Shenglong Temple Castle was originally a very good medium-sized city, although it was not huge but very tight from the architectural pattern, and the complex city wall system could be attacked and defended, which shows that it was very thoughtful at the beginning. But...... Be sure to pay attention to one word I say – "original".

Located in Yamashiro Province, Katsuryuji Castle is the last barrier on the western side of Kyoto, and its military value is not unimportant. But in recent decades, this city has been unlucky, and the Hosokawa family has fought for succession; Hosokawa's battle of control and counter-control with Ashikaga shoguns; The battle of Miyoshi's 'Xia Keshang', this scene of human dramas has been staged here successively, and without exception, they all ended with the victory of the attacking Western Army. Conquered again and again, the castle became more and more crumbling, and after the battle, the victors would not repair the fortress that led to their rear. Katsuryuji Castle gradually decayed under this situation, and now the entire castle is relatively intact only with the main castle tower of Honmaru and the castle wall as the foundation, and the walls have long since collapsed!

"My lord, we ...... Isn't it time to fix this place? Shima Katsu looked at everything in front of him and said regretfully. At this time, I was patrolling the castle with Keiji Maeda, Yoshimori Nagano, and him.

"More than that!" Keiji Maeda immediately objected.

"How can it be said that the strengthening of the defense is an extra move?" Shima Katsu was very unconvinced.

"How long do you think we'll be here? A year? Two years? Keiji Maeda said confidently: "We are only here to garrison temporarily, once the Shincho Hall defeats the invading Hexagonal Army, we will have to open the way!" Even if we repair it, we won't have time to complete it, not to mention the money ourselves, and we have to marry others. Besides, although this castle is not very good, it is at the throat of Kyoto, and even if it is well repaired, it is impossible to give it to the lord! Who would do such a thankless task? ”

Shima stopped talking, apparently agreeing with his argument.

"Lord!" At this time, Kusunoki Mitsunari walked quickly up the castle wall and came to me. "Changxin and Zhonggang are back, they have important information to tell you!"

"Alright, let's go back!" With that, I left Keiji and the others to continue their patrols, and I returned to the castle tower with Kosei. "What the hell is going on?" Once I was seated, I asked my companion Shin and Ishikawa Tadsuna, and it was just me and the three ninja leaders in the room.

"Lord, something unexpected happened!" It was the companion who replied. "Miyoshi Masayasu led 10,000 troops to return from Shikoku, and the day before yesterday landed at Kishiwada Castle in Izumi and rendezvoused with 3,000 soldiers and horses of Miyoshi Yasucho, and now he is marching to Kyoto day and night!"

"Ahh I couldn't help but exclaim.

"Just in case, I hurried back, and ordered my men from all over the country to ...... here at once."

I didn't hear his words too clearly, and it took a long time to squeeze out a sentence: "Put ...... Everybody's looking for it! ”

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"It's really TMD enough to carry it!" After listening to the introduction of the companion Changxin, Keer Caizang used a rude language to aptly express everyone's common feelings.

"It looks like it's really going to be a tough battle this time!" Although Shima Katsuto's voice was unusually low, I always felt that there was irrepressible excitement in it. Really! Is birth and death so exciting?

"If you want to fight, I'm afraid it's not the best policy!" Yamanaka Kanosuke said gloomily: "The enemy army has 13,000 men, we have 1,000 spears, 500 archers, and our own 200 cavalry, even if you add all the ninjas who will come back tomorrow, it will not exceed 1,800 people!" The city defense of Shenglong Temple City is like this again, no matter the field battle, the cage city will not have any chance of winning! ”

"Hmm...... "The situation is exactly what Kanosuke Yamanaka said, and I don't have the slightest doubt about his courage just because he said that." Shigeji, do you have any thoughts? ”

"The situation is indeed very serious...... Takenaka Hanbei said with a heavy expression, "I won't repeat the current situation, the only way I can think of is 'put to death and then live'!" ”

"What kind of 'place of death'?" For some reason, I've always been sensitive to the word "death."

"That's right......" he began to articulate his strategic intentions. Although Nobunaga's army left Kyoto, they actually fought in Minami-Omi! Miyoshi Masayasu has done his best to prevent possible accidents, and the forces in Izumi and Hanoi have been fully deployed. At this time, if we surprise and attack Kishiwada Castle, where Yasunaga Miyoshi and Yoshiei Ashikaga are stationed, even if Masayasu Miyoshi's army occupies Kyoto, his back road will be cut off! At that time, at least it was a draw. ”

"It's a dead land......" I muttered to myself. To be honest, Hanbei came up with a good idea, not only did it surprise but also had a good chance of success, but I have to say that it was also a great risk! Once this plan succeeds, Miyoshi Masaysu will inevitably go crazy and counterattack our department, and now I am just a unilateral attack by the enemy, and at that time it will be surrounded on all sides, even if Oda Nobunaga intends to rescue, it will be beyond the reach of the whip. I tried to justify my cowardice. "Although the method of re-governance is good, but in this way, the Ashikaga shogun, who has just ascended the throne, will inevitably withdraw from Kyoto, so that the efforts of the previous period of the family will be in vain! The Kinai princes who are currently taking refuge in their own family will also fall back to Miyoshi, so they can't do it unless they have to! ”

"The lord is right......" Takenaka Hanbei fell into deep thought again.

"Teacher!" I put my hope in Nagano again. "Is there anything you can do?"

"Difficult! It's really hard! He shook his head incessantly as he spoke. The method of re-governance can be said to be the best, but you also have a certain amount of truth in it! I've thought about some ...... too," he sighed again. "But there is a lack of conditions, it can't be done! …… It's not ......"

"Yes...... my heart sank. At this time, the attendant came in and reported that a ninja who had just returned from Settsu had something to report. "Call him in!" Now I don't have to bite more lice, and I don't have to worry if I have more debts.

The message that the subordinate got before leaving...... "It's a tall and thin ninja who came in." The chief general of the Ikeda family, Arakimura Shige, has 5,000 troops and is rushing to meet with Miyoshi Masaysu! ”

"What?!" In the midst of everyone's exclamations, I waved him out, but suddenly I noticed that Nagano Yemasa's eyes lit up.

"My lord! The old man just said that the condition is there! And he had an idea.

"Teacher, please speak!" Hearing him say that, my spirits came back.

"My thoughts are...... If...... And they will ...... Let's do it again...... That's all there is to it! "He's finally done." What do you think? ”

"This ...... This...... Isn't that too risky? After being silent for a long time, Yamanaka Kanosuke said hesitantly.

"It's a risk!" Nagano nodded. "There are a lot of coincidences, but at the same time there is a great chance of success!"

"It's done!" I finally made up my mind. "Miyoshi Masaysu and Araki Murashige will be at Katsuryuji Castle the day after tomorrow, and we only have one day! Let's go separately to prepare, I'll figure out how to do that! ”

"Yes!" The crowd replied in unison.

That night, a ninja took my handwritten letter to Yoshida Sotada, Pegasus, and at noon the next day, 50 carts loaded with goods and covered with reed mats drove into Katsuryuji Castle.

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Winter Bears: Everyone! After the Spring Festival, it's time for us office workers to start being "enslaved" again! Tomorrow was supposed to be the first day of work there won't be too much, but we arranged a debt collection errand for me, I'm afraid that I will have to "float" outside for a day, so it's hard to say if we can update!