"What do you say? The Tanaka family has sent troops to Togo Castle," Soji Tsugawa said to Togo Yoshisuke. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"yes. In the early hours of this morning, the Tanaka family suddenly united with the Takahashi family and the Matsumoto family, gathered a force of about 500 people, and killed Togo Castle. My brother ordered me to rush to Tsugawa Castle immediately to ask for help from Tsugawa-sama, but I am afraid that the battle has already begun by this time," replied a panting Togo Yoshisuke.

"Why did the Tanaka family suddenly send troops? I didn't have any signs before," Kuroda asked in confusion.

"Kuroda-sama, presumably the Tanaka family learned that the family was about to marry you, and they were afraid that once the marriage was reached, there would be no chance to attack Togo Castle, so while the family was still preparing, they suddenly sent troops to Togo Castle, intending to wipe out the family in one fell swoop," Togo Yoshiyu said painfully to the Kuroda family.

Soji Tsugawa was also furious after hearing this: "Hmph! The Tanaka family didn't take their own family seriously, and it was unforgivable to take advantage of His Royal Highness's imminent wedding to send troops to attack His Royal Highness's father-in-law. ”

"Zhenbei, the matter of sending troops to the Lianghei family will be put aside for the time being, how many troops are still in Tsugawa Castle now?" Soji Tsugawa said to Iekane Kuroda.

"My lord, there are 460 ashigaru in the castle right now, and there are 490 ashigaru in addition to the lord's flag," Kuroda replied.

After hearing this, Soji Tsukawa nodded, turned to Yoshikawa Hiroya and Mizutani Hisaharu and said, "Yoshikawa-sama and Mizutani-sama will now immediately set off to return to Iwatani Castle and Osawa Castle, prepare their troops, and closely monitor the movements of the Ryohei family and other wealthy clans around them. Block the news that the family is going to send troops to rescue the Dongxiang family. ”

"Hi," the two of them ordered.

"Saigo-sama, you should leave for Kakuyama Castle now, and prepare the supplies, food, and grass," Tsugawa Soji said to Saigo Kicho.

"Zhenbei, you immediately gather the troops in the city and assemble outside the city." Soji Tsugawa said to Kuroda Iekane again.

"Hi"

"Xiaocun Yoshijing, you bring the flag and march with me." "Hi"

After Tsugawa Soji finished arranging, he said to Togo Yoshiyu on the side: "Togo-sama, do you still have the strength to fight?" ”

Togo Yoshisuke was already excited when he saw that the Tsugawa family was so decisive in sending troops, and when he heard Tsugawa Soji ask, he said, "Of course, I'll lead the way for you." ”

Soji Tsugawa nodded and said, "Everyone, without further ado, let's start acting now."

"Hi"

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Shimono SD Towns.

"Hold on, don't back down! Reinforcements from the Tsugawa family are coming soon. Togo Yumatsu, who was covered in blood, said to the little Ashigaru left behind him. Defend the city, and each person will be rewarded with a stone of food"

Although the morale of the ashigaru people is good, they really don't have the strength to roar anymore.

Under the castle of Dongxiang

Tanaka Qinyoshi watched Togo Castle once again repel his own attack, and said angrily, "Alas, I didn't expect the Togo family to be so tenacious and withstand our attack for 2 hours. ”

Matsumoto Juntaka, the head of the Matsumoto family on the side, said: "This morning, the detective reported that Togo Yoshisuke went in the direction of the Tsugawa family, so I guess he went to the Tsugawa family to ask for help." That's why the Togo family is so stubbornly defending, intending to delay a little longer and wait for reinforcements from the Tsugawa family."

"Yes. The reinforcements of the Tsugawa family are indeed a problem. Tanaka Fukichi nodded and said, "But Takahashi-sama has already led his troops to ambush on the only trail in Shimonoyama, hoping to resist the Tsugawa family's army for a while." We must also hurry up and capture the city, otherwise when the reinforcements from the Tsugawa family arrive, this dispatch will be in vain. After saying that, Tanaka Qinyoshi showed an intriguing smile to Matsumoto Shotaka.

Matsumoto Juntaka also smiled and nodded: "Your army has been attacking for 2 hours, so it's better to change it and let your family's army continue to attack."

"Well, that's what Lord Matsumoto do," Tanaka said in agreement.

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On the mountain path of Mt. Shimono

"Speed up, hurry," Soji Tsugawa, who was on his horse, shouted to Ashigaru behind him.

Thanks to the long-distance running training in the Tsugawa family's training syllabus, the ashigaru people have long been accustomed to this kind of long-distance running.

"Lord be careful" Just when Soji Tsugawa was still commanding Ashigaru, the voice of Yoshiki Komura on the side came.

Soji Tsugawa subconsciously pulled the reins, and the arrows kept whistling past Soji Tsugawa. "Good Risk"

"It's not good" Togo Yoshiyu was shocked, "It's a member of the Takahashi family"

As soon as the words fell, one after another appeared on both sides of the mountain road.

"Takahashi family, Takahashi Uemon Sakokuni, I've been waiting here for a long time," a burly samurai shouted from the hillside to Soharu Tsugawa and the others.

There was an ambush in the Tsugawa Soji family, and he immediately understood that this was a small blocking force sent by the combined army, and the intention was obvious, that is, to delay the speed of his own support. However, with such a mountain pass, it is impossible to avoid this military force, and it seems that there is only one battle.

"Kill," Takahashi shouted at Ashigaru behind him.

"Don't panic, the whole army is assaulting" Soji Tsukawa also pulled out the text of Kitagawa and shouted with his hand.

"Rush" With the order of Tsugawa Soji, the Kuroda family and the ashigaru began to charge.

The Coalition Army set up an ambush on such a mountain road, and the Tsugawa family had to repel the ambush on the mountain if they wanted to support Togo Castle.

However, this section of the mountain road is surrounded by slopes on both sides, and there is a small road in the middle that is barely large enough for three people to pass side by side. For a time, it was difficult to repel the ambush soldiers who were on the upper hill.

Although the Tsugawa family's army was 500 men, and there were 100 ambushes on each side of the mountain road on both sides of the Takahashi family, it was difficult for the Tsugawa family to organize an effective attack in such a narrow place, and Takahashi Xingguo only planned to delay for a while.

However, Takahashi Xingguo, who had been fighting with the Togo family for a long time, subconsciously regarded the Tsukawa family as the same existence as the Togo family, and ignored the fact that the Tsukawa family rose in such a short period of time, and there must be something different about him.

Sure enough, the formation of long-term training played a big role in this moment. On narrow mountain roads, if you use an array when fighting in a plain area, it is obviously not suitable. However, the Tsukawa family has trained more than just this formation.

The Kuroda family saw that the ashigaru around them was too scattered, so they hurriedly commanded the "circle array." Freedom Attack" The Tsugawa Ieshigaru, who had long been familiar with these orders, spontaneously surrounded each other in twos and threes, and the Takahashi Ieshigaru who rushed down for a while suffered heavy casualties.

Takahashi Quangao's face on the mountain changed greatly, "What kind of formation is this?" On the side, Takahashi Xingguo's son, Takahashi Xingjia, also said puzzled: "Father, looking at this situation, we can't do any harm to the Tsugawa family." It's better to retreat."

As soon as the "bastard" heard his son's words, Takahashi Xingguo said angrily, "Tanaka-sama, they are fighting in Togo Castle at this time, if we escape, then the reinforcements of the Tsugawa family will be in vain."

After speaking, Takahashi Xingguo said to the flag next to him, "You guys go down too, don't worry, just hold on." ”

"Huh"

"Father, you still don't understand?" Seeing that his father was unwilling to retreat, Takahashi Xingjia said anxiously, "Tanaka Qinyoshi has no good intentions at all. He asked the main family to face the powerful Tsugawa family and delay time for him. When the time comes, he and Matsumoto Juntaka will capture the castle, and they will get all the benefits, so it would be nice for us to have a sip of soup."

"Humph! You know, I've had a lot of friends with Tanaka-sama and Matsumoto-sama, and they won't treat me like this," Takahashi said disapprerovingly.

"Alas, father. Tanaka Qinyoshi and Matsumoto Juntaka are sons and daughters, and the two have long colluded. At that time, the family will suffer heavy damage here, and when Dongxiang City is captured, not only the family may not get any benefits, but the two families will join forces to attack us, how can we resist at that time? ”

"That's enough, you are not allowed to slander the friendship between the three of us like this. We're allies," Takahashi said angrily.

"Attack, keep attacking," Takahashi shouted at Ashigaru on the battlefield.

However, the Ashgaru of the Tsugawa family has been training together for a long time, and they have already formed a tacit understanding and cooperation with each other. One by one, Takahashi Ieshigaru fell under the gun of Tsugawa Ieashishi. The Kuroda family is even more like entering a no-man's land, and there is no enemy under his command at all.

Gradually, the format on the field began to favor the Tsugawa family.

"Yoshikyo Komura, come with me, there are no guards around Takahashi Xingkoku, take advantage of the situation to kill their general general, and the other ashigaru will naturally fall apart when the time comes" Tsugawa Soji looked at Takahashi Xingkoku's father and son on the hillside and said.

"Hi," Komura replied.

After saying "rush", Tsugawa Soji rode a horse and took the flag book next to him to kill Takahashi Xingguo.

"Father, let's go. If you don't leave, it's too late.,The Tsugawa family is much more powerful than we thought.,Now the ashigaru people can't stand it.。 Look, Soji Tsugawa is rushing towards us with someone. Let's go" Takahashi Xingjia watched Tsugawa Soji rush over with someone, and hurriedly said to Takahashi Xingguo.

"Well, withdraw, we did our best." After speaking, Takahashi Xingguo said weakly: "Retreat"

Takahashi Xingjia on the side of the "retreat" saw that Takahashi Xingguo finally agreed to withdraw the army, and immediately shouted loudly.

For a while, Takahashi Ieshigaru, who had long since not wanted to continue fighting, turned around and began to run away as if he heard Xianle. Seeing that the place was fleeing, Tsugawa Soji, who was charging, stopped and shouted loudly: "Don't pursue, now organize the formation and advance towards Dongxiang Castle." ”

"Huh"