"The Takayama clan is my father-in-law." As soon as the clan clan came to Shibata Katsuya, he saw that the clan clan hurriedly turned over and dismounted, walked quickly in front of him and saluted.

Now Shibata Katsuya can be said to be more and more satisfied with the Takayama clan, after the development of this strategy, as long as the Takayama clan is mentioned, the lord will smile, although he didn't say anything, but everyone knows that the lord values him more, and as a father-in-law, Shibata Katsuya sees that his son-in-law is deeply favored by the lord, how can he not be happy.

And as the status of the Gaoshan Clan Sect in the heart of the lord continued to increase, he originally thought that it would take more than ten years before he could help him, but now that he has recruited the Gaoshan Clan Sect for just five years, he can already become a big help to himself, how can this not make him happy.

As Lin Tongsheng became more and more displeasing to the lord, he became more and more sure of the title of the first retainer of his family, the old man of the pen family.

When he saw the clan, the killing aura on his face was swept away, and he said kindly: "Qianbingwei, this time you did a very good job, after you sweep away the enemy in front of you, follow me to see the lord, and I will definitely be rewarded." ”

After hearing this, not only did the clan not show any joyful expression, but said solemnly: "Father-in-law, I can't return to the army for the time being, and I still need the help of my father-in-law for one thing." ”

"Oh? What's the matter? ”

"Back to my father-in-law, it's not a secret, now under the command of the army to go to Kijima Castle, Kawaguchi Castle and Seda Mountain Castle to seize these three cities, Kawaguchi Castle and Seda Mountain Castle to go to don't worry, but this Kojima Castle is the only way for the army of the Miyoshi family, and it is very likely that they want to resist the attack of their own family in this city, so that only the three hundred ninja army under his command cannot resist the attack of the Miyoshi army, so I am willing to ask the Lord to lead the army to the rescue."

Shibata Katsuie couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this, this Qianbei's courage was too great, he dared to attack Kijima Castle with only three hundred troops, which was no different from pulling teeth in the tiger's mouth, Shibata Katsuie thought that he didn't have the guts.

However, he was not afraid to lead his army to the rescue. There was no intention of refusing, and after the two discussed for a while, Shibata Katsuya led 800 troops under his command and 1,000 elites supported by the lord to join the 100 cavalry of the clan. A total of 1,900 troops marched towards the castle.

And at the time of the battle led by the clan and the three of Miyoshi, the three hundred ninja army led by Wasuka Masakatsu, the right guard of Mizuse, and the military advisor Sanada Masayuki had already captured the city.

The process of attacking the city was as uneventful as the clan thought. Although there are hundreds of Miyoshi troops in the city, and the city defense is very strong, the defender Miyoshi Kangjun believes that his family's tens of thousands of troops are a few miles away. It was impossible for anyone to attack Kijima Castle under the nose of his own army, so he didn't let the ashigaru people defend it tightly, but just let him patrol as usual.

The castle is located on a small hill, which is not too high, and it looks like it is only twenty or thirty meters. Beneath the hills, surrounded by woods, which should have been cut down in times of war. The enemy would not hide in the woods, but first, Yoshitsugu Miyoshi and Araki Murashige believed that it would be impossible for the Oda army to attack here. The second is that now that the weather has entered winter, except for a few yellow leaves hanging sporadically, the trees have basically fallen, and they will not block the view at all, so there is no more such a move.

When Bee Suga and the others led the army to the outside of the city, they immediately split up, and along the way, Sanada Masayuki had already made a plan, if he wanted to seize the city as quickly as possible, then there was only one way to steal the city. However, the trees around this city are not enough to hide, and I am afraid that as soon as the army approaches, the enemy in the city will be able to find out, but this will not be difficult for him, since there is no condition. Then the conditions are ready. …,

Fortunately, there are not many troops in the city, and the people defending the city are not talented, otherwise I am afraid that he has no choice, and he is about to enter the enemy's sight, so he heard Sanada Masayuki hurriedly said: "Two adults, now that the city of Kojima is near, how about dividing the troops here?" ”

Although when the three of them set off, the clan had ordered Sanada Masayuki to be fully responsible for the battle to capture the city, but after all, his identity was not as good as Wasuka Masakatsu, and he had just started the Takayama family, so he still said in a consultative tone.

After listening to this, Masakatsu Wasuka and Mizuse Uemon spoke, "Everything is subject to the arrangement of the military advisor. After saying that, I saw Wasuka Masakatsu make a big move, and led a total of forty ninjas with Mizuse Uemon to part ways with Sanada Masayuki and went to the side.

In the blink of an eye, Sanada Masayuki had already led two hundred and sixty ninjas to the outside of the city, and the castle guard general Miyoshi Yasuntoshi had received a report at the same time as he appeared, and at this time he had already led the city army to appear on the city wall, if it was only the Oda army, he would not be so nervous, but when he heard that although the army was only more than two hundred people, it was a Takayama army, he had to pay enough attention to it.

What the Takayama Army did in this battle has already made the Miyoshi family retainers feel frightened, firstly, because it is elusive and untraceable, and secondly, because its combat power is incredibly strong, just a few hundred people, can turn the land of Miyoshi's family upside down, which is enough to make Miyoshi Yasutoshi pay enough attention, so when he heard that it was the Takayama Army outside the city, he completely ignored the disadvantage of the other party's numbers, and on the one hand, he hurriedly ordered people to go to the Seta River to ask the lord for help, and on the other hand, most of the troops in the city were arranged in the east. In addition to leaving a few people behind, all of its troops on three sides were also drawn.

Outside the city, Sanada Masayuki saw that there were hundreds of people on the city wall, and he couldn't help but smile slightly, his task was to attract all the defenders in the city, so that Wasuka Masakatsu and Mizuse Uemon could steal the city from the west, and now it seems that his plan has been completed, as long as the army led by Wasuka Masakatsu and Mizuse Uemon arrives, then this island castle is at your fingertips.

And now although he has reached the outside of the city, but Sanada Masayuki did not attack, this time his army is only three hundred, if the ninja army loses too much due to the siege, then how to face the army of the Miyoshi family later, so, now he is just dragging the time, the older the delay, the better.

But if it is consumed like this, then Miyoshi Kangjun will inevitably be suspicious, so he has to say something, and at this time, he thinks that only talking about the persuasion is the best choice.

Thinking of this, I only heard Sanada Masayuki speak: "Lord Miyoshi, the unjust murder of the general by the Miyoshi family is a great rebellion, the Oda Hall Xingyi led the army to crusade, and no one can stop it, Miyoshi Yoshiji led tens of thousands of people to Chen on the west bank of the Seda River, but in my opinion, it is just a mantis arm blocking the car, I am afraid that it will be broken by the Oda family army in a moment or three."

Now that the vanguard of the family has arrived, the army will soon be killed, why should the adults serve the disloyal and unrighteous people to the death, carrying the infamy of eternity, depending on the bottom, it is better to open the city and return to obedience, in this way, my lord will definitely tell the righteous deeds of the adults to the palace and the general, the previous things can not be blamed, and if the adults insist on resisting, then the army is everywhere, there is no piece of armor left, and forget the adults to think twice. ”

Miyoshi Kangjun wanted to scold the other party at first, but when he heard that these more than 200 people were just the pioneers of the Gaoshan family, he didn't even have the heart to scold, just these more than 200 people, it was enough for him to have a headache, if hundreds were coming, then there was still a reason to hold on to this city, and the only way now was to delay time and wait for the lord to send troops to help. …,

So I just heard him open his mouth and said: "What the adults said is not unreasonable, but this matter is too important, and it is a heavy family of three good families, so it still needs to be considered, I don't know if the adults can wait for a while, let me think about it." ”

Sanada Masayuki could not see that the other party wanted to delay time and wait for the Miyoshi army to come to help, but this was exactly what he wanted, since the other party wanted to delay, then it was better to drag it out, and wait until Wasuka Masakatsu and the others arrived with the army, regardless of whether the other party was sincere or not, it was safest for this city to be defeated by himself.

Thinking of this, I only heard him speak: "Since this is the case, then please consider it, my lord." ”

Miyoshi Yasuntoshi couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw that the other party agreed, but he didn't dare to return, in case the other party took the opportunity to attack when he returned to the castle tower, then if there was no one to command, it would be impossible to block the attack of the Takayama army.

Subsequently, neither Sanada Masayuki nor Miyoshi Yasutoshi spoke, but they were secretly thinking in their hearts. However, this calm lasted only about half a candle, and only one of the ashigaru in the city shouted, "My lord, look! ”

Miyoshi Yasujun turned around violently, only to see that dozens of ninjas had come to the city wall at some point, and they were only less than a hundred meters away from the city gate.

"You... You don't keep your promises, and you don't deserve to be a samurai. I only heard Miyoshi Yasutoshi yelling loudly outside the city.

And Sanada Masayuki laughed loudly: "Could it be that you are delaying time, I can't see through the thoughts of waiting for reinforcements to come to help, I'm not afraid to tell you, now that the Miyoshi army has been defeated, the Oda family army is about to kill, and those who want to be buried for the Miyoshi family will continue to resist." ”

When Sanada Masayuki finished speaking, he saw hundreds of ashigaru on the wall begin to turn their heads and ears, and fear lingered in their hearts.

"This is a rumor, ignore it, quickly, follow me, and kill the only enemy in the city." After Miyoshi Yasujun finished speaking, he drew his sword and led more than 100 ashigaru to rush under the city wall, and the defense of the city wall was handed over to the deputy general.

However, he was still a step too late, and when Yasutoshi Miyoshi led the army to rush down the city wall, the Takayama family ninja army had already killed the ashigaru guarding the city gate, and then only heard a "squeak" and the city gate was opened. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )