"The subordinate Nenejima clan is the lord of the land." Although he didn't get the permission of the clan before, he had already regarded himself as a retainer of the Takayama family, so he even changed his name when they met.

The clan had long intended to accept him as a minister, and the clan was also quite pleased to see that he was so sensible. "Shili, I don't know why you came this time?"

"Back to the lord, yesterday Ji Xiaolu's family held an assessment meeting, wanting to be unfavorable to the lord, and the final result was that Ji Xiaolu Laigang was forced by the general of the Uesugi family, Murakami Yoshikiyo, to send a thousand troops, and the three thousand troops of the Uesugi army were in one place, preparing to launch an attack on the lord's base of Sakurato City, and his subordinates came to report this matter to the lord, so that the lord could make arrangements earlier."

The clan was shocked after hearing this, it seems that the Miki clan chief did not lie to himself, could it be that he is really his own brother? Or is it the younger brother of Harukamaru who has died? Now that there is Uchijima to testify, then he can't believe it, but he doesn't want to dwell on his life experience.

And after seeing the Uchijima clan, the clan also suddenly felt enlightened, he was not fighting alone, a few days ago at the tea party, there were so many retainers of the Oda family who were willing to lead the army to help, the clan did not need them to come to Hida, as long as they could send troops to help them defend the county of Hachiman Castle, the clan had been relying on himself before, but now he is different, with his own network, it is not easy to find some people to help him temporarily garrison the castle, I am afraid that there are many people who still can't ask for it.

Thinking of this, the clan clan didn't worry about the affairs in the territory, but focused all his energy on Hida, and only listened to the clan ask: "Clan Li, how many troops can the Inner Island family mobilize at present?" ”

"Back to the lord, the six hundred troops under the command of this family have already been mobilized, and they are waiting for the lord to dispatch at any time."

"Well, in that case, I order you to lead your army to attack Matsukura Castle one day after the enemy's army leaves the city. At that time, the head of the Miki clan and his troops and hundreds of gold diggers will become the internal response of the family, and they must not kill each other. ”

"Miki Chief? Can this be confirmed? Unejima said in surprise, but when he read the letter, he didn't doubt it.

Then the clan ordered the people to return to Mino immediately. Ask for help from Maeno Nagayasu, Akechi Mitsuhide and others, of course, the clan will definitely not really let them impermanence provide assistance, and those military expenses should still be given.

Since the appointment had been made at the tea party, and the Oda family had not made arrangements for the army recently, all the samurai who had received the notice from the clan came one after another. In the blink of an eye, there were more than 2,000 troops in the empty territory, and they were not only stationed in Hachiman Castle in the prefecture, but also the other castles in the territory were not left behind, and if there were really enemies who wanted to take advantage of the situation, then they would definitely return in vain.

With the territory secured, it was time for the clan to send out the army, but when the retainers heard that they were going to abandon Sakurato Castle. After the whole army came out, they couldn't help but persuade again and again, in their opinion. Now that the city has been captured, there is absolutely no reason to give up, especially since this Sakurato Castle is the first step for the family to settle in Hida, if you give up, even if you can understand it, but this will have an impact on the morale of the army under your command.

They have always instilled in their subordinates the idea that the Hida are vulnerable, and the bloodless scooping of Sakurato Castle has also corrected their statement, but now they have to quit suddenly, which makes them explain to their subordinates.

But when the clan general and the two military advisors finished talking about the strategy, all the retainers stopped talking. If they can really scoop down Ji Xiaolu Jucheng and Xiaodao City at the same time, then not only will the morale not be reduced, but it will also be greatly improved, so they can't help but disagree.

After the negotiation was decided, the clan clan led all the troops to set off. Go straight to the island town. …,

The location of Kojima Castle is southeast of Sakurato Castle and takes about a day and a half to reach. However, since there was no arable land between the two cities, no one would choose to build a castle there, and in the eyes of the samurai, worthless land was not worth sending troops to garrison, so it was convenient for the clan to come there.

Led the army to walk for more than a day on the mountain road, even without even seeing a city, even if there was a small stone blocking the way, before the army arrived, there were ninjas back to report, so that the army had enough time to bypass it, it can be said that the road was unimpeded and came to the outside of the island city.

However, the clan did not lead the army too close, but the general was ambushed in the mountains, since he wanted to annihilate this army as quickly as possible, then it was the best choice to do it in the dark.

There are more than 1,000 ninjas he brought this time, even if one person deals with one, it is enough.

And when the clan was waiting for darkness in the mountains, before it was dark, Wasuka Masakatsu appeared here, and in the past few days, he led his ninjas to constantly provoke the two armies of Uesugi and Takeda, but whether it was the Takayama clan who had set the plan or the Wasuka Masakatsu who went on a mission, they underestimated the enemy, they were not fooled at all, although the two armies had some slight losses under the attack of the ninja army, but they did not fight hard, and have always maintained restraint, or even if they wanted to send troops to attack each other, But when they thought of the strict orders given by the lord, they finally gave up.

However, Wasuka Masakatsu did not give up because of this, but kept looking for an opportunity, and today, when he traveled to the outside of Kojima Castle, he saw the army of his family ambushed in the mountains and forests, so he came to report to the clan.

Although Wasuka Masakatsu failed to complete the task, the clan did not blame him, not that he did not implement it properly, but that there were some problems with the strategy he had set at the beginning, but now it doesn't matter, so the clan ordered him to lead the ninja army to join the army, and wait until the evening to launch a sneak attack on the city together.

With the name of Bee Suka, the certainty of annihilating the enemy will be a little greater.

Seeing that the sky had gradually darkened, the clan immediately summoned all the retainers under his command to his side and began to arrange, the army in the city was only one thousand, but there were nearly three thousand troops under his command, and it was rare to encounter such a rich battle clan, so he seemed very calm, nearly three to one ratio, if he could not wipe out the enemy in the city, then his title of the fox of the tail Zhang would be a bit wasted.

After thinking about it for a while, the clan opened his mouth and ordered: "Wasuka Masakatsu, Mizuyori and Guard!" ”

"The subordinates are here, please give instructions to the lord." I saw that the two of them hurriedly stepped forward and replied.

"I see that the defense of this city is not very tight, only two watchtowers have a light to look around, after the sky is dark, you two are responsible for stealing into the city, killing the enemies on the watchtower, and then opening the city, leading the army to the training center, and no one is left behind, but is there a problem?"

It's not the first time they've done stealing the city, so what's the problem. I heard them hurriedly say: "Please rest assured, your subordinates will live up to the trust of your lord." ”

After arranging the ninja army, the clan's eyes swept over the retainers under his command, and then he spoke: "Maeda Keiji, you led five hundred new writers to disperse outside the city and kill the captured enemy, is there a problem?" ”

"My lord, actually... That subordinate thinks that the combat power of the new team is still very strong, and if they just let them wait for the enemy outside the city, it is really a bit overkill, and if no one escapes, then the subordinate will not wait in vain. So, is it possible to let your subordinates lead their troops into the city to kill the enemy? I only heard Keiji Maeda say in a consultative tone.

"Where did you get so much nonsense, you can do whatever you want, if you don't want to do it, go back to Hachiman Castle in the county, without you, Lao Tzu can take Hida down." …,

In the past few years, Maeda Keiji has been suffocated, and at first the lord said that it was very good, once the enemy attacked the territory, then he would lead the troops to fight, but a few years have passed, not to mention the enemy, even the bandits have not seen it, and he suddenly seems to have been deceived.

Whenever he saw other retainers in the family fighting bloodily outside, he felt envious, this time he finally came out with the army, if he was coaxed back by the lord, how could he do it, so even if he was still a little reluctant, he had to agree: "It's the lord, and his subordinates receive the order." ”

The clan didn't say anything more to him, but ordered the others again: "Maeda Toshiie, when the city gate is wide open, you lead your subordinates to the samurai mansion, capture those who can be captured alive, and kill all those who can't." ”

The reason why the clan ordered like this was because he didn't want to get too stiff with the Uesugi family, after all, if the damage caused to him was too great, he would join forces with the Takeda family to deal with him in a fit of anger, then it would be useless, although it was unlikely, but he had to guard against it.

And even if he sends an additional army to come, it will be much more difficult for him to capture Hida, and the fundamental purpose of the clan is to let the Uesugi family retreat in the face of difficulties, withdraw from Hida, and don't come to the troubled waters, after all, he still has a good impression of Uesugi Kenshin's benevolence, and if the other party is replaced by the Takeda army, then he will definitely not hesitate to order all the samurai in the city to be killed.

After Maeda Toshiya received the order, he only listened to the instructions of the clan: "Omiya Jingren, Sugitani Zenjubo, you two lead the army to guard the city gate for me, if there is an enemy who wants to escape from the city gate, shoot me back." ”

"Katsusuke Tanaka, after you lead your troops into the city, go straight to the castle tower, and you must not let the enemy enter the castle tower and refuse to defend it."

"It's the lord, and his subordinates receive orders."

After the arrangement, I only heard the clan sect ask, "Do you have anything else to add?" ”

Although he didn't mention Watanabe Moritsuna and his subordinates, everyone knew that as the lord's guard, their mission must be to protect the lord's safety.

Seeing that the retainers had no opinions to say, they only heard the clan say again: "Okay, then the whole army will repair for two hours, and after two hours, launch an attack on Xiaodao City." (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )