At this time, more than an hour had passed since the first attack of the shogunate and Ichijomune, but with the command of Akechi Mitsuhide and the hard work of the Oda army, Katryuji Castle was still impregnable, and there was no sign of being breached. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Under normal circumstances, if the city cannot be breached quickly, then it will undoubtedly enter into a protracted siege, because in this era, there are basically no siege equipment, so the siege has become the only option for the vast majority of forces in the siege. After all, from ancient times to the present, even if the number of the besieging side is several times or even dozens of times greater than that of the defending side, if the defending side is not afraid of life and death, then it will still pay considerable losses.

And with the current situation of Katsuryuji Castle, it seems that the siege has become the only option for the shogunate and the forces of the Ichikoji sect, so Akechi Mitsuhide should be able to breathe a sigh of relief. After all, his goal now is to stall for time and wait for Oda Nobunaga to lead the army back to help.

It's just that although the battle situation seems to be tilting towards his side, Akechi Mitsuhide still hasn't relaxed about it. He looked out of the city with a solemn expression, carefully examining the attacking troops, as if he wanted to see some way to break the enemy.

"Lord, take a rest." Akechi Shuman walked up to Akechi Mitsuhide's side and whispered.

Hearing this, Akechi Mitsuhide did not respond, but asked in a strange tone, "Xiuman, have you noticed that the enemy's actions seem to be a little strange. ”

"Weird?" Wise Mitsumi scratched his head when he heard this, and looked at Wise Mitsuhide with confused eyes, obviously not quite understanding what Akechi Mitsuhide meant.

It doesn't seem to see Akechi Hideman's confusion, or that Tomomitsu is just talking to himself, "The enemy's offensive has continued until now, and it has always been just a few followers of the Ichitsu sect and the troops of those small families in Settsu...... The main teams of the big forces such as Honganji, Hatano, and Akai did not move at all. ”

"My lord, what do you mean......" Wise Xiu nodded thoughtfully, but he still hadn't figured out the most crucial point. Well, in fact, he is not to blame, because most of the samurai are similar to Akechi Shuman, although they can lead the army to fight, but they don't know anything about politics and strategy.

"If you follow my guess, Shenglong Temple City is defended." Akechi Mitsuhide left such a clueless sentence, and ran directly off the high platform to rest.

"Uh......" Wise Hide-so scratched his head and looked at Wise Mitsuhide who was getting farther and farther away, and then turned his head to look at the enemy troops who were still attacking Katryuji Castle, "It's worthy of being an elder brother, what you said is really profound!" Akechi said with admiration on his face, and then took the place of Akechi Mitsuhide commanding the troops to defend the city.

Katsuryuji Castle looks easy on this side, but Kinoshita Hideyoshi, who is defending Iimori Castle on the other side, is very sad. Perhaps because they had been holding back for too long, the Miyoshi family, which had disappeared for several years, reappeared in and burst out with powerful combat power.

"Damn, are these people crazy?!" Kinoshita Hideyoshi scolded angrily, just now, Miyoshi Masakatsu, a member of the Miyoshi trio, almost rushed to the city wall, and this scene almost scared Kinoshita Hideyoshi to death. Fortunately, Wasuka Masakatsu and Maeno Nagayasu teamed up to block his way, otherwise it was very likely that the Miyoshi Army would have broken through the outer city in one fell swoop.

"Kinoshita-sama, you can't keep it like this." Murai Sadakatsu said worriedly.

"I know, but what else can I do now?" Kinoshita Hideyoshi said helplessly, now he is a little helpless, and his only hope is to hold on until Oda Nobunaga's reinforcements arrive.

"Why don't I go out of the city at night to ask for reinforcements?" Murai Sadakatsu thought for a while and said.

"Reinforcements?" Kinoshita Hideyoshi shook his head when he heard this, and said, "At this time, almost all the forces that can be used by Hanoi have been transferred by us, and I am afraid that the other territories are also fighting against the leaders in the territory at this time, and it is difficult to draw troops." ”

"Hehe, I naturally know this, but the reinforcements I'm looking for are not from my family." Murai Sadakatsu laughed when he heard this.

"Not from my own family?" Kinoshita Hideyoshi glanced at Murai Sadakatsu strangely when he heard this, and then remembered someone, "What Murai-sama said is Tsutsui Shunkei of Yamato Country?" ”

"Yes, he had always wanted to be able to return to his family, but it was shelved because of Matsunaga-sama's opposition. Now we have asked him, and I think he will not refuse. Murai Sadakatsu nodded and said.

After thinking about it, Kinoshita Hideyoshi nodded and said, "Since that's the case, I'll ask Murai-sama." Kinoshita Hideyoshi didn't object, although he didn't know if this thing would work out, but apparently, he had no other way now. If there were no more reinforcements, he really didn't know how long he could hold out. And once the city of Iimori is breached, the country of Hanoi will also be lost. At that time, the Miyoshi family in Kawachi and Izumi will be reoccupied, and with the Ichijo clan forces of Settsu and Kii, it can be said that most of will be lost.

In the Kanto region, Uesugi Kenshin commanded the Kanto group of heroes all the way, and once again attacked Odawara Castle.

"Hehe, the lion of Kanto, the turtle of Kanto seems to be more suitable." Uesugi Kenshin said sarcastically. Well, although the turtle is a symbol of longevity in Japan, but when it comes out at this moment, everyone obviously won't think that Uesugi Kenshin is praising the Hojo family.

"Haha, Lord Guan said very well, the Hojo family is just a turtle all the time, and they only know how to hide in Odawara Castle when they encounter danger." Satomi Yoshiyao laughed and said, his mood is quite good at this time, with the alliance with the Satake family, at this time the Satomi family has completely occupied the country, which can be described as a very proud spring breeze.

"But we can't be careless, Odawara Castle is a fortified castle run by the Hojo family for several generations, and although our army has an absolute advantage in strength, it is not easy to break through." Yoshishi Satake said in a deep voice.

"Satake-sama is right, but this time, there are no other forces to make trouble." Uesugi Kenshin said lightly.

Hearing this, everyone nodded again and again, they naturally knew who the other forces in Uesugi Kenshin's mouth were, in fact, if it wasn't for the Takeda family to send troops to Echigo, the last time Uesugi Kenshin led the Kanto group to attack the Hojo family, there would be no thunder and rain.

And now, although they don't know why the Uesugi family and the Takeda family are united, it is clear that this result is too favorable for them.

Looking at everyone's expressions, although Uesugi Kenshin still had a smile like a spring breeze on his face, he secretly sneered in his heart, "When Odawara is captured, you will be the next ......"