“******！” At the same time, Keiji Maeda raised his right foot and kicked it desperately at a small dirt bag on the ground, and the ice ballast mixed with mud splashed everywhere, including my shoes and trouser legs, of course.

Miyoshi's army completely collapsed, but I did not order the pursuit, although I have gradually adapted to this kind of killing scene, but after all, I am not a person who is brutal by nature, since the main purpose has been achieved, there is no need to use thousands of heads to show "martial bravery"! After a hurried exchange of greetings with Niwa Nagahide, Matsunaga Hide, Hatakeyama Takamasa, and Ikeda Kinmasa who arrived later, I began to test the results of the battle, and they also sent their troops to search for the remnants of the enemy. At this time, several of us were gathered around the corpse of "Iwanari Yumi", listening to the confession of a captive with wide eyes, and the reason was only because Kusunoki Mitsunari found that this "Iwanari Yumi" had undergone a little makeup.

“…… That's it...... Two hours ago...... "The captive's face turned gray, his lips twitched, and staccato scales came out of this mouth like the effect of an old record. “…… His Royal Highness Miyoshi Changyi withdrew...... We're here to stay...... Just to contain it! Just now...... We were attacked in front of the gate...... His Royal Highness Iwanari Yutong also ...... Also ......"

"You're just a creep, how do you know so much?!" Keiji Maeda grabbed him by the collar, and the indignation of being fooled had brought him to the brink of madness.

"The villain is the leader of this formation, so I know the two highnesses, and I was nearby when they left!" Probably because he was overly frightened, his dictation became clearer and smoother. "And when His Royal Highness Iwanari changed his clothes, the villain was near the left!"

"You ******......" Keiji Maeda wanted to continue to ask, but Katsutakeshi Maeda stopped him.

"Keiji-sama!" He freed the poor creature from Keiji's hands, turned around and pointed around, and said, "The total number of dead and prisoners and escaped is only two thousand four or five, so he should be telling the truth!" ”

"Hey! Coward ......" Keiji Maeda finally gave up the psychology of luck, but he still muttered quietly from time to time.

"Zhongbei, you've made a great contribution this time!" At this time, Niwa Nagahide walked over from afar, and his face was full of relief. His castle and mountain castle were much closer to me than I was, and it was only because Miyoshi had come all the way from the west and had not passed through his territory that he had come late. "I can't imagine that such a small number of people can achieve such great results!" He came over and patted me on the shoulder, turning his head to scan the captives and corpses around me.

"It's alright!" I replied indifferently. "It's just a pity that I didn't catch a big fish!" While not discouraged, there is nothing to be proud of.

"None? It's not ......," he pointed to "Iwanari Yutong" on the ground in surprise.

"It's just a 'fake'!" I put my mouth on Keichi Maeda. "Fooled, I really ran early!"

"It's a pity, but don't worry too much...... Niwa Nagahide comforted, "With an army of less than a thousand people, we easily defeated an army of 5,000 people, which is a great victory in itself, and there are not so many gains!" In the case of insufficient forces to encircle, the enemy's main general will flee and no one can say anything! And ......" he used to say to Keiji, "It may be even more remarkable to be able to make famous generals like Miyoshi Changyi and Iwanari Yutong not dare to take the battle and flee from the wind, isn't it?" ”

"I'll just say it!" Keiji Maeda suddenly regained his spirits. "I was scared away when I didn't see our figure, Sanhao Changyi, who else in the world can have such great prestige? Back then, Miyoshi Chokei's army was invincible in, but now they don't even dare to see us! It's Niwa-sama, it's knowledgeable! Did you know? The commander of this cavalry reserve is my Maeda......" As he spoke, he reached out to grab Niwa Nagahide's shoulder.

"Don't be rude!" I stopped his presumptuous behavior in time. Niwa Nagahide's qualifications are much older than his uncles, and Maeda Toshiya must be angry when he sees this kind of behavior!

While there was laughter here, Hosokawa Fujitaka suddenly came over at a trot. "Niwa-sama, Tsuyoshi-sama, His Royal Highness the General wants to summon the two of you and personally express your gratitude!" I don't know if it's because he hasn't slept all night or because he just ran, he is slightly out of breath when he speaks.

"His Royal Highness the General is too polite, we just did our duty!" At this time, it is natural that Niwa Nagahide should speak first. "We are already deeply guilty of disturbing the public side, how dare we accept the general's gratitude?"

"You two are really loyal people!" Hosokawa Fujitaka was so "excited" that he had tears in his eyes, and in order to accentuate his tone, he also took the hands of me and Niwa Nagahide respectively. "In distress but not retreating, meritorious but not self-proclaiming! It is a great blessing that His Royal Highness Oda Dan Masada can have two assistants; There are such heroes in the world who are hopeful; The shogunate is revived......" he continued.

"So...... We're going to desecrate! "I felt that the heat was almost over, and Niwa Nagahide no longer insisted.

"Should we wait for His Highness Matsunaga?" On the way, I asked casually.

"It doesn't have to be!" Hosokawa Fujitaka replied casually. "The three highnesses are already waiting for the general!"

"Sure enough, I have a very good understanding......," I thought to myself.

The gates of Honnoji Temple have been opened, and the traces of war by the gate have been preliminarily cleaned. Although after a night of hard fighting, many sentry posts were still arranged in order to show the necessary style, but if you look closely, it is not difficult to find that many of them are fighting their spirits. "The two adults have worked hard!" Unexpectedly, Ashikaga Yoshiaki actually walked out of the hall and stood under the porch, surrounded by Matsunaga Shu, Hatakeyama Takamasa, Ikeda Jinmasa and Kyogoku Takayoshi.

"His Royal Highness the General is so loving, we are really scared!" Since he has shown Corporal Manners, we naturally have to work face.

"It doesn't have to be this way!" Ashikaga Yoshiaki himself took two steps forward to stop us from saluting. "Let's talk inside!"

When we entered the main hall, we sat down according to the grade, but I didn't expect that there was also a Ikeda pro here who was starting with me. At this time, he had not yet become the head of the family, and if it weren't for his father Katsumasa's poor health, and Araki Murashige hadn't recovered from the last blow, it wouldn't have been his turn to take this action.

"This Miyoshi conspiracy frightened His Royal Highness the General, and it was really heartbreaking for the minister!" Matsunaga Xiu actually really left tears, and if he didn't know, no one would believe that he planned the Yonglu rebellion.

"As the leader of the princes of the world, I am not so delicate, and I will never shirk my responsibilities when the world is chaotic!" Ashikaga Yoshiaki's demeanor is really a bit bold. "Of course! For example, there is no shortage of rebel conspiracy parties like Miyoshi today, and the pseudo-general Ashikaga Yoshiei is also ready to move with the support of these careerists, and there is still a long way to go to correct the world! Luckily......" He glanced down with that, and I could visibly feel that gaze pause on my face. "And all of you such loyal and righteous people, who do not avoid hardships and dangers and resolutely serve the king, it is really a great fortune in the world! Although the world is difficult, there is hope for the revival of the shogunate! ”

"Your Highness's praise is really ashamed!" Matsunaga lowered his somewhat gray head. "This time, our assistance came late and caused a catastrophe, but thanks to the rapid entry of Lord Cheng of the Zhuxing Military Department into Beijing, the situation was stabilized! The world's major affairs are tied to the shogunate, and the work of protecting the shogunate is the first to recommend the stars! ”

"Huh~!" I was slightly surprised, why did it turn to me all of a sudden?

"Yes! Oh, yes! Lord Zhuxing has really contributed a lot......" Hatakeyama Takamasa danced with his eyebrows on one side, and beat the side drum very loudly. "The first reward and punishment for the government! If such a great achievement is not properly rewarded and punished, it will undoubtedly chill the hearts of the loyal and righteous people in the world. ”

"The two highnesses have won the prize!" I don't think I can stop talking, if something reaches Oda Nobunaga's ears, it won't be a joke! "I have always been deeply taught by Oda Dan Masadada, and it is the responsibility of every samurai to protect the legal system of the shogunate! If such a small effort is to be rewarded, it will inevitably be ridiculed by the people of the world. ”

"Lord Bingbu Cheng is too humble!" I noticed a flash of gloom on Ashikaga Yoshiaki's face, but it was quickly disguised and replaced by an extremely kind smile. "You are the choice of the moment in terms of ability and performance, I want you to submit to the position of guardian of Hequan, I don't know what to do?"

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Winter Bears: Two of them are probably misremembered! I updated it the day before yesterday, but it stopped yesterday, and I usually don't stop for two days without saying a word. Tomorrow may have to stop once, and the unit will organize a trip to study the "Government Centralized Authorized Payment System" and come back the day after tomorrow. I'll update if I have a computer and internet access, otherwise I'm sorry!