"Huh, hmm, hmm, hmm、......" A team of troops with "Zhuxing Maru" on their backs and relying on the flag lined up in two columns, marching in the deer valley of Hequan country, winding in front of the head and back without seeing the tail. In this army, there are spears, bows and arrows, iron cannons, cavalry, ......, although the sparrow is small and has all the organs, not to mention that this is still a super big "sparrow"! As the commander of the whole army, I walked in the middle of the group, surrounded by dozens of soldiers and ninjas who were constantly vigilantly observing the surroundings, in addition to Nagano Yoshimasa, Takenaka Hanbei, Gamo Fuhide, and Shinhachiro.

This time I was on a desperate gamble! Except for leaving Yamanaka Shikanosuke to lead a thousand soldiers to defend Wakae, all the family resources were pulled out by me. The armor cavalry, iron cannons, and most of the ashigaru, and ninjas were all scattered, and although I didn't mobilize the people of Hanoi for the sake of secrecy, the two thousand Koga people in disguise, led by Mochizuki Yoshito, had quietly entered the attack position! Since they were able to disperse and infiltrate Izumi, they didn't act with us this time.

The army marched in an unusually quiet environment, with only the rustle of footsteps brushing the grass. I had seen in novels the rules used in ancient sneak attacks, so before setting out, I had all the horse's hooves wrapped up and ordered everyone to have a chopstick in their mouths. It wasn't until I entered the valley that I realized that the act of wrapping the horse's hooves was completely superfluous, because the weeds in the valley were enough to drown out all the hooves, and as for the effect of a chopstick in each person's mouth...... Not to mention how it works, but the image looks really funny!

I looked back and forth, until the corners and the trees were clearly visible, and I looked up again, and my head was gray at first. "How the hell did you come up with this?" I pondered as I watched.

After I left that day, I remembered this incident again, and asked Ying to pass the word and ask "them" if they would use the dragon smoke technique of the Mochizuki family, but the answer was: "We don't need those 'little reptiles' to mix in our actions, and there is no reason why we can't do what they can do!" "Originally, I thought that there were some women in this place, but as soon as I came here, I knew that I was wrong! Although I have never seen the dragon smoke technique, according to my understanding of Huoyao, that kind of smoke is at most a natural fog. But here it is different, it is more like a cloud than a fog, and floating in the air does not affect the view of the ground at all, which is amazing!

Suddenly, a rabbit ran out from the left, and in the blink of an eye it passed through the marching procession and into the grass. "I don't know what's wrong with these beasts?" I continued to think about it. There have been a lot of such situations along the way, and the birds and beasts that should have been timid and easy to be frightened actually turned a blind eye to the large group of people, this kind of "anti-god technique" is too amazing! But since David Copperfield was able to turn a Boeing 747 out in plain sight, it doesn't necessarily need to be completely abandoning mysticism for a rigorous view of science, right?

Looking back, Nagano is still the same unfazed attitude; The half-guards in Takenaka seemed to be thinking about something; Gamo Fuxiu nodded slightly at me; Only Shinhachiro seemed to be a little absent-minded, probably thinking of the scene when he was hunting. I turned around and nodded silently, still satisfied with their attitude.

Not only did I know about the mysterious meeting with the "Mirage Thousand Nights", but I didn't even talk to anyone about the rest of the story after I came back. I have complete confidence in these retainers, but I am not sure of my opinion on a certain matter. The matter of the "Mirage of the Nights" is too mysterious, and I can't tell what the consequences will be! That "she" is still quite right in saying one thing, mystery itself is sometimes a kind of protection.

While he was thinking about it, Shimakatsu rushed over from the front. He came up to me, reined in his horse, and made a few gestures. I nodded, waved to the back, and galloped forward with my retainers and guards.

The pioneer had already left the Deer Maze Valley at this moment, and was heading towards a hidden small valley not far away. It's a great makeshift camp, and it's been checked many times by my ninjas, and we'll be waiting here for news from other sources.

"Is there any news here?" After the army had entered the valley, I asked Kusunoki Mitsunari, who had arrived earlier.

"Ishikawa sends the latest information every day, all about a few nearby fortified cities...... "Kusunoki Mitsunari said as he led a few of us to the makeshift command post he had set up, a simple log cabin with good cover from dead branches and weeds." But today isn't there yet! The men and horses of the Koga people have begun to gather, and yesterday Mochizuki's messenger came to ask for a new order! ”

"Where is that man right now?"

"Just wait outside!"

"Call him in!" I found a place to sit on the mat in the room, and the others sat down after receiving my motion.

"At Shimoakutagawa Kiyoemon, meet Lord Cheng of the Star Army!" Then came a short black fat man, with a face full of horizontal flesh and stubble that naturally revealed a vicious image, seriously! He was far more like a bandit than a ninja. "The Koga people have completed their assembly 10 miles from here, and Lord Mochizuki has ordered me to come down and receive my lord's order!" With that, he bowed again.

"We are already a family, don't be so polite in the future...... "I'm a little strange that such a fierce and vicious person can speak so elegantly." How's your preparation? ”

"According to the orders of the adults, we are all dressed as civilians, and we are gathered in small groups in a deserted mountain forest!" Akutagawa Kiyoemon said seriously, probably because of the nervousness, the flesh on his face shook and shook. "The weapons are all hidden, and no one has found them!"

"Well done!" I nodded in satisfaction. "Your main task is to block the reinforcements that Mt. Noda, Kubo, and Kozoji may send to Iimori Castle, and if you achieve this goal, you will be victorious! I don't see how many first ranks you get, so there's no need to fight! ”

"Yes!" He replied respectfully.

"My lord! When are we going to hit Takai Castle? At this time, Ke'er shouted anxiously.

"No hurry!" I stopped his frizz, and the squire immediately set up the map. "Now the Miyoshi Army has not discovered our army, and this is our greatest advantage. In order to minimize the losses, Takai and Iimori Castle must be taken in one go! So we're going to have to take a good look at ......."

"My lord, Ishikawa-sama's people are here!" The soldiers standing guard outside the door reported for duty.

"Let him in!" After I spoke, I continued to listen to the advice of the generals.

"Back to my lord!" Coming in was an experienced veteran under Ishikawa Tadsuna. "Lord Ishikawa asked the villain to come and report an important situation, Miyoshi Nagayi left Iimori Castle last night!"

"What?!" Everyone was taken aback by the news. "Why did you go? Where did it go? With how many troops? I asked impatiently.

"Returning to my lordship, there are two local tyrants in the upper reaches of the Genjiu River who have a conflict over the land boundary......" the ninja recounted in detail. Since the two sides have a tendency to use force, Miyoshi Changyi is in a hurry to solve it. In order to prevent possible accidents, he took three hundred men and horses to Muzi, the nearest small town from there! ”

"Muzi, Muzi...... "I finally found this place on the map, it's already far away from Iimori City, but it's very close to Hota offshore." Three hundred people, it's not very useful! According to this calculation, there are still 2,000 people in Iimori City! ”

"The lord can't say that......" Takenaka Hanbei shook his head and said, "Although the strength of Iimori Castle has not been reduced much because of this, it has lost the only general among them, Miyoshi Changyi!" Now the lord of Iimori Castle is Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, and it can be said that Izumi is already in the master's hands! ”

"What kind of person is Yoshitsugu Miyoshi?" I turned to Kusunoki Mitsunari and asked. Since this man has not had any outstanding achievements in history, I have not paid much attention to his information.

"According to the information we have, he is an agitated, irritable, superficial, and talented man......" Kusunoki Mitsunari's calm tone was clearly not accompanied by any personal feelings. Although he has inherited the Miyoshi family for some years, he has never really grasped the power! Many people think that making him the heir is a moment of confusion before the death of Miyoshi Changqing, so they don't buy him much. He himself is well aware of this situation, and is very angry with the 'three good three'! ”

"Then what can be done to help the Miyoshi family 'educate and educate' him?" I heard them say that, and I gained confidence.

"What if...... It would be nice to be able to transfer out the three good yoshitsugues! Gamo Fuxiu suddenly said this to himself.

"What did you say?" I looked at him in amazement.

"The boy is rude, don't blame the adult!" He hurriedly apologized.

"No, no, no! You have a point! It's just that...... Where should it be led? "I looked down and started looking on the map." Best...... It's a little closer to Takai Castle! ”

"Returning to your lordship,......" at this time, Akutagawa Kiyoemon muttered, "There is a countryman named Sorokuro Mizuki who is a good friend of mine, and his manor is near here!" He said as he took a few steps forward and pointed to a spot on the map.

"Here......" The place he indicated was indeed very suitable, and I looked up at Nagano Yoshimasa and Takenaka Hanbei, and the two of them nodded at me in unison. Okay, let's teach Miyoshi Yoshitsugu a good lesson! ”