After seeing each other for a short time, I saw the two of them walking quickly into the living room of Tsutsui Shunqing. "The subordinate island is close to the left, and Matsukura Shigenobu is seeing the lord."

After the two of them sat down, they only listened to Tsutsui Shunqing and said straight to the point: "I just received information that Matsunaga Shu is currently fighting with the Takayama clan in Takasaki Castle in Yamashiro Province, and because the attack is not smooth, so it has been withdrawn from Shingui Yamajo Castle yesterday with 600 troops, led by his son Matsunaga Tong to help in the Yamashiro country, so that the elite of the Matsunaga family who stayed in Yamato is only four hundred, and the general who is responsible for guarding the territory is only Naito Ruan, and this is a good time for the family to restore the old territory and regain the foundation. So I decided to go out immediately, and immediately contacted the monks of the temple to drive Matsunaga Shu out of Yamato. ”

When he finished speaking, he saw Matsukura Shigenobu frowning, and hurriedly said: "Lord, do your subordinates think that this will be Matsunaga's plan?" Everyone knows that Matsunaga is extremely cunning, and always wants to get rid of the family, but the family has been in the city, and there are temples for help, so it is impossible to capture this Tsutsui City, and if the family is out of the city, then even if there are temples to help, but I am afraid it is not the opponent of more than 1,000 elites of the Matsunaga family, if this battle is lost, then the family is afraid that it will be difficult to hold the city, so the subordinates believe that this matter still needs to be considered in the long run, and must not be careless, this is the foolish opinion of the subordinates, and please decide the lord. ”

"The lord's subordinates don't think so, now the battle between the Matsunaga family and the Takayama family is known to the world, and the elite of the Takayama family is famous all over the world, plus the Takayama clan is wise and resourceful, so don't look at the Matsunaga family's army, but it is not easy to achieve victory, and the transfer of troops from the Yamato country is also in the situation, this is a good time for the family to seize Yamato and restore the old territory, so the subordinates think that this is a good time for the family to send out the army. The subordinates are willing to be the vanguard, and the lord is also asked to decide. ”

Shunkei Tsutsui saw the support of Katsutakeshi Arishima. I can't help but be overjoyed. Although he and Matsukura Shigenobu are known as the close and close of the family, Matsukura is only good at domestic affairs, while Shima Katsutsu is good at military affairs. So as long as he approves of the matter, then Matsukura Shigenobu's suggestion is completely negligible.

Come to think of it. I only heard him speak: "I have made up my mind to go to the army, and there is no need to persuade him to re-believe." ”

Speaking of this, I only heard him ask Shima Katsu again: "Left near." Now that it has been decided to go out into the army. So where do you start? ”

Yamato is a country, with more than 400,000 stones, and it is also a big country in the world, and the current military strength of this family is only 400 peasant soldiers and 100 banners, even if you add the monks and soldiers of various temples, there are only 2,000 troops, only with these military strengths. It's good enough for defense, but if it's an offense. It's a bit stretched.

In particular, the attack has 400 elite defenses, and the terrain is dangerous, there is not much possibility, so it is unrealistic to want to launch only one attack to drive the Matsunaga family out of Yamato country, and Tsutsui Shunkei's greatest wish is to maximize the benefits, if he can gain the strength to compete with the Matsunaga family, then as long as he waits for the opportunity, he can drive Matsunaga Shu out of Yamato country in one fell swoop.

And the reason why Shima Katsutoshi wants to fight, is also out of this consideration, at present, the family only has a city in Tsutsui, not to mention, the most important thing is that whether it is the strength of the family or the monks of the temple, due to the repeated defeats in the battle against the Matsunaga family, so the morale has fallen to the bottom, if you still want to drive the Matsunaga family out of Yamato country, then you must let the morale recover.

And if you want to improve morale, the best way is to win a few victories, so he doesn't plan to fight hard with the Matsunaga family, but plans to seize several surrounding cities under the command of Matsunaga Xiu's retainers, although Matsunaga Xiu's subordinates are all elite, but his retainers still use peasant soldiers, and the number is not very large, like capturing such a city, Shima Katsu Takeshi is still very confident. …,

Thinking of this, I only heard him speak: "My lord, my subordinates think that the current Matsunaga family is very powerful, and it may not be easy to completely eradicate its power in the Yamato country, so my subordinates think that the family should take this opportunity to expand its strength, capture more cities, occupy more land, and when there is another opportunity, you can dare to show Matsunaga out of Yamato, and at present, you should start from the territory of the retainers of the Matsunaga family, so that not only can enhance the strength of the family, but also improve the morale of Ashigaru, and most importantly, Attacking the city of Matsunaga Hide's retainers can quickly resolve the battle, so that even if Matsunaga Hide's reinforcements are useless, this is the foolish opinion of his subordinates, and please ask the lord to decide. ”

After listening to it, Tsutsui Shunkei saw that Shima Katsutoshi's suggestion was exactly what he thought, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, so he immediately ordered: "Right near, I now order you to go to the temples immediately to ask for reinforcements, there must be no mistake." ”

Matsukura Shigenobu saw that the lord had made up his mind, so he didn't persuade him anymore, but after listening to his answer, he walked out of the road quickly.

After he came out, he only heard Tsutsui Shunqing speak again: "Zuo Jin, I order you to be the general of this raid, and you are fully responsible for this battle." ”

"It is the lord, and his subordinates will live up to the trust of the lord." After speaking, I saw that after Dao Shengmeng made a salute, he also quickly retreated.

In the evening, the 100 banners sent by the Tsutsui family for this battle, 200 Ashigaru and 900 reinforcements sent by various temples had been secretly assembled in Tsutsui Castle and prepared to leave.

When Tsutsui Shunkei saw that the army sent by each temple was only nine hundred, he was somewhat displeased, with the strength of each temple, at least 1,500 monks could be sent, but now there is only so much, it seems that Shima Katsutoshi is right, and now the most important thing for the family is a few victories to strengthen their confidence.

Shima Katsu Takeshi was already fully dressed at this moment, and straddled the horse, only to see him come to the front of the 1,200 army, and said: "Before the Matsunaga family invaded Yamato Province, this paradise originally belonged to us, so the Matsunaga family was our common enemy, and now the opportunity to regain everything has finally come, and the Matsunaga family is driven out of Yamato at this moment." ”

When Shima Katsu saw these troops in front of him for the first time, he could see from their eyes that they were afraid of the Matsunaga family, the two armies were facing each other, and the most fearful thing was not that the number of equipment was inferior to the other party, but that they were afraid that they would not have the heart to fight, if they no longer wanted to fight with each other, then what kind of victory was there to talk about, so Shima Katsutoshi had no choice but to say what he had just said, wanting to use this to boost morale.

But when he had finished speaking, the voices of the 1,200 people who answered were not as loud as he was alone, and it seemed that if they really wanted to recover, they had to seize a city quickly.

Thinking of this, Shima Shengmeng didn't say much, only to see him pull out the knife on his waist, point forward, and say, "Let's go!" ”