The news of the capture of Itami Castle was actually more impactful for Araki Murashige than the rebellion of the Arima family.

The Arima family rebelled, and Arima Castle was captured, which can only be said to have broken off the arm of Araki Village. However, after the Tsugawa family captured Arima Castle, they continued to go deeper into Settsu and captured Itami Castle, which means that the entire Setzu is currently under the threat of the Tsugawa family.

Let's not talk about whether Araki Murashige has the courage to let go of his hometown and continue to stand guard here to help Miyoshi Changkei, even if Araki Village goes out again, the other people of Settsu who are gathered in Takiyama Castle will not do it!

The strength of the troops in Takiyama Castle is not only the strength of Araki Murashige and Yasumi Naomasa, but also the strength of other Settsu countries. It is conceivable that once these people in Takiyama Castle know that the Tsugawa family has captured Itami Castle and can capture their residence at any time, these rabble under the command of Araki Murashige will probably break up and scatter in a hurry.........

"However, there is good news!" The previous envoy suddenly gasped.......

Arakimura clenched his fists heavily, went up directly and grabbed the neck, and said loudly, "What good news!" ”

"Big.... My lord, after the Tsugawa family's general Akechi Mitsuhide captured Itami Castle, the troops of the Ten Rivers Sanki Guardian Hall arrived just in time. Due to the suddenness of the incident, the two armies were unprepared and retreated several miles each! When the villain came, the two sides seemed to be still in a confrontation! ”

It's a coincidence.

Because of the reason that Tsugawa Soji ordered the blockade of Settsu Bay "along Takiyama Castle", Ten Rivers Ichiku did not dare to land along Takiyama Castle. So I had to go some distance east and go ashore near the mouth of the Yodo River.

On the way to Takiyama Castle, he happened to pass through Itami Castle, and Tokawa Ichiku didn't know in advance that the Tsugawa family's troops had already hit here, and Akechi Mitsuhide didn't expect that the Miyoshi family's troops would suddenly come out to block the way.

In this way, the two "famous" historical figures, Akechi Mitsuhide and Tokawa Ichiku, completed their first meeting in their lives.

Because they don't know the reality of the other party, no one dares to act rashly. In the end, Akechi Mitsuhide left part of his troops to defend Itami Castle, and then pulled his troops back three miles and sent detectives to investigate the situation.

Shikawa Ichicun didn't dare to act rashly, so he quickly retreated, and then sent someone to report in the direction of Takiyama Castle and ask about the situation of Araki Murashige!

......

Soji Tsugawa was also reported by the ninjas of the Tsugawa family and learned the news that Akechi Mitsuhide had captured Itami Castle. In addition to being happy, he also expressed great regret for the sudden killing of Shihe Yicun.

"Sure enough, it is up to people to plan things, and it's up to heaven to make things happen! The ancient martial marquis is not exempt from this, why not us? The lord doesn't have to mind, at least the capture of Itami Castle and Arima Castle will be a great blow to the morale of the enemy army! In this formation, Sanada Yutaka looked at Tsugawa Soharu who was speechless, and thought that Tsugawa Soji was angry, so he spoke.

"Oh~ When did Genta Saemon see the Three Kingdoms?" When he heard that Sanada Yutaka actually mentioned Zhuge Liang, he couldn't help but ask.

Sanada Yutaka replied with a smile, "When I was in Goseyama Castle, I received a new one and got a lot of good books from him!" ”

"Oh?" There are not many people who can be considered by Sanada Yutaka to be a good book, and Tsugawa Soji can't help but be a little curious about this close identity, "Could it be the Takeda Izu Mamoru family?" ”

"It's not a member of the Takeda family, but the son of the head of Wakasa Kumagawa Township!" Sanada Yutaka replied truthfully.

"How can a son of a mere land collect books from this?"

"Isn't the lord interested in this person?"

"Can Genta Saemon guess my thoughts?"

"Haha, the lord's love for talent, who in the world doesn't know?" Sanada Yutaka smiled, then turned back to a flag outside the tent and said, "Call Numata Uenosuke to come to the main camp!" ”

"Hah!"

As soon as he heard the word Numata, Soji Tsugawa was suddenly stunned, isn't Numata in Ueno? How is it that there is also a Numata in Wakasa Country?

Just as he was wondering, a young samurai wearing an official hat and a hunting suit had already walked in from outside. Let's say young, but the beard on this person's chin has grown again, and his eyes are bright, and he doesn't look like he is a young man.

"Numata Uenosuke has seen the main hall!"

Soji Tsugawa looked curiously at Numata Uenosuke in front of him, it stands to reason that such a person is indeed extraordinary, but why haven't you heard of any Numata Uenosuke?

"Can you be served?"

"It's already in Yuanfu!"

"What's the name of the yuanfu?"

"Numata Uenosuke Yumitsu!" Although Yumitsu Numata tried his best to pretend to be calm and light, he was actually nervous to death. The most important thing is that this is the famous Tsugawa Soji, and he is still alive, just in front of him.....

Numata Yumitsu was already sweating densely on his forehead at this time, but he didn't dare to wipe it, so he could only leave it along his cheeks. The only remaining courage has been used by Numata Yumitsu to raise his head and quietly glance at Tsugawa Soji.

Looking at Yumitsu Numata for five or six minutes like this, Soji Tsugawa felt a little more satisfied.

Small, can't you be a hairy boy? Yumitsu Numata? Is it famous?

Uh, wait.

It seems that we have Nagada in the northeast, this product is really a little famous, huh?

In fact, there have not been many accounts of Yumitsu Numata, so the presence of this military advisor of the Tsugaru family in the late Warring States period is extremely low.

Yumitsu Numata Many people think that he is from the Ueno Numata family, but this is not the case.

The Wakasa Numata family, where Numata Yumitsu lived, was indeed a branch of the Ueno Numata family, but it migrated to Wakasa as early as the Minamoto Yoritomo period and settled in the Kumagawa-go area. Later, he became a retainer of the Wakasa Takeda family and built Kumagawa Castle during the Eiroku period.

However, due to various reasons, Kumagawa Castle was captured by another retainer of the Takeda family, Matsumiya Genbanyun, and the Numata clan fled to Omi.

It was also at this time that Numata Yumitsu began to travel around the world, and finally became Tsugaru Noshin, and became Tsugaru's military advisor. Later, with the help of several retainers led by Numata Yumitsu, Tsugaru Nobu finally unified the Tsugaru region and became a powerful daimyo in the Michinoku region.

And Numata Yumitsu is recorded to be familiar with yin and yang, and also has a deep knowledge of the I Ching and astronomy.

"According to Genta Saemon, you have a lot of good books in your hands? But I don't know what they are? Soji Tsugawa suddenly asked.

Numata Yumitsu, who was trembling below, suddenly heard Tsugawa Soji's question, and hurriedly replied: "Back to the main hall, there are only a few classics such as "The Art of War", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Zhou Yi" and the Four Books and Five Classics. ”

Yutaka Sanada: ........

Soji Tsugawa: MMP

This is already very NB, well, just one "The Art of War" is already very hanging, okay!

"I'm curious, where did you get these books?"

"Back to the main hall!" Yumitsu Numata said, "This is actually a coincidence! ”

"When I was young, I worshipped Buddha in the mountains and met an injured old man. Out of kindness, he sent him to a nearby doctor for treatment, and after his injury was healed, he gave these books to him, and instructed him to read them, and he will become a great tool in the future! ”

"Oh!" Soji Tsugawa suddenly realized, "But I don't know who this old man is?" ”

According to the old man, his name was "Author"

"Let's call it an author's fungus......"