Samurai of the Takeda Family

Chapter 407 Showdown

A.D. 1573, Yuangui four years, the first month.

Because Hida Takayama blocked the cold in the north, at the same time, even though there was heavy snow in Hida Etsuzhong.

However, the weather in Mino Country, located in the southern part of the mountain range, is not so severe.

However, in the past few days, there have been several heavy snowfalls in Meinong Country. This snowy scene did make Li Xiao feel a bit like spending the New Year.

For Li Xiao, this is his twelfth first month in Japan.

Since Li Xiaoyonglu recruited troops to enter Hida in the six years, apart from returning to Kai twice halfway, the first few years of New Year spent the New Year in Kamioka Castle, Chengsheng Castle, and then captured Yuezhong, although Li Xiao did not move to live in the city, but afterwards The New Year has always been in Toyama Castle.

This time Li Xiao celebrated the New Year at Kajita Castle in Mino. Not long ago, Shingen Takeda's victory in Mikatahara made Nobunaga dare not send troops to Kajita Castle, and finally retreated.

However, the Oda Army also left a huge battle force in Gifu, which made Li Xiao dare not take it lightly.

Therefore, unlike the previous New Years, before the war between Takeda and Oda was over, the whole army of Li Xiao did not dare to slack in the new year, ushering in the four years of Yuangui.

It was the emphasis on the first month, so even though Xinxuan went to Luoshui and the war was going on, the two families were in a tacit understanding. During this war, they stopped and regrouped together.

After the trilateral victory, Takeda Shingen led a 27,000 army of the Takeda family to celebrate the New Year at the Penal Department on the north shore of Hamming Lake. The Penal Department here is on the border between Sanhe and Yuanjiang.

And Nobunaga worried that Shingen might invade Owari directly from Mikawa in the next step, so he also took the banner army, black and red from Gifu Castle, and rushed to Owari Kiyoshi Castle, where the Oda family started.

Judging from Nobunaga's attitude, it is already very obvious, that is, at Owari's hometown, using the home court advantage and invading the Shingen army in the final decisive battle.

Everyone is a person who knows how to fight, so knowing that one piece of one piece is one way to use a piece of war.

The battle of Shangluo has lasted for three months. The two families have tightened their strings from top to bottom, and the army is now enough to relax and rest.

So this first month, for the people of Takeda and Oda, can be described as the last peace before the war.

The first lunar month is an extremely important holiday in Japan, both in the past and now in Japan.

According to the convention, the common people ask for a pair of pine trees in the first lunar month. The bamboo is called door pine in front of the house.

The whole family also needs to visit the shrine during the New Year.

In the first month, eating is the most important thing. The Japanese call it osechi, or new year cuisine.

In the first three days, Japanese people generally don't eat rice, and eat mixed boil mainly made of mochi. This is a custom passed down from the martial arts family to the folks.

Miscellaneous cooking is also the earliest wartime cuisine of the martial arts.

In addition, Tusu wine and seven-grass porridge are also common foods in osechi cuisine.

In Kajita City, even in the midst of war, Li Xiao had to take care of the emotions of the soldiers, and specially set aside a sum of military funds as a wartime reward.

Although the grain and grass were not abundant, Li Xiao also emptied the granary. Although he did not dare to say that he was rich, he also allowed his subordinates to spend a warm New Year in Kajitian City.

Celebrating the New Year with the soldiers, Li Xiao also enjoyed the fun with the generals. At the same time, as an occupant, many tycoons who were optimistic about Takeda near Kajida Castle also came to the city to pay tribute to Li Xiao for the New Year.

These Meinong tycoons all brought their wives and daughters to visit Li Xiao, which is also a common practice.

The banquet in the Tianshou Pavilion was very warm, and Li Xiao sat on the main seat and accepted the courtesy of these powerful nations.

After they reported their home, they said something new to Li Xiao's New Year's greetings, and then took great pains to introduce the female relatives around them to Li Xiao.

Li Xiao saw that these female relatives, especially many young women, were all dressed up.

These young women, under the leadership of their father and brother, were all dressed in gorgeous Wu suits, and even the girls' family members wore extravagant twelve singles.

The twelve singles were originally Japanese court dresses, which can be described as the most luxurious clothes.

The twelve singles means that the woman is outside Wu's clothing, and then is covered with a single-color gauze dress called a single garment.

The single garment is not only color-like, but the material is light and can be transparent.

The so-called twelve singles means adding layers of singles of different colors and wearing them one after another. In the Heian period, those court ladies could put twelve to twenty singles on the outer clothing of Wufu, but in the Muromachi period , The number is generally about the same in five singles.

Li Xiao looked at these women wearing twelve singles and holding a fan, and seeing them look at him intentionally or unintentionally, and his heart suddenly became clear.

Although he has married a wife, for this era where marriage is used as a political support, it is more appropriate to use female **** as a means of wooing.

Speaking from the heart, these women have good looks. After careful dressing, there are also a few women who are not inferior to the Xiaoba sisters. After months of warfare, Li Xiao, who does not know the smell of meat, sees his mind slightly rippling.

As the newly attached Li Xiao’s local tycoon Oshima Guangyi, he brought three women, called three sisters.

When they saw him, Li Xiao couldn't help but secretly laugh when watching the three big island sisters deliberately scratching their heads in front of him.

He speculated maliciously whether his wife and concubine were the two sisters of Ohata, so Mitsuyoshi Oshima thought he liked sister control, so he gave this hand specifically.

Li Xiao let go of this thought and turned around to see that the soldiers under his command were already unbearable. For example, Takatora Fujido, Hideharu Kano, Toroyama Yamatota, Kazuha Shioka and others all showed a look of fascination. It doesn't look like usual.

Even if it was Li Xiao's chief military commander, Ben Duo Zhengxin, Li Xiao could also see that he was also secretly enduring and trying to act as if nothing had happened.

It was Li Xiao’s other military strategist, Usami Masayo, but he sat still, sipping a drink after a glass of wine by himself, and did not even look at these women, but occasionally disdain those colleagues who are addicted to beauty. Vision.

But this disdainful glance only flashed past, then converged.

Li Xiaowei smiled while not tempted by beauty.

In fact, he has been fighting for a long time, and there has been no woman by his side for a long time. With a few glasses of wine, Li Xiao can understand the thoughts of these men at the moment. Now Usami's actions are very out of place.

At this moment Usami Masaru also raised her head, and when she saw Li Xiao looking at him, she suddenly avoided subconsciously.

Li Xiao understood that this was definitely an expression of guilty conscience.

Li Xiao retracted his gaze and looked over the hall. The reason why the retainers sat in place and did not move was purely because of the fact that Li Xiao, the lord, was still there.

Li Xiao smiled when he saw this, and then retired because he was drunk.

After returning to the Tianshou Pavilion, Li Xiao remembered the look of the generals just now, and couldn't help but smile, so he sat in the room and drank slowly.

At this moment, the subordinates reported to Usami Masayo for seeing him.

After hearing this, Li Xiao was slightly surprised, but still agreed to approach and meet the other party's request.

Soon afterwards, it was in the castle tower.

Li Xiao and Usami Katsuyuki sat opposite each other and drank.

Usami Katsuyuki did not restrain the monarch too much, and was making her head in Li Xiao.

Seeing Usami Masayo's thoughtful, hesitant appearance, Li Xiao suddenly felt something in his heart.

But since the other party came to look for him, Li Xiao did not take the initiative to speak, but waited for the other party to break the deadlock.

Finally, the other party showed a firm look in his eyes, lowered his head and said: "Master, do you remember the first time we met?".

Li Xiao showed a look of recollection, nodded and said: "Remember, I was on the way to Hida in Kai at the time. You were hiding in a pile of straw. According to you, it was to avoid Uesugi's chasing and killing? ".

Usami Katsuyuki raised her head to look at Li Xiao, and said, "Master, yes, at that time, my Usami clan was imprisoned in Pipa Island City. I was set on fire by Kenshin Uesugi and his subordinates managed to escape. In this regard, the subordinates never deceived the lord."

"I know, what did you deceive me?" Li Xiao asked.

"This is also the reason why I came to see the lord this time. The ministers knew that the lord was wise and had already suspected and guessed, but because he cherished his talents, he didn't break it. The ministers are very grateful for this."

At this time, Usami Katsuyuki looked at Li Xiao very calmly, as if she had let go of the burden in her heart.

Li Xiao nodded, and motioned to the other party to continue.

Usami Masaru said: "The truth minister has long wanted to tell the lord, but he has not found the right opportunity. So today I want to make it clear with the lord."

"Actually... Actually, my real name is not Usami Katsuyuki."

"Well, I understand," Li Xiao nodded and said, "The real Usami Masayo was burned to death in that fire, so you are not Usami Masayo, you are an imposter."

Usami Masayo asked in surprise: "Master, did you know who I was?".

Li Xiao smiled and said: "I didn't know, but recently I received a letter from someone, and then I understood the reason."

Seeing Usami Katsuyuki's body trembled, Li Xiao retracted his hands and grabbed the corners of his clothes. Instead, he took a step closer and asked, "Do you know who wrote that letter?".

Usami Masayo shook her head, and said, "I don't know about it."

"Shiina Yasuke~www.wuxiamtl.com~ Li Xiao categorically said this answer.

After hearing this name, Usami Katsuki flashed a look of surprise on her face for a moment, but immediately relieved, her tight body relaxed, with a relaxed look on her face.

"It turns out that the lord knew about it a long time ago."

Usami Katsuyuki smiled in front of Li Xiao.

"It hasn't been too long," Li Xiao smiled and said directly: "You are only known to Shiina Kosuke. Now that Shiina's family is ruined, he wants to maintain his family name, so he has to rely on me. He understands you. The secret of his identity, because he was worried that if the secret was leaked in the future, he would be implicated, so he told me about it."

"So your real name is not Usami Katsuyuki, but his sister Usami Nami, right?".

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