Three years, three years have passed since the Hojo family surrendered the Uesugi family. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 During this period, Hojo Masa has always insisted on the request of his father, Hojo Shiyasu, to recuperate and wait for the opportunity.

Although Hojo Masa was full of revenge in his heart, he also had to admit that it was best to make this choice at this time. Because compared with the Uesugi family and the Takeda family, which are at their most prestigious, the strength of the Hojo family is undoubtedly much weaker, and more importantly, the Hojo family has too many enemies.

In fact, is the Hojo family weak? It's really not weak, otherwise, Hojo Shiyasu wouldn't be called a dragon, tiger and lion with Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin. But the problem is that whether it is Uesugi Kenshin or Takeda Shingen, they never intend to be 1 against the Hojo family, and every time they attack Hojo, they will pull the Kanto group together to fight against the Hojo family. No way, in the troubled times, who will play chivalry with you?

So during these three years, the Hojo clan recuperated and tried to ease the relationship with many heroes in the Kanto region. Because the Hojo clan understands that if it continues, the Hojo family will only die with the Kanto heroes. Of course, the Hojo clan did not pin his hopes on the old enemies of Satomi and Satake, but aimed at those small wealthy families.

But now, the submission of the Takeda family has given the Hojo family another opportunity, one that could allow the Hojo family to rise or perish.

"Surrender the Oda family, or fill the vacancy in the Takeda family?" Hojo Masa was troubled.

If the Oda family is submitted, then the Hojo family will undoubtedly have the support of the Oda family. In addition to getting a strong reinforcement and reducing a strong enemy, it is more important to obtain the imperial court's recognition of the Hojo family's territory in the Kanto region through the Oda family.

In this way, the Hojo clan's confidence in dividing the Kanto region was even stronger. After all, the biggest reason why the Hojo family has not been able to expand the Kanto region is that in addition to the annoying Takeda and Uesugi from time to time, the main reason is that the Hojo family has not been able to get the title of ruling the Kanto. In many cases, the name doesn't seem important, but other times, it's very, very important.

It's just that the submission of the Oda family naturally has advantages and disadvantages. Unlike the Uesugi family, the Uesugi family is more about the situation of the Hojo family, as if this time the war started, the Hojo family had no idea of participating in the war, and the Uesugi family had no intention of letting the Hojo family send troops. The main reason for this situation is only one point, the strength of the Uesugi family itself is not much stronger than that of the Hojo family. In other words, if there is no help from the Kanto group, the Uesugi family and the Hojo family are just 55 open, and maybe the Hojo family can still have a slight advantage.

But the Oda family is different, it is absolutely the best in the world, so that if the Hojo family surrenders to the Oda family, they can only be honestly a retainer. Dominating Kanto? At that time, it will only depend on the meaning of the Oda family. And even if they helped the Hojo family dominate the Kanto region at the beginning, after the Oda family dominated the world, if the Oda family wanted to take back some of the Hojo family's territory in the Kanto, would the Hojo family be able to refuse? No way.

So what about being an enemy of the Oda family? There is no doubt that if the Hojo family can fill the vacancy of the Oda family, then the Uesugi family and the Mori family will definitely be very welcome, and even the Uesugi family will cancel the submission of the Hojo family and at the same time help the Hojo family gain a foothold in the Kanto.

But......

The Takeda family surrendered in one battle, can the Hojo family resist the Oda family's offensive? When the time comes, if the battle is defeated...... Look at the Takeda family, Suruga was confiscated directly, and maybe there will be a way to make the Takeda family history completely in the future.

"Shizheng, it looks like you're very troubled." An old voice came, which suddenly made the Hojo clan who was still thinking about it stand up in shock.

"Father! Why are you here?! You must recuperate! Hojo said in a bit of a panic.

Since the surrender of the Uesugi family, Hojo Shiyasu has been sick, and at the beginning, Hojo Shimasa didn't care too much, after all, older people always have some problems. It's just this disease, but it has been sick until now, which is why Hojo Clan has matured so much.

Sitting down with the support of the Hojo clan, Hojo Shiyasu took a breath and said, "No way, this matter is very important, I, an old immortal, just come and take a look, I'm really not at ease." ”

"Father! Please don't say that! Your illness will be cured! If it really doesn't work, the child will send someone to ask Dr. Qu Naase Michizo, and with his medical skills, he will definitely be able to cure his father's illness! Hojo said in a panic.

Although Hojo is 33 years old this year, at this moment, he seems to be like a child who has not grown up, and he seems so flustered and helpless. However, it is normal to think about it, after all, throughout his life, Hojo Shiyasu has always acted as his protective umbrella and spiritual pillar, and in his opinion, even if he makes a mistake, his father will help correct it.

Waving his hand, Hojo Shiyasu did not respond to Hojo Shimasa's concerns, but said with some gasp, "I think the only choice for the family at this time is to submit to the Oda family!" Then, taking advantage of this, he rapidly expanded his influence in the Kanto region. ”

"Father, ......" Seeing that Hojo Shiyasu said this, Hojo Shimasa did not object, but just looked at him silently and waited for his next step.

"I know, you may be worried that even if the family takes the Kanto region, the Oda family, which unifies the world, can find reasons to weaken or even eliminate the family at will." Hojo Clan Yasu looked at Hojo Clan Masa and smiled, "However, as long as the family is loyal enough, I believe that the Oda family will not care about this." ”

"And most importantly, the Oda family has defeated the Takeda family, and it was defeated by Oda Yoshinobu, a retainer, and the troops under his command. This proves something, proves that the strength of the Oda family is far beyond the ability of other forces to compete. Even if the main family replaces the Takeda family and joins the war, will it really replace the Takeda family? Hojo Clan Yasu looked at Hojo Clan Masa and asked in a deep voice.

"In addition, those wealthy families in the Kanto region will probably also contact the Oda family......" At the end, the Hojo clan Yasu looked directly at the Hojo clan and said, "This time, the family must not be on the wrong side!" ”

Hearing this, the Hojo clan pondered for a moment, then nodded and responded, "The child understands, and the child will send someone to Azuchi Castle." ”

It's just that for the idea of the Hojo clan, the Hojo clan shook his head helplessly, "Don't send people, wait for them to come!" Hojo Shiyasu's expression was a little hateful, "Only in this way can the family take the initiative." Moreover, from the selection of the Oda family to garrison Suruga, the main family can also distinguish whether the Oda family attaches great importance to the main family. ”