Chapter Twenty-Four: The Horse Stepping Company Camp

Hojo Shiyasu, who had just finished drinking and had a reddish complexion, was dressed in a military uniform at the moment, but his eyes were flashing, watching the camp of the Satake family and the Utsunomiya family burn. The governor of the Satake family, Yoshizhao Satake, and the governor of the Utsunomiya family are not as calm as him, and the nine-year-old Utsunomiya Hirotsuna is even more pale with fright, if it weren't for the fact that there is an old man around him, he would probably cry on the spot.

Just when the two families thought that the Hojo family was taking advantage of their absence in the army to attack them, the Hojo clan suddenly asked, "What happened over there?" Could it be that Nagano in Ninja City is attacking? ”

A tall figure gradually emerged in the darkness, it was the wind demon Kotaro, "It's not Nagano Yoshimasa, he and the Minowa people under his command are still under the ninja castle." ”

"What did you say?" Hojo Shiyasu's pupils shrank slightly, and he who had always been calm and calm showed a stunned look after this only possibility was also ruled out, although it was only for a moment, but he had already been seen by the old guys around him: Could it be ...... Wasn't it a sneak attack by the Hojo family? Who could that be? You know, there are 38,000 troops stationed here at the moment, and if you dare to attack, you must have at least 30,000 troops, unless Uesugi Kenmasa leaves Kitashinano and Musashi Matsuyama Castle alone, otherwise when Nagano Yemasa's forces are not used, there will definitely be no way to gather so many people. But Kai's Takeda Harunobu is launching a fierce attack on Kita-Shinano, and Murakami Yoshikiyoshi has already withdrawn the military without authorization, and if Uesugi Kenmasa wants to have this courage, he will besiege Kawagoe Castle for more than half a year?

"The subordinates will send ninjas to go, and as soon as there is news, they will return immediately."

"Hmm." Hojo Shiyasu turned around and said to the governors behind him: "At present, the armies of all families have been attacked, and I understand your feelings, but I can't rule out the possibility that the other party will set up an ambush on the road and wait for you to throw themselves into the net, so please stay in the camp of my Hojo family first." ”

This...... The various family governors looked at each other, although they were very unwilling, but for the sake of their own lives, they should stay here first. After all, before coming, the army had already left the military commission, so there should be no big problem. Even if the Hojo family has bad intentions, with those military commissions, it is estimated that there will be no problem.

"I beg your lord to send troops to support my family." Tagong Nagachao, who had never spoken, said respectfully to Hojo Shiyasu, but his eyes always flashed.

"Huh?" Hojo Shikang was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, this is not to show weakness to himself, but to test himself, whether this surprise attack was done by the Hojo family. If the troops are dispatched, with the strength of the Hojo family's army, the enemy army that sneaks up is likely to retreat, and if it is the Hojo family's arrangement, then their night attack has to be stopped, if not, they can also save the strength of his family's army. On the other hand, if they do not send troops because of possible losses, then they will confirm their suspicions about themselves, and when the time comes, they will not even obey the orders of the Furukawa Princess, and they will go home directly. In that case, my plan to destroy the Uesugi family in one fell swoop with the power of a great victory may be frustrated.

However, Hojo Shiyasu thought about it, at this moment, the Uesugi family is not strong enough, and it is already overstretched, even if it sends troops to sneak attack, it must be a thunderstorm and a small raindrop, so it is enough to show power. Thinking of this, Hojo Shiyasu said with a smile: "This is natural, since we are allies, we will never sit idly by and watch this happen." After speaking, his face turned full: "Kasahara Shinwei, Kasahara Yasukatsu, you lead the army to support!" ”

"Oh!!" Kasawara Nobuwei is the general of the Hojo family, and his son Kasahara Yasukatsu is one of the five preparations of the Hojo family, so these two people are out of the horse, although there are not many troops under their command, but others can't say anything.

However, shortly after Kasawara Nobuwei and Kasahara Yasukatsu sent troops, the Yuki family's military camp caught fire, and the sound of killing shook the sky. Hojo Shiyasu and others changed color this time: Those who have the ability to do something against the three military camps, I'm afraid that only Ueno Kuni's Kohata Akabi and Minowa can do it together, so Uesugi Kenmasa really transferred the main force?

After thinking for a moment, Hojo Shiyasu's eyes gradually narrowed into a line: In addition to the arrival of the main force of Uesugi Kenmasa, there seems to be another possibility: that is, Uesugi Kenmasa led Echigo Iron Cavalry into Kanto! The dragon of Echigo, the long-tailed Jinghu, has never been defeated since the expedition, and even has the title of the god of war. The elite division under his command who has been in a hundred battles is also able to play the difficult tactic of night attack, after all, when attacking at night, if the command is not right, it is easy to appear that the number of people killed by the enemy is far less than the number of people killed by their own people. For such a ruthless character, it must not be compared with the wimp of Uesugi Kenmasa. However, at present, the snow is heavy and the mountains are closed, and even if the Echigo Iron Cavalry goes south, it will not be able to dispatch much troops, so it is speculated that it is consistent with the fact that the Utsunomiya family, the Satake family, and the Yuki family, which are not strong in military strength, were attacked, but their Hojo Army camp was as stable as Mount Tai. Moreover, before Uesugi Kenmasa began to attack, Nagao Keitora visited him at Minowa Castle to gain the support of the Inheritance Guardian, and it seemed reasonable to lead an army to support Uesugi Kenmasa in return.

So without waiting for the Yuki family to ask for help, Hojo Shiyasu waved his hand lightly: "Yuanshan Gangjing, you lead your subordinates to reinforcements." "Although only one person's name was named this time, the Yuuki family couldn't pick out the thorns: the distant mountain Tsunade is the pen of the Edo people, and the elite under his command are also very good at fighting." In addition, Oishi Dinghisa, you lead the army to the Oda family military camp to assist in the defense. ”

"Ha !!"

After the two of them led their troops to go, the shouting and killing of the Yuki family's camp gradually subsided, and the Oda family also had a small fire, but it was quickly extinguished. Seeing this, everyone relaxed. However, Hojo Shiyasu suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, as if he was being targeted by a wild beast, but after thinking carefully about his arrangement, he never found a problem.

"Lord !!" A samurai suddenly appeared in front of Hojo Shiyasu, who recognized the voice of Kasahara Yasukatsu and asked casually, "What's wrong?" ”

"Nobu Kasahara is an adult...... Dead in battle! ”

"What do you say!!" Hojo Shiyasu almost lifted the samurai up and roared, "How is this possible? What happened? ”

"Lord!! Tsunade Toyama was seriously injured!! ”

"Lord!! Lord Oishi was killed in battle!! ”

At this moment, two warriors covered in blood suddenly ran in and wept bitterly.

"Say it one by one, what's wrong?" Hojo asked with a deep breath and a trembling voice.

"We went to support the Satake family and collected the Satake family's rout, but instead we were attacked by the Satake family!! It was a samurai named Tsukahara Moryu who killed Kasawara Nobumasa!! The samurai stared at Yoshiaki Satake, almost gritting his teeth. The other two samurai had strange expressions when they heard this.

"A bunch of nonsense!!" Satake Yoshiaki's heart trembled, and he quickly denied it, just kidding, can you talk nonsense? It's going to die! "There has never been a samurai named Tsukahara Moryu in the family!"

"I'm afraid this matter has nothing to do with the Satake family...... one of the samurai muttered.

"What did you say?" The man almost drew his knife when he heard this.

"Because...... Lord Toyama Tsunade was also attacked by his cavalry when he gathered the rout......"

"Lord Oishi was ambushed by Tsukahara Ink Dragon when he went to support......"

Quiescence...... The whole camp was silent, everyone didn't know what to say, they didn't even know who Tsukahara Molong was, when did such a number one person appear? At that time, although the flow of information was not fast, as a samurai, it would be absolutely impossible to relax if you cared about the other party's forces. But no one has ever heard of Tsukahara Molong!

Wait a minute, Tsukahara? The ...... of the Tsukahara family Tsukahara Bubiography! Thinking of this, Hojo Shikang couldn't help but gasp: Tsukahara Buchuan's disciples are all over the world, and his own martial arts are extremely high, when he came to Hojo's house, he sincerely entertained him, and asked him to guide him in swordsmanship, but only Hojo Tsunari alone can enter his eyes, and after that, Hojo Tsunari's martial arts changes are seen with his own eyes. If this person is the son of Tsukahara Buden, then the matter is a big deal!! But if he knew that Kamiizumi Hidetsuna's son, Kamizumi Hideyin, Treasure Courtyard Yinrong's proud protΓ©gΓ© Sasaki Nagahide, and Zhou Dashuai, who was not under the two of them, were also among them, I don't know what he would think.

"The whole army is holding the camp to the death, and must not be allowed to enter the !! As soon as you spot an enemy, you should immediately fire arrows at random and never get close to them!! Hojo almost roared the order, and the Lunagi immediately climbed the tower and looked around, while Gunashiki stood nervously behind the fence, staring at the night in front of him. The entire Hojo Army camp jumped for a while, and finally established a defensive line and brought the troops under the command of Yasukatsu Kasahara, Tsunade Toyama, and Dinghisa Oishi into the camp.