There is no doubt about the efficiency of the Takayama ninja's work, as early as half a month ago, the Takeda family had already received the news that the Takayama family was preparing to invade, and what was even more amazing was that this time not only the Takayama family sent troops to attack, but also united with the Tokugawa family, once the matter was completed, then the family was in danger.

However, when the Takeda family was panicking, they suddenly received the news that Nobuyan had rebelled and was huge, which made the people of the Takeda family breathe a sigh of relief. If it's just against the Takayama family, then the family will do their best to compete with it. Takeda Katsuyori has always been at odds with Anayama Nobukun, but this time, if he is still in the house, he really wants to personally present him with a certificate of appreciation.

On this day, Takeda Katsuyori was drinking with Nagasaka Nagakan and two cronies of Katsushi Shibe, and suddenly the attendant came to report, Akiyama Nobuyomo and Hara Masain came together, and there was something important to see.

Takeda Katsuyori was disappointed after hearing this, but now that the enemy is present, it is not easy to see it, so he has to take two cronies to the castle tower and wait for the two to meet.

As soon as Yuan Changyin and the others entered the door, they only heard him say straight to the point: "Lord, my subordinates heard that the lord is planning to transfer the Kai army into Nanshinano in order to prevent the attack of the Gao Shan family, I don't know if there is such a thing?" ”

"Your news is quite well-informed, yes, the army of the Gao Shan family is strong, you two should know that only with the Nan Shinano wealthy clan, it is impossible to be its opponent, if you want to block it, you can only use your own flag."

"My lord, by all means, my subordinates think that the rebellion of Anayama Nobuyan is too strange, and as far as his subordinates know, after Anayama Nobuyan and others defected to Tokugawa, Tokugawa Ieyasu has always been kind to him. So there is no reason to defect either. So it is very likely that this is a bureau set up by the Tokugawa family. The lord had to guard against it. ”

Before Takeda Katsuyori could speak, he heard Katsushi of the Trace Department say: "Lord Akiyama, I don't agree with what you said, Lord Anayama is also the son of the ancestor and the brother of the lord, and it was just a misunderstanding before, but now under the inspiration of the lord, he has set things right." Rejoining his own family, this is a good story, how did it become a conspiracy in the mouths of adults? ”

Akiyama Nobutomo and the others couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this, if it was just a guess before, then through these words, they could already completely determine that this must be Tokugawa Ieyasu's trick.

And they have already calculated the development of things, Tokugawa Ieyasu pretended to quell the rebellion, and Anayama Nobuyan was defeated to vote, because of the previous rebellion. Therefore, the lord will definitely not let him go to Nanshinano to fight again, and he has to transfer his own family flag to go. In this way, Anayama Nobuyuki can take advantage of the emptiness of Kai and take all this place. And Minami Shinano may not be able to resist the attack of the Takayama family, and after the first battle, there will be no more home.

But what made them feel even more chilled was that when they told everything in their hearts, Takeda Katsuyori didn't care.

I only heard Takeda Katsuyori speak: "How can I not know how to take precautions, when I brought the army of Anayama Nobuyan and others to come, I directly seized his military power, and scattered and reorganized the army under his command, not to mention that he came to vote sincerely, even if it is not, as long as he enters Kai, then he will not be able to bear it."

Besides, the current strength of the family is insufficient, and if there are more than 2,000 troops, then the chance of the family winning is greater. ”

"The lord is wise, and once the lord is imprisoned by the lord, even if those ashigaru want to rebel, they will be jealous." Nagasaka said hurriedly.

"Lord......" Akiyama Nobutomo and the others wanted to say more, but Takeda Katsuyori was already impatient, so he didn't give them a chance to speak, and directly got up and went to the inner room with two close ministers.

And the Tokugawa side is also waiting, they are waiting for the Takayama family to send troops, after all, if you want to achieve the goal of taking Kai lightly, then the timing is the most important, sooner rather than later. But in the blink of an eye, half a month has passed, and according to the ninja's report, the Takayama family is still undergoing training, and there is still no news of the expedition, which can make Tokugawa Ieyasu anxious.

When the plan was made before, he and his retainers both thought that once the family refused, then the Takayama family was afraid that they would send troops soon, after all, the longer it dragged on, the more unfavorable it would be, so he let Anayama Nobuyan rebel within two days after receiving the news. Now that two months have passed, Takeda Katsuyori has sent someone to negotiate with Anayama Nobuyoru twice, and Anayama Nobuyoru has been looking for excuses to postpone the date of return, if it drags on any longer, even if Takeda Katsuyori is stupid, he can see his family's intentions.

Another month has passed in the blink of an eye, and the Takayama family still has no plans to send troops, not only that, but even Takeda Katsuyori has not sent anyone to get in touch with Anayama Nobuyoshi since the last time, and it is obvious that Takeda Katsuyori has seen through his family's strategy.

In this way, there is no need for this play to continue.

Six days later, Mizuse Uemon walked quickly into the castle tower of Takayama Castle to meet the clan.

I only heard him speak: "My lord, according to the news that my subordinates have received news that the Tokugawa family's army has broken the rebels a few days ago, and Anayama Nobuyuki and others have recited their grace of not killing and returned to serve the Tokugawa family, and ask the lord to decide." ”

"Can't you finally go on? Zhilu said. ”

After Mizuse Uemon retreated, the clan asked Konshohiko Uemon, "How is Nobukatsu doing now?" "In the past three months, for the matter of Takayama Shinkatsu, the clan can be said to have ignored and did not want to interfere, only in this way can it be regarded as a real experience, if he manages too much, then I am afraid that Shinkatsu will be restrained.

"Back to the lord, at present, Maeda Toshinaga, Honda Masamune and others have temporarily joined the command of the young master, and the young lord has recruited a five-hundred-person army with the thousand kans given by the lord, and it is currently being trained, but the strange thing is that the young master has not provided armor and weapons for these ashigaru, and even now the class of troops has not been decided."

The clan couldn't help frowning after hearing this, this kid actually recruited five hundred people with a thousand guan? With the family's light fortune, this is absolutely impossible.

I saw that the clan sect frowned, and asked unhappily: "Have you ever deducted your feet?" ”

"The lord of the meeting, no."

"Huh?"

Seeing that the lord seemed to be displeased, Hikoemon hurriedly said: "Lord, the young lord did not give his subordinates a monthly salary, but adopted the method of monthly salary. In this way, there is no deduction. ”

"Knowing the word, pass the order, and launch an attack on Minami Shinano in three days."

"It's the lord!"

Not long after the order to attack was given, I saw Kagawa Tadaji walking in with a bitter face. "Lord, after learning that the lord gave an order, the young lord came to his subordinates to receive the armor and the subordinates did not dare to be the master, so he came to meet the lord and ask the lord to decide."

"Didn't I say that day that Shinkatsu would have all the equipment to be supplied?"

"This... Armor, weapons and even horses can be done by subordinates, but the young master asked his subordinates for 500 crossbows, 5,000 steel arrows, and 10,000 wooden-handled iron-headed crossbow arrows. My lord, you now understand the difficulties of your subordinates. ”

Since the last time the clan inspected the industrial city, several craftsmen have studied the crossbow arrows of this iron-headed wooden pole, although its power is not as good as steel arrows, but it is much stronger than pure wood, not only the effective distance can reach a hundred steps away, but also the manufacture is much simpler, so according to Yamada Nagamasa's report, such crossbow arrows have accumulated a large number of them, but the production of steel arrows is still slow. Not to mention 5,000, now there are not even 2,000.

And this is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that the clan does not want to expose this secret weapon too early, if he agrees to Shinkatsu's request this time, then this secret will not be kept.

To give or not to give? Suddenly, I only heard the clan Zongzhengse say: "Give it to him!" However, the number of steel arrows is insufficient, so there is no way to do this, so give him 1,500 pieces. ”

"My lord, if that's the case, once the hall learns about ......"

"Don't worry, now that the main hall is only one step away from the people of the world, whether or not there is this weapon does not affect the overall situation, and with the temper of the lord, even if he knows the Tao, he will not ask for it. Well, the army will set out in three days, and there must be no mistake in the matter of grain and grass, so go down and prepare. (To be continued......)