"Got it!"

After hearing the military situation of the spies, Takeda Harunobu immediately ordered him: "You immediately go back the same way and tell the Iitomi Military Department, and ask him to gather the good people in the vicinity as much as possible, the more the better."

He then ordered them to carry a large number of stones and gather them in the area of Grandmother's Rock and Anayama, and as soon as the Suwa and Ozubara armies passed by, they would immediately attack them with stones. ”

"Yes."

"Go."

"Yes."

Harunobu Takeda was very anxious to send away the spies who had ordered him, and although he was calm, he knew that the outcome of the battle would be crucial to his future reign in Kai.

If a lord can't protect the lord well, then the lord will be quickly abandoned by the lord, although now Kai is on the side of Takeda Harunobu, but if he can't prove his strength, then Takeda Shintora in Suruga is likely to be abandoned and his retainers are re-chosen.

This was something that Takeda Harunobu could not tolerate, so he had to win this battle, even if it was a nominal defeat.

Itagaki Nobukata and other important ministers obviously understood the significance of this battle, and they all asked for orders: "Lord, let's also set off now!" ”

"Hmm~~~" Takeda Harunobu quickly decided without hesitation: "I'll rush over right away." ”......

A quarter of an hour later, Takeda Harunobu made a little preparation and rushed to the land of Nagasaka with two henchmen and guards and Shizaburo to meet the battle.

At this time, it was night and there was war, so a group of people seemed to be in a hurry under the moonlight.

However, it was precisely because of the moonlight that an assassination awaited Takeda Harunobu, and when several people were just about to cross the corridor, suddenly several masked wild ambushes brandished katana swords and rushed towards Takeda Harunobu.

"Be careful, lord!" Seeing that someone was assassinated, he hurriedly dodged in front of Takeda Harunobu.

"Heavenly punishment!" Several wild guards were stunned for a moment but shouted and slashed at the guards first, and soon the guards were cut to the ground by surprise.

"With the guards!" Takeda Harunobu was taken aback, and hurriedly drew his sword and slashed at several wild ambushes with Shizaburo.

It was clear that these Nofushi were no match for a professional samurai like Harunobu Takeda, and after a few rounds, most of them were slashed and killed, and only one Nofushi escaped.

Fortunately, at this time, Yamamoto Kansuke happened to appear at the end of the corridor, and with a single sword, he slashed the hurried wild ambush to the ground.

"You're not hurt, are you?" Kansuke Yamamoto put away his katana and hurriedly rushed over and asked with concern.

"Kansuke, good job!" Takeda Harunobu praised it and hurriedly went to check the injuries of the guards who had just covered him.

"With the guards, with the guards, I'm Harunobu Takeda."

"Lord!" Yobei, who was already on the verge of dying, slowly opened his eyes and looked at Takeda Harunobu in front of him, but he was almost speechless.

"You'll be fine." Seeing this, Takeda Harunobu knew that something was wrong, and endured his grief and comforted him: "I can't take you this time, I'll take you with me when you're injured." ”

"I ...... I look forward to it every day. The seriously wounded and the guards said this with great difficulty, and then unfortunately died.

"With the guards, with the guards!" Shizaburo, who had always been friendly with the guards, suddenly hugged his corpse and cried bitterly, but Takeda Harunobu stood up with a gloomy face.

Kansuke Yamamoto knew what Takeda Harunobu was worried about, and hurriedly leaned over and reported: "My lord, judging from their attire, it must be someone from Suwa." ”

"Yorishige Suwa!" Harunobu Takeda gritted his teeth and shouted the name. ......

At this time, the main camp of the Suwa coalition in Nagasaka visited Yorishige, who was also gritting his teeth, and counted the injustices of Takeda Harunobu.

"It's really rebellious that this guy Takeda Harunobu dares to exile his father-in-law to another country and usurp the position of the lord of the country? I will definitely know your life with my hands!"

"I'll give Takeda Harunobu's head hands!" Ogasawara, the lord of Ogasawara, also smiled at this time and said, "But in exchange, in exchange for the future all the territories in the Kai Nirasaki area from the Fuji River to the border of Suruga will belong to me." ”

"Deal!" Yorishige Suwa also put forward his own conditions. "But before we can do that, we must destroy the Kai. First of all, we will seize the canyon of Nirasaki, which is equivalent to dismembering Takeda Harunobu, and after taking this place, we will attack the city with all our might. ”

"Hmm~~~" Xiao Zhuyuan responded noncommittally for a long time.

"Don't worry!" Suwa Yorishige said extremely contemptuously: "The Takeda Army without the Tigers is equivalent to a plate of loose sand, and soon Takeda Harunobu's head may have to move!"

In this way, Suwa Yorishige and Ozuwara made a long-term pact to divide Kai, but what they didn't expect was that this battle was the battle of Takeda Harunobu Kai's tiger.

In the Akizaki Pavilion, Takeda Harunobu gave an order to Kansuke Yamamoto before leaving.

"Kansuke, you go to Suruga right away and report in detail to Imagawa-sama Yoshimoto-sama what you saw in Kai."

"Yes."

"Lord Imagawa Yoshimoto, I guess I want to know about Kai!" Takeda Harunobu suddenly sighed.

"Yes." This surprised Kansuke Yamamoto, who was on standby, but he quickly accepted the order and said yes.

Takeda Harunobu seemed to just say casually, turned his head and continued while arranging the saddle: "When you arrive at Suruga, you should take a good look at the movements of Imagawa Yoshimoto and my father. ”

"Yes, I see."

"I'll say it for the sake of prudence." Takeda Harunobu suddenly approached Yamamoto Kansuke and ordered, "You went to Suruga as our Kai envoy, do you know?" ”

"Yes."

"Looking forward to your safe return!"

"Yes." Kansuke Yamamoto quickly accepted the order, but his mind was cautiously thinking about the intention of Harunobu Takeda's move.

Did Harunobu Takeda have discovered the purpose of Yoshimoto Imagawa sending him to Kai, and what if he did?

"Kansuke!" Harunobu Takeda, who had already been on the horse, suddenly interrupted Kansuke Yamamoto's thoughts with a sentence.

Kansuke Yamamoto was taken aback and hurriedly shouted, "In ~~~, in ~~~." ”

"Haha." Takeda Harunobu laughed and said, "I always thought that Lord Imagawa sent you here to take my life, until just now. ”

"Departing, the destination is Nagasaka." Saying that, Takeda Harunobu led the army to set off without looking back, and Kansuke Yamamoto slowly stood up with a complicated expression!

Nagasaka, Nirasaki Gorge.

This was the only way for the combined forces of Suwa and Ozubara to invade Shinano, and Takeda Harunobu was very keen to occupy the east side of Nirazaki Gorge as the main camp of the Takeda army.

"This canyon throat." Takeda Harumin's katana pointed at Nirazaki Gorge and judged, "If the enemy army captures this canyon, it will be able to go straight to the Furufu area, and we will not be able to hold it when Kai arrives." ”

"yes!" Sakagaki Nobu, who was accompanying him, nodded solemnly and said.