At this time, Osaka Sannomaru was already in a mess because of Mano Yoibao's defection. As Hidebo envisioned, after receiving Hidebo's secret letter, Mano Yoriho immediately contacted Nomura Konari of Ninomaru and Kinoshita Katsutoshi of Nishimaru, and after some discussion, the three decided that Mano Yoriho would control Mitsuyoshi Majima, who was also on the west side of Sannomaru; On the one hand, Nomura Yukinari blocked the Kyobashi Pass to prevent Matsuura Hideren, who had the strongest combat effectiveness, from going south, and on the other hand, he attacked Honmaru from the Gokuraki Bridge to contain Shohisa Shosui and Gusunho, who was guarding Honmaru; After the two succeeded, Ishida Mitsunari must mobilize Takayoshi Sagishima and Nagami Ito to suppress the bomb, and at that time, Nishimaru, who did not have much between him and Honmaru, was out of guard, and Kinoshita Katsutoshi could take this opportunity to infiltrate Honmaru and control Hideyori and Yodohime, so as to coerce the Shichitegumi and the commissioners into submission.

This plan seems to be seamless, and at first it was indeed as expected, Mano Yoribao deceived the junior Majima Mitsuyoshi into coming to Tenmanbashi on the grounds of changing the guard, and took advantage of his unpreparedness to order the elite samurai to detain him, and at the same time sent someone to the west gate of Sannomaru, pretending that Majima Mitsuyoshi fell from his horse on the way and was seriously injured, and he was fully responsible for the defense of the west side of Sannomaru. At the same time, Nomura Kosei also quietly mobilized 600 troops to enter Honmaru through the Bliss Bridge, occupying the two arrow turrets on the north side of Honmaru, and preparing for the next move.

But what Mano and the others didn't expect was that Ishida Mitsunari, who learned of the changes between Mano Yoriho and Nomura Konsari, did not directly order Takayoshi Sagishima and Ito Nagami to go to check, but out of prudence, sent his retainers to the West Gate, and ordered the deputy head of the group, Otani Mitsuyasu, to replace Majima Mitsuyoshi, and lead 2,000 people to Ninomaru to strengthen the garrison.

The reason why Otani Mitsuyasu did not directly do it to Mano Yoibao was that Ishida Mitsunari had his own considerations. On the one hand, he didn't know if Mitsuyoshi Majima was really injured or if Mano Yoriho really had a disobedient heart, after all, up to that time, Mano Yoriho had not shown obvious hostility; On the other hand, if Mano Yoribao really has a rebellion, and the Tenmanbashi is already in his hands, even if he guards the west gate, it will be useless, it is better to concentrate his forces, as long as Hideyori and Yodohime are in their own hands, they will still have a moral advantage.

In fact, compared to Mano Yoriho, Nomura Konsari, who occupies the back of Honmaru, is a big trouble, especially Matsuura Hideren is blocked north of Kyobashi and it is difficult to support south, which makes the situation of Honmaru even more complicated. Ishida Mitsunari mobilized 2,000 troops to enter Ninomaru, which was actually a consideration to balance Nomura Yukinari.

Otani's evacuation was completely unexpected by Mano Yoriho, who knew that if these two thousand people entered Ninomaru, then Nomura Yuyuki would have to face at least three groups of sieges, and the situation was quite serious. Therefore, in addition to sending troops to occupy the west gate, he immediately mobilized a thousand men to march westward, and followed Otani Mitsutai to the inner bridge that Hasamizu Morihisa guarded, the main bridge connecting Sannomaru and Ninomaru.

This move of Mano Yoribao undoubtedly dispelled Ishida Mitsunari's illusions, and he was full of remorse and bluntly said that he had misused people, which led to extraneous branches. Masuda Nagamori and Nagashu Masake were in Honmaru at this time, and only Maeda Genyi was left by Mitsunari's side. Faced with the current predicament, Maeda Genyi asked Ishida Mitsunari to immediately mobilize Ito Nagashi and Sagishima Takayoshi to intercept him, and to the west of the Uchibashi, he joined forces with Shohisa Shosui and Mitsuyasu Otani to attack Mano Yoriho together, as long as he could be defeated, Nomura Konsari, who was attacked on three sides, would not be in trouble.

Ishida Mitsunari hesitated about this plan, he always felt that starting a war in Osaka was disrespectful to Hideyoshi and Hideyori, and this was still an internal struggle between the Seven Hands Group, wouldn't it further weaken the already weak authority of the Toyotomi clan when it was spread? Thinking of this, he said bluntly to Genyu Maeda: "If I really rebel again in Osaka Castle, what is the difference between me and that Ono traitor?" ”

"The words of the Ministry of Governance are wrong, if Mano Toyogo and Nomura Iyomori are allowed to do mischief in Osaka Castle, it will be disrespectful to the Taiko, the young lord and Mrs. Yodo!" Maeda Gen urged loudly.

"The monk is right, since this is the case, then please trouble you to run a jade stoma for me, others... I really can't believe it, and now I immediately send Sagishima Takayoshi to the inner bridge, which is bound to block the rebels from Ninomaru! ”

"So far, only the poor monk has come out." Maeda Genyi bowed goodbye to Ishida Mitsunari, then walked outside the hall, sat on his shoulder and walked in the direction of the jade stoma.

At this time, in the Honmaru, Nomura Yukinari lit the torches on the arrow oars and piled firewood around them to set off a bonfire, making the entire area of the Bridge of Paradise burst into flames, and the red light on this half of the side was particularly dazzling in the dark night.

Seeing this scene, Gunsoho, who was stationed at Honmaru, immediately sent someone to investigate, and after learning that Nomura Yukinari had entered Honmaru without permission and occupied a number of arrow turrets, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, and immediately led 800 people to the Bliss Bridge, except for a small number of soldiers guarding the Te Gate and the Otemon Gate, there were less than 100 people left in the Honmaru to surround Yodohime's mother and son.

Also seeing this dazzling red light is Katsutoshi Kinoshita, who is ready to go in Nishinomaru. It is obvious that what Nomura Yukinari did was to support the main force of Ken Soho and buy time for Kinoshita Katsutoshi to infiltrate Honmaru.

"How many troops are currently guarding Otemon?" Katsutoshi Kinoshita asks the envoy who has just returned from the investigation.

"At most sixty people, but at present, the army of the jade stoma has rushed to the inner bridge, if the lord is not at ease, he can enter the main pill through the hand gate of the jade stomatomy, and my army can be guaranteed unscathed." The envoy replied.

"Hand Door? Joke! Kinoshita Katsutoshi snorted and said: "Isn't it a thief to go to the hand gate, I just want to lead my family's army from the big hand gate into the city in a dignified manner, those guys don't have to worry." ”

After that, Kinoshita Katsutoshi gave an order, and one hundred and sixty elite samurai of the Kinoshita family set off from the east gate of Nishinomaru and advanced towards the Honmaru Otemon Gate. As for the high platform in the palace, she obviously couldn't sleep at this time, she went to the Buddha hall with the support of the maid, knelt in the dim candlelight, and started the morning service as usual, at this moment, except for chanting and praying, she was already powerless to do anything about what happened around her.

In the face of the Kinoshita Army, which was stubborn and quite slaughtering, the soldiers guarding the Otemen Gate were obviously a little panicked. Several Toyotomi samurai came to Kinoshita Katsutoshi and asked respectfully, "The major general is leading his troops here at this time, I don't know why?" ”

"Are you blind?!" Kinoshita Katsutoshi scolded angrily: "The area around the Elysium Bridge is full of flames, and as a retainer of the Toyotomi clan, of course you should go and find out." ”

"But... There is an order in the stables, and during special periods, Honmaru is closed at night, and no one is allowed to enter or leave......" The leading samurai cautiously persuaded Kinoshita Katsutoshi.

"Bastard!" As soon as the samurai finished speaking, Kinoshita Katsutoshi kicked over, and when he saw the samurai fall to the ground, he reprimanded him viciously: "Do you know who I am? This time, it is the command of the Gaotai Courtyard to enter the main pill to protect the young master and Mrs. Dian, and you dare to stop it, and you will not be spared! ”