On October 14, the 13th year of astronomy, Hiyama Castle is now occupied by bellflower patterns. www.biquge.info The Hiki Vulture feather pattern that was originally scattered all over the city has been replaced by the Tsugawa family's bellflower pattern, and the majestic castle tower is full of retainers of the Tsugawa family at this time, not the retainers of the Ando family in the past, but the retainers of the Tsugawa family.

Soji Tsugawa sat on the main seat of the castle tower, and in the hall sat the retainers of the Tsugawa family this time. Since the Tsugawa family did not mobilize all the troops in the territory this time, retainers such as Hachibai Michiwei remained in the territory, but even so, there were still more than 20 people sitting in the castle tower at this time.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Anton Shunji is dead, and the forces involved in the Anton family have retreated to Mutsu Province. In this way, there is no one in the Hago region who can compete with the main family! Soji Tsugawa said excitedly.

It has been more than 4 years since I traveled to the RB Warring States, and it is really not easy for the Tsugawa family to develop from a small wealthy family to today's strength. Looking back on the past, Soharu Tsugawa felt a lot in his heart.

"Congratulations! Since then, the family has become the second most powerful force in the North Okuwa region after the southern family, and even compared to the southern family, the main family is not much worse. Yoshiki Komura, who had followed the Tsugawa family all the way, said with a lot of emotion, "It's a pity that Kuroda-sama can't see the strength of the family now." Alas! After saying that, Yoshiki Komura couldn't help but sigh sadly.

"yes!" Soji Tsugawa also said sadly.

I vaguely remember that when I first crossed over, the Kuroda family taught me a lot of things. It can be said that Soji Tsukawa was able to smoothly transform from an otaku to the current head of the Tsugawa family, and the Kuroda family played a vital role in the beginning. It's a pity that all this Kuroda Iekane is no longer visible.

The atmosphere in the hall was very abrupt and a little heavy, and many of the retainers who were familiar with the Kuroda family couldn't help but have some sadness on their faces, and some of the retainers who joined the Tsugawa family after the death of the Kuroda family were not as strong as the rest of the retainers, but they were still brought in by this heavy atmosphere.

After a long time, Tsugawa Soji quietly wiped away the tears that were about to fall from the corners of his eyes, and then said quietly, "Okay everyone, today is a happy day, let's not talk about this for the time being." ”

"Xingjia, have the casualties of this battle been counted?" Soji Tsugawa said to Takahashi Koke beside him.

Takahashi Xingjia hurriedly took out a note from his arms, opened it and said, "My lord, in this battle, the family has a total of 3 samurai killed, 1 ashigaru head, 274 ashigaru killed, and 49 seriously injured. Of these, nearly half of them were killed in the battles of Yamamotokan and Suzuru Mountain. ”

"Hmm." Soji Tsugawa took the note handed over by Takahashi Koke and took a cursory look at it, then raised his head and said, "Inform Saigo Kizo and the others to properly dispose of the bereavement of the fallen samurai and ashigaru, and put the body of the fallen ashigaru in Jinguji Temple for people to pay respects." ”

"Hah!" Takahashi Xingjia hurriedly replied. This is the only benefit of the fallen in battle in addition to the pension. However, anyone who dies in the Tsugawa family's Ashigaru in the war and dies heroically will have the right to be buried at Jinguji Temple near Tsugawa Uemaeda Castle after his death. Jinguji Temple is a "martyr's cemetery" specially planned by Tsugawa Soji, and its scale is no less than that of Higashiyamaji Temple, which exists as the Tsugawa family Bodhi Temple. In the past two years, there have been many people who have gone to Jinguji Temple to offer incense and pray, which can be regarded as a kind of spiritual comfort.

"Yamashita Governor, you can report on the merits of the Andong family, the retainers, samurai and ashigaru who sent troops to the Ando family this time." Soharu Tsugawa then said to Osamu Yamashita, who was sitting behind Jiro Iwaki.

Since Tsugawa Soji's archery skills have been successful and the affairs in the domain have gradually increased, Yamashita Jicho, who is the archery master of Tsugawa Soji, has nothing to do. So Tsugawa Soji asked Yamashita to serve as the head of the army, supervising the whole army, counting, verifying merits, and so on.

After Tsugawa Soji finished speaking, it was the first time for Yamashita to participate in such an official assessment, and he couldn't help but be a little nervous, "My lord, after these days of statistics, in this battle, there are 134 meritorious samurai in this family, 429 standing ashigaru, and 66 peasant soldiers. ”

Among them, the first person to take the lead was Yamamoto-sama, who won over the enemy's general Anton Shunji. The second-class merit is the Komura-sama who led the army to capture the enemy Noishi, Kitaura Castle, Oga Pavilion, and Wakimoto Castle, and the accompanying Tsumaki-sama and Yagyu-sama are the third-class merit. ”

"Again, I won 7 samurai from the enemy, 23 Ashigaru Naogo-sama Miki and 4 samurai and 30 Ashigaru Tadakei-sama Kawakami, who also won 3 third-class merits."

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With the lives of the retainers of the Tsugawa family who continued to emerge from Yamashita Osamu Kou, the name in the hall was naturally excited, and people such as Akechi Mitsuhisa who were not called were inevitably a little disappointed. In the Tsugawa family, there are four types of meritorious service, the first is the first merit, which is generally awarded to the general of the enemy or decisive victory for the Tsugawa family

Factor of retainers. The second-class merit is for the retainer who won an important enemy retainer or captured an important stronghold, and the third-class merit is for the battle merit (ranked according to the number of samurai or ashigaru of the enemy). Of course, these are the merit calculation methods of samurai and retainers, and the fourth-class merit is the general ashigaru and peasant soldiers, and it is very simple to obtain the fourth-class merit, and you only need to ask for even one person in the battle to get it, and of course, the reward is extremely low, just a few stone rice or a few pieces of money.

Nearly half an hour later, Yamashita finally finished reading the long list of meritorious deeds, and Tsugawa Soji continued, "In that case, let's read out the rewards for those who have made meritorious contributions in this battle." After saying that, Soji Tsugawa set his eyes on the Takahashi Koke family, who was eager to try.

Takahashi Xingjia hurriedly took a piece of paper from the hands of the wise ten guards behind him with an excited face, and then said loudly, "Everyone! The reward for this battle is as follows: 5,400 koku for the eastern part of Yuri-gun, such as Ichiro Yamamoto, Zang Riji Castle, Tashiro Castle, Chokai Castle, and Onokokan Castle! (plus Ichiro Yamamoto's previous Chiyuki)! ”

"Wow!" Even though they had been prepared, after hearing the reward announced by the Takahashi family, the retainers in the palace were still in an uproar. There was no way, when the real reward of 5,000 stone Zhixing fell on Yamamoto Ichiro's head like this, the retainers in the palace felt a burst of worry. This is the land of 5,000 stones, if the person who asks for Anton Shunji is himself............ Unfortunately, there are no ifs!

"Thank you, my lord! The minister swore allegiance to the Tsugawa family! Although the others are remorseful and envious, Ichiro Yamamoto, as the party concerned, can be described as a spring breeze and a horseshoe disease! As soon as the 5,000 stone Zhixing land was obtained, Yamamoto Ichiro suddenly became the highest retainer in the Tsugawa family. Recalling that he was still a small ashigaru back then, if it weren't for the help of his brother-in-law, the mining director of the Tsugawa family, Rokuro Umino, how could he have his own today?

Of course, the most important thing to thank is that he is willing to appreciate his own Tsugawa Soji. Thinking of this, Ichiro Yamamoto has already made up his mind in his heart, and this life of his own in this life will belong to Tsugawa Soji!