At the end of March of the 6th year of Eiroku, snow melted in most parts of the Hida Highlands, except for a few places where the snow was still covering the summits of the higher peaks.

As a result of the melting snow, the water from the mountains suddenly gathered into the stream and flowed to the Hida River in Shinano, causing the river to flood the vicinity for a time.

"Hida is such a place."

Looking at the sister Xiaolu family head sister Xiaolu Lianglai, who was constantly mixed with the broken branches and broken trees hanging from the mountains from the stream, rode a horse on the mountain road, and scolded in a low voice.

On both sides of the mountain road are sword-like peaks, and occasionally there are a few steep cliffs, and then you can hear the sound of a roaring waterfall, which is obviously a temporary waterfall that has nowhere to drain.

Sister Koji Ryoyori rode the pony peculiar to Hida Mountain, one high and one low, and advanced along the mountain road, which was just three miles out of his main castle, Sakurato Castle.

Sister Koji Yoyori was accompanied by his sister Koji's own team, as well as the forces of the various noble clans under him, and the 1,500 troops that had been integrated together were marching non-stop to Suwa Castle on the plateau of the main castle of the Eima family in Hida to the north.

Sister Xiaolu Lianglai's face was solemn, not smiling, as if thinking about something, his head pocket was held by the small surname, and the head of the samurai was unique to the moon, and the whole person looked extraordinarily energetic. His eyes were small and small, but he was very attentive, forcing out sharp eyes from time to time, his demeanor was calm, and the whole person exuded a decisive momentum.

Sister Xiaolu Lianglai is forty-three years old this year, in charge of the family for eight years, with a variety of diplomatic tactics, subdued many small wealthy families nearby, his son inherited the name of the sister Xiaolu family, and won the recognition of the imperial court, and he received the official position of Zhongnayan given by the imperial court, since the sister Xiaolu family reached its peak in his hands.

In the Miki family of Hida last year, it was officially renamed the sister road family.

Sister Koji Yoshiyori also ceded the position of family governor to his eldest son, Sister Koji Yoshitsuna, but like most Sengoku daimyo at this time, he still actually held the military and political power of the Koji family.

This sister Xiaolu family devoted all their strength to the decisive battle with the Jiangma family, he naturally could not be reconciled to the afterma, he ordered the city lord of Kojima City to take the time of Kojima as the front, and he and his eldest son sister Koji Lai Gang led the army behind, ready to take advantage of the Jiangma family is not prepared, and directly attack the plateau Suwa Castle.

On the side, my sister Xiaolu Lai Gang said loudly: "Father, why are you in a hurry to send troops, you must know that if you wait for another month, when the Uchijima family is busy with the production in the territory, we can gather the Uchijima family's military strength to attack the Jiangma family together, and now we send troops, we will be enough to reduce the help of the Uchijima family's 500 troops." ”

After a pause, Sister Koji Yoizuna hesitated, and said: "And in case, in case, if our army runs into a wall under the plateau Suwa Castle and loses both the Ema family, this will make the Uchijima family bigger." ”

Sister Xiaolu Lianglai nodded, and said: "I don't know what you said, it's just that the Takeda family has already entered the Hida country, and now it is imperative that our sister Xiaolu family must complete the unification of the territory, consolidate the forces in the country, and then defend against the enemy outward, otherwise if the Hida country lets the mountain monkey of the Takeda family insert into its hand, my sister Xiaolu family will never come out." ”

Sister Xiaolu Lai Gang hesitated and asked, "Father, even if, as you said, we have unified the domestic forces. The Hida country has a small territory and barren land, and it may be very disadvantageous to resist the Takeda family with local forces. Takeda Shingen is a master of today's art of war, and his elite soldiers have been fighting for many years, and they are very elite, I think if he wants to send troops to my Hida, it will be difficult to resist just by relying on his sister Xiaolu's family. ”

Seeing that Sister Xiaolu Lianglai's face sank.

Sister Xiaolu Lai Gang knew that he was speechless, and hurriedly said: "Father, I am too talkative. ”

Sister Koji Ryoyori waved his hand, signaling that it was okay, he said: "Takeda Shingen is not invincible in the world, as for the Hokuriku with the dragon of Echigo, he will not be able to defeat the great enemy in his life, with Uesugi Kenshin's elbow system, Takeda Shingen does not dare to let go and attack my Hida." If he sends his generals, even if the Four Heavenly Kings of the Takeda family go into battle, my sister Koji Yoyori will not be inferior to any of them. ”

Sister Lu Lai Gang looked at his father's confident appearance, and let go of a lot of worries.

Sister Xiaolu Lianglai looked at the mountains in the distance, sighed and said, "Lai Gang, do you know? My Miki family has been enshrined by the Kyogoku clan, and it has been nearly 50 years since I came to Hida Province to be an official, and I have been dormant in these mountains and cannot stretch. And after half a lifetime of fighting between your grandfather and me, it was easy to get to where we are today. Seeing that the Hida country can be unified soon, if I don't achieve my wish, I will die without turning a blind eye. ”

Sister Koji Yoritsuna sighed, the pattern of Hida Province was too small for their sister Koji family, with the Echichu Echigo Uesugi family to the north, the Honganji Ichijomune clan to the west, the Kai Shinano Takeda family to the east, and the Saito family to the south.

Even if the sister Koji family can unify Hida, there is no room for them to show it, so for them, unifying Hida Country and achieving this goal is their highest pursuit.

Sister Xiaolu Lianglai, sister Xiaolu Laigang, father and son are both heroes for a while, but they have no choice but to be small and barren in the country of Hida, and there is no depth around them to develop, and they are destined to be unable to be like Oda Nobunaga and Takeda Shingen, they can win the world and dominate the fortune of several countries.

This is also limited by the general trend.,It's the sadness that can't be displayed.,So even if they can't be high.,,It's only the fortune of the small daimyo of the Warring States.,Plateau Suwa Castle.。

The sound of hurried footsteps sounded on the roof of the castle tower, and the feeling of Edama's prosperity filled with panic.

Looking out from the castle tower, the four fields were pitch black, and in the bitter mountain wind, the torches hanging high on the curved wheel swayed, and the shadow of the arrow on the Ninomaru became flickering.

The sound of wood beating on the ground sounded everywhere in the city, and it was a temporary recruitment of peasant soldiers under the supervision of the samurai, who brought in timber overnight to repair several incomplete walls in the city.

In the house, bundles of arrows were carried out from the inside out and transported to the arrow turrets and the castle tower.

Bowashigaru began to twist the strings into the bow, and the samurai took out the waxed katana and sharpened it again.

And the house was full of goods, and the spears were distributed to every peasant soldier.

The samurai shouted at the newly recruited peasants, who were assigned to each of the samurai's ashigaru chiefs and organized into battle forces.

Jiangma Huisheng sighed when he saw this, but he was still in a hurry, and now the Jiangma family has just received the news that the sister Xiaolu family has gone out to Suwa Castle in the plateau.

After hearing the news of Jiangma, he was taken aback, and immediately ordered to prepare for war, and at the same time sent envoys to the four ministers of Jiangma's family, ordering them to quickly bring troops to the main city to rescue.

But after waiting for a long time, none of the four ministers arrived.

At this time, the envoy of the Kawagami family reported that he was turned away by the other party, and on the way back and forth, he was ambushed with a bow and arrow, and after being wounded by an arrow, he returned to Suwa Castle in the highlands.

Without thinking too much, the Jiangma family can guess that the Heshang family, as a generation of important ministers, has betrayed the Jiangma family and fallen to the side of the sister Xiaolu family.

At the same time, the envoy sent to the Heren family also returned to Jiangma Shisheng to report the decision of the head of the Heren family, announcing that the Heren family had officially subordinated to the sister Xiaolu family, and also persuaded Jiangma Shisheng to submit to the sister Xiaolu family together.

On the spot, this news was like a bolt from the blue for Jiangma Shisheng.

Two of the four retainers of the Jiangma family have gone, while the remaining two retainers have been slow to move.

All of a sudden, the situation was already a domestic and external dilemma for the Jiang Ma family.

(To be continued)