"My lord! Please punish your subordinates! The half-guard of Takenaka knelt on the ground and wept bitterly. …… For the ministers to neglect and lightly leave the side of the lord, so that the danger caused a catastrophe! If there is anything wrong with the lord, it is really impossible to redeem the minister......"

"Re-governance! You don't want to ...... like that," I hurriedly walked over and pulled him up. "The responsibility for the whole thing is not yours, I have read everything I got beforehand! I ignored it, and I ordered you to leave......" I kept trying to persuade him.

The last enemy to appear in the Battle of Izushi Castle was quickly identified, and it turned out to be the "No. 1 Conspirator of the Warring States" Bizen Ukita Naoya! Originally, among the information I gathered in advance, there was information about the boundaries of several "neighbors" Chen Bing, but I didn't care about it at the time. It is common knowledge that neighboring countries are on guard at the border in a big war, and several other countries, including Tanba Hatano and Inaba Yamana, have also behaved in this way. The Ukita Naojia was the smallest of them, and in order to make up for the lack of border defenses, thousands of migrant workers were recruited to drive hundreds of carriages full of building materials to strengthen the city defenses, so I definitely did not expect that this little daimyo, who had less than 10,000 men and was surrounded by old enemies, would risk crossing the border from Sanyang to San'in. I just sent Keiji Maeda to intercept and kill the reinforcements sent by Inhata Yamana Toyokuni halfway, but I missed this real "wolf"! At night, the "migrant workers" turned into soldiers; The "building materials" of the reed mat were removed and turned into equipment; The horses were unloaded from the carts...... I traveled 80 miles in the middle of the night and in the morning, and entered Tajima through a secret mountain pass that I didn't know.

Although the losses are not heavy, the lessons are definitely profound! I've always been basically sailing a downwind boat, and it's rare to plant such a big heel, and I really have to be 120,000 careful when I am a neighbor with such a character in the future. But recently, he should have had to be honest for a few days, not only lost 1,000 cavalry, but also folded the general Nua Yuanfang family (the general who was taken by Ah Xue in front of the array)! Faced with this situation, the late lord Urakami Sojing and Bichu Mimura Motokini are afraid that they will not sit idly by, and as long as I am careful and vigilant, nothing major will happen.

Although I experienced this unexpected sneak attack, I don't hate this Ukita Naoya, on the contrary, I still admire his vision and courage! Taking advantage of the critical moment when I attacked and killed Yamana Yutoyo, I killed the defenseless me in one fell swoop, and the Yamana clan is certainly finished, and my 20,000 horses (including the Tango wealthy clan) will probably be like Imagawa Yoshimoto back then. At that time, he attacked and occupied Tajima and Tango in one fell swoop, and then took advantage of the tension between Oda and Mori to balance the situation, but I am afraid that it will really make him stand firm! It only took 3,000 men to occupy two countries, and I would do the same!

Speaking of which, my luck is better than his, Ah Xue boosted the morale of our army at the critical moment, and the battle with Yamana Yutaka ended in a timely manner, so the biggest winner is still me! This time, Oda Nobunaga didn't make any mistakes, and when he went back to the still water Yuhu who was the head of the mountain father and son in Gibu Castle, he brought me a letter of appointment from Tajima Guardian, and in this way, 110,000 koku of Tajima Ichikoku was also included in my jurisdiction.

The Takenaka Hanbei had always been haunted by the surprise attack on my home camp, but I didn't think anyone was responsible. "Re-rule! None of us can do anything about it, but everyone has responsibilities that we can't shirk. The war is not fought at the right time and place, and the key to everything lies in people! We didn't recognize the person of the Ukita family, or we didn't have time to get to know each other, which was the key to our accident this time. So in the future, we have to be even more careful, and pay attention to those possible enemies in addition to the current ones! I said and patted him on the shoulder.

"The Lord has taught you a lesson!" Takenaka Hanbei replied with a bow.

"Alright, let's go! Don't keep guests waiting! With that, I walked out of the room.

The hall of the castle tower is bustling with activity, and the original owner, Yamana, has not been so prosperous for a long time! The generals who accompanied me, the reinforcements brought by Ikeda Tsuneko, and the wealthy families of Tango were crowded into a room full of excitement and were discussing enthusiastically. As I walked in, everyone quieted down.

"Everyone!" After I sat down, I glanced around the crowd with a spring breeze on my face. "The successful completion of this crusade against the Yamana clan is thanks to your loyalty, righteousness and bravery! I, the Xingqing Clan, thank you here! ”

"His Royal Highness Zhuxing has won the award, and we have not done our duty!" Everyone was polite as usual.

"I will not forget your hard work, and I will not neglect the meritorious soldiers!" I sank for a moment and saw that all eyes were on me. "Each head is rewarded with five times; Those who kill the enemy will be rewarded; The two who won Yutoyo Yamana were promoted to Ashigaru Shogun! Ladies and gentlemen, I will add additional territories according to the amount of credit for their deployment! ”

There was a sound of inhalation below, and everyone was silently calculating in their hearts. I'm very happy with this effect, and it shocks these wealthy people! Oda Nobunaga's reward during the battle was only two stones of rice for each head, and it was a copper coin to say that the person who killed Imagawa Yoshimoto back then was also sealed with a light head, which is far worse than me this time! But in fact, my investment is not much compared to my income, and this time I won only more than 3,000 heads, plus 10,000 kan given to Ikeda Hengxing, 3,000 kan each for Hori Hidemasa and Nakamura Kazuji, and it was only more than 50,000 kan after the bag. Not counting the savings of the Yamaga family for generations, I knocked 270,000 kan from the Tamba Hatano family alone!

In fact, I did this for another purpose, that is, I would reduce the number of wealthy families in the distribution of land, and I would have nothing to say. Money is a good thing, but it can be spent and gone, and land represents a force that can be mobilized! Reward the wealthy families with money, divide the land to the direct retainers, and then relocate some people, and the balance of power will naturally change over time.

"The Qing clan is benevolent and righteous! In order to uphold justice and righteousness for us, send troops to ......" Takaya Yoshiei's little eyes narrowed into a slit, and the fat on his face trembled again. "We people originally thought that there was no hope of revenge, and it was already a great favor for the Qing clan to be able to send troops! It's still ......"

"Takaya-sama is really out of sight......," I said with a smile, feeling really relieved that such a person was there. You have all experienced a lot of hard work, and no amount of compensation can be overstated! Now, thanks to all of you for helping me to take the country of Tajima again, I am afraid that many things will not be taken care of. I would like to ask Takaya-sama to take on the position of 'Acting Officer' of the original Tango family, but I wonder if the Lord is willing to give in? "I'm another empty favor, Inatomi Naohide is dead, he was originally the leader of the old forces. Besides, I myself am resident in Jianbu Mountain City, what practical significance can this "acting official" whose authority is limited to the scope of the old wealthy clan be, at best, he is just a "armor chief" who urges grain and donations!

"Thank you for the support of the Qing family, my family is inscribed within five!" He is eager for this kind of brilliance on his face, and now he is happy to have a forehead tattoo.

"You've gone to the next level this time......" Ikeda Hengxing said with a little depression as he picked up his wine glass at this time, I don't know if it was because of the imminent return date, he was not in a good mood for the past two days. Speaking of which, several battles were fought cleanly, so his field service was not extended for a few days. "I have to go back to Qibu, I really can't compare to your freedom from the future!"

"Be content!" I also picked up the glass in front of me and raised it to him, saying in a half-joking tone, "...... You are a good shade under the big tree, and you can't compare to a hard-working person like me! Besides, you didn't come out in vain, so you don't have to worry about it anymore if you hand over the troops! I tapped his bulging pocket.

"But you're ...... too," he said, but he still seemed unsatisfied. Why don't you announce the prize beforehand? In this case, the morale of the army will definitely be even higher......"

"Nonsense!" I interrupted his complaint with a laugh. "If that's the case, is there still a living person in Tajima now?" My joke caused an uproar in the room, and only the dozen or so Danmahao people who surrendered turned a little yellow. "I welcome you to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and this time I will not reduce your territory because of the past...... "Since it is a combination of grace and danger, I think it is necessary to appease it again." In the future, I will see your actions, and as long as you make a contribution, I will not discriminate! ”

"Yes! There will be a chance in the future, and this time the Ukita Naoya will jump out! Ikeda Hengxing helped, and then said regretfully: "...... It's a pity that I didn't have a chance this time, I'm really unwilling! ”

"It's nothing, didn't you say that there will be a chance in the future?" I smiled and swept my eyes among the dozen or so people, there must be one of them in the Ukita family.

"Please ...... Please also ask the Qing clan to make arrangements for Danma! Tian Jiezhuang was sallow and stammered, and asked that he had the highest status among those who surrendered. It was also my envoy who arrived in time a few days ago, otherwise he would have been killed by the besieging Tanggo Clan.

"En...... "I have to leave a person to catch the general," and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in my head. Keiji! I shouted to Keiji Maeda, who was chatting absentmindedly below. That's you! I appoint you as the acting official of Danma, and you know how to do Zhutian City Wanshi, and usually sit in Stone City! ”

"This kind of messy thing...... Ten thousand stones?! He was about to complain, he suddenly understood, looking at me smiling and nodding and the surprised eyes of the people around him, he could no longer suppress his excitement, walked around the table and came to me, one head hit the ground, I only felt the wine glass on the table shake. I, Keiji Maeda, will go to the soup and die for the stars in this life! As he spoke, tears appeared in his eyes.

"That's it! Needless to say...... "I don't like to make everything so heavy, it's better to go with the flow." "All you have to do is take care of the horse and don't lose it! Go back and deal with the matter at hand, and hand over the position of the commander of the first cavalry to Shengmeng. ”

"Yes!" He is usually poor-mouthed, but this time he made an exception and didn't say anything else.

"Everyone!" I raised my glass again and said, "In the future, my Xingqing clan will have to rely on it a lot, please drink this cup to the fullest!" ”

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When I got back to my dorm room, I felt dizzy and my throat was a little dry. Xue poured a cup of tea and held it in front of me. "Ah Xue...... "I took the teacup and drank it all." You're already a true samurai, so leave the work of these maids to someone else! ”

"It's okay, I don't think there's anything wrong with doing these things!" Speaking of this, she suddenly stared at me mischievously and said, "Could it be that the lord thinks I'm clumsy and wants to change someone?" ”

"Then so be it!" I laughed. "This time is actually your greatest credit, what reward do you want? Is a piece of land good? ”

"It's boring, I'm not interested in this stuff!" She shook her head earnestly.

"That'...... I'll give you that armor! I leaned back on the bed and pointed to the peacock suit standing in the corner of the room.

"Really?!" A Xue's eyes flashed with unbelievable excitement.

"Of course it's true, do you want me to find someone to change it for you?" I added.

"No need!" Xue walked over and stroked the armor. "A year or two at most, I'll be dressed just right!"

"Yes...... "I don't know if I'm too careful, I always feel that there is a sarcasm in her words." We will return to Tango the day after tomorrow! Tomorrow's schedule is very full, remember waking me up early in the morning and arranging for the car to drive...... "I just feel my eyelids getting heavier and heavier."

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Bear in Winter: I have never figured out what I am suitable for since I was a child, and now I know that at least I am not a competent "military strategist", and so many people have guessed who it is, which shows how poor my imagination is. An unbelievable "grand strategy" is being designed below, which can be said to be for the sake of me racking my brains so much, and it doesn't make sense to scold a few words of bullshit!