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Izumo country, Tsukiyama Tomita Castle Castle Tower.

Niko Yoshihisa sat in the top seat a little, his face full of exhaustion and boredom. This young governor, who is only 26 years old, can really be described as having a bumpy fate, and since he succeeded to the throne, he has been constantly pressed and beaten by Maori Yuan. Regardless of his martial arts and resourcefulness, he is not the opponent of Maori Motosa, if it weren't for the retainers left by his father and the Tsukiyama Tomita Castle that was run like an iron barrel, I am afraid that the Niko family would have been destroyed by the Maori family a long time ago.

It's just that now, all the ten banners of Nizi built by his grandfather Nizi for a long time to defend Mt. Tsukiyama Tomita Castle have been broken, and the powerful retainers left behind by his father Nizi Haruhisa have also defected to the Maori family. The only thing that this young governor can rely on now is Tsukiyama Tomita Castle itself and the retainers who remain by his side.

It's just that...... How long can the Nunzi family, which has been besieged by the Maori army for 21 months, survive? Niko Yoshihisa didn't know. From the moment Tsukiyama Tomita Castle was besieged, or from the time the Mori family raised a large army to attack the Niko family, Niko Yoshihisa had been expecting the Otomo family, who had a vendetta with the Mori family, to send troops to help, but now twenty-one months later, the Mori army is still showing off its might outside the city.

"Is everyone here?" After waiting for a while, Nizi Yoshihisa asked weakly. However, in fact, he really didn't have anything to ask, because when he looked up, there were only a dozen retainers in the assessment room, and if he swept it casually, he would know if all the people had arrived.

But perhaps, Nizi Yoshihisa is just doing this to find something to say. Because since the siege of the city, as long as the Maori army has not attacked the city, they will gather here to discuss the strategy of retreating from the enemy, until now...... Well, the Maori army outside has apparently already accounted for the outcome of the discussions that have been held for some time.

"My lord, Lord Uyama is distributing food to the soldiers in the city." An equally tired but still firm voice answered Yoshihisa Niko's words, but it was Yamanaka Yumori.

Yamanaka Yumori is the son of Yamanaka Mitsuyuki, a minister of Niko, and now he is only 21 years old, and when the Maori army attacked Niko's house, he was just a close attendant of Niko Yoshihisa, and now, although his identity has not changed, his every word, no one in the assessment room will not ignore it.

Because in the past year or so, Yamanaka Yukimori has become synonymous with the martial arts of the Niko family, especially after the battle of the White Deer Palace and the killing of Shinagawa Daizen, a fierce general known as the wolf of Iwami, this young samurai completely beat his name, and as long as the name of the Izumo no Shika sounds, it is enough to greatly increase the morale of the Niko army.

But if you think about it, maybe this is the reason why the Nizi family has fallen into this situation, right? A 21-year-old has become the most famous warrior in the family. You must know that even when Oda Yoshinobu became famous, Oda Nobumitsu and Shibata Katsuya were still well-known figures in the Oda family. And the Nizi family...... Yamanaka Yukimori is the only one.

Hearing Yamanaka Kasuke's words, Niko Yoshihisa waved his hand casually, "Since that's the case, then don't wait for him." "Uyama has been dissipating all his wealth to divide the food for the soldiers for some time, and Nizi Yoshihisa naturally won't be unaware of this.

Only this time, when Nizi had just finished speaking, Otsuka and Sanemon on the side spoke, "My lord, Uyama-sama has been going on for quite some time since the distribution of food, this is ...... Isn't there something wrong......"

In an instant, everyone's eyes gathered. "What the hell are you trying to say?!" Nizi Yoshihisa asked coldly.

Hearing this, Otsuka and Sanemon immediately bowed down in front of Niko Yoshihisa and said respectfully, "My lord, Uyama-sama has been distributing food for at least 1 or 2 months, even if his family has a lot of money, it can't last so long, right?" You must know that there is not much food left in the homes of subordinates and others. ”

After saying that, seeing Niko Yoshihisa sitting there silent with an ugly face, Otsuka and Miemon said again, "Since the defection of Ushio Yukiyo, Saseki Kiyomune and other rebel ministers, the only important minister in this castle is Uyama-sama. And now he continues to distribute food to the soldiers to win people's hearts, I am afraid ......"

Well, although Otsuka and Sanemon didn't make it clear, everyone understood the meaning of his words. But after hearing these words, no one spoke to persuade them. Because since the Maori army surrounded Getsan Tomita Castle, or since the Maori army attacked the Niko family on a large scale, it is no longer known how many Niko retainers have been co-opted by the Maori family.

To be honest, these people in the assessment room have been a little nervous by Maori Yuan's unpredictable schemes. Sometimes, Yoshihisa Niko would wake up from a dream because he dreamed that someone had betrayed him again, and he was about to be captured and sacrificed to Mori Motokusa.

Silent...... There was a deathly silence in the room, and everyone had their heads down, not knowing what they were thinking. At this moment, Yamanaka Yukimori suddenly stood up and said loudly, "My lord, my subordinates think that Lord Uyama will never betray his family!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, one of the retainers retorted, "How can everything be really sure now? Uyama-sama has rarely participated in the evaluation during this time, but has always stayed in the army. Although Lord Uyama is an important minister of the family, the danger of the defection of Ushio Yukiyo and other rebel ministers is still vividly remembered! ”

Hearing the retainer's words, Yamanaka Yukimori suddenly fell silent. When Ushio Yukiyo and others rebelled, they all wanted to take the opportunity to open the city gate and join the new master with the dedication of the city. However, because of the strict defense of Yumori in the mountains, they did not succeed in the end, and just quietly stole out of the city.

"Yes, and Uyama-sama has always been good friends with Ushio Yukiyo and the others, so it's hard to keep ......," another retainer said.

The retainer's words silenced everyone again, and then everyone looked at Yoshihisa Niko, and it was clear that it was time for him, the governor, to come and make an idea.

Niko Yoshihisa's face changed uncertainly, and finally, he said a little hoarsely, "Pass my order to secretly execute Uyama Hisashi and his son!" ”

Nizi Yoshihisa still chose to kill, after all, the Nizi family at this time could no longer accept the betrayal of the important ministers. In this case, it is better for Nizi Yoshijiu to solve this hidden danger first. Moreover, Nizi Yoshihisa is suspicious by nature, and Ping Su Yushan Jiukan always relies on his old qualifications and constantly criticizes Nizi Yoshihisa.

I have to say that sometimes, as long as you are suspicious, it is difficult to trust the other person anymore.

It's just that Niko Yoshihisa's decisiveness didn't solve any problems, because Uyama Hisaka really didn't intend to rebel. On the contrary, because of his long-term performance in the army, the Nizi army was greatly shaken, and the morale almost fell to the bottom. Although Niko Yoshihisa secretly executed Uyama Hisashi and his son, but now that everyone is trapped in the city, how long can they hide it?

The changes in Tsukiyama Tomita Castle soon attracted the attention of the Mori Army, after all, at this time in the Mori Army, not only Mori Motoharu was in charge, but also Yoshikawa Motoharu and Kobayakawa Takakei, two famous generals in the western country. Moreover, the Maori army has surrounded Gassan Tomita Castle for twenty-one months, and I am afraid that there is one less ashigaru in it, and they may not be able to find out.

"It's time to break the city...... Mao Liyuan said lightly. I don't know why, at this time, he was not as excited as he expected, although after defeating the Nizi family, the Maori family would become the overlord of the western country.

"Perhaps...... It's because it was Yoshihisa's hairy boy who was defeated, not Haruhisa's guy. Mao Liyuan thought to himself. Although Maori Yuan was just when he became the governor, the governor of the Nizi family was still the Nizi for a long time, but when the Maori family was really qualified to wrestle with the Nizi family, the governor was Nizi Qingjiu. And strictly speaking, Maori Yuan did not have much advantage in the face of Niko Haruha.

The final siege of the city, Maori Yuan, was not personally commanded, but completely handed over to his two sons. But even so, the Nizi army, which was demoralized and had been short of food for a long time, could not organize a defense.

"Surrender......" Niko Yoshihisa whispered when there were less than 200 troops left in the city.

"What?!" Hearing this, Yamanaka Yukimori stood up suddenly, looked at Niko Yoshihisa in disbelief and shouted, "Lord! We haven't lost yet! Gassan Tomita Castle has not yet been captured! You...... How can you say such a thing?! ”

"Forget it...... Even if you are still persisting, what is the use? You, me, and everyone understand that it is only a matter of time before the city falls, and this day, I'm afraid it's ...... today," Nizi Yoshihisa said lightly. As he spoke, he no longer paid attention to Yamanaka Yuimori, and directly ordered someone to tie himself up and prepare to go out of the city and surrender.

"Lord !!!" Yamanaka Yukimori looked at the distant Nizi Yoshihisa and shouted desolately, but Nizi Yoshihisa didn't pause. He's tired, he's really tired. He is only 26 years old, and he really can't afford to carry the sunset of the Nizi family.

"Bastard!" Yamanaka Yukimori shouted angrily, he couldn't imagine that when he, a retainer, hadn't given up, Niko Yoshihisa, as the governor of the family, had given up, and this was what made him the most angry.

(To be continued.) )