“… I want to come here and stay in a non-permanent place;

Like dew to a blade of grass, the shadow of the moon hangs upside down in the water and is fleeting;

Tell those who dance flowers and make the moon that there must be an impermanent wind lure at the front end of glory;

Before the bright moon in the south building, there were promising clouds hidden;

Fifty years of life is like a dream compared to the people who live in the heavens;

If you enjoy all your life, how can there be an immortal truth..."

In a room in the Shinmachi Yoya, Shigesumi Sakai sipes Konoike Kayoko's sake as clear as water, while leaning against a soft brocade mat and squinting at Yukiri's dance.

There are countless versions of the lyrics and songs in honor of Hei Atsumori, and Sakai Shigemumi feels that only the one in front of him is the best he has ever heard. The samurai's worship of Nobunaga added to the song of Densheng added to the heart of meritorious service, leaving only the meaning that life is too short and should be happy in time.

At the end of the song, Sakai Shigesumi couldn't help but smile and applauded softly and said, "Taifu's song is really one of the best in the world." ”

Fortunately, the dance is a dance with an extremely soothing rhythm, so the sunset mist still maintains a delicate makeup after dancing this song. She slowly walked to Sakai Shigesumi's side and sat down, snuggled into his arms and asked, "Oh, are those three uniques?" ”

Sakai Shigesumi looked at the greasy white skin that Yuki showed from his neckline with a fascinated expression, and said with a smile: "It's good, it's good, it's good to dance." I really hate to be born as a prosperous person, and I am so worried about you every day. ”

Xiwu also reached out emotionally to caress Chongcheng's face, and replied: "Childe's beauty is no less than the legendary Dunsheng, how can I not miss you every day..."

The two looked at each other, and they were in love for a while, and the room was full of spring. However, at the south gate of Osaka Castle, a kilometer away from them, a summer thunder was brewing.

Zheng Xiang watched the front team walk into the city without any danger, and the tension in her heart couldn't help but let go of most of it. He couldn't help but smile and said to Li Chenfang beside him: "Major Li, let's talk about it, no matter what benefits we get from Osaka this time, our navy will also have a share." ”

Li Chenfang's eyes didn't take his eyes off the front team, and he replied impatiently: "It's too early to say this, they haven't passed through the gate of Sannomaru yet, anything can happen." ”

Zheng Xiang replied disappreciatively: "As long as you can pass through this city gate, it's enough, doesn't it mean that Ginza is not far from the city gate?" After sacking Ginza, let's run away, and let those madmen and townspeople drag down the officers and soldiers in Osaka Castle. ”

Li Chenfang didn't say anything, and Zheng Xiang suddenly looked at him in surprise, "You don't really want to capture Osaka City, do you?" ”

Li Chenfang kept wiping the sweat from his hands on his clothes, and said eagerly: "As long as they can mix in Sannomaru, why don't they try?" ”

Zheng Xiang was dumbfounded, he could only remind himself that after sacking Ginza, if the situation was not good, he would have to ask the general to drag Li Chenfang out of the city. Except for Li Chenfang and his subordinates, it is not a big problem for everyone here to be trapped in the city, anyway, they are all recruited Japanese poor.

Although Minomaru and part of the castle town of Osaka Castle are within the outer castle area, there is also a wall between the three castle towns that separates the two areas.

Because the castle town is on flat ground, and Sannomaru, Ninomaru, and Honmaru are all on the terrace, the inner wall separating the two areas is even taller than the outer castle outline. The gate of the outer castle and the gate of Sannomaru are directly opposite, and the two gates are about 700 meters apart, and the wide avenue is lined with dense shops.

Sannomaru is 750 meters wide from north to south and 1,000 meters wide from east to west, and the castle walls built along the platform are more than 20 meters high. In fact, this is the first line of defense of Osaka Castle and the remains of Osaka's old castle walls.

Although Shin-Osaka Castle has not been attacked since its completion, it is impossible to test the defensive capabilities of this majestic castle. However, Ishiyama Honganji Temple, which was once built here, and Osaka Castle of the Toyotomi family, have proven that the castle built here is difficult to attack.

When Daisuke Sanada, Katsuya Mori, and Heita Takano led the team up the long gentle slope to the gate of Sannomaru, the samurai guarding the place finally came out to stop the group.

"Takano Heita, why didn't Suzuki Fantou come back?" Junichiro Noma, the head of the group, who was guarding the door, greeted Heita Takano, who was familiar with him, and asked.

Sanada Daisuke hurriedly got out of the way, revealing the stretcher behind him, Takano Tai hesitated for a moment and said, "Lord Bantou was injured by a frightened fall on his horse, and we are in a hurry to send him home, can Nomaden let him go quickly?" ”

After seeing the stretcher, Junichiro Noma hurriedly walked a few steps, and after making sure that Saburo Suzuki's breathing was still stable, he couldn't help but ask a little suspiciously, "What are you going to do when you send it home?" Isn't the bone-setting clinic located in the castle town? ”

Takano Heita noticed that Daisuke Sanada, who was on the side, had put his hand into his arms, and seemed to be about to attack immediately. The sweat on Takano's forehead came out as soon as he brushed it, and once there was a fight here, it was obviously difficult for him to get out of the middle.

Takano Taira was too anxious, and immediately said, "Lord Suzuki ordered him not to leave the team until Lord Acting Officer has not sent someone to take over the prisoners. I've already sent someone to a doctor, and when the prisoner is handed over, he can go back to recuperate in peace. ”

Junichiro Noma was stunned for a moment, but immediately understood and nodded slightly to Takano Heita and said, "The prisoner arrested by Suzuki Hall was injured, and this is indeed for the acting official's people to take a look." But why let the people around the acting lord take in these prisoners, are the rumors true? Did the lord lend the grain from the official warehouse to these rice merchants? ”

Junichiro Noma, who lowered his voice and came over to inquire about the news, Takano Taira was a little ridiculous, when did it happen, this person still loves to inquire about gossip so much, and it was really Noma who inquired.

After feeling the tingling sensation coming from his back, Takano Heita had to vaguely acquiesce to Junichiro Noma, wanting to send Junichiro Noma away.

However, Junichiro Noma seemed to be interested, and asked Takano Heita which rice merchants were arrested, and how much grain was seized this time.

Takano Heita cheered up to deal with Junichiro Noma, but his face didn't show any impatience. But the Toyota remnants in the team don't have the strength of Sanada Daisuke and Maori Katsuya.

Just when many people couldn't hold their breath and pressed their hands on the handles of their weapons, preparing to turn the surprise attack into a strong attack, suddenly there was chaos on the avenue behind the team, and the pedestrians who were shopping in the shops scattered and fled from the avenue.

After a while, a person from Ashigaru hurriedly ran over, squeezed through the line and reported to Takano Heita and the others: "My lord, the townspeople outside the castle are in turmoil and want to rush into the castle, but the rear team of Shiraki-sama and Nonaka-sama are resisting, and they are asking to rush to support and drive them out of the castle." ”

Without waiting for Junichiro Noma, who was looking at him, Takano Heita had already said to him quickly: "Nomaden, our task is to escort these prisoners back. Please let your subordinates get out of the way immediately, if they take advantage of the chaos, I can't afford to be angry. ”

Junichiro Noma suddenly dispelled the idea of asking these samurai from the 12 groups of Daiban for help, and it was not the responsibility of these samurai to defend the city. The acting officer's order is not something that he, a small group leader, can interfere with.

So he ordered his men to get out of the way, and let Takano Heita's team enter Sannomaru first. then ordered someone to inform the acting officials and big heads in the city; While ordering the members of the group, they rushed towards the outer city gate.

The establishment of guarding the Sannomaru gate is the same as guarding the southern gate, and they are both two groups of samurai, and every other month the two sides have to exchange their own guarded gates, so the relationship between the four groups is not bad. After hearing that the south gate was attacked, Junichiro Noma immediately led his troops to relieve the siege.

As a samurai who migrated to Osaka from the Kanto region, Junichiro Noma was used to life in Osaka. As the lowest-ranking samurai among the sergeants, he naturally did not deserve to live in Sannomaru.

Living in the castle town, he naturally knew more about the life of the common people in the city than the daiguan and those high-ranking samurai. Most of the ordinary people in these markets, except for those wealthy merchants, do not have high incomes.

The daily wage of a master craftsman is only about 400 yuan, and ordinary small workers may only have the appearance of one day. A glass of sake in a tavern in Osaka costs 16 yuan, and it costs 8 yuan to take a bath in the hot pool... This is the daily life of Osaka citizens, and although they can't save much money, they still have a comfortable life.

However, when the price of grain rose from 2 bun 1 to 4 or 5 bun 1 he, the price of goods in the market began to skyrocket, and the market in Osaka was depressed except for the rice market.

The price of rice is rising, and there are fewer and fewer jobs, which has left some citizens at the bottom in a miserable situation of having no food and clothing. The number of poor citizens who went to Shinmachi to sell their daughters increased suddenly, and crimes such as robbery and theft also emerged in each town.

Although Junichiro Noma is the beneficiary of this wave of rising food prices, he is also full of sympathy for the poor townspeople. However, this sympathy does not mean that he will approve of the townspeople's assault on Osaka Castle by force, after all, his family lives in the town of Uchihirano below.

Once inside Sannomaru is an empty plaza bordered by a shrine and a temple, and further north is a wide moat. The layout was designed for garrison, and the shrines and temples were used as temporary barracks and hospitals for the wounded in wartime, and there was no need for additional tents.

Sanada Daisuke and Mori Katsuya exchanged glances, and then led the team towards the temple near the gate. They planned to stay here and watch, and as soon as the officers and soldiers of Ninomaru and Sannomaru were transferred to the castle town, they would start to seize the gate of Sannomaru.