And just when Naito Masatoyo was about to step out of the door, he saw a junior samurai rush in, and when he came to Takeda Shingen, he heard him say in a panic: "Report to the lord, the big thing is not good, more than a thousand ninjas in the wind demon have given up the old collar a few days ago, and went in the direction of Hida, due to the emptiness of the defense in the family territory, these thousand ninjas looted all the way unstoppable, only a few days, there are more than ten castles were broken by it, and after it looted the city, it set fire to the castle and burned it, more than ten castles were not spared, According to statistics, the loss of the family has reached tens of thousands, and because it comes and goes like the wind, no one has found its trace yet, and the lord is asked to send troops back to the territory to defend it. ”

After hearing this, Takeda Shingen only felt dizzy, if he hadn't hurriedly supported the table with his hands, I am afraid that the samurai would have collapsed before he finished reporting.

And as soon as the samurai finished speaking, he saw another junior samurai running in quickly, he didn't notice the lord's bloodless face at all, and said in a panic: "Lord, the big thing is not good, the ninja in the wind demon suddenly rebelled, because the defenders of the gold mine of the family are insufficient, they can't block the opponent's attack, so... Therefore, in recent months, tens of thousands of pieces of gold worth of gold mined and refined have been looted by the Wind Demon Lininja Army, and the Lord has been asked to send troops back to help. ”

If it was said that before hearing the news, Takeda Shingen could still support it, then after waiting for the low-level samurai to finish speaking, he couldn't hold on, Takeda Shingen only felt a sweet throat, and then a mouthful of fresh snow erupted from his mouth and fell to the ground unconscious.

In a flash, three days passed, and in the midst of these three days. Takeda Shingen became weaker and weaker, and even by the fourth day, he had a lot of trouble even speaking.

Takeda Shingen knew that his time was short, so after a rare awakening, he immediately summoned Takeda Katsuyori, who had gone to war with the army, and the important ministers of the family to the bed.

Since Takeda Shingen was angry and his body was about to deteriorate, the ministers only felt that the sky was about to collapse. It can be said that Takeda Shingen is not only the head of the family, but also the symbol of the Takeda family, once it fell. So what is the future of the Takeda family...... Whether there is a future or not is still between the two theories.

And today, when I heard the lord's summons, many people finally breathed a sigh of relief, and it seems that the lord should have recovered. But as soon as they came to the living room, they saw that the lord's eyes were sunken and his face was pale, and he didn't know how much thinner than before, they already knew that it was definitely not a good thing for the lord to invite himself and others.

Sure enough, after everyone arrived, I heard that Takeda Shingen seemed to have exhausted all his strength before he said, "I know that I will die soon." After my death, immediately withdraw the army and return to Jiafei, and stop the matter of Shangluo, in order to ensure the safety of my family, do not disclose my death for three years......"

Speaking of which. After pouring a few breaths, Takeda Shingen continued: "You are all ministers of my Takeda family, and I have decided to pass on the position of family governor to Katsuyori, and I hope you can assist ...... with all your hearts."

"Father, you'll be fine...... I saw Takeda Katsuyori cry as he pounced in front of Takeda Shingen's couch.

"When a man dies, no one escapes. I hope that you will not disappoint your father, and if you listen to the advice of your retainers and do not go to the army for three years, I believe you can do a good job.

Okay, I'm tired, so you all stand down. After speaking, I saw Takeda Shingen close his eyes and stop talking.

The people present saw that the lord closed his eyes, and it was also worth carrying a heavy heart and walking out gently.

On June 18, 1568, Takeda Shingen died of illness at Noda Castle, and the day after his death, the Takeda army began to retreat in the direction of Suruga.

When the Takeda army passed outside Hamamatsu Castle, Tokugawa Ieyasu was frightened, but when he arranged the defenses, he found that the Takeda army had no intention of attacking the castle, and did not even stay outside the castle for half a minute, so he continued to rush east. …,

Tokugawa Ieyasu was very puzzled by this, but he was afraid of Takeda Shingen's tricks, so he did not lead his army out of the city.

And at this moment, Oda Nobunaga, who was in the Owari Division, had also received a battle report from the front, and when he learned that the Tokugawa army had been defeated in Mikatahara and that the Takeda army had marched towards Owari, he couldn't help but feel nervous, although Nobunaga was arrogant, but he still had some fear of Takeda Shingen.

Now he personally led more than 30,000 troops to kill, and he only had 20,000 people under his command, although he said lightly at the evaluation meeting, but whether he could block the attack of the Takeda army, even Oda Nobunaga's heart was bottomless, and even he felt a little nervous, not to mention the retainers of the Oda family and the army under his command, so Nobunaga changed ways to improve the morale of his subordinates in these days, but the effect was not good.

Five days have passed since Oda Nobunaga received the news of the defeat of the Tokugawa family.

It stands to reason that in the case of the defeat of the Tokugawa family, the Takeda army set off from Mikatahara, and it would not take five days to reach Owari, and now in the Tokugawa territory, there is nothing that can stop the Takeda family's army, but the other party has not come, which makes Nobunaga begin to be anxious.

He was afraid that the Takeda family would come, but now he was even more afraid that the other party would not come, and the longer it dragged on, the greater the pressure on his subordinates, and the lower the morale, which was indeed not a good thing for the family, so Nobunaga decided after careful consideration that if the Takeda army did not appear tomorrow, then he would only have to lead the army to take the initiative.

And when Nobunaga had just made such a decision, he saw the chief of the chamberlain, Tanigawa Shuichi, come to Nobunaga, salute and say, "Report to the lord, according to the report of the main family, the Takeda army left Noda Castle yesterday and headed all the way east, and the specific situation was not discovered due to the tight defense of the Takeda family. ”

"Okay, the herald orders his subordinates to prepare to meet the enemy immediately...... What the! You say the Takeda family is heading east? Did I hear it wrong, or did you say it wrong! Nobunaga was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly came back to his senses and heard him shout.

If the Takeda Army went up to Luo and came all the way to the west, but now it is going to the east in turn, is it because it will not be able to withdraw the army?

This is really surprising, Takeda Shingen is by no means a person who gives up halfway, but now that his army has the advantage, how can he suddenly retreat, is it because of instability in the territory? Probably not, as far as Nobunaga knows, after the death of Hojo Shiyasu, his son reconciled with the Takeda family and re-established an alliance.

And this time, Kamilo is a clear and honest person for the Takeda family, and Kenshin Uesugi, who cherishes his reputation, even if he has a great grudge against the Takeda family, he will definitely not risk the world's big mistake and pick this time to do it, and looking at the surrounding areas of the Takeda family, except for these two major forces, no one can pose a threat to the Takeda family at all.

As for the Takayama clan of Hida, Nobunaga didn't even think about it, he was already very good if he was able to withstand the attack of the Takeda family, and it was impossible to force the Takeda family's army to retreat.

Just as Nobunaga was puzzled, Naomasa Ho also walked in and said, "Report to the lord, Takayama-sama has sent an envoy, and now that the people have arrived outside the castle tower, please ask the lord to decide." ”

Nobunaga was afraid that Hida would lose the instability of the northern line, so he hurriedly said, "Call him in." ”

After a short time, I saw that a flag warrior under the command of the Takayama clan had appeared in front of Oda Nobunaga, and I only heard him speak: "Your Majesty see the main hall." ”

Nobunaga hurriedly asked, "Come on, how is the Hida battle going now?" ”

"Back to the main hall, my lord has been completely defeated by the Takeda army led by Yama Yama Changjing five days ago, except for less than a thousand people who escaped, the rest are all awarded, the general of the Takeda army, Yama Prefecture Changjing, has been cut abdomen under the siege of his own army, and the deputy general Okuma Ashideto was taken by the wind demon Kotaro, in addition, there are more than 20 samurai who were beheaded, and now there is no Takeda family in Hida, and my lord sent his command to come, and I will report to the lord." …,

After hearing this, Nobunaga stared at the flag warrior who came to report with an unbelievable gaze, now that he was completely confused, the victory of the Takayama clan would not surprise him too much, but the fact that Yamayama Masakai and Okuma Asahide conferred the head made him feel a little surprised.

Even if the other party can't beat it, won't they still run away, and the other party hasn't even run, when did the Gaoshan Clan Sect have such strength?

And Nobunaga knows that the foundation of the wind demon is in Sagami, how could he suddenly return to the Takayama clan? Thinking of this, I only heard Nobunaga ask in a curious tone, "Oh, what the hell is going on, report it in detail." ”

When Nobunaga listened to it, he finally understood, and he not only understood how the Takayama clan defeated the Takeda army, but also understood the reason for Takeda Shingen's retreat, more than a thousand ninjas destroyed in his territory, even if Takeda Shingen Shangluo succeeded, then the place under his rule would be a ruin, but if it was his own, he would send back at most three or two thousand troops, and it seemed that he didn't need to turn them all back, Nobunaga didn't think much about it, for him, this reason was enough.

"I know what to do, go back and tell Senbei that he did a good job this time, and now that Hida has been taken by him, I will send someone to Kyoto to apply for Hida to guard the official position for him, you can step down."

Although the Takeda army had retreated, the news had not yet reached the ears of the forces around the Oda family, and because the enemy knew that the Oda family was prepared, the troops of each family were much more than set in the agreement, which greatly increased the pressure on the Oda army on all lines.

Oda Nobunaga was worried that there was no available army to support, and now he suddenly got the news of the retreat of the Takeda family, so there were 20,000 troops available in his hands, but Nobunaga was afraid that this was a ghost plan that Takeda Shingen came up with, so he only sent 10,000 troops to help the lines, and as soon as the Oda family reinforcements arrived, the already urgent and dangerous defense line was strengthened again. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )