In recent days, it can be said that Tokugawa Ieyasu received all the good news, first the Takeda family retreated, did not leave a single soldier and a general in the far general, and gave himself the opportunity to take full charge of the far river, and then there were two upper ninjas and more than a thousand ninja troops to surrender, this has not been two days later, and I received the news of the civil strife in the Takeda family, is it that I began to transfer? Yes, it must be.

Tokugawa Ieyasu still clearly remembers that when the Imagawa family was the strongest, there were only three kingdoms, and if he could grasp this opportunity, then he could also reach the same height as before the Imagawa family.

And not only that, if Anayama Nobuyojun can entangle with Takeda Katsuyori for more than three months, then he can also take advantage of the situation to take Kai Kai into his hands in one fell swoop.

As for the counterattack of the Takeda family, he didn't care too much, if he had fought with Anayama Nobuyan three months ago, then the losses would have been very serious, and as long as he was no longer as reckless as he was in the battle of Mikatahara, he would definitely be able to hold the land of the newly captured two countries, the five countries, more than one million stones, and the Tokugawa family could also be ranked in the forefront of the world.

As long as he has a million stones, then he has absolute confidence in attacking the entire eastern country, although the territory of the Hojo family is nearly two million stones, but since the Hojo clan succeeded to the throne, there have been signs of decline.

And it is the same as the Takeda family, although Hojo Tsunade is brave and unparalleled, and there are many other capable and brave generals, but these people are all old, and how many years can they fight for the Hojo family? And among his later retainers, it can be said that they are completely incapable of making heavy contributions.

Although the five-color preparation is strong, if there is no one to command, it will become a plate of loose sand. Within ten years, the Hojo family, who had dominated the Kanto region for decades, would meet and be in danger of being usable.

Looking at the family, not only do they have a large number of brave generals and capable ministers, but most importantly, as many as seventy percent of them are under the age of thirty, and they are in the prime of life ten years later, plus the family has accumulated strength in these ten years. When the tenth year comes, the army will be sent to the Kanto, and the Hojo family will be destroyed in a war. Later, he swept the northeast with a strong army, so that it would no longer be a dream to share the world equally with the Oda family.

Tokugawa Ieyasu rarely fantasized about anything. But this opportunity is so rare that he can't help but think about it.

After a long time, I heard him say excitedly: "Quickly summon the important ministers of the family to come to the castle tower to discuss matters." ”

It didn't take long for more than a dozen important ministers of the Tokugawa family and Honda Tadashi and other generals to appear in the assessment room, and although Hattori Hanzo's identity was not enough, the number of ninja troops under his command was close to two thousand, which made his status greatly improved, and in this battle, the ninja army would also participate in the war, so Tokugawa Ieyasu still summoned him with him.

When the retainers sat down. Tokugawa Ieyasu held back the excitement in his heart and said loudly: "According to reliable sources, the Takeda family has a civil strife, and this is the best time for the family to expand its territory, so I am determined to take advantage of the Takeda family's weak defense. Out of Suruga, one body will take this place. As for the detailed information of the Takeda family, Ishikawa Shumasa will explain it to you. ”

When Tokugawa Ieyasu finished speaking, he saw Ishikawa Shumasa stand up, face his retainers, and said, "You just got the news today. Since Anayama Nobujun failed to obtain the position of governor of the Takeda family, and feared that Takeda Katsuyori would not be able to do anything to him, he launched a rebellion, and with the support of more than ninety percent of the wealthy clans in the Shinano country, it can be said that the Shinano country has been occupied by him.

Not only that, but the Takeda family also had many retainers who led the army to support, and now the army under his command has reached 20,000 people, and five castles including Matsumoto Castle have been used as strongholds to resist the attack of Takeda Katsuyori.

The Takeda Katsuyori side also has 20,000 troops, but as of the time the news came, it has not been able to capture a city, and now the two sides have fallen into a stalemate, but in terms of combat power, it is still the Takeda Katsuyori side that has the advantage. ”

Speaking of this, I saw that after a pause, he continued: "Since a large number of troops in the Takeda family have been transferred to Shinano, the defenders of the Suruga country are less than 4,000, and they are divided into cities, and once the family sends troops to attack, then these troops alone will not be able to resist at all, so I agree with the proposal of the lord to send troops to Suruga." ”

After he finished speaking, most of the ministers present were also excited, and they were already very content that their family could take back the country of Yuanjiang, but now it has only been a few days, and they can go out to Suruga, and the certainty of winning this country is still more than eighty percent, which is indeed a rare opportunity for this family.

There are many retainers who support it, but it is by no means without opposition, and several old and serious retainers do not want the lord to go to the army, and whether they agree or oppose, they all hope that others can accept their ideas, so the discussion in the evaluation room is loud.

If it had been placed before, Tokugawa Ieyasu would definitely stop it immediately, in his opinion, it would be insulting to be a samurai to talk to each other like this during the meeting, but this time, he was too excited, and he also wanted his retainers to share with him, so not only did he not stop it, but he also listened to what the retainers said with relish.

After a long time, I heard him speak: "Okay, since you all have something to say, let's say it one by one." ”

As soon as his voice fell, the always steady Torii Mototada was the first to speak: "My lord, now the family has recaptured Yuanjiang but only a few days have passed, the army has not rested, the people have not recovered, and many things in the territory have not been resolved, if the army is sent out at this time, once there is a problem in the territory, the consequences will be unimaginable, so the subordinates think that it is better to wait and see what it becomes for the time being, and even if the civil strife of the Takeda family ends, the winning side will inevitably suffer heavy losses, at that time the family has recovered its strength, and it is not too late to send out the army, this is the foolish opinion of the subordinates, Please also ask the Lord to decide. ”

"Toi-sama's words,I can't agree with it.,Although the loss of the family after the first battle of the three parties is not small.,But the return of nearly two thousand ninjas is enough to make up for the losses brought to the family by the last war.,As for the fear of the instability of the distant river.,The subordinates think it's even more worry-free.,Although there are a lot of things to be solved.,But the wealthy clan here has been basically wiped out.,Don't worry about someone making trouble at all.,The rest of the things can wait for a month or two later.,Solve it together with Suruga's domestic affairs.,This saves time and effort.,Why not do it.,So in the next thought, At this time, when the army Suruga. When Yasumasa Kamihara finished speaking, his words were agreed by most of the ministers.

"Although I don't agree with what Lord Torii said, but I also think that it is true that we should not go out to the army now, have you ever thought about it, although the Takeda family is now in full swing, but in how to say that Takeda Katsuyori and Anayama Nobuyuki are also members of the same family, and the subordinates think that there is a great possibility, and the two of them will resolve the contradiction because of the fact that the lord will go to Suruga, and join forces to start a counterattack, not to mention that the two of them together have 40,000 people, even if it is 20,000 Takeda elites, it is not something that the family can resist, once defeated, Then the Yuanjiang country that had just been recaptured was going to be dangerous again, so the subordinates thought that it was better to wait for the two to be defeated and injured before sending out the army. ”

"Lord Sakai is really too careful, and I think that if other things are possible, there is a possibility of reconciliation, but the two of them are fighting for the position of the governor of the family, unless the Takeda family is divided into two, otherwise there is no other way than to divide the victory and defeat on the battlefield, besides, in this troubled era, if you don't advance but retreat, even if the family does not send an army, but Hojo, Uesugi, and the Takayama clan that has risen will let go of such an opportunity, once the land of the Takeda family is captured by any of these three families, or is divided by the three families, Then the family will only have to regret it, so the subordinates are in favor of going out into the army. ”

“……”

Soon, all the retainers present expressed their opinions on this matter, even if there was nothing to say about the retainers, they also indicated whether they were for or against, and as the last person finished speaking, the assessment room returned to quiet, and at this moment all the retainers stared intently at the lord, waiting for the lord's final decision.

What the retainers said just now, Tokugawa Ieyasu had basically thought about it, and every time someone spoke out against it, he didn't need to say more, but he was refuted by other retainers, and in this case, he had no idea of changing his decision.

So I just heard him say, "My decision will not be changed, and it is imperative to seize Suruga, only in this way can the family break through the cage, and at that time, no one will be able to restrict the development of the family." ”

Since the lord still decided to go to the army, the retainers didn't say much more, and waited for the lord to make the most difficult arrangements.

"Hattori Hanzo!" When Tokugawa Ieyasu glanced at the retainers present, he first named the name of Hanzo, the commander of the ninja army.

Hattori Hanzo didn't expect that the lord would point to him as soon as he came up, so he was stunned at first, and then he quickly replied: "My subordinates are here, please ask the lord to order." ”

"I order you and Igasaki Michishun to lead the ninja army under your command to infiltrate Suruga and take Sunfu Castle."

Although the Tokugawa family had never had a ninja army participate in the previous battle, Tokugawa Ieyasu still had some understanding of how the Takayama family used the ninja army, so as soon as he came up, he thought of letting the ninja army sneak attack Sunfu Castle, the largest, strongest and most defended army in Suruga Province.

He learned from the intelligence that at least thirty percent of the more than 3,500 Takeda troops in Suruga Province were concentrated in Junfu Castle, and if it was a frontal siege, don't look at the other party's only about 1,200 people, but with a strong city, it could still bring a lot of casualties to the army, and if it was a sneak attack by sending a ninja army, it would be much easier to capture Junfu Castle.

And it's not just that, once the ninja army under his command can capture this city unconsciously, then it will cause a serious blow to the enemy's morale, if the Takeda family does not send reinforcements, then the army of the family has an advantage, coupled with its low morale, then it will undoubtedly become much easier to capture Yuanjiang.

If it weren't for the fact that the Takayama clan had a grudge against him, after winning the Suruga Kingdom, he really wanted to go to the Hida Clan to express his gratitude.

From this battle, the Tokugawa family's tactics began to develop in a flexible and changeable way.

Of course, if the Takayama clan knew what Tokugawa Ieyasu was thinking now, he would definitely vomit blood three times, and he taught the people who should not be taught the most, and the battle with the Tokugawa family in the future will become difficult......)