Many people believe that the key to defeating the enemy is to fight to the death on the battlefield, but it is not the case. It is the principle that the superior army attacks the plan, the second is to attack the diplomatic forces, the second is to attack the troops, the attack on the city, the preparation before the war, the application of strategies, the integration of the camp, the weakening of the enemy's troops, the sufficient supply, the rise of morale, and other aspects are the fundamentals of victory in the war.

"The Art of War" believes that the highest level of war is to make full preparations before the war, rely on continuous momentum, take advantage of momentum, and use momentum to achieve the goal of defeating others without fighting. And what I want to do now is this meaning.

The news of Oda Nobuo's death has been reported to Shibata Katsuya. I believe he must be very excited, after all, he has lost one of the biggest worries. But for me, the first step of the Long March has begun, and there are still many things to consider and prepare. But then again, the thing I am most worried about is Shibata Katsuya himself...

With my help, many of Shibata Katsuya's plans will change, and may develop in a good direction, but maybe not, because the most uncontrollable thing is the decision makers themselves.

I can't guarantee that I solved some problems for him and will he make new problems. But such concerns are futile and meaningless for me at the moment. After all, I am just a personal one.

I am not a saint, nor am I a prophet. What I can do is to maximize the benefits as much as possible within my cognitive scope. In addition, no matter how others think or do it, I cannot consider it.

But I am sure that even if Shibata Katsuya is not strong enough, he will eventually be defeated by Hashiba Hideyoshi, but at least it will not be as miserable as in the previous life. At least it will still be able to leave capital to compete, delay the pace and speed of Hashiba Hideyoshi's unification of Japan, and buy more time for the Ming Dynasty.

Second Uncle, this is my greatest ability. I hope you can understand.

At present, what I need to do is to harass the bulls, distract Hashiba Hideyoshi! He will catch a fire in his backyard and have no time to take care of him!

At noon, I met Lan Xiang Asai, who had been separated for a month at the Renhai headquarters. The young man had not seen each other for a while and was more energetic, full of vitality and vitality. The first thing he did when he met, he saluted me deeply and shouted with a questioning smile: "Sir?"

I knew he wanted to ask me if I had met Ashi. I understood this mood, but I couldn't get used to this problem, so I said lightly: "Let me talk about the progress of the work first!"

The child was obviously very disappointed, but obviously, as a descendant, he also understood the importance of distinction between public and private affairs, so he cheered up and began to report on his situation after he returned to Omi. I listened with interest.

"Sir, as you wish, I put on makeup and changed my name and quietly sneaked back to Kitaoe. As you expected, there are indeed many people there who are still missing the glory and spirit of my father. After I had contacted him in private, more than 1,800 people were willing to follow me!" Asai Lanxiang's expression was very excited.

Obviously, it was a great encouragement for him that some people still remember his proud father and were willing to fight for him.

I nodded and smiled, "Continue, how did you arrange them."

Lan Xiang replied, "Sir, I didn't bring them all! Here, Sakai Port." As he said that, he pointed at his feet.

I continued to smile and said, "Tell me the reason."

Lan Xiang gestured with his hands and said, "There are two reasons. On the one hand, this is an enemy-occupied area. Nearly two thousand of us acted together, which easily attracted attention. This is a self-inflicted trouble, so I only brought 200 elite soldiers, dressed up into business groups and came in batches."

I said "um" and expressed my approval, and then said, "What's the second?"

Lan Xiang smiled and continued: "Second side, I think that if these two thousand people are gathered together, they will not play a big role at most, and at most they will be a charge target for the enemy legion. But if they are broken into pieces, they will play a huge role!"

I nodded in my heart. This child is worthy of being a general, and his vision coincides with my plan. So I said lightly: "Tell me about your plan!"

Lan Xiang nodded and waved his hand back. Two young men walked up and expanded a map on the table in front of me. It was a map of Kinki, Japan. The drawing was average, but the advantage was that the important targets were marked more clearly and could be used as a tactical map.

I waved my hand and signaled several of the confidants in the room to come over, form a circle, and study together.

Lan Xiang pointed to Kyoto, Nara, Ishiyama Honanji, Oe and other places and said: "In recent years, Yixiangsong has relied on Ishiyama Honanji and other places to fight against the Oda army and related daimyos, and the war lasted for ten years. Although the defeat of the Honanji in the past two years and the power of Yixiangsong has greatly declined, their belief in Yixiang Ikki has not been weakened."

Lan Xiang was very excited, but I was actually very pleased to hear it. I did not read this person correctly. Lakshen and others were obviously unfamiliar with the title of Yixiangzong, and a slightly confused expression appeared on their faces. I said to Lan Xiang: "Tell me about Yixiangzong. Many of us here have just come from the Ming Dynasty and don't know much about the situation in Japan."

But Lan Xiang hesitated for a long time and couldn't say it clearly. I shook my head and could only let Jiugui Zhengxiao say it.

As a former Chunin and the current Chunin, Masato Kyukami has a very thorough understanding of the situation in Japan. Especially as the enemy of Oda Nobunaga, the so-called enemy of the enemy is a friend - Igazhong has actually a close relationship with Ishiyama Honanji.

So Jiugui Zhengxiao explained on behalf of Lan Xiang, and of course I added some of them, because I have a modern comprehensive perspective, which is different from the contemporary people in it.

In general, Yixiangsect originated in 1457. The eighth generation master of the Ixiangsect, who became the abbot of the Honanji Temple, Honganji Renru, took Ishiyama Honanji Temple, which is modern Osaka as the base, and organized believers to gather in various places. In the name of exchanging faith, the war to fight against the lords was ignited!

This protracted war was nominally intended to oppose Daming, that is, the oppression of the landlords, but in fact it was a concentrated reflection of the dispute between the divine power and the imperial power.

Since twelve years ago, in 1570, the local Kaga country in Hokuriku, that is, the modern Ishikawa Prefecture, peasant believers began to act, refusing to pay tribute and taxes, and rose up to resist armed resistance under the slogan of spending their lives on Buddhism. Many lords in the wild also participated and promoted this action with their own purposes, so the situation became increasingly out of control.

In the same 1570, Oda Nobunaga forced Honanji to fight with him, so the eleventh generation of Honanji Master, Honanji Hatsuru, mobilized all believers in Osaka to fight to defend Honanji Ishiyama Honanji Temple.

Under this premise, believers from all over the country responded and fought bloody battles. The Battle of Ishiyama lasted for ten years, but in the end it was still difficult to resist the general trend and was defeated by Oda Nobunaga, who was known as the "Buddha Enemy" and the "Sixth Heavenly Demon King".

After the failure of the decisive battle, the resistance organizations in various places were suppressed one by one, and the Kaga regime, which always had a great defeat and perished in the first half of this year.

"But!" I continued, "Honanji Xianru was not dead. His struggle was just to move from the open to the underground, which we can make full use of. What do you think? Lan Xiang!"

Lan Xiang nodded excitedly and said, "That's exactly what Mr. Tell me! This is exactly what Lan Xiang thought!"

Lakshin said, "Since that's the case, we can hurry up and contact Monk Honyanji Honyanji, but it's best not to do so in our name."

I nodded and said, "That's right! We still need to lurk in the dark for a long time." After that, I looked at Lan Xiang.

Lan Xiang said seriously: "Sir, my father is a loyal Buddhist. He has always advocated that killing is useless and war is useless, and he also has a deep intersection with Honanji. So I am willing to stand up and contact Honanji for Mr. Honanji Xiru - in the name of the orphan of the Asai family."

I slapped the table and smiled and said, "Okay! That's right! If you go Lan Xiang, you can be said to be justified and incense is indeed the best choice." After that, I glanced at everyone around me and asked, "What do you have any other opinions?"

"Sir, we may need to get some blood when dealing with Honanji Xianru." Nine Ghost Masato whispered.

I smiled and said, "Tell me, you know him best."

Nine Ghost Masato nodded and said, "Honanji is so kind-hearted and cruel, and has a very scheming. He knows that we are using his secret forces, so we will definitely not spit easily."

I asked, "So what do you think we need to pay?"

Nine Ghosts Masayoshi stretched out three fingers, and I secretly despised him in my heart, and I knew to learn from me-he spoke: "Money, food, weapons, and intelligence."

It was similar to what I guessed, so I said, "Yes, you discuss this with Lan Xiang. We must fully leverage the power of Ikki and ignite a raging fire behind Hashiba Hideyoshi! But you tell the monk Honunji Xianru that we are cooperative, not believers for him to exploit. If he gets more aggressive, then he will be at ease in the cave to retire in the cave, and we don't need him!"

Nine Ghosts Zhengxiao received the order, and Lan Xiang replied. Yuan suddenly said, "Sir, I still have another idea."

I looked at her and smiled, "You said it!"

Matsu smiled and said, "It is said that Zaga people who are closely related to Ishiyama Honanji..." As he said that, he glanced at Zhi. Seeing that his expression was normal, Matsu continued, "The Zaga people also suffered heavy damage when Ishiyama Honanji was defeated this year. So they are currently lurking in the area of ​​Shikoku Tosa, accumulating strength, but they are suffering from no way to retaliate."

I asked her with a smile: "Can you contact me? Shigehiro Suzuki."

Yuan nodded and said, "Sa and I were instructed by him when we were young, and we have always been a master. I am willing to go with Sha and ask Chongxiu Master again. With his help, our chances of winning will be greater."
Chapter completed!