Li Xiao glanced at Dong Changyao, who was kneeling under him, and asked, "Do you know why I want you to come here?" ”

Dong Changyao lowered his head and said respectfully:

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Li Xiao's eyes narrowed slightly when he heard this, and he smiled: "I really don't know? ”

Dong Changyao's body was shocked, he raised his head to take a look, and then bowed down again without saying a word.

When this person raised his head again, his eyes were already full of tears, Dong Changyao glanced at Li Xiao, and the scene of the family's ruin resurfaced in front of him.

The hustle and bustle, the corpse of his father, the martyred retainers, and the cries of the humiliated woman after the city was broken, that scene was like a nightmare, and every night when you close your eyes, it will be replayed in the bottom of your eyes.

Dong Changyao bit his lower lip tightly, and before he knew it, blood had flowed out.

Li Xiao looked at the other party's expression, and his heart moved.

Dong Changyao took a deep breath and said, "Please also ask Lord Danma Shou to revive the name of my Dong family." ”

A smile appeared at the corner of Li Xiao's mouth.

Soon after, Li Xiao got all the news from Higashi Changyao about the Endo family and Hachiman Castle in the gun. And how many 1-day retainers were contacted by the other party, and the samurai who were still loyal to the owner within the prefecture, he made an understanding.

Li Xiao listened to Dong Changyao's words, and also had a better understanding of the situation in Meinong.

Michitoshi Nagai, the lord of Mino Seki Castle, married Higashi Tsuneyao's sister, that is, Endo Keitaka's mother, and became the other party's stepfather, who served as the rear servant of the Endo family and guided Endo Keitaka. Baidu search book title plus see the latest chapter.// Inch Nagai Michitoshi is also a ruthless character in Mino.,In the battle with the Oda army that invaded Mino.,There are several victories and defeats.,It's a difficult opponent.。

And Nagai Michitoshi also formed an offensive and defensive alliance with the lord of Dongtang Castle, Kishi Shushin, and the lord of Kajida Castle, Sato Tadano, two Mino wealthy clans.

Li Xiao was shocked when he heard the news here, but later he heard that this alliance had collapsed.

Two years ago, Dongdo Castle was captured, and Kishi Shushin was killed in the battle, and then Sato Tadano, the lord of Kajida Castle, led his samurai regiment Kajida to subdue Oda, and Mino's defense line has fallen apart.

However, Nagai Michitoshi was not reconciled, and he was still struggling to support himself and became an enemy of the Oda family.

Li Xiao remembered that in history, after the fall of Inabayama Castle, he fled to Mino with Saito Yoshiryu, participated in the Nagashima Battle, and finally was killed by the Oda family together with the lord Saito Yoshiryu in the Battle of Ichijo Valley.

But now, as the aftermath of Endo Keitaka, Nagai Michitoshi will never let Li Xiao attack Gujo Hachiman Castle.

And Ando Mamoru is also the former father-in-law of Endo Keitaka, as one of the three Nishimino people, the name of Ando Shou, Li Xiao has heard it many times in the Taiko.

In addition to this entry, there is also a powerful person under him, his son-in-law Takenaka Shigeji, who is known in history as today's Kongming, a few years ago with only sixteen people captured the Takenaka Hanbei of the fortified city Inabayama Castle.

In later generations, in order to praise Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was compared to Liu Bei, and the two generals under him, Wasuka Masakatsu, Maeno Nagayasu were compared to Guan Zhang, and Takenaka Hanbei was of course Zhuge Liang.

This metaphor is clearly over-exaggerated.

However, once he invaded Mino, he would have to fight against these strong opponents, and Li Xiao's consideration had to be more cautious.

Li Xiao's eyes flashed, and he thought for a while, although he would choose to invade the county when Oda, the Saito family was the weakest, in the face of the Endo family being invaded, the Saito family, and other wealthy families might not care about themselves, but Ando Shou and Nagai Michitoshi, as the hardcore allies of the Endo family, would never sit idly by.

If you face three at the same time, it will be difficult.

Li Xiao said to Dong Changyao: "Since Your Excellency wants to revive the East Family, I will naturally help you." ”

"Thank you, Lord Tajimamoru... Seeing that Dong Changyao was about to say his words with a stomach full of gratitude, Li Xiao waved his hand and stopped his words: "But this is a troubled time, I will not help you revive the Dong family in vain, after seizing Hachiman Castle in the county, I will revive your Dong family's family name, but the Dong family must also be subordinate to my Takeda family, and in addition to retaining the 5,000 stone territory, the rest must belong to my Takeda family." "Seven" You think about this matter, I will not force you to agree, but you must also know that I do not necessarily need your help to conquer the county. ”

Higashi Changyao thought about it, what is the difference between subduing the Takeda family and subduing the Saito family, when the Endo family destroyed the main family, how could the Saito family stand up for the family. ,

But these 5,000 stone territory is inevitably too little, but it is better to have something than nothing.

In the end, Dong Changyao agreed: "But Lord Ma Shou, as long as you can revive the East family and destroy the Endo family with your own hands, even if there is no reward, I will agree."

Li Xiao smiled and said, "Very good." ”

After that, Li Xiao instructed Dong Changyao a few more words, and asked him to quietly return to the county with Yokotani Yukishige to encircle the retainers and samurai of the former 1st in order to revive the East family again.

Li Xiao believes that with the protection of Yokotani Yushige and the ninjas, Dong Changyao's safety should be no problem. Cundong Changyao bowed to Li Xiao repeatedly and then retreated, looking very excited, obviously he had despaired of the revival, but now this fighting spirit was rekindled in his body, so when he walked out, his face was flushed with excitement.

Only Uchijima was left in the same place.

After Li Xiao waited for Dong Changyao to leave, he turned his head to the Uchijima clan and asked, "How is this person?" Can it be trusted? ”

The Uchijima clan thought about it and said: "My lord, since this person escaped from my Uchijima family, he has been depressed for a while, and his talents are average, but he is still a man who abides by righteousness, otherwise I would not marry the daughter of a retainer to this person." ”

Li Xiao nodded and said, "That's good." In the future, I will capture Hachiman Castle in the gunjo, but if I enter as a Takeda family, it will be too sensitive, so I need this person to take the lead in name. So if he is ungrateful, I am not afraid, but I am also a little difficult. ”

Then Li Xiao asked the Uchijima clan about the situation of the Uchijima family.

Uchijima kept spitting bitter water at Li Xiao.

The Uchijima clan said that after the loss of Guiyun Jinshan, the Uchijima family is now only maintaining the scale of the original 300-member samurai group, which is already very difficult, although the territory has been sealed with another 3,000 stones, but this is not enough to support it at all.

Li Xiao listened to Uchijima's grievances and smiled slightly, as far as he knew, the 20,000 guan that he had dug up from Uchijima's Nari was by no means all the family collections accumulated by the Uchijima family in a hundred years.

He said that he had no money, and he was simply crying poor.

Li Xiaoyan said: "Lord Neijima, as far as I know, in addition to Guiyun Jinshan, Your Excellency also has a copper mine, so let's give me this copper mine, how about I am willing to give 1,000 yuan a year to Lord Neijima?" ”

Uchijima was dumbfounded when he heard this.

This is not Li Xiaowu's target, at the moment Li Xiao asked Rui Costa to study how to cast a larger caliber mortar cannon and a cannon with a long cannon body.

So now Li Xiao is in great need of copper ore.

(To be continued)