Because the Iron Artillery Team is one of the main battle forces in the family, there are fewer opportunities to go into battle, which also makes Sugitani Zenjubo develop a joyless and sad mentality, and in addition to his status as a family, he is often unwilling to compete too much with other retainers in his family, so it is not obvious that he has changed peacetime on the surface.

When the clan sect finished speaking, he only heard him say steadily: "It is the lord, and the subordinates will live up to the trust of the lord." ”

"Okay, this battle will be carried out by your three armies." The total number of these three armies has reached 8,000 people, and it should be enough to use 8,000 people to deal with the Takeda family, after all, although the Takeda family has 20,000 people, they have to allocate a part of it to defend various places, and they also have to set aside a part of it to defend against Tokugawa, so even if they fight with the main family, they can only use 10,000 to 12,000 people at most.

After speaking, the clan looked at Hosokawa Fujitaka again, and then said: "Fujitaka will be in charge of the Kai raider this time, and the three armies will be uniformly dispatched by you. ”

Although Hosokawa Fujitaka has been serving as the military advisor of his family for some days, he has been a left-behind person for the past few months, so this time he didn't expect the lord guild to hand over such an important task to himself, after all, his qualifications are shallow, and his ability has not been proven enough, and Honda and Sanada have no task at the moment, so the lord also handed over the task to himself, which shows that he values himself, and this time he has to complete everything beautifully.

The reason why he has such confidence is that the Takeda family has declined, and secondly, because of the general sent by the lord this time. I've been familiar with myself for months. And these people still respect themselves more in the absence of the lord. Therefore, it should not be too difficult to command, as long as he obeys his command, then there is nothing to worry about, if he changes the four heavenly kings of his family, he will not dare to have such thoughts.

"My lord, my subordinates are now on the right track, and the army under his command has been rigorously trained, and the five hundred troops under his command can also fight. He also asked the lord to allow his subordinates to participate in the war. Seeing that the lord had not arranged tasks for himself and the four retainers who owned the territory, Maeda Toshiya couldn't help but hurriedly say.

And when he finished speaking, Watanabe Shoutsuna, Wasuka Masakatsu, and Yamauchi Kazutoyo also asked for battle, although each of them did not have many troops under his command, but if they were assembled, there would be 1,600 people, which could be regarded as a large force in the Takayama family.

"You don't have to wait any longer, I won't make any changes in this battle. But... It's not like you don't have a chance to play. I only heard the clan say with a smile.

Seeing that things were still turning around, the retainers who were present and had not received the task also regained their spirits. are waiting for the next deployment of the lord.

The clan clan did not whet everyone's appetite, and said directly: "You seem to have forgotten that Takeda has formed an alliance with Hojo at present, and the Uesugi family, although they have to face their father-in-law, there is also the possibility of sending troops to support, so once the family can't eliminate Takeda as soon as possible, then at least Hojo will never sit idly by, and at that time, it will be time for you to wait for the battle." ”

Although the clan has not paid attention to government affairs in the past few days, but his mind has not stopped, he has been thinking about the attack on Kai, if the cavalry, banner, and ninja army are sent to attack, then it is estimated that before the Hojo family reacts, the Takeda family is likely to be destroyed, but in this way, not only can the purpose of training not be achieved, but after these three elites continue to fight, I am afraid it will take a longer time to recuperate, and the division of the army's military situation will be more serious, in the long run, this is not conducive to the development of the family, Especially once the family wins Kai, then you have to directly face the behemoth of Hojo, and when you go out again in the future, once the Hojo family comes to attack, it is difficult to say whether the garrison of the family that has not been on the battlefield can block its attack, once it is not blocked, then their years of hard work will be ruined, so the clan would rather touch with Hojo than destroy Takeda as quickly as possible. After all, it's too difficult to find an opponent like Takeda to use for training.

Of course, once Hojo goes out of the army, of course, the clan also has a countermeasure, according to several battles of the Takeda family, even if the Hojo family sends reinforcements, it will take a certain amount of time, and when he goes out to the rescue, the other elites of the family have also finished resting, and then they will deal with Hojo, their side will not be at a disadvantage, maybe they can bite off a piece of meat of the Hojo family, which is still very beneficial to the future Kanto strategy.

As for the fact that the family is pouring out of the nest and the territory is empty, this is indeed a problem, and there is no need to think about it in the west, and the Tokugawa family is difficult to face... With Tokugawa Ieyasu's character, it is possible to make some small moves, but he will definitely not turn his face with the family, because he does not have this strength, and Uesugi in the north, the clan does not think that Uesugi Kenshin will use such a strategy as a sneak attack to rescue the Takeda family, because this is not an upright battle is definitely not Uesugi Kenshin's style of acting, of course, the clan will never put the safety of the territory in the hands of others, so if you want to guard against Uesugi, this can only trouble your father-in-law.

Since the New Year's assessment of the father-in-law accepted his own proposal to accept the Jimbo family, the high pressure Shiina and the Hatakeyama clan, Echichu has been completely controlled, and although the Shiina and Hatakeyama clan who can ascend to the country are still hesitating, under the continuous pressure of the Shibata army, there is already a tendency to take refuge in the father-in-law, so it is still possible to ask the father-in-law to send an army to temporarily help him defend. Especially in recent months, my father-in-law has continued to expand his military strength by virtue of the territory of nearly 600,000 stone that he has controlled, and at present, according to the clan's understanding, the actual number of the Northern Army Regiment has reached 25,000, and it should be no problem to let my father-in-law temporarily support himself with 10,000 to defend against Uesugi, after all, Shiina and Hatakeyama are nothing at all, and they can't use so much military strength at all.

It is precisely because of the support of his father-in-law behind his back that the clan can come out of the nest without any worries.

Thinking of this, I only heard the clan sect speak: "For the army to fight, rest and train as quickly as possible during this period of time, once Hojo goes out, then you will be the main force to win a decisive victory with Hojo." ”

Speaking of this, I only listened to the clan sect and instructed: "Mizuse Uemon, from today onwards, I want to know every move of the Hojo, Uesugi and Tokugawa families, and there must be no negligence in this matter. ”

"It's the lord."

"Okay, all of you, gather your forces immediately, and launch a full-scale attack on Kai in five days! Meeting. After saying that, the clan stood up and walked towards the inner room. And the retainers did not stay long, and went down to prepare.

Taking advantage of a week's time, the clan sent people to ask for help from his father-in-law, and sure enough, as he thought, after receiving the news, Shibata Katsuya did not hesitate at all, and immediately ordered Sasa Naruma to be the main general, and Kanamori Nagami to be the deputy general, leading 10,000 troops into the territory under the rule of the Takayama family, and deploying defenses at the junction of Kitashinano Takai-gun and Uesugi County.

With the help of his father-in-law, the Takayama clan did not hesitate, except for leaving Ishikawa Goemon and a thousand ninja troops under the command of Yokotani Yukishige to deploy everywhere, and a thousand banners of the samurai to protect their own safety, the rest of the Takayama family's army all headed towards Shinano, and the total army reached nearly 14,000 people, this time it can be said that the Takayama family has ever carried out the largest battle, but in the eyes of the clan, this is just the beginning.

The gathering of more than 10,000 troops is impossible to hide from those who have a heart, especially the Tokugawa family, since the Tokugawa family established the ninja army after the Takayama family, the collection of intelligence has improved more than one level, at least the movements of the surrounding forces are absolutely well understood, and the Takayama family is the most important force in it, there is no one.

Therefore, as soon as the Takayama Army moved eastward, Tokugawa Ieyasu received the news, and he knew what the purpose of the Takayama Army was without asking.

So as soon as he received the news, Tokugawa Ieyasu couldn't sit still, whether the family can usher in the space for development, all depends on this Kai country, and if you win Kai, the family will prosper, if you can't win it, then it will be difficult for the family to get ahead.

So without any hesitation, Tokugawa Ieyasu immediately summoned his retainers to discuss.

The atmosphere in the assessment room was very dull, but the retainers were used to this kind of atmosphere, and since they became neighbors with the Takayama clan, the family rarely had a good time.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the current situation has basically been determined, this time the goal of the Gao Mountain Army must be the Fei country, the importance of the Fei country to the family must be very clear to you, how to solve this matter, I don't know if you have any suggestions?"

"The lord, the subordinates think that this is the treachery of the Takayama clan, and the family has a covenant with it first, and it is a blatant violation, and the family stands on the side of morality for this alone, so the subordinates think that they should immediately send someone to meet the Takayama clan and explain the interests and harms, if it is arbitrary, then the covenant can be made with the Oda Palace, and the subordinates think that the Oda family will definitely give the lord a satisfactory answer, and ask the lord to decide."

"Elder Gao Liqing's words, I can't agree with it, since the Takayama clan dares to tear up the covenant, it is already ready to face the Oda Palace, and the family and the Oda family are allies, but the Takayama clan is a retainer of the Oda family, who is far away and who is close at a glance, besides, there is such a time, I am afraid that the Takayama army has already captured Kai at that time, and the raw rice is cooked and cooked, what can the Shincho Hall do, if the Takayama clan is blamed for the sake of the family, then who is willing to contribute to the Oda family in the future, so this idea is really a bit unrealistic." After listening to this, Ishikawa said directly. (To be continued.) )