[Lord Ota is right...... It happened suddenly, let me think about ......]

Originally, the plan of the Satake family was to concentrate the army in the outer castle to defend against the Hojo Army, which was ready to attack, but now, this defense is no longer effective, and the enemy has broken into the interior...... What's more serious is that most of the soldiers and horses are still in Sannomaru now, and they haven't been assembled, so what can I do now.

What made Satake Yoshishige feel even more humiliated was that he originally planned to attack the Hojo Army at night, but now it seems that his plan has not yet started, and the other party has already acted, and it turned out to be a night attack! Isn't this a naked slap in the face?!

Yoshishige Satake nodded fiercely,

[Yes, Lord Ota, you're right, this Hojo Army must have been brought in by people from the city. Damn, why hasn't anyone found out...... Since the Hojo Army has opened the West Gate and the South Gate, then Sannomaru will definitely not be able to hold it. Without Sannomaru, you can only rely on Ninomaru and Honmaru...... Withdraw, we have to withdraw. Quick, pass my order and let all the troops withdraw to Ninomaru and Honmaru! ……

[Hi Yi---Hi-Yi--!! 】

[Victory!] 】

[Won! Won! 】

Ota Castle in the middle of the fifth watch, at this time, the whole city was full of cheers of the Hojo Army, in the starlight, in the starry torches all over the city, there were joyful and excited Hojo Army soldiers, as well as those Satake defeated soldiers who had just followed the defeat and were sitting on the ground with their heads down and their faces like ashes.

Hojo Clan's whole person was relaxed, and he stood in front of the castle tower gate of Ota Castle Honmaru, and by this time, the entire Ota Castle had finally been taken down by him. He hid the ecstasy in his heart, took off the dazzling yellow helmet on his head, turned around and looked around, all around him were soldiers with joyful faces, Takamu Mototada, Hojo Clan Gui, Hojo Clan Hui (here refers to another Hojo clan Hui, for the Hojo clan, not Hojo clan Zhao), Sano clan Tadashi, all of them are overjoyed.

He stretched out a hand and pointed into the distance at the ever-gathering army,

[This is not the end of the war...... Purge the city! 】

With the finger of his arm, the bannermen and the soldiers who had just gathered scattered again, some riding the stolen war horses, and running in groups of three or five. Some of them formed groups of dozens of people, carrying bright katanas, and began to clean up the city like scavengers.

It was around the time of the fourth watch that the Hojo army attacked Ninomaru, and it was from that time that the Hojo clan got the news that the Satake clan, under the leadership of Satake Yoshishige, gave up further resistance and began to break through to Mito Castle.

However, it is said that the breakthrough was not successful, they were directly surrounded and killed by the Hojo army, and in the end, except for the heroic and warlike Zhenbi clan gan and Che Si Zhong, most of the rest were captured, such as Satake Yoshishi and Okamoto Kenyi, etc., but what is puzzling is that Satake Yoshishige father and son are looking missing.

[Yoshishige Satake and his son must be found! 】

At this time, Hitachi's momentum was gone, and Ota Castle was in his hands, and the Hojo clan, who had promised his first victory in his life, began to prepare to clean up Hitachi's strongest fortress.

With more than 100 of his horsemen, Hojo Katsu and his gang rode all the horses they had just snatched to the Higashi Castle Gate, because he thought that Satake and his son would run to Mito Castle in the east.

Riding his horse through all parts of the city, the young Hojo clan Katsu saw that there were traces of the aftermath of the battle, the corpses lying on the ground everywhere, and the black blood stains scattered everywhere, all of which indicated the battle that the city had just experienced.

Listening to the introduction of the flag around him, the Hojo clan knew that tonight they suddenly attacked Ota Castle at the speed of a raging wind, although the Satake army was caught off guard and was quickly defeated, but most of the defeated soldiers in Ota Castle did not obey the Hojo family in their hearts. Many Satake soldiers fought to the last moment, and those who surrendered were just for temporary survival, and when they had the chance, they might raise the anti-flag.

Just a few minutes ago, in front of this place, there were more than a dozen Satake defeated soldiers, and the Hojo soldiers and civilians who entered the city had a quarrel, because they were dissatisfied with the ridicule and insult of the Hojo soldiers, and fought back, although these Hitaku people were brave, but those Hojo troops who had already been stimulated by adrenaline, how could they be afraid of these Hitaku people, not to mention that these people had just been confiscated.

The soldiers who rushed into the city and rushed everywhere slaughtered all the more than ten Satake soldiers who dared to resist in three or two clicks.

O iniquity...... The Buddha forgives. 】

Looking at the piles of corpses of enemy soldiers on the ground in front of him, the Hojo clan Katsu slowly began to understand that the Satake family had been operating here for many years, and these people of Ota Castle had already experienced the political propaganda of the Satake family for many years, and in their eyes, the Hojo family was a bunch of bastards, madmen, brutes, and bed bugs.

If you want them to honestly accept that Ota Castle has changed its owner, and it is still a group of people who have been scolded as [bastards] before, let alone them, I'm afraid even if it is themselves, it is not so easy.

Hojo Clan Katsu originally thought that these residents of Ota Castle would be the foundation for him and the Hojo clan in the future, because the Hojo clan of Odawara Castle had already made up his mind to develop in the northeast direction and control the entire Kanto and Tohoku, only in this way would the Hojo family have the capital to confront the Oda family.

But looking at the situation now, it is obviously not like this, it is not ideal, and it is not good, these thousands of Satake troops will be a big scourge for him. Because until now, the defeated Satake army that I saw along the way was either staring at his own people with vicious eyes, or they had dull faces and completely gave up hope, but this is not something to be happy about, they still reject the Hojo family in their bones, but they feel that life is hopeless, so they break the jar and put on a dead face.

But I haven't seen a smiling face yet, expressing obedience to the Hojo Army.

The multi-eyed Mototada on the side looked at the situation in front of him, and then looked at Hojo Katsu's expression, and said with a smile,

[My lord, this Ota Castle was originally the territory of the Uesugi family, then it was given to the Ota family, and finally it came into the hands of the Satake family, and all three families have a common enmity with the family, so no matter who it falls into, they are all hostile to us. 】

[Well, what the boss said is, but now that we are alone, this Ota Castle will definitely be the base camp of our Northern Expedition in the future, and the people in this city, who are hostile to us, have to think about one or two. 】

Sano Clan Tadashi on the side also nodded, he took a vanguard mission to attack the city tonight, although at first he was the first to rush to Honmaru, because there was no lack of equipment and there was no way. But in the end, he finally waited for the ladders, sassalwood and other things, and he was the first to rush to the inner city and open the city gates. At this time, he was covered in blood, and he was behind Hojo Katsu, and said in a low voice.

[My lord, although we now have tens of thousands of people, but during this period of long-term war, the army is exhausted, and we can't immediately go into battle again, and now the number of avatars in Ota City has been thousands, these people are not fuel-efficient lamps, if they can't be properly disposed of, it will be extremely harmful...... Hojo-sama, the first time you experienced this kind of scene, you may not know much about it, but we all think that it is better to let these enemies be afraid of them first. 】

Hojo Katsu hesitated for a moment, he really didn't know what to do, so he asked Tamu Mototada:

[Boss Duomu, what do you think? 】

Duomu Yuanzhong smiled with a scarred face, and with the horizontal flesh on his face, it was even more hideous,

[Lord Hojo, we take Ota Castle, the long Northern Expedition, this is definitely not the first city we want to occupy, there will be more such cities in the future, we will be defeated, if we can't let these Changlu people feel the military might of our Hojo family, I'm afraid that they will be even more disobedient in the future. My lord, it's not that the old man is ruthless, but on the battlefield, when it's time to strike a thunderous blow, we must not hesitate, and after all those who dare to resist are punished, we can show them mercy in the future. Only with grace and power can we discipline these hostile people. 】

[Well, it makes sense, the two adults are really insightful, so...... How did you deal with it in the past? 】

[It's very simple, according to the size of the position, the inferior samurai who are willing to stay in the army will be recruited, and then handed over to the new city lord appointed by us. The samurai, on the other hand, need to be detained, and even if they are willing to submit to their own family, they cannot be allowed to stay here any longer, and must be transferred to another place, otherwise they will easily rebel. As for those mid-level officers, those who turned out to be obedient were all absorbed, and if they didn't want to, they should be killed! 】

[Kill? Why? 】

[That's the case, because they are the commanders on the battlefield, and at the same time they are the bridge between the soldiers and the generals, if they don't exist, this group of surrendered soldiers will not be able to succeed in the rebellion because the soldiers do not know the generals and the generals do not know the soldiers. 】

【Good...... Good idea. 】

At this moment, a group of people walked over.

[Grandfather! 】

【Mr. Kamisuke-sama!】 】

The leader was the old man who had appeared in the Hojo clan's Katsu camp, and the Hojo clan saw him and hurriedly greeted him, and Ertamu Mototada and others also hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

The old man was in a good mood and waved his hand.

[Everyone doesn't have to look like this, the old man is already unofficial and light, hahaha......]

[Don't say that, Mr. Kamisuke-sama.] 】

Hojo said with a warm look:

[It is an honor for us juniors to be able to fight with Rehmannia Hachiman. (To be continued.) )