At this moment, the burning sky was running towards Hamamatsu Castle with Kanhara Yasumasa, and the samurai of the Tokugawa family led the burning sky and others to the meeting place agreed by Ishikawa Shumasa and Okubo Tadashi, but found that the place of connection was empty. Seeing this, Yasumasa Kamihara said to the burning sky: "Mingshamen, there may be some trouble, we need to return to Hamamatsu City as soon as possible and join everyone in the city!" ”

After hearing this, Burning Sky nodded and said: "Lord Kamihara's words are reasonable, I have been waiting for a long time to leave the team, maybe Lord Ishikawa has found out something, I will return to Hamamatsu City as soon as possible, otherwise there may be some changes!" Right Ichisuke also said to the burning sky at this time: "Senior brother, how is the injury on your left shoulder?" ”

Seeing the situation, Kamihara Yasumasa was about to ask about the burning sky, but when he saw the burning sky, he waved his hand and said to everyone: "The whereabouts of the Takeda Army are unknown now, I should return to Hamamatsu City as soon as possible, I don't have to worry about this little injury!" Yasumasa Kamihara looked at the pale Burning Sky with an unusually pale face, and his left hand trembled a little as he spoke, knowing the meaning of the Burning Sky. So the horses went ahead, and the group of thirteen people moved again and ran towards Hamamatsu Castle.

However, it is said that Tokugawa Ieyasu returned to Hamamatsu Castle with a cape, and the samurai on duty at the city gate recognized Ishikawa Shumasa and Okubo Tadashi and others after confirming that the tattered samurai who walked in front of these generals of the family, and the shabby samurai with his hair and dirty face was his highness. So he sent someone to Honmaru to inform him, and at the same time immediately went to lead Tokugawa Ieyasu and bring Tokugawa Ieyasu into the city.

At this moment, Tokugawa Ieyasu's face was completely devoid of his usual gentleness, and Ishikawa Shumasa and Okubo Tadashi and others were just silently following behind Tokugawa Ieyasu. After Tokugawa Ieyasu entered the castle and entered the three pills, he reined in the war horse that was a little out of strength under his crotch, and asked the samurai who was leading the horse for him, "Have Heipachi and Koheita come back?" ”

After hearing this, the samurai on duty at the city gate showed a trace of uneasiness on his face, and said to Tokugawa Ieyasu with a trembling voice: "Your Highness, Honda-sama and Kamihara-sama have not yet returned to the city. ”

After Tokugawa Ieyasu listened to his words, he nodded slightly, and said to him: "Okay, thank you for your hard work, go on duty!" With that, he beat his horse and walked towards Honmaru, and when Ishikawa Shumasa and Okubo Tadashi and others saw this, they also instructed their samurai to command Ashigaru to help defend Hamamatsu Castle. Then Ishikawa Shumasa and the others immediately hit their horses to catch up with Tokugawa Ieyasu and escorted Tokugawa Ieyasu towards Honmaru.

In the castle hall, because of the weight of the Mikawa faction retainers, except for the fainted Sakai Tadaji, the rest of Naito Masanari, Torii Mototada and others did not have the prestige of Sakai Tadaji, and they could only fully defend the rebuke of the Tsukuyama Hall and the reproaches of the people of Toe and Sunfu. The Okubo clan, who is known as the Sakai clan, was ordered to garrison Okazaki Castle because the head of the family, Okubo Tadashi, and the remaining juniors did not dare to interject at will in the assessment.

Just when the situation of the Sanhe people was becoming more and more dangerous, suddenly the flag outside the door rushed in, and when the Tsukuyama Hall saw it, he angrily scolded the flag who rushed in: "Bastard, how can you be so rude!" The banner didn't listen to the reprimand of the Zhushan Palace, and took a breath and said to everyone: "The lord is back!" ”

In an instant, the momentum in the city hall reversed, and Tokugawa Nobuyasu also got up directly and ran out of the assessment room. Then the people of Mikawa got up one after another, and helped the unconscious Sakai Tadaji to run out with Nobuyasu, while the people of Yuanjiang and Junfu looked at the first Tsukiyama Hall. The white-faced, black-toothed and high-eyebrow Tsukiyama Hall complexion is invisible, but the Tsukuyama Hall also said to the people who are still in the city hall now, but their hearts have already flown out, "Go, go and greet Your Highness!" ”

As soon as Tokugawa Ieyasu arrived at Honmaru on horseback, he saw his sister-in-law running out barefoot and coming to greet him when it was freezing. Then Tokugawa Ieyasu saw Sakai Tadaji who was being supported by everyone, and immediately dismounted and asked, "What's wrong with Xiao Heiji?" ”

After hearing this, everyone fell silent for a moment, and Tokugawa Ieyasu saw this and asked Naito Masari on the side, "Shiichiro, what's going on?" "As a middle-aged general who has followed Tokugawa Ieyasu for many years, Naito Masasari was around Tokugawa Ieyasu when he was a hostage in the Imagawa family, and he can be said to be one of Tokugawa Ieyasu's most trusted people. And Naito Masari was silent for a few breaths, then knelt on the ground and said: "Lord, forgive me for being rude and provoking the relationship between the lord and the master's mother, which is like a capital crime, and I wish to apologize for the crime with death!" ”

After Tokugawa Ieyasu listened to Naito's words, he fell silent for a moment, and then said to Naito Masari: "Shiichiro, what are you guilty of?" Get up, we will continue to resist the invasion of the Takeda family! And just after Tokugawa Ieyasu finished speaking, Tsukiyamaden slowly walked out of the castle hall wearing heavy clothes.

Burning Sky and the others also rushed to Hamamatsu Castle shortly after Tokugawa Ieyasu entered the castle. The samurai on duty first saw the flag behind Youicchisuke and the others, and asked Youichisuke and the others, "Who are you?" Who is the samurai? At this time, Kanhara Yasumasa stepped forward and shouted to the samurai on duty: "I am Kamihara Yasumasa, these are the loyal people who rescued me!" ”

When the samurai on duty saw Kamihara Yasumasa, he immediately opened the city gate and said to Kamihara Yasumasa: "Lord Kamihara, when His Highness came back just now, I asked for news from my lordship, and my lord should go to the castle hall to meet His Highness quickly!" After hearing this, Yasumasa Kamihara was about to turn his head and confess to the burning sky, but found that the burning sky was already crumbling on the horse. The right Ichisuke also immediately helped Burning Sky, and when Burning Sky felt someone helping him, he waved his hand and asked, "Where are you now?" ”

After hearing this, Ichisuke said to Burning Sky, "I've arrived at Hamamatsu Castle!" While glaring at Akijiro Fushiba and the other volunteer samurai. After listening to the words of Ichisuke You, Burning Sky nodded and planted himself under the horse. Ichisuke on the right and Akijiro Fushiwa, who came up, hurriedly rescued the Burning Sky, and Yasumasa Kamihara also stepped forward to carry the Burning Sky on his back, and asked the samurai on duty, "Is the city physician available?" ”

After receiving an affirmative answer, he carried the burning sky on his back and ran straight in the direction of the doctor. And said to the samurai on duty, "Go and report to the lord that I am fine!" Seeing that the situation was urgent, the samurai on duty bowed his head and sent his subordinate Ashigaru to Honmaru to report the news.

Tokugawa Ieyasu, who had just sent someone to send Sakai Tadaji back to Yasaki, was sitting in the castle hall at this time, and all the samurai below were also sitting, and there was not a trace of noise in the entire castle hall, only the sound of the samurai breathing in the entire castle hall. And Tokugawa Nobuyasu sat next to Tokugawa Ieyasu, watching Tokugawa Ieyasu repeatedly play with the military equipment in his hand. Tsukiyamaden returned to the annex to rest on the grounds that he was unwell, and Ishikawa was holding his fist on his lap, staring at Tokugawa Ieyasu who seemed to be in a daze.

At this time, Banner, who was on duty outside the house, knelt down at the door and said to Tokugawa Ieyasu, "My lord, Lord Kamihara has returned!" ”

Tokugawa Ieyasu abruptly got up and asked, "Where is Koheita now?" After hearing this, the flag said, "The messenger said that Lord Kamihara has gone to find a doctor!" Tokugawa Ieyasu heard that his tone had improved a little, and he waved his hand to signal Qimoto to retreat. Then he said to the Tokugawa samurai present: "There are no samurai of the Oda family here now, and I want to talk about the affairs of this family!" ”

Tokugawa Ieyasu sat down and said in a slow tone: "Although we lost this battle, as long as everyone survives, we will have a chance to regroup; Before my family repels the attacking enemy, I still hope that everyone will fight Takeda together! Okay, let's go and gather up the forces that have fled back one after another, and Shumasa and Shiichiro will go with me to visit Koheiji, and then send a horse team to find out the whereabouts of Heihachi. ”

After listening to Tokugawa Ieyasu's words, the Tokugawa retainers kowtowed to Tokugawa Ieyasu and left the castle hall one after another, and Ishikawa Shumasa and Naito Masanoru were left in the castle hall. After the other retainers left, Tokugawa Ieyasu said to the two, "I'll go change my clothes, and you will wait here!" ”