And what is more ironic is that the Hojo family actually did it at night, and what is worse is that before the Satake family had time to make a move to defend the city and resist, the gate of Ota Castle had already been opened.

Who opened the gates?

It's none other than the Thirty-Three Cities Alliance!

It turned out that before the Hojo clan left, he had secretly contacted the Thirty-Three Cities Alliance―――――――― unlike Satake Yoshishige, the Hojo family was very happy to show that as long as the Thirty-Three Cities Alliance handed over some annual payments on time every year, it was enough for their own territory, and the Hojo family would never interfere, and the alliance did not need to send troops to help the Hojo family when they were fighting, and the alliance did not need to send hostages to Odawara.

Where can I find such a good thing?!

The Thirty-Three Cities Alliance, which was overjoyed, easily fell to the Hojo family and was willing to respond.

Perhaps in a hurry, Satake Yoshishige made a ――――――――decision that he thought was very smart, but was actually very stupid, when the Hojo soldiers were pressing, and sent the soldiers of the Thirty-Three Cities Alliance to Minomaru to defend.

Satake Yoshishige's purpose is obvious, Sannomaru is the outermost wall of Ota Castle, and throwing the people of the alliance there is simply to let this group of people serve as cannon fodder.

However, Satake Yoshishige is simply smart but is mistaken by cleverness, and Sannomaru's gate is the most important place to defend, if the alliance does something here, I'm afraid it will be ......

Sure enough, on a night on November 7, the twelfth year of Tensho, the soldiers of the alliance suddenly wanted to attack Ota Castle, which was guarding the west gate, and after killing dozens of Satake soldiers guarding the gate at a very fast speed, they quickly controlled and opened the west gate, and introduced hundreds of Hojo troops hidden outside into the city.

What is that...... Not good! There are enemies!! 】

The patrolling Satake officer heard the dense footsteps and found that something was wrong, everyone desperately turned their heads to look at the city gate, only to see that a large group of Hojo troops had suddenly emerged at the city gate at this time, they were brandishing knives and guns one by one, chopping melons and vegetables like those who rushed to resist, but the Satake defenders who were sparsely pulled were slashing and killing. After a while, it had already occupied the area around the gate of the West City.

The patrol officer and the other defenders were shocked, and they couldn't think about how these Hojo troops could appear in the city, so they pulled out the long knife at their waists with a swipe and said urgently:

[It's a big deal! The enemy has entered the city, blow the conch, and notify the whole city that there is an enemy! …… Stop them, and don't let them take the gates. 】

Under the orders of the officers, the nearby defenders hurriedly blew the conch, and the dull sound spread throughout the city.

Groups of soldiers hurried from the head of the city to the city gates. Even the patrolling troops in the city began to rush to the west of the city.

The Hojo clan, who was in a formation not far from the city, heard the sudden noisy movement and the sound of tearing and killing in the sky, and also understood that the people of the Satake family finally discovered the movement of the self-army. Busy with his military advisor Duomu Yuanzhong said loudly,

[Boss Tamu, please send someone to inform the ranks of the other military columns, and let Mino Mamoru (Hojo Clan) lead the army to the west gate.] In addition, half of all the centaurs who have come out will rush to the West Gate to support Saemon Zuo-sama (Sano Clan), and half will act with you and attack Ota Castle head-on! 】

[Hi Yi! Please rest assured, leave everything to the old man! 】

Tamu Mototada and Hojo Tsunari were in charge of the five-color preparation together, and he is in his fifties this year, and in terms of qualifications, even the Hojo clan has to call him uncle.

However, at the moment, this veteran of the army was very respectful to the military orders of his juniors, and he withdrew without saying anything.

After Tamu Mototada retreated, Hojo Katsu suddenly smiled and said:

[Father is really a clever plan, this [ghost righteousness], bad luck is bad luck on this group of people, haha, these broken cities are just around the corner. 】

In the direction of his laughter, there was an old man.

The old man looked plain and unremarkable, and he didn't wear any armor or haori, and after listening to Hojo Katsu's words, he slowly spoke:

[Shisheng, this is the art of war, no matter how great the general is, if he follows the way of the villain, he will also die without a place to be buried! ] 】……

[Brethren! Rush with me! If we win the enemy, we will be rewarded! 】

With the order of the Sano clan, those soldiers also received encouragement, one by one roared, took up their weapons, and under the leadership of the officers of each team, they were divided into several teams and rushed to both sides.

[Haha, Lord Sano, I can't let you take all the credit alone, we have to work hard! ] 】

Sano Clan's original name was Hojo Clan, originally the sixth son of Hojo Clanyasu, sent to Sano's family as an adopted son and successfully usurped power, he and his fifth brother Hojo Clan Gui had a very good relationship, and the two brothers were competing with each other in close cooperation.

Hojo picked up the sword in his hand and began to follow the brigade of men and horses, rushing from the west gate to the south gate. The most important thing now is to open the south gate and let them in. If they can't take the south gate, they will be caught by Satake Yoshishige's urn. And without the five-color equipment and various siege equipment of the multi-eyed Yuanzhong, it would undoubtedly be difficult for him to take down Ninomaru and Honmaru in a short period of time.

As soon as they arrived at the south gate, there was already a scuffle. The men and horses of the five-color preparation were only a few dozen zhang away from the city gate, but there were already all kinds of Satake troops coming to the south gate, and even some leaders who were loyal to the Satake family rushed over with guesses or hoes, harpoons, and all kinds of weapons......

[Oh no, sir, something is wrong! ] 】

In the Imperial Pavilion of Yoshishige Satake in the inner city, a bloodied officer of the Satake family rushed in and reported loudly in panic.

[Master, something is wrong, I'm in the city, I'm in the city! 】

The guard gasped and said loudly.

In the palace, Satake Yoshishige was discussing with several generals such as Satake Yoshinobu, Satake Yoshiji, Zhenbi Shigan and Ota Shimasa about the night attack on the Hojo Army a few days later, and even the other guards and servants in the palace were busy at this time. Satake Yoshishige has already said that when they attack at night, they will also go to the battlefield, and they can be promoted if they make war achievements.

【Baga!! 】

The young and vigorous Satake Yoshinobu stood up and kicked the officer and shouted,

[Unruly things, what's going on and making a fuss, don't you see that the master is discussing with the adults? ] …… To be clear, what went into the city, and who got into the city? 】

The officer had just gasped for breath at this time, and was kicked over by Satake Yoshinobu, and when he got up from the ground, he was busy.

[Master, young master, something is wrong! ] …… It's the Hojo family who has entered the city! 】

【……】

After hearing this, Yoshinobu Satake hurriedly turned his head to look at Yoshishige Satake, and at this time, Yoshishige Satake's face was also shocked, and the tea set in his hand also fell on the tatami mat at once, and his eyes were about to burst into flames. Teng got up suddenly, walked in front of the guard in three or two steps, grabbed his collar, and asked in a deep voice,

[Damn! What did you say? The enemy has entered the city? How can it be? Until dinner time, there was no movement, how could they suddenly enter the city? What about the defenders on the city walls? Where have they gone? From which gate did you enter? How many people came in? 】

The officer was already injured and had a little difficulty speaking, but now he was beaten and scolded by the two of them, and he had a dead heart, he stammered,

【Old ...... Sir, I don't ...... either I don't know where they came from, but all of a sudden these people ...... It seems to have just popped up. They did not come in from without, but seemed to have come out of the city first...... First came the West...... gate, then south gate, then north ...... At the north gate, the east gate, and each city gate, groups of Hojo troops suddenly appeared. One...... A fierce ...... Especially the Hojo Army at the South Gate, which is even more ferocious, seems to be a five-color preparation, especially capable of fighting, no ...... After a while, he seized the south gate and opened it...... Now there are tens of thousands of ......, 10,000 people have entered the city, and countless people are entering outside...... Into the city ......】

The more he spoke to the back, the more rapid his voice became, and finally, his voice froze, his eyes rolled, his head tilted, and there was no more sound.

Satake Yoshishige let go of the hand holding the guard's clothes a little distractedly, letting the latter's body fall on the tatami mat, and muttered,

[Impossible, impossible, we have the strong walls of Ota Castle, and our Satake family has been relying on Ota Castle for more than 20 years, and this is the strongest castle in the entire Hitachi country. Even if the 100,000 Hojo army attacked the city, we could resist it for several months, why, suddenly they entered the city? 】

The residence of the Satake family is Mito Castle, but from the perspective of defense, Ota Castle is more suitable for defending the enemy in the west, so Satake and his son came to Ota Castle in person to resist the Hojo family.

Satake and his son were convinced that Ota Castle was like the Hojo family's Odawara Castle, and it could not be easily attacked, but now it seems that it ......

Ota Shimasa said suddenly,

[The owner of the museum, Ota Castle was built by the ancestors of the old man, and it can be called unbreakable, so the old man concluded that it ......]

[How does Lord Ota decide? 】

[As the so-called thousands of defenses, it is difficult to prevent thieves, and someone in the city must act as an internal response and bring the enemy in...... It must be like this. Owner, what now? 】

In his early years, Ota Shimasa had seen the civil and military generals of the Uesugi family, and they fought and fought until the end, and they did not hesitate to collude with outsiders to attack their opponents, and by the way, they harmed the main family...... These things, in retrospect, always hurt Shishimasa Ota, but not only could he not prevent this, on the contrary, in his later years, his son also betrayed him and joined Hojo's team. (To be continued.) )