Chapter 350: Lip Fighting

After Takeda Shingen sat down.

Yamaguchi Masakai, who was in charge of the garrison of Suruga, was the first to speak: "My lord, according to the careful investigation in the direction of Sagami and Izu, the Hojo family has quietly mobilized the army, and there will inevitably be a major attack on Suruga this spring, and the scale of its formation is expected to be no less than 40,000 troops. ”

"40,000 troops"

After hearing this, the generals below and the general-level retainers of Ashigaru were slightly commotioned.

In the Kanto region, although the Hojo Army was not as good as Uesugi and the Takeda Army, its troop mobilization power was definitely the first in the Kanto region, and in history, the Hojo family was at its peak, and the country had more than 100,000 troops, which was unimaginable in Japan's Warring States.

The Hojo family, like the Takeda family, adopted the military system of sending relatives and sending children, and their family was at the level of a guide, that is, a first-hand retainer, that is, a retainer at the level of a legion commander who was comparable to the Takeda family such as Yama County Changjing and Li Xiao, and there were more than ten people in total.

The Great Guide-level general, led by important ministers such as Hojo Tsusunari (Jade Rope Public), Daido Temple Masahiro (Kawagoe Public), and Shimizu Yasuei (Shimoda Public), was divided into regions with Jiancheng as the center outside, and when he received the mobilization order from Odawara, he issued a mobilization order to his subordinates, and so on and so on.

When there was a major change in the family, if it was decided to declare war or make peace, the retainers of the Grand Guide level would gather at Odawara Castle to form a joint meeting to discuss with the family governor and decide the direction of the Hojo family's strategy.

This was originally an excellent evaluation system, but for some reason, at the end of the Hojo family, when faced with the 220,000 crusade army of the Toyotomi family, the important ministers of the Hojo family quarreled at the meeting and could not come up with a decision on whether to fight or fight, which eventually led to the destruction of the Hojo family.

As a result, Odawara has become synonymous with procrastination in Japanese.

In addition to the local generals, in order to maintain the local superiority of the Odawara Chuo, the Hojo family also formed other samurai regiments such as the 'Gomahui' and the 'Odawara Bun' as the daimyos.

Hearing that the Hojo family was going to fight an army of 40,000, the Takeda family's retainers were also taken aback, and the two most powerful armies of the family, Li Xiao's Hida Echichu Legion, and Takasaka Masanobu's Kitashinano Legion, were pinned down by Uesugi Kenshin in the north and could not be separated.

Therefore, the 40,000 army of the Hojo family is definitely a powerful force that should not be underestimated for the Takeda family.

At this time, Takeda Shinxuan said: "For the general, defeat and then bravery, the clan Kanggong is here to avenge the defeat of Sanzengyuan, the revenge of Suruga being taken, and his determination to fight a decisive battle must not be underestimated." ”

Seeing Takeda Shingen say so solemnly, all the retainers were solemn.

At the moment, genealogical retainers such as Oyamada and Anayama expressed their determination to fight the Hojo family.

The county leader of the Oyamada family was the border between the Takeda family and the Hojo family, and when the Hojo family was powerful, the Oyamada family also fought for the Hojo family as a retainer of the Hojo family.

However, at the time of Suruga's invasion, the Oyamada family chose the side of the Takeda family.

In the battle when Takeda Shingen attacked Sagami from Musashi and besieged Odawara, Oyamada Shinshige served as Shingen's partial army, and fought alone against the Hojo clan of Takiyama Castle.

Under Takiyama Castle, despite the disadvantage of the troops, Oyamada Nobushige used his special class of slingering troops to defeat the Hojo clan.

Now that he heard that the Takeda family was going to fight the Hojo family, a sensitive retainer like Nobushige Oyamada naturally came out first to show his loyalty.

However, as to whether to take the initiative to attack the Hojo family, or to divide the area and defend it, several family elders have different opinions.

At this time, a person suddenly said: "My lord, I think it is completely unnecessary to continue to fight with the Hojo family so indiscriminately, and it is still mainly about peace." ”

As soon as this person's words came out, the hall was silent.

Everyone saw that it was Li Xiao, the general of the Hida Yuezhong Legion, and the second ranked among the old people.

Li Xiaoping has always been low-key, and he has never asked about the grand strategy of the Takeda family, and it is really rare to put forward his own ideas now, which is not in line with his usual low-key style.

Machang Xinfang frowned slightly, with Li Xiao's identity at the moment, there was nothing to do with it, but he had just taken the position of the elder of the second Xi family, and it was too presumptuous to raise such a topic that would affect the strategic direction of his family. ,

There are many people who think the same thing as the racecourse letter room.

However, Yama Prefecture Changjing, the head of the Kai family, did not say anything to directly refute Li Xiao, so the four of them, Baba, Takasaka, Naito, and Akiyama, did not express their opinions.

Li Xiao thought that his views would be counterattacked, and he was preparing a lot of rhetoric, but no one came forward to refute it, and he secretly wondered when his power in the Takeda family had reached this point.

Just when Li Xiao was surprised, the person who refuted him turned out to be a little unexpected Kiso Yoshimasa.

At this moment, Kiso Yoshiyasu had retired and gave up the position of governor of the Kiso family to Kiso Yoshimasa.

The Kiso family, as the largest wealthy family in Minami Shinano, and after the dignified Kiso Yoshinaka, Yoshimasa himself married the daughter of Shingen, as the existence of the family.

Therefore, Kiso Yoshimasa has long been dissatisfied with Li Xiao's ranking above him in the Lian Ju crowd, not to mention that the two of them quarreled with each other when they were in Changjing Raiders in Shan County, so they had already formed a relationship.

At present, Kiso Yoshimasa, as a leading bird, first refuted Li Xiaoyan and said: "But Lord Ma Shou, this statement is really a mistake in the judgment that should have been, and the theory of war and peace is not easy to decide." At the moment, it is the Hojo family's soldiers who are pressing the border, and they take the initiative to invade my Takeda family, if the family asks for peace with the other party without fighting, then not only will the Hojo family be ridiculed, but also be despised by the world's big names, saying that my Takeda family does not dare to fight with the Hojo family. ”

After a pause, Kiso Yoshimasa said impassionedly: "I know that the Hojo army is powerful, and the power of 40,000 troops, but I, Kiso Yoshimasa, have the determination to fight to the death for the owner of the pavilion and for my Takeda family. If the Hojo family dares to attack, please take my Kiso people as the forward, and he will break the Hojo army for his family. ”

Kiso Yoshimasa's loud words immediately aroused a round of applause and aroused the echo of all the retainers.

At any time, the main battle faction is the most powerful representative and backbone party, which can best arouse everyone's self-confidence and sense of belonging to their own family.

Therefore, Kiso Yoshimasa's words made many retainers enthusiastic for a while.

Agoyama Nobuyo, who was sitting next to Kiso Yoshimasa, praised him on the spot, and the other party had the style of Kiso Yoshinaka back then.

Being praised by Anayama Shinjun like this, coupled with the fact that many people echoed him, Kiso Yoshimasa seemed to have found the pride of his ancestor Kiso Yoshinaka who dominated the world, and suddenly felt a little arrogant, looking at Li Xiao condescendingly.

That expression seemed to say that even Li Xiao, who had the first mobilization power in his family, did not dare to face the battle, but although my Kiso Yoshimasa is not as powerful as you, his decisive and daring spirit is far superior, in comparison, Li Xiao, you are simply a coward.

Seeing that Kiso Yoshimasa finished speaking, Li Xiao smiled slightly: "Lord Zuo Matou, I admire the impassioned words very much, but Your Excellency has a grasp of the overall situation, but you lack consideration. ”

Kiso Yoshimasa was immediately annoyed when he heard Li Xiao's unjust words, and asked, "What's the lack of consideration?" ”

Li Xiao looked at Kiso Yoshimasa and asked, "Dare to ask Kiso-sama, is Kyoto east or west of the family?" ”

"West, of course." Kiso Yoshimasa said disapprovingly.

"That's right," Li Xiaozheng said, "The first priority of the family is to take Shangluo as the precursor, and the Hojo family is in the east, even if they win, can they take a step forward from Kyoto?" There is a saying in the Ming Kingdom, the opposite is the opposite, isn't it exactly your consideration? ”。

"You ......" Kiso Yoshimasa was dumbfounded by Li Xiao for a while, but immediately cleared his mind and retorted, "Li Xiao, don't talk nonsense, right now the Hojo family wants to attack the main family, we are fighting back in self-defense, but we are not trying to attack the Hojo family." ”

Li Xiao listened to Kiso Yoshimasa's words, snorted coldly, and said: "Then it is even more, you also know that the family is now self-defense and counterattack, in this case, it is impossible to encroach on the Hojo family, but it consumes strength in vain, on top of defensive operations, this is not self-defeating strength, what is it?" ”

"But Mamori-sama, I don't agree with your point of view," it was Nobushige Oyamada who spoke up, and said in the other person's voice, "If you don't dare to fight because you are afraid of losing your strength, then our psychology will be easier for the Hojo family to grasp." Not only does it make the opponent more unscrupulous when fighting, but it also makes our officers and men restrained when they fight, and they dare not let go of their hands and feet, which will lead to worse results. ”

Oyamada Nobushige's words are obviously more profound than Kiso Yoshimasa's bold words for a while, and they are not only the following generals, but also the retainers of the Ashigaru generals.

The old retainers of the Takeda family, such as Takeda Nobuyoshi and other senior retainers of the Takeda family, also bowed slightly, obviously feeling that Koyamada Nobushige's words were very reasonable.

At this time, everyone looked at Li Xiao to see how he refuted Nobushige Oyamada's argument.

Li Xiao looked at Nobushige Koyamada and said unhurriedly: "The words of the Captain Zuo Bing are very reasonable, and they are in line with my point of view. ”

Listening to Li Xiao's words and Koyamada Nobushige's words, the retainers were strange for a while and did not understand their meaning, but the familiar Li Xiao's victory, Xinlian, and Changxing understood that Li Xiao would have amazing words next.

I saw Li Xiao stand up and said: "The old enemy of this family, Uesugi Huihu, has a famous saying, those who fight without death live, and those who fight without life will die." If you are afraid of fighting with the Hojo family, you don't even have a hole card. ”

So my proposition is not a low-level peace. The more we want to negotiate peace, the more we have to fight the Hojo family, hurt the Hojo family, make them afraid, and dare not face up to our Kai from now on, under such a strong position, we can get the awe of the other party, so I suggest that in a short period of time, concentrate the main force, put on a posture of not hesitating to fight a decisive battle with the Hojo family, weaken its strength with several hard battles, and make it afraid of its own family, and then make peace. ”

Speaking of this, Li Xiaoshen said: "So my proposition is to force peace by war, defeat the Hojo family's army within three months, and then make peace with the Hojo clan under this favorable condition." ”

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