Shimizu Yoshitaka has already decided to give up struggling, it's useless to struggle anyway, it's better to sit in Shimizu City and see how the situation evolves next.

"Immediately send an order to the lord of the Swamp Pavilion Castle, Nagasawa Kazuaki, and let him stand still in the Swamp Pavilion Castle, even if the Tsugawa family soldiers are under the Swamp Pavilion Castle, they can't attack without authorization! If the Tsugawa family attacks the main family, then just open the city and surrender. After speaking, Shimizu Yoshitaka couldn't help but have a trace of loss on his face.

"Hah! In the next place, he sent a message to Changze Prison. Kido Zhou replied quickly.

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Adjacent to the territory of the Shimizu family is the Sasaki family, a powerful countryman from Mogami County.

The strength of the Sasaki family is roughly the same as that of the Shimizu family, and it is located in the northwest of Mogami County, adjacent to the Daihoji family and the Tsugawa family. The current head of the Sasaki family is Sasaki Sadatsuna, a samurai who is quite famous in Mogami Prefecture.

The Sasaki family is based in Sasaki Castle, and like the Shimizu family, an evaluation of the Tsugawa family's dispatch to the Hazen area is also being held. Participating in the evaluation were the two brothers of the Sasaki family, the old man of the Sasaki family, the old court of the Sasaki family, the lord of the salmon castle, Sato Nobubo, and the lord of the Iwanosekan castle, Sato Nobuki.

"My lord, I think that the Tsugawa family's dispatch of troops this time should not pose any threat to the family." Inside the castle tower of Sasaki City, Tsunmasa Tingzuki said to Sasaki Sadatsuna on the main seat with an affirmative face.

Sasaki Sadatsuna said, "The scale and momentum of the Tsugawa family's dispatch this time is not small, why is Tsunamasa so determined?" ”

"The lord thinks about it, if the Tsugawa family will attack the family, why not go south from Xiongkatsu and directly attack the territory of the family. Instead, he took great pains to borrow from the Osaki family, and instead entered the feather from the territory of the Hosokawa family? Ting Yue Gangzheng said slowly.

"The Tsugawa family should have deliberately avoided fighting with the main family, so from this point of view, the Tsugawa family should have no hostility towards the main family." Ting Yue Tsunamasa continued.

Hearing Tsunasa Tingyue's words, Sasaki Sadatsuna nodded lightly, but at this time, Nobuki Sato, who was sitting opposite Tsunamasa Tingyue, suddenly spoke, "My lord, I am not as optimistic about the current situation as Lord Tingyue!" ”

"Why is that?" Sasaki Sadazuna then asked.

Nobuki Sato smiled, and then replied, "Although it seems that the Tsugawa family does not show any hostility towards the family at present, but what about the future?" ”

"The territory of the main family is next to the Tsukawa family, once the Tsugawa family defeats the Mogami family and occupies Murayama County, then the main family located in Mogami County will become the next target of the Tsukawa family!"

"Although there is no danger to the family in the short term, what about in the long run? One year or two years? What is the difference between the Tsugawa family and the Tsugawa family? Nobuki Sato looked at Sasaki Sadatsuna's eyes and said intently.

"How can Sato-sama be sure that the Tsugawa family will be able to defeat the Mogami family?" Hearing that Nobuki Sato did not agree with his proposal, Tsunmasa Tingzuki, who was already not on good terms with the Sato clan, was suddenly dissatisfied, "The Mogami family is also a topic of exploration in Hashu, and recently I heard that the various branches of the Mogami family such as the Tiantong family have made a truce with the Mogami family, and now they have formed an alliance with the Mogami family to hold on to Kazuoka Castle." ”

"And the Tsugawa family seems to be blocked out of Murayama County at all, so it seems that the Tsugawa family wants to defeat the Mogami family, which is undoubtedly a fool's dream! Since the Tsugawa family can't defeat the Mogami family and occupy Murayama County, how can they attack the main family? Ting Yue Tsunamasa continued.

"Haha!" After Tsunmasa Tingzuki finished speaking, Sato Nobubo, who was sitting next to Nobuki Sato, couldn't help laughing and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the main room of Lord Tingyue seems to be the younger sister of the retainer family of the most upper-family family, right?" Thinking about it, Lord Tingyue's heart is still a little towards the most upright family, so it's not surprising to say such a thing. ”

"Sato Envelope, Hugh wants to spew blood!" Sato Shinbao's words were a little heartbroken, and Tsunamasa Saizuki hurriedly said to Sasaki Sadatsuna, "My lord, what I just said is all sincerity to my lord, and there is no selfishness!" ”

Sasaki Sadatsuna waved his hand, he still knew very well about Tsunasaki Tadamasa's loyalty to Tsunamasa Sasaki, "Okay Tsunamasa, your loyal family will definitely not doubt it." It's just that Xinji and Xinbao are not bad, if the Tsugawa family really attacks the family, it is not an opponent at all with the strength of the family! ”

"Otherwise, the family will seek the support of the Dabaoji family at that time?" Ting Yue Tsunamasa continued.

The relationship between the Dahoji family and the Sasaki family has always been good, and when the Shimizu family and the Dahoji family broke out in a joint war, the Sasaki family also sent troops to support the Dahoji family. If the Tsugawa family started a war against the Sasaki family, the Yuqing Daihoji family would not stand idly by.

On the one hand, the Sasaki family had helped the Daihoji family, and the Daihoji family should have sent troops. On the one hand, if the territory of the Sasaki family is captured by the Tsugawa family, then it will be the turn of the Daihoji family next, so the Daihoji family must not stand idly by.

Looking at Sasaki Sadatsuna, who was obviously already a little moved, Sato Nobuki and Sato Nobubao glanced at each other, and then said, "My lord, the Dahoji family is now caught in the battle with the Satsushi family and other wealthy families, and they are still too busy to take care of themselves, how can they take care of their own family?" ”

"Even if the Daihoji family can support the main family, how can a Daihoji Yoshizen, who can't even be defeated by the Sakoshi family, compete with the Tsugawa family? You must know that a few years ago, Yoshizen of Dabao Temple almost died at the Tsugawa family and couldn't come back. Nobuki Sato continued.

"Humph!" Sato Shinji originally thought that he should be a little worried when he said this, but he didn't expect Sasaki Sadada to snort coldly, and then said with a resolute face, "I, Sasaki Sadatsuna, am not the waste of Daihoji Yoshisu!" The family's Sasaki Castle is so easy to defend and difficult to attack, not to mention the 3,000 troops of the Tsugawa family, even if there are another 3,000 families, what is there to fear? ”

"There is no need to say anything about this matter, this family has stood for hundreds of years, and has never been afraid of anyone!" Speaking of this, Sasaki Sadatsuna turned his head to Tsunmasa Tingzuki on the side and said, "Tsunamasa, you can send more exuberance and ninjas to the territory of the Hosokawa family next, and pay close attention to the movements of the Tsukawa family!" In addition, the troops in the territory were immediately reorganized and food and ordnance were transported to Sasaki Castle. Even if the family is not afraid of the Tsugawa family, they must be fully prepared! ”

"Hah!" Tsunamasa Ting Yue hurriedly replied loudly, and at the end, Tsunamasa Ting Yue cast a defiant look at Nobuki Sato and Nobubo Sato.

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Salmon Castle, after the evaluation of Sasaki Castle was over, Sato Nobuki left Sasaki Castle and stopped at Sato Noburo's Salmon Castle by the way.

In the salmon castle tower, Sato Nobuki calmly played with the knife in his hand, and took it out from time to time to wipe it with a cloth towel. Compared with Sato Nobuki's calmness, Sato Nobubo, who was sitting on the side, was a little unable to sit still.

"Brother, since Hino-sama was forced out of his family by that bastard of Tsunmasa Tsunasa, the lord now only trusts Tsunmasa Tsunmasa Tsunasa Tsunas Now he doesn't listen to us at all, and Hosokawa-sama is a little bit difficult to explain! Speaking of this, the two people in the hall couldn't help but fall silent. 8)