Chapter Twenty-Nine: Prestige
"That's amazing! Ueda Matsuki! There's a look of adoration in Iwashita's eyes.
Iwasita Naka was overjoyed and said, "That's the fierce general of the Takanashi family!" Yasuda Saemon! He's dead! ”
As soon as Yasuda Saemon fell, the ashigaru people burst into loud cheers and their morale was high, while the ashigaru and some samurai of the Takanashi family were shocked.
Yasuda Saemon's martial arts reputation is far and wide, and now he has died at the hands of Shinano demons, and they feel that their faith has collapsed! The believers of the Buddha were killed by evil spirits!
"Can't be returned! Keep going on the offensive for me! "The samurai of the Takanashi family urged Ashigaru to resist the attack of the Murakami family's army.
However, when Ueda Nobukata cut off Yasuda Saemon's head and tied it to his belt, the Takanashi family in the front row couldn't stand it anymore and ran directly behind, and was immediately hacked to death by the samurai who supervised the battle.
Seeing that the enemy army was in chaos, Yashiro Mitsumasa immediately ran over and shouted, "Ueda Nobukata, quickly break through the enemy's defense line!" ”
Ueda Nobukata turned around and glanced indifferently at Yashiro Manmasa, who was startled by Ueda Nobukata's appearance, unconsciously took a step back, and clenched the spear, and said in a trembling tone: "What do you want to do!" ”
Ueda Nobukata grinned and said, "Man Zheng, don't be afraid, I won't do anything to you in the future." ”
His tone was flat, but the murderous aura made Yashiro Mitsumasa's face turn pale.
When Ueda Nobukata turned around and killed in the enemy formation, so that the enemy army quickly collapsed, the recovered Yadai gritted his teeth with righteousness: "Damn Ueda Nobukata, I won't spare you!" ”
The enemy army had collapsed, and Yashiro Masakuni ran over with several of his own samurai, and he shouted. "San Lang, why don't you lead your troops to launch a general attack!"
Yadai Mantsu was under the anger of Yashiro Masakoku, and he woke up like a dream, and immediately led the vanguard troops to attack the military strength of the Takanashi family.
The Takanashi family was defeated, and the defeated army retreated to Zenko-ji Temple, a castle built on a hill with a rugged road, and it was not an easy castle to conquer.
Ueda Nobukata rushed to the bottom of Zenkoji Castle and was repelled by a flurry of arrows, and when he came to the land of an arrow, he held aloft a blood-stained sword and shouted, "Hey! Hey! ”
"Oh!"
The ashigaru people who followed behind him, as well as Iwashita and the others, immediately shouted in agreement.
The Murakami army shouted a shout to mark victory in the battle, and the army of the Takanashi family could only hide in the city and dare not speak out.
Yadai Mitsumasa was a step late, and his eyes were even more unkind when he looked at Ueda Nobukata, and secretly slandered Ueda Nobukata for taking away his moment of glory.
He is the third son of Yashiro Masakuni and the successor of the Yashiro family. The eldest son of Yashiro Masakuni died young, and the second son was taken by the Takeda family in the Battle of Uedawara.
So Yashiro Mitsumasa was very dissatisfied with the behavior of Ueda Nobukata's mud legs, and he didn't respect him at all!
After the war, Murakami Yoshikiyo held a military meeting, at which he raised his head and laughed, and said very happily: "If it wasn't for the original proposal of the letter to ally with Takanashi Masayori, the old man would have taught this guy a lesson!"
What kind of thing is the Takanashi family, and you want to compete with this family? If it weren't for Zenkoji Temple, the old man would have hung his head in Katsumi Castle! ”
Murakami Yoshikiyoshi scolded for a while, let out a sigh, and said, "Shinkata! This time you did a good job, and you actually killed Yasuda Saemon, the fierce general of the Takanashi family.
Last time, Takanashi Masayori had a conversation with the old man, if the old man hadn't been able to go out in person, his head would have fallen to the ground a long time ago! ”
Ueda Nobukata was half-kneeling at the gate of the shogunate because of his spear skills and the decapitation of the heads of four samurai.
He hurriedly said to Murakami Yoshikiyo: "The lord's prestige has spread all over Shinano, why should a small Yasuda Saemon be done by the lord himself, his subordinates are enough." ”
Murakami Yoshikiyo was very happy and laughed: "What you said is right, this time you have made a very good contribution, and the family will reward you with fifty yuan and a support rice." ”
Ueda Nobukata immediately thanked him, his previous support rice was used to support Nanguang Ren'an, and now he can accept another retainer with more support rice.
Yadai Mitsumasa said: "My lord, it was Ueda Nobukata who offered advice and formed an alliance with the Takanashi family, but now it seems that it is useless at all. ”
Ueda Nobukata lowered his head, his face was very ugly.
Murakami Yoshikiyoshi shook his head and said: "This is all Takeda Qingxin's conspiracy, this is what Takeda Qingxin is best at, if he is in the battle array, it will be easy for the old man to beat him."
Putting this matter aside for the time being, let's think about how to conquer Zenko-ji, there is a lot of pressure on the Saku-gun side. ”
Yashiro Masakuni frowned slightly, attacking Zenkoji Temple was the most uncomfortable for him, and when the time came, he would inevitably have to attack the city as a vanguard, which would be too great a loss to the Yashiro family.
Yashiro Masakuni immediately said, "Let's wait until we find the water source of Zenkoji Temple." ”
Although Murakami Yoshikiyo was a little anxious, he was still aware of the siege and immediately ordered all his troops to rest and recuperate.
After the meeting ended, Yadai Manmasa returned to his residence and said to Yadai Masakoku: "Father, is the lord dissatisfied with our Yadai family? Actually maintain a mud leg! ”
Yashiro Masakoku frowned and said, "It's just a Ueda Nobukata, it's not a big problem, Saburo, you are going to inherit the Yayo family in the future, be steady!"
When the time comes, I will arrange this Ueda Nobukata in the first wave, a small person, don't affect your mentality! ”
Yadai Manzheng immediately admitted his mistake and said, "I'm sorry, father, the child has disappointed you." ”
Yashiro Masakuni bowed his head and said, "It is indeed the best thing to form an alliance with the Takanashi family, so that the main family will not be attacked by the Takeda family and the Takanashi family from both sides.
But the lord couldn't swallow his breath, and he kept thinking about destroying the Takanashi family, otherwise, he should have married the Takanashi family last time!
Now Kiyono Maki is entangled in Saku-gun by the Takeda family, and it won't last long, and our war with the Takanashi family will not end for a while. ”
"Could it be that the lord is consuming the strength of our two families?" Yadai Mitsumasa guessed.
Yadai Masakoku frowned and said: "I hope it's not like this, otherwise don't blame the old man for not remembering the old love!" ”
Yashiro Masakuni didn't say it casually, he really betrayed Murakami Yoshikiyo later, and the reason was because Murakami Yoshikiyo ignored the Takeda family and insisted on fighting the Takanashi family.
This made Yashiro Masakuni feel that the future was bleak, so under the mediation of Sanada Yutaka, he decisively betrayed Murakami Yoshikiyo.
The Takeda family's strategy for Kita-Shinano was after the Toishi collapse, but Ueda Nobukata's strategy for the interior of the Takeda family began now.
A ninja found Yuzu Motonao, who was accompanying Harunobu Takeda on his expedition in Minamisaku-gun.
The skinny ninja spoke, "The villain Motoren was sent by the Ueda of the Murakami family. ”
Yuzu Motonao was a little puzzled and asked, "Who is Ueda and what did you send you for?" ”
Yuan Lian said: "The lord said that he will marry Lady Satomi as a concubine, and I hope that Youjin Hall can go to Murakami's house to help him." ”
"Rub!"
You Jinsheng on the side pulled out a sword and pointed at Yuan Lian: "Presumptuous!" What is it that Ueda Nobukata dares to marry Satomi as a concubine, when there is no one in your family? ”