Seven days have passed in the blink of an eye, and the Oda army has besieged the three cities including Kannonji Temple for more than ten days, but none of them have been captured.

This was not because the combat strength of the Oda army had decreased, but because Oda Nobunaga divided the 13,000-strong army into three groups and besieged three cities.

And in these three cities, there are thousands of troops to defend, and there are city walls to follow, so for a while, there is no danger of breaking the city.

Oda Nobunaga is not unaware that it is a taboo for soldiers to divide troops in this way, but this is also a matter of no choice, the Rokkaku family since the generals in the army all transferred to the three cities to defend, the number of people is actually 8,000, in addition to staying in the Guanyin Temple City 4,000, the remaining 4,000 are divided into two cities, no matter which city the Oda army attacks, the remaining two cities in the army will go out of the city to harass, which has caused a lot of trouble to the Oda army, Murai Sadakatsu and Niwa Nagahide are suggesting that Oda Nobunaga set up an ambush outside the city, if the Rokkaku family goes out to the rescue, Then wait for him to go away, and take advantage of the emptiness of the defense in the city to lead the army to capture the city.

Although it was a good plan, but in the end it was lost to Nobunaga's arrogance, and Nobunaga thought that if he had to rely on a sneak attack to win in the face of the small Rokkaku, then what qualifications did the family have to go to Luo, which would be ridiculed by other forces.

Nobunaga couldn't bear it anymore, so in the end he rejected the proposal, and personally led 6,000 troops to besiege Kannonji Castle, and ordered Shibata Katsuie and Sakuma Nobumori to lead 3,500 troops each to attack the remaining two castles, although doing so would scatter the Oda family's combat forces. However, it is the most down-to-earth.

And don't look at the fact that Rokkaku Yoshiharu can still hold on now, but Nobunaga is confident that he will end the Minami-Omi raider within half a month.

At this time, the clan also arrived in the dense forest five miles outside Iimori Castle, and since crossing the Minami Omi River and entering the Yamashiro Province, the clan led the army to march only at night and rest during the day, all the way over Tsunoshima Castle. Yodojo, along the Seda River, all the way west, after climbing over Mt. Kongo, finally arrived here.

This is thanks to the map sent by Wasuka Masakatsu, otherwise the clan that came here for the first time would have been lost, and the reason why Wasuka Masakatsu sent the map so quickly was entirely because he had already sent ninjas to draw all the maps of, Tokaido and other countries long before that. So now it's just a matter of adding the details to it.

Just as the clan was carefully studying the map in his hand, he saw a ninja running in front of the clan quickly. After saluting, he opened his mouth to report: "Report to the lord, my subordinates have found out clearly, Miyoshi Yoshitsu followed this morning, personally led 20,000 troops to the mountain city, at present there are only 500 ashigaru guards in the city, and the samurai who stayed in the city are headed by Miyoshi Yasunaga, a total of five people. Please also ask the Lord to decide. ”

"I know that I have said, continue to closely monitor every move in the city, and report immediately if there is a situation." I saw the clan closing the map in his hand. Said lightly.

After listening to the ninja's report, the retainers around the clan couldn't help but be overjoyed, the enemy army had left, so they could launch an attack on Iimori Castle, which was the residence of the head of the Miyoshi family who dominated the world, and if this city could be captured, it would inevitably cause the world to shake, and the reputation of the family would be greatly improved. And he will become famous.

Now the retainers are secretly thinking about how to lead their troops to attack the city first, and only if they are the first to attack the city, this credit will be on themselves.

However, the clan did not want to launch an attack on Iimori City now, firstly, because it was just past noon, and the enemy's vision was broad, and if he launched an attack now, he would not wait for the army to reach the outside of the city. It will be discovered by the enemy, if the enemy is prepared. Then they will have only five hundred men by virtue of their strong cities. I'm afraid that I can hold on for a few days, and I can't capture the city until it is still here, in case there is a loss in the army under my command, it will be a little bit of a loss, after all, none of the army's forces are good at attacking the city. …,

Therefore, if you want to get the greatest merit at the minimum cost, then you can only wait until after night to launch an attack, in the eyes of the clan, any city under the rule of the Miyoshi family can not be captured by yourself, but this place must be captured by yourself no matter what, only in this way can you greatly damage the morale of the Miyoshi army.

Thinking of this, I only heard the clan ask from the clan, "Does Gengoro have any suggestions?" ”

I only heard Sanada Masayuki speak: "Back to the lord, my subordinates think that at present, the people of the Miyoshi family do not know that the army of the Miyoshi family has reached the outside of the city, so as long as the right person is discharged at the right time, in this way, it is not difficult to capture the city." ”

"Oh? The plan will be settled, and I will listen. ”

I only heard Sanada Masayuki speak: "My lord, my subordinates think that the best time for this attack is at night, as for the candidate... The lord can first let the ninja sneak into the city and open the city gate, as long as the army of the family enters the city, then not to mention that the defenders in the city are only five hundred, even if it is several times more, it is not the elite opponent of the family, this is the opinion of the subordinates, and please decide. ”

I only heard the clan clan say with a smile: "Gengoro's plan coincides with mine, and I have decided to launch an attack on Iimori City tonight." ”

In order to keep the troops under his command alive, the clan immediately let Ashigaru rest after arranging the vigilance.

However, the clan and Sanada Masayuki did not rest, but began to study the map, this is the hinterland of the Miyoshi family, and the slightest mistake will be surrounded by enemies, so the clan will never dare to be careless.

Before I knew it, the sky had already darkened, and the clan had no choice but to fold the map, put it in his arms, and rest against the tree.

Just when he seemed to be asleep, he saw Watanabe Shoutsuna come to the side of the clan and said softly: "The time for the lord is almost up, can I go out to the army?" ”

After he finished speaking, the clan couldn't help but say, "Where is the Ishikawa Goemon?" ”

"The subordinates are here, please give instructions to the lord." It was already pitch black in the dense forest now, and Ishikawa Goemon was wearing non-reflective black armor, so the clan could only vaguely see a person descending from a tree not far ahead, and then there was no one in sight.

He had to look for the other party's voice and said, "You immediately lead the ninja to Iimori Castle, and your task is to kill the observation deck and the ashigaru guarding the city gate, and open the city gate to let your own army enter, and never let the enemy make any noise unless it is unacceptable, do you remember?" ”

"It is the lord, and his subordinates will live up to the trust of the lord."

After Ishikawa Goemon left, the clan also stood up and led the entire army to Iimori Castle, and in order not to alarm the defenders of the castle, he ordered Ashigaru not to make any sound, and asked his cavalry to wrap the horse's hooves in thick cloth.

Outside Iimori Castle, I saw Ishikawa Goemon and several other figures quickly rushing towards the castle gate.

Iimori Castle was far away from the battlefield, and it was in the hinterland of the Miyoshi family, and these ashigaru could not have thought that there would be an enemy here, so they still longed for the same thing, leaning on the wooden fence of the lookout and taking a nap, and they didn't bother to look outside the castle at all, so they didn't realize that the danger was getting closer and closer to them.

Ishikawa Goemon and the other four people clinged to the city wall, after observing for a while, I saw him gesture to the other three ninjas, the first to turn into the city, cautiously, came to the lookout, and climbed up lightly, and another ninja followed closely behind him, and the remaining two ninjas came to the city gate, and after Ishikawa-sama succeeded, he quickly opened the city gate and let the remaining more than 20 ninjas in. …,

In order to prevent the two ashigaru who were napping from making a sound, Ishikawa Goemon and the other ninja came behind the two ashigaru, and while covering each other's mouths, they cut each other's throats, and the whole process did not make any sound, and the other two saw this and immediately opened the castle gate.

I heard the creak of the heavy gates. When the samurai who were patrolling the city heard this familiar voice, they couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly led their subordinates and ten ashigaru to run towards the city gate.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Dare the enemy out of the city. With the help of the firelight, he not only saw that the city gate had been opened, but also saw dozens of ninjas in black clothes and black armor guarding the city, and he knew that these were probably only the enemy's vanguard troops, and if the city gate was not taken back, I am afraid that it would not be long before the enemy of the brigade would enter the city.

Now he didn't have time to think about where these enemies came from, he only knew that this city was the residence of the lord, and if he missed, the adverse effects would be unimaginable, so he shouted as soon as he drew his sword and led the twenty or so Ashigaru to rush towards the enemy at the city gate.

However, he only noticed the enemy at the castle, but ignored the ninja on the lookout, and when he led his subordinate Ashigaru to rush to a distance of dozens of meters from the lookout, he saw Ishikawa Goemon and another ninja each took out a shuriken from their arms and shot at the samurai. "Ahh With a scream, two powerful swords were shot into the other's chest and throat, and the samurai leaned back and fell in a pool of blood.

"Ito-sama is dead, hurry... Run..."Seeing that the samurai had been killed, the twenty or so ashigaru still had half a point of combat power, so they hurriedly turned around and ran back.

And the Takayama ninja army did not chase after them, they all knew that the task given to them by the lord was to guard the city gate and let the army enter, and the remaining twenty or so people were all ashiba, they really couldn't raise any interest, and they didn't even bother to throw out a shuriken. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )……，