"In that case, then I'm overthinking...... Leave. I nodded, not saying anything more, and turned to leave the tent.

Just as he was about to get on his horse, Fujikata chased after him.

"Your Highness Zhoumoto, please give me a ride!" He said loudly.

"No, please stay." I jumped on my horse and turned to him and nodded.

Fujikata Chaocheng hurried up, stretched out his hand and grabbed the horse's rope, and led it forward.

"His Royal Highness Chaocheng, how dare you do this!" I said quickly. As an old and important minister of the Kitabatake family, even Kitabatake Nobuo can't afford his kind of etiquette.

He still insisted on leading the war horse, and only stopped when he walked a hundred meters away from the camp, turned around and owed me a debt, and apologized for Kitabatake Nobuo: "Your Highness Sumoto, I am really sorry for the actions of the head of the family!" ”

"His Royal Highness Chaocheng is too distracted," I said casually, "I don't have any dissatisfaction." ”

"However, although he said that, it can be seen from the bottom that His Royal Highness Chamoto disapproves of the actions of the head of the family," Fujigata Chaosei's posture was very low, "This can be understood below." I also apologize for the unnecessary casualties of the Iron Artillery Group of His Royal Highness Zhouben...... However, last year, the Ichijo clan in the domain colluded with Kitabatake's relatives and twice forced the head of the family into a very difficult situation, so I would like to ask His Royal Highness Sumoto to forgive me about the actions of the head of the family. ”

I jumped off my horse and nodded to him slightly: "I can understand the casualties, how can you fight without death...... However, doing such a thing will definitely make those believers even more stubborn and detrimental to the course of the whole battle! Even if it's the lord, I'm afraid he will be dissatisfied with His Royal Highness Kitabatake, right? Now is the critical time when the Takeda family is about to invade, how can they waste time on Long Island so unnecessarily? ”

"His Royal Highness Sumoto has learned a lesson," Fujikata Chaocheng owes himself, "I will definitely persuade the head of the family more in the future......"

Advise? Alas, if you persuade too much, you will probably be separated. Didn't you set a precedent last time you were in Iga? I secretly slandered in my heart, but Mingli nodded: "His Royal Highness Chaocheng's words are exactly the way to be serious!" …… Then I'll go back first. ”

With these words, I jumped on my horse again and galloped towards my camp.

Back at the camp, Nagano Fujitsu immediately greeted him: "The lord has sent someone to give an order, please go and see him immediately!" ”

I knew in my heart that it should be about Nobuo who caused it.

I just don't know what he's going to do? Will Nagashima be spared for the time being and prepare to resist the invasion of Takeda Shingen, or will they persist in the siege and believe that the Tokugawa family will be able to hold the Takeda family long enough?

Perhaps, I should reveal something to him...... But I couldn't tell him clearly, "Shingen is no longer good, and there is no way to hit Owari" and so on. Not to mention that he will strictly question and interrogate my source of information, even if he trusts my judgment, and then history changes, allowing Shingen to attack the Oda family's Owari lair and seriously damage the prestige of the Oda family, then how should I be responsible? Do you want to apologize for your sins yourself?

In short, if it's really your turn to do this errand, then try your best! If Shin Gen is going to die, this will be my only chance to fight him; If he's still healthy, then my fight will be worth a lot!

With this in mind, I arrived at Nobunaga's camp. When he entered the main tent, he found Nobunaga walking back and forth in the main tent, showing a rare anxious attitude.

"You're here," he nodded to me, "just went to Nobuo's side?" ”

"Yes." I nodded.

"So, what do you think about this?" Nobunaga stood still in front of the throne and sat down slowly.

What he asked was, of course, about Nobuo's betrayal of the alliance and the attack on the believers of the sect who surrendered; And as the general of Ise Province, I naturally have to support the people I match.

"Your Majesty thinks that although His Royal Highness Nobuo's move is too reckless, the overall situation has been decided, and it is just a little more time."

"You're right," Nobunaga nodded in agreement, "If it's normal, there's nothing wrong with doing this, and it can completely eliminate hidden dangers...... But, time! It's a matter of time! ”

I looked up at him, and his expression was serious, as he was when he was confronted with a problem and ready to make a decision, just as he had danced before the battle of Barrel Sasama. In other words, he said this very seriously, he really didn't mind using such cruel means to eliminate the Yixiang Sect, but the time was not right.

I really can't agree with this approach...... I decided to keep quiet.

Nobunaga continued to think, and after a moment, he jerked to his feet.

"Xuanjing!" He called my name out loud, "You immediately take 10,000 troops from your headquarters to Enjiang Province to support the Tokugawa family, and you can also bring the navy!" Nakae City, which you are in charge of, will be handed over to Nobuo's army - they have already freed up their hands anyway! ”

"But my lord, even if your subordinates lead your troops there, the troops will still be at a disadvantage! The combat power is not as good as that of the Takeda family, and the command is not so satisfactory. In the face of a strong enemy like Takeda Shingen, there is no way to be reluctant......"

"Who told you to fight the Takeda family?" Nobunaga snorted, "The main thing is to show the Tokugawa family their position, it's not that they don't pay attention to them, and it's not that I want to give up on them!" Therefore, please ask the Tokugawa family to hold on to the castle no matter what, but they really can't hold on, so they might as well give way out of the Enoe and let Shingen enter the Mikawa country! As long as my Oda family is still there, his Tokugawa family will not be destroyed! When the time comes, maybe he can attack from both sides and make Xinxuan defeated...... You are the first important minister of the family, and you have a good relationship with the Tokugawa family, and now you have 10,000 troops, which is much stronger than the persuasion of Shinmori and Shinmoto! ”

"Yes. Your Majesty understands! I replied.

"Then let's get off as soon as possible!" Nobunaga waved his hand, "Remember to bring enough rations...... Otherwise, with the Tokugawa family's ability in Hamamatsu Castle, it would not be able to hold out for too long to support such a military force. ”

……，…… Tokugawa Ieyasu's territory included most of Mikawa and Tooe Ichikoku, with about 500,000 Ishitaka, and Hamamatsu in Tooe Province as his residence, and Okazaki Castle was handed over to Tokugawa Nobuyasu, the eldest son of the fourteen-year-old. The Takeda family attacked Hamamatsu Castle, and there were two roads to take, one was to take the Tokaido in the direction of the Tsuki River and capture Takatenjin Castle and Kakegawa Castle; One was to go through the mountainous areas in the southern part of Shinano Province and capture Futamata Castle along the way. The former road was very easy to follow, and it was the route of Imagawa Yoshimoto's march at the beginning. However, at that time, Takatenjin Castle and Kakegawa Castle were in the hands of Imagawa Yoshimoto, and now the Takeda family has chosen this path, but they must first capture Takatenjin Castle and Kakegawa Castle. The defense of these two cities was very good, when the Imagawa clan really fled to Kakegawa Castle, Tokugawa Ieyasu surrounded it for half a year, and only then did the Imagawa family abandon the castle and leave with the condition of one city's survival; As for the High Tenjin Castle, it was attacked by 25,000 people of Takeda Shingen last year, and the castle guard Ogasawara Shinko led more than 10,000 troops, giving the Takeda army great casualties.

During this invasion of the Tokugawa domain, Takeda Shingen took a different path, detouring through the mountains south of Shinano to attack the north of the Enoe. This road is much more difficult than the Higashiyama Road between Shinano and Mino, but the southern part of Shinano is bordered by both Enoe and Mikawa, so there is more room for strategic expansion. When Shingen arrived at the Aobeng Pass at the junction of the Three Kingdoms, he divided his army of 5,000 and handed it over to Yamaguchi Masakei, who led the attack on Higashimikawa and contained the Tokugawa family's forces.

This move really caught the Tokugawa family off guard. Their main defensive direction was still on the side of Takatenjin Castle, and Futama Castle was left with only 1,200 men led by Nakane Masazhao, a retainer of the Spectrum Dynasty. Receiving the news that the main force of the Takeda clan was attacking from the northern part of the Enjiang River, Tokugawa Ieyasu hurriedly drew troops from Takatenjin Castle and sent reinforcements to Futamata. However, at this time, the vanguard of 5,000 people sent by Takeda Shingen had already arrived, and the leader was Baba Nobunharu, one of Takeda's four ministers. He made a great deal of power at Ichigenzaka and beat the Tokugawa family's reinforcements back to Hamamatsu.

Not only that, due to the attack of Yama Prefecture Masaki into Higashimikawa, and the instability of Suganuma Masata in Nagashinoshiro Castle, the entire Mikawa ability was greatly threatened, and Tokugawa Ieyasu did not dare to draw out his troops, so he only let the Nishimikawa Bitou Ishikawa Shumasa and the Higashimikawa Bitou Sakai Tadaji lead the headquarters to help, and after the convergence of Hamamatsu, the total strength was actually less than 8,000 people, which was not as strong as the army handed over to his subordinate Ogasawara Nobuyuki during the Battle of Takatenjin Castle last year.

Fortunately, the terrain of Futama Castle was very dangerous, and the castle keeper Nakane Masasho resisted very resolutely, holding out until December, blocking the Takeda family for more than a month. Later, because Takeda Shingen destroyed the well on the back of Futama Castle that was erected on the cliff of the Tentaki River to draw water, cutting off the water source in the city, he had to abandon the castle and lead the hundreds of surviving people to retreat to Hamamatsu Castle.

At this time, Hamamatsu Castle was directly exposed to the Takeda family's soldiers. At this time, the Tokugawa family's army in the castle was 8,000, plus the Oda family's 5,000 reinforcements, a total of 14,000 people.

Faced with the 25,000 troops of the Takeda family and the Hojo family, and occupying Hamamatsu Castle, which was stronger than Takatenjin Castle, Tokugawa Ieyasu was not worried at first, citing the example of last year's defense of Takatenjin Castle. He gladly accepted Nobumori Sakuma's suggestion and prepared to cage the castle for a long time, waiting for Nobunaga to send reinforcements.

However, at this time, news came from Higashimikawa that Masada Suganuma of the Nagashino Castle Nagashino Castle surrendered to Yamaguchi Changjing and gave up this important place. Not only that, but he also co-opted the Tamine Suganuma family of the clan and the Okuhei family, who were his in-laws, and threw themselves under the command of Yama Yama Shokei (these three families were called the Yama family Sanfangzhong, and later successively served as the direct subordinate of Yama Yama Shokei and Takeda Katsuyori). After the demise of the Takeda family, Suganuma was imprisoned by Ieyasu and died in prison the following year. When Tokugawa Ieyasu received the news, or the bad news, he was not calm all of a sudden. The three powerful wealthy families surrendered together, and the impact on the entire Three Rivers was not ordinary. Now Nishimikawa Sushimasa and Higashimikawa Tadaji Sakai are both in Hamamatsu Castle, and only Okazaki Castle's son-in-law Nobuyasu can be in charge. However, Xinkang is only fourteen years old and has not yet made his first battle, so how can he have the prestige to stabilize Mikawa? And his surname is impulsive and brave, if he can't hold back and lead the Okazaki City army to meet the famous general Yama Prefecture Changjing, then this sister-in-law and Okazaki's nest will be lost...... When my fleet was about to reach Mikawa, it was the time when the Nagashino Castle and the Yamajia Tripartite surrendered. The sea aid team left behind by Miyajuku (Atsuta Jingu) caught up and conveyed the news to me.

In connection with the previous information, I thought carefully for a while before I roughly sorted out the general context of the entire battle. Obviously, Takeda Shingen was not idle during the siege of Futama Castle, and Mikawa Province was also the target of his attack. Thus, at the same time that Futamatata Castle was surrendered and Hamamatsu Castle was besieged, Mikawa also made such tremendous progress, which was powerful enough to shake Tokugawa Ieyasu's will.

"How is Shan County's Changjing's movements?" I pondered for a moment and asked the envoy of the Naval Aid Corps.

"Pavilion Master, Yama Prefecture Changjing is marching towards Okazaki City!" Respectfully replied.

Is he going to attack Okazaki Castle? Or lure out Tokugawa Nobuyasu? I thought hard.

However, if Tokugawa Nobuyasu can hold on, or if Ieyasu's important ministers stationed in Nobuyasu can persuade him, Yamaguchi Masakai can only attack Okazaki Castle with 5,000 men, which is obviously not very certain. With Takeda Shingen's style of employing troops, such an arrangement would not be made. Moreover, the main targets of the Takeda family should still be Hamamatsu Castle and Tokugawa Ieyasu, threatening Mikawa wantonly, just to force him to surrender or fight in the field.

According to Takeda Shingen's strategic concept of valuing people over the city, I am afraid that he will not even care too much about the gains and losses of Hamamatsu Castle.

At this time, it may be necessary to test the trust and loyalty of the Tokugawa family to the Oda family or Nobunaga himself. If Ieyasu fully trusts Nobunaga and believes that he can defeat the Takeda family and help him recover even if Mikawa loses it, then he will be able to continue to hold on. If he doesn't trust Nobunaga and insists on keeping his lair, then things will be in trouble, and once the Takeda family continues to put pressure on Mikawa, it will be difficult for him to withstand the pressure.

Or maybe he has another idea, such as fighting to the death, and then holding on for a while to see how the wind goes. If the Oda family wins, he has the previous decisive battle as an explanation; If the Takeda family wins, he will surrender to the Takeda family, and he will also be looked at by Takeda Shingengao a few times because of his exploits in handing over the important passage of Takatenjin Castle and Hamamatsu Castle, as well as the determination and combat power he had embodied before.

I just don't know, in history, Tokugawa Ieyasu went out of the city to fight a decisive battle, because he couldn't stand the pressure, or did he really have other plans?

The envoy of the Sea Aid was still respectfully half-kneeling on the deck, waiting for my next command. The situation is urgent, and I don't have time to delve into it anymore, so I have to make a decision immediately.

I took the flag of the lord of the five bone fans-Gosankiri, tore off the flag, and handed it to him along with the flag of the lord of Nagano Fujitsu, and ordered: "Roll up these two flags and send them to Hamamatsu Castle immediately, and tell Mikawaden that I, Kira Nobuyi, have entered Mikawa with 10,000 Ise, please don't worry about the situation on the Mikawa side, and continue to hold on to the castle with confidence!" ”

"But the hall master, Hamamatsu Castle is surrounded by the 25,000 troops of the Takeda family! How do you get the news into the city? The envoy hurriedly asked.

"Don't worry, Hamamatsu Castle is connected to Hamamatsu Port, and there is a water gate to enter and exit!" I say.

(To be continued)