Bronze door through time and space

Chapter 449: The Tiger of Kai and the Dragon of Echigo

When people are pushed to the limit, they can do anything except mathematics.

Takeda Shingen was anxious because he could see from the actions of the Moroboshi family that this was no longer a war but an invasion, which had a completely different meaning.

War is simple. If you win, the enemy retreats. If you lose, you pay compensation and leave.

But the Moroboshi family is different. They are turning the land belonging to the Takeda family into their own!

Breaking into a private residence and changing the name on the property certificate are two different things.

Whenever he thought of this, Takeda Shingen couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart.

Even if the Moroboshi family is repelled, the people in the occupied area cannot be kept because they have been marked by the Moroboshi family. Unless the Takeda family can offer better conditions than the Moroboshi family, once the Moroboshi family comes again, these people will be the first batch of rebels.

Takeda Shingen knew the conditions offered by the Moroboshi family. Not to mention exceeding the conditions offered by the Moroboshi family, the Takeda family could not offer the same conditions.

So in order to prevent the spread of the impact, they had to be killed.

Of course, even if you want to kill, you have to wait until you win.

The problem now is that we can’t win. We can’t win at all.

If it were an ordinary world, Takeda Shingen would probably have considered ceding territory and paying compensation. This is not something that only the old man can do.

But this is a world with extraordinary powers such as ghosts and gods. Although the upper limit is not very high for some reasons, it is enough for ordinary people, enough to turn the situation of a war. Therefore, it is not so easy for Takeda Shingen to accept his fate.

If Yan Xu knew this, he would probably be very happy. He made all kinds of restrictions on himself in order to train his subordinates. If Takeda Shingen took the initiative to break the rules, don't blame him for teaching him a lesson.

If the boxing champion plays chess with you calmly, he is giving you face. If he is shameless and turns the table over when he cannot win, don't blame him for talking about physics.

After some psychological struggle, Takeda Shingen took out an ancient bronze box full of traces of time from a very secret compartment. The simple patterns and small seal characters on it told of the passage of time, as well as an antiquity that did not belong here.

After hesitating for a moment with his hands on it, Takeda Shingen finally opened it, revealing half a bronze tiger talisman and half a dragon-shaped jade ring. Judging from the styles, they were obviously not from Japan.

Who would have known that "The Tiger of Kai" Takeda Shingen and "The Dragon of Echigo" Uesugi Kenshin not only knew each other when they were young, but also had an unusual and very deep relationship. Even the long-term confrontations between the two sides deepened the bond between them.

Unfortunately, they belong to two different families after all, and they don't even have the same gender as Romeo and Juliet. Therefore, when it comes to certain interests, even if they are unwilling, they can only stand on the side of their respective families.
The sadness in the opponent's eyes when the blades crossed flashed through his mind again, as well as the collision between the tiger talisman and the dragon ring. It was not just the tiger talisman and the dragon ring that shattered.

Takeda Shingen shook his head, took out half of the dragon ring, and asked his men to send it to the Uesugi family. He taught it to Uesugi Kenshin personally, believing that the other party would understand what he meant.

Although the Moroboshi family took the initiative, Takeda Shingen's efforts were not ineffective. They greatly reduced the speed of the advance, resulting in snow when the Moroboshi family had advanced more than half of the defense zone.

The falling first snow was like temporarily drawing the curtain on the fierce battlefield, ushering in the halftime break.

Even in modern times, the winter battlefield is still a hell for both sides, not to mention the ancient times, so both sides tacitly stopped fighting and prepared for the coming of winter. The camp built by the Moroboshi family became more and more complete, with wooden houses replacing tents and a complete living area. With the rich supplies stored before winter, it was enough to safely survive the cold winter in a foreign land.

Because there is sufficient material support and the families of the soldiers participating in the war will receive greater tax deductions, morale has not been affected and they are even willing to continue fighting because the food at home is far inferior to that here.

It was freezing cold, and the conscripted farmers returned home with food on their backs. The saved rations, plus the food they brought, were enough to support the family until the spring plowing season.

At this time, many farmers could not help but wonder when the Moroboshi family would call for conscription again. If they did, perhaps they would be able to obtain enough food to last until the autumn harvest.

Thinking about the tax cuts promised by the Moroboshi family, even though they still belonged to the Takeda family in name, these farmers could not suppress their inner enthusiasm and expectations.

At this time, the power of the samurai and the landlords was no longer effective. If joining the Moroboshi family could really reduce taxes, these farmers who had already seen the strength of the Moroboshi family might not dare to risk their lives.

It was not just here that entered the halftime break. In fact, as the weather gradually got colder, the intensity of the battlefields everywhere was slowly decreasing, as if everyone had calmed down.

Oda Nobunaga, who was originally ready for a war with burning fighting spirit, did not fulfill his destiny. Even though the Moroboshi family had helped him to tie up all the more powerful forces, the lack of more than ten years of accumulation was not something that could be filled by simply burning fighting spirit. In fact, he could not even defeat the Ikki gathered in Honganji, let alone set fire to Honganji with the flames of war.

Unable to continue and without sufficient strength to stay in place like the Moroboshi clan, Oda Nobunaga had no choice but to lead his troops to withdraw.

However, Oda Nobunaga's prestige did not decrease but increased, because through this battle, he really showed his potential to go to Kyoto, and he was not idle along the way. He took the opportunity to annex a lot of land. The strength of the Oda family increased by at least five levels.

Oda Nobunaga was not stupid. Although he did not mind ending his life in the most brilliant way on the grand stage created for him by others, he would undoubtedly feel more accomplished if he could achieve it in his own way and with his own wishes. Therefore, he took things from the Moroboshi family and conquered the Oda family's territory.

Oda Nobunaga had no shame at all for taking other people's things to build his own territory, just like he didn't care about being schemed against. Don't expect him to feel guilty for taking other people's things for free.

Because of Oda Nobunaga's idea, although he did not win the battle, he did not lose either, and there were still benefits to be gained. His prestige grew day by day, and even if some people were still dissatisfied, they could only hide it deep in their hearts.

Oda Nobunaga, the protagonist, retreated, and the coalition forces of the Mori clan and the Amago clan, who were responsible for containing the opponent, had no reason to continue to persist, so they withdrew to their respective territories to recuperate and prepare for war.

As the wars in various places ceased, Yan Xu also took the documents sent by the cabinet, and after reading them, he couldn't help but raised his eyebrows.

Although he knew that this battle would be very costly, after all, not only did he have to maintain the battlefield between the Moroboshi and Takeda families, but he also had to support the Mori, Amago and Oda families, which had the most demands, but he did not expect it to be so costly. It directly emptied the strategic reserves accumulated by the Moroboshi family over the years. If the war continued, the granary would have to be used or taxes would have to be increased.

The granary is an important reserve used to maintain the operation of the territory. Once it is used, there will definitely be a gap. Before the new grain arrives, it can only be filled by other methods, such as buying grain or increasing taxes.

The problem is that the entire main island has been destroyed and everyone is short of food. Where can they buy it?

As for increasing taxes, neither winter nor spring is a good time to increase taxes and grain. Once enforced, it will definitely cause many problems. The biggest problem is that it will affect the wealthy side that the Moroboshi family has always shown.

In fact, it is easy to solve the problem. Yan Xu, who has a storage bag, just needs to make a few more trips.

The problem is that he doesn't want to.

(End of this chapter)