I am practicing in the Nianghua Warring States Period

"That guy is so scary." Ii Naotora looked at the other retainers present and said, "Who among you dares to go to Beidou Nobuo's army as an envoy?"

"..."

Silence is Cambridge tonight!

"Hey, hey, hey! You guys are men, aren't you?" Ii Naotora almost lost his temper, pointing at the other men present and loudly accusing them: "You always act so arrogantly, but at this critical moment, you don't even dare to act as an envoy!"

"If you dare, go by yourself." Someone muttered softly.

“!!!” The red wine of Naotora Ii instantly became warm.

"I'll go if I want to. Am I afraid?" Ii Naotora slammed the tatami mat hard, she was indeed a heroine.

But he immediately backed out and looked at the others hoping they could persuade him: "But as the head of the family, how can I..."

"It's all right, go ahead." Monk Nanxi, my great-uncle, clasped his hands together and said, "If you're not here, I'll help you watch over Ii Valley. There's nothing serious going on in this territory. Now, let alone the problems, our territory is almost deserted. If we don't send a stable signal to the outside world, everyone in our territory will flee - so Naoto, your most important task now is to send a stable signal."

"? How do I release a stable signal?"

"Go talk to Beidou Xinwei—tell him not to come to Yuanjiang."

"...If I could convince him! I would be the number one samurai in the Warring States Period. Why am I still trapped in Iidani? I would have marched to Kyoto and become the Shogun!"

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Ii Naotora finally came.

I saw the future Tokugawa Ieyasu - Mr. Matsudaira Motoyasu, and the role he played next to Beidou Xinwei became Matsudaira sifting chaff.

He was shaking like a sieve and didn't dare to breathe.

As she walked along, Ii Naotora, who was a beautiful girl after all, did not worry about her personal safety at all - because there was no living person on the road.

White bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crow for thousands of miles. One of the hundreds of things left behind by the living people will break people's hearts just thinking about it.

The only fellow travelers he met along the way were actually envoys sent by several other Xiyuanjiang families.

Everyone looked at each other and knew why they were there - everyone was here to please us. I hope they don't hit anyone randomly - also, our territory is between Imagawa and Matsudaira, let's see how we can pay the protection fee.

"Oh, thank you for your hard work along the way. I didn't expect... Yuanjiang actually has a female city lord."

Beidou Xinwei sat directly in the main seat in the military camp.

Off to the side sat the raccoon, Matsudaira Shoku. He lowered his head, his eyes fixed on his nose, his nose on his heart, not even bothering to look in his direction. It seemed as if those who came to pay their respects to Big Brother weren't looking for the Matsudaira family, but for him, Kitado Nobuyoshi.

The "loyal" retainers of the Matsudaira clan didn't dare to say anything, and as the host, they sat in the guest seats like guests. The reason was simple - Hokuto Nobuyoshi had just killed a lot of people on behalf of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Many of them were samurai from the Matsudaira clan who had defected to Buddhism. Matsudaira Motoyasu only managed to secure two-thirds of their leniency. Hokuto Nobuyoshi refused to grant the remaining third—he simply dragged them out and beheaded them, or even killed them on the battlefield. Thus, the Matsudaira clan remained indignant, afraid to speak out, or even to express their anger.

"You are Ii Naotora, right? Hmm... You are so beautiful, but you chose such a masculine name. Very good."

Ii Naotora had been lowering his head, but he raised his head after being called by Beidou Xinwei - and what he saw was a beautiful boy.

Tall and mighty, he is not the two-meter-tall golden giant as rumored, but this 1.85-meter-tall one is also a small original body in the Japanese Warring States Period.

It was true that she was wearing golden armor, but she didn't look like she ate children alive as rumored. Instead, she was gentle and graceful. However, Ii Naotora, who had been a hostage nun for more than a decade, was no fool. The girl knew clearly that gentleness, courtesy, frugality and modesty would not give way to such power.

"Yes, I am Ii Naotora." His voice trembled. The beautiful boy in front of him indirectly caused his father's suicide. He had to put on a smile. Fortunately, he was a nobody, so he shouldn't be known...

"Red Bean Paste, Private Marseille, he must die." Beidou Xinwei first apologized to the other party, shocking everyone present: "Your father committed suicide in Okehazama because of me. It was an honorable death for a samurai, but there is nothing we can do about it. I hope you don't hate me."

"..." Oh, damn, why are you bringing this up?! The beautiful girl shuddered, biting her lip and saying, "Not fighting you was indeed my father's biggest mistake! At least I should have fought separately before dying. Although I may not have been able to defeat you, at least I should have died in battle!"

"Oh!—bold!"

Two rows of retainers sat beside Beidou Nobuyoshi. The female retainers remained calm, but the male retainers were furious: "Who do you think you are? Anyone who dares to speak to my lord like that, except for Her Highness Oda Nobuhime, is dead."

"Hey, that's right." Looking at Ii Naotora, who looked almost terrified, a playful smile suddenly appeared on his lips. He stopped his retainer from scolding him, and his focus was different.

The other party is more or less a historical figure.

Beidou Xinwei remembered the surname Jingyi. He immediately marked the head as "Special Attention" in the system and almost gave it a one-click triple-click.

"Your father's head costs five hundred strings of cash. But you have courage, and I like it - just take your father's head yourself." Beidou Xinwei's words waived the five hundred strings of cash.

"Also, I'd like you to give Yuanjiang a message." Looking at the stubborn boy in front of him, Beidou Xinwei continued, "I'm going to Yuanjiang next month. I hope the people will give me a warm welcome! I hope to see a vibrant and flourishing world. After all, the vibrant and flourishing world of Sanhe is still before our eyes."

“!!!! Please wait——” There was no time to think at this moment. Ii Naotora was indeed the toughest guy in Tokaido.

The beautiful girl blurted out, "How can you let our Ii family go? Just name your price! How about I be your hostage? I've been a hostage for over ten years, I have experience in this field! I'm the head of the family, I'll personally be your hostage! No other family can offer this level of support!"

"?"

Makes sense.

It's a pilot project.

If I let all women inherit the family lineage, and then let them bear children myself—would that be considered…

Chapter 205: Ise Strategy

The leaf veins on the grass are sparse, autumn has passed and winter has arrived.

On November 11, 1554, less than a month after Beidou Xinwei arrived in Mikawa, the plan to deeply address the pain points of the Mikawa people and improve the perception of the Mikawa warriors was perfectly implemented.

So much so that for a long time afterwards, Oda Nobuhime clearly felt that the Mikawa Matsudaira family's submissiveness towards her had reached a historical peak.

"..."

Oda Nobuhime took the battle report of Hokuto Nobuyoshi in Mikawa and stared at it for a long time with wide eyes.

She glanced at her favorite sister, Oda City, who was beside her. After all, Oda City was just a princess, not a real cherubim or servoskull.

"That guy Avi..." Oda Nobuhime's eyes widened like bells, her ears erect like antennas. She looked at Nobu and then at her sister in disbelief: "Isn't he a little too violent? He burned, killed, and looted in Tōkaidō, committing all sorts of evil. How could I not know that he had such a dark heart?"

"Sis, are you being disloyal?" Odaichi rolled his eyes at his sister, then said, "Avi, your 'brother-in-law,' is eradicating the scum of Buddhism—look, didn't the adults of the Matsudaira family write to thank you? They said Avi just dealt with those bald asses."

"...Ah, Aichi, why are you swearing so much?" Oda Nobuhime looked at her sister worriedly and raised her head.

Oda Nobuhime was less than 1.7 meters tall, while Oda Ichiko was easily 1.75 meters tall and was still in the growth stage.

"How are you going to get married like this?"

"Tsk, isn't it true that my sister, who's always spouting obscenities, is married?" A 14-year-old, in her rebellious phase, Oda City, known as the most beautiful woman of the Warring States period, shrugged off her sister's words. "Besides, if she doesn't marry, forget it. As for my brother Avi...his military record is quite good."

“…” Looking at her sister worriedly, Oda Nobuhime felt unsure.

The father is gone, and the murderer mother is gone too.

The burden of education falls on me, and I can't let my sister become the social scum that I was when I was young.

"But Avi's words were indeed too much. Look at what's written on these letters—I can see their excited hearts and trembling hands as they picked up the pens." Oda Nobuhime pointed to the letters that had been handed to Oda Ichi and said, "Look at this one, a thank-you letter written by Matsudaira Motoyasu himself. It praises Avi profusely, but the fear between the lines is still vivid in my mind."

"These." Oda Nobuhime pointed to several others. "Those written by him, or corroborated by others—they were much more violent. Hundreds chopped off today, thousands chopped off tomorrow. He almost killed all the monks in the eastern three rivers. Oh, it's really..."

So handsome.

Oda Nobuhime was quite happy.

"My Lord! My Lord!——"

Suddenly, there was a cry of "Ji" outside the door, and a Ji warrior ran in hurriedly, holding a bloody letter in his hand.

"Um?!"

Oda Nobuhime's eyes widened instantly.

"My lord! The bald ass from Ise Nagashima Castle, along with the Northern Ise coalition forces numbering over 10,000! Commanded by Shimoma Raitan, they raided our main clan's Okie Castle two days ago! Lord Oda Nobuoki was unable to stop them and committed suicide with his family in the castle tower!"

"What?!" Oda Nobuhime was stunned, and then she fell into a state of rage.

The three corpse gods leaped into a rage, and the five spirits soared into the sky! The two suns were on fire, and smoke came out of the seven orifices. Oda Nobuhime changed to cupping.

"Nobuyuki, Nobuyuki died in battle?!" Odaichi was stunned and couldn't believe the fact in front of him. Another brother of his was dead.

Oda Nobuhime snatched the bloody letter, which only briefly explained what had happened.

It's just one more piece of information than what Ji Wushi said.

After the surprise attack, Xiajian Laidan left with the coalition army of about 10,000 monks, leaving behind only the burning Xiaomujiang City.

"Send someone to investigate again and report back!" Oda Nobuhime threw the letter to the ground and shouted, "Wake up all the living birds in Owari! Come to Kiyosu Castle to see me within one day! Order everyone to assemble all the main force!!!"

Oda Nobuhime was the kind of person who fought with her brothers and sisters all her life.

But, apart from me, if anyone dares to kill my brother, I will kill his entire family!

"Should we send someone to call back our brother Avi..." Oda City hesitated, looking at Oda Nobuhime, whose eyes were red with rage. Although she was also very sad, she wiped her tears and continued to live.

"I can't live without him! Let him continue to recklessly kill, kill, kill! Kill all the bald donkeys in Mikawa!!!" Oda Nobuhime roared angrily, and the girl's voice was a little hoarse.

The prototype of the devil was forced out alive: "I will kill all the bald donkeys in the world! I will crush Nagashima Castle to pieces! I will send all the guys in Honganji to hell!!!"

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The sage said: A ruler should not raise an army out of anger, and a general should not go to war out of resentment.

The Military Saint is also a saint.

Anger often blinds people. They didn't even wait for Hokuto Nobumi's return, nor did they specifically notify him. On the same day, Oda Nobuhime sent an envoy, and nearly all of the senior combatants arrived. The Oda clan had fought increasingly bizarre battles over the years, especially the recent defeat of Okehazama with only 2,000 men, which had instilled a blind optimism in everyone.

There are only more than 10,000 rabble on the opposite side, and His Highness Beidou Xinwei is in Sanhe, who relies on only 1,000 people to chase after tens of thousands of bald donkey believers.

We in Owari can mobilize tens of thousands of troops if we mobilize everyone! Tens of thousands against tens of thousands, the advantage is mine! I don't know how I can lose!

The meeting took place that afternoon, and the next day, Shibata Katsuie led a vanguard of 2,000 men to attack. Oda Nobuhime, after arranging a defense against the Saito clan's attack from the north, led a follow-up force of 8,000 men and marched towards Ise.

Ise is located in the lower left corner of Owari, a narrow corridor-shaped area. The Ise Peninsula is also nicknamed the Shima Peninsula, which is combined into Ise-Shima. Two large rivers, the Miyagawa and the Ise River, run through it, with mountains to the west and the sea to the east.

The supreme leader was Kitabatake Konkuni, known as the Three Kingdoms of the Warring States Period.

The term "kokushi" (Kokushi) means the highest official in charge of a country (of Japan's 66 provinces). It sounds impressive, but in reality, for a Kitabatake family to be reduced to being in charge of a single country is a sign of decline. Just two hundred years ago, the Kitabatake family name alone would have shaken the nation.

The mere presence of a single governor of Ise was disgraceful enough, let alone the fact that the Kitabatake clan didn't control all of Ise. Ise boasted a total of 57 koku, roughly the same as Owari. Yet, the presence of dozens of powerful clans, both large and small, created a refreshing "mini-Warring States" atmosphere, a true example of the "big brother" who reigned supreme. Only southern Ise was truly under Kitabatake's control. Major temples and shrines paid him no mind. Examples include the Ikko-shu sect of Nagashima Castle in Ise and Ise Jingu Shrine to the north.

Of course, it was very easy for Oda Nobuhime to deal with a group of scattered people.

In a matter of seconds, she beat the little bastards in Northern Ise and made them cry for their parents! Oda Nobuhime instantly unleashed the most outstanding buff in her life:

Downwind waves.

The whole person is almost flying! I am impatient and irritable. Everyone looks like a small fry and I kick every tree I see!

then.

She experienced one of the worst defeats of her life - the Ise Defeat.

Chapter 206 Beidou Xinwei: I, a compassionate heart

When Beidou Nobuyoshi received the news, it was already a week after Oda Nobuhime sent troops.

Such a short distance actually took a week! Kindness does not command an army, and righteousness does not accumulate wealth. As a time traveler, Beidou Xinwei did not think he was a cruel person.

"It's such a short distance." Beidou Xinwei held the letter in his hand, his eyes narrowed into slits. "You actually walked for seven days?"

"I... I report to the Lord Settsu." The warrior kneeling on the ground was very young, only about twenty years old. He must have entered the government through patronage. The warrior trembled.

Because outside the military camp he entered was filled with human heads like performance art.

Each of the Jingguans had eighty-eight heads.

Each "General's Head Formation" consisted of eight generals' heads. Some were warriors, some monks, and some ordinary men—a bloody aura surrounded the camp. Clearly, it was a performance art piece staged after Beidou Xinwei won a decisive battle.

Not to mention these enemies, even the people of the Matsudaira family were terrified to the core of Beidou Xinwei's performance art.

"On the way, we encountered heavy rain, so..."

"Tell the truth!" Beidou Xinwei said lightly, but these syllables echoed in the ears of the messenger warrior like thunder.

"I, I rested for three days on the road. A few warriors from Okazaki Castle... Okazaki Castle stopped me and insisted on treating me, the Oda clan's messenger, to a drink. So, so... I rested for a few more days. I... I..."

"Come here." Beidou Xinwei silently put the letter aside, then said calmly to the person beside him: "Take him away and behead him! Hang his head at the gate as a token of our gratitude to the army!"

"Ha Yi!" Several burly warriors came over and dragged the messenger warrior, who was half-dead and lying on the ground, away.

The retainers of the Matsudaira family trembled in front of Hokuto Nobuyoshi.

Why kill even your own people?

"Lord Mikawa, if you can't solve your own internal problems, our Oda family still wants a stable rear. We will help you solve it?" Beidou Nobuyoshi narrowed his eyes and looked at Matsudaira Motoyasu who was standing beside him.

"No, I dare not trouble His Highness Settsu-no-kami." The Tokugawa Ieyasu of a certain timeline, now Matsudaira Motoyasu, swallowed hard, and after several retainers poked him a few times, he managed to avoid falling. He laughed dryly and said, "Let's go back and reorganize Okazaki Castle immediately. We..."

"Just now, I didn't find out who exactly stopped this messenger. Finally, I'll give Lord Mikawa and our clan some face. This time, our clan is also at fault for sending such a messenger." Beidou Xinwei curled his lips and stood up. "Our clan mobilized seven days ago and declared war on Ise. I'm going back to Owari Province. This expedition to Tōtōmi has come to an end. I'll send reinforcements here when the opportunity arises! And please, Lord Matsudaira, don't underestimate yourself and make your own plans."