Another day passed, and the retainers of the Matsukami family rushed to Matsumoto Castle with their troops one after another.

Among them, the Pudai important minister Ohno Heinobu brought 30 ashigaru, Shinji Nitoki, Yoshiyuki Kuroki, and Masahei Kanai retainers also led more than a dozen ashigaru of the same clan to come, and the elder Nagakanshin was ordered by Matsugami Yoshiyuki to stay in Matsugami Castle. At this point, the Matsugami family needed samurai to participate in the war, and a total of more than 200 people from Ashigaru were all gathered at Matsumoto Castle.

At this time, Matsugami Yoshiyuki's ambition to annex the Shintsu Pavilion in his heart had swelled to the point that it could not be contained, and as soon as the Matsugami family's army was assembled, he couldn't wait to lead the Matsugami family's army to the Shintsu Pavilion. This includes the 30 ashigaru of Matsumoto Castle led by Matsugami Yoshimitsu. That night, Matsugami Yoshiyuki led his army and finally stationed at a place called Onoyama, five miles from Shintsukan.

This Ono Mountain is rich in trees and easy to hide, and the army of Matsugami Yoshiyuki is stationed here precisely to take the Shinjin Museum by surprise tomorrow.

Matsugami Army formation.

At this time, the Matsugami family followed Matsugami Yoshiyuki into battle and all the samurai of Shintsukan were summoned by Matsugami Yoshiyuki to his military tent to discuss the siege of the castle tomorrow.

In the military tent, Matsugami Yoshiyuki looked at the retainers and said solemnly. "Ladies and gentlemen, this time, at the invitation of Mrs. Yuno of the Shintsukan, this time the main hall sent troops to help put down the rebellion. Do you have any suggestions for tomorrow's siege? ”

Although Matsugami Yoshiyuki had already made up his mind to annex Shintsukan, he did not inform his retainers of his true purpose. Instead, he attacked the Shintsukan in the name of assisting the Shintsu family in quelling the rebellion, and he did so both to occupy the righteous position and to confuse Mrs. Yuno's side.

Among the retainers of the Matsugami family, Ohno Heinobu has always called himself the minister of the humerus, and now the old man of the family is not there, and he has no scruples. At this moment, when he saw Matsugami Yoshiyuki asking the opinions of his retainers, he immediately took the lead and said. "My lord, there are more than 200 troops attacking the Xinjin Pavilion this time. The strength of the army is unprecedented, not to mention that there is also Mrs. Yuno and the family in the Xinjin Pavilion. In the next thought that the Japanese family will directly attack the Xinjin Pavilion will be able to succeed in one fell swoop, if the Lord promises that I am willing to take the Xinjin Pavilion for the pioneer of the Lord. ”

Ohno's words were very elegant, but his strategy greatly disappointed Matsugami Yoshiyuki, who was full of expectations for him. If he had already prepared for a strong attack, Matsugami Yoshiyuki would not have held a military meeting at all, but Ohno Heinobu was an important minister of the Matsugami family after all.

For his loyalty, Matsugami is still relieved. "Pingxin, your loyal and brave temple knows. However, a strong attack will inevitably cause too much damage to the family. Do you have any other suggestions? ”

Finally, Matsugami Yoshiyuki looked at the rest of the retainers and asked. The retainers knew that Matsugami Yoshiyuki was dissatisfied with Ohno Heinobu's strategy, but Ohno Heinobu was so powerful that they were hesitant to come forward and offend him. For a moment, there was silence in the Matsugami Volunteer marching array.

"Why, are you all at work?" Matsugami Yoshiyuki said angrily when he saw that none of his retainers spoke.

"Lord, there is a plan to help the lord." Eventually, one of the retainers, Shinji Nitoki, hesitated for a moment and then stood up and said.

Ohno Heinobu has a violent personality and no one in his eyes, and Shinji Niki has been humiliated by him. At this time, after hesitating for a while, he decided to stand up and say his plan, if the lord believed in him because of this, then he could be ashamed.

"Oh. Letter 2: Tell me what you have planned. If it is possible, the main hall will not forget your deeds. Matsugami Yoshiyuki waited for a long time and saw that someone finally made a suggestion, and immediately said with great joy.

"Haha." Shinji Nitoki was overjoyed to receive Matsugami's promise, and he hurriedly said his plan. "My lord, before attacking the Xinjin Pavilion, the family can send a retainer to contact Mrs. Yuno and ask her to secretly open the city gate when the Japanese family attacks tomorrow, so that the family can easily enter the Xinjin Pavilion.

In addition, the rebels of the Shintsu family rebelled under the banner of supporting Shintsu Kokuni to become the head of the Shintsu family. However, they did not know that Shintsu Mitsukoku had already died, and the lord could order the ashigaru people to loudly announce the death of Shintsu Kokuni when he attacked the castle tomorrow. In this way, the morale of the enemy army will definitely be greatly weakened, and the family can win without a fight. ”

"Okay, I didn't expect that there was a talent like Shinji in my family. This plan was so brilliant that the main hall decided to ......" Matsugami Yoshiyuki was immediately impressed by his wisdom when he heard his strategy, and he was about to announce the adoption of Nishiki Shinji's strategy. However......

"The lord is slow, I have something to ask Lord Renmu." When Ohno Heinobu saw that Matsugami Yoshiyuki was going to adopt Shinji's opinion, he immediately spoke out to stop him. This Shinji Nishiki dared to ignore the majesty of his Ono Heinobu and privately speak to the lord, he would not let him have a good time.

Ohno Heinobu was an important minister of the Matsukami family, and his opinion Matsugami Yoshiyuki could not be ignored. Even though he didn't like it in his heart, Matsugami Yoshiyuki nodded and agreed to Ohno Heinobu's request.

Seeing this, Ohno Heixin immediately said. "To gain the trust of Mrs. Yuno, the messenger must be of a high position in the family. This trip is full of dangers, and if you are not careful, you may die in the Xinjin Museum. Naturally, there is no need to worry about the lack of status of Lord Nishiki, and the only people in this family who can serve as messengers are the young lord and a few important ministers. The samurai were supposed to die on the battlefield, but did Lord Nishiki want them to die at the hands of the young people? ”

"Ohno-sama is right. We and other samurai should have died on the battlefield, but it would be a shame to die at the hands of peasants and soldiers because of delivering letters. Ohno's words resonated with the rest of the retainers, and it would be unacceptable for a samurai to be afraid of death, but to die at the hands of a young man.

All of a sudden, the retainers in the military tent, except for Matsugami Yoshimitsu, who had been dumb all along, looked at Shinji Niki with a little hostility.

Shinji Hitoki was so overwhelmed by these hateful gazes that he couldn't help but look to the Lord for help.

"This, this ......" Matsugami Yoshiyuki was also a little hesitant at this time. He knew that Shinji Nitoki's plan was feasible, but he was reluctant to say it to his son Yoshinobu and to his retainers. Shinji Niki may have been willing to take the risk of sending the letter, but what Ohno Heinobu said didn't carry enough weight to him. Just when Matsugami Yoshimitsu was in trouble, he inadvertently looked at Matsugami Yoshimitsu, who had been sitting upright like a Buddha, and his heart suddenly moved.

Matsugami Yoshiyuki immediately spoke. "Yoshimitsu, you are resourceful and always superior to other retainers. This matter of sending a letter to the Shinjin Pavilion is something that the main hall wants to hand over to you, I don't know what you want to do with Yoshimitsu? ”

Matsugami Yoshimitsu didn't speak for a while because he was afraid that Matsugami Yoshimitsu would embarrass him, but he didn't expect that he still couldn't hide from it. He wanted to refuse, but when he saw Matsugami Yoshiyuki looking at him with malicious eyes, he knew that it was useless, and if he blindly refused, not only could he not avoid it, but he would bring humiliation on himself.

Thinking of this section, Matsugami Yoshimitsu gritted his teeth and said. "Haha, take orders under Yoshimitsu." ......