On December 3, 1570, the Miyoshi family was located in a camp on the outskirts of Sakai Town. Miyoshi Yoshiko was standing on the watchtower inside the camp, closely watching the movements of the Yuqiu army.

Unlike those pampered martial arts sons, the talented Miyoshi Yixing has always been regarded by everyone as the hope for the future of the Miyoshi family since the day he was served. He was down-to-earth, modest and courteous, and after he stepped onto the political stage, he was recognized by all the important ministers of the Miyoshi family. Moreover, he did not have the style of a young master who asked to command a large army as soon as he entered the army, but started as a general in a down-to-earth manner, slowly accumulated experience, and gradually grew up in one battle after another, and finally today he is in charge of commanding 9,000 Iyo people.

In the past, he had also commanded armies in many joint battles, but this was the first time he had commanded such a large army - 9,000 troops, which was already on the same level as his three uncles. Miyoshi Changqing's appointment is also to establish his prestige as a young master for Miyoshi Yoshixing. Therefore, he was specially appointed as the commander-in-chief of Hanoi and Ho Quan.

Although after the arrival of Ataka Fuyasu and Tokawa Ichiku, the always modest and polite Miyoshi Yoshiko voluntarily relinquished command to his two younger uncles, Tokawa Ichiku began to command the troops near Takaya Castle, and Ataka Fuyasu was responsible for commanding the troops near Kishiwada Castle. However, Anzhai Dongkang, who knows the intentions of the eldest brother, knows that Sanhao Changqing wants to use this to cultivate Sanhao Yixing. Therefore, instead of changing Miyoshi Yoshi's previous deployment, he showed that he was only a nominal commander, hoping that Miyoshi Yoshikoshi would become the front-line commander this time. Ataka Fuyasu, on the other hand, led the Awaji people to act as a reserve behind Miyoshi Yoshi's troops, ready to reinforce the front line at any time, or cut off the connection between Yuakihei and Wakae Castle in a roundabout way.

With a heavy burden on his shoulders, Sanhao Yixing naturally did not dare to slack off in the slightest. Every day when I get up, I immediately listen to last night's military briefing and go to the watchtower to personally observe the enemy's situation. Because in the past few days, the movements of the Yuqiu Army are very strange.

For three days in a row, the Yuqiu army slowly shrank backwards, leaning towards Sakai Town, and handed over the position after destroying many of the fortifications that had been built before. This made Miyoshi Yoshihei very puzzled - why Yu Qiuping, who was good at defense, would give up so many strategic points that were easy to defend and difficult to attack.

And according to the detailed report of the Miyoshi family lurking in Sakai Town, the atmosphere in Sakai Town these days is also a little weird. The ninja leader of the Miyoshi family in Sakai Town is a confidant of Miyoshi Yoshiken and has a lot of experience. Although he didn't get clear evidence, he judged that the ninjas of the Yuqiu family in Sakai Town had suddenly become extremely active in recent days, and the merchants of Sakai Town must have noticed it, so they also sent ninjas to watch out.

Miyoshi Yixing couldn't think about such a situation, and once rode his horse to the camp of Anzhai Dongkang last night to ask this uncle who seemed to be able to see through everything. Yataku Fuyasu didn't say it explicitly, but only reminded Miyoshi Yoshixing of a sentence: "Sakai Town and rainy autumn and red leaves are never one heart." ”

When Miyoshi Yoshiko, who suddenly came to his senses, returned to the front line again, he paid more attention to the movements of the Yuqiu Army. Since it was on the front line of Takaya Castle, Tokawa Ichiku had launched an attack on the position of the Oda family on the other side of the Yamato River for three consecutive days. The defensive lines of Ikeda Tsuneko and Takigawa Kazuki are already in jeopardy and will soon be breached. And Yu Qiuping may also have to retreat in order to protect the retreat.

When the sun set on December 3, the smoke curled in Yuqiu's camp, and it seemed that dinner had already begun. After standing on the watchtower for an afternoon, Miyoshi Yoshixing, who was a little shivering by the cold wind, was forcibly carried off the watchtower by the guards, unwilling to let the young master work so hard again. Just as Miyoshi Yoshiko was cooking in his tent and preparing to enjoy dinner, one of the guards suddenly hurried over.

"Young Master, urgent military situation!" The first words spoken by the guard made Miyoshi Yoshixing stand up from the stool at once, and the lunch box in his hand was also thrown on the table by him.

"The Yuqiu Army suddenly moved! They all left the camp and rushed in the direction of Sakai Town! ”

"What?" Miyoshi Yixing was taken aback, and the whole person suddenly became excited. What he had always expected to happen, what he had been paying attention to in recent days, was it really going to happen? Would Akihei Rain really plan to sack Sakai Town and then retreat?

This is the first major judgment he has made on strategy since he became the commander-in-chief of the front army, can it be a great success? He hurriedly ran out of the camp and climbed the watchtower again, only to find that the troops of the Yuqiu Army had already lit torches in the dark night, rushed out of the camp, and rushed in the direction of Sakai Town.

Many warriors of the Miyoshi Army noticed the strange movements of the Yuqiu Army and ran to the camp wall to check on the enemy. After a moment of stunnedness, the people who asked Miyoshi Yoshiko to pursue immediately ran over one after another.

"Wait, don't be impulsive!" However, in the face of the huge temptation, Miyoshi Yoshiko did not lose his mind, but suppressed the desire of his subordinates to ask for battle, "Disperse the Tanma and the ninja, and wait until further information comes before making a decision!" ”

However, time passed minute by minute, most of the Yuqiu troops in the camp had withdrawn, and the fighters were about to pass, but the intelligence was delayed. One by one, the high-ranking samurai in the army rushed to fight, and Miyoshi Yoshiko felt that he could no longer suppress the demands of his subordinates.

Not long after, a ninja under Yoshiken Miyoshi suddenly rushed back from Sakai Town-Miyoshi Yoshiko recognized him, it was Yoshiken Miyoshi's deputy ninja commander who had been closely monitoring Sakai Town's intelligence.

"Young Master Qiqi, the Yuqiu family suddenly made a move on the merchants of Sakai Town!" The ninja was obviously desperately trying to come back, and he was already sweating profusely in the middle of winter.

"Tell me what's going on!" Miyoshi Yoshihei asked anxiously.

"Young Lord Rong! Here's the thing! ”

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Time went back to two hours ago, shortly before sunset, and the ninjas and guards of the more than a dozen councils guarding Yu Qiuyou stood guard in various key positions as always, meticulously watching for everything that might happen. Although Yuqiu's family and the parliament have been in harmony for almost two years, and Yuqiuyou has always been very honest, they don't have to be so careful. But in the past few days, the atmosphere in Sakai Town has suddenly become tense. These guards and ninjas naturally didn't dare to be careless, for fear that something would go wrong here with Yu Qiuyou. After a group of ninjas came to inspect here this morning, Yu Qiuyou has been staying in his house very honestly, guarded by the captain, and has not gone out again, which makes these guards quite reassured.

By evening, the sun had already begun to set, and smoke was curling from the camp of the Yuqiu Army, not far south of Sakai Town. The guards only felt their stomachs growl and looked at each other a few times. The people who came to deliver the food today don't know why they haven't arrived yet. And the captain of their guard, as if he was not hungry at all, stood at the door of Yu Qiuyou's room very calmly. Several times they tried to call the captain to urge the meal, but the captain always said something "just wait".

However, these guards and ninjas were not waiting for dinner, but a sudden sword light! The black-clothed ninja who rushed out of nowhere slammed into the gate, and in an instant, the two guards were killed on the spot. The remaining dozen or so people panicked and desperately resisted while releasing arrows to give alarm. However, this sneak attacker is quite adept, and although these guards and ninjas are all masters, they are completely unable to resist them. The captain of the guard was in a hurry, so he ordered everyone to gather immediately in the room where Yu Qiuyou was. If the attacker is from the Yuqiu family, then use Yuqiuyou as a hostage to threaten him. If not, then take Yu Qiuyou and run away immediately.

Before everyone could retreat, suddenly there was a loud bang on the roof. Immediately afterwards, the wooden ceiling was directly smashed into several large holes, and a large number of black-clothed people who fell from the sky rushed to the room where Yu Qiuyou was held in front of these guards, and the captain of the guards was invincible with both fists and four hands, and was kicked out. The guards and ninjas hurried over, only to find that the building was empty - the window of the room where Yu Qiuyou was being held had been broken, and Yu Qiuyou was nowhere to be found. And as soon as the attackers saw their hands, they immediately retreated from all directions.

"Notify Boss Imai immediately, the whole city is under martial law!" The captain of the guard, who coughed up blood on the ground and forced himself to sit up, wailed bitterly: "Yu Qiuyou has been robbed! ”

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At the same time, a cavalry team with torches galloping in the night suddenly rushed out of the camp of the Yuqiu family, and galloped into Sakai before everyone could react. The sparse guards at the gate of Sakai Town were powerless to stop them, and they could only identify those who were from Yuqiu's family! They hurriedly sent someone to report to Congress, and they themselves followed suit.

Those cavalry had a clear goal, and with the help of many black-clothed men, they went straight to the treasury - there was a large amount of money and grain, whether it was the taxes paid by the merchants or the grain harvested by the Yuqiu family, all of which were stored there. The sound of the horse's hooves resounded through the town, and the residents and small merchants fled in disbelief under the smoke raised by the horses' hooves, rushed into their houses, slammed the doors shut, shoved chairs, tables, and all the furniture they could get their hands on, and then shivered and hid.

Cavalry with torches weave through the streets of Sakai Town like a fiery dragon in the dark. The businessmen of the Congress had just returned home from today's meeting, listening in amazement to the sound of hurried and dense horses' hooves, and watching the cavalry with red leaves and flags galloping towards them. Behind them, an army of thousands of people from the Yuqiu family was rushing towards Sakai Town with torches.