Samurai of the Takeda Family

Li Xiao's words were shocking, and Shenglai's body was shocked. Takeda Katsuyoshi's face was red at the time, and a thought he had suppressed for a long time appeared in his heart. With his head buried low, Takeda Katsuyoshi's hands were like chicken feet, clutching his knees tightly, apparently engaged in a fierce ideological struggle.

　　 Li Xiao smiled slightly when he saw it, and said: "His Royal Highness Shenglai, you don't have to answer me in such a hurry. You can talk about it after you think it through."

"No," Takeda Katsuyori raised his head and stared into Li Xiao's eyes and said, "My eldest brother Takeda Yoshinobu is not strong enough to take charge of the Takeda family. If the Takeda family is in his hands, he might be defeated. One day. , I will prove to my father and all the retainers that I am a better person to inherit the Takeda family than Yoshinobu. So please be sure to assist me."

Li Xiao laughed, and stood up from the bed, wearing underwear but said solemnly: "Very well, if you twitched and said something like brotherhood, I will immediately kick you out of this camp. It's rare. Pay attention to you again. What era are we in now? The era of incomparable chaos and defeat! If you still have a womanly heart and dare not trample on ethics, then you are not worthy to fight for this world!"

　　 Takeda Katsuyori's eyes glowed with strange light, and he nodded heavily. Taking charge of the Takeda family is his ambition, but he has been deeply suppressed all the time. His parents and retainers only told him how to reconcile with his elder brother and be a courtier. So he has never dared to tell this idea to anyone, including his uncle and personal attendant.

　　 But this time he finally confided in his heart, and he faced his purpose squarely, and immediately felt extremely comfortable.

When Takeda Katsuyori stepped out of Li Xiao’s camp and was impressed by a talent whom his father and two uncles valued very much, his self-confidence skyrocketed. He walked in a spirited posture, as if the world was in his palm. , At your fingertips.

　　 While in the camp, Li Xiao put on his clothes, looking at the night sky outside the camp, suddenly thinking.

　　 Historically, Takeda Shingen’s heir was not Takeda Yoshinobu, who is now favored by Shingen himself and his vassals, but now Takeda Shingen’s fourth son, Takeda Katsuyori.

　　 Perhaps this time for Li Xiao is a political investment in future success.

　　 Yonglu four years, 1561 AD, August 29th, Chuanzhong Island.

　　 The Takeda army evacuated the Chausuyama Honjin, and the whole army crossed the Chikuma River and stood in battle near Kaijin Castle. In the face of the crisis that the back road was cut off, the Echigo Army still stood still, and the chief general Uesugi Kenshin seemed to be waiting for some time.

Time was consumed day by day, and the steady performance of the Echigo Army made the Takeda Army unable to sit still. After another ten days, on September 9th, Takeda Shingen gathered all his retainers in Kaijin Castle. The military conference decides whether to fight the Echigo Army.

　　 Nearly fifty retainers of the Takeda family participated in this military meeting. These people are the absolute important ministers of the Takeda family, and Li Xiao was personally designated by Takeda Shingen to get the opportunity to participate in the military meeting.

　　The meeting place was chosen as the residence of Masanobu Takasaka, the lord of Haijin Castle. It was a standard Japanese-style courtyard surrounded by cherry trees.

The lord Shingen Takeda, dressed in armor and a very formal military commander, sits on a stack of seats (that is, tatami) in the middle of the room, with two small surnames standing behind him, one holding his Taito in his hand and the other holding his head pocket. .

On the right hand side of Takeda Shingen are Takakaizu Castle Lord Sakanobu, Baba Nobubo, Iifumi Torama, Oyamada Nobushige, etc. who have been following Kai family for a long time, while Takeda Nobuhiro, Takeda Nobuya, Takeda Yoshinobu are on the left. , A Xinlong, Xushan Xinjun and other immediate relatives or son-in-laws, composed of "a group of people".

　　 It is notable that the Shinano family members who surrendered to the Takeda clan for a short period of time are behind them. These people are called ‘Xianfangzhong’. Its representatives include Matsuo Castle Lord Sanada Yoshitaka, Kiso Fukushima Castle Lord Kiso Yoshiyasu and so on.

　　 When others mentioned Yukitaka Sanada, Li Xiaoduo glanced at this person. As he sat far away and didn't look carefully, he only saw this famous figure in later generations, but he looked like a little old man with a shameful appearance.

　　 But Li Xiao thinks of the actions of his sons and grandsons. He looks at it from side to side, and also sees that the shaper of the Sanada clan looks like an ambitious man.

　　 And Kiso Yoshiyasu, this is the Shinano family who used to be called together with Murakami Yoshiki, and only surrendered after Takeda Shingen's invasion. Although this person is mediocre, but his family is very prominent. His ancestor is a military commander in Japanese history, and his fame is second only to Kiso Yoshinaka of Gen Yoshitsune.

　　 These dozens of people are all the chief ministers of the Takeda family. They can enter the house and sit on a rush mat, with their knees close together and their hips on their heels. This posture is called'upright sitting'. This sitting posture is exactly the posture of the Han people before the Tang Dynasty.

　　 And Li Xiao and other Takeda family generals can only kneel and sit outside the courtyard with a small cushion under them.

The sliding doors and partitions around the room have been removed, leaving only four pillars. This rather open design is for the generals in the courtyard to hear and see all the military discussions in the room. Process.

At the scene, the prestigious retainers of the Takeda family were all present, such as many among the four Takeda ministers and the twenty-four generals of Takeda. At this moment, as a military commander collecting madmen, Li Xiao could not wait to grab a camera and take the form of graduation photos. , Take a big group photo.

　　 After all the retainers settled down, the first to speak was the eldest son Takeda Yoshinobu's master, Takeda Shingen's confidant, Fantomo Tomosuke.

This person's face is solemn, unsmiling, and not close to strangers. Under the two thick eyebrows, there are compelling gazes in the eyes. The first feeling is that this person is brave and bold, and has a few extras. Be self-contained.

　　Fan Tomosho is a ‘Red Cavalry’ who is also known as the strongest army of the Takeda clan under the command of the Takeda clan.

Iifumi Tomasa said: "Lord, our army is superior to the Echigo Army in terms of strength and military deployment. All the retainers laughed, so they should take the initiative to attack the Echihou Army after a quarter of an hour."

Iifumi Huchang has just finished speaking. Another important minister next to him is also an old acquaintance of Li Xiao. The horse farm letter room also echoed: "Long confrontation will affect the morale of the sergeant, and the later Supply lines and reinforcements will reach the enemy camp, and they should make quick decisions and invigorate the military."

　　 The views of these two people unanimously represent the opinions of the important minister of the Takeda family. In addition, the castle lord of Kaizu Masanobu Takasaka, and the veteran of Takeda Shingen, who has long followed Takeda Shingen, also agreed.

　　 Then there was a lot of discussion among the ministers, but they unanimously decided to fight the Echigo Army.

After discussing with his ministers, Shingen Takeda solemnly reached a final decision: "The purpose of this battle is to prevent the Uesugi family from peeping at Shinano. In other words, we must wipe out this Echigo army. Here, I ordered a decisive battle with the Echigo Army tomorrow."

Then Takeda Shingen waved his hand and raised his military coordinator, saying: "Whenever the battle is won or lost, 50% or more is the top, 70% or more is the middle, and ten is the bottom. Why is this? Because the odds of winning are 50%. , Can inspire soldiers to enterprising, 70% is paralyzing, and 10% must produce pride. Therefore, we can only underestimate the enemy because our army has more troops. Kenshin Uesugi is a famous general in the world and has not yet defeated a battle. The army must assume that there is only a 50% chance of winning, and go all out, do you understand?"

"Oh."

　　 The generals bowed collectively to show their obedience.

　　 At this time, a retainer who claimed to be Kansuke Yamamoto was waiting outside the house for an interview.

　　 Li Xiao couldn't help but moved when he heard the other party's name, and sat up straight and looked out the door.