Oda Nobunaga was stunned and looked at Niwa Nagahide with squinted eyes.
For the Naoomidan, Maeda Toshiie is a taboo existence. She has followed Oda Nobunaga since she was a child and is a member of the Wild Child Group, where Nobunaga got his start.
After Oda Nobunaga succeeded to the throne, he served as the head of the maternal line. He was also a close confidant and had a very good relationship with all the Naomidan families.
Because of this, her running away deeply hurt Oda Nobunaga, making his ministers dare not mention it casually, and arousing the Lord's suspicion of herself.
But privately, everyone has a good relationship with her. Oda Nobunaga knew this, and so did everyone.
Niwa Nagahide faced the master's questioning gaze with a calm expression and firm eyes.
Oda Nobunaga licked his lips and asked.
"Mi Wuniang, do you want to recommend her?"
Niwa Nagahide replied respectfully.
"Yes, Your Highness.
Maeda Toshiie-sama assisted Shibata Katsuie-sama in fighting in Higashi Mino. He not only planned the strategy, but also acted as the first in every battle, which was admired by all the ladies. "
Oda Nobunaga's face remained motionless, and it was difficult to tell what she was thinking.
"Since she has done well in Dongmeinong, do you still want her to run around?"
Niwa Nagahide sighed secretly, just because she did so well, didn't you become suspicious again?
Niwa Nagahide and Maeda Toshiie have a really good relationship. They are both members of the Wild Children group and have a deep relationship.
Oda Nobunaga gave Maeda Toshiie the opportunity to go out and make meritorious deeds, but she did too well and could not get any better.
Oda Nobunaga wanted to throw a bone for Maeda Toshiie to chew on, so that she could become an insider in the Shiba family.
But Maeda Toshiie did everything perfectly and received too many favors, which was not in the interest of Oda Nobunaga.
The Oda family is in a period of expansion, and Oda Nobunaga will never fail to reward his achievements. This will dampen the fighting spirit of the Oda retainers.
Therefore, she will definitely grit her teeth and give Maeda Toshiie the due reward, but in the future, Maeda Toshiie will probably be jealous of her.
Niwa Nagahide didn't want the two to conflict, and Mikawa Ichikui in front of him was a perfect opportunity.
Moving Maeda Toshiie away from the front line is also a kind of protection for her.
But Oda Nobunaga was already suspicious of Maeda Toshiie, and Niwa Nagahide's consideration for her would inevitably make the master suspicious of her as well.
Therefore, it is said that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. A wise master is really difficult to serve. You can't do it too badly, and you can't do it too well. It's a dilemma.
Niwa Nagahide said solemnly.
"I recommend Maeda Toshiie-sama for two reasons.
First, she actively promoted the alliance between the Oda and Matsudaira families, and she has a good relationship with the Matsudaira family.
The Oda family and the Matsudaira family had been fighting for many years. When the Oda army entered Mikawa Kingdom, the reaction of the local samurai family was unpredictable.
It would be better for her to lead the army to support in the name of the Shiba family, and not give Ichigo Zong the opportunity to provoke the hostility of the Mikawa samurai family.
The two of them have always been weak in fighting ability, and the trouble lies in the hearts of the people. It's hard to lose a joint battle and hard to win people's hearts. This is the difficulty of this rescue.
Lord Maeda Toshiie is resourceful and far from being comparable to other reckless samurai. He can also fill in the gaps for His Highness Matsudaira and better smooth the chaos in Mikawa. "
After hearing this, Oda Nobunaga nodded unconsciously.
Niwa Nagahide felt relieved. In fact, there was a third option, which was to move Maeda Toshiie away from the front line and out of Oda Nobunaga's sight.
If you want to perform meritorious service, you can go to Sanhe. Don't always hang around under the eyes of the Lord. As long as you serve the public wholeheartedly, the reward will be rich.
Oda Nobunaga had all kinds of shortcomings, but there was one thing he was very good at, and he was willing to reward him. Full of self-confidence, she is dedicated to external expansion and will never be stingy with rewards for meritorious officials.
As long as Maeda Toshiie made meritorious deeds, she would admit it while pinching her nose. This is the fundamental reason why Owari warriors still support her surly character.
The Wu family doesn't care what kind of bastard the master is, as long as he doesn't skimp on rewards, he is a good master.
Measured by the moral standards of the samurai family, Oda Nobunaga is indeed an excellent bastard.
After Niwa Nagahide finished speaking, Oda Nobunaga pondered for a while and nodded.
"What Mi Wu Niang said makes sense, then let Maeda Toshiie go.
Owari Shiba could only receive more than 10,000 koku, and she did not have much military strength, so some troops were allocated to her from the Oda Army under Gonroku.
Well, let's gather three reserve teams. "
Niwa Nagahide was speechless. Seeing Oda Nobunaga's complacent expression, he was too lazy to persuade him.
The samurai's ten thousand ge can mobilize two hundred ashigaru, and the Ji samurai's forty or fifty.
Xiang Zong is more ruthless, women are soldiers, and they can mobilize thousands.
The stone height of Xisanhe is about 150,000 stones, and the number of people who have always been there is tens of thousands. Adding in the old and weak peasant women who have not been beaten, tens of thousands of people can be attracted.
Maeda Toshiie led troops to rescue. There were only seven or eight hundred soldiers in the three reserve groups, which were useless.
With a small number of people, they can fight together, but if they are dispersed and suppressed, they have no troops to defend. With this small number of troops, it is enough to assist Matsudaira Motoyasu in defending the vicinity of Okazaki Castle.
Oda Nobunaga made it clear that he did not want to give her the opportunity to make great achievements, and he focused on conquering Mino. As long as Matsudaira Motoyasu defended Okazaki Castle and his existence in Nishi Mikawa did not collapse, it was enough.
This was a plan to kill two birds with one stone, neither allowing Maeda Toshiie to become powerful, nor allowing Matsudaira Motoyasu to expand to Higashi Mikawa.
Niwa Nagahide saw through Oda Nobunaga's thoughts, but she did not speak for Maeda Toshiie anymore.
This arrangement was just right. It took care of the friendship between friends and kept the Lord's interests from being damaged. Why should she talk more and make trouble.
Oda Nobunaga let go of his worries, felt much better, and smiled.
"Ando Mamoru was as timid as a mouse and gave up on Inabayama Castle. Isshiki Yoshiryu returned smoothly and saw the Mino border firmly.
Humph, count her lucky. The progress of East and West Meinong has been forced to a halt, and we can only wait for the autumn harvest before giving her a good look. "
The small-scale infiltration of the Oda family was used to the extreme. On both sides of the Kiso River, the water transport ships were under the control of Oda Nobunaga because the Haesuka family bowed their heads.
Sumimata Castle in West Mino was established, Higashi Mino captured two castles, and the east and west strongholds of the Oda family's Northern Expedition were firmly established.
The problem now is that the actions of the Oda family have stimulated Isshiki Yoshiryu and made her feel pain.
When she turned her gaze towards Omi Province and kept a close eye on Owari Province, the Oda family's small moves could no longer take advantage.
Oda Nobunaga could only wait patiently for the autumn harvest and the military rations would be in place, and then mobilize the army on a large scale to fight north.
At this time, Ikeda Hengxing bowed and said.
"The border war has subsided, but there is one thing that requires His Highness to make a decision."
Oda Nobunaga asked.
"What's up?"
"Sasa Narimasa wrote to me, saying that there is no war in East Mino, and that he hopes to join the Mother Clothes to serve the Lord."
Oda Nobunaga raised his eyebrows.
"She wants to join the Mother Clothes Clan?"
After Oda Nobunaga succeeded to the throne, he was surrounded by crises. In order to protect himself, he plundered 50,000 direct officials to the ground.
After forcing Niwa Nagahide, who was in charge of internal affairs, to almost commit suicide, she established an elite group of Hime warriors that far exceeded the income of her territory.
She incorporated this group of people into her own horseback banner and called them the Mother Clothes Squadron, with Maeda Toshiie as the writing character.
In the Battle of Daosheng, this team really played a decisive role, and her heavy investment was not in vain.
After tasting the sweetness, Oda Nobunaga began to expand the mother-in-law group.
After taking complete control of the Oda family and going north to swallow up Kamiowari, she had enough financial resources to maintain this elite group of princess warriors.
Today's Mother Clothes are divided into Red Mother Clothes and Black Mother Clothes. They completely replaced Oda Nobunaga's Umaai Sect and became her banner sect. They are led by Ikeda Tsuneki and assisted by Takigawa Kazuki.
As for Sasaki Narimasa's desire to join the Mother Cloth Society, Oda Nobunaga's lips turned up and he was very proud.
Maeda Toshiie, there are many people out there who want to come in!
