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In the past few days, the entire Yamato country has not seen even a trace of sunshine, and the cold north wind has swept goose feathers and heavy snow all over the sky.

No matter how tightly the tents were closed, no matter how many charcoal stoves were placed in the tents, when I woke up the next morning, there was always snow on my pillow, and the edge of the quilt was also snow-white.

I was originally a very emotional person, and I also had a special affection for snow scenes, especially when I was in college, on February 14 every year, that is, Chocolate Valentine's Day, I would always be pulled under the bridge by Pity, and then give me the chocolates she made, and by the way, check if I accept chocolates from other girls.

In Tokyo, it's almost spring, but there are still snowflakes in the snow.

While watching the snowflakes fall and eating the chocolate made by the beautiful women around me, I always tremble with excitement, not because I am frozen, but because what I eat always tortures my sense of taste and stomach!

She never wanted to improve her cooking skills, and whenever that happened, she always talked about the guitar and sang her favorite song about snow.

Her ability to grasp music is better than mine, and her singing songs are always on par with the original level.

Remioromen's "Powder Snow", Kokia's "White Snow", Hiroshi Goki's "Fine Snow" and Yoko Nagayama's "Wind and Snow Journey" and so on.

But my favorite is the more classic Mika Nakajima's "Snow Blossom......

"Keijiro, do you have any instruments that you can play? Lend me a song. ”

"Yes!" In the end, it was the "fat pig flow" of the Warring States Period, and there was everything on it.

I'm KAO!

I was looking for him for a small instrument like a flute, but who knows, he actually brought me a guzheng!

"Keijiro, you don't always carry this with you, do you?"

"Yes! Military life is also very boring, playing the piano and singing to soothe your emotions, shouldn't it be nothing? ”

"Completely defeated by you!!"

My fingers plucked on the strings, and a melodious, soothing, and mournful tune poured down from the zither like water, and I began to sing: Ever-expanding shadows, juxtaposed on the red brick road.

Walking side by side with you in the middle of the night.

Always hold hands tightly, as long as they can be by your side.

I was so moved that I almost cried.

The wind became cold and smelled of winter.

This street is also coming, and the season that can be close to you is coming......

"Whoa! Pay you back! "At the end of the song, I pushed the guzheng to Keiji Maeda.

And everyone who had been listening to the song was stunned, and after a long time, they reacted and hurriedly applauded.

Maeda Keiji looked at me with a begging face: "Young master, I don't want this zither, you can teach me the song just now!" ”

"The young lead singer is fantastic!"

"It's good to sing a good song!"

"I think that even compared to the elegant musicians in the palace, the young master's talent is not inferior!"

Even his father praised: "The war is coming, it's not too good to sing such a sad song, but this tune is really good!" ”

In the face of everyone's praise, as a "music master", I just lowered my head and smiled.

In fact, every winter, when I am in Tokyo, the cold wind always echoes in my ears, and the city of Tokyo is shrouded in a gloomy dark gray, and the atmosphere is not good at all.

I wouldn't have loved the snow without her!

For the young Oda Nobutada, the best way to quickly build up his prestige was to rely on military merit.

The last time the stone mountain strategy battle, although the momentum was huge, but in the end it was still fruitless, which made him feel annoyed for the first time, so this time, he had to capture Yamato no matter what, eliminate Matsunaga, and let the world see that he Oda Nobutada is not a waste! You can also make a contribution!

Everything went smoothly, and in just half a month, most of the territory of Yamato was captured by himself, leaving only a lonely city in Xingui Mountain.

But it was here that Oda Nobutada encountered the dilemma of the Stone Mountain Raiders - the fortified city was difficult to attack!

Oda Nobunaga thought: "Sun Tzu said in the Art of War", but if it is a siege, the best way is to let the defenders give up and win without a fight. (Author: This is a soldier who surrenders without a fight?) ）

Because once the city is attacked, no matter how small the city is, it is very likely to pay considerable casualties, and if the casualties are large, although it will not collapse the tens of thousands of troops that have been gathered with great difficulty, it will be a big blow to the prestige of the Oda family.

In this way, even if my father is willing to forgive me, the position of Oda Governor will have to say goodbye to myself!

Shingui Mountain Castle is the painstaking management of Matsunaga Hide's work for more than ten years, and its sturdiness speaks for itself.

Not to mention Xingui Mountain City, no matter how inconspicuous the city is, if the soldiers defending the city unite and regard death as home, then this city will also become a strong fortress.

Therefore, in order to avoid large-scale casualties, before the siege, with the permission of Oda Nobunaga, Oda Nobutada sent Akechi Mitsuhide and Niwa Nagahide to persuade Matsunaga to surrender.

Anyway, it's not the first time that your old man has surrendered, as long as he surrenders this time, the imperial army guarantees that the past will not be blamed for the past, and the future will be glorious and rich, and the golden ticket will be greatly reduced......

Who would have thought that the old man was particularly conscious this time, and the birds didn't bird him!

Oda Nobutada was furious and said that you are a green onion, and you really think you are a dish?! It's all for me to die, die, drip, work!

That being said, however, after the envoy was rejected and the soldiers besieged Shinguiyama Castle, Oda Nobutada still did not give up.

Once the two sides fought, His Royal Highness Major General Oda, who had more wisdom and less combat experience, had nothing to do.

And once all kinds of rumors spread, he may have to obediently hand over the command.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have been kind to Matsunaga.

In addition, if there were enemies left in the Yamato country, it would also damage the prestige of His Royal Highness the Inner Mansion and the Oda family.

In the long run, it will also hinder north-south traffic, affect the social atmosphere, poison the mental health of young people, disrupt the normal social order, and cause extremely bad impacts...... Phew! What nonsense...... In short, let's take the castle of Nobuki Mountain in one go and completely destroy Matsunaga!. ”

After all this nonsense, I finally decided to do it.

So, on October 24, the fifth year of Tensho, the siege began.

Note! This day also has a place in Japan's military history, because in this battle, the "big barrel" was used as a weapon for the first time in Japanese siege warfare!

For the first time in history!

Under the command of the iron artillery officer, the artillery fire continued to tilt towards Fushimi Castle, and indeed caused a lot of casualties.

But that's all, this kind of multi-pounder cannon doesn't have much attack power at all, except for the "ghost scream" when the cannon is fired.

I once weakly asked Oda Nobutada: Why don't you attack the castle tower directly, that would still intimidate Matsunaga Shu, of course, it would be better if you could kill him.

As a result, my brother-in-law gave me a very direct answer.

It's too far away to hit!

On the 26th, the city of Xinguishan was quiet, and the fall of the city seemed to be only a matter of time, but the problem was that it could not be defeated.

Oda Nobutada, however, became more and more anxious. Except for the south gate, which is backed by the mountain, everything is heavily surrounded.

On the 30th, he simply went to the front line and personally commanded the siege.

The north gate on the front is presided over by himself, and his subordinates Takigawa Kazuki, Ando Mori, Fallen Lord, Oh no, Inaba Ichitetsu, Hineno Hiroshi, Hinetino Hitachi, Yamada Kenya, Ikeda Keijia, Taga Tsuneno and other "Mino Department" generals.

Nishiben was led by Hideyoshi Hashiba, Takataka Kuroda, Hidenaga Hashiba, Shuichi Hasegawa, Hidehisa Senshiki, Yoritaka Beeya, Hidemasa Nakagawa, Tokushita Toshimasa, Yutada Ogawa, and the future "Shichihongun" and other "Hanakayama" generals.

And the east, presided over by Niwa Nagahide, Akechi Mitsuhide, Ikeda Nobuyuki, Niwa Nagashige, Kuwayama Shigeharu, Akechi Nobumitsu, Mori Nagaka, Ikeda Motosuke, Ikeda Terumasa, etc., this way seems to be more luxurious than Oda Nobutada's side.

People from all walks of life have been in place one after another, and the encirclement has been greatly reduced, and the number of people besieging the city has reached as many as 50,000!

The history of Shinkiyama Castle is not very long, and it was built by a military commander of the Hosokawa family during the Onin Rebellion, and it is indeed "tender" compared to those ancient cities with hundreds of years of history in other places.

However, compared with those cities in other places that have been quiet for hundreds of years, Xinguishan City has long been "full of vicissitudes".

From the day it was built, the castle was filled with the sound of swords colliding and the shouts and screams of human beings.

Hosokawa, Yamana, Ikeda, Miyoshi, Tsutsui, Matsunaga...... Over the past 100 years, it has changed its owners countless times, as if it would bring misfortune to people, and no matter who is its master, in the end, it has not received a good death.

The unknown Hosokawa military general who built the castle has long been submerged in the long river of history, and this castle is becoming more and more famous, and the original Hosokawa general, when building the city, hoped that the city could resist the Yamana army from the west, however, this city was already insulated from the Hosokawa family at the moment he died in battle.

At this time, the warring parties have long forgotten how much manpower was spent, how many people's hard work and wisdom were condensed, and how much wealth was spent on the continuous renovation and rebuilding of this city!

Or rather, they don't even think about this inconsequential issue.

This Xingui Mountain City, which constantly brings "bad luck" to its owner, has once again become a killing Shura field! The two sides were originally innocent and innocent, but at this time, driven by interests and ambitions, they have become completely crazy people who only know how to destroy and slaughter.

On November 3, Oda Nobutada's general offensive order was issued.

In the midst of the shouts, this city, which had been filled with blood and fire for a hundred years, was attacked by rockets, iron cannons, spears, and large barrels, and the sound was earth-shattering and endless.

And Matsunaga Shu also broke out with unimaginable tenacity.

The officers and soldiers defending the city hid in fortresses, turrets, city walls and other places, and bravely fought back with bows and arrows and iron cannons.

It's not easy to take this city!