Jiang Ma Huisheng saw that Li Xiao's expression did not change at all, and he did not speak, obviously still angry.

Jiangma Fraser was not angry but happy, thinking that it seemed that this Li Xiaoxi was angry, which was much easier to do.

Jiangma Huisheng bowed down again and said, "Lord Li Xiao, you have done so much for Zaixia, I am deeply grateful, and I apologize again for your rudeness just now. I, Jiangma Frassing, will definitely do my best to promote the retainers of Jiangma from the Takeda family. ”

Li Xiao's face softened slightly, and he also deliberately put on this shelf.

Li Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a straight face: "Your Highness Jiangma, since you have seen the sincerity of my Takeda family's cooperation, then my Takeda family will also see Your Excellency's sincerity." ”

Jiangma Huisheng was stunned and said: "My sincerity? ”

"That's right," Li Xiao's eyes flashed, and he said, "Your Highness Jiangma, if you want to cooperate with my Takeda family, then we need to know the details of your Jiangma, such as how Your Highness managed to completely fall to the side of my Takeda family, and how many forces can be controlled in your hands, we all need to know, so maybe I can help Your Excellency." ”

Jiang Ma Huisheng listened, pondered for a while, and finally bit his words and said: "Okay, my current honor and disgrace have been completely tied to the Takeda family and Lord Li Xiao, so I will tell the truth." ”

Jiangma Huisheng sorted out his thoughts and said: "My Jiangma family stone is 6,000 stones, and the maximum mobilization force of the army in the assembly collar can reach 500 troops. ”

"What? Five hundred troops? ”

Li Xiao couldn't help but be surprised, six thousand stone high, in his estimation that the highest proportion of one person mobilized with twenty stone high, was only three hundred people at most.

Jiangma Huisheng nodded and said, "Yes, my Hida land is barren, so the people do not make a living from farming, but instead use wood craftsmen, woodcutters, and some untouchables to hunt. Therefore, we can mobilize so many troops temporarily, but we cannot maintain them for a long time, so that our stocks will not be enough. ”

Li Xiao suddenly realized when he heard this.

Because in ancient times, Hida was barren and could not afford to pay taxes. In the Nara Imperial Family's pension decree, the people of Hida Province were ordered to use labor instead of taxes, and ten woodcutters and eight cooks for every 50 households were recruited to work in the capital or at shrines and temples.

Therefore, since the Nara and Heian periods, Hida workers have been undertaking the construction of imperial temples, and over time it has become a profession that has been passed down from generation to generation.

Later, the carpentry of Hida country, Hida worker, also known as Hida no craftsman, is synonymous with famous work.

In fact, what Li Xiao didn't know was that in the tenth year of Tensho, affected by the death of Nobunaga in the change of Honnoji Temple, the Hida country was in chaos.

At that time, the Jiangma family and the sister Xiaolu family each gambled their family fortunes and fought a decisive battle, and the Jiangma family alone sent 3,000 troops in that battle, and the sister Xiaolu family was not weak, and also gathered 2,000 troops.

It is inconceivable that Hida Province, with a total stone height of no more than 38,000 stones, can dispatch 5,000 troops to a decisive battle. But despite all the exaggerations, it also shows the potential for mobilizing troops within the territory of Hida Province.

Seeing Li Xiao's comprehension, Jiangma Huisheng continued: "In addition, the four major ministers of my Jiangma family, the Kawagami clan, the Heren clan, the Shendai clan, and the Yoshimura clan. They also add up to 8,000 stone high, and each of them can mobilize more than 100 troops, among which the river family is the strongest, and can mobilize 200 troops. The four of them collectively call me the Four Heavenly Kings of the Jiangma Family. ”

Li Xiao listened to Jiangma Huisheng's words, and immediately almost vomited blood, TM's retainers with two hundred mobilization forces, what else do they want to call the Four Heavenly Kings, they really put gold on their faces. You let the Four Heavenly Kings of Takeda, the Four Heavenly Kings of Uesugi, and later the Four Heavenly Kings of Yuchai, how can you be embarrassed.

However, Li Xiao also knew that this was the unified name at that time.

Li Xiaoqiang endured this bloody title, thought for a while, and then asked: "Presumably, among the four 'Heavenly Kings' in your Jiangma family, they have a lot of influence on your father's decision, can you know their attitude?" ”

Jiang Ma Hui said: "Yes, it is true, the retainers of the Four Heavenly Kings, the Kawagami family, are inclined to submit to the sister Xiaolu family, while the Heren family and the Yoshimura family have an unclear attitude. ”

Li Xiao listened and asked, "Then what about the Shendai family?" ”

Hearing Li Xiao's question, Jiangma Huisheng was quite reserved, and said with a slight smile: "The Shendai family is under my control, because my wife is the only daughter of the head of the Shendai family. ”

After a pause, obviously out of consideration for aggravating his weight in Li Xiao's heart, Jiangma Huisheng added: "If I want to be the head of the Jiangma family, the Shendai family will support me unconditionally." ”

Li Xiao nodded, obviously this Shendai family is Jiangma Huisheng's hole card.

Li Xiao stood up and said, "Very good, since you have the support of the Shendai family, I am sure, you will go back to the highland Suwa City to reply to your father." Tell him about the attitude of my Takeda family. ”

Jiangma Fraser hesitated and asked, "What do you say to him?" ”

Li Xiaoyan said: "Just tell him that within a year, my Takeda family will definitely gather a large army to fight in Hida Country." If he wants to subdue the Uesugi family, even if he can do so, he will definitely bear the wrath of the entire army of my Takeda family. ”

"You must know that Ema's house is far away from the Uesugi family, and close to my Takeda family. If I, the Takeda family, send troops to Hida, will Uesugi Terutora climb over the mountains of Echigo Hida and come to your rescue? ”

"What's more, although the sister Xiaolu family is on the side of Uesugi Huihu, but when my Takeda family attacks the Jiangma family, do you expect him to help you? If you don't take advantage of the fire to rob, it won't be the act of Sister Xiaolu Lianglai. ”

Li Xiao's undoubted threat made Jiangma Huisheng's face change when he heard it, and he said: "Your Excellency, this is too much, if my Jiangma family really doesn't surrender, will your Takeda family send troops to attack?" ”

Li Xiao shook his head and said: "All this is what Lord Yuguan meant, if Your Excellency doesn't believe it, just go to the Yasakikan, and wait for Lord Yukan to return from Musashi Matsuyama Castle, and then ask." ”

Jiangma Frasers clenched his fists, he knew that everything Li Xiao said was true, but now he had been tied to the chariot of the Takeda family by Li Xiao, and he could only follow him all the way to the dark.

Jiangma Fraser suppressed his emotions and said: "Since this is the case, then everything will be done according to Your Excellency, but what if the Takeda Army has not yet come out of the Hida Army, the sister Xiaolu family will come to attack my Jiangma family with all their might?" You must know that if the Uesugi family is subdued, the sister Koji family is worried about the Uesugi family's covenant and will not attack the main family, and if the Takeda family is subdued, the sister Koji family will be supported by Uesugi Terutora and will be able to send troops with all their might. ”

Li Xiaoyan said: "Right now, the road is closed by heavy snow in the first month, which is not conducive to the passage of the army, and my sister Xiaolu's family will not use troops at this time." ”

"But what about two or three months later? When the snow melts, Sister Xiaolu Lianglai can send troops. How do you tell me to reply to my father? Jiangma Huisheng asked anxiously, he knew that the two families of Sister Xiaolu and Jiangma were already immortal, so there was no doubt that Sister Xiaolu's family would come to attack Jiangma's family this year Li Xiao laughed and said: "You can tell him that after three months, if Sister Xiaolu's family dares to invade Jiangma's family, I, Li Xiaohui, will personally lead five hundred troops to the plateau Suwa City to help you repel Sister Xiaolu's family." ”

"Five hundred troops?"

Jiang Ma Huisheng was taken aback, obviously he also knew that Li Xiao didn't have so many people now.

"Yes, you can go back to your father like that."

Seeing Li Xiao's confident look, and thinking of the fact that he had handed over the Takeda Shingen commitment document to him before, Jiangma Fraser felt that Li Xiao could be trusted, at least he could also use Li Xiao's reply to reply to Plateau Suwa City Jiangma Shisheng.

As for whether Jiangma Shisheng believes it or not, it's his business again.

So Jiang Ma Shisheng knelt down and said, "Since this is the case, please leave it to Master Li Xiao." ”

(To be continued)