The Tsugawa family's standing ashigaru has developed to the present, and its combat effectiveness has far exceeded that of ordinary peasants and soldiers.

Judging from the previous joint battles, the Tsugawa family's standing is light, and the strength of a squadron will never be at a disadvantage in a normal battle with about 200 peasant soldiers. You can even have an advantage sometimes.

The vast majority of the troops under their command are peasant soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is low, and they are not as elite as the Tsugawa family. Therefore, everyone in the hall did not have the slightest doubt about Saigo's wooden construction.

"In that case, let's adopt the words of wood, and mobilize all of them." Soji Tsugawa said at this time, "However, for the sake of insurance, it is reasonable to mobilize another 1,000 troops as a reserve and station at the junction of the main family Xiongkatsu County and Mogami County, in case the battle does not go well, this army can join the battle as soon as possible, so as to ensure that the battle is foolproof." ”

"Not bad!" Tsumiki Hirohiro also opened his mouth at this time, "The words of the lord are undoubtedly the safest, although the family's ashigaru combat effectiveness is strong, but the battlefield affairs cannot all rely on the ashigaru's combat effectiveness." Therefore, it is better for the family to be prepared, after all, this time the army is taking a big risk, and there is no room for failure! After speaking, Tsumiki Hirohiro showed a solemn look on his face.

Hearing that someone agreed with his proposal, Tsugawa Soji continued, "Then the number of troops to be sent has been determined for the time being, and then where should these 3,000 troops be summoned, and which retainers should be needed to participate in the war?" ”

Hearing Tsugawa Soji's words, Shuichiro Yagyu, who originally looked lonely, suddenly lit up, and immediately said loudly, "My lord!" In Shimoyanagi Shuichiro is willing to serve as a former army! ”

There is no doubt that Shuichiro Yagyu's courage is indeed worthy of appreciation, so Soji Tsugawa said with a smile, "Since Shuichiro has said so, then the forward of this army will be handed over to you!" ”

"Hah! In the next decision, it should live up to the trust of the lord! Seeing that Soji Tsugawa really agreed to his proposal, Shuichiro Yagyu suddenly looked excited, and even cast a very "unflat" teasing look at his wife Hirohiro Ki and others beside him.

If it weren't for the fact that the assessment was being held in the castle tower at this moment, perhaps Shuichiro Yagyu would have been lying on the ground........

"My lord, since it is a mobilization standing ashigaru, then it is natural that troops should be sent from Xianbei, Xiongsheng, Pinglu, Yuri, Hebe County and other places. Judging from the current situation of the standing army of the family, the number of standing troops in the above areas has been able to reach 2,000 people, or even a lot more! Babai Dao continued at this time.

"Hmm." Soji Tsugawa nodded, and then said, "In that case, then each of the four counties of Senhoku, Xiongsheng, Kawabe, and Pinglu will have 500 standing troops, and another 1,000 peasants and mixed standing troops will be drawn from Yuri County as a reserve, stationed in the area of Ghost Shouyuan, and if the war does not go well, they can also support at any time." ”

"As for the reserve of 1,000 people, let the Hanawa family, the Ishitoriya family, the newly attached family, and the Takizawa family, the Yajima family, the Mainai family, and Yamamoto Ichiro and others be in charge." Soji Tsugawa thought about it and decided to bring a part of the wealthy clans belonging to the Tsugawa family to fight together, so that the probability of these wealthy clans taking the opportunity to make trouble could be greatly reduced.

As for why he didn't choose to let the wealthy families such as Sanhe and Oura send troops. First, the territory where these wealthy clans are located is too far away from Ueno Castle, and they have just recently returned to the Tsugawa family, if Tsugawa Soji is so impatient to let Minohe Harumasa and others lead the army to participate in the war, it will make these wealthy clans think that the Tsugawa family is using them as cannon fodder, which is counterproductive.

Come, the ashigaru troops sent this time were all mobilized in Xianbei County, Xiongsheng County and other places, and the troops were also relatively empty in these places, so as long as the people of these places were brought out to fight, naturally they would not threaten the territory of the Tsugawa family.

"Next, Muzo, you immediately issue orders to each city in these four counties, so that the city lords, city generations, and garrisons of each city are ready, and once the spring plowing is over, the family will immediately use troops in the Yuzen area!" Soji Tsugawa turned his head to Saigo Kizo and said with a firm face.

"Hah!"

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The relevant matters of sending troops have been decided, and the preparations are also being made, and now we can only quietly wait for the end of this winter and the arrival of spring.

But spring hasn't waited yet, but the princess of the Osaki family has arrived..........

On February 21, the 15th year of the Astronomical Calendar, the important minister of the Osaki family, Ichiuri, personally escorted the princess of the Osaki family, who was also the aunt of Osaki Yoshinao, Nagastsu-in, to Ueno Castle.

The princess of the Osaki family's real name is Lu, and Nagase-in Temple is the honorific title of the retainers of the Osaki family, and there is also a title called Kamihime. Because he was born in Kamei County, he got this name.

Kamihime is the aunt of Yoshinao Osaki, the sister of Yoshikane Osaki, the ninth generation head of the Osaki family, and is only 29 years old this year.

When Kamihime's father, the eighth head of the Osaki family, died, Kamihime was just a few years old and was raised by Yoshikae Osaki. But as a woman, then the ending is actually doomed. At the age of sixteen, Kamihime married Chiba Kanemitsu, the head of the Terasaki Chiba family. However, Chiba Kanemitsu has been a sick seedling since he was a child, and the two died soon after they got married, and it was Chiba Kanemitsu's younger brother who succeeded him, so Kamihime was sent back to the Osaki family.

Originally, Osaki Takaneji wanted to use this to envelop the Terasaki Chiba family, an important retainer of the Osaki family, but with the death of Chiba Kanemitsu, Kamihime was sent back home, so everything came to naught. Naturally, Osaki Takakane didn't have a good impression of Kamihime's aunt.

And Osaki Yoshinao has a very good relationship with Kamihime, after all, the two are almost "growing up together", and Osaki Yoshinao still respects his aunt very much. After seeing his aunt for so many years, he was a miserable person, and Osaki Yoshinao couldn't bear it.

In the past, Osaki Yoshinao also chose many people as remarriage partners, and even some were still in a wealthy situation, but Kamiji has always been reluctant to remarry. This time, for the sake of the future of the Osaki family, Osaki Yoshinao could only grit his teeth and marry his aunt.

In Osaki's heart, this can not only maintain the relationship between the Tsugawa family and the Osaki family, but also bring happiness to his aunt, so why not?

However, in fact, Kamihime is very resistant to marrying Soji Tsugawa. If it weren't for Osaki Yoshinao's begging, and even moving out of the Osaki family's name to "blackmail", Kamiki would not have agreed.

But even if you agree, it doesn't mean that there are no complaints in Kamiji's heart.

Therefore, as soon as she entered Ueno Castle, even though she was attracted by the bustling castle town of Ueno Castle, the large castle structure, and the castle tower, which was no less gorgeous than Meisheng Castle, Kamihime still frowned.

In addition, Kamihime only married into the Tsugawa family as a side room, and Osaki Yoshinao still didn't want the world to know that he was talking about his aunt marrying Tsugawa Soji as a side room, so Ichiki herded cattle and his party entered Ueno Castle in a very low-key manner.

"Soji Tsugawa? I hope you're as wise as you say. Looking at Tsugawa Yashiki not far away, Kamihime, who was sitting in a small sedan chair, thought to herself, but maybe even Kamihime herself didn't notice it, in fact, Kamihime still had some small expectations in her heart for Tsugawa Soji.............