The Ishikawa River is part of the Yamato River system, which originates in the mountains of southern Kii and flows north and west into the Seto Inland Sea.

On the battlefield downstream, after a long period of consideration, the Yuan relatives of Changzong and our department finally decided to strengthen the position of the Western Army and send troops to express their attitude. Obviously, his fighting spirit is not much higher, so the retainers are not at all as passionate as usual.

This is completely different from the conflicts within Tosa Province in the past.

In what capacity, on whose behalf and for whose interests are we fighting? Can merit be recognized after the fact? Can the dead and wounded be compensated? Can the name of the Great Warrior be recognized by the world?

- Once the samurai began to think about these questions with suspicion, the hands holding the swords and guns would inevitably become weak.

In the past years of warfare, every time I saw the smell of blood, I would be excited and screamed and rushed upwards, such as Fukuru pro-masa, Kumon Shigetada, Nakajima Shigetaka, and so on, but today none of them stood up to grab "a gun".

The ministers were also quite silent, which was very different from the atmosphere of talking freely in the past.

The head relatives of the Changzong and our tribe sensed the treacherousness of the atmosphere, and also subconsciously sensed the danger.

But I don't regret it. If the order was given to "remain neutral and stand still" or "change the attitude to support the Eastern Army", the panic in the hearts of the retainers would only become more intense.

Obviously, the "country samurai of Tosa" were suddenly faced with participating in world affairs, and their psychological preparation was not enough for a while.

In this regard, the only thing that Changzong and my relatives can do is to strengthen their will first, and then make demands on their retainers. He glanced at the riverbank in front of him, and did not take into account the potential offensive of the Asai army on the opposite side, and talked about the war first, but about life.

There is no long speech, just a simple paragraph:

"I know some of you are doubting right now. Just like back then, when I first attacked the middle lane with a small army against the Kamimotoyama family, and when I decided to break with Ichijo Kuniji and negotiate peace with the Kono family alone, and when I insisted on attacking the Aki Kuni Tigers despite the threat of the Miyoshi family...... At that time, there were also many people who didn't trust me. But now the situation, you all know. ”

As the words landed, the eyes of the relatives of the Changzong and our subordinates swept away in the tent, and everywhere they went, the retainers all bowed their heads and pondered silently, falling into self-reflection, not daring to speak back.

Indeed, as mentioned above, "Tosa Himewakako" has been despised since she was a child because of her appearance, figure, voice and temperament, and a series of choices after adulthood are also controversial, but his wisdom and courage have been fully proven beyond doubt.

"And now—I beg you, as a member of the Western Army, to maintain the order of the legitimate public parties, and for the sake of the glory and wealth of the Tosa people, please fight hard."

It was still a simple and straightforward language, but as soon as these words came out, the retainers knelt on the ground and agreed, and their expressions became firm.

"Let's fight." The head of the Changzong department nodded slightly, then waved the fan, and pointed at it from afar: "The information is already very clear, on the front is the unparalleled fierce general Isono Yuanchang of Minami Omi, and on the side there is also the good warrior Arakimura of Settsu to cover again, what do you think?" ”

"Why should Tosa Nan be afraid?" The veteran Fuliu Qinzheng responded loudly with angry eyes, and his half-white beard and hair couldn't help but fly: "Come one, kill one, come two, kill a pair!" ”

"Good!" Changzong and my head of the department stroked his palm and said: "Sending such a strong army, we must think that it is difficult for us to deal with it, so we can only barely hold on." But I have to teach a lesson. A few months ago, I went to Kyushu to hit a nail, and I learned a little new thing, so I made a special arrangement this time. Now, I'll ask the Bihan Temple (Yoshida Shigeyasu) to contact nearby allies, and Hayato Hall (Fukuru Konmasa) will take on the task of engaging the enemy, and see if my 'Orino Fushi' can learn the essence of the Satsuma people......"

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"Actually blatantly charging across the river, it really deserves to be Isono Yuanchang." Arakimura stood with his hands on his shoulders, calmly watching the attack of friendly troops from afar, and did not forget to order the two entourages to pour tea for himself: "Omi, although there is no good tea, there is no shortage of fierce generals, hahaha!" ”

“…… What does this matter......" On the side, the close general Nakagawa Kiyohide was very concerned about the war over there, and his expression was a little anxious: "Isono has already started to act, is it really appropriate for us to sit back and watch here?" ”

"So what?" Araki Murashige didn't care, and only cared about drinking tea: "I have already said that looking at the other party's formation from a distance, it seems that the front is light and the back is heavy, and I suspect that there is an ambush, so I recommend acting cautiously, but Lord Isono doesn't listen!" I can't be like him, can I? ”

"This doesn't seem to be exactly a pretext......" Nakagawa Kiyohide, as a general, immediately reacted: "Indeed, it's a bit surprising to let Isano-sama cross the river so easily." Of course, it can be explained that the enemy army was demoralized by the shock of Oda's Danmasa, but on the other side, Chomune and Ibu Motojin should not be such a weak general......"

"Isano-sama's attitude towards this kind of thing has always been very simple—in his words, why not defeat the decoy and ambush at the same time?" Arakimura laughed heavily, shook his head, and said, "It doesn't matter, anyway, it doesn't matter to us right away." ”

"I don't doubt you......" Hearing this, Nakagawa Qingxiu frowned and shook his head: "For the time being, it seems that I haven't seen what you said, the trend of the Western Army will win?" ”

Dare to speak so directly because Nakagawa Kiyohide and Arakimura Shigege grew up together since childhood, like brothers, siblings. In the past, he sold Ikeda to Miyoshi, and in an instant, he betrayed Miyoshi and took refuge in Asai, and in one fell swoop, he won half of the territory of Settsu Province, and the whole thing was known only to Araki Murashige himself.

Outside is Arakimura Shige's confidant and friend Takataka Kuroda at first sight.

Inside is Nakagawa Kiyohide.

Regarding Nakagawa Kiyohide's doubts, Arakimura smiled heavily and patiently comforted: "Don't panic! First of all, we haven't shown any flaws yet, and secondly, if we wait until the Western Army will win, it will be too late to take refuge, not only to make ourselves the key to the transformation of victory or defeat, but also not to risk ourselves, this is the way of the warrior in the troubled times of the Warring States. ”

After saying that, Nakagawa Kiyohide didn't quite understand, but Araki Murashige stopped explaining and began to focus on drinking tea again.

Seeing that Isono Yuanchang attacked the river and fought with the team of the opposite Changzong and my Yuanqin and others, the sound of killing shook the sky for a while, and the fight was hot, and the scene was very intense.

It didn't take long for the other side to retreat, and Isono Yuanchang pursued him, but he didn't know if he was fooled, or if it was really as he said, he would be defeated with the ambush.

Immediately afterwards, the other divisions of the follow-up Asai Army also began to cross the river.

Suddenly, a mysterious ninja came to the tent quietly and said cautiously: "Tokugawa Mikawa Mamoru suddenly appeared in front of the battle and led his troops to attack Oda Danmasa. ”

Hearing that Arakimura was overjoyed, he jumped up and threw the teacup in his hand, shouting three times in a row: "Okay! Good! Good! "Grab the sword in high spirits and give the order to fight.

At the same time, there was a report from the soldiers, saying that "Kuroda-sama came to pay a visit!" ”

Araki Murashige was suddenly startled, stunned for a moment before reacting, and hurriedly ordered: "Please come in!" Then he hurriedly picked up the tea bowl that had been thrown into the dirt, hurriedly wiped it clean, and continued to make a calm expression.

After a while, before the person arrived, the voice arrived first:

"Yasuke (Araki Murashige's common name)! Listen to me, there is something wrong with the situation in this battle, and Lord Asai refuses to listen to the advice, so we must have a countermeasure......"

Then a samurai with a sallow face, five short statures, no armor, no sword, and only Wu costume was brought up by his own soldiers, it was the Harima poison Kuroda Takataka.

Seeing this confidant and friend, Arakimura looked up and smiled, got up and grabbed the other party's arm, swaggered, and interrupted loudly: "Kannei is right!" There is something wrong with the situation in this battle, and Lord Asai has always refused to listen to advice! So I thought about it, there was only one way to save my future! ”

"Oh?" Kuroda Takataka was stunned and pleasantly surprised: "Very good, very good!" What's your strategy? Say it quickly, let's take a closer look at it, and we will definitely be able to turn things around! ”

"What's my plan...... It's also very easy to understand. Arakimura pretended to be reserved, brewed for a while, and then walked into two steps, pressed to his friend's ear, and said word by word: "That's it: righteousness-righteousness-in-west-army!" ”

"What?!" Takataka Kuroda didn't react for a while.

Nakagawa Qingxiu was already ready, and as soon as he heard this agreed line, he immediately expressed his order: "My subordinates understand!" From now on, we will support the orthodox princess and break with the rebel Oda Nobunaga, who held Kyoto hostage! What I have to do now is to fight with the Nagamune clan to flank the Asai Nagamasa who is a tiger! ”

"Good!" Arakimura nodded vigorously: "Order all the armies to launch a fierce attack on the Asai army of Bandu!" ”

"......" Kuroda Takataka finally understood at this time.

His face instantly turned bloodless and pale.

Trembling with his fingers outstretched, he stared angrily at Araki Murashige, his face full of disbelief, but his lips trembled and he couldn't make a coherent sound.

"You...... How can you ...... I...... We...... Twenty years of friendship...... It turned out to be ......"

Arakimura Shige's expression was unmoved, still understated, shaking his head and saying: "Because of this, if you are willing to abandon the darkness and change your course, I will definitely fight for this work, and I will also protect your future in front of Lord Gongfang and the Ministry of Peace." Harima is the guardian of a country, how? ”

Hearing this, Kuroda Takataka looked at him repeatedly for a long time as if he had reacquainted himself with the person Araki Murashige, and then lost his soul and gradually lowered his head listlessly, his arm slowly drooped, and he expressed his attitude with silence.

This picture is like a lady of a good family who has been abandoned by a ruthless prodigal son.

Although Araki Murashige had been mentally prepared for a long time, he couldn't help but feel guilty when he saw this shape. It's just that the arrow is on the bow, and he can't help but be ruthless, Tie Qing's face is blue, and he orders his subordinates to put Kuroda Takataka under house arrest.

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