Pressure cut, Hosokawa Nobumoto's love knife, once Oda Nobunaga rewarded him, at that time it was still called "Hasebe Kunishige". Later, Hosokawa Nobugen took it from birth to death, and he never left an inch, because he cut the table case with a knife and changed its name to "Pressure Cut". During the decisive battle in Kyoto, it was this love knife that faced off against Akechi Mitsuhide.

Later, Kuroda Takataka searched for thousands of miles, found Hosokawa Nobumoto, who was fighting in Tanba, and gave advice, which was appreciated by Nobumoto. Before leaving, he gave the love knife beside him to Xiaogao.

"So... It was the officer and soldier who were arrested. "Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and they are all of the same opinion.

"Humph! Do you think that if we capture Takataka Kuroda, we won't dare to attack the city! You're wrong! Get ready! Sanada Masayuki put away the "pressure cut" and prepared to give the order to attack the castle again.

"I advise you to go back and ask your father-in-law! Acting without permission and causing the death of Hosokawa's retainers is really not light! Araki Murashige's words made Sanada Masayuki's hand in the air not fall.

"Sanada-sama, why don't you ask the lord first? This Hanakuma Castle can't run again. "Three good political victories persuaded two sentences, don't be hot-headed, it's not good.

"Surround Hanakuma Castle! Don't let anyone go! Sanada shouted loudly.

"Oh!" Sakamoto agreed in unison.

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"What! Kanbei in Hanakuma Castle? Recaptured by Araki Village? Didn't he go to Koji's house? How could it be there? Hosokawa Nobumoto asked several times in a row, which was simply strange.

"Lord, these are no longer important, let's order the siege of the city, right?" Honda Masanosin asked his lord, and he felt that it was his duty to be loyal to his lord.

"Let's wait a little longer, go and send the ninja in first, and try our best to rescue Kankan Kanbei." Hosokawa Nobumoto didn't want this talent to be ruined like this.

"Yes!" Everyone saluted in unison, and they were doubly moved in their hearts to think about their subordinates for the sake of the lord.

In this way, the army of 30,000 was blocked here, and Hosokawa Nobumoto wanted to divide his troops to continue the attack on Harima Province, but he was threatened by Arakimura again, and Nobumoto was not allowed to divide his troops, and according to him, he also broke one of Kuroda Takataka's legs.

Hosokawa Nobumoto had no choice but to give up, but his subordinates quit, feeling that the lord was threatened, and they all clamored to break through the castle, and slashed Araki Murashige with a knife.

For a month, two months, or even three months, the ninja couldn't find Takataka Kuroda's place of detention for a long time, and even Nobumoto Hosokawa doubted whether he was alive or dead.

"Let's all disperse first." Seeing that autumn was approaching, the Hosokawa army did not make any progress, and Hosokawa Nobumoto decided to disband the Shikoku Front army first, because they were still a peasant army.

"Lord, is this person so important?" Hosokawa Mayuki was a little puzzled, their group of people had spent a lot of money on eating, drinking, and Lazar in the past few months. Although it is all paid by the main family, it makes people feel distressed when they think about it.

"Yes, this is a genius of the world, and the guards of the officers and soldiers will win the world." Hosokawa Nobugen nodded and gave a very high evaluation, and there was a lot of discussion below, and they were all very curious that this person had such great ability.

"In addition, after you go back, you must also implement the system of separating soldiers and peasants, and there shall be no less than two people per 100 stones. The military strength of each family will be greatly reduced, so in the future, every five hundred people will be prepared, every two will be a brigade, and every three teams will form an army. Those that can be fully organized can form their own reserves, and those that are not satisfied with the formation are allocated to the army for unified command, and each family is not allowed to command without authorization, and must obey the orders of the reserve commander! In the future, you must follow your own system! Hosokawa Nobumoto took advantage of the past few months to give them systematic tutoring, and also faced the battle and conducted military exercises, completely impressing these hillbillies.

"Yes! I'll do it when I get back! Mayuki Hosokawa took the lead in saluting.

"Fuji Xiao, Fuji Ying, you can also go back, the newly acquired Tanba territory still needs to be digested, and it is enough to have Yuanxian and Hengxing here." Hosokawa Nobumoto sent them back again.

"Yes!" Hosokawa Fujitaka and Mibuchi Fujiei didn't say anything and listened to the deployment.

"Zhengqing! Monomi expands the scope of search, and since Hanakuma Castle doesn't have it, let's go to Takiyama Castle! Go to Hyogo City! Even if I turn Hattabe-gun upside down! Find me Kankan and Soldier Guards too! Hosokawa Nobumoto roared like thunder, he couldn't find it for so long, and the roots of his teeth itched with hatred.

"Yes! Lord! My subordinates will definitely find Kuroda-sama! If you can't find it, you are willing to commit suicide! "Hattori Masaaki issued a military order, and he couldn't find anyone for three months, and he himself felt guilty.

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Sou! Sou! In the dead of night, in a corner of Takiyama Castle, a figure flashed, and the Hosokawa Matsukasa diamond pattern on his forehead showed that he was a ninja of the Hosokawa family.

The purpose of his coming here is naturally to find Takataka Kuroda, but he doesn't know where to hide him.

With a bang, the lid of the mouth of a cellar was lifted, and the place was extremely hidden, and there was a layer of straw on it, and it was impossible to find it if you didn't pay attention.

The ninja waited deliberately at the entrance of the cellar for a while, and when he noticed that there was nothing unusual inside, he turned over and entered.

Poof, the sound of splashing water, this place is dark all year round, and the ground is full of standing water.

The ninja looked ahead vigilantly, the sound of water just now must have come far in this cellar, if there were people, they would definitely hear it.

After waiting for a while, I realized that there was nothing abnormal, and then I crept forward slowly.

The deep passage is so deep that it is not known whether it was naturally formed or artificially built.

Step, step, the ninja came to the end, and as soon as he turned the corner, he saw a dirty cell, the pungent smell proved that it had not been cleaned for a long time, and there was even a faint smell of blood in the air.

There was a man lying on his side in the cell, with his hair disheveled, his back to him, and his clothes were in tatters.

"Kuroda-sama, Kuroda-sama?" The ninja called softly through the cell door, but the other party did not respond.

The ninja immediately skillfully picked the door lock, crunched, pushed open the cell door, and gently came behind the prisoner.

"Kuroda-sama, Kuroda-sama?" The ninja patted the man lightly, trying to wake him up.

"Hmm—" The man made a faint voice, and the ninja couldn't help but lean over, clinging to his ears to hear what he had to say.

With a pop, a sharp knife stabbed into the ninja's chest, and the otherwise weak man sat straight to his feet, with the ninja's body lying at his feet.

"Someone! Carry it out! The man let out a loud shout, and several more people rushed out of the cellar, and they came in and carried the dead ninja out with all their hands and feet.

"Hmph... This is the sixth—" The man smiled wickedly and lay down again.

Soon, autumn went to winter, and the whereabouts of Takataka Kuroda were not found for a long time, but more than a dozen Hosokawa ninjas disappeared inexplicably. Hosokawa Nobumoto was helpless, in addition to increasing the search efforts, the two sides were also exhausted.

However, during this time, there was an unprecedented conflict between the northern and southern Oda systems, which eventually led to a major war.