There is nothing more indifferent than a clock: the moment you are born, the moment you are plucking your dreams, it ticks every second.

- Gorky (proletarian writer of the former Soviet Union, founder of socialist realist literature)

Just two days after the battle to encircle and annihilate the Date army, the four legions led by Bu Weixin and Andong Ietada rushed to Takamizuji Castle; the smooth progress of the forced surrender plan caused the officers and men of these four legions to arrive at Takasuisera Castle at a normal marching speed instead of marching in a hurry.

At this moment, Sanada Masayuki and his son in Takamizuji Castle were ready to lead the army to attack, and the Sanada Standing Army, which still had combat power, and the Yanhuang Standing Army under Sanada Nobuyuki, gritted their teeth with hatred for the Uesugi army that had besieged them for many days.

Because Takasui Temple Castle had been under siege before, it was impossible for Bai Feng's military order to be sent to Takasui Temple Castle in time, which is why Uesugi Keitora led his army all the way back, while Sanada Masayuki and Sanada Nobuyuki never went out of the city to fight back.

The 100,000-strong army of the Uesugi clan withdrew all the way to the border between Oshu and Ueno Province under the leadership of Uesugi Keitor, and once the army of the Yanhuang family launched a pursuit of the Uesugi army, then the place where the two armies fought would inevitably be in Ueno Province rather than Oshu territory.

It's not that Sanada Masayuki doesn't know the close relationship between the Uesugi family and the Mogami family, nor is he afraid that the army under his command won't be able to defeat the Uesugi family's army, but what he's worried about is whether the governor of his family has made up his mind to fight back with all his might!

Even without the reinforcements brought back from overseas by the family governor, the Yanhuang family, which had developed over the past two years, already had a military strength that was only stronger than the Uesugi family.

If we add in the large number of reinforcements brought back from overseas, the Yanhuang family may not have the strength and capital to dominate the northern part of the empire with the power of one family; the key question is, is the governor ready to go to war with the Uesugi family, the Mogami family, the Date family, and other families?

War is not child's play, and military strength cannot represent everything, otherwise, the two countries will directly compare the number of troops at war, so why bother fighting to the death on the battlefield? Even if the Yanhuang family has military strength, it does not mean that it has the strength to swallow several countries.

What's more, it is not a trivial matter to be enemies of the three major families at the same time, including the Uesugi family, the Mogami family, and the Date family, and the strategic Sanada Masayuki understands that this is a war that can trigger an all-out war for the entire empire if he is not careful.

No matter what decision the governor will make in the end, Sanada Masayuki is ready to lead the army into battle at any time, and to be ready to fight at all times is not only the survival law of the Sanada family, but also the battlefield law that Sanada Masayuki has believed in all his life.

After stationing the soldiers of the four legions outside the city, Yubu Weixin and Andong Jiazhong entered the castle with Assam and Valk, and the fierce battle between the two armies had already turned the blue walls of the castle red, which made people feel afraid.

Fortunately, Yubu Yushin and the other four people are not ordinary people, they are used to seeing the scene of fighting, and they do not have any discomfort about this; all the way to the headquarters of Sanada Masayuki under the leadership of the defenders in the city, everyone just met and waited for a long time Sanada Masayuki politely introduced himself:

"Sanada Masayuki, the commander of the Shimosanada Standing Army, this is Sanada Nobuyuki, the commander of the Yanhuang Standing Army, I don't know ...... you"

"General Sanada, the contempt is the commander of the First Banner Legion, Yubu Yushin. Yubu Weixin also politely introduced Sanada Masayuki: "This is General An Dong Ietada, the commander of the Second Banner Legion, General Assam, the commander of the Second Essini Legion, and General Valk, the commander of the Third Lucy Legion, and the 120,000 troops of our four legions have all arrived. ”

"Four generals actually brought 120,000 troops?!" Sanada Nobuyuki, who was not mature enough, was suddenly shocked by the number of reinforcements.

Sanada Masayuki, whose shocked look flashed in his eyes, did not lose his temper like his eldest son, and after a little thought, he asked Yufu Yushinobu: "General Yufu, the lord asked you to wait for the army of 120,000 to come to help, but there is the latest order?"

Yubu and Anton Ietada don't seem to be older than Sanada Masayuki, but the number of troops under their command is much larger than that of Sanada's standing army, and these people look like the confidant generals brought by the governor from overseas, so Sanada Masayuki deserves to use honorific titles.

"General Sanada, the latest order given by the lord is only eight words: revenge, revenge, resentment!" Yubu Weixin smiled faintly and said: "This time, the army transferred by the lord to Oshu is more than four legions, and we are just the first to rush to the battlefield. ”

The vanguard that was the first to rush to the battlefield alone had four legions of 120,000 troops, and how many troops there would be in the future is something that anyone can imagine; Sanada Masayuki, who was overjoyed, said with a more and more kind expression: "Then General Yubu, how should we cooperate with you?"

"General Sanada, no one cooperates with anyone in the joint operation of the two armies, everyone is the army of the Yanhuang family, and the allegiance is also the lord, and it is within the duty of the lord and the family to fight bravely to kill the enemy; ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, everything but just rely on the orders of the generals, and our Sanada Standing Army will definitely cooperate unconditionally. "The sedan chair carries people, since the henchmen of the family governor who led the army to reinforce respect him, Sanada Masayuki naturally doesn't mind lowering his posture any longer.

"General Sanada, the first task given to us by the lord is to completely annihilate this Uesugi army under the command of Uesugi Keihu. ”

"This ......" After a moment's hesitation, Sanada Masayuki said truthfully: "General Yufu, Uesugi Keitor's troops have retreated to the border with Ueno Province the day before yesterday, and I am afraid that as soon as our army moves, the cunning Uesugi Keitora will lead his army to retreat to Ueno Province." ”

"If he wants to withdraw, let him with. Anto Ietada walked to the map in the headquarters, pointed to Yuzawa Castle and Hasedo Castle on the map, and said: "The location of the Uesugi Keitor's army has long been known, and this is the battlefield where we will completely annihilate the Uesugi army!"

"General Anton, once our Yanhuang family's army crosses the border, it will mean a war with the Mogami family. ”

"General Sanada, this is a military order written by my lord and General Anton that I received this morning. Yubu Weixin, who didn't say much, took out an unsealed military order from his bosom and handed it to Sanada Masayuki, which clearly stated the tasks of himself and others.

After reading the military order at a glance and ten lines, Sanada Masayuki suddenly realized: "It turns out that the lord's plan is to take this opportunity to sweep away the Mogami family in one fell swoop and severely damage the Uesugi family, and truly establish the prestige of our Yanhuang family in the empire!"

"Sanada-shogun, whatever the lord's purpose, what we need to do now is to leave enough troops to continue to garrison Takasui Temple Castle and Bian Seishi Imperial Palace, ensure that these two castles are not threatened by the Uesugi family, and then command the army south to complete our mission. ”

PS: The last chapter is 81 chapters, and the chapter number is written incorrectly, and the result can't be changed, so forgive me!