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If Yamana Toyokuni was to be the master himself, he would not be willing to fight the enemy in the east.

Inaba is a branch of the Tajima mountain master, and after the original Inaba mountain master was extinct, Yamana Yutoyo was overjoyed, thinking that the time had finally come to control Inaba, so he sent his younger brother, Yamana Toyosaki, to Inaba as a guardian.

The reason is that the retainers of the famous family of Hatayama did not resist this new guardian lord, but they were not polite at all, and directly set it up and made it a dispensable puppet.

Annoyed and ashamed of the failure of his plan, Yutoyo Yamana forcibly went to war with Inaba Province despite the opposition of the "Four Heavenly Kings of Yamana".

As a result, the battle was defeated, and the prestige of Yamana Yutoyo also plummeted, and the "Four Heavenly Kings" who had separated from him began to take him seriously, so the "north-south split" of Tajima for several decades began......

Yamana's affairs will be put aside for the time being, and let's talk about his son, Yamana Masa.

The stunned Aoyama name clan politics at the beginning has now been renamed "Yamana Yaoxi", but then again, changing the name does not mean that the previous ones have been changed, Yamana Yaoxi, as before, belongs to a rather impulsive and not calm general.

He has been fighting for more than ten years since he came out at the age of fourteen, but even so, he still seems to be a warrior who doesn't know what fear is. When he spotted the enemy, he would habitually close his eyes, then rub his fists together, and the next moment he would rush into the enemy's camp like an arrow.

At this time, walking beside him on horseback, I couldn't help but ask:

\"That...... Your Highness Yamana, why do you close your eyes when you fight? Are you afraid of the enemy?\"

In response to my questioning, Yamana Yaoxi replied without hesitation:

"Humph! Of course not." Although my status is much higher than his, in fact, he hardly takes me seriously because of his bravery, "It's just that if I open my eyes, then the knife in my hand will immediately cut at the enemy general." If the head of the enemy general is cut off at the beginning, won't the war have to end? What fun is there in a war that ends so quickly? So I'm going to close my eyes and have some fun fighting.\"

Enjoy the fun of combat...... Although it seems to me that this is a strange idea that cannot be understood at all, in fact, it is a powerful force for a "second stunned" like Yauna Yaoxi.

Once you still have the room to enjoy the fun in your heart, no matter what kind of melee you are in, you can fight a bloody way and get out. The so-called "put all the people in the place of death and then live", that is, it is fully confirmed in the body of this kind of person who is not afraid of death.

When the lord of Ohno Castle, Yamanbuki Hakuhara, was in an abarrified manner with Yamana Toyokuni of Tottori Castle, his own troops were engaged in a fierce battle with the combined forces of Akechi and Tajima Sana.

So, on the shore of the Chiyo River, the bloody rain of previous years reappeared.

On December 5th, the lord of Ohno Castle, Yamanuki Haruka, was finally killed by Yamana Yaohei, who was the vanguard and the first to attack the castle, and his head was given as a gift to the rear commander Akechi Mitsuhide, so that Ohno Castle and Iwai Ichi-gun finally fell into the hands of the "Eastern Army".

On the tenth day of December, Hashiba Hideyoshi, as the general general, finally "recovered" Kamizuki Castle, knowing that he had been delayed for too long, he didn't want to do anything more, so he rushed over from Harima Country without stopping.

"I'm sorry for the delay because of some personal matters."

Yushiba Hideyoshi is still the same old look, his facial features have not changed much, and a monkey face is the most conspicuous wherever he goes, but he is now a big name, and it is unreasonable to say that there is no majesty, so for this reason, he has made a careful "decoration".

The equipment of the Monkey Legion is quite luxurious, extremely dazzling, and terrifying to see (whether this is the case is still to be seen, but I wasn't intimidated anyway).

In addition, the Sensei Ladyboard Horse Seal, which was used in the attack on Saito Ryuko in Mino, was taken out by him again, and it was dazzling in the hot sun.

The helmet of the Maran leaf feather, which the monkey is proud of, is also brilliant (now the historiography has verified that when Oda Nobunaga was alive, the monkey used such an exaggerated helmet).

His appearance has even changed completely, the original monkey face is no longer visible, and now he paints thick eyebrows and wears a beard, not like a military general, to a bit like a minister, a look of the imperial court, like a classical character from ukiyo-e paintings, my father told me that in addition to Oda Nobunaga, the family is a monkey so fascinated by the culture of the imperial court.

Of course, the monkey made himself so flamboyant, not to "show off his wealth" to his father and others, but to use the bright lineup to create a huge deterrent to the enemies around him.

However, few people can understand his intentions, and everyone thinks that this old boy is pretending to be B!

I heard Yamana Yaoxi next to me muttering in a low, almost inaudible tone of disdain: "Hmph! Is it a hillbilly from Owari, or the son of a cheap people's livelihood, no matter how luxuriously dressed he is, he is just an upstart......"

The combined forces of the three families of Yushiba, Akechi, and Yamana have a total of 35,000 men, which is estimated to be the largest battle of his own side that Monkey has commanded in more than ten years.

However, this is not too advantageous in front of Tottori Castle, because two days ago, the military commander of the Mori family, Yoshikawa Norike. He has led 10,000 horses and horses into Tottori Castle, so that the number of defenders in the city has reached more than 20,000.

With the foreign aid of 10,000 people, the retainers of the Yamana family immediately felt that they were confident.

"We had to realize that war was inevitable, and with this determination, we could talk to the people of the Oda family about refusal. Without the determination to fight to the end, it is absolutely impossible to solve the matter of being attacked by them so easily. But if we are high-spirited and fight to the death against the people of the Oda family, they will be afraid! ”

"Nakamura-sama is right, and I'm the first to agree. If we give in, we will become more and more passive, and Oda Nobunaga will become less and less serious about us. Whether to become a vassal of his Oda family, or to fight him to the end, it is time to decide. ”

"I have the same opinion as everyone, if there is a need, I can go to the battlefield at any time!" ……

Except for the fact that the Yoshikawa family, who was a reinforcement, was inconvenient to intervene in this discussion involving the Yamana family and did not speak, the retainers of the Yamana family, you said a word, and I said a word, and the discussion was quite enthusiastic.

However, no matter how different their priorities were, they always came together - tough on the Oda family!

Oh, by the way, in addition to the Yoshikawa Nobuyo, Yamana Toyokuni, who is the lord of the Yamana family, he also didn't say a word.

He has long been accustomed to not expressing any opinions on the discussion of family affairs.

Still, someone remembered him.

Nakamura Haruji said: "Lord, tell me your opinion!" ”

His tone didn't seem like asking for advice from the lord, nor did he hear a hint of respect for the lord, but more like an irresistible order.

Toyokuni Yamana opened his eyes lazily, the tedious discussion just now made him drowsy.

"Are you asking me what I think? I've already told you Nakamura-sama many times before that there's no need to say anything more. ”

Compared with the impassioned "Die or Die" of his retainers, Toyokuni Yamana seemed much calmer, and he once privately hinted that there was no need to fight to the death with the people of the Oda family, and that it was okay to make necessary concessions and compromises. But this idea was refuted by everyone.

The dignified Nitta family (the Yamana family belongs to the Nitta Genji), and they want to surrender to a lowly person like Hashiba Hideyoshi, don't do it! I won't do it even if I kill it!

"How?" Nakamura Haruji said dissatisfiedly: "Do you still have to stick to your original idea, except for you, everyone in the family does not advocate fighting with Yuchai?" ”

Toyokuni Yamana showed a hint of a smile, which was the expression he had been showing in front of everyone for more than ten years.

"No, Nakamura-sama misunderstood what I meant, even if I said that I would send someone to negotiate peace with Yushiba Hideyoshi, but you and the important ministers are against it, I can't help it, although I am the lord, but I am a mediocre person, I can only listen carefully to your opinions."

The old faces of the retainers turned red, and Toyokuni Yamana, as a literati, was naturally the best at sarcastic about others, and this was also the only power that these courtiers gave him with a sense of resistance.

"Lord!" Nakamura Harutsugu took a step forward and glared at his master, "What do you mean by that, the peace talks are proof of the timidity of the family!" Absolutely not! ”

"Oh, forget it." As if what he had just said was an inconsequential P remark, Toyokuni Yamana took it back.

"My lord! IMHO! Lai Chaogong said: Once a samurai has made up his mind, he will stop caring about the opinions of others, but stick to his position in a dignified manner, and Hugh will go with the flow! Nakamura Harutsugu stared at Toyokuni Yamana with burning eyes, "What you just said disappointed us." ”

Toyokuni Yamana looked at Harutsugu Nakamura in surprise. The words pierced his heart sharply and made him feel like he was burning inside.

Although everyone has always ignored him, it is the first time that he has shown his disdain for himself in such a large audience and the presence of Maori's retainers as he is today......

"Only when we and you put aside the glory and wealth and deal with foreign enemies wholeheartedly, can the Yamana family have hope, it doesn't matter if others don't understand, those of us who are courtiers have already made up our minds to become the pillar of the Yamana clan and be a great husband who stands up to the heavens and the earth. Whether you are crippled or killed in battle, you should not expect a stable old age, and you, my lord, must also be aware of this. ”

"Of course I have this awareness!" Toyokuni Yamana finally couldn't bear it anymore, "Don't I know? Now, what if we had an argument with Hideyoshi Hashiba? And judging from the current situation, the Yamana clan does not have the upper hand at all. Our army is not only inferior to the other side in numbers, but also has many famous generals who are brave enough to win such a battle.

Personally, I think it's just a piece of bravery. If you endure it and start a little from Hideyoshi, won't you be able to save your family? ”