When Nobuyi Koyamada's attack failed and Yoshikiyo Murakami attacked Terao Castle, Kiyohide Kiyono got the news that Yoshikiyoshi Murakami was talking about peace talks with Masanori Takanashi.

He hurriedly sent someone to deliver the message to Takeda Harunobu, but the cavalry who delivered the message was ambushed by the ninjas arranged by Ueda Nobukata, and Takeda Harunobu did not receive the news.

He had been besieging Toishi Castle and was unmoved.

In Hushi City, it has been besieged for more than 20 days, and the food in the city is getting less and less, although the morale is still very high, but it is not a good thing for them to continue the siege.

Ueda Nobukata was not afraid that Takeda Harunobu would send troops to attack, but he was afraid that Takeda Harunobu would besiege them.

Although he knew that Murakami Yoshikiyo had withdrawn his troops to help him in history, he was not sure if Murakami Yoshikiyo would come over now.

In the big room, my wife Qinggang frowned and said, "This has been besieged for more than 20 days, and there has been no movement on the lord's side?" ”

Yazaki Heizo said: "This is also a matter of no choice, Takanashi Masayori sent troops to attack the Kawanakashima area, and the family must send troops to counterattack." ”

Yazawa was a little angry and said: "It's all this time, why is Murakami still entangled with Takanashi Masayori in the north!"

Now Toishi Castle is the most important thing, and without Toishi Castle, Takeda Harunobu can drive straight into Kitashinano!

At that time, it will only be a matter of time before the Murakami family perishes, and if you look at the family, even Kiyohide Kiyono, one of the three bosses, has betrayed. ”

What Yazawa said is very reasonable, and no one can refute it, but they are just the guardian of a city, and the most important thing now is to do their own things well.

Ueda Nobukata said: "The lord has his own things to do, and we also need to do our own things well, and the enemy is besieging us, isn't it just to let us run out of water and lack food?" It is enough for us to deceive them. ”

Iwashita's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Cheng Dai, what do you want to do?" "In front of outsiders, Iwashita Middle School is still very respectful.

Ueda Nobukata remembered an allusion, so he was going to use this strategy today.

Ueda Nobukata said with confidence: "This strategy will definitely make Takeda Harunobu feel that Toishi Castle is difficult to break!" ”

Although Ueda Nobukata proposed a plan, there was no movement during the day, and Yazawa always relied on his own martial arts, so he couldn't wait to ask Ueda Nobukata, but he kept silent.

It wasn't until dusk that Ueda Nobukata took action, and he had the large white rice from the reserve moved out, and then asked the ashigaru to put the white rice in a bucket.

Afterwards, the ashigaru took out a war horse, then lifted the bucket containing the white rice and poured it onto the horse.

Yazawa and the others, who had been following Ueda Nobukata, had a surprised expression, there was a shortage of food in the city, they didn't expect Ueda Nobukata to take out precious white rice and make it like this, and they were suddenly shocked.

The Takeda family, who was monitoring the movements of Toishi Castle, was stunned for a moment when he saw this scene.

And the ashigaru people of the Takeda family whispered, talking about the fact that the people in Toishi Castle still had water to wash the horses, and they felt that there was no point in besieging them.

White rice was extremely precious at this time, and it was an important military strategic material, and ordinary farmers could hardly eat it in their lifetime.

As for Ashigaru, you can only eat a meal when you are fighting, and the samurai don't necessarily eat large white rice every day.

The grains of rice were so dazzling in the sunlight that in the eyes of others it was water that was poured on the horses, and the defenders of Toishi Castle were so extravagant that they used to drink water to wash the horses.

As soon as this situation came out, the morale of the Takeda family's ashigaru plummeted.

The military commander was so suspicious that he didn't dare to make a decision, so he immediately asked people to go to the main camp and told Takeda Harunobu Toshijo that something was wrong.

Takeda Harunobu saw Toishi Castle on the top of the hill of the Honjin, and there was a sashigaru bathing the horses with "water".

He was suddenly a little tired, the previous siege plan was to predict that there were not many reserves in the city, but now that the city could even wash the horses with water, the siege plan was almost useless.

Takeda Harunobu returned to the camp depressed, the whole person was very bad, he was talking about Yamamoto Kansuke.

As for Kansuke Yamamoto, he has been in Echigo for almost a year, and he is still being detained in Kasuga Yama Castle.

After Nagao Keitora came into contact with Yamamoto Kansuke, he detained Yamamoto Kansuke under the pretext of buying iron cannons, and handed it over to Usami Dingman, who had just surrendered, for surveillance.

Usami Dingmitsu is not an ordinary character, he belongs to the loyal Kanto stewardship of the shirt, and once almost forced the father of Nagao Keitora to death in a battle.

However, the current long-tailed Jinghu is very young, a little simple and stubborn, and admires Bishamentian very much.

admired Usami Dingman, who was known as a loyal man, so Nagao Jinghu ignored the opposition of his retainers and moved Usami Dingman with his actions and subdued him.

Early on, he saw that the cannon merchant was a fake, so he left Kansuke Yamamoto behind.

Now Kansuke Yamamoto knows that Harunobu Takeda is attacking the Toishi Castle of the Murakami family, and he is very anxious about it, but he is helpless.

The latest news he learned was that Murakami Yoshikiyoshi had reconciled with Takanashi Masayori, but unfortunately he was trapped in Echigo and couldn't move.

At night, Sanada Yukitaka, who was the first to return from Terao Castle, told Harunobu Takeda that Yoshikiyoshi Murakami was coming to Toishi Castle.

In this regard, Takeda Harunobu was greatly surprised, he never thought that Murakami Yoshikiyoshi and Takanashi Masayori reconciled.

"How so?" Takeda Harunobu asked unwillingly.

Sanada Yutaka said, "It seems that Echigo's side made a move." ”

"Long-tailed Jinghu?" Harunobu Takeda's expression was solemn, "It seems that he will be a terrific opponent." ”

Takeda Harunobu had no choice but to convene a military meeting to decide whether to go or stay.

As soon as the retainers heard that Murakami Yoshikiyo was leading his troops back, they immediately began to discuss it.

Fan Fu Huchang said: "My lord, now the morale of our army is not high, the soldiers are tired, and the food is about to run out, and in Hushi City, today shows that they are not short of water and food.

Lord, it just so happens that the new military rations have not yet arrived, so it is better to withdraw the army, please consider it carefully! ”

Iitomi Huchang's remarks were supported by other retainers.

Komai Takahakusai said: "My lord, the opinions of the retainers are very unanimous, please make a decision." ”

Takeda Harunobu was very unwilling to retreat like this, and the rumor that he thought was a joke at the beginning became true, which was very uncomfortable.

He absolutely could not accept the rout and retreat of the army, at least the last time in the battle of Uedawara, the Takeda army still retreated in an orderly manner.

Takeda Harunobu squinted his eyes and said, "Although it is said that it is to retreat, it is definitely not to flee back to Kofu!" "This is the last stubbornness of Harunobu Takeda.

Hearing that Harunobu Takeda gave the order to withdraw from the battle, the retainers all breathed a sigh of relief.

And the one in charge of the queen of the palace is the Jinma Shoyin Kaga Mamoru Hara, and the ability of the Jinma Shoyin has a great impact on the war, but Hara Masain does a good job.

Takeda Harunobu was also relieved to make him a general of the palace army.