On the evening of July 16, the 11th year of astronomy, inside Kameda Castle. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Kameda couldn't believe what he heard, "You say, Yodogawa Castle has fallen?" Toshima Shigeharu died in battle, and Lord Anton Tsuki is missing? ”

"Hey! Indeed it is. According to reliable information, Yodogawa Castle fell two days ago. Watanabe Morimasa also said with a bloodless face, "Moreover, the Tsukawa family was also repelled by the Maeda family outside Shimo-Maeda Castle." ”

"What?" Kameda Fanyoshi exclaimed like a dog, "Has even the Tsugawa family been defeated?" ”

"Not yet, the Tsugawa family did retreat to 5 miles outside Shimo-Maeda Castle. Although he hasn't left yet, he really doesn't care about attacking the city easily. After all, Maeda Nariyi has already led the army back, and it seems that the Maeda family has another army of about 200 people! ”

Kameda Fanyi was like a frosted eggplant, and said dejectedly, "How is this good?" The Anton family asked the family to rescue Yodogawa Castle, but instead of going, the family had nothing to do at home. Now that Yodogawa Castle has been captured, the Andong family will blame it, what will the family do! After saying that, Kameda Banyoshi showed a face full of regret.

I didn't listen to Watanabe Morimasa if I knew it, and with the support of my family, Yodogawa Castle wouldn't have fallen. Kameda thought so.

Watanabe Morimasa on the side seemed to guess what Kameda Fanyi was thinking, and hurriedly said, "Don't worry, lord. Yodogawa Castle was captured in just two days. It's no wonder that this family is here? When the Andong family asked, they said that they heard the news of the fall of Yodogawa Castle while the reinforcements of their own family were still on the way, so they had to lead the army back. In this way, even if the Anton family has the intention to blame, there is no way to speak"

"Makes sense!" After hearing this, Kameda Banyi said with a smile, "Sure enough, Watanabe-sama is really scheming!" "Hahaha"

"Report! The Yurei clan Hanekawa clan sent troops to the Maeda family's Kami-Maeda Castle" At this moment, a report from outside the castle tower came from the Kameda family's detective.

"The Hanekawa family has sent troops?" Kameda said with a solemn face

"The Hanekawa family has a good plan. Let the Tsugawa family contain the Maeda family first, and then take the opportunity to attack the weakly defended Kami-Maeda Castle. Watanabe Morimasa pouted and said.

"Now that the Hanekawa family has sent troops, the situation in the east will continue to be chaotic for a while. Do you want to take advantage of the chaos ...................? Kameda said with a lewd smile.

"My lord!" Watanabe Mamoshimasa said loudly, "Since the family has decided to watch from the sidelines, we can't join the battle too early. Let's wait until the situation in the east is clearer. ”

"Alas!" Kameda Banyoshi let out a long breath and said helplessly, "That's all it takes!" ”

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"The Hanekawa family sent troops?" Somewhere east of Shimo-Maeda Castle, Mizutani Hisaharu asked with a solemn face to Saigo Kicho.

"Mizutani-sama, it's decided. The Hanegawa family dispatched an army of 200 men and marched towards Maeda Castle. It won't be long before Uemada Castle will be surrounded. Saigo Kicho said.

"Humph!" Hisaharu Mizutani snorted, "Is the praying mantis catching cicadas?" The Hanekawa family is very calculating! First of all, he used his own family to consume part of the Maeda family's troops, leaving Kami-Maeda Castle's troops empty. Then, when the family contained Maeda Nariyi, he took the opportunity to send troops to attack Maeda Castle. Hum! Actually use this family as a gunman, damn it! ”

"So what now?" Saigo asked.

Mizutani Hisaharu lowered his head and thought for a while, then said, "The lord once told me before, the truth is false, and the truth is real!" Let's give the Maeda family this too! (Soji Tsugawa: Oh my God, I just said it casually, I can't take it seriously!) ）

"What is real and what is false? What is fiction and reality? Saigo asked with a confused face.

Hisaharu Mizutani smiled and said, "You'll know when the time comes." ”

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In Shimo-Maeda Castle, Maeda Nariyi smiled at a man dressed as a samurai and said, "Narishige, it's great that you arrived in time." Otherwise, this time the family will be in danger. ”

The samurai who summoned Cheng Zhong said with a blank face, "Don't thank me, you just don't forget your agreement with me." ”

"This won't," Maeda Nariyi replied embarrassedly, "Seishige, you and I are a family." Although there were many misunderstandings and disputes among the ancestors, I hope that our brothers can release their past suspicions for the sake of the Maeda family, how about it? ”

"Haha," Cheng laughed loudly, "Maeda-sama, how your father Michinobu Maeda treated me back then, you should know very well, right?" I'm his own nephew! When I was only 4 years old at the time, I accompanied my father to mine on Mt. Maeda. Do you know the pain of this? Where were you as an older brother at that time? Well? ”

"Chengzhong, that incident is indeed what my father did wrong. But so many years have passed, and the father is dead. Let's just let the past pass like this," Maeda said bitterly

"Humph! Delusion. I'm willing to help you this time, but you promised me that after the matter was completed, you would return Shimo-Maeda Castle to me. Just don't go back when the time comes, as for the rest, we don't have much to talk about. "Chengzhong, even no, Maeda said loudly.

It turned out that this samurai was Maeda Narishige, the young master of the Maeda family in Shimojo a few years ago. At that time, when the head of the Maeda family in Shimojo was facing the invasion of Michinobu Maeda, the head of the Maeda family in Shangjo, the castle fell due to the rebellion of his retainers. Even though Maeda Michi's faith and brotherhood with Maeda Michinari sent the Maeda clan of Shimojo to mine on Mt. Maeda, along with the captured relatives and samurai.

The mine on Mt. Maeda is a silver mine. This is also the reason why the Maeda family's strength suddenly skyrocketed, and it is also the secret of the Maeda family that the surrounding forces want to discover. Later, when Maeda Narishige became an adult, Maeda Michisei was already dead. Then Maeda Michinobu released Maeda Narishige after a "discovery of conscience", and later Maeda Narishige wandered around. A few years later, he returned to Mt. Maeda and gathered a group of displaced people to reclaim land at the foot of a mountain outside Shimo-Maeda Castle. After so many years, it has formed into a wealthy clan force with a strength of hundreds of stones.

It stands to reason that such a force exists in the territory of the Maeda family, and Maeda Michinobu should not allow Maeda to develop. But considering that Maeda Narishige knew the secret of the silver mine, the two sides seemed to have formed a tacit understanding all along.

Until this battle, Maeda Nariyi had no choice but to turn to Maeda Narishige. You must know that the relationship between the two brothers was still very good when they were children, but the war between the two families made the two strangers from then on.

Then, Maeda Narishige asked to return Maeda Castle to him, and Maeda Nariyi was still hesitant at first, after all, such a major event cannot be made lightly. Later, when he and Tozawa Masashige went out to fight Yodogawa Castle, Maeda Nariyi was forced to have no choice but to agree to Maeda Narishige's request. Masashige Tozawa was a witness.