Hite-hode Honhide spent New Year's Eve on the coast at the border of Mikawa and Enoe.

Not being able to return home was originally dissatisfying to the soldiers, but the joy of victory was enough to dilute all complaints.

Victory means more fame, more knowledge, more power, a bigger mansion, better food and clothing, and a more beautiful side room...... means everything, everything.

If you can compensate for a bright future, not to mention Tokaido, even if you let people go to Hokkaido for the New Year, you will probably be happy to do it.

On December 24, the Battle of Tenryu River ended with a tie of about 24,000 troops and a Takeda army of about 15,000.

Futamatata Castle changed hands again, and the Koshin soldiers fled back in a hurry.

Coupled with the recovery of White Eagle City and Nagashino Castle in front, the Takeda family's power in Mino, Mikawa, and Enoe can be said to have been uprooted, and only a few insignificant small nails remain.

In a series of battles, from the Baba Nobubo and Yama Prefecture to the Shokei, more than 30 Takeda family's Ashigaru generals or powerful countrymen were killed in battle, with thousands of casualties and more than 10,000 casualties. By the time Takeda Katsuyori returned to the Kusakikan, there were less than a thousand people around him.

The loss of elite soldiers of such a scale is enough to reduce the war potential by more than one notch.

Most of the scattered peasant soldiers should be able to escape and return to their hometowns without being wiped out. However, after losing the organizational structure, it always took a lot of work to recover, especially if the samurai class was severely damaged.

The Tokugawa family was in an equally bleak situation, and perhaps even more so than Takeda. The Oda family's personnel losses were smaller, but the cost in other areas was also very large.

However, for them, the "victory" itself is undoubtedly the biggest gain. At least the blade that was dangling around the neck before has been solved, and the city is no longer in the range of direct threat from the enemy.

As for whether they can completely control the recovered territory in the future, and even launch a further counterattack against Jiaxin, it is up to each to rely on their abilities.

And then on the side of Tie Tsuki, in terms of the sheer number of casualties, it was quite a lot, but also thousands.

Fortunately, the cost is enough to be apportioned.

The total number of guards and flags exceeded 10,000 people, and about 600 people were folded. The levies of Yamato, Hanoi, and Kii each suffered losses ranging from 300 to 800. The military strength of the rest of the subordinate forces ranged from more than 100 to 2 or 300.

For the huge region, it is far from enough.

The first priority of strategy is not any strategy and courage, but national strength.

Of course, the performance of the scribes, advisers and generals is still commendable.

Some of these "commendations" are even considered by good deeds to have reached the level of influencing the future pattern of the world.

For example, Ishida Mitsunari who came out of nowhere, his allocation of supplies is amazing, originally Ina Tadaji, Nagashu Masake and others calculated that it would cost 210,000 yuan, but in the end, due to the improvement of efficiency, only 196,000 yuan was actually used, and the proportion of savings was not large, but it was enough to make the old commissioners ashamed and speechless.

There is also the big celebrity Maeda Genyi next to the general general, this funny-looking middle-aged monk is actually the biggest hero behind the takedown of White Eagle City and Nagashino Castle, and the speed of becoming a cronie is like a step to the sky. Knowledgeable, persuasive, skilled, penetrating, and an inexplicable sense of trust, he is an irreplaceable diplomatic monk.

The two new stars shine so brightly that even the second-generation eyes don't attract much attention. Yoshimitsu Hirate officially commanded thousands of troops in Yamashiro and Minami Omi and participated in the battle. A group of young people were ordered to serve collectively and were promoted and appointed.

In order of position, it is Hidenao Ii, Hidemichi Iwanari, Yoshiaki Kato, Kiyoshi Akao, Nagayasu Hirano, Sonji Toda, and Kiyomasa Kato.

Both the general and the second generation have paid attention to this list, most of them are approved by both, and a few are not, this is an undisclosed private process.

It is expected that the power of the direct territories and the military within the Hirate family will gradually begin to pass over in the next few years.

Lieutenant General Nakayan, on the other hand, should focus on communication with other samurai.

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Although it was not entirely on his own, Oda Nobutada eventually regained all the lost ground.

In addition, with a tough attitude, he ordered the Toyama clan, which had long been in defiance of Gifu Castle and had secretly communicated with Kai, to move to Owari, and with Sugaya Nagayori and Maeda Toshiie as acting officials of Higashimino Prefecture, they were inspected and incorporated into the direct jurisdiction.

Before the heavy snow closed the mountain, he once invaded Shinano through Naemoki Castle, causing his retainers to burn and loot on a large scale, and let out a vicious breath.

At this point, Oda Nobutada's bowing to Hite, and verbally declaring allegiance – not just to the shogunate – was less infuriating to the people of Omi.

The matter of "master-slave transposition" is, after all, still too sensitive.

Or, there may still be many people who are angry, but they don't dare, it's inconvenient to say it, and that's enough.

Tokugawa Ieyasu also restored his rule over all of Mikawa and most of Enoe. Following the "leniency and benevolence" of Lieutenant General Hirao, he did not take any coercive measures against Okupei, Kannuma, Amano and other wall grasses, and only required them to hand over hostages and swear allegiance.

However, the High Heavenly God City in the east is still in a state of fall.

Ordered to stay behind was the former Imagawa general Okabe Motonobu, who had never been truly trusted, outnumbered and isolated, but without any complaints, immediately began to reorganize the army and quickly build a solid defensive line.

The tie fan Xiu intentionally or unintentionally ignored this small group of "remnants".

Tokugawa Ieyasu did not forget, and personally brought 5,000 men to go, but when he saw that the defenders were in strict formation, they did not dare to ignore it. Remembering that his army was already quite tired, he did not launch a strong attack, but immediately sent someone to contact Imagawa Shiman, who was living in Sagami Kunichu, in an attempt to solve the problem with a diplomatic solution.

It just so happened that his own weight was a little lighter, and it was not enough for the Hojo clan to treat it seriously, so he was bound to ask for help from the tie.

Naturally, Honhide was very happy to see this, and sent Honda Masanobu and Maeda Gen to Odawara Castle with this old and new to highlight the attention.

At the same time, ceremonial items commensurate with the position of "Kanto Governor" were delivered.

Due to the existence of Okabe Motoshin and the existence of hard nails, it was difficult for the coalition forces to pacify the eastern border of the Enjiang River for a while, let alone take advantage of the victory to win Suruga. The navy can only be allowed to attack along the coastline, which can be regarded as maintaining a state of engagement.

The fighting on land gradually subsided with the arrival of the New Year.

At this time, Hirate Honhide maintained his style of doing what he said, and indeed handed over all the territory he had acquired to the nominal legal lords, Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobutada, without showing the slightest intention of interfering.

There are some wealthy Chinese people who have more ideas who try to show loyalty and establish a "cross-level" communication channel, but they are decisively rejected and severely criticized.

This shows the essential difference from other daimyo who cling to land and wealth.

The ignorant people only know who wins and who loses, and they don't understand the change of sphere of influence behind it. Those who have read a little bit of books will say, "The Lieutenant General of the Equal Hands is elegant and noble, and he is not ordinary." Only after reading more books can you understand that "what you seek is really greater, far greater than a city and a place".

I contribute my own money and efforts, and don't return it when it's over, just to "restore order" and "quiet the world".

Only by taking responsibility can we carry the weight of the world.

So the question is, what benefits can the "weight of the world" bring?

It's really hard to say this question, and even Yoshimitsu Hirate, who has always been precocious, can't fully understand it, so he tries to ask his father for help.

Hearing this question, Lieutenant General Zhong Nayan smiled slightly and showed two secret letters.

One was forwarded from Oda and signed by Shinano Kiso.

One was forwarded from the Tokugawa and signed by the Kai Anayama clan.

All of them are humble in speech and ambiguous in attitude.

And vaguely, it seems that it is not about "selling the lord for glory" and other things, but the meaning of the entire force to "abandon the dark and turn to the light".

Yoshimitsu Hirate suddenly said: "It seems that the battle for the conquest of Takeda will end in an unexpected way. ”

Hijo said meaningfully: "How to end the battle of Takeda is a matter of importance, because this is the first time. There must be the first time, and the person who comes later, in order to have a basis for comparison. ”

The word "first" was difficult for Yoshimitsu to understand for a while.

Fan Xiu explained in detail:

Oda can be treated with leniency, because the old friendship is too complex and deep, and it is unique.

The three good ones are differentiated and absorbed only after losing their center.

Tokugawa and Chosamune have always been deeply aware of righteousness, and naturally they are different.

Matsunaga and Kitabatake finally refused to accept the king, and lost their country, and Takeda seems to have no such fighting spirit.

Not to mention Hatakeyama and Kyogoku.

Araki and Sankumo are another situation.

The "Takeda problem" at hand is much more complicated than all the above.

The scale of leniency, severity and urgency is likely to become a "model for other days".