The raging fire was so conspicuous in the darkness of the night that Sagiyama Castle, where Saito Michizo had lived since his seclusion, was destroyed in the flames. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"This ...... It's really shocking......" Yamada Masamura muttered to himself as he looked at the shocking image in front of him. Well, in two lifetimes combined, he has never seen such a picture. Ha? Haven't you burned a few castles before? Ahem, how could that kind of dilapidated city be compared to the Lushan City in front of you? You must know that starting from the Toki clan, this castle has almost been a place where the lords of Mino have lived in seclusion.

It's just that after this shock, he frowned, "Saito-sama, isn't it a little too unlucky for you to do this?" In his mind, such a thing as burning a city, except for the enemy, only the city lord who wants to commit suicide will do this. And now Saito Michizo is planning to go out of the city to meet the enemy, saying that although Yamada Masamura has never been a superstitious person, he is still a little unacceptable when he sees this situation.

"Geely?" Hearing this, Michizo Saito chuckled, "Lord Yamada, you must remember that it is impossible to defeat an enemy who is much stronger than you without the idea of reliving in the aftermath of death!" ”

"Uh...... Is this a shipbreaker? Yamada Masamura was stunned and uttered an explanation that he was more familiar with.

"Not bad! Yamada-sama, you are so proficient in the culture of the Ming Kingdom that you even know such an ancient allusion. Michizo Saito nodded in response, his eyes full of appreciation. Well, since the Han Dynasty, Japan has always admired China very much, literature, allusions, the art of war, martial arts, and even the popularity of the time can be highly respected in Japan.

And Yamada Masamura's idiom, which is very difficult for Japanese people to understand, obviously made Saito Michizo look at it differently.

It's just ...... "Damn, speaking of which, aren't you praising yourself?" Yamada Masamura looked at Saito Michizo with disdain.

That night, Saito Michizo led his troops to Tsuruyama not far away, and at the same time sent ninjas to investigate the movements of the Toki army.

"Alas, 2,000 dozen more than 10,000, this old man is really ready to die......" Yamada Masamura looked at the vast starry sky and sighed helplessly.

According to his ideas. The best thing to do was to follow Saito Michizo to Owari. However, this method is also the most unlikely way, after all, if Saito Michizo really wants to run, he will run away even without him. After all, in such a densely forested place. Finding someone is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

The second way is to gather all the families who still support Saito Michizo to defend Sagiyama Castle. Although there are not many of those families, there can be 1 or 2,000 people in a patchwork, and with the easy defense and difficult attack of Lushan City, there is no problem at all to hold on for a month. When the time comes. Even if Oda Nobunaga's reinforcements don't come, Saito Michizo won't die.

Having lived in this era for so long, especially following Oda Nobunaga for a long time, even if he is not interested, Yamada Masamura has learned a lot about the way of family survival in this era. He believed that the reason why Tufuyi Dragon was able to attract the support of so many wealthy families was that in addition to his control of Minong's actual rights, he must have done a lot of shady things. And a prolonged stalemate will reduce the impact of this kind of action.

Yamada Masamura can see the problem, Saito Michizo can't see it? Certainly not. But he still resolutely chose this path. To be honest, Yamada Masamura didn't understand why he did this. "The so-called samurai spirit?" Yamada Masamura thought helplessly.

The Kiso River, as a large river that straddles Ono, must be crossed by Oda Nobunaga if he wants to rescue Saito Michizo.

"Quick! Fast! Hurry up and cross the river! Oda Nobunaga kept shouting.

"Quick! Keep up! Shibata Katsuya and others also kept urging.

Now that they had learned that the Toki army was coming to block them, it would be quite dangerous if they could not quickly cross the Kiso River before the enemy arrived.

"Pit viper, you have to hold on!" Looking at the light of the fire in the distance, Oda Nobunaga's heart became more and more impatient.

Under the constant urging of everyone, the troops led by Maeda Toshiie reached the opposite bank first. But before they could catch their breath, they heard a series of hurried footsteps.

"Damn, it's coming so fast!!" Maeda Toshiya scolded secretly, and then shouted loudly. "Everyone! Get ready to meet the enemy! Cover the others to cross the river! ”。

The sound of hurried footsteps was naturally the troops brought by Inaba Ryotsu to block the Oda army.

Speaking of which, this kid originally wanted to fight steadily, and even prepared to delay them in the nearby city if he couldn't do it. But he never expected that by the time they came, the Oda army had not yet crossed the Kiso River. Looked at. Where would he let go of such a good opportunity? "Attack with all your might! Don't let the enemy come ashore! Ryotsu Inaba shouted.

In an instant, the Oda army and the Toki army were in a battle, swords and spears fluttering, and arrows were flying. In this kind of encounter, tactics and formations have long been thrown aside, and the competition is only martial arts and courage.

"Quick! Leave the rest alone and keep crossing the river! Oda Nobunaga kept shouting, "Changxiu, Hengxing, Chengzheng, you go over to help that kid of the Li family first!" ”

"Yes!" The three of them answered, and rushed to the shore to join the battle group. With their bravery, they forced a gap to open a gap and make a little space for the Oda army to go ashore.

"My lord! I'm going to stop the Oda Army! Inaba Ryotsu rode on his horse, silently watching the battle in front of him, secretly swearing in his heart, and then shouted, "Everyone, desperately try to block the Oda army!" When you go back, the bounty is doubled! "There will be a brave man under a great reward, this saying is equally useful in any era.

Oda Nobunaga finally rushed to the shore at this time, brandishing a sword and constantly slashing the enemy, "Attack!" Offensive! Don't hold back!! Oda Nobunaga kept shouting, leading the Oda army to constantly attack the Toki army, trying to break through a gap.

Just when the battle between the Oda Army and the Toki Army was in full swing, Saito Michizo finally got the movement of the Toki Army and immediately ordered the whole army to move to the north of the Nagara River.

"The decisive battle site is really on the Nagara River, no wonder I always feel that this place name is a little familiar. Alas, the battle of the Nagara River, but in the end the old man lost, do you want to persuade him to change places? Yamada Masamura thought wildly.

I don't know how long it took, but when the Saito army established its main camp on the Nagara River, a sea of fire suddenly appeared on the opposite side that almost lit up the sky. Well, that's an exaggeration, of course, but when countless Toki soldiers appeared in front of them with torches. The scene was quite spectacular.

"Tsk, there are really a lot of troops in the Toki Army......" Looking at the seemingly endless Toki Army, Yamada Masamura couldn't help but feel a little regretful in his heart, after all, this kind of big war. But it's hard to come across it, but it's ...... Yamada Masamura glanced at Saito Michizo and saw that he didn't pay attention to himself at all, so he could only continue to look at the Toki Army helplessly. Well, poor Yamada Masamura was forbidden to play in the war by Saito Michizo.

The reason is simple. "Lord Yamada, this is a matter between me and Yoshiryu, I hope you don't get involved......" Saito Michizo said a word, a look, and Yamada Masamura could only watch helplessly.

Yamada Masamura was unhappy over there, but Saito Michizo kept staring at the Toki Army's main formation, and he could feel that there, too, there was a pair of eyes staring at him.

"Yilong, let me see if you have the qualifications to dominate the world......"

"Dao Three. Let this battle be your last chapter. A new era is open to me! ”

Both of them seemed to sense each other's gaze, and at the same time thought to themselves, as if the other could hear these words.

"My lord, everything is ready." Mamoru Ando's words woke up the Tsuchiki Dragon who was connecting with Saito Michizo in the air.

"Well, let Daozhen lead the front to test it first." The Earth Ambiguity Dragon said lightly, and then returned to the main formation. Although the forces were overwhelmingly superior, the Earth Ambiguity Dragon did not attack blindly. On the one hand, it is because of the name of Saito Michizo's pit viper, and on the other hand, because he wants to minimize the loss. to face the war that follows.

"Everyone, follow me into the enemy line and take off the pit viper's head!" Bamboo Waist Daozhen shouted excitedly.

Well, he couldn't help but be excited. Although the meaning of the Earth Ambiguity Dragon is to test it, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the town of Takewaist Dao. You must know the general on the other side, but it's a pit viper! O pit viper! O pit viper!

Important things to say three times, for Takewaist Michijin, rush in and cut off Saito Michizo's head. That's the most important thing. Moreover, in this case, he still has an advantage in forces! Although the entire Saito army was only more than 2,700 people, Toki Yoshiryu gave nearly 5,000 people to the town of Takegi Province. Isn't that an obvious credit to him?

"Hehe, this kid Yilong has become smarter~ It's just that he actually sent this kid from Takewaist Michizhen as the general of the front ......" Saito Michizo said with a chuckle, and from his tone, Yamada Masamura heard a faint disdain.

"The old man will talk big, and if he has the ability, he will take it out and take a look!" Yamada Masamura sneered in his heart, but his eyes never left the battlefield for a moment. Because he really wanted to know how Michizo Saito killed this kid.

Well, the Battle of Nagara River, which was the last battle of Saito Michizo, actually didn't leave many records, but Takewaist Michijo classmates, unfortunately, did not appear in many texts. Although it was only a few words, it still wrote the deeds of Zhujiao Town. Well...... Takewaist Michijin led an army to attack the Saito army, and then ...... He was killed by a surprise attack by Michizo Saito. Alas, poor fellow.

Zhuyin Daozhen, who was on the battlefield, naturally didn't know that there were people not far away who were waiting for him to be killed, but at this time, he was very excited.

"Rush! Keep rushing! The pit viper's main array is just around the corner! Bamboo Waist Daozhen kept shouting.

With superior forces, as soon as the two armies came into contact, the Toki army broke through the front line of Saito's army, and then fought all the way to the enemy's main position without too much hindrance.

"Haha! Pit viper, pit viper, your head will become a bargaining chip for my promotion! "The town of Zhuyun Road seems to have seen a bright future.

It's just that at this moment, a burst of fierce shouts pulled him out of his fantasy, "What's the matter?!" Bamboo Waist Daozhen frowned and muttered. It's just that when he took in the situation around him, he was instantly stunned, because the Saito Army, which was still beaten just now, was crazy to suppress the Toki Army.

"My lord! Oh no! We're surrounded! One of Ashigaru shouted anxiously.

"What?!" Takewaist Michijin turned to look back, only to find that his eyes were full of people from the Saito Army, and his own troops had long since disappeared.

"This idiot! What a rubbish! The Ambiguity Dragon cursed secretly. He was in the middle of the formation, so he naturally knew how the town of Zhuyin Daozhen was introduced into the enemy's army, and then the retreat was blocked.

It's just that scolding obviously doesn't have much effect, so the Earth Ambiguity Dragon stood up directly, looked at the surrounding ministers and said loudly, "Everyone! Come with me! ”

Hawkers, the Earth Ambiguity Dragon naturally didn't specifically run to save the stupid hat in Bamboo Waist Dao Town, but he had already decided to end this game. Because he believed that in the face of absolute military strength, with Saito Michizo's current situation, he would definitely be defeated.

In the Saito Michisan main formation, Yamada Masamura looked speechlessly at the bamboo waist road town that was cut off from the back road and finally died in the chaos army, and he didn't know what to say, "How did this kid become a general in the front battle?" "Yamada Masamura couldn't figure it out at all.

However, he immediately stopped thinking about it, because the main formation of the Toki army finally moved.

"Good boy, this is a direct general attack? It's too untechnical, isn't it? Yamada Masamura couldn't help but complain.

"Hehe, the enemy has an absolute advantage in strength, and presumably at this moment, they have already exchanged the reinforcements brought by my son-in-law, as well as Guangxiu. If they attack unhurriedly, they will act like fools. Michizo Saito explained with a chuckle.

"Hey, you're a general! Busy on the battlefield, okay? Yamada Masamura, who was refuted, thought depressedly. Especially after seeing that Saito Michizo immediately began to command the troops to meet the battle, he was even more speechless. "You dead old man just turned back to despise my intelligence?"

Soon the two armies were entangled again, shouts of killing, screams of misery continued to appear and disappear in the land.

"I'm Toki Yakuziya Yamaemon! Who dares to fight with me! A samurai wielding a long knife kept shouting.

"I'll meet you in Shibata Kakunai!" On the Saito Army's side, a samurai patted his horse to meet him.

The two sides come and go, just to kill each other and gain honor and merit.

The earth was stained red with blood, and countless people fell, and a great number of people came up to meet them. The Saito army continued to resist, but under the absolute superiority of the Toki army, they could only continue to retreat in the direction of the main camp.

Gradually, the day dawned. (To be continued.) )