After Tsuno Yoshihei finished saying his decision, he stopped saying a word and waited for the choice of the other leaders of the Tsuno people, although he was the leader of the Tsuno people, but this kind of matter related to the survival of the Tsuno people still had to get the approval of the majority.

Kojiro Haneda has always obeyed Tsuno Kahei's orders, and Tsuno Kahei's decision to stay by the river to defend against the Katayama family's pursuers was exactly what he wanted. Therefore, before anyone else could express any opinion, he rushed to speak. "I, Kojiro, agree with Kaheiden's decision, and it is really an insult to the dignity of our Tsuno people to be chased after by the Katayama Army all the time. It's better to fight them to the death right here. ”

Taro Hano was very anxious when he saw that Kahei Tsuno and Kojiro Haneda were so disregarding the overall situation, and he said eagerly. "Jiaping Palace, I think this decision of yours is a little inappropriate. Knowing your intentions, you are reluctant to sacrifice the villagers who may die under the swords of Katayama. Don't you have such thoughts in the future? However, we can't do that, and everything has to be done for the preservation of the Tsuno people. ”

Kahei Tsuno knew what Taro Hano meantaro meant, and he also knew that this was the best choice at the moment. But Yoshihei Tsuno still refused. "Hano-sama, this hall knows that he is acting impulsively now. But it is the responsibility of I, Kahei Tsuno, to protect the villagers of Tsuno Village. It has been four generations since the Tsuno people passed into the hands of the main hall, and the main hall must not do anything that insults the name of the Tsuno family. ”

"Hey." Taro Hano sighed. "Well, let's accompany Jiaping Hall to fight today. It is not in vain that our master-slave friendship for many years is not in vain. ”

Tsuno Kahei didn't expect that Taro Hano would be willing to stay with him to do this almost life-threatening thing, and he was already prepared to retreat with the others. At this time, after hearing Taro Hano's decision, Tsuno Kahei immediately gave him a standard samurai salute and said movingly. "Hano-sama's friendship is grateful."

Then he straightened up and said to Yoshimitsu Matsugami, who was next to him. "Yiguang Temple, you should retreat to the other side first. From now on, the people of Tsuno will be entrusted to Yoshikoden. ”

Matsugami Yoshimitsu was also planning to retreat to the other side first, after all, he didn't have much fetters with the Tsuno people. But after seeing Tsuno Kahei and their choice, the blood in Matsugami Yoshimitsu's heart was stimulated, and some of his earlier preparations made him feel that his safety could be guaranteed. So he pretended to be angry and said. "Kaheiden, do you want to humiliate the dignity of a samurai? The people of Tsuno fell into such a situation, and there is a certain responsibility for it. Today, I am determined to fight against the pursuers of the Katayama family with you and the Jiaping Palace. ”

Sure enough, Kahei Tsuno was moved, and he said excitedly. "That's a surprise. Yiguang Temple, then you and I will fight together today. After saying that, Tsuno Kahei hurriedly ordered the Tsuno people. Everyone hurriedly prepared to cross the river, and all the young men who were now on the bank to defend the pursuers of the Katayama family let the women and children cross the river. ”

"Haha." So under the command of Tsuno Yoshihei, the Tsuno people began to act quickly, arranging for women and children to cross the river, and at the same time forming a formation to prepare to defend against the attack of the Katayama army. ......

At this time, Kondo Yoshitsuna and the Ashigaru were already less than a few dozen meters away from Matsugami Yoshimitsu and them. When Kondo Yoshitsuna saw Matsugami Yoshimitsu and them stop at the shore, he also ordered the Ashigaru of the Katayama family to temporarily stop the pursuit. When he saw that the people of Tsuno were arranging for women and children to cross the river while forming a formation, he immediately sneered in his heart. "Stupid, the main hall was worried that if you crossed the river together, the main force of the Tsuno people would escape. I didn't expect Kahei Tsuno to be so kind to a woman. In this way, the Tsuno people will disappear to this day. ”

After figuring out Matsugami Yoshimitsu's purpose, Kondo Yoshitsuna immediately gave the order to attack. "Attack, don't care about those women and children. Attack the young men of the Tsuno people with all their might. After saying that, Kondo Yoshitsuna broke his horse and rushed up.

"Kill." The ashigaru of the Katayama family also followed closely behind and rushed towards the Tsuno people.

Tsuno Kahei saw that the ashigaru of the Katayama family began to attack, and also drew his katana and shouted. "Defense."

"Haha." The Tsuno people also stepped up their efforts. ......

The Katayama family is attacking, and the young men of the Tsuno people are defending. The two sides soon began to engage in hand-to-hand combat. The Katayama family had the advantage in numbers and weapons, but when it came to the determination to fight to the death, the Tsuno side was more prominent. All of a sudden, the two sides fought to the death by the river, and the battle was in a stalemate. But after all, the purpose of the Tsuno people was only to defend, and the pressure was relatively light, and after about two or three quarters of an hour of fighting between the two sides, the purpose of the Tsuno people was basically achieved—most of the women and children of the Tsuno people had been safely moved to the other side of the river. However, at this time, the young men of Tsuno, including Matsugami Yoshimitsu and Saigo Takahisa, were bitten by the ashigaru of the Katayama family and could not move.

After all, the number of people on the side of the Tsuno people is small, and the women and children have all been transferred, and everyone is thinking about retreating at this time, and gradually they begin to show defeat. Looking at the dwindling number of people around, Matsugami began to be secretly anxious. I hope that Shimura Miki can complete the explanation of the main hall, otherwise the ambition of the main hall will end here. At this time, Matsugami Yoshimitsu thought so.

"Kill." At this moment, suddenly there was a shout of killing from the other side of the river. Matsugami Yoshimitsu looked at it in surprise and saw that the other party's flag was his three-leaf pine flag, and the leader of the troops was the old Saigo Guanjiu. At this time, the Tsuno people and the Katayama army also found out about the arrival of this army led by Saigo Kanhisa, and they were a little panicked for a while.

Seeing this, Matsugami Yoshimitsu hurriedly shouted. "Everyone is holding on for a while, and reinforcements have arrived. Immediately we will be able to counterattack the enemies of the Katayama family. For a moment, the morale of the Tsuno people was greatly boosted, but the ashigaru of the Katayama family began to panic.

There were about 50 ashigaru led by Saigo Kanhisa, and at this time he also saw Matsugami Yoshimitsu fighting from a distance. "Quick, go to the other side to rescue the lord."

Under the orders of Saigo Kanhisa, the ashigaru of Matsumoto Castle began to rush towards Matsugami Yoshimitsu and them. After a while, the two groups of men gathered together and began to attack the Ashigaru of the Katayama family together. After all, the ashigaru of Matsumoto Castle had been trained and had amazing combat power, and with the assistance of the Tsuno people, the Katayama army began to retreat at this time, and there were many casualties.

Seeing that his side was in danger of destruction, Katayama's big Kondo Yoshitsuna couldn't help but shout with hatred. "Retreat, retreat."

The Katayama army had already retreated at this time, and after receiving the order, they immediately withdrew with Kondo Yoshitsuna. Matsugami Yoshimitsu did not pursue because the territory of the Katayama family was opposite.

"Hey, hey, hey." Seeing the enemy evacuate, the surviving people of the Tsuno clan and the ashigaru who came to the rescue of Matsumoto Castle cheered.

Matsugami Yoshimitsu, who had been fighting for a long time, was also relieved at this time, and he suddenly collapsed to the ground and muttered. "Great, great." ......