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In war, if even ordinary soldiers know that defeat is inevitable, they cannot be expected to fight bravely.

Isshiki father and son miscalculated, they thought that everyone in the city recognized their "loyalty" heart, or their so-called "famous pride", and they could live and die for it.

Or is that question, what exactly is "famous pride"?

I don't understand the "noun" on my fan at all, and I don't even understand it, and my eyes are even darker about what the father and son are thinking.

I came up with the idea of advancing the army to the area around Isshikien, which was entirely based on the principle of "capture the thief and capture the king first", and once I got Isshiki Yoshido as the main general, the rest was simple.

Besides, the combat effectiveness of the Isshiki Army, as early as the last Northern Expedition to Tango, I saw that it was completely a "large rogue army", and Ken Ben didn't have to make too many preparations.

However, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is also a piece of meat, and even if the combat effectiveness of the Isshiki Army is poor, it is always an army that can go to the battlefield, if you take it lightly, it will be a taboo for soldiers, so before the war, I am also prepared to fold two or three hundred people.

But what surprised me was that the two generals here, one of whom was still one of the same colors, surrendered unscathed by the wise army.

I originally thought it was an "imperial army", but it turned out to be just an "imperial army", which is really disappointing.

When it was time to eat at noon, Isshikien finally fell completely into the hands of the enemy under the surrender of the original owner.

"It's really good, now I can let my father help me remember the merits, haha."

Yaheiji and I were chatting and laughing in the garden while we had lunch.

Of course, I can't completely relax yet, the war is not completely over.

The Oda army in the rear poured in to support, and in the afternoon, Akai Naomasa, Saito Toshizo and others had already fought against the Isshiki army of Misakaen and Matsuo En.

The sound of war drums and war drums all over the mountains shook the ground, and generals such as Akechi Mitsutada, Shima Kiyoko, and other generals led thousands of troops, surrounded by battle flags, and rushed towards Ninomaru.

The distance between Ninomaru and Honmaru is not far away, and the shouting and killing over there, Honmaru's Isshiki righteousness, can be heard clearly.

At this time, he was holding a string of Buddhist beads in his hand, sticking to the balcony of the castle tower, and he turned a deaf ear to the sounds outside.

The general, Ichishiki Surveyor, Wei Zongquan, hurriedly ran over.

"General! Isshikien has fallen! Matsuo Garden is also about to be broken! You think of a way to put it! ”

Way? What else can be done now?

Isshiki Yoshido smiled bitterly in his heart, but on the surface, he still pretended to be casual, still clearly playing the billowing gunpowder smoke in the distance, and said meaningfully: "Kanbei, do you know? Nobunaga's favorite song is "Tsumori", and I heard others say that before the battle of Tsukisama, he could still dance while singing "Tsumori" as if nothing happened......

"General, what do you mean?" The Isshiki Sect was full of confusion.

At this time, the swishing sound of bows and arrows and the deafening sound of gunfire were heard from Ninomaru's side, and you can imagine the fierceness of the battle.

But Isshiki Yoshido didn't care at all, and still calmly pruned the flowers and leaves on a bonsai next to him, as if enjoying the vibrant summer weather.

Under the castle of Honmaru is the back garden of the Isshiki family, opposite the spring, the bush clover flowers are in full bloom, red and white, the carp in the spring swim leisurely, and the white clouds reflect the surface of the water.

"Kanbei, if you say that life is only fifty years, I am already enough." A smile appeared on Isshiki Yoshimichi's face, "I've lived my whole life, what haven't I seen?" For decades, I have never complained, always acted according to my own will, and never lost my temper. ”

"General, you are really amazing," said this, but Isshiki Zongquan was very dissatisfied in his heart, the great general transported his home clean for the sake of a momentary mood, he himself may be able to have no regrets, but what about his subordinates?

"The little one went to Ninomaru to resist the enemy first." ……

More than half an hour later, Isshiki Zongquan ran back again, but this time, he was in tatters, and he looked like he had lost the battle.

Sure enough, Isshiki Zongquan said with a sad face: "General, Ninomaru has been broken, let's leave quickly!" ”

"Let's go? Where to go? ”

"The young lord and His Royal Highness Yoshikiyo, under the protection of Misakumoru, have successfully fought their way out of the siege and fled to the side of Yuki Castle, are we ......?"

"Kanbei!" Isshiki Yoshido suddenly shouted at the words of Isshiki Zongquan, and said, "Didn't I tell you before that I have no regrets in my life?" In that case, you should understand my feelings by now, I will never admit defeat to Oda Nobunaga. ”

"But now, the battle has come to this point, how can we continue to fight?"

"Hahaha......" Isshiki Yoshiki laughed up, "So, Kanbei, in fact, you don't understand me at all, I've been fighting since the beginning, it's just that I don't need to pick up a spear and wield a sword myself." ”

With that, he laughed out loud again.

Lose your marbles! Lose your marbles! For more than ten years, Yishi Zongquan has always respected himself as a lord, but now, he has never felt that this man has made him hate or even hate like today!

At this moment, a bloodstained general came to report: "General! The messenger of the wise family, Ichishiki vine chief, hopes to meet the general. ”

The Isshiki Sect is full of color and joy, great, Wise Guangxiu This is taking the initiative to give his lord a step down, and there is hope for the preservation of the Isshiki family!

But Isshiki's righteous words made his heart extremely cold.

"Nope!"

The two simple words made the Isshiki Sect's heart cold, and at the same time, the anger in his brain rose to the extreme!

"General! Why not?! This is the last chance to save the Isshiki family! ”

"Bastard! How dare you talk to me like that! Seeing that Ishiki Zongquan, who had always respected him, dared to "roar" at himself, the polite Isseki Yidao was also hairy, "What do you know?" Can the Isshiki family that surrendered Oda Nobunaga still be called the Isshiki family? That will be laughed at by the whole world! ”

"So what can you do? Can it be saved? ”

"Kanbei!" Isshiki said angrily: "As a child of a famous family, don't you have any consciousness at all? The real value of the famous family is not whether it can spread to all generations, but whether it can leave a name in history, the Xintian clan has long perished, but today who does not praise and admire the glory of the Xintian clan, I have already realized it, and I will follow the path of the righteous prince back then! ”

(To be precise, it was only the clan that the Nitta clan perished, and its division was transformed and still continued the lifeline, such as Tokugawa Ieyasu, who claimed to be a descendant of the Nitta clan.)

Isshiki Soquan finally understood that from the very beginning, his lord had never thought of bowing to Akechi Mitsuhide, or Oda Nobunaga, and he had already realized death.

"Akechi Mitsuhide is a man of culture, and he sent an envoy to spare my life, but at the same time, this is also a kind of 'pity', and the Isshiki clan, one of the four positions of the shogunate, does not need this kind of pity. Therefore, I will never receive his messenger, let alone accept his request and surrender obediently. ”

On the evening of the 27th, with Isshiki Yoshiki and Yamanaka Hidetada both fleeing, Akai Naomasa and Saito Toshizo, Akechi's men, finally succeeded in attacking the area between Misaka-en and Matsuo-en.

At the same time, Ninomaru also fell into the hands of the Akechi Army.

On the second day, June 28, the sixth year of Tensho, from dawn, Mt. Kenbu became a tragic battlefield.

Based on the Isshikien Garden, which was captured by Akechi Nobumitsu first, the Akechi army surrounded Mt. Kenbu like an iron bucket in two ways.

After breakfast, with the envoy refused, the Akechi army began to attack Honmaru.

The situation is completely clear, and it is only a matter of time before the city falls.

What do you think? The weather was nice today and I was in a very good mood. In the face of the lord's words, Isshiki Zongquan did not answer, and prepared the wine slowly.

The sake was poured into the exquisite cup that Isshiki Yoshimichi usually treasured, and Isshiki Yoshimichi happily drank three glasses in a row. "Come, Kanbei, it's your turn."

Isshiki Zongquan looked at Isshiki Yoshido with a meaningful smile on his face. He didn't remember how many times he wanted to swing a knife and cut off the head of Isshiki Yoshiki last night and give it to Akechi Mitsuhide to protect the Isshiki family.

But that resentment finally subsided, and the moment finally came. He is also a member of the Isshiki clan. If he is misunderstood by the people of the world and thinks that he is plotting rebellion for his own selfish interests, then it is difficult to argue. This is probably the karma of the end times. Isshiki Zongquan also drank three glasses in a row, and then handed the wine glass back to Isshiki Yoshiki: "Come, General, let me pour you wine." ”

The Isshiki Sect looked at Isshiki Yoshido with a smile and drank dry. "General, since the young master and they have successfully left, then we don't need to worry about anything anymore, come! I'd better go ahead and explore the way for you. ”

After speaking, he tore off his clothes, exposed his chest, and stabbed his lower abdomen with a knife with an indifferent expression.

Isshiki Yoshido looked at all this in front of him and nodded with satisfaction: "Okay! This is worthy of being a son of a famous family! It's worthy of Kanbei, or you know my heart, come! I'll take care of it for you personally! ”

People may not be able to completely free themselves from confusion and attachment after all. Isshiki Soquan's seppuku suicide actually contains resentment towards Isshiki Yoshido and despair at the current situation, but Isshiki Yoshiki doesn't think so. Under the sword of Isshiki Yoshido, the head of Isshiki Zongquan fell to the floor.

"Okay, Kanbei, we are a famous family, we won Mitsuhide, we won Nobunaga." Looking at the blood dripping from the floor, Isshiki Yoshido twisted his lips and smiled, "It's my turn." He smiled, closed his eyes quietly, and slowly ripped off his clothes. Wearing a white undershirt, he had a calm attitude and silently raised his sword. "The enemy is probably about to break into the door."

He muttered to himself, stabbing the tip of his knife into his left abdomen.

"Originally, I wanted to die first, and then let you help me make a mistake, but now it seems that I am ...... Hahaha......"

"Fan Shi Gong! Quan Fan Gong! Unscrupulous descendants, one color righteousness! I'm not ashamed of you! Ha!!! ”

Isshiki Yoshimichi let out a loud shout, twisted his face, and slashed the knife to the right.

The ribs seemed to have been cut to the vital point, and the white cloth wrapped in the abdomen suddenly turned blood-red, and Yise's face was like dirt.

"Hahaha......" He looked at the wise army that was about to enter the city, as if he wanted to say something, but finally didn't say anything.

In an instant, the tatami mats were soaked in a pool of blood, and a somewhat poor old man fell to the ground and died