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When Tsugawa Soji and the others set off on the way back to Tsugawa Castle, they met Tozawa Masashige and others who had arrived, and then Saigo Kizo also rushed to Tsugawa Soji's side with his men.

"Lord, are you alright?" Tozawa Masashige and Saigo Kizo came to Tsugawa Soji's side and asked loudly.

"It's fine!" Soharu Tsugawa stopped his horse and said to Saigo Kizo and Tozawa Masashige, "Did you two also come here at the request of Matsui Kojuro?" ”

"Hah! After receiving Matsui Kojuro's request for help, his subordinates hurriedly returned to Kakuroyama Castle to mobilize troops. Saigo Kizo said calmly.

"His Majesty was escorting timber from Odaka Castle to return to Kanazawa Township, and on the way, he met Kojuro Matsui, who had gone to Iwatani Castle to ask for help, and when he learned that the lord was in danger, his subordinates immediately came to support him." Tozawa Masashige also replied.

"Hmm!" Tsugawa Soji nodded heavily, and was also satisfied with the performance of the two, and then asked, "What about Matsui Kojuro?" Why didn't you see him return? ”

"Back to my lordship, the situation was urgent, and Kojuro Matsui should be going to Nagano Castle and Hondo Castle to ask for help right now. There is an ashigaru of Nagano Masabo-sama and a horseback team of the main family. Tozawa replied with a smile.

"Hmm" Tsugawa Soji nodded disappreciatively at first, then raised his head abruptly and said loudly, "You mean to say that now everyone in the family knows that I am in danger, and all the cities are going to Dongshan Temple to support?" ”

"Hah!" Tozawa nodded heavily, "I don't know about the rest of the city for the time being, but the cities around Tsugawa Castle should have been reported." ”

"It's broken!" Soji Tsugawa sighed violently and said, "I've been wondering how a bandit with about 300 people suddenly appeared in my family territory and openly attacked me. There are even some people with intentions in the collar who make trouble, so that's the case, what a trick to fish in troubled waters! ”

"What do you mean by that?" Masashige Tozawa and Koke Takahashi and others all looked at Soji Tsugawa with puzzled expressions.

Soji Tsugawa sighed again and said, "First Maeda Narishige and others attacked Higashiyama Temple, and then Kanazawa Shoen made a rebellion in Tsugawa Castle, all of which don't seem to have much to do with each other. But first of all, Maeda Narishige and Kanazawa Zhengen can get together is the biggest doubt, and there is also the support of the bandits, and even some of the bandits are already considered elite ashiki, which is not something that Maeda Chengzhong and Kanazawa Zhengen can do! ”

"There must be other forces involved!" Tsugawa Soji said slowly, "If my guess is correct, some cities in my family's territory have begun to be besieged by some forces, but I don't know which ones they are. ”

At this moment, a detective from the Tsugawa family suddenly appeared in the rear.

"Report!"

"Report to the lord! The Onodera family sent troops to attack their family's Takahashi Castle! In addition, Yokote Mitsumori and Owada Mitsumi also led their troops towards Rokugo Castle. ”

"Report! The forces of the Spo family are heading towards the area around the family's Umezawa Castle and Tazawa Castle! In addition, the barnyard family also led the army to accompany him! ”

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Shimono Mountain, Takahashi Castle.

Takahashi Xingguo looked solemnly at the strength of the Onodera family that had been assembled outside the city, and the ashigaru general Hanada Shinji beside him said, "Lord, the enemy should be about to attack the city, and the number of enemy troops is at least more than 500 people." The total number of troops we can mobilize in Takahashi Castle is only about 150 people, so I'm afraid we won't be able to hold out for long. ”

"Alas! The autumn harvest was underway, and the Onodera family took advantage of this opportunity to send troops, and we simply couldn't mobilize too many troops in a hurry. Takahashi Xingguo sighed and said, "Did you send the detective who went to Tsugawa Castle to ask for help?" ”

"Hah! In addition to Tsugawa Castle, the nearest Togo Castle also sent a detective to ask for help. Shinji Hanada replied.

Takahashi Xingguo nodded, "I didn't expect the Onodera family to suddenly use troops against this family, it's really unpredictable!" ”

"yes!" Shinji Hanada also nodded in agreement, "The current strength of the family is on par with the Onodera family, why did the Onodera family suddenly attack the family?" And when the autumn harvest is underway, you must know that although the main family cannot mobilize all the troops, the Onodera family itself cannot mobilize too many troops. The 500 people outside the castle are already all the troops that the Onodera family can dispatch. ”

"Don't worry about this for now, since the enemy has already arrived in the city, then you can only prepare to die in the cage city." Takahashi Kokoku turned his head, "Shinji Hanada, order the whole army to prepare for battle!" ”

"Hah!"

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Liuxiang City, Liuxiang City, Liuxiang Chengdai Liuxiang Zhengdao also looked at the troops that suddenly appeared outside the city in confusion, "The banner of the Owada family?" Is that the Onodera family sending troops to attack the main family? ”

"But looking at the size of its troops, it seems that the Onodera family is not involved, but how can the Owada family dare to attack the family alone?" Liuxiang Zhengdao was puzzled.

Rokugo Masado is the Rokugo family lineage, and it was Miki Naogo who served as the city representative of Rokugo Castle, but Rokugo Katsumu left an heir, but he was still young and the situation in the south was unstable, so Tsugawa Soji did not immediately appoint someone from the Rokugo family as the city representative of Rokugo Castle. Later, Miki Naogo went to Yodogawa Castle, and the position of Rokugo Castle was vacant, so Tsugawa Soji appointed Rokugo Katsutake's "distant" cousin as Rokugo Castle Generation, and took care of the task of raising Rokugo Katsutake's two young sons.

At this time, a footlight ran up from under the castle, "My lord, the detective report that the Onodera family has attacked the main house in a big way, and Takahashi Castle has been surrounded at present." ”

"Sure enough." Rokugo Masamichi nodded, and said to Ashigaru beside him, "Let's go down first, send an order to all arms for battle, and send someone to Tsugawa Castle to inform the lord Onodera of the invasion." ”

"Hah!"

Outside Rokugo Castle, Owada Mitsumi and Yokote Mitsumori sat in the main camp, and Owada Mitsumi took the lead in saying, "Brother, the castle of Rokugo Castle was originally a member of the Tsugawa family, Miki Naogo, and it is said that he was a very good samurai, and Miki Naogo's sister is the side room of Tsugawa Soji. However, the current city of Rokugo Castle is the former Rokugo family's rokugo political road, and he is not a famous samurai. ”

"Hmm" Yokote Mitsumori nodded, "The family only has 200 troops, and a city like Rokugo Castle is not something we can capture, although the Onodera family asked us to send troops to attack Rokugo Castle, but everyone knows that we are just a feint, and its purpose is just to make us enemies with the Tsugawa family." ”

"We can't tear our faces with the Tsugawa family, which is not conducive to our future development, so Erlang, you can just lead the troops to pretend later, you don't need to deliberately show anything, if Rokugo Masado is still a smart person, he should know what we want to express."

"Hah!" (To be continued.) )