were almost immediately attracted by Takigawa Kazumasu. He took the Ashigaru and killed them all.

Although there are still some ronin temporarily recruited by shop assistants and merchants, as well as some ashigaru belonging to them, it is obvious that after being frightened by the rat demon before, they have not had time to fully understand what happened just now. tell them.

Although there have always been legends of monsters in Nibon, they have never actually seen a monster, so they were all frightened a lot.

And there is nothing that can be proven now, because under the influence of the white powder that the rat demon ninjas sprinkled before leaving, the corpses of the two rat demons who died here quickly turned into a puddle of disgusting thick water, leaving nothing but Two empty sets of clothes were left.

At this time in the mansion, Ah Shi, who saw their faces clearly, couldn't help but shouted first: "Brother Nobuyuki, it's you? Why did you start this rebellion? Uncle Shengjia, why didn't you persuade him?"

Although they are not the same mother, both Oda Nobunaga and Oda Nobuyuki are actually pretty good to her little sister. No matter what the reason is, she actually doesn't want them to fight each other.

The bearded military general hesitated to speak for a while, as if he had something to hide, but Oda Nobuyuki burst out laughing when he heard the words, as if he had heard a joke.

"Ichi, my stupid brother is a big fool known throughout Owari. His existence has brought shame to the Oda family for many years."

"I didn't have the ability to change before, but now it's different. Not only have I received reinforcements and support, but I also have new and powerful power."

"Ashi, join me and work with me to restore the prestige of the Oda family!"

Oda Nobuyuki's face was full of confidence, as if he had already won the battle, obviously he was defeated by his brother when he rebelled last time, and he was able to save his life only by pleading with their mother.

This idea just arose in Takigawa Kazumas mind, and then he quickly noticed that there were many strange samurai appearing next to Shibata Katsuie who was arranging his troops.
He immediately couldn't help but feel a shiver in his heart: "Damn it, are these so-called reinforcements from the Imagawa family just like the rat demon ninjas just now?"

There is no way, apart from brotherly discord, the biggest threat to the Oda family currently comes from the Imagawa family next door, followed by the Saito family.

Ever since Imagawa Yoshimoto, who is known as the "No. [-] archer of Tokaido", reached the Three Kingdoms Alliance with the Takeda family and the Hojo family, the Imagawa family has begun to take frequent actions.

They not only subdued Mikawa with coercion and brought the Matsudaira family there under their control, but also began to invade the territory of the Oda family. Now part of Owari has been occupied by the other party.

If any force is currently detrimental to Oda, the Imagawa family must be the most questionable target. Not only do they have sufficient motives, but they also have sufficient strength!
Takigawa Kazumasu suddenly became anxious. As one of the most powerful forces in the world, the Imagawa family must be very confident if they don't take action. These warriors must be elites.

But the backhand left by His Highness Nobunaga has been used. Can they still be able to withstand Oda Nobuyuki's attack next?

He subconsciously began to search for the majestic figure just now, but looking left and right, he soon found to his disappointment that not only did he not find Asai Nagamasa, but even the Hime Samurai disappeared together, as if they were all out of thin air. It's like disappearing.

He couldn't help clenching his fists immediately, anger welling up in his heart, but then he couldn't help but sigh, knowing that he had lost his composure after all.

He was so hostile to the other party at the beginning, but in the end he subconsciously sought help from the other party in a critical moment. This actually showed a problem that he had been deliberately avoiding: he was actually jealous of the other party!

"Really, if I had known that the other party had mastered the legendary magic, why would I have discouraged Keijiro from dating him?"

But then Takigawa Kazumasuke laughed again, because he knew that with Keijiro's temper, once he determined something, even if he tried to stop it, he probably wouldn't really take it to heart, right?
That's fine, maybe today is the time to be loyal to His Highness Nobunaga!
Takigawa Kazumasu is already prepared to die on the battlefield here. On the other side, the communication between the brother and sister Oda Nobuyuki and Oda City is not smooth. The communication in just a few sentences is full of gunpowder. This made Oda Nobuyuki, who was originally smiling, quickly become impatient.

With a big wave of his hand, he roughly interrupted Ah Shi's unspoken words: "Ah Shi, for the sake of our common father, bring your admirers to join me and revive the Oda family together. , This is also my mother's wish." The reason why he is talking so much here is because there are many warriors in Qingzhou City who are the objects of Ashi's admiration, and once Ashi is persuaded, they are likely to choose to obey , after all, he wants to revive the Oda family. If these samurai suffer too many casualties, it will not be good for the Oda family.

But Aichi refused very decisively: "No, Brother Nobunaga is the real governor of the Oda family. Brother Nobuyuki, before he comes back, you should lead the troops to evacuate Qingzhou City, and I will also intercede with him on your behalf. After all, we are all members of the Oda family, so we should not kill each other, lest outsiders take advantage of us."

Although she is not too old, as a daughter of the samurai family who was personally raised by Oda Nobunaga since she was a child, Aichi is far superior to her peers in terms of wisdom and ability, so she speaks in an orderly manner now. I am afraid that many adult women also I can't do it to her level.

"Shut up!" Oda Nobuyuki was furious immediately, "Ashi, you really don't know what to do. I have already contacted both the Saito family and the Imagawa family. From now on, I will revive the prestige of the Oda family!"

"Oh, really? Can you explain what these are?"

There was just a "bang" sound, and several more bloody corpses appeared on the ground. Although they were generally human-shaped, a closer look revealed that these guys with rat heads and tails could never be human beings.

Oda Nobuyuki looked over following the sound and found a man and two women standing under the roof, looking at him with slight disgust.

"What is that look in your eyes? Who are you?"

"I am Asai Nagamasa, the young master of the Asai family. Now it's your turn to answer my question."

While those rat demon ninjas were running away, Asai Nagamasa and Axiu immediately chased after them. However, the speed of these rat demons was really extraordinary. Even if he and Axiu joined forces, they still watched most of them helplessly in the end. The rat demon ninja successfully escaped.

There was no other way. In addition to the complicated terrain, there were not only the two of them at the scene, but also many ashigaru and samurai belonging to both sides. They all seriously hindered their and Axiu's pursuit.

They originally thought that the rat demon ninjas would probably be able to successfully escape due to the chaotic situation and the fact that they were not familiar with the terrain here. However, they did not expect that they would encounter unexpected helpers on the way.

Isn't that the weird-looking little girl in yellow clothes the mysterious kunoichi who once spied on some of Asai Nagamasa's secrets before?

Although the rat demon was fast, she was even faster. With her assistance, a few people quickly defeated most of the fleeing rat demons, and the little kunoichi also decided to follow Asai Nagamasa back to see the excitement. .

As for the remaining two, it was up to Maeda Keiji who volunteered to pursue them.

Although Maeda Keiji did not want to participate in this battle in order to avoid establishing any merits, and then asked Oda Nobunaga to force him to become an official, he was extremely excited to deal with these inhuman monsters, and he was smart enough to stay on guard early. out the door.

Seeing that the other party was so excited, Asai Nagamasa let him go and do whatever he wanted.

Unfortunately, just like the previous rat demons, almost all rat demons are not afraid of death. Often, the moment they are captured, they will crush the poison in their mouths and die in the blink of an eye, without giving them any benefits. Any opportunity for intelligence.

Therefore, the outcome of the battle at Keiji's place is actually doomed. All the rat demons will die, either killed by Maeda Keiji, or commit suicide after being seriously injured and hopeless.

Oda Nobuyuki snorted coldly when he heard this, and said with a arrogant face: "People from the Asai family? But so what, the power behind me is far stronger than you think, and they can command monsters! "

Next to him, Shibata Katsuie hesitated to speak. He obviously had some opinions. In fact, this was not the first time he had shown such an expression. When the adults he was loyal to just asked Ashi to surrender, he saw these obvious bodies. He had shown similar expressions when looking at inhuman corpses.

But he was a minister after all, and he couldn't make the decision on many things, so in the end he could only sigh.

But Asai Nagamasa was not satisfied with this question, he deliberately pretended to be dismissive: "So why did the Saito family entrust these rat demons to people like you to command?"

In fact, the Saito family is not the only target of suspicion, but after witnessing the strangeness of Saito Dosan in Sagiyama Castle, and Tokichiro has been collecting spiritual stones for him, his first suspect is naturally... It can only be the Saito family.

Because they not only have motivation, but also have enough power.

Although the Oda family and the Saito family were related by marriage, in this chaotic Warring States period, women were just precious "items", and a mere married daughter was nothing.

What's more, the person in charge of the Saito family is Yoshiryu Saito. After taking office, he must also want to do some real big things to prove his strength, right?
Of course, this sentence itself also used a small trick. He assumed in advance that the main messenger behind it was the Saito family.

"Who said they were the Saito family?" Oda Nobuyuki subconsciously wanted to refute, but soon he realized his mistake, and he couldn't help but grit his teeth.

"Is Asai Nagamasa right? Very good, I remember you, so even if you are the young master of the Asai family, you will die a miserable death next time! Singer, attack me!"

(End of this chapter)