"Huh~!" Ishikawa Sadayou grabbed the reins of "Gold", turned his head and said to me, "My lord...... It's here! ”

"Oh~!" I came to my senses, looked up, and saw that I had actually ridden my horse into the porch. The large number of generals of all ranks who followed behind me, although none of them spoke, looked at me with strange eyes, especially the Tokugawa retainer who was in charge of the reception. It's true that I'm out of shape, but I can't let go of the nest hundreds of miles away in my heart.

Although Inaba's Yamana Toyokuni was a waste, he came to beat me and sent 10,000 troops to take command in person. However, it should be pointed out that the real power is in the hands of his lieutenant Morishita Mitsuka, and he has a "most reliable" ally Yoshikawa Kiya by his side.

Last month, Tamba's wealthy clan Takano Naoyoshi rebelled and tried to take the opportunity of paying Natian Fu to attack Tanba Kameyama Castle, but Nagano Yemasato was an old man, and he was not only defeated but also exterminated. At the beginning of this month, another wealthy clan named Nagaura Mitsunori attempted to rebel, and when he contacted the former ministers of the Bo Duoye family, the current affairs were exposed, and he was discovered by Sakagami Nari, the "nail" I planted, and as a result, he killed more than 70 members of the Nagaura family.

Misaku also has some people who are making small moves, but the Ukita Naoya who I want to wait for has not moved, and he only symbolically sent 1,000 people to participate in the military operations of Mori and Yamana in the direction of Tajima, truly fulfilling the original promise of "passive warfare". When I sent Fujido Takatora to extinguish Misaku's rebellion, I ordered to kill a few people, and there was nothing I could do at this moment! Anyway, I still can't rest assured about the Ukita Naoya.

How can I leave San'in when this kind of mountain rain is about to come? But I'm coming out now, and I have to forcibly transfer 5,000 soldiers and horses!

Seeing that the Oda family was growing day by day, Takeda Katsuyori couldn't bear it anymore, and under the pretext of betrayal by the lord of Nagashino Castle, Okuhira Zhenno, and the father and son of Sadamasa, he sent a large army to attack Yuanjiang. This time, it was obviously different from the usual friction like "pushing hands", he not only used the 35,000 soldiers and horses of the Takeda family, but also borrowed 10,000 troops from his brother-in-law, the Hojo clan. Such a lineup is definitely a life-and-death fight, and the general trend of the world has once again come to a crossroads! Tokugawa Ieyasu was even more not a fool, and the messenger for help ran into Gibu Castle day and night.

Oda Nobunaga showed rare caution and ordered as many people as possible to participate in this battle! Although Takeda Shingen died, the world-famous Koshu army was still strong, and Oda Nobunaga still did not have the confidence to defeat the Takeda army with equal forces. All the retainers who received the order were worried, and if the Oda family, which was the foundation, fell, most of them were not sure that they would continue to sit in the position of guardian.

If I can be sure that the Takeda family will not go west in 5 years, then I should really weigh the trade-offs, but the truth is just the opposite, Takeda Katsuyori is determined to swallow the world in one bite this time. Very conclusive information shows that Takeda Katsuyori has secretly contacted Mori, Miyoshi and Honganji (otherwise it would not have been possible to have so many things happen at once) to work together to uproot all the branches and leaves of the Oda system in one fell swoop, and Tango and Tajima were assigned to Mori, and Tanba would belong to Takeda!

Rabbits will bite when they are in a hurry, since this kid Takeda Katsuyori is not as old and spicy as his old man, I can't complain that I am not righteous! This time, everyone is in the same boat, and I have to do my part. Of course, my hometown can't be ignored, and I made some arrangements before I came.

Tanba is still relatively safe, there is a half-country buffer of Misaku in front, and there is a Hajiba army echoing on the side, and he doesn't dare to play "flower work" at this time. Send 3,000 reinforcements to Nagano Yemasa, even if there is a problem, it won't be too big. But horses are a key point, it seems that the Maori army also took a fancy to this place, although only 10,000 horses from Yamana came to attack, but Maori still has a considerable number of troops gathered in the territory of Inaba, the intention is unknown, and the Ukita Naoya on the side is not sure when it will give me a "surprise". Not only did I send 7,000 reinforcements, half of them armored cavalry and iron artillery, but I also repeatedly instructed Maeda Keiji: Don't ask for merit, but ask for no fault! Just hold the territory, even if the enemy army is crushed, you must not chase it! When I set out, Ernst's 12 new guns were still on the way, and I left a message for them to be transferred to Tajima as soon as they came.

In this case, my mobilization force can be imagined! Barely brought out 5,000 troops, of which only 1,000 armored cavalry and 500 iron artillery corps. Such an ability is already quite good, and in order to deal with the possible mutation in Sanyo, Yushiba Hideyoshi only has 2,000 people to make up the number this time.

I can't say that Oda Nobunaga is also in an embarrassing situation this time, and the daimyo of can neither bring out too much nor too little, and they are less afraid that they will 'burn the fire' in the backyard, and it is not a joke to defect to the battlefield, and they have to send people to stay and watch them. The dignified Oda Nobunaga only had more than 60,000 reinforcements coming to Enjiang this time, but it was really enough to plant face! Although the Oda and Tokugawa coalition forces had 75,000 troops, their numerical superiority was not obvious due to their uneven quality.

Although the road was far away, I was not slow, but Oda Nobunaga still arrived one step ahead of me. At present, the Takeda army is besieging Nagashino Castle at Iris Mountain, Tokugawa Ieyasu personally led 5,000 troops to defend Yoshida Castle, and his eldest son Nobuyasu's 7,000 men and horses were deployed at Treasure Temple, blocking the road to Okazaki and forming horns with Yoshida Castle. As soon as Oda Nobunaga came, he entered Yoshida Castle to join Tokugawa Ieyasu, and after I was informed, I was placed in the branch city of Feng'anji Valley Castle.

"The Tokugawa family is grateful to His Royal Highness Zhuxing Yushu for his righteous help again, and a banquet has been prepared in the lobby, please Your Highness and all the adults are not polite!" The Tokugawa retainer, who was in charge of the reception here, said politely, and at the same time turned sideways and asked Ishikawa Sadatomo to pull the "gold" out of the porch.

"Thank you! Thank you......" I was momentarily speechless.

"Toda Shigeji......" Xue whispered behind me.

"Oh, Toda-sama...... It's hard work! That's what I said. Actually, I had already made an introduction when I was outside the city gate, but I didn't remember it clearly because I had something in mind at the time.

When we entered the hall, we had already prepared a sumptuous dinner, although not beautiful, and it seemed that we had made considerable preparations for the reception of reinforcements from Tokugawa Ieyasu. Because it is a branch city, it is not very wide, and the thirty or so generals I brought with me looked full as soon as they sat down.

I was a little hungry along the way, so I didn't make any speeches or anything like that, so I just picked up the bowl. Seeing this scene, most people did not say anything, and silently ate their own dinner.

Most people are not optimistic about this battle, although Takeda Shingen is dead, but the prestige is still there, in the face of the impact of the powerful Takeda cavalry, it seems that the advantage of 30,000 numbers is not significant, and there are not a few small daimyo in and the Takeda family, and I am also very nervous, not just because of the Takeda family. Oda Nobunaga's "wonderful" arrangement is clear to me, and even the ninja has counted (to be accurate to ten) how many stakes his ashigaru carried from Gibu. I also have detailed and systematic information on Takeda's arrangement, and it seems that history will not change much. What I'm worried about is that there are differences with history, but the Mori family actually cooperated so tacitly, and the Hojo clan actually sent 10,000 troops to help Takeda. If Hojo suddenly intervenes at a critical moment in the middle of the battle, it may be a mori ......

"Report to the lord, His Royal Highness Yuchai is coming to visit!" Just as I was thinking about it, that is, in the middle of dinner, a guard banner on duty came in to report. With this sound, all the people in the room stopped their hands and mouths and focused their eyes on my face.

"Please!" I said in a calm tone without changing my face.

"Your Highness...... The last general is feeling a little unwell, please be considerate! After a moment of silence, a thin, middle-aged samurai with a blue face spoke to me.

"Go ahead! It's time for a big battle, so take a break. I nodded understandingly, and then said to the others, "If you eat well, you can go about your own business!" ”

"It's rude!" "Offended!" Immediately six or seven more men got up and retreated, and the other generals also left their seats at the signal of my gaze. By the time Hideyoshi Hashiba and Kuroda Kanbei came in, there were only three people left with me: Hanbei Takenaka, Fuhide Gamo, and Yuki.

"Why is it so deserted?" Seeing the empty hall, Hashiba Hideyoshi couldn't help but have some doubts, and it was not difficult to imagine the excitement just now from the cups, plates and bowls that had not yet had time to be removed.

"Thinking that you might have something to say to me, you told me to coax me away!" My "skills" have been deepening in recent times, and I don't need to brew emotions when I say these words.

"I see!" Hearing me say this, he also suddenly didn't have to let himself sit on the side. The quick-handed attendant rearranged a seat. "How are you preparing this time, is everything arranged at home?"

"Sanyin and Sanyang are so close, our situation is not each other......" I sighed in frustration, my expression full of helplessness. Now although you and I are also in the mix, who is not holding the big tree of the lord. Bottom line: Defeat Takeda and everything will work, otherwise it's all over! Although I tried to draw as many people as possible this time, I ...... It's overstretched! ”

"Who's to say it isn't!" He also said with deep feelings. "You and I are watching out for each other, and the current situation is only barely maintained! By the way, I've always felt sorry for you last time......" As he spoke, he suddenly showed a look of "guilt".

"Please don't misunderstand Your Highness Zhuxing, everything is in charge of the subordinates!" Kuroda Kanbei hurriedly cut off the master's words. "The day before yesterday, Yoshikawa Motoharu came to commit a big attack, but at this time, Harima's civil strife was born again! As a last resort, he had to carry out this plan of 'surviving after death', and reluctantly retreated from the enemy under the huge casualties of the mountain lords and others......"

"Take care of each other, why explain! ...... "Takenaka Hanbei stopped Kuroda's "confession" with great enthusiasm and gave me a look.

In fact, how could I not understand what he meant, at this time, I and the "monkey" are the closest community of interests, and this is the case in the battle with Takeda, even more so in case the Oda family is finished! Whatever the reason, I won't fall out with him for quite some time. "I am a person who is sometimes weak, and I know many things but I can't make up my mind! Big brother, there is nothing wrong with what you do, and the kindness of a woman will only kill yourself. At that time, if it were me, I was afraid that the result of looking ahead and backward would cause greater losses. ”

"Anyway, I'm sorry for you......" "Monkey" is still shedding his "crocodile tears".

"Actually, you can't say that completely!" I changed my tune and "comforted" him in another way. "The so-called 'a thousand troops are easy to get, but one general is hard to find!' The complete collapse of the Nizi family has completely changed the situation in the western country. I've been taking in a few people lately! "I'm not talking nonsense, the blue-faced man just now is Tachihara Hisatsuna among the three heroes of Nizi, and the people who went with him are also of similar identities. This brief revival of the Nizi family had the effect of bringing together many separated people again, and then they all temporarily settled with me.

"No wonder...... It's also ......" Hashiba Hideyoshi's face couldn't tell what color it was at the moment, but Kuroda Kanbei was calm and calm.

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Bears in Winter: Sorry to note, because the update has just been resumed, this week's highlights have been sent!

Historically, the Takeda Army left 10,000 to monitor Uesugi, less than 30,000 to fight Nagashino, and Hojo only assisted 1,000 men. Here, because of the slight changes in the course of history, I have increased the number of people on both sides, which may still be far-fetched to the attentive reader. Please forgive me for the difficulty of rebalancing!