The head of the Miki clan thought about it again, there is no reason for the Takayama clan to pretend to be a member of the family, and he also wants to avenge the blood hatred of the Takayama family, how can he do this if he is pretending, this is really unreasonable.

And the most important thing is that he, even the territory he chose Hida, this is not a good place, if it is not a person from the Takayama family, how could he choose here, although he feels a little incredible, but from all indications, the Takayama clan should be the eldest son who died early in the genealogy, his brother.

Ever since he decided it, he had been looking forward to this day, and now that his brother had finally arrived, it made him feel that he was no longer alone, and his brother was still so strong, how could he not be happy.

However, this joy did not last long, and he began to worry about his brother, he had not heard of the strength of the Gao Shan family, but even if the combat power of the Gao Shan Army was strong, but after all, the territory was limited, so how many troops could there be. And Ji Xiaolu's family has the help of the Uesugi family, and the army is still 4,000 people, if you add the military strength of Ji Xiaolu's family, then the total army will reach more than 5,500 people, so this battle does not seem to be optimistic for the elder brother, it seems that he has to think of a way to help the elder brother.

When Ji Xiaolu Yoritsuna came out of the inner room, the Miki clan chief also frowned like the others, so as not to be seen.

After Ji Xiaolu Lai Gang sat down, he said anxiously: "Everyone, how should the Gaoshan Clan Sect lead thousands of troops to attack?" ”

Before the retainer of Ji Xiaolu's family could speak, he only heard Murakami Yoshikiyo rush to say: "What's so terrible about this." The combined strength of the Takayama Army is less than 3,000, and it is enough to drive the Takayama Army out of Hida and take back Sakurato Castle. Murakami Yoshikiyo said with a big grin, in his opinion, the Takayama clan led a large army to attack, not only is it not a bad thing, but it is still a good thing, even if the Takayama army is elite. But the most combat power is on par with his own army, and his own family has an advantage in numbers, so he still has some certainty of victory. If you can get the Gaoshan Clan, it will be even more perfect.

And when he finished speaking, the brows of everyone present also furrowed even tighter. This is said lightly, but the entire military strength of Ji Xiaolu's family is only 1,500 people, most of them are still peasant soldiers, and many of the elites of the Gaoshan Army have already been taught, and with the strength of their own family, I am afraid that it is not enough to even stuff the teeth of the Gaoshan Army.

Thinking of this, I only heard someone say: "My lord, the strength of Ji Xiaolu's family is limited, and the army is only more than a thousand." That's why I would like to ask an adult to help. ”

These words spoke the hearts of everyone in Ji Xiaolu's family, and even Ji Xiaolu Lai Gang glanced at the person who spoke with appreciation, no matter how he said that he was the head of the family, if he said it, it would be too shameless. Now that the retainer had spoken, he had gone and saved himself from these humiliations.

"Naturally, I want to send troops to help, I will personally lead three thousand troops to support, and I can reach this city tomorrow, I don't know when Lord Ji Xiaolu can be mobilized?"

When Ji Xiaolu Lai Gang heard the first half of the sentence, he couldn't help but feel very excited. Although the 3,000 elite Uesugi army does not know if it can defeat the Takayama army, it should be no problem if you want to drag it in Sakurato Castle, so that not only will you have enough time to prepare, but you may also retreat by yourself if the Takayama clan can't hold on.

But when he heard the second half of the sentence, he couldn't be happy anymore, Murakami Yoshikiyo didn't want to let himself sit back and enjoy it, but although the family owned the gold mine, the first was that it had just been mined, and the second was that the gold obtained was basically used to pay for the military expenses of the Uesugi army.

It doesn't matter if it's a small fight like it used to be, but now it's a big war of thousands of people, and even if you send troops forward, how much can it help. …,

Thinking of this, I only heard him say: "Lord Murakami, you also know the situation of my family, although there are 1,500 people, but they still have to be divided into various places, even if they go out to the army, they are only three or four hundred, which really doesn't play a big role." ”

After hearing this, Murakami Yoshikiyo said unhappily: "Three or four hundred? This is really too little, Lord Ji Xiaolu, don't forget, I am protecting the land under your rule, and now that the enemy is attacking, is it a bit too much for me to charge the Uesugi army? ”

Don't look at Ji Xiaolu Laigang is a big name, but in the eyes of Murakami Yoshikiyo, he is not bullshit, and if he doesn't have strength, he won't be respected, so he is so polite when he speaks.

Ji Xiaolu Lai Gang now has a request for him, of course he won't turn his face, and he doesn't have the strength to turn his face, so he said ruthlessly: "Since the adults said so, then it's good for my Ji Xiaolu family to go out with an army of eight hundred." In order to be able to repel the mountain army, he also gave up.

But even so, Murakami Yoshikiyo was still not satisfied, so he only heard him speak: "Lord Ji Xiaolu, let's make it clear, it's okay to let the army go down, but your family must at least gather a thousand troops, otherwise you don't have to talk about it, you can do it." ”

In fact, if Ji Xiaolu is hard, he can still send an army of 1,000, but the reason why he doesn't want to send troops is not because he doesn't want to let his army die in vain, he can completely see that Murakami Yoshikiyo wants his family to be cannon fodder, which can not only consume the strength of the Takayama army, but also greatly reduce the casualties of the Uesugi family, so he can push it.

But the other party didn't give a chance at all, he knew that if he didn't agree, then let alone three thousand, I'm afraid it would be one person, and Murakami Yoshikiyo would not send it, but if the family sent a thousand troops, the territory would be too empty, even if it was this Matsukura Castle, there would only be a hundred defenders left, if there was a ......

Murakami Yoshikiyo guessed Ji Xiaolu's concerns, so he said directly: "Lord Ji Xiaolu, this time there are 3,000 troops, and there are 1,000 in the territory, how is the Uesugi army stronger than the Guijia army?" What else do you have to worry about. ”

He said it easily, but as a last resort, who is willing to put the safety of his territory in the hands of others, Ji Xiaolu Lai Gang is of course no exception, but now even if he doesn't want to, there is no way, the initiative is not in his own hands, once he refuses to say that it is not good, he will be scattered, and then who will help him resist the Gao Shan Army.

Ji Xiaolu Lai Gang was helpless, so he could only say: "Okay, depending on the lord, my family will send a thousand troops, but because the army is scattered in various cities, it will be assembled in two days." ”

On the day of the end of the evaluation meeting, one of the retainers under the command of the Miki clan quietly left Matsukura Castle and went straight to Sakurato Castle.

"Report to the lord, there is a person outside the city who asks to see him, claiming to be sent by the lord's younger brother to deliver important information, and he also asks the lord to decide."

The clan couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this, brother? When will Lao Tzu have another younger brother, this will not be a trap, but even if it is a trap, Lao Tzu will break through.

Thinking of this, I only heard the clan said: "I know the way, call him in." ”

After a short time, I saw a dark-skinned young warrior appear in front of the clan. I saw him salute and say, "Your subordinate Nakajima Katsujiro is in the main hall." ”

The clan didn't say much about his name, if it was really a trap, how could the other party ignore this, so the clan didn't ask, and didn't refute, and said directly: "Explain your intention." ”

"Back to the main hall, my lord ordered me to come down to deliver a letter, and my lord will know the content as soon as I see it." Saying that, he stretched out his hand into his arms, and the clan did not stop it, with Ishikawa Goemon protecting him in the dark, he was not afraid that the other party would want to assassinate, if he took out not a letter but something else, then he would not have time to attack himself at all, and he would have fallen in a pool of blood. …,

However, what the other party pulled out was not a shuriken or something, but a letter.

The close attendant Hikoemon stepped forward to take the letter and respectfully handed it to the clan, and the clan unfolded it and saw that it was written: Brother is above, and the elder brother Miki is worshipping.

The prestige of the elder brother resounded throughout the sea, the younger brother often wanted to go to the defection, how is the revenge of the destruction of the door has not been avenged, so he had to postpone it, the younger brother is the fourth son of the father, the elder brother should not know for many years, and on the top of the genealogy, it is written that the elder brother is prematurely broken, and the younger brother also has concerns before, so he has to get in touch with the elder brother, until the elder brother comes out of the army to take revenge, the younger brother confirms that the elder brother has not passed away.

The younger brother knew that he was currently at war, and it was difficult for the elder brother to believe in the identity of the younger brother, so in addition to this letter, the special retainer Nakajima Katsujiro Kyomoto family tree was consulted by the elder brother.

The elder brother has not recaptured Takayama Castle, but the family name has been restored by the elder brother, and the elder brother is the head of the family, so you can keep this pedigree.

The letter ends for this, and the next page is the plan of the Ji Xiaolu family's army, and the chief of the Takayama clan also wrote that his retainers are only Nakajima Katsujiro alone, and there are no more than ten people in Ashigaru, but there is also a group of 100 diggers.

The letter said that two days after Ji Xiaolu's family went out to the army, he would lead more than 100 people to capture Matsukura Castle, so as to prove that he was not a spy like the clan.

The clan read the letter three times repeatedly, but did not find any flaws, so it was half of the letter, if you want him to believe it all, then it is the head of the Takayama clan who will talk about Matsukura Castle.

Thinking of this, I only heard the clan say: "Katsujiro, can you bring my Takayama family tree?" ”

"Go back to the main hall, bring it, please take a look at the main hall." I saw that he took out a codex from his arms and handed it over, this codex looks tattered, many places have been ground out of the raw edges, the paper in it has been yellowed, the ink has faded a little, and he hasn't seen the content, he has believed in three more points for the words of the Miki clan, but at most he can only believe in eight points, after all, this thing is dead, maybe it was taken away by Ji Xiaolu's family back then, and now it is used. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )