After sending off Matsukura Shigenobu, the Takayama clan did not sit idle, but recruited Omiya Keiren, Tanaka Katsusuke and Muto Shunhide.

After the three of them sat down, the clan general Matsukura Shigenobu told them about his intentions. Then he didn't give them a chance to speak at all, but spoke his mind first.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the importance of the Yamato country as a country in, even if I don't say it, I'm afraid you can think of it, and now the Tsutsui family is in trouble, and borrow troops from me to resist the attack of the Matsunaga family, in my opinion, this is the best time for the Oda family to enter the Yamato country, although the Tsutsui family only controls a small amount of land in the east, but the Tsutsui family is deeply rooted in the Yamato country, especially the power of the temple, and they all obey its orders, as long as they can be a vassal of Oda, Then at least those bald donkeys in Yamato will not be demolishing their own family.

Another point, if you accept the Tsutsui family as a vassal, then the Yamashiro country and the Yamato country will be connected, and if the lord uses troops against the Miyoshi family in the future, then the whole line can be advanced, so, the Tsutsui family must be saved, do you three have anything to say? ”

Omiyai Ren and Tanaka Katsusuke, as retainers of the Takayama family, have nothing to say, but Muto Shunhide is different from the two of them, only listening to him speak: "Lord Takayama, now that the Miyoshi Army has not retreated, it is just a matter if the adults do not send the army to help the Ashikaga family, but if you leave the Ashikaga family alone at this time and go to rescue the Tsutsui family, it seems... It seems that something is wrong, if you rush out of the army, if you give the general's family the truth, then I am afraid that it will not be good for the development of the family, so please think twice. ”

"The Ashikaga family?" Clan Zong smiled and continued: "Don't worry about him, if he can't even defend Katsuryuji Castle, then there is no need for the Ashikaga family to exist."

And I've already got the Miyoshi Army to withdraw in two days, so you don't have to think about that. There is no need to worry about the revenge of the Ashikaga family, in the face of absolute strength, all revenge is useless. Is there anything else you would like to say? ”

Before the lord left the mountain town, he had already explained that the 1,000 troops guarding the mountain town this time were under the sole responsibility of Takayama Lord. Although he stayed here, he was just a general of the army, and Takayama-sama, as the elder of the family and the lord of the country, was just a general of the ashigaru. There is too much difference in identity between them, and since Takayama-sama has already made a decision, what else can he say.

Seeing that Muto Shunxiu didn't say much, he just listened to the clan sect and immediately ordered: "Omiya Jinglian, Muto Shunxiu, you two immediately gather your army and march towards Xingui Mountain City, after you arrive." It's okay to just continue to put on an offensive posture, and you don't have to really fight the enemy. ”

The clan will not be stupid enough to fight hard with the Matsunaga army, the elite of the Matsu army he has learned, although the Oda army is also elite, but it is certainly not its opponent, although the opponent's defenders must not be too much, but any loss is what the clan does not want to see, and the Tsutsui family is not worth paying such a big price to save.

So the clan thought of a plan to save Zhao from Wei Wei. The Matsunaga family poured out of the nest this time, and the defense of Shingui Mountain Castle was bound to be empty, so he took advantage of this great opportunity to send people to besiege him. Lao Tzu didn't believe that he didn't go back to the army to rescue. In this way, it can be forced to retreat without spending a single soldier, and such a good thing will definitely not be let go of by the clan.

The three samurai present seem to have long been accustomed to the clan's unreasonable cards, so they have no opinion on his proposal to go to the castle of Shinguiyama, but now the envoy of the Tsutsui family has just left, and the matter of the Tsutsui family becoming a vassal has not yet been skimmed, if you go out now, is it too early, in case the other party does not agree, then you will not run in vain?

Come to think of it. I only heard Ogong Jinglian speak: "Lord, my subordinates think it's too early to send out the army, it's better to wait for this matter to be confirmed, and then it's not too late to send the army." ”…,

"If you really have to wait until the Guanjing family agrees, and then arrange for the messenger to come, then it's too late. You've seen the combat power of the Matsunaga Army. With the peasant soldiers of the Tsutsui family, I am afraid that within three days, Tsutsui City will be broken by it, and the daylilies will be cold by then, what is the use of going out into the army? Could it be that he couldn't see off Matsunaga? Needless to say, I expect that Tsutsui Shunkei will definitely agree to become a vassal of the Oda family, so go ahead and prepare. ”

The Oda family and the Takayama family's Ashigaru are both in Rakuzhong City at the moment, so there is nothing to prepare for at all except to prepare grain and grass, because this is just to go to the siege and do not need to attack, the task is very easy, and it is not necessary to go out of the nest, so Omiya Jinglian took a hundred heavy wisteria bows and ashigaru, and Muto Shunhide ordered nine hundred troops, gathered enough one thousand troops, and each person brought five or six days of rations, and then sent to Shinguiyama Castle.

And after Matsukura Shigeretsu returned to Tsutsui Castle in a hurry, he didn't care about resting, and went directly to the castle tower to meet Tsutsui Shunkei.

After a day of repairs, the Matsunaga army did not hesitate today, and launched three attacks on Tsutsui Castle in a row.

The first two times were okay, although the enemy's attack was very fierce, but there was Shima Katsu in the city, and he didn't let the enemy take a step beyond the thunder pool.

However, because his performance was so outstanding, Matsunaga Hide's performance was even more in his eyes, and he saw that this samurai was so brave and seemed to have a lot of prestige among Ashigaru, so when he ordered the attack for the third time, he no longer let his subordinate Ashigaru attack from one side, but besieged it from four sides.

Aren't you capable, well, I'll attack from all sides and see how you deal with it.

Sure enough, after the Matsunaga army changed its fighting style this time, although the side guarded by Shimakatsu Takeshi was impregnable by it, the enemy had no possibility of attacking the city at all, Akiyama Naokoku, the two sides of the Fujimasa Division, and they could still hold on, but there was still a vacant side, only the junior samurai commanded there, and their ability was limited, and they were timid when they saw the Matsunaga army rushing in, so how could they command a good battle, so the battle just began, it was dangerous, if it wasn't for Tsutsui Shunkei who found it early, If you go into battle in person regardless of your identity, I'm afraid that this wall has already been breached by the Matsunaga army.

However, although it was considered to have blocked the attack of the Matsunaga army today, when he counted the number of people, he found that the original 2,000 ashigaru in the city were now only more than 1,600, and the number of casualties in just one day was close to 20%, that is, because the ashigaru in the city mostly believed in Buddha, and there were many monks and soldiers who fought with them, otherwise the whole line would have collapsed long ago.

And look outside the city, the three times of the Matsunaga family killed in the battle are less than a hundred, Tsutsui Shunkei feels a little unbelievable, the Matsunaga army is an attacking party, and the losses in one day are even less than the main family, if this is the case, I am afraid that within three days, this city will not be able to hold.

However, he didn't know that Matsunaga Xiu almost fainted in distress after learning that he had lost nearly a hundred elites in one day today.

In the face of the powerful Alpine Army, he also admitted that the losses were large, who made the opponent's army more elite than his own, but in the face of a group of peasant soldiers, and he was the peasant soldier of the Tsutsui family who he despised the most, he also lost a lot, which made him angry and scolded the eight generations of Tsutsui Shunqing's ancestors.

After the Matsunaga Army was temporarily withdrawn and retired, Tsutsui Shunkei dragged his tired body back to the castle tower, and as soon as he took off the big armor on his body, before he could wash his face, he saw the attendant walk in quickly and reported: "My lord, Lord Matsukura is asking to see you outside the castle tower." ”

After listening to Tsutsui Shunkei, his heart couldn't help but perk, now he pinned all his hopes on the Oda army, if the Takayama clan agreed to send troops, then there was still hope for this city to hold, otherwise, I am afraid that I would have to prepare early, so I just heard him quickly say: "Quick, quickly summon Matsukura Shigenobu to see you closely." ”…,

It didn't take much effort, but I saw Matsukura Shigenobu walking in quickly, and there was no joy on his face, let alone sadness and anger, and some were just dazed.

"How? Did the Takayama clan agree to send troops? I only heard Tsutsui Shunqing ask anxiously.

"My lord, Lord Gao Shan did agree to go to the army, but he put forward conditions, and this condition is too important for the family, so his subordinates dare not be the master, so they have come to report to the lord."

"You're really going to kill me in a hurry, one thousand guan is not enough, just give him two money, it's really okay to have three thousand guan, don't I let you take full responsibility for this matter when you leave, now your eyebrows are burning, then there is still time for you to run back and forth, you go now, bring enough money, today you must say that the Gaoshan clan will go out to the army, otherwise, the family will be completely finished."

In the face of such a predicament, even Tsutsui Shunqing, who has always known about the Buddha, can't calm down, can't care about his identity anymore, and even the words he says are no longer as gentle and elegant as before.

"Lord, it's not a matter of money now, the condition proposed by Lord Takayama is that if he is allowed to go to the army, then the family will at least become a vassal of the Oda family, so his subordinates did not dare to agree."

"Hiss..." After hearing this, Tsutsui Shunkei couldn't help but gasp, becoming a vassal of the Oda family? This... This is really too much, although the family is small, but it has been established for more than 100 years, and before that, it had hundreds of thousands of stones in Yamato, although the scenery is not there now, but it is not something that can be slaughtered casually.

But just when he was about to say no, it suddenly occurred to him that now is not the time to recall the past and look forward to the future, now the Matsunaga family is outside the city, even if he can still hold the city tomorrow, but on the third day, this Tsutsui City will not be able to hold it no matter what, and even the name of the family will be gone.

Or go to the Oda family? Anyway, just as a vassal, if you become a vassal, you just sign an unequal alliance treaty, and your family is not as strong as the Oda family, and even if you become a vassal, you won't be ridiculed.

But...... Tsutsui Shunqing was not a decisive person, so he thought about it for a moment, and not only did he not make any decisions, but he hesitated even more. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )