"What is the situation now? How was the offensive of the Oda Army? As soon as he saw Kamata Toshimasa, he grabbed him tightly and asked urgently.

"The situation is fairly stable...... "Kamata Toshimasa's face did not show the fatigue of continuous battles, but on the contrary, it seemed to have a look of tears and laughter. In fact, the Oda army attacked only once, and our side suffered almost no losses! ”

"What?! No losses! "Shikai Jiaoye was stunned on the spot at that time, and his whole brain fell into a state of semi-numbness." They...... Did they make any changes? It was a long time before he asked this sentence.

"It's a bit of a fluke, please follow me to the city gate to take a look!" As he spoke, Kamata Toshimasa accompanied Yoshino and a group of reinforcement generals to the enemy tower at the city gate. "My lord, please look, that is the trace of the Oda Army's attack yesterday!" He pointed out the window, not far from the city gates. Everyone looked over there and gasped.

There were several deep pits about ten zhang away from the city gate, and a large amount of soil turned up on the edge of the pit was still damp dark brown, and it was obvious that the incident had not happened for long. A few small trees that had been there had fallen around with broken bones and tendons, and some stones with sharp stubble scattered around, which could unmistakably indicate that they were originally a whole.

Inside each pit, a huge rock sleeps quietly, the smallest being the size of the Eight Immortals' tabletops. These rocks should be the color of nearby mountain rocks, and they were pulled up after some simple chiseling.

“…… Just yesterday morning, the Oda Army went out with about 3,000 men! Kamata Toshimasa briefly explained what had happened. …… They lined up about a hundred feet outside the city, and there they were! But there was no rush to attack, but stood there and pushed a large shelf from the battalion......" he said, gesturing to several positions outside the city. "It wasn't until they brought out the boulders and put them on the shelves that we knew it was a trebuchet! At that time, I really thought that this was the end, although the gate of Fengshan Castle was quite strong, but I couldn't resist such a large-scale catapult attack! The situation was very tense at that time, and the Oda Army's Ashigaru was ready to attack......"

"What happened?!" Takatsu feldspar anxiously urged on the side.

"What happened later is unbelievable, the Oda Army's stone throwing actually missed all of a sudden, and it was not half a star!" Kamata Toshimasa said with a look of crying and laughing, "...... But then a few shots were missed, and they were all in one direction, and then we realized: it turned out that there was a problem with the assembly of the Oda Army's trebuchet! ”

"God forbid!" Hearing this result, the generals of several reinforcements around couldn't help but mumble to themselves.

"Did they try anything else after that?" Shikai continued to ask in deep thought.

"Nope!" Kamata shook his head affirmatively. "The Oda army stopped there for about half an hour, and I don't know if it was because the stone shells ran out or the trebuchets were difficult to adjust for a while, but in the end they retreated and did not try to force the siege with infantry!"

Shinoi Kyoye just nodded and didn't speak, just hugged his chest with his left arm and gently scraped the beard on his upper lip with the thumb of his right hand. All who knew him well knew his instinctive action in the struggle of thoughts, and nervously awaited his next decision.

"The Oda Army just withdrew without any other thoughts?" Shioni asked himself this question repeatedly in his mind, and sought the answer with the most thoughtful logic possible. "It should be said that there is a possibility! The person of the Zhuxing Qing clan seems to care about the lives of his subordinates, and always tries to avoid violent conflicts as much as possible, and with my experience in dealing with him in the past few years, it seems that this statement can be proven, and in this case, it seems reasonable to avoid too heavy casualties! But...... Is it really that simple? Such a strategy will undoubtedly greatly prolong the time, and his lair Wakasa is still under the threat of the Asakura family! Is there any detail that I don't know that he doesn't have to worry about the back? Teach! What ...... do you have to watch out for?" After a long time, he raised his head and asked Kamata Toshimasa, "What other actions does the enemy have made besides this direct attack?" ”

"There are some ......" Kamata Toshimasa once again drew everyone's attention out the window, and everyone realized that the originally heavily guarded system had become a little bare. Since two days ago, the Oda army began to demolish the original branch castles and rock fortresses, and 5 branch castles have been completely demolished, but the only 3 remaining have strengthened their garrisons! I once sent ninjas to venture up at night to scout, and the demolished place was indeed abandoned! ”

All of them, together with the Shiwai Sect, carefully observed the fortifications that still existed and those that had disappeared, comparing the differences and values between them. According to the practice of warfare, this practice is also extremely unreasonable, if it is difficult to take the city for a while, it should be besieged by relying on the ready-made branch cities; If you can capture the city, there is no reason to self-destruct the defense!

"There stands to reason for this...... Takatsu muttered softly.

"As long as something happens, it must have its reason, but we don't know what it is!" Shikai Jiaoye said fiercely, and at the same time locked the camp with the fluttering banner of "Zhuxing Pill" in the distance with his gaze. His words caused everyone to think further, what is this "truth"?

"Perhaps...... The Oda army didn't have to take Mineyama Castle! Kamata Toshimasa's words seemed to be talking to himself. He is a safe person, and like all other safe people, he is not so aggressive, so he always hopes that all "contradictions" will not be exacerbated.

"How is this possible!" Takatsu feldspar scoffed at this argument, and as a young and radical man, he had always looked down on Kamata Toshimasa.

"It doesn't have to be ...... Why? "But it was this sentence that made the Shinai Sect have a flash of inspiration in his mind." I see! He let out a long sigh, and the muscles in his face gradually relaxed.

"My lord, this ......" Everyone except himself was confused, and after looking at each other without saying a word, they looked at him with inquiring eyes.

"Look, everybody! After the Zhuxing Qing clan poured out to attack Dan this time, this was extremely unusual in the situation of being attacked on both sides! "Shikai began to expound his point of view, and one of the reasons why he did this was to calm people's hearts." …… Combined with the various strange actions of his subordinates in front of him, there is only one explanation: the Zhuxing Kiyoshi clan may have learned about the news that the Asakura family is temporarily unable to use troops against them, or they have received reinforcements from Oda Nobunaga! In short, the Zhuxing Qing clan has no worries in the short term, so I want to come to Dango to see if I can achieve any benefits! As he said this, his gaze swept over the faces of the generals in front of him.

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and it seems that no one understands what he means.

"Hey! ......" Shioni Jiaoye sighed secretly and had to continue to explain. "The time that the Zhuxing Qing Clan can master is very short, and after that, he still has to face the situation of being attacked on both sides, so he can't and doesn't dare to consume his precious forces here! I guess he wants to take down one or two castles with the advantage of equipment without a fierce battle, and then retreat to Wakasa right away! ”

"That's why they demolished the branch city...... "Takatsu feldspar is a little enlightened." Demolish the branch city because they have no possibility of a long-term siege, and it will also pave the way for future returns! ”

"It seems that the trebuchet is the means they rely on, and the fact that there is no movement today may be because it has not been debugged yet!" Kamata Toshimasa's mood also soared.

"That's what it should look like!" Shinai nodded in approval, and immediately asked, "What is the range of that trebuchet?" ”

"50 zhang, never more!" Kamata Toshimasa replied immediately.

"That's good!" Shikai showed unwavering faith. "Although our big barrel is also at this distance, it will hit farther after being placed on the city wall, and with the advantage of accuracy, it can definitely destroy the enemy's trebuchet first! As long as our baggage team arrives tomorrow, we will be 100% sure of defending Fengshan City! ”

"Your Excellency! God bless Hatanoya to win! "The generals were in high spirits for a while, and their morale was high.

Although he said this, the heart of the Shioni sect was secretly praying: "Don't do anything on the road, and arrive before the Oda army!" ”

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It may be that there really was an immortal who happened to pass by and heard his prayers, and although the baggage team carrying the big barrel did not come the next day, it rushed to Mineyama Castle at noon on the third day, and the Oda army on the opposite side did not make any action during this period.

The baggage team was harassed several times on the road, and the number of soldiers escorted was reduced from 1,000 to 800, and the large cylinder was broken. In addition to some casualties, it has been learned that more than 700 people have returned to Jianbu Mountain City, although there is some hurry, but fortunately, the car and horses are finally right!

Now there are five or six thousand men and horses in Fengshan City, although the combat power of the field battle may be insufficient, but it should be enough to hold Fengshan City under the attack of more than 7,000 people of the enemy! Besides, Jianbu Mountain City has added a certain amount of strength, and he is somewhat relieved here.

On the morning of the fourth day, the Oda army would not attack today.

"I don't know when the Oda army will retreat, but at least for now, Mineyama Castle is worry-free!" Shikai Jiaoye Fumo's intact cannon said with satisfaction.

"My lord! Should we strike when the Oda army retreats? "Takatsu feldspar has some suggestions that you have to inch in.

"Don't have such stupid thoughts!" The Tsui Sect Iron Blushing and screamed to stop it. “…… The Zhuxing Qing clan is deceitful and abnormal, and the combat power of his subordinates is extraordinary. This person may use his troops to take dangerous paths, but there will never be obvious loopholes! Therefore, you must be cautious when fighting him, and you must not leave anything to chance! ”

"Yes, yes......" A thin bead of sweat appeared on Takatsu Changshi's forehead, he had never seen Shinoi Kyoye lose his temper so much.

Suddenly, a herald ran up from the horse, and came to the front of the people. "Report to your lordship...... Jianbu Mountain Castle ...... The mountain castle of Jianbu is lost! ”

"What did you say?!" Shikai grabbed him by the collar.

"The mountain castle of Jianbu was lost...... Morihide Kurosaka...... Dead in battle! ”

Shinoi Kyoye let go of his hand weakly, and his eyes fell backwards with a black eye......