When Matsunaga Ashigaru thought of this, they all retreated, at first they just retreated, and after a while, they had already begun to run wildly towards the rear

The attacking army on the other side saw that the front had begun to retreat, so the leader of the army, Gao Shan Youzhao, the father and son on the right had no choice but to lead the army to retreat.

Seeing that the attack was still unsuccessful, and that more than 100 elites had been lost in vain, Matsunaga Hideki couldn't help but be ashamed and angry, and immediately sent people back to Yamato Kunishinobu Guishan Castle, and then transferred 600 elites to help in the battle.

Now there are only more than 300 people left in the city who can fight the mountain army, when the army is transferred, the army under the command of the family is more than five times that of the mountain army, Matsunaga Hide is convinced that as long as the army arrives, as long as he attacks like just now, he can break the city with one blow, and the battle has been fought like this, and the retainers are no longer persuaded that if you give up now, then everything you have paid before will be useless.

Because they were waiting for reinforcements to arrive, Matsunaga did not attack Takasaki for two days.

And at the same time that Matsunaga Shu dispatched troops, the news that the Takayama clan was trapped in Takasaki Castle also spread.

In a quiet room in the Kyoto Sparrow House, Nayasuke Saemon was seen sitting in the center, and under him sat a young man dressed as a ronin, who did not shave off the hair in front of his forehead, but tied his hair high with a straw rope, and although he was wearing a black jacket made of muslin, there was no decoration on it, let alone a family crest to indicate his identity.

This ronin is hired by Naya Sukesuke Saemon.,Katsusuke Tanaka, the leader of the hundred people who is responsible for protecting the safety of the Sparrow House in Kyoto.,In today's troubled times,There will always be some samurai who are unwilling.,Or the samurai whose family name has been destroyed.,For the sake of life, you can't work for some rich merchants.,Although this kind of work,It's shameful for others.,But for the sake of life, it's also a thing that can't be helped.

If one day they have the opportunity to become a martial artist again, even if they are only the lowest-level retainer who has no position and is lowly, they will definitely not hesitate to give up the current life of food and clothing.

After looking at him, Nayasuke Saemon said, "Katsusuke Tanaka, I know that you have always wanted to be a decent samurai, not to work in a sparrow house for the rest of your life, right? ”

After listening to this, Katsusuke Tanaka couldn't help but be stunned, how could he suddenly bring up this question? Is it because you want to fire yourself?

Although it is normal for merchants to fire ronins or wild samurai, and most of the time it is for short-term employment, and there are very few employers like Sparrow House who hire for a long time, but it still surprises him, it can be said that the hundred guards who are now responsible for the security of the Sparrow House are trained by themselves, and they are equipped with the armor and weapons provided by Naya Sukezaemon, so these hundred people are not the people of Wuhe, and in terms of their combat power, at least they are not inferior to the banners of the major powers.

Could it be that Nayasuke Saemon saw that the army was in power and wanted to drive himself away, and this kind of unloading and killing of donkeys was often done by merchants, but he didn't expect it to fall on him.

However, after all, the two parties are only in an employment relationship, and the previous fees are all paid to themselves, so even if they are dismissed, there is nothing to blame, but before becoming a samurai, it is even more difficult to find a big merchant with a good salary like Sparrow House.

Thinking of this, I only heard Katsusuke Tanaka say helplessly: "Mr. Naya's words are understood, so then I will pack up my things and leave." After saying that, I saw him get up and walk towards the door.

Naya Sukezaemon obviously misunderstood, so he quickly stopped him and said, "Wait, I don't mean to fire you, if you want to stay in the Sparrow House, of course I can't ask for it, but now there is a chance for you to become a decent samurai, now it's up to you how you decide." ”…,

After listening to this, Katsusuke Tanaka's eyes couldn't help but light up, it was his greatest wish in his life to become an upright samurai, even if it was to become a samurai under the command of the wealthy family, he really didn't expect that this opportunity was actually given to him by the owner of the sparrow house.

I only heard him say excitedly: "Thank you, Mr. Naya, please make it clear." ”

"Well, as far as I know, the Oda family's Takayama-sama and his troops were trapped in Takasaki Castle by the Matsunaga army, and I now order you to lead a hundred guards from the Sparrow House to the rescue, as for whether you can get Takayama-sama's approval, it's all up to you. I don't know if you have the guts to go

Nayasuke Saemon didn't reveal his relationship with the Takayama clan in front of him, if the lord could really accept him, he would definitely let him know the way, if not, he might as well know a little about the way.

After hearing this, Katsusuke Tanaka was extremely excited, the name of the Takayama Clan, how could he not know, in his opinion, the name of the Takayama Clan Sect can be equated with invincibility, as long as he can get his recognition, then I am afraid it will not be long before his reputation will follow.

However, even the retainers of the Takayama family are quite famous, and none of them are people who have lost their reputation, if they change to another family, he believes that it is more than enough to become their retainers with their own ability, but this Takayama family, he is really a little lacking in confidence, if he is not recruited by the Takayama clan after the most reluctance, then this person will be a big loss, and he has also failed Mr. Naya's kindness, and he will no longer have the face to stay here.

However, if he didn't try it, he was really a little unwilling, so when he thought of this, he only heard him say: "Thank you Mr. for your cultivation, I will live up to Mr.'s high expectations, and I don't know when to lead the team to set off." ”

"This matter is very urgent, you should immediately set out with your army." Speaking of which, Nayasuke Saemon couldn't help but think that Takasaki Castle was not a big city, and there were not many Zhixing of the Isshiki family, and suddenly there were hundreds of troops of the lord, and I was afraid that there was limited food and grass in this city, so it was better to let him stay with some grain and grass.

Thinking of this, I only heard Nayasuke Saemon speak again: "While the army is being organized, you immediately go to the warehouse to prepare grain and grass, and bring as much as you can without affecting the march and battle, okay, go and prepare." ”

When Naya Suke Saemon finished speaking, Tanaka Katsusuke was very grateful, and he was able to lead a hundred troops to help in the war, which was already considered a great kindness, and now not only let himself lead the army, but also let himself send food to Takayama-sama, just by virtue of this, the certainty of being recruited by him will be greatly increased, so now he really doesn't know how to thank Naya-sama.

Seeing that he was stunned after listening to it, Nayasuke Saemon couldn't help but hurriedly say: "This matter should not be delayed for a long time, go down and prepare, after you are ready, you don't need to report me, you can directly lead the team to leave." Remember, it's Takasaki Castle of the Isshiki family. ”