The retainers present were deeply moved by the unyielding and persevering spirit of the Great Bear Chaoxiu.

And Li Xiao was still taken aback when he heard that the big bear Chaoxiu, who led dozens of subordinates in history to go to Izumi Nobutsuna, said that he wanted to challenge himself. Okay, Wendou can't do it, come with me to play martial arts.

Da Xiong Chaoxiu stared at Li Xiao without giving a step, and the two of them looked at each other together.

Facing Daxiong Chaoxiu's provocation, Li Xiao smiled calmly and said, "Since Lord Bizen Shou has this interest, Li Xiao will naturally not refuse, please." ”

When Li Xiao agreed to the big bear Chaoxiu competition, the younger generation of retainers present were all excited.

The Takeda family's current rumors about the bravery of this Lord Li Xiao have been widely publicized in the past few months.

Under Matsuyama Castle, Li Xiao fought with Hojo Jiadi Huang Hachiman, although the winner was not distinguished, but the advantage of his performance was faintly revealed, overshadowing the strength of the other party.

According to unreliable rumors in the market, it is said that after Hojo Shiyasu returned to Odawara Castle, he repeatedly told the generals that if the Hojo family and the Takeda family were at odds, if the generals encountered the army led by Li Xiao, they should not underestimate the enemy, and if they did not have an absolute advantage, they could only outwit them, not defeat them.

After that, for the Takeda family, the mythical battle of Mt. Shirane, although the Takeda family, not many people saw the scene of Li Xiao leading the cavalry to charge into battle. But on the side of the Uesugi army, the name of Li Xiao's bravery has spread throughout Echigo.

The same rumor circulated in the market said that after the defeat of Shirane Mountain, Uesugi Kenshin arrested all his generals and scolded them, and then praised Li Xiao, calling him an invincible brave general in Kanhachi.

But no matter how outrageous the rumors are in the market, Li Xiao's bravery is certain, but no one knows what degree it has reached.

Some people think that the rumors are too exaggerated, and that the battle of Shiraneyama relied on Takeda Katsuyori's good deployment, or that Uesugi Kenshin admired the courage of the Takeda family and couldn't bear to kill the killer. So I feel that Li Xiao's strength is not enough.

Some people also feel that Li Xiao's strength is exaggerated too much, as if it is unpredictable, and it becomes unbelievable.

In the end, the Takeda family, a samurai from the Ming Kingdom, how far has his martial arts becomes, everyone still thinks that it is better to see is believing.

Including the Great Treasure Chang'an, such as Baba Masafu, Akibe Masataka, Akiyama Kinhisa, Takeuchi and Gozaemon and other new young brave generals, they all wanted to see Li Xiao's rumored miraculous gun skills, and they were very much looking forward to the competition between Li Xiao and Dakuma Chaoxiu.

And the former retainers of Takeda Katsuyori, such as the Hoshina brothers and Sanada Masayuki, all looked at Dakuma Asahide with a kind of pity at the moment, as if to say, why are you suffering?

But to the disappointment of those present, Li Xiao proposed that the competition be conducted in private.

Therefore, most of the people still stayed in the castle tower, and Li Xiao and Daxiong Chaoxiu competed in martial arts together.

The time of a pot of tea has passed, the time of a stick of incense has passed, and even an hour has passed, Li Xiao and Daxiong Chaoxiu have not come back, what kind of martial arts competition can fight for so long, just when all the retainers have speculated, whether Li Xiao and Daxiong Chaoxiu both died together.

Unexpectedly again, Li Xiao and Daxiong Chaoxiu returned to the assessment room one after the other.

It was obvious that Da Xiong Chaoxiu's condition was very bad, his face was blue and purple, and his face was swollen like a pig's head, and Li Xiao was still sitting in his original position, and the result was self-evident.

After the assessment.

Li Xiao, Hoshina Masatoshi, and Sanada Masayuki, three confidants of Takeda Katsuyori, all stayed in the castle lord's apartment.

"My lord, please forgive your remarks, your behavior of drawing a sword today is too reckless, and it will make the new retainers think that the lord is an unstable person." Masatoshi Hoshina said bluntly.

Takeda Katsuyori laughed and said disappreciatively: "Danzheng-sama, I know, I know." ”

Sanada Masayuki smiled slightly, and said: "But Daxiong Beiqian, today's behavior is too infuriating, and if he were someone else, he will inevitably be punished." ”

After a pause, Sanada Masayuki looked at Li Xiao and asked: "Speaking of which, it can convince Daxiong Beiqian, and it is really thanks to Lord Li Xiao, this matter has little reason, but it is easy to cause disputes between the new retainers and us." Master Li Xiao, it is really not easy to calmly resolve it. ”

Li Xiao nodded, this Sanada Masayuki has not only praised Takeda Katsurai here, but also praised himself, this wrist is not low.

Takeda Katsuyori laughed and said: "Seeing that bastard of Daxiong Chaoxiu, being beaten like that, I didn't know how comfortable it was at the time, this person has no eyes, and he deserves a little lesson, but Li Xiao, why did you spend so much time?" ”

Li Xiao laughed and recalled the competition with Da Xiong Chaoxiu just now. With Li Xiao's current strength, of course, he is better than this big bear Chaoxiu, who relied on dozens of subordinates to fight a 'draw' with Shangquan Nobuzuna.

The reason why it takes so much time is mainly spent on education and persuasion.

Li Xiao has always believed in Clausewitz, war is the continuation of politics, and in the same way, Li Xiao's understanding of this sentence is that it is the same to beat you up first, and then slowly persuade you warmly.

To convince the other party, the other party must have some kind of affirmation in his heart, otherwise it is the rebirth of Confucius, and it is okay to rely on the tongue of three inches.

After Da Xiong Chaoxiu was subdued by Li Xiao's force, Li Xiao talked to Da Xiong Chaoxiu about reading books in later generations to learn a lot of truths. I don't know if Da Xiong Chaoxiu was stunned by Li Xiao's speech, or if he was discouraged, and he directly confessed his thoughts to Li Xiao.

So Li Xiao half-listened and half-guessed, and guessed the reason for Da Xiong Chaoxiu's trouble.

It is undeniable that Daxiong Chaoxiu is indeed a talented person, but his mouth is too stinky and his surname is too straight to offend many people. Previously, because of the Ueno Ieno Ienari who was also a retainer of the Uesugi family, Shimohira Yoshinaga, because of the territorial dispute, the factional contradictions between the two sides intensified, so in a fit of anger, he decided to rebel.

In the end, the Great Bear Chaoxiu failed in his rebellion, and fled to Takeda's house like a lost dog.

Although his military strategy and domestic affairs talents are good, but because of the surname problem, he has been suffering from the reuse of Shingen, and this time he learned that he was assigned to assist Takeda Katsuyori. Daxiong Chaoxiu thought that he had been ostracized by others, so he came to Takato City, so he made a fuss in the city lord's assessment room, thinking that if Takeda Katsuyori couldn't tolerate his surname, he decided to run away.

Li Xiao talked about it carefully, Takeda Katsuyori, Sanada Masanobu and they suddenly realized.

In this way, the problem was easily solved, and then Takeda Katsuyori personally had a long talk with Daxiong Chaoxiu, and between the two monarchs and ministers, the previous suspicions were also released.

Li Xiao remembered that in history, although the Great Bear Chaoxiu rebelled against Uesugi Kenshin, he was still very loyal to the Takeda family, especially to Takeda Katsuyori. At the time of the collapse of the Takeda family, many of the Takeda family's genealogical ministers were returned, but a retainer of the Great Bear Asahi never gave up on Takeda Katsuyori, and finally died in Tianmu Mountain with Takeda Katsuyori and Junchen.

After the Great Bear Ashide's complete surrender to Takeda Katsuyori, the other new retainers dared to have too many opinions, and naturally obediently integrated into the system.

In short, with the addition of the Great Bear Asahi and Baba Masabo, the retainers under Takeda Katsuyori have begun to take shape. Among them, there are experienced veterans such as Masatoshi Hoshina and Asahide Okuma, as well as young generals such as Masayuki Sanada, Masabo Baba, Masataka Kuba, and Akiyama Kinhisa.

These young people are in their own places, and at the same time, they are ready to do something great, and the whole retainer group is also showing a kind of steaming vitality.

In the next few days, Takeda Katsuyori convened a new team of retainers to arrange tasks such as iron cannon procurement, military ration reserves, recruitment of ronins, and maintenance of law and order.

In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed, and it is time for Takeda Katsuyori's Suwa Army to fight against Nishi-Ueno.