Midsummer May is scorching, this year's sun is far hotter than usual, there is no bright warmth in March and April but with the heat wave in the fire season rolling, in March when Jiafei also fell a rare hailstorm, many crops were seriously damaged, these two months are continuous sunshine, the dry land cracked a small opening, the rice field seedlings were roasted so that the leaves hung weakly, and endured this long and painful summer.

The atmosphere in the Kai Tsugasaki Pavilion was as cold as nine winters, Takeda Yoshinobu was arguing fiercely with his father Takeda Shingen, and the attendants walked cautiously against the edge of the corridor, and when they met each other, they just nodded and hurriedly passed by, and no one dared to speak at this juncture to anger the father and son in the hall.

Since Takeda Yoshinobu was imprisoned in Echigo for a few months, his temperament has become more and more unpredictable, and his temper has become longer and longer, and he quarreled with his father several times because of a little disagreement.

Takeda Yoshinobu has fair skin, thick eyebrows and big eyes, his appearance is more similar to his mother, Mrs. Sanjo, but his personality and temper are like the young Takeda Shingen's bull temper does not know how to be flexible, and he said loudly with his head stalked: "Father, my lord is clear, the disaster in the country is poor and the heat is deepening, but no drop of water is falling, and some tributaries of the Fufufuki River and Kamamu River are bottoming out. The troops were withdrawn and they were allowed to return to their hometowns for relief. I would like to ask my father to visit the victims of the Fuebuki River and Kamamu River. ”

Takeda Shingen stared at his eldest son, who was younger and more handsome than him. Pressing the unhappiness in his heart, he patiently said, "Taro! The family has been exempted from all taxes in the country this year. He also instructed the retainers of the spectrum to be stationed in various territories to dig wells and fetch water to help fight the disaster, so that the family could go to the countryside to visit the victims in this scorching summer, which is really a bit difficult for a strong man! And the military forces stationed in Suwa County can't be withdrawn.,The family's request for harmony with the Kira family has never been severed.,It's just that the town government is unwilling to give up the land of the two counties.,What can I do? ”

"The town government is the Shinano guardian appointed by the shogunate, and if you need those two counties, you will give it to him......"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Takeda Shingen got up and found that his voice was a little out of bounds and frightened Takeda Yoshinobu, and sat back and said slowly: "These two counties are the territories that my Takeda clan must not give up, and the resentment of the genealogy in the family is getting stronger and stronger. Everyone is not accustomed to the life that Shinano has lost for most of his life, and sooner or later there will be chaos, and if these two counties are handed over to the town government, you and I, father and son, will be doomed. ”

"Is it that serious? The child doesn't think that's going to happen, right? Yoshinobu Takeda looked at Shingen Takeda suspiciously, feeling that his father was making a fuss and deceiving him again.

Takeda Yoshinobu didn't know how many times he had been deceived by Takeda Shingen since he was a child, and every time he said that he would take him to the countryside to play, he didn't realize even once, and he asked to go to Yuya Onsen many times, but every time he was about to make a trip, it was his father who quietly took the concubine away, leaving him to guard the Tsugasaki Pavilion in a daze.

"Of course it's going to be that serious. Have you forgotten the story of your grandfather and great-uncle? That's what your great-grandfather left over from the struggle for power with your great-uncle, who was killed by your grandfather in a rainy night. Only then did the Kai completely unify the Kai and end the chaos of a genealogy for more than a hundred years. ”

Takeda Shingen said that the mention is the rebellion of Takekawa Nobuye, Yasukawa Nobue is the uncle of Takeda Shingen, Takeda Shintora's own uncle, because of Takeda Nobuya's favor and planned to abolish the long and young, and finally died under the young Takeda Nobunao (later renamed Takeda Shintoka) to end the dispute between the family governor of the Takeda family, needless to say, the bloody battle during this period is needless to say, compared to the tragic childhood of Takeda Nobunao, the childhood of Takeda Harunobu and Takeda Yoshinobu father and son is still relatively happy.

Takeda Yoshinobu said blankly: "Grandfather? The child seems to have never seen it before! ”

"Taro has seen it, your grandfather used to love you the most, and that year your grandfather said that he would bring back more susurbilities from Suruga, and he would prepare a special gift for you......" Takeda Shingen's eyes showed a look of confusion and reminiscence.

"And then?"

"Later...... Your grandfather lived in seclusion in Suruga and never returned. Takeda Nobuyen let out a long breath and didn't intend to continue the topic.

Yoshinobu Takeda said cautiously, "Father, I heard that you exiled your grandfather, right?" ”

"Who told you that?" Takeda Shingen frowned and looked at his worried expression, and said with a cold snort: "How to exile your grandfather with the strength of my own family, it's not that the group of genealogical retainers worked together to block your grandfather from Jiafei, my family has thought about taking your grandfather back to enjoy his old age, but the old man is too stubborn and unwilling to come back." ”

Takeda Yoshinobu suddenly realized: "I see, then it is really because of the retainers of the lineage!" But why did they persecute the governor? Now that my Kai Takeda clan business is in decline, will the retainers of the Genealogy also persecute their father as they did a few decades ago? What should we do now that we have no road to expand? ”

An undetectable light flashed in Takeda Shingen's eyes, and he said with a warm smile: "There will be a way, the retainers of the spectrum will not persecute their own family, don't worry!" ”

"What about this year's drought? Farmers can't afford this dry summer even if they are exempt from taxes! Looking at this weather, it may be difficult to rain for half a month, this year's grain output will definitely drop sharply, and I don't know how many people will starve to death by next spring, but my Takeda family still has nearly 20,000 troops, can the grain and grass support it? What did the samurai and ashigaru eat without food? Will it cause trouble? Takeda Yoshinobu's question spat out like a cannon, and even Takeda Shingen could not parry it in a short period of time.

He had long since discovered that his son was not the same as before, and that he always spoke and acted with a strong sense of purpose, and the penetrating information revealed that he had a deep relationship with some of the Thorn Samurai in the family, most of whom were from the 6,000 captives who had been released, and a few from the young samurai of Takeda Yoshinobu's cronies.

These people preach the theory of Echigo's invincibility at home. Trying to compete for the right to speak in the family under the banner of a young samurai. Their theory was that the Echigo Kira family could not resist, and it was better to reach harmony as soon as possible. As long as harmony is reached, Kai can learn technical knowledge from Echigo and improve Kai's living standards, and Kai will no longer need to expand and die when he becomes rich.

In short, their theories always have a bit of a strange tone, but most of these people are young samurai, and they are still unsuccessful in the mainstream public opinion of Kai, and some of the retainers of the spectrum also know the supporters behind them, so everyone avoids talking about this group of people, of course, many of the generations are still talking about the performance of these young samurai behind their backs, which is disappointing.

From ancient times to the present, the formation and role of samurai is to live a life of licking blood from the edge of the knife, wandering between life and death, fighting for land, wealth, fame, family inheritance, etc., making them give up their attachment to the land is simply more uncomfortable than killing them. The role of wealth is slightly inferior to land, followed by personal prestige and family inheritance, most samurai live this life, and only a very few top samurai will put family inheritance and fame at the forefront, because land and wealth are at their fingertips, so they can only care about the latter two.

Kai Takeda clan is unfortunately the kind of samurai who lacks three of the four things, the land is scarce enough to support the appetite of many generations of retainers, although there is a mountain of wealth, but this is not a way to trickle the water for a long time, the mine will always be dug up one day, and the reputation is so good that there are some, especially in the eastern country. But it still can't be compared to the splendor of seven or eight realms such as Yamana, Ouchi, and Niko, or even one-sixth of the hall. Only the inheritance of the family business is relatively stable, and it has not declined due to problems with the inheritance of children like Yamana, Ouchi, and Niko.

Determined to test his true thoughts, Takeda Shingen said patiently, "Well, these problems are all important, what is the solution for Taro?" ”

A hint of excitement flashed on Yoshinobu Takeda's face, but he still replied cautiously, "Yes!" The child's initial idea is to use the Koshu chess stone gold to buy grain from Echigo, dismiss half of the military service and return to the hometown to farm, learn advanced agricultural technology from Echigo to rectify the Kai agriculture, and in a few years, the stone height of the Kai can be increased from 240,000 stone to more than 500,000 stone, and then the territory of the generations will not change and the knowledge will be doubled, there should be no complaints! ”

"Well, if you buy food from Echigo, how do you ensure the price of food? Koshu chess stone gold is used to train the red cavalry, if it is moved to buy food, then what should the red cavalry do? Although it is good to dismiss 10,000 military service and return to their hometowns to farm, what we lack is not population but fields, and what should I do if there is a sudden increase of 10,000 surplus laborers in the countryside and there is not enough ploughland for them to plant? These ashigaru are veterans who have experienced life and death struggles, and if they don't cultivate the land, they will have no source of income, how can they be appeased to ensure the safety of their families? Learn Echigo's agricultural techniques, but how can you be sure that the Kira family will teach you wholeheartedly? ”

The young Takeda Yoshinobu was dumbfounded by a series of rhetorical questions, and he couldn't figure out how to get the support of the Echigo Kira family, and he was not stupid enough to say stupid things about surrendering the Kira family, and at least he had to form an ally to get a certain amount of support, just like the Triple Alliance, and to the extent that Takeda Yoshinobu said, at least he had to submit the Kira family to take on the role of an external daimyo to be eligible to enjoy it.

Takeda Yoshinobu left unhappy, his struggle this time was still fruitless, he didn't understand the truth that Echigo was not as strong as his own family, and he didn't understand how much the role and influence of the Spectrum Retainers on the Kai Takeda clan was, Takeda Shintora was exiled under the joint efforts of Takeda Shingen and the Spectrum Retainers and never came back, although he lied in front of Takeda Yoshinobu again, but the disgraceful role played by the Retainer in that exile process is undoubted.

This Kai Tiger who has been in Shinano for more than ten years suddenly sighed, he has figured out how bizarre and strange his thoughts are about the eldest son, and some of the elders of the family know that the arguments held by those young samurai come from the mouth of Takeda Yoshinobu, but they still dare to express their disappointment with these young samurai, and it is in another way to release their dissatisfaction, which is what makes Takeda Shingen feel the most distressed.

The Kai Takeda clan has a two-mountain system within the clan, the Koyamada clan in the county and the Kawachi clan in the cave, plus the intricate family lineage, the old lineage, the new lineage, and the ashigaru general, etc., making a samurai strife within Kai Province with only 240,000 koku comparable to a small warring state in Kitaise.

A few years ago. Kai Tiger Takeda Shingen is confident to suppress any problems in the house. But with the defeat of the two Kawanakajima battles. The loyal and brave retainers of the Spectrum Dynasty died in ruins, and the Shinano Province that he had worked so hard to defeat was handed over, and the double blow of prestige and territory had gradually made him unable to suppress the ill-intentioned Spectrum retainers, and he was very worried that one night he would never see the sun again when he slept the next day.

"Taro has changed, and he doesn't even know his own family anymore! What kind of ecstasy soup did Kira Yoshitoki pour into him to make him change so fast...... But what he said is right, I, Kai, the Takeda clan, can't nest in Kai and do nothing, the north can't be aggressive, then only the south, the south Suruga Imagawa clan is really ...... But Taro is the real brother-in-law of the Imagawa clan. And what to do? Do you want your family to attack your eldest son? Takeda Shingen fell into deep concern.

……

Yoshinobu Takeda guessed one thing wrong, that is, the drought was about to disappear, and less than half a month later, a terrible typhoon mixed with endless storms swept half of Japan, and the storm continued for more than a dozen days and nights to revitalize the dry river, and the river swelled and turned into a terrible flood, and in less than half a month, the entire eastern country became a vast ocean.

This storm brought the tense fighting in Vietnam to a temporary halt, and a group of uninvited guests were ushered in at Sangsan Castle in Tonbo County, Vietnam, and Sugiura Xuanren retreated with more than 8,000 defeated soldiers like mud monkeys, these 8,000 defeated soldiers had just experienced a heavy defeat, and in the process of retreat, they were hit by torrential rain, and they could only cross several half-collapsed mountain roads in the face of the storm. Reluctantly escaped back to Sangshan City.

Guangdeoksi Chengxian didn't expect that there would be problems on the northern road front, and he had reason to shirk responsibility if he didn't go well in attacking Jingbo City. Sugiura Xuanren didn't have the slightest obstacle in front of him, why was he so embarrassed, could he still be defeated by the defenseless defenders of the country in the rear? Or maybe it's the elusive cavalry raid?

The indignant and incomprehensible Kotokuji Shinori asked Sugiura Genren angrily: "There are 20,000 Kaga elite troops under the Iki Moriden and 3,000 troops under the Jimbo Right Guard Captain as a joint force, and the elite troops are several points stronger than the 30,000 miscellaneous soldiers led by the poor monks, and the line of guarding the mountain castle is unimpeded. Why did it come to this? ”

Sugipu Xuanren suffered a defeat, and was drenched in a storm for a few days, and just returned to Sangshan City when he heard this learned monk come to question him, the flames rose up and said viciously: "Don't say that I don't fight well, I have the ability to take the Xian Hall to try it!" If the Chengxian Hall can encounter the cavalry of the Uesugi bullet and still escape from death, I Xuanren will voluntarily bow down and see the Chengxian Hall walking around! ”

"This ......" Guangtokuji Chengxian is a fair-eyed monk, in Kaga has always been rumored to be one of the faces of Chaosheng Temple, only one meter tall and thin and small, where can he be compared with Sugiura Xuanren, who is nearly a head taller than him, and scares half of the three souls and seven spirits of Sugiura Xuanren's voice.

With the assistance of the small surname, the chief of the jimbo untied the wet carcass and said with a wry smile: "What the Iki Shouden said is good, we didn't meet other samurai, but the cavalry of the main hall of the Echigo dragon Uesugi bullet, can you believe it?" We waited for more than 23,000 troops to collide with Uesugi Danzheng in Fangshengjin Castle, and the other side only had 8,000 troops, including about 3,000 black-armored cavalry, and our army also had 2,000 horseback warriors and 8,000 people who could fight well, and the result was ......."

"Sure enough, 23,000 of us were scattered in front of us bullets, and if I hadn't escaped quickly, I would have died under the big guns of Uesugi bullets! Just look at my Aguta-shaped pocket! Sugiura Genren took off his tattered helmet to show him, half of the helmet was cut like a leaky kettle, and Sugiura Genren's hair was scattered when he took off the helmet, and it was obvious that a small handful of hair on his scalp had been shaved off by a sharp blade.

Kotokuji Shinoru also knows how bad his military strategy level is, and the elite cavalry that encounters Uesugi Masahu head-on must be dead or alive, but Kaga's first general, Sugiura Genren, has been defeated, and he is a little incomprehensible: "Uesugi Danzheng actually came, and he only went to the country of Dewa to return last year, and today I feel that Echichu is really a big Izuha expected!" But that's an army of 23,000! Even if they are defeated, they will not only have 8,000 people to get back, right? ”

"This time it's really a bit unlucky.,Just arrived at the foot of the castle of Sakushengtsu and bumped into the eight thousand elites of the main hall of Uesugi bullets.,And then we couldn't resist and retreated when there were about fifteen or six thousand people.,When we were retreating to Shoushan Castle, we were attacked by Kakizaki and Izumi Mamoru who were halfway killed.、Saito Shimono Mamoru raided.,Fight a Uesugi bullet is killed.,And then we were defeated and retreated.。

Under the explanation of the chief of the jimbo, he figured out that this array completely fell into the trap set by Uesugi Masatora, and 23,000 troops were killed under the castle of Shosetsu with great fanfare, and Uesugi Masato, who had been waiting in the city for a long time, suddenly led the army to kill, and the combat effectiveness of the Echigo cavalry was not at all comparable to the horseback samurai of Kagabo Official.

The two wings were shaken without suspense, and Uesugi Masato saw the opportunity to kill with a few shadow warriors, rushing left and right to tear Sugiura Genren's formation into pieces, and Sugiura Genren himself also encountered a chase that didn't know whether it was the deity or the shadow warrior, and almost gave his life to the city of Fangshengjin.

Both wings collapsed and the formation collapsed, as the rear team of the god protection chief saw that the situation was not good, and played their ancestral foot soles to smear the magic skill, this time it was to abandon his genealogy retainer Ishiguro Chengzuna in the back after the break, Sugiura Genren also barely escaped from the pursuit under the protection of the young Kaga samurai, and more than 2,000 lives were killed on the spot, which was completely a one-sided massacre, Sugiura Genren hastily arranged 5,000 broken rear troops, and he took 16,000 remnants of the army to retreat desperately to Shoushan Castle.

Only escaped more than ten kilometers before he ran into the surprise attack of Kakizaki Keijia and Saito Asanobu, and the morale that had just suffered a fiasco fell to the bottom, and he encountered the ambush of the two tiger generals of Echigo, even if Sugiura Genren was stupid, the assassin completely understood that he was on the road, and he did not dare to retreat towards Shoushan Castle after he left half of his army in anger, so he fled to Kuwasan Castle in Tonami County.

Fortunately, a sudden storm and rain extinguished the pursuit momentum of the Echigo cavalry, and the violent rain covered the field, and there was a white mist everywhere. (To be continued......)