"What to do? Did I really run into a madman? Or is it...... A bunch of maniacs! I kept asking myself this question in my head, and I felt a wave of confusion.

Fighting a madman can sometimes be more difficult than dealing with a genius, because the madman's mind has no context, and there is no trajectory to follow to figure out how to crack it! To be honest, my psychological analysis of people is more good at the choice of interests, and the competition of pure intelligence is often dizzy, like playing chess, and now Xian Limaru can easily win me.

Unconsciously, my gaze returned to Takenaka's Hanbei, who shook his head gently at me. "Chongzhi, you can deploy!" I bit my lip gently, and it was safest to respond to all changes at this time.

"Please go and arrange the guards around the camp immediately, and you must not leave any loopholes in the attack of the Shimazu army!" The half-guard of Takenaka did not shirk and immediately set about it.

"Yes!" The companion letter didn't have anything superfluous, and he answered a sentence and went out of the account. Because I sent Kato Danzo back to, he took on all the command responsibilities for the ninja work here.

"Go and inform Kusunok-sama that all the ninja forces are on standby!" The half-guards of Takenaka were still prepared, and the sword could not be unsheathed, but it must be held tightly in his hand at all times.

"Yes!" Sakurai Sakichi immediately called in a man from outside to deliver the order.

"Slow!" Takenaka's half-guard suddenly stopped him again, and turned his head to look at me.

I didn't speak, just looked at him quietly.

"Send the order to ......" My gaze made him make up his mind, and he turned back and said firmly to Sakurai, "Send the order to Tsuda-sama and mobilize a thousand iron artillery teams to go to the main gate to support. In addition, tell them to prepare for the shelling of Rock Sword City as soon as dawn! ”

Sakurai Sakichi retreated, and a series of low, short, thick commands rang out from outside the tent. In addition to the two orders given by the half-guards of Takenaka just now, he also arranged to strengthen the garrison of the inner camp around my big tent, and the guards and samurai all changed into heavy armor, and the soldiers with spears formed another circle outside the fence.

Soon, there was a reaction from outside, and the sound of more intensive iron cannons came from the camp gate, 500 meters to the south. The number of iron artillery troops led by Tsuda Ichishu far exceeded that of the other party, and the new iron cannon in his hand also had a faster rate of fire, and as soon as they entered the battle, they immediately reacted, and the sound of the iron cannon was almost connected.

In less than ten minutes, I could barely hear the sound of the cannon; After twenty minutes, the sound of the iron cannon on our side sounded more rhythmically, and it seemed that the rhythm of the attack had already been adjusted; Thirty-five minutes later, the sound of the cannon showed no sign of abating, and I couldn't help but frown.

"What's going on, why hasn't Tsuda solved the problem yet?" I leaned back in my chair and tapped my fingers on the armrests, with a hint of obvious dissatisfaction and impatience in my tone. "The enemy is only two or three hundred people, how can it drag on for so long. If Shimazu has any other moves, it will definitely pay off, but it may not be that a few people are attacking us all the time! ”

Takenaka Hanbei didn't answer my question right away, but continued to listen with his ears sideways for a while, muttering something in his mouth as he listened. "Things don't seem to be that simple, I think the Shimazu army seems to be deliberately pestering us!" He spoke a minute later.

"Oh!" I couldn't help but be stunned when I heard this, as if something was wrong. But I never figured out what was wrong, but I was a little annoyed by this level of harassment. I was about to ask him when I saw my companion Changxin come back again, and he didn't seem to have any "good news".

"Back to my lord, the battle at the camp gate is still going on!" Sure enough, the companion letter reported.

"I'm not deaf, I can hear myself!" I was in a bad mood, and I took a long breath before I stabilized my mind again. The Shimazu family actually tossed me for a full night with a total of five or six hundred people, which is too ridiculous to say. "What the hell is going on up there?" I asked, recovering my breath.

"It seems that the people of Shimazu have no intention of really attacking the big battalion, so now it has become a situation of simply consuming weapons!" The companion letter is worthy of being a ninja, good at observing and summarizing the situation, and he got to the point in one sentence. "Shimazu's troops roamed the outside of the camp, just constantly firing at our camp with bows and arrows and iron cannons. Although we had cleared the trees around the camp before, they were always able to find some terrain to cover because it was in the mountains. The Iron Artillery Corps inflicted a certain amount of damage on them, but after a while they retreated a certain distance, and the continuous reinforcement of people coming down from the top of the city walls to help, the number of combatants did not decrease much. Naturally, our army will not have too many casualties under the cover of the camp, but it will not have much attack effect, and now it seems that it is almost like a game! ”

"It's just that some people climbed down the rope, and there was no real large-scale attack?" Takenaka's half-guard stared at him.

"Nope!" The companion shook his head in affirmation. "Although there has been some movement in the gates of Rock Sword City, no actual action has been made. I once sent two people into the city to reconnoitre, but because the other party was well guarded, I couldn't get closer, but I saw a lot of troops with torches faintly in the gate hole of the outer city from a distance! ”

The Shimazu army's attack on Otomo's camp was a tepid way, so their purpose should not be there. But where would it be if it wasn't? Judging from the distance and importance, it is also very likely that I am here, and the Otomo family is just a false shot to divert attention.

But here, why is the method the same as on the Otomo side, which has already attracted the attention of my side and is slow to launch a real attack, what are you waiting for? The men and horses they had placed at the city gate were supposed to be waiting for the best time to attack, but it seemed that waiting so would only make my camp more and more cautious.

"Are they really going to attack my camp with the men and horses they put in the city gates?" This question popped up in my mind, and it suddenly took over the majority of my thoughts.

Since a tight garrison has been set up so that even ninjas can't get close, why is it necessary to hold a torch, is it sincere for us to see? In addition, the companion Changxin found out that there were ambushes in the city gate here, why did they want to be so public?

"Don't bother, my lord, there won't be any problems with our entire military garrison!" The Takenaka Hanbei asked the companion to continue to go back to strengthen the guard, and then came over to me and said. "The Shimazu army may have extraordinary combat strength, but it is impossible to develop much today, and in terms of all conditions, they are not even comparable to the Maori family, and you don't have to care too much about them, my lord!"

"I know that's the case, but I'm still a little awkward!" I raised my hand and wiped it on my face, my eyelids were a little sour from another sleepless night. "Kyushu, this is the second time I've been here, and if I can't take the Shimazu family again, I'll be frustrated. As you know, we will have a complete showdown with the 'monkeys' when we go back this time, and then we will face the challenge of the Eastern Alliance. If we work in vain at this time, or even make a big mistake, then the wind direction of the world is very likely to be reversed. On the contrary, if we completely subdue Shimazu and turn Kyushu upside down, then it will not be a problem to cooperate with some public opinion to force the 'monkeys' to take risks. Now what I hope for most is that he will not resist the temptation to drive out some perverse things, and then I will be able to tighten the rope around his neck step by step! ”

"It's time for the world to be calm!" Takenaka Hanbei sighed and said quietly. He understands that I must always think from the perspective of the world, which is also a last resort in my position.

"Enlightened Lord! Mr. Ban just asked someone to report...... "Sakurai Sakichi, who looked a little nervous, came in again. "A Shimazu force of about 3,000 people is moving quickly towards the quail and should arrive in half an hour!"

"Quail ......" I leaned back on the table and spread out a map. The Quail Ridge was originally just an abandoned rock bar, about five miles behind the side of my main camp, and it was used for temporary storage of grain and grass, and it was not very well defended.

It stands to reason that the place where grain and grass is hoarded should be guarded by heavy troops, but the current situation is a bit special, because it is not far from the inner city of Higo, and the grain and grass are basically sent at will, and now the storage in it is not even 500 stones. In addition, it is very close to my main camp, and there is no need for special guards. Instead of attacking here, it's better to go farther and directly hit the grain transport team!

It can now be determined that the attack on the Otomo camp must be a false move, and it is very likely that the purpose is to attract my attention here. Further down was the attack on our large camp, plus the army that had been lying in ambush inside the city gates, deliberately carrying torches. Could it be that they sincerely made me think that this was to attack me here and make a noise, and then secretly make a second noise? There is this possibility, after all, under normal circumstances, grain and grass will cause people to be sensitive.

"Where did this Shimazu army come from?" As I was thinking, Takenaka Hanbei had already asked the question for me.

"It's from Higashiyakura Castle!"

My gaze returned to the map and I found the location of Higashiya Kurura Castle. This is quite a step forward on the front of the Shimazu army, and I have basically cut off the retreat of the defenders of this city, and it will be a key point in the attack in three days' time. Judging from the intelligence, the defenders of Higashiyakura Castle have all poured out, and no matter what the outcome is, the Shimazu army must abandon this castle.

"Go and get Kusunoki-sama!" I looked up.