Tokugawa Ieyasu was very confident in the expanded Hamamatsu Castle. Even if he failed in the field battle, he could withdraw to Hamamatsu Castle and wait for reinforcements after expressing his attitude.
She didn't believe it. Could Oda Nobunaga really watch Takeda Shingen kill him? Let the Takeda family's soldiers rush into the Nobi Plain and take away the Oda family's lair?
And the sneaky Terutora Uesugi, who worked so hard to deliver a message to herself, could still watch Takeda Shingen kill her and take over the entire Tokaido?
In order to make a political statement that he would defend the Toe Kingdom, Tokugawa Ieyasu had to get the Mikawa people in front of him who were reluctant to shed blood for the Toe Kingdom to send troops to fight against the Takeda army.
But at this point, it seems that this is not easy.
Just when Tokugawa Ieyasu was at a loss what to do, a man jumped out.
Honda Tadakatsu, who was petite but had a sinister look in his eyes, suddenly burst out laughing in this serious military meeting, rolling on the floor with laughter, very unscrupulously.
When Tokugawa Ieyasu saw her acting like this, instead of being angry, he felt happy.
On the contrary, Sakai Chuji and Ishikawa looked at each other with bad expressions, and Sakai Chuji shouted.
"Honda-hime! This is a military meeting! Please be decent!"
Honda Tadakatsu picked out his ears and glanced at Tadashi Sakai, looking like an old lady who was too lazy to talk to you. She had a childlike face and a lolita body, but this posture actually made her look cute.
It's just that Tadashi Sakai and Tsukumasa Ishikawa are both big bosses in the family, and they were both furious when they were so slighted by her.
But before they could speak, Honda, who had never spoken at the side, sighed again and said.
"Zhongsheng, don't mess around in front of His Highness."
The Honda clan is a major clan in the Mikawa Kingdom. They are all descendants of the same people who originated from Honda Village. Although they are not necessarily related by blood, they are always one and the same to the outside world.
Honda was Tokugawa Ieyasu's teacher and an elder. Although Honda Tadakatsu was from the Honda clan, he still had to give her three points of respect.
But she ignored the embarrassment on the faces of Sakai Tadashi and Ishikawa Sumasa, and bowed and apologized to Tokugawa Ieyasu.
"Your Highness, please forgive me, because it was so funny and I really couldn't bear it."
Tokugawa Ieyasu raised the corners of his mouth and asked.
"what's so funny?"
Honda Tadakatsu shrugged and said.
"We, the Mikawa Princess warriors, are sworn to follow His Highness to the death. We will stand firm in troubled times, fight to be the first, never back down, and make the world's martial arts admired.
His Highness also said that the Tokugawa family has no treasures that can be obtained, but the Mikawa Princess is the family treasure that our family has inherited and established. It is irreplaceable, and it makes us and the Mikawa Princess even more excited.
I originally thought that Yuanjiang Country was the land that we and the Mikawa Princess warriors fought in battle and exchanged for their blood. Anyone who wanted to take our land from us would have to step on our corpses first!
But today, someone actually made such nonsense in front of His Highness that he wanted to give the Toe Country to the Takeda family and make me and the Mikawa Princess warriors go back to Mikawa Country in despair.
Your Highness, do you think it’s ridiculous or not?”
Honda Tadakatsu has a childish face and a hollow voice, like that of a young girl. But the fierce words in his words are as sharp as a knife, causing pain on people's faces.
Honda frowned several times.
"Tadakatsu be careful, Sakai-sama and Ishikawa-sama don't mean this."
Honda Tadakatsu glanced at Honda several times and said.
"Sir, although I respect you as an elder, I am a senior soldier of the banner personally entrusted by His Highness. It is my responsibility to speak out and impartially in military discussions. Please respect my speech!
I don’t care what other people think, I am a Mikawa Princess warrior who is loyal to His Highness, and I will never give up my territory for His Highness and embarrass my fellow Mikawa people!"
Honda Tadakatsu's righteousness was awe-inspiring, but Honda was eclipsed again and again. The two exchanged words like a double act, and Sakai Tadakatsu and Ishikawa Shusei were immediately put on the fire. They were both red-faced and speechless.
Tokugawa Ieyasu couldn't help but praise in his heart. The old man and the young man in this family, one wise and one brave, are really the treasures of the Tokugawa family.
Honda is the teacher of Tokugawa Ieyasu many times. He is highly respected and deeply trusted. He has always been in charge of the internal affairs of the territory.
If the Tokugawa family really gave up the Tokugawa Kingdom, used their own territory to fortify themselves layer by layer, and retreated step by step, the whole process would be scorched and the logistics would collapse.
In addition, the troubles of post-war reconstruction have to fall on Honda again and again, and of course she is dissatisfied.
If the Tokugawa family can't defeat them, that's fine. But before the battle begins, the two banner leaders of East and West Sanhe want to persuade their master to withdraw their troops for selfish reasons. Isn't this a bastard?
There are also several Mikawa Banner shoufu led by Honda Tadakatsu, all of whom were promoted by Tokugawa Ieyasu himself and were always responsible for leading the elite and suppressing them on the front line.
Tokugawa Ieyasu, the governor of the family whose hostage daughter returned to the throne, could not suppress the senior officials of the Matsudaira family, so she chose to promote young people among the Mikawa Princess samurai for her own benefit.
Compared to the East and West Mikawa Samurai Group, the emerging samurai group Mikawa Hatamoto Sensuke was closer to Tokugawa Ieyasu and had a closer interest relationship.
The territory where they were rewarded for their military merits was a new territory established by the Tokugawa family, which was in the Toe Country. The old guys were talking about giving up the Toe Country. How could Honda Tadakatsu not be angry?
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Just because you put the overall situation first, you are going to make me lose the territory I gained through hard work and meritorious service. Why! You old cowards don't even have the courage to fight, you are nothing but a Mikawa Princess samurai!
After Honda expressed his stance to Honda Tadakatsu several times, the atmosphere of the military discussion changed. Both the Mikawa clan and the Toe clan were unwilling to take the back seat, and the important ministers came forward one by one to express their intention to fight the Takeda family.
In order to prove themselves, Sakai Tadashi and Ishikawa Sumasa had to go out to fight, and they were unwilling to be the cowards that Honda Tadakatsu said.
Tokugawa Ieyasu was overjoyed when he saw that his army was ready, and he was ready to join forces with Takeda Shingen to hunt in the wild and have a good fight.
Chapter completed!