As soon as he heard that Sanada Nobuyuki, who had been missing for many days, had news, and it was from Sanada Masayuki's mouth, Numata Castle suddenly boiled, and some ashigaru even improvised singing and dancing, and some maids muttered "Nan no Amitabha" in their mouths, praying that Masayuki would bring good news, and that Nobuyuki would be safe and triumphant. Please search (product @ book ¥ net) to see the most complete! At this time, a weak but steady voice sounded from behind everyone: "What are you all happy about, have you forgotten that the city is our enemy?!" ”

Everyone followed the prestige, only to see a young warrior wearing a white scroll, wearing a purple power and feet, and a coat with golden purple edges, surrounded by a group of warriors, strode to the city gate, and everyone immediately made way in the crowd. Although this military general is short in stature, his eyes are very resolute, he looked around the crowd, the environment was instantly quiet, and the group leader who took the lead in celebrating was even more frightened and speechless at this moment, hanging his head, trembling and waiting for the young general's reprimand.

"Kosuke, you're the leader this time?!" The young general's voice was still weak, but he was not angry, and the head of the group standing in front of him knelt down with a "poof".

"Madame, spare your life!" The group was prostrate on the ground, trembling and unable to say anything but begging for mercy.

That's right, this young military commander is the main room of the lord of Numata Castle, Sanada Nobuyuki, Honda Komatsu, who was revered by the people of the time as "Komatsu Temple". About a month earlier, when Sanada Nobuyuki was preparing to lead his troops to Edo to join Tokugawa Ieyasu, he handed over command of the remaining forces in the castle to his wife, and warned her, "Numata Castle has no more than 500 troops left, and my father is resourceful, and if he really intends to attack the castle, he will not be able to defeat it with this force." At that time, the only way to save is to open the city, after all, it is the same Sanada lineage, and it will not be wiped out. And with your identity, even if the Right Mansion is defeated in the future, the Inner Mansion will not be too angry with the Sanada family. ”

"Since it has become fire and water, it is really inappropriate to open the city and surrender without using swords." After listening to Sanada Nobuyuki's suggestion, Honda Komatsu disagreed: "If it is really such a child's play, then in the eyes of outsiders, it will seem like a play on the spot, and no matter which side wins in the future, it will be difficult for the Sanada clan to survive." ”

"In Madame's opinion?" Sanada Nobuyuki understands Honda Komatsu's temperament, so he is not surprised by her rebuttal, but he is very good at what she can do.

"My father has nearly 3,000 troops in Tiancheng, and my family only has 500, so it is impossible to take the initiative to attack, but it is impossible to break it with one attack. According to the concubine's opinion, the only way out is to defend the city. This is not only for my father to see, but also for outsiders, only in this way can at least Zhentian be safe. ”

Honda Komatsu's words made Sanada Nobuyuki very pleased: "It seems that Madame understands my intentions, and this time is going to be hard for you." ”

"After all, it's a family, and the concubine believes that if my father is here, I will agree with you and me." Honda Komatsu bowed his head and replied respectfully.

In this way, after seeing Sanada Nobuyuki leave Numata Castle, Honda Komatsu immediately began to mobilize in the territory. Since all the young and strong men went with the army, Honda Komatsu mobilized the women of the castle to enlist, especially the young peasant women, and was selected to join her guard, becoming a force to be reckoned with in the Numata garrison. In addition, the maids and small surnames of the family were also mobilized, and after simple training, they were organized into various teams, mainly responsible for the security of the city and the guarding of the city gates. In less than half a month, the available troops in Numata Castle reached nearly 1,000 people, which surprised Sanada Masayuki, who always paid attention to the city's dynamics.

It was during this expansion of troops that Honda Komatsu's prestige was gradually established. Especially after repelling the two tentative attacks on the Tian side, it was supported by the soldiers of the whole city. From then on, she wore the furnishings left by Nobuyuki Sanada and traveled around the castle as a man, making sure that the castle would not fall into the hands of others until Nobuyuki returned.

At this moment, looking at the group leader in front of him who had already been frightened, Honda Komatsu looked calm: "Remember your first offense, go down and confess your guilt by yourself." With that, he waved his hand casually and asked the group leader to go down and receive the punishment. According to the rules previously established, whoever takes the lead in inciting emotions shall be punished with twenty strokes for the first offense, and shall be exiled for the second offense, and if the circumstances are serious, whether or not the first offense is committed, he shall be punished with death.

Therefore, as soon as the group heard the word "first offense", they immediately kowtowed in thanksgiving, and hurriedly went out to receive the punishment, and everyone added a little awe to Honda Komatsu.

"How many people are coming to Tiancheng this time?" Honda Komatsu asked.

"The villain counted carefully, a total of twelve people." Ashigaru, who was on duty at the arrow, replied, "Not only the old lord, but His Royal Highness Shinfan is also here. ”

"Genjiro is here too?" This was out of Honda Komatsu's expectations, she thought that this time it was Sanada Masayuki's trick, and she was responsible for deceiving the city gate, and Sanada Nobuyhiro led an ambush to break in. But at this moment, both of them are standing under the city, this idea is self-defeating, and Chang Xing's hand and Xinxing's matching, whether it is true or not, is worth seeing.

Thinking of this, Honda Komatsu went to the gate of the castle and shouted to Sanada Masayuki under the castle: "Since my father has come with Genjiro, I think there must be something important to discuss, but for the sake of safety, I also ask the rest of the sergeants to retreat a hundred meters to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings." ”

Hearing this, Sanada Nobuyoshi suddenly became angry, and said to Changyuki angrily: "There are twelve horses in total, I really don't know what I'm worried about, in my opinion, she doesn't care about her brother's life and death, all she cares about is guarding the city for the Tokugawa family." Father, let's go back and lead the troops to attack, so as not to have to talk to her, anyway, there are also our internal responses in the city, and it won't take much time. ”

In fact, not only Sanada Nobuyoshi, but also many of the Sanada clan's retainers are also prejudiced against Honda Komatsu, they all think that this political marriage is a shackle placed by the Tokugawa family on the Sanada family, all kinds of harm and no benefit, and Komatsu has a strong personality, it is difficult to say whether it can be controlled with Sanada Nobuyuki's ability, and if you are not careful, it may form a situation of "Chicken Boss", and at that time, the Sanada clan will really become a subsidiary of the Tokugawa family, and it will be difficult to survive as an independent daimyo in the world.

In fact, since the Battle of Tahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu did attach great importance to the Sanada clan and wanted to use it for himself many times. So he discussed with Honda Tadakatsu and married Honda Komatsu Xu to Sanada Nobuyuki in order to bring the two families closer and consolidate his position in Shinano. In order to show the importance he attached to this marriage, Tokugawa Ieyasu also accepted Komatsu as a righteous daughter before his marriage, and gave him an unusually rich dowry.

But the relationship between the two families is not something that can be improved by a marriage, for Sanada Masayuki, who has long sought the identity of an independent daimyo, this marriage is counterproductive, on the one hand, it may make his actions in Kitashinano be monitored and influenced by the Tokugawa clan, and on the other hand, it will also exacerbate the contradictions between the surrounding daimyo and himself, after all, in the eyes of other daimyo in Mino, it is simply no honor to marry such a noble princess.

Sanada Masayuki thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to keep his distance from Sanada Nobuyuki before the situation in the world was clear, which was a preservation for the independence of the Sanada clan, and it was also a kind of protection for Sanada Nobuyuki, after all, even if he and the Tokugawa family tore their faces in the future, with Komatsu's relationship, they could ensure that the Sanada family name would continue.

Perhaps thinking that this was a kind of revenge for Komatsu for deliberately alienating her and Nobuyuki before, Sanada Masayuki did not refuse her request, but ordered the rest of the sergeants to retreat despite Sanada Nobuyoshi's objections. Seeing this, Komatsu immediately ordered someone to open the city gate, and after the two entered the city, he hurriedly closed the city gate again.

On the way to the palace following Komatsu, the sergeants on both sides of Sanada Masayuki went bowed deeply, and even some of the female warriors promoted by Komatsu subconsciously knelt on the side of the road, not daring to raise their heads. This scene made Komatsu faintly uneasy, and she looked back at Masayuki, only to see that he was smiling and greeting the samurai on the side of the road, and even Ashigaru was kind and pleasant, and he was not as strict as he was with Shinyuki.

"Perhaps, this is the gap between me and my father." Komatsu whispered, his words full of loss and helplessness. At this moment, she seemed to understand the true meaning of being a general.