After considering the situation of all parties and understanding Tokugawa Ieyasu's firm determination and high morale to defend the country, Hirate Honhide respected the choice to continue the siege of Futamata, and specially allocated manpower to transport supplies on the snow road at any cost as an encouragement, and encouraged him, "In this case, please do your best to hold on!" ”

At the same time, he ordered all the troops to attack and kill Takeda once the snow melted and the road conditions were slightly better.

The news was not deliberately concealed.

It is better to say that there is no way to hide the movements of such a large number of troops.

So it quickly passed on to Takeda Katsuyori's ears, making him feel both fortunate and pity.

How nice it would be if the Tieshou Tsusho was arrogant and disregarded the situation, wading through the snow to fight to the death, and then the whole army was exhausted and disjointed, and was defeated by the Koshin warriors in one fell swoop!

Occasionally, he had such extravagant fantasies in his heart.

Still, it's not bad now.

Since the tie was so conservative and unwilling to fight in bad weather, Tokugawa Ieyasu was obsessed with Futama Castle and refused to give up, which just gave each of them a golden opportunity to break through.

It would obviously be much easier to first clean up the people of Mikawa and Enoe, and then deal with the army.

It is most likely to suffer against a large number of drawers under equal conditions, and it is better to introduce the Kai Mountain Terrain, which makes it difficult to transport both the chariot array and the heavy firearms, in order to win.

- Katsuyori Takeda thought.

At present, the defenders of Futamatata Castle, led by Baba Nobubo, originally had 3,700 people, and after more than four months of siege, I don't know how many remained, but at least they still retained their combat effectiveness and did not fall. Come to think of it, with the wisdom and courage of the racecourse, it is always possible to come out and recoil once or twice when necessary.

Outside, Tokugawa Ieyasu originally mobilized 16,000 men to besiege it, but later the supplies could not keep up, so he withdrew and dismissed some of them, and now the scouts are between 7,000 and 10,000, of which 2,000 belong to the direct jurisdiction of the banner, the materials are sufficient and the morale is high, and the quality of the other national armies is average.

The environment of Futamatata Castle is very special, it is surrounded by rivers on the north, west, and south sides, and is semi-surrounded by the Tenryu River, and only the east side is passable, but there is no lack of obstacles from the mountain and forest terrain.

In order to isolate the inside and outside, Tokugawa Ieyasu personally led people to guard the eastern front, and handed over most of the men and horses to Sakai Tadaji, Okubo Tadasa, and others and placed them on the west side.

It is equivalent to the already insufficient troops, and once again they are divided.

After knowing this arrangement, Takeda Katsuyori formulated a battle plan: let Naito Masato, who is now the only one who can unite all factions and groups, command 10,000 troops, and set off along the west bank of the Tenryu River to attack Sakai Tadaji and Okubo Tadasabe.

And Katsuri himself, with 5,000 elites, followed a little behind, went to the east bank of the Tenryu River, rode lightly, and went straight to Tokugawa Ieyasu's main camp.

If we can kill the enemy in one fell swoop, the situation in Tokaido will be easier in the future!

Under the current situation, no one can replace Tokugawa Ieyasu to lead the wealthy families of Mikawa and Toe, and it is impossible for Hirate Honhide to stay here for a long time.

Mino's Oda Nobutada was not a cause for concern.

In Katsuyori's view, Echigo Uesugi couldn't deal with the "little dolls" who stayed behind in the Hokuriku army because the rear was pinned down by Hojo and couldn't exert all his strength.

And Takeda's diplomatic environment is much better than that of Uesugi's megalomaniac, as long as he kills Tokugawa, he will have a lot to do in the future.

Not to mention the problem of competing for the world on a tie, at least strive for a good treatment and keep the autonomy and independence of the Jiaxin region, there is always hope, right?

- This idea has been rummaging around in Takeda's mind for a long time.

Seeing that Uesugi and Hojo only knew about the small profits of the flies, and did not understand the truth of the cold lips and teeth, the idea of "simply lowering the tie" came up in a hurry. Later, he also had a little bit of wind with Nagasaka Mitsuken, Katsushi Shibe, and Takeda Nobutoshi and Anayama Nobuyoshi who were close to Nagasaka, and Anayama Nobuyoshi in an indirect way.

Of course, there will be no public admit.

You can't say it in front of Yama County Changjing, Racecourse Shinbo, and Takasaka Masanobu, otherwise if you don't do it well, you will stage a drama of "killing the faint monarch and setting up a new master".

Even Masathiro Naito, who ostensibly cares about the overall situation, does not dare to test easily.

I don't know why Katsuyori Takeda has been restless lately, and it's easy to associate irrelevant things.

It wasn't until his subordinates came over to ask for instructions that he calmed down and returned to the battle in front of him.

Hikaru Nagasaka reported: "It has been more than five hours since Naito Masatoyoden set off, and he must be resting, and he will be able to engage the enemy in one day!" Since last night, our ninja scouts have been active, causing as much disruption as they can. The four thousand nine hundred and seventy men prepared for you, of whom 2,000 and 50 have horses, are ready to march at any time. If you keep the same pace, it is estimated that you will need to take two breaks and travel for seven to eight hours, and you will be able to reach your destination tomorrow morning. If you pioneer with cavalry, three or four hours will suffice. But the mount must be extremely tired by then, and I am afraid that he will have to dismount and fight. ”

As a competent military officer, he gave a detailed situation.

After thinking for a moment, Takeda Katsuyori decided: "Arrange for the soldiers to rest early tonight, and when there is a little light tomorrow, they can set off." The horsemen first arrived at the enemy's place, cleaned up a little, and attacked at noon. The stepper arrived at the right time, not too late. I am familiar with the situation of the Tokugawa army, first charge the cavalry, he must be defeated and not retreat, and then let the infantry attack, then the final word can be settled. ”

Suddenly, the trace department of Shengzi hurried to arrive, but in this cold winter weather, he sweated profusely, approached and said: "Suddenly the news of the reconnaissance! On the side of the Tieshou Army, a convoy of thousands of people was moved, and the cars were all goods wrapped in oiled paper, and they were walking forward against the snow! I set off early yesterday morning, and I guess I'll arrive near Futamataki Castle tomorrow afternoon! It seems that he is going to replenish the baggage supplies for the Tokugawa army, but I always feel a little suspicious! ”

Hearing this, Takeda Katsuyori was suddenly solemn, and hurriedly asked: "Do you know the specific number of people and the scale of the vehicle?" Which generals are leading the way? ”

"There are about seven or eight thousand people...... Maybe tens of thousands. Large and small vehicles are said to be two thousand. The banner of the general, except for the son-in-law of Lieutenant General Nayan Sasa Hidesei in the flat, is not worth mentioning. ”

Mitsuken Nagasaka frowned and interjected: "That's weird. The uncle of the Pingshou family, it seems that since the Yuanfu, every battle is a head and a rat, and there is no courage at all. Even if he escorts grain and grass, it shouldn't be him......"

Katsuzi nodded: "It seems that in the name of transportation, there should be elite soldiers to ambush us." I even feel that the intention is a little too obvious......"

Takeda Katsuyori closed his eyes and pondered for a while, and suddenly asked: "Tieshou Nayan, did you say before that let the Tokugawa army hold on first, and he will come to support after the snow melts?" ”

Katsushi Kebe replied, "Exactly. This doesn't even need to be investigated or wiretapped, it's openly told to everyone! So, what I just talked about ......"

"That's right!" Takeda Katsuyori slapped his thigh sharply: "Do you remember, nine months ago, the Heite family sent troops from Shikoku to the coast of Tokaido by boat along the waterway?" At the time I thought ...... We thought ...... Our Takeda family thought that they must have deliberately concealed their forces and cut off the rear route of our army, so they quickly retreated and gave up the attack on Hamamatsu Castle! In fact, it was just a suspicion that scared us away! ”

"Yes! As soon as the lord said this, I thought of it too! Nagasaka Mitsuken's eyes suddenly lit up: "That time, just like today, I always felt that something was strange, to say that the place was a surprise attack, but I felt that they did not deliberately hide the news, but deliberately let us know!" ”

"Reasonable, reasonable......" Traces Katsuzi quite agreed: "It seems that this time, it is likely to be the same, everyone thinks that the flat has a wide range of fierce generals under Nayan, and suddenly sent his son-in-law, who is not good at fighting, to the front line, there must be a conspiracy, in fact, thinking so, he fell into the trap!" ”

Takeda Katsuyori listened to the opinions of the two and smiled with satisfaction: "That's right! Even if there are thousands of people in the Tie family, what if there are elites hidden? After walking for two or three days on a snowy road to the front line, what else can you have to fight? It's just a bunch of heads! The other party's plane is too underestimated, our Takeda family will not be knocked down by the same move twice! ”