Takeda Harunobu gradually clarified the context, and he said calmly: "For Date Masaki, we are all pawns, tools of his Kanto strategy. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Although we are not reconciled, but we are not strong enough, in the big chess game of the world, we can only be worthy of being chess pieces, but being a chess piece does not mean being slaughtered by others, if we can seize the opportunity, we can also dominate the fate of the opponent. ”

Takeda Nobuyoshi was also a leader for a while, he was defeated and captured, and he did not complain about life all the way to the prisoner car, but immersed himself, pondered the reasons for the failure, and entered the land of, especially after meeting Date Masahiro, he suddenly realized. He told Takeda Harunobu what he was thinking and said, "Brother, my brother originally thought that the Date family had ruled the land for only eight or nine months, but I thought that their dominance over the land would be so deep that even the Omi country, which has always been disobedient, did not have any beacon fire, and the fields and ridges beside the road were full of rice, and it seemed that it would be another bumper harvest year. As long as there is a good harvest year, the rule of the Date family can be said to be decided, which may be the reason why Maseiko has been sitting in Kyoto. ”

Takeda Harunobu knows the importance of food to the people, but what can he do, knowing that the Date family is getting stronger and stronger, but it is really a very painful thing to be helpless, not to mention that he belongs to the ambitious generation.

He was a descendant of Yoshimitsu of the Seiwa Gen clan Silla Saburo Yoshimitsu and a proud pillar of the Samurai family of the Gen clan, and his greatest wish as a young man was to take the two places of Koshin and go west to rule the world and complete the unfinished great deeds of his ancestors. However, it took him nearly 20 years to subdue Shinano Province by leading more than 300 people to attack Uminoguchi Castle at night and kill Shinano's famous general Hiraga Genshin. When he was in full swing, he met his lifelong enemy, Echigo's Nagao Keitori sent troops to Shinano Province for the trouble of Kasuga Yama Castle's heart, and fought three consecutive battles from the 22nd year of Astronomy, winning and losing each other, and Takeda Harunobu relied on his strategy to stabilize most of Shinano Province.

Now Nagao Keitora has captured Ueno Province, has the geographical advantage of cutting off the north and south Shinano, abandons Musashi Province, which is easy to attack and difficult to defend, and brazenly launches a war against Shinano Province. Now the request that Takeda Nobushi brought back, Takeda Harunobu can't agree even if he wants to.

Takeda Nobuyhiro suddenly asked: "Eldest brother, I learned from the mouth of the political prince that Nagao Keiho invaded Shinano Province, and the younger brother rushed back in a hurry, but I don't know what the battle situation is?" ”

Hearing the question, Takeda Harunobu's face tightened and he sighed slightly. He knew that Date Masahiro was really not an ordinary person, and judging from Takeda Nobuyo's departure from time, he was far away in the sky and could know Nagao Jinghu's actions earlier than him. He let out a long sigh and said, "The sixth master is dead. ”

Takeda Nobuyhiro changed color in shock, he never expected the situation to become so urgent. Zhujiao Tiger Dingnai is the sixth son of their great-grandfather Takeda Nobumasa, and his status in the family is respected, not to mention the brave You Jia, who played a role in determining the sea god needle for Takeda Harunobu to rule the place, and he died on the battlefield, how not to surprise and be shocked. He asked, "Brother, if the situation is so urgent, these 2,700 captives will probably be the decisive force in deciding this great battle, or it is better to redeem them as soon as possible." ”

Takeda Nobuyoshi said very directly, and he was suspected of overstepping, which shows that his mood is very urgent. The Takeda clan is in a difficult situation, with the long-tailed Jinghu attacking from the north to the south, and the Shinanono samurai inside ready to move, which can be described as internal and external troubles, and it is difficult. If it can redeem the more than 2,700 elites who were captured, it will be a decisive force, this is a surprise force that the long-tailed Jinghu will not consider entering the chessboard, as long as it is used properly, it is likely to become the key to turning the tide of the battle and turning defeat into victory.

Harunobu Takeda bowed slightly. Indeed, as his brother Takeda Nobuyoshi said, after a little rest, more than 2,700 prisoners of war turned their shame into strength in order to wash away the shame of being defeated and captured, and exerted a decisive force in the decisive battle with Nagao Jinghu. However, thinking about it like this, he was deeply shocked by Zhengheng's intentions, and he was shocked and had a trace of fear. There is no way for him to extricate himself from the conspiracy of Zhengheng, and he has to thank him if he is calculated.

Harunobu Takeda knew this well, and he had no way to refute Tsuyoi's request, so he had to empty the vaults of Kofu to ransom the prisoners of war. Otherwise, Nagao Keihu will immediately pounce, and then the hidden opposition forces in Shinano will also be ready to move, and I am afraid that the hard work of several generations will be in vain.

After a long silence, Takeda Harunobu finally said, "That's all there is to it." ”

Once you've made up your mind, it's time to choose your candidates. Takeda Harunobu feels that the candidate suitable for negotiation with Masahiro is Takeda Nobushihiro, firstly, Takeda Nobuhiro is his younger brother enough to represent him, and secondly, only Takeda Nobuhiro has been in contact with Masahiro, and the negotiations with the Date family should be smoother. However, Takeda Nobuyoshi has just escaped from the tiger's mouth, and it is not very suitable for him to go back. Just when he didn't know what to do, Takeda Nobuyoshi had already spoken: "Big brother, please let the younger brother go to Kyoto to negotiate with the political prince." In addition, if the subordinate brother lost the enemy's position, if he could reorganize the troops on the spot, it would be good to wash away the shame on his back in the decisive battle, and ask the eldest brother to complete it. ”

Takeda Harunobu sighed and said, "Jiro has worked hard. ”

Takeda Harumobu suddenly asked how Takeda Nobuyhiro had lost the battle. This is also something that he has always been difficult to understand, knowing that their opponent is not the men and horses of the Date family, but the soldiers and horses borrowed by the Date family from the Mino Saito family, and the number of both sides is equal. The hundreds of deserters who fled back to Kai recounted the story upside down, and in the end he still didn't understand the details.

Takeda Shinshigeri was also ashamed when he talked about the events of that day, originally he thought that he was facing the elite of the Date family who could defeat the 120,000 and 121,000 people with 3,000 men and horses, but only after being captured, did he know that the enemy army was not a descendant, but a rabble borrowed from Mino. He recounted in detail the process of being defeated and captured, although he still changed the details slightly to clarify his responsibilities and highlight Imagawa Yoshimoto's scoundrels and death. Even so, Takeda Harunobu still changed his face when he heard this.

Harunobu Takeda fell silent. Imagawa Yoshimoto's behavior has touched his bottom line, and if it weren't for the invasion of Nagawei Jinghu, I'm afraid he would have torn up the peace treaty long ago. However, he can only swallow his anger about Imagawa Yoshimoto's evil deeds now, and he is bitter in his heart, who knows.

Now he gritted his teeth and swallowed his stomach, and Takeda Harunobu mobilized the gold stored in various places, so that Takeda Nobuyoshi could set off to redeem the prisoners of war.

Nagano Yoshimasa, the "Yellow Spot of Kamishu", finally led 8,000 Kamishu people to cross the Yuji Pass and enter the Shinano land, and commended Hidetsuna Umizumi, the "world's first sword saint" who had won the head of the Zhujiao Tiger Determination, and began his counterattack at the age of seventy. (To be continued.) )