By the 19th of July, the Hojo clan had gathered more than 4,000 troops in his headquarters, of which only 3,100 troops were really ready to go out to Izu, and he needed to deploy 1,000 garrisons around Kamakura Castle for defense.

Takasaka Masanobu knew that if Yamanaka Castle and Atami Castle were lost, then Izu Province would only allow the Hojo Army to enter, so he ordered Takasaka Masasumi to lead a thousand troops to assist Naito Masahiro and others in the garrison, and he took the remaining more than 2,000 troops to Tsunashiro Castle, and Takeda Nobuyo and Murosumi Toraden in Tsunashiro Castle led 2,100 troops to Atami Castle to garrison.

In fact, there are only two castles in Izu, Yamanaka Castle and Atami Castle, which are the only places to enter Izu from Sagami Province, and Hojo Shiyasu can only find a way to capture these two castles on land. But the Izu Navy at sea can freely attack the Takeda Army at will. As long as they ensure the safety of the castles on the Izu Islands, they can go around harassing and looting the supplies of the Takeda Army.

Moreover, the Izu naval army retreated into the Izu Islands when the Hojo Army retreated into Sagami Province, and they repaired ships and recruited sailors on the dozen or so large and small islands, and with the previous naval forces, they had 3,000 people, and there were 2,600 sailors who went directly to battle.

Although Hojo Shiyasu had already taken some initiative, the fast horses sent by Takasaka Masanobu also arrived at the Takeda Clankan, and Takeda Shingen quickly summoned the retainers of Kai to meet after learning of the Hojo Army's attack.

For Izu Province, the meaning of the people of the Takeda family is very simple - give up. Because the army in Izu's territory is too small, it can't last two months at all, and the Takeda family will arrive in Izu at least a month after gathering the army from Kai Country! In that case, Takasaka Masanobu, Takeda Nobuyoshi and others would have been defeated and died.

As soon as Hojo Phantom Ann returned to Hachioji Castle, he rushed to Goshoyama Castle non-stop, he himself didn't expect that Hojo clan Kang would be so anxious, if the Hojo family suffered another fiasco in Izu and lost tens of thousands of troops, the Hojo family would really collapse.

On the other hand, Uesugi Chosada was here, and after Asadachi accepted Isehime, the daughter of Chiba Cainu, he first sent Sanada Masayuki and Kato Danzo to Aizu to take their families to Musashi, and then rewarded Nambada Kenji.

Due to his exploits in the Namba Castle Fortress and the Ninja Castle Raiders, the court first gave 11,250 koku of Namba Castle, the home city of the Namba Tian clan, to Namba Tian Kenji as a place of knowledge. This was followed by the granting of the domains of Yamaguchi Castle (4,000 koku), Taamime Castle (1,000 koku), Daiki Castle (1,000 koku), Tokorozawa Castle (2,000 koku), and Kamio Castle (3,000 koku) to this retainer for a total of 22,250 koku. Of course, the premise is to first recover the territory of Kenji Namba in the Uesugi domain of Mutsu and turn it into a direct leader.

Kenji Namba also returned to Namba Castle, where he had lived for generations, and his current territory was second only to Ota Shimasa. Ota Shimasa owns a territory of 35,350 koku, and he still sits firmly in the old position of the pen head family of the Kanto Governor Uesugi family.

Takeda Shingen is also hesitating at the moment, if he gives up the territory of the Izu country of 79,000 stones, then he will not have an absolute advantage over the Hojo family; If you don't give up Izu country, then it's already a little too late to gather the army and go to Izu, Takeda Nobuyoshi is in Enoe at the moment, not in Suruga, and all the rescue is completely a drop in the bucket with the military strength of Takeda Nobuyoshi and others.

On the 20th, Takeda Shingen first sent Nobuyo Yatagawa's 2,000 troops to Suruga, and he himself held another evaluation meeting, and he was ready to think carefully about the gains and losses before making a decision.

"My lord, if the family gives up Izu, it will be equivalent to giving up Izu's gold mountain and shipping, although Izu's agriculture and transportation are not developed, but this country is a sharp knife hanging over the head of Hojo Shiyasu, if you give up, you have to find a way to get in touch with Takasaka Danmasa and others first." As a member of the public, Nobushige Oyamada naturally has the right to speak first.

"Yes, but after all, Izu Ichikoku has some 'chicken ribs', and it's a pity to abandon it if it's tasteless." Kansuke Yamamoto was thoughtful, but Takeda Shingen heard what he was talking to himself just now.

"Kansuke, tell me if the gains and losses of Izu are too much for the interests of my family." Of course, Takeda Shingen didn't want Izu to be a country, after all, it was 'sent' by Hojo Shiyasu.

"Lord of the Pavilion, the minister's opinion is that if the ultimate goal of the family is Kamiluo, then there is no benefit in fighting for the country of Izu with the Hojo family, and the Hojo family's Qingbei, Kurobei, and Chibei are not excessively lossable, and Heibei and Chibei were once transferred to the direct military force of the Hojo clan, which means that the real loss of the Hojo family is only the military strength of more than 10,000 Huangbei, Baibei and Shimoku who were completely annihilated in Kawagoe Isanuma. The current Hojo family still has a certain strength, and if the main family and the Hojo family continue to fight each other like this and stop fighting, Kamiro's dream will never come true. Kansuke Yamamoto's tirade made everyone here feel very reasonable! Since the Takeda family is aiming at Shangraku, there is no need to talk about temporary gains and losses, and the development prospects of Izu Province are not good, and they are not even as good as the prospects of Anbo in the east (at least Anbo Province is not full of mountains like Izu Province).

"Yamamoto-sama is right, in this case, my father's family should find a way to negotiate peace with the Hojo family, and then let my uncle conquer Enoe and destroy the Imagawa family. As long as the family can control most of Tokaido, they will be able to go all the way from Tokaido. It was none other than the eleven-year-old Katsuyori Takeda, who was quickly appointed as his heir after Yoshinobu Takeda's death, and immediately attended the Takeda family's appraisal meeting. Some of his insights are still taught by Kan Yamamoto.

"Shiro is right, but there is still a marriage alliance between the Hojo family and the Imagawa family, plus your uncle is also in Enoe and can't continue to conquer the Imagawa family's castle, and the Imagawa family's Asahina Taichao, Okabe Motonobu and others are not idle people." Takeda Shingen felt that his son's words made him very happy, and at first glance, he had inherited his own 'glorious tradition', and although he was still a little lacking, as long as he continued to teach, he could still take charge of himself in the future.

"But my lord, once the Uesugi family negotiates peace with the Hojo family, they will face the Uesugi family that occupies Echigo, Okushinano, Hida, Ueno, and Musashi, and the Uesugi family's territory happens to completely surround the main family and the Hojo family, and as long as the Uesugi family is willing to form an alliance with Mino's Isshiki Yoshiryu, the family's territory in Mino will not be guaranteed. In addition, Okushinano's Murakami Yoshikiyo and Saito Asanobu are not idle people, and the suffering of the family under them is not small, and many retainers such as two elders and an old family were killed by Murakami! "Although Anayama Nobukun is not timid, if he has a bad relationship with the Uesugi family in an instant, he will know from the temper of the military god of Echigo, that the Takeda family will be hit in more than one place! The consequences are severe!

"It's true that the family has planted a heel under the Uesugi family and the Murakami family, but it's not that they can't fight the Uesugi family! As long as the main family and the Hojo family are reconciled, then the Uesugi Asadashi in Musashi will be entangled with the Hojo clan, and one aspect of Musashi can be ignored; Then there is the Imagawa family, as long as Hojo Shiyasu takes the initiative to persuade the Imagawa clan to go to Sagami, Izu to live, and give up the Enoe country to the main family, then the threat of the Imagawa family will be eliminated; In the end, Mino's Nobuyura and the others can completely defend Higashiminon, and the family only needs to face Uesugi Masahu with all their hearts. "Takeda Shingen is not afraid, the Takeda family has indeed been recuperating in the past few years. And now that they have Suruga Province, the Takeda family's commerce and salt will be able to get rid of the dilemma of having to rely on mining to make a living.

However, although the Takeda family can temporarily unite under Takeda Shingen, it is only because Takeda Shingen has been working hard to expand the territory and increase the territory of the retainers, and not all the wealthy families belonging to the Takeda family are loyal to the Takeda family.

There are many retainers within the Takeda family who are originally quite independent and independent, and if the head of the Takeda family is unable to properly deal with these lords, once they have a bad relationship with the lord's family, these lords are prone to instigating defection with the hostile forces of the lord's family, or they do not obey the lord's orders.

During the period when Shingen was in charge, the Takeda retainers' external strategy tended to be opportunistic and utilitarian, the pursuit of short-term results and benefits, and the lack of consistent long-term strategic layout and management policies and other basic concepts, which made the Takeda family seem strong in the early stage of development, but in the later stage, it was difficult to sustain its power due to internal friction and imbalance between supply and demand.

"My lord, then who will be the messenger to reconcile with the Hojo family?" This question of Asarishi Nobu is to the point, if you don't find a retainer who can speak well to go to the Takeda family, you really can't completely reconcile with the Hojo family.

"I am willing to go to Sagami and reconcile with the Hojo family!" Naito Masatoyo was the first to stand up, and he did this for his son who was still fighting in Izu, otherwise if his sister-in-law died in battle, he would let the second son, who had not yet been in Yuanfu, inherit the family business, and the second son was too young, and if he died in battle one day, the Kudo family would really be broken. Although the Naito family has long been cut off, Takeda Shingen can still find the children of the retainers of the spectrum to inherit.

"Naito Shuliang is really an important minister of the family, and this great responsibility will be entrusted to you, and you are fully responsible as my name. Remember, the purpose of the Honkin family is very simple, Izu Ichikoku can give up, but the dominance of Suruga Province needs the recognition of the Hojo family, and the Imagawa family also needs the Hojo family to communicate, and the Imagawa family doesn't want to die any more people, after all, the Imagawa family still has a daughter of the Hojo clan and his son Hojo clan. "Takeda Shingen's wishful thinking is good, but Hojo Shiyasu is really worried about his daughter and son in Enoe.

"Yes!" Naito Masatoyo then left the assessment room, and he quickly rushed to Ninomaru with two of his entourage to return to his ability to pack up before heading to Sagami.