Under Toyama Yoshida Castle, grain and grass were piled up, and the people who were requisitioned by the Takeda family to transport supplies shuttled back and forth with the small lotus camel team that escorted the supplies, and the war materials and resources were continuously transferred. As Takeda Harunobu's most important adviser, Kansuke Yamamoto looked at the busy scene in front of him, but sighed. Naito Masato, who was passing with him, asked puzzledly: "Now that Lord Iitomi has already conquered Hachioji Castle, and he will soon be able to expand his family's power to Musashi Province, why does Lord Yamamoto sigh?" ”

Naito's father, Kudo Shimoru Torato, was brutally murdered for outspoken admonishment to the grumpy Takeda Shintora, and Naito was also exiled. After driving his father Takeda Nobutoshi away, Takeda recalled Naito Masatyo from Suruga Province and appointed him as the head of the Ashigaru Shogun as a show of favor, hoping to redeem the bad influence caused by the indiscriminate killing of his retainers during the Takeda Nobutora period. But what I didn't expect was that Naito Masatoyo showed outstanding talent in all aspects at a young age. In order to wash away his father's grievances and revive the prestige of the Naito family, Naito Masatoyo participated in almost all large-scale battles after returning to the Takeda family. This time, Naito Masatyo was assigned by Takeda Harunobu to accompany Yamamoto Kansuke to the front line, and Yamamoto Kansuke also admired him very much, so he turned his head and asked: "You say, who will win the battle between the government and Taiwan?" ”

Naito Masatyo thought for a moment and said: "Actually, it doesn't matter who wins, the important thing is that no matter who wins or loses, they will become the overlord of the Kanto region, which is very unfavorable for the family." ”

Kansuke Yamamoto nodded approvingly when he heard this, and looked at Naito Masatoyo's gaze even more appreciatively. "Yes, the Shinano strategy of the family is now the most critical period, although this time at the request of Tsukahara Moryū sent troops to put pressure on the Hojo family, but it can't last. Before Shinano was conquered, the family could not afford to take care of the Kanto region. What's more, entering the Kanto region from Kai, the mountain road is difficult to travel, and the dispatch of 10,000 troops is already the limit...... The Hojo family and the Tsukahara family are now both huge forces in the Kanto region, and once they defeat each other, they are likely to directly enter the ranks of the million-stone daimyo, and even the main family and the Imagawa family will join forces to be able to contend with each other, so we don't want to see the two sides split the victory or defeat in Kokufutai. But I got the news that chaos had begun in Odawara Castle. ”

"Oh?" Naito Masatoyo was suddenly surprised, Odawara Castle is the root place of the Hojo family, and now when the strong enemy is feeding, he actually started to mess up first? Hojo Clan Yasu I Hero should not make such a low-level mistake. "Could it be that the Kokuto-Taiwan battle was fought together, and the Hojo family was defeated?"

Yamamoto Kansuke nodded: "Not only defeated, but also a fiasco, the ninjas in Odawara Castle sent back the news, saying that the news of the defeat was circulating everywhere in Odawara Castle, the first battle of Kokufutai, Hojo Tsunataka and Kasahara Yasukatsu were killed, Hojo Shiyasu was dying, 18,000 troops, only 8,000 people were evacuated to Edo Castle alive." ”

"What?" Naito Masatoyo almost screamed, the Hojo family, as the old overlord of the Kanto region, has a deep heritage, and Hojo Shiyasu himself is also a British lord, and there is a strong army like Goseki under his command, how could famous generals like Hojo Tsunataka and Hojo Tsunari suffer such a fiasco? Could it be that Tsukahara Moryū is already terrifying to such an extent?

"Pretty surprising, right? At first, I thought it was fake, but when I thought about how terrible that man was, it seemed that it was possible. In the night battle of Ninja City, he led eighteen cavalry to dare to attack the 38,000 army, the battle of Toishi Castle, and even the Murakami Army Lieutenant General Sasaki Nagahide snatched it out on foot, and the battle of Black Dragon River, 7,000 people fought against 15,000 people, and in the end, it was the destruction of the entire Satomi family? Thinking of what happened to him in Jiafei, dozens of warriors besieged and killed him alone, and he actually killed more than 30 people, such a terrible man, the world does not think about it except him. No, not only in the world, but also in the entire history of Japan, there are few generals who can compare with him, so the result of the battle between the government and Taiwan seems to be explained. ”

Naito Masataka was silent for a long time before he said with difficulty: "That family ......"

Yamamoto Kansuke sighed: "This time I went to our army's camp to ask Lord Iitomi to retire." Not only the main family, but the Imagawa family is afraid that they have also begun to withdraw from the army, although Uesugi Kenmasa is incompetent, but he is not a fool, he forced Tsukahara Molong away from the Uesugi family in the first place, so he will never sit back and watch Tsukahara Molong capture the land of the Hojo family. When we all retreated, the Hojo family transferred back the troops on the front line, and they should still have the power to protect themselves in the face of Tsukahara Molong. ”

Just when the armies of all walks of life were retreating, the "dying" Hojo Shiyasu stood at the head of Edo Castle with a ruddy face, and beside him, Hojo Tsunataka and Kasahara Yasukatsu, who had long been "killed", stood respectfully on both sides. At the end of the sky, there is a surging crowd of people: Hojo Tsunari's Huang Bei, Tamu Mototada's Kurobei, Tominaga Naokataka's Aobei, and Daido Temple's Kawagoe Public...... Almost all of the main forces of the Hojo family are gathered here, and the strength of the Hojo clan has reached 31,000 at this moment!

Although Tsukahara Moryū took advantage of the jealousy of the Hojo family to compile the Hojo siege network, so that the Hojo family was still unable to fight him with all his strength when he was weak, but the Hojo clan Yasuno was a hero, so how could he sit idly by. On the one hand, he took advantage of the policy of three generations of the Hojo family to live with the people, and at the weakest time, he simply pulled up an army of astonishing size, on the other hand, he deliberately postponed the decisive battle for a day, and when the news of the defeat of the Hojo family came from Odawara Castle, Hojo Shiyasu had not yet fought with Tsukahara Molong at all, and took advantage of the fear of the heroes of Tsukahara Molong, Hojo Shiyasu successfully used false news to deceive the allied forces of the princes besieging the Hojo family, and calmly gathered all the main forces here, in order to defeat Tsukahara Molong in one go, and then swept the lower general, the upper general, The Three Kingdoms of Anfang, when the time comes, and then Rio Tuo 800,000 land, who else in the world is the opponent of the Hojo family?

"Pass the order, let the army hurry up and rest, and set off tonight, remember, I only need the head of Tsukahara Molong." Hojo said to the ministers excitedly, but soon showed a hint of fatigue. Although the battle has been hard for days, the important ministers of the Hojo family can feel that the body of the Hojo clan is getting worse day by day. Although a battle with Tsukahara Molong was inevitable, it did not mean to take this opportunity to completely solve the hidden danger. Otherwise, once Hojo Shiyasu is killed, his son Hojo Shimasa, even with the assistance of important ministers, may not be able to stop Tsukahara Molong's troops.

Although many Hojo samurai were reluctant to admit it, they still had a vague feeling that this might be the last time Hojo Shiyasu stood on the battlefield......