Chapter 1600 Yaliang's Suspicion

A day later, Hojo Tsuyoshi rushed back to Susano to report to Minamoto no Nagamasa.

"agreed?"

Minamoto Nagamasa could hardly believe his ears.

Did Tanaka Nobuyuki really surrender?

Hojo Tsune said sternly: "In the words of Tanaka Nobuyuki, this is not surrender, this is cooperation! Tanaka Nobuyuki said that we are not qualified to ask him to surrender now."

"It does not matter!"

Minamoto Nagamasa suppressed his excitement and said, "As long as he stands on our side, that's fine!"

In his excitement, Minamoto Nagamasa's pale old face began to show some color.

Hojo Tsune thought for a moment and said, "This man has a huge appetite and is very fickle! I think it is better to be cautious about this matter."

Big appetite?

Minamoto Nagamasa lowered his brows in thought.

Hojo Tsune wanted the north, not the south.

This appetite is indeed a bit big.

However, if Tanaka Nobuyuki really sides with them, this price will be worth it.

As long as he drove away Daqian's army, he was sure he could defeat Tanaka Nobuyuki.

"How did you talk to him?"

Yaliang looked at Hojo Tsune with suspicion, "Tell me the details of your discussion."

Yaliang was skeptical.

Logically speaking, Tanaka Nobuyuki should not rebel against Yun Zheng at this time.

He always felt that there was something strange about this matter.

He even suspected that Tanaka Nobuyuki and Hojo Tsune had colluded with each other.

Hearing what Yaliang said, Hojo Tsune's heart skipped a beat, but his face remained expressionless as he slowly told him the specific details of his discussion with Tanaka Nobuyuki.

He also told about the artillery.

However, Tanaka Nobuya only knew that the thing was called a cannon, which was secretly cast by Yun Zheng in Shuobei. The casting of the thing was simple, but he had no idea how the gunpowder was made.

He also specifically emphasized the conditions proposed by Tanaka Nobuyuki and the opportunity for proposing the conditions.

At the same time, he also deliberately mentioned Takeshi Sanada.

"Sanada Takeshi?"

Yaliang was shocked: "Sanada Takeshi is also in Kurose?"

"No."

Hojo Tsune shook his head and said, "According to Tanaka Nobuyuki's information, Yun Zheng's navy is currently led by Sanada Takeshi and a guy named Zhao Liuliang. Moreover, Yun Zheng has high hopes for Sanada Takeshi and is likely to let him replace the position of the lord..."

Ok?

Hearing this, Minamoto Nagamasa and Yaliang both began to think secretly.

Yun Zheng has high hopes for Takeshi Sanada?

So, is Tanaka Nobuyuki destined to be under Sanada Takeshi?

Is this why Tanaka Nobuyuki agreed to cooperate with them?

Minamoto Nagamasa thought silently for a while, then asked, "How many troops does the enemy have now?"

It’s a shame to say that they have been fighting with Yun Zheng for such a long time, but they don’t even know how many troops Yun Zheng has.

They could only roughly estimate based on the number of warships that Yun Zheng should have about 50,000 troops.

"Forty thousand people."

Hojo Tsune replied: "Among them, 10,000 are in the navy, and the other 30,000 are basically in Ishigaki Castle! In addition, Yun Zheng also sent 2,000 cavalry to supervise the battle on Tanaka Nobu's flank!"

"Supervise the battle?"

Yaliang's heart moved, "So, Yun Zheng doesn't seem to trust Tanaka Nobu?"

If Yun Zheng doesn't trust Tanaka Nobuyuki, then this makes sense.

"I don't know that."

Hojo Tsune thought: "It is possible that he does not trust Tanaka Nobu, or it is possible that he is not confident in the troops under Tanaka Nobu."

Minamoto Nagamasa thought for a while, then asked Yaliang: "Do you think Tanaka Nobuyuki will really cooperate with us?"

"It's possible, but it's better to be cautious."

Yaliang replied: "What if Tanaka Nobu is just pretending to betray Yun Zheng and then turns around and tells Yun Zheng about our plan with him, then we will be in trouble."

Faced with Yaliang's ambiguous answer, Minamoto Nagamasa was secretly worried.

Guard!

Have to prevent!

But the problem now is that they want to use Tanaka Nobuyuki to defeat Yun Zheng's army.

Now, their navy has been completely destroyed and they can no longer fight a naval battle with Yun Zheng!

The only option is to fight to the death with Yun Zheng on the ground!

As long as they defeat Yun Zheng’s 30,000 troops on the ground, their navy will be useless!

Minamoto no Nagamasa still had 30,000 elite troops, and Tanaka Nobuyuki still had more than 10,000 troops.

If we use the power of both well, it is not impossible to defeat Yun Zheng's troops!

On the one hand, they want to use Tanaka Nobuyuki, but on the other hand, they have to be wary of Tanaka Nobuyuki.

This kind of contradictory psychology is really uncomfortable.

After weighing the pros and cons, Minamoto Nagamasa finally made up his mind: "Then proceed as planned! Also, send someone to keep a close eye on the enemy's movements in Ishigaki Castle!"

Now the only choice is to believe Tanaka Nobuyuki.

If the situation is not right, withdraw troops immediately!

At the same time, they also have to reserve an ambush force just in case!

"Not only should we pay attention to the movements in Ishigaki Castle, but also the surrounding areas!"

Yaliang added: "In addition..."

Just as Yaliang was speaking, Uesugi Yu hurried in.

The moment he saw Uesugi Yu, Yaliang's voice stopped abruptly.

Both he and Minamoto Nagamasa's eyes were fixed on Uesugi Yu.

"The four lords in the south have agreed to send troops!"

Uesugi Yu excitedly gave Minamoto Nagamasa and the others the result they wanted.

"Really?"

Minamoto Nagamasa stood up excitedly.

When he sent Hojo Tsune to persuade Tanaka Nobuyuki, he also sent Uesugi Osamu to persuade several lords in the south to jointly send troops to resist foreign enemies.

Originally, he didn't have much hope.

As a result, Uesugi Yu actually brought him good news.

"real!"

Uesugi Yu said excitedly: "Within two days, they will prepare 20,000 troops to come to support us!"

"Did they make any other demands?"

Minamoto Nagamasa asked.

"No."

Shang Shanxiong shook his head: "They said, let's drive these damn Daqian people out first!"

"good very good!"

Minamoto Nagamasa was overjoyed, "After all, they didn't disgrace our ancestors!"

Suddenly, Minamoto Nagamasa became alert again.

Now, Tanaka Nobuyuki has sided with them.

Several lords in the south also agreed to send troops.

Although 20,000 soldiers and horses are not a lot, but with the addition of these 20,000 soldiers and horses, their chances of defeating Yun Zheng are much greater.

"and many more!"

Yaliang frowned and looked at Minamoto Nagamasa, "Sir, didn't they agree too readily?"

"Do you suspect they are deceiving us?" Minamoto Nagamasa immediately understood what Yaliang meant.

"It is indeed possible."

Yaliang replied: "To be honest, at this time, it's good enough that they don't attack us from behind! It's really unusual for them to agree to send troops so readily."

Before this, Minamoto Nagamasa had almost forced those lords into a desperate situation!

Those lords shouldn't be so magnanimous.

Minamoto Nagamasa pondered for a while, then asked Uesugi Yu: "Do you think they are deliberately deceiving us, or are they really willing to send troops to help us?"

"They should really be willing to send troops to help."

Shang Shanxiong replied: "They made it very clear that how we fight is our business! But now that Daqian has invaded, they must not stand aside and watch the fun! Otherwise, after the fall of the North, Yun Zheng will definitely take action against the South!"

"well said!"

Minamoto Nagamasa clapped his hands and laughed, but there was a fierce light in his eyes.

Yunzheng!

I will make you pay for Jiro's life!