Sabei threw the naginata in his hand to Heiji, who had just inserted the knife into the scabbard behind him. stepped forward and said to Tsuda Nobusumi, who was staring at the captive: "Seven soldiers, your tactics are really powerful, I almost thought you were going to leave me and go straight to Katori Castle!" ”

Hearing this, Tsuda Nobusumi smiled and said, "Don't laugh at Sabei, what should these prisoners do now?" Yan Bi said to his retainers: "Have you arrested all those villagers?" ”

After hearing this, Sabei looked puzzled, how could Tsuda Nobusumi's two sentences feel a little contradictory! So Sabei turned to Tsuda Shinsumi and asked, "Shichibei, aren't you unable to deal with these captives?" Why did you let your subordinates catch the villagers again? ”

After hearing this, Tsuda Nobusumi turned around and pulled Sabei over, turned his back to the crowd who was squatting on the ground and said, "Sabei, I have a plan, you can examine it and see if it is feasible." After saying that, Tsuda Nobusumi whispered in the ear of the Sabei guard, and the Tsuda attendants on the side also stared at the crowd squatting on the ground, and inadvertently protected Tsuda Nobusumi and Sabei in the middle.

Fujido Takatora and Right Ichisuke casually found a wooden pier, took the coarse cloth torn from the body of a bunch, and wiped the blood-stained blades. There were only two of Sabei's close attendants who followed behind Sabei, and the others were like Ichisuke on the right, hurrying to trim up.

After wiping his naginata briefly, Ichisuke observed it for a moment, and then carried it to find a whetstone. Seeing this, Heiji on the side immediately watched Sabei's naginata keep up with the pace of Ichisuke on the right.

Soon after, Sabei, who learned of Tsuda Nobusumi's plan, returned to his team with Kunitaka on his waist. Seeing that Suzuki Heavy Industries, Ichisuke You, and others were sharpening their knives, Sabei said to Fujido Takatora: "Didn't you let everyone sharpen your knives before the war, why did you just get dull after two battles?" ”

After hearing this, Fujido Takatora pointed to the naginata in Suzuki Heavy Industries' hand and said to Sabei, "The lord has your naginata at this time." Hearing this, Sabei looked at Heiji, who was standing next to Suzuki Heavy Industries, and when Heiji saw this, he immediately ran up, half-knelt and said, "Lord, I saw that the naginata is not as sharp as before, so I asked Suzuki-sama..."

Sabei, who drove the captives and captured villagers forward again, looked at the naginata in Heiji's hand that was still shining in the faint sunlight, and felt a little funny in his heart. As the orphan of his original volunteer samurai, Heiji has a good swordsmanship attainment, and at the same time is loyal and brave, but the whole person is too much in pursuit of perfection, just like the "obsessive-compulsive disorder" of later generations, but it is also Heiji's harshness on details that makes Sabei feel at ease to hand over some tasks to him.

Pingji, who was aware of his lord's gaze, subconsciously straightened his chest and raised the naginata knife in his hand higher. Sabei, who had come to his senses, smiled, looked up at the sky that was about to darken, gently clamped the horse's belly, and stepped forward to discuss with Tsuda Nobutada about camping for the night.

After the camp was completed, the Sabei summoned the retainers to his side by the fire and held a small wartime meeting. Yamashita Shinsuke did not show up because he was sent by Sabei to count the names and merits of the war dead.

Sabei informed his retainers of the plan that Tsuda Nobusumi had just told him. Fujido Takatora and Suzuki Heavy Industries bowed their heads and remained silent after hearing this, while Kaima Yoshiya reversed his usual silence and asked Sabei, "Lord, do you think this plan is feasible?" ”

Hearing this, Sabei was silent for a few moments, and then replied to the Seahorse Yoshika: "I think this plan is feasible, even if these captives and villagers can't help us to attack the city walls, it is still useful to drive them to fill in some trenches and the like, and more importantly, it can reduce the morale and offensive of the people defending the city." ”

After listening to Sabei's words, the Kaima Yoshiya bowed his head and said, "Lord, I will wait until I know, and I will definitely cooperate with Tsuda-sama tomorrow!" ”

When the remaining three heard this, they did not continue to be silent, and bowed their heads to Sabei and said, "I'll understand!" ”

Heiji on the side held Sabei's naginata, and looked at the retainers who were guarded by himself and his colleagues, and naturally his heart was also a little ambitious. Thinking that his master Fuyu Naosumi was the head of the retainers' group, Heiji's ambition became more and more difficult to settle.

After the meeting, Ichisuke on the right arranged for a close attendant on duty, and then went to assist Shinsuke Yamashita who had not yet completed the count on the orders of Sabei.

The next day, Sabei patted his drowsy head and gradually woke up from the confusion of his first awakening. At this time, many attendants had already started to light a fire, and the right one helped to feed everyone's horses on the side.

After simply nibbling on a few roasted rice balls, the Sabei army urged the hundreds of people and villagers who had been captured yesterday, and followed Tsuda Nobusumi towards Katori Castle. Although there were a handful of people on the way, most of them were sent to scout the situation, and they broke their legs into the woods the moment they saw Oda's army.

Seeing this, Tsuda Nobusumi informed Sabei, who was guarding the captives at the back of the team, and sent a team of 200 men to strengthen the custody of the captives.

After a while, Tsuda Nobusumi led his army to Katori Castle. Looking at the miscellaneous military flag floating on Katori Castle, Sabei immediately stepped forward and said to Tsuda Nobusumi: "A group of people nearby may have gathered in Katori Castle, we can try to send a hundred prisoners and three hundred troops to test it first, and see the firepower of Katori Castle!" ”

Tsuda Nobusumi shook his head after hearing this, turned back to Sabei and said, "Sabei, at this time, I think it's better for the army to press directly!" Without waiting for Sabei to speak, he said to Sabei again: "Sabei is in the army, and the siege will be handed over to me!" ”

After hearing this, Sabei nodded quietly, although he was a little surprised in his heart. Seeing that Sabei didn't say anything, Tsuda Nobusumi began to mobilize the retainers behind him, and sent people to drive the prisoners from the back of the team to the front of the team. Soon after, Sabei and his more than 600 troops were in the simple main formation, watching the whole army press on Tsuda Nobusumi.

The released captives looked at the crowd on Katori Castle, hesitated for a few moments, and then were driven towards Katori Castle by Ashigaru behind them. At the same time, Tsuda Nobusumi also collected the planks collected by Sabei before, and the archers and iron artillery teams also advanced towards Katori Castle from both sides under the cover of the planks.

Sabei sat on the wooden pier that Heiji had moved, looked at the driven captives with a folding fan in his hand, and said to Fujido Takatora, who was holding a ten-character gun behind him, who was a little dissatisfied, "Yoemon, do you think Tsuda-sama will break into Katori Castle from that side first?" ”

After hearing this, Fujido Takatora glanced at the right Ichisuke and Suzuki Heavy Industries beside him, and said to Sabei: "Katori Castle is surrounded by land on three sides and the sea on one side, and the soil is damp. ”

Everyone in this formation listened to the puzzling answer, and looked at Fujido Takatora. After hearing this, Fujitang Gaohu suddenly smiled and said: "It should be from the main gate, in the face of these captives, it should be difficult for a crowd of people to start!" ”