The Takeda family was still in the process of getting rich and prosperous, and the main force of the Nishi-Ueno expeditionary army led by Takeda Yoshinobu was under Kuragano Castle, and it was gloomy and gloomy because of the defeat of Uesugi Kenshin. And only one day later, the Takeda family heard the news that Takeda Katsuyori had captured the entire county of Azuma-gun.

Also with the troops, Takeda Katsuyori could be in Mt. Shirane, with 800 men to repel Kenshin in Uesugi. And Takeda Yoshinobu's 5,000 men, as well as fierce generals like Iitomi Humasa and strong troops like the Red Reserve, were defeated by Uesugi Kenshin.

While being disappointed in Takeda Yoshinobu, both the four ministers of the Takeda family and the old ministers of the Takeda family are also shocked by Takeda Katsuyori's record.

If the last battle of Shirane Mountain can be explained by luck, this time Takeda Katsuri is completely complete, relying on his own strength to lay a county for the Takeda family, expanding tens of thousands of stones.

The old ministers recalled Takeda Shingenlai when he was young, and it seemed that compared with Takeda Katsuyori, he was also inferior to him. In any case, the Takeda family's retainers have regarded Takeda Katsuyori as the most courageous and warlike person in the Takeda family.

Maybe after Takeda Shingen dies, Takeda Katsuyori will be the next Takeda Shinshi. Even a faint voice appeared among the retainers, and it seemed that it was a good choice for Takeda Katsuyori to replace Takeda Yoshinobu to succeed the family governor.

In the past, the retainers would collectively rebuke this voice, but at this moment they chose to remain silent.

On the same day, Oda Kantada, Kinoshita Toyoshiro and others, who were diplomatic envoys of the Oda family, also arrived at the Awagasaki Pavilion at this time. The Oda family formally proposed the terms of the alliance to the Takeda family. One of the conditions was for Katsuyori Takeda to marry Oda Nobunaga's daughter.

So these two things together caused an uproar in Takeda's family.

A small remote mountain village in Ganraku County, where the Takeda Army's army retreated from Kuragano Castle is now retreating.

"Ahh

Heavy gasps were heard, and Yoshinobu Takeda sat up straight, his eyes red, as if he had just woken up from a nightmare.

He put on his clothes, and then pushed the woman who was sleeping beside him away. The woman asked softly, sleepily eyed.

"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?"

"Shut up!"

Yoshinobu Takeda roared roughly, came to the house barefoot, and lit the tung oil lamp. There was a slight light in the room, which made him feel a little better.

After the fiasco for Uesugi Kenshin, that lingering nightmare has been haunting Takeda's mind.

He would dream about it for a while, and he dreamed that Uesugi Kenshin led the iron cavalry to charge into battle, and the Takeda army was defeated. Then Uesugi Kenshin rode his horse and drew his sword and slashed at him.

Sometimes I dreamed that Takeda Katsuyori led an untold army to surround his castle from all sides, and the desperate resistance of his samurai led a raging fire on the castle tower, and finally he was at the end of his rope, killing his wife and children in despair, and then committing suicide.

"No," Yoshinobu Takeda roared like a wolf, not letting this happen. Yoshinobu Takeda pulled the collar of his clothes, no, I can't let this happen.

"Shiro, do you think that if you capture Azuma-gun, you will be able to crush me? It's wrong, it's me after all, you can't take it away, and you can't take it away. ”

Yoshinobu Takeda crossed his legs, sat up straight, and then shouted outside the house, "Call Katsushi Jibe, come and see me immediately." ”

"Oh." The samurai on night duty outside the house agreed.

Yoshinobu Takeda yelled at the woman who was still sleeping on the futon, "Get out." ”

The woman was frightened by Takeda Yoshinobu, she was a woman from the head of the village, and yesterday an army occupied the village, so she forcibly requisitioned military rations from the people, and she was forced to sleep as the daughter of the land.

I thought that the young man who was serving, who looked Sven, would be treated a little better. Unexpectedly, last night, the other party was extremely rude, and it seemed that he was just venting.

When Katsushi Takeda walked into Takeda's house, he saw a red-eyed and restless Takeda Yoshinobu.

Takeda Yoshinobu didn't wait for Katsushi to sit down, and said, "How about the person you planted on Shiro's side?" ”

Katsuzi didn't expect Takeda Yoshinobu to summon him late at night for this matter, so he said in a mocking tone: "Very good, it has been gradually reused, Shiro's kid has no city government at all, Li Xiao is a reckless man, the only thing to worry about is Sanada Masayuki, but he can't see through the people I arranged." ”

Katsuzi knew that only by belittling Shiro and Li Xiao would Takeda Yoshinobu feel a little better at this time.

"Well done," Takeda Yoshinobu nodded, and then said in a low voice, "In that case, you should immediately have someone inform him and ask him to write down the details of Takeda Katsuyori's presence in Azuma County, as well as the arrangement of troops." ”

Katsushi Kebe asked in surprise, "Your Highness, do you have any considerations for doing this?" ”

Takeda Yoshinobu sneered and said: "Of course, I revealed the details of Katsuyori to Uesugi Teruto, and then borrowed his hand to eradicate it for me, Katsuyori is a thorn in the side." ”

Katsushi was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Takeda Yoshinobu to come up with such a vicious scheme.

Jibu Shengzi hesitated and said: "Your Highness, please think twice, if this matter is known to others, Your Highness will be ruined." ”

"I can't care about it so much," Takeda Yoshinobu waved his hand, "Do you want to see me and his head fall to the ground?" Do you know? Now that Katsuyori has taken Azuma-gun, and my letter asking for help, the two letters are being listed side by side on my father's bookcase, what will my father think, and what will my Takeda family's retainers think? ”

Takeda Yoshinobu took a deep breath and said sharply: "Shiro is just the son of a woman from an enemy country captured by his father, how can he be worthy of inheriting my Takeda family, only I, Yoshinobu, have this qualification." I must never see my Genji Silla Saburo Yoshimitsu blood tainted, I am the orthodox, you understand? ”

"Yes, Your Highness." Katsuzi bowed his head, "I will definitely keep this matter a secret." ”

Takeda Yoshinobu nodded, feeling the need to comfort the loyal retainer who followed him, and said: "Trace, you can do it, don't worry, when I take charge of the family governor in the future, I will definitely not treat you badly." ”

"Your Highness." Katsushi Kibe immediately showed a look of gratitude.

"But this matter still has to be kept secret, especially don't let Lord Iitomi know, do you understand?"

"Oh, I see, I think Uesugi Terutora will thank us for this great gift once he learns about Takeda Katsuyori's background in Azuma County." Thinking of this, Katsuzi seemed to see Katsuyori Takeda, and Li Xiao's head hung high in front of Kenshin Uesugi's horse.

A cold glint appeared in Takeda Yoshinobu's eyes, and he muttered, Shiro, I want to see how long your good luck lasts.

Azuma-gun, Songshan Castle.

Takeda Katsuyori and Li Xiao stood side by side on the castle tower of Songshan City, looking down on the scenery of Songshan Mountain. Katsuyori Takeda clearly looks in a good mood.

"Li Xiao, do you know? I received news that the Oda family had sent someone to ask for an alliance with my Takeda family. ”

"The Oda family? Oda Nobunaga? Li Xiao was slightly stunned, hearing the name of this future person in the world, he still felt a little uncomfortable. Li Xiaoxin thought: So soon, I remember that the alliance between Oda and Takeda in history has not been established so early.

"That's right, it's Oda Nobunaga, who is known as the big fool of Owari, but Imagawa Yoshimoto took him as a fool and killed himself," Takeda Katsuyori said, and suddenly said mysteriously, "I heard that Oda Nobunaga asked for one of the alliances with my Takeda family, which was to let me marry his daughter." ”

"Oda Nobunaga's daughter? Yes, it's time for Your Highness to get married. But Your Highness should not expect too much, I guess the lord will definitely refuse this alliance. ”

"Why?"

Li Xiao smiled and said, "Because His Royal Highness Yoshinobu, as long as the alliance between my Takeda and the Imagawa family is still there, we cannot form an alliance with the Oda family that killed Imagawa Yoshimoto." ”

"Then Oda Nobunaga's alliance this time, isn't it in vain?"

"It's not in vain, Oda Nobunaga's purpose is to test our Takeda family's attitude towards the Oda family."

Li Xiao smiled, in fact, the alliance between the Takeda family and the Oda family in history had no sincerity with each other from the beginning.

Historically, Oda Nobunaga simply adopted the daughter of Naoru Toyama of the Toyama clan of the Naoyama clan and married Katsuyori Takeda, who was called Mrs. Toyama. And Takeda Katsuyori was still in the name of the head of the Suwa family at that time, and he was only a retainer of the Takeda family in terms of identity.

On the one hand, the adopted daughter (actually Oda Nobunaga's niece), who is not too close to the blood relationship, and on the other hand, the retainer of the Takeda family, the alliance between the two sides is fragile in form, and it can also be said that at the beginning, both families were ready to betray each other.

Later, Takeda Shingen's alliance with the Imagawa family broke down, and he decided to use troops against Suruga, and needed the help of the Tokugawa family, an alliance of the Oda family, and at this time, Lady Toyama happened to die in childbirth. It was only at this time that Takeda Shingen faced up to his alliance with the Oda family and married his seven-year-old Matsuhime to Oda Nobunaga's eldest son, Oda Nobutada.

But these two heroes in the world, each of them knows that there will be a battle between the two, Takeda Shingen's ambition is Kamiluo, and Oda Nobunaga's ambition lies in the world, and one of the two males must fall.

Therefore, this makeup marriage was dragged on by Takeda Shingen, until Takeda Shingen decided to fight westward, so the Takeda Oda Alliance broke down. Matsuhime also did not marry into the Oda family, and the marriage contract between the two was canceled.

Li Xiao gave this analysis to Takeda Katsuyori, and then said: "So the alliance of the Takeda Oda family will not be realized in the short term. Your Highness, your plan to marry a woman from the Oda family may come true in the future. ”

Takeda Katsuyori laughed, "Really? I heard that the women of the Oda family are very beautiful, especially the city princess of the Oda family, and she is the first beauty of the Oda family? ”

Oda City? The first beauty of the Warring States? Li Xiao was stunned, she is only fifteen years old now, she didn't expect the other party to be famous now, and even Takeda Katsuyori knew about it.

At this time, a herald samurai hurried up to the castle tower and reported to Takeda Katsuyori, "Your Highness, something is wrong. ”

ps：

Speaking of Matsuhime and Oda Nobutada, it can be regarded as a lingering story of the Warring States. After the two confirmed their marriage contract, Oda Nobutada was eleven years old and Matsuhime was six years old, but because they were too young for each other, they did not get married immediately. But there was also a token exchange between the two.

Later, the Takeda Oda Alliance broke down, and the marriage contract between the two was canceled. Since then, Oda Nobutada has had a wife, but Matsuhime has never married.

By the year of the fall of the Takeda family, Matsuhime had become the daughter of the fallen country, but Oda Nobutada decided to marry Matsuhime at this time.

When Matsuhime set off for Kyoto to meet Nobutada, the Honnoji Rebellion occurred, and Oda Nobutada was surrounded by Akechi Mitsuhide in the Nijo Imperial Palace, and finally the castle was broken, and Oda Nobutada killed himself.

The two were separated by yin and yang, and Matsuhime became a nun (said that after the husband of this woman was hung up, she had to become a monk, but there was no formal husband and wife relationship between Matsuhime and Shintada at that time), and she believed in Songni, and then she has been praying for the blessings of the Takeda clan and Shintada.