Astronomical 14, July 15.

The news that Harumasa in the south was not dead had spread throughout the prefectures such as the Chinbe, and for a while, many people who were "ready to move" had temporarily calmed down, and some of the retainers who had joined the rebellion of the nine nobunakas had no way to retreat at this time.

In the castle tower of Sanhe Castle, Nobunaka Kunohe gathered all his retainers to discuss the next battle.

"Ladies and gentlemen." On the throne, Nobunaka Kuho was the first to speak, "The fact that Nanbu Qingzheng is not dead is something that no one expected. But that's the point, and there's no way back now. Besides, Sanhe Castle has been occupied by us, and most of the chaff county has also fallen under our control, even if Nanbu Harumasa is not dead, but the wood is already in the boat, and the family is not afraid of him! ”

What Nobunaka Kunohe wants to do most now is, of course, to appease the morale of the military.

After all, before Kunohe Shinaka, under the banner that Southern Harimasa was dead. At that time, the situation was that Nanbu Qingzheng was "dead", and the Nanbu family had no heirs to inherit the family governor. According to the situation of the southern family, although it is a bit far-fetched for the nine families to serve as the "alliance leaders" of the southern families, it can still be justified. In addition, at that time, the main heads of the three families and the first lineage, including the North Family, the South Family, the Ishikawa Family, and the Ishigui Family, were not in the territory, so it was naturally inevitable for Nobunaka the Nine Households to act under the banner that the southern Harimasa was dead.

But now that Minami Harumasa is not dead, then the foothold of the previous Kunohe Nobunaka is a little untenable.

After all, Nanbu Qingzheng is the head of the southern families. If Nanbu Harumasa hadn't died, there would have only been two paths in front of Kunohe Shinaka and the others.

First, he continued to recognize the dominance of Nanbu Harumasa over the southern clans, returned Sanhe Castle, and surrendered to Nanbu Harumasa. Nobunaka Kunohe would definitely not do this, after all, everything is already on the table now, and if he hands over everything like this, Nobunaka Kunohe himself will definitely die. And according to the temperament of the southern Harimasa, the names of the nine families will also be banned, which is obviously not acceptable to the nine households.

The second is to resist the southern Qingzheng and seize the leadership of the southern country by force. But now that Nanbu Harumasa is not dead, then the behavior of Nobunaka Kunohe and others is equivalent to rebellion, so Nobunaka Kunohe must now appease the morale of the army, especially the retainers under his command.

Nobunaka's words made the ups and downs of the retainers in the palace gradually calm down.

"Yes! Although Southern Harumasa is not dead, but now that Sanhe Castle has been captured, and the "base camp" of the southern family in Karanbe County has also been captured by the Kuhee family, even if Southern Harumasa is not dead, what are you afraid of? Thinking of this, the faces of the four households in the hall, one household and others finally improved.

"My lord, right now, the southern Qingzheng is constantly gathering the troops in the territory and rushing to Repulse City. According to the detective's report, the strength of Repulse City is approaching 2,000 men, and if this continues, the enemy's strength will outnumber that of his own family, so he thinks we must take action. "The general of the nine households, who is also the first fierce general in the family, suddenly said at this time.

Cheng Shouxin Yin's words are also a practical problem in front of the nine households.

The strength of the southern family in Reshwater City is increasing, and according to the current situation, it will sooner or later surpass the nine households, and if they continue to let it go like this, the advantage that the nine families now occupy will be lost.

Of course, Nobunaka Kunohe also knew this truth, and after Castle Nobu Yin finished speaking, Shinaka Kunohe immediately spoke, "That's true. ”

"Zhengtai, how many troops does the family have in the city now?" Nobunaka Kunohe then said to Masayasu Shinohe beside him.

Shinohe Masayai hurriedly replied, "Originally, there were 2,000 troops on the side of the main family, but now the eight families are suddenly controlled by Nanbu Harimasa, and now there are only about 1,500 troops left in the city. ”

The mobilization capacity of the entire southern family is limited to about 7,000 people. This mobilization power refers to the total number of troops that can be mobilized within the territory of the southern family (including the retainers, but not the other people of the subordinate country). This is in the case of fighting in the territory, and almost all men between the ages of 14 and 50 are included, and basically anyone who can carry a weapon has to go to battle. And if it is a "transnational" battle, as before, the number of mobilized people will have to be reduced by half.

As the most powerful branch of the southern family, the nine families have nearly 20,000 Shigao. The maximum mobilization force is about 1,500 people, and although 80 or 90 percent of them are peasant soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is not strong, at least the number is still considerable.

Now the southern Harumasa side is on par with the nine families in terms of the number of ashigaru families, but now the nine households still occupy most of the castles in Kabube County, and they still occupy a lot of advantages.

"In that case, we can't afford to sit still." Nobunaka Kunohe said with determination, "While the southern Harizheng is still unstable, we must launch an attack on Repulse City as soon as possible. ”

"My lord, no!" Just as Nobunaka Kunohe had just finished speaking, he was suddenly interrupted by a political company of one household.

"Zhenglian, what? Do you have any objections? Nobunaka Kudo said with a puzzled expression.

Yihu Zhenglian frowned and said with a heavy face, "My lord, I think that this family must not act rashly now. ”

"Don't forget, my lord, there is also a horse riding team led by Naotsuna of the Southern Haruhasa in the south. The elite of the horseback team of this family, presumably the lord should know best, if the family sends troops to attack Reshallow Water City, and there is a joint battle with the southern Harusa in the wild. Does the lord think that his family can really win with these more than 1,000 peasant soldiers? After speaking, Ichido Masarito looked at Nobunaka Kuho with a resolute face.

The words of Ichido Masayam hit the heart of Nobunaka Kudo like a heavy punch.

"How did I leave out the horseback team!" Nobunaka Kudo patted his head and said with a happy expression.

"But if we don't move in Sanhe City, the troops in Rescuin City will gather more and more, and it will be difficult for my family to resist at that time!" Shihe Masayasu continued unwillingly.

Nobunaka Kunohe suddenly got bigger, and what the two of them said made sense, who should I listen to? Nobunaka Kunohe suddenly made a mistake.

"Lord, it is really a good idea to send troops to Shallow Water City to fight with the southern Qingzheng field. It is the best policy for the family to occupy the three-family castle cage city. A household said excitedly.

And the four households were not to be outdone, and said, "Lord, it is undoubtedly waiting for death to defend in Sanhe City, and the lord thinks twice!" ”

The four households and the first household have always looked at each other unpleasantly, and both of them are competing for the false name of "the first old family in the family", and the two have been fighting openly and secretly for a long time.

Regarding the relationship between the two, Nobunaka Kuhe knows it well. Even for the contradictions between the two, Nobunaka Kuhe is also happy to see it, and even sometimes Nobunaka Kuhe will take the initiative to create contradictions between the two. Because only in this way will the two of them firmly stand on their side, in order to obtain the support of the nine Nobunaka for the two, so as to achieve the goal of the nine nobunaka controlling the family.

"Enough!" Looking at the two of them with red eyes and an excited face, Nobunaka Kunohe finally couldn't sit still.

But now is the critical moment, and Nobunaka Kunohe also wants the two to continue arguing, and the top priority now is to negotiate a feasible countermeasure, rather than wasting time listening to the two of them arguing here. [.]