I was awakened from my slumber by the loud roar of the iron cannon, and the terrifying sound seemed to come out from all directions at once. "Who's out there? What's going on? I asked out loud outside.

"Lord, I'm here!" Ah Xue's voice sounded outside, and the tone of her answer was soft and extremely firm, without any panic or uneasiness. "Judging by the sound, it was the Saga people who attacked the nearby camp, but we were not affected here! Your Excellency is on guard everywhere, so please don't worry! ”

"Oh......" I was a little relieved to get this answer, and I felt out the pocket watch under the pillow to realize that it was already half past one. I listened to the sound of iron cannons coming from all directions, far or near, but it seemed that there was no concentrated and intense situation anywhere, it seemed that it was still an old trick of attacking in the middle of the night, but this time it seemed that there were slightly more places attacked at the same time. I couldn't sleep anyway, so I got dressed and got up.

"Lord, you're up!" Seeing me walk out of the tent, Ah Xue by the door immediately saluted, she was leading more than 100 personal soldiers around the tent nervously guarded.

"Everyone has worked hard, and so have you!" I looked at Xue with gratitude and nodded.

"This is the duty of subordinates!" Praised by me, Ah Xue is even more energetic. She is still dressed as usual, a snow-white pendant silk medium-sized carcass fits very well, there is no helmet on her head, just a ribbon is used to tie her black hair, and she still has the "leech roll" long naginata knife in her hand, and her two big eyes are nervously observing the movements around her. may be because of long-term exercise, and the figure has begun to take shape at the age of 12.

"Where have you been attacked?" I looked around, and I couldn't see anything except the occasional flash of fire from the cannon fire, and when I heard it, there was a roar and intermittent shouts of killing. It is neither intense nor focused, and it is really impossible to judge the situation everywhere. "Is there a command or a messenger for help?"

"Not yet!" Ah Xue shook her head and replied: "Now that the situation is unknown, we don't dare to act rashly, Lord Takenaka ordered the iron artillery team to ambush in the bunkers by the walls of the four walls, and Lord Ishikawa's ninjas have also set up a lot of secret sentinels nearby!" I also sent a few people to quietly go out to observe the situation, and I think there will be a report soon! ”

"Oh......" I nodded, and that was all I could do in the uncertain situation.

"Lord!" At this time, the half-guard of Takenaka hurriedly walked over, seeing that his face was even paler than before, and I wondered if he had been too busy recently. "Looks like tonight's situation is a little unusual!"

"Will it?" I'm not sure about it. "Although there seem to be more harassment points tonight, it doesn't seem to be too intense! It seems that the forces are more dispersed than before, could it be just a ...... Tired tactics? ”

"It doesn't seem that simple!" Takenaka's half-guard frowned, his face full of worry. “…… If this is the case, they should concentrate their forces and put on a decisive posture, so that not only can we mobilize all our forces, but also attack and fish in troubled waters while the various departments are rushing to each other's aid! But like this......" He gestured with his hand in the direction of several nearby battles. "There is almost no point in an attack of this magnitude, no matter which force can cope with it alone! Not only do you not need the help of others, but even your own people can take turns to rest. It's all so weird! ”

"So what do you think is going on?" I became worried because of his emotions, and a wave of nervousness hit me.

"Now the situation is unclear, and my subordinates don't dare to make judgments!" Takenaka Hanbei looked at the flickering firelight in the distance, and said in a trance.

"Guangcheng!" Seeing Kusunoki Mitsunari and Ishikawa Tadatsuna running from afar, I hurriedly opened my mouth first. "Is the situation clear everywhere? Where have they been attacked? ”

"Returning to the lord...... "It was Ishikawa Tadatsuna who answered my question." According to the ninjas who sent out, more than a dozen nearby camps were attacked! Among them, the battalions of Nobunaga Palace, Hashiba, Sakuma, Ando, and Hirate were attacked more violently, but it was also a round of iron artillery attacks, and the defenders did not dare to attack easily because they could not determine the location of the enemy army, and both sides were in a stalemate! ”

"What does that mean?" I looked at the people in front of me in amazement, and this strange and unpredictable situation made my mind a mess. "How's our own garrison?" Now I can only wipe my boots clean first.

"My lord, just rest assured......," Kusunoki Mitsunari answered my question. Now all the ninjas and ninja troops are on guard, and they are all under strict surveillance within a radius of one mile, and once an enemy enters this area, they will be discovered immediately! ”

"That's good......" I breathed a sigh of relief.

"How many troops are there in the enemy's assault?" Takenaka Hanbei asked suddenly.

"It's not a lot...... Ishikawa Tadatsuna thought for a moment and replied, "It's the largest outside the camp of the Shincho Palace, about 500 people!" Others are either 300 or 200, about a dozen shares in total! ”

"So little......" Hanbei Takenaka fell into thought, and several of us all looked at him without speaking. I understand! He suddenly screamed.

"Understood...... Got what? "I was taken aback by his sudden excitement.

"The purpose of this bizarre strategy is to make us not distinguish between reality and fiction, so as to conceal their true intentions......" Takenaka's face flushed with excitement. This is actually a suspicious tactic, which makes us suspicious and dare not attack! Please think about it: according to the current situation, the number of people involved in the operation is at most three or four thousand, so where are the others? Since the stall is spread so big, is there still a need to hide the strength? ”

"So...... Do they have another target for the attack? I asked, dumbfounded.

"Not bad!"

"You mean...... Grain and grass camp!! It dawned on me. Oh, yes! What could be more important in this situation than the grain and grass camp? Once the grain and grass reserves were destroyed, Oda Nobunaga would have to withdraw, and in such a chaotic situation, even if he heard any movement, I am afraid that no one would dare to help easily, which is really a clever plan!

"The lord is right, I'm afraid that the Zahe people have already started to act at this moment!" Hanbei Takenaka said.

I listened attentively, and the sound of iron cannons did come from the direction of the grain and grass camp 10 miles away, and the frequency seemed to be denser than elsewhere, perhaps because the distance was too far, but it was not very obvious. It seems that something really happened there, and for some unknown reason there was no news. "Tell Keiji Maeda and the rest of them to come here!" I yelled.

"Yes!" Immediately, several of the attendants agreed and ran in all directions.

"Lord...... Do you want to send troops to the rescue? Takenaka Hanbei asked worriedly, tentatively.

"It's time to do that!" I let out a long, gloomy sigh. "Once the food and grass are banned, these 50,000 troops will be in a desperate situation! Although I knew that this battle was actually a complete loss, I can't give all my strength here. Takeda Shingen has already shown signs of raising troops to Shangluo, once he ......"

I didn't go on, but the Hanbei of Takenaka understood what I meant. "There are eggs under the nest!"

"My lord, what do you command?" Keiji Maeda walked over in a military uniform, followed by Shinhachiro, Yamanaka Kanosuke and others.

"I order you and others to lead all the cavalry to rush to the aid of the grain and grass battalion, there must be no mistake!" I shouted orders at them.

"Yes!" Their answers were crisp and forceful.

"Wait!" I stopped them again and looked down for a moment. "Don't go short, go around the forest and along the riverbank, and take the official road that is surrounded by an open field! I'll send another 20 ninjas on horseback, so be careful along the way! ”

"Lord, just rest assured!" Keiji Maeda said yes and left with a group of generals, and I began a long "walk" in the camp.

Although Maeda Keiji and a few of them left, there was still an iron artillery team led by Tsuda Kazusuke in the camp; There are also 4,000 ashigaru of Keer Caizo, Shima Katsutake, Nagano Yesmori and others; The monitoring system of the ninja and the ninja army is also operating in a normal and orderly manner, and the security of the camp should not be a problem in fact! But I still worry about what is now and what is to come!

Oda Nobunaga is "planted" in Kii this time, and his prestige and status are only afraid that they will be greatly reduced! When encountering this kind of opportunity, there must be many people who can't wait to jump to the front desk, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki should be one. If he wasn't actually terrible, even with the addition of Asai and Asakura, it wouldn't be a big deal! But two terrible enemies will soon appear in front of Oda Nobunaga, Mori Moto and Takeda Shingen!

Takeda Shingen's Shangluo is already irreversible, and a tough battle against the world-famous Koshu army is inevitable! Why did the Kodera family send Kuroda Kanbei over? It's not that the Maori family has reached out to, and the "little ants" in these cracks have to be chosen! If the Oda family is at this time...... That's going to have to add a lot of enemies all at once!

At dawn, in my anxiety, Keiji Maeda and the others finally returned, and it made me feel a little better to see that their team had suffered nothing. "How's it going?" I asked eagerly.

"It's terrible!" Keiji Maeda jumped off the war horse listlessly, and the others were also unlucky. "We're going late! By the time we got there, most of the food and grass had already been burned, and the commander Nomura had died! ”

"That's the case......" Although I had expected that this might be the result, my heart couldn't help but sink.

"That's right!" Keiji Maeda suddenly remembered one more thing. "We met the Monkey's men there, and if they hadn't gone sooner, we would have been in a worse situation! They move quickly, and the leader is the new Kuroda! ”

"It's him!" I glanced back at the half-guards of Takenaka, who were busy on the side.