"If we don't fight, then our Kai country will have to sit and wait to die!"

"But we just need to adopt a policy of harmony and friendship with the countries around us, because war can only bring depression."

"Coward."

"What did you say!"

In the huge evaluation room, the two quarreling retainers couldn't suppress their anger and fought with each other. When the people around saw it, they hurriedly wanted to step forward and separate the two, but the two who were entangled together couldn't be separated without reluctance.

"Quiet!" The chief family elder Sakagaki Nobukata finally couldn't stand it anymore, and reprimanded the two of them loudly: "What kind of system do you look like in front of the lord. ”

Without waiting for the two to argue, Sakagaki Nobukata instructed several flags: "Don't take them down quickly!"

"Haha." Soon a few flags were coming.

"Enough!" However, Takeda Harunobu, who had not spoken, suddenly shouted, "You all sit down!"

"Maeda."

"Yes."

After stopping the two in the fight, Takeda Harunobu asked one of them rhetorically, "Aren't you the head of the ashgaru?" If we can't unite, what can we do? There shall be no disputes. ”

"Haha." Maeda and the other samurai sat down in shame.

Seeing that the dispute had calmed down, Takeda Harunobu immediately stood up and said, "Now that the Suwa Army is ready to cross the border of their country, and behind Suwa Yorishige are Kozuhara Nagasaki and Murakami Yoshikiyo. If these men join forces against us, it will be difficult for us to defeat them alone.

If this is the case, Kai will have to bring in Imagawa and Hojo as well. The Suwa strategy is urgent, and I can only rely on the strength of all of you. If you don't go into battle, you'll be a coward, and if you don't go out, there won't be a single man left here who has to go out to fight.

And if you keep doubting the wealthy family, it will make people's hearts uneasy, so I will never suspect any of my retainers or wealthy families as the lord of the country. There is only one Kai, and if I want to disadvantage it, I will definitely deal with it. Get ready to go!"

"Haha."

Takeda Harunobu said generous words as he walked among the retainers, and the people around him all surrendered and admired, and the posture of the heroic lord was as good as that.

Half a month later, Takeda Harunobu personally led 3,000 soldiers from his headquarters to attack Suwa.

However, when the army marched to the border between the two countries, there were several troops behind the Takeda army, and it turned out that the wealthy families from all over Kai wanted to take the initiative to participate in the war! Seeing this, Takeda Harunobu was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly dispatched his retainers, Itagaki Nobukata and Ganli Torayasu, to greet him personally, and the Takeda family's attack on Suwa increased to 4,200 troops.

Shinano, Suwa-gun, Lake Suwa.

Due to the limited manpower in the war, it was naturally impossible to fight for every inch of land and defend every inch of land, so after the invasion of the Takeda army, the Suwa army concentrated its forces in a few dangerous cities, so the Takeda army easily entered Suwa Prefecture and settled the main camp on the shore of Lake Suwa, which was rich in water.

"Lake Suwa! It's magnificent! Takeda Harunobu, who grew up in a mountain country and saw such a large lake for the first time, couldn't help but sigh loudly.

"Sooner or later, this place will belong to the Takeda family." The initial success of the war made the general Ganli Hutai say with confidence: "I'm afraid that Suwa has fallen into a big mess now. ”

"Don't be too careless!" The owner of the house, Nobukata Gaki, has always been cautious, so he advised everyone: "Although we have a slight advantage in attacking suddenly, the courage and skill of Suwa-sama should not be underestimated. ”

Takeda Harunobu also opened his mouth at this time to encourage everyone: "This is the first time I have gone abroad to fight since I became the lord of Kai, so this battle must be won no matter what. ”

"Yes."

"But I don't know exactly what the retainers think, and I decided to tear up the alliance and suddenly go on an expedition to Suwa, and after they sent troops without saying anything." Takeda Harunobu suddenly said with some uneasiness.

Hearing this, Nobukata Itagaki couldn't help but ask with concern, "So how many reinforcements are there?" ”

"First of all, the lord of Takato City, Gao Yuan Lai Ji, Lai Ji will lead the troops to attack Suwa at night tonight." Harunobu Takeda said.

At this time, Yoritsuya Takato was marching into Suwa with a thousand soldiers, accompanied by Takeda retainer Yamamoto Kansuke.

"Originally, we Takato clan were supposed to protect Suwa, but Suwa bullied me all year round under the pretext that I was my younger brother. This time, I must let Suwa feel the resentment that I have accumulated for a long time. During the march, Takato Yoritsugu said indignantly to Kansuke Yamamoto, who was traveling with him.

This Takato clan was originally separated from the Suwa Chief's clan to guard Takato Castle, but because the two families did not have a clear distinction between the clan and the clan at that time, they simply separated some clansmen from the Suwa clan to stay at Takato Castle. Therefore, the Takato family has been fighting with the Suwa family since the time of Yoriji's grandfather Jizong, and the Suwa family has been in constant dispute with the Suwa family, and this time Takeda Harunobu invaded Suwa to make Takato Yoritsuki take the initiative to lead troops to help when the time came.

Naturally, Kansuke Yamamoto understood the cause and effect of the Takato family and the Suwa family, so he also promised on behalf of the lord, "My lord would be very happy if he knew that you tried so hard, and he will definitely let you get what you want." ”

"Hahahaha." When Takato Yoritsugu heard this, he immediately laughed and said: "I have long expected that there will definitely be this day, and the only one who will inherit the Suwa family business after defeating the Suwa family is I, Takato Yoritsugi." Inherit all of Suwa and protect our Suwa Damyojin as an orthodox family. ”

"Kansuke Yamamoto."

"Yes."

"I need the Takeda family to take care of me in the future!"

"Yes."

In this way, during the march, Takato Yoritsugu responded while talking about Yamamoto Kansuke, but as he spoke, Takato Yoritsugu asked a little uneasily, "The agreement between us will definitely come true, right?" ”

What could Kansuke Yamamoto say, of course, he only assured him again, "We will definitely not break the agreement." ”

Of course, only God knows how much water there is in this sentence, but Takato Yoritsugu believed it, and immediately he fell into his own beautiful fantasy again.

"First of all, I will personally take down the head of Suwa Yorishige, and then I will restore the name of Suwa's family and personally lead the thirty-three priests of Suwa to serve the god of Suwa."

In Takato Yoritsugu's opinion, although he was fighting as a reinforcement from the Takeda family this time, he was the leader of this war, and the Takato family, as the head of the Suwa clan, was eligible to get everything in Suwa.

This is not actually his delusion, after all, there is indeed such a precedent in the history of his country. But it's a pity that he met a qualified Warring States lord Takeda Harunobu, so in Yamamoto Kansuke's opinion, Takato Yoritsugu at this time was just performing a monkey show.