Nobunaga is a witch

Relying on Mori Kasei's desperate efforts and a little bit of luck, Oda Nobunaga finally managed to break through with some retainers safely and returned to Kyoto. ---

Not long after she arrived in Kyoto, Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was slightly behind because her retainers couldn't keep up with the marching speed, also arrived. Others such as Shibata Katsuie, Takeshita Hanbei, etc. returned to Kyoto one after another.

Seeing that these important retainers arrived safely, Oda Nobunaga was somewhat relieved. Now, she is only worried about Mori Kasei who is the third runner-up.

However, the current situation does not allow her to worry.

Returning to Kyoto is not the end of the matter, because the Asai family blatantly betrayed the Oda family, and Oda Nobunaga was almost attacked by Asakura and Asai in Kanezaki, creating an illusion that Oda Nobunaga was on the verge of collapse.

In this way, not only the surrounding daimyos are also ready to move, but the Oda family's new territory except Mino Owari is also unstable. After all, in the past two years, Oda Nobunaga has expanded too fast.It was too late to steadily compact the situation of the entire territory. It would be fine if she had been going smoothly, but now that she has suffered such a sudden change, it is inevitable that people's hearts will fluctuate.

It can be said that the overall situation is quite serious now, and Oda Nobunaga must rush back to Gifu immediately to stabilize the situation with her at the center.

So Oda Nobunaga didn't stay for a moment, and asked Tokugawa Ieyasu to rush back to Mikawa to stabilize the situation, and then left Shibata Katsuie and Maeda Toshiie in Kyoto to prevent changes. He brought Kinoshita Hideyoshi, Akechi Mitsuhide and a small amount of Qingqi, and abandoned the main road. , ready to go straight to Gifu over the mountains.

"Monkey, the safety of my lord is in your hands. If there is anything wrong with him, you can cut your own seppuku." Shibata Katsuie threatened Kinoshita Hideyoshi almost viciously.

Well, compared to Akechi Mitsuhide who just joined the Oda family, he is still more familiar with monkeys.

"Don't worry, Lord Katsuie." Kinoshita Hideyoshi knelt in front of Shibata Katsuie, raised his head and looked at him cautiously, "Even if the monkey dies, there will be no surprises to Lord Master."

It was not time to talk too much at this time, Shibata Katsuie patted Kinoshita Hideyoshi on the shoulder, then turned to Oda Nobunaga who was already on the horseback, and knelt down on one knee, "I wish you good luck in martial arts." My lord , Be sure to return to Gifu safely.

At this time, Oda Nobunaga was looking at the sky, because the road she chose this time reminded her of the fast march in the snow last time.

In order to get to Kyoto in the shortest possible time, she personally led the team and walked ahead of everyone.

Hearing Shibata Katsuie's voice, Oda Nobunaga lowered his head and glanced at this retainer who had been loyal since he joined her, with a carefree smile on his lips.

At such a critical moment, the governor of the Oda family still smiled casually and calmly, as if even if the sky fell, she would not overwhelm her retainers with calmness, "With me here, I won't Something happened."

It's just a faint discourse, even without deliberate prudence and raising the voice, but it has a natural power of its own.

For no reason, even a tough guy like Shibata Katsuie felt relieved, even in the current situation, as long as the lord is around, there will be no problems!

He is the lord who led them from Owari to the world.

Bowing his head deeply towards Oda Nobunaga, Shibata Katsuie's voice was also full of strength, "Hi, hi!"

Just when Oda Nobunaga was about to take the reins, a bloody Oda family samurai in tattered clothes stumbled towards this direction.

"This is..." Shibata Katsuie, who was facing this direction, frowned slightly, he seemed to have seen this person before, by the way, that was Mori Kecheng's headquarters.

Sensing the abnormality of Shibata Katsuie, Oda Nobunaga also turned his head, and as she turned his head, the person who was almost walking with a knife yelled, "Master."

"Hurry up and help him come here." Kinoshita Hideyoshi saw the opportunity quickly and immediately ordered.

Two warriors hurriedly agreed, and ran over quickly, half helping and half dragging people over.

Oda Nobunaga got off his horse and stepped forward with unprecedented nervousness, "Where is Kecheng?" She had a good memory, having met this Mori Kacheng's subordinate a few times, and recognized him at a glance.

"My lord," the man's voice was full of tears, "my lord, my lord will never retreat. He has been ordered to kill by Asai Nagamasa, by Asai Nagamasa."

"What did you say?" Oda Nobunaga was frightened and angry, and grabbed the man's collar, "I'll give you another chance, tell me again."

"My lord, my lord, he died in battle..." Seeing Oda Nobunaga's cold eyes, the man didn't realize it, and wept bitterly.

Oda Nobunaga's hand slowly let go, and the next moment, she took a step back and staggered a little when she landed.

Can Cheng die?

How could he die!He had promised her to come back alive, and she was still waiting for him to come back to her.

"My lord." Akechi Mitsuhide was terrified by Oda Nobunaga's appearance, and quickly reached out to support him, "Are you alright?"

Oda Nobunaga's hands were trembling slightly. A moment later, the governor of the Oda family closed his eyes tightly, then opened them, suppressing all his emotions. Oda Nobunaga's clear eyes seemed to be dyed dark The color, "It doesn't matter."

Anger, sadness, and even all other negative emotions are useless, but Kecheng died fighting for her.

Then, she must never fail to live up to his intention, and must return to Gifu safely to stabilize the situation of the Oda family.

Wait until the day when she personally leads someone to avenge Kecheng, let's talk about it!

Stabilizing his mind, Oda Nobunaga broke away from Akechi Mitsuhide's hand that was supporting her, then took two steps forward, and slapped Mori Kecheng's subordinate on the shoulder, "Kecheng is dead, you are still alive, Put away your tears for me, and cry again after I take you to avenge Kecheng!"

Hearing this, the crying man stretched out his hand and wiped his eyes fiercely, "Hi, hi!" Yes, no matter how much you cry now, the lord will not come back, he will follow the lord and avenge the lord.

"Yeah." Seeing that the man's mood had stabilized, Oda Nobunaga waved someone to take him down to rest, and then climbed back on the horse himself.

"My lord." Shibata Katsuie took two steps forward with a little worry, "It can be your lord's revenge, and we will avenge him. My lord, take care of yourself."

"Don't worry, I'm fine," she is the lord who Kecheng desperately protects, how could she allow herself to be busy, took a deep breath, and Oda Nobunaga stretched out his hand to take the rein, "Quan San, I will leave the capital to you, here I watched it!"

"Of order." Shibata Katsuie answered without any hesitation.

"Well," Oda Nobunaga didn't talk nonsense, "Monkey, Mitsuhide, let's go."

As the two agreed, Oda Nobunaga swung his whip and left in the dust.

Although this time it was the same road as the last time they entered Beijing, there was no heavy snow blocking the mountains, nor was it raining and the roads were slippery. In addition, Oda Nobunaga and his party traveled lightly, so they moved very fast.

Galloping on the horse, Oda Nobunaga's emotions gradually stabilized. She was originally a person with a very firm mind, but the news was sudden, and after all, she was the most trusted and loved retainer, otherwise she would not let someone act as her The leader of the guards, so he was emotionally agitated for a while.

Now as time goes by, although Oda Nobunaga will never forget this deep hatred, nor will he stop being sad about it.

But things have priorities, as she said herself, being sad doesn't help, the business is important.

After several hours of non-stop rushing, the group was tired and hungry.

During a break on the road, Akechi Mitsuhide estimated the distance, "Your Highness, at this speed, we will be able to return to Gifu in two days."

"Well," Oda Nobunaga nodded, "Be prepared, there will be more things to do after returning to Gifu." However, as long as she is around, most of the troubles can be suppressed firmly.

This is the powerful strength and coercion represented by the name Oda Nobunaga.

"Of order." Akechi Mitsuhide replied respectfully.

"My lord, let's eat something." Kinoshita Hideyoshi took out two wrapped rice balls from his arms and handed them to Oda Nobunaga.

Oda Nobunaga's eyes slipped from Kinoshita Hideyoshi's sweaty face from the rush to his somewhat wet clothes, and then he saw the rice ball wrapped in his hand with damaged leaves.

Then she turned her head rather arrogantly, "No." She didn't want to eat rice balls mixed with monkey sweat, it seemed that people didn't have any appetite at all.

Kinoshita Hideyoshi, who didn't realize there was a problem at all, persuaded earnestly, "My lord, at least eat a little, because we'll have a long way to go later."

Oda Nobunaga frowned, "I don't want rice balls, is there anything else?" She didn't mean that she didn't want to eat, but just couldn't eat the two rice balls.

After going back, I really should talk to Noonghime, and let Noonghime bring the wives of these retainers to train them on food safety and health issues.

Although I don't know how useful it is, at least it would be good to let these people have a little awareness and self-awareness.

Kinoshita Hideyoshi, who said that there were only rice balls, turned to Mitsuhide Akechi, who was a little more particular about Mitsuhide Akechi. The dry food he brought was packed in clean cloth bags, "Master, I have..."

Akechi Mitsuhide hadn't finished speaking when Oda Nobunaga turned his head abruptly, and then a gunshot rang out.

At the moment when he looked back, in fact, Oda Nobunaga didn't see anything, but suddenly a wonderful feeling came from the bottom of his heart. It was an indescribable feeling. A near-instinctive perception of danger that has been cultivated after scheming.

Before he could think about it, Oda Nobunaga suddenly turned his head, his eyes were as sharp as a knife.

This kind of sight made the killer hiding behind the tree feel cold. The hand that fired the gun trembled invisibly at that moment. The slight tremor was almost negligible, but the impact on the trajectory of the projectile was nothing. is huge.

The bullet that was originally aimed at the chest passed by Oda Nobunaga's shoulder, carrying a series of blood spray.

"My lord!" Akechi Mitsuhide had never been so panicked in his life, he rushed over, "Are you okay?" Asking, he suddenly pulled out the knife from his waist, his usually gentle eyes flashed coldly, Murder is compelling.

Kinoshita Hideyoshi was also so frightened that his heart almost stopped beating, "My lord!" The rice ball in his hand fell to the ground, and he crawled on the ground, crawling towards Oda Nobunaga, "My lord."

"Not dead." Oda Nobunaga clutched his painful shoulder, gritted his teeth and replied in a hoarse voice.

Kinoshita Hideyoshi gritted his teeth fiercely, stood up, pulled out his knife, and rushed towards the place where the bullet came from, "Who! Get out of here!" Who dares to injure the lord in front of Kinoshita Hideyoshi!

Of course, the other party would not roll out obediently. After a successful blow (miss?), with the slight shaking of the vegetation, the visitor had already fled towards the depths of the woods.

"Monkey!" Oda Nobunaga raised his voice to stop Kinoshita Hideyoshi, "Come back!"

The expression on Kinoshita Hideyoshi's face turned ferocious, and after a while, he let out a roar of patience, turned back to Oda Nobunaga, knelt down on one knee, "Master."

Oda Nobunaga had already endured the most painful period at this time, her clear and lingling eyes were as cold as ice, and it was astonishingly cold. It was supposed to be an assassination that made people angry, but she handled it extremely calmly, even coldly , "Don't chase, it will take too much time." There are not many of them in the first place, if they spread their hands to hunt down the assassins, let alone whether they can catch them in such a big forest, even if they do, it will take a lot of time, and , If this assassin is just to divert the tiger away from the mountain, I don't know if there are other helpers, "Let's go immediately!" At this time, leaving this dangerous place is the most important thing.

"My lord, the injury on your shoulder..." Akechi Mitsuhide also calmed down at this moment, but he couldn't feel at ease looking at the bloodstains on Oda Nobunaga's shoulder that continued to smear.

"It doesn't matter," Oda Nobunaga knew for himself. Although her shoulder hurts, it doesn't affect her movements. There should be no important parts injured. As long as the bleeding can be stopped, the rest can be treated. She has been on the battlefield for so many years. It's not that she hasn't been injured, but she is so fragile, "It's important to get out of here."

Oda Nobunaga said so, Akechi Mitsuhide and Kinoshita Hideyoshi no matter how worried they would have to obey.

Akechi Mitsuhide reacted quickly and made a decisive decision, "Master Hideyoshi, please lead the horse for my lord," he said calmly and decisively, "I'll make the decision."

"Okay." Kinoshita Hideyoshi didn't hesitate, and directly supported Oda Nobunaga, "I'm counting on you, Mitsuhide-sama."

Akechi Mitsuhide nodded fiercely.

Oda Nobunaga heard that the two subordinates handled it well, and nodded secretly in his heart. At this time, his thinking was clear and his actions were calm. He really deserved to be the person she was optimistic about.

At this time, even if the handling of things is not so perfect, as long as it is dealt with immediately, it is better than procrastinating, not to mention that the two of them deal with it with a degree.

Since the two of them handled it properly, Oda Nobunaga just had to take care of himself, but this was also the most troublesome, after all, it was not easy to bandage the wound on the shoulder, let alone she was still wearing armor.

Oda Nobunaga's only medical knowledge told her that pressing to stop the bleeding was the most useful, so after Kinoshita Hideyoshi helped her onto the horse, she tried her best to press on her wound tightly.

The mountain road was bumpy, let alone a bandaged wound, even if Oda Nobunaga pressed the wound, it would inevitably be involved in various ways, and the pain made Oda Nobunaga burst into cold sweat.

Oda Nobunaga was not someone who made things difficult for him at all, he just lay on the horse, borrowing his strength and at the same time, the bumps were not so severe.As for image or something, does she have that kind of thing?

Seeing her suddenly get down on the ground, Kinoshita Hideyoshi, who temporarily acted as Oda Nobunaga's horseman, was taken aback, "My lord, are you alright?"

"It's okay," Oda Nobunaga's voice was still clear, "take care of your horse."

Hearing Oda Nobunaga's promise, Kinoshita Hideyoshi felt relieved and led the horse forward.

Fortunately, this journey was safe, and there were no ambushing assassins jumping out from any other place, and the tense people breathed a sigh of relief.

"Master, are you okay? Let's take a rest here." Akechi Mitsuhide came up behind and suggested.

Oda Nobunaga raised his body slowly, "Okay." It really hurt her to death. When she catches the assassin in the future, she will make him look good!

So Kinoshita Hideyoshi stretched out his hand to help Oda Nobunaga off the horse, "Master, please be careful."

Kinoshita Hideyoshi just helped Oda Nobunaga off the horse, and in the clear sky, bursts of lightning flashed suddenly. After the lightning, the group of monsters they had seen before appeared in front of them again.

The author has something to say: The house leak happens to rain all night~

A little angel asked me to introduce the sword, then:

Short knife (black hair): Yaken Toshiro, presented by Matsunaga Hidehisa to Nobunaga in the text, and Nobunaga loves the sword.

Short sword (purple hair): Fudo Xingguang, has not yet appeared in the text, will soon be in the hands of Nobunaga, and Nobunaga will give it to Ranmaru.

Hitting knife (priest outfit): Pressed and cut Hasebe, which will be mentioned in the article, the sword collected by Nobunaga, and later presented to Kuroda Rushui.

Hitting knife (pink): Zongsan left writing, Wenzhong barrel captured by Hazama to present Yoshimoto Kawa, Nobunaga's polished and engraved words, collected as spoils of war.

Taidao (blue military uniform): The first issue is a shock, and it will appear in the article. Nobunaga captured it to Asakura Yoshike, and then bestowed it on Kinoshita Hideyoshi.

Taidao (blue hunting clothes): Mikazuki Muneki, the Taidao wielded by the former general Ashikaga Yoshiki to the last moment in the text.

So everyone knows the intricate relationship between these swords and Nobunaga sama.

In addition, the history maintained by the swords is the history written by Oda Nobunaga~