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Chapter 266: Change of General
When Oda Nobunaga received Nobutora's reply and saw Nobutora's suggestion of ironclad ships, it was as if he had an epiphany and he immediately thought of this idea as a feasible one.

In addition to the suggestion of ironclad ships, Nobutora also proposed a new tactic. Since the Mori family took advantage of their own advantages, they used wolf pack tactics and close combat.

The Oda clan should also play to their strengths, use the power of firearms, and avoid close combat with the Mori clan.

The Oda navy could completely designate a new set of tactics with ironclad ships as the core, that is, the ironclad ships would lead a part of the Oda navy to engage in close combat to attract the firepower of the Mori family, while some ships would use firearms to attack the Mori family from a distance on the periphery.

After reading Nobutora's letter, Nobunaga immediately sent someone to call Kuki Yoshitaka from Ise to discuss the matter.

In order to defeat Honganji, they must cut off the sea route and prevent the Mori family from supporting Honganji.

Oda Nobunaga looked at the map with the logos of both sides on it. He looked at the location of Sakuma Nobumori and frowned slightly. Sakuma Nobumori had led his troops to attack for several months, but there was still no result. If they continued like this, it would be delayed until next year.

If this drags on, the Oda family will suffer considerable losses.

After all, Osaka, where the Honganji Temple is located, is close to Sakaimachi, and the area outside Osaka Bay is controlled by the Mori family. The business of Sakaimachi was greatly affected, which also affected the income of the Oda family.

In short, this war affected the Oda family in all aspects.

Do we still need Xinhu to come?
Nobunaga knew that Nobutora was very capable, otherwise he would not have become Nobutora's relative, but he always had a feeling about Nobutora that this guy did not fear or admire him like other people.

He could feel that Nobutora was looking at him straight in the eye, which was not the attitude of a retainer towards his master.

But what puzzled him was that Nobutora had no intention of rebelling, even though he had the opportunity and strength to do so.

It was this situation that made him so conflicted.

Nobunaga was wavering. After being worried for a long time, he called Nobutada to have a private chat in the tea room.

This time it was just the two of them.

Nobutada was very surprised by this. He bowed to Nobunaga respectfully and said, "Father, is there anything you want me to do?"

Nobunaga pushed the tea he had prepared to Nobutada and said, "Nobutada, what do you think of your father-in-law? Tell me the truth."

Xinzhong took a deep breath. He didn't know why his father asked about this again. He thought for a moment and said seriously, "I thought my father-in-law's performance at home was better than that of other elders.

This time, my father-in-law provided timely support to my father and turned the tide in the battle of Tennoji.

However, during this period, my father-in-law not only declined the task of being the head of the Gyeonggi Army, but also opposed my father's decision not to support Harima. This made me feel that my father-in-law was more biased towards me than before. "

Nobunaga heard this and nodded, "Yes, Nobutora never refused my missions before. I think he is probably angry because I gave Takenaka to the monkey."

Nobutada thought about it, mustered up the courage and said, “I think it’s normal for my father-in-law to be angry.

Furthermore, at this time, if my father becomes disloyal because he is wary of his father-in-law, it will be a loss for the Oda family."

When Nobunaga heard this, he did not rebuke Nobutada. He thought carefully about what Nobutada said, then laughed and said, "Hahaha, you are right. I thought too much before. Now the world is not stable. How can I destroy the Great Wall? Nobutada, you reminded me.

I have seen everything you have done over the years, and you have done a great job. I think it is time to hand over the position of head of the Oda family to you."

Oda Nobutada was very excited when he heard this. He said with some fear: "Father... this... I... can I really do this?"

Nobunaga saw that Nobutada looked a little flustered, so he immediately stood up, squatted in front of him, patted his shoulder and said, "Nobutada, you have to believe in yourself, you can do it."

"what!"

Nobutada shouted excitedly and bowed his head.

Nobunaga stood up and said, "I will announce this to everyone at the right time. At that time, Owari and Mino will be handed over to you to govern, and I will move to Azuchi Castle."

After he finished speaking, he stood up and left the tea room. All he wanted now was to write a letter to Nobutora, asking him to come to Gyeonggi immediately to take over Sakuma Nobumori's command.

A few days later, Nobutora, who was spending a leisurely day in Iwamura Castle, received a letter from Nobunaga. He was confused after reading the content. Nobunaga actually wanted him to go to Gyeonggi to take over the command of Sakuma Nobumori.

This made Nobutora a little confused. Although Sakuma Nobumori's actions in Gyeonggi were not very good, there were no major mistakes. It was a bit abrupt to let him take over the command.

However, since Nobunaga had already written to invite him, he couldn't refuse.

Nobutora assigned the matters of Iwamura Castle to Kawajiri Hidetaka, packed up his things, and led his men to Wakae Castle.

As soon as Nobutora arrived outside Wakae Castle, he was informed by Nobunaga's attendant to go to Honmaru immediately.

When Nobunaga saw that Nobunaga really was summoning the troops, he wondered if this would hurt Sakuma Nobumori's feelings.

He didn't have time to dismount and rode straight into the city.

Even so, no one dared to stop him.

Nobutora rode his horse directly into the Honmaru, stopped at Nobunaga's residence, and walked in.

As soon as Nobunaga saw Nobutora, he immediately waved and said, "Nobutora, you are finally here, come quickly."

Xin Hu hurried forward and complained, "Why did the master of the family call me here so soon?"

Nobunaga smiled and said, "I must have something important to tell you when I called you here so urgently. As you know, Sakuma has a bad temper and not very strong abilities, but he is still very proud.

This time he led his troops to attack Honganji Temple, but three or four months passed and there was no effect at all.

Nobutora, this chaotic world has lasted for a long time. Now my Oda family has great hope of ending it. Nobutora, you have to help me. "

When Nobunaga saw that Nobunaga was actually speaking softly, he realized that his attitude changed so quickly. You have a dog-like face, how can you change so easily?

In fact, Nobutora was used to Nobunaga's temper. He said helplessly: "Although Lord Sakuma has no merit, he has worked hard. Wouldn't it be too hurtful to suddenly remove his position like this?"

Hearing this, Nobunaga cursed at the person beside him, "Fuck this idiot. I gave him the power of seven countries and tens of thousands of troops, but after fighting for several months, there is no progress at all.

If it were you, Nobutora, Honganji would have lost at least tens of thousands of people."

Nobutora saw that Nobunaga was really impatient with Sakuma Nobumori and wanted to take over.

However, if he took over at this time, he would not be able to achieve any good results.

However, Nobunaga has already taken a step back. If he does not know what is good for him, it will be detrimental to the development of the Tsuda family within the Oda family.

Besides, the Honganji Temple was finally resolved.

After comprehensive consideration, Nobutora decided to take on the task, but he suggested, "Lord Sakuma's talent is indeed average. Now the enemy knows that our generals are mediocre. If I am temporarily replaced, the enemy will be more cautious. My suggestion is that Lord Sakuma should be the main general to confuse the enemy, and I will be away for another two days. As for my visit to Wakae Castle, the head of the family can tell the public that it was because of the Kizukawaguchi incident."

Nobunaga heard this and said, "Well, what you said makes sense. So what should we do after confusing the enemy?"

Nobutora continued to analyze, "The reason why Honganji is so powerful is because it has many believers and the support of the Mori family. Without these, Honganji would be a tiger without claws and fangs.

So my idea is to cut off Honganji's minions first, and then deal a fatal blow to Honganji."

Nobunaga frowned and said, "That's exactly what I'm doing."

Nobutora smiled and said, "The main problem with the Mori family is the navy, so I won't say much about it. As for the attack and defense of Honganji, I heard that the Negoro and Saiga tribes of Kii fought very bravely and caused great difficulties for our army.

The Saiga and Negoro groups hid in the Honganji Castle, and we were unable to inflict significant casualties on them.

However, our army can change its target and send troops to attack Kii and approach their lair. In this way, the Negoro and Saiga tribes will have to return to Kii to fight us head-on.

Furthermore, our army can attack one side first, and after destroying one of them, we can attack the other side, and defeat them one by one in this way.

If the Negoro and Saiga tribes are wiped out, the defense force of Honganji will be reduced by at least 30% to 40%. "

After listening to Nobutora's battle plan, Nobunaga felt that attacking Honganji would be an easy task.

The war between the Oda clan and Honganji can be counted back to the first year of Genki. The two sides have been enemies twice and negotiated twice. This time is the third time they have been enemies.

He said excitedly: "Your idea is very good, then I will let Sakuma stay here first to confuse the enemy, and then attack Kii when we are fully prepared."

Nobutora suggested, "I think the head of the family still needs to stay in Wakae Castle, and the expedition against Kii can be left to Nobutada."

Nobunaga was moved when he heard this. He asked, "I plan to give the position of head of the family to Nobutada and hand over Mino and Owari to him. What do you think?"

Nobutora naturally agreed with both hands. Nobutada was his son-in-law and his grandchildren were already born. As a relative by marriage, it would be strange if Nobutora did not support Nobutada.

He immediately agreed, saying, "Lord Xinzhong is very talented. He can manage domestic affairs and lead troops in battle. He is also respectful to the wise and humble, and has a good reputation in the family.

Lord Xinzhong is the popular choice to be the head of the family. Lord Xinzhong is wise!"

Nobunaga laughed and scolded: "He is your son-in-law, so you naturally agreed."

Xin Hu rolled his eyes and said, "Since you already know everything, why are you asking? I came here in a hurry and didn't get a good rest. Now that I have finished talking about things, I will go to rest first."

Nobunaga nodded and said, "Okay, you go down first."

As soon as Nobutora left, Nobutada came out from the dark room.

Nobunaga sighed, "See? He is indeed Nobutora. No wonder people say he is the pillar of the Oda clan. Why did Sakuma have to be his enemy? From the beginning, this guy had already planned how to attack Honganji. But Sakuma showed up on his own. How stupid."

Oda Nobutada replied: "This matter cannot be blamed on my father-in-law. It was Lord Sakuma who overestimated his own abilities."

Nobunaga nodded and said, "You heard what your father-in-law just said. The task of conquering Kii is now in your hands. When the money and food are more abundant, I will organize an army and hand it over to you. You must deal with the Negoro and Saiga tribes as soon as possible."

"what!"

Oda Nobutada gladly accepted the order.

……

Inside the Honganji Temple, Kenshin and a group of people were discussing something.

Shintora Tsuda suddenly arrived in Wakae Castle, which made Xianru highly alert.

Xianru said with a serious face: "Everyone, Tsuda Nobutora just arrived in Wakae Castle today. Do you think he will replace Sakuma Nobumori as the general?"

Doctor Suzuki Sadao and Tsuda Kenmo below also had solemn expressions on their faces. You have to know that their more than 10,000 elite troops were defeated head-on by Tsuda Shingen's several thousand men.

They still remember such terrifying fighting power.

The monks who had never met Tsuda Shintora did not take this seriously.

"So what if he is a famous general? Honganji is indestructible!"

"Tsuda Shintora, I have heard of his reputation, but I have never heard of him conquering any strong city."

"Master, don't worry. We are all united, so it won't matter if anyone comes."

Xianru was very upset when he heard these words, but a man's reputation is like the shadow of a tree. Tsuda Shintora had been on the battlefield for more than 20 years and he had never been defeated.

Especially since his brother-in-law Takeda Shingen was unable to defeat this man, how could he get over it?

Shimomama Nakataka was worried about the impact on morale, so he advised: "Master, if an enemy comes, we will fight back with our generals, and if a flood comes, we will block it with earth. Even if the Oda family replaces Tsuda Nobutora as the general, as long as our army defends the city, and with the support of the Mori family, we will be invincible."

Doctor Suzuki Sa and others saw the look in Shimomura Nakataka's eyes and tried to comfort Xianru. Xianru knew that he had lost his composure and immediately said, "We have the Buddha's blessing and will surely win!"

When everyone heard this, they were cheered up, as if Tsuda Nobutora was not so scary after all.

A few days later, Tsuda Nobutora left Wakae Castle with great fanfare. Some believers revealed that Tsuda Nobutora came to resolve the battle at Kizukawaguchi.

Xianru was instantly relieved when he heard this. As long as Tsuda Nobutora left, that was good.

Nobutora did leave Wakae Castle, but he did not return to Iwamura Castle. He sent someone to deliver a secret letter from Oda Nobunaga to Kawajiri Hidetaka, who was responsible for matters concerning the Takeda family.

As for Nobutora, he stayed in Gifu Castle for the time being and waited for Oda Nobutada to defeat the Negoro and Saiga clans in Kii. Then Nobutora would immediately rush to Gyeonggi to replace Sakuma Nobumori.

Sakuma Nobumori was completely unaware of this matter. He sat there in Tennoji every day, as if he had nothing to do.

Of course, he was not idle. What he did most was to urge the soldiers on the front line to attack the city.

His son Xin Rong advised: "Father, if this continues, the master of the family will be dissatisfied."

Sakuma Nobumori said unconcernedly, "What are you afraid of? What can the master of the family do to me?
I am going to let this matter drag on for a little longer. If I don't fight harder, how will the head of the family know my contribution?
Don't worry, the master of the family has no other options, he can only rely on me, his old minister."

Xinrong felt a little tired after hearing this.

(End of this chapter)