Samurai of the Takeda Family

It has been a month since the tragic battle on Chuanzhongdao. Takeda Katsuyoshi, no, at this moment, he has changed his name to Suwa Katsuyoshi and has officially inherited the Suwa family business. After inheriting Suwa's family, Suwa Katsuyori was named the lord of Takato Castle, and he was appointed as the lord of Ina County, and his territory was nearly 40,000 stones.

　　On the road, the new city lord's Takeda Katsurai was very ambitious, driving the horses under the crotch, and galloping all the way. His entourage and the samurai guarding were all thrown far behind the mountain road by him. Only Li Xiao and Yamamoto Kansuke, two "senior samurai" with war horses, barely fought their lives, and rode horses behind to chase Takeda. Sheng Lai.

　　 Li Xiao’s equestrian skills still haven’t made much progress. The bumps on this road have caused him, a modern man, tortured. In his heart, he has already secretly cursed Takeda Katsuyoshi countless times, but he had no choice but to continue chasing after him. No way, this is the sorrow of being a retainer. In case Takeda Katsuyori accidentally makes a mistake on the road, such as a horse stumbled and hanged, the ending of him and Yamamoto Kansuke can only apologize.

　　 Li Xiaoyang sighed, and had to use supreme perseverance to endure the pain on the buttocks and continue to rush.

　　 The three of them ran wildly along the mountain roads of Shinano. After turning a mountain pass, their eyes suddenly became bright. The Ina Basin appeared in front of them, and a large-scale city stood in the center of the basin.

　　 Takeda Katsurai pulled the reins to stop the horse, waiting for the panting Li Xiao and Yamamoto Kansuke to arrive. Takeda Katsurai raised his whip and pointed at the city in front of him. He was proud and excited, and said, "Look, this is my city. I live in Katsurai's Gaoyuan city."

　　 Takato Castle, also known as Douyama Castle, is located in Ina County, South Shinano. It was originally the residence of Takato, a branch of Suwa clan headed by Takato Clan.

Later, Takato Raiji tried to find the position of his family, which happened to be used by Takeda Shingen and used as an internal response to help Takeda Shingen to seize Suwa County, and forced his family to be the leader of Suwa Lai Shige (Grandpa Takeda Katsurai, and at the same time Takeda Shingen's brother-in-law) defeated. Suicide afterwards. Later, Gao Yuan Lai Ji again revolted against the rebellion, was defeated by the Takeda family and committed suicide, the Gao Yuan family died out, and Gao Yuan Castle became the property of the Takeda family.

　　 Takato Castle, as the entrance to the Ina Basin, is extremely important to the Takeda family. In the 16th year of astronomy, Kansuke Yamamoto, who was known for building castles, was ordered by Shingen Takeda to assist Shinto Akiyama, who is known as the "Takeda Family Bull", to rebuild Takato Castle on a large scale, making it a stronghold for the Takeda family in South Shinano. stronghold.

　　As a city builder, Yamamoto Kansuke, who has built Kaijin Castle, Xiaozhu Castle, and Gaoyuan Castle, sat silently on the horse, staring at the city designed by himself with his single eye, seeming to show a little pride from it. Li Xiao followed his gaze and saw that Gaoyuan City stood majestically under the blue sky and white clouds. From the structure and appearance, Gaoyuan City should be a flat mountain city.

　　 The so-called Hirayama Castle is between the mountain castle built on the mountain and the Hira Castle built on the flat ground. The overall structure of Hirayama Castle is a fortress built with a hill or hill as the main body. You must know that Japanese castles are similar to European medieval castles. They only need to protect the daimyo or the family of the castle owner. Other people don't care about anything, so they are not large in scale.

　　 Most of the early Japanese castles were mountain castles, built on hills that were easy to defend and difficult to attack, and were defended by difficult terrain. However, the shortcomings of the mountain castle are also obvious. Firstly, the transportation is inconvenient and the force of the troops is limited. Secondly, in the development of the castle town, the mountain castle is inherently insufficient.

Pingcheng was built on flat ground. Despite its convenient transportation, it lacked a little bit of defense and defensive power. In contrast, Pingshan Castle also combines the advantages of these two cities. It can better take into account the development of the castle town, and at the same time, it can be used as a military The need for defense.

　　 "Let's go in first, and don't have to wait for the slow followers." Takeda Katsuyori seemed eager to take over his territory, so he seemed a little impatient. Anyway, this is the heartland of the Takeda family, and there are no malicious activities in the vicinity, so there should be no danger.

　　 Li Xiao and Yamamoto Kansuke looked at each other, and both agreed with Takeda's actions.

　　 The three of them slowly walked towards the castle town of Gaoyuan City. Because it was still early, they could see farmers who went to the castle town to buy or sell goods along the way.

　　 Takeda Katsuyoshi and Li Xiao wear water dried with a long rope knotted in the neckline, and ride a tall horse. They know that they belong to the category of high-level samurai. When Li Xiao saw the place where the three of them rode on their horses along the way, the people of Shinano avoided the side of the road, bowed or bowed to one side, respectfully waiting for them to pass.

　　 Until the Meiji Restoration, Japanese samurai have been enjoying this privileged treatment, not only that, but also samurai can draw swords and kill civilians without any responsibility.

　　Anyone who rides on a high horse and looks down at these ordinary people will naturally have a sense of superiority. Takeda Katsuyoshi and Yamamoto Kansuke are accustomed to this.

　　 Soon the three of them entered the castle town of Takato Castle. At this time, Takeda Katsuya suddenly changed his mind and decided not to enter Takato Castle to take over as the lord of the castle. Instead, he planned to find a place in the castle town for a few drinks before going.

　　 Yamamoto Kansuke, who faced Takeda Katsuyori's repeated willfulness, and even Takeda Shingen himself dared to speak up, made a hole under the board for an instant. But at the moment, Li Xiao's heart was anxious to agree, otherwise his **** would really be smashed into four by the war horse.

　　The situation is two to one, Takeda wins Rai and Li Xiao's two votes, making Yamamoto Kansuke look unhappy, I don't know whether Li Xiao has been classified as a renchen in the bottom of my heart.

　　 After the three of them found the home’s ‘travel cage’ to tie up the horses, the three of them asked the boss for a large pot of sake, and then took a small plate and drank it slowly.

　　 Japanese sake is already pretty good at this time. Although Li Xiao is not good at alcohol, his mouth is dry at this time, and he feels good after a few sips of sake.

　　 is an inn in the general sense. It not only provides accommodation but also food. In addition to travelers who travel north and south, there are also many ronin warriors living in it.

The travellers passed on the information and wars of various places through such drinking and chatting methods. The samurai could use this to increase their knowledge without leaving the house, understand the general trend of the world, and the four outstanding names, and then decide where to go in office, grasp the future and the future. direction.

　　 Li Xiao, Takeda Katsuyori and the others were drinking and listening to travelers telling them about various experiences in different places, but the most recounted was that the Takeda family vs. Uesugi family battle happened not long ago, which was unprecedentedly tragic in Japanese history.