Samurai of the Takeda Family

In the five years of Yonglu, Uesugi Kenshin once again went out to the Kanto area, sitting in Stable Bridge City, gathering allied forces of the Kanto princes, and preparing to attack the Hojo family for the second time.

　　 However, under the plan of Takeda Shingen and Hojo's Yasushi, Uesugi Kenshin was caught in the quagmire of the rebellion of the powerful Kanto clans. These magnate Uesugi Kenshin led his army to surrender as soon as they arrived under the castle, and rebelled immediately after leaving. In May, Uesugi Teruto was finally exhausted physically and mentally, and died. He returned to Echigo with the former Kanto leader and father Uesugi Kensei.

　　 Uesugi Kenshin just stepped away from the front heels of Echigo, the Takeda family and Hojo family simultaneously issued a mobilization order for Ueno.

　　 Gaoyuan City, under the Tianshou Tower.

　　 With the beat of the Taiko drum, the three long bamboo spears were erected as high as a forest.

　　 An envoy on the horse road galloped past, and said loudly: "The gun-footed team will start."

"Oh."

Sitting on the ground waiting, the guns and feet stood up, lined up in a line under the command of the Asuka group head, and marched toward Ninomaru, and beside the gate, the small lotus load car was sending bags of food to the packhorse. Put it on your back.

　　 Under the huge stone wall of Gaoyuan City, the flag held the Suwa Dharma-type Sanskrit flag with a foot and light, and Kajiba flag was at the forefront. At this time, the flag group had just left the Gaoyuan City Dashou Gate.

After the flag group, the sound of clinking armors rang. The foot soldiers wore array hats on their heads, wore sandals, and trot with spears on their shoulders. They followed behind the flag group and ran from the gate. out.

　　 The brightly colored Takeda Hoshiki fingers behind them were swaying in the wind, looking from a distance like flames beating in their eyes.

　　 Takeda Katsurai sits high on horseback, wearing the iconic red silk armor and five-color bird hair Jinhanori, his antler head pocket is held by a close crowd and followed behind him. Right now he was riding a horse slowly downhill along the city's horse path. Li Xiao, Sanada Masayuki, Baoke Masatsu, Daxiong Chaoxiu and other retainers were behind him by one or a half horses, and followed behind.

　　 "Masakura, how about I asked Mr. Itokusai to do something?"

Hearing Takeda's words, Sanada immediately jumped off his horse, followed Takeda's side, and said respectfully: "My lord, my father has always been doing my lord's affairs with all my heart. Now several small tycoons in Agatsuma Prefecture have agreed to take refuge in me. Takeda On the family side, it’s just Yukatsu Yukizumi, the superintendent of the Hao family. He is very stubborn and he has been reluctant to surrender.

　　 Takeda Katsuyoshi hummed, slapped him in the air with a horse whip, and said: "Since Ming is stubborn, don't give him a chance. If you are out of Agatsuma Prefecture this time, you will first set foot on Hao's house."

　　 "Oh." Masayuki Sanada agreed to leave.

　　 "Lord Lord," said the big bear Asahide. He rode closer to Takeda Katsuyoshi and said, "Agatsuma Prefecture is adjacent to Echigo, and you must be careful when Uesugi Teru from Kasuga Mountain Castle."

　　 Takeda Katsuyai nodded, turned his head and asked Li Xiao who was following him: "What do you think should be done?"

Li Xiaoyan said: "Master Bizen, you are right. Our current military strength is far from enough to fight Uesugi Teruto. Therefore, we must pay close attention to Echigo's movements. Once we hear the news of Uesugi Teruto's departure, he immediately retreats without hesitation. , Withdrew to the small prefecture, relying on Sanada’s Matsuo Castle to protect himself."

　　 Matsuo Castle, also known as Sanada Hon Castle, has been managed by Sanada Kotaka for many years. In the vicinity of Matsuo Castle, there is a group of sub-cities that are easy to defend and difficult to attack.

　　 Historically, Masyuki Sanada succeeded Sanada’s family chief, and built Ueda Castle in the Sanada Honjo branch. In the first battle of Ueda Castle, Masyuki Sanada beat the Tokugawa family's 8,000 army with 2,000 people under the castle like a chicken.

In the second Ueda Castle battle, Sanada once again used the complex terrain to firmly nail the 38,000 army of Tokugawa's second general Tokugawa Hidetada here, so that he could not catch up with the Sekihara battle after the delay. Tokugawa Ieyasu was so angry that before the war, Tokugawa Ieyasu was furious, and then Tokugawa Ieyasu almost ordered an abdomen to commit suicide by Tokugawa Ieyasu.

　　 So it can be foreseen that if Uesugi Kenshin goes out again in Ueno, Takeda Katsuyori can lead his army to Matsuo Castle ahead of time, join forces with the old Sanada fox, and use the terrain here to give Uesugi Kenshin a lifetime unforgettable memory.

Hearing Li Xiao's words, Takeda Katsuyori nodded and said, "That's the only way. Not every time Shirane Mountain is so lucky. To be honest, if I can, I really don't want to meet Uesugi. An opponent like Tiger."

　　 Li Xiao was very surprised when he heard Takeda Katsuyoshi's words. For Takeda Katsuyoshi, Li Xiao always felt like a stubborn young man who tried hard to prove his strength in front of his father and his servants.

　　 In the past, when Takeda Katsuyori had no achievements, he could utter wild words, hoping to make some amazing deeds and get the approval of others, so Takeda Katsuyori could lead 800 people to stop the army of nearly ten thousand people at the back of Shirane Mountain.

　　 Now that Takeda has passed this threshold, he has truly built up his self-confidence. He already knows the limits of his ability and can estimate himself more correctly. This is his progress.

In this step in history, Takeda Katsuyori never crossed it, so that Nagashino was defeated by the Oda Tokugawa Allied Forces, and the Takeda family elite was lost. From then on, the retainer team lost confidence in him. In the end, Takeda Katsuyori became a laughingstock. Otherwise, If there is another ending, he has a great chance to become a man of the world, and Japanese history will be rewritten from then on.

　　 It seems that Li Xiao has a foreboding that Takeda Katsuyori now has the same experience as Oda Nobunaga. The life trajectories of the two are beginning to be somewhat similar.

Li Xiao also smiled and said: "His Royal Highness, to be honest, if I can, I don’t want to meet Uesugi Teruho~www.wuxiamtl.com~ After listening to the conversation between Takeda Katsurai and Li Xiao, I followed him. All the retainers burst into laughter, and Takeda Katsurai also sat on the horse and looked up and laughed unscrupulously.

In May of the fifth year of Yongluo, Hojo's Kang once again encircled Musashi Matsuyama Castle with a military force of more than 10,000. The location of Matsuyama Castle was like a fishbone in the throat of Hojo's family, obstructing the road from Hojo's family to Ueno. Therefore, Hojo The family has the momentum not to attack Matsuyama City and vowed not to give up.

　　 On the Takeda family's side, Takeda Shingen was in charge of the overall situation in the Utsuzaki Hall, and the Takeda army split into two battles and then fought against Nishi-Ueno.

　　 Nanlu Junfan Fuhuchang, Takeda Yoshinobu, a total of five thousand troops, invaded Ganle County, and the local tycoons surrendered. After taking down Ganle County with no effort, Fanfu Huchang and Takeda Yoshinobu turned their forces to Dohu County and Luye County.

　　 The Takeda family’s army was directed towards, the Nishiueno tycoon would surrender if they were defeated, and the Nagano family of Minowa Castle did not dare to send troops, so they could only sit and watch the Takeda family attack the nearby territory. A few days later, the three local tycoons of Wada, Takayama, and Urai in Ueno sent hostages and affidavits to express their submission to the Takeda family.

　　 Among them, the head of the Wada family, Hetian Yehman, is also one of the twelve son-in-laws of Nagano Yezheng. This blow was very serious for the Nagano family.

　　 Takeda Yoshinobu saw that the battle went so smoothly, he couldn't help but ecstatic. On the one hand, he made the Chuanqi a good report and sent it to Tsuzakikan one day at a time. On the other, he surrounded the important sub-city of Minowa Castle again.

Under the day and night siege of Takeda Army of Iitomi Tomasa, he could only lead his army to defend hard, and he was gradually unable to support it. On the side of Nishiueno South Road, the battle turned to Takeda's side.

　　 And at this time, from the Takeda Family North Route Army, Takeda Katsuyori led a thousand and two hundred troops just arrived, under the castle of Hao Castle in Agatsuma Prefecture.