Chapter 1175: The desperate situation under the joint encirclement and suppression of the three
"Could it be that it was really my last words that harmed Katsurai?"
After listening to Liu Shiba's explanation, Takeda Shingen seemed to understand where he had gone wrong, his eyes became even more distracted, and he muttered to himself aimlessly.
When Liu Shiba saw this, he comforted him and said:
"Actually, the only way for a family governor to maintain his prestige in the family is to take the honor of Katsuyori who can establish his status in the Takeda family."
"We captured Tokugawa's Gaotian Castle. Can't such a feat of martial arts establish enough prestige?"
Takeda Shingen asked numbly.
Liu Shiba shook his head and said:
"In fact, on the contrary, it was precisely because he led his troops to capture Gaotian Shencheng in Yuanjiang that Katsuyori gained enough prestige to mobilize all the retainers and generals to launch a large-scale expedition that went wrong. In other words, it can be said that the successful increase in prestige led to his success.
carried out a failed campaign.
"Cough cough cough!"
Takeda Shingen looked extremely ugly, coughed violently several times, and showed a painful expression...
It would be uncomfortable for anyone else. Your decision led to the demise of a family. How painful is this?
Seeing Shingen in such pain, Liu Shiba's eyes turned and comforted him:
"Actually, the survival of a family and the destruction of a family are very common in the Warring States Period. For example, Oda and Monkey, didn't they also destroy their families after you?"
After hearing this, Takeda Shingen seemed to have come back to his senses, and he felt much better and laughed:
"Hey! It turns out they are finished, and Amaterasu didn't care for them either..."
Shaking his head, Liu Shiba said speechlessly:
"Katsuyori is actually a very independent and courageous military commander, which is inseparable from the teachings of Lord Shingen.
Therefore, it is unfair to accuse Katsuyori of having no strategy during the failed expedition against Ieyasu and Oda.
Because there is an objective factor that cannot be ignored, that is, the gold mines in Kai’s territory are gradually drying up, isn’t it?”
Takeda Shingen looked at Liu Shiba silently and said with a wry smile:
"When I tell you that I'm exhausted, I'm actually afraid that you won't have confidence!"
"Huh? So what actually happens?"
Liu Shiba's eyes widened.
Takeda Shingen curled his lips and said with a wry smile:
"Actually, all the mining was done three years ago! Now all the stocks are consumed, and there are very few left. The financial power in the family is managed by Xin Lian. When I return to the west later, you can ask him...
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Liu Shiba nodded, looked at Shingen who was about to die, and suddenly changed the topic:
"The power of the Takeda family led by Katsuyori after the attack on Takaten Shrine has actually surpassed that of the era led by Lord Shingen.
However, in the final battle where he lost everything, Katsuyori made the huge mistake of being self-willed and blindly trusting his close ministers, Atobe Katsuki and Nagasaka Nagasaki.
Therefore, he and the stable retainers and generals trusted by Lord Shingen continued to have violent conflicts, and the family was unstable and in chaos, thus laying the foundation for failure.
Katsuyori is definitely a brave general. He is often involved in battles and may have some shortcomings in strategy. But Katsuyori is only suitable to be a fierce general, not a famous general like you.
Despite the disparity, when attacking Takeda's territory, Katsuyori still received high praise from Oda Nobunaga. He said that Katsuyori was better than Shingen in some aspects, so don't be careless..."
When Takeda Shingen heard this, he nodded with satisfaction and said:
"It wasn't considered waste back then, so now that I have you, it's even safer! What I need to know before I die is whether Katsuyori has the ambition to go to Luo and conquer Kyoto?"
"Yes! Absolutely."
On this point, Liu Shiba absolutely affirmed Katsuyori and continued:
"Like you, Takeda Katsuyori has always had the ambition to go to Luo and conquer the world. In the second year of Tensho, he captured the Oda family's Akechi Castle.
In the third year of Tensho's reign, he again sent troops to attack Nagashino Castle held by Nobumasa Okudaira, an ally of Oda Nobunaga's Tokugawa.
In fact, after the Battle of Mikatahara, the Takeda family fell into the encirclement and suppression of the three families of Oda, Tokugawa, and Hojo, and it was already very difficult to go to Luo..."
