Yuan Changyin hurriedly said: "There are two big iron cannons in this city that are several times more powerful than iron cannons, so, how to attack the city!" ”

Yamamoto Kansuke said with some guilt: "Lord, don't attack it." ”

Tada Manlai said: "Lord, this bamboo bundle can block the iron cannon projectile, but in front of the big iron cannon, it is vulnerable, after the projectile breaks the bamboo bundle, the power is not reduced, and it can also shatter the armor, and in the end, the person will be fractured if he touches it, and he will die on the spot."

Moreover, this is the power of the enemy's firing at thirty paces, and if this weapon can be fired at more than fifty paces and a hundred paces, our troops will surely suffer heavy casualties. ”

Takeda Harunobu looked at the many retainers around him, thinking of the seriously injured Kohata Toramori, he said, "Kansuke, is there any way to restrain that weapon?" ”

Yamamoto Kansuke replied: "Pavilion master, this big iron cannon is tightly hidden by Ogasawara Nobukata, even if we inquire a few times, the information is very vague.

And once our side is intensively spied, it will be counterattacked by the Ogasawara family, and the minister didn't understand it at the beginning, but now the minister knows.

Ogasawara Nobukata built a fortified castle and fought in a cage city, it must have relied on big iron cannons, and if it weren't for our army crossing the antler defense line so quickly today, Ogasawara Nobukata would not have used his secret weapon so quickly.

However, the owner of the museum, the minister, was ashamed and did not come up with a solution, and the minister needed to go to Kishu and discuss with the supervisor (Tsuda Chief). ”

Takeda Harunobu nodded and said, "In this way, let's besiege the city for the time being, I hope you bring back the news as soon as possible." ”

Yamamoto Kansuke paused and left the Veil, he found his subordinate Denbei, rode out of Shinano on two fast horses, and then took Kai to the Imagawa family's territory, and from there he took a boat to Kishu.

As for the Takeda Army near Nagawa Castle, they stopped to rest.

Nobukata saw that after he repelled the Takeda army with a large iron cannon, he didn't see Takeda Harunobu attacking the city again, and he felt a little pity in his heart.

He complained a little that he showed his hole cards too quickly, and if he waited for the Takeda army to attack the city before using it, he would inflict more casualties.

He expected that the Takeda family must be trying to find a way to crack his big iron cannon now, and his side was at a stalemate, so he immediately called Iizuna Nobumoto and Deura Kiyoshi.

He said to the two, "You should send people separately, one to Takeda's house to inquire about their movements, and the other to Kitashinano, and tell Sanada Dan Masadada, and let him launch an attack on Anyun County according to the plan." ”

Iizuna Nobumoto and Izuura Kiyoshi received the order, and then left Nagawa Castle.

On the side of Kita-Shinano, Sanada Yutaka led 500 troops, and the retainers of the four counties, including Ueko-gun and Geng-gun, had a total of 3,000 troops.

In addition, the people of the North Shinano Province led by the Takanashi family such as Shuiuchi-gun and Takai-gun have a strength of nearly 7,000.

On the day that this team was assembled, Akanuma Shima Tsuga, Shimazu Sun Goro Yasutada, and Yatsu Sho Yasushi sent messengers to provide information to Baba Nobuharu in Fukashi Castle.

However, the messengers of the two families were captured by the ninjas arranged by Sanada Yutaka on the way.

Before Sanada Yutaka came to Kita-Shinano, Nobukata told him to keep an eye on the Akanuma Shimazu family and the Yakatsu (Chief) family.

Under the arrangement of Sanada Yukitaka, Yuzu Nobumasa captured the two messengers who delivered the letters, and captured the handles of the two couriers.

When Yuzu Nobumasa handed the letter to Sanada Yukitaka, he was shocked, and he didn't even know how Nobukata was sure that there was something wrong with the two families.

However, with these two families, Sanada Yutaka was not merciless, and threw out the evidence on the spot at the meeting, arresting Shimazu Sun Goro Yasutada and Yejiao Zuo Jincheng.

Shimazu Sun Goro Taizhong and the other two were shocked and angry, and he quibbled and shouted angrily: "I didn't collude with Takeda, you planted it!" ”

Sanada Yutaka sneered, and asked people to confront him with a messenger, and Shimazu Sungoro Yasutada turned pale.

Afterwards, Sanada Yutakata went out with Takanashi Masayori and others, and then stood on the main formation, he pointed to the positions of Shimazu Sun Goro Yasutada and Yayo Sakonjo and said, "Just right, let you see the horse team trained by His Royal Highness the Guardian Dai"

Everyone looked at the place where Sanada was pointing.

The soldiers and horses of the Akanuma Shimazu family and the night crossing clan have been gathered, totaling three or four hundred people.

And a hundred paces away from them, three horse teams were approaching, a team of nearly 100 horses with bows, and a horse team of elite warriors, only fifteen horsemen, with iron cannons in their hands.

In addition, there was a cavalry samurai team armed with red spears, with more than eighty people, and hundreds of cavalry troops, just holding ordinary cavalry equipment.

I saw the stray horses, rushing forward quickly, shooting light arrows at a distance of fifty paces, most of which were blocked by the enemy's wooden trees.

Behind the Wandering Horses is the Cavalry Artillery Corps, who need to wait for their time, and finally the Lancers, who will launch the final breakthrough.

The Wandering Horses quickly advanced to a distance of thirty paces, and then spread out on either side, revealing the Iron Cannon Cavalry, and in the course of this march the enemy counterattacked, but the arrows were not accurate, and all fell to the ground, or occasionally a few arrows hung on the armor.

The cavalry iron artillery did not fire at thirty paces, but continued to advance to twenty paces, and then fired at the front row of the enemy.

After a burst of gunfire, the front row of the enemy army was damaged a lot, and the ashigaru also suffered casualties, and many miscellaneous soldiers were so frightened that they lost their weapons and ran away, and were killed by the samurai who supervised the battle.

At this time, he outflanked the Wandering Horse team that was scattered on both sides, took out a heavy arrow, and shot arrows at the soldiers of the Akanuma Shimazu family and the Yakoto clan.

As a rain of arrows fell, there was a terrible scream on the battlefield, and the ashigaru or miscellaneous soldiers in many places left the array, and there were also samurai who were shouting for battle and fell to the ground with arrows.

There were already many flaws in the enemy's front, and finally the cavalry team saw the weak point of the opponent's defense and rushed directly into it, cutting through the military formation.

"Woo woo woo~"

The conch sounded, and the whole army began to assault, and the ashigaru troops a hundred paces away were already approaching, as if they were overwhelming, and the two rebels quickly disarmed and surrendered.

And the people watching on the hillside had all kinds of feelings in their hearts.

Takanashi Masayori hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness the Guardian Acting has such an elite horse riding team, and he is no longer afraid of the Takeda family's rice tofu!" ”

Shimazu Tadanao asked, "Sanada, what should we do with the Akanuma Shimazu family?" ”

After all, Ogasawara Nobugata is the guardian generation, and the Akanuma Shimazu family collaborates with the enemy, and the guardian generation is certainly qualified to deal with it, who dares to say no now?

Captain Saemon of the Night Diplomatic Minbu also looked at Sanada Yukitaka.

In fact, for the disposal of these two, the letter side has already discussed with Sanada Yutaka.

Sanada Yutaka said directly: "Before I came down, the lord asked me to pay attention to the Akanuma Shimazu family and the night Jiao Su family, and sure enough, the two families collaborated with each other.

Therefore, before coming, the lord had already agreed on the result of punishment with Zaixia. ”

The young Shimazu Tadanao was very shocked in his heart, and he hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Please show Sanada." ”

Sanada Yutaka said: "Shimazu, the Akanuma Shimazu family is your concubine family, and the lord has decided to abolish the head of the Akanuma Shimazu family and merge it into Naganuma to become a member of your family.

As for the Akanuma Shimazu family, half of them will be handed over to you for management, and the other half will be confiscated as punishment. ”

Shimazu Tadashi was stunned for a moment, although it was said that this was a loss for the entire Shimazu family, but it was a good thing for him.

He hurriedly nodded and said, "I will abide by the will of His Royal Highness the Protector." ”

Sanada Yutaka turned to the Captain Saemon of the Night Friendship Minbu again, and said: "The Night Friendship Minbu, in the future, the Night Friendship Collar will be yours, you are the master of the Night Friendship family, and the original master family was merged into your family, and the territory was cut in half." ”

Captain Saemon of the Night Diplomatic Department was very excited, and immediately nodded yes, and gave Ogasawara Nobugata and Sanada Yutaka a big slap.

Only Takanashi Masayori was a little chilly in the field, he had long felt that Ogasawara Nobukata was fighting the idea of Kita Shinano, and when he saw it today, it was so.

In particular, I knew in advance that the Akanuma Shimazu family and the night Jiao Soo family were collaborating with the enemy, and this detailed investigation of the news was really powerful.

He suddenly wanted to send someone to Togakushi Mountain to find the Togakushi people.

The most famous ninja force in Shinano is the Togakushi, the ancestor of the Togakushi is Nishina Daisuke, who is good at flying birds and darts, and follows Kiso Yoshinaka to make war exploits in various places, after Kiso Yoshinaka's defeat, Nishina Daisuke first fled to the ninja's hometown of Iga, and combined with Iga ninjutsu to create his own Iga Ryuto Hidden Ninjutsu, and later returned to Togakushi Mountain.

The characteristic of Togakushi ninjutsu is to let the enemy move first without moving, and once you find the opponent's weakness, you will knock the enemy down in one fell swoop.

In addition to being able to use many unique weapons, its highest meaning is to defeat the enemy without weapons, so as to achieve the goal of protecting one's own guardian monarch. Very good at being a bodyguard.

The corresponding Iizuna people are better at finding out the news.

The more famous Togakure ninja in the Warring States period was Sanada Yukitaka's retainer Deura Tsushima Morikiyo, and the Takeda family often appeared behind the previous battles of Kitashinano, and he led the Togakure ninja to complete the tasks of enemy reconnaissance, enemy city destruction, and even persuasion and assassination.

It should also be mentioned that the Takeda family's Kohata Toramori has a ninja background from Omi Koga, and the military advisor Yamamoto Kansuke is also a person who is good at ninjutsu.

Takanashi Masayori couldn't find the Izuna people, so he could only retreat and find a hidden public to protect himself, and he was afraid that there would be Ogasawara Nobukata's fine work around him.

Everyone in the hall smiled happily, and they all praised Ogasawara Nobukata's military strength and majesty, and this time against the Takeda family must be nine out of ten.

Takanashi Masayori was afraid of the human spirit Sanada Yutakaka saw something unusual, and also joined the team of sycophants.

After such a shock, the people of Kitashinano were obedient to Sanada Yutaka, and they were really afraid that they would accidentally offend Sanada Yukitaka.

In the past, I didn't protect the Ogasawara family because Ogasawara's long-term path was blocked by Murakami Yoshikiyo, and now I just want to be obedient and protect my own territory.

After Sanada Yutaka assembled his troops, he advanced to Chikumo-gun with 6,000 troops, and Baba Nobuharu received orders from Takeda Harunobu to gather troops and horses to defend Fukashi Castle.

As Sanada Yutaka led his troops to the area between Chikumo-gun and Anyun gun, the Nishina family of Anyun County became nervous and began to mobilize their forces.

Sanada Yutaka did not rush to move, but instead sent envoys everywhere to persuade those castle lords or wealthy families who were interested in the Ogasawara family.

And the Little Rock Books in Yue City are still resisting the Takeda forces.

Koiwajiki Castle is a mountain castle located in Hotaka Ariake, Azumibe. The city is surrounded by several moats, like a small walled city covered by a lush jungle.

The lord of the city, Xiao Iwaji, and five hundred soldiers were stationed there.

As a direct descendant of the Azumibe, the Kowajigaku book has always held on to his narrow land, and even Ogasawara has long looked at the descendants of the famous Azumibe differently and protected them.

The ancestor of the Koiwajiki clan was Hotaka Mimei, the son of Cotton Tsuyoshi Tamahiko.

Since ancient times, the Azumi clan has been enshrined in the imperial court, just like Suwa, and has become the lord of the Azumi country, acting on behalf of the imperial court, and is responsible for the positions of the Azumi Ministry Camp Division and the Internal Diet Division.

Azumibe Hyaktori, who once served as Emperor Kotoku, was the first person to settle in Koiwajiki Castle. The imperial court enshrined him as the ruler of An Tan, and his privileges were respected for generations.

Not only the Ogasawara clan and the Suwa clan, but even the Kamakura shogunate recognized their privileges. Although the land is narrow, it is still an independent territory.

Koiwajiki Books said to the Takeda family before: "Unless Takeda Harunobu bows to me, treats me as an equal, and establishes diplomatic relations; I was asked to hand over the hostages as a condition for surrender, so I don't talk about it! The first army can march to attack, and my Xiaoyanyue book has the protection of the spirit of the mountains. ”

Originally, Koiwajiki Books thought that Murakami Yoshikiyo would support him, but Murakami Yoshikiyo was killed by Ogasawara Nobukata.

When he felt that he was going to finish with Koiwajiki Castle, Ogasawara Nobukata raised the banner to fight against the Takeda family, which cheered him up.

Because of its abundant mountain and forest resources, Koiwatake Books has strong financial resources. At the same time, his subordinates are also very brave, and he has the courage to call Takeda a thief.

So Sanada Yutaka sent someone to contact him.