Just the day before the Kyoto Sparrow House made a move, Yamada Nagamasa of the Kaimachi Sparrow House also received the news that the lord was trapped in Takasaki Castle, the size of the Kaimachi Sparrow House was much larger than the one in Kyoto, and it was a free port, controlled by merchants, so the number of guards responsible for the security of the Sparrow House was twice as large as that in Kyoto, reaching 200 people.

With this kind of strength, in the Kaimachi, in addition to the Tennoya and Naya, the Sparrow House is already the third major force in the Kaimachi.

After hearing that the lord was trapped in Takasaki Castle, Yamada Nagamasa immediately summoned Yamaguchi Uemon, the commander of the 200-man guards, and ordered him to immediately lead all the guards to support, and also thought that Takasaki Castle might be short of food, so they asked them to bring a lot of food.

At the same time as the two sparrow houses were moving, Katsumasa Ikeda and Takayoshi Kyogoku, who had agreed to return to the Ashikaga family, had also received the news, and after receiving the news, they immediately gathered the retainers of the family to discuss whether they should send troops to the rescue, although when Kazumi Mitsuken came, they had discussed with them that they did not need to fight the powerful Matsunaga family, but they knew that if they did not save themselves now, then when the shogun restored his old command, how would he think of himself, and at that time he wanted to develop, I'm afraid it's going to be a little difficult, so even if there is a secret agreement, this military situation has to be sent.

However, if you go to support it so blatantly, then the matter of your return to the general's family will be exposed, so even if you send an army to rescue, you must not let Matsunaga Hidezhi Dao, this army is sent by themselves, and they don't plan to send too much, as long as they mean it, it will prove that they are not dead and cannot be saved, but they are powerless.

Thinking of this, the two families coincidentally sent a hundred troops each, led by only a low-level samurai, to Takasaki Castle to rescue.

At this moment, Matsunaga in the castle couldn't help but feel very excited after receiving the order sent by his father, and when he learned that his father had discovered the traces of the Takayama army and fought with the other party, he couldn't help but feel very regretful, he thought to himself, with the combat power of his own army, it was not easy to annihilate the Takayama army, he really regretted not being able to participate in this battle, but today, when he saw this ashigaru who came to give orders, such regrets were immediately swept away.

Father has not been able to annihilate the Gao Shan Army, and transferred himself and the 600 army to support, such news in his opinion, is too exciting, now the Gao Shan Army and the army led by his father are exhausted, if he leads the 600 elite to go, then the Gao Shan Shizong can not fight to capture himself can also use this to improve his reputation. *.*.*/*

Thinking of this, Matsunaga immediately reorganized the army, and immediately led the army to the outside of Takasaki Castle to join his father after giving instructions to Naito Ruan.

But what he didn't expect was that his every move did not escape the eyes of Mizuse Uemon, who had been in Yamato for three days, and when he recruited the first wave of ninjas who were willing to submit to the Takayama family, he sent them to various parts of Yamato to recruit ninjas, which was much faster than running around by himself.

At the same time, he did not forget to send people to keep an eye on the every move of Shingui Mountain Castle, so when Matsunaga Tong just led the army to leave, he saw a ninja immediately came to him and said: "Report the leader, according to the investigation of his subordinates, Matsunaga has led 600 troops to leave Shingui Mountain Castle half an hour ago, and his subordinates think that their target should be Takasaki Castle, and ask the leader to decide." ”

Matsunaga Hide's reinforcements went? Then he must go to support immediately, otherwise, there are only a few hundred troops under the command of the lord, how can he fight the two thousand elites of the Matsunaga family. …,

Thinking of this, I only heard him ask, how many ninjas have been recruited now. ”

"Turning back, at present, in addition to the middle ninja under his command, three hundred and ten ninjas have been recruited, and if the ninjas who went to recruit come back, the number should reach three hundred and fifty."

"Now that the Matsunaga family's reinforcements have been dispatched, we don't have time to wait, so I decided to go to Yamashiro Province immediately to rescue the lord."

"It's the leader, and the command will go to reorganize the army." After speaking, the middle ninja did not leave, but asked, "Chief, how should those ninjas who have not yet come back be settled?" ”

Mizuse Uemon didn't think about it, although they probably didn't have a chance to participate in this battle, but they definitely couldn't be left idle, but how to use them was a problem.

Thinking of this, Mizse Umon couldn't help but light up, he thought that if he attacked the Matsunaga army and forced the other party to retreat, then he would be exposed, and he would have to defend the city with the lord.

And the combat strength of the ninja army that he recruited is much worse than that of the Takayama army, and the ninjas are not very suitable for defending the city, so it is equivalent to saying that it is not of much use at all, so I have to think of other ways to let Matsunaga Shu withdraw the army, and the way is to let the remaining ninjas spread rumors in Yamato country, spread the emptiness of the Matsunaga family garrison to the ears of Tsutsui Shunqing, and encourage the Tsutsui family to restore the long-term leadership, as long as he is willing to attack, then the large and small temples in the Yamato country will be revealed, and at that time, even if Matsunaga Xiu does not want to withdraw the army, It also had to be withdrawn.

Because Mizuse Uemon has been in Yamato Country for a long time, so he still knows the Tsutsui family very well, although since Matsunaga Shu invaded Yamato country, the Tsutsui family can be said to have been defeated repeatedly, and the territory has been continuously lost, and there is only one city to defend at present, but if you underestimate him only on this basis, it would be a big mistake.

It can be said that although the current strength of the Tsutsui family is not strong, however, the large and small temples in Yamato are all worshiped as Zhengshuo, as long as he raises his arms and shouts, then all the temples will definitely respond, which is also the reason why Matsunaga Shu has not been able to completely destroy the Tsutsui family.

And for the Tsutsui family, now the Matsunaga army is not here, in the Yamato country, the elite of the Matsunaga family is only four hundred, if this news can reach the ears of Tsutsui Keishun, with his enthusiasm for restoring the old territory, he will definitely send an army to attack, and Matsunaga Hide, after learning that the territory is lost, how can he continue to entangle with the lord.

That's right, that's it, thinking of this, I only heard Mizuse Uemon speak: "Immediately notify those ninjas who didn't arrive in time, and order them to spread rumors about the emptiness of the Matsunaga family's defense in Yamato Province, and this rumor must reach the ears of Tsutsui Keishun as quickly as possible, go." After saying that, he saw Mizuse Uemon leading three hundred ninjas in the direction of Takasaki Castle.

Outside Takasaki Castle, it had been a day since the last attack on the castle, and Matsunaga Shu did not attack the castle again during this day, but ordered his troops to recuperate while waiting for reinforcements to arrive.

And at this moment, two or three miles away from the Matsunaga military camp, Tanaka Katsusuke and his 100 troops are resting here, and now if you want to enter the city, then you must kill the Matsunaga army surrounded outside the city, if it is daytime, then the enemy must be well prepared, so he can only wait until the dead of night, when the enemy's defense is the most lax, and then kill through.

However, just as he closed his eyes and recuperated, he saw one of his subordinates come to him briskly and said: "Chief, there is another army stationed here not far from here, the number of which is about two hundred, and the equipment on its body is exactly the same as our army, and I ask the leader to decide." ”

The ashigaru who came to report was just an ordinary guard in a sparrow house before this, so he didn't know that there were other sparrow houses in the world, but although he didn't know the way, but Tanaka Katsusuke knew it, and when he heard that there was a military force wearing the same equipment as his own army appeared next to him, he knew that the army must have been sent by other sparrow houses. …,

It seems that Takayama-sama's relationship with the Sparrow House is really extraordinary, and he originally thought that because the Kyoto Sparrow House is not far from here, Mr. Naya will let him lead the army to support, but now it seems that this is not the case.

Thinking of this, Katsusuke Tanaka didn't have any doubts, but only heard him say: "Okay, I know the way, wait for me to go and see." ”

"Chief, this is too dangerous, in case the other party is friend or foe, then ······"

I heard that Ashigaru hurriedly opened his mouth to persuade, but before he could finish speaking, he only heard Tanaka Katsusuke wave his hand to interrupt him, and then said with a smile: "There are only a few other sparrow houses in the world that can wear the same armor as our army, so don't worry at all, just go with me." ”

The ashigaru was a little puzzled after hearing this, but when he saw that the leader had already stood up and walked forward, he didn't think much about it, and immediately followed quickly.

"What people!" As soon as Katsusuke Tanaka arrived, he saw an ashigaru wearing the same armor as his command burst out of the woods and asked.

"Katsusuke Tanaka, the commander of the guards at the Mahjongya House in Shimo-Kyoto, has come to pay a visit, and please let me know." And after hearing this, the ashigaru who blocked the way also felt very puzzled, with his identity, he didn't know how many sparrow houses there were in the world.

However, he saw that Katsusuke Tanaka was sincere, and that the clothes on the person beside him were exactly the same as his own, so he didn't dare to make up his mind and immediately went to report.

At this time, Yamaguchi Uemon was leaning against a tree and was asleep, and even though the ashigaru who had come to report had already come to him, he did not wake him up.

Although he saw that the leader was still asleep, the guard did not dare to delay anything, and still opened his mouth to report: "Report, Lord Chief, there is a person not far away who claims to be Katsusuke Tanaka, the commander of the Kyoto Sparrow House, and asks for a meeting, and I ask my lord to decide." ”

At this time, Yamaguchi Uemon had also woken up, and he said, "Come with me to meet you." After speaking, he quickly stood up and walked forward.