The young samurai is naturally the eldest son of the head of the Tiantong family, Tiantong Laichang, Tiantong Laizhen.

Tendo Yorizhen is the same age as Tsugawa Soji, although he is young, he has already shown his ability to take charge of his own affairs, and he has made great achievements in the repeated battles with the Mogami family, and he is still quite famous in Murayama County. (Some sources say that Tendo Yorisada is the younger brother of Tendo Yoricho, but Kira doesn't think it's advisable.) Tiantong Lai Chang is the third male of the highest righteousness, and according to the time of the death of the most righteous determination, Tiantong Lai Zhen was not born at all. What's more, Tiantong Lai Chang has already inherited the Tiantong family, how can Tiantong Lai Zhen go to Tiantong's house if he is the son of the most righteous determination..... In addition, Tiantong Lai Zhen cannot be the heir of the Tiantong family, and his age is not right. ）

"Taro, Mogami Yoshimori has decided to send troops to Tendo City in ten days," Mogami Yoshibo said with a calm face.

Tiantong Lai Zhen's face changed, and then he said eagerly, "How is that good?" Although the family was prepared in advance, they didn't expect Mogami Yoshimori to send troops so soon. If you hastily mobilize your troops to meet the battle, I'm afraid you won't be able to stop the attack of Mogami Yoshimori. ”

"Besides, the Tsugawa family has an alliance with Mogami Yoshimori, and if the Tsugawa family also sends troops, the family will have no chance of winning under the enemy. This is not the most terrible, what is even more terrible is that once the Tsugawa family sends troops, more than half of the people in the village and the two counties will watch from the wall, which is even more unfavorable for us! Tiantong Lai Zhen said with a worried face.

"Haha!" Mogami Yoshibo laughed and said, "I just went to the Tsugawa family two days ago, and the reinforcements from the Tsugawa family will definitely not appear." ”

"Why is that?" Tiantong Lai Zhen asked with a puzzled expression.

"There has been a huge outbreak in the Mutsu area recently, and the Tsugawa family is still too busy to take care of themselves, so how can they have time to take care of the war in our Hazen region?" Mogami Yoshibo said with a smile.

"I see!" Tiantong Lai Zhen also said with a happy face: "In this way, the family only needs to face the attack of the Mogami Yoshimori family, so don't worry too much." "The Tiantong family and the Mogami family have been fighting for twenty or thirty years, and although they haven't won a few times, they haven't lost either. If it was just the supreme righteous guard, the Tiantong family would have nothing to fear.

"What's more, isn't there still an uncle, maybe the most righteous guard will be caught off guard and be defeated by the family, and then the most supreme family will be the turn of the uncle." Tiantong Lai Zhen glanced at Mogami Yoshifang, and Mogami Yoshibo also laughed.

.........

The situation of the Mogami family is unknown to the Tsugawa family for the time being, but the war in the Mutsu area has tugged at the heartstrings of some people.

"Gu Xinden, why don't you say the Tsukawa family will attack us?" On the upper floor of Langgang Castle, looking at the strength of the Tsugawa family outside the city, Lai Shimasa said to Langoka Guxin with a puzzled face.

Before Langoka Guxin could speak, Asahi Takayoshi on the side said, "I see, the Tsugawa family is in vain, so it's better to kill it directly and let the rats of the Tsugawa family see the power of my Tsugaru warriors!" ”

"Didn't Asahi-sama lose his mind?" Hearing Asahi Takayoshi's words, the former Nangaoka family's lord of Izujo Castle, Okuji Mansuke, sneered and said, "The Tsugawa family is an existence that can be easily defeated even by the southern family, could it be that the Asahi-sama boasts that the ashigaru under his command is more powerful than the southern family's troops?" ”

"Seven years ago, in the battle of Yokonachi Castle, if I'm not mistaken, Ashigaru's Asashiga-sama was the first to escape, right?" After Okuji Mansuke finished speaking, he raised his head and didn't even look at Asahi Takayoshi.

Asahi Takayoshi blushed and wanted to refute the two sentences, but the words came to his mouth and swallowed again, there was no way, Okuji Mansuke was telling the truth........... Seven years earlier, Nanoka had fought a war with the southern family in the Yokonachi Castle area of Aomori Bay.

At that time, the two families were fighting for the right to trade at sea in the area around Aomori Bay, and the intensity of the battle was the highest in history, and the two sides fought for more than a month. After a month of fighting, the two families were exhausted, so they had to call for help.

As the reinforcements of the Langgang family, the Asahi family was defeated by the front troops of the southern family on the second day after they arrived at the battlefield, and Asahi Takayoshi led more than 100 Asahi family troops to rout for more than 20 miles, and almost died of exhaustion on the road.........

"That's it! The enemy is now, what a noise! At this time, Nanoka Guxin, who was standing on the side, scolded the two of them loudly, "This is the Tsukawa family's strategy, the purpose is to drag us down!" ”

"How much food is left in the city?" Nanaoka Gushin then asked.

However, after hearing Nanoka Guxin's words, Okuji Mansuke and Asai Ishishi Masanao and others are all You look at me, I see that no one answers. Langoka Guxin waited for a long time and didn't see anyone reply, and suddenly became angry, "Why didn't anyone answer this family?" ”

"Lord, this ..... I really don't know about this. Okuji Mansuke stammered in reply, and Asarishi Masanao and the others also looked away.

"Then find someone for my family to know, quick!" Nanooka Gushin shouted.

"Hah!"

After a while, a samurai ran to Nangang's side out of breath, and Nanaoka Gushin hurriedly asked, "How much grain is still in the city?" How long is enough to eat? ”

"My lord, there are still 340 stones of food in the city, and if you save food, you can use the troops in the city for 20 days." The samurai replied slowly.

"340 stones? How can it be so little? Nanooka said with a frown.

The samurai replied without humility or arrogance, "Originally, Kawahara Castle only had about 500 koku of grain. Originally, there was still about 1,200 koku of grain that would be transported to Langgang Castle, but the Tsugawa family's troops appeared too quickly, and the people who transported the grain were afraid that they would be blocked out of the city. ”

"Bastard!" Langoka Guxin scolded angrily, "I'll just say, how can food be so little, my family has ordered you to go to various places to buy food before!" Why didn't you bring the grain to Langgang Castle earlier, and now you're satisfied? 340 stone grain, 20 days! ”

"What happens after 20 days? Drink the Northwest Wind? Nangaoka Gushin scolded angrily.

Hearing the roar of Nangaoka Guxin, although Asai Ishimasano and the others did not speak, their faces were not very good-looking. At that time, Asahi Takayoshi was in charge of purchasing food, and he was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak out when he saw such a situation.

At this time, the samurai who spoke before said slowly, "Actually, it's not impossible. ”

"Although the Tsukawa family has surrounded Kawahara Castle on three sides, isn't there still one side that is still empty?" The samurai said slowly.

"But the back of Kawahara Castle is a river, how can you get there without a boat?" Nanoka Goshin was the lord of Kawahara Castle at the beginning, so he naturally knew the situation around Kawahara Castle very well.

Kawabara Castle is surrounded by plains, but to the north of the castle is a tributary of the Iwaki River, and the current is so fast that it is impossible to pass there without a boat, let alone transport grain.

"If you don't have a ship, build it." The samurai replied without thinking.

"Where do the materials come from?" Shallow Lai Shizheng asked directly.

The samurai hurriedly replied, "Demolition!" It should be enough to tear down the wood from the warehouses and samurai longhouses in the castle, but if it is not enough, then to demolish the castle tower! ”

"Bastard! Why don't you say that you will tear down the city as well? Asahi said indignantly, as if looking for a sense of existence.....