Because he received the order to "attack in five hours" in advance, the head of Changzong was very focused, he was the first to discover the fire burning over Cheongju, and then led his troops to attack as soon as possible, taking the lead and landing on the top of the city.

Then he sent someone to send an urgent letter to Hite, and at the same time quickly blocked the passages everywhere.

Quietly waited for the raging fire to burn for two or three hours before it gradually died out. But before that, the soldiers of Chozong's own family had extinguished part of the fire, pushed the boat into Honmaru, and unceremoniously took over the defense.

The others, who were a little slower to react, were all blocked out.

Nakamura Ichi, who was stationed on the side of Cheongju Castle, was second only to the head of the Changzong department, and the second noticed the change, he sent his retainers to negotiate, but he was not allowed to enter the city, but received a friendly reply, saying, "For the sake of safety and convenience in the management of the aftermath, waiting for the decision of the Lord of the Tie Criminal Department, my family temporarily lives in the city, and I have worked hard for Your Excellency." ”

Nakamura has no interest in Owari, of course, there is nothing unacceptable about this, but he is not in a good mood, and secretly scolds the "arrogant Tosa countryman" for a few words.

Immediately afterwards, Ando Mori's second son, Morishige, arrived with dozens of light horses, and came over to ask what was going on. The guards of the city politely and coldly said to him: "Takeda Katsuyori has retreated from the burning of the city, and now we have taken over the city, and it is currently on high alert, and no suspicious people are allowed to enter. ”

Ando had no objection to this, and when he got a response, he turned around and said goodbye, and left in a hurry, as if he didn't want to enter the city in the first place, and really just came over to confirm the situation with his own eyes.

It wasn't long before Ikeda Tsuneko arrived as a representative of Oda Nobutada.

Finally, it can be regarded as the main master.

He drove his horse with a whip on his face of ecstasy, sweating profusely and disheveled, surrounded by only two panting servants, without any banner in his hand to show his status, and the family crest on his robe was so wrinkled that it was impossible to see clearly.

When he arrived at the city, he didn't show his intention, he only knew how to shout and rush in excitedly.

Pity the two loyal servants, whose physical strength and riding skills are far inferior to him, are almost unable to stand, and can only grit their teeth and hold on firmly out of pure enthusiasm.

The gatekeeper saw a sloppy, crazy man approaching the city gate, and he shot an arrow at it without even thinking about it.

Fortunately, he was not good at archery, and he was ten steps away from the target, and he was far from the ground, staggering.

Startled by the sound of the arrow breaking through the air, Ikeda Hengxing reacted, quickly stopped, waved to the city gate, and shouted to explain who he was.

The head of the group guarding the gate did not know whether it was true or false, and he stopped shooting but did not let anyone in, but immediately reported it.

Over there, Ikeda Hengxing also felt that there was nothing wrong with the normal process, so he waited patiently.

A few moments later, more than a dozen riders arrived in a hurry.

It turned out that Ikeda Hengxing had received the news, and he did not come by surprise, but brought dozens of soldiers on horseback. It's just that his mind is too eager, he stepped on his mount, pulled the reins, and rushed up and couldn't take care of much, and most of the horses under the crotch of the soldiers behind him were mortal, how could he keep up?

However, half an hour later, it was the same group leader who was guarding the door and came out shouting, "Sorry! We came all the way from Tosa, and we are not very familiar with Owari, but whether you are Ikeda Tsuneko of the Oda family, we have no one to recognize, so we can't let you enter the castle! ”

Hearing this, Ikeda Hengxing was dumbfounded, and then became angry, and roared angrily: "Your Yuanqin Hall of the Changzong and my family just met me a few days ago, how can you say that you can't recognize it!" What a reason! ”

The head of the group replied unhurriedly: "The contempt can indeed recognize it, but his old man was injured when he was fighting the fire, and he is being treated, and he has no time to separate himself for the time being!" ”

"You ......" Ikeda Hengxing wanted to scold the street when he heard the obvious perfunctory pretext, but after thinking about it, he couldn't help but scold, and tried to reason with his anger: "In this case, there is always someone who replaces the head of the Yuan Qin Palace!" ”

"Of course, there are Kutake, Fukuru, and Nezu, but none of them recognize what Ikeda Hengxing of the Oda family looks like!" The group head of the city is full of energy and is categorical.

“…… You! ”

Ikeda Hengxing gritted his teeth and didn't have a response. I don't know if I can't think of a reason, or if I'm so angry that I can't speak.

His men finally arrived at his side, and when they saw that the lord was safe and sound, they were comforted and persuaded not to be like the barbarians from this remote land of Shikoku for the time being, and that we could find the Lord of the Equal Hands Punishment Department to preside over justice.

As everyone knows, Ikeda Hengxing was even more depressed when he heard this.

Why is it that as soon as this battle starts, the status and relationship between each other are not the same as those that were planned in advance? Originally, I thought that the kid who was tied with the Oda family could barely be on the same level as the Oda family, even if it was to give him face, but now he has ...... Why does it seem that he is still above the Oda family?

……

Of course, the tie was also very happy to receive the news.

He shared the information with his close ministers, and once again received a pile of sycophants.

There is no need to hide it from the outside world now, it is indeed the master of the Heite Punishment Department who has created many specious illusions, so that Takeda Katsuyori mistakenly thinks that his father has suffered an accident, so he has no intention of staying in Cheongju City.

"Takeda Daizen is more than half a hundred years old, and his strength has been declining in recent years, but he still does not dare to ignore the internal and external affairs of Koshin, and he works hard all day long, and his situation is very dangerous. As far as I know, during these days, there were doctors waiting in Takeda's tent all the time, day and night. So it's only natural that Takeda Katsuyori will be fooled......"

It's always clear to hear a tie say it.

But outsiders still have to be convinced, why is it that only the Lord of the Criminal Department can consider the problem from this perspective?

It's not like he could use the secret method to predict the future, or he simply traveled back in time and space many years later and knew the exact time of Takeda Shingen's death in advance, right?

I've never heard of such strange things.

It can only be said that the old man's wisdom and skills are really extraordinary, far-sighted, and like a god.

Almost without a single soldier, the recapture of Cheongju can be described as a victory.

However, the head of the Changzong and my department occupied the city, and kept saying that "no one will be allowed to enter until the reply of the Lord of the Criminal Department", which is a bit troublesome...... On the one hand, the sense of accomplishment and vanity of the retainers of the Heite family has been unprecedentedly inflated and satisfied, and on the other hand, everyone feels a little weak-hearted, and thinks that they are too ruthless to the old superior, the Oda family.

It's a blissful annoyance.

After a while, he dictated and instructed Honda Masanobu to write and reply to the head of the sect.

"Gangfeng Hall (with the honorific title of Jucheng) is bold, and then set up a honor, my heart is very relieved, and then ......"

The text is all official-style articles, stale and rote, and there is no need to think about it.

But as soon as he got up, suddenly the words stopped.

Hijo Honshu instantly remembered something, turned around and asked in another direction: "The letters sent by Changzong and my department from Cheongju City have arrived, and the reserve team that went around to the east did not send back the news of intercepting Takeda Katsuyori from breaking through and returning to the division?" ”

Ishikawa Goemon was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly replied: "Lord Hideyi in the east has not made any movement, but Lord Nakamura Kazushi said that he is also approaching Kiyoshu Castle, and he only arrived half an hour later than the news of Nagamune's family, and the letter said that there is no movement of the Takeda army. ”

"It's strange...... Hirate Honshu frowned and fell into deep thought, "It's impossible for this Takeda Katsuyori to fly out of Cheongju...... It's not like he didn't run back, but plunged north to Mino, right? Wait a minute...... If you are attacking Gifu, set a few fires in the castle town and deliberately let the fleeing people spread the news...... That's ......"

Most of the close ministers on the left and right gradually became overwhelmed, and the few who understood did not squeak.

Only Honda Masanobu observed the atmosphere and spoke boldly: "It is not in the interest of our equalizer to let Oda defeat Takeda, but it is absolutely unacceptable to sit back and watch Oda lose too badly. ”

This spicy and to the point is a mouthful.

At the same time, it also made his colleagues feel that this Sanhe poison is really smart, and he can actually keep up with the train of thought of the adults of the Criminal Department. It's too dark and out of place, and after all, it can't be on the stage and can't have deep friendships.

Of course, this is also the image that Honda Masanobu wants to reveal to the public.

Knowing this, Hirate Tsunohide glanced at it, mumbled, noncommittal, and quickly moved on to the next topic: "Takeda Katsuyori's movements are suspicious, and the Oda army, which is currently in the eastern part of Owari bordering Mikawa, may be demoralized, so he immediately ordered Hirate Hideyoshi and Nakamura Kazushi to advance one hundred and fifty towns (about 15 kilometers) in the direction of Mikawa to protect the right flank. Cheongju will let Changzong and my family occupy it. I want to mobilize another detachment, be optimistic about the rear of Xiuyi and the Ichichi clan, and ensure that there will be no changes in the forces such as Mizuno and the Nine Ghosts, and this task will be handed over to ......"

Before he finished speaking, a young man dressed in black suddenly rushed in from outside, striding and racing against time, it was none other than Mitsuhiko Tarao, the current head of the Ninja detachment's Dorao Group. He approached within ten paces and prostrated himself urgently: "Lord! A big battle suddenly broke out at the junction of Owari and Mikawa! Oda, Takeda, and Tokugawa are in a mess! It was probably Okazaki's Tokugawa army that successfully attacked the prefecture headquarters, and the two people of Oda's Inaba and Sasa next to them responded when they saw the situation, and the enemy's Takasaka team and the people of Mikawa who had defected should have been far away in Higashi-Mikawa, so they came to support very quickly for some reason...... The exact situation is difficult to find out for a while, but this statement should be 70% credible! ”

“…… Tokugawa Nobuyasu? Heishou touched his forehead and felt a little headache, although from the news from the monks and ninjas, it was vaguely speculated that this guy might have colluded with Takeda Katsuyori, but he didn't know to what extent the collusion had been. I don't know if Takeda Katsuyori really went to Gifu, but if the battle is in full swing and the Oda army learns that the nest is unstable, it will be ......"

Fortunately, more than 20,000 people from Takeda Shingen can be sure that they are still in Yuanjiang. The ninjas of the Hirate family have limited manpower, so they don't have time to pay attention to Yamaprefecture Takasaka in Mikawa, but they can keep an eye on the enemy's main force at all costs.

Although there was an accident, after all, there was still a far superior force in the local area, as long as Takeda Katsuyori took the initiative to leave the high walls of Cheongju Castle, it was always easy to deal with.

- Hisei thought so, but there were always some unexplained worries in his heart, feeling that things would be more complicated than he imagined.

So he changed the order.

The Hirate Hideyoshi Division continued eastward, supporting the friendly forces of Oda and Tokugawa as much as possible while preserving their own safety.

However, Nakamura did not march with him, but took cover in his rear.

The rest of the people, etc., continued to follow the main formation.

In terms of the navy, the carrying mission was reduced, and some ships and half of the Nanban gunboats were dispatched to the Owari coast to be on guard.

Finally, it was the messenger that Kinoshita Hidenaga, who was spying on the Nine Demons, and Dr. Yasuda, who was spying on Mizuno Nobumoto, were doubly careful.

One after another military orders were issued, and the soldiers and generals were busy with their own fire.

The tie is cautious to drive the formation forward slowly, constantly paying attention to the situation near and far.

And a few hours later, the sad news was received.

Fears become reality.