Chapter 1197: People are under the eaves and have to bow their heads
"You don't know whether you believe it or not! But I know that even if I surrender to Nobunaga Oda, I will vow to kill your entire family."
"Did you hear that clearly? That's right! My only requirement for surrendering Oda is to destroy the entire Yagyu clan, men, women, and children, leaving no one behind!"
Liu Shiba pressed forward step by step, and then spoke words of intimidation that made all the old retainers and generals of the Takeda family feel their hair standing on end.
At this time, the Takeda family retainers suddenly felt that the new governor was either a tyrant or a madman...
Using a family's military fortunes to gamble on one's own good and evil preferences, and for the sake of the battle of spirits, he would not hesitate to block all the honor and disgrace of the Takeda family...
……………………
The surroundings were eerily quiet for a while...
Yagyu Sogan, with a look of madness and despair in his eyes, pulled out half of the ribs from his waist, and squeezed the ninja poison dart in his left hand again and again...
However, Yagyu Sogan couldn't make a move, he couldn't risk his life...
Regardless of whether you can kill him or not, with this abominable Takeda Shiba before you, the Yagyu family is definitely in ruins...
And the only person who can solve this crisis of genocide is himself...
Soyan Yagyu understood the key in an instant...
"Bang!"
Next, Yagyu Zongyan knelt down on his knees very decisively and kowtowed three times:
"Bang bang bang..."
"My lord, Yagyu Muneyan has met with the family governor! I swear that from now on, the Yagyu family will only be loyal to the Takeda family and to the lord!"
"Okay! Get up."
Liu Shiba breathed out secretly, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and responded with a smile.
"ha!"
Yagyu Soyan closed his eyes tightly, but he was lamenting in his heart: This time, he really went too far...
"Tell me the information you found out! I hope it will be worthy of your illustrious reputation, Yagyu Souyan."
Liu *** touched his chin and squinted at the unwilling Yagyu Muneyan and asked.
"ha!"
Yagyu Zongyan raised his head, stared at Liu Shiba, bent down and responded:
"The Tokugawa family, which is entrenched in Nagajo Castle, has received news of the drastic changes in the Takeda family from the Takeda family's rebel retainers Anayayama Nobu-kun and Yamamoto Tetsuo overnight.
I didn’t know that this drastic change actually came from the news of Duke Shingen’s death! It’s so sad...
But in the end, I succeeded in finding out that at dawn tomorrow, Nobu-kun Anayama and Tetsui Yamamoto will lead their two thousand troops back to Mino, looking for an opportunity to raid Komaba.
Their goal was to hold back Komaba's three thousand Takeda troops.
The 8,000 Tokugawa troops at Nagajo Castle will take advantage of Oda Owari, block the Takeda army's retreat from behind, and surround and annihilate the new master and the 3,000 Takeda remnants in Mino Komaba.
The Tokugawa family believes that as long as this battle can achieve the expected goal, which will greatly damage the morale and strength of the Takeda family, the Takeda territory can be eliminated in a short time and included in the territory of the Oda and Tokugawa coalition forces."
Liu Shiba looked solemn, but added:
"Is the leading general of the Tokugawa Army Tokugawa Ieyasu himself?"
"No! The general leading the eight thousand Tokugawa troops is Honda Tadakatsu!"
Yagyu Soyan responded with a frown.
"oh?"
Liu Shiba said doubtfully:
"Where did Ieyasu go?"
Yagyu Zongyan responded:
"Ieyasu, it is said that he left Nagajo Castle overnight and went to discuss borrowing troops from Oda Nobunaga.
He plans to borrow three to five thousand Oda troops from Oda, plus the rebels have nearly 15,000 troops, to completely drive the Takeda family out of the Mino or Shinano areas, or even go one step further..."
"Close to 15,000 troops..."
Liu Shiba's eyes flashed, and he frowned in deep thought.
"My lord, I suggest that you leave Mino quickly and have Kiso Yoshimasa's castles guard the Tokugawa and Oda coalition forces at all levels along the way.
"Rong, after the lord returns to Kofu safely, he will summon all the retainers and generals in the Kaifu territory to plan for him..."
Takeda Nobushige gave Liu Shiba the safest advice at the moment.
The exhausted army of 3,000 hungry people, coupled with the chaos caused by the death of Lord Shingen Shingen to the Takeda family, cannot resist the 15,000 Tokugawa allied forces. Even a ten-year-old child who does not know how to fight knows this common sense!
"Medium!"
Liu Shiba shook his head lightly.
"ha!"
Takeda Nobushige's face froze, he took a step back in embarrassment, and sighed...
Baba Nobufang glanced at Meng Tianfang, hesitated and then stepped forward and said:
"The veteran believes that Takeda's military might must not be destroyed, so I request the remaining 300 Chibei cavalry and 300 Ashigaru to break up the rear.
If we are surprised and counterattack, we can severely damage the two thousand rebels of Nobu-kun Anesama and Tetsui Yamamoto, which is true to the Takeda clan style."
Liu Shiba heard this and said with a smile:
"The old general is indeed a famous general, with extraordinary knowledge and bravery..."
Baba Nobuka held up his shiny head, Tsukiyo, and responded triumphantly:
"Ha! It all depends on the Lord's decision."
Liu Shiba stretched out his finger and said slowly:
"But! It's still the golden mean."
"Ge..."
Ba Chang Xinfang's face was stunned, and he stared at Liu Shiba inexplicably, speechless.
The racecourse doesn't understand. Even though I'm so old, I'm still showing off bravely, but in your eyes I'm still - mediocre?
At this time, Kosaka Masanobu, one of Takeda’s four ministers, stood up and asked:
"My lord, I'm offended! I don't know, in my lord's eyes, how can I not be moderate?"
"this……"
Liu Shiba squinted his eyes, looked at the several important ministers and the stunned retainers and generals of the Takeda family in front of him, and said calmly:
"Takeda Katsuyori, where is he?"
After hearing this, Sanada Masayuki stood up and responded:
"Awaiting custody outside the tent."
"Bring it in!"
Liu Shiba seemed to have thought of something interesting and ordered.
A few minutes later, Takeda Katsuyori, who looked depressed, his clothes were in messy clothes, and was tied behind his back, was escorted in by Sanada Yukimura.
After describing the military strength and severe situation of both sides to Katsuyori in detail, Liu Shiba asked with a smile:
"What if it were you?"
Takeda Katsuyori looked up at Liu Shiba in confusion, and said coldly and sarcastically:
"Since I have won the position of family governor, the master of the family does not need to humiliate me. My opinion as a defeated general is not important to the family governor."
"Maybe it's important? Why not give it a try?"
Liu Shiba asked, still smiling.
After finishing speaking, Liu Shiba ordered Sanada Yukimura who was behind Katsuyori:
"Untie the rope."
"ha!"
Hearing this, Sanada Yukimura cut off the rope without hesitation and freed Takeda Katsuyori temporarily.
In the eyes of Sanada Yukimura, Katsuyori has long been dead, and he is only waiting for the order from his lord Takeda Ichiba, and he is happy to do it for him.
Takeda Katsuyori stared at Liu Shiba in confusion, and after a long time he suddenly said:
"Almost all the capable soldiers in the Tokugawa territory are dispatched from Mino, so the defenders in the city of his Mikawa territory must be empty..."
When Takeda Katsuyori said this, there was a hint of fanaticism in his eyes, and he added sternly:
"I keep in mind my father's teachings that the Takeda family's troops can only advance during an attack and cannot turn their backs on the enemy and flee.
So I think, why not try to avoid its sharp edge, take a detour through the Three Rivers, attack the large and small cities in the Tokugawa territory, and plunder them..."
"Reluctance is a better policy than the golden mean!"
Liu Shiba nodded with a smile.
Takeda Katsuyori gritted his teeth and said angrily:
"Why humiliate me? If I don't know the governor, what other shocking and best strategies can I take?"
