Whether it is dealing with Nagano, Uesugi, Takeda, and Hojo, who now occupies this place, their strategy has never changed, so they have not only survived, but also the business is getting bigger and bigger, it can be said that up to now, they have basically controlled the trade of war horses in the eastern country, and once the clan gets Gunma County, then the cavalry of the Takayama family can not only get a lot of expansion, but also reduce the amount of money spent to half of the original, don't look at the battle of Nagashino, the iron cannon defeated the cavalry, but anyone with a discerning eye can see it, This is when the victory is achieved only when the preparation is extremely well prepared, and the number of iron cannons is extremely large, and these two points are indispensable, but looking at the world, who can have so many iron cannons except the Oda family and the main family? Even if the Hojo family is such a powerful force, the number of iron cannons is only a few hundred, and all of them are arranged in Odawara Castle for defense, so it can be said that once the family has a cavalry force of 5,000 people, then it can cross the eastern country, and in the field battle, this will definitely become a sword in the hand, a nightmare for the enemy, and to achieve this goal, then it is imperative to seize Gunma gun.

Of course, the clan can send his own troops to go, so it is not difficult to capture this place, but he thought that once his army launched an attack on Gunma County, it would be equivalent to opening the prelude to attacking the Hojo family, in this case, then this is definitely a full-scale war, and now although the Hojo army is in Echigo, the elite has not suffered any losses, and the family is now unconsolidated and is not ready to carry out a full-scale war, so the army cannot be moved lightly, so in this way, want to gain control of Gunma County. The only way to do this is to rely on the hands of others.

And there is no doubt that these three wealthy families in front of them are the best choice. If you really talk about it. Now they are just inclined to their own family, and they are not even vassals, so they can only be regarded as a local war, and the three families are very weak, so they can't attract the attention of the Hojo family at all, even if they send troops to help, it will definitely not be too much. And once they capture this county, the family immediately sent a large army to receive it, and the Hojo clan wanted to take it away, so it was necessary to mobilize a large army, but it was also not ready for a full-scale war, will it be because of this place and the family will fight, the clan clan thought about it for a while, and finally decided that Hojo would never do this, after all, Ueno is just an extension of Hojo's power, not Musashi. Sagami, Izu and other places are so important. He definitely can't afford to fight with the family because of this place, and the Hojo family believes in spear and fine armor, and is not very keen on cavalry, especially after the destruction of Akabi, so Gunma County is extremely important to the family, but for the Hojo family, it is okay to have it or not, and it will not have much impact, in this case, the family is bound to win this place.

If this is just the reason for the clan to seize this place, then let the three of them go, it is not an order given indiscriminately, the clan has also made full consideration of this, the first of these three Saito Kenhiro's intelligence is not bad, with his intelligence in Ueno Country is also outstanding, and Kohata Nobusada's bravery, Sanada Masayuki should not talk nonsense, since he is not much worse than Sanada Masahui, then it is definitely a brave general,

Although there is no possibility of changing the idea of the clan, but after hearing this, the people of Saito Kenhiro still couldn't help but gasp, they all thought that once they agreed, then the task assigned by Takayama-sama would definitely not be easy, but as long as they worked hard, it was still possible to complete it, but Takayama-sama let the three of them go to take Gunma County, which was a completely impossible task.

Let's not talk about anything else, just talk about the comparison of the strength of the two sides, even if there is no one ashigaru left in the territory, all of them are sent, and the combined army is only 1,000 people, and looking at the enemy, not only there is Minowa Castle, the first fortified city in Ueno Province, to defend, but also there are more than 3,000 ashigaru guarding this city, and it is even more controlled by the Hojo clan. Although the Hojo clan is incompetent, but because he is the brother of the Hojo clan, once he attacks it, then how can the Hojo clan in Ueno not come to the rescue, this is the best way to climb the high branches, they will definitely not give up, especially when their side is obviously in absolute weakness, those Hojo clans will not have any hesitation.

In addition to the big difference in strength between the two sides, the most important thing is that Lord Gao Shan just said clearly that he wanted to let himself and the other three of them seize this place within a month, and the time limit made them feel that this matter was absolutely impossible to complete, a month...... It took me days to go back and forth, and it was a joke to try to seize this place for the remaining twenty days.

After thinking about this clearly, I only heard Nobusada Kohata say stubbornly: "Lord Takayama, it's not that we want to refuse, it's just that if we want to seize Gunma County within a month, we can't do it with the strength of our three families, and my lord knows that Minowa Castle is not only strong, but also has 3,000 troops led by the Hojo clan in the city, and once we launch an attack on this place, then the vassal nobles of the Hojo family will come to help, so ......"

After listening to the other party, the clan's optimism about them just now suddenly dissipated a lot, only to hear him ask: "Hmph, let me ask you, is the Hojo clan loyal to the wise and brave people?" ”

"This ...... Back to Takayama-sama, as far as his subordinates know, the reason why this Hojo clan was able to become the Minowa Castle Dynasty was not because of his outstanding ability, but because of his special status. And its ability is not only not outstanding, but very mediocre. Although I don't know why Takayama-sama asked this question, Yura Narishi still replied seriously.

"Okay, since that's the case, then I'll ask you again, the three thousand troops under the command of the Hojo clan are likely to have the combat power of five colors?" Clan Zong continued to ask.

This time, it was Saito Kenhiro's turn to speak: "Lord Hui, the 3,000 troops in Minowa Castle were recruited from the local area by the clan after Hojo occupied this place. ”

"I'll ask you again, wait until you say that the Hojo family will go to the rescue, so how long will it take from the beginning of the battle to the arrival of reinforcements?"

"Back to my lord, with the understanding of the Hojo family, a vassal of Ueno, the closest to this place will only take three days at most, and you can reach it." Yura Chengfan said.

"Since that's the case, then I want to ask you and wait, the other party's general is not very capable. The military strength is not high. Reinforcements will arrive in three days at the earliest. In three days, you can't even take a small Minowa Castle, so what is the use of my Takayama family asking you to wait? ”

"Yes...... However, Lord Takayama, the combined strength of our subordinates is only 1,000 troops, and the combat strength of the army in the city is quite ......."

"Hmph, do you know that my Gaoshan Clan Sect has been in existence since I came out. That time was not to win more with less, I tell you now, the reason why I was able to do this was not by virtue of the combat power of the mountain army, but by brains, otherwise no matter how elite the mountain army was, it would have been exhausted long ago. ”

The three of them heard this. Suddenly, he suddenly opened his mouth, especially thinking of the several battles of the Gao Shan family. It made their eyes shine even more, yes, since the strong attack can't be done, then why not outwit, especially that Hojo clan is not very talented, and it should still be possible to outwit it, although the three of them have decided to outwit Gunma County, but where does the plan come from?

Originally, they also thought that Takayama-sama would provide them with a strategy, but soon they were disappointed, Takayama-sama not only did not have any intention of helping, but told the three of them that this time the Takayama family would not provide any help, and the capture of Gunma County could only rely on their own three people, of course, if they could pull more wealthy families, the clan would not be able to control it, but looking at Kamahara's attitude, it is estimated that it is basically impossible to pull him into the water again.

After the three of them left Kofu worriedly, they were all silently thinking about how to seize Gunma County while they were anxious.

It wasn't until he was about to arrive at Iwaki Castle that Saito Kenhiro, who had the most outstanding intelligence among the three, said: "Two adults, just now, I came down with a plan, if I can succeed, there is hope of capturing Minowa Castle." ”

When the two of them were depressed at the moment, they suddenly heard that the other party had thought of a plan, and they couldn't help but be happy, only to hear Yuliang Chengfan hurriedly ask: "I don't know if the adult's plan will come out?" ”

Due to the lack of time, Saito Kenhiro did not sell Guanzi, and said directly: "I thought about it along the way, and I came up with a plan, you know, if we alone do not have the ability to take this city, in this case, we can only attack from the inside, and if we want to achieve such a goal, then we must first blend into the city." ”

If you want to blend into the city, it is easy to say, but it is not easy to do, especially if you not only blend into the city yourself, but also lead the army into the city, otherwise, even if you only rely on yourself or several people to blend in, you will not do anything.

And this kind of task is very dangerous, if there is no absolute certainty, then the two of them are not willing to take this risk, don't return to the Gao Shan family by then, they will be finished first, and then it will be cheaper to leave the two left.

So both of them rejected this proposal.

And after listening to the one that these two people picked up, Saito Kenhiro was simply angry with these two elm bumps. I only heard him speak: "Before I finished listening to my plan, I was busy refusing, if this is the case, then well, this plan is simply up to the two of you to think of." ”

Yura Narishi knows that he can't compare to Saito Kenhiro in terms of intelligence, and now he is still pointing to him to find a way, if he really makes the other party angry, then with their intelligence and the strength of the army under their command, it is better to give up directly. So I only heard Yura Chengfan hurriedly say: "Lord Saito, don't be angry, the next two are just a little worried, since the adults have thought of a foolproof plan, then do it next." ”

Although Kohata Nobusada also bowed his head, he had no intention of giving up on the question just now, and after listening to his persuasion, he still asked: "My lord, although I agree with this, who should be the three of me to go into the city?" ”

Seeing that the two of them basically agreed with their statement, Saito Kenhiro immediately took out all the strategies in his heart, and Kohata Nobusada immediately expressed his support, as for Yura Chengshi, although he was a little reluctant, if he wanted to succeed, he really had to go out on his own.

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye, and during these seven days, a small-scale joint battle broke out in Ueno Kunichu, so small that less than a thousand people participated in the battle, and such a battle could not attract anyone's attention at all, and even such a war broke out almost every day in the world. And this inconspicuous war, the cause is also very simple, the Ueno wealthy family Yura Nari Shigeru was originally a vassal of the Uesugi family, due to the invasion of the Hojo family, had to unite with Saito and others, and now Hojo has retreated, and he made the decision to return to Hojo, after all, his daughter is married to the Hojo family, the lord of the Ninja City Narita clan, so once he takes refuge in the Hojo family, then it can be regarded as having a background and a backer, but Saito and others decided to return to Takayama, so that the two sides have changed from allies to enemies, and not far from Yura Nari leading the army away from Rock Cabinet City, Saito Kenhiro and Kohata Nobusada launched an attack on it, the two armies were seven hundred, and Yura was only three hundred, plus Kohata Nobutaha was brave and unmatched, Yura Narijo was not an opponent at all, and after defeating, he was not even in a hurry to go back to the territory, so he went all the way to Gunma County.

Although it was already bright on this day, in the inner room of the castle tower in Minowa Castle, Hojo Clan Tadashi and a group of **** women were still sleeping on the couch, and the whole room was filled with a strong smell of alcohol and vomiting, and from the wine bottles all over the floor, and the torn women's clothes, it can be seen that there will be no peace in this room last night.

And not just yesterday, since the Hojo clan was appointed as the city generation, every three or five will pull a batch from the town water tea house, to this day, the water tea house in Minowa Castle town no longer has that woman he did not patronize, he did this one is lustful, this needless to say, the second is not his will to come to this city to stop, but forced, he has no desire to fight for power, his biggest ideal is to eat, drink and have fun, so Odawara's castle town is his best place, But the Hojo clan didn't want to see his brother abandoned, so he arranged this errand for him, originally this time the Hao clan perished in large numbers, and there were many cities for him to choose from, but the Hojo clan chose here by himself, and he was very pleased that his younger brother had such courage, and he also considered that even if the Takayama clan wanted to march, he should attack Sagami, and the possibility of Ueno being attacked by the Takayama army was not high, at least the chance of being the main target was not great, so he agreed to his brother's request, but he didn't know, Hojo clan Tadashi didn't have such an idea as him, he decided to come here to guard it because the castle town of Minowa Castle is also considered prosperous. (To be continued.) )