A few days later, everyone once again devoted themselves to the restoration and construction of Yokoyama Castle, and Yokoyama Castle also expanded a circle outside the Nimaru Castle wall, adding horse rejection and some traps. Everyone was busy for a while, and Burning Sky also began to train the fifty ashigaru who had just been recruited. Kinoshita Hideyoshi equipped the air conditioner with 20 iron cannons, and for a time the number of iron cannons under the air was 36 (4 were damaged during the war)

Burning Sky looked at the iron cannons in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh again, these iron cannons were only equipped with ten projectiles and the iron cannon powder that matched them. Although this is already a high match in Kinoshita Hideyoshi's iron artillery team, it is not enough for Burning Sky to use for his Ashigaru training.

Hidetaka Kawajiri patrolled the vicinity of Yokoyama Castle every day with a hundred samurai on horseback, and sometimes scattered and broke into the territory of the Asai family to survey the terrain and gather information.

By the time the overall renovation of Yokoyama Castle was completed, the weather was gradually getting hotter. In the castle tower of Yokoyama Castle, Kinoshita Hideyoshi looked at the samurai and ashigaru who were busy training under the castle, and a bold idea popped up in his heart.

Burning Sky has recently begun to teach his Iron Cannon Ashigaru how to shoot more accurately, and how to reload Iron Cannon Powder faster and more concisely, and although the training is not satisfactory, it has exceeded Burning Sky's expectations for them. Burning Sky thought that these ashigaru would be shocked after shooting, and the feces and urine were flowing or something, but in addition to the lack of shooting accuracy, their other performances still made Burning Sky quite satisfied. After all, at this time, the iron cannon is no longer a novelty monster, but a heavy weapon that no one can do without on the battlefield. Each ashigaru was proud of the fact that he could get an iron cannon, and even some daimyo even organized samurai iron cannon teams to make better use of the power of iron cannons.

Just when Zanku himself was obsessed with the three-stage combat method of his iron artillery team to harvest the Ashigaru of the Asai family, a nearby samurai of Kinoshita Hideyoshi came to inform Sakaku to participate in the assessment meeting at Yokoyama Castle tomorrow. After sending the samurai away, he figured out the reason for Kinoshita Hideyoshi's assessment, and then looked at the iron artillery team of thirty people under him, and felt a little worried in his heart, can they withstand the test of war? I don't have a lot of bottom in my heart!

Then Kinko summoned Fushiwa Akijiro, who was training the remaining thirty-one spear-foot light sword techniques, and summoned the Kaima Yoshiya who was training the Kozan peasant soldiers. Burning Sky invited the two of them to his humble room and whispered to them, "How has the recent training worked?" ”

After hearing this, Fushiwa Meijiro bowed his head to the burning sky and said: "My lord, these ashigaru middle schools, there are already standing reserves brought by adults from Gifu, and after a little training, these teams already have the strength to fight. ”

After hearing this, Burning Sky thought for a while and said, "These ashigaru were originally nearby peasant soldiers, and it is not surprising that they have already gone through several battles and formed quickly, but it surprised me that Meijiro taught them sword skills. ”

After hearing this, Fushiwa Akijiro said with a smile: "The last time I went to Kyoto, although I didn't visit my master, I already asked my master through letters, and he allowed me to teach simple swordsmanship, and as for our Yoshioka-ryu's swordsmanship, I have to ask my master in person. ”

After hearing this, Burning Sky nodded and patted Fushiwa Mingjiro's shoulder, and then asked the Seahorse Yoshika, "Yoshika, how is the effect?" ”

After hearing this, the Seahorse Yijia bowed his head to the burning sky and said: "I selected thirty young and strong people in the clan according to the requirements of the adults to form a rattan bow team, and now they can shoot at least three arrows in a row within ten breaths, and the superior can shoot five arrows." ”

After hearing this, Burning Sky said to the Haima Yijia: "The remaining peasant soldiers, you let them disband first, after all, you can't help but leave your little Yamada Ichishi to go back to cultivate the land and protect the family, where is Kinoshita-sama, I'll explain!" ”

After hearing this, the Seahorse Yijia bowed his head and said to the burning sky: "Your Excellency is really a warrior of benevolence and righteousness, and you are swearing to die to serve your life!" ”

After hearing this, Burning Sky shook his head and said to the Seahorse Yijia: "After the end of the agreement between you and me, you and I will be colleagues, and I hope that the Yijia can die with me for the Lord!" ”

Then he talked about the recent situation in the world, and from his only knowledge of the history of the Warring States period and the oral account of Hidetaka Kawajiri, he learned that the current Oda family was indeed eyed by the surrounding daimyos. Asai and Asakura in the north aside, the forces of Honganji Temple have been stirring up everywhere, and there are still the remnants of the Miyoshi family in the west causing trouble, coupled with the ambiguous relationship between the daimyo of the western country and Ashikaga Yoshiaki, so that the Oda family still does not have a clear advantage in terms of strategy, and is even in a disadvantaged position. And what makes Oda Nobunaga jealous the most is the "Kai Tiger" Genji Shingen who is close to Oda Nobunaga.

The two couldn't help frowning after hearing this, and after seeing this, they said to the two: "You are worried about the current situation in your family!" ”

After hearing this, Fushiwa Meijiro glanced up at the burning sky, and then asked in a low voice, "Why is the adult not only not worried about his family, but his face is happy?"

After hearing this, Burning Sky laughed and said: "The current situation is indeed unfavorable to the family, but the Asai and Asakura coalition forces in the north of the family are already at the end of the strong crossbow, and the last time the city was caged, in order to firmly trap us and others, Asai Nagamasa was not less damaged, and now the lord is dedicated to the strategy against the Asai family, and the destruction of Asai and Asakura is only a matter of time; As for the daimyo of the western kingdom and the remnants of the three good deeds, they are still difficult to protect themselves, so there is no need to worry; Although Honganji Temple has been constantly stirring up, it has not been able to hurt the Owari and Mino foundations of the main family; As for the 'Tiger of Koshu', he is already dying, and his life is not long! ”

"Is it true that Shingen Takeda is dying?" The Haima Yijia listened to the words of the burning sky, and suddenly got up and asked the burning sky excitedly.

Fushiwa Akijiro also asked Burning Sky, "My lord, how do you know that Lord Takeda's life is not long in coming?" ”

After hearing this, Burning Sky made up a lie and whispered to the two: "There is a doctor friend in the next place, who was once invited by Takeda Shingen to see a doctor, so he naturally knew about Takeda Shingen's physical condition, and he leaked this information to me after getting drunk once. ”

Then Burning Sky said to the two of them: "Today, the trend of the world seems to be unfavorable to the family, but in fact, as long as the family breaks through a hole and shows the strong strength of the family, the surrounding daimyo will repeatedly consider whether to continue to follow the puppet general, and the Tokugawa family, an ally of the family, will resist Takeda; As long as the family eliminates Asai and Asakura, and Takeda Shingen returns to the west, the current situation will definitely change significantly. ”

"You two also have to prepare early, recently Kinoshita-sama may want to attack the Asai family and avenge the last time he was deceived, okay, you two go to training, remember that the family will definitely fight from the siege and dominate the world." After saying something encouraging to the two, Burning Sky spent the two of them, and he lay quietly on the bed thinking about the overall situation of the world.