"If it's just probing, I don't think it's a big problem. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info," Hattori Hanzo said.

But he didn't act immediately. He was a retainer of Matsudaira Motoyasu, not a Takazenda. Although Gao Xianda is the nominal head of Matsudaira Motoyasu, he cannot command him beyond the ranks.

Matsudaira Motoyasu said to Hattori Hanzo: "Just do what the adults say." Everything you do, you are saving our brothers in Mikawa. ”

"Yes!" Hattori Hanzo bowed. With that, he hid in the shadows.

His stealth skills were much stronger than Gao Xianda's stealth, and he was equivalent to disappearing without warning. Gao Xianda's stealth can only make others not pay attention to him, and his shadow escape with the help of ghosts is more cumbersome to operate. There is no such feeling of moisturizing and silent.

Gao Xianda said to Matsudaira Motoyasu: "Matsudaira-sama's subordinates are really talented!" ”

Matsudaira Motoyasu hurriedly said modestly: "It's just some cats and dogs, and they can't be put on the table." ”

Gao Xianda asked Matsudaira Motoyasu if he had any other ideas if he attacked the city.

Matsudaira Motoyasu naturally asked Sakai Tadaji's opinion again.

Sakai Tadaji looked very steady, with a confident look, and replied, "Go back to your lord." In my opinion, Narumi Castle is only 100,000 stone high, and it only has a castle wall, and the castle tower is not high, so it is not actually a fortified castle. If there were 2,000 men, it would be easy to break the city by just attacking hard. However, we are now understaffed, and if we attack hard, we will inevitably be hit by the opponent's heights. Although our morale is very high now, we only have one chance to attack. The so-called one blow, then decline, three and exhaustion. If you can't attack it three times, I'm afraid it will become demoralized. It may even be counter-attacked by the enemy. ”

Gao Xianda said: "What tactics does the gentleman have?" You can't let them recuperate in the city and repair the castle, right? If this drags on like this, I'm afraid that Narumi Castle will become more and more difficult to conquer. ”

Sakai Tadaji said, "My lord, Cheongju Castle is not far from here. In that case, why not transfer the defenders of Cheongju Castle to attack the city together? If there are 2,000 people, I can guarantee that it will take Narumi Castle in less than three days! ”

Gao Xianda said in his heart: "You were waiting for me here." I will let you soldiers of Sanhe attack, and you will ask me to mobilize the defenders of Cheongju Castle. If Okabe Motoshin can come out, why should I only bring 300 cavalry to raid? Narumi Castle is small, and Cheongju Castle is large. I must not let a small amount go wrong. Rather than ask Okabe Motoshin to come to support, it would be better not to attack Kiyoshu Castle at all. In comparison, it is better to sit back and wait for reinforcements from Okazaki Castle. ”

Gao Xianda's face sank, and he said, "In this way, you also think that relying on our current men and horses is not enough to capture Minghai City?" ”

Sakai Tadaji said: "My lord, I forgive your majesty for speaking out. The art of war is cloudy, and the heart is the first. Now that we have the upper hand, why should we fight them with our lives? In particular, Cheongju Castle is already under our control, and the families of the Oda family are also in the hands of adults. We might as well surround them and surrender them. ”

His words came into contact with Gao Xianda's thoughts.

In fact, if Gao Xianda was not worried that the Mikawa forces under Matsudaira Motoyasu were too strong and wanted to consume him, in fact, Gao Xianda would not want to choose the road of attacking the city.

But now it seems that although Matsudaira Motoyasu has shown himself that he is willing to take the lead in the charge, his retainers are not too approving of the siege route. If I force it on them, I'm afraid that the soldiers of Mikawa will point the finger at themselves.

Now that Imagawa Yoshimoto is dead, Gao Xianda has not yet formed a strong control over his retainers. If Matsudaira Motoyasu is forced to be in a hurry, it is very likely that he will rise up and join forces with Oda Nobunaga.

In addition to the main force of Suruga, there were many temporary conscripted wild samurai and local nobles, including Mikawa people. They are now gathered in Okazaki Castle, which in turn has been home to the Matsudaira family for generations.

If Matsudaira Motoyasu is really reversed, Gao Xianda may not be able to shock him.

Gao Xianda has been a senior official for a long time, and although his political wisdom is not very high, he can still figure out this problem.

His soldiers of Sanhe should still be appeased.

So Gao Xianda laughed and said to Sakai Tadaji: "What Mr. said is extremely true. The soldiers of Mikawa are the most loyal members of my Imagawa family, and I am willing to let them use their flesh and blood to block the arrows from the city. Even if it is really time to attack the city, we should think of a foolproof way to minimize the losses. We're just joking, as long as we make sure you still have combat effectiveness. ”

Tadaji Sakai bowed his head and said nothing. It seems that the thought in his heart is: "It's good if you're happy." ”

Gao Xianda said to Matsudaira Motoyasu: "Lord Matsudaira, after fighting for so long, the soldiers should be hungry, so let's go back to Zenshoji Temple to rest first." If we set up camp outside the city now, the enemy may come out of the city at any time to attack us, and the soldiers will not be able to rest in peace. ”

Matsudaira Motoyasu nodded in agreement, of course.

Gao Xianda left Matsudaira Motoyasu's military formation, went outside and called the cavalry captain over, and said, "How is the battlefield cleaned?" ”

The cavalry captain said: "Lord Hui, the casualties of our army are not serious, and there are more than two hundred brothers who can guarantee combat effectiveness. A large number of muskets were also captured. ”

Gao Xianda sighed silently and said secretly: "More than two hundred, a lot of ...... That's the difference in the ability to work! ”

Gao Xianda no longer lingered in this place, but called the cavalry captain to come over with a captured musket.

Looking at the structure, it's just a wooden butt added to the back of an iron pipe. The whole is the structure of an arquebus, and there is not even a trigger.

It was the first time he had seen a gun of this structure. He thought to himself, "Can this also be considered a gun?" ”

But he still humbly asked the people around him how this thing operated.

Although the cavalry captain is not very good at mathematics, he is a samurai after all, and he is also well-informed and full of curiosity about new things. So he actually knew how to operate this musket.

He helped Gao Xianda fill the medicine, tamped it with a pole, filled the projectile into it, compacted it again, and then said to Gao Xianda: "After lighting this fire rope, you can launch it." ”

Gao Xianda was not polite, and directly lit the fire rope.

This thing is not small, he can't put it in the crowd, so he deliberately raised the muzzle of the gun, aimed at a nearby tree, and shot over.

Just listen to the "bang" of a gunshot. He immediately felt a powerful recoil.

No wonder this gun is so powerful.

But with the firing of his shot, there was a thud from the tree, and a man fell!