A quarter of an hour ago, Liu Shiba was hiding behind the formation, whispering to Yagyu Shengzongyan...
Liu Shiba, who was born with an extremely keen eye for the subtleties of geography and mountains, felt that there was something strange about the burned Noda Castle!
Why should we build a strong city for no reason in such a central area, which is not considered dangerous?
It is surrounded by five large and small cities irregularly! It just happens to surround Noda Castle in the middle.
If something goes wrong, it becomes a monster...
Liu Shiba's golden creed: Don't rush into anything when trouble comes, and you must get to the bottom of it!
After whispering some key instructions to Yagyu Sogan, Liu Shiba secretly returned to the Takeda main formation and sat on the horse without a backrest unhappily.
The sculpture of sitting upright on a horse stool is the style of the Takeda family's governor - motionless as a mountain!
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At the same time, Tokugawa Ieyasu was soliciting the opinions of two unpopular retainers.
"Masanobu Honda, you speak first."
Tokugawa Ieyasu squinted at Honda Masanobu.
He had a natural dislike for this young man who opposed him, but he couldn't resist the pleading of veteran Okubo and still compromised, and just treated him as an idler.
"ha!"
When Honda Masanobu saw Tokugawa Ieyasu asking about him, his face lit up with joy, he frowned and thought for a while, and then carefully explained:
"Lord! Noda Castle fell too quickly, which is very suspicious. Think about it, if our 12,000 troops attack Noda Castle at the same time, how long will it take?
Even if we risk our lives to climb up the hill and attack Noda Castle, which is garrisoned by a thousand people, it will still take at least three hours or more...
As for the Takeda Army, they only arrived two or three hours earlier than us, but when we arrived, not to mention not seeing a single living person, even Noda Castle was burned down, which is wrong..."
"Hey! Honda Masanobu, what you said makes sense."
Tokugawa Ieyasu's expression became unusually heavy.
Frowning his brows, Ieyasu turned to look at Sanada Nobuyin and said strangely:
"Xinyin, what different suggestions do you have?"
Sanada Nobuin is a controversial figure in official history. According to legend, his wisdom is no weaker than that of Sanada Masayuki, the head of the Sanada family, but he retired from the scene in order to assist Masayuki.
"ha!"
"According to the spies' reports, some farmers along the Mino area saw the Takeda Army marching towards Noda Castle late at night. They marched over the mountains and escaped the night sentry at Futamata Castle."
Sanada Nobuyin raised his hand to wipe his sweat, then looked around at the other retainers, especially Honda Heihachiro, the killer.
"Don't worry about Tadakatsu's appearance, just tell me!"
Tokugawa Ieyasu smiled kindly, and he was always not stingy with those who had the ability.
"ha!"
Sanada Nobuyin hesitated for a while and suddenly said:
"The Takeda army only had more than a thousand soldiers and less than two thousand soldiers. They quickly captured Noda Castle, but then abandoned the city and burned it!
In the end, he hoarded his troops in two difficult-to-defend abyss just to wait for the lord's army to surround him? This is even more wrong..."
"Yeah! I know, it's indeed a bit weird."
Tokugawa Ieyasu looked at Sanada Nobuyin carefully and praised:
"Very good! If you two hadn't stopped me, maybe I would have sent Heihachiro Honda to lead the troops to rush over in order to take revenge..."
Sanada Nobuyin and Honda Masanobu received praise from the family governor and thanked them at the same time:
"ha!"
"Lord! There is indeed something abnormal, and I also feel it..."
At this time, Honda Tadakatsu also took a step forward, standing side by side with Tokugawa Ieyasu, looking at the two hills on the plain five or six miles away, with numerous flags on them...
The crest of the Takeda family flutters in the wind...
The four-character military flag of Fenglinhuoshan is clearly legible!
Tokugawa Ieyasu frowned, took two steps forward with his hands behind his back, turned to glare at Honda Tadakatsu, and asked with a smile in his eyes:
"Zhongsheng! Try it and see if I feel the same as you?"
"Oh? My lord, you know what you want?"
Honda Tadakatsu is a legend of the Tokugawa family. He fought more than fifty times in his life without ever being harmed by a cold weapon.
However, force and bravery do not mean that Honda Tadakatsu has a simple mind and well-developed limbs!
He is also very thoughtful, and his keen vision can accurately find the weakest link in the enemy's formation and succeed with one strike.
Otherwise, Honda Tadakatsu's body would have been thrown away on the battlefield long ago. How could he have lived so well to this day?
"snort!"
Tokugawa Ieyasu groaned and said with an unhappy face:
"Do you think I am inferior to counselors? Even inferior to soldiers and generals? Is that a fool?"
"boast……"
Honda Tadakatsu was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and apologized:
"My lord! I will die, please my lord, please atone for your sins."
Tokugawa Ieyasu grinned, dumbfounded:
"Zhongsheng, you are getting more and more naughty..."
"Hehe! Master still understands me..."
In an instant, Honda Tadakatsu, who was frightened, stood up again with a wink and a smile, patting the dirt on his legs, showing an indifferent attitude.
Sanada Nobuyin and Honda Masanobu looked at each other and shook their heads and said to themselves:
"Comparing people with each other makes people angry!"
There was no retainer whom Tokugawa fully trusted in his life, but Honda Tadakatsu was definitely a heavyweight favorite.
I am a playmate who grew up wearing crotchless pants while playing in the mud. Just kidding!
Hearing Ieyasu's praise, Honda Tadakatsu was very proud. He looked at Sanada and his boss Honda Masanobu, and then said with a serious face:
"I feel that the surroundings are too quiet! Especially on the plain, it is eerily quiet and not a single soldier can be seen.
There are only faint figures on Liangyuan Mountain. There is no way that more than a thousand people can make no sound!
The strange thing is that even the continuous chirping of insects in the fields has disappeared! I think there is a scam ahead..."
"Are we going to withdraw our troops? Silence our troops?"
Ieyasu's eyes widened with strong reluctance.
Noda Castle, a highly respected old monk from the temple, chose the city coordinates for himself...
Secretly, the old monk warned himself that Noda Castle might be called the City of Kings!
Occupy Noda Castle, surrounded by five cities, and have the luck of the emperor!
Tokugawa Ieyasu took a breath and laughed a few times, then shouted loudly:
"Hehehe... The retainers and soldiers of Noda Castle cannot die in vain! As the governor of the family, I, Ieyasu, must avenge them."
Upon hearing this, all the retainers of the Tokugawa family bowed down and said:
"My lord benevolent!"
Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded with satisfaction and turned to look
"Sanada Shini, are you sure! The Takeda family only has less than two thousand soldiers?"
Tokugawa Ieyasu sneered and turned to look at Sanada Nobui.
"Ha! I'm sure."
Sanada Shini, definitely responded.
"Huh! Then what else are you thinking about?"
Ieyasu looked soothed and said easily:
"Any conspiracy or trick is vulnerable in the face of absolute military strength... Two thousand against my 14,000 military strength."
When Honda Tadakatsu heard this, he already understood Tokugawa Ieyasu's decision and immediately called for battle:
"My lord! I am the vanguard, clearing the way for the army to charge into battle."
"Don't panic! I'm confident that the Takeda family's adventurous attack on Mikawa will only force the Tokugawa family to retreat, haha..."
Tokugawa Ieyasu smiled confidently.
However, his right eyelid twitched three times inexplicably...
