Chapter Seventy-Six: The Poisoner's Scheme

"If the lord adopts what Kawada-sama said, he will accept it when he sees it, and be cautious to protect himself, and there is no need to actively rescue Tokugawa Ieyasu-sama in Hamamatsu Castle. However, I must also make a promise to Tokugawa Nobuyasu of Okazaki Castle: If Ieyasu-sama has the slightest tendency to subdue and defect, my family will fully support Nobuyasu-sama to replace him as the head of the Tokugawa family! The contemptible man had the confidence to act as a messenger to persuade him to accept the offer. ”

Honda Masanobu's deep and quiet voice echoed softly in the military tent.

"What are you...... Do you want to stir up strife in the Tokugawa family? "Kawada Naga's color changed, "Whether Ieyasu-sama of Hamamatsu Castle has a tendency to subdue and renegade depends entirely on what you say, and it is not surprising to add a crime casually. ”

"It's just that the Tokugawa family already has signs of internal strife." Honda Masanobu explained with a faint smile, "This point - Kawada-sama has lived away for a long time, maybe he hasn't learned about it yet, otherwise how can he be a contemptible person, how can he stir up internal strife?" ”

"Of course, I don't dare not believe in the Honda Temple's debate on the hanging river, and it's not that I haven't heard of the signs of internal strife in the Tokugawa family, but after all, people are father and son, and it is too difficult to rashly separate them, and I am afraid it is unlikely to succeed." Kazushi Nakamura expressed doubts.

"What about this...... Honda Masanobu glanced at him, bowed his head and said, "I'm a native born in Mikawa, and I'm still in touch with some of my relatives and friends, so the information channels are better than you might be...... Lord Nobuyasu of Okazaki Castle may not have the heart to stand on his own, but the rest of Okazaki Castle may not be able to tell, even from Hamamatsu Castle...... By the way, Kato Hall is also from Mikawa, so why not ask him to speak? ”

Kato Kato, who rarely attended the high-level military meeting, has always held a cautious attitude, and when he was named at this moment, he just buried his head deeply, and responded in fear: "Although the contemptible people are also from Sanhe, they have long had no friendship with the villagers, so they dare not say anything." ”

Hearing this, Kawada Nagajin frowned, slightly displeased. Nakamura's face was expressionless, and there was no joy or anger. Neither said anything more.

Hirate Honshu absentmindedly whispered a soft "um", as if to express his approval, and then muttered to himself: "If you don't rescue Okazaki, it may lead to the worst result, that is, Mikawa and Enoe will completely fall to the Takeda clan." If you provoke Tokugawa infighting, at least it will ensure that Mikawa is stable, interesting, interesting, and creative......"

Although he spoke to himself, it also clearly reached the ears of his retainers.

It's just that it's still undecided.

Keiji, who seemed to be napping, suddenly opened his eyes and asked, "I understand, and this is tantamount to acquiescing in advance that Tokugawa Ieyasu-sama will give in to Takeda." But there is still one thing that is not understood. Even if we support it, will Tokugawa Nobuyasu of Okazaki Castle definitely cooperate? Why didn't he join his father in the Takeda clan? ”

"Naturally, it's because we, the Hite, are unlikely to have thoughts about the territories of Mikawa and Yuanjiang, while Takeda is clearly here to grab territory." Kawada responded without thinking, and then suddenly realized, "I understand something!" If we communicate well in advance, Ieyasu-sama in Hamamatsu Castle may not be annoyed by this matter, but may be secretly happy! Maybe his old man will take the initiative to order Nobuyasu of Okazaki Castle to cooperate with us! ”

As soon as this was said, everyone understood the detailed plan of Honda Masanobu.

Not only does it give birth to all kinds of sighs with complex emotions.

And Honda Masanobu just smiled, and instantly retracted the edge that was exposed.

It's just that the tie is still indifferent.

At this time, Yan Chengyou knew the meaning of the string song and asked: "Honda Hall said that there are three strategies. Look at what it means...... Depending on the military strategy, you will come up with a corresponding plan, right? ”

"Yes, yes. Lord Iwanari is really discerning. Honda Masanobu bowed down to give a salute, "Just now it was based on the situation of not rescuing Hamamatsu Castle. If the lord finally decides to divide his forces to rescue Hamamatsu...... Naturally, there should be a different way to deal with it. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Iwanari Friend played the role of a compliment very well and continued to ask questions.

"If you want to rescue Hamamatsu, then try to prevent Tokugawa Ieyasu-sama from falling to Takeda. In this case, there is no need to separate their father and son. Correspondingly, we only need to consider how to most effectively relieve the danger of the far river. Honda's eyes began to sharpen again.

"What the hell should I do?" Iwanari Friend asked again patiently.

"Since Kariya Castle is behind the nails, it is very unwise for the main force to fight against the enemy. It is only advisable to set up a suspicious formation in the front, choose another surprise army, bypass the main force of the Takeda Army by water, go straight to Suruga, and even attack Kai. Honda Masanobu replied calmly: "Encircling Wei to save Zhao has always been the right principle in the art of war. ”

"Hehe......" A very friendly smile appeared on Nakamura Kazuji's face, "Hondaden's plan coincides with the contemptible man's previous thoughts. It's just that after thinking about it, the question that I can't solve is - how should this strange army of waterways get out once it enters the mountains of Kai? ”

Nakamura's questioning made everyone nod.

It is true that encircling Wei to save Zhao is always a very effective plan, and when Takeda Katsuyori withdrew from Cheongju, he also used this trick once, and ran to Gifu Castle to burn and loot.

The problem, however, was that the Takeda clan had already deployed a large number of troops in eastern Mino and northern Mikagawa, making it easy to receive those who had withdrawn from Gifu Castle.

And the coalition forces are currently on the defensive, and anyone who counterattacks to Jiafei alone will have no friendly troops for hundreds of miles around.

Putting forward this plan is simply a big loss of the standard of Benduo's integrity, and people can't help but look down on it.

Only the eyes of the flat hand show a flash of brilliance.

Facing the skeptical gaze, Honda Masanobu smiled and slowly retorted, "Nakamura-sama, your words make me a little strange. Do you have to let this strange army return safely to help the Tokugawa family keep Hamamatsu Castle? ”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked.

Kawada Changqin reacted immediately, shook his head, and retorted: "It's too undesirable! As a general, how can you give an order to die? Once this kind of thing happens a few more times, it will lose the morale of the military. ”

Iwanari Youtong was also very unimpressed: "There is no plan to return safely, and the soldiers know that there is no way out, and I am afraid that they are reluctant to carry out the mission, and they may mutini halfway." ”

On the contrary, Nakamura Kazushi deliberately agreed: "Intellectually speaking, now that the autumn harvest is only forty days away, as long as you send surprise troops, disrupt the arrangement of the Takeda clan, and delay enough time, Tokugawa's Hamamatsu Castle can turn the corner." However, this kind of sacrifice of soldiers for the sake of the overall situation, my courage is not comparable to that of Hondaden, and I do not have the courage to make decisions. ”

Honda Masanobu replied calmly: "This detachment will indeed be very dangerous, but once it is returned, it will be a special achievement. I believe that there will be people in the military who are willing to risk their lives to win the future. In fact, I just think of one such person. ”

Pingshou suddenly frowned.

It's not that he morally hates this strategy, it's just that he thinks of some messy things.

In the memories of the time-travelers, it seems that something similar has happened...... Tokugawa was besieged, Takeda was menacing, the Kinai army had no time to rescue, and only sent a few thousand partial divisions to help, and in the end it was a complete defeat, "advance and retreat" and "retreat xxx" successfully escaped, but a certain unlucky guy unfortunately died......

Because of this casual frown, the retainers seemed to sense something and did not stop at this topic.

Iwanari Tomo asked again, and Honda Masanobu threw out another "poisonous plan".

"The lord is far-sighted and clever, and his subordinates are really beyond his reach, and he doesn't dare to speculate. If you are going to lead your army to Enjiang and fight against the main force of Takeda...... The contemptible people have an idea to solve the nail of Kariya Castle. ”

"Oh? Why don't you tell us about it? "Speaking of which. Hinode also seems to be a little interested.

"The reason why Mizuno Nobumoto killed my family's Terada-sama and suddenly turned against him was actually caused by deception and fright. This misunderstanding is easy to explain. Wouldn't it be nice to ask Oda and Tokugawa to come forward and persuade him to abandon the darkness and turn the war into a jade silk. Honda Masanobu said something that didn't match the persona.

"I'm afraid not." Iwanari Youtong objected, "Regardless of whether he has any misunderstanding, in short, he is ruthless and kills hundreds of people in my family!" If you easily forgive this person, I am afraid that many outward appearances will deviate from morality. ”

"I didn't say I wanted to forgive this person online!" Honda Masanobu pretended to be innocent.

"Then you ...... just now" Iwacheng Youtong was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted, and exclaimed: "What do you mean...... In this game, we played with words, first asked Oda and Tokugawa to come forward and promised Mizuno Nobumoto his personal safety, and after he was disarmed, we seized on the rhetoric loophole and forcibly dealt with him...... In this way, the Oda Tokugawa family will inevitably have some resentment towards us, but out of the need to confront Takeda, they do not dare to turn their faces. At the same time, the people in the vicinity will have a strong dissatisfaction with Oda Tokugawa, in that case...... There may be more opportunities to get up and down......"

"Huh...... The moonlight is good tonight...... "Honda is talking to him left and right.

Kawada couldn't help but sigh: "What a poisoner! I am glad that you are my colleague, not my enemy, Hondaden. ”

Nakamura Kazuji, Kayako Ieka, Kato Kyoaki and others only came to their senses at this time, and they all gasped and had complicated expressions, feeling admiration for this fellow poisoner, and they couldn't help but be very jealous.

Keiji no longer pretended to be asleep at all, but stared at Honda Masanobu up and down with his eyes open, his eyes were neither admiring nor disdainful, but doubtful.

There are also doubts about the tie.

Don't look at the silence in front of the ministers, how to act, he has already prepared a draft in his heart.

Honda's strategy has brought a lot of inspiration and made things more foolproof, but even without his strategy, he would not be helpless.

What's even more puzzling is that-

With such three poisonous schemes to play with people's hearts, why didn't they speak out in private, but openly when several important ministers were present?

Is it good for him to create the image of this "poisoner"?