"How so?" Mibuchi Fujiying's face was like ashes, the wrinkles on his face and the white hair on his forehead seemed to spread in an instant, and his sphere of influence increased several times.

"How so!" Yoneda Qiumasa gritted his teeth, with an expression of wanting to devour, and his hands holding the hilt of the knife were bruised, not knowing who he wanted to cut.

The original idea was to take advantage of the other party's unguarded situation to kill several of the leaders of the "Owari traitors" and catch them off guard, and then find the princess, "escort" his old man to safety, and in the name of the shogunate, call on all the heroes of to "punish the traitors and eliminate the evil, and put the chaos in order".

happened to learn that Shibata Katsuie and Kinoshita Hideyoshi were going to accompany Ashikaga Yoshiaki to Xiangguo Temple on this day to discuss some temple related affairs, Mibuchi Fujiei, Yoneda Takemasa and others secretly connected in series, united all the forces that could be united, organized hundreds of people, and tried to "lift big things".

At first, the operation went very smoothly, and he easily killed the entourage of the Owari thieves.

However, the main owner was not seen in the sedan chair.

There is no trace of the princess.

On the contrary, many soldiers suddenly appeared on the periphery, all of them with special-colored bands wrapped around their two upper arms, and at first glance, they had been planning for a long time, and they attacked Mibuchi Fujiei, Yoneda Yumasa and others.

The black-armored samurai who took the lead, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and a thunderous voice, was obviously the famous "Broken Bottle Firewood Field". In the past year, he has proved in all battles and in front of the people of Kyoto that he is indeed worthy of the title.

This fierce god roared a few times, and the enemy soldiers trembled and had no intention of fighting.

The people and close retainers around him who had been loyal to the Shibata clan for a long time were all veterans of a hundred battles who crawled out of the sea of corpses and blood, and at this time they knew that it was the critical moment to contribute, and they all turned into tigers and wolves, driving the soldiers to charge fiercely without fear of death.

The troops of the "Crusade against the Owari Rebellion" were losing ground at a speed visible to the naked eye, and if the streets were not too narrow and blocked to escape, they would have completely collapsed.

At the moment of crisis, fortunately, several high-level ministers who were enthusiastic stepped forward, shouted this slogan, and bravely and fearlessly invited Shibata Katsuya to fight.

Owari also had someone come forward to welcome them one-on-one.

Then Yoneda's three moves were shot down by Mao Shouyoubei's weapon, and then a knife cut off the shoulder armor, injuring the left shoulder, and immediately blood spurted out, and another stab went straight into the chest, and then he lost his breath.

On the other side, Yoshimasa Hitoki faced Uehara Saemon, and before he could really fight, he was slammed with a cross-striped gun on the top of his head, and he couldn't bear it anymore and fell to the ground, and then he was jumped over and kicked hard, unconscious.

Then the soldiers below began to cry and beg for mercy.

But Shibata Katsuya made up his mind not to go around, and even those who knelt on the ground and asked for surrender were killed.

On the narrow streets, corpses were strewn all over the field in an instant, and rivers of blood flowed like rivers. The smell of damp blood permeated the air, echoed by the wails of the dying.

In less than half an hour, the leader who organized the "punishment of treachery and rebellion" operation was almost to the point of a small stock price, and he didn't even have time to think about whether to fight to the death or calmly cut his stomach.

The slender figure of Mibuchi Fujiying, dressed in a slightly wide golden body, stood alone in a corner outside the wall of Xiangguo Temple, his body was mixed with muddy water and blood, as if he was scared stupid, his dementia stared wide and held on to the hilt of the knife, and almost all around him were enemies who wanted to take his life, this scene looked pitiful, weak, and helpless.

Seeing him like this, the soldiers hesitated, not knowing whether they should step forward to look at the head and ask for credit.

Shibata Katsuie called out in the back, "Leave a few live mouths!" Then he hurried over, looked Mibuchi Fujiei up and down with great interest, and then suddenly seemed to think of something, stepped forward and kicked down, and asked sharply: "What about Hosokawa Fujitaka?" Where is Hosokawa Fujitaka that guy? ”

Mibuchi Fujiying was outside the object, as if he had not heard of it, and he didn't seem to feel the pain even if he was adding his fists and feet.

Then a soldier with a bad taste poked the tip of his gun between his legs, and finally he let out a miserable "ah", and complained aggrieved, angry and sad: "Dignified samurai, since you have been defeated, you will kill me!" Why such a humiliation! Ouch, it hurts me...... You Owari people, don't talk about the rules at all! Alas, it hurts! ”

Shibata Katsuie slapped him twice politely, spit and asked again, "Where is Hosokawa Fujitaka?" ”

"Hosokawa Fujitaka?" Mibuchi Fujiei heard the question clearly this time, but he looked dazed and shook his head: "Be with me at the beginning, and ...... later." I don't remember the back, it seems to be separated? Hey, hey, don't poke again, oops, it really hurts! I'm begging you, uncle, be gracious! I'm like this, what else do I have to hide? Be merciful to your subordinates...... Why don't you change places and don't poke this...... Kill me! Ahhh......h

The soldiers were still messing around with interest, but Shibata Katsuie had already walked away with a frown.

Then, from a secret door of Xiangguo Temple, two people quietly walked out and came to the front.

"How's it going?" Akechi Mitsuhide, who was pinching the folding fan, asked.

"I think it's pretty good." Picking at his nails is Kinoshita Hideyoshi.

Shibata Katsuya nodded and shook his head: "Most people should be here, but without Hosokawa Fujitaka, I always feel a little problem." ”

Kinoshita Hideyoshi immediately became serious: "Then it proves my suspicion, this guy is very likely not really involved in the rebellion, but works for some other behind-the-scenes person, just to deliberately make trouble...... Speaking of which, his son seems to be in Kai Town, now looking for a Sen no Rikyu monk to learn the tea ceremony! Kai Town, that's the territory of the Hirate Punishment Department......"

Wise Mitsuhide smiled bitterly: "If it's true, that's not good, at least his pinch forced us to launch it in advance, in fact, it's not the time for the melon to be ripe!" Alas......"

Shibata Katsuie was silent for a while, and said with luck, "Do you have to start it in advance?" You can't try to delay a little longer......"

"Yes." Kinoshita Hideyoshi very rarely interrupted Shibata's words: "Ashikaga...... Even if Lord Gongfang is a pig, he will not know about today's incident, and once he knows, he will definitely be alert quickly. Although we have some deceptive and concealed means, it is only the icing on the cake, and we cannot bet on it. ”

“…… You're right. Shibata Katsuie's face changed again and again, and he rarely accepted Kinoshita's statement, and sighed: "Originally, I was going to organize five thousand troops in three days, but now it is only half at most, and it is difficult to say whether I can control Kyoto." ”

"Yes, we haven't reached an agreement with Owari, Ise, and Omi yet." Wise Mitsuhide also shook his head again and again: "If you communicate afterwards, it will become a rash disturbance, and it will probably take a lot of thought to win the support of the heroes of the countries - at least not to oppose it." ”

"Then there's the question of money." Kinoshita Hideyoshi looked down at his feet and added, "The 17,000 kan that has not yet arrived may not have a chance to be taken, and the last group of shaky ministers left will not have time to win over, and it is true that the preparation is not sufficient at all, but——"

Speaking of this, Kinoshita Hideyoshi suddenly raised his head, and there was an undoubted determination on the cheeks of the sharp-beaked monkey, and he smiled and said word by word: "We followed the lord all the way from Owari all the way here, and I don't know how many hardships and obstacles we have passed on the road, but what is it now?" Over the years, the contemptible people have never doubted that the one who finally won the world must be Oda Danmasa! What shallow wells, ties, and the likes of Takenaka, in front of the lord, are like sparks to the sun and the moon, not worth mentioning! ”

"That's right! You monkey, you really look like a human now! Shibata Katsuya laughed heartily, put his arm around Kinoshita Hideyoshi's shoulders and said: "Good brother, I have laughed at and bullied you before, I am really blind, how do you want to retaliate in the future, I have no words, even if I am asked to apologize with firewood on my back, it doesn't matter." ”

"What is the apology for carrying firewood...... Kinoshita Hideyoshi was stunned for a moment, and then smiled nonchalantly: "Shibata Hall doesn't have to be like this, I haven't taken it to heart." ”

"That's called 'Guilty of Petitioning', which is an anecdote that happened in Tang Tu more than a thousand years ago, talking about the famous princes at that time and the two important ministers of Zhao State...... Hi! Wise Guangxiu subconsciously began to popularize science, and suddenly stopped while talking, shook his head and laughed at himself: "At such a critical juncture, what do I say about these irrelevant things?" Serious matters! ”

"Haha!" Shibata Katsuya grinned, then stretched out his other arm, put his arms around Akechi Mitsuhide's neck, and said kindly, "I used to hate Kyoto's bungae thing the most!" But it's pleasing to the eye today, and it's not annoying at all, Citrus Head! ”

After making trouble for a while, Shibata Katsuya let go of the two, straightened his face and said, "Then don't delay, hurry up and get down to business!" If it is launched before noon today, Ashikaga ...... Lord Gongfang must not be able to react, he is still in the temple, talking about Buddhism with the old monk, there are my people in the gate, and no one will disturb him! ”

"Good!" Kinoshita Hideyoshi clenched his fists, puffed out his cheeks, and said excitedly: "First of all, we must master the card of Gongfang-sama, and then we must rescue Oda Danmasa unscathed!" Leeway...... I know that manpower is tight and there may not be much room left, but I recommend keeping an eye on suspicious people! ”

"I agree." Akechi Mitsuhide condensed and said, "There are hundreds of retinues in Kawada of the Heite family, and they need to send someone to watch over them and use force if necessary. There is also Kinoshita's younger brother, and the merchant house he is in is also very suspicious. The other is Hosokawa Fujitaka-sama...... I know him well and know his whereabouts very well, so I will try to find him. ”

"Then please!" Shibata Katsuya nodded, then looked at the soldiers under his command, and said angrily: "I'm not very good at these things, so I won't say much." My task for the next few days is to try to make up stronger combat power, and if you need to use knives and guns, you can just say it! ”

Speaking of this, the three of them glanced at each other, stretched out their hands to clasp together, and said in unison: "Oda Danzheng will definitely have a long martial luck!" The three of us will definitely get ahead in the future and become a prince! ”