Chapter 140 Reinforcements Come

In the assessment room of Arako Castle, Maeda Yasukatsu, who was sitting on the main seat, saw that the attitude of the retainers was very resolute, and he couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, as long as he could get the support of the retainers, then he was confident that the Maeda family would prosper again.

I only heard Maeda Yasutsu speak: "Everyone, now that the Maeda family has been focused on by the lord, if there are no more achievements, I am afraid that in the end I will not be able to escape the fate of being changed, I don't know what suggestions the lord has, you might as well say it directly." ”

Seeing that the retainers all lowered their heads and began to meditate after hearing this, he did not urge, anyway, this is not a problem that can be solved immediately, even if it is useless to be anxious. And Maeda Yasukatsu is very satisfied that his retainers can have such an attitude.

After a while, I saw Okumura Yongfu being the first to raise his head and said, "My lord, my subordinates think that this family is friendly with the Takayama family, and now that Takayama-sama is in the limelight, can we use Takayama-sama's prestige to make some contributions in order to get through the difficulties?" ”

Maeda Yasukatsu didn't understand what he was going to say in the end, not only him, but even the other retainers sitting there didn't understand what he meant, only Maeda Yasukatsu asked: "Tell me clearly, what do you think, now the family is in a critical moment." You don't have to beat around the bush. ”

"It's the lordship, the attendant sent by the main hall just now said that Takayama-sama was awarded 8,000 stone Chiyuki of Hachiman Castle in the gun, and that castle is still in the hands of the Saito family, so Takayama-sama must start a war to take this place, and his subordinates thought that if the lord could send reinforcements to help him when he attacked, I think the main hall should be happy to see this result. At least let the hall see that the family has changed after the lord succeeds to the throne, which is the foolish opinion of the subordinates, and the lord is also asked to decide. ”

After hearing this, Maeda Yasukatsu began to hesitate, if it is according to what Okumura Yongfu said, it is true that he can use this matter to make the lord change his impression of the family, but the army's strength is only to act as reinforcements, and it is not to fight for the lord, so there is no return at all, and the loss is only borne by the family itself.

If the loss is not big, the Maeda family can bear it, but in case of heavy losses, there will be some gains and losses, after all, the army under the command of the Takayama clan is not too much, and after a series of battles, if you want to rely on this point of men and horses to be the enemy of the rich families in North America, even if you add the strength of your own army, it is difficult to win easily.

Seeing that the lord was still hesitating, Okumura Yongfuku continued to persuade him: "Lord, are you worried about the loss of this battle? ”

Since his mind has been seen by him, Maeda Yasutsu has no need to hide, and said directly: "Yes, the eldest brother is in Japan, the Maeda family has never been rewarded by the lord, and the family knows only 3,000 stones, but it has 200 flags, and the overrun is serious, if it weren't for the fourth brother Maeda Toshi's family often receiving help, it would not be able to support it until now, if the loss in this battle is too large, the family wants to make up for the war damage, it will be a little difficult, and when the lord goes out of the army, what will the family use to obtain meritorious service?" ”

Okumura could understand the lord's feelings, after all, he was too aware of the current situation of the Maeda family, but he was not at all worried about sending reinforcements to help the Takayama clan capture Gujo Hachiman Castle.

Although he was a little less confident in his family's military situation, he was full of confidence in the Takayama army, so he continued to persuade: "Don't worry, Lord Takayama wins more with less every time he uses troops, and the damage in each battle is minimal, and although Endo Morishu, the defender of Hachiman Castle in the county, has a brave reputation, he is not the opponent of Takayama-sama, and in this battle, his subordinates dare to assert that Takayama-sama will win easily as before." Therefore, the subordinates believe that if they send reinforcements to help, it will only be beneficial to their own family, and they will ask the lord to decide. ”

After listening to this, Maeda Yasutsu thought about it carefully, as Okumura Yongfu said, the Takayama clan did not lose much in the previous wars, and its ability was unquestionable.

Moreover, if the family really goes out to help, this is equivalent to getting closer to Takayama-sama, and if something happens to the Ichi-sama family in the future, there will be a foil in the Oda family, and besides, Takayama-sama has already obtained a high position at a young age, and he is close to Shibata-sama, and the future is even more limitless, and such a strong reinforcement is what the family needs most.

Thinking of this, Maeda Yasukatsu had already made up his mind to send troops to assist, but seeing that the retainers had not yet expressed his position, he couldn't help but ask, "Do you have any suggestions for this proposal?" ”,

It's good that someone can come up with a way, how can the other retainers have other ideas, listening to the lord's question, they hurriedly replied in unison: "The subordinates have no objections, everything is subject to the lord's arrangement." ”

Seeing this, Maeda Yasukatsu no longer had any hesitation, and immediately clapped his hand and said: "Okay, since there is no objection, then at this time, it will be handed over to Okumura Yongfu to handle, and after seeing Lord Takayama, be sure to lower your posture." It would be nice to reaffirm the alliance. ”

Now, although the Takayama clan has not yet obtained the 8,000 stone of Zhixing from Hachiman Castle in that county, his identity is a real general, even if he borrows the courage of Okumura Yongfuku, he does not dare to be presumptuous in front of the Takayama clan.

After Okumura Yongfu received the order, he asked again: "I don't know how many troops the lord plans to send to help him in this battle, and after seeing Lord Takayama, his subordinates can also negotiate with him." ”

Maeda Yasutsu thought about it, the elite of the Takayama Army, if there are fewer reinforcements sent, first, it will not play a role at all, and second, Takayama Lord is still between the two words, anyway, now that Owari has been completely pacified by the Oda family, there is no need to worry about the territory being attacked, and the lord has not issued any offensive orders for the time being, so Maeda Yasukatsu was ruthless, gritted his teeth and said: "Well, less is useless, this reinforcement will send one hundred and fifty banners to help the battle." ”

"Lord, in this way, the defense of the barren city will be too empty, if there is an enemy to attack, it will be difficult to know and act, please think twice." Takahata Dingji hurriedly opened his mouth to persuade.

I only heard Maeda Yasukatsu say decisively: "No need to say it again, I have made up my mind, Okumura Yongfuku, you should go to Qingzhou City immediately to talk to Lord Takayama about this matter." ”

"It's the lord, and the subordinates will go." After Okumura Nagafuku answered, he bowed and walked out of the assessment room quickly.

At the same time as he walked out of the assessment room, he couldn't help but feel relieved that the lord could have such courage, Maeda Toshihisa was because of his lack of courage, which caused the Maeda family to show signs of decline, and now Maeda Yasukatsu has succeeded him, full of courage, if it continues like this, the Maeda family will not be far from prosperity.