Basically, Nobunaga was a proud, arrogant, and self-confident man. He loved new things, but more importantly, he possessed the flexible mindset to avoid being shackled by outdated practices and conventional wisdom. That was how he managed to overthrow the Muromachi Shogunate in all but name and make an enormous contribution toward bringing an end to the long Warring States period that had begun with the Ōnin War.
Nobunaga had been an eccentric since his youth, with many improper habits and behaviors. It was only after inheriting his family position that he began to take things seriously.
As a result, the young Nobunaga had once been mocked as the Great Fool of Owari. That was also a dark chapter in his past.
However, Nobunaga was also a very free-spirited person. One second, he could still be raging, and the next, he would be seriously pondering King Gilgamesh's problem.
After all, he had been one of the most famous military commanders in Japanese history. As someone born with extraordinary strategic talent, who had been only one step away from unifying the country while alive, Nobunaga might have defied convention, but that was precisely why he possessed so many ingenious stratagems.
And so...
"Under these circumstances, the only plans I can think of are a surprise attack or a sneak attack."
Nobunaga said it without hesitation.
"A surprise attack or a sneak attack?"
Everyone immediately began to ponder.
Ushiwakamaru nodded.
"Indeed. The enemy's numbers are great, but that is also their only advantage."
As a Minamoto Clan military commander who had once studied military strategy under a tengu, and whose renown was no less than Nobunaga's, Ushiwakamaru quickly understood Nobunaga's proposal.
Actually, it was not all that difficult to understand.
Just as Ushiwakamaru had said, the enemy's numbers were enormous and frightening, but