"My lord! My lord! I say! The villain says everything! As long as you can spare the villain's life! The miner had tears and snot flowing together, kowtowing desperately, and his forehead was broken.

"Say! Who are they! Masaharu Mikoda asked sharply again.

"They're all from the Tsugaru family! Adult, just spare the villain! The villain was the first to say it! Another miner preemptively said.

"Tsugaru? That Oura family, which unifies the Tsugaru area? "Masaharu Mizuda and Miyata Koji have followed Hosokawa Nobumoto since they were children, and naturally they have been to Mutsu Province, and it is from there that Oura Yushin came out with the lord.

"Yes, yes, it's that Dapu family, this villain knows! But now he's called the Tsugaru family! The third miner also preemptively answered, and everyone wanted to live.

"How long has it been mined here?" Miyata Mitsuji asked again.

"It's... I don't know... The villain just came at the end of last year..."

"What about you!"

"The villain is last year!" "The villain is the year before last!"

"Is the longest the year before last? It was supposed to be around the time of Kenshin's death. Everyone discussed in a low voice, either the Uesugi family and the Tsugaru family made some kind of deal, or the Tsugaru family forcibly seized it.

"But then again, the Tsugaru family should have only unified Mutsu and Luchu by now, can his hand be stretched out so long? ”

Mutsu Province is a major country on the Higashiyama Province that occupies most of the Tohoku region. It is bordered by the Tsugaru Strait and Ezo across the sea to the north, the Kanto region of Ueno, Shimono, and Hitachi to the south, the Pacific Ocean to the east, and the Dewa Province to the west and northeast through the Ou Mountains.

However, because the country is so vast, with a total territory of more than 1.6 million stones, the area of one country is more than twice the size of the entire Gyeonggi countries, and there are many large and small wealthy families and daimyo in the country, so it is usually divided into five for easy access. From south to north, Iwashiro, Iwaki, Rikumae, Rikunaka, and Mutsu are Mutsu, and Oku itself means deep. (According to the naming rules, it is the meaning of Lu Houguo)

Just as everyone was puzzled, a miner raised a hand tremblingly.

"Say!"

"Back to my lord... The Anto family of Yugo was destroyed the year before last... Be... Tsugaru's family..."

"What! Is this true! "Everyone looked at each other, and the development of this Tsugaru family was really rapid.

"It's true! It's true! The villain didn't dare to lie, the villain was originally a miner in the Akita gold mine! So know these! The miner was so frightened that he kowtowed, saying that the Akita gold mine was located in the northern region of Dewa Province.

Dewa Province is the country of Higashiyamado in the western part of the Tohoku region, separated from Mutsu by the Nasu Volcano and the Ou Mountains in the east, the Sea of Japan to the west, the Michinoku Tsugaru area to the north, the Mutsu Aizu and Cinda areas to the south, and Echigo Province to the southwest.

Because there are two main forces in the country, the Anto family and the Mogami family, it is customary to call the territory north of the Dewa and occupied by the Andong family as the Hago; To the south of Dewa, the territory occupied by Mogami is called Hazen.

"And where have all the people around here gone?" Finally, one of the most critical questions was asked.

"Back to my lord! The Honma family, the wealthy clan in the original domain, was wiped out, and the other townspeople moved to the northern coastal area, far from the mines, and they had no boats, so they were naturally isolated to achieve the purpose of secrecy. Another miner hastened to answer, hoping that he would be the one who survived.

"Well, do you guys have anything else to add!" Masaharu Mikoda looks fierce and vicious, and let's see if I can squeeze out any more useful information.

"No... Without... The villain knows this, please spare your life! The three of them kowtowed again and again, and said what they should say and what they shouldn't say.

"Very well, you can go." Masaharu Mikoda gave a look and gestured left and right.

"Thank you, sir! Thank... Uh..."Uhh

"It seems that the plan has changed, Miyata-sama, you will go to the northern coastal area first and see if you can recruit standing ashigaru. Sasa-sama's defense zone is in Noto, which is the closest to here, so please stay here for a while and return to the station when the situation is stable. Zaisha and Maeda-sama returned to the station first, and reported the situation here to the lord, and by the way, they stayed in Noto for the time being. "As the commander-in-chief of this operation, Masaharu Mikoda made reasonable arrangements.

"Yes!" The others did not object, and they all lowered their orders and issued military orders.

Echizen and Kaga were boarded in turn, and the Tango Navy was responsible for transporting them back to Japan. Because the enemy's warships were not damaged and there were many ships, the three ironclad ships of the Hosokawa Navy also stayed behind to help the Tango Navy defend on the sea.

At this time, Hosokawa Nobumoto was standing on the castle tower of Yuzuki Castle, looking at the Seto Inland Sea on the horizon, and on the other side of the sea was the Mori family's Yasuki country. Since Iyo Kuni's strategy went smoothly and the occupation was completed ahead of schedule, he is now starting to think about how to deal with Mori and Ukiga.

"My lord, Honda military division asks to see you." From behind came the voice of Manfukumaru Asai.

"Let Yahachiro in." Hosokawa Nobumoto turned around and walked to the main seat and sat down.

Soon there was the sound of footsteps going up the stairs, and after a while, the door was opened, and Honda Masanobu entered and saluted.

"Your Majesty, see the lord!"

"Get up." Hosokawa Nobumoto said lightly.

"Thank you, lord!" Honda Masanshin sat up straight.

"What's the matter? But Kono is reluctant to go? "Being in such a hurry to see, Hosokawa Nobumoto can only think of this possibility.

"Back to the lord, it was the Uki family who sent a messenger, Nagafune Sadako." Honda Masanobu saluted again and said respectfully.

"Oh? Is that old fox finally unable to sit still? As soon as he heard the envoy of the Uki family, Hosokawa Nobumoto understood in his heart that he must have come to invest in the country. The Ukita Nao family in history also secretly voted for the Oda family in this situation, and the standard foot stepped on two boats.

"The lord is right, the Uki family must be trying to bet on both sides. Lord, see? Or is it missing? "Although Honda Masanobu doesn't know the direction of history, how smart he is, he is also a guess.

"Nope! Cool him for ten days and a half months first, we have time. During this time, you accompanied me to fishing, and I heard that the fish here in Shikoku are more oily, so it takes a little patience. Hosokawa Nobumoto waved his hand and said with a pun.

"Yes, Lord Wisdom. Your Majesty will arrange it. Honda Masanobu got up to say goodbye, and Hosokawa Nobumoto turned his head to look out the window.

Solve the Maori family first.,The next step should be the Kyushu region.,Then the Kanto.,Finally, Okuba.,Presumably there's no force in the world that can compete with you, right?

Probably...