Chapter 156: The Castle Tower
In the castle tower of Koganseong, the lights were bright at this time, and everyone was staggered, obviously it was the time when the wine was hot, but it was Tsukahara Molong who was feasting everyone. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoAlthough the Koganeshiro castle tower is not too big, and it is even a little narrow, Tsukahara Molong has never had the intention of moving out, and the retainers are not good to say anything. The smaller the place, the fewer people can be entertained, and those who can participate in such a banquet can be said to be the core members of the Tsukahara family.
Sitting on the throne was not Tsukahara Molong himself, but Tsukahara Molong's master, the contemporary sword saint Tsukahara Bu Chuan. Seeing that Tsukahara Molong, who was brought up by himself, grew step by step from an orphan to a famous general who was powerful in the world, and laid down this huge family business, Tsukahara Buchuan, who was already white, was unprecedentedly relieved. With the rise of the Tsukahara family, Katori Shinto Stream also branched out, forming an overwhelming advantage over other schools in the Kanto region, which can be described as a dominance, and the implementation of a series of tough policies by Tsukahara Molong has made Katori Shinto Stream continue to gain fresh blood, making the already talented Tsukahara Bu Chuan once again have a talent blowout, so that the old man who has been seeking kendo the most in his life is proud of the original decision, and frequently raises his glass and drinks heartily.
Sitting in the first place on the right side is Tsukahara Heiji, as Ashikaga Yoshiaki's close attendant, he was ordered to send the newborn Tsukahara Molong to Tsukahara Buchuan, and poured the most precious years of his life into Tsukahara Molong, and now his hair is also a little gray, but seeing Tsukahara Molong rising strongly, he fought the hegemony of the five countries with his bare hands, and Tsukahara Heiji felt that it was all worth it. Since Tsukahara Molong completely gained a foothold in the Kanto region with the two major battles of the Black Dragon River and Kofutai, Tsukahara Molong has always treated Tsukahara Heiji as the chief patriarch of the Tsukahara family, and Pingsu has served this benefactor who has not married so far with the etiquette of serving his father. And Tsukahara Heiji's loyalty, but also with the Tsukahara Molong fame moved the world and widely praised, no matter what kind of place, what kind of family, Kuangfu young lord is extremely respected by the samurai supreme character, not to mention Tsukahara Heiji can no longer be simply described by Kuangfu young master. After all, when the Kanto fierce god Ashikaga Yoshiaki was in his heyday, he only laid more than 200,000 stones, but Tsukahara Molong already sat on the land of the Five Kingdoms, and he was a first-class force in the world.
The first place on the left is Tsukahara Molong, and he doesn't have anything uncomfortable, although in the eyes of outsiders, Tsukahara Molong is an extremely murderous person, but that is only limited to treating enemies, to his own people, he has always been extremely affectionate, Tsukahara Bu Chuan and Tsukahara Heiji are kind to him, so even if he is in a high position today, he did not show the slightest rebelliousness in front of the two. The others were Sasaki Nagahide, Zhou Dashuai, Tsukahara Nagakei, Tsukahara Nobuden, Inukai Yoshio, Toki Yuyori and other people who followed Tsukahara Moryū's southern expedition to the north, but this time, new blood was also added: Ota Senmasa, Sanada Nobutsuna, Mizutani Masanamura, Sugata Katsusada, and the Akita family, who was also eligible for the banquet before, was excluded.
The core members of the Tsukahara family, except for Tsukahara Buden and Tsukahara Heiji, who are older, Toki Weiyori once followed Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and Kato Duanzo is still running around, everyone else is young, like Sanada Nobutsuna, who is both young and has a low position, but can participate in such a banquet, it can be said that it is unthinkable in other families. But Tsukahara Molong didn't care about this at all, and the three of Ota were also quite surprised by this situation, but they didn't dare to have the slightest contempt for Sanada Nobutsuna, a young man who had just emerged, in the eyes of Tsukahara Moryū, this young man was actually a heavyweight with them.
After three rounds of cooking, everyone was quite happy, Tsukahara Moryū ordered the tableware to be removed, and everyone knew that the real link had arrived.
After glancing at everyone, Tsukahara Molong showed a meaningful smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, next, we will discuss the strategic situation of our family in the coming year, and you can put forward any ideas. ”
Strategic situation? Everyone looked at each other, Tsukahara Buchuan naturally did not interfere in this aspect of the matter, just sat quietly in the main seat, but everyone else needed to speak, before Tsukahara Molong set a strategic decision to unify the Kanto region within three years, and now that the land of the Five Kingdoms has been started, the next strategy can be said to be discussing how to capture the Uesugi family and the Hojo family.
As the chief patriarch of Tsukahara Heiji, he didn't speak, and it was inconvenient for others to speak, "I think that Mizutani-sama's letter can be used as a breakthrough, if you send troops in the name of avenging His Royal Highness Ashikaga Yorijun, then Echigo will have no reason to intervene." As for the Hojo Army, we can take a defensive position and deploy heavy troops in both Edo and Furukawa Imperial Palace, which can not only ensure the safety of our Ueno Raiding Army's rear roads, but also prevent any changes in the Hojo Army. ”
Tsukahara Heiji's speech can be said to be very pertinent, which aroused the approval of both Toki Weiyori and Tsukahara Nagakei, but Sasaki Nagahide shook his head first: "Overall, I support Heiji-sama's proposal, but for the direction of the Hojo family, I think we can take more proactive measures." ”
"Tell me about it." Tsukahara Moryū smiled and nodded.
"Hah!" Sasaki Nagahide's voice said: "Although the Hojo clan led the Hojo family to achieve such a big victory as the Battle of Fuchu Castle, but the head of the Edo Castle was bloodied, one plus one subtraction, although the Hojo family retainers may not have said anything, but the Hojo clan himself may not be willing to accept this kind of ups and downs. I think the Hojo Army will inevitably send troops when we attack Ueno, so why don't we preemptively force the Hojo Army to fight a decisive battle with the Honka, defeat its main force in one fell swoop, and then use troops against Ueno? ”
As soon as these words came out, they were immediately supported by the young Zhuang faction such as Tsukahara Nobuden, Sugata Masatada, and Inukai Yoshio, while Zhou Dashuaihe, Mizutani Masamura, Ota Senmasa and Sanada Nobutsuna still chose to remain silent.
Tsukahara Molong nodded appreciatively at first, and turned his gaze to Zhou Dashuai, "Do you have any ideas?" Everyone immediately focused their attention on Zhou Dashuai. This enigmatic man looks very vulgar and superficial, but in the three great battles that determined the fortune of the Tsukahara family, Heilongchuan, Guofutai, and Jiangmen Mountain, he all showed extraordinary talent, and even those who disliked him the most had to admit that Zhou Dashuai was one of the most outstanding generals of the Tsukahara family.
Zhou Dashuai today does not have the appearance of the previous hanger, he is a little abnormal, and he said slowly after a long time: "Go to the army to fight, then to fight, and the last to fight." I expect that Echigo will inevitably send troops to Ueno to fight with the family, and the Hojo Army may adopt the strategy of defending the north and attacking the south, and the goal is likely not to attack the family with the Ueno Echigo coalition army, but to point directly at Koganeshiro, although the Ashina family is friendly with the family, but at this critical moment, it is likely to send troops to the border and drag the family back, but what really makes people care is the Date family standing behind them, they will not be willing to be trapped in Mutsu. ”
Ota Senior Minister, Sanada Nobutsuna and others still don't know about Zhou Dashuai's previous style, but they still admire Zhou Dashuai's remarks, and people like Sasaki Nagahide and others who get along with Zhou Dashuai day and night obviously feel that things are not quite right.