And this Yokotani Yushige can't lie, after all, if he leads his army forward, and the enemy doesn't have such a number of iron cannons, then the only responsibility he has to bear is seppuku, which is completely different from the punishment of telling the truth now.

And Sakuma Nobumori, like the clan, was taken aback by this information, originally he thought that after Tanba was taken, Tango might not be able to capture it in less than a month, after all, the Hatano family had been preparing for many years, and the Isshiki family was not only not prepared, but also used the method of temporarily recruiting peasant soldiers to fight, and Tango has always been relatively stable, rarely fighting, the family's army is against those peasant soldiers who lack training, and it is not like a tiger entering the flock, but if the other party really has such a number of iron cannons, it will be different, Although there are great flaws in the iron cannon weapon, it is extremely suitable for defensive use, especially if it can be used with a large number of iron cannons when the cage castle is caged, then if you want to capture Miyazu Castle, I am afraid it will be much more difficult than capturing Yagami Castle, and the losses brought to the army will also be greatly increased.

When Yokotani Yushige finished speaking, the assessment room suddenly fell silent, and after a while, the clan suddenly remembered that instead of guessing by himself, it was better to ask, this Inatomi Yuzhi is not in front of him at the moment, and the situation of the Isshiki family must be clear. Thinking of this, he only heard the clan sect ask: "Inafu Youzhi, let me ask you, does the Isshiki family really have such a number of iron cannons?" ”

After stabilizing his mind for a while, Inatomi replied, "Back to Takayama-sama, although the Isshiki family is a famous family. But the financial resources are very weak. Not to mention thousands. Not even three hundred. ”

"You talk nonsense! The attack on Miyazu Castle was an offensive launched by the army led by Xia himself, and not only there were thousands of iron cannons in the city, but there were no less than 2,000 iron cannons on both sides of the city. Speaking of this, Yokotani Yushige hurriedly said to the clan: "Lord, please forgive your subordinates for being rude, but what your subordinates just said is true, and please don't listen to others." ”

"Shut up! Aren't you ashamed?"

Yokotani Yuki saw that the lord was really angry this time, so he didn't dare to say more. He hurriedly saluted and lowered his head.

"Inatomi Yunao, my retainers of the Takayama family have always been able to lie, and now I want to ask you, since you said that the Isshiki family does not have thousands of iron cannons, but why did Yokoya Yukishige see it?" Although the clan wanted to ask, his heart was completely down-to-earth, and he didn't distrust his own retainers, but trusted others, just because he wouldn't believe that the Ishiki family's financial resources could far surpass his own no matter what. The iron cannons used by Ashigaru under his command were all made by themselves, and the cost was definitely much lower than the iron cannons used by other daimyos. And although the Isshiki family has Inatomi Younao, a capable person who can make iron cannons with iron cannons, how much can he make with him alone, even if the three generations of the Inatomi family are proficient in this way, how much can they make, and the Isshiki family does not have so much money to support, so the clan believes in Inatomi Youzhi more, maybe there is some strategy in this, so he will create such an illusion.

When the clan finished asking, I saw Inatomi Yuzhi smile embarrassedly, and then said: "Lord Takayama, I will ask you for the guilt first, the battle of Miyazu Castle is under the command of Zaixia, the thing is like this, the Isshiki family is not well prepared, so it is expected that it will not be able to resist the attack of a thousand ninja troops with such combat power, so I ordered people to prepare more iron cannons and firecrackers on both sides of the city and outside the city, and when the ninja army attacked, while ordering Ashigaru to shoot, while lighting the firecrackers in the iron pass, In this way, not only the sound but also the smoke are similar to the shooting of thousands of iron cannons, of course, if it is replaced by the leader of other retainers of the Takayama family, it is difficult to slow down such a simple strategy than your lords, but as far as I know, Yokoya-sama has not been in the Takayama family for a short time, and he rarely has the experience of fighting with iron cannons, so it is a little difficult to distinguish the authenticity between the panic, so he used 200 iron cannons to scare the Takayama army back, this time it is also a helpless move, and I also ask Takaya-sama to forgive him, and please forgive Yokoya-sama. ”

After hearing this, Yokotani Yukishige couldn't help but suddenly realize that he had fallen for the other party's bluff trick, and from the beginning of his dispatch of Ashigaru to constantly probe his military situation, step by step he made himself think that the other party was fully prepared, and then suddenly exerted his strength at this critical moment, and he had no bottom in his heart, how could he not fall for his strategy.

However, when he thought about it, it didn't seem right, so he only heard him ask: "Lord, although my subordinates didn't see the ashigaru on both sides of the city, but the thousands of ashiki above the city head all have iron cannons in their hands, how can there be only two hundred iron cannons in the Isshiki family?" ”

The clan did not answer, but looked directly at Inafuyu.

"This lord, it is true that there were only a hundred iron cannons on the castle at that time, and the rest of the ashigaru were only holding wood carvings."

After hearing this, Sakuma Nobumori couldn't help but be surprised, this Inafu Yunao's ability is probably still above Ogino Minoruyuki, if he just wanted to use it as a favor to return it to the Takayama clan, then after he finished speaking, Sakuma Nobumori didn't think that it was a lie, but although he didn't say it explicitly just now, the meaning was already obvious, if it was reversed now, how could it be done by a samurai, and then there was this Inafuyou Nao who came to the clan, and it was not difficult for him to forcibly accept it, but Inafuyu Nao's heart was not what he wanted, I'm afraid that the attitude towards the family will also be greatly reduced, and these are not the most important, the most important thing is that the kind of powerful big cylinder he just said, once it is studied, then it is not invincible, this thing has no money to research, let alone money, so no matter how you look at it, its loyalty to the clan is much stronger than its loyalty to itself.

Thinking of this, I only heard Sakuma say, "Okay! Although this plan is superficial, it is used just right, Qianbingwei, Inafuyou Naozu can be regarded as a minister of both civil and military, you might as well accept its allegiance. ”

The clan also nodded silently in his heart, Inafu Youzhi's ability is too comprehensive, not only is his personal ability strong, but he is also a good hand at leading troops to fight, and he is definitely a master in R&D and manufacturing, such a capable person, only appointing him as the deputy commander of the iron cannon seems to be a bit condescending, although the ability of Sugitani Zenzhufang is undoubted, but it is more just to obey orders, lack the ability to improvise, although it is more convenient to use it yourself, but it is really difficult for the iron artillery team to make great contributions, But he has followed him for many years, and he has always been loyal, if he suddenly removes it, it seems that he is a little unreasonable, and the clan sect has not thought of letting Inafuyou go straight to specialize in the big tube, but in this way, it is impossible to give full play to his ability, if he can't make the best use of his talents, this is definitely a great loss to the Gao Shan family. And at present, the current military strength of the family is very strong, and this is the time to open up, so it is better to let him serve as the deputy commander and study the big tube at the same time, anyway, the work of the deputy commander is still very idle.

Thinking of this, I only heard the clan say: "Inatomi Younao, I accept your allegiance, although this battle is an enemy of my family, but it is enough to prove that you are capable, so I appointed you as the general of the Takayama family, and appointed you as the deputy commander of the iron artillery team of the family, as well as responsible for the study of the big barrel matters, and the required funds can be withdrawn by themselves after reporting." ”

"Thank you lord, your subordinates will swear allegiance to the death." Dao Fuyou listened directly, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, although he was not low in self-conceit before he came, but he didn't think that the lord would be reused as soon as he came up, as long as he could become a leading general, he would be satisfied, but the lord actually directly appointed himself as the deputy commander, don't look at the deputy commander's affairs are not heavy, but everyone knows that once he becomes the deputy commander, then once the commander gets the knowledge in the future, then the deputy commander is the best candidate to succeed. There are 2,000 people in the Gao Shan family's iron artillery team, and this position of deputy commander is extraordinary.

And if this is not the most exciting for him, then you can withdraw funds at will for the research and development of the big tube, which is definitely what makes him the most excited, due to the limitation of funds, so there has been no much progress in the research of the big tube, and it is basically still in the stage of talking on paper, although the family has been frugal and has experimented twice, but all ended in failure, if it is with the financial resources of the family, and then want to carry out the next experiment, I am afraid it will take at least a year, but the high mountain family is different, The financial resources of the Gao Shan family are even better than those of those big merchants, and with such financial resources as a backing, I am afraid that within ten years, they will be able to manufacture large cylinders, as long as this kind of weapon comes out, then it will be difficult for them to become famous for eternity.

Samurai have the most important reputation, and Inatomi Yunao is no exception, but he knows that his reputation in the future will be much stronger than that of those who only leave a brave name.

When Inatomi retreated to the lower seat and sat down, only Yokotani Yukishige was left in the middle of the assessment room.

"What else do you have to say!" I only heard the clan ask unhappily.

"Lord, my subordinates have nothing to say, and my subordinates are willing to take full responsibility for this defeat, and I also ask the lord to punish him." I only heard Yokotani Yushige say dejectedly.

The clan wanted to punish it severely, after all, if it was defeated by Hojo, it didn't matter if Maori arrived, but this time it was defeated by the weak Isshiki family, and it was still in the case of equal military strength, if this was known to others, wouldn't the family be ridiculed, and what was even more ridiculous was that the Takayama Army was the elite of a hundred battles, this battle was not defeated, but was scared back by life, which was definitely a big loss to the prestige of the family, so it can't be spared.

But the clan thought about it, although this time the defeat was lost, but the loss of the ninja army was minimal, rather than severely punished, it is better to let it wear the guilt and make meritorious contributions, only in this way can the name of the family army be justified. (To be continued.) )