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After hearing the reply that Soharu Tsugawa was willing to send troops, the envoy of the Osawa family hurried to the Mizutani family in Osawa Castle to report to Mizutani Nagaji.

"How's it going?" Seeing the messenger who arrived in a hurry, Mizutani Nagaji asked urgently. "My lord, the Tsugawa family is willing to send troops to the main family," the envoy replied, "Also, the head of the Tsugawa family, Lord Tsugawa Soji, asked me to say to Mizutani-sama, my lord, that the Tsugawa family has understood your intentions, and after this is done, the blood of the Osawa family will not be shed again." ”

After listening to the envoy's conversation, Mizutani Choji was silent for a while, and said slowly: "The head of the Tsugawa family is really extraordinary, it seems that my choice is right." ”

"Kuji, do you hate me?" Mizutani said to the messenger.

Hearing the name from Mizutani Nagaji's mouth, this person's body trembled obviously, and said: "Mizutani-sama said with a smile, under is Osawa Township (Huohuo, this name is so familiar) Koki Taro, the son of Koki Jiro, not a Kuji. Adults have no place for me to resent it."

"Kuji, you really still hate me" Mizutani Nagaji said to Koki Taro "Kuji, I was sorry for your mother back then, but I" "Enough, don't say it." Mizutani-sama, you are in a high position, how can you understand the life of our rural people. ”

"Jiuji, it was indeed wrong to do it for my father back then. But for so many years, I have not forgotten your mother, I was in love with your mother back then, but your grandfather didn't look down on your mother's humble birth and didn't approve of us being together" said, Mizutani Nagaharu was full of tears, "But who knows that I really love your mother." I dare not disobey my father's orders, and I can only cut off relations with your mother. At that time, your mother was pregnant, but I entrusted one of my subordinates, Ashigaru, or Jiro Kogi, to take care of your mother and become your nominal father."

"Originally, I planned to have a showdown with my father when you were born after a while, but who would have thought that my father would arrange a marriage for me in advance, and the other party is the princess of the Daze family, and I really can't go against the good intentions of the main family. So..."

"So you abandoned your mother, who was 6 months pregnant, and went to the princess of the Osawa family (marrying Bai Fumei?). Since then, he has been the general of the Osawa family (as CEO?). ), slowly became an important minister of the Osawa family (to the pinnacle of life?) Kogijiro interrupted Mizutani Nagaji's words and cried bitterly, "When my mother heard the news of your marriage, she washed her face with tears all day long, and her body collapsed after a short time. After giving birth to me, I had a serious illness, where are you at this time? Where were you when we didn't have money to buy medicine? Yes? Mizutani-sama? ”

Listening to Kogijiro's shouts, Mizutani Nagaji fell to his knees and said, "I was leading the troops to fight against the Ryohei family, and I didn't know the news that your mother was seriously ill, and when I returned victorious, your mother had already died."

"Kuji, the long in your name is the name that your mother chose for you, and Ji is the common word that our Mizutani family has passed down for generations. Your name is the heart of your father and mother," "Thank you so much. Kogijiro said through gritted teeth.

"That's it, since you don't want to change back to Mizutani's surname, then let's take the surname Xiaomu. However, you are still a descendant of my Mizutani family, don't forget this" Mizutani Nagaji saw that Kogijiro still couldn't let go, so he could only say "You go back first, rest early"

"Retire under the next" Kogijiro got up and strode away.

Looking at the departing figure of Kogijiro, Mizutani Nagaji's heart was full of sourness, "Michiko, our son has also grown up, don't worry, when I finish my last loyalty for the Osawa family, I will accompany you, I haven't seen you for so many years, I really miss you"

......

June in Nanxian North County, which has been raining heavily for several days, is destined to be an unquiet day. Since the news came at the beginning of the month that the Nagano family had sent troops to Ryohei Castle, there was also a force of more than 300 people outside Kamiyama Castle.

"Hurry up, take Daze City, no one will reward the money" With the sound of hitting the mountain, the ashigaru behind it seemed to have beaten chicken blood, and the wind was fast.

"Father, this time the family dispatched 300 troops, and all the troops that the family can mobilize have been taken away, and there are only more than ten peasant soldiers in the base, if..."

"Okay, fortunately, don't say it again" Kamiyama Zezhi, who was riding a tall horse, interrupted his son's words and said: "The Ryohei family is fighting with the Nagano family, looking at the situation, there is no half a month and there is absolutely no way to tell the winner, how can Ryohei Yoshiko still have the strength to attack the family?" ”

Yuyuki Kamiyama said: "Having said that, but in addition to the Ryohei family, there are other forces after all."

Shang Shan Zezhi said unhappily: "Other forces? The Tsugawa family? Haha, although the Tsugawa family has increased its strength after eliminating the Yamada family, even if it defeated the Ryohei family and the Yamada family by luck last time, it must have suffered heavy losses, and it is licking its wounds at this time, and it doesn't have the strength to send troops in a short period of time, don't worry"

"But...."Yuyuki Kamiyama wanted to say something, but looking at his father's impatient expression, he could only give up. It always feels like something is going to happen."

On Osawa City, Mizutani Nagaji looked at the ever-enlarged figure of the Kamiyama family outside the city, and his face was solemn. Daze City has also closed its gates at this moment, and it looks like a cage city in full swing. "I hope the Tsugawa family can arrive in time, otherwise with the strength of less than 100 people in the city, they won't be able to resist for too long."

Looking at Osawa Castle in the distance, the advancing Kamiyama family Ashigaru stopped at the foot of Osawa Castle. Osawa Castle is a castle built on a dirt bag. In the northwest of Nanxian North County, there are no mountains, so the average wealthy family will choose to build a city on a small hill. Roughly speaking, they are some dirt bags with a height of 5 to 10 meters.

Shangshan Zezhi rode to the front of the team, looked at the figure of Mizutani Nagaji on Daze City and smiled sinisterly, and shouted hoarsely: "Mizutani Nagaji, hurry up and open the door and surrender, otherwise you will capture the city, and the chickens and dogs will not be left." ”

"Ho" "Ho" "Break the city, and the chickens and dogs will not be left." The ashigaru of the Kamiyama family shouted loudly. For a while, the ashigaru in Osawa Castle showed expressions of fear.

Mizutani Nagaji stood on Osawa Castle and watched Kamiyama Zeyuki's persuasion to surrender to him. smiled contemptuously and said: "Shangshan Zezhi, you disregarded the love of brothers, and when the bones of the head of the family were not cold, you bullied the nephew who had not yet been served, what face did you have to face the ancestors of the Daze family?" It's better to withdraw your troops and go back, maybe my family will spare your life. ”

"You!" After hearing the words of Mizutani Nagaji, he was speechless with anger. For a long time, he shouted at the ashiki behind him: "Listen to me, the first person to ascend Daze City was directly promoted to the general of the family, and took the reward of 100 yuan from the head of Mizutani Changzhi to attack!! ”

The ashigaru people are crazy. This means that this is a samurai, and he can also become an important minister of his family, which is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. However, some people are more concerned about the reward of 100 kan, and the eyes that look at Mizutani Nagaji become more and more eager.

"Rush" Under the order of Kamiyama Zeyuki, the ashigaru of the Kamiyama family began the first wave of charge.

Seeing that the Kamiyama family had already begun to attack, Mizutani Choji shouted loudly: "Release the arrows, release the arrows quickly, the archers suppress it" For a while, more than a dozen arrows flew out of the castle tower, and the power of the Maruki bow made of the best cedar wood that is a specialty of Dewa Country is not comparable to that of ordinary bamboo bows. In an instant, three people from the mountain were shot and fell to the ground.

However, this did not stop the attack of the Ueyama family, and for the sake of a rich reward, the Ueyama family's ashigaru rushed to Osawa Castle without fear of death. However, as the archers on the castle tower unleashed their arrows as if they didn't want money, the offensive of the Kamiyama family gradually slowed down, and some ashigaru began to swing left and right to dodge the arrows, which slowed down the attack.

Ueyama Zeyuki watched the situation from behind and was greatly annoyed. "Fortunately, what about our archers? Press it down and suppress the archers in the castle" "Yes, father" After saying that, Yuyuki Kamiyama ordered a squad of archers from the Kamiyama family to start firing arrows into the castle. For a while, arrows were fired at each other inside and outside the city, and it was not lively for you to come and go.

Under the cover of the archers, the ashigaru of the Kamiyama family organized an offensive again, and arrived at the castle of Osawa Castle smoothly, and began to find a suitable place to climb and began to attack the castle tower.

"Kogijiro" Mizutani Nagaharu saw that the enemy had begun to ascend the castle and shouted loudly. "The villain is here," Kogijiro said, still expressionless. "What about the stone I asked you to prepare? Organize people to throw stones by hand" "Yes" After Kogijiro finished speaking, he beckoned several ashigaru and began to throw stones. The attack of the stone instantly played a great role, which is equivalent to an invisible bow and arrow. The deterrent effect of the stone was obviously greater, and the Yamada family's Ashigaru began to slowly retreat after being knocked over several by the stone.

Shangshan Zezhi, who was in the rear, shouted unwillingly: "You can't retreat, continue to rush, everyone rushes over." "The rear team, which had long been stimulated by the reward, immediately began to charge after hearing the order of Ueyamasawa Yuki.

Seeing that reinforcements were coming, the retreating former team Ashigaru also stopped retreating and began to move forward slowly.

Finally, after the few stones in the castle were thrown, the Ashigaru of the Kamiyama family accelerated the attack. In a short time, a few ashikaru were about to climb the castle tower.

"Haha, I'm the first, the squire will be mine," an ashigaru excitedly crossed the castle tower and shouted. However, it was not the congratulations of his teammates that ushered in him, but Kogijiro's Taidao. "Huh? My head is flying."

As the ashigaru of the Kamiyama family climbed more and more of the castle tower, the two sides began to fight to the death on the castle tower. The Kamiyama family tried to suppress the strength of the Osawa family in order to provide an environment for the teammates behind to climb the city. The Ashigaru of the Osawa family worked hard to hold the castle tower and prevent more people from climbing up.

However, the Ashigaru of the Osawa family is too few, and in the face of the Ashigaru of the Kamiyama family, which is several times his size, he will show his defeat in a short time. When Kamiyama saw that he was about to take the castle tower, he immediately ordered the flag of the Kamiyama family, Ashigaru, to join the attack.

With the addition of the Shangshan family flag, the Daze family on the castle tower gradually couldn't parry. After killing several people in succession with multiple injuries on his body, Kogijiro said to Mizutani Nagaji beside him, "Why hasn't the Tsugawa family shown up yet?" If they don't come to Osawa Castle again, they will be lost" Mizutani Nagaji wiped the blood on his face and said, "Later, if the Tsugawa family can't arrive in time, you can escape." Don't worry about the rest, if you have the chance, you can go out of the Tsugawa family, the Tsugawa family will rise sooner or later."

Cutting down an ashigaru who tried to sneak attack, Kogijiro said: "I won't be a coward, although I, Kogijiro, am as noble as you Mizutani-sama, but there are still my relatives in the city, and I won't give up." ”

"Relatives, where did you come from..."Mizutani Choji just wanted to scold Kogijiro, but suddenly thought of something. Relatives, relatives, haha, relatives" Mizutani Nagaji cried with joy, a burst of excitement, and suddenly burst out with a strong fighting spirit. For a while, he killed several ashigaru members of the mountain family one after another.

However, just as he was fighting back a ashigaru, he suddenly heard Kogijiro's cry of pain in his ears. Mizutani Nagaji looked back and saw that Kogijiro was besieged by several Kamiyama family flags, and his left arm and right leg were not badly injured.

Seeing that his son was besieged, Mizutani Nagaji immediately left the ashigaru beside him, rushed over and cut down 2 flags in succession, and pulled up Kogijiro who fell to the ground. "Are you alright?" Mizutani asked anxiously. "It's okay" A hint of emotion flashed in Kogijiro's eyes, but he covered it up well.

As the battle progressed, the Osawa family, which was already inferior in terms of troops, was defeated and retreated after the Kamiyama family's banner joined the battle. There were only about 20 people left who could fight, and almost all of them were wounded.

At this moment, there was a sudden shout of killing outside the city. Mizutani Changji stood up excitedly and looked out of the city, "It's finally here" Mizutani Changji sighed with relief.