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Kameda Banyoshi is walking in the castle tower. Regarding the Tozawa family's attack on Yodogawa Castle this time, in fact, Kameda Fanyi was also very entangled in his heart. The subordination of the Kameda family to the Anton family was originally a helpless move. The relatively weak Kameda family was surrounded by the domain of the wealthy families of Yuri-gun, and the Yuri-gun 12 parties were very xenophobic, so that the Kameda family was often attacked by the Yuri-gun wealthy clans when the previous lords of the Kameda family were in power.

When Kameda Banyoshi succeeded to the throne, in order to change this status quo, he had to be subordinate to the Anton family, so that the Anton family could protect the Kameda family. However, the recent successive wars have caused the Kameda family to suffer heavy losses, not to mention that there is not much benefit. Last time, he assisted Anton Yaoji in capturing Yodogawa Castle, and the Kameda family lost dozens of ashigaru, and in the end they only received verbal rewards, which was unacceptable to Kameda Banyoshi.

Early this morning, Kameda received a letter from Anton Yaoji asking for help, and Kameda Fanyi was unsure about whether to send troops to rescue Yodogawa Castle. Now that the main force of the Andong family is not there, if the Kameda family sends troops to rescue Yodogawa Castle, it will be very dangerous if the wealthy clan of Yuri County takes the opportunity to attack the territory of the Kameda family.

The old Kameda family, Watanabe Morimasa, is 67 years old and has assisted the head of the Kameda family for three generations. Seeing that Kameda Fanyi couldn't pay attention, Watanabe Mamoru said in a loud voice, "Lord, are you paying attention to whether to rescue Yodogawa Castle?" ”

"Yes," Kameda nodded helplessly.

Watanabe Mamoshimasa shook his head and said, "The lord doesn't have to hesitate, you can send troops to rescue Yodokawa Castle." ”

"However, you are not unaware of the relationship between this family and the Yuri Twelve Party. The main force of the Andong family has already gone to Antler County, and if the strength of the family goes to the rescue of Yodogawa Castle again. The wealthy clan of Yuri-gun will definitely attack the family, and it will be dangerous then," said Kameda Banyoshi.

"My lord, this family is already subordinate to the Anton family, if you don't support Yodogawa Castle, then in the future, Lord Anton will blame him, how can this family withstand the anger of the Anton family?" Mamoru Watanabe asked rhetorically.

This is where Kameda is entangled. Help, the Yuri Twelve Party will take advantage of the fire to rob. If you don't save it, you will offend Anton's family. This is also a problem that the small wealthy families had to face in the Warring States Period. It's all about keeping the family name.

"Watanabe-sama, what can you do?" Kameda asked eagerly.

"My lord, in this rescue of Yodogawa Castle, in addition to the main family, the Toshima family must also send troops. This attack on Yodogawa Castle was carried out by the former lord of Yodogawa Castle, Tozawa Masashige, and the forces of the Maeda family, which was subordinate to the Tozawa family. The estimated number is around 500. There are also more than 100 defenders in Yodogawa Castle, and there are about 300 people in the Toshima family. It should be no problem to hold Yodogawa Castle for such a period of time. Mamoru Watanabe said slowly.

"What about the family?"

"The family can send troops to give a deterrent. Let's wait for the battle situation in Yodogawa Castle, and once the wealthy clan of Rigun invades our family's territory, we can quickly return to our own territory. Mamoru Watanabe said with a smile.

"But....... What if Yodogawa Castle can't be defended? In that case, the family did not participate in the cage city of Yodogawa City, and the Anton family will inevitably blame the family in the future. Kameda said worriedly.

"Hehe" Watanabe Morimasa smiled softly and said, "There are already 300 troops in Yodogawa Castle, and with the danger of Yodogawa Castle, even if it is under siege by the Tozawa family and the Maeda family, it will be able to resist it for a long time. Moreover, does the lord think that the enemy has no worries? ”

"Enemy........ Don't? Kameda was silent for a while, and suddenly came to his senses and said, "Tsugawa family! ”

"Yes, the Tsugawa family and the Anton family are allies, and I guess I also received a letter from Lord Anton asking for help. And the Tsugawa family has already pacified the southern part of Senhoku County, and they don't want to lose such an opportunity to continue expanding. The Tsugawa family's Osawa Castle is not far from the Maeda family's territory, and the Tsugawa family must be eager to send troops to attack the Maeda family's territory after learning about the battle at Yodogawa Castle. Mamoru Watanabe said with a smile.

"In this way, with an outlier like the Tsugawa family, the situation in Yodogawa City is still favorable to the family." Kameda nodded in agreement.

Watanabe Morimasa continued, "In this case, the family only needs to pretend to support Yodogawa Castle and not contribute to the work. When the time comes, when the Tsugawa family's army is killed, the predicament of Yodogawa Castle will be automatically eliminated. ”

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Yuri-gun is an area near the sea in the central and western part of Dewa Province. The land is fertile, the terrain is plain, and agriculture is relatively developed.

There are 12 wealthy clans in Yuri County, collectively known as the Yuri Twelve Parties. They are the Higa Ho family, the Takizawa family (Lola-chan!! ), Oi family, Iwaya family, Akao Tsu family, Nei family, Ishizawa family, Hanegawa family, Corn family (I don't want to say anything more about this surname.) The Ziji family, the Ayubao family, the Ayukawa family and other twelve more powerful wealthy families, plus some small wealthy families.

These twelve wealthy clans did not belong to each other, although they were at war and often contradictory. However, they were very united externally, so that the powerful clans of other counties, such as the Andong family and the Dabaosi family, could only stabilize them by means of pacification, but could not directly attack them. A wealthy family may not be nothing, but the combat power of the 12 wealthy families in a group is not as simple as the ordinary one plus one equals 2.

But even though they are very unanimous on the outside, they are also constantly divided internally. First of all, the most powerful of the Yuri Hao clan are the old wealthy families Higa Ho family and Akao Tsu family, among which the Higa Ho family is the existence of the flag head of the Twelve Yu Li Clan. However, with the rise of the wealthy families of the Takizawa and Oi families, which followed closely, they posed a certain threat to the Niga Ho family and the Akao Tsu family.

Yuri-gun, on the other hand, is roughly divided into two factions. Led by the Higa Ho family, the Koyoshi family, the Shimomura family, the Iwaya family, and the Oi family went south to the Daihoji family in the Shonai area, and against the situation where the Akao Tsu family led the Nei family, the Ishizawa family, the Corn family, the Takizawa family, the Hanegawa family, and the Odai family made friends with the Ando clan in the north.

At this time, Hanekawa Castle, which was closest to Kawabe County, was the origin of the Yuri Twelve Clans of the Hagawa family. In the last battle with the Maeda family, the head of the Hanekawa family was killed by Maeda Nariyi, and the new leader was the young lord of the Hanegawa family, Hanekawa Haru.

Harushi Hanekawa stood outside the castle tower of Hanekawa Castle and looked out over the north. After a long time, he turned to the person behind him and said, "The opportunity has come." The Maeda family sent troops to Yodogawa Castle, and Maeda Castle was empty, so the family could take advantage of the situation to send troops to attack Maeda Castle and avenge their father! ”