Chapter 34: Peace at Zenko-ji Temple

Just after the Uesugi army defeated Takeda Yoshinobu's initial battle, Iitomi Toramasa prepared a night attack that night. However, this news was still discovered by the Xuanyuan ninja and told Usami Dingman, and he informed Asada.

"Lord, it seems that you have made the Takeda family hate this family even more!" Hojo Takahiro looked at the corpses that were nailed to the stakes, and he was also a little afraid.

"Prepare for the night battle, let the iron cannon Ashigaru retreat to the main formation, and replace the iron cannon Ashigaru to prepare after the first horse fence." Chaoding began to transfer troops nervously, and he was a little unsure when the Takeda army would come.

"My lord, do you want to ask Lord Izumi's military strength to replace the military strength of my family? After fighting for so long in the morning and at noon, many of our troops were very tired. Hojo Takamasa looked a little light and couldn't support it, so he leaned on the side of the horse fence to rest.

"Broadly speaking, you take two hundred knights to the second horse fence and stand by." Chaoding also knew that it was impossible for his army to continue fighting all day, so he would be dragged to death.

"Yes." As soon as Nambada Hiroyoshi heard that he finally had a chance to perform, he hurriedly took the military momentum to the second horse fence and stood by.

"Ashigaru people should rest quickly, eat a little if you can eat some dry food, and drink water first if you can't have time." Chaoding felt a little too late, although the fortifications had been cleared, but how to defend when people were tired?

"My lord, my father is here." At this time, Usami Dingsheng took Usami Dingman to the main camp of Asada.

"It's been a day since the repair doctor's army was fighting, and the foreign minister's army has not moved. How about half of the minister's army standing by at the first guardrail? "Usami Dingmitsu also knows that although his army is not as strong as the Uesugi army, it can fight for a day, but it can still fight for a few hours.

"Then please." Chao Ding can't help but give him this face, and he really belongs to the time when he needs help.

In this way, behind the first fence, there were a hundred bowshigaru and five hundred gunshots of Usami Ding's full force on standby; Behind the second fence, there was Nanba Tian Hiroyoshi on standby with two hundred white-robed samurai who had dismounted; The third fence has Yoshitaka Momoi on standby with fifty samurai with guns.

At this time, as soon as the dragon girl heard that Asadaki had won a battle in Saijo Mountain, she directly held a banquet in Iiyama Castle, but Nagao Keishinobu and other troops were still on standby. Iitomi Toramasa quietly left the main camp of the Takeda Army with 100 Akabi Sabers Ashigaru, 100 Akabi Spear Ashigaru and 100 Akabi Samurai from his headquarters, and headed towards Mt. Saijo (Mt. Tsumi).

Coincidentally, after the Uesugi Army and the Nagao Army on the Wife and Daughter Mountain were hurriedly replaced and prepared, the Iitomi Huchang team also arrived a quarter of an hour later. With the help of the cover of the moonlight, the 100 Chibi Sabre Foot of the forward of the Iitomi Huchang team quietly passed the rejection and reached the edge of the ditch in front of the first horse fence. At this time, all the lights in the first horse fence were extinguished, and there was only a little light in the third horse fence.

"Shoot the arrows!" Apparently discovering the attack of the Takeda Army, Hojo Takamasa decisively let the bow foot shoot the arrow.

"Rush!" As soon as the Takeda Army saw that they had been discovered, they tried to remove the horse fence, but they did the same thing as their comrades who died honorably in the morning, and they were attacked with light guns. Quite a few Takeda family ashigaru were assassinated. However, the second echelon of the Iitomi Huchang team, one hundred red guns, turned the situation around after being lightly pressed. While covering Sabre Ashigaru, they also joined in moving the horse fence. Soon, as soon as Hojo Takamasa saw that the horse barrier had been breached, he withdrew with a bow and a light shoulder. Usami then ordered 500 guns to fight with the Takeda army that came in. Iitomi Toramasa also quickly rushed forward with a hundred samurai with red spears, and Usami Ding's full department gradually ran out.

"Follow me!" At this time, Namba Tian Hiroyoshi led two hundred white-robed samurai to attack from the side. In addition, after Hojo Takahiro also gathered two hundred guns and Ashigaru to attack from the other side, Iitomi Toramasa quickly felt that he was too confident.

"Withdraw!" Iitomi Huchang immediately gave the order to retreat. Soon, the spear ashigaru and saber ashigaru of the Red Reserve Legion retreated one after another, and Iitomi Humasa himself left the first barrier under the cover of ten spear samurai.

Fifty paces away from the first barrier, the hundreds of them noticed some faint fires ahead.

"That person is Fan Fu Huchang! Fire! With an order, after the iron cannon Ashigaru who had been waiting here for a long time was divided into two rows, the first row was changed to the back after a gunshot, and when the second row of iron cannons Ashigaru was finished, there were no more people left in the attacking Takeda army.

"Why did Lord Lord-sama (repair the doctor's hall) leave the main camp and go around to the rear of the Takeda army?" Namba Tian Hiroyoshi and others hurriedly came to inquire about the court.

"On a whim, the only retainer of the Takeda family who can privately mobilize the Red Reserve Army is Iitomi Huchang, and killing him can reduce the morale of the Takeda family. Moreover, the Takeda family's Red Reserve Legion was formed at a huge cost, and red paint is not cheap. Chao Ding laughed after speaking.

"Lord, I'd better go back to my wife and daughter mountain first." Hojo Takahiro first asked some ashigaru to move the corpses of the Takeda army out of the ditch, and then prepared some wooden stakes to nail them to them.

"What's going on?!" After hearing the shouts of killing and the sound of iron cannons, the Takeda army's main formation was suddenly in a mess. Harunobu Takeda was woken up before he fell asleep.

"Report! It's the sound of shouting and killing and the sound of iron cannons coming from the Wife and Daughter Mountain! A hundred-legged member hurriedly reported to Takeda Harunobu.

"What?!" After Takeda Harunobu got up instantly, he ran to the door barefoot and watched a lot of torches appear in the direction of Mt. Tsuna.

"Your Excellency! The military strength of the Iitomi military department is gone! "Yamamoto Kansuke didn't see Ashigaru or Akabi samurai since he came out of his tent.

"Stupid!" Takeda Harunobu also knew that he could not make up for the losses of the army and his retainers, so he could only give up and continue to lie down.

By the dawn of the next day, the ashigaru, samurai, and retainers in the Takeda family's main camp in Hachimanwara clearly saw that Iitomi Toramasa and more than 300 Ashigaru and samurai of the Red Reserve Regiment were nailed to the stakes.

"My lord! Big things are wrong! Lord Iitomi was nailed to a stake! A hundred-legged man staggered into the formation and reported to Harunobu Takeda, who was still having breakfast.

"What?!" Takeda Harunobu was surprised and dropped the rice bowl in his hand to the ground, and the rice was scattered on the ground.

"Brother, it's the ...... of the Iitomi Army" Nobuyoshi Takeda also confirmed the death of Iitomi Torasa at this time. They thought it was a night attack by the Uesugi army last night, so they strengthened their precautions and continued to rest. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be the Uesugi army that Iitomi Huchang took the initiative to sneak attack, and he was killed!

"Lord Pavilion, the main family can't fight the Nagao family and the Uesugi family anymore. This time, the loss of the family is a bit big. "Yamamoto Kansuke knew that although the Takeda Army had lost more than 900 people from the Red Reserve Regiment and the 3,000 people from the Shinano clan coalition army that supported the Takeda family, there were still 200 troops from Michi. However, the Red Reserve Army, which was formed at a great cost, and the 3,000 Hao Clan Coalition Army naturally cannot be compared, and the combined losses of the Uesugi Army and the Nagao Army are less than two hundred!

"Shin Lian is on his way to Sunfu Castle, and it will take about twenty days for the mediation of the Imagawa family!" Takeda Harunobu was also speechless, this rice Fuhu Changdu had already seen how his younger brother died, and he was going to attack at night when he was going to die, and everyone could see the Red Reserve Army at night! The main armor of the Nagao Army and the Uesugi Army was black, except for the Uesugi Army's Kawagoe Knights, which were all samurai in white robes.

Takeda Harunobu had no choice but to strictly order the troops of his retainers not to leave the camp without authorization, and also asked Yamamoto Kansuke and others to strictly inspect it. In this way, after spending twenty-five days in the same place, the two sides waited for the messenger of the Imagawa family, Taiyuan Xuezhai. All four parties sent envoys and representatives to hold talks at Zenko-ji Temple. The long-tail family is visited by the dragon girl herself; The Uesugi family went from Asada; The Takeda family is attended by two old foxes, Kansuke Yamamoto and Yutaka Sanada.

"Contemptible Taiyuan Xuezhai, come to see the head of the Nagao family and the Uesugi family." Taiyuan Xuezhai, an elderly monk, came up to everyone present to feel harmless to humans and animals, and he was also polite.

"How did the Takeda family come up with the idea of a truce? Aren't you a big fan of taking other people's territory? "The dragon maiden sitting on the throne is not good-tempered to the messenger of the Takeda family, and this time is exactly her coming.

"This battle between the Takeda Army and the Uesugi Army has also been heard by the poor monks. The practice of repairing the Doctor's Hall seems to be the work of evil spirits, and before the poor monk arrives at the Zenkoji Temple, he sees a corpse nailed to the thousands of wooden stakes at the foot of Mt. Saijo. Taiyuan Xuezhai seems to be a little afraid, and the corpses are stinking.

"Then don't worry about the master, didn't the Takeda family kill the Shinano natives in this way? The same is true for the military situation of his own Shangguan Guandong Command Palace. The Honke family had never used this kind of trick when they were fighting the Ashina family, let alone the Hojo family. Chao Ding took out his folding fan and fanned it. Indeed, the court set a good burial for the Ashina Sheng father and son. That's because only the Takeda family is difficult to entangle, so they can only use this method.

"This ......" Taiyuan Xuezhai couldn't say anything about the Uesugi family, "Now the Nagao family, the Uesugi family, and the Takeda family have all lost more or less troops in this Shinano country," Zhuangzi said: ......."

Taiyuan Xuezhai began to copy the words in the book in an attempt to persuade the Dragon Maiden and Chaoding. Chaoding was not a good student before, and he couldn't understand the famous words of Taiyuan Xuezhai at all. He only knew that he had to get the Takeda family out of the Okushinano area first.

"The family's dispatch of troops this time is to help the people of Shinano who are waiting for the village to defend last week restore their old collars, is it wrong?" The dragon girl was not happy, she felt that what the monk said in front of her meant to let her retire and return to Echigo.

"No, the poor monk means that the three parties have reached a peace agreement here, and the content of the peace agreement will be mutually agreed upon by the three parties." Taiyuan Xuezhai is finally normal, not to say the words of Wen Crepe.

"The meaning of the family is to give up part of the area of Sakaki to the Murakami family, and then the three parties will retreat." Kansuke Yamamoto spoke at this time.

"Is it just the Sakaki area?" Asada felt that it was not enough, if only Sakaki's castles and Murakami Yoshikiyoshi could withstand the attack of the Takeda family for several months? It's nice to be able to hold on for three months!

"The repair doctor is right, if only Sakaki is not enough." The dragon girl also felt that it was not enough, but at this time her face was a little pale.

"At present, Mizunai County has always been the territory of the Nagao family, and this county does not count. Takai-gun's Needlei Castle lord Ichikawa Tengruo has been harassing the Nagao family, and this castle must be given to the Nagao family to deal with, and part of the territory of Takai-gun is also promised to the Nagao family by the village last week. "Asadachi means that the Takeda family must give up Takai Ichi-gun before they can continue talking.

"This Takeda family can agree." Kansuke Yamamoto directly agreed, and he also knew that the Nagao family had completely controlled the land of Mizuuchi-gun and Takai-gun, and if he didn't agree, he wouldn't be able to.

"Very good, then the next step is to hand over the Rank County and Ueko County to the Murakami family." Soon after Chao Dingcai finished speaking, he added; "I almost forgot, the small county has to be handed over to the Murakami family."

"This!" Sanada Yutaka is a little unhappy, his old territory and existing territory are all in small counties, where will he go if he goes out? Could it be that it was sealed to Minami Shinano?

"This Takeda family can also agree." Kansuke Yamamoto still agrees with these 'unequal' treaties proposed by the Asada. Yoshikiyo Murakami, who stayed on the sidelines, said that he really wanted to strengthen his ties with the Nagao family, which was simply too cost-effective for himself! Without losing troops, you can take the three counties as a knowledge.

"The Takeda family is so reasonable, why did they take the above five counties? If you don't fight, there won't be so many things now! Chao Ding put away the folding fan and handed the peace proposal that Gui Die had just written to the dragon girl first.

"The rest of the Shinano territory that the Takeda family has invaded is cut off because of the names of some of the samurai and the countrymen, and the family can't avenge them, but don't be too happy!" After signing her name, the dragon girl returned the peace agreement to the court.

"Yes, the Takeda family never thought of being enemies with the Nagao family and the Uesugi family, it was all forced to be helpless." Kansuke Yamamoto is completely acting, and his low-level appearance is really ridiculous. If it weren't for the fact that no one in the Takeda family was willing to play the role of this 'clown', Takeda Harunobu would not have let Kansuke Yamamoto come.

"By the way, your Takeda family should give the Nagao family or the main family a hostage. Otherwise, you will be able to reconcile the people of Shinano without restraint. Chao Ding didn't believe this written agreement.

"This ......" Yamamoto Kansuke felt for the first time that the young daimyo in front of him was not simple, and Zhilu and Junlu were not under him at all.

"Yes, when the time comes, as soon as the Takeda family transfers the people of Shinano, they will either invade the Murakami family or the territory of the own family, and the hostages will be executed." The dragon girl said a little ruthlessly. She felt like she couldn't hold it anymore. If it weren't for his own righteousness, he wouldn't have stayed up for so long.

"Then how about handing over the heirs of the important ministers of the family to the Nagao family or the Uesugi family?" Kansuke Yamamoto thought of a person who was authorized by Harunobu Takeda, but he couldn't let the members of the Takeda family go out. He looked at Sanada Yutaka beside him, and thought that his third son was still in the Kai Province in the Heshizaki Pavilion.

"Say." Asadaku is also looking forward to who Kansuke Yamamoto will say.

"The third son of the family's important minister, Lord Sanada Yukitaka, Muto Kibei." Kansuke Yamamoto was not embarrassed at all, and directly ignored the surprised old face of Yutaka Sanada.

"This ......" Sanada Yutaka felt that he had been sold, but he couldn't say anything anyway, the third son was not the eldest son, so he acquiesced.

"Okay, so be it." Chao Ding didn't want to continue talking after looking at the dragon girl whose face was even paler. Hurry up and get to the point.

In this way, the Takeda family wanted to send Muto Kibei as a hostage and cede the Okushinano territory of three and a half counties to complete the peace agreement with the Nagao family. Just outside the main hall where Asadaki left Zenkoji Temple, he was stopped by Kansuke Yamamoto.