"Father, but the child doesn't think so, the reason why the Takayama family ninja army can continue to make contributions is not because its erratic whereabouts are unpredictable, as long as they can grasp their movements, then it is better to hold this city, even if they are defeated, the child still has some certainty."

"Oh? What plan did my son come up with? Hearing this, Naohide Inatomi hurriedly asked.

"Father, the enemy's attack this time is completely to deceive the family's lack of preparation, once the family is prepared, then it will definitely not do anything more."

"However, now the family is not well prepared, and when they are ready, I am afraid that this Miyazu Castle has already been taken by the enemy."

"Although this is the case, but on the surface, it is necessary to prepare enough illusions for the enemy's own family, and according to the child's understanding, the leader of the army this time is the Shinano ninja leader Yokoya Yukishige who has recently returned to the Takayama family, although the child has heard of this person, but he is famous for his bravery, not for his resourcefulness, so as long as the family is strategic, it is not difficult to resist this person's attack. And he is not from the Gaoshan family, this time he must be a meritorious person, so it is not difficult to deal with. ”

Speaking of this, I only heard him continue: "The child now has 200 iron cannons in his family, as long as his father can listen to his movements, then the child is confident that he can defeat him with only the strength of the army under his command. ”

Seeing Inatomi Younao's confident appearance, Inatomi Naohide couldn't help but shake his head and said: "My son, I really underestimate the Takayama family ninja army, although the iron cannon is expensive, but after all, the range is limited, and the reloading is slow, so it can only scare and scare the peasant soldiers." If you really run into the Takayama family ninja army. I'm afraid after a salvo. The other party has already invaded the city, once it is close, what is the use of the iron cannon? ”

"If it's hard, of course not, the child just said, to prepare enough for the enemy's own family, so you need your father to prepare a lot of iron buckets and firecrackers, once the enemy comes to attack. Then the child must surprise him. ”

Seeing that his father still wanted to persuade him, he heard Dao Fuyu and hurriedly said: "Isn't there no good way for my father, so it's better to let the child try it than this." ”

"That's... All right. ”

Inatomi Naohide didn't make arrangements that day, but just sent a hundred banners out of the city to investigate local movements, but although the Takayama family ninja army is mainly engaged in combat on weekdays, after all, it is a ninja, and the surrounding exploration has not relaxed, and the Isshiki family These ashigaru are too unprofessional, just one day's work, dozens of people's whereabouts have been exposed. Killed on the spot.

At this moment, Yokotani Yukishige, who was in Tanabe Castle, was in a good mood after receiving spies sent by the enemy. Somewhat affected, this attack on Danhou, is too wise, how long has it been, he only won a county with only a thousand people, and the loss is minimal, if it goes on like this, maybe he can still destroy the Isshiki family before the lord captures Tanba, if this is the case, then his credit this time is too great, and the reward of the lord must be indispensable.

Recently, one day has come,The enemy has been sending people to investigate,Although a lot of killing,But a sense of foreboding suddenly arose from the heart,Although Yokotani Yukishige is resourceful,But it's not a fool.,As far as he knows,At the moment, the Isshiki family is not ready for war.,In this case,How can you let your subordinates come to die in vain.,If it goes on like this.,In a few days.,Then there will be no more garrisons in Miyazu Castle.。 If you just wait like this for a few days, won't this city be self-defeating?

But the more this is the case, the more he doesn't dare to wait, after all, according to his thoughts, since the enemy dares to send Ashigaru to send him to die, then he must have been well prepared, and once this happens, then it will be a little difficult to take Miyazu Castle again.

So not only did he not intend to wait any longer, but he had already decided to attack Miyazu Castle tonight.

Although most of the Ishiki family's troops who went out to listen to information were killed, after all, there were still those who escaped, and when Yokotani Yukishige led the ninja army to leave Tanabe Castle, those Isshiki family rushed to Miyazu Castle to report first.

"Report, Lord Inaba, the enemy is leaving Tanabe Castle and is rushing in the direction of the main castle, and the speed is not slow, I am afraid that it will reach the outside of the castle in half an hour, please prepare early."

"Got it, continue to spy on enemy movements."

"Father, there is not much time left, so let's prepare quickly." When the ashigaru left, he heard Inatomi Yuzhi say quickly.

Half an hour later, Yokotani Yukishige had already led nearly a thousand ninja troops to Miyazu Castle, but the more so, the more he was puzzled, along the way, he found that the spies sent by the enemy continued to appear in front of the army, and at first they also killed some, and then they were really too lazy to pay attention, but since the enemy already knew his movements, why hadn't he made any preparations, at this moment he looked up at the city in front of him, Miyazu Castle was still dimly lit, and it seemed that there were not many troops used for defense, but since this was the case, Why would the other party let Ashigaru die for nothing?

As for the lights in the city, this has long been in the consideration of Inatomi Youzhi, although setting up more torches can play a role in bluffing, but this will also expose the lack of strength of the army, and it will also affect their own strategies, so it can only be so, and this can also make the enemy unable to detect the reality in the city.

And Yokotani Yushige was a little puzzled after seeing this scene, but he had no intention of retreating, this time was definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him, once he succeeded, then he could take advantage of this battle to greatly increase his weight in the heart of the lord, so he would not give up no matter what.

Therefore, after observing it, he immediately led his troops in front of the army towards Miyazu Castle. However, after coming closer, he saw that the enemy was really prepared, and it was impossible to steal the city, so he had to order a strong attack.

"Look, my lord, the enemy has begun to attack." A low-ranking samurai looked out by the faint light of the fire, and saw that about a thousand enemies were rapidly approaching the city, and in the blink of an eye, there was only less than a hundred meters left.

Standing on top of the city, Inatomi Naohide couldn't help but feel a little panicked in his heart, this time because it was the iron artillery team as the main force, so he was the main general, but he didn't blindly order, he still trusted Inatomi Naoto very much.

"My lord, if you don't shoot, it's too late!" Many lower-level samurai, like Inatomi Naohide, were panicked at the moment, so they couldn't help but hurriedly say.

The only person present who was not flustered was Inatomi Yunao, not only did he not feel any panic, but he was also quite excited, he knew in his heart that once he could repel the enemy army this time, then his reputation would definitely resound all over the world, and the invincibility of the Takayama army was not a defeat in his own hands.

Since he didn't feel panicked, he commanded very well, he knew that if he shot now, then it would be impossible to cause damage to the enemy with the range of iron cannons, and the Takayama Army had seen iron cannon battles, so they had no fear of this weapon at all, and once this happened, then the hundred iron cannons in ambush on both sides outside the city were useless.

So he waited until the Takayama ninja was still thirty or forty meters away from the city, and then he ordered loudly: "All obey the order, aim at the enemy, and shoot!" ”

As soon as his voice fell, the sound of the iron cannon was like the sky falling apart, and this was not counting, as soon as the iron cannon in the city sounded, the sound of the iron cannon on both sides outside the city also kept coming, and the sound of the iron cannon was still above Miyazu Castle.

And the Takayama family ninja army outside the city, under the enemy's fire, suddenly people on the front and both sides kept being shot and fell, and that's not all, the sound of iron cannons did not stop there, and the enemy was still shooting.

After hearing such a dense sound, and the iron cannon on the city wall, not only Yokotani Yuishige, but even the nearly a thousand ninjas who often fought with the Takayama family's iron cannon team were panicked, they had heard a thousand iron cannon salvos many times, but at this moment, the shooting of thousands of iron cannons was the first time they felt it. So in panic, I immediately retreated involuntarily.

And Yokotani Yushige was puzzled by what the Isshiki family did before, but now he finally understands that the other party is not only prepared, but also that this preparation has completely exceeded his expectations.

Not to mention that there are thousands of iron cannons on both sides of the city that are aiming at him, even if there are only a thousand iron cannons on the city wall, it is impossible for him to capture Miyazu City, and now the only thing he is fortunate about is that fortunately, the enemy shoots first in a panic, if he waits for himself and his army to move forward a little more, and then shoots, it is definitely not as simple as falling a dozen people.

Since he already knew that it was still impossible to capture the city, he immediately decided to withdraw his troops without delay. And he wanted to withdraw to Tanabe Castle, but after thinking about it, if the enemy came to attack, he would not be able to hold the reason, and not only would he not be able to make meritorious contributions, but also lose a thousand ninja troops of his family.

When retreating to Wakasa to contain the army, Yokoya Yukishige felt a little embarrassed, since he led the army to separate from the lord, because the road was smooth, so he did not report to the lord, he wanted to capture Miyazu Castle, after eliminating the Isshiki family to report to the lord in person, this is more than a report to the lord to shock the lord, but now not only did not wipe out the Isshiki family, but suffered a big loss, and the other party is well prepared, there are thousands of iron cannons in the city is completely wishful thinking, if you don't report to the lord, Then the Lord will be to blame. (To be continued.) )