On the 11th day of the seventh month of the 11th year of astronomy, in the castle of Tsugawa. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoThe Tsugawa family held an evaluation meeting again.

As the first minister of the Tsugawa family, Kuroda Iekane, spoke first.

"My lord, at present, the family's Ashigaru has almost been trained, and the training work of the horse riding team and Taidao Ashigaru has come to an end for the time being." Kuroda said.

Tsugawa Soji nodded and said, "So, Mabei, you can report on the strength of your family." ”

"Hi," Kuroda replied, "and now the family's ashigaru and riding teams are training in different places. As far as Iwatani Castle is concerned, it currently has 40 standing ashigaru soldiers and 120 mobilized and trained peasants. After more than half a year of training, he was able to cope with ordinary warfare. As for the situation in other places, it will be up to you to explain the details yourself. ”

"Well, let's start with the Yoshikawa Hiroka," Soji Tsugawa said, nodding.

"Hi" Yoshikawa Hiroie, the lord of Liangping Castle, responded: "There are currently 100 people in Liangping Castle under his subordinates, and there are 80 peasant soldiers participating in the training. The training has also been completed and it is ready to go to war. ”

Then, Kuji Mizutani, the lord of Kamiyama Castle and the representative of Osawa Castle, also said, "My lord, Kamiyama Castle and Osawa Castle under your subordinates currently have 70 standing ashigaru and about 100 peasants. The training was also completed last month. ”

"The demolition of Matsumoto Castle and Tanaka Castle has also been completed, and Takahashi Castle currently has 60 standing ashigaru people, and the peasant soldiers have not yet been trained, and the land reclamation work in the Noyama Territory is currently underway." Takahashi Castle Lord Takahashi Xingguo continued.

Togo Castle Yoshiro Yoshimura Yoshika, who was sitting next to Takahashi Xingguo, saw that Takahashi Xingguo had finished speaking, and hurriedly replied: "There are currently 40 standing ashigaru people in Dongxiang Castle, and the peasant soldiers have not been recruited either. ”

Soji Tsugawa nodded after hearing this, and said, "What about other places?" Let's talk about each of them. ”

"My lord, Nagano Castle and Odaka Castle currently have 60 standing ashigaru people, and another Maruki bow ashigaru has been trained, and the number is now about 70 people, after many days of training, the accuracy and rate of fire can already meet the needs of combat." Nagano Masada, the lord of Nagano Castle, said.

"The ashigaru training in Rokugo City has just begun, and there are only about 30 standing ashigaru training completed. The rest of the peasant soldiers began training gradually last month. Rokugo Castle Dai, Miki Naogo replied.

"Jiaoshan City is currently full of peasant soldiers, and with the resettlement area of displaced people in the Caomuchuan area, about 200 peasant soldiers can be mobilized." The lord of Kakuyama City, Saigo Kicho, said.

Saigo Kicho is the former Rokugo family general Junmitsu Shigedo who has newly joined the Tsugawa family, and there are 60 Ashigaru in Takane Castle, but the progress of training is a little slow, so it can't be used to fight now. ”

Soji Tsugawa nodded, and then said, "In this case, Takahashi Koke will tell me about the strength of Tsugawa Castle, Hondo Castle and Iwamatsu Castle under the direct command of the Hondo Castle. ”

Takahashi Xingjia, who was sitting at the bottom of the house, hurriedly replied, "My lord, there are currently 200 standing ashigaru people in Tsugawa Castle, and there is no training for the peasant soldiers for the time being. The Hondo Castle's horseback riding team has now reached 50 people, and is trained by Tadashi Kawakami and Zaishiro. Basically, combat effectiveness can be formed, but the training time is still short, after all, the training of the horse riding team is not something that can be completed in a day or two. With the addition of the lord's banner, the family now has about 80 cavalry. ”

After Takahashi finished speaking, the Nagano government office on the side also replied, "My lord, there are about 80 peasant soldiers in Iwamatsu Castle, and they have almost been trained, and they are currently maintaining law and order in the area from Rokugo Castle to Hondo Castle. ”

"Very good, the current strength of this family has basically been completed, and you have worked hard." Soji Tsugawa said with a smile, "From this point of view, the main family will now have 500 standing ashigaru people, and about 600 farmers and soldiers who can be mobilized. In addition, there is a cavalry team and Tai Dao Ashigaru, and the archers have already reached a certain size. The family already has the strength to send troops into battle."

"Saigo Wood, tell me about the materials that my family is storing now"

"Hi," Xixiang Muzao hurriedly said, "Our family has 1,400 coins and about 26,000 stones of grain. In addition, the output of the mines and smelters in charge of Umino-sama is about 20 per month. The lumberyards in Otaka City have been able to cope with the timber needed for the construction of the territory. The racecourse in Hondo Castle is also operating normally. In addition, the family's weapons and other equipment have been fully prepared, and the whole army has been armed, and there are still 300 spears and more than 40 knives. ”

Soji Tsugawa let out a "hmm" and continued, "The family is now full of soldiers, and now that the spring ploughing has been completed, it's time to think about sending troops." ”

"Nagano Masaka, bring up the map." Soji Tsugawa commanded.

Not long after "Hi", Nagano Masabo brought up a map of the area of Dewa Province and Hago. A screen-like wooden shelf with a picture hanging on it.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the family now occupies all of the southern part of Xianbei County, and the Shimonoyama area in the western part of Pinglu County also belongs to the family's sphere of influence."

"To the west of the house is Yuri-gun, and to the northwest is Kawabe-gun. These two counties do not have any too powerful forces. But it still can't be underestimated. Yuri County is the territory of the 12 parties in Yuri, in which the relationship is intricate. Some people are attached to the Dahoji family, a wealthy clan in Shonai, while others fall to the Minato clan. The stone height of Kawabe-gun is not much, but it is occupied by the Kameda clan who are subordinate to the Anto family and the Maeda clan who are subordinate to the Tozawa family. ”

"The east side of the house is blocked by the Ou Mountains, so it's relatively safe. To the south are the Mainai family and the Owada family in Heika-gun. However, the Mayinnei family is now divided. To the west is Mainai Castle, which is occupied by Mainai Tada, and to the east, Masuda Castle, which is occupied by the Mainai clan. The two families are now fighting on their own, and there is no threat to the Shimonoyama area of the family. ”

"The immediate threat to the family now is the Tozawa family in Senbei and the Onodera family in Yukatsu-gun in the south. In the last battle between the Rokugo family and the Hondo family, the family was already on the same page as the Tozawa family, while the Onodera family had a relatively stable relationship with the family. I don't know where do you think the next goal of the family should be? After Tsugawa Soji finished speaking, he set his eyes on the retainers in the palace.

Just when everyone's brows were tightened, an accident suddenly happened.

"Report! Anton Yaoji, the Anton family, sent someone to deliver a letter! ”

"Report, there is a messenger from the Owada family."

Tsugawa Soji's heart tightened, how could the two families send envoys to Tsugawa City at this time? Could it be that something is going on?

"Come in, please." Soji Tsugawa said loudly.

After a while, a man with the Ashigaru of the Owada family flag strode in.

Ashigaru panted and said, "Lord Tsukawa, please send troops to rescue my family!" The Onodera family suddenly dispatched 800 troops to attack the main house today, and went straight to the family's Yokote Castle. ”