Thousands of cavalry generals.
Although Rody didn't know much about the official positions of the dwarves, he could understand from this name that the Oda Nobunaga in front of him must be a general commanding the cavalry! The island country of the dwarves does not produce war horses, and the country is too small to produce large-scale war horses. Therefore, most of the army is infantry, and cavalry is extremely precious and rare.
And the person who can allow the shogun to hand over the rarest and most valuable cavalry to the command must naturally have a higher status in the shogunate. It seems that Kikukawa Yukinari's statement that he is the number one general under the shogun must be true.
And Nidis thought even deeper.
This Oda Nobunaga is a powerful figure at first glance. There is such a talent in the shogunate! Is that Kikukawa Koichi more powerful than this Oda Nobunaga!
Oda Nobunaga just glanced at a few people indifferently and said coldly: "General, ring the bell and call for orders. I will go in first." After saying that, he strode in without looking back. Several people came on horseback behind him. The warriors also walked neatly behind him, looking arrogant. He didn't even notice the general's son at all.
Kikuzune Yukinari secretly clenched his fists, with traces of hatred in his eyes.
Rody patted his shoulder lightly and whispered: "This Oda Nobunaga doesn't seem to be at odds with you?"
Kikukawa Yukinari nodded and gritted his teeth and said: "He is the 'Thousand Cavalry General' under my father. All the cavalry of our Yamata Kingdom are under his command. They have always been arrogant! He is also unique in the army and will not obey anyone. Except for Except for my father, he doesn’t even buy my brother’s property.”
Rody smiled slightly and thought to himself: "Is he the commander of the cavalry? Hum!"
Rody himself was a cavalry commander. The "Thunder God's Whip" under his command was an invincible cavalry regiment across the continent. Even the most powerful Holy Knights in Roland Continent were slightly inferior. Although Oda Nobunaga has good momentum and the knights under his command are also strong, in Rody's eyes, they are only average, and such people in his "Thunder God's Whip" are too ordinary. There are so many. So I don't care in my heart.
Nidis breathed a sigh of relief. He said calmly: "Master Kikukawa, since Oda Nobunaga and your brother are both on the wrong path, you should not be hostile to him! If you want to achieve something, then you must remember one key: the enemy of your enemy is yourself. My friend! If I were you, instead of being hostile to him, I'd rather win him over and use him for my own benefit."
Kikukawa Yukinari's eyes showed a bit of surprise, and then a bright light flashed, he lowered his head and said: "Yukinari has learned a lesson!"
He seemed to cheer up a little and led everyone into the shogunate.
Rody was quite interested in the "Thousand Cavalry General". I couldn't help but ask a few more questions along the way. Kikukawa Yukinari is extremely dependent on the three of them at this moment, and he knows everything about them.
It turns out that due to the limitations of innate geographical conditions and the fact that the dwarves are naturally short in stature and are not good at riding horses, the dwarfs do not have many cavalry troops. The national cavalry army only has one cavalry regiment.
This cavalry regiment does not exceed ten thousand people. The reason why Oda Nobunaga is called the "Thousand Cavalry General" is because he commanded this cavalry army of ten thousand people. Except for himself, the ten thousand people of the cavalry under his command are all Exactly nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine people are still in the "thousand" digit, so they are called "Thousand Cavalry Generals".
I originally thought that the level of the shogunate meeting would be very strict. Roddy and the other three were nominally the newly acquired retainers of Kikukawa Yukinari, so they could not participate. However, it seemed that the old general loved this young son so much that he actually let them all in!
In a spacious room, more than a dozen people, old and young, were sitting on both sides. The habit of the dwarves is that there are no chairs in the room, but a soft pedal is spread out in the room. People kneel on the soft couch and sit on their calves. This habit makes Roddy quite uncomfortable. It was comfortable. Fortunately, the three of them were not high enough to sit down, so they just stood behind Kikuzan Yukinari.
There is a platform in the middle, which is naturally the position of the shogun. Then, in the first position below the left side, sits a young man with a capable appearance. This one is wearing a samurai armor, and his brows are full of energy. There was a hint of arrogance, his lips were pursed tightly, and his face had clear lines. It was obvious that this person must be a person with a strong character.
This man is a bit older than Kikukawa Yukinari, but there is a vague similarity between his eyebrows. Naturally, he must be Kikukawa Yukinari's brother Kukawa Koichi.
Below Kikukawa Koichi, there was a middle-aged man sitting. This man was wearing a samurai robe. He had a fierce face and a thin scar on his face. His eyes clearly showed a ferocious light like a beast. Just looking at it When he looked at Kikukawa Koichi beside him, he showed a bit of respect and submission.
In comparison, Kikukawa Yukinari's seat was much further down. Obviously, the youngest son of the old general did not have a very high status in the shogunate. The people around him didn't talk much to him, and seemed a little isolated.
At this moment, the old General Kikukawa has not yet appeared. Although everyone has arrived, they are all whispering. Kikukawa Koichi is indeed quite prestigious. The veterans of the shogunate look very close to him. Kikukawa Yukinari sees this and his face gradually changes. Difficult to look at. Nidis stood behind him and just whispered: "Don't talk, look more and listen more, words!"
Rody looked around, but found that the "Thousand Cavalry General" Oda Nobunaga was not in the room.
After a moment, the sliding door at the back of the room was opened. A majestic old voice coughed slightly, and the room immediately became silent, and then two people walked out from behind the sliding door.
The first one was an old man with gray hair on his temples. His appearance was vaguely similar to that of Kikukawa Koichi. His eyes seemed to be slightly closed, and only occasionally revealed a sharp gaze when looking at him. Wearing a brocade robe, he simply draped it around his body. This person is naturally the shogun of this generation, Lao Kikukawa!
The person following behind was the "Thousand Rider General" Oda Nobunaga. He was expressionless at the moment, just nodded to everyone, walked over and sat on the first seat on the right below.
After Old Kikukawa sat down, everyone immediately raised their heads to look at the actual ruler of the Yamata Kingdom of Switzerland. Only Rody was the most interested in the "Thousand Cavalry General", but he unexpectedly discovered Oda Nobu. It seemed that Chang and the eldest young master Kikukawa Koichi secretly exchanged glances! Kikukawa Koichi's eyes just glanced at Oda Nobunaga, and the Qianqi General just nodded slightly.
Are the rumors of their feud false
The old general coughed lightly and said in a deep voice: "I summoned you here today because the battle on the front line is tense! Wuyou Senbei has sent people to call for help! I am afraid that the Roland people will attack in less than five days at most. Kawato!
Kikukawa Yasuichi reacted very quickly. While everyone was still exclaiming, he was the first to reply loudly: "Father, please let me lead Erlang to go on an expedition! I want to lead the 'Maruki' tribe to remove the Roland people from the country. Erase it!”
He had already stood up from where he was and placed the samurai sword he was carrying on the table in front of him with a strong expression on his face.
In contrast, Kikukawa Yukinari's face was a little complicated. He seemed to hesitate for a moment, but then lowered his head. Rody sighed secretly in his heart. This young master is so weak. If it were me, I wouldn't choose him as his successor.
Sure enough, as soon as Kikukawa Koichi finished speaking, all the generals sitting below him spoke out in support.
"Hmph!" A cold snort seemed extremely unusual among the impassioned words of the crowd. Oda Nobunaga snorted coldly, suddenly stood up, and shouted: "General, I think the first step is to hold Wu Youqian accountable. Lord Bingwei failed in the battle! He commanded 50,000 men, but the Roland people lost their armor and lost four military fortresses along the way. If the Roland people didn't punish him first, I'm afraid the samurai under his command would be killed! They are not convinced!”
The old general nodded and whispered: "I have decided to choose one person to take 'Maruki' and 'Qianqi' to the south for reinforcements. It's just that I want to hear everyone's opinions on this person's selection! Goyou Senbei's I will not forgive him for his guilt! As soon as the people I sent arrive, I will gather Wu Youqianbing's troops and order him to commit suicide! Let's see, who will lead the troops south?"
Kikukawa Yasuichi reacted the fastest, ran up a few steps, threw himself on the ground in the middle, and shouted sanctimoniously: "I am willing to share my father's worries!"
Oda Nobunaga sneered, and stood up and said loudly and sanctimoniously: "The eldest son is responsible for the defense of Kyoto. Leave the matter of going south to me!"
The two of them were kneeling in the middle, but they glared at each other fiercely, as if they were quite angry. But Rody felt a little strange in his heart, as if there was a vague tacit understanding between the two.
This Thousand Cavalry General seems to be quite prestigious among the generals of the shogunate. As soon as he came out to fight for it, the original support for Kikukawa Kouichi immediately became much smaller. Many people closed their mouths and carefully observed the direction of the wind. !
Nidis stabbed Kikukawa Yukinari hard in the back and whispered: "It's your turn to speak!"
"Huh?" Kikukawa Yukinari seemed stunned for a moment and whispered: "What did you say?"
"Idiot!" Nidis cursed to herself and gritted her teeth: "If you still want to make a difference, this is a good opportunity for you to show off!"
"But, I..." Kikukawa Yukinari wanted to say something else, but Nidis was already impatient and slapped Kikukawa Yukinari out with a hard palm from behind.
At this moment, the two people were arguing, and suddenly they heard a sharp voice: "Ouch!"
Kikukawa Yukinari's back hurt, and he stumbled out due to a strong push, just in time to plop down behind the two people in the middle.
"Huh? Yukinari?" Old General Kikukawa saw the person kneeling in front of him clearly and seemed a little surprised, but behind the surprise was a hint of surprise. I never thought that my little son, whom I have always loved, would finally do something today!
After coughing slightly, the old general said in a deep and sanctimonious voice: "Xingcheng, why are you out? Have you done everything I asked you to do in Kawato?"
Kikukawa Yukinari's forehead was already sweaty, he lowered his head and said: "Yes, it's been done!"
The old general suppressed the surprise in his heart, but pretended to lower his face and shouted sanctimoniously: "Since it has been settled, why didn't you come back and tell me earlier! It took you until today! Don't you know that the time is urgent now?"
"I, I..." Kukawa Yukinari was nervous in his heart, but for some reason, he suddenly felt blessed, and a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his heart. He remembered Nidis' words just now, and he felt inexplicably less nervous.
He slowly raised his head, with a somewhat even smile on his face. He clearly showed a confident demeanor, and there was no trace of panic at all.
"Father... I'm sorry that I came back late..." Kikukawa Yukinari's eyes flashed with peace and wisdom, he breathed out softly, and wrote in an understatement: "That's because I am lost on the road of life..."
"Silence..."
I originally thought that this young master who had always been a little crazy had enlightened himself today, but I didn't expect that he would actually say such a "philosophical" sentence in such a serious meeting. Everyone looked at each other for a moment, dumbfounded.
Even Kikukawa Yasuichi couldn't help but think: Isn't my younger brother really crazy? That's good news...
But Kikukawa Yukinari was not nervous at all. He actually had some eloquence, and he spoke eloquently: "Father, I went to Ikawado and was deeply surprised by the situation in our Yamato country. I can no longer tolerate my past behavior in this situation!”
The old general was silent for a while, nodded, and said: "Well, you finally got the idea, which is a good thing, but now is not the time to talk about this. Let me ask you, what do you think of the candidates to lead the troops south this time? Opinion?"
Kikukawa Yukinari coughed, his expression became more respectful, and he whispered: "I have no say in this important matter of commanding the army..." As soon as he said this, everyone felt that although this young master did not Anyway, I still have some self-knowledge, but Kikukawa Yukinari changed his voice and said: "It's just that I think whoever leads the army must at least fully understand the current situation in the south! I have a few questions in my mind. I feel that if anyone can figure out these questions, success will be immediate!”