In mid-September, the farmers are busy in the fields, and the children are playing on the edge of the fields.

On this quiet day, the appearance of an army disrupted the quiet scene, and the peasants who were working in the fields stopped their movements.

They hurriedly pulled the children to kneel on the ridges, lowered their heads, and waited for the army to leave.

This unit is the reserve of Kamizu Kenryo, the vanguard army of Yoshinaga, and they are now passing through the territory of the Kurobe family, a retainer of the Shiina family, and the castle not far away is Kurobe Castle.

Kurobe Castle used to be Uozu Castle, and to the southwest of Uozu Castle was Matsukura Castle, the home of the Shiina family.

Just as Kamizu Kenra was leading a large army to pass, the lord of Kurobe Castle, Kurobe Yasuada, rode over with two retainers.

At first, Kurobe thought that the enemy was coming, but when he saw the banner of the Ogasawara family crest, he immediately came to meet him.

Kamizu Xianliang looked at Kurobe Yasutaka and said: "The army of this family is just passing through here, and the lord of my family is in the rear, you can just take care of your own territory." ”

Kurobe Yasutaka bowed his head and said, "Ha, I understand, but please forgive me for being guts, what are you and Ogasawara Hall going to do when you come to our house?" ”

Kamizu shouted, "This is a military secret, don't probe, now you take your recruitable soldiers to Matsukura Castle to assemble." ”

Kurobe Yasutaka had no choice but to bow his head and say yes, and in the face of Kamizu's virtuous attitude, he dared not speak out.

By the time Kamizu's vanguard arrived at Uozu Castle, Yasuin Shiina of Matsukura Castle had already received the news.

Yasuyin Shiina immediately instructed his retainers to prepare to meet Yoshinaga, and he asked his retainers with some confusion: "Ogasawara Hall is here, and it is here with thousands of soldiers and horses. Can this little soldier defeat the Jimbo family? ”

Yashiro Toshimori shook his head and said, "This... None of the ministers had seen the Ogasawara army, so the ministers couldn't give the lord an answer. ”

Shiina Yasuyin frowned and said, "Could it be that he is pretending to attack the Shenbao family, but in fact, he is actually going to destroy the family?" ”

Yashiro Toshimori shook his head and said, "My lord, why don't you send an envoy to ask." ”

Shiina Yasuyin was very helpless, so he had to send an envoy to inquire about the situation first.

However, Kamizu Kenryo approached very quickly, and only a few miles after the envoy walked out, he encountered Kamizu Kenryo's army.

The envoy told Kamizu Kenra what he meant, and Kamizu Kenra said bluntly: "You don't have to go, the lord will be here soon, so you can enter Matsukura Castle with me." ”

Kamizu Kenra directly arrived at Matsukura Castle with his envoys, and Shiina Yasuyin hurried to the gate of Waimaru with his retainers to meet Kamizu Kenra.

Kamizu Kenra dismounted and nodded to Yasuyin Shiina, "Shiina, the lord will be here soon, you are ready to greet the lord."

This time, the lord led a large army to come, in order to pacify the position of the god protector, does Shiina understand? ”

Shiina Yasuyin hurriedly nodded and said, "I understand that the preparations for the greeting are already being made, just waiting for the Ogasawara Hall to come." ”

Kamizu nodded and said, "Okay, then Shiina will wait for the lord with him." ”

Shiina Yasuyin didn't dare to refuse, he followed Kamizu Kenra to stand at the city gate, and honestly stood waiting for Ogasawara Yoshinaga.

It wasn't until the sun was about to go down that Yoshinaga's army appeared.

Yoshicho came to the front of Yasuyin Shiina in the support of a group of retainers.

Shiina Yasuyin hurriedly stepped forward and said: "In the lower Shiina Yasuin, meet the Ogasawara Palace, the demeanor of the Ogasawara Hall is more wise and martial than two years ago." ”

Yoshicho looked at Shiina Yasuyin and said coldly: "Okay, there is no need to say these words, this family sent troops this time to destroy the Shenbao family."

You must remember that this is no longer the era of the past, and the family will definitely destroy all those ambitious people for the sake of the shogunate and the peace of the world.

Without these people, there would be no troubled times in the world, Shiina Daikan, you understand? ”

Yasuyin Shiina hurriedly bowed his head and said, "I understand, my Shiina family naturally obeys the orders of the leader and the shogunate. ”

Yoshicho drove his horse into the city, and Yasuyin Shiina and others hurriedly followed him into the city.

Yasuyin Shiina had already prepared a banquet and asked his daughter to come forward to serve Yoshicho and drink.

Yoshicho was very satisfied, and said with a smile: "This attack on the Jimbo family is a surprise attack, according to the news from the family's detailed investigation, although the Jimbo family has gathered thousands of people in Toyama City, but in the eyes of the family's army, it is vulnerable!" ”

Kamizu raised his glass and said, "My lord, it only takes a charge from your subordinates' reserve to defeat the Kazubo family!" ”

Yoshicho smiled and said, "Xianliang, don't be too complacent, Shiina Daishi, your family will gather a reserve team and follow your own family to send troops." ”

Shiina Yasuyin nodded hurriedly and said, "Hey, Your Majesty obeys the order, Ogasawara Palace, are you comfortable serving the little girl?"

The little girl has long admired His Highness's bravery, why don't His Highness take it with her? ”

Yoshicho looked at Yasuyin Shiina and said with a smile: "Hahaha, you are very good, this Toyama Castle is in your Shinkawa County, and when the time comes, if it is burned down, the land will be handed over to you." ”

Shiina Yasuyin said with some pity: "Ogasawara Palace, that Toyama Castle has been around for ten years now, and it is a good castle..."

Yoshicho looked at Yasuyin Shiina and said coldly: "Then burn down Matsukura Castle, and you move to Toyama Castle." ”

Shiina Yasuyin was sitting cross-legged, and when he heard Yoshicho's words, he immediately bent down, his head almost touching the ground, and shouted, "Ogasawara Hall has misunderstood!" Your Majesty naturally obeys orders, and Toyama Castle must be burned! ”

Yoshicho looked at Yasuyin Shiina, who had a low attitude, and said with a smile: "Forget it, Toyama Castle won't be burned, let's remove the city wall, and it will be Toyama Town in the future." ”

Shiina Yasuyin's head was sweating, and he hurriedly responded: "Hey, I know." ”

Yoshicho was already full, he picked up the silk cloth and touched his mouth, and said with a smile: "Okay, I'm full, so I'll go and rest first." As he spoke, he took the hand of the girl next to him and left.

Yasuyin Shiina has been lying on the ground, quickly changing the direction of his stomach with the direction of Yoshinaga's movement.

It wasn't until Yoshinaga's footsteps disappeared that Yasuyin Shiina dared to raise his head.

Yashiro Toshimori walked to Shiina Yasuin's side, half-knelt, stretched out his head to Shiina Yasuin's ear and said, "Lord, gather people to assassinate him tonight!" ”

Shiina Yasuyin's face moved, and then he shouted in a low voice: "Don't have such thoughts anymore!" ”

Yashiro Toshimori took two steps back, then bowed and gestured, and left.

Yasuyin Shiina waved his hand and asked the maids to clean up, sighed to himself, and walked to his backyard with his head down.

The next day, Yoshinaga led his army on the march towards Toyama Castle.

The appearance of the Ogasawara army was finally known by the chief of the jimbo, and at this time the Ogasawara army was only twenty miles away from Toyama Castle.

Jimbo Nagashi said angrily: "When did the Ogasawara Army come over, and what news is there from Hida Country?" ”

After a while, a samurai came running and shouted, "Report, there are nearly 5,000 Ogasawara troops in the territory of Hida, and they are now arranging in Mt. Goka. ”

The face of the chief of the god has changed greatly, this Gokayama is a mountain at the junction of Echichu and Hida, and there is a road on the side of the mountain, which happens to be the Hida country all the way to Toyama Castle.

Now in the east, there are 3,000 standing ashigaru under the leadership of Yoshicho himself, and the chief of the god only feels that his own house is going to be finished.

He couldn't help but be angry: "Why doesn't my family know any news!" ”

Mizuno Katsushige paused and said, "Lord, the most important thing now is to prepare for the cage city!" ”

The chief of the divine protection shouted: "Mizuno, quickly gather all the soldiers who can be assembled, and immediately send someone to Ruiquan Temple to find the deacon of Ruiquan Temple and ask him to come to the rescue of the family." ”

Mizuno Katsushige immediately got up, and after he left Honmaru, he took a letter from the chief of the shrine and instructed a group of samurai to recruit soldiers.

On the other side, he called out to his son Mizuno Katsunari and said, "Katsusei, you go to Zuisen Temple immediately, and ask the presiding officer and deacon to come forward to mobilize Tuichi to support the family." ”

Mizuno Katsunari immediately rode on a fast horse to Zuizumenji Temple in Tonami County.

A day later, Ogasawara's army had arrived outside Toyama Castle, and at this moment more than 2,000 people had been hastily assembled in Toyama Castle.

Standing on the arrow oar at the head of the city, the chief of the god protection said with a blue face: "Mizuno, are you sure to hold it?" ”

Mizuno Katsushige trusted the Toyama Castle he built, and he nodded, "It's still okay to support Zuizumenji Temple." ”

The chief of the divine protection nodded and said, "As long as we can resist the attack of Ogasawara Yoshicho this time, next year will be the time when the family will rise!" ”

The Yoshinaga army was arrayed on a hill outside Toyama Castle, and at this moment he did not give the order to attack, he turned to look at his retainer Uehara Tadasada and said, "When will the big team arrive?" ”

Uehara Tadasada paused and said: "Lord Qiqi, the big tube has been waiting in the sea area of Vietnam two days ago, and it should have received an order yesterday, and it will probably not arrive until the afternoon." ”

Yoshicho nodded and said, "Okay, tomorrow we will prepare to attack the city and send ninjas to investigate the surrounding situation." ”

Otsu Miki's march route was different from Yoshinaga's, and at first, Otsu Miki's artillery team marched with Yoshinaga.

However, when entering Echichu, Yoshicho was worried that the collapse of the country of Simen would delay the army's march, so he let Miki's artillery team march by boat.

Jimbo Choshi had been standing in the arrow turret on Toyama Castle and looking at Ogasa's original formation, and he found that Ogasawara Yoshinaga had not sent troops since the formation, and he was very puzzled.

He looked at Mizuno Katsushige and said, "Mizuno, what does Ogasawara Yoshicho mean by this, if it is a surprise attack, it should be an immediate siege."

Now that the Ogasawara army is not moving, what are they waiting for, waiting for the thousands of troops in Hida? ”

Mizuno Katsushige shook his head and said, "It's unlikely, in that case, when Hida's reinforcements come, then a good time to attack the city will be lost."

The other party can think of a surprise attack, and must have made all preparations, and it is impossible to wait here and waste time.

The lord and the ministers thought that the other party was waiting for the hole cards that could break the city. ”

The chief of the divine protection slapped his palm on the arrow oar and said: "No matter what he is waiting for, it will be beneficial to the family if it drags on anyway!" ”