I am practicing in the Nianghua Warring States Period

The leader suddenly decided to arrange team building and felt good about himself.

For subordinates, it's just boiled eggs with soy sauce - they're so bored!

Beidou Xinwei sat alone in the room he had just allocated in his home, looking at the two people who seemed to be smiling slightly with a pained expression on his face.

"...I don't know how." Beidou Xinwei spread his hands, feeling helpless now that it was his turn: "I really don't know how to laugh? How can you expect me to play?"

"I didn't expect that there is something that Avi can't do?" Kikyo looked at the boy in front of her in shock. She seemed to have discovered a new world.

"Alala~ Although I haven't been here long, I still like Master Hokuto very much." Ikoma Yoshino, who had only been here a few days and had a history of snitching, quickly expressed her deep admiration and respect for Master Hokuto Nobuyoshi. "Master, you may be multi-talented, but it's normal to have only a limited understanding of some things. After all, you're only fourteen. I've participated in several celebrations with Her Highness Oda Nobuhime. Would you like to hear about them?"

"… detailed."

"Your Highness Nobuhime loves the play 'Xiang Yu,' but I guess you requested this performance this time because of your majesty. After all, it's about showcasing Xiang Yu's bravery, so perhaps you'll be able to play the role of Xiang Yu himself. Of course, if you really don't want to perform, I can talk to Your Highness Nobuhime about it—just tell her that you're not very familiar with Noh." Ikoma Yoshino chuckled softly, "But don't spoil Your Highness Nobuhime's fun, you might as well know something else. Um, how about the shakuhachi?"

"?" Huh? Shakuhachi, passed down from the Tang Dynasty, has long been rarely seen in Chinese folk and official circles.

"Where are the drums?"

“…” It is generally believed that it originated from China, but does Taiko drum master count?

"Pipa is also OK—"

The only one I know of is that the Japanese Biwa was passed down from the Chinese Biwa (which is generally believed to have come from Central Asia). However, its nature has long since changed.

"I've heard a little about the pipa..." Beidou Xinwei nodded. This was the only instrument he was familiar with or had heard of among these instruments.

However, the Japanese Biwa is completely different from the Chinese Biwa. The Chinese Biwa is a musical instrument, played and sung among the people. The Japanese Biwa is a purely sung and played instrument, mainly with long commentary, mostly telling a story. Many Warring States generals liked to play the Biwa, and three of them were more famous:

1. Oda Nobuhime;

2. Takeda Shingen;

3. Uesugi Kenshin.

[Ding——Unlock the skill [(Chinese) Pipa Lv.01 (0/100)]

Level 1 Skill: Unlocks the Chinese mainland Pipa grading music (levels 1-10) - At this level, you can barely be considered to be able to play the Pipa.

"..." Okay, now the question is—where can I find a pipa? Let me "see" what's in these exam pieces. "Heroic Sisters of the Prairie," "The Kitten Fishing"... so childlike.

"Your Highness! Your Highness!"

Suddenly, there was a loud shouting sound outside Beidou Xinwei's house. A man knocked on the door and started shouting while standing at the door.

"Your Highness Beidou! Please come out and take a look!"

What happened? Beidou Xinwei was startled, and then hurried out to see—and found that although anxious, the person standing at the door was... Sasa Chengzheng?

"? Uchizoku?" Beidou Xinwei looked at him in surprise: "Why are you here? Don't you know I'm off work?"

"Your Highness, this isn't a matter of whether to leave work or not," Sasa Narimasa said anxiously. "Oda Nobutomo of Kiyosu Castle has been manipulated by Itai Daizen and his men! He has already sent 1,500 soldiers to join forces with Oda Iga-no-kami of Matsuba Castle and Oda Shinji of Fukada Castle in a rebellion!"

"...Huh?" Beidou Xinwei's eyes widened this time. "What? Why not rebel earlier or later, but now?!"

"Yes! The Lord has already sent troops to assemble! - Now please hasten to the Imperial Palace to discuss the deployment!"

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The reason why the Oda clan's Danjotada line was so powerful was because of the two commercial cities of Atsuta and Tsushima Port. One of the legacies left by Oda Nobuhide to Oda Nobuhime was the tax revenue from these two commercial cities, which continuously provided financial support to Oda Nobuhime.

The two rebels were now stuck on the main artery between Oda Nobuhime's Furuno Castle and the two commercial cities to the west and south. If this was blocked, Oda Nobuhime would not be able to pay the reward and would be finished immediately.

Depriving someone of their wealth is like killing their parents! So Oda Nobuhime unleashed her vengeance on her father's death! She received the news that day and prepared to dispatch her troops the next morning. Unlike the days she'd waited after hearing about the rebellion at Narumi Castle, this one couldn't wait even a moment.

but--

We still have to wait.

"The situation is very serious now," Oda Nobuhime said, and the entire Furuno Castle began an emergency mobilization. Fortunately, the peasant soldiers had not yet been disbanded. They had just received their rewards and the military service fees (looting) for their victories, and everyone was happy, so the morale of the army was at a high level.

Soldiers all like to fight under victorious generals, and everyone likes Beidou Xinwei's combat methods - efficient, fast, and with great military merits!

"Listen up! Itai Daizen has rebelled! Now all we have to do is kill them all." Oda Nobuhime was in a very bad mood. "I have sent people to Nobuyuki's castle and asked him to join the army!"

Chapter 45: Isn’t this worse than the reaction when your own father died?

"..." No one present said anything, except Beidou Xinwei, who was a little puzzled. The relationship between you and Oda Nobuyuki was so bad that the siblings almost strangled each other. Why did you let the other party send troops?

"Your Highness, Hokuto." Hirate Masahide, who sat beside Hokuto Nobuyoshi, seemed to have noticed his group and answered, "Don't you know the reason?—Yes, Your Highness traveled extensively in his early years and is unaware of the Oda family's private affairs.—This man had long since sidelined Oda Nobutomo. The Itai clan had effectively controlled Qingzhou City for a long time and was extremely rebellious towards the late Lord. This time, the Lord is venting his anger on the late Lord's behalf."

"?" What kind of deep hatred is there between my father-in-law Oda Nobuhide and this Itai Daizen?

"Therefore, if Lord Nobuyuki is still willing to admit that he is from the Dan Masatada (Oda clan) family, he should send troops to help." Hirate Masahide explained softly to Hokuto Nobuyoshi, and bowed slightly forward to indicate that he had finished speaking and that people should not whisper during the meeting.

"That's right!" Oda Nobuhime slammed the bat fan in her hand and said, "If that bastard Nobuyuki was a human being, he would send troops to help! Let his father have a vengeance! Bah, this time I will definitely skin and pull out the tendons of those bastards of the Itai family one by one to avenge the hatred in my heart! Itai Daizen, you bastard!——"

"I see." Beidou Xinwei nodded, understanding the priorities here.

"But! Oda Iga-no-kami of Matsuba Castle and Oda Shinji of Fukada Castle are even more hateful! They are from the same family, but at the critical moment they are not as good as an ordinary samurai!" Oda Nobuhime is getting more and more accustomed to the betrayal of her relatives, but even though she is accustomed to it, she still feels uncomfortable.

In her future life, she will experience many betrayals. Life is full of ups and downs! Life requires an attitude, and that attitude is: Don't even think about living! A small matter, like a sesame seed, becomes a mountain to me! In life, we only want to rise, not feel down! If you can't get through the mountain, then don't go!

"We also need to clean up our house with these two guys! - But, these two guys are holding our family back!" Oda Nobuhime suddenly calmed down, grinning and twitching twice.

Only after the young girl became the head of the household did she realize how expensive daily necessities are.

"The tax route to Tsushima Castle is blocked. If this continues, Tsushima and Atsuta Castle will inevitably be shaken! This is of course not an option! — We must immediately eliminate Oda Iga-no-kami of Matsuba Castle and Oda Shinji of Fukada Castle! However, we also need to divide our forces to fight against Itai Daizen. Um... does anyone have any good ideas?"

"Just divide the troops." Hirate Masahide bowed slightly and looked at Beidou Xinwei as if he were his own son.

The latter was frightened by what he saw - old man, don't you have a son? Why are you looking at me so lovingly?

"My lord." Hirate Masahide casually pointed at Beidou Xinwei and said, "You can send a general to lead an army alone and lead the people to Songye and Fukada. My lord, lead the army to besiege Qingzhou City yourself! Then we can divide and conquer! - At this time, using weak troops to contain Songye and Fukada, our army can besiege Qingzhou with half the effort. However, the people who divide the troops will be under great pressure. They must be brave and resourceful, worthy of being a general! And they must be able to intimidate the villains -"

Suddenly, everyone's eyes followed Hirate Masahide to look towards Beidou Xinwei.

From the current perspective, Beidou Xinwei's ability is enough for him to become a leading figure on his own - everyone looks at him this way, and Beidou Xinwei suddenly feels that something is wrong.

What you should focus on avoiding in a large organization is not being the first one to stick out. Unfortunately, if you don’t stick out now, this organization will fall apart sooner or later!

"My lord, I am willing to go." It is not necessary to bite the bullet. Beidou Xinwei's words made the atmosphere present relax a lot.

"Hmm." Oda Nobuhime wanted to say: See, this is my man! — She nodded slightly and said, "This battle is different from usual. Avi, you will lead the army alone... How many troops do you want to divide?"

"One hundred and ten people are enough." The upper limit for personal operation is 200 people for the commander, but the remaining 90 cannot be micro-controlled.

"...? 110 people?" How could there be decimals and even numbers? Oda Nobuhime was silent for a moment and then asked, "Isn't the number too small? There are at least 500 peasant soldiers in these two cities combined. You..."

"It's okay." Beidou Xinwei shook his head slightly and said, "I just need to divert the attention of these two cities. There should be no problem in ensuring the smooth flow of trade routes."

A river, crossed by a small stone bridge, separated Fukada Castle and Matsuba Castle. Controlling this area essentially meant controlling the hub between the two cities—they were less than five kilometers apart. Ordering a meal wouldn't require a delivery fee, either. With this distance, sending aid anywhere was easy. So, Beidou Xinwei—though I hadn't seen a map, I'd heard the two cities were very close. Since they were so close, they could just combine forces.

"Magnificent!" Oda Nobuhime patted the wooden pillow and said, "You are worthy of being the bravest man in the world! Avi, wait for me for half a month. After half a month, I will capture Qingzhou City and then lead my army to join you!"

Oda Nobuhime's military career can be summed up in one word: showing off. As the battle progressed, it was easy for her to gain an advantage and then go on a rampage, leading to the defeat at Nagashima, the collapse of Ise, the retreat to Kanegasaki, and the burning of Honnoji Temple. Isn't that what this means? Before the battle even began, she'd already given herself a boost.

I don't know why, but I just feel like I have a big deal. But the problem is, even a rat in Tongliao knows to ask yourself before taking action: What is the underlying logic behind this task? What is the top-level design? What is the ultimate deliverable value? What are the key steps in the process? How can you ensure a closed-loop outcome? Can you empower the product ecosystem? What are your strengths compared to others? What are your advantages?

No one cares: If you encounter something, just rush in! What if you win by rushing? — Don’t you agree? Okehazama?

The entire city of Gunye was in full swing with pre-war mobilization. Considering the previous victory was a bit easy, the key was that the results were quite significant! Following Beidou Xinwei was like following the God of Wealth. The feeling of chopping melons and vegetables on the battlefield even gave some of the peasant soldiers a false sense of self-satisfaction.

But regardless, this rebellious act of interrupting the celebration and immediately starting the next round of general mobilization surprisingly received little opposition! Some even seemed eager to go to war!

The joyful atmosphere of "We will win" filled the entire Naguno Castle. New and old samurai, as well as mobilized peasant soldiers, took up arms and prepared to begin training!

No matter what, Oda Nobuhime was ready to set off the next day. But before setting off, no one expected it!

Shibata Katsuie led 200 soldiers to help.

Chapter 46: Guan Zhong meets Xiaobai, Han Xin flees to Emperor Gaozu; the people in the Military Control Commission laugh: Everyone is in communist cahoots!

Apparently, some people's ways of showing goodwill were strange. Oda Nobuhime received the news that morning and immediately dispatched a fast horse to Oda Nobuyuki.

Why did Oda Nobuhide and Itai Daizen have such a bad relationship? ...It's said that it was because he failed to win the woman he wanted, so he started the Genestealer replica and successfully parasitized his son on his ex-girlfriend (who claimed to be his wife).

In reality, Oda Nobuhide wronged Itai Daizen, who then retaliated and killed the child left in Oda Nobuhide's wife's womb. The feud between the two was truly ruthless! Itai Daizen was a retainer of Oda Nobutomo, who was the shugo depute for the four lower counties of Owari.

Therefore, Oda Nobuhide was also a nominal retainer of Oda Nobutomo, and Itai Daizen was on the same level as Oda Nobuhide. Moreover, both sides basically rebelled against Oda Nobutomo and undermined him, but one was outside and the other was inside.

Although both parties are of equal status, there is a huge gap in strength between them. This is like many lists claiming that "the rankings are not in order of priority". In fact, any discerning person can tell at a glance how can there be no order of priority?

Her father's revenge was her own, so Oda Nobuhime launched an immediate attack—but why did her brother Oda Nobuyuki send only 200 soldiers as a token of respect?—Could he also be seeking revenge for his deceased father?

"What should I do now?" Oda Nobuyuki looked at the letter in his hand and felt insulted deep in his soul.

Isn't it just revenge for my father's concubine being taken away? Do you think I'm worried about the debts now? Am I bitten by too many lice? I even teamed up with my mother to kill my father. I did such a disgusting thing - of course, in the Japanese Warring States period, we can all be summed up in one word: "forced to do it" and "in the world of Jianghu, we have no choice."

"Are you really going to send troops to help my sister... um, Oda Nobuhime?"

"What Oda Nobuhime? How rude!" Perhaps it was a resurgence of love these days. Married at 12 and giving birth to her eldest daughter, Oda Nobuhime, at 14, 32-year-old Tsuchida Gozen was radiant! Her heavy makeup at the moment was truly stunning for Japan's Warring States period.

This face is so white, as white as a freshly painted wall. Beautiful, noble, elegant, mature woman temperament! ——Maybe the entire Japanese Warring States period, except for Beidou Xinwei herself, would think this makeup is high-end and classy, ​​low-key luxury and connotation.

"That's your elder sister. She should say this as long as there is no war between the two sides." For some reason, she seemed to pay a little more attention to the issue of family affection. Could it be that the woman who killed her husband began to have a better impression of Oda Nobuhime, whom she had hated for 19 years (including during her pregnancy)?

"Mother... Your Excellency?" Oda Nobuyuki was stunned and blurted out subconsciously, "Have you...changed your opinion of Sister Nobuhime?"

"No, she's always made me feel cold. She never cried or showed weakness since she was little. Her eyes looked like a ghost since I was little, and now they're full of wildness! Her voice and personality are completely unlike me. I hate my own children who don't listen to me more than disobedient outsiders! I don't know what the master saw in her when he was alive? Sigh..."

Tsuchida Gozen spoke, but seemed to be worried about how public opinion would view her. She covered her face again, speaking with a hint of sadness, "If someone like this inherits the Dan Masatada (Oda) family, the family will have no future. To change everything, we have to... wuwuwu. To protect Nobuyuki and Aichi, to save the Oda family, we have no choice but to obey fate! This is the only way to survive in the chaotic Warring States period."

This is nonsense. If you don't kill Oda Nobuhide and Oda Nobuhime, will the knife on your waist fly out and stab you to death automatically?

"By the way, is Lord Beidou Xinwei also going to participate in this battle?" Suddenly, Tsuchida Gozen changed his tone.

I won’t pretend anymore!

"..." Everyone instantly understood her true intentions—this woman was truly selfish to the extreme. But there was nothing they could do. They were all selfish. They were all sophisticated egoists. Otherwise, they wouldn't have participated in murdering their lord and dividing up the estate.

"How about this," Shibata Katsuie bowed slightly and said, "In such a major battle, His Majesty Beidou will naturally send troops. But I'm afraid we can't defeat them with absolute superiority. So, we can show our benevolence and send a general with 200 men to assist. This will not only demonstrate our benevolence and righteousness, but also test the enemy's strength."

"I agree." Oda Nobuyuki nodded. The handsome boy was actually quite capable. He immediately agreed with Shibata Katsuie's statement: "No matter what, Tsushima Port is an internal matter of our Dan Masatada family. How can we allow the Oda Nobutomo family to get involved?! Besides, Itai Daizen is just a sycophant! But... who should we send this time?"

"Since this is your suggestion, I'm naturally willing to go. After all, this mission is a diplomatic mission to an enemy country. Although I'm here to assist in the war, I need someone to keep them in check. I can't be used as cannon fodder, nor can I be laughed at for lacking any military merit." Shibata Katsuie, climbing the ladder, volunteered, "If you, my lord, don't mind, I'm willing to lead two hundred of my retainers to join the battle!"

"Lord Gonroku, this... is too much of a loss for you, isn't it?" Only taking your own retainers? It's obvious that we're all just collaborating for the benefit of the Oda clan, and you're going alone to reinforce and save face for my Oda clan. You're such a high-ranking official, I always feel a little sorry for you, don't I? "But since Lord Gonroku has such an idea, we have nothing to say. We are willing to provide three days of military rations..."

"No need." Shibata Katsuie shook his head slightly and said seriously, "No matter what, this is a diplomatic matter of great importance, and my family must demonstrate its magnanimity! I'll return to the city and gather our forces overnight. No need for military rations, I'm afraid I won't have enough time! We should be able to reach Kuno Castle tomorrow morning by traveling day and night. - This matter is extremely urgent, so I won't delay! Sorry, I'm being rude!"

Shibata Katsuie bowed one last time from his seat as a retainer, then stood up and ran away in a hurry.

"Kwan Roku-kun is truly a hero of the time. He is willing to share the worries of our family." Tsuchida Gozen sighed from the bottom of his heart - he is really a good man!

And what about Shibata Katsuie? — Oh my god, don't put all your eggs in one basket. Especially since this basket seems a bit unreliable! Why is there such a huge gap between my feelings and when I placed the order? It's like a buyer's show and a seller's show!

Quickly escape this ship. At the very least, go and be good to Oda Nobuhime! What if something unexpected happens? Don't let our friendship be severed!

If you don't run away when something goes wrong, are you going to stay and die? Shibata Katsuie immediately said: If you surrender, the world will open up in an instant!

The author says:

Author's words: PS: Second update

I believe everyone knows the title:

1. Guan Zhong surrendered to Prince Xiaobai, also known as Duke Huan of Qi

2. Han Xin was laid off and found a new job on his own, and then he went to Liu Bang, the first emperor of Han.

3. Joke of the Military Control Commission: Internal meeting of the Military Control Commission: There is a traitor among us, but the traitor doesn’t even have any connections with the Communist Party!

4. Literally, it means that we cannot win, but the trend of the times and the people’s will are in our favor, so it is not shameful.

Chapter 47 When You Have a Professional Hunting Horn in Your Team

Shibata Katsuie assembled two hundred soldiers overnight and captured over a hundred able-bodied men from the local communities. As a high-ranking lord, he possessed his own arsenal, naturally consisting of bamboo poles, broken bamboo hats (Kasai-jin), and the like. During the Warring States Period in Japan, mobilizing soldiers was typically done by the magistrates and military magistrates at all levels, personally traveling to the countryside! Based on the previously conducted integrated survey, he demanded that all villages and towns send troops!

Gathering at the village entrance, the cement was of this quality. Military rations and weapons needed to be provided by the soldiers themselves. Military conscription required even stricter, higher-quality armor and weapons. Ordinary peasants, of course, thought they could just carry a bamboo pole, but the daimyo was no fool and certainly wouldn't agree! So what was the solution? The peasants had to borrow from the village's wealthy landlords (Japanese landlords were considered the oppressed class, middlemen).

What if the landlords didn't have enough food? They had no choice but to go to the conscription station. Where could they find a high-interest loan from a magistrate? Just like a delivery driver, you had to take out a loan to buy a car before you could start delivering orders! And the loan was high-interest, so if you died, your family would pay it back. Then, after taking out the loan, you had to borrow crappy equipment to fight in the war.

Shibata Katsuie found some equipment from his own armory to equip all the peasants who had been conscripted overnight, as the time allotted was indeed too short. They were brought in almost immediately from the village entrance, so the equipment was essentially free. Regardless, the efficiency of this mobilization was truly remarkable. Shibata Katsuie led a "huge" group of retainers, including 30 samurai and six mounted soldiers, a total of 200 people, to the castle of Nagoya.

When he appeared outside the defense circle of Nagoya Castle the next day and sent a messenger to inform Oda Nobuhime of Nagoya Castle.

Oda Nobuhime herself also received feedback from the surveillance and defense system that a team of about 200 people appeared one mile east of Naguno Castle.

In any case, after a brief diplomatic meeting, the two sides united their forces to attack the enemy—a total of one thousand men were gathered, and the attack began.

Then Shibata Katsuie discovered a serious problem: Where is Beidou Xinwei? You are not in Furuno Castle at all, where are you?