The hazy light shone into the room from the window, but it made Shigeharu Takenaka's face even paler.

After listening to Ando's questioning, Shigeji Takenaka's face suddenly flushed abnormally, and he picked up the silk handkerchief and coughed again.

In the end, Shigeharu Takenaka put down the silk handkerchief, raised his head to look at Ando Shou, and said indifferently: "Father-in-law, why do you think I want to serve that Li Danma Shou?" ”

Before Mamoru Ando could speak, Shigeharu Takenaka's younger brother Shigenaka Shigeju said from the side: "Since my brother captured Inabayama Castle with sixteen people three years ago, His Royal Highness Ryuxing now regards his brother as a thorn in his side, forcing his brother to flee to Omi and leave the Asai family. ”

Speaking of this, Takenaka Shigeju turned around and said sincerely: "And with my brother's great talent, I have to live in seclusion at home now, just as the so-called good birds choose trees to perch on, since the Saito family does not value my brother, why not continue to seek other forces." I think Takeda Shingen is the hero of the world, and he is the most promising name in the world, so since the Takeda family sincerely invites, my brother might as well give it a try. ”

Hearing Takenaka's words, Ando Mamoru put his long chopsticks in the fire pond and said: "Yes, I have always admired your intelligence, and I have always admired it, and I captured Inabayama Castle with sixteen people, and now Kong Ming is just like that." If you seek a good way out, I am happy for you. ”

Shigeharu Takenaka smiled slightly, and said humbly: "The so-called words of Kong Ming today are just a moment of self-praise when I was young, and my father-in-law must not take it so seriously. How can I be as talented as Kong Ming, just in case, I will not mention this in the future. ”

After a pause, Shigeji Takenaka looked at his younger brother and said, "But what Chongju said is good, good birds choose trees to perch." My ambition in the bamboo is also to follow Kong Ming's example, assist a master, and be able to complete the hegemony. However, in this troubled world, the monarch chooses the minister, and the minister also chooses the monarch, and the Takeda family is not my way out. ”

As soon as Shigeharu Takenaka said this.

Ando Shou, Takechu Heavy Moment is surprised.

Mamoru Ando asked, "Why?" ”

Shigeji Takenaka said: "At the beginning, I knew that after I captured Inabayama Castle, I had already offended Long Xinggong, so I didn't have to run. Later, the chief political officer invited him with the gift of a national scholar, and I went out of the Asai family with the knowledge of Omi 3,000 runs. But you know why I later went into seclusion from the Asai family. ”

Ando Shou and Takenaka Shigeju both shook their heads when they heard this.

Shigeharu Takenaka stared at him for a while, and said: "Although Nagamasa is a young hero and is known as the Eagle of Omi, the Asai family is a collegial discussion of the countrymen, and he is not the only one in the country. Although he has great talents and strategies, it is difficult for him to achieve success due to the control of the wealthy families under his command and his father's elbow. What's more, I am an outsider from the Asai family, how can I really get the trust of the Asai family. The Governor appreciates me, but he values my ability to capture Inabayama Castle. ”

After a pause, Shigeji Takenaka changed his words: "The same is true of the Takeda family, although Takeda Shingen is the lord of the world, and there are many good ministers and fierce generals under his command, but the matter of being subject to Uesugi, Hojo, and Kamilo is far away. If Xinxuan personally sent someone to invite me, I might think about it or two, but Li Xiao is just a retainer of Xinxuan, not from a famous family, although his courage and courage make me admire, and I don't want to be Takeda's courtier for the time being. ”

"But it's not possible that Shigeji has rejected the Asai family, the Takeda family, and the Saito family, so can't you live in seclusion in the old Iwate domain?" Mamoru Ando said so.

Shigeharu Takenaka let out a long sigh when he heard this, and said: "If it weren't for the suspicion of Long Xinggong, the imprisonment of my father-in-law, and the heavy moment, I would rather not take the castle and be loyal to the Saito family for the rest of my life." But it has already happened, and it is useless to regret it. At present, most of the Saito family Mino has been captured by the Oda family, and Nishimino is difficult to support alone, in fact, since Kinoshita Hideyoshi Momata built the castle, the Saito family has gone away, and this Mino will eventually fall into the hands of the Oda family. ”

"Is my brother going to go out of the Oda family?" Takenaka said in surprise.

"Of course not," Shigeharu Takenaka said, "when I captured Inabayama Castle, Nobunaga wanted to reward me with half of Mino and let him become the master, but I didn't take it, and I won't do it now." Besides, I have been a courtier of the Saito family after all, so how can I go out to the enemy country again. ”

"I really admire my brother's adherence to righteousness," Takenaka said, "but if my brother has been living in seclusion and not leaving office, it will be a great loss to my brother and the world." ”

Shigeharu Takenaka shook his head, looked at Mamoru Ando and said, "Father-in-law, this is my personal decision in Takenaka, I can retire to protect myself, but the Ando family is different. The father-in-law is a wealthy family on the Mino side, affecting the situation in Nishimino, and now the general trend of the Oda family, if the Ando family is standing in the Saito family again, I am afraid that there will be jade broken luck. ”…,

"I'm not trying to persuade anything, I just hope that my father-in-law will make a judgment as soon as possible."

Mamoru Ando nodded and said, "I will have an opinion." ”

Yonglu 10, March.

Hida, a mountain pasture in Masuda-gun.

In a flat place below the mountain, a large group of horseback riding teams with Takeda Lingqi fingers whizzed by.

The horses' hooves, covered with shoes, rumbled over the flat ground.

On the hillside, Li Xiaohe and Tsuchiya Changheng stood in place to observe the horseback riding team.

I saw this large group of horseback warriors, waving the swords in their hands, rushing towards dozens of scarecrows in front of them.

Hand up and knife down.

The sword in the hand of the samurai on horseback slashed at the scarecrow without exception.

Dozens of scarecrows were beheaded in two sections in the blink of an eye.

This cavalry team is the army established by Li Xiaoxin, and at present, only more than 30 horsemen are selected from the various reserves such as Shengang and Snake Tail, and people who are proficient in equestrianism are selected, and the establishment is 200 horses, which are incorporated into the flag after being formed.

In addition to these more than 30 cavalry, the rest of the cavalry Li Xiao was selected from Hida locally.

After the cavalry team was formed, Li Xiao will have his own cavalry team.

Although Hida is a mountainous area, Masuda-gun in the south is the production area of Japan's native Makiso horses.

From the Heian period until the Edo period, Kiso horses were ridden by Japanese samurai until the Meiji period, when they were eliminated due to the short physique of native Japanese horses.

During this period, the Kiso horse was used as a suitable horse on the battlefield and was regarded as a treasure by the samurai.

Historically, the Kiso horse belonged to the Mongolian horse line, which was crossed from Korea in the second and third centuries A.D. and grazed in the mountains of today's Hida Masuda-gun, and later in Shinano-chikuma County.

These are also the two major production areas of Kiso horses today.

At present, since Li Xiao captured Hida Masuda County, the two major production areas of this Kiso horse have fallen into the hands of the Takeda family, except for the other pasture in Masuda County, which is in the hands of the Kiso family in Minami Shinano.

Previously, Li Xiao did not capture Hida, and when his sister Xiaolu's family mastered Masuda County, he did not have a large number of horseback riding teams equipped with Kiso horses.

The reason is that the focus is on the sister road that prioritizes the unification of Hida's country, and because the mountainous terrain of Hida is not suitable for cavalry galloping at all, there is no intention of establishing a cavalry team to fight on flat ground.

In addition to being used as riding horses for individual samurai, the rest of the Kiso horses were resold by the sister Koji family through Mino, and they also earned a lot of money.

But Li Xiao is different, Hida has been unified. The next two fronts in the north and south, My Nong, and Vietnam, all have vast plains to gallop on, so the timing of the establishment of the cavalry team is just right.

With the addition of the cavalry team, the weak flanks of the western phalanx could be covered by cavalry.

And the horse riding team, with the big cylinder team, so that the prototype of Li Xiao's enhanced version of the Western Phalanx has been completed, and then as long as there is enough time to train specifically.

In time, the Swedish National Army, which swept across Europe and was invincible for a while, in the hands of Gustav II, the Nordic lion, will reappear in the hands of Li Xiao through time and space.

At that time, even if he encounters Uesugi Kenshin again, Li Xiao will be sure to win the battle with him and break the plan with his strength.

Although the prospect is very good, Li Xiao only has enough basic conditions at present, whether it is a horse riding team or a large cylinder team, it still needs training, and then it can be expanded on this basis before it can be successfully established.

At that time, with the majesty of Gustav II and the national strength of Sweden, it took eight years to forge this strong army.

Li Xiaokuo's cavalry team chose Kiso horses to ride, and the cavalry was also recruited from local herders.

These are ready-made and do not require much effort, and after the cavalry is built, they are directly stationed in the local area to save costs.

Otherwise, if you leave the pasture and cut the grass to raise it, the cost will be too high.

Then the horse riding team performed several more equestrian performances.

Li Xiao nodded with satisfaction, but when he turned his head, he saw a trace of disdain on Tsuchiya Changheng's face.

"Changheng, why are you dissatisfied?".

Tsuchiya Changheng listened to Li Xiao's words, and said with a sigh: "I'm sorry lord, it's me who lost my honor." ”

Li Xiao smiled and said, "I have something to say." ”

Tsuchiya Masahiro thought for a moment and said: "My lord, then I'll say it bluntly, although this cavalry is not a weak brigade, but compared to Takeda, the cavalry of Uesugi is not vulnerable at all, especially in front of Akabi under the command of the Lord of Yama Prefecture. ”…,

Li Xiao didn't get angry when he heard this, but asked, "How do you say it?" ”

Tsuchiya Masatsune said bluntly: "Among the heroes of the Kanto region, my Takeda family is not the most equipped with a horse team, and neither the Uesugi family nor the Hojo family is inferior to this family. However, although there are not many samurai on horseback in my Takeda family, they are famous for their horseback riding team, and Lord Shingen is regarded as the first person to make good use of cavalry. Does the lord know what the reason is? ”。

Li Xiao wanted to shake his head, but suddenly remembered the Dangliu Horse Ceremony that he had watched in Jiafei before, and said: "I guess that the two ways of the bow and horse are the descendants of my Takeda family for generations, and the reason why the martial arts family has a job." ”

Tsuchiya Masatsune said: "My lord, it is exactly like this, my Kai horseback warrior, and his equestrian skills are second to none in the world, and this is not something that other countries can imitate. That's why my Takeda family's riding team is definitely the best in the world. ”

Li Xiao nodded when he heard this, he remembered that since Tsuchiya Masatsune said so, he must be very proficient in the way of arching horses, and when he was less than ten years old, he participated in the Takeryu Horse Competition, and this bow horse technique must have been passed down by Takeda Ryuyuki.

At that time, Li Xiaoyan said: "Changheng, I will now order you to be the general of my family's horseback team and train this army for **." ”

Tsuchiya Masahiro was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately bowed down and said: "Thank you, my lord, my subordinates will do their best." ”

To get this opportunity to become a cavalry general, this is almost something that Tsuchiya Masatsune would not dare to imagine at his age, so it is no wonder that he was overjoyed......