In any case, peace always comes hard.

The Hirate family is already thinking about how to deal with the post-war situation, but the Takeda family is still some way from officially surrendering.

Although the Shinano Kiso and Kai Cave Mountains are relatives, they are relatively independent, and the corresponding central voice is limited, can they really represent the main family...... This is quite a delicate topic.

It stands to reason that if they were not acquiesced, they would not have been so bold and straightforward, but the truth is just the truth, and it is not possible without real evidence. Once things change, people can not admit it.

Takeda Katsuyori's prestige, economy, and military have all suffered a severe blow, and it is expected that within half a year, there may be no way to reorganize more than 10,000 troops to fight in the field.

However, the Kai frame is still there, the general is still alive, and the turtle defense can always hold out for a while.

Omi Rokkaku Yoshiharu and Echizen Asakura Yoshikei can survive for so many years, and Takeda Katsuyori's means and skills are better than those two guys, and the cost is not less than them.

All in all, it is only a "loose-mouthed" stage at this time, and it is impossible to expect to solve the problem immediately.

The military-political offensive must continue.

Led by eight Nanban galleons, the sea forces of the Hirate gathered the water bandits under the command of Oda and Tokugawa and launched continuous pressure on Suruga, sinking more than 70 large and small ships and killing and capturing more than 1,200 enemies in ten battles.

The naval army that Takeda inherited from Imagawa can be regarded as completely destroyed.

In the process, Horiuchi Shizen, a native of Minami Kii and the successor of the Kumano Naval Army, was severely denounced for his negative actions on the battlefield and at the same time for revealing the evil deeds of secretly tampering with the fields and accounts in the territory. Its territory was greatly reduced, from about 30,000 stone to 15,000 stone. The vacant part, as well as the command authority of the pirates, were granted to the leader of the Shima Navy, who was active and highly decorated.

Although the latter theoretically has a certain relationship with the Oda family.

Since Nobunaga only valued actual power and despised the status of the law, he never established a simple and easy-to-understand relationship with his subordinate forces, and I don't know whether to say "lucky" or "pity".

The Nine Ghosts Jialong calmly took over the document of "Shima led by Shima as the original, and the other Jiayi took the forty-six villages and twenty-eight pools in the north of Mulou County" from the hands of Pingshou Tsuixiu, and completed the quiet transfer.

At the same time, he was very clever enough to let his concubine stay in Owari to work for Oda Nobutada, and took the initiative to take his niece as a moth and marry Horiuchi Tsuzen, whose interests were damaged, to avoid a potential crisis in advance.

With excellent special skills and such an old-fashioned behavior, Nine Ghosts Jialong seems to have a tendency to become a "new star".

This can't help but make people feel that among the tens of millions of people in the world, there are really many talented and capable people, and what they often lack is only the opportunity to perform, so that they are drowned in the mundane.

However, the Tokugawa naval army did not have this treatment.

Because their sequence is basically based on the Owari Saye family, the specific time of success can be traced back to the period of the Battle of Barrel Sasa.

The ship's general, Chiga, is actually a different surname.

And the tie has a very wonderful grudge with the Saye family, and it is difficult not to be embarrassed when they meet.

Perhaps Chiga Shigekina also has the potential to be not inferior to the Nine Ghost Jialong, but it is destined to be unfulfilled in the short term.

On the land, at the end of January, after the heavy snow melted, Oda Nobutada was once again ordered to march eastward, from Iwamura Castle, to the south Shinano Iida Castle, Takato Castle near the set fire to beg, Takeda Nobuta did not dare to fight easily, the local people Kiso, Hoshina, Itada and other people all looked forward to the wind and avoided.

The reason for this is obviously not to take the city.

If you really want to take down the castle that the Takeda family has been running for a long time, it will still be very difficult, and Oda Nobutada will not have enough troops and financial resources to support it for a while.

The real purpose is to attack the heart.

The rule in feudal times was that retainers offered allegiance in exchange for the protection and recognition of the land by the sovereign. If Takeda Katsuyori is unable to maintain the tranquility of Shinano and sits idly by as Oda Nobutada burns the crops in the fields and plunders the male and female populations, then the local tyrants will have enough reason to change their courts.

Now it just so happens that Kai's situation is not suitable for sending troops, isn't it a godsend?

More than ten years ago, Oda Nobunaga used this method to rebel against batch after batch of Mino people, and after many years, his son can be said to have finally learned some skills.

The difference is that at that time, Nobunaga had full autonomy and took Mino as his own.

And now, even if Shinano changes hands, it's hard to say who it will belong to, and everything is empty talk without the approval of the Tie family.

However, Oda Nobutada still threw himself into his work with fighting spirit and enthusiasm.

As long as you make enough contributions, even if you don't get Shinano's land in the future, there will definitely be something else to compensate you for—and no one can refute the fact that Lieutenant Admiral Heide Nayan inherited Nobunaga's characteristic of not sparing praise for meritorious officials.

On the Enoe side, Tokugawa Ieyasu had no choice but to deal with Okabe Motoshin of Takatenjin Castle, so he simply left his troops to monitor, and led people to capture the area of Koyama Castle, Kawane Castle, and Shimoinu Castle after rounding, and cleaned up the remaining nails on the Tokaido one by one, eyeing the rich Suruga.

After the weather gradually improved, Hirate Honhide ordered the troops to give some support, but only to the point, and the main focus was on politics and diplomacy.

After a series of mediations, Okabe Motonobu, the keeper of the High Heaven God Castle, received a true token from the old lord Imagawa clan, but he was unmoved by it and replied: "Now that the old lord is scattered and has no position to deal with the world on his own, the contemptible people will only be loyal to the Takeda clan for the time being." Unless Imagawa is revived, it is a different matter. ”

Then, Honda Masanobu and Maeda Genyi were ordered to go to Odawara Castle, and returned in 20 days, and there was one more return visitor, which was Itabe Okae Yukisai.

After receiving all the treatment of the "Kanto Governor", the Hojo clan was furious and agreed to "transfer" the card of the Imagawa clan.

And then there was a very imaginative proposal attached -

"The kindness of Lord Naka-nakan to Kii-Hatakeyama, Omi Kyogoku, and Wakasa Takeda is touching, and maintaining the legal status of famous families is beneficial to the peace of the world. In this case, the Imagawa clan is also a close branch of Ashikaga and a martial family, so can we consider reinstating the guardianship of the Suruga country? It just so happened that he negotiated peace with Takeda on this condition. ”

It's a really, really interesting proposal.

First of all, it is beneficial to the geostrategy of the Hojo family itself, and secondly, the tie Honhide will not oppose it and will only be happy, and then Tokugawa's approach will also be blocked.

Of course, it was the Takeda family who suffered, but nominally handed it back to Imagawa, but in fact it could always retain a certain amount of influence, which was much better than being acquired by Tokugawa.

The Hojo family can be a good person - you see that you are losing so badly now, and you are about to take pills, as a generational ally, I have spent so much effort to help you negotiate the terms of peace, you only need to sacrifice a mere Suruga, and the foundation of Koshin has not been moved, so if you are grateful, you need to sign and agree!

What if Katsuyori Takeda refuses?

That's right, the Hojo family can shirk the obligation to rescue their allies - the conditions that you have fought for you don't know whether you know how to agree to them or not, that is, they will bring about their own destruction, and no one can save them.

Presumably, with the top world tyrants, the Hojo clan's vision is obviously not long-term and grand, but he is still smart enough in the details.

Itabe Okae Yukisai said this, and Hirata Hiraku was noncommittal and called Tokugawa Ieyasu to discuss it.

When Tokugawa Ieyasu heard this, he immediately said: "The lieutenant general said that the lieutenant general has an order, and the contemptible people will never dare to question it." However, Imagawa Osamu is probably more suitable to be a poet and swordsman than to hold the authority of one party. If he is reinstated, it will be difficult for Suruga to achieve true peace, and if something unexpected happens, he will not know whether he should intervene. ”

This is said quite straightforwardly, and on the premise of not violating righteousness, he openly admits his desires without deliberately saying anything, which is in line with the image of a "country samurai, a daimyo of a farmhouse" in the eastern country.

The so-called title of "Imagawa Jibu" was naturally passed on to his son Shima after Yoshimoto's death. It is indeed very reasonable to say that he is "more suitable to be a poet and a swordsman".

Hisho Tsuhide smiled and said: "You can't help but be too rigid about the impression of the past, maybe the Imagawa division has been reborn now?" Besides, even if he is not good at military and political affairs, he can still find someone to assist! ”

Itabe Okae Yukisai hurriedly said, "Exactly, as long as there is a competent guardian officer, it can still guarantee the safety of the Suruga country." ”

Tokugawa Ieyasu frowned and said, "Then it seems that the key question is the selection of the acting officer?" ”

Hisho Honshu suddenly spoke: "In this era, not just one or two acting officials can help the daimyo manage the territory well, if this matter goes well, we should find a complete executive group." ”

When the words landed, Tokugawa Ieyasu was thoughtful, and he didn't understand it.

And Itabe Okae Yukisai was quite dazed, and did not understand the difference for a while.