"This is Gaoyuan City! It doesn't seem to be particularly ......" Oda Nobutada stood in front of Kaizenji Temple, looking at Takato Castle on the other hillside opposite, as if slightly disappointed.

Gao Yuan City can only be regarded as a medium-sized castle, and the terrain is not particularly dangerous. Because of the scale of the building, the actual terrain is a little lower than where we are standing, so that we can see most of it with a telescope here.

"After all, this is not the root of the Takeda family, and it would be good if the city could have such a scale!" I stood beside him and smiled and said that it wasn't necessarily a bad thing for me to not be able to attack the city. I know that Oda Nobutada is not very satisfied, because to this day he still hasn't had the opportunity to show his face too much.

Oda Nobutada was originally going to make a good show in front of Kirihara Castle, and even moved me away a little for this goal, but he still had his back to the castle and heavy artillery, and there were more than 20,000 more people than the other side, so it seems that victory should not be a problem! It was the main force of the Takeda Army led by the Takeda Governor who defeated it, which was completely sufficient, and some "small details" would be overlooked and forgotten when people circulated it.

Victory was not a problem, but the rapid development of the form backfired. The Takeda Army's vanguard Yamaprefecture Masamanbu arrived at Kirihara Castle with 3,000 men against the prepared 30,000 men, and it is conceivable that Takeda Katsuyori, who learned of this situation, slowed down and seemed to hesitate.

At this time, Koyamada Noburyo officially raised the anti-flag, led some improvised patchwork troops, and ambushed and attacked Takeda's main team at the pass Torii Gorge, not far from Kirihara Castle. actually let him succeed, and Takeda Katsurai's soldiers retreated 20 miles and lost a lot of money.

This did not constitute a wounded injury, and Takeda Katsuyori reorganized his troops and horses with the intention of fighting again, and we were ready to meet the battle in an all-out way with the momentum of successive victories. At this moment, another news came: the important minister of the Takeda family, who guarded the castle of Sunfu, Anayama Nobujun surrendered to Oda Nobunaga without resistance, and now the 50,000 troops of Oda and Tokugawa have forced into the foothills of Mount Fuji, and the Takeda family's old nest Kai has become precarious!

Takeda Katsuyori didn't dare to fall in love, so he swept away, and suddenly flashed the proud Oda Nobutada halfway. Not only that, with Takeda Katsuyori's order to defend Kai with all his might, Iida Castle Lord Hoshina Masanao and Oshima Castle Lord Takeda Nobuyoshi abandoned the city without a fight, and Minami Shinano fell into the hands of Oda Nobutada for some inexplicability. However, fortunately, Nishina Morinobu did not accept the order and insisted on dragging Oda Nobutada here alone, but it is said that his true meaning is: You must not hand over the castle to the enemy without a fight!

Oda Nobutada's siege of Takato Castle with 40,000 troops was undoubtedly a very good opportunity. Of course, taking Takato Castle with more than thirty times the number of troops does not seem to be a big deal, but if Nishina Shengxin can surrender without a fight, the meaning will be completely different. The reason lies in the identity of Shinshina Morinobu, who is the fifth son of Shingen Takeda.

Kiso Yoshimasa is Takeda Shingen's son-in-law, but after all, he can only be regarded as a relatively close family in terms of grade, and he was returned by Oda Nobunaga in advance, so it seems that it has little to do with His Royal Highness Nobutada, the main general of this road. Renna Shengxin is different, he has the blood of the true faith Xuangong, if he can be subdued in front of the battle, His Royal Highness Oda Nayan Xinzhong will finally have his own brilliance!

"Now there are less than two thousand defenders in Gaoyuan City, and it is easy to take it with our troops!" Seeing Oda Nobutada's somewhat excited and nervous expression, I suddenly felt that this was a good opportunity to "talk". “…… Although there was a reason for His Highness Kiso's defection before, His Highness's bloodless soldiers since he entered Minami Shinano are definitely a great deed. Since Takeda Shingen became the supreme of the world, there has been no precedent for the Koshu army to flee without a fight, and today Takeda Katsuyori is hiding the flag in front of the young master, which cannot but be said to be a strange event that is enough to shake the nations. Now the young master is victorious and not arrogant, as light as water, and still wants to give Renke Shengxin a glimmer of life, this kind of open-mindedness is really very human! ”

"Even if it is true that most people in this world are inferior, I think this definitely does not include your Highness Zhuxing Yuzhou!" Oda Nobutada turned his head back and looked at me with a smile that "it doesn't have to be like this." Still, I could see a fleeting glimpse of his smugness, and it seemed that I hadn't said it too much. "Who in the world doesn't know that, the benevolence and righteousness of His Highness the Lord Star are rare in the world! I don't know how many mortals have been exalted under you, and how can you compliment me with this now? Your Royal Highness Yuzhou, junior, this is just stealing a few tricks from you! ”

Weichen didn't dare to ...... "There was really a hint of blush on my face, but it was an intentional effect." The young master is indeed aware of everything, and Weichen is also a little unbearable for such a loyal person. Anyway, Renke Shengxin can be regarded as inheriting other wealthy families, and there seems to be something that can be emotionally intelligent in this. After all, the Kai Takeda clan is a famous family for hundreds of years, and there have been countless heroes and heroes since ancient times, and it seems a pity that they will be cut off. If the young master can be gracious and protect one or two, it is really a meritorious act. It's just ......" I hesitated for a moment at this point, and then showed a certain concern. "It's just that the lord doesn't know if he can be accommodating, which doesn't seem to be very sure!"

"Your Royal Highness Yuzhou, rest assured, my father is just angry with Takeda Katsuyori alone!" Oda Nobutada turned his head, and the surrounding mountains looked very heroic. This is a deliberate demeanor that he has often shown lately, probably to make himself look taller. "The military general that my father respected most in his life was His Royal Highness Takeda Shingen, and he even regretted that he couldn't fight in person. The one who is annoyed, Takeda Katsuyori Yoro is arrogant and ignorant, and has nothing to do with the rest. As long as the rest of the Takeda family sincerely submits to the imperial court and accepts their father's 'arrangement', then there will be no problem. For example, this Renshi Shengxin in front of him: As long as he goes out of the city and asks for surrender in person, I should personally protect him in front of my father! ”

"The young master is really benevolent...... "Hearing his words, I sighed and nodded, and my eyes unconsciously looked at Gao Yuancheng opposite.

To be honest, my memory of Japan's Warring States history is not very complete, and what I am familiar with is mainly the process of the main line in "Taiko Rishiki", as for the content about the Takeda family, that is, the section from Kawanakashima to Takeda Katsuyori's suicide on Mt. Tenmu. I don't remember very well the life and death of Takeda Shingen's several unknown sons, and maybe a few escaped and ascended to heaven.

"I hope my father can ...... with what I asked" I don't know if it was out of reflection on his overconfidence, or because he didn't have a lot of confidence in Oda Nobunaga's true attitude, but in short, Oda Nobutada's attitude suddenly showed a little ambiguous.

"The lord's pride is invincible in the world, and the young lord is benevolent, virtuous, and heroic, all of whom are rare true heroes in ancient times!" I said a cliché casually, but my mind was still thinking about the question I had just asked.

"Your Highness!" Oda Nobutada suddenly raised his head sharply, his eyes fixed on me. "If my father ignores my request, or even reprimands him, are you willing to advance and retreat with me?"

"Of course, I will always stand with the young master!" I replied quickly and firmly, but I didn't really hear what he was saying.

Here's a lesson I've learned: if two people are talking about their position in private, they must agree with it at the first time without thinking about it! If you hesitate a little, then even if you try your best in the future, it will leave a shadow in the other person's heart, which is called thankless. On the contrary, you can at least temporarily dispel the other party's wariness of you, even if you turn your face and go to the snitch! Don't underestimate that, many people die on it. And it's not easy for two people to get any too solid evidence, and even if you want to tell the other party after arousing the other party's vigilance, you can't do it powerfully.

"Hmm...... With the words of His Highness Zhuxing, I am relieved! After looking at me for a long time, he finally nodded again, as if he was sure that I was "reliable".

"It's a natural thing!" I was finally sure that he was just looking at my attitude towards his heir status, and that there was nothing else "special" about it. "But just now the young master said that he would advance and retreat together with the minister, and the minister thought it was very inappropriate!"

"Oh...... What did Your Highness say this? He was very surprised.

"Of course it is!" I said with a righteous face. “…… At no time should a minister be called a king. If the young master wants to advance, the minister should be the precursor; If the young master wants to retreat, the minister should fight to the death of the queen of the palace; Those who are ministers should die to the end......"

"Your Highness Zhuxing, don't make such jokes......" Oda Nobutada almost couldn't help laughing, he should have heard this kind of thing a lot. But I'm talking a little bit of a hypocrisy, not annoying, and a bit of comedy.

"Young Master, Your Highness the Stars!" While we were talking and laughing, Kazutoyo Yamauchi came from the temporary gate set up halfway up the mountain. "His Royal Highness Kiso and His Highness Koyamada have come down to greet the young master, and they have arrived outside the door at this moment!"

"Oh...... Let them in! The happy look on Oda Nobutada's face slowly faded into a shallow, formulaic smile. Everyone is born with their own path to follow, and some professions inherently require their practitioners to walk with a mask on their shoulders forever.

"Meet His Highness Zhong Nayan!" More than a dozen wealthy families of Shinano were brought up from below, led by Kiso Yoshimasa and Koyamada Shinryo beside him.

Nobuhiro Oyamada and Yoshimasa Kiso look the same group, only slightly shorter. This person had not heard of it before, and it was an unknown local wealthy family. However, this time he made a contribution, and actually successfully ambushed Takeda Katsuyori's main team in Torii Gorge.

"Your Highness, please get up! You are all meritorious servants of the imperial court, and I want to express my gratitude to all of you! Oda Nobutada said a polite word to the people in front of him, and then immediately asked Koyamada Nobuta, "Has the messenger to Takato Castle been sent?" Is there any news! ”