The sky has darkened, the torches have been lit on the upper floor of Changji Pass, and the Tokugawa army on the opposite side is also brightly lit, this incredible war that happened in an incredible place has been going on for two hours, and there have been envoys and ninjas sent by various forces around Changji, but none of them dare to come forward to dissuade, after all, this is a battle between the retainers of the two strongest feudal clans in the world, and neither side is willing to take the lead in armisticing the war, because that is undoubtedly admitting defeat in disguise.

In the bedroom of the castle tower of Nagayoshi Castle, Takayoshi Fukushima lies quietly on a couch, snoring deafeningly from time to time. What happened just now surprised Maeda Keiji, he never thought that this person had such superb martial arts and great courage at such a young age, daring to fight with Honda Tadakatsu, one of the four kings of Tokugawa, and was not inferior to the veteran of the battlefield. Not only that, when treating him, in the absence of medical treatment, this person was able to remove the carrion and take out the two projectiles on his left shoulder without anesthesia.

It was estimated that he was too tired, and after the wound was wrapped after the disinfection was completed, Gao Ji fell asleep directly on the floor. Although Maeda Keiji disdains high-ranking officials, but in the face of this little-known young general, he actually has some sympathy for each other and fights for his beliefs, isn't this also his original intention to travel to various countries.

At this time, the castle tower Ashigaru reported that the third wave of the Tokugawa army's offensive had just been repulsed, but the defenders suffered heavy casualties, and there were only more than 40 samurai who could still fight, and Ashigaru was less than 300 people.

Keiji Maeda looked at Fukushima Takayoshi who was sleeping soundly, took a deep breath, and told Ashigaru: "From now on, the defenders of Nagayoshi Pass will be under my command, you tell the soldiers that the battle has been going on for two hours, presumably His Royal Highness Da Nayan is on the way to lead reinforcements, please be sure to guard the city gate, hold on for a while, and at the same time send envoys to the nearby cities to ask for help, I believe that we will be able to get support soon, and then the internal and external attacks will be able to defeat the enemy!" ”

Ashigaru agreed and went down to give the order, but the matter was far from being as simple as he said: there were so many nearby cities, if there were reinforcements coming a long time ago, would they wait until now? Just imagine, this southern Omi has just been incorporated into my rule, and the wealthy clans in the territory are still suspicious of me, and they will definitely not rashly send troops to consume their own strength, and besides, the enemy is still the brave and fierce Mikawa samurai, and fighting with them is tantamount to sending their peasant soldiers to death, and if they offend Tokugawa Ieyasu because of this, it will be even more desperate. But in order to boost morale, Keiji Maeda had to deceive the soldiers defending the castle like this, hoping that Hideho would be able to arrive here as soon as possible to relieve his urgent needs.

As the temporary commander-in-chief, Maeda Keiji was about to go to the castle tower to supervise the battle, but found that Fukushima Takayoshi had already sat up, presumably the conversation just now was overheard, and he said angrily: "Although I don't know who Your Excellency is, please don't interfere in this battle, as long as I, Takayoshi is still alive, I will swear to defend the city to repay the lord's kindness." Offense is the best defense, cowering in the fortified city is not my Gaoji's style, I should lead everyone out of the city to meet the enemy, even if I die on the battlefield, I am not afraid, please understand. ”

With that, Gao Ji stood up and put on his feet with the help of Xiao Xiao, put on his head pocket in front of the swastika, and endured severe pain and walked towards the city gate.

Looking at this somewhat tragic scene, Keiji Maeda sighed, "I understand, I underestimated his beliefs, what kind of character would make his subordinates serve so desperately, and even put life and death out of the way?" With this question in mind, Keiji Maeda climbed the castle tower and looked northeast.

At this time, Hideho was also anxiously sending envoys to investigate the situation of Nagayoshi Castle, because this time he sent the most elite 300 cavalry stationed in the defense of Higashiyama Castle, and with Shima Kiyoshi as the deputy general to cooperate in the battle, so there should be no doubt about the result, but I just hope to be able to play the demeanor of Yamato samurai through this battle, but also to win glory for the Toyotomi family.

After three consecutive failed charges, Honda Tadamasa was indeed a little discouraged, he was lightly armed this time, and did not carry large siege machinery, although the defenders had suffered heavy casualties, but whenever they attacked the trench, they always had to suffer from a combination of bows and arrows and iron cannons on the city, so they had to retreat beyond the range of fire, and if they continued like this, I am afraid that their morale would be greatly damaged, and if they finally ended up retreating from the battle, they would definitely become the laughing stock of the world, and then the face of the family would be lost by themselves.

At this moment, Honda Tadamasa was pleasantly surprised to discover through the Nanban Tube that the defenders of Nagayoshi Pass in the distance had actually rushed out of the city under the leadership of Fukushima Takayoshi and launched a charge against the main camp.

"Doesn't this madman want to live? Field war with our army, just with this rabble? Do you want to die?! Honda Tadamasa was naturally not afraid of this group of miscellaneous soldiers in his eyes, and immediately ordered the whole army to go out, and offered a reward of 5,000 stone to take Fukushima Takayoshi!

The samurai of the main family led by Fukushima Takayoshi quickly penetrated directly into the center of the Tokugawa army, and took the lead in fighting with the Honda Tadamasa Department located in the rear. Gao Ji once rushed to Tadamasa's horse, and even Tadamasa's head pocket was picked off by the Fukushima samurai Nasu left doorman, and he was extremely embarrassed. But after all, he was at a disadvantage in numbers, and the Takayoshi Ichi was gradually surrounded by Tokugawa samurai, and the situation was critical; The backward Ashigaru was even more defeated, and the little morale that had just accumulated was all in vain, and he desperately retreated to the rear.

Honda Tadamasa hastily withdrew from the battle, and returned to his own camp with trepidation, ready to meet the victory in the rear, in his opinion, it was only a matter of time before the city was broken, and looking at Fukushima Takayoshi who was surrounded by groups, he was happy from the bottom of his heart: "I admit that this madman is strong in martial arts, but after all, he still wants to die at my hands?" The iron cannon just now didn't kill you, I don't believe it will let you escape this time! ”

Honda Tadamasa sat on the horse and drank tea happily, suddenly, he felt the ground tremble, and then even the teacup trembled, and just when he was puzzled, one of the guards came to him and stammered and wailed: "My lord, yes, there is a cavalry from the rear of this formation, please retreat quickly!" ”

With a "snap", the teacup fell to the ground, and Honda Tadamasa was stunned: "Could it be that someone really dares to come to the aid of Nagayoshiseki, does he really want to go against the Tokugawa family, and really doesn't want to live?" "Tadashi didn't care so much at this time, panicked on the horse, but didn't run a few steps, only heard a "hissing" sound, the rear of the formation was cut by a knife, hundreds of cavalry under the leadership of a fierce general rushed into the formation, this person held a Rena sword, head above the sky to the front of the head pocket, dressed in a red lacquered round leather carcass, covered with kapok light yellow feather, like a beast will be in front of the samurai one by one, the long knife is Honda Tadamasa!