"My lord, Kyoto is coming to report, the strategy of Hida Country is progressing smoothly, and the sister road and Jiangma family have been wiped out. The Uinejima and Takayama families were attached to His Highness Haruno, and the Echichu Saito and Shinano Kiso families were attached to the main family. The next step is for the Lord to decide. "The letter in Hondamasa's hand was sent by Haruyuki Hosokawa, and the Hida country has been basically pacified.

"Very well, order Haruyuki to be stationed on the spot and exterminate the remnants of the rebels, and until he has fully mastered the Hida Kingdom, Kyoto is still in his charge. He was ordered to resume production as soon as possible, to step up the recruitment and training of the standing station, and to transfer Kyoto back to Kyoto when the situation stabilized. At that time, he will be automatically relieved of his position as the commander of Kyoto, and will be replaced by Akechi Mitsutada, and Tokawa and Miyoshi Nagaharu will be assigned to him as a force! Hosokawa Nobumoto nodded with satisfaction, the entire Hida country's strategy took less than two months, and his younger brother can now be on his own.

And Hosokawa Nobumoto was not idle here, and in the past two months, through the Tango naval army, he entered the Ishikawa River from Tsuizan Bay in Tajima Province, and then went up the river to the castle of Yamana Yutoyo: this Sumiyama Castle.

Yamana Yutoyo was caught off guard, and the castle was also an old-fashioned earthen fortress structure, so it could not withstand the fierce attack of the Hosokawa army at all, and it soon fell to the castle.

Yamana Yutoyo also escaped through the secret passage behind him and fled to "Ariko Mountain Castle" about 7 kilometers to the southeast. The castle was built in 1574 and was built in 1574 in the style of Renguo, and it was a mountain castle that was easy to defend and difficult to attack with the use of new Ishigaki technology, as well as many defensive measures such as curved wheels, Horikiri, erect hori, and earthen bridges.

Hosokawa Nobumoto surrounded the "Ariko Mountain Castle" as usual, and it was still a siege to send reinforcements, and the effect was quite good.

"Don't the Maori family have any plans to rescue them yet? It's really calm, but the Yoshikawa family is also ruthless enough, and I heard that people in the city have begun to eat people. Hosokawa Nobumoto was fishing at Tottori Port, and when he looked up at Tottori Castle, he stayed at Tottori Port because it was a place to catch "big fish", and Arikoyama Castle was handed over to Yoshida Munegui.

At this time, I saw the importance of a group of relatives, and after sending Hosokawa Haruyuki to Hida, there was no one in the army. In desperation, he had to transfer Yoshida Sogui, an old minister in the family who was over half a hundred years old, from Devon City in the starry night, and commanded as the chief elder of the family.

"The Maori family is said to be still in contention, and there is no exact time." Honda Masanobu bowed his head and replied.

"Maori Huiyuan, the head of the family, is really aggrieved, completely controlled by his two uncles, from this point of view, he does not have the courage to become a prince. Oops! The fish is hooked! Hooked! I hope it's a big fish! Hosokawa Nobumoto saw that the fish was sinking and hurriedly closed the rod, while Honda Masanobu prepared the fish cage on the side.

"Damn! It's a little shrimp again! Why don't you have a big fish? "I was a little disappointed to see that it was another small fish that I caught.

"Don't worry, as long as you calm down, the big fish will always take the bait." Honda Masatin put away the small fish and comforted the lord a few words.

"I can calm down, but I'm afraid of bait... Nope. After saying that, Hosokawa Nobumoto looked up at the lifeless Tottori Castle again.

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"Can't wait any longer! Tottori Castle must send troops to the rescue! Yoshikawa Motoharu shouted loudly, he was a loud voice himself, and he shouted directly after he was deaf.

"No! The family is already overstretched to deal with Izumo Niko, and it is not easy to take the country of Bichu, and now it needs to maintain stability. Kobayakawa Takakei closed his eyes and objected unceremoniously.

"You blind! What to say! Yoshikawa Motoharu was angry when he looked at him, and since Long Jing was blind, he had never looked at himself directly.

"Maintain stability! I say stability! "Kobayakawa Takakei is too lazy to talk nonsense with this reckless man.

"Maintain stability! Maintain stability! If you stabilize it, Tottori Castle will be dead! "Yoshikawa Motoharu was so angry that all the swear words came out, and the Yoshikawa family is a branch of the Yoshikawa family, just like the relationship between the upper and lower houses of Hosokawa.

"Two uncles, two uncles! It's all degassing, degassing! Mori Terumoto sat on the throne and watched the two uncles arguing, feeling a headache.

"Humph! Since you are not willing to send troops, then I will send troops myself! With that, Yoshikawa Motoharu turned his head and walked out of the hall.

"You dare! Without the order of the head of the family, you dare to transfer troops without authorization! Kobayakawa Takakei also suddenly got up, looking like a dry fight.

"Humph! You blind man should stay in the city honestly! It's enough to have me outside! Hum! After saying that, Yoshikawa Motoharu left without looking back, leaving a stunned Mori Terumoto.

Returning to the territory, Yoshikawa Motoharu began to mobilize peasant soldiers, gathering a total of more than 6,000 people to prepare to rescue his younger brother.

However, this has been delayed for a long time, and it has been three months since Tottori Castle was besieged. Now the soldiers and civilians in Tottori Castle have long passed the stage of eating tree buds, grass, cattle and horses, and finally the miserable situation of cannibalism and ebiquitous food has finally begun to turn into a hell on earth.

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"Really... Yoshikawa Kinoshi expressed his willingness to commit suicide by seppuku in exchange for the lives of the soldiers and civilians in the city? "Tottori Castle finally couldn't hold out anymore and sent a request to Hosokawa Nobumoto to surrender.

"Exactly!" As soon as Honda Masanshin received the information, he immediately reported it.

"This Yoshikawa Kiya is really a tough guy, it's a pity to die. Well... Reply to the city, and say... As the generation of the city, the Yoshikawa family did not have to bear the responsibility of losing the city and was exempted from suicide. All you need to do is exile Toyohiro Yamana, and then give the heads of the two traitors, Michiyo Morishita and Harutsugi Nakamura. "Hosokawa Nobumoto has moved his talents, and if such a loyal and brave person can be used by me, it will not be in vain that it has taken so long.

"Yes! The subordinates will personally act as messengers and go into the city to persuade the Yoshikawa family and ensure that they will join my Hosokawa family! Honda Masanobu naturally knew the lord's intentions and decided to personally go out to persuade him to surrender.

"Good! I'll just keep fishing here and wait for your good news. Hey! "Hosokawa Nobumoto flicked the rod, and he hasn't practiced anything else for more than three months, but his fishing skills have improved greatly.

Half a day later, Honda Masanobu brought back a reply from the castle, and Yoshikawa Nobuya stated that he had given the order to stick to it, and that he was willing to take responsibility with his own life and draw a glorious end to his life. And according to what Hosokawa Nobugen said, plus the lives of Morishita Michiyu and Nakamura Harutsugu, in exchange for the lives of 4,000 people in Tottori Castle.

"Hey... Take the five sea bream you just caught, bring three bottles of sake, and give them to the Yoshikawa Nobuyo..."Hosokawa Nobumoto was a little regretful, but in the end he respected the choice of the Yoshikawa Nobuyo.

After that, the Yoshikawa family held a banquet in the city and drank with everyone in the city. On the same night, he committed suicide by seppuku at the Shinkyo Temple at the foot of the mountain in the city, and his retainers Fukumitsu Kozaburo, Sakata Sunjiro and others were killed by seppuku.

After the death of the Tottori family, Tottori Castle opened... Leaving behind a poem that has been passed down through the ages:

My body is like the bow taken off by a samurai, and I will never have a place to live...