After finalizing the matter of borrowing from the Osaki family, Tsugawa Soji returned to Ueno Castle non-stop, and convened some of the retainers in the domain to hold an evaluation meeting.

The main purpose of this assessment was to discuss the general strategy for the next Tsugawa family to send troops to the Hazen area.

There were only a dozen or so people who came to Ueno Castle to participate in the assessment, namely Yoshikei Komura of the Tsugawa family, Saigo Kizuku, the agricultural officer, Ogasawara Shintoki, the economic officer, Ogasawara Yasunaga, the foreign affairs officer, Otaka Mitsutada, the leader of the horseback riding team, Tokinobu, the leader of the Taidao team, Yamamoto Ichiro, the lord of Yodogawa Castle, the leader of the Ninja Clan, Jiro Iwaki, the lord of the Yakashiwakan Castle, the lord of Hachikashiwa Michi, the lord of Yuzawa Castle, the Shimizu Naokin, the lord of Omori Castle, the family of Toshihi, the lord of Toshima Castle, the lord of Kubota Castle, Tsumihiro Ki, Nagano Castle lord Nagano Masabo and others.

This assessment was held on an ad hoc basis, so the content of this assessment for most people. However, Soharu Tsugawa soon solved their doubts.

"Seeing you slowly become the pillars of our family, my family is very satisfied! The main purpose of this assessment is to discuss the issue of using troops in the Yuzen area after the spring ploughing. Soji Tsugawa said slowly, "First of all, what the family needs to determine is what the goal of this dispatch is be. ”

"Needless to say, if you directly sweep away the Hazen region in one fell swoop, then the family will dominate the country of Izuma! In this way, the name of the family will definitely resound throughout RB! As soon as Tsugawa Soji's words fell, the lord of Toshima Castle, Shuichiro Yanagi, spoke loudly.

After Shuichiro Yagyu finished speaking, Soji Tsugawa hurriedly shook his head, "Shuichiro, things are not as simple as you think!" ”

"This time the family sent troops to the Hazen area, did they only go to the Mogami family, or did they include the entire Yuzen countrymen. If it is an army, then how many troops should be mobilized, whether the food, grass and ordnance have been prepared, these have to be considered clearly. Soji Tsugawa continued.

"So first of all, let's discuss, is this arrival only for Mogami Family, or is it to capture the entire Hazen region in one go?" As he spoke, Soji Tsugawa set his sights on the retainers in the palace.

After Tsugawa Soji finished speaking, the retainers in the palace fell into deep thought, and immediately discussed with each other.

The retainers discussed in a low voice, while Tsugawa Soji sat patiently on the throne and listened to the views of the retainers from time to time.

After a long time, as the discussion gradually ended, the discussion of the retainers finally ended.

"How? What do you have to say? Seeing that the retainers had finished discussing, Tsugawa Soji hurriedly asked.

After Tsugawa Soji finished speaking, the retainers in the hall looked at each other for a while, and then the lord of Yakashiwakan City, Hachiba Daowei, stood up and said to Tsugawa Soji, "My lord! In the next opinion, although the family is now the number one force in Ou Yu, but in the end, the foundation of the family is really insufficient, and if you are too eager to expand the territory, it will not be a good thing for the family! ”

"Therefore, in the next opinion, the family should send troops this time to fight clearly, and only attack the banner of the top family or the top family! In this way, the other countrymen in the Hazen area can rest assured that they will not join the side of the most superior family, increasing the resistance of their own family. It can also reduce the number of troops dispatched by the family, which is extremely beneficial to the stability of the family's current territory. After Hachibai Dao finished speaking, he looked at Tsugawa Soji with a solemn face.

Hachiba's words made many retainers nod their heads and say yes, and Ogasawara Shinshi even spoke out directly, "I also agree with what Hachibai said, and now the family is in ruins, and everywhere needs to be stable and developing!" If the family launches a large-scale war at this time, it will not only make the family's territory more unstable, but there is even a danger of shaking the foundation of the family. ”

"Not bad!" As soon as Ogasawara's words fell, the lord of Yodogawa Castle, Miki Naogo, also said, "Besides, in the territory of this family, people such as Oura and Sanhe are newly annexed people, if this family mobilizes a large number of troops at this time, which causes instability in the territory, then it will inevitably make these people think about him, and there may be more headaches when the time comes!" ”

"So, I think what Lord Hachibai said is reasonable!" Miki Naogo said with an affirmative face.

"What about you? Do you think so? After listening to the words of Miki Naogo and the others, Tsugawa Soji did not rush to express his position, but looked at the other retainers who did not speak.

"Hah!" The answer to Tsugawa Soji was the neat voices of the retainers, but Tsugawa Soji still found a discordant expression in it - the unnatural face of Shuichiro Yagyu, who obviously had some confusion about not being able to directly attack the Hazen region.

Overall, however, Tsugawa Soji was satisfied with the answers of his retainers.

Soji Tsugawa hopes that the retainers of the Tsugawa family, especially those who are important to him, will not only have courage in fighting, but sometimes the brain is really a good thing. Judging from the current situation of the Tsugawa family, although there are nearly 10,000 ashigaru people in the territory, strictly speaking, the Tsugawa family has just experienced a major war and has added a vast amount of land, so there is no condition to send troops. And it's such a long-distance "expedition." ”

However, considering that the civil strife of the Date family is only in these two years, Tsugawa Soji doesn't want to miss such an opportunity, so this battle for the Tsugawa family must be fought! In fact, even if there was no incident in which the Mogami family came to obtain the Tsugawa family's musket, Tsugawa Soji would still use troops in the Hazen area, just to find another reason to send troops.

Therefore, since the dispatch of troops is inevitable, under the many unfavorable factors of the Tsugawa family, they can only choose to control the scale of the troops to maintain stability within the Tsugawa family.

"Since everyone thinks so, then this dispatch of troops is only aimed at the forces of the Supreme Family! In this case, the scale of the troops does not need to be too large, so how many troops do you think should be dispatched? "Tsugawa Soji once again asked his retainers for advice.

Obviously, the retainers had been prepared for this question of Tsugawa Soji, and Hachibai Daowei replied directly, "The scale of the war between the Mogami family and its division is about 3,000 people, and they are all peasant soldiers, and the combat effectiveness is not high. ”

"As for the people of Murayama County and Mogami County such as Tiantong, the total number of their troops should also be at this number, and in terms of the combat power of the family, it should be about 3,000 troops, so as to ensure that the family can have the upper hand 100%!" Babai Dao said tentatively.

As soon as the words of Babai Dao fell, Saigo Muzao on the side said, "The strength of 3,000 people can be dispatched, but I think that the troops mobilized this time should all be selected to stand on the ground, so that the number of people in 2,000 is enough." ”

"Moreover, the last time Lord Togo sent Yuzen, although he ran into a wall in the Tiantong family, the Mogami family did not have the slightest defense against the family's strategy, so the Mogami family and the Tiantong family are bound to break out into a joint war!"

"When the time comes, if the main family can send troops into the Hazen region when there is a joint battle between the Mogami family and the Tendo family, then everything will fall into place." Saigo Muzo said in a resolute tone.