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"Bastard!" The head of the Shimomura clan said angrily, "The Tsugawa family! Soji Tsugawa! Very good! Dare to burn down the city, I must let the Jinchuan family pay for this debt! ”

"My lord, I found the head of Lord Nangang!" A Shimomura samurai came to the side of the Shimomura clan chief and said.

The head of the Shimomura clan said disapprerovingly, "Hmph, waste! Dead is dead. ”

"Send a scout to find out the whereabouts of the Tsugawa family's troops. As soon as it is discovered, report it immediately! Shimomura said loudly to the samurai.

"Hah!"

"Others, put out the fire!" Sumistress Shimomura continued.

.........

In a dense forest in Shimono Mountain, the Tsugawa family's troops are resting here.

Hisaharu Mizutani came to Tsugawa Soji's side and said with a smile, "My lord, the total amount of materials in the Nanoka Fortress is 240 kan and 1,600 stone of grain. In a hurry, it was impossible to transport everything away, and everything except the money was burned. ”

"Good!" Soji Tsugawa nodded and said loudly, "This is enough for the Shimomura family to have a pain in the flesh for a while." ”

"But you still need to be careful of the counterattack of the Xia Mura family. Kuji, you immediately send people to monitor the movements of the Shimomura family on the main roads of the Shimomura family, and the others will retreat to Takahashi Castle first. Soharu Tsugawa said.

"Hah!"

Inside Minamioka, the fire has almost been extinguished. Although there are still some open fires in some areas that have not yet been extinguished, the fires have been brought under control in general.

The head of the Shimomura clan stood in the ruined Minamioka Ridge and said loudly, "Have you ever found out where the people of the Tsugawa family are now?" ”

"Back to the lord, the people of the Tsugawa family have withdrawn to Takahashi Castle." Shimomura Ashigaru General Shito replied.

"This time it was my mistake, I didn't expect the Tsugawa family's counterattack to arrive so quickly. The capture of Nanoka is not a big deal, but I'm afraid that Lord Anton's order will not be completed. Sect Chief Shimomura said helplessly.

"Lord Anton asked the family to provoke a war with the Tsugawa family, but the Tsugawa family didn't plan to fight the family at all, which is quite tricky." Shiro Ito also nodded and said.

Sect Chief Shimomura continued, "Now Lord Andong intends to suppress the Tsugawa family, but on the surface, he will not send troops, so he can only let us take action on his behalf." ”

"However, the family alone can't fight the Tsugawa family. This time, it was also seen that the Tsugawa family was unable to dispatch the main force due to the next spring ploughing, and it was just a simple harassment. It's just that I didn't expect the Tsugawa family to move so quickly, and they captured Nangang in an instant. Sect Chief Shimomura said slowly, "Since the Tsugawa family has withdrawn to Takahashi Castle, then we will not act for the time being. ”

"When the spring ploughing is over, I will settle accounts with the Tsugawa family!"

The head of the Shimomura clan said indignantly, "What do you mean by the Takizawa family? The family has sent people to negotiate several times, and this time there is an order from Lord Anton, but the Takizawa family seems to have been reluctant to join forces with the family, if it weren't for Lord Anton, I would have sent troops to attack Takizawa Castle! ”

"The Ziyoshi family, the Yajima family, the Akao Tsu family, and other wealthy families have agreed to Lord Anto's proposal, but the Takizawa family seems to be intent on falling to the Daihoji family to the south. Otherwise, according to the past practice, the Takizawa family would not refuse the family's proposal. Shiro Ito said in a deep voice.

"Humph! The wall grass of the Takizawa family, I'm afraid I'm afraid of the Tsugawa family! Even if the rest of us can gather 2,000 troops without him, and with the assistance of Lord Anton, the Tsugawa family can also fight against it. Sect Chief Shimomura said angrily.

"Don't take care of the Tsugawa family during this time, wait for the end of spring ploughing with peace of mind, and gather several troops when the time comes, and you must let the Tsugawa family know that our Yuri Party is powerful!" Sect Chief Shimomura said indignantly.

"Hah!"

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In Takahashi Castle, Tsugawa Soji nodded after listening to Mizutani Hisaharu's report, and said, "Sure enough, as I expected, the Shimomura family would not dare to blatantly attack the main family." Putting aside the difference in strength between the two sides, I'm afraid this also means the person behind the Shimomura family. ”

"The man behind it?" Mizutani Hisashi said thoughtfully, "Could it be that the lord is talking about the Andong family?" ”

"Hmm!" Soji Tsugawa nodded, "It's obvious. No one in the Yuri Party will obey anyone. Last time, the Yuri Party united and attacked the main family while the main family was fighting against the Onodera family and the Spo family. This time, the Shimomura family is even more openly provoking the family, if there is no strong force support, the Shimomura family, given him 100 guts, will not dare to provoke the family. ”

"And the forces that can influence the Yuri Party, the only ones in the country are the Andong family and the Daihoji family. The Dabaoji family has nothing to do with the main family, so only the Andong family remains. Tsugawa Soji said slowly, "Last time, the attitude of the Anton family towards the family was quite ambiguous, and the time to tear the face between the family and the Anton family is coming soon." ”

"If it's just the Yuri Party, the family is not afraid, but if the Ando family participates, things won't be easy." Hisaharu Mizutani said worriedly, "There is a more powerful Hiyama Anto family behind the Andong family, and if the Hiyama Anto family shows hostility to this family, I'm afraid that forces such as the Onodera family will not be able to sit still!" ”

"Hiyama Anto's house? No, no, no, Anton Shunji is a smart person. It is possible to say that the Andong family in Minato City will be unfavorable to the family, but it is absolutely impossible for the Hiyama Andong family! Soharu Tsugawa said affirmatively.

"Why is that?" Hisaharu Mizutani asked puzzled.

A smile appeared at the corner of Tsugawa Soji's mouth, and he looked at Mizutani Hisaharu and said softly, "You know, the Hiyama Anto family also has enemies!" ”

"Southern home? But what does this southern family have to do with it? Hisaharu Mizutani then asked.

Tsugawa Soji said slowly, "The territory of the Dewa country is much richer than the territory of the southern family, and the southern family has always wanted to invade the Dewa country, but there has never been a chance. ”

"If the Hiyama Andong family really wants to attack the main family, the main family can fall to the southern family. I think Minohe Castle's Southern Harusa-sama will be happy to support my family! Soji Tsugawa said with a smile on his face.

"Therefore, there is no doubt that Andong Shunji will never risk being seized by the southern family to infiltrate the power into the Dewa country to attack his own family." Soji Tsugawa said with a smile, "And the battle between the Yuri Party or the Minato Castle Anto family and the main family has not yet risen to the extent that it will cause another big war between the two Northern Okuwa overlords of Andong and Nanbu. ”

"So for the battle between the family and the Anton family, Anton Shunji will not interfere."

Kuji Mizutani suddenly realized that he said, "It's still the lord who thinks a lot, so it seems that the next enemy that the family will face is nothing more than the Li Party and the Anton family behind it." ”

"Exactly!" Tsugawa Soji nodded, "Now that the Shimomura family is going to strike the army, then we don't need to stay here for a long time." Let's wait until the spring ploughing is over. ”

"Hah!"