After Natsume Goro Saemon went out, Tokugawa Ieyasu stood up from the abutment table and circled around the bonfire. From time to time, insects threw themselves into the fire, and there were intermittent insect chirping. The stars twinkle in the night sky.

Previously, the Tokugawa family had always taken advantage of the Takeda family's retreat, and the Imagawa family had no time to deal with it, and took the opportunity to snatch the Imagawa family's territory in the Mikawa region that was seized by the Takeda family, but now, the situation has changed. Although Tokugawa Ieyasu has determined that Takeda Shingen has died, and the Takeda family is gradually withdrawing from the Mikawa and Enoe regions, it is difficult to ensure that the Takeda family will not be angry and deal with the Tokugawa family. Therefore, at this time, Tokugawa Ieyasu hesitated.

After Tadashi Taikubo returned, Tokugawa Ieyasu was still thinking hard: "Tadashi Taikubo, if it were you, what would you do?" ”

"What?"

"Do you take advantage of the situation to attack Nagashino Castle, or do you temporarily withdraw to Okazaki and wait for the Takeda family to retreat from Nagashino Castle before sending troops to seize it?"

"It's come to this, what are you talking about retreating?" Tadashi Taikubo patted the handle of the sword.

Tokugawa Ieyasu stared at Tadashi Taikubo tightly and sat down on the bed.

Seeing this, Tadashi Taikubo immediately asked, "The lord said in person just now that he was waiting for a good opportunity to attack Nagashino. Isn't this opportunity coming? If you evacuate, there will be an accident. ”

"Not bad." Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded.

"It's a great time." Tadashi Okubo emphasized again.

Tokugawa Ieyasu smiled, "Oh, now is the opportunity? Although he was still not very comfortable with Oupira, he did not doubt Oupira's loyalty.

Although the army of the Takeda family had begun to gradually withdraw from the Mikawa and Enjiang areas. However, Takeda Katsuyori retreated his army to the Nagashino Castle area. I just didn't want Tokugawa Ieyasu to take Nagashino Castle. Tokugawa Ieyasu vaguely felt it. The retainers of the Takeda family, led by Takeda Nobutoyo, including Tsuchiya Shoji and Ganli Masadada, may easily see through Okuhira Misaku's strategy, immediately bloody the Okuhei family's mastery castle, and then quickly cut off the contact between the Tokugawa family and the Okuhei family. Although he trusts Misaku Okuhira as a person, he is worried about the strength of the Takeda family.

"Tadashi, what do you think of Misaku Okuhira?"

"My lord's words are so strange. Isn't the key to attacking Changxiao exactly how to control the three parties of the mountain family? For this. You are even Miss Turtle......"

"Wait, Hugh mentions this." Tokugawa Ieyasu smiled bitterly, "I'm asking you, if he should sacrifice Nagashino Castle as an inmate, but when the nearby Takeda family army discovered and attacked Nagashino Castle, did he have the ability to stop the Takeda army so that the family could reach Nagashino Castle?" ”

"That's even more puzzling." Tadashi Taikubo deliberately frowned, "If the lord thinks he doesn't have this ability, why did he give him an oath?" ”

"Oh. So do you think he has the ability? ”

"It's not about strategy, it's about human nature."

"Oh. Misaku can be trusted. ”

"Since you trust him. It's time to seize the opportunity. According to the messenger, Misaku deliberately had people spread the news that he had a disagreement with the Takeda family. In order to draw the enemy's attention to Sakute Castle, where his main castle is located, so as to contain the army of the Takeda family. The lord will then take this opportunity to quickly capture Nagashino Castle and strengthen his defenses...... Here's how it is understood. ”

"That's right." Tokugawa Ieyasu said, as if suddenly remembering something, looked up at the moon, and stood up. Under the moonlight, the mountains such as Yulian, Myojin, and Baicang are like a dream. "The next two days will decide the winner."

"The fighting will get more and more intense."

"You just said you want to take the chance. Zhongshi, I want to get a good night's sleep. You go to Sakai Saemon Lieutenant Tadaji and Matsudaira Uenosuke Yasutada, and tell them that I will be in front of the battle at dawn to boost their morale. ”

"Understood." Tadashi Taikubo patted his knee and nodded.

"It's a beautiful moonlit night." Tokugawa Ieyasu slowly paced back into the tent......

In the early morning of the second day, the fog was thick, and the people, horses, houses, trees, and valleys seemed to be covered with a milky white veil, and the neighing of war horses was heard from time to time in the fog. This is a castle to the northwest of Nagashino.

Okuhei Zhenneng, who is accustomed to getting up early, has come to the courtyard of the castle and plays with a gun. More than half a year ago, under the initiative of the ally Kan Suga family, the Okuhei family's Sakute Castle, which had lost the support of its allies, was invaded by Takeda Shingen, and Okupei Zhenno was forced to surrender. It was a great shame for this stubborn samurai who grew up in a mountain town. Okuhei Zhenneng has a short stature, but his shoulders are broad, his chest is bulging, and he looks very strong, and his long eyebrows seem to be covered with a layer of frost. He roared, stabbed his spear into the sky, and retracted it with lightning speed.

"Report!"

"What's the matter? If you eat and wash, you'll talk about it later. I'm not done with my morning workout yet. ”

"Natsume Gorou Saemon asks to see you."

"Gorou left? Let him come here. ”

Oupaira was able to say it, but he didn't mean to stop. Gorouzaemon came over shortly after, and when he saw Misaku practicing his gun, he walked straight into the courtyard. Taking off yesterday's civilian clothes, Gorou Zuo, who was dressed in military uniform, looked radiant, even more energetic than Meizuo. "My lord, I'm back safely."

"That's nature. What can my retainers do if they can't come and go freely in this area? How about it, did you get the oath from Tokugawa Ieyasu-sama? ”

"Please." Gorou knelt down on one knee and took out the oath, and Okuhira Misaku stopped, "Oh, marry the young lady and offer three thousand pieces of territory." It's very refreshing. ”

"Yes. He said that he had to repay Misaku's loyalty. ”

"Oh? Loyalty? ”

A smile finally appeared on Okuhira Zhenneng's face, "Gorou Saemon, this is not loyalty, this is backbone. ”

"Backbone?"

"Be quiet. For the first time in my life, I bowed my head to people and bowed to the Takeda family. What a shame! Do you understand? I cannot disgrace future generations. So much better. If I married the daughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu, I could not be regarded as a retainer, and I became the in-laws of Tokugawa Ieyasu. For this reason, we must fight bravely, and we will be ashamed of snow, even a little. Okuhira said as she put the oath in her pocket. His face twitched, his eyes narrowed.

"The time has finally come for me to fight on the battlefield." After Gorouzaemon left, Misaku Okuhira suddenly straightened his posture and bowed three times to the sky. The world will surely say that the Okuhei father and son took refuge in Tokugawa Ieyasu. Let others judge! Once Tokugawa Ieyasu's only daughter, Agme, was married, the Okuhira and Tokugawa families were already closely linked, whether it was considered a marriage or the Tokugawa family was held hostage.

"The next thing is the key." Misaku Okuhira put away her spear and walked around the hallway to the room of Okuhira Sadamasa, the son who was about to become the son-in-law of the Tokugawa family.

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