Harano waited another two days before receiving new information from Ah Man, finally understanding how Oda Nobunaga managed to capture Qingzhou City so easily—Oda Nobunaga's own third uncle, the Lord of Shoushan City, Oda Nobuaki, is an unparalleled ruthless man.
It was obvious that Oda Nobunaga would not let go of Qingzhou City. Oda Nobuyoshi and his household elders under him were very clear about this, but after losing twice to Oda Nobunaga, taking massive losses at Zhenyuan Temple in Anshi Village—over thirty samurai killed—and with Zhenyuan Temple, which covered their flank, burned to the ground, even defending the city had become difficult. So the Oda Family of Qingzhou had completely lost hope of defeating Oda Nobunaga.
So they came up with a crooked plan: to directly win over one of Oda Nobunaga's most important members—his third uncle, the Lord of Shoushan City, Oda Nobuaki.
