As Katsutoshi Kinoshita expected, Mano Yoribao was indeed under tremendous pressure at this time. First, Mitsuyasu Otani noticed the anomaly behind him, turned around and stopped the Mano Army in a street that was still some distance away from the Ninomaru Inner Bridge; Immediately afterwards, Takayoshi Sagishima and Nagami Ito also led their troops to arrive one after another, approaching the Mano Army from both sides of the street.

As a result, the 1,000-strong Mano Army was instantly surrounded by 5,000 troops, and before Toyotomi Hideho arrived, the Mano Army began to be agitated.

Regarding Mano Yoribo, Ito Nagami has different views from Mitsuyasu Otani and Takayoshi Sagishima. As his close friend and long-time colleague, Ito Nagami thinks that Mano Yoribao is being deceived by others, and this should be persuaded with kindness, and he should be able to turn back.

But Mitsuyasu Otani and Takayoshi Sagishima don't think so, both of them are young generals promoted by Ishida Mitsunari, so they naturally obey Ishida Mitsunari's orders absolutely. Especially Otani Mitsutai, he has always been worried and resentful about what Mano Yoriho did with Majima Mitsuyoshi, and from the worst point of view, that is, Majima Mitsuyoshi has died under Mano's saber, so there is no need to show mercy to Mano Yoriho. Even if Mitsuyoshi Majima was only imprisoned, capturing Mano Raibao alive was naturally the most direct means to ensure Mitsuyoshi Majima's safety. Therefore, both of them advocated immediately relying on the absolute superiority in strength to defeat the Mano army in one fell swoop and capture Mano Laibao alive.

So, at this critical moment, Ito Nagami had a disagreement with Otani and Egret Island, and this short-term conflict undoubtedly gave Mano Yoribo a chance to breathe.

Although Ito Nagami has the smallest number of troops, his influence in the Seven Hands Group is incomparable to the other two, and if he is left behind to directly start a war against Mano Yoribo, it will inevitably cause a backlash from a large number of senior generals of the Seven Hands led by Ito Nagami, especially with Mano Yoibo, who is also the old leader of the Seven Hands Group, and this backlash will be even stronger.

In this case, Takayoshi Sagishima made a suggestion to Ito Nagami: on the one hand, allow Ito Nagami to go to the Mano army to persuade Mano Yoribao to surrender and minimize the losses as much as possible; On the other hand, immediately send someone to Ninomaru to ask Hasami Morihisa to come out, Hayami, as the head of the Seven Hands Group, is far more authoritative than Ito and Mano, as long as he is willing to express his position, there is no need to worry about the opposition of the veteran generals in the army. At the same time, he also sent someone to ask Ishida Mitsunari to come quickly, hoping that he could use the prestige of his pen to persuade Mano Yoribao to get lost and return to his way, so as to resolve the crisis.

Compared with Sagishima Takayoshi's careful plan, Mano Yoibao's thoughts are much simpler: one does not do, and the other is endless.

"Since you follow the orders of the Right Mansion to raise troops, you are ready to make a complete break with the Sho faction. At this time, even if we surrender on our knees, with the character of the ruling department, there will never be a place for us in this Osaka Castle in the future. Rather than this, it is better to give it a go, and use this time to make a decision in exchange for a place on the side of Youfu in the future. Faced with a heavy siege, Mano Raibao said to the generals around him.

At this time, even Aoki Masashige, who has always been dull and silent, made a rare statement of support for Mano Yoriho. Aoki Masashige was the adopted son of Aoki Kazushige, who mistakenly sided with Ono in the Osaka Rebellion, resulting in defeat and death. However, instead of pursuing the responsibilities of his family, Toyotomi Hideho allowed his two adopted sons, Aoki Masasshige and Aoki Kanesshige, to continue to participate in the Osaka Castle as members of the Imperial Horse House, and placed them under Mano Yoriho.

Aoki Masashige said to Mano Yoribao and others: "What I said is not to repay the grace of the right government not to kill, but to repay the cultivation of Bungo Mamoru. As you can see, Ishida Jibu has put together a seven-hand group of 12,000 people in just a dozen days, which seems to be reviving the prestige of the Toyotomi clan, but in fact it is accumulating strength for himself. Egret Island and Majima, these two guys just cooperated with Maeda Noto to capture Osamu Ohno, and they were entrusted with the reuse of the ministry, from a small ashiki to a group leader who controlled the strength of two thousand troops, this way of employing people is really difficult to say that it is fair and just. ”

"Not only that, but this time we were arranged to defend the edge of Sannomaru, and the Sagishima Army was stationed as a close confidant of the government in the area of the Shinyashiki near Ninomaru, which is evident from the distance and proximity. What is even more disappointing is that out of distrust of us, he would rather only arrange 800 people in the Jade Ostomy than place 2,000 Majima troops around our army. Are we going to put up with this all the time? Aoki Masashige's younger brother, Aoki Kaneseshige, couldn't help but express his inner resentment.

After hearing these words, the restlessness within the Mano Army was finally calmed down, and everyone from the general to the ashigaru recognized the current situation and was determined to complete the task assigned by Toyotomi Hideho.

At this time, the envoys sent by Takayoshi Sagishima arrived at Ninomaruchibashi and Yashiki one after another. However, unexpectedly, instead of rushing to persuade Mano Yoriho in person as Sagishima and Otani had planned, Shohisa Hasamizu persuaded the two to immediately lift the siege of Mano Yoriho and transfer their troops back to Ninomaru to reinforce the gunsuo in the area of Gokurakubashi.

Hasami Morihisa is actually selfish, since Ishida Mitsunari asked him to help him occupy Osaka Castle, Hayami Shouhisa felt that Ishida Mitsunari was using his prestige to achieve his personal goals, which was difficult to accept in the eyes of Hasami, who was still worried about the Osaka Rebellion and the dictatorship of his ministers. This is also one of the reasons why he did not follow Ishida Mitsunari's instructions and led his troops to besiege Mano Yoribao.

In addition, as the head of the pen of the Seven Hands Group, he has a strong sense of self-esteem and vigilance, and in his opinion, Sagishima Takayoshi's request is also a use of himself, and he is already a little unhappy when he is instructed by Ishida Mitsunari, and now he has to be commanded by the milky kid who has not dried up, and it has touched his bottom line.

At this moment, Hayami Shoujiu was a little shaken in his heart, on the one hand, he was worried that Ishida Mitsunari would liquidate himself afterwards, and he had to express something; On the other hand, he thinks that from the current situation, it is impossible to take Mano Yoshibao in a short period of time, and the Tianman Bridge has been lost, and the army outside the city may enter the city at any time, even if the advantage of troops is maintained in a short time, but from the overall point of view, Ishida Mitsunari's plan will inevitably escape the fate of bankruptcy, and it is definitely more than worth the loss to persuade Mano Yoshibo to surrender at this time.

"Please think twice! Before the villain came, Lord Sagishima had already sent someone to ask Ishida to govern the department, and if the villain went back alone, it would probably cause displeasure in the administration......" The envoy was obviously very dissatisfied with Hayami Moritsu's answer, and if he told Rashisui's words truthfully to Sagishima Takayoshi, it was difficult to guarantee that he would not be punished for his incompetence, so he could only move out of Ishida Mitsunari and try his best to persuade Hasami Morihisa to think twice.

"Are you threatening me?!" Hearing the envoy mention Ishida Mitsunari, Hayami Morihisa suddenly lost his breath, and his deep voice asked coldly and hoarsely.

"The villain doesn't dare, it's just that the villain came with an order, so it's really difficult to explain to the government and Lord Egret Island like this......"

"I know," Hayami Shoujiu forcibly endured the dissatisfaction in his heart, and replied with restraint, "You go back first, and I'll make my own arrangements later." ”

Seeing this situation, the envoy had no choice but to say goodbye to Hasamizu Mamohisa in a playful manner, and quickly left Ninomaru.

"How can this be reasonable," looking at the dust that made the horses splashed, Shosui Shoujiu was both indignant and helpless, "The dignified seven-hand group, the plaything in the hands of these guys is really worthy of the trust of the Taige!" ”

"Lord Kaiyu, Major General Wakasa (honorific title for Kinoshita Katsutoshi) asks to see you!" At this moment, a samurai hurried to Shohisa's side.

"Major General Wakasa?" Shohisa Shohisa asked suspiciously, "Do you know what happened to him?" ”

"It is said that it was ordered by the young lord and his wife to order the troops in the city to quit. The major general said that he had in his hand the decree of the young master to stop fighting, and if the adults did not believe it, they could verify the authenticity in person. The samurai replied.