This is Takeda Shingen's method of provoking generals, trying to induce me to fight.
Hamamatsu Castle has high walls and thick walls, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. She was not sure of the capture, and she did not dare to abandon me. She went straight to Luo, and then spread rumors to provoke me.
Shit and urine flowed all over the place, oh, it's a shame she figured it out. No matter how bad I am, I, Tokugawa Ieyasu, am still a noble samurai. How could I be afraid of dying in battle?
Only a fool would believe this kind of rumor, right?"
Seeing Tokugawa Ieyasu's pleasant face, Hattori Chief saw that he really didn't seem to take the unpleasant rumors to heart, so he breathed a sigh of relief and bowed.
"Your Highness is wise."
Just as Hattori Warden relaxed, Hattori Masashige, who was following behind her, suddenly spoke, making her nervous again.
"Your Highness, I feel that His Highness Takeda is not trying to provoke you into fighting, but has other motives."
Hattori Chief turned back and yelled angrily.
"Bageya Road! How dare you talk nonsense in front of His Highness!"
The Tokugawa family looked contemplative and coughed.
"I just said that it's now, and there's nothing else I can't say freely."
Hattori Chief did not dare to say anything. Tokugawa Ieyasu looked at the young and heroic Hattori Masashige and asked softly.
"You said His Highness Takeda has other agendas. Do you have any basis for that?"
Hattori Masashige said solemnly.
"Your Highness, in the past few days, in order to find out the direction of the Takeda family's subsequent advance, I have spied on the Takeda camp several times, personally sneaked in and captured a person alive and came back for questioning.
I accidentally discovered that the Takeda Army has no plans to continue to Luo, and they are preparing for withdrawal."
Before Hattori Masashige finished speaking, the entire meeting hall was boiling with excitement. The Ji warriors whispered among themselves, and everyone was shocked by Hattori Masashige's bold speculation.
Takeda Shingen had just won a decisive victory at Mikatahara, and Tokugawa Ieyasu's rule in Toe Country was already in danger.
At this moment when the Takeda family had an absolute advantage, Hattori Masashige made bold claims that the Takeda family would withdraw its troops. Who could believe it?
Hattori Chief was sweating profusely, but under the pressure from Tokugawa Ieyasu, he did not dare to interrupt.
Tokugawa Ieyasu scolded a few times to calm down the noise in the meeting hall. In fact, she herself couldn't believe it, but she still asked patiently.
"Hattori Masashige, are you sure this is not a trick of the Takeda family?
Perhaps His Highness Takeda wants to make us think that they are retreating, but actually wants to induce me to send troops to pursue them again."
Hattori Masashige said calmly.
"I dare not speak nonsense in front of His Highness.
Indeed, I have no conclusive evidence and I don’t know the reason why the Takeda family withdrew their troops, but my intuition tells me that this matter cannot be false.
Therefore, please allow me, Your Highness, to personally take people to the Takeda territory to find out the truth."
Tokugawa Ieyasu muttered.
"Intuition?"
She glanced at the panicked and uneasy Hattori security guard, and then at the confident and expectant Hattori Masashige, who was a little hesitant.
Hattori Yasunaga has served his family for three generations. He is old and has lost his vigor, but he is more mature and reliable in doing things. Hattori is still young, full of vigor and courageous in doing things.
Tokugawa Ieyasu had some ideas in his mind.
Of course she hoped that Hattori Masashige was right and that the plague gods of the Takeda family could get out of their own way. It was simply the blessing of their ancestors.
But now she has no capital to lose again, so she can only choose to be cautious and not take risks.
The Takeda Army had just won the three-party war, and its morale was greatly boosted. There was no reason to retreat, but Tokugawa Ieyasu suddenly remembered the incident in which Terutora Uesugi leaked information about Takeda Joro to him.
The Takeda family withdrew its troops for no reason. Could it be that some changes occurred in Kanto, which forced Takeda Shingen to retreat and go back to put out the fire?
Tokugawa Ieyasu was full of expectations, but he couldn't believe that his luck would be so good, so he could only nod.
"Hattori Masashige, you bring the capable ninjas and you must find out this matter for me!"
"Hi!"
Looking at Hattori Masashige who took over the task without flinching, Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded slightly.
Chapter completed!