Since the Gao Shan family was wiped out by the Ji Xiaolu family, what the clan chief hopes most is to have relatives by his side.

The appearance of the Gaoshan clan and the recognition of him, let him finally realize this dream, for him, nothing is more important than family affection, he has already experienced the pain of losing his relatives once, and now he definitely does not want to experience it a second time, so now he can't care about anything, he only thinks about his brother's safety.

Although the Takayama clan chief had lost his mind, Tanaka Katsusuke and Uinejima kept their senses, and when they saw that the Takayama clan chief was leaving, the two of them hurriedly pulled him back.

"Let go of me! No one can stop me from saving my brother, let go! The Takayama clan roared frantically as he struggled.

The Unejima clan grabbed the arm of the Takayama clan tightly and said loudly, "Takayama-sama, now is not the time to be rash, you must be calm." ”

"My brother is in danger, how can you let me calm down, and don't let go quickly." The Takayama clan struggled as he spoke, but he couldn't break free no matter what.

"It's been more than a day since the decisive battle between Lord Takayama and the Takeda family, and it's too late for Lord Takayama to go now, and Takayama Castle is so close to the battlefield that even if the enemy suddenly attacks, the Lord can retreat into the city as quickly as possible, so I still need to think long-term."

Katsusuke Tanaka saw that the Takayama clan still couldn't calm down, so he also said: "What Uonejima-sama said is true, and this Matsukura Castle is an important town of the family, if it is so easily ceded to the enemy, it is definitely not the intention of the lord. I'll think about how to defend the city first, even if the lord fails to enter Takayama City, then he will come to this city, as long as Matsukura City is still there, then the family still has a chance to turn around, if it is lost, there will be nothing. ”

After listening to the persuasion of Katsusuke Tanaka and Ori Uchijima. Finally calmed down, they were right, even if they were leading the army now. It's already too late, there are thousands of people under the lord's command, and even if he fails, he will definitely not be wiped out. Even if the enemy blocks the way back to Takayama Castle, as long as a part of the army is left as the temple army, there is still an absolute certainty that they can retreat to Matsukura Castle.

Thinking of this, seeing that the two of them were still holding themselves, the head of the Gao Shan clan couldn't help but say, "The two adults should let go first." ”

Seeing that the Takayama clan had calmed down, Katsusuke Tanaka and Rinsai Uonejima let go of their hands and returned to their seats and sat down.

Among the three, it is undoubtedly the highest status of the Uchijima clan, but the head of the Takayama clan is the guard of the Takayama family, so it is undoubtedly the largest among the three, so I just heard him speak first: "Lord Uneijima." Now that you have determined that the enemy's next target after taking Kojima Castle is Matsukura Castle, it is essential to have information about the enemy if you want to achieve victory, so please tell me about it first. ”

Unejima nodded and said, "Two adults." After the battle of Koshima City, there were about seven or eight hundred Jiangma troops left, but more than ninety percent of them were peasant soldiers, and their combat effectiveness was very low, and the losses of the monks and soldiers of Kokubunji Temple were not large, and the two armies together should have as many as 1,000 people. ”

Speaking of which. I only heard him continue: "If it is only these 1,000 people to attack, then with the strength of 700 troops in the city, it is completely easy to resist the enemy's attack, but I think that the enemy should already know how many troops in Matsukura Castle in the road are defending, and I am afraid that the Takeda army will send reinforcements, so it will be a little difficult to deal with." ”

After hearing this, Katsusuke Tanaka couldn't help but say with a solemn face: "If the enemy has no reinforcements, it should be killed soon after you lead the army into the city, after all, once the family is ready, there is no hope of capturing Matsukura Castle with their thousand men alone, but they have not come until now, which at least shows that the enemy will definitely send reinforcements to the northern front, if the number is not large, with the strength of the army in the city, it can barely hold on, but if there are more than 800 Takeda troops to help, the consequences will be unimaginable." ”…,

When he finished, all three began to ponder. They were all thinking about a problem now, that is, how to resist the attack of the Jiangma army, the thousand people of Kokubunji, and the enemy's reinforcements.

Just when the Takayama clan chief and the Uonejima clan were at a loss, they suddenly heard Tanaka Katsusuke speak: "I think that if you want to hold this city under the attack of the enemy, then the only way is to temporarily expand the number of defenders in the city before the enemy arrives, there are many villages around Matsukura Castle, if you recruit Ashigaru temporarily, you can recruit at least seven or eight hundred people, although they have no armor and no training, but if they are allowed to deal with the general's army, which is also dominated by peasant soldiers, it should still be possible."

In this way, the remaining 600 elites can concentrate on dealing with the monks of Kokubunji Temple and the unknown reinforcements, in the next opinion, if the lord leads the army to withdraw into Takayama Castle, then the ashigaru sent by Yama County Changjing will definitely not be too much, there should be 600 elites enough, and if the lord fails to return to Takayama Castle, there is no need for the Takeda Army to send reinforcements to the northern front, they are chasing all the way, and the goal is the same, if it is really at that time, there is the lord leading the army to personally sit in Matsukura Castle, and we will not have to worry. I wonder what the two adults think of the next proposal? ”

When the Unejima clan first arrived, he didn't know much about the current situation in Matsukura Castle, so he didn't express any opinions.

Although Tanaka Katsusuke's idea is good, and if he is temporarily mobilized, he is also confident that he will be mobilized to seven or eight hundred Ding Zhuang in two or three days, but if he really does this, he must first solve a problem, that is, where will the food for these hundreds of people come from?

Matsukura Castle is indeed one of the few important towns in the family, but most of the grain in the city has been transferred to the front line, after all, Matsukura Castle is in the rear, and including the clan believes that as long as the front line city is held, then the rear is absolutely safe, so the food in the city is only enough for four hundred troops for ten days.

Now there are more than 200 inner island troops, if there are another seven or eight hundred people, I am afraid that Matsukura Castle will fall into a situation of running out of food in three days, not to mention whether my brother can retreat into Takayama City, even if he can, but under the siege of the enemy, it is simply unrealistic to want to transport the grain and grass in this city, so the method proposed by Tanaka Katsusuke seems to be feasible, but if it is really done, without waiting for the enemy to attack, then all the troops under his command will be hungry and crawl down, so how to fight?

Thinking of this, the head of the Takayama clan did not directly refuse, but asked: "Although Lord Tanaka has a good idea, but the food and grass in the city are limited, it is impossible to support so many troops to fight, it seems that this method will not work." ”

After hearing this, Katsusuke Tanaka also felt that his thoughts were a little unrealistic, only to see him smile awkwardly, no longer say anything, and continue to think.

After a while, I heard the Uchijima clan say: "Lord Takayama, I remember that when the lord appointed you as a garrison, he gave you the power to mobilize the garrison of your own family, and the army is currently scattered in various cities with 200 people. It is better to transfer all of them and let them bring more food, so that not only can there be 200 more elites in Matsukura City, but also after having enough food, they can also temporarily recruit peasants to help in the war, with 900 elites and 800 peasants to defend, so even if there are reinforcements to support, there is no need to worry, I don't know what Takayama-sama thinks. ”

After hearing this, the Takayama clan chief did not answer immediately, but began to think. If it weren't for the reminder of the Unejima clan, he would have forgotten all about his power to mobilize the garrison.

But now under his reminder, he remembered, but this power must be used with caution, although he is the younger brother of the lord, but he knows that no one will like his retainers to be good at mobilizing the army, it can be said that the right to mobilize the army is only a kind of glory, far beyond the role of strength, and even if the brother does not blame himself, but if the defenders of the cities are really transferred, in case the enemy attacks, what should he do. …,

Thinking of this, the head of the Takayama clan couldn't help but hesitate. I only heard him speak: "Lord Nei Island, although I do have the power to mobilize the garrison in Xia, but if I really give other cities to the enemy, wouldn't it be equivalent to giving them to the enemy in vain, this is not a trivial matter, so I think that there is still a power to be quotient, I don't know what else the Lord can do?" ”

Seeing that he was hesitating, the Uonejima clan couldn't help but hurriedly said: "Lord Takayama, the two hundred troops are divided into four or five castles, and the defenders in each castle are only a few dozen people, if Matsukura Castle can't be kept, then how can only those dozens of ashigaru in the other castle block the enemy's attack?"

And as long as Matsukura Castle and Takayama Castle are in hand, there is still hope of defeating the enemy, once Matsukura Castle is lost, the family only has one Takayama Lonely Castle left, and there is not even this castle, then the family will have no place in this Hida Castle, so please reluctantly make it difficult for you, and transfer the garrisons in each city to come to Matsukura Castle to help in the battle. ”

"This ......" Takayama clan Changyuan has only been in service for more than a year, and his courage is indeed what he lacks, and at the same time he has some intelligence, but most of his intelligence is used in interpersonal interactions, and he has only participated in a skirmish battle of more than 200 people on both sides to capture Matsukura Castle, and suddenly put him in charge of the overall strategy, and some incompetence is inevitable.

Even if the clan is seventeen years old, after just crossing into the Warring States, he started from being in charge of the strategy of one city and one wall, and after accumulating enough experience, he began to be in charge of the Zhengguo strategy, although the head of the Takayama clan is a little higher than the clan sect, but the experience is not comparable, and he is just a retainer, and he has a lot more worries than the clan sect, so it's no wonder he hesitates. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )