Chapter 277: War or Peace? War!
After a temporary truce for a day and a night, the Tsugawa family's Ashigaru was almost recharged, and just when everyone thought that they were going to attack the wooden bridge again today, they did not receive the order to attack for a long time. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Just when the ashigaru people were wondering, the Tsugawa family's main camp exploded!
At this time, the atmosphere of the Tsugawa family's main camp was very intense, and the retainers were arguing with red faces. It all started with the news that Soharu Tsugawa received this morning - the Onodera family claimed to be subordinate to the southern family.
Moreover, the Ninja Commander of the Tsugawa family, Jiro Iwaki, also sent news that the Onodera family had sent someone to Minohe Castle, which was obviously not good news for the Tsugawa family. Tsugawa Soji was anxious for his retainers to come to discuss, but when Tsugawa Soji told the news to his retainers, the retainers in this camp suddenly fell into a fierce debate!
The content of the argument is nothing more than that after the Onodera family is now subordinate to the southern family, if the Tsugawa family launches another offensive against the Onodera family, if the southern family takes the opportunity to jump out, it will be troublesome.
As the southern home of the overlord of the Ou region, its prestige has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Although the Tsugawa family is now considered a powerful force, it is very weak compared to the southern family. For a simple comparison, the current strength of the Tsugawa family is about half that of the Hiyama Andong family, and the two Hiyama Ando families are not necessarily comparable to the southern family, which shows the gap between the Tsugawa family and the southern family.
So the retainers debated whether to continue the attack or a truce. The retainers were divided into two sides, one was the main battle faction led by important ministers such as Mizutani Hisaharu and Kawakami Tadakei, and the other was the main peace faction led by Yagyu Shuiichiro, Yamamoto Ichiro, Totoki Yoshimori and other retainers, and a small number of retainers had not yet expressed their opinions.
"Lord Mizutani, the southern family has always had troops stationed in Antler County and Iwate County, and if the southern family sends troops to the main family, it will only be 5 days away from the area around Lake Tazawa of the main family. Now that the family can't compete with the Nanbu family, it's really not appropriate to continue attacking the Onodera family at the risk of war with the Nanbu family. Shuichiro Yagyu said excitedly. As a new retainer, Shuichiro Yagyu is now the vanguard of the lord and faction.
And Mizutani Hisaharu was not to be outdone, and said, "The southern family is currently fighting against the Spo family and the Nangang family, and I'm afraid they won't be able to draw up their forces yet, so Xianbei County is fighting with the main family." Even if the southern family reacted, it would be nothing more than sending retainers to mediate the war between the main family and the Onodera family, so there was no need to worry. ”
"But Mizutani-sama, what the southern family will do is something that the family can't predict. If the southern family really decided to take the opportunity to attack Xianbei County, how could the family resist? Ichiro Yamamoto, who was on the side, also added.
Seeing that Mizutani Hisaharu was "besieged" by Ichiro Yamamoto and others, Kawakami Tadashi hurriedly said, "Even if the southern family sends troops, it will only be subordinate to the southern family's Antler County Hao clan and Iwate County Hao clan, maybe the southern family will also send a force to participate, but the number of enemies will not be too much." In addition, with the security guards of Antler County and the local tyrants of Iwate County, the southern family could not mobilize all of Ashigaru to participate in the war, so the family did not have to worry about it at all. ”
Seeing that the retainers were arguing, Tsugawa Soji was also upset. Originally, the battle against Omori Castle was not going well, but now the bad news that the Onodera family was subordinate to the southern family suddenly appeared, which made Tsugawa Soji very depressed.
However, Soharu Tsugawa is still more inclined to continue the attack, and the Onodera family has always been a threat behind the Tsugawa family. If you don't take advantage of the fact that the forces around the Tsugawa family are now in battle, it will not be as easy as it is now to attack the Onodera family in the future.
"That's it! Shut up! Soharu Tsugawa stopped the retainers' argument with his words, and then continued, "The attack on the Onodera family will not stop! ”
"But the lord ........" Ichiro Yamamoto and the others on the side wanted to say something, but they were interrupted by Soji Tsugawa.
"The Onodera family betrayed the family first, and the family's attack this time is famous! Even if the southern family wants to intervene, but morality is in the family, and the other party has no reasonable reason to intervene in the war between the family and the Onodera family! What if the Onodera family is subordinate to the southern family? Now the news has not been confirmed, and the family does not know anything! Soji Tsugawa said loudly.
"If the southern family sends someone to ask, then tell him that the family doesn't know about it! Anyway, it's just a rumor now, and the southern family has not announced it to the public, so the family doesn't need to pay attention to it! Soji Tsugawa continued.
Kuji Mizutani and Tadashi Kawakami nodded involuntarily after listening to Tsugawa Soji's words, and Yamamoto Ichiro and others on the opposite side also agreed with Tsugawa Soji's statement.
Indeed, now it is the Onodera family that unilaterally announced its subordination to the southern family, and the southern family has not yet announced it to the public, so it cannot be regarded as the Onodera family's subordination to the southern family. For now, all that needs to be done is to settle the battle before the Nanbu family announces that the Onodera family is subordinate to the Nanbu family, and then everything will be settled.
Even if the southern family will be dissatisfied in the future, but the wood is already in the boat, and the Onodera family has been destroyed, what can the southern family say?
Thinking of this, the retainers in the tent closed their mouths one after another.
Soji Tsugawa continued, "Since you have decided to fight, you must quickly resolve the battle!" The ships on the other side of Minato Castle can't be counted on for a short time, and the next battle will be on our own! ”
"I estimate that it will take at least 5 days for the Nanbu family to send people here, so we must take Omori Castle within 5 days! Guys, what can you do?" Soji Tsugawa asked.
After Tsugawa Soji finished speaking, the retainers in the tent fell into deep thought. The scene of the heated argument just now is gone, and everyone does not know how to answer.
After a long time, Tsugawa Soji said slowly, "Omori Castle is easy to capture, and the only tricky thing is the wooden bridge outside the city." As long as the wooden bridge can be captured, then Omori Castle can be captured in an instant, but judging from the wave of attacks on the wooden bridge yesterday, it is difficult for the family to forcibly capture the wooden bridge! So we can only outwit, not attack! ”
"But how do you outwit it?" Hisaharu Mizutani asked.
Soji Tsugawa said slowly, "I already have some ideas, but before I can do that, I need to confirm some things. ”
"Nobita!"
"Your Majesty is here!" Seeing Tsugawa Soji calling himself, Nobita, who was contemplative on the side, hurriedly responded.
"You know how to be watery, and I know that. I want you to select 100 people from your family who can also swim within today's schedule, can you do that? Soji Tsugawa asked loudly.
Nobita thought for a moment and replied, "I can do it!" Most of the ashigaru led by his subordinates alone can swim, and the more than 1,000 ashigaru members of the family will definitely be able to be selected. “
"But my lord, why do we do this?" Nobita asked suspiciously.
Soji Tsugawa said with a smile on his face, "It's nothing, it's not ready to attack, it's just a sudden attack!" ”