On the evening of August 29, the main force of the Oda family had arrived at the Guanyin Temple Castle and immediately surrounded the Guanyin Temple Castle. When they arrived, they received news that the ninjas of the Hexagata family had already declared throughout the Nanoe territory that they were dedicated to the king and had now responded to Ashikaga Yoshihiro's call to join the Guilu army.

"What should I do?" Yu Qiuping was already preparing to order a siege, but now he was in trouble. When they attacked before, the Hexao family was still enemies but not friends, and there was nothing morally wrong. But now that the Hexao family has announced that they have joined the alliance, continuing to attack is contrary to morality.

Just when Yu Qiuping was on the verge of the sirloin, Sen Kecheng and Daoye Yitie didn't know how to act, they suddenly received an envoy from Qifu City who arrived.

"Your Highness Lin, why are you here in person?" When Yu Qiuping saw that the messenger in footwear was Queen Lin Xiuzhen, who was obviously riding a horse with dust, and his face was sweating.

"Go in and say, go in and say." Lin Xiuzhen made a silent gesture to Yu Qiuping, signaling him not to speak out, and then followed everyone to the central army's tent.

"I know you are full of doubts now, so don't rush to ask." As soon as Lin Xiuzhen entered the account, Yu Qiuping and others couldn't help but want to ask questions. The latter immediately stretched out his hand and waved it, whispering: "I will repeat the lord's meaning first. If you don't understand, ask."

"The reason why the lord wants you to attack the Hexao family immediately is not without a reason." Lin Xiuzhen breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief and said: "Our ninja received the news that the head of the Hexao family, Yoshiji, would personally rush to Omi to discuss the alliance with the Gongfang Temple. If it is not stopped, the Hexao family will join the Shangluo Alliance and become our ally."

"Isn't that a good thing? Why did the lord do this to ruin the alliance? Turn your original friend into an enemy?" Inaba Ichitek muttered dissatisfiedly when he saw this.

"Your Highness Inaba thinks it's a good thing?" Lin Xiuzhen laughed a few times when she heard this, shook her head slightly and said, "Lord and I don't think so."

"You don't really think that the lord is loyal and brave, and he is dedicated to the shogunate, so he supports General Akagi Akara, right?" Lin Xiuzhen asked slowly, looking around, and then he continued with satisfaction after seeing everyone shook his head, "That's right. We support the lord, the last part is for the interests of our Oda family. The lord wants to dominate Kinki, so he raised an army to the lord."

"But if the Hexao family joins the alliance, even if we successfully defeat the Miyoshi family and seize Kyoto, it will be just an uncontrollable enclave for our Oda family." Lin Xiuzhen slowly walked to the place where the map was hung in the camp, and pointed on the map with her hands: "Kei Omi is an ally Asai family, and if Mino Omi is also an ally's territory, will Kyo be cut open with our Mino Okachi? How can we manage Kyoto from such a distance?"

"If the Hexake family, which has deep friendship with the General's family, really joins the alliance, they will definitely become the chess piece of the general who checks and balances our Oda family like the Asakura family." Lin Xiuzhen paused and whispered meaningfully: "At that time, we are far from Kyoto's whip. The Gongfang Temple, which has the support of the Hexake family and the Asakura family, may be able to turn the tables and seize control of Kyoto."

"If this is true, our Oda family will send troops and money and efforts. Who are the hard work for? We finally defeated the Sanhao family and finally got nothing? Do you think this is the style of the lord?"

"I understand." Yu Qiupi nodded suddenly and said, "So the lord wants to get rid of the Hexao family before forming an alliance! On the one hand, it cut off one of the general's arms, and on the other hand, the Oda family has actually captured the rich territory. At the same time, it can also use the Minami-oi to control Kyoto nearby, killing three birds with one stone!"

"Hongye is right, and she is deeply in love with the Lord." Lin Xiuzhen nodded with satisfaction, but sighed helplessly: "But even so, the passage connecting Minoe and Mino is still controlled by the Asai family's hands, which is very inconvenient. If you want to enter Minoe and Kyoto from Minoe, you either pass through the Asai family's territory or you can only cross the Ibuki Mountains with great difficulty."

"What does Your Highness Lin mean?" Yu Qiuping was shocked when he heard this and stood up anxiously, "Does the lord want to be an enemy of the Asai family?"

"Hongye is thinking too much. The Asai family is an important ally, and the lord also appreciates His Highness Asai's talent very much." Lin Xiuzhen smiled, and Yu Qiuhei finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, he couldn't help but feel a knot in his heart. As Asai Nagamasa's brother, he made up his mind to avoid the tragedy of the Asai family and the Oda family later turning against each other in this life.

"But the Hexao family had announced in the afternoon that Kinki had joined the alliance of the Gongfang Temple." Mori Kecheng reminded with concern, "Now they are our allies, do we still want to continue attacking?"

"Of course." Lin Xiuzhen nodded accordingly, "To be honest, at noon today, Gongfang Palace had sent an envoy to inform the lord, asking the lord to order you to retreat. But the lord's intention was very firm, and he must eradicate the Hexao family. After that, even if the lord was forced to withdraw under the pressure of Gongfang Palace or His Highness Asakura, he ordered you to withdraw your troops, don't accept the order, and continue to attack."

Do you want to disobey again? Yu Qiuhei couldn't help but wonder. He had already confronted Ashikaga Yoshihiro once before, and last time he had Oda Nobunaga's order to support him. This time, if Ashikaga Yoshihiro sent someone to take Oda Nobunaga's withdrawal order to let him retreat, it would be unreasonable to disobey him again.

Lin Xiuzhen saw Yu Qiuping's trouble and smiled kindly and said, "Don't worry Hongye, I will explain it clearly to your lord, everything is for the Oda family's great cause."

"But we only have 6,500 people on hand, and we are unable to capture Guanyin Temple City. There are at least 3,000 people in the city." Yu Qiuping wanted to find an excuse to make excuses.

"It's okay." Lin Xiuzhen shook her head confidently and said, "Hasn't the Hexao family announced that they have joined the alliance? You used this as a reason to order the Pusheng family and the Goto family to surrender to Lord Ikeda, Lord Ando and others. After that, you will assemble all the troops of the advance team to attack Guanyin Temple Castle. The first reinforcements from the Oda family are already on the way, so don't worry."

"If there is nothing else, I will go back and report."

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Since Lin Xiuzhen and Oda Nobunaga had a firm attitude, Yu Qiuhei had to do it. However, Lin Xiuzhen's strategy played a huge role. The rich families of the Hexao family were already separated from the Hexao family after the two incidents of the killing of Goto Kento and the riot of Guanyin Temple by Yoshiji. Now seeing that the Hexao family was surrounded by Guanyin Temple in danger, the Shangluo army was in danger, and the Hexao family itself gave up resisting and begging for mercy, so naturally they no longer had the idea of ​​fighting the Oda family. Therefore, after obtaining the guarantee of territorial security, nearly half of the wealthy families led by Pu Sheng family defected to the Oda family.

Afterwards, Yokohiko Ikeda and others took the surrendered Hexao family's wealthy family and quickly wiped out all the wealthy families around who refused to surrender. On the morning of September 2, Yokohiko Ikeda and Yokohiko led a large army and Yu Qiuhei to meet at the Guanyin Temple City, with a total force of nearly 20,000. Yu Qiuhei was even more polite and launched a fierce attack on the same day. In the face of the huge gap in numbers, the Hexao family was unable to resist, and Minomaru and Ninomaru fell one after another. In the afternoon of that day, they had to send envoys to seek peace.

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At this time, in the Oda family's tent, Mitsuo Cheng, the messenger of the Hexaki family, faced Yu Qiuping to understand the reason and moved him with emotion.

"Your Highness Hongye! Our Hexake family and Oda family are now friendly troops! We have announced that we will join the alliance of the Gongfang Hall and support the Luo of the Gongfang Hall together!" Sanyun Chengzhi knelt down in front of Yu Qiuping, and accused him in a righteous tone: "Why is your highness so unreasonable? He has transferred the wealthy families of the alliance, led the territory of the alliance, and besieged the residence of the alliance! Isn't this too much!"

"What does it mean to bully people too much? I, Yu Qiuping, have always believed that if you have reason, you can travel all over the world, but if you don't make a move, you can't move in an instant." Yu Qiuping said with confidence in front of many colleagues: "This alliance is a consensual matter, and it's not that you just want to form an alliance! If you say you want to form an alliance, you have to agree! Otherwise, our Oda family will say out of thin air that we have formed an alliance with the Sanhao family! Is there no need to fight this battle?"

"But Your Highness has agreed! He has already agreed to our alliance!" Sanyun Chengchi saw that Yu Qiuping seemed to have the upper hand, and interrupted in a hurry.

"Oh? Is that true? Why don't I know?" Yu Qiuping shook his head ignorantly with a harmless expression.

"Look! I have a general's reply here!" Miyun Cheng took out a letter from his arms in a hurry and handed it to Yu Qiuhei. Yu Qiuhei opened the envelope in a few seconds and found that it was indeed Ashikaga Yoshiki's handwriting. He promised the Hexaki family to join the alliance and also guaranteed that the Hexaki family was in a stable position in the Nanomi County.

"Oh, okay, I know what the Gongfang Palace means." Yu Qiuping nodded with a look of "I understand" and returned the letter to Miyun Chengji. Then he said to Honda Tadao at the door: "Let's take the guests away, and continue the attack later."

As soon as Yu Qiuping said this, Yoshiki Ikeda, who was sitting next to him, burst out laughing, amused by Yu Qiuping's rogue appearance.

"Ah! Oh! Your Highness Hongye, what do you mean?" Sanyun Chengchi saw a warrior with a tiger-backed and bear-waisted waist walking in and was about to drag him away. He shouted at a loss: "Your Highness General has agreed to the alliance! Now we are always allies!"

"That's the alliance between the Hexao family and the General family. What's the matter with my Oda family?" Yu Qiuping looked at Miyun Chengji with a confused expression.

"Your Highness Oda is also a retainer of the Gongfang Palace! How could Your Highness Oda not obey the orders of the Gongfang Palace!" Although everyone knows that Ashikaga Yoshiki is just a puppet general, this does not prevent Miyun from holding a tiger's skin as a banner.

"The retainer of the retainer of the Gongfang Palace is not his retainer." Yu Qiuping used the old saying again, and this time it also accompanied by a series of difficult explanations: "My territory was given by His Highness Oda, not by His Highness Oda. Obligations arose with the enfeoffment of the territory. Naturally, I only have obligations to His Highness Oda and have nothing to do with the Gongfang Palace." Yu Qiuping's series of logic that circumvented around made Miyun Chengchi stunned. When he came to his senses, he was almost forced to leave the door by Tada Honda.
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