Civilization Guardian Front

(Your Highness, I didn't say you couldn't get out of bed...) Sheng Jia secretly groaned in his heart.

However, even a girl with a single-minded ponytail knows that it is best not to say a single unnecessary word now.

"Hmph!" Realizing that he was too sensitive, Nobuna turned his head awkwardly and looked at Yoshimoto Imagawa's tent on the other side.

"The one who really sleeps late is Princess Cuju, send someone to wake her up, and hurry back to Suruga with Imagawa Army!"

Chapter 130 Nine? Your Father Is Not Dead

Lord Owari gave an order, and soon, the drowsy Imagawa Family Governor was awakened.

"Why... why did you wake up our family so early..."

"Shosuke Oda is urging, I can't help it, Your Highness the Princess." Xiao Xing was busy washing up for the lord, and took out a brand new twelve-piece kimono from the lacquered wooden box.

"Hmm... that woman Shinna, she didn't even give our family enough sleep..." Yoshimoto, who had barely opened his eyelids, murmured, putting on the complicated twelve singles under Xiao Xing's service.

With the help of Xiao surname, the princess of the Imagawa family stumbled into her own black lacquered sedan chair with gold patterns.

Then...

Under the supervision of the Oda Army, 1 Imagawa soldiers assembled in front of the main formation.

In order to ensure that the Imagawa army would not suddenly counterattack, the heavily armed Oda army surrounded them from front, back, left, and right, with long spears, bows and arrows in full swing.

Nobuna, who listened to Chios's suggestion, sent [-] spears and [-] sets of armor to the Imagawa army, asking them to protect Imagawa Yoshimoto and return to Suruga, and become the main force against the Takeda army's invasion in the future.

The rest of the weapons and armor will be captured by the Oda Army in this campaign and will not be returned; the remaining Imagawa soldiers will also return to Suruga in batches in the future.

Before this battle...

Oda Nobuna was riding on a war horse, surrounded by countless Oda retainers and samurai guarding him.

"Although there was a festival, but now the two families have settled their differences and become allies..." Nobuna couldn't help but smile as he glanced at the tense Imagawa army.

The Imagawa family, which her father Oda Nobuhide was unable to defeat, has now been completely defeated by her...

With a wave of her right hand forward, the girl announced loudly:

"So, you can go home now!"

Oh oh oh! ! !

Seeing that the Oda family did not break their promise, the Imagawa retainers were all relieved, and the ashigaru who heard about it for the first time were overjoyed.

Defeat is frustrating, but at least most people survived and could set foot on their homeland again.

Except for a female general wearing a red-style majestic pill and a white ribbon on her head...

Ii Naotora, the girl who witnessed her father being "begged to death" with her own eyes, always looked at the head of the Oda family with hatred in her eyes.

At this moment, Nobuna spoke again:

"In addition, Okabe Gorobei Motonobu and Inuchi Takumisuke Naomori returned them to the Imagawa family, and they should be on their way from Narumi Castle."

"Ugh!?"

The shrill voice, made of excessive astonishment, seemed particularly abrupt in the Imagawa army.

"Why..." Xunsheng found Naotora Ii, Nobuna narrowed his eyes slightly, and stared at the red armored girl in Imagawa's army like a scrutiny.

"Do you have any questions?"

Naotora, who is only the leader of the Ashgaru group, did not have the qualifications to connect to the main formation during the military meeting yesterday, so Nobuna didn't know each other at all.

It instantly became the focus of everyone's attention, but Zhihu didn't care about it at all.

"I...my father isn't... dead?"

The girl's voice trembled, for fear that she just misheard for a while.

"Your father is..."

Nobuna looked confused, and Niwa Chohide, who still had a vague impression of Naotora, quickly whispered in her ear:

"This person should be Ii Naomori's daughter."

"Oh, Ii Naomori, he is indeed still alive..." Nobuna turned his face sideways, his eyes indicated where Chios was, and his tone was full of praise:

"Because my retainers believe that there is a possibility of an alliance between Oda and Imagawa, and the right way is to minimize the killing."

In this regard, the young man just smiled lightly.

His real intention for saving General Imagawa's life was just to hope that these capable warriors could play more roles in resisting Takeda's army.

However, in the eyes of others, Chios's calm appearance is undoubtedly humble.

slap...

Covering her mouth with her hands and suppressing her emotions, Ii Naotora still couldn't stop the tears from falling.

Jing Yi's vassal next to her was equally excited, and silently wiped away tears.

"Thank you... for the kindness of the Oda family..." With her knees on the ground, the girl faced Chios, choked up and thanked:

"This kindness...I will always remember it in my heart."

Looking at Ii Naotora's beautiful face with tears and smiles, Nobuna's complexion gradually darkened.

"Okay, okay, it's just a matter of raising your hands, you don't need to remember it!"

He waved his hand at Naotora, and then General Oda glared at the young man next to him, only to get innocent and helpless eyes from his lover.

"As soon as these two generals arrive, you should set off immediately and go back to Suruga!"

Oh oh oh! ! !

As soon as Imagawa soldiers cheered and jumped for joy, Nobuna turned around and drove his horse into the main formation.

For the time being, she doesn't want to see those two (women) of the Imagawa family anymore...

...

At that time, the morning fog in the valley dissipated...

The 1 Jinchuan Army also set off, marching eastward along the Tokaido, and embarked on the road back home.

Compared with the [-]-strong army at that time, the Imagawa army, whose army size has been halved, is estimated to be able to return to Enjiang in two days, and reach Suruga in three or four days.

With Yoshimoto Imakawa's prestige and popular support in the two countries, mobilization of military service and aristocratic families are no problem, the Takeda family's Suruga invasion will become extremely difficult.

Standing quietly outside the high-lying Oda Honjin, Chios watched the black-lacquered and gold-patterned sedan disappear from sight, and his left hand, hidden in the purple-patterned sleeve, gently rubbed a red-wood comb with beautiful carvings.

This was a token secretly sent by Yoshimoto Imagawa to Chios before leaving, and it was packed in a bright and small kit.

Although Xiao surname did not say it clearly, it is not difficult to see that this wooden comb is an extremely precious personal possession from the trembling movements when she handed over the things in her hand.

The kit has the same light fragrance as the comb, with a sweet citrus scent.

Chios had tasted the same smell on Imagawa's family governor yesterday.

"It seems that you really know the answer in your heart..."

Looking at the east, Chios seemed to be able to imagine that Her Royal Highness quietly opened the curtain with a lapel fan and looked back.

"We will meet again, Your Highness Yoshimoto, I promise."

A faint smile appeared on Wen Ya's face, Chios put the red wood comb into the heraldry space, and walked slowly back to the main formation.

A dozen or so ministers of the Oda family had already gathered at the conference table.

"You're finally back..." The tea-haired girl in a white linen shirt raised her face and asked wonderingly when she saw the young man walking slowly:

"Will it take so long to pick and pick flowers (small solution)?"

"I'm sorry, because the miso soup made by Mitsuhide is so delicious, I drank a lot." Chios calmly praised Owari, and diverted the attention of Lord Owari.

Anyway, Akechi Mitsuhide, who is not good at reading the atmosphere, would not notice Nobuna's emotional changes at all.

"Senior is too polite, simple food is not a respect."

Sure enough, Guangxiu was only focused on responding to Chios's compliment, and didn't notice Her Royal Highness's gloomy gaze at all.

"Oh~ That's it, it's so good..." Nobuna glanced at the wide-fronted girl sitting at the back, and didn't bother to ask why Chios took so long to "urinate".

"Cough cough..." Changxiu, who saw through everything, coughed lightly twice, and got back to business:

"Right now, we still need to send two generals to take over the two cities of Dagao and Tagua before we can return to Owari. Please recommend candidates."

Chapter 140?

Discussion ends soon...

The [-] stones of Zhita County were completely taken back by the Oda family, and the three cities of Narumi, Odaka, and Kukake were all merged into the direct leadership of Oda Nobuna, and the castle lord was not appointed, only the castle representative was appointed.

After all, Jodai is just a general who guards the city for the lord, and does not involve actual territorial rewards, so it is much less attractive to Oda's retainers.

In addition, the future expansion direction of the Oda family has been determined to be Kinki, and there is almost no need for war in the east. Those who want to go to battle and do meritorious service naturally do not want to stay behind.

In the end, it was decided that Kazuki Aoyama would serve as Ming Haicheng's representative, and Kanemori Nagachi and Tie Fanxiu would each lead a thousand Oda troops to Dagao and Taguacheng to take over the defense.

...

May 1560, Yonglu Three Years (June 6, 9)

The ruler of Owari, Oda Nobuna, led his army back to Cheongju City.

at the same time...

The news that the Oda family defeated the [-] Shangluo army in Imagawa and regained the three cities of Narumi, Odaka, and Takaku spread like wildfire.

The big names from various countries hiding in Qingzhou City, Luanbo, passed the matter back to their lords one after another.

Among them, the person who paid the most attention to the outcome of this decisive battle was undoubtedly Mino's current daimyo... Saito Yoshiryu.

With the Owari country's defense in the east secured, the Oda family no longer has to worry about the future, and can gather the strength of the whole country to attack Mino.

What's more, in a disadvantaged situation, he defeated Oda Nobuna, who was the most powerful in Tokaido, with a small loss. His reputation has quickly surpassed that of his father, Oda Nobuhide, and he has become the lord of Owari, from the samurai family to the merchants. .

Up to now, no one would call Nobuna "Owari fool" anymore.

On the other hand, on Yoshiryu's side, the battle of Nagaragawa, which was supposed to win, caused the surprise attack of the small Oda army to collapse the army. Not to mention the loss of nearly half of the elite banner, what's worse was the prestige shaken.

Comparing the two, will many aristocratic families who originally opposed Nobuna's entry into Mino reconsider their original choice...

From now on, everything will be a headache for Yilong.

...

Shinshi, Kiyosu Castle Honmaru...

Chios gracefully smoothed some wrinkles on the dark purple feather with one hand, and walked towards the castle tower at a leisurely pace, like a young man walking in the courtyard.

When the war is over, the mobilized military service will naturally be disbanded as soon as possible, and agricultural production will resume.

Most of the [-] young men recruited from the lands of the noble families of the retainers left Qingzhou City shortly after receiving the reward, and returned to their hometowns to continue living; there were also a few who planned to stay in the bustling Qingzhou city town for a few days, and exchanged their lives for a few days. Come enjoy the bounty for a few days.

Even the samurai and standing ashigaru were given a few days off because of the kindness of Lord Owari.

Therefore, Qingzhou castle town may become more lively because of this, but the city still maintains the number of garrison troops in the past, and it is not crowded and noisy.

The lord's residence in the city, compared with the hustle and bustle of the castle town outside, is always such a sharp contrast.

Chios, who is rarely at leisure, is not like Singer, Inuchiyo, and Nagahide, who took the opportunity to be useless in their respective mansions, but came to Oda Nobuna's residence on his own initiative.

Sooner or later, he had to let Nobuna and the others know about the fact that he had to leave soon.

And, the sooner you deal with it, the better...

Compared with the sudden farewell after concealing, he would rather use more buffer time to appease the other party's emotions.

Fortunately, he won't be away for too long...

While thinking, Chios had already walked to the castle tower.

"Lord Chios..." The little girl guarding the door folded her hands on her stomach and saluted the young man respectfully.

"Are you here to see Her Royal Highness?"

It was not the first time she saw Chios visiting Nobuna, and she more or less guessed the relationship between the two.

"Yes, please inform me." Chios responded with a slight nod.

"No trouble, please wait here."