I have to say that the disadvantage of geographical location can sometimes turn into an advantage, and the Imagawa family, which is the most advantageous in the Jiaxiangjun Alliance, does not have the opportunity to open the bow left and right, and it is particularly troublesome to digest it with the annexation of one country by two countries, which not only delays time and wastes resources, but also delays the Taiyuan Xuezhai into it, and it is difficult to say whether it is a loss or a gain.

The rise of capable and ambitious daimyo such as Takeda and Hojo will be very troublesome, and no one will be able to stop the accumulation of quantitative changes to qualitative changes, but if they are hit by a blow in the process of accumulation, they may be completely destroyed, and the Takeda family will suffer a loss and almost lose their strength.

Takeda Harunobu, who knew the difficulty of the Kira family, would take the risk of sending the leader to assassinate Kirayoshi, for him, it was nothing to die, as long as he could replace Kirayoshi, even if he killed half of the retainers, it was worth it, but unfortunately he fell short and didn't get anything.

He is not very worried that the Kira family will retaliate immediately, with the calculation of the Takeda family, as long as Kira Yoshitoki is not stupid, he will not choose to send troops to Shinano at the same time as sending troops to Ueno, not to mention that the assassination did not hurt anyone, but he has always killed a lot of people, so it is reasonable that he should retaliate against Echichu Yixiangzong first.

Therefore, when the assassination was planned at the beginning, the Takeda retainers had considered how to deal with the anger of the Kira family, and chose to use this disgusting trick at ease when the Ueno crisis was about to break out, so that the Kira family had nowhere to spread fire, so they could only fight against the Hojo family, and when they finished fighting, no matter who won or lost, it was convenient for the Takeda army to send troops to Kitashinano to regain the "lost territory".

Takeda Harunobu is very sure that he will be able to turn the situation back if he is given a year or two, and it is difficult to say who will win and who will lose at that time, even if the Takeda family still can't beat the Kira family. He can also talk about peace with Kira Yoshitoki in a dignified manner. At that time, it is up to the case to decide whether or not to sign a covenant.

This time, his wishful thinking was wrong again. Takeda Harunobu frowned and said: "I can't imagine that this Kira family is so resolute, and would rather ask Nagao Jinghu to go out of the mountain than take revenge on this family, in the opinion of all the kings, how should this family deal with it?" ”

Seeing that all the ministers were reluctant to open their mouths, Xinqiu, who was the elder of the genealogy family, had to take the lead in speaking: "I really can't figure out the attitude of this Kira Palace!" It's hard to deal with the constant change and never follow the rules, so that the plan I waited for has repeatedly gone wrong! I believe that it is difficult to find a solution for hard thinking and meditation in autumn, I wonder if you have any new ideas? ”

"Will Iitomi Genshiro Raider Hida be affected?" Fan Fu Hu Changcai doesn't care whether he is strategic or not, he is still a little uneasy about this younger brother. Stunted since childhood, he is the shortest in the family, and becoming a close attendant of Takeda Love Letter early is also a gesture of Iitomi Huchang.

A few years ago, he was famous for his exploits in attacking the Peak of the Gods, and he was known as Genshiro's courage, and then he was promoted to the general of one hundred and fifty cavalry, belonging to the emerging generation of generations valued by Takeda Harunobu, speaking of which Iitomi Huchang is still very proud of this younger brother, he stands in a public chief as the teacher of Taro Yoshinobu, Genshiro is the main force of the new spectrum generation, who can shake the status of the Iitomi family in the future.

"Probably not. As a special unit, Changjingdian should not be affected. Masatake Komai was not angry when he caught a glimpse of Iitomi Huchang's triumphant expression, and said with a smile: "This time the three thousand troops will definitely have an unexpected effect!" What we should be worried about is how to deal with the menacing Kira army. ”

"What to do? Adhere? Or sum? Imai Torano said with a smile: "Kai now only has 5,000 usable troops. The Shinano Shokashi had 3,000 troops, the Suwa Shokata had 2,000 troops, and the Shinano Taka Taka army of 5,000 had a total of 15,000 troops, which was enough, but how could there be time to gather a large army in the current situation? At present, there is no autumn harvest, how can the wealthy family recruit military service without food in their hands, and now what we are waiting for the most is time! ”

Koyamada Masatsu stroked his smooth chin and muttered: "From the point of view of intelligence, the first soldier of the Kira army's attack on Xiaoyi County is the Murakami Yoshikiyo team, and it is not clear for the time being how many troops the Kira army will send out this time, with the resistance of Sanada Danzheng and Shinano's ancestors, the proper arrangement in Xiaoyi County should be able to support for a while, Shinano's available troops will not exceed 5,000, and the Kira family will really fight the time difference, just at the moment when my Takeda family is too strong to use." ”

Nagasaka Mitsuken said worriedly: "More importantly, Echigo has the strength to support two wars, last year, Echigo autumn harvest grain two million stones, what is the concept of two million stones!" Echigo Province, with nearly 500,000 people, can easily arm a 10,000-strong army, and if this warrior guard really plans to invade Shinano, it will definitely be a fatal blow to my Takeda family. ”

Takeda Harunobu pondered for a long time, swept over the retainers in the hall, and said slowly in a hoarse voice: "Make preparations with both hands, send an envoy to Kyoto with a lot of money, and ask the Shogunate Gongfang to mediate!" In addition, a large army was dispatched to hold the main castle, and the Kira army must not be allowed to enter Minami Shinano! For today's plan, there is only patience, waiting for Genshiro to return victoriously, which is the moment for the family to fight back! ”

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Kira Yoshitoki's attack on Shinano Province at this moment was greatly unexpected by the Shinano people, and perhaps it should be more accurate to use the Kotsu Shinano, and the Shinano Guardianship granted by the shogunate was already a clear signal, and any military reconquest by the Kira family in Shinano was reasonable.

Not to mention that the autumn harvest has not yet been achieved, the closer to the autumn harvest, the more anxious the samurai and peasants become, and there is not much left to eat at this time, and the lush rain during the summer flood season makes military service a luxury, not to mention the huge gap in identity and family personality, if you rebel against the Kira family, you will regret it if you are charged with a crime and killed.

The corpse hanged outside Asahiyama Castle had long since turned into a pile of white bones, and it was still hanging on the gallows outside the castle, so that the people of Shinano were powerless and did not dare to raise a fierce resistance, and the Kira army was always hidden near Kawanakajima, allowing the 3,000 troops composed of Murakami Yoshikiyo, Kakizaki Keiji, Yoshie Keishi, Yasuda Keimoto, and Usami Serumitsu to capture a large territory belonging to Sanada Township, and successfully forced Sanada Yutaka to hide in Toishi Castle and hold on to the cage castle.

A military camp rises from the ground in Sanada Township, Xiaoyi County, the center of the military camp is the military tent of the Kira Army Special Forces, Murakami Yoshikiyo stood at the door of the military tent and looked at the distant green mountains and pondered, this mountain he is too familiar with, but the towering cliffs and strong fortresses of the city, this city was originally strengthened by his own hands, and he has walked countless times on every road up the mountain, and he can know how to go when closed.

Kakizaki Jingjia wiped the sweat off his forehead, picked up the fan and kept fanning, but unfortunately his heavy armor blocked the only cool breeze, and after fanning for a while, he found that he was doing useless work and finally chose to give up, and said depressedly: "This stone city is really evil, the clouds and mist on the top of the mountain cover the entire peak, and you can't see anything outside the ten, so it's not okay to fight like this!" ”

Yasuda Jingyuan looked at Yoshikiyo Murakami, who was still in a daze, and asked out loud: "Didn't you leave a secret passage or other means?" It's common sense to leave a secret passage when building a city, right? ”

"There used to be a small hidden gate leading to the bottom of the mountain, and the tentative attack just now has determined that the small gate has long been blocked." Murakami Yoshikiyoshi smiled bitterly: "Sanada Danmasa is really cunning enough, I'm afraid it was rebuilt on Toishi Castle after the capture of the city, and now this mountain castle is very different, even I don't know how to attack it." ”

"In this way, it is very bad, this is a fortified city that Takeda Harushin's 6,000 troops attacked and 500 defenders did not fight, and we only have 3,000 troops, and Sanada Yutaka who defended the city opposite has as many as 2,000 troops, and it is even more difficult to capture it now!" Yoshie Jingzi slapped on the table in annoyance, thinking that it was an opportunity for meritorious performance, but now it seems that he still thinks wrong.

"The 2,000 defenders of the Sanada army are mainly scattered in the three castles of Toishi Castle, Yoneyama Castle, and Kazugata Castle, and it is obvious that these three castles have been built, and the terrain happens to be horns to support each other, and the castle is high and there is no shortage of water, so it is really difficult to take it in a short time." Usami Dingman waited for them all to finish speaking before speaking, not because he respected others, but because as a newcomer, there must always be a process of integration, not to mention that he had to be extra careful if he lowered the seal.

"Toishi Castle is behind the three cities, and if these three cities are not conquered, they will not be able to take Toishi Castle...... Who designed this, and how did they come up with such a strange Lian Guo Bao, and they can still connect with each other and support each other. "Kakizaki Jingjia has a headache and knocks on his head, whoever fights such a troublesome fortress will have a headache, no wonder Takeda Harunobu will be a son of Takeda Shicheng to plant a big heel.

Yasuda Jingyuan rubbed his astringent eyes, gave up the intention of continuing to look at the map, and asked with his head propped up: "If we can't capture Toishi Castle, we will be restrained by the attack in the eastern part of Xiaoyi, and if we are not careful, it is very likely that Sanada will cut off the grain route and steal to our home, but what will happen if we continue to wait?" ”

Usami Dingman didn't have a headache because of Toishi's danger, but asked a new question: "How can you not see this with the wisdom of the town palace?" Then there must be a reason why the town palace let us and others compete for the first service! ”

"Suruga Moriden is right, this is a question worth pondering!" Kakizaki Keijia said with great interest: "The means of the town palace also know that they never fight uncertain battles, and they can win a big victory every time, and they will definitely win this time, right?" It's just that this stone city can't be defeated, how to attack Xiaoqi County? ”

"It's time for the Takeda Army to arrive soon, right? I heard that the leader is still the Takeda Warre, 3,000 Kai people and 2,000 Shinano ancestors, have the main forces of the Takeda family in Kai and Shinano been hidden in the snow? Even if it's just before the autumn harvest, the Takeda family should be able to send 10,000 troops! "Yoshie Keiko has obviously done his homework seriously, not only does he know the military service of the Takeda family, but he also knows who the main army is probably stationed in various places.

"I don't know." Murakami Yoshikiyo shook his head and smiled: "But isn't it just what we want when the Takeda Army can't go into battle?" ”

Usami shook his head and said: "You can't look at it like this, what is the Takeda family hiding, there are two thousand Takeda troops stationed in Chikuma County, of which one thousand are the first side of the army, the big general is Baba Nobuharu, and the one who is stationed in Saku County is also two thousand, the first side of the group also accounts for one thousand, the big general is Oyamada Masashi, it seems to be balanced, but what is the main force of the Takeda family hiding in Kai?" ”

"No matter what he does, let's find a way to deal with the five thousand troops in Takeda's stable first!" Kakizaki Keijia tilted his head and said: "I dare to guarantee that as soon as the Takeda army arrives, the Sanada bullets on the mountains on both sides will definitely take the opportunity to capture the mountain, and how many of our more than 3,000 people can escape from the two-phase attack?" ”

"Then it depends on the plans of the town palace!" (To be continued......)