Under the rock castle, the lights are bright, yesterday it was said that the Echigo army was entrenched here, and tonight it was replaced by the 20,000 troops of the Takeda family, and their camp tents were stacked in layers, heavily guarded, revealing a solemn atmosphere.

In the night sky, the stars are dense, and the sky is extraordinarily high and deep.

The mountain wind was blowing, revealing a hint of coolness, but it was shocking, Li Xiao closed his eyes and breathed a breath of fresh air, to be honest, he had just escaped from the battle that he had narrowly escaped yesterday, and it was only at this moment that his nerves eased down.

Not only Li Xiao, but also the soldiers of the Takeda family who participated in the Battle of Iwaki Castle with them, many of them were still in a transitional period, and their nerves had eased from the high excitement of the nervous vigilance in the big war. But compared to the people who died in the battle, it is already a kind of happiness to be alive.

So to be able to blow the cool mountain breeze and feel the breath of life right now, for Li Xiao, who has just experienced a bloody battle, such time is so precious.

The smoke of the battlefield had just cleared, and the political strife in Takeda's family ensued. With Takeda Katsuyori officially becoming the commander of the Ueno Front, the battle between him and Takeda Yoshinobu for the throne of the Takeda family has gradually been put on the table.

When two people fight, there can only be one winner, either you die or I die. Moreover, the battle for the throne will affect the future direction of the Takeda family, and if one is not careful, the Takeda family will be in danger of falling apart.

Right now, Takeda Katsuyori, Li Xiao and the others are sitting on a rocky cliff at the top of the mountain. The two of them are under a cliff nearly 100 meters high, and below the cliff is the turbulent Azuma River.

If you are a person with fear, you don't dare to look down, let alone learn from these two, so that your feet are still dangling on the cliff, looking at the lights in the distance.

Takeda Yoshinobu and Li Xiao both took off their armor and wore ordinary clothes, while the five or six Takeda Katsuyori in the distance were on guard in places where they could not hear their words.

"Li Xiao, after you were transferred to Feida, there were fewer henchmen around me, I don't know who to say a lot of things to, and there was no one to discuss major matters."

Hearing Takeda Katsuyori say this, Li Xiaoyan said: "Your Highness, Lord Sanada, and Lord Bear are all good ministers with both wisdom and courage, and they can be called right-hand men, and they can all be trusted,"

Takeda Katsuyori shook his head and said, "They can help me in military strategy and government affairs, but they can't help me plan how to deal with my brother like Li Xiao, like you." The dispute between my brother and me is inevitable, and I am afraid that I will not be able to deal with it without a resourceful person like you by my side, for example, this time my brother plotted against me and almost put me to death, and I am still afraid to think about it. ”

Li Xiao laughed and said: "Your Highness, what Li Xiao knows is just a few small tricks, to compete for the position of the governor of the Takeda family, it is necessary to play some tricks, but it is just a small skill of carving insects." Just as the art of war pays attention to the combination of right and odd, if you blindly use only strange soldiers, you will not be able to become a master of the art of war. Therefore, His Royal Highness only needs to be on guard against the conspiracy between His Royal Highness Yixin's carving insect skills, and there is no need to worry too much. ”

Takeda Katsuyori was surprised and asked, "If my brother continues to plot like this, without you by my side, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to protect myself." ”

Li Xiao sorted out his thoughts, and then said: "Your Highness, if a person wants to achieve great things, the key two words lie in 'potential' and 'strategy'. Your Royal Highness, I have been talking to you about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms in the previous paragraph, you should know that Zhuge Liang is the first resourceful minister in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and he has exhausted all the organs, but he can't help Cao Wei in his life. Why is that? The reason lies in Cao Wei's strength, Cao Wei's country is strong, and Shu Han is weak, so Zhuge Liang can't help it even if he has a shocking strategy. ”

Takeda Shenglai listened to Li Xiao's words and asked again: "But you also said that in the battle of Guandu in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Ying's power was far inferior to Yuan Shao, and the reason for his victory was to seek help. ”

Li Xiao nodded, Takeda Katsuyori was able to think of this step, which was quite good, and said: "The strategy I am talking about is not unimportant, but under the premise that the situation is strong enough, and the premise that your strategy is correct, all ghost schemes can be easily solved." And Yuan Shao was not defeated by Cao Ying in Guandu, but by himself, he could not recognize the situation and could not use people, and Cao Ying just seized this opportunity. ”

Takeda Katsuyori nodded when he heard this, and asked rhetorically, "What do you mean, I still want to build momentum?" ”

"Yes, Yoshinobu Takeda, we didn't slap him to death this time, and with his surname that he will definitely repay later, he will definitely continue to trouble His Highness afterwards. But Your Highness doesn't need to pay attention to it, and it seems that we are inferior to tricks by tricks. ”

Takeda Katsuyori asked suspiciously, "Could it be that my brother has been dealing with us all the time, plotting against us, and we don't fight back, waiting to be killed?" ”

Li Xiao shook his head and said, "Of course not, if His Highness Yixin plays tricks, of course we have to fight back." But please understand what is important. Do you remember what I said to Your Highness when I was at Tokoji Temple? ”

Takeda Katsuyori said without thinking: "You said that my top priority is to make myself strong enough, and when I am strong enough to threaten my brother, I can seize an opportunity to replace him." ”

Li Xiao asked again, "Does Your Highness think you're strong enough now?"

When the Azuma River at his feet was rushing, there was a commotion, and Takeda Katsuyori stared at the lights in the military camp in the distance, and was silent for a long time before he said, "I'm not enough." ”

Li Xiao clasped his hands into fists, and said instead: "Congratulations to Your Highness for having this self-knowledge, and Your Highness also thinks so, Your Highness's momentum is not enough now." ”

After a pause, Li Xiaocai said: "If Your Highness wants to obtain the position of the governor of the Takeda family, he must go through three steps, the first step is to take advantage of the situation, the second step is to build momentum, which can also be called to accumulate momentum, and the third and last step is to use momentum." ”

"Borrowing momentum, building momentum, using momentum?" Katsuyori Takeda felt a little confused.

Li Xiao explained: "Your Highness has accumulated popularity and military exploits since the first battle of Baigen Mountain, and has gotten rid of the category of relying on the lord of Xinxuan to take advantage of the situation, and now the lord has let His Highness lead the army to attack a country, this is a great opportunity for His Highness to build a momentum, it is really a gift from God, if you don't take it when it is outdated, you will suffer from it." ”

Takeda Katsuyori's body was shocked, obviously grasping the key to what Li Xiao said.

Li Xiao greeted the blowing night breeze, stretched out his hand, on the bank of the Azuma River, the territory of Ueno Country, and said: "Ueno Country, the stone is four or five hundred thousand stone high, rich in good horses, and the Kanto samurai can be the hero of the world. Compared to Ueno Country, what is Takeda Yoshinobu's plot and trickery? If you put the cart before the horse, but focus on intriguing with each other, not only will the Lord Guild disappoint Your Highness, but Your Highness will also miss the opportunity to capture Ueno in one fell swoop. ”

Takeda Katsuyori suddenly realized and said, "What you mean is that I want to give top priority to the capture of Ueno Province and build a momentum for myself. ”

"Exactly, the first thing Your Highness needs to do at the moment is to lay down the land of Ueno in the half of the country between three and five years, expand the territory for the Takeda family, and expand the 200,000 stone heights. At that time, His Highness has captured Minowa Castle, who in the Takeda family can compare his merits with His Highness? As the saying goes, the merit is not high enough to shock the Lord, and when His Royal Highness Yixin becomes the target of the public, his throne does not need us to take measures, and it is also in jeopardy. ”

"And the capture of Minowa Castle is also the time when His Highness has full fledgling wings and the general trend is accomplished. The momentum has been achieved, in order to be useful, to be strong and use strategy, whether it is a conspiracy or a conspiracy, invincible. The same Highness is strong enough, as long as he doesn't make mistakes, no matter how much he plots, it is useless. This is what I have always emphasized about both power and strategy, and as long as the law is taken properly, it will be easy to bring down Takeda Yoshinobu's successor. ”

In other words, Li Xiao let Takeda Katsuyori concentrate on climbing the economy, rioting troops, and developing in Ueno Country, and after conquering Ueno Country, his strength will be strong, and then he will turn around and wrestle with Takeda Yoshinobu. Don't rush around before the foundation is established.

Takeda Katsuyori slapped his thigh, and said with his eyebrows fluttering: "Li Xiao, if you hadn't said that, I would have almost made a mistake." In the future, I will take Ueno as the first priority. ”

Takeda Katsuyori stood on the cliff, the mountain wind swelling against his collar, and the Azuma River was rushing under his feet.

Echoes echoed and roared among the mountain walls.

Takeda Katsuyori opened his arms, and his chest swelled with unremitting pride, and he said loudly: "I, Takeda Katsuyori, will capture Nishiueno and set foot on Minowa Castle within three years!" ”

"I, Katsuyori Takeda, want to inherit the family business of the Takeda family!"

"I, Takeda Katsuyori, want to let the Takeda family dominate the world!"

Within three years, Li Xiao looked at the back of Takeda Katsuyori and nodded, who would have thought that within a year of break, Takeda Katsuyori would have such a big change.

Now, whether it is the Takeda family, the Kanto region, or the whole world, no one dares to underestimate Takeda Katsuyori, the rising star of the Takeda family.