Chapter Forty-Eight: The Secret Passage
In the main formation of the Katayama army, Kondo Yoshitsuna, who was originally a little disheartened about the capture of Tsuno Village, heard that Tsuno Hirayoshi had a way to help him conquer Tsuno Village, and suddenly came to his senses. He hurriedly asked Tsuno Hirayoshi and promised. "Pingji, do you have any way to say it quickly. As long as you can help the main hall to capture this Tsuno village, the main hall will definitely recommend you to the lord to become a direct minister. ”
"Thank you, Kondo-sama." Tsuno Hirayoshi was very excited after hearing Kondo Yoshitsuna's promise, and he hurriedly said. "Lord Kondo, the west side of Benba Mountain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and if it is attacked, I'm afraid the Katayama family will lose a lot. The villain suggested that Kondo-sama attack Tsuno Village from the east side of Mount Kaiha. This will definitely do more with less. ”
"Attacking from the east, are you playing with the main hall?" Kondo Yoshitsuna, who still had some expectations for Hirayoshi Tsuno, immediately became angry after hearing his suggestion. The eastern side of this Kaiba Mountain is a steep slope, and it is not easy to walk safely, let alone attack Tsuno Village from there.
Tsuno Hirayyoshi said immediately when he saw Kondo Yoshitsuna being angry and frightened. "Kondo-sama, how dare you play tricks on you? Don't hide it, although the east side of this cardia leaf mountain is steep, there is actually a flat and secret road leading to the top of the mountain. The villain also overheard his brother Jiaping talking about it. If you send elite troops to attack secretly from the secret passage on the eastern side of the mountain, you will definitely be able to quickly conquer Tsuno Village. ”
"I see." Kondo Yoshitsuna immediately understood after listening to Tsuno Hirayochi's explanation, and at the same time, a plan arose in his mind. "Pingji, you immediately tell the main hall where the secret passage is." Kondo Yoshitsuna said to Hirayoshi Tsuno after making up his mind in his heart.
"Haha." Hirayoshi Tsuno was very happy to see that Kondo Yoshitsuna accepted his suggestion, and he quickly informed Kondo Yoshitsuna of the details of the secret passage. After introducing the specific location of the secret passage, Tsuno Hirayoshi took the initiative to ask for it. "The villain was originally the army of the Katayama family to lead the way to Tsuno Village."
Kondo Yoshitsuna listened to Tsuno Hirayyoshi's words, and said without knowing whether to praise or sarcastically. "Okay, Pingji, you are worthy of being a loyal person of my Katayama family. In the future, you will have a bright future in Katayama. ”
After listening to Kondo Yoshitsuna's words, Natsuno Hirayoshi's bones were light, and he felt that his wealth was in front of him, and he hurriedly expressed his loyalty to Kondo Yoshitsuna. "It's all about the blessing of Fuji-sama, and the villain will definitely obey the adults in the future."
"Haha." Kondo Yoshitsuna smiled and said. "Although Pingji is loyal, you don't need to lead the way. The main hall has other important tasks for you to do. ”
"Kondo-sama, please speak, the villain must fulfill the adult's orders with all his heart." Hirayoshi Tsuno said flatteringly to Kondo Yoshitsuna.
"Okay, the main hall wants you to go and recruit the people of Tsuno. You immediately go up the mountain to convey the meaning of the main hall, and say that as long as the people of Tsuno agree to hand over Matsugami Yoshimitsu and the others. The main hall can guarantee their lives, otherwise the main hall will leave Tsuno Village without a single grass. "Kondo Yoshitsuna said an order that was beyond Tsuno's imagination.
After listening to Kondo Yoshitsuna's order, Tsuno Hirayoshi was frightened and immediately knelt down and begged for mercy. "Kondo-sama, spare your life. The villain is loyal to the adults and to the Katayama family. So many people are dead in Tsuno Village today. If the villain goes to persuade the Katayama family to surrender on behalf of the Katayama family, the elder brother will not let the villain go. Besides, with the villain's understanding of his brother, they won't surrender. ”
Kondo Yoshitsuna said intimidatingly when he saw that Tsuno Hirayyoshi was unwilling to obey his orders. "Since you don't want to go, that's okay, but the order given by the lord at that time was that Tsuno Village should be killed without leaving anyone behind. Remember that you are also a member of the Tsuno people. You can rest assured that the main hall wants you to go not to persuade the people of Tsuno, but to deceive them and buy time for the main hall. In addition, it is possible to divide the group of people on the mountain. As long as you do this, the temple will definitely protect you. ”
After listening to Kondo's half-threatening and half-comforting words, Natsuno Hirayoshi knew that he couldn't hide, so he had to say. "The villain takes the order."
"Haha." Kondo Yoshitsuna laughed. ......
When Kondo Yoshitsuna was ready, he split the Katayama army in two. He personally led 50 Ashigaru to raid Tsuno Village from the secret passage on the east side, while the rest of the Katayama Army continued to surround Tsuno Village from the west and waited for him to succeed in the raid, and then cooperated with him to attack Tsuno Village on both sides. As for Tsuno Hirayoshi, he was sent up the mountain to persuade the people of Tsuno to surrender.
Tsuno Hirayoyoshiyashiki.
The people of Tsuno looked at Tsuno Hirayoshi in front of them, and they all became very excited and angry. Now that the Katayama Army has sealed the entire Kaiba Mountain Siege, it is already obvious why Tsuno Hirayoshi is here. Needless to say, Hirayoshi Tsuno has betrayed the Tsuno people.
Tsuno Hirayoshi couldn't help but feel a little afraid when he looked at the hateful eyes of the familiar people around him, but when he thought of Kondo Yoshitsuna's order, he gritted his teeth and said. "Kondo-sama said that as long as you hand over Matsugami Yoshimitsu and the others, he can spare the Tsuno people and save your lives."
"Phew, this traitor."
"After all, the Katayama family is powerful......
"If they attack us, we won't be able to defend it." ......
Although everyone was not ashamed of Tsuno Hirayoshi's betrayal, many people were shaken by the thought of the powerful Katayama family, and thought of handing over Matsugami Yoshimitsu and others to keep them safe.
Tsuno Yoshihei was ashamed and angry at his brother's betrayal, so he never said anything. At this time, he saw that the people of Tsuno were made to float by Tsuno Hirayoshi, and hurriedly stood up and said. "Don't listen to his nonsense, the Tsuno people have been killed so many people, even if we can forget it, can the Katayama family forget? Will they let us go? ”
After saying that, he pulled out his knife and said to Tsuno Hirayoshi. "You traitor, see that this hall will not kill you today to avenge the dead villagers." As he spoke, Tsuno Kahei slashed at Tsuno Hirayyoshi.
"Brother, don't. Yes. Tsuno Hirayoshi only had time to scream and collapsed in a pool of blood and died.
Although Hirayoshi Tsuno was killed, the morale of the people of Tsuno also plummeted because of his persuasion.
Matsugami Yoshimitsu had been silent just now when everyone was hesitating to hand him over, and at this time he saw that Hirayoshi Tsuno was killed and said loudly in order to save morale. "Ladies and gentlemen, in fact, the strength of the Katayama family is not as strong as everyone thinks. At least in the light of the situation, we don't have a chance to win. ”
"What's the chance of winning after all this, I think you're trying to protect yourself." Some of the people of the Tsuno crowd said sarcastically after listening to Matsugami Yoshimitsu's words.
Matsugami Yoshimitsu ignored their sarcasm and continued. "There are three main reasons why we think we have a chance of winning. For one, the Katayama Army had been repulsed many times and demoralized. Second, this time, the ashigaru of the Katayama family robbed a lot of property and had no heart to fight. In fact, we are in a place that is condescending and easy to defend and difficult to attack. ”
"There's some truth to that."
"We still have a chance to win." ......
After listening to Matsugami Yoshimitsu's analysis, the Tsuno people had confidence in winning.
Kahirano Tsuno said while the iron was hot. "Don't hide it from everyone, in fact, there is a secret passage on the east side of this cardia mountain. Even if we are defeated for a while, there is a way out. ”
"Kill."
As soon as Tsuno Kahei finished speaking, a shout of killing suddenly came, and everyone changed color in unison.