The Oritoku coalition army, which formed a fish-scale formation, swept away the Takeda army's array houses and small bars arranged on the main passage between Suruga and Enoe with the momentum of destroying and decaying.

watched one level after another with the Takeda diamond-patterned flag being breached by his colleagues and allies, and some Takeda troops who didn't have time to shrink were killed on the spot. Sabei felt the effects of his adrenaline rush straight to his head.

With the cooperation of the Okubo brothers, Sabei broke through the last Takeda Pass to Makinohara. Sabei, who rushed into the checkpoint with his subordinates, quickly searched for the Takeda Army, who had no time to escape, hoping to extract some information from these people.

The Takeda Army, which fled in a panic, did not flee far before they were surrounded by a cavalry team led by Yasumasa Kamihara, who rushed later.

As soon as Sabei arrived at the surrounded Takeda army with his close attendants and dozens of iron guns, he found that there was no longer a normal Takeda soldier.

Fujido Takatora, who was holding the ten-character gun, shook his head and whispered to Sabei in front of him: "The Takeda and Tokugawa families have such a grudge, I'm afraid this battle is... The lord must think clearly about the countermeasures in wartime! ”

Sabei listened to Fujido Takatora's words, glanced back at Fujido Takatora, and then said to the retainers: "This battle is not only about the survival and rise of the Tokugawa family, but also about the strategic deployment of the eastern border of the family. ”

After comprehending the gist of Sabei's words, the attendants nodded to their lord, and immediately expressed their willingness to sacrifice their lives and loyalty for Sabei.

Seeing this, Sabei raised his head and stared at Fujido Takatora who was a little erratic in his eyes, and after feeling that Fujido Takatora was obviously a little short of breath, he said to Fujido Takatora: "If you go first, I can write a letter of recommendation now, and recommend you to Shibata-sama and Uchizosuke, and with your ability, you will definitely shine." ”

After hearing this, Fujido Takatora excitedly held the ten-character gun he had captured in the fierce battle of Echizen, knelt on the ground and said to Sabei: "Lord, there is no intention of escaping from the battle, but the lord has just had a bloodline, if it is... What misfortune happened, what should happen to the master mother and the young master? I hope the lord will consider it carefully! 'The brave general is trapped in the battle without wisdom, and the wise general is not brave to die in the army. 'I have always remembered the words of the lord, and today I have moved out of this sentence, and I hope that the lord will pay attention to his safety! ”

Yasumasa Kamihara, who had finished dealing with the Takeda Army on the side, saw that there was something going on Sabei's side, so he stepped forward and happened to hear what Fujido Takatora said.

Hearing this, Yasumasa Kamihara was immediately furious, and said to Fujido Takatora who was kneeling on the ground: "The retainers don't think about how to dedicate their lives and loyalty to the lord, and they are bent on letting the bewitching lord value their lives and throw away the glory of loyalty and samurai, what is the use of such retainers staying?" With that, Kanhara Yasumasa waved the sword in his hand and slashed at Fujido Gaohu.

Fujido Takatora didn't expect the friendly army to suddenly attack him, and before the ten-character gun in his hand could block it, he heard a piercing metal impact. When I looked up, I saw that Sabei's horizontal sword blocked Yasumasa Kamihara's slash.

Yasumasa Kamihara, who was regained consciousness by the numbness of his arm, looked at Sabei with a low complexion under the horse, and instantly realized that something was wrong, so he immediately dismounted and bowed his head to apologize to Sabei.

Sabei looked at Yasumasa Kamihara, who bowed his head and apologized in front of him, and said coldly: "Koheita, although you and I are friends, but my retainers are free to deal with it, this time you are so rude, I hope you can give a reasonable explanation!" ”

After seeing Sabei and Yasumasa Kamihara using their swords from a distance, Okubo Tadashi and the Tadasa brothers sent their guards to report to Tokugawa Ieyasu while speeding away with dozens of their guards to the place where the two were.

After hearing Sabei's words, Yasumasa Kamihara immediately replied: "This matter is rude on my part, and if I survive the war, I will definitely go to Gifu to make amends to Sabei." ”

Sabei listened to Yasumasa Kamihara's words, and the anger in his heart gradually subsided, and when he was about to say a few beautiful words to solve the matter, he suddenly found that Yasumasa Kamihara's saber had a gap in the blade, but his pressure cut only left a scratch on the blade.

Sabei immediately untied the small sword of Muramasaki from his waist, bowed down and held it in front of Kamihara Yasumasa, and said to Kamihara Yasumasa: "Koheita, this knife is given to you, and it should be an apology for breaking your saber." ”

At this time, Kamihara Yasumasa found that the saber he was holding in his hand actually collapsed into a gap, and after thinking for a while, Kamihara Yasumasa took the small sword held by Sabei, and then looked up and said to Sabei: "Sabei is so kind, but he is reckless and reckless..."

Just when Yasumasa Kamihara was a little excited and speechless, the Okubo brothers rushed to the scene of the incident.

After understanding the cause and effect, Okubo Tadashi and Okubo Tadashi looked at Sabei with strange eyes, and then said with a smile: "Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, we will continue to sweep this place and wait for further orders from the lord." ”

After saying that, the two walked towards the rear with a ashamed face of Yasumasa Kamihara. Sabei looked at Fujido Takatora who was still kneeling on the ground and said: "People who are too smart are often prone to look ahead and lose their sharpness, you are the smartest one among the retainers, and at the same time the most complex one, I hope you will put your wisdom more in front of you; People who always look up at the starry sky will accidentally fall into the pit in front of them. ”

"Talking to smart people, you don't need to say too much, you understand what I mean, I don't know what Takeda Katsuyori's mind is, but eating a day of loyalty and loyalty, this is the most basic principle of loyalty, I hope you can learn more from it." After that, Sabei said to the iron cannon behind him who were a little stunned: "Okay, you guys hurry up and clean up the battlefield!" ”

After hearing this, Fujido Takatora looked up at the Sabei in front of him who had a lot of beards on his chin, and then got up and said, "The meaning of the lord is understood!" As he spoke, he knelt on the ground again and said, "The lord will block the slash of Lord Kamihara for the next generation, and he will undoubtedly repay him with a lifetime if he does not repay his wishes." ”

Sabei looked at the tall samurai, who was nicknamed "the second master of the non-servant", and after thinking for a few breaths, he helped Fujido Takatora who was kneeling on the ground to his feet.

Then, in the amazement of all the attendants, he unloaded the pressure cut from his waist, put it in the hands of Fujitang Gaohu, and said to Fujitang Gaohu: "Okay, repay the favor by holding a knife for me!" ”

Fujido Takatora looked at the pressure cut with Buddhist beads wrapped around the scabbard in his hand, nodded heavily at Sabei, and then threw the ten-character gun in his hand to the attendant behind him, and said, "Tong Saburo, this ten-character gun is given to you!" ”

The attendant who received the ten-character gun first thanked the Sabei and expressed his loyalty, and then promised Fujido Takatora a Bizen sword and a banquet, and then happily showed off the ten-character gun he had dreamed of to his colleagues.