"Twenty-three, twenty-four...... No, it's still twenty-three, this one didn't hit ......"

As the sun sets, the guns roar, and under the north wall of Sannomaru in Kiyoshu Castle, Takeda Katsuyori quietly hides in a dark corner, holding a mirror barrel, observing the movements of the enemy forces outside the city through the shooting room, and personally counting the casualties of the other side one by one.

In the past few days, the enemy has launched many harassing tentative attacks on Cheongju City, and each time it is a superficial taste, and it will quickly retreat if it does not take advantage of the sweetness. At the beginning, it was the Oda family, led by Ikeda Hengxing, but for some reason, it was replaced by a tie family, and some little-known small wealthy families pressed the formation.

This time there seems to be no difference, listening to the footsteps and looking at the flag formation, it seems that there are a lot of soldiers, but few of them really kill the city. The defenders took bows, arrows, and iron cannons and shot at the front, killing those who were not afraid of death, and then they all gathered their troops in a hurry, and fled away.

There were not many soldiers and horses in the city, and they were alone in the enemy's territory, but they had no intention of pursuing.

Twenty-three people died, and then they retreated in a hurry. He didn't make a posture to climb the city at all, he just shot at the city indiscriminately. Takeda Katsuyori pondered, lowered his head and pondered for a while, and asked left and right, "Do we have any losses on our side?" ”

"Judging from the situation just now, there should be only five or six people who were unlucky enough to be shot, and there may be one or two who are really unfortunate and in danger, most of them are minor injuries." Mitsuken Nagasaka, who has been paying attention to the situation in the city, made such a judgment.

"How's the situation going over there?" Takeda Katsu Yorifu asked again.

"The offensive over there is not as good as this side, but ......" Nagasaka Mitsuken paused, "It seems that the Tie Punishment Department has equipped the so-called 'big cylinder' for the reserve of Changzong and my department, although it has not yet been successfully hit, the momentum is still quite scary, and the morale of the soldiers is somewhat damaged." ”

"Well......" Hearing this, Takeda Katsuyori was noncommittal, and did not care about the so-called big cylinder problem, but frowned and remained silent.

The ministers didn't quite understand, so they could only accompany the pestle here.

After being so quiet for a while, seeing Katsuzi coming in a hurry, Takeda Katsuyori's face changed a little, and he immediately went up and asked, "Do you understand?" ”

The question was asked without a beginning or an end, but Katsushi Kibe understood it completely, and immediately nodded and replied, "Figured it out!" Now Oda Nobutada, with the remaining cronies, has gone around to the east of us, and the people of Mino Country may also be there! And to the south, there is the flag of the Hirate family led by Hirate Hideyi, and the Kiyi people led by Nakamura Kazuji, all of which are called elite troops. The two teams of men and horses we sent out to test were strongly surrounded in different areas, one of them was lost more than half of it and retreated, the other was dispersed, and the two adults, Chino and Imafuku, were killed......"

After the report, his eyes rolled, and he quietly handed a hint, indicating that "Okazaki's affairs have been arranged". There is no need for too many people to know about this.

"That's right." Takeda Katsuyori naturally understood, and after he heard it, he took a deep breath, and a resolute look flashed in his eyes, "After I made a feint to break through and retreat, the Pingshou Punishment Department did not attempt to recover Cheongju City at all, but instead sent heavy troops to block my back road in advance...... This means that he must have known something I didn't understand! It is conceivable what happened in the Takeda main camp in Enoe, perhaps my father was already dying, or even ...... All in all, at this moment I must go back to the overall situation and not waste any more time on the front line! ”

His voice was low and hoarse, but when it fell to the ears of those who did not know it, it was like a bolt from the blue.

"What, Mikan-sama ......"

"Young master, is this true?"

"No wonder, we held out for 20 days, but the main force did not come to join forces inside and outside!"

"I'm surrounded, can I go back?"

For a while, the crowd was panicked, the opinions were different, and the people's hearts were in turmoil.

"Listen to me!" Takeda Shintoyo, who had been prepared for a long time, stopped the scene and said angrily: "Don't hide it from you, before the expedition at the beginning of this year, the health of Lord Mikan was indeed not very good, and now that he has been running around for so long, I don't know what happened unfortunately, there is every reason to believe that this is true, and the details will be explained later...... But we are on the front line, and we have not received any news at all, which means that someone is in the way! Some people don't want the young master to inherit the family business smoothly! Think about it, if we let those people succeed, will we still have a foothold? ”

This statement was justified and well-founded, and the mood of the people gradually calmed down.

After all, all the veterans present are veterans of the battlefield who are accustomed to seeing blood, and they are also the core team of Takeda Katsuyori, as long as the young master who is worthy of allegiance is still there, their quality in all aspects is completely trustworthy.

"Young master, please give an order!" Mitsuken Nagasaka strikes while the iron is hot.

Takeda Katsuyori glanced around, calmly accepted the various expectations, excitement, and uneasy eyes of his close ministers, sat on the ground, ordered his attendants to open the map, pointed to the direction northwest of Owari, and said confidently: "Hirate Honhide and Oda Nobutada are so determined to block my back road, it is obvious that they are full of confidence in the subsequent development of the matter, and even disdain to send troops into a frontal attack...... With such good intentions but disrespect, I simply pushed the boat down the river, did not retreat, but advanced, and went to Gifu Castle to be a guest. When the time comes, Oda Nobutada will naturally be tempted to come back to see his family, so he ......"

His lightweight, calm and comfortable expression, coupled with his whimsical and eclectic thinking, made the retainers feel eye-opening and greatly boosted their morale.

"My Takeda family is invincible in the world!"

A certain hot-blooded retainer couldn't help but shout.

……

At the same time, Okazaki Castle also has a second-generation project, which is in high spirits.

"It took so much effort to finally gain the trust of the other party! Mother-sama, Ishikawa-sama, this is really good! Tokugawa Nobuyasu was overjoyed, stroking his palms and laughing, happy as a child of one hundred and fifty pounds.

It did take a lot of effort, although it had little to do with Tokugawa Nobuyasu, he just listened to his mother and teacher explain every day, and under the guidance of kindness, he made a natural decision, and he thought that he had put in enough effort.

However, the two of them, Tsukiyamaden and Ishikawa Shumasa, discussed important matters on the bed all night every night, and they were so tired that they couldn't straighten their waists.

Fortunately, it has finally come to fruition.

Takeda Katsuyori suggested a plan and provided the necessary help such as tokens, passwords, pleadings, and personnel, so the Tokugawa army of Okazaki had full ability to disguise themselves as the people of Mikawa Province who had changed their courts, and attacked the reserves of Yama Shokei and Takasaka Masanobu.

The priority target was Yamagu, because this man was more impatient and rude, far less cautious and meticulous than Takasaka.

And......

"Yama Yama Changjing's 'Akabi' reputation is outstanding, and it may have been a first-class strong army in the past, but judging from my experience in fighting with it in the past two years, their combat strength is now far inferior to Takeda Katsuyori's personal soldiers, and they are slightly inferior to Takasaka Masanobu's troops.

When it comes to complicated politics or covert intrigues, Tokugawa Nobuyasu has always been clueless and uninterested, but when it comes to war, he is elated and very knowledgeable.

The temple looked at it tenderly with loving eyes, and did not feel inappropriate in the slightest.

Ishikawa Shumasa always has hidden worries in his heart, but it's not a good opportunity to talk about this at the moment.

He opened his mouth to say something else: "Young master and slow, you must know that although we have reached some agreement with Takeda Katsuyori, the basis for winning the trust of both sides is still seriously insufficient, and we must be ready for the other party's treachery at any time...... For example, our Okazaki people finally defeated Yamaguchi Changjing, but Takeda Katsuyori was behind the yellow finch, and the fisherman profited......"

Tsukiyamaden also agreed: "What Ishikawa-sama said is very true, after all, Takeda Katsuyori and I are not related to each other, and they did not provide hostages to each other, but only wrote an oath, which is unreliable in troubled times. ”

When she spoke, she smiled lightly, like a virgin, but her arms were not honest, and at an angle that the child could not see, she quietly reached into the clothes of the man next to her, gently stroked and kneaded, and was ready to move towards the sensitive area.

Ishikawa Shumasa was unconscious, and he was still talking about business in a dignified manner: "So I suggest that in this operation, the army should be divided into two teams, one disguised as a raid on the headquarters of Changjing in Yama County, and the other should take care of it and act at the opportune time." ”

"Hmm...... This is also ......" Tokugawa Nobuyasu easily accepted the suggestion, and then a regretful expression slowly gathered on his face, and he shook his head lightly: "It's a pity that in this way, the troops will be insufficient, and it will be difficult to defeat the Yama County Changjing Department in one fell swoop." ”

"On this ......," Ishikawa continued, suggesting, "we can agitate the people of Mikawa who have just surrendered. They may not be very loyal to Takeda, and as long as the situation becomes chaotic, it will probably not be difficult to convince. Even if you can't convince the leaders of the country, you can find a way to coerce the lower strata and force them to participate in the turmoil......"

"Then Ishikawa-sama will take care of this matter!" Tokugawa Nobuyasu made a quick decision and decisively threw this kind of political and diplomatic task to his retainers, and he himself ......, "I took Okazaki's elite troops and attacked Yamayama Shokei in disguise." As for the rear cover, huh...... Lord Hiraiwa is a pro-yoshi, calm and alert, and can take on this great responsibility! ”

Hearing this, Ishikawa Shumasa nodded in agreement: "That's right! Pingyan Hall is indeed trustworthy. ”

Zhushan Hall was suspicious: "Pingyan is pro-auspicious...... How do I remember that this person has always been cold and arrogant, and even often provoked people in public to make it impossible to step down, no matter how you look at it, he doesn't look like a loyal person. ”

Ishikawa Shumasa suddenly became angry, quietly shook off the arm behind him that made small movements, and said coldly: "That's because Madam, you have lived in Suruga for a long time, and you don't know the temperament of the Mikawa people, we Mikawa people have not groveled since ancient times, but the loyalty in our hearts is not inferior to anyone." ”

"Hehe......" Tsukiyamaden didn't get angry, just narrowed his eyes, "Okay, but before leaving, can you let the concubine meet with Lord Hiraiwa and talk alone?" ”