In April, when the grass grows and the warbler flies, farmers are taking care of their crops or turnips with their families next to the fields.

But every now and then a cavalryman will appear galloping along the main road.

The peasants knew at a glance that it was going to be war again.

At this time, the weather warmed up and the snow melted, and Takeda Harunobu couldn't wait to gather a large army and head north to Fukashi Castle.

Last year, Ogasawara gathered his former ministers to lead more than 1,000 troops to attack Fukashi Castle, but was finally defeated, and now he has retreated to the castle of his retainer Shigeyoshi Futakishi.

Zhongta City is more than ten miles west of Shenzhi City.

The Takeda family gathered heavy troops and prepared to besiege Zhongta Castle.

Ogasawara saw that the Takeda family's envoys were coming and going, so he immediately sent someone to Murakami's house to ask for reinforcements.

Of course, Murakami Yoshikiyoshi would not sit idly by and watch Takeda Harunobu easily take down Zhongta Castle, and he immediately gathered the troops in his family and went to help Ogasawara Nagatoki.

Of course, Takeda Harunobu did not let go of Kitasaku's side, he took Koyamada Nobuyari as the general in chief, and the Aiki family, Kurosawa and other southern Saku nationals led the troops.

At the same time, there was also the deceased Iitomi Genshiro, who became a general and led one hundred and fifty horsemen, and became Oyamada Nobuyi and assisted Oyamada Nobuyi to attack Ueda Nobukata.

Koyamada Shinyu was injured after the battle of Ishishiro in To, and although he has recovered, his body is not as healthy as before, and his face is still a little pale.

Regarding Takeda Harunobu sending Iitomi Genshiro to help, Koyamada Nobuyu didn't say anything, and he didn't dare to take Ueda Nobukata lightly.

Koyamada Shinyu still admires Iitomi Genshiro, after all, Genshiro's elder brother Iitomi Huchang is also an important minister in the family, and Iitomi Genshiro is also a fierce general who has made a lot of achievements, so he is still a little happy about this.

The two rode war horses, and Genshiro Iitomi was slow and Shin Yamada had half a horse's head.

Oyamada Nobuya tilted his head and said, "Genshiro, I heard that you once fought with this Ueda Nobukata?" ”

Iitomi Genshiro remembered that Takeda Harunobu's face was gloomy because of his momentary arrogance, and he was a little embarrassed for a while and said: "Hey, I have fought with Ueda Nobukata in Xia, although I won him in the art of war, but I lost in the military law." ”

Oyamada Shinyu remembered that it was when Satomi Yuzu was captured by Ueda Nobukata, and Iitomo Genshiro led the troops to attack, and finally came back alone.

He nodded and said: "Genshiro, I don't have the slightest intention of making fun of you, this time we will lead five thousand troops and go north to recover Kitasaku, everything has to be cautious, especially to deal with this Ueda Nobukata who is not simple at all." ”

Iitomi Genshiro nodded and said: "The worries of the Oyamada Hall are very understandable, and the envoy has come to report, and Ueda Nobukata has led three thousand troops in the front mountain castle cage city. ”

Oyamada Nobuyi frowned and said: "This is difficult, although our army has an advantage in numbers, but you also know that more than half of it is the strength of the wealthy clans in various places, and it is embarrassing to fight." ”

Iitomi Genshiro nodded and said, "For today's plan, I can only lure Ueda Nobufang out of the city to fight and lead the cavalry to assault his own formation." ”

Shinyu Koyamada knew that this was a good strategy, but for someone like Nobukata Ueda, it was a little difficult for him to fall for it.

Iitomo Genshiro said again: "Koyamada Palace, there is still an idea here, that is, Sanada Yutaka who has already surrendered to Ueda Nobukata.

The lord still has some pity for Sanada Yutakaka, as long as he can kill Ueda Nobukata and sacrifice the former mountain castle, the lord will also forgive him for his betrayal. ”

Shinyu Koyamada nodded very happily, he thought it was easier, but then said, "Who will be sent to transfer Sanada Yutaka?" The military advisor who was good friends with him has not been heard from now. ”

Iitomi Genshiro immediately said a person's name: Soki Masato

He said: "He helped Kotaka to attack Toshi Castle, and the friendship between the two is so deep that he can go to the Kotaka, and he is now in the army. ”

Oyamada Shinyu hurriedly said, "Okay, then let's wait until I get to Nozawa (ze) castle and ask him to talk about it." ”

They set up their headquarters in the deserted Nozawa Castle and opposed the former mountain castle, and then stood still.

In the shogunate, Shinyu Koyamada and Genshiro Itomi summoned Soki Masachao and said, "Soki, you have a close relationship with Kotaka, right?" ”

Soki Masatomo already knew that Sanada Yutaka had betrayed the Takeda family, and he was very frightened in his heart, so he hurriedly said: "Koyamada Palace, Iitomi, now that the relationship with the Sanada family has been severed, I am absolutely loyal to the Takeda family in my heart. ”

Koyamada Nobu nodded and said, "Don't be nervous, we don't want to punish you, we just want to ask you for help."

In Maeyama Castle, Ueda Nobukata has 3,000 troops, and our army is only 5,000, which is not superior, so we hope that you can go to Oak Castle to transfer Kotaka to Yukitaka.

As long as Yutaka can kill Ueda Nobukata and sacrifice the former mountain castle, the family will definitely not blame him for the past, even if he just opens the city gate in the middle of the night and lets us in, it will be enough. ”

Aiki Masato bowed his head and thought about it, he didn't expect Sanada Yutaka to surrender like that, after all, they were still talking about the future with each other the previous year, and he also planned to marry his daughter to Sanada Yukitaka's second son.

But after a few months, they have become enemies.

Xiangmu Changchao nodded and said: "I am also very sorry for Xinglongchu to surrender to the enemy, if I can have such an opportunity to save Xinglongchao, I will do this even if I go to the soup and fire." ”

Iitomi Genshiro said: "Then wait for a while, the former mountain castle is now heavily guarded, and it is difficult for ordinary people to enter, so let's let Ranbo send a letter in for the time being." ”

Xiangmu Masachao nodded and said, "Then let's write a letter below." ”

Genshiro Iitomi immediately ordered his subordinates to bring pen and paper.

After writing the letter, Genshiro Iitomi handed it over to a monk.

This is the latest ninja trained by the Takeda family, and since the Battle of Toishi Castle, Takeda Harunobu has felt guilty for not being able to grasp the movements of the Murakami family in time.

Therefore, he paid more attention to the transmission of information, so he increased the training of ninjas, and in a shrine in Kai, he gathered a group of people for ninja training.

The Takeda family ninja group recorded in the Jiayang military inspection was divided into three positions: intermittent meeting, seeing square, and eye payment, so it was named the three people.

The three were mainly led by the Takeda family's Iitomi Torama, Ganli Toratai and Itagaki Nobukata each to engage in espionage, strategy and supervision, monitor the movements of other daimyo and wealthy clans, as well as the situation of troops and city defense, and assist Takeda Shingen in arranging strategies, using wolf smoke as the main means of communication, and the scale was once expanded to 200 people.

So this is the first battle of their organization.