Don't put too much faith in those who claim to have voluntarily stepped down because of their love of tranquility. Pen ~ fun ~ cabinet www.biquge.info they almost always leave their jobs because they are careless or forced. Experience has proved that once they find an opportunity to reinstate their officials, they will always be eager to abandon their vaunted peaceful and quiet life like clogs, and embrace power as quickly as dry wood approaches a fire.

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Among all the generals of the Yanhuang family, except for the Iwashimizu Yijiao, the other four Bai Feng were relatively well understood, and Bai Feng believed that they would obey his orders, and also believed that they could improve the combat effectiveness of the troops under their respective commands.

After the matters such as rewarding meritorious deeds, determining the main city, and expanding the army were all dealt with, the Yanhuang family had nothing else to do with Bai Feng's decision; those prisoners of war of the Tsugaru family would soon be divided up by the generals of the various armies who lacked soldiers.

After the expansion of the various armies is completed, the Sanhe City Defense District will become the defense area with the least number of troops of the Yanhuang family, and only 10,000 soldiers of the Southern Standing Army will exist as a garrison; with 10,000 garrisons, the three cities will be scattered and garrisoned, which is a bit stretched no matter how you look at it.

If we take into account the geographical location and external environment of the Sanhe Castle Defense District, then the strength of the Sanhe Castle Defense District is a bit too large, the Takamizunera Castle Defense District is the southern barrier of the Sanhe Castle Defense District, and the Ishikawa Castle Defense District is the western barrier of the Sanhe Castle Defense District.

The northern and eastern parts of the Sanhe Castle Defense District are bounding as far as the sea can see, and the other two defense districts in the south and west act as a barrier to the Sanhe Castle Defense District, so that the Sanhe Castle Defense District is practically free of any external threats.

The reason why Bai Feng left 10,000 soldiers in the Sanhe City Defense Area, where there was no external threat, was mainly because he was worried about the potential threat from the sea; the Yamato Empire was not a barbarian region without the existence of naval armies, and the naval forces of some Yamato Imperial families were still very powerful.

No one can guarantee that these families with powerful naval forces will not come to Mutsu Province, and if their naval army were to transport a certain size of troops to the northern tip of Mutsu Province, the empty Minohe Castle Defense District will be extremely mortally threatened.

In order to avoid this potential risk, Bai Feng had to leave 10,000 troops in the Sanhe City Defense District, and if it weren't for this careful consideration, the Southern Standing Army of Nanbu Shinnao would not have been so large even if it could have stayed in the Sanhe City Defense District.

Of course, in a sense, the southern standing army left behind in the Sanhe Castle Defense District was in fact a reinforcement for the Takamizuji Castle Defense District and the Ishikawa Castle Defense District, and in the event of a war in these two defense areas, the southern standing army in the center could promptly reinforce either of them.

The Ishikawa Castle Defense District, with 12,000 soldiers from the Izumiyama Standing Army and the Kunohe Standing Army, was stationed in the Ishikawa Castle Defense District, which was relatively in line with the current situation of the Ishikawa Castle Defense District, and the Ishikawa Castle Defense District, which was only adjacent to Dewa Province, did not need to occupy too many troops.

In particular, on the premise of owning the fortified castle of Ishikawa Castle, the soldiers of the 6,000 Izumiyama Standing Army were stationed in Ishikawa Castle, and as long as there was enough food and grass, they could withstand the attack of more than twice as many enemy troops for at least a month, not including the Kunohe Standing Army stationed in Fukushima Castle.

On the surface, the Gaoshuisi City Defense District, which has the largest number of troops, has the largest number of 16,000 troops, but in fact they are also under the greatest pressure.

The unification of the Mutsu Kingdom has given the Yanhuang family stronger strength and development potential, but it has also brought more potential crises to the Yanhuang family, for example, the Uesugi family, who is in charge of Echigo Province, and the Hojo family, who are in charge of Hitachi Province, have become the 'neighbors' of the Yanhuang family.

It was not an easy task to be neighbors with two of the ten strongest families in the Yamato Empire, and if they were not careful, the Yanhuang family could be attacked by the Uesugi family or the Hojo family, which was almost inevitable.

The only thing that is fortunate is that the Uesugi family cannot take the initiative to provoke a war with the Yanhuang family, who made Uesugi Kenshin a real samurai.

It was precisely out of precautions against the Hojo family that Bai Feng deliberately left the most capable general of the Yanhuang family, Sanada Masayuki and his army, in Takasui Temple Castle;

After the evaluation meeting, the retainers who had dispersed quickly left the castle tower, but the five people, including Nanbu Nobunao, Sanada Masayuki, Izumiyama Koyasu, Kunohe Yasuma, and Iwashimazu Yoshikyo, were left in the castle tower by Hakumine.

"The five of you are the commanders of the family and my most trusted ministers, and after I leave the Mutsu Kingdom, the future of the family will be in your hands, and I hope that you can sincerely cooperate and work together for the future of the family. ”

"I Nanbu Shinnao (Sanada Masayuki, Izumiyama Koyasu...... I will live up to the trust of the lord!" The five of them replied in unison, which made Bai Feng feel quite pleased, as for how much truth there was in the voice of the Iwashimizu Righteous Sect, it was not for Bai Feng to know.

On the way back to the mansion from the castle tower, Bai Feng had some words in his heart, and asked Thales to secretly invite Nanbu Nobunao and Sanada Masayuki to his mansion at night.

At the same time, the shadow killers and battlefield ghosts under Ivan's command were also transferred by Bai Feng, and these ten shadow killers and ten battlefield ghosts were prepared by Bai Feng for Nanbu Shinao and Sanada Masayuki, and the two of them were Bai Feng's real most trusted retainers.

"Xinzhi, Changyuki, what do you think of those new people who have joined our Yanhuang family?" Nanbu Shinao and Sanada Masayuki, who were in a hurry, had just walked into Bai Feng's study, and before they could take a good breath, they heard Bai Feng's question with a worried face.

"This ......" Nanbu Shinnao, who knew it in his heart, first groaned, and then gritted his teeth and said: "Kunohe Yasuma and Hattori Yasushi are credible, and the others are not as credible as them;

Nanbu Nobunao's words made his old opponent Sanada Masayuki stunned, and Sanada Masayuki really did not expect that Nanbu Nobunao, who had always been wise and self-protective, would say such a clear position, which really made Sanada Masayuki feel unbelievable.

"Masayuki, you also heard what Shinzhi said, what do you think?" The undeniable Bai Feng didn't say anything, but turned his head to ask Sanada Masayuki, who was still surprised.

"Lord, I think what the old man of the Shinao family said is not unreasonable, I don't know how the Iwashimizu Yoshikyo is, but Shikita Kantai is definitely not a good type, and Spo Quantai was not thin on him at the beginning, and he was not soft when he betrayed the Spo family. ”

"What you said is very reasonable, that's why I called you here tonight, there are ten shadow killers who are proficient in assassination and ten battlefield ghosts who are good at gathering intelligence, I will hand them over to you and the Yanhuang family!"

"Lord ......" Nanbu Shinnao and Sanada Masayuki, who were speaking in unison, had not yet exclaimed, Bai Feng interrupted: "You just have to carry out the order, once someone within the family plots against me, you have to guard the family for me, don't worry about killing those who should be killed!"

"Hey!" Looking at the solemn face of the family governor, Nanbu Nobunao and Sanada Masayuki had no choice but to accept this secret order with a firm face.