Settsu, outside Ibaraki Castle.

Miyoshi Changqing hurried with the strength of the Miyoshi family, and finally arrived at this small city that was crumbling in the "storm". Standing on a hill northwest of Ibaraki Castle, looking at the dense army of the Tsugawa family in the south, Miyoshi Nagakei's eyes were full of solemnity.

"The forces of the Tsugawa family are surrounded on three sides of Ibaraki Castle! However, although the enemy besieged Ibaraki Castle for several days, under the desperate defense of Sanki Mamoru and Settsu Mamoru, it was finally possible to protect Ibaraki Castle without losing it! "The one who spoke was Takamasa Hatakeyama, the head of the Hatakeyama family who had been cruising outside Ibaraki Castle.

The Hatakeyama family was the first to rush to Ibaraki Castle, but because there were too few troops under his command, Hatakeyama Takamasa did not dare to act rashly at all.

In the previous battle of Iimoriyama Castle, the Hatakeyama family cooperated with the Miyoshi family in Iimoriyama Castle to defeat Rokkaku Yoshiken and others, and even won the head of the Asai family, Asai Hisasa, so that the name of the Hatakeyama family was greatly enhanced. But in the face of the tens of thousands of troops of the Tsugawa family, before Miyoshi Nagakei arrived, Hatakeyama Takamasa did not dare to act rashly at all.

"Wai three is missing one, the Tsugawa family is well versed in the art of war!" After Miyoshi Changqing carefully observed the military formation of the Tsugawa family, he couldn't help but let out a sigh, "Alas, what is underestimating the Tsugawa family!" I thought that after solving the main forces of the Rokkaku and Asakura families on the Eastern Front, it would be much easier to deal with the Tsugawa family! ”

"But who can match the current situation?"

The Tsukawa family not only captured Tango, Harima, Tanba and other places one after another, but also fought more and more troops under their command. First absorbed the strength of the Isshiki family, and then got the Harima country to join, and now the people of the Settsu family have also surrendered to the Tsugawa family, and the original more than 30,000 troops of the Tsugawa family have now directly increased to more than 50,000 people.

On the side of the Miyoshi family, Miyoshi Changqing brought more than 20,000 troops, plus a few thousand people from the Hatakeyama family, and there were already thousands of people in Ibaraki Castle, and there were only 30,000 or 40,000 people in the full battle.

Why is this still fighting?

"For today's plan, we can only revolve around Ibaraki Castle and Akutagawa Mountain Castle and stick to it!" Matsunaga Hide, who was standing beside Miyoshi Changqing, said in a deep voice.

Although I don't want to admit it, Miyoshi Changqing is really not sure that he will be able to fight the Tsugawa family in the wild.

"It seems, that's all there is to it!" Miyoshi Changqing nodded helplessly, then turned his head and continued: "Explain the difficulties of your family to Sanki Mamoru and others in Ibaraki Castle, and then Hatakeyamaden will lead the army into the city to assist Shikawa Sanki Mamoru and others in defending the city!" ”

"The rest of the people, follow me to Akutagawa Mountain Castle Cage Castle!"

"Hah!"

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Ibaraki Castle South, Tsugawa family main camp.

The Miyoshi family's every move was watched by the Tsugawa family, and when he learned that Miyoshi Nagakei led his troops to move towards Akutagawa Mountain Castle, Tsugawa Soji suddenly became anxious.

"Everything is ready now, just wait for the three good families to take the bait, but I didn't expect the other party to retreat!" In order to defeat the Miyoshi family in a battle in the field, Tsugawa Soji can be said to have done enough work in advance, and even the artillery of the naval army was transferred by the Tsukawa family, but the current situation is that the Miyoshi family is cowardly!

"This family is now in full swing, and there are far more troops than the three good families! It is also reasonable for Miyoshi Changqing to choose to avoid the edge of his family! ”

"Besides, after all these years of renovation, Akutagawa Mountain Castle can be said to be extremely strong, Miyoshi Changqing chose to be in Akutagawa Mountain Castle Cage City, I think it is iron-hearted to drag the pace of the family to Beijing!" Itami, a member of the Settsu country who had just thrown himself into the arms of the Tsugawa family, said at this time.

Sanada Yutaka also stood up at this time, "No matter what, the artillery has arrived, even if it is a forced siege, it should not be difficult with the support of artillery!" ”

"Akutagawa Mountain Castle is difficult to attack, but the family can completely ignore it and just target Ibaraki Castle! Once Ibaraki Castle was captured by the main family, the location of Akutagawayama Castle was just as crucial, but at least it opened the way to Kyoto, didn't it? ”

The location of Akutagawa Mountain Castle is indeed very crucial, even if the Tsugawa family bypasses Akutagawa Mountain Castle and goes from Ibaraki Castle to Kamiraku, but Miyoshi Chokei can kill the retreat of the Tsugawa family from Akutagawa Mountain Castle at any time.

Tsugawa Soji is a little difficult to do now, "I thought that Miyoshi Changqing was eager to fight with his own family, but now it seems that Miyoshi Changqing has nothing to fear!" Could it be that there are some other things in this that the family doesn't know? ”

"Hmm....... It's not clear! ”

"Humph! No matter what kind of medicine he sells in the gourd of Sanhao Changqing, his family is not completely without tricks! Give a message to Kyoto, and you're ready to do it! ”

"Hah!"

......

If there is anything that Miyoshi Changkei relies on, it is probably the letter he received in Kyoto a few days ago.

Thinking of the contents of the letter, Miyoshi Changqing's heart is more or less complicated.

Sitting in the castle tower of Akutagawa Mountain Castle, Miyoshi Nagakei took out a letter on the desk and read it several times, his face still cloudy and uncertain. Matsunaga Hide, who was sitting below, knew that it was time to step forward and share the worries of Miyoshi Changkei.

"What is the Lord worried about, can you tell me about it?"

Miyoshi Changqing was silent for a moment, and then said with a straight face, "This matter is top secret, and it must not be known to others!" ”

Seeing that Miyoshi Changqing was so serious, Matsunaga Xiu also showed a solemn look, "Ha! ”

"Take this letter and read it yourself!"

After taking the letter from Miyoshi Changqing's hand, and only reading it for a while, Matsunaga Xiu's face also changed, "The Imagawa family is also going to Luo?" ”

"What was said in the letter of the Imagawa Osabu Daisuke Hall is to send troops to help the family resist the Tsugawa family! It's just that in the current situation, I don't know that the other party doesn't want to take advantage of the fire! Matsunaga said calmly.

Miyoshi Changqing nodded lightly, "That's what my family is worried about!" ”

"Right now, the combined army created by the Tsukawa family is enough to give the family a headache, and now there is another Imagawa family! I'm going to dance on two eggs, and I can't step on either of them! Speaking of this, Miyoshi Changqing couldn't help but show a wry smile on his face.

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Mikawa, Okazaki Castle.

Imagawa Yoshimoto, the head of the Imagawa family, who is known as the first bow in Tokaido, was silent at this time looking northwest direction.

Beside Imagawa Yoshimoto, a balding elderly monk was standing quietly on the side.

"Master Xuezhai, did you say that you were in too much of a hurry to go to Luo this time?" Although Kamiraku has always been Yoshimoto Imagawa's lifelong dream, Yoshimoto Imagawa doesn't feel that now is the perfect time for Kamiraku.

Taiyuan Xuezhai shook his head, "My lord, the poor monk also knows that this is by no means the best time to go to Luo, but all this was forced by the Jinchuan family!" ”

"The Tsugawa family will go to Luo this time, and the Miyoshi family will fight a decisive battle, no matter who wins or loses in this battle, the real overlord of the world will be decided! If the Tsukawa family wins, the Tsugawa family will defeat the Miyoshi family and enter the power of Kinai, which is enough to shock the world! ”

"If the Miyoshi family wins, the rule of the Miyoshi family will be more stable, and who else will be able to shake it after that?"

"The lord lives in Suruga, if you don't hurry up at this time, when the war between the Miyoshi family and the Tsugawa family is over, it will be too late! Ahem, ahem! ”

"Ahem, ahem, ahem!" Maybe he was a little emotional, but after saying this, Taiyuan Xuezhai's whole person began to tremble, and his mouth kept coughing.

Imagawa Yoshimoto hurriedly stepped forward and patted Taiyuan Xuezhai on the back, and then said softly, "Master Xuezhai is sick, so he will rest in Sanhe for the time being!" I have made up my mind about this matter, and the master can rest assured! ”

"This world will definitely belong to my Imagawa family!"

"When I return from Kyoto, I'll be reunited with the master!"