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Chapter 43 A thorn in the enemy’s side
In Hiroma, Oda Nobunaga rewarded the battle for merit. This time, the main credit was won by the iron artillery team, and Tsuda Nobutora, as the iron artillery general, was naturally the first.

Oda Nobunaga said: "In this battle, Nobutora led the iron artillery team to seize two castles of the Yamaguchi family, repelling 300 Yamaguchi troops and 500 Imagawa troops, which was the first achievement.

I have long said that I will never be stingy with rewards for those who have meritorious service. From today on, Nobuhu will be the general, and his salary will be increased to 150 gu, and he will continue to lead the iron artillery team. "

Nobuhu was very excited. He finally got a high-ranking officer and became a general. He finally had the opportunity to lead an army on his own.

In addition to the military aspect, in terms of status in the family, as a general, he has taken the next step to the position of family elder. This step is a bit difficult, but with Oda Nobunaga, he will definitely have such an opportunity.

He immediately saluted and said, "Thank you so much, Master, for the reward!"

Nobutora was promoted, and Sasana Narimasa and Takigawa Kazuki were no exception. The two of them were promoted to iron cannon generals due to their merit.

After rewarding the iron artillery team that had made great contributions, Oda Nobunaga rewarded other teams with a sum of money and disbanded the army.

However, Niwa Nagahide said worriedly: "Master of the family, when the former master was here, Narumi Castle, Takake Castle and Odaka Castle were the front lines to attack Nishi Mikawa. Now they are occupied by the Imagawa family. The hinterland of our family is in danger. We should be in Atsuta Build a wall to the south to defend against enemies."

Of course Oda Nobunaga knew this, but now, he has no spare power to deploy troops on this side.

He shook his head and said: "I know, I will arrange it later."

After that, he got up and left directly.

Now there is no Hirate Masahide in the family who can advise Oda Nobunaga, and others can only say a few words. Naturally, Niwa Nagahide did not chase after him to persuade Nobunaga. He knew Nobunaga better than others.

As soon as Oda Nobunaga left, Lin Xiuzhen smiled and congratulated Nobuhu: "Master Tsuda, you have achieved great success this time. You have captured two cities in a row. No one here has such a record. You are young and not very capable. Su, you have a bright future in the future."

Xin Hu looked at Lin Xiuzhen who was praising him. His smile was so fake and the malice in his eyes was very obvious.

This old boy wants to flatter himself.

Nobuhu was naturally not so stupid that he could not see this. He said with a humble face: "Sir Lin, you are serious. The reason why we were able to defeat the enemy quickly this time was mainly because the enemy did not know the iron cannon.

If the head of the family hadn't arranged for me to be an iron artillery general and lead the iron artillery team into battle, it would have been difficult for me to make achievements if I had been replaced by other troops.

Speaking of which, I was lucky in this battle. If it were anyone else, I would have achieved the same feats as I did. "

The others looked at Nobutora with much softer expressions.

Lin Xiuzhen's eyes narrowed and she said secretly: Good boy, at such a young age, the city is so deep?

He nodded and said: "Master Tsuda is really a handsome young man. He is not bad. You can come and chat with me when you have time."

"I'm scared, I'm afraid that the steps of Mr. Lin's house will be stained." Xinhu quickly lowered his head and said.

When other people saw it, they really thought Nobuhu was embarrassed. In fact, Nobuhu just didn't want others to see his disgusted expression.

Lin Xiuzhen nodded, got up and left directly.

As soon as the others saw that the excitement was over, they stood up and left.

Nobuhu finally stood up and walked out of the yard. The samurai he met along the way whispered to each other after seeing him.

"That is Tsuda-sama. I heard that he is already a great general."

"I'm so envious. Is this iron cannon so powerful?"

"How can we not be powerful by seizing two villages in a row? It's a pity, it would have been better if I had led the iron artillery team."

Everyone looked at Tsuda Nobutora leaving with expressions of envy and jealousy on their faces.

And Nobutora's reputation was not just spread among the Oda family. In Narumi Castle, Okabe Motonobu is worried about the lost Sakurazaka Village and Kasa Temple Village.

He said to Yamaguchi Kotsugi: "Yamaguchi-sama, we must rebuild the two villages!"

Yamaguchi Kotsugi comforted him and said, "Okabe-sama, please be patient. This time Oda Nobunaga led troops to attack two villages, and my Yamaguchi family suffered heavy losses.

Although Oda Nobunaga burned Sakurazaka Village and Kasadera Village and left, our army can easily take them back and rebuild them, but what about next time? Can our army hold on? "

Okabe Motonobu sneered: "Why can't we defend it?"

Yamaguchi Kyouyoshi immediately said: "Okabe-sama, please calm down. Even if we rebuild these two strongholds, Oda Nobunaga will send troops to attack these two strongholds after knowing about it. When Oda Nobunaga's iron artillery team takes action, how can we defend it? "

Yamaguchi Kotsugi immediately said: "Our army does not have the strength to defend and suppress the opponent's iron artillery team. It is better to defend Narumi Castle now."

The elder Katsurayama nodded and said: "Yes, Narumi City cannot be lost. I don't know why the Oda family's iron artillery team is so powerful?"

Yamaguchi Kyouyoshi immediately said: "I have sent people to inquire about the news. The enemy general who led the iron artillery team to attack in the foggy weather is named Tsuda Nobutora."

"Tsuda Nobutora? This name seems familiar."

Yamaguchi taught him involuntarily and asked.

Yamaguchi Kyouki nodded and said: "Yes, in the previous battle between Hao'er and Oda Nobunaga at Akatsuka, this man used his strategy to break through the flanks of our army and came to the front of Hao'er."

"I think about it. This man is really not simple. He launched an attack in heavy fog this time. His strategy is quite good. I heard that he is not yet twenty years old. He is really a young genius."

Yamaguchi Kotsugi admired.

Okabe Motoshin was slightly dissatisfied and said: "I admit that he has some strength, but without the iron cannon, I am not afraid of him."

Miura Yoshi came forward and said: "Okabe-sama, there is no point in talking about this. I think Yamaguchi-sama is right. Instead of wasting time and energy, it is better to ask for help from the head of the family."

However, Imagawa Yoshimoto has no intention of looking west for the time being, because the Hojo family in the east of the Imagawa family has a bad relationship with the Imagawa family.

Before, the Imagawa family and the Hojo family allied to attack the Takeda family, but later the Imagawa family turned to join forces with the Takeda family to deal with the Hojo family because of the hostility between Higashi Suruga and the Hojo family.

Previously, Imagawa Yoshimoto married Takeda Shingen's sister, but she died of illness in 1552. Later, in order to continue the alliance between the two families, Takeda Shingen's son married Imagawa Yoshimoto's daughter.

Hojo Ujiyasu was worried that the Imagawa Takeda family would be unfavorable to him, so he sent troops to attack and capture the land east of Suruga. Imagawa Yoshimoto was very angry and immediately wrote to Takeda Shingen, and together they sent troops to attack the Hojo family.

The battle did not begin.

Takeda Shingen didn't want to fight this battle. He was still thinking about conquering Shinano, while Taiyuan Xuesai was also thinking about taking Owari. With the two of them hitting it off, the Three Kingdoms of Kabuto Shun concluded an alliance.

The time when Yamaguchi Kyoutsugi and others asked for help was just before Hojo Ujiyasu sent troops to attack the land east of the river.

As soon as their letter was delivered, the Hojo family had already sent troops to capture the land east of the river.

So the reply they got was to temporarily hold on to important places such as Narumi City, Dagua City and Dagao City.

Okabe Gennobu read the reply, looked at the north and said with hatred: "Damn it, if the Oda family didn't have the iron artillery team led by Tsuda Nobutora, our army would never lose so quickly. I will definitely not defeat Tsuda Nobutora next time. I’ll let him go!”

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