On the second day of December, snow began to fall in Ueno. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

This did not hinder the wise Kogoro's plan to send troops, and the night before, Sakuma Morimasa had led 2,000 soldiers and horses south to attack, aiming directly at the Saito clan's bowl castle.

Here is an introduction to the specific situation of the Kamirugawa Saito clan, which has a total of four castles, three satellite castles and a main castle, as well as thirty-nine villages with a total territory of 14,000 koku. Among them, the main castle of Bowlatajo, the satellite towns of Kawai Castle and Pheasant Castle are all in Ueno Naba County, while Kanawa Castle, located on the south side of the Ninho River and located on the south side of the Ninho River, belongs to Musashi Kodama Gun.

The reason why this situation of [stepping on two boats] occurs is because when this land was sealed to the Saito clan, North Musashi and Nishi Ueno were in the hands of the Takeda family, and today the situation is very different, Musashi has been returned to the Hojo family, Ueno belongs to the Oda clan, one servant does not matter two masters, even if the Saito clan is honestly the Shunmin of the Oda shogunate, it is estimated that the Hojo family will not be happy, this nail is hanging on the head, who is not upset when he sees it?

In the castle tower of Maebashi Castle, the wise Kogoro and the Shibata brothers had a drink, and Shibata Katsuri didn't drink much because of his young age, so Shibata Katsutoshi, who was supposed to accompany him, became the main drinker.

[Tsk, it's really good wine。。。。。。 The rice in Ueno is large and full, chewy, and even the sake brewed is not ordinary, so if I go back to the capital, I must bring more. 】

[Actually, it's nothing, the main thing is that the rice is good, whether this wine is koji, wine mother and fermentation rice, it is all made of fine white stem rice, if you like it, where do I have some wine, I will give it to you. 】

[Haha, what's so embarrassing about that。。。。。。 However, we are drinking here, and we must not forget the soldiers who are still fighting on the front line, and on such a cold day, we only hope that they can fight quickly so as not to freeze in the wild. 】

[Yes, Lord Xuanfan bravely crowned the three armies, and he will definitely be able to win。。。。。。 When are you leaving, sir? 】

[Tonight, I'm going with the transport team that transports logistical supplies and winter clothes, and I expect to be able to reach Kamirugawa in the second half of the night. 】

Shibata Katsuie was slightly surprised.

[It's not safe to walk in the middle of the night, and it's colder, so it's better to go tomorrow morning, and it's too late to go after breakfast.] 】

[It's the same wherever you have breakfast, but I want to know about the battlefield situation earlier。。。。。。 Lord Katsutoshi, I'm going, all the big and small affairs of the Shibata family have to be entrusted to you, the Imperial Cao Si is still young, and the military affairs, you can take care of it a little more. 】

[Wise Lord, now that my father has fallen, every child in the Shibata family has the responsibility to stand up, and I will never back down. 】

Shibata Katsuri said suddenly.

【Good!】 You can say that again! This is the young master of the Shibata family, come! Young master, you can have a drink too! 】

。。。。。。

Facing the bowl-shaped castle, Sakuma Morimasa asked his soldiers to display the flags of the retainers of the Shibata family under the bowl-shaped castle, these colorful and different styles of family crests, when they appeared under the bowl-shaped castle, the defenders of the bowl-shaped castle were tense, and the atmosphere did not dare to have one more, many of them could recognize the coats of arms on these banners, which belonged to the families of the various retainers of the Shibata family, and it was precisely because they knew the family crests of these flags among the soldiers of the bowl-shaped castle guards that they caused a stir.

This time, the Shibata family is going to move for real! 】

You must know that the family crest of the samurai in this era is a symbol of glory, and there are various family crests here, which means that everyone in the Shibata family will be involved in this war, although the enemy in front of them is not more than a thousand, but behind these thousand people, there is a strong military force of the Shibata family, which holds the three Kanto countries. And behind this military power, there is also the power of the legendary most terrifying and brutal [Sixth Heaven Demon King] from the capital. Many people have never actually seen Oda Nobunaga, but just by hearsay, they imagine Oda Nobunaga, the shogun, as a terrifying character like a hellish Shura, of course, the real situation is not much different.

[Who's that?] Shinhachiro, you go and get Lord Hojo Takashi here, this time the situation is much more serious than we thought! 】

The lord of the castle commanded at the head of the bowl-shaped castle wall, Saito Samasuke, his eyes were staring at his bitter enemy, he couldn't wait for the humiliation he suffered in Maebashi Castle, and he dreamed that he wanted to break the Shibata family's [uncles] into pieces, but when several of them really arrived, he felt that there was no place in his heart at all, there were less than 800 people in the city, more than half were militiamen, and more than 100 were Hojo Army, which looked like he could win the battle.

The situation in front of you is far beyond your responsibility, and it's time for your backer to come forward to solve it!

【Hi Yi!! 】

An archer with a short bow on his back, covered in armor but trembling, and didn't know whether he was frightened or frozen, hurriedly ran towards the inner city in the bowl-shaped city, because the bowl-shaped city is the main city, so it is much wider than the general [miscellaneous courtyard], it is a medium-sized flat castle located on the bank of the Kamiyugawa, except for the south of the Kamirugawa River as a natural hazard, the whole city actually has no external obstacles, it is easy to attack and difficult to defend, as early as the astronomical years, the Uesugi family had considered demolishing the bowl-shaped castle, In addition, he found a place with more dangerous terrain to build a castle, but because the Uesugi family had non-stop internal and external strife, the matter was put on hold. And when Saito Mitsutoru had just inherited the position of the lord of the city, he also had this idea, but because he had no money in his hand, this idea was also lost.

Here's a little introduction to the structure of the castle.,Eight arrow towers (turrets) are distributed in all directions of Ninomaru.,There are still ninja climbing hanging on the city wall (the author also knew this kind of thing in the novel.,I didn't make it clear what it is.,It's probably something like thistle.),Outside the bowl-shaped city,There are some residential areas built against the wall.,But now the people of the city are hiding in the city.。

Because of the limited space in the castle, the streets in the castle are very narrow. The bowl castle of this medium-sized castle could accommodate about 5,000 people during the battle, and these people got along well with the Saito family and were very loyal, and in the face of the great enemy, they also took up various agricultural tools and weapons such as stones and sticks to make it look like they would live and die with the castle.

After a while, Hojo Clan arrived with a few people.

[What's wrong?] Saito-sama, are there many enemies? 】

[Yes, I estimate that there are at least three or four thousand of them, and this situation is terrible!] 】

In fact, there is obvious moisture in Saito Mitsuto's words, and the Oda Army in the wind and snow doesn't look like there are four or five thousand, at most one or two thousand, but Saito Mitsuto found that although the latter is very smart, but he lacks experience on the battlefield, and now he deliberately makes things more serious, so that he can pay more attention.

[What?! So much? Could it be that Akechi Kogoro is crazy? He just wants to have a big fight with his family?! 】

Hojo Shitaka was easily fooled, today was his first battle, he had never encountered this situation before, subconsciously pressed the ribs around his waist, gritted his teeth, and shouted to a person behind him:

【Go!】 Hurry up! Go to Okabe Castle and find Lord Anbomori and ask him to come to your aid! 】

The so-called Anfang Mamoru refers to the Hojo clan stationed in Okabe Castle, who has 10,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, and is the greatest reliance of the Hojo clan. The man did not dare to delay, and hurriedly turned to leave.

[Hojo-sama, will Mamoru Abo-sama come to our rescue? 】

Seeing the appearance of the Hojo clan, a samurai of the Saito clan asked the young adult, and the other soldiers, including Saito Mitsuto, looked at the Hojo clan with their weapons in their hands, and their ears were pricked up in the hope of getting an answer from the adult.

[Of course, the army of Lord Anbo Mamoru will come to our rescue soon, you can rest assured, if I can appear here, it means that the Hojo family will never give up the bowl castle, and will definitely not give up the Saito family, so 。。。。。。 Please, everybody! We will hold on until the arrival of Abo Mamoru , please lend me the power of love, and never let the shameless wise Kogoro step into the bowl castle. 】

Takashi Hojo didn't know that Akechi Kogoro wasn't in the enemy camp at all, and he was still drinking leisurely in Maebashi Castle. It's just that with the fall of Shibata Katsuie's illness, Akechi Kogoro became the backbone of the Shibata family and the [new leader] in the eyes of the hostile forces, so Hojo Clan Takashi deliberately mentioned his name to show that he would not give in to the enemy at all.

In addition, the Hojo clan also knew that once the Hojo clan received a request for rescue, it would definitely send troops, but with the heavy snow and the road impassable, it was a difficult question worth thinking about when he would arrive.

Of course, if he thinks this in his heart, he must not say it in his mouth, as a person who is hoped for by the Saito family, he knows that he must remain calm at this time, otherwise these people may act against him in a panic.

[Great, Lord Anfang is brave and good at fighting, and he will definitely be able to defeat the enemy!] 】

[Yes, I really want to see the goddamn shogunate's dog legs, the way we beat the ass and pee!] 】

。。。。。。

After listening to the words of the Hojo clan, everyone settled down, and the most feared thing for the besieged people was the lack of reinforcements. Thinking about it, how much the Hojo family and the shogunate did not deal with each other, it was already a matter known to everyone in the world, and it was only because of the [Spring Festival] this spring that the relationship between the two families eased slightly, but the shogunate sent troops to the northeast to coerce the Date family, which seriously hurt the interests of the Hojo family, which made the relationship collapse again.

Of course, even if there is no this, the Hojo clan in front of him is a cousin of the Kanto Gong, even if he doesn't look at anything else, just this level of relationship, the Hojo family will not sit still.