In the second year of Eiroku, on the 4th of November, in the middle of the night, Mito Castle Ninomaru in Hitachi Province.

Although there was not a hint of breeze at this moment, the night was already cool.

Not far from the Ninomaru Edo Tadodori Residence, there are many samurai residences, most of which are the residences of the important ministers of the Edo family, and only a few are the residences of the Matsu clan and the reciprocal lords. After passing here, you will come to a gentle slope and connect to the longhouse where the ashigaru people live. The ramp is virtually impassable at night, and is only accessible at dawn, with the occasional small ashigaru patrol passing through. The longhouses near the ramp were also closed early.

Hayashizaki Shisuke was standing under a large tree near the ramp, and he had been occupying it for about half an hour, and he was waiting for the important retainer of the Edo family, Kamibu Totada, who was about to pass through this place.

Hayashizaki was summoned by Tanitabe a few days ago, and it was agreed to set up an ambush in the area. As soon as Kamibu Totada appeared, Hayashi Shisuke would suddenly jump out from behind the tree and slash with a sword. If anyone travels in the company of the gods, they will be killed by two or three of them on the side of the road. Then, Tanidabe Tsunao was about to appear, and Hayashi Shisuke only needed to leave Ninomaru in a low-key manner, and Tanidabe Tsunao quickly rushed into Edo Tadamichi's residence in the name of 'capturing the assassins sent by the Uesugi family' and controlled it, and finally hijacked Edo Tadamichi into Honmaru to force Edo Tsumasa to order Mito Castle to surrender to the Uesugi army. In this way, Tanidabe made a contribution to the Uesugi family.

From time to time, Hayashizaki Shisuke looked around at the darkness around him. It was dark, but it wasn't entirely pitch black, and there was a faint faint light in it. Not far away in such darkness, Hayashi Shisuke sensed that Tanitabe's straight gaze must be watching here.

After a while, Hayashi Shisuke suddenly heard footsteps coming from the ramp, getting closer and closer, and there were more than one person. When the group got closer and closer, Hayashi saw clearly that there were five people on the other side.

Hayashi Shisuke stood still in place, and when the five people were about to pass by, he shouted coldly: "Kanami Danmasa (Edo retainer Kangami Akinao, Hayashi Shisuke just casually thought of the name of an Edo retainer and shouted it)!" ”

"We're not what you call Jin Shangzheng, you recognize the wrong person!" A samurai beside Kamibu Tongzhong clenched his saber and said with his eyes fixed on Hayashizaki Shisuke.

"Don't try to lie and fool around! You can't fool me with this kind of trick! I'm here to take your life! Hayashi said after slowly walking in front of the five people.

"Why should I lie?!" As soon as the samurai's words fell, Hayashi Shisuke suddenly pulled out the sword, and when he hurriedly dodged back, Kamibu Tongzhong spoke.

"Wait! Below is the Edo family's important minister Kamibu Enoe Mamoru Tadada, and the mansion of Kangami Danmasa is in the other direction, so you are mistaken. "Kamisai doesn't want to entangle with this unknown samurai at this time.

Hayashi Qi Shisuke finally breathed a sigh of relief after listening to Kamibu Tongzhong's words, he still came. Hayashi Qi Shisuke immediately shouted: "Whether you are Jin Shang Danzheng or Shensheng Yuanjiang Shou, take your life first!" ”

"Is it a ronin or a fine saku?!" As soon as Hayashi Shisuke's words fell, the four samurai behind Kamibu Tongzhong also drew their swords one after another.

Hayashi Shisuke had already seen that the four people who were holding the knife and confronting him were not gods, so he suddenly jumped up, raised the sword in his hand, and slashed down from the shoulder of one of them. Hearing only a scream, the person fell to the ground in an instant. Hayashi Shisuke then feigned to retreat, avoiding the blade of the other person, and when he advanced again, the sword in his hand quickly slashed at the person's right shoulder, and another scream rang out.

Just as Hayashi Shisuke killed two of Kamibu Totada's retinue in a row, the only two remaining samurai beside Kamisaki Tosuke took the initiative to stay behind to contain Hayashisuke, and asked Kamisaki Tosuke to take refuge in Honmaru quickly.

However, how could Hayashi Shisuke watch Kamibu Tongzhong flee, he immediately rushed forward, slashed the remaining two followers, and soon caught up with Kamibu Tongzhong. At this moment, there was no longer a guard entourage by Shensheng Tongzhong's side, and he could only be forced to draw his sword to fight. The two of them had been battling for less than two rounds before Kamisaki became a little overwhelmed and began to gasp for breath.

When Hayashi saw that Shensheng Tongzhong was gradually losing his strength, he accelerated the speed at which he swung his sword. When Hayashi Shisuke's sword light swept by, Kamibu Tongzhong's shoulder, right hand, right leg and other parts were slashed one after another.

"Ah————" With a miserable scream, Kamibu Tongzhong was stopped by Hayashi Qi and cut into two pieces. Hayashizaki Shisuke quickly cut off the head of Kamibu Tongzhong, and then quickly disappeared into the night.

At the same time as Hayashi Shisuke beheaded Kamibu Tsutada, Tanidabe Tsuchi immediately surrounded Edo Tadamitsu's residence with a rate of 200 troops, holding Edo Tadamichi hostage and slowly walking towards Honmaru.

In less than a quarter of an hour, an uninvited guest came to the Uesugi army outside Mito Castle.

"Hayashi Ronin Hayashi Shisuke see the small mountain hall." After taking off the head of Kamibu Totadada, Hayashi Shisuke immediately left Mito Castle and went straight to the Uesugi army camp outside the city.

"Yushu ronin? How did the Hanshu ronin come to Hitachi Province in the Kanto region? Don't you think it's a little unreasonable? Koyama said after sneering.

"This is the head of the Edo family's important minister, Kamibu Enoemori Tsutada, and some of the Edo family's important ministers are dissatisfied with the new governor of the Edo family's delay in opening the castle and surrendering, and now they have surrounded the residence of the former family governor Edo Tajima Mamoru and will soon hold him hostage to force the current family governor Kaejo to surrender." Hayashi Shisuke 1510 explained the situation in the city to Asayuki Koyama.

"Oh? Interesting. It's just that I'm afraid I'll repent, and I'll repent, and I'll give them the ability to block it. However, then again, it's too late for them to do it now, and more than 10,000 of our army have been waiting outside Mito Castle for two days and two nights! "Asakiyuki Koyama felt that this was a great opportunity to wipe out the Edo family's Ichiko, the lineage, and the remnants of the Satake family in one fell swoop.

"That'······ Could it be ······" After listening to Koyama Asayaki's words, Hayashi Shisuke immediately realized that the Uesugi army was preparing to storm Mito Castle.

"Don't worry, since you killed the important ministers of the Edo family, then the Uesugi family will not treat you badly, and after verification, they will give you the reward they deserve." After saying this, Koyama Chaoyuki left the main camp.

Just when the more than 200 troops led by Tanitabe and others entered Honmaru with Edo Tadadashi Toshito, the Uesugi army outside the castle had already divided into four parts and launched a fierce attack from the four directions of Mito Castle.

When Tanidabe and others saw that the Uesugi army had begun to storm Mito Castle, they immediately attacked the Honmaru Imperial Pavilion and beheaded Edo Tadamichi and Edo Tsumasa father and son. Not only that, but they also killed the family members of Edo Tadamichi and Edo Tsumasa, preparing to ask Koyama Asaki for merit and reward.

However, at the same time that Tanidabe and others placed more than 100 heads in the open space of Honmaru, Gomi Takashige, the vanguard of the Uesugi army, had already led the army to arrive outside the Otemon Gate of Honmaru.

"We are the inner directors of the small mountain hall, and these are the heads of the Edo family governor and his family." Tanidabe and the others hurriedly opened the Otemen when they saw that Uesugi Jun had come to the Honmaru Otemon.

However, the order that Gomi Takashige received was to purge Honmaru, and even if some people said that it was the Uesugi army's inner response, he would not leave him alive.

"Ministers of the Lord Killer, what does the Little Mountain Hall want you for?!" Gomi Takashige didn't talk nonsense with Tanitabe and the others, and directly ordered his subordinates Ashigaru and the samurai to surround them and shoot them all with iron cannons.

With the fall of Mito Castle and the killing of Edo Tadamichi and Edo Tsumasa, the Edo family came to an end, and none of the relatives survived.

Three days later, Toba Castle, which was defended by the last retainer of the Edo family, Toba Muneyuki, was breached by the Oda army, and the last Edo retainer on behalf of the retainer Toba Tian Muneyuki was killed in battle, and the Oda army immediately began to slaughter the city, and none of the more than 2,000 people in the city survived.