Samurai of the Takeda Family

With the first snowfall of Shinano, Li Xiao has been in the Warring States Period in Japan for more than 40 days in a blink of an eye.

　　 The repair work of Gaoyuan City has already started a few days ago. Although the bandits complained for a while when they heard that they couldn't become a samurai, they were persuaded by Li Xiao's three-inch tongue, and Yamamoto Kansuke's force was suppressed. The bandits finally agreed to participate in the renovation of Takato Castle, and Yamamoto Kansuke also promised to pay them a certain amount and settle their families.

　　 Since the incident of surrendering the bandits, Yamamoto Kansuke's attitude towards Li Xiao has been slightly better, at least he hasn't even turned his eyes when he met before, and didn't even say hello. Well, in fact, I won't take the initiative to say hello to you now.

　　 This makes Li Xiao from China, a country of etiquette, very upset.

　　 As the former military commander of Takeda Shingen, Li Xiao actually wanted to chat with him, and the purpose of course was to dig out some secrets of the Takeda family that could not be shared. The content is nothing more than which woman Takeda Shingen loves most in his life, whether Takeda Shingen really likes to engage in sex, and how ambiguous Takeda Shingen and Takasaka Masanobu have been.

　　 Well, Li Xiao never denies that he is a gossip.

　　 However, Yamamoto Kansuke has been busy dealing with matters large and small in the Gaoyuancheng territory all day, and it is true that he has no leisure time to chat with people. In Li Xiao's eyes, this man was purely Zhuge Liang's fate. He managed everything and was not afraid to turn Takeda Katsurai into the second Liu Chan.

　　 But fortunately, Yamamoto Kansuke has not given any more tasks to Li Xiao in the past few days.

　　 Now Li Xiao can finally have time to study his spear skills and see if there is a way to maximize it to cope with the duel with Shioka Kazuha less than three months later.

　　Actually, Li Xiao thought that according to the previous strategy of playing Taige, the first choice for learning spear skills was to go to the Nara Dojo to find Treasure House Yin Rong.

Treasure-in Temple Yin Rong got the guidance of Kamizumi Nobuzuna. He was the principal of Treasure-in Temple of Kofukuji Temple in Nara. As a monk, he was obsessed with martial arts. In addition to Nobuzumi Kamizumi, he also worshiped many people as teachers when he was young. At that time, the martial arts became a master, and he created a ten-word spear technique that integrates offense and defense. His spear technique is the famous Hozoinryu in Japanese history, and it has been passed down to this day.

　　 In this era, if you talk about swordsmanship Tsukahara Buden can be called the number one in Japan, and when it comes to spear skills, Japan's number one throne is none other than Treasure-in Temple Yinei.

　　 It is a pity that this plan is unrealistic. Nara cannot be reached within a few days. As a retainer of Takeda Katsuyoshi, Li Xiao could not easily leave Gaoto Castle for too long. Approving a long vacation, Yamamoto Kansuke will agree no matter what.

　　 Besides, Treasure House Yinrong practice is a ten-character spear, which is incompatible with Li Xiao's original spearmanship, so Li Xiao canceled his plan to go to Nara.

　　 However, Li Xiao thought of other ways in an instant, and he hit his idea on Masahoka Masatoshi, who is also the protector of Takeda Katsurai.

　　 As a local wealthy family of Shinano, the family name of Baoke has existed for hundreds of years. When Takato Castle belonged to the Takato clan before, Baoke Masajun and his father, Baoke Masanori, were the penned ministers of the Takato Raiji.

　　 Therefore, Baoke is in Shinano, and he is not a big or small noble family. It is undoubtedly presumptuous to ask Li Xiao as an ordinary warrior on spear skills.

　　 Fortunately, Li Xiao got through the joints. Heizo Nishimura, the former sheriff of Takato Town, happened to have a relationship with the Bao Ke family. Li Xiao got acquainted with Masatoshi Baoke through Heizo Nishimura, his eldest son Baoke Masatsu, and his third son Baoke Changyue.

Bao Ke was only twenty years old. Not long after the original service, Li Xiao knew that this man was also a fierce general in history. The Takeda clan was destroyed, and he fought for the Tokugawa clan, and gave the Tokugawa Ieyasu a total of 25,000 shi. territory. His younger brother Masatsu Naito later changed his name to Masatsu Naito, and was adopted by one of Takeda’s four ministers, Masaho Naito, and he succeeded Naito’s family superintendent after the death of Masaho Naito in the Nagao War.

　　 Li Xiao and Bao Ke are upright. The two brothers Bao Ke Changyue are about the same age. After Li Xiao invited them to the izakaya for a few drinks, the three gradually became acquainted. After getting closer, Li Xiao mentioned that he has long admired Bao Ke Zhengjun's spear skills and has been eager to see him in person.

　　 The two brothers heard that Li Xiao admired his father so much, and are now very happy to introduce him to Li Xiao. Before coming to the door, Li Xiao also used Takeda Shingen's previous gold as a reward, and bought three very good taiko as a meeting gift, and prepared to present it to Baoke Masajun to improve his friendship.

　　 After accepting the gift, Masatoshi Baoke was very happy. When I heard that Li Xiao had blocked Uesugi Kenshin in the battle on Chuanaka Island and saved Takeda Shingen, he was amazed. Therefore, he also took a high look at Li Xiao and didn't regard him as an Azuchi general, so he treated him as a low- and middle-level samurai.

　　 Li Xiao immediately asked Bao Ke Zhengjun for spearmanship. After the two sides exchanged views, Li Xiao found that although Baoke Zhengjun was over fifty years old, his spear skills were old and fierce, he had experienced years of battlefield experience, and his son Baoke was upright, and Baoke Changyue was not superb in spear skills. , But the victory is young and vigorous.

　　 However, what disappointed Li Xiao was that even though the spear skills of the three men are well-known in Shinano, they did not show any strength higher than their own when fighting against themselves.

　　 On the contrary, after Li Xiao gradually became familiar with their three-person spear technique, he could already suppress them well.

Of course, the spear technique that Li Xiao learned was passed down from China. After a long period of polishing, he has no choice but to leave behind. In spear technique, he is by no means inferior to any Japanese spear technique in this era. They have long arms, long arms, youthful strength, and long vigor. These two advantages are something they don't have.

　　 Baoke Zhengjun, or a twenty-year-old younger man, can be longer and shorter with Li Xiaoyi, but at that time his spear skills must not be as exquisite as it is now. Seemingly aware of this, the three of Bao Ke Zhengjun and his son admire Li Xiao's spear skills.

　　 The Japanese adore the strong from the bottom of their hearts, and not only worship the strong, but also try to learn from the strong. At the moment Baoke Zhengjun made Baoke upright, and UU reading www.uukanshu.com Baoke Changyue's two sons had adopted Li Xiao as their teacher. Of course, Li Xiao would not refuse. This is also a foundation for laying a good family relationship in Takeda.

　　 So after Takeda Katsurai, Li Xiao came to this troubled time and received two more cheap apprentices.

　　 The family of Baoke received warm hospitality. Li Xiao stayed there for three days and talked about gun skills. The three of Baoke and his son admired Li Xiao very much. Then Li Xiao also mentioned to them about the decisive battle with Shioka Kazuha three months later.

　　 For Shioka Ichiha's fame, all three of them have heard of them. They are famous swordsmen in Kashima and have defeated many famous swordsmen.

As for the Kashima Shintoru who mentioned Tsukahara Buden, Masatoshi Yasuka's face became heavier. For Tsukahara Buden, the number one swordsman in Japan, his heart no longer needs to be described by the word worship, but a kind of deep fear. degree.

　　 Even if Tsukahara Buden is now a 73-year-old man, he is still recognized as the number one in Japan in terms of swordsmanship. In his later years, he traveled around Japan as a martial artist, followed his disciples, followed by hundreds of people, just like a daimyo.

　　 Many local big names, wealthy tribes, and military commanders all worshiped Tsukahara Buden as their teacher, hoping to get his guidance. Shingen Takeda also hired Tsukahara Buden as a guide to the Takeda family's art of war for a period of time, and let Tsukahara Buden teach his subordinate swordsmanship.

　　 Masatoshi Hoke also met once, and still admires Tsukahara Buden's swordsmanship.

Bao Ke Zhengjun also said that it is not that he has no confidence in Li Xiao’s spear skills, but rather feels that his spear skills are definitely of the first-class level in Japan. However, Li Xiao’s shortcomings are also obvious, that is, what he lacks is actual combat experience. Experienced in countless battles on the battlefield and personal duels.

　　 So in the end, Bao Ke Zhengjun said to Li Xiao bluntly that he was not optimistic about Li Xiao and Shioka Kazuha.