It was also a helpless move to make such a decision Sakuma Nobumori, the only one in the family who could get his hands on it was Sakuma Katsumasa, but although his nephew was more than brave, but he was not resourceful enough, such a person would definitely not be able to develop much, so after pacifying Tanba and Tango, it was better to let his nephew come out of him than Shibata.

After settling the matter of the Shibata Katsu family, I only heard the clan say to Sakuma Nobumori: "Father-in-law, as for you to capture Tanba and Tango, it seems that it is not so simple for the Yi clan to be killed. As you said, not only does the Hatano family have the Tanba Twin Demons, but their forces are very united, and it is not easy to defeat them from within, and the most important thing is that the lord said that he wanted to destroy the Hatano family, not to submit the other side, so there was no other way but to fight. ”

Speaking of this, the clan sect pondered for a while, and then said: "As for the Isshiki family, although the head of the family is not rough, it is indeed from a famous family, and I am afraid it will be difficult to return to obedience, so in the end, there is only one battle." However, if the army under the command of the father-in-law is used to fight two families in a row, then it is impossible to capture these two places in two years, so the clan plans to help the father-in-law, so that the two armies will be united, and it will not be so difficult to capture the two countries in two years. ”

"No! You have the heavy responsibility of attacking the Kanto region, how can you delay the task of the lord because of my business, if this is the case, the old man would rather fail the strategy and let the lord be punished, and never let you take responsibility because of the old man. "I heard that the clan was going to send troops to help, but I only heard Sakuma Nobumori say categorically. This is not his hypocrisy, but his real thoughts. I am already old, even if I am punished by the lord, it is nothing. And the clan is now back then. If you lose the trust of your lord. Then it would be extremely detrimental to the development of the Takayama family, so he would not agree to the clan's proposal anyway.

"My father-in-law is worried a lot, the clan has the task of attacking Kanto, but this matter can not be completed overnight, so there is no hurry, and the clan has newly seized the land of Shinano, and the army under his command has expanded a lot, although the number has increased a lot. But the combat power has declined, and the clan leader can not only help the father-in-law win the two countries as soon as possible, but also achieve the purpose of training, so that there will be no delay, and after the military strength is refined, the chances of success in the Kanto region will be greatly increased, so please ask the father-in-law not to refuse. ”

Sakuma Nobumori's heart is like a mirror, although the clan's words seem reasonable, but he really doesn't believe it at all. If he wants to train his troops, why should he cross several countries to help him. It is completely possible to let the army under his command attack Kai, and in this way, the purpose of training the troops will also be achieved, and the strength will be greatly improved, so Sakuma Nobumori still did not agree.

Seeing that Sakuma Nobumori still couldn't wipe off his face, he opened his mouth to refuse, and couldn't help but feel a little helpless, these two old men are really interesting, they are the ones who came to help him, he agreed, but they refused, why should the family be like this. Thinking of this, the clan sect had no choice but to say earnestly: "Father-in-law, how can the clan stand by and watch when you see that you are in this difficult situation now?" Besides, after helping my father-in-law capture Tanba and Tango, maybe when the clan attacks Kanto, it will need two fathers-in-law to help, and then the two fathers-in-law will not be able to stand idly by. ”

These words made Sakuma Nobumori and Shibata Katsuie's eyes light up, yes, he just thought of his own difficulties, and asked Senbei to help the army, but he forgot that his difficulty in capturing Kanto was much greater than his own, don't look at his current power, his capable ministers and brave generals are all famous in the world, and the army under his command has exceeded 10,000, but what can this be, the clan has to face the Hojo family, the Hojo family has nearly three million stone high, but the battle army has fifty or sixty thousand people, and there are countless capable generals under his command, In addition to more than 10,000 five-color reserve troops, the elite level is not worse than the mountain army, if the clan only wants to eliminate it by itself, this is simply impossible, at that time, who can the clan find for help, not to find his own father-in-law, in this way, it will be no obstacle to face.

The more Sakuma Nobumori thought about it, the more reasonable he felt, so he just listened to him and said: "Since this is the case, then I agree, but when you enter the Kanto region in the future, you will definitely let the old man lead the army to help in the war." ”

"It's my father-in-law, and when the time comes, the clan will definitely ask my father-in-law to send troops to help." Although the clan clan accepted it with a mouthful, but even if he asked Shibata Katsuya to lead the army to help, he would definitely not look for Sakuma Nobumori, this is not because the clan looks down on his military strength, but because he needs Sakuma Nobumori to be in Tanba, in case there is a change in the world, then the father-in-law is the first pass to block the monkey, if there is no father-in-law such a calm veteran in charge, he is really a little worried.

"In this way, the old man can have 5,000 troops in the army, and the three of Meinong will each help 1,000, which is 3,000, as long as the clan sends 2,000 troops, and after the soldiers and one place, the total army can reach 10,000. Sakuma Nobumori couldn't help but say confidently after calculating it.

The clan didn't answer, but he had his own calculations in his heart, in the battle against the Asai family, the combat power of the Sakuma army was not very strong, as for the military strength of the three people in Mino, although the clan had not seen it fight recently, but it must not be much stronger, once he only sent two thousand troops, then this battle, maybe when it will drag on, if so, then not only will it slow down its own development, but also his goal of letting his father-in-law help block the monkey in the west country will not be achieved, After all, it will take a long time for my father-in-law to take full control of the two countries after he captures them, so he must fight quickly to seize these two countries.

Soon the clan made a decision, the total army under his command has reached 12,000 people, in addition to leaving 3,500 new groups to defend the territory, to help Shibata Katsuya's 3,000 troops, he can also mobilize more than 5,000 troops, in order to achieve the goal of a quick battle, this time simply go to battle with themselves, so that the purpose of training can also be achieved.

However, once this is the case, then the number of the Takayama army is more than Sakuma Nobumori's army, so the clan can't say what he thinks in his heart, otherwise, he doesn't have to think about it to know, Sakuma Nobumori will definitely refuse without hesitation, so he can only lead the army directly when the time comes, and the raw rice is cooked and cooked, and there is no way to refuse.

Later, the clan and Sakuma Nobumori agreed on a time to leave the army in three months, and Shibata Katsuie took his leave and went to Jimbo Nagaju to discuss the matter of helping him regain his master.

In the sparrow house, all the samurai of the Oda family were happily fighting at the card table, but one person was sitting alone in the corner drinking wine at the moment, and he saw that he did not have a smile on his face, which was really not in harmony with the festive atmosphere of the New Year.

After discovering this samurai, the clan walked up quickly, and the samurai, who was drinking alcohol, saw that it was the Takayama clan, so he couldn't help but quickly stand up, and after letting him sit down, he sat down again.

"The land of 100,000 stones in the mountain city that Lord Wise has been sealed this time can now be regarded as a veritable great name, but why is there a look of displeasure on the face of the adult?" After drinking the wine that Akechi Mitsuhide had poured for himself, the clan couldn't help but ask.

"Lord Takayama, you are knowingly asking, don't you really know what is going on? If that's the case, then it seems that waiting for adults here is in vain. After speaking, Akechi Mitsuhide was ready to get up, and when it came to it, Akechi Mitsuhide still complained a little about the Takayama clan and Shibata Katsuya and other important ministers, and he thought that if Takayama and other adults could speak at the assessment meeting today, then the lord would probably not appoint himself as the representative of Kyoto, so that he would be completely gone.

Looking at his expression, the clan sect guessed the idea in his heart, so he only heard the clan sect say: "Wise lord, don't be impatient, if we persuade the lord to withdraw his order at the assessment meeting, then the lord may indeed give up the appointment, but have you ever thought that with the character of the lord, once this is the case, then the 100,000 stone territory given to the lord will also be recovered, after all, this should be the lord's compensation to you." The clan is not afraid to say it clearly, with the merits of the lord in his family, it is far from the reward of the 100,000 stone territory, and even the lord of Takenaka has more credit than the lord, but the lord did not entrust this matter to others, but handed it over to you, what does this mean, it shows the lord's trust in you, once this matter is not successful, then do you think the lord will trust you so much, once there is no trust of the lord, what can you do in the future, do you really want to be gradually forgotten by the world like your father-in-law Lin Tongsheng, If this is the case, then the clan will go to the lord now, and even if he is punished, he will have the lord revoke his appointment to you. ”

After the clan finished speaking, he also stood up and was about to go out, but this was not the case, a scheming samurai like Xiang Zhi Mitsuhide, if he blindly persuaded him, it would only backfire, so the clan not only did not persuade, but instead opened his mouth to split his head and cover his face, so that Wise Mitsuhide would not have any suspicions.

Sure enough, when the clan sect finished speaking, Zhizhi Mitsuhide not only did not get angry, but his attitude eased a lot, I saw that he hurriedly stepped forward to stop the clan sect and said: "Lord Gao Shan, you are confused in the next moment, please don't be surprised." (To be continued......)